Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-06-29
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

DR.. Prewitt has closed out his business
at Pennington.
Sheriff Chas. +. Hunt is in Colorado at
tending to official and irrigation matters.
Big fruit shipments have begun to
move from the Mesilla valley and other
New Mexican points.
The Colorado and New Mexico Tele-
phone company has completed the line
from El Paso to this place.
The Rincon Weekly reports that the
Rio Grande is falling, but there is plenty
of water for irrigation purposes.
j. j. Alsop, representing the Little
sheep dip, has 100000 sheep to be dipped
at Ilfeld's Wet ranch and at Puerto de
Luna.
The new elevated 10000 gallon tank at
Rincon Is completed. The town is now
under good pressure.
Mrs. Teresita Otero, of Peralta, died at
her home on Thursday at Il a. N. She
was sister of Adofo Otero, of Albuquer-
que, and was 40 years old.
Ration Range: Ten doube-deck car
loads of sheep arrived here yesterday
completing 10000 consignment from
California. They are being grazed in this
section.
Captain G. W. Cook is completing the
first cutting of alfalfa on his large we'll
titled farm on the Sugarite, near Ration.
The yield is larger and better than ever
before.
Judge H. B. Hamilton is in Albu-
querque hearing argument in the chan
Gerry suit of Patterson vs. Old Abe Mining
company. Messrs. Childers, FERGUSON
and Clancy are counsel in the case
On Monday at noon, Miss Nettie Sloan,
formerly of Las Vegas and Colorado
Springs, was married to DR.. Collins, of
brides sister, Mrs. VIM. Harrison in that
city.
The case of the territory VS.. Patrick
Carmody was up before Judge Hamilton,
on Tuesday last and on motion of the
district attorney to resentence the de-
fendant. This Judge Hamilton refused
to do and remanded the prisoner to the
custody of the sheriff pending the action
of the supreme court of New Mexico.
Las Vegas Optic: The case of the Palo
Blanco cattle company, against ex-Sen-
ator Stephen w. Dorsey, some time ago
decided in favor of the latter, was argued
before Judge Smith, in chambers, yester-
day, on the exceptions to the masters re-
port and findings. The case was dis
missed, the allegations adduced not hav-
ing been maintained.
Encarnacion Griego, charged with the
murder of Juan Prieto, after fourteen
days trial was found guilty of murder in
the first degree at Socorro. The CRIME
was committed nine years ago and Griego
was one of the members of the coroner's
jury called in the case, an appeal was
taken to the supreme court.
Albuquerque Citizen: Checks have
been received by Receiver Schofeld to
pay the fifth dividend 90 per cent? on
all claims proven against the Albuquer.
que National bank, which makes G2 per
cent paid to depositors. The receiver
will issue the checks on presentation of
the receivers certificate at once, SO that
the creditors may have their money on
the Fourth of July celebrations.
San Juan Index: 1t was the EDITORS
pleasure to visit Mr.. John A. Koontz' fine
young orchard on the west side of the
river Sunday last. The ground selected
by Mr.. Koontz for orchard purposes is
nicely located, fertile and easy to irrigate.
Out of about 1000 trees planted last
spring only very few have died, prob
ably dozen in all. New Mexico is a
great country, rich in resources of every
description, but the garden spot is San
Juan county.