Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-04-19
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

The postoffice at Gila has been discon-
tinued.
The Headlight wants moro sidewalks
in Deming.
A juvenile dancing club has been or
ganized at Ration.
lodge of Red Men has been organ
lied at Silver City.
Rain is badly needed to freshen up ths
ranges of Grant county.
Grant county court conyenes at Silver
City on Monday, May 20.
Telephone lines now connect Gila and
Mogollon with Silver City.
The newsy Ration Reporter will cele-
orate its 9th birthday on Tuesday.
District Court Clerk W. B. Walton and
family will hereafter reside at Silver CITY,
The Western Union branch Office at
Silver City has been moved to the post
office.
Judge Bantz will open the spring term
OF the district court at Hillsboro next
Monday.
Freight is being moved to the Mogol-
Ions In large quantities now and trade
there is good.
The Silver City normal school, which
opened last September, will close the first
week in June.
Il. H. Theilmann, late superintendent
of schools in Grant county, is studyinp
law at Georgetown.
Col. >. Z. Carpenter, of Silver City, has
secured the contract for furnishing beef
TO Fort Bayard for one year beginning
July l.
John Calvin, confined in the Grant
county jail, for murderous assault upon
Billy Smith, hopes shortly to be released
upon bail.
1t is estimated that about 100 strangers
arrive in La Belle every twenty.four
hours. SO far but few women have been
seen upon our streets.--La Belle Cressett.
Daniel Greist, formerly land commits
sioner of the U. p. Railway company, is
investigating the Maxwell grant with
view of placing a colony of industrious
farmers thereon.
The Clayton Enterprise; The embez-
case chalked up against Henry
U. Flckles, ex-receiver of the Clayton
and office, will probably be reached later
on in the present term.
The Silver City Eagle: Although the
cold weather of the week before last in
lured fruit to quite an extent, it ls not
now believed that the injury is as great
rs was at first supposed.
The Headlight: Despite the general
repression and the loss of many thousand
lead of stock shipped during the year
he assessed valuation of property ia
irant county for 1895 will be consider
bly, in excess of former years. Farming
property in the Mimbres valley is becom-
ng especially valuable.
The Silver City Sentinel: Collector A.
;. Laird turned in 1854 to the county
reasnrer yesterday morning, $79 of
1hlch were taxes and the balance gamb-
ing licenses. Through the operation of
ne law passed at the last session of the
egislature extending the payment of
axe, until July l, county finances are
citing into very bad condition.
The property of tho Mormon Mining
ompany, situated on the eastern. side of
le organ mountains, was sold Tuesday
satisfy judgment claims. Mrs. R. W.
ansil, wife of the Chicago tobacco man
'ac'urer' had oeeh ngurlng upon the
roperty for some time, and had con-
uded bargain with the owners, so she
ppeared at the sale and bought it in for
i,60O, the amount of claims, liens and
'sts. Mrs. Tansill proposes to reopen
10 mine and work it.
The first public sale of town lots at
nchor On the government side near La
ellie was bowling success, over $1,000
orth of lots were sold. On the day of
lie ten houses were contracted for, these
lth the houses already up means a thriv-
8 CITY. The Jumbo mine, which was
ought by Denver parties last week, is in
aded in the townsite. Il. T. Butler pur-
ased two lots adjoining the Anchor
tel and has let the contract for two
'siness houses. The second public sale
mes off in week or two.-Trinidad
lronicls.