Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-02
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

The new scab law, which is very strict
in its provisions, has become effective.
The acreage of alfalfa in San Juan
county is large and increasing every
year.
1t is rumored that the postotiice at
Seven Rivers will soon be removed to
Mcmillan, N. M.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster delivered an elo-
auent address on temperance at Flora
Vista, San Juan county, on Sunday.
Jose GARLIC, father-in-law of Sheriff
Sena, of Lincoln county, is employed as
interpreter at the Mescalero Indian
agency.
Manager Plank, of the Montezuma
hotel, has sent out 5000 circulars ndver-
Using the attractions of Las Vegas hot
| springs.
/ The feast of Santo Domingo will be
held Sunday at the Indian town of that
name. The Pueblos have arranged quite
an elaborate program and expect to have
a regular old-time dance.
The Enterprise office at Silver City was
burglarized Wednesday night. The cab
met in the front office was broken into
and about $3.50 worth of property stolen.
The property stolen consisted chiefly of
gold nuggets.
Miss Londonderry stated up here that
the Las Cruces editor who is fighting her
and denying her statements, between the
column rules, was on whiz when she was
at that place, and took umbrage at her
refusal to go out buggy riding with him.
Las Vegas Optic.
A monument has been placed over the
grave of the late H. H. Green, of Mora,
by his sister. Mrs. r. H. Mcfarland, Of
Washington, ID. G. The monument is of
native stone, as it should be for one who
had spent in the territory 30 many years
of long and interesting life.
Messrs. +. L. Olney and G. G. Gise were
around Saturday collecting money for
the purpose of printing the brief in the
Las Vegas grant case. They had no
trouble in securing more than the amount
allotted to East Las Vegas.-Las Vegas
Optic.
Our friend, ]. L. Dow, of Seven Rivers,
was visitor in Eddy on Tuesday of this
week. We understand that Les will be a
candidate for sheriff of Eddy county in
1896, and if true, we will bet our last dol
lar that Les is the next sheriff of Eddy
county.-Eddy Independent.
Charles and Fred Mayer, of White
Oaks, were in Lincoln the other day, hay
ing brought here and confined in jail
two-alleged horse thieves, Santiago Sal
lido and Mauricio Chavez. They were
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erty, which means sojourn for term
of years at Santa Fe.- Lincoln News.
The Marley property near Farming
ton, which was sold at trustees sale last
Saturday, was bid in by Joe Prewitt for
$4,000. We understand that Mr.. Prewitt
decided small portion of the property
to Mrs. Greaves and will retain the bal
ance, thereby settling the matter to the
satisfaction of the interested PARTIES
San Juan Index.
Speaking of the profits of raising can.
agria, the new tanning plant which is in
digenous to the soil of New Mexico, the
San Juan Times says: The latest quota
tions of prices we can find just now are
1875 to $50 in the rough root, although in
Europe 1t is said as high as $50 per ton is
paid. The value of the crop varies from
$175 to 1925 per acre and the labor is but
ordinary.
The preliminary hearing of W. c.
Davenport, charged with the killing of
Sig Weisl at Carlisle, WAS had before
Justice Givens and lasted from Thursday
until Saturday evening of last week. The
evidence adduced does not differ from
the facts of the affair as given in the
Eagle. The defense claimed that Weisl
had drawn six-shooter upon Daven-
port before the fatal shot was fired and