Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-09-03
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Col. Ty Lo, Mr.. 4. P. Hart's butler,
who is conceded to be the "highest
toned" Chinaman in this section of the
country, has bought bicycle and is low
the envy of all the Cinnamon in town.
Lordsburg Liberal.
Fred Ruch, of the San Simon, has
secured an option on all of John Rob-
sons cattle and his ranch east of town.
The option has three month to run and
is for consideration of $4,000. Mr..
Ruch intends-te move his family from
San Simon to Lordsburg and become a
resident of New Mexico.-Lordsburg
Liberal.
John P. Thiessen, stock buyer, Of
Jansen, Neb., came in on Monday nights
train and went out to H. w. Leighton's
ranch. While there he bought $500
lambs from Mr.. Leighton and $500 of
Ed. West. Mr.. Thiessen will ship the
sheep to Nebraska to feed.-Folsom
Cricket.
We understand that on account of the
band of desperadoes who are working the
eastern part of this county, and a men
tion of which we had in the last issue of
the Cricket, the cattle companies which are
working the lower Cimarron have called
in their wagons and put their men, or as
many of them as would volunteer, on
the hunt of the Billy Hill outfit of cattle
thieves.--Folsom Cricket.
Col. j. G. Albright came up from Albu-
querque on the midnight train and re-
mained till the afternoon train from the
east, on which was Mrs. Albright, return
ing from Paris, France. Miss Claude AL
bright was left in Paris, where she is un-
der the charge of one of the most cele-
brated vocal teachers of the day. He
pronounces Miss Albright to have one of
the most magnificent voices he has ever
had the privilege of training. Col. AL
bright is looking remarkably we'll since
being relieved of the cares and vexations
of daily journalism in New Mexico.-Las
Vegas Optic.
The following contracts have been
awarded for military supplies at Fort
Stanton: Luther @. Slaven, Kansas City
100000 lbs corn, 100000 lbs oats, co.
600 Tbs. bran, 10000 lbs baled Kansas
hay; A. j. Hill, Roswell--100,OOO Tbs
baled gramma hay; Rueben Miohaelis, Lin
coln--100,OOO lbs baled alfalfa; @. S.
Johnson, L,ncoln--16O,O0O lbs baled al
falfa, $4,000 lbs. baled alfalfa, also $50
cords of pinon wood; NJ. Coe, of Rui-
doso-15O cords of cedar and plnon wood;
Frank B. Coe, Ruidoso-20,000 lbs straw
or hay, baled; Joseph Storms, Lincon 50.-
900 bedding, wheat or oats, 10000 lbs.
bedding, loose alfalfa.
P.I. McGrath, ono of Albuquerque's
efficient letter carriers, was stung by a
centipede last night. In opening one of
the mail pouches from the south cent?
pede crawled out unobserved, and sneaked
up Macs trousers, on the inside. The
'pede, on reaching the hips, politely but
firmly allowed Mr.. McGrath to understand
that it was present by clamping the flesh
with it's thousands upon thousands of tiny
legs. Mao. shook the centipede off, ap.
piled the favorite remedy, "liquor," and
now has no fears for the future.-Albu-
querque Citizen.
Socorro fruit is not excelled by any
grown anywhere, and this broad asser.
tion is born out by the fruit itself s. G.
Meek was exhibiting peaches this week
weighing over twelve ounces, while a
basket Of the same fruit, sold to A. Emig
by ]. w. Terry, excited discussion which
resulted in the same being weighed. II
was found that nineteen peaches weighed
exactly ten pounds, or little more than
one.half pound to the peach.-Socorro
Advertiser.
Mike Fleming arrived from his Gila
plantation yesterday. He reports plenty
| of rain and plenty of grass on the cattle