Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-23
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Work is being readily pushed on the
new telephone line from Las Vegas to
Mora.
Geo. D. Jones, of Silver City, has con-
tracted for 1000 hogs for next fall deliv.
cry, which he will pack in bacon and
manufacture lard to supply the home de-
mand.
NJ. s. Ebbs, partner of George Moore
in the real estate and insurance business,
was found dead in a small shed in the
rear of Mr.. Moore's residence at 120 South
Edith street, Albuquerque, on Tuesday.
Among the persons who have recently
settled in Pemberton, the booming West
Greek town, up in Colorado, is Judge W..
H. Whiteman, late of Albuquerque. At
present he is practicing law in a tent at
Penn berton.
The Chicago Tribune, in recent issue,
announced that the Santa Fe route was
about to take off it's California limited
train, as it had proved Improbable. This
statement wes unfounded and is absolute
ly untrue. The train is exceedingly
profitable, and it's discontinuance has not
been thought of by the management.
w. W. Wallace, of the firm of Wallace
Davis, contractors and builders, and
Miss Minnie l.. Brinegar, daughter of e.
l.. Brinegar, we're married on Monday
evening, at 8 O'Clock, at the home of the
bride in Las Vegas, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. A. A. Layton, pastor
of the First Baptist church.
The following persons compose the
grand jury in Lincoln county: 7. W.
Heman, foreman; J.. H. Canning, clerk;
J. H. Skinner, Samuel Wells, jr, Pedro
Anaila, j.. q. Campbell, Tranquilino Mon
toya, G. w. White, Abe May, Marcos Baca,
Manuel Zamora, Matias Sedillo, Gabriel
Marcus, G. T. Henley, W. E. McBraysr,
Perfecto Sandoval, p. Il. Krouse, John M.
Keith, Fred Brantley, H.. s. Comery, Por-
tiro Chavez.
DR.. L. H. Chamberlain, representing
the board Of education, presented a petit
tion from the board to the Albuquerque
city council requesting that ordinance
No. IA, relating to public health, be more
rigidly enforced. Drs. G. W. Harrison
and Albright addressed the council, ad-
vising that the ordinance be strictly en-
forced. All the aldermen expressed the
view that physicians should exercise
greater care in preventing the spread OF
contagious diseases.
The passage of the bill in congress-
legalizing the acts of the recent territorial
legislature, authorizing the several issues
of bonds, aggregating $l50,o00, would
seem to set at rest any doubt as to the
construction of the addition to the insane
asylum here, to cost not less than $35, 900.
1t has been known for some time, how.
ever, that Las Vegas contractor stood
ready to erect the building, taking the
bonds in payment for the work.--IIas We.
gas Optic.
Sherman post No. l, g. A. R., Las Vegas,
met on Tuesday evening, pursuant to ad-
( journment, completed its organization
and elected the following named as Off
GERS for the ensuing year: Geo. W. Hart
man, post commander; John Hill, senior
vice commander; Eli Caldwell, junior
vice. commander; Robert K. M. Cullen,
chaplain; T. J. Bigford, quartermaster
M. J. Crowley, officer of the day; Robert
Speakman, outside guard. The post
starts out on it's reorganization with
twenty-five members.
The Silver City kindergarten opened on
Monday morning at the sample room OF
the fremont house, with large attend
ance of the smaller children of the com
munity, who appear to be delighted with
their experience so far. There is every
reason to believe that the Misses Mat.
thews will make success of the school
and will be entitled to great credit fol
the establishment uf an institution that
has long been needed in this city.-Silvel
City Eagle.