Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-09
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Teacuos are Seilln8 aJ lU Genus pound
at Rincon.
The 4th of July celebration at Kincon
was dazzling success.
The glorious rains of the past week
have been valuable to the miner, cattle
men, ranchmen, and all animal and vege-
table life in this section.-Sllver City In
dependent.
Peter Roth, blacksmith, formerly en-
ployed by the Crescent Coal company at
Gallup, committed suicide at Albuquer-
que yesterday afternoon. He swallowed
about eight grains of morphine.
The Topeka Journal says: "It is un-
derstood that the board of directors of
the Santa Fe will present D. B. Robinson,
the retiring vice-president, with hand
some silver service as a token of their
esteem and testimonial of his splendid
service while with the SYSTEM"
Miss May De Mier, the accom- plished
daughter of j. R. De Mier, who recently
returned from Mexico, Mo-, where she has
been attending Hardin college for the
past two years, will spend the summer
here with her parents and probably re-
turn to the college next year to resume
her studies. -Rincon Weekly.
Mr.. Sam Childers, brother of W. B.
Childers, United States district attorney
for New Mexico, died at his home, Pu.
laski, Tenn, the early part of the week,
after lingering illness OF two months.
His death was not unexpected, as Mr..
Childers was led to belieYe by the attend
ing physician, when he visited his brother
recently, that he was beyond all human
aid. y-v7s
The announcement of the marriage of
Miss Lila Mcintosh and DIR. w. O. Field,
ofMogollon, has been made public. The
ceremony will take place at the home of
the BRIDES parents on July 20, 1896. Miss
Mcintosh is of this city, and is charm
ing and amiable young lady, and is loved
by all who know her. DR.. Field ls the
leading physician of the community in
which he resides and is highly esteemed
and respected. Silver City Eagle.
Z. W. Dobson, lawyer, returned from
Socorro last night, where he was on bust
ness connected with the U. S. Cattle COM
pany, which has been in the hands of re-
ceivers for some time. Mr.. Dobson ir-
forms the Citizen that Receiver Stevens
has negotiated the sale of tho entire herd,
numbering about 10000 head, to Theis,
Weldon & Shaeffer, of Kansas City, for
$1,000 per head. Albuq uerque Citizen.
City Assessor Belts has completed his
work and filed his reports with the city
council at its regular meeting on Thurs
day. The levy, however, was not made
for the coming year because of uncer-
tainty as to the manner in which the rail-
road bond question should be treated.
Tho valuation of all property in the city
subject to taxation shows a decrease
under last year of $38,OO0. This is due
to the loss sustained through the great
flood in July. The returns for the present
year show total valuation OF 1851, ,246.-
Silver City Independent.
Sheriff Shannon returned from Juarez,
Mexico, last Monday, where he has been
for several days endeavoring to obtain
release from the Mexican government of
one of the Lujan boys, who assisted in
the murder of Supt. Reed at the Copper
Rose mine, last fall. Mr.. Shannon had
conference with Ahumada, governor of
Chihuahua, and obtained the assurance
that as soon as the minister made his re-
port in che matter that I.ujan would be
turned over to the United States.--Silver
City Independent.