Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-01
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

One firm at Las Vegas has shipped 60,
900 head of sheep so far this season.
Miss Carrie Smith, niece of Judge Col.
her, has been very sick, but is reported
better, says the Citizen.
There are yet couple of cases Of diph-
quarantined and it is believed all danger
will soon be over.
The new fifty-ton water jacket fnrnace
for the Silver City reduction works ar
rived Saturday and will be put in place
Immediately.
| Mr.. Rankin, an eastern cattle buyer,
purchased about 800 head of the Boyd
cattle in Mexico and shipped them east
from Deming Wednesday. "a
Murder cases on the criminal docket of
the court here are 80 common that many
| Of them attract little or no attention of
the public, says the Optic.
Motormen on the Las Vegas trolley
cars were bitterly complaining of the
severe cold Saturday morning, as they
had to leave their positions AID run
alongside the cars to keep warm.
Mr.. William Helm, of Mogollon, was
united in marriage to Miss Ollie M.
Thompson, of Wellsville, Kas, in Dem
ing, Monday last, by Rev. N. w. Hanke-
meyer, of the Congregational church.
Chas. Curtis, the slick forger who sue-
ceeded in passing bogus checks on sey-
eral of the merchants in Albuquerque
last August, and who came to grief in El
Paso, has been sentenced to four years IN
the Texas penitentiary.
G. W. Pittock, who has been identified
with the local press in writing up Albu-
querque and Arizona, has secured
a favorable connection with the Roral
Californian to follow his line of work in
the two territories. Citizen.
This morning at $3.50 o'clock at the
west side Catholic church Father j. II.
Defouri united in marriage Cleofas Ro-
nero and Miss Arabella Bernard. May
the choicest blessings be theirs in a long
and happy life together.-L Vegas
Optic.
Sheriff Garrett received letter Fri
day from E. Il. Bradbury q Co., of Dem
yer, informing him that representative
of that company would be in Las Cruces
in few days and prepare TO begin work
on the construction Of the Selden dam.
At a dance near Mesilla, Constable
Manuel Aldey shot and killed Luciano
Biles, who refused to keep the peace and
attem pied to kill the constable with
pocket knife. Aldey had his trial and
verdict of justifable homicide was rend
cred.
In letters to the editor of the Rio Gran
de Republican, Doyle Murray, of Tula-
rosa, and "Poco Pronto," of Fresnal,
favor the new county scheme, and give
several reasons therefore. Among other
things they claim the distance too farto.
the county seat.
The United States marshal's and sher-
ifs posse has returned from the bandit
hunt, not having had an opportunity to
capture the three remaining robbers, who
are still at large somewhere in the noun
tains in western Grant county.-Deming
Headlight.
The first mountain sheep ever brought
into Silver City was killed by Caesar
Brock, Wednesday, and brought to town.
1t is magnificent specimen, the head
weighing forty-two pounds. The body
will dress fully $50 pounds. twas killed
on the north slope of the Burro noun
tains.
The Citizen talks sense: eve have
several hundred thousand acres of tho
finest land in the country adjacent to Al
buquerque, which, if irrigated, would be
unsurpassed by any in the world for pro-
ducing all kinds of cereals, fruits, vege-
table and other produce. Let us adver-
tise our resources and make known the
advantages of our surrounding country
to the outside world"
A cowboy named Rurman, generally
known by the name of Dutchy, was ar
rested near Hachita, Thursday 10th,
charged with being an accessory to the
crimes committed by the bandits. When
arrested he had horse packed with sup
plies which Is supposed be was taking to
the robbers. He had on more than one
occasion sent the officers on wrong trail
by giving false ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS