Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-15
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Antelope are reported plentiful on the
plains near Eddy.
The gold output of New Mexico for the
current year is estimated at $3,0o0,00o.
Olney s. Williams was admitted to
practice in the district court at Socorro
the other day.
Abasio Gallegos has been appointed
deputy sheriff Of Union county under the
new administration.
The Territorial Educational associa-
tion will hold three days session at So.
corro, beginning December 2S.
Maurice Ortiz and Miss Civiia Baca, &c
reports cay, we're Joined in marriage al
Pena Blanca yesterday morning.
Mining machinery continues to arrive
at Springer every week for the Elizabeth.
town country, says the Stockman.
Mrs. Williams Burns, the estimable
wife of Deputy Internal Revenue Col.
lector Burns, is quite sick at here home
in Albuquerque.
Arthur Ross, who owns ranch just
south of Albuquerque, intends disposing
of his property and moving TO California.
He ia the eldest son of ex-Gov. Ross.
Ilfeld loaded out 1900 sheep to-day and
will tomorrow deliver 1000 to W. R.
Thompson, who is here from Chicago to
receive them.-Las Vegas Optic OF Satur-
day.
Our stockmen are shipping train
load of cattle day from this point and
would ship faster, but the Texas q
Pacific road cannot haul them.-Roswell
Record.
There are twenty prisoners confined In
the county iail at Albuquerque, eight OF
whom are United States offenders. OF
the latter, two are Americans, three Chin
ese and three Mexicans.
One hundred men are employed by the
Eddy Beet Sugar Co., at an average rate
of 81 SO for twelve hours work. The
work though not heavy or severe physi-
cally requires steady attention.
The soil and climate of the Pecos val
lev are both especially favorable for
sugar beets. There is no other spot on
earth yet discovered which will show up
the amount of sugar in the beet than does
this valley.-Eddy Current.
While at Los Angeles, CAL, Hon. Neil
B. Field received by wire the sad news OF
the death of his mother, Mrs. Chas. W
Field, at Louis Vile, Ky., on Monday night
December Z. The death of Mrs. Field
was the direct result of a stroke of par
alysis, which she was afflicted with some
few weeks ago,
District Clerk 0. N. Marion left yester
day morning for ten days trip to Cali
fornia. He was, accompanied by his sis
ter and nieces, says the Albuquerque Citi
zen. Miss Collier, who has just recov
cred from serious bicycle accident, ii
in charge of the clerks Office during Mr.
! Marron's absence.
Burglars entered F. j. Gehripgs hard
ware store at Las Vegas Friday night
and carried away about $50 worth o
cutlery and $40 in cash. The thieve
we're evidently familiar with the lay o
the land, as they cut through the bacl
door and reached through the hole ant
unlocked the night latch. There is NJ
clew to who the parties we're.
DR.. 8. D. Swope has purchased the BAN
building, consideration, $7,500. This j
a desirable piece of property and Dr.
Swope is to be congratulated upon secur
ing it at the price named, and yet, consid
ering the conditions of the times, Receiv
OF Foster is fortunate in having obtaine'
q purchaser at the consideration men
toned. .-Deming Headlight.
Mr.. Nathan Jaffs, the popular gentle
man who ran against Mr.. Bateman fo
the legislature, was in town this week &C
com panied by John w. Poe, president o
the Bank of Roswell. Messrs. Poe an
Jsffa have been casting about Eddy wit
a view to opening bank. The banking
business Of Eddy could be in no bette
hands than those of these Roswell gentle
men, who stand high iu business circle
and have plenty Of capital. 1t is to b.
hoped they will conclude to locate il
Eddy.-Eddy Current.
Special Officer Harris, of the Santa F
railway, came In from the south last Sat
urdav night, where he had been on bust
ness connected with the robbery OF tn
section house at Hockett, sixteen mile
west of Rincon. Francisco Morales, Jos
IQuaco Garcia, Jenobeva Barronnetti ao'
Francisco Navaretti were captured AM
some of the stolen goods, amounting Il
about $50 taken from the commissar.
etore kept by Section Boss Ed. Sloal
were recovered. The prisoners wer
turned over to Deputy Sheriff Meadow
and are now in jail at Las Cruces.
i Hon. q. A. Richardson, a prominen
lawyer and orator Of Roswell, N. NJ, vii
arrive from the south Tuesday night, and
a. the request Of Vice.President hadieJ
Of the university, he will address tn
studente at the school on Wednesda
morning, December 16, at 10 O'Clock, an
general invitation 10 extended our citi
sens 70 visit The university and give Nj
Richardson q hearty y>welcome. Prof. Had
lev informs the Citizen that Judge A. A
Freeman, Of Eddy, has consented to ad
dress The students at the university 0
\ washington's birthday. - Albuquerqu
Citizen.