Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-03
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Beauregard Lee had stroke of par
alysis at Ration on last Friday, but has
been improving slowly ever since.
1t is reported that Dionicio Gallegos,
who mysteriously disappeared from Ration
some months ago, is IN Texas alive and
we'll.
Prof. W. W. Robertson, late of the
Texarkana college and conservatory of
music, arrived Saturday with his family
and is temporarily occupying Judge Falls
residence until his furniture arrives.
Prof. Robertson has been elected to a
chair in the agricultural college.-Las
Cruces Democrat.
Conductor Frank Farnsworth, between
Albuquerque and FL Paso, states that it
rained steadily for thirty hours at FL
Paso, and that there is considerable water
in the river at and above FL Paso.
Wheat cutting will begin next week at
Tome. All the wheat fields look fine and
more wheat will be raised than in former
years between Tome and Belen owing to
very little corn being planted this year.
Dave Wilkins, ex-sheriff Of Las Animas
county and always having some court
position up there, is dead at Trinidad,
Colo. He was also sheriff of Mora county,
this territory, years ago.--Las Vegas
Optic.
During the thunder storm last Saturday
lightning struck Mrs. Murphy's house,
occupied by Rev. W. A. Phelps, but did
very little damage. 1t shocked j. G.
Freeman and sister some but not ser
iously.--Las Cruces Dem ocrat.
Two new professors have received posi-
tions in the New Mexico university. Jas.
H. Paxton, professor of Latin, Greek,
French and German, and Randolph W.
Tinsey, professor Of natural sciences.
The new professors are from the Univer-
sity of Virginia.
Us. Eldridge, one of the party of capi-
talists of New York, has been looking
over the gold mining camps of Colfax
county and is highly pleased with the
outlook. He left Saturday for Mexico
and will return to Ration in short time
and probably make some Investments.
Last Monday morning at the Catholic
church in Las Cruces, by Rev. T. Las
saipne, Juan E. Amador and Miss Mary
Woodworth were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony. Owing to a recent death
in the family of the bride the affair was
very quiet, none but relatives being pres
ent.
The Citizen has learned that the Santa
Fe fire company has brought to Albu-
oueraue Ned Colds famous badger, and
that they challenge fight with any dog
| in this section of the country. They will
try to arrange fight tonight. The po-
lice will try to prevent the fight If it
takes place within the corporate limits.
The wool men Of Las Vegas held a meet
ing on Wednesday and appointed re-
ception committee consisting OF NJ. W.
Browne, H. W. Kelly, Myer Friedman and
Max Nordhaus to act on the days of the
\ wool growers convention here, July and
8. F. A. Manzanares was appointed a
committee of one to walt upon Mayor
Olney and ask for the use of the city hall
for the wool growers convention.
T.S. Austin, who is we'll known as one
of the four most competent metallurgista
and minerologists in the United States
has taken personal charge of the Graphic
smelter for the purpose of putting 1t in
successful working order. Heguaranteed
the success of the mine and smelter when
the present company invested, and he nov
proposes to substantiate the soundness Of
his opinion.
The report of the master 10 the case oi
Bessie Barnett vs. Jas. Barnett was filed
! in the Office of the clerk of the court
The master recommends that the prop.
erty acquired during the marriage com.
munity, the balance of which is $13,26O
be divided and that the complainant
Bessie Barnett, get one-half thereof. He
further recommends that she is entitled
to $3,925 personal property and that
Judgment issue therefor.-Albuqu uerqu
Citizen.
Jefferson Reynolds, who is completing
his plans for the construction of rail
road from Jimenez to Parral, Mexico
| finds the business of such Importance al
to necessitate longer absence than was a,
first anticipated. In conseq uence, he hal
resigned his position as president Of the
First National bank of this city, and hi
brother, Joshua =. Reynolds, who va,
formerly vice. president Of the moneyst
institution, has been elected in his place
LAS Vegas Optic.