Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-15
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Mrs. G. D. Bantz, of Silver City, accom-.
panied by her daughter, Miss Lucille, has
gone to Larned, Kas,, to spend the sum.
mer with her sister.
| Ten per cent on the amounts of the sew.
eral judgments obtained in court against
the county was paid to anxious creditors
at the district clerks office to.day.-Las
Vegas Optic.
M. Seligman, of Denver, has gone down
to Puerto de Luna, where he will remain
for some months, he having purchased
the sheep belonging to the estate of the
late A. Grzelachowskl.
The coroner's jury at Elizabethtown
found that Albert Snyder, who was killed
on the morning of July Z, came to his
death from gun.shot wound inflicted BY
Pedro Montoya with malice aforethought
The funeral of the late Loretta Gallegos
took place from upper Las Vegas yester.
day morning. She had reached the ripe
old age of 80 years, and was the sister OF
Mrs. Albino j. Baca and Messrs. Aniceto
and Simon Baca.
The force of men at work on the wagon
ioou oto loW oOuWCOH uOIC anu LlIZhUoUIl-
town. In many places the road is being
rebuilt altogether. The stage will begin
running to that point next Monday after
which Elizabethtown will enjoy the same
advantages for passenger transportation
that La Belle now has.--La Belle Cresset.
The cattlemen are complaining of the
large destruction of cattle, especially
calves, by the wolves. The question is q
serious one and some concerted action
should be taken to destroy this pest. A
drove of these wolves among bunch of
calves will soon take a years profit out
of a good herd of cattle.-Lincoln News.
Bids for the stone foundation of Will
lam Farr's new building were opened Sat
urday afternoon in the Office of Architect
Cristy. There we're four bids as follows:
@. Grande, $40; Antonio Cacciavillani,
$345; H. Maurino, $4S8, and j. Selva,
$3.50. The contract was given to the low
est bidder, who began the work yesterday
morning under the direction of Mr.. Cristy
as superintendent Albuquerque Citizen.
The Methods. annual conference which
meets in this city September II is to be
presided over by Bishop John H. Vincent,
the great Chautauqua organizer and we'll
known preacher and lecturer, who needs
no introduction to Las Vegans. II is ex-
pected that the conference will open with
his celebrated lecture on "Tom and His
Teachers" lie has also expressed his
willingness to deliver several other i'm
portant addresses during the conference,
which ecclesiastical body, including the
Itinerants' club, will extend through six
days.-Las Vegas optic.
The funeral of Hon. John ]. Bell, which
occurred from his late residence on Rail-
road street, in this city, at IL O'Clock a.
m. last Wednesday, was the most largely
attended of any in the history of the
town. The A. o. U. w., X. of p. and l. O.
R. M. lodges, of which he was member,
served as escorts to the remains and per-
formed their burial rites at the grave.
The pail bearers we're Judge Bantz, John
M. Wiley, Jas. 8. Fielder, Thos. 8. Heflin,
Chas. g. Bell and O. M. Foraker. The
floral offerings were elaborate and beau
tiful. In addition to the vast number of
footmen there we're fifty-nine carriages in
the procession.-Silver City Independ-
ent.