Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-07
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

United States court, Chief Justice
Smith presiding, is IN session at Las
Vegas.
The Grant county papers report the
fruit Of that region badly damaged by the
recent freezing weather.
T.. G. Reynolds, special examiner of the
pension bureau, is in Taos. There are
over 100 applicants for pensions in that
vicinity.
Don Guillermo Trujillo, of Taos county,
has filled out his bond as county collector
and has forwarded it to Judge Laughliu
for approval.
Mrs. A. B. McGaffey, daughter OF H. E.
Fox the jeweler, left Albuquerque last
evening for Denver where Mr.. McGatfey
is in business. They will reside in Denver
in the future.
Editors 10 E. Sheridan, of the Silver
City Enterprise, and W. B. Walton, Of the
Deming Headlight, are rejoicing over the
safe arrival of brand new girl babies at
their respective homes.
Solomon Luna, who purchased the Balm
ranch in the San Mateos, placed several
Thousand sheep thereon last week in
charge of several herders, who will be
kept very busy during the lambing sea
son.
About 1900 Grant county cattle were
driven through Hillsboro on Friday to
Mutt station, to be shipped to Kansas
City purchasers. These cattle were from
the ranges on the Mimbres river. Thirty
cowboys were in charge of the drive.
In the bicyle races yesterday Jack Men,
net came out first best, Harry Martin
second and Billy Taylor third. In the
half mile race between Harry Martin and
Jack Mennet, the latter won BY about two
wheels length. Harry Taylor also beat
Simon Clements in quarter mile match
race.--Las Vegas Optic.
Judge Hamilton has issued an inj juno
tion temporarily restraining the sheriff
from selling the Southwest Sentinel plant.
On the 14th of this month the case will
be again heard and the judge will decide
whether the injunction shall be made per-
manent or dissolved.
The Santa Fe New MEXICAN, so welearn
from its columns, will soon remove into
new quarters. They need the change.
Now if the business men of Santa Fe will
Just bear in mind that they have the lead
ing daily in the territory, and patronize
it as it deseryes.--Springer Stockman.
Receiver Foster, OF the First National
bank OF Deming, was in the city this
week. He confdentially informed the
Liberal that it would probably be long,
long time before the bank pays another
dividend. This means that Mr.. Foster
will hold his job for long, long time. :.
Lordsburg Liberal.
Owing to some dispute between ". L.
Doster and Homer Gilmore, the latter
struck Doster with club, breaking his
arm, while in front of the Pecos Valley
pharmacy on Sunday evening. Gilmore
plead guilty to assault and battery and
was fined $40 and costs, Monday, by JUS
tice ROBBERS. Eddy Current.
The board Of county commissioners Of
Socorro county has contracted with a
surveyor TO lay out the line of road from
Magdalena to MoRollon. While the road
will be about fifty miles longer from
Magdalena than from Silver City, yet it
is said that freight can be hauled at less
price by Mexican OK teams feom Magda'
lena that from Silver City
Mrs. Lon Hart,gan, associate editor OF
the Gallup Cleaner, and Mr.. L. V. Root,
bookkeeper for the Crescent Coal com.
pany's commission department, we're
married at Gallup on Sunday evening.
The bride IL the widow Of the late Lon
Hartigan, formerly well known in New
MaYi0o and Colorado newspape circles
and slater OF Editor W. 7. Henderson
of the Cleaner.
The First Baptist church of Roswell
was formallY dedicated Sunday morning
by Rev. DR.. Geo. P. Wright, Of Denver
superintendent Of missions for the south
west, In the prssencs OF q congregation
Limited BY the capaoi., of the building