Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-10
NEW MEXICO NEWS.


A debating and literary society has
been organized in the normal school al
Silver City.
H. R. Cowan has resigned his position
as manager of the Postal-Telegraph com.
pany at Las Vegas and will be succeeded
by Mrs. Gray.
Probate Judge Policarpio Armijo, who
was gored by bull ten days ago, is do
ing finely at his home in Ranches Atrisco
says the Albuquerque Democrat.
Capt. Jack Crawford, the poet-scout
passed through Albuquerque on Tuesday
night for FdFk Riley, where he will fill an
sugagement1n Thursday night. He has
fifteen datesiin Kansas and will then pro-
ceed to Vermont.
The committee appointed by Judge
Smith, consisting of W. B. Bunker, W.
q. Wrigley and j. D. W. Veeder, to ex-
anime Frank s. Crosson for admission to
the bar, found the applicant away above
the average in legal lore, and certificate
to practice law was issued to him.-Las
Vegas Optic.
The settlement of land titles in the Red
the alleged grant illegal, will stimulate
development of the mineral properties in
that section of the county 80 that it will
take the lead of all camps in this vicinity.
It will be an illustration of what would
be done, without the curse of land grants.
Ration Reporter.
Henry s. Carter has rendered his resig-
nation as assistant postmaster of Silver
City, to take effect January l.. Postmas-
ter Skelley has advanced @. Z. Windridge
to the vacancy and appointed Miss Min
ME Carvil to the general delivery clerk.
ship. Mr.. Carter will become jailer of
Grant county under Sheriff McAfes on
January l.
Pablo Salbido, of Mesilla, while out
hunting Sunday, near Picacho, met his
death by the accidental discharge OF his
gun. He had fred one barrel at a quail
an6, in reloading, the other barrel was
discharged in some manner, the shot en-
teripg the heart and killing him instantly.
-Rincon Weekly.
The boom has struck: Elizabethtown
will have Sunday school. A genuine
article with regular Sunday school
superintendent, organist, and a corps of
Sunday school teachers. A half dozen
applications are already filed for permis-
sion to teach the big girls class. Rev.
s. Belcher is the promoter of this new
enterprise which will awake more inter-
est here than the erection of ffty-ton
smelter in our midst.
DR.. E. g. Condit, of Salida, Colo, ar
rived in Pennington the first of the week,
and was so delighted with our community
that he has decided to make this his per-
manent home. The doctor is a young
man of plenty of energy and of high at.
tainments in his profession, and Mrs.
Condit is a trained nurse. Farmington
extends the hand of Welcome to all such
good people, says the San Juan Times.
HE. Muse has been appointed con-
stable of precinct No. 19-Carlisle-to
succeed J. u. Parks, resigned. Mr.. Muse
left for Carlisle last Saturday and will
assume his duties on the 18th inst. The
Steeple Rock Mining company pays the
constable of that precinct $75 per month
and there are several others who pay
smaller amounts. The Office is worth
about $50 per month. Mr.. Muse will
make fearless, faithful officer and his
friends will be glad to learn Of his ap.
pointment-Sil City Enterprise.
The Optic, of Las Vegas, published q
few days ago an account of Peter Ryan
being found badly frozen, by the road
side, out about elk miles from that city,
and of his being brought to the Ladies'
home there. He has been in very pre-
carious condition every moment since he
was found, in fact 80 weak that to have
attem pied the amputation Of the frozen
limbs would have meant death to the
patient. This morning death came to his
relief at 8 O'Clock. The funeral will take
place from this east side Catholic church,
tomorrow morning, at 8 O'Clock con-
tinues the Optic.
Southern New Mexico personals: The
friends OF j. H. Milliken will be pleased
to learn that he is prospering in Chihua.
hua. Mr.. Milliken has recently landed
several big deals and is plotting several
others to successful termination. "
James Carr, of Westport, Mo, who IN the
7O's was known as the king of Arizona
freightere, is visiting the city. Jimmy
Carr's old time "prairie schooners" were
prominent feature of this western SEQ
tion in the anti-railroad days.
p. H. McDermott, of Carlisle, N NJ, is in
the city on business. Mr.. McDsrmott is
the general manager for the Stesple Rock
Development company, and has u forcs
of $50 men working at Carlisle develop.
ing the extensive mines Of the company.
Ell Paso Times.
Tho hest 26.ceut meals to be had in the