Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-17
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Numa Raymond, of Las Cruces, has
gone to the City of Mexico for month.
Mr.. M. Prendergast and Miss Gertrude
Shafer were married at Springer on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. jackson Agee and Miss Elnora
Alexander we're united in marriage at Sill
YER City on Wednesday.
Felix Martinez, clerk of the district
court at Las Vegas, has gone 20 the City
of Mexico in quest of a Mexican exposi-
tion concession.
The Las Vegas Brewing company, of
which Gustav A. Rothgeb is the principal
stockholder, has assigned to W. G. Hay
don. The liabilities are named at $4,000.
The commissioners Of Dona Ana coun-
ty have offered reward reward of $500
for the arrest and conviction Of the kid
napers of Col Fountain and his son,
Henry.
Judge Collier, Of Albuquerque, has is-
sued an order instructing Naill B. Field,
receiver of the New Mexico Savings Bank
& Trust company, to cnmpro.aise the in
debtedness Of Bullock, Baker q Go. and
W. P. Metcalf.
Mr.. II. H. Hankins, proprietor Of the
Springer and Moreno valley stage line,
Informs the Stockman that he expects to
extend his line to Hematite by way of
Elizabethtown, and also to Taos, connect
ing with the Santa Fe at Springer.
There are two Las Vegas physicians
who are not spring chickens in these
parts, 80 to speak. They are DR.. W. R.
Upton, who has been resident of north
ern New Mexico for thirty-six years, and
DR.. f. Fl. Atkins, who came to the terri
tory twenty three years ago, first locating
in the southern part.--Las Vegas Optic.
J. l.. Dow left last Friday evening for
Ell Paso to taks the trail of the murder
ers of Col. Fountain and son, if his ser.
vices are needed, as did also G. G. Perry,
of Roswell. With two such men as Char
ley Perry and Lee Dow after them, be-
sides the posses already in pursuit, the
chances are good for capture Eddy
Current.
In cooperation with Aztec lodge No. 3,
A. F. d A. NJ, of Las Cruces, Grand
Master j. H. Wroth, OF Albuq ne, has
issued circular to all the lodges in the
tressing circumstances attending the mys-
terious disappearance and probable foul
murder of Col. Fountain and son; and
urging contributions to "a reward fund.
Subscriptions by individual Masons and
lodges are to be forwarded to A. A. Keene,
grand secretary, care of First National
bank, Albuquerque.
Cattle have Jared exceedingly we'll in
northern New Mexico this winter. What
SHOWS we have had laid on the ground but
short time, keeping them from the grass
only few days. But most OF our stock
men to-day are prepared to feed in case
cattle cnn not find food on the range. The
days of big cattle baron have passed and
very few now possess over 1000 or 5000
head.-Springer Stockman.
Monday Sheriff Holman, of Ray coun-
ty, Mo-, arrived with requisition papers
for George Harry, who has been confined
several months in the Colfax county Jail.
Harry will be used as the prosecuting
witness in the celebrated DR.. Fraker in
surance fraud trial, which we learn he has
made full confession in writing, i'm
plicating the doctor in defrauding several
insurance companies by alleged drown
ing some years ago. Harry was released
by Judge Smith to appear for trial here
ON the charge Of burglary at the next
term of the district court. Harry states
as one Of his reasons for making full
confession of the Fraksr case, is that the
doctor has used every means to implicate
him a. a party to the fraud. and in return
for the doctors actions toward him, he will
give the scheme away.-Springer Stock
MAJ