Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-11-28
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

bOm Wdnb5 TO CeCeue IrOW DulOn county
DR.. Edwin Swisher, late of Peoria, Ill,
has located at San Antonio, Socorro
county.
In taxable property Grant stands third
in the territory, being exceeded only by
Bernallllo and San Miguel counties.
1t is expected that the Silver City Sem
tinel is to be resurrected and published
as simon pure gold, Republican paper.
Hon. A. T.. Christy, of Las Cruces, who
is confined to his bed with typhoid fever
is reported to be i'm mproving, much to the
relief of his many friends
Miss Lulu Hamilton was the recipient
of fine new bicycle the first of the
father, Judge Hamilton. n.-Socorro Chief
tain.
G. j. H. Bull, of London, is in the city.
He is connected with the English dam
company, to build dams across the Rio
Grand up ia New Mexico. Ell Paso
Herald.
On Sunday evening next Rev. John A.
Hollars will preach his farewell sermon
at Plymouth church. Mr.. Hollars will go
from here to Colorado where he will be
engaged in broader feld.--White Oaks
Eagle.
There is feed on tho plains ia New
Mexico for 100000 Inore cattle than We
have. just think of the wealth this would
bring into New Mexico each year.-Optic.
Yes; but wouldn't sheep bring more
money?
E. A. Chaffee has reuted his ranch and
will move to Las Cruces to go into busi-
ness with one of the prominent residents
of that place. This in anticipation of
the dollars the new dam will bring.-Rin-
con Weekly.
R. L. Young, esq., district attorney for
Dona Ana county, was here Thursday
night and went to Nogal Friday on
tour of inspection of operations on the
American mine, in which property he is
interested. White Oaks Eagle.
A Bostonese young lady who recently
visited Hank Bignell's ranch was much
interested in the little calves and finally
asked if they were cowlets. "No," re-
piled the goodhumored farmer, "the're
bullets. Rincon Weekly.
"Between this time and next July the
Santa Fe company will expend $1,5OO,00O
for improvements" This statement was
made TO Topeka Journal reporter re-
Gently by President L. P. Ripley, Of the
Santa Fe.
"Bud" Mandell, we'll known in this city,
but for five years past a resident of New
York City, is engaged to be married to
Miss Marks, of the metropolis. "Bud" is
a son of the senior member of the firm of
Mandell Bros, of New York and this city.
Citizen.
The machine men in the A.. T. & s. f.
shops here have been working ten hours
a day six days In the week heretofore,
but by new order they will only work
eight hours day for five days in the
week, which is the same time as the other
employees of the shop have been making.
1t is understood that this is but tempo
rary arrangement in order TO hold down
the running expensesa fer the remainder
of the year Ration Reporter.
New Mexico was a pretty good place
TO live and to make money when the
stock business was the only industry.
Without taking IL, 900 part of the graz
ing lands away. she is beginning to ex
port fruit, hay and sugar. And without
the sources of all these indus
tries one iota, she is beginning to pour
lead, copper, silver and gold into the
markets so as to attract particular atten-
tion from all over the country. Truly
New Mexico will some day be great and
state.-Optic.
The Thsosophical society is holding
very interesting meetings of evenings oc-
and the other day had an OBJ
ject lesson of human magnetism. The
electrical lady who has been in the city
for some time gratuitously using her
power in treating the sick and afflicted,
to be an attendant at one or
iwo meetings, where she lifted 220
pound man in chair with the tips of her
fingers, prevented the same man from
lifting smell weight off the floor at her
pleasure and otherwise gave them some
hing to study about in human magnet
Vegas Examiner.