Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-20
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

There are $50 telephone subscriber.
both lines, in Las Vegas.
Camilo Baca was elected Justice of tn
peace at Socorro and Alfredo Gallego
constable.
The canteen at Fort Bliss burned dow
Sunday evening, from an unknown cause
1t was insured for about $4,000.
W. T. Jones was elected justice of tn
peace from the Chisum precinct, Chave
county, and j. A. McCutchen constable.
Posters are out for grand German
Dutch masquerade ball to be given at tn,
X. Il X. hall, Gallup, on Saturday evening
January 30.
s. r. Kline of Las Vegas, was thrown
from buggy, in runaway, and bruised
in the side. Three children in the vehicle
with him luckily escaped injury.
The sixth annual masquerade ball, by
the East Las Vegas Hook & Ladder com
pany, will take place on the night OF
Washington's birthday, February %.
A. G. Emery and family, we'll known
citizens of Pennsylvania, are in Albu.
querq ne, aud it is understood that they are
arranging to reside there in the future.
A petition has been presented to the
Albuquerque city council, asking that
some action be taken to compel the re-
duction of gas and electric light rates in
that city.
A suit in assnmpsit has been filed by
Gross, Blackwell e. Co. against the st.
Vraiu Mercantile company, of Mora, and
leb Longuevan, the assignee, for the
amount of $9,750S5.
The board of education of Albuquer-
que has been paid $1,7l7.07, the amount
with interest that the board had depos-
tied with the Albuquerque National bank
at the time of the failure.
At the parlors Of the Hotel Pauly, Ros-
we'll, Judge F. Williams joined together
in the bonds of matrimony Samuel Franz
brough and Miss Amanda Hazelwood,
both of Lincoln county.
The woman magnetic healer, from this
city, is said to have effected cure in the
case of Joe Overhuls, late of Blanc, but
who is now propelling meat market at
Cerrllos.-Las Vegas Optic.
Rev. Mary j. Borden, of Gallup, has
been appointed delegate for New Mexico
to the convention of the National Ameri-
can Suffrage association, which meets in
Des Moines, Iowa, January 26.
The election of officers of the Las We
gas Citizens association resulted as fol |
lows: President, j. W. collars; vice
president, Charles Ilfeld; secretary, J. c.
Archer; treasurer, L. Fl. Hofmeister.
There is change in the firm of Gra-
ham Ragsdale, of Roswell. VIC Rags
dale has retired and B. F. Graham and W.
A. Rogers have formed partnership
under the firm name of B. F. Graham Il
Co.
Will Day, of Roswell, had an artesian
well dug and gave up in disgust after get. !
ting small stream. Thursday night the
water broke through of its own accord
and is now flowing over 100 gallons per
minute.
A. q. Emery, wife and six children are
in Albuquerque from Bradford, Pa. Mr..
Emery is one of the prominent oil men
of western Pennsylvania. The family
will shortly begin housekeeping and will
remain indefinitely.
In precinct 81, at Gallup, Theo. Max
we'll and j. W. Green tied for the Office of
Justice of the peace, and L. V. Root was
elected constable. In precinct 80, W. F.
Kuchenbecker was elected justice of the
peace and E. Wilmunder, constable.
n. A. Hayes, of the firm of Hayes &
Hayes, baokers, Aberdeen, Wash, is in
Mr.. Hayes in January,
1896, purchased the cattle of the Horse
Springs CATTLE company, J. W. Schofeld,
receiver, and is now contesting their re-
sale.
In saloon fight over the division of
single nickel on the plaza at Las Vegas,
Melton Lucero Leandro Mares, Pablo
Trujillo and Alexandra Sena are reported
hurt with a knife and otherwise, and Cle-
mente Lucero fined Sis and costs by
Justice Baca.
At the precinct election in Aztec 81
votes were cast. There was considerable
"rustling" for votes. The result was as
follows: Justice of the peace, E. G.
Berry. 81; W. G. Sutherland, II; constable,
A. E. Brown, 25; Frank Baker, 10: Bert
Knickerbooker, 70; Herman Rathjen, l.
A loan and trust company of Milwau-
kee, Wis, writes the Aztec Index for in {
formation concerning the Blue Mountain
mining district. They also request in
formation in regard to the mineral re-
SOURCES of San Juan county. This is an
evidence that eastern capital is seeking
in gold fields.
Messrs. Van Eaves and Joseph Hess, !
two prominent and influential citizens of
Anna, ILL.,, have been at Roswell for sew
eral days. They went there at the su1-
gestion of their old neighbor, Judge A. j.
Nisbet, and If they are satisfied and de-
eide to locate it is probable that there
will be an exodus of farmers from that
section to Roswell.
Chas. V. Stafford and John s. Kerr, the
appointed to examine The ac-
counts of the several San Juan county
officials, have entered upon their duties.
Sheriff Dnnning's books were the first to
receive attention, and every cent col
ected by him has been accounted for.