Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-12-21
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

The fire laddies gave most enioyabl,
ball at Gallup on Friday evening".
The Chleftain proudly proclaims thu
fact that La Luz will soon have two
saloons.
Eight fourhorse teams loaded witt
lumber left La Luz on Monday for the
Jarilla mining camp.
Mrs. ]. j. Keegan and her sister, Miss
Lulu Bolton, have returned to Gallup
from their soiourn In California.
| The Territorial Christian Endeavor
convention will be held in Albuquerque
on Thursday and Friday, December 30
and 81.
The opening of the Penasco forest re-
serve for settlement means that at least
300 more families will find good homes
between Weed and La Luz.
Contractor Kenney has been busy for
several days with force of men at the
Sunshine mine at Gallup doing extensive
repairs for the Crescent people.
The extraordinary rush of "hurry up"
orders for coal will make it necessary for
many of the miners at Gallup to put in
full time during the coming holiday
week.
Hon. Mariana S. Otero, of Albuquer-
que, president of the Caledonian Coal
company, was recently at Gallup and
visited the company's property during
the day.
Arthur Maxwell, the son of Judge Max
we'll, returned to Gallup last Tuesday
morning from Kansas City where he has
had position for year past. He will
remain here in future.
Wylie Parker shipped two carloads of
mares to Alabama markets Monday. This
is the last OF several shipments that Mr..
Parker has made and he has found it a
profitable business, says the Roswell
Record.
The Masonic lodge, at Gallup, on Mon
day night elected the following officers
for 1898: W. M, E. H. Harlow; s. W.,
D. @. Russell; j. w., Edward Hart; treas
urer, @. N. Cotton; secretary, j. D.
O'Brennan.
On Tuesday last Mr.. aud Mrs. j. O.
anniversary, it being Is years since their
marriage in Brazil, Ind. They invited a
few friends to their cosy Aztec avenue
home and at O'Clock p. N. served
dinner says the Gallup Cleaner.
The Odd Fellows of Gallup held
pleasant session on Tuesday evening and
elected the following officers for the en-
suing term N. g., R. P. Kelly; V. G., W.
W. Bowie; recording secretary, Henry
Kirch; financial secretary, W. Fl. Williams;
treasurer, Alex. Bowie.
The friends of j. P. Church will be
panied to learn that he will undoubtedly
lose one of his eyes, says the Roswell
Register. 1t has been giving him especial
trouble for two or three weeks past, and
for several days the pain has been al
m most unbearable. Mr.. Church left on
Wednesdays train for Dallas, to have an
operation performed, which will prob
ably be the removal of the eye.
Very few of our people realize that
there are 1900 acres in apple orchards in
this county that will be in bearing in the
next two years. That guarantees q source
of revenue that will mean sauoh for the
general prosperity of the county, says the
Roswell Record. There need be no fear |
of overstockiog the market, There is a |
market for Pecos valley apples no matter
how many other kinds may have to 60
begging.
W. G. Urton came down from Cedar
Canon to Roswell on Sunday. He says he
saw IL large wolves trying some sharp
tactics on a small herd of horses Sunday
m orning. The wolves lined up and made
a charge at the horses, evidently hoping
to frighten and scatter them 80 that they
oould cut one off and pull it down. But
The horses seemed to understand the trick !
and would run short distance, then whirl
round and stand bunohed closely together
and the wolves would separate, pass by
and try it from the other side, says the
Roswell Register.