Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-21
SANTA FE, N. NJ WEDNESDAY, JULY 2l, 1897
TERRITORIAL NEWS BUDGET
COlfaX County.

ing the District court of Union county.
W. A. Goodwin and wife, and Miss
Flora Whitefeld, have returned to Rator
after visit to the Nashville, Tenn, ex
position.
An engineer corps will leave Ration in G
few days for preliminary survey of the
branch railroad from Prescott to Big
Bug, Arizona.
DOna Ana County.
The Fresnal postoffice is to be con-
tinued with Mrs. B. F. Wooten as post.
mistress.
On the ranch of II. Kimberlin, at an
altitude of nearly 5000 feet, are growing
some of the finest apples to be found in
New Mexico.
A census recently taken by the agent at
the Mesoalsro reservation shows that there
are 449 Indians on the reservation, of
which number 109 are attending the
agency school.
A. l.. Gambler from Las Cruces arrived
In Tularosa from Penasco recently and
left the following day for White Oaks.
Mr.. Gambler has a promising young Or
chard at La Luz.
Lieutenant V. E. Stottler, acting Indian
agent at Mescalero, has been in the Three
Rivers section lately plating out several
new farms for Indian youths who have
returned from school.
Fine early potatoes are reaching Tula-
rosa daily from the mountains. With
railroad in operation this section will
furnish the market with large quantity
OF the best potatoes grown in New Mexico
or anywhere else.
j. A. Eddy ls expected at Tuarosa
shortly with party of capitalists to look
over the timber prospect in the Sacra-
mento mountains with view of manu-
featuring lumber on a large scale. His
associates in the scheme are Michigan
| lumber men.
A. L. Sullenberg, representing the New |
Mexico Railway Goal company, the new
81 Paso road, passed through Tularosa
recently on his way to inspect the timber
IN the Sacramento mountains east of LIE
Luz. Timber is one of the main attrac-
tlons for the new road.
The Reymond-O -Ooghlan mortgage case
has at last reached the court and the case
ls set for hearing about the middle of
August before Judge Bantz in chancery.
Ex-Judge Fall and Hon. s. B. Newcomb
are attorneys for the holders of the mort
gage and Hon. F. W. Parker of Hillsboro,
Hon. j. R. McFie and E. W. Bonham of
Las Cruces, represent Mr.. Coghlans in
terests. 1t promises to be an interesting
legal battle, and in the meantime Mr..
Coghlan will hold possession of the prop.
erty in question.
The rainfall at Tularoea is greater than
nSh Shap - II
agricultural possibilities of this section
are wonderful. Most all kinds of cereals !
and vegetables grow to the highest state |
of perfection. In the Sacramento noun .
tain region crops are successfully grown
to the highest state of perfection without g
means OF irrigation there being an abuud-
ance of water there for irrigation, yet it r
is not needed for that purpose the rain v
fall being ample for the growing of crops. v
In these mountains over 500 people have 9
secured good homes, yet there is room for f
1000 more. q
Taos County. t
Thirteen fishing parties are now en- l
on the Costilla and Comanche
and they all seem to be enjoying their
outing and catching coed many fish.
UfanC county. G
John Moss has purchased the Ripley il
house in Silver City and has taken pos a
session of the same. 3
DR.. David Stearnes, the refraction L
specialist, who has done good business o
in Grant county, is now visiting Pinos
Altos, Central and Fort Bayard. IL
W. F. Paynter, an old timer in Grant !,
county, has returned to Silver City after ~ =,
eight years. absence, and has taken his old :, :,
position in the Jones & Downes meat mar
ket. 4,
A corps of Santa Fe engineers arrived b
1t Halls station on the 18th inst. for the O
purpose of surveying line for the extern
zion of the Silver City & Northern road
either to Santa Rita or Hanover. |
Trouble has been brewing for some l
lime in the western part of the county +
over the ownership of a few head of cattle =
ound upon the range bearing Maverick
brands. Twice the value of the stock will n,
,e spent in court in all probability be- rr
ore the question of ownership is set. a
led. :,
During 1888 co-partnership was Ell
ormed in Grant county, between George 81
v. Smith and T. N. Hawkins and Harry E
Hawkins for the purpose of conducting IL
'attle raising business. Recently Mr.. /,
smith has brought suit against his part ci
lers for settlement. The case which in
INVOLVES several fine legal points Is being su
ried before Richard P. Barnes, as special 70
master. is
Las Vegas. 10
B, @. Pittenger has leased the Duncan F.
pera house at Las Vegas for the coming =. =
eason. -
Ludwig Ilfeld will leave shortly for ~
'urope, having disposed of his business
t Springer.
The first carload of watermelons for
he season has arrived in Las Vegas from
'hoenix, A. T.
Preparations are about completed for Co
1e farewell reception of Governor Otero
nd family at the Montazuma hotel on pa
uly 20. ev
Benito Nelson, assessor of Guadalupe th'
ounty, will tender his resignation to the fol
ounty commissioners as soon as the as co.
,ssment rolls for the present year have La
cen completed. sp
Papers have been received at Las We y.
as for the arrest of Professor Kneelan, 'ri
D artist who has been in the territory sol m
noe last January. Bigamy is the m rea
large. 1t is alleged that the accused has pa
Iree wives living. pr
Important tax suits have been filed -"-
? Veedsr & veeder against large tax
ayers, aggregating some $4,000. The
its are brought to test the legality of
9 levees and will no doubt 20 to the Z
gher courts before they are settled, foil
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