Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-12-03
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

Roswell boasts of fourishiug social
club.
San Juan county is chipping big, red
apples to Gallup.
There is an urgent demand for more
dwelling houses at Pennington.
The Springer onurches are already be-
ginning to advertise Christmas tree at
fractions.
A rush order for Fl We extra cars of fire
clay came in this week, says the Gallup
Cleaner.
Numerous box-car tourists have made
their appearance in Socorro during the
past week.
Sheriff G. W. Haynes of Ohaves county,
is afflicted with two fractured ribs-the
net results of hard fall.
Judge Julian Chavez raised $4,000
pounds OF excellent apples on his ranch
this year near Hillsboro.
Silver City is to have skating rink,
but the local papers fail to reveal whether
wheels or blades will be used.
The brick school building at Farming
ton is being very much enlarged-s sign
of thrift, enterprise and intelligence.
The Pecos Valley railroad is kept busy
these days hauling beets to the sugar
factory at Eddy and cattle for the eastern
mar kets.
The officers down in Grant county are
equipping themselves with ful-blooded
English bloodhounds, costing $1O0 each,
for use in hunting down criminals.
Delegate Ferguson has presented the
plaza committee at Socorro with fine
assortment of bulbs, and next year they
will be growing and beautifying the
plaza.
! Contracts have been let for the con-
struction of irrigation canals and lat
terals that will reclaim and render fruit
ful $4,000 acres of arid mesa land in San
Juan county.
The teachers of San joan county re-
Gently held largely attended and en-
thusiastic meeting at Flora Vista and
will hold another meeting at Pennington
on the 18th inst.
Eddy has had diphtheria aud small.
pox scare this week. While ther6 were
some grounds for the diphtheria scare
there was none whatever for the small.
pox scare, says the Current.
A. D. Coon has three teams, besides
his owD, hauling apples up town an6
storing them. He has an immense croE
and will be able to supply large section
of the southwest, says the Socorro Ad
vertiser.
The Ell Paso & Northeastern railroad
will tap and open up an extensive regior
that is rich in agriculture, horticulture
pastoral, mineral and black diamond re
sources. In saying this the NEW MExIoAi
knows whereof it speaks.
\ The Eddy Current, Democratic, msket
this pleasant and truthful remark con
cernlng a distinguished New Mexico Re
publican: "Friends of Judge freeman
this week, sent telegram to Washington
asking that he be appointed az chief jos
tice of the Supreme court OF New Mexico
Judge Freeman is an able man, vel
qualified for the position, and it is to b,
hoped the appointment will be made"
The celery crop of the Peoos valley Wal
larger than ever before this year and tn,
product is unsurpassed in natural white
ness, crispness and nutty flavor. II fndi
a ready market at good prices. This re-
minds the New MEXICAN that much O
the celery sold in the large cities Is arti
ficially bleaohed by deleterious ohemi
Gals, and, like the Superior, sharp" vine
gars made of acids, is ruinous to tn,
human interior department.
i Speaking OF the recent destruction by
fire OF the handsome residence of Banker
J. M. Tyler at Socorro, the Advertiser
says: The dwelling was large one aut
the loss is up in the thousands, onll
partly covered by insurance. II will b,
remem bered that the house was fitted uI
only last year at great expense and tina
Mrs, Tyler brought elegant furnitur,
with her from New York. Mr.. aud Mrs
Tyler have the sympathy Of their man,
friends.