Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-07
TERRITORIAL CHIP BASKET

J lhe Headlight complains that the Dem
ing water pipes 'are still on the leak"
Grant county was visited by the heavi-
est rain of the season on last Thursday
night.
Judge Bantz doubtless opened two
weeks term of the United States court in
Silver City this morning.
Luis f. Garcia, an ex-sheriff of Union
county, has bought out the Cone & Duran
Mercantile company at Clayton.
Miss Millicent Barker has left Las
Cruces for Chihuahua, Mexico, to resume
her duties in the college there.
The total assessed valuation of Grant
county for 1897 is SO, 469, ,085 As, which at
the levy of $3.50 will yield a revenue of
/ $14,479.82.
The Pecos Valley canning factory is
now III operation. The energetic pro-
| prietors put up the first fruit last week.
They are now canning tomatoes.
More rain has fallen in the Pecos val
ley 30 far this year than in any previous
season in the recollection of the notori-
ously veraclous oldest inhebitant.
President Mckinley is respectfully re-
minded that Captain Henry Springer,
formerly editor of the Stockman, wond
not decline the Springer postofice if deli
cately approached.
Ike Lewis of Las Vegas, is exhibiting
some German prunes as large as hens
eggs, raised at his residence from the few
trees that escaped harm from the burn
ing of his stable, early last spring.
Colonel Mothersill and others shipped
500 fat steers from San Marcisl TO Kan
sas City the other day. They we're /, 2
and year olds, and the purchase price
was $l4, $l7 and $l9, respectively.
The editor of the Rio Grande Repub-
lican does not care TO have his praises
sung by even the sweetest singer, who
habitually borrows the paper and never
contributes cent to keep it out of the
sherif's hands.
The Folsom Independent has found
peace and repose in the somewhat popu-
lous newspaper cemetery of Union coun-
ty. The editor faded away like q dream
in the deep and slumberous silence of
night without even shaking hands with
his creditors.
HdIl DbdblS VI lue Oliy DTOUH lhC~
tory in New Mexico. The handles of the
Earlham brooms are extra tough and
heavy. This bit of Information is gratni-
tously given to women whose husbands
habitually hang around saloon doors with
a thirsty look awaiting Invitations to
partake of liquid refreshments.
Just as nearly all the good people of
Las Vegas had settled down to the sober
aud solemn business of guessing the num-
Der of seeds in watermelon the Optic
spoiled everything by blurting ont that
'the average number is over 600." The
Optic would have been more accurate if
it had said that some watermelons con-
tain 600 and some 606 seeds.
Just as he had assumed sweety sol
emn look and was bracing himself up to
face the preacher and be married, bee
stung a Las Cruces man on the point of
his polished nose. His bride told him
there was nothing to forgive, as she would
have said just as bad wonds under like
circumstanoes.--La Cruces Republican.
Res pectfully referred to Merchant Ksune
of Santa Fe.
The Demipg Headlight of Friday edito-
rally treats of notorious outrage as fol-
lows: The release of John Reed last Mon
day from the Mexican dungeon at Juarez
closes the last chapter of one of the most
damnable outrages ever perpetrated. Over
year ago the late Israel King, John
Reed and Henry Coleman were thrown
into this filthy prison. King purchased
his freedom only to come home aud die
from disease contracted while in prison.
A few months after the death of King,
Coleman made his escape. And now,
after taking plenty of time, the Mexican
government decides that it had no case
against Reed and he is now free. The
Headlight congratulates Mr.. Reed upar
being alive.