Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-11-24
TAOS COUNTY BUDGET.
Personal Happenings-Actiyi in
Matrimonial Natters-Fiesta
in Nora.

Special Correspondence of the New Mexican
Taos, Nov. 81, lS97.-At Taos every
thing is as usual. Since the change of
management business has greatly In
creased at the Liebert hotel. There are
several prospective purchasers of both
placer claims and farming lands. Judge
Morse has removed from Red River for
the winter and will practice law here.
Mrs. Morse is expected to arrive from
Denver soon.
The present schedule of the D. & R. G.
causes our mail to arrive one day late. A
thorough Encouragement of the mail ser
vice throughout the county would be of
great benefit.
At Ell Prado, Hon. Malaquias Martinez
is having material Improvements made
on his home and Rev. Vicente Romero is
doing likewise.
Tuesday was fiesta day at Arroyo Seco.
The assemblage, although very great, was
extremely orderly. The festivities con-
cluded with ball which Rses attended by
over 400 persons. During the progress
Of the ball, a horse, which had broken the
pole to which he Was hitched, made things
extremely lively for pedestrians and Sc
verely injured two boys who were unable
to avoid him.
1t is evident that the rising generation
in this vicinity agree with one of our
famous humorists that "the colder the
weather the better the time to marry"
The nights of late have been very cold
with the result that Ramon Martinez of
Rio Hondo, and Fidelina Fernandez of
Arroyo Seco, will hereafter, by consent OF
Padre Cellier, be known as Mr.. and Mrs.
Martinez.
On Thursday, at Questa, Gabriel San
tistevan Garcia and Mariana Velasquez,
Benigno Armenia and Patriciana Barela,
of Questa, and Daniel Cierra and Dulci-
nella Gallegos of Cerro, departed the
ranks of single wretchedness and joined
the hosts of double blessedness and
Padre Cellier performed all Of the oere.
monies. Query, what connection had
Cleveland's retirement, with the present
local boom in matrimonial affairs?
One poor unfortunate informs me that
he had managed to accumulate enough to
marry on just prior to Cieveland's last
election, but his experience under the
former administration of "the man of
destiny" made the propriety of the ven
tute a "quien sabe" case and he did not
feel assured that the Republicans were in
power and that it would not therefore be
safe to proceed untilit was proved beyond
the peradventure of a doubt by the fact
that the Republican justice of the peace,
who was elected last January, had at last
kknJ NHtr Jnl lr,
ties. That settled it and he lost no more
time.
At Arroyo Seco, Mr. Antonio Gallegos
is having the present postoflice building
fitted up as a store.
Mr.. Demostenes Martinez of Taos, will
be principal of the school.
Mrs. Martinez of Rio Hondo, accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Cleofas,
will pass most of the winter in Santa Fe.
There is quite history connected with
the name Mora. In the Eighteenth cen
tury party of Canadio~ t-a~"~-s were
killed by Indi' after
which time it Wao des
Morts" water of the dead. ita-
tion the Indians called it "Lo de mora"
and from this the Mexicans named theii
town Mora.
The intervention of Captain Nordstrom
will be asked to prevent the Pueblo In
dians from interfering with prospectors
on Pueblo mountain beyond the limits
of the grant. Float has been found on
this mountain that ran 500 ounces of sill
yer to the ton. In the archives in Chi
huahua, Mexico, is recorded a descrip-
tion of very rich mine located in this
section, which III the Seventeenth century
was worked by party of Mexicans, who
had many Indians peoned. Having &C
cumulsted $2,00O,000, the owners applied
for an escort, were furnished same, and
with one.half their wealth left for Chihua-
hua, but were killed en- route. Subse-
quently the Indians revolted and killed
the remainder. There is in plain evil
dence today the remains of an old ar
rastra.