Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-08-25
TERRITORIAL NEWS BUDGET
ChaVes County.

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used in growing it, either.
Numerous visitors from Texas hay,
been in the county the past summer ant
all have expressed themselves as more
than pleased with the country. The re-
suit of these visits will be number of new
settlers in and around Roswell the com
ing fall. The people who will make theil
future homes in southwest New Mexico
are representative citizens of the Lone
Star state and they will meet with a warm
welcome from the people of the Peoos
valley.
The population of Roswell is growing
rapidly, and not from immigration either
On August IA Mrs. H. j. Adams presented
her husband with daughter; on the fol-
lowing Monday Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Clio
yer became the proud parents of baby
girl; Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Hamil-
ton we're treated to the same kind of a
present; and on Wednesday Mr.. David
Howell went around town shouting, "It's
boy" Roswell's climate is certainly all
that is claimed for it.
Daniel Chaves, man with reputation
for meanness In Roswell, is being held
quest of the sheriff of Guadalupe county.
Daniel has something of a history as a
jail bird, and when the letter req questing
that he be taken in for few days was
received, although no crime was specified,
Sheriff Haynes made the arrest on gen.
eral principles. OF course Daniel wanted
to know what the charge was and when
the circumstances were explained to HIM
he said: "Me know; people say me shoot
my mother, but l didn't do it. Maybe 80
they want me for stealing horse, and
the horse is out there in the pasture" He
will be held until the sheriff of Guada-
lupe comes after him.
Sierra County.
Mr. and Mrs. j. d. Perkins, former
residents OF Hillsboro, left California last
week for Juneau, Alaska, where Mr.. Per-
kins goes to erect large milling plant.
1t is said that the butcher birds are
killing all the mocking birds around
Hillsboro, and the citizens will begin q
war of determination on the soDgster
murderers.
Recent rains have played smash with
the road between Hillsboro and Lake
Valley, and one place has been rendered
almost impossible. There is loud call
for the county commissioners to appear
at that particular spot and do a little
needed work, or have it done, and that at
once.
At the examination of teachers recent
ly held in Hillsboro the following were
successful in securing certificates: Sec
ond grade-Miss Dora Titus, Mr.. A. E.
Haggerty, Miss Ella Worden and Mr.. Lee
Crews. Third grade-Miss Monte Muir
ply, Mrs. Matte Beardslee, Miss Zona
Collins and Miss Esther Campredon.
San Juan County.
The grain harvest in the Animas valley
has been finished and threshing will soon
begin. The yield will be the largest for
years past.
The San Juan county teachers insti-
tute will be held in Pennington, begin
ming on Monday, September 6, and con-
tinue one week. DR.. John B. Wrights-
man will be in charge as conductor.
A committee of fruit growers from the
county recently visited Denver and sue
ceeded in securing As cent rate for fruit
to Denver, and an express rate Of rs
cents in car load lots. These rates were
made by the D. & R. G.
A $40 bill was lost on the streets of
Aztec last week. It was issued by an
Ohio bank, nun bered 1927, and was lost
by Colonel Welsh of Fairpoint. Whoever
found 1t failed to look for the Ohio trade
mark and the number, or he would GER
tainly have returned it to the visiting
colonel.
Trouble is brewing for the editor of
the Aztec Index, and when an outraged
populace does wreak vengeance on him he
will have no one to blame for horrible
state of'affairs but himself. In last weeks
Index he said: "Aztec has more kids
who imagine they can play ball than any
other town on EARTH"
The following warning has been served
on watermelon thieves in Aztec: "Water-
melon thieves are abroad in the land, and
the contemplate, yellow livered skunks
are warned that they may expect to be
perforated with leaden pellet If they are
caught trespassing. 1t is only matter
OF time until this GLASS of thieves wear
the stripes or are self-confessed gallows
birds and their sudden demise would
only be- ridding the world of go much
rotten filth" Bet a 81 dog the fellow
who wrote that note was an expert at
melon abstraction when a boy.
BernaIilio County.
Mr.. Ed. Hart has returned from a trip
to England, arriving in Gallup last Sat
urday morning.
The Odd Fellows of Gallup, will build
an Odd Fellows hall, and have let the con-
tract for the foundation to Manuel Bnsta
mente. The building will be 35x10O feet.
Miss Mamie Shoup Of Albuquer ne,
while camping near the sulphur Springs
last week, had an exciting experience
with snake. She managed to kill it and
measure the horrid thing to see how brave
she really was. Seven long feet was the
result.
Miss Frank Bletcher has been engaged |
10 teach the Bland school the coming
year. The Bland Herald naively re.
marks that heretofore lady teachers have
not met with any marked success in
the youth of that town, but it
is thought Miss Bletcher will be equal to
The task.
The new town of Algodones is coming
right to the front. Work on the emelter
will begin on September l; q school house
will be up and ready for use by the mid
die of the month; a large general mer-
,hsndise establishment is to be opened in
. few days, and residences are going up
IS If by magic. Among the other many
enterprises under headway is large
,rickysrd where large force of men will
% employed.
A party consisting of Mrs. and Miss
Miss Bessie Overhuls, and Mr..
George E. Sullivan, ascended the Redon-
10 Baldy mountain one day last week.
3etting to the top was no trouble, but
uch coming down. A horse aud bride
ind n ruhher coat we're loet and for that