Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-12-28
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

Colonel Z. w. Eaton has returned to
Socorro from a several weeks business
and pleasure trip to Los Angeles, Gal.
The last number of the Enterprise con-
tains "A Story of Silver City" from the
pen of Hon. $. M. Ashenfelter.
VIM. Keiff, the lead king of Cooks Peak,
who has been on visit to his home in
Germany, returned last week. He had a
most enjoyable visit.
There are three Richmonds in the field
for the position of district clerk. Oscar
Lohman, H. B. Holt and Harvey Miles,
says the Dona Ana County Republican.
Max B. Fitch, superintendent of the
Graphic smelter at Magdalena, returned
last Wednesday from ten days visit to
Chihuahua, Mexico. He is looking fine
and reports that be had a most enjoyable
trip, says the Socorro Chieftain.
The rich vein of coal discovered by j.
P. G. Langston and son east of White
Oaks proves richer the further it is pros
pected. The vein is four and half feet
wide and is the best quality of coal with
one or two exceptions that has been dis-
covered in this vicinity.
Most of the New MExIoANs esteemed
daily exchanges in the territory have
finally discovered that Judge McFie has
been assigned to the First and Judge
Parker to the Third judicial district.
The NEW MEXICAN printed this informa-
tion on the day the appointments were
announced. /
A pretty wedding took place at the De-
pot hotel last Saturday evening, when
Judge L. R. Marshall joined in wedlock
I. @. McGrath and Miss Ella Marble. Mr..
McGrath is the proficient county super
iutendsnt of public schools and Miss
Marble is one of Lordsburg's able teach
ers.-Deming Headlight
The philosopher of the Springer Stock
man says: This has 80 far proved to be
a stormy winter for proverbially sunny
New Mexico. But the SHOWS we are hav
ing are just what we want, as they will
put the ground in excellent condition for
the farmer and the grass for the stock
man. Vegetation will then thrive and
stock will fatten for the early markets.
party of Mescelero Indians we're here
Monday marketing produce raised on
their farms at Mescalero this year. The
agency is dotted over with small farms,
and the Apache is rapidly learning to take
care of himself, as result of Lleutenant
Stottler's efficient management for the
past few years, remarks the White Oaks
Eagle.
DR.. Lane, of Las Cruces, as soon as his
health permits him, will construct a beau
tiful lawn to surround his new residence,
which he will cover with blue grass sod
ana construct terrace, IA feet wide at
the front side of the house. line of
ornamental shade trees will be planted on
the walk from the gate to the front door
and a pipe line will be laid which will
give facilities to water the ground by a
hose in all directions.
j. E. Clubhouse, a miner of 80 years ex
perience on the coast, arrived in Deming
last Saturday from Phoenix, and remain
ed over until Sunday, when he vent up to
Pinos Altos, where he will take charge of
the mining properties of the Hearst es-
tate, as foreman. This is Mr.. Outhouse's
first visit to New Mexico, although he
was superintendent of the famous Sohaf
ter silver mine in Texas for period of
seven years, says the Deming Headlight.
Hon. Hugh H. Price, general manager
of the Helen Mining company at Graham,
came in from Graham Wednesday and |
went to Hudson Hot Springs this morning
to recuperate. Constant attention to the /
extensive business interests of the com
pany have 30 exhausted him that it was
necessary he should have a
few days to rest and recuperate.-Silverf |
City Enterprise.
All of the candidates for District court |
clerk from the northern portion of the
district have withdrawn in favor of Fl. B.
Holt and have unressrvedly indorsed Mr..
Holt for the position. He has the unan-
imous Endorsement Of the bar and his |
by Judge Parker would give |
great pleasure to large majority of the
people in this judicial district. No more
nor popular selection could be
made, says the Silver City Enterprise.
Says the Springer Stockman: 1t comes
straight as an arrow to this office that in
a short time, large business firm with
unlimited capital will commence opera
tions in this city. The mountain and |
ranch trade adjacent to Springer is to be
sought, and it will be only few months
until the business capacity of Springer |
will be greater than q majority of towns
with population five times as great.
Wholesale men are not going to permit !
the trade to gradually slip away from
them when, by establishing branch houses
here, they can hold it.
Monogram Note Paper.
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