Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-08-17
TERRITORIAL NEWS BUDGET
DGna Ann County.

Dona Ann County.
The death of Rev. Father Montfort,
which occurred suddenly near Hatch last
week, was al first thought to have oc-
CURED from natural causes, but rumors
are now out to the effect that he had been
murdered and robbed. The reports are
that Father Montfort had received some
packages containing valuables, which
TACT was known, and when found dead his
head and face we're badly bruised, and the
packages were gone, and all the circum-
stances of his death indicate that he had
been murdered. By many it is thought
that the Silva gang of outlaws had some
thing to do with the priests death.
On Wednesday of last week, while bath.
ing in the lake below Rlncon, Patrick
Consldine, yard switchman at Rincon,
got beyond his depth and was drowned
before assistance could reach him.
The Las Cruces editors have buried the
tomahaWk, smoked the pipe of peace,
thrown away their compilations of adjec-
tives and invectives, and will hereafter
dwell il brotherly love, spending their
energies for the upbuilding of Dooa Ana
county IN particular and the territory in
general, in place of chasing one another
down alleys with deadly weapons.
At the August meeting of the board of
county commissioners, refunding bonds
were issued to the amount Of $7621.15.
The smallest amount represented by any
bond was 80, and the largest $500.
COifaX County.
The First National bank of Ration has
a nj ba -,
against Dioniclo Gallegos, in the sum of
1886 on promissory note. Sol. Meyer,
a former dry goods merchant for $42523
against John @. Miller
Last year, when tie school census of
district No. IL was taken there were 1872
children of school age in the district. The
enumeration now being made will show a
large increase.
The infant daughter ni Mr.. and Mrs.
Pedro Sanchez of Ration died last Sun
day night.
w. John III. Smith Of Ration, and Miss
Agnes Gilmour of Blossburg, were mar
r1ed Thursday evening.
Grant County.
Mr.. II. j. Loomis has sold his ranch at
Lone Mountain to Sergeant Forsyth of
Fort Bayard. Consideration $l,025.
The new hotel at Hudson Hot Springs
has been finished and handsomely fur
nshed throughout. This is without
doubt one of the finest and most con-
veniently arranged hotels in the entire
southwest.
Mr.. Baxter Bishop, one OF Silver City's
leading businessmen and Miss Hattie
Carpenter will be married in October.
The country around Silver City was
afflicted with a visitation of small grass
hoppers last week. The little pests had
no wings, moved very slowly and the
of their coming and where they
came from puzzles the oldest inhabitant.
On Monday evening of last week a
Mexican boy was killed in peculiar
at the Fort Bayard slaughter
house. Tom Dennis and the fort butcher
were killing cattle, shooting them with a
rifle. A bullet from the gun glanced
from the head of steer, passed through
the wooden wall of the building and killed
the boy, who was playing with several
mpanions on the outside.
Demipg young men have under con-
sideration the organization of company
of territorial militia.
The Deming Headlight says: ut
seems that "Black Jack" has the nine
lives of a cat. Reliable information has
just been received that "Black Jack" JEFF
Davis and Anderson have been seen lately
and as near as can be ascertained they are
scouting around the Animas country"
Ora King of Lordsburg, recently had a
close call for his life. He was riding along
the railroad track in the dark, when his
horse stepped into a small culvert and
fell, throwing King in such manner that
his head struck rail, rendering him un-
conscious. Luckily no train passed be-
fore daylight came, when he was dis
covered by the Mexican section hands.
These men, thinking him dead, we're
AFRAID to move him, and stopped an ap-
preaching freight train. The train men
picked him up and took him into Lords
burg, Some time after King recovered
and barring bump on his
skull, was none the worse for the expert
ence.
san Juan County.
Tons upon tons of early peaches have
been left upon the trees to rot or fed to
hogs in the orchards around Pennington.
Prospective settlers from the San Luis
valley in Colorado are looking over the
San Juan country.
The fruit growers of the county expect
to make good exhibits at the horticultural
fair to be held in Santa Fe on September
Z, 8 and 8.
Game chickens, pure Georgia Shawl
necks, fighting bulldogs, spring chicks.
IS trio; grown fowls, $l250 trio; pups,
$40; grown dogs, for sale. Chas. W,
Hollifield, Macon, Ga.
Reward for Keys.
Lost, between the Claire and Mrs.
Goodwin's boarding house, bunch of
keys with short chain attached. Leave at
the NEW MEXICAN office and receive re.