Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09


accident.
The Royal Arch degree of Masonry was
conferred last week upon E. L. Brown,
James G. Fitch, H. NJ. Dougherty and
Vim. Drscoll, by chapter 8, of Socorro.
After the ceremonies, the lodge mem
bers enjoyed an elegant repast prepared
by Mrs. Radcliffe.
SAN JUAN COUNTY.
That the country in and surrounding
Pennington Is an oil and natural gas
field, has been sufficiently demonstrated
to admit of no doubt.
The Flora Vista literary society, which
was recently organized in San Juan
county, with Dl. A. II. Mcfarland as
president, meets every Saturday night.
| Frut.growers are busy now in San
Juan county trimming their trees and
cleaning out their orchards. The trees
we're never more thickly covered with
fruit spurs.
Several people at Pennington are
storing ice for next summers use. The
ice is thin for packing, but believing it is
as thick as it will become this winter,
those who have ice houses are filling
them up. ......
| W. l.. Paddock has purchased Alvin
Magraw's stock of goods on the La
Plata, San Juan county, and will here
after conduct the business. ID. d. Daw-
son has moved his merchandise to the
same store.
The people of San Juan county stand
ready to extend any aid within their
power toward the extension of the ID.
R. G. from Durango to Pennington, ia
the way of grade building, land conces-
sions, etc.
The Aztec Index says: Messrs. Stafford
and Kerr, the committee appointed to
examine the books of Sheriff Dunning
and Treasurer Fields, have about finished
their labors. Their report to the county
commissioners will read: "Accounts all
straight"
The Sunnyside Orchards subdivision,
in San Juan county, will become the most
lovely and desirable residence location in
the vicinity of Pennington. A home Of
five to ten acres may be secured there
now for very reasonable price and on
easy terms.
Mrs. John Spears, of Gallup, is very i'll.
The Gallup postotfice did last week The
largest business in it's history.
Tho German ball given at the Gallup
opera house on last Saturday evening was
big success.
c. Frost has secured the contract for
the stone work on the new Oarman build |
ing at Gallup.
Rumor has had it for some time that |
experts would soon arrive in Bland from |
Los Angeles to investigate the mines of
that district with view to purchase. This
is now supported by substantial informa-
tion to the effect that certain Los Angeles
experts will arrive in Cochiti within the
next two weeks at the very longest
Work WAS begun on the Famous Trio
at Bland recently, and will be pushed in
manner to fully open up that valuable
property. At present two-foot vein of
good quartz ia in sight and better quail
ity of quartz and greater width is prom
ised with depth. It is predicted that this
property will become one of the leading
mines OF the district.
The Catholic church at Gallup has just
had q renovation and presents much
better appearance. 1t has reoently pur-
chased six brass candlesticks of massive
and rich design, four richly ornamented
candelabra, new altar crucifix and GER
borium, large holy water font and set
of colored designs for the windows, giving
them the appearance of stained glass.