Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-01
TERRITORIAL NEWS BUDGET
News Items of Interest from Different
Sections of the Territory, Cleaned
from Exchanges.
INDICATIONS OF MINING ACTIVITY
A Large Force at Work on the Monte
yuma Hotel, Las Vegas, Which will
Probably Be Opened to the
Public on April Is.
SAN JUAN COUNTY.

SAN JUAN COUNTY.
The first bnds in the vicinity of Farm
ington are not 80 far advanced as they
were at this time last year, and the grow
ers feel assured of an immense crop the
coming season.
The San Juan county Ministers asso-
citation was organized in Pennington last
week, with Rev. F. M. Roper, president;
Rev. Hugh Griffin, vice president; Rev. A.
Mcintyre, secretary; and Rev. j. B.
Wrightsman, treasurer.
Mr.. James Dane, prominent merchant
of Pennington, and Miss Eva Tuttle, a
former teacher in the public schools OF
that place, were married at the home of
Mr.. G. H. Cooper last week, Rev. Roper
performing the ceremony.
Pennington is to have new school
house in the near future. Colonel H. Fl
Williams has donated one acre of ground
for the site and play grounds, the bonds
have been placed and as soon as the
plans and specifications are completed
work on the building will begin.
ooLFAx AND TAOS COUNTIES.
0. D. Crane, an "old timer" in the
newspaper business, has started a new
paper at Red River, calling it the Re-
view.
Tomorrow the mail route between
Red River and Elizabethtown, heretofore
owned by Moses Cardenas, will pass into
W. G. Whitecarver's hands and line of
daily stages put on.
The people in western Colfax county
are confidently expecting a prosperous
year, and that during the summer several
Thousand new comers will find homes in
that part of the territory.
Hon. Ollin E. Smith, appointed district
attorney recently, has filed his bond In
the sum of $4,000 with himself, Christian
Otto and Claus Schulter as sureties. The
bond has been approved and accepted.
The Baldy, Elizabethtown, Hematite,
La Belle and Red River City minining dis
tricts are attracting attention throughout
the entire country, and the present sea-
son will undoubtedly witness the greatest
mineral development ever made in New
Mexico,
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Fruit raisers are burning manure in
their orchards these cold nights as pre-
caution against blighting frost. This
is disagreeable job but if it be the
means Of saving the fruit those who
practice it will be abundantly paid for
their labor and expense.
DoNA ANA COUNTY.
The Sacramento mountain country has
an inexhaustable supply of timber, coal,
water and in fact everything that goes to
make an ideal country for the homeseek-
er. Government land is yet to be had
and improved ranches can be obtained
comparatively cheap.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
In Las Vegas, SO says the Examiner
the healthseekers cor gregate in front oil
an undertaking establishment to rest and
pass away the time.
A large force of mechanics and paint.
ers Is at work on the Montezuma hotel at
Las Vegas Hot Springs, and it is thought
the house will be opened on April Is.
The daily noon-day temperature at the
Montezuma hotel, Las Vegas Hot springs
is telegraphed to Denver and displayed in
the window of Captain j. p. Halls office
in that city.
The store of d. Winternitz, in Las We.
gas, was burglarized one night recently
and over $1O0 worth of cutlery taken
The rear door was broken open. Nc
clew to the thieves.
The thoroughbred bull Bacchus, be-
longing to Mr.. Fl. l.. Blake, was killed by
dogs from the Rociada neighborhood last
week. Of three COWS also attacked, one
is dead and the others cannot recover.
BERNAIILLo COUNTY.
Louis B. Thompson, an old and highly
respected citizen of old Albuquerque
died very suddenly on Monday of paraly
sis of the heart, at the age of n years
Mr.. Thompson had lived in New Mexico
many years and was widely and favorablJ
| known.
On Sunday night two young men o
African descent we're arrested in Albu
querque by Officer Glover for uuseemll
conduct on the street. One of the lad
giving the name of Eugene Douglas at
tracted attention because of the effemi
nate appearance presented, and clos'
questioning brought out the fact tina
be was a she. Miss Douglas then gav'
her age as 23 years and claims to hav'
come from Wichita, Kas.
GUADALUPE AND UNION COUNTIES.
Posey R. Page and L. F. Churchill, 0
/ Puerto de Luna, have been designated a
members of the board of school examin
ers in Guadalupe county; DR.. s. l. Mort
and Rev. 8. A. Dyson, of Clayton, il
Union county.
sOooRno COUNTY.
The Mescalero Indian agency receive
seven car loads of water piping last weeA
The first cleanup at the Salinas Pea
STAN pmill was made last week, with sat
isfactory results.
4 Doyle Murry of Tularosa, has been ap
pointed agency farmer at the Mescaler'
reservation in Lincoln county.
Mrs. Frank Clark and family hav
; moved from Ell Paso to Tularosa, wher
they will make their home in the future
During the month of April tho cattle
men of western Hocorro county expec
to dispose Of 1900 head of cattle. Col
onel Mothersill of Eugle, is making larg'
purchases in that part of the county.
The Tularosa Chief says that w. S
Shepherd has secured sufficient numbe
of sheep to fill his contract with tn
Messalero Indian agency and the sheel
have all been accepted and delivered
These sheep were purchased BY the agen
3 for the Mescalerc Apache Indians ant
, have been parceled out to them. Tn
purchase OF sheep for these Indians is &
, serve double purpose, to furnish then
: meat to eat and furnish wool for tn
! manufacture of clothing, blankets