Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-11
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News Items of Interest from Different
Sections of the Territory as Gath
cred from Our Exchanges.
an INTERRUPTED HONEYMOON AFFAIR
Colorado People Pushing Into San Juan
County, N. NJ, in Search of
Homes.
DoNA ANA COUNTY.


j. j. Roese, from New York, has bought
a farm near Mesilla and will become a
prominent resident of New Mexico.
A Las Cruces man claims to have been
a member of Quantrell's guerillas, and
that he has in his possession the original
black flag carried by that band Of ma
rauders.
The school directors of district No. 12,
Mesilla, on Monday Of last week found
that the entire Indebtedness Of the dis
trict to he 1858 go. They expect to pay
all claims in cash before August, and
thus avoid the issuance of bonds.
soooRRo COUNTY.
A liberal subscription fund has been
raised in San Marcial for the purpose of
holding Episcopal services in the new
church at stated intervals.
The Rio Grande will undoubtedly make
trouble soon. The waters are overflow
ing the lower parts of the valley, and the
citizens are very much worried over the
possible results when the snow in the
north begins to melt rapidly.
BERNALILLo COUNTY,
James Bentley and J.J. Sullivan have
taken 1000 feet of lumber to the Alber-
marie mine on burros, which will be used
in building new boarding house.
"Good.eye,"a Navaj 10 Indian. was killed
by the flyer on Monday of last week In
Gallup. The Indian was on the track in
front of the train and when the engineer
whstled an alarm of danger, ran toward |
the engine with his head down-usual re-
suit. 1t is thought the fellow was crazy.
The Bland Herald Of last week contains
an extended account Of damages done by
water. Many bridges and roads have
been washed out, and farm lands inun-
dated. Rain has fallen in Bland every
day for two weeks, and this water added
to that from the melting snow is fairly
flooding the country.
GRANT COUNTY.
Deming wants IN old-time roaring 4th
Of July celebration, and proposes to
have it.
VIM. Stockton, popular stockman of
Grant county, is suffering from a bite in
The hand inflicted by a skunk. Mr.. Stock
ION was asleep when the spiteful little
animal did the biting.
Cattle shipments from Deming are in
,reasing. Last week 14,500 head, filling
LOO cars, went ont over the Santa Fe. Ten
thousand sheep were turned over to the
Santa Fe by the Southern Pacific, coming
from Arizona.
Cyclone Brooks, colored man confined
IN the jail at Silver City rn charge Of
burglary, broke Jail ore day last week
~ prying apart the iron bars over
window, and crawling out. He was recap.
ured by Sheriff McAfee a short distance !
,ut of town.
Redford Job and Anna Davis, the latter
'nly IA years of age, eloped from their
ZONES near Silver City, went to Lords
,urg and were married. Their honey
noon was of short duration, as Deputy
sheriff Myers appeared on the festive :
Gene and arrested the bridegroom as an
ccessory to the murder Of Edward Har.
ison in April, 1898. Job was taken to
silver City, and given a hearing before
ustice Givens, and was committed to
all without bail.
CoLFAx COUNTY.
The county commissioned have called
n election to settle the county seat ques-
ion for June IA. Springer is now the
ounty seat, and Ration wants to be, and
he question of removal will keep matters
arm for time.
ALBUQUERQUE ITEMS.
Gov. E. 3. Slower and Rev. Thos. Har. 6
ood are home from the Grand Army en-
ampmeut at Las Vegas, well pleased with
,e meeting. The next encampment will
Q held in Albuquerque.
The Harvey eating house is to be re-
'odelled and enlarged, work beginning
! few days. dining car has been
laced on spier-track near the eating
ouse, which will be used for dining pur-
oses until the new building is ready for
occupancy.
w. F. Kerens, who was discharged from
10 territorial penitentiary on April 20,
ole valise from Sturges' European
otel office Friday morning, which be-
nged to Prof. D. E. Sanders of Fort
,ott, Kas. The valise contained several
ilesge books over different railroads,
i'd the attempt made to sell these,
rough third person, resulted in Ker-
ls' arrest.
BAN JUAN COUNTY.
Jack Real of La Plata, is shipping beef Al
title to Denver, As head going by the
ay OF Durango few days since.
Coloradoites are coming into New Mex D,
o in search of homes. Messrs. Bolinger ~
I'd Lee and families, from Wet Noun
in valley, Colo., have recently settled
the San Juan country, and later in the
ason other families will arrive from the
me part Of Colorado.
On May 20, before Probate Clerk Nc. -
%, in Aztec, q land contest case will be -
ard. A Mr.. Rowland entered 100 acres
land, near Fruitland, as homestead,
ID afterwards removed to California,
lere he now lives. Mr.. Neal now seeks
obtain title to the property, and the
Sc is brought to test Howlsnd's rights.