Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-08-13
TERRITORIAL NEWS BUDGET
(haNes County.

| ChaVes County.
Bricklaying on the walls of the New
Mexico military institute at Roswell is
under headway.
The Cass Land & Cattle company will
ship 1000 head of cattle to market, load
ing at Amarillo.
DR.. j. 7. Morgan of Roswell, started
for Alaska on Sunday. Whether be will
60 to Klondyke or stop at juneau he will
decide upon reaching the far north.
Hon. George Curry has decided that as
a bronoho buster he is not a success.
Last Thursday he started from Roswell
to his home in Lincoln, riding gentle
COW pony. When but few miles out of
town the horse became frisky and George
hit hard spot on the ground. After
time he came to and was taken to town in
a buggy, somewhat iammed up by his
sudden contact with the road.
Last week, while rounding up cattle
near his home near the old McCarty place
near Roswell, DR.. A. W. Green was killed
by fall from his horse. The horse col
lided with calf and the doctor was
thrown violently to the ground. He was
picked up unconscious, and medical aid
summoned from Roswell. DR.. Kinsinger
went at once, but on reaching the injured
man found that his neck was broken, and
that nothing could be done for him. DR..
Green lived for three days and then passed
away, leaving wife and little son to
mourn his sudden death.
Gallup.
Tn Jp1x tba pnokop NopoJu
stranded in Gallup and three ladies, the
Misses Kenwick and their mother, were
stranded far from home. Landlord Hinch
of the European hotel, cared for them, and
last Saturday benefit entertainment was
given in the opera house, which was
largely attended, to enable the ladies to
return to st. Louis.
On Sunday evening, August 1, double
wedding took place in the Congregational
church. Immediately after the services,
Mr.. Dell Chandler and Mrs. Flora Chandler
and Mr.. Alex. McAsklll and Miss Phoebe
Perkins took their places before the con-
gregation and were married by the pastor,
Rev. P. A. Simpkin. The marriage was a
sisters, ard Mrs. Chandler was the widow
of her present husbands brother.
L.. L. Thamer, superintendent of distri-
button of the Pennington Fruit Packing
association, arrived in town this week and
is seeking storage quarters for the fruit
which will soon be on the road over from
the valley of the San Juan. Mr.. Thamer
will look after the markets up and down
the road. @. E. Stivers, the editor of the
San Juan Times, will be the local agent
here for the association. The road be-
tween the San Juan valley and this place
will soon reach completion and it is ex-
pected that by September there will be
large amount of fruit in Gallup from
that country.
sierra County
Sierra county Jail is vacant, and the
jailer has gone fishing.
Walter higgins aud Miss Fannie Owens
we're married in Kingston on Sunday,
August l.
Rev. Father Hatch, the parish priest of
Hlllsboro, died suddenly at his home near
Hatch on July 2S.
Miss Mona Murphy of Hillsboro, burned
hsr iggi ssad badly while making saGy
candy fey evenings ago.
Wild grapes and walnuts are ripe and
the young folks are busy harvesting the
crop, which is very large this year.
Juan Marcaus committed suicide in
Kingston last week by shooting hole
through his head with 45 winchester.
Grant County.
Recent rains have brought out the
in 10,
most pleasing to cattlemen.
Professor @. M. Light, principal of the
Silver City Normal school, has returned
from visit in Kansas, and is getting
ready for school work the coming year.
Mrs. W. B. Walton and children of Sill
yer City, are In Pennsylvania visiting al
the old home, and W. B., the genial clerk
of the court is pretending that he is hav-
ing good time while they are away.
While going to Hudson Springs from
Silver City on her wheel last Thursday,
Mrs. Carpenter lost control of the ma.
chine on hill and was thrown to the
ground, receiving number of serious
bruises, and has since been confined to
her room under physicians care.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond p. Barnes of
Silver City, celebrated the 18th anniver-
sary of their marriage on Tuesday even
ing of last week by entertaining large
company at the Thinner house. The
Fort Bayard orchestra furnished the
music for the evening, and sumptuous
luncheon was served, 80 covers being
spread. Many handsome presents were
received by Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes.
Jim Williams, cowboy on Diamond A
cattle ranch, paid visit to Silver City
last week and proceeded to wake up
things in proper shape. After imbibing
few rods of barbed wire on Wednesday
he mounted his horse, pulled his shooter
and speedily cleared the streets of spec
tators and business men. After empty
ing the cylinder of his revolver he enjoyed
himself by swapping it in the face Of
everyone he could find and for a short
time owned the town. Marshal Kilburn
undertook to arrest Williams, mounted
on horse and overhauled the sportive
COW puncher near the smelter where
spirited wrestling match took place, re.
sulting in Williams being brought back
to town ard lodged in Jail. On Thurs
day morning Justice Owens took hand
in the fun and taxed Jim $8225. The