Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-25

The oattlemen at San Antonio hav
made up purse OF $4,000 and presented
it to Mrs. Dow, widow of Sheriff Dow, who
was murdered at Eddy recently. Mr.
Dow had served the cattle association
! faithfully. and this recognition of his I'M
tiring energy was graceful and grateful
| act.
Trainmaster Ayers, of the Santa Fe
road, with headquarters at San Marcial,
announces that he has orders to place
1890 stock cars at the disposal of cattle
men at Ell Paso, for the shipment of
Mexican cattle between this date and
June /. The cattle will be received at the
ports of Ell Paso and Deming.
The La Belle Cresset tells of four young
ladies who made trip of four miles on
snow shoes to attend dance given in
that place one night last week, adding
that these same bellies we're the most ac-
tive in tripping the light fantastic, of all
those in attendance. Northern New
Mexico girls are certainly full of life and
pluck.
Robert Gray, the little son of operator
Gray, at Ration, was quite seriously in
jored by being cut in the knee with a
pocket-knife. 1t seems that the knife
was open in his pocket and, slipping
through, lodged at his knee. While play
ing he fell down, the knife penetrating
the knee about two inches.
On account of his zeal in forwarding
worthy mining legislation the Denver
Republican of the 18th publishes a
portrait and biographical sketch of Hon.
Frank A. Reynolds, representative from
Sierra and Socorro counties in the
legislative assembly. Mr.. Reynolds bill
withdrawing the right of relocation is
indorsed by the press of all mining
sections.
The sheepgrowers of Lincoln, Guada-
lupe, Chaves and Eddy counties have or
ganized an association for mutual pro-
lection against thieves, with w. II. Ney,
president, and w. S. Prayer, secretary
and treasurer. The first act of the asso-
citation was to offer standing reward of
$500 for the arrest and conviction of any
one stealing sheep from the members.
Captain G. A. jackson, we'll known in
mining circles and having large interests
in the Blue mountains, was accidentally
shot and killed last Sunday while eli route
from the Blue mountains to Durango.
jackson started to pull his gun ont of the
sleigh by the muzzle and the hammer
caught on the box, discharg1ng the
weapon. Jackson received the contents
of the gun in the head and died instantly.
The Denver papers report that the
managers of the Rock Island & Pacific
railroad system have bought the Pecos
Valley railroad, and by building line
from Liberal, Kas., to Ell Paso, will make
the Pecos road feeder to the main line.
The Roswell Record, in commenting on
the rumor, says that Chaves county and
Roswell offer the Rock Island people free
right-of.way and depot grounds.
Mr.. G. M. Higginson, assistant to the
president of the Santa Fe system, has just
finished an inspection and observation
trip in the southwest, and returns east
confident of a speedy return Of good
times to New Mexico. He also paid a
visit to the Las Vegas Hot Springs, and
what he saw there resulted in determine
tion to reopen the Montezuma hotel at an
early date. This will be done on new
basis, and the great hotel will be convert
cd into sanitarium.