El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-08
NEW MEXICO.

NEW hbAlCo'
A. ]. Papen, editor of the Rio Grande
Republican, is meuti oned as q very
desirable candidate for representative
from Dona Ana county.-San Msrcial
Bee.
Amizett Is again attracting consid-
cradle attention. Two or three sales
of Importance are being negotiated
and work on all the best properties
contiuues.-La Belle Cresset.
The operation recently performed
upon Broncho Bill, the alleged train
robber, is healing up nicely, and by
the time the trial comes on Bill will be
entirely recovered.-New Mexican.
So numerous have the mountain
lions become, and so widespread are
their depredations in this county, that
the crop of young colts will be an ex-
tremely limited one this year.-San
Marcial Bee.
The public schools OF Socorro will
open the first Monday in October. The
teachers are not yet employed and it
is hoped that the board will see to it
that only the best of teachers are en-
gagged.
Last Saturday the order went into
effect::at the railroad shpos that five
full days would constitute a weeks
work. This is a cut of five hours on
the previous arrangement governing
shop employes.-San Msrcial Bee.
An exhibit of the various kinds and
grades of ammunition used by the Unit
ed States in the war with Spain is on e
of the unique attractions which has
been secured by Secretary Crawford
for the coming territorial fair in this
CITY A 1hnnnarnna npmnorQt
The attendance at the School of
Mines this year will be fifty Der cent.
more than last, as q sufficient number
of students have already been secured
to guarantee this increase. 1t is probs-
BILE that many more will come in before
the opening.-Socorro Advertiser.
1.-THE Insurgent" is the name of a
new silver ore producer located bet
ween Hill5boro and Lake Valley and
now being operated by Messrs. Webs
bet, Orchard, Dissinger and Bennett.
The vein is Is inches wide and assays
from 30 to 80 ounces silver.-Sierra
County Advocate.
Elfego Baca is preparing to take up
the practice of law in the city of Chi
huahua, Mexico, where the induce
ments held out to him are most latter
ing. A. A. Sedillo expects to go to
the same city and enter the employ of
a large lumber firm.-Las Vegas OPP
tic.
jeff Franklin returned from Amaril-
10 on Monday and says that the track
layers on the 2 V. & N. E. were out 20
miles when he left. and that Blue
Water, 40 miles from AMARILLO, would
be reached by September 10, when
work on the stock pens would be COM
menced immed straightforward Regis
ter.
A postoffice has been established at
Sulphur Springs, the famous health
resort eighteen miles northwest of
Bland, and Charles F.. Spader, the ef-
ficient manager of the resort, is the
post master. The first regular mail
was delivered by w. l.. Trimble *
Co.'S. mail and express stage line
Bland Herald.
A Mexican circus is headed this
way, and it should be stopped from
showing in this city. This is the same
outfit, Trevino's, that performed here
about six years ago, and went broke in
this city and left some good for moth
ing performers in town. Citizens
should profit by past experiences and
either have the circus stopped or buy
watch dogs.-New Mexican.
Contractors are at work grading the
road bed along between Ration and Al