Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-16
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
LAS VEGAS.


Mrs. Ed Ward, wife of Conductor
Ward, is quite Ill.
E. D. Billiard has gone to San Fran
cisco to join his family.
Mrs. John F. Derr and family are Wis
iting her brother, H. J. Ryan.
A. P. Buck has returned from a sheep
buying trip to Albuquerque.
Pablo c. de Baca and family have
moved to the city from La Cuesta.
j. D. Williams, sister and niece are
recent arrivals at the Sisters sanitarium.
The new depot hotel is progressing
rapidly and is beginning to assume the
outlines of a fine building.
L. j. Fritch has returned from Puerto
de Luna, where he has been for a year
past, much improved in health.
Federico j. Otero, of Albuquerque,
| who has been at Puerto de Luna looking
| after his interests in a stage line, has re-
turned home.
Miss Theresa De Janey, of Barring,
| Mo-, who have been in Las Vegas for
two years past for her health, left for
her home this morning.
The officers of company l, 1st Regt.
N. M. N. G., are arranging to re-
organize the company. Quite a mum.
Der Joined the New Mexico squadon of
the LIST United States volunteer cavalry,
and an effort will be made to bring com.
pany l up to full strength again. 1t has
been decided that the company will GO
into camp for two days, beginning Sun
day morning, May 20, at the Hot
| Springs, and as the merchants OF the
| city will doubtless close their places OF
business on Memorial day, a large crowd
| of visitors Is expected at the camp, the
day to end with a military ball at the
Casino in the evening.
The farmers in the southern part OF
the county have for several years past
raised considerable wheat, and this yeal
the acreage is three times what 1t has
ever been before. All indications now
point to a magnificent harvest in that
section of San Miguel county.
The willows south of town are a rem.
| devious for large numbers of tramps,
who make a regular camp in the shelter
afforded by the trees. Thursday night
| Policemen Stone and Murphy found
four drunken and one dead man at the
camp. The four live men made a stub.
born resistance to arrest, but were final.
ly taken in. Friday morning an inquest
| was held over the remains of the dead
man, and the jury found that death re-
suited from natural causes, presumably
too much alcohol.
ALBUQUERQUE,
Tuesday evening a reception will be
rendered Bishop j. M. Kendrick, at the
| residence of Mr.. and Mrs. W.. b. Chill
ders.
Judge VIM. D. Lee is taking testimony
in the case of Justo Armijo vs.. Barbara
Chavez Armijo, wherein $4,000 is in
| volved.
M. W. Tourney and Charles X. New
hall have returned home from Solomon
Vile, A. T., where they have been on
legal business.
Mrs. Lou Samson, of this city, has
| been granted an absolute divorce from
Joseph Samson, On the grounds of aband'
comment and cruelty.
A. w. Kimball, q former resident OF
this place, is a lieutenant in n Of the
volunteer companies from San Francis
co and will sail OF the City Of Pekin fol
the Philippines.
Judge II. B. Hamilton, of Socorro,
who will soon turn over the ~judgeship
Of the Fifth judicial district to Hon.
Charles Leland, of Ohio, will move to
Albuquerque and reside. .
Five men we're injured in the Santa
Fe-Pacific railway wreck ct FL Rito,
Friday evening. They are: Moses Hol-
man, engineer; Charles Whitcomb, en-
gineer; James johnson, J.. M. Wander
werker, civil engineers; E. s. Robins,
brakeman. 1t was q head-end collision
between freight trains 1913 and 1874.