Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
Mention.

A. A. Grant, proprietor of the Demo-
crat and other Albuquerque enterprises,
has gone to California for a month.
The Democrat rather paradoxically
speaks of the fact that Albuquerque is
rapidly filling up with health seekers"
as "a healthy sign
The nine cases of smallpox quaran-
tined in this city are reported past the
danger line and no new cases have de-
veloped for a week OF more.
Mrs. Geo. f. Albright and children,
family of the manager of the Democrat,
will visit friends in Colorado Springs
and Denver during the next Jew weeks.
O. p. Posey, manager of the Cochiti
Gold Mining Company, reached Albu-
querquc from Denver yesterday, and has
since departed for his headquarters at
the Albemarle mine, near Bland.
The frantic effort of the esteemed AL
buquerque papers to tell a readable story
of an alleged scandal in real life, with
the names of the active participants
carefully suppressed, proved a great deal
less than a dazzling success.
Two divorce suits have recently been
commenced in the district court. Car
RE Dearborn does not want to be tied to
her husband, H. M. Dearborn, any
longer, and w. G. Bennett desires to be
released from the marriage vows which
bind him to Annette L. Bennett.
Las Vegas Happenings.
Judge e. V. Long and family have de-
parted for their future home in Pueblo.
The members of the local military
band will soon appear in brand new uni
forms.
Professor E. l.. Hewitt, president of
the normal school, has returned from
his eastern trip.
Browne & M~anzanares are putting in
q private sewerage system that involves
the use of 600 feet of sewer pipe.
Professor j. A. Wood has arranged to
open a private school in the city for the
benefit of pupils above the fifth grade.
Eugenio Basques, a sheep herder at
Pagosa, this county, died on Saturday,
from the effects of being struck by
lightning.
Contractor John Hill has taken the
contract to build a handsome two-story
stone and brick residence for Thomas
Ross at the corner of Seventh street and
Baca avenue.
Sister Zeno, who had been the Sister
Superior in charge of the Loretto
academy at this place, for the past year,
has been transferred to Alamosa, Colo,
where she will establish a new Loretto
academy, Sister Augustine taking her
place at the academy here.
According to the fiscal statement
furnished to Governor Otero by County
Clerk Gonzales, the total tax collec-
lions in San Miguel county, during
the veal ended June 80, 1898, were
$1O4, O44. Sc. The expenses of the county
during the same period amounted to
$22, 096.21
Socorro County.
The house of j. d. Brooks, at Socor-
70, was destroyed by fire Oh Tuesday
night.
At the competitive examination, Leo
Wattelet was chosen as the cadet for
Socorro county to the Military Institute
at Roswell, and Max Montoya and
Charley Gardner are alternates. There
were seven applicants.
Orrin Rice, of Socorro, accompanied
by his wife, will be absent for several
weeks in Grant county and southwest
ern Socorro county. Mr.. Rice goes as
stenographer for Judge Melbury, U. S.
agent for the investigation of Indian
depreciation claims.
Mrs. Henrietta Billings, of Cincinnati,
owner of the famous old Kelly mine and
other valuable mining properties in So
zorro county, is at Kelly personally
looking after her mines there. She is
accompanied by her attorney, Judge w.
s.. Little, also of Cincinnati.
Professor Fayette A. Jones, the new
director of the New Mexico School Of
Mines, is rapidly becoming acquainted
with the people in and about SocOrro
and is much pleased with his new field
of labor. The professor is a practical
man and has for years been c0nversant
with the mining conditions of this ter
ritory, says the Chieftain.
Grant County.
Miss Marion Huff will teach the public
schools at Lone Mountain during the
ensuing year.
Louis Dorsey, one of the famous
Trough Riders" returned to his home
in Silver City the other day on q ~furlough
and was accorded an enthusiastic well
come home by his neighbors and
friends.
Hon. David w. Melbury, of Chicago,
U. s. Indian depreciation claims agent,
having concluded his work at Silver
City, has gone to Mogollon to take testi-
mony. He was accompanied by Attor'
ney r. P. Barnes.
New Mexico Live Stock Notes.
Henry Barrett recently shipped AL
head of cattle from Magdalena to Kan
sas City.
Owing to the plentiful rains of the past
two weeks the stockmen and farmers
of Lincoln county are literally sin
clover"
The cattle and sheep ranges Of the
territory never were in better condition
than at present, and plenty of fat beet
and mutton will be the result.