El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-02

sufficient inducements will be offered
the gentleman to secure his residence
here. -Vidette.
New Mexico.
Travel is very brisk this fall and the
hotels of the city are usually kept
filed very nearly up to the limit.
TRAVELLING men say that business in
the territory is improving -Albuquer-
que Democrat.
Eastern drummers are not finding
New Mexico such q profitable territory
since the railroads made rates that
give Colorado business houses chance
as against Kansas City and ST Louis
houses.
David Martinez has Withdrawn as q
nominee for represen tative on the re-
publican ticket for the Taos, RIO Ar
riba and San Juan district, aud Mr..
Frank Stsplin, of Taos county. has been
Endorsed ss such pominee.-New Mexi-
can.
Mr.. Lee Terry, OF Water Canon, was
married last "Wednesday at E. Paso,
20 Miss lila Turnbough, formerly of
this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Terry will
make Socorro ih-ir future home where
their many friends will be glad to vel
come them.-Sacramento Chief.
The teachers of the city schools, says
the Albuquer que Citizen, are trying
very hard to get all the pupils to be
punctual and to be in school every
day. The Citizen is glad TO report
| that there was not q case of tardioess
In the first ward school this week.
Wonder If the other wards will do as
we'll next week.
Strangers are daily coming to Las
vegas and locating as permanent resi-
oents. But one thing retards this
houses. If some one would lay out 3
new city addition and ere;t q group of
neat resid noes, not too expensive,
they could probably be sold on the in
| stal lment plan, and q nice thing real
ized.-Las Vegas Optic.
One of the prominent sheep men of
New Mexico, who started in the bust
ness about twenty years ago with prac-
tict no capital, has just disposed of
his business, and finds himself worth
over SIuO.OUO no ;withstanu ing the fact
that he, in common with other sheep
men, lost money for several years dur
Jog the agitation for and the life of
the obnoxious Wilson bul.-Gov.
Otero's Report.
Quite a number of Ell Paso men have
passed through the city during til
last week bound for Las Vegas au d
other NJ thern points. They are rail
road men from the extra list at the
Pass City and they will be put to work
along the line at points
where the great rush OF bust
ness has rendered more workmen
necessary. Many of these men are
victims of the "a strike and have had
no regular work since that memorable
season. 1t is said that the COMPANY
has decided to overlook the spsst and
give these men fresh start.-Albu-
querQue Democrat
The people OF New Mexico are unsur
passed in the management of sheep
herds. 1t is no unusual thing for them
to take sheep on shares, agreeing to re-
turn double the number of young and
healthy ewes at the end of five years,
with considerable amount of wool an
nually; and often after the five years
the party, on repaying, has double or
tire bic the ORIGINAL number left for
himself. The focks require three men
or two men and q boy, and two or three
dogs, and when the same man has
three or more fOcks, another man of
experience as overseer. Each flock al
go has dnokey and camp equipage,
which, with the rstions, are carried on
the donkey. The sheep are prazed
The men and dogs constantly remain
with the sheep during the whole year.
Gov. Otero's Report.
A great cry is made in this city
against Pedro Perea because be has
opposed Mr. Grants irrigation ditch.
While at Washington. the citizen is
reliably informed, Mr.. Ferguson wrote
TO Judge L. G.. Gutierres, stating that
he was opposed to the ditch PROPOSE
tion. The letter is said to be in exist
ence, and Mr.. Ferguson is here re-
quested to permit it's publication. In
this ditch controversy, as in every
thing else political. Mr.. Fergus
son is endeavoring to straddle
Since the aboy e was written, represen-
tative OF this paper met Judge Cutter
req this morning, and the gentleman
stated that he has q letter from Mr.
Ferguson. stating that be is opposed
to the ditch scheme and in favor of the
present system of irrigation in this
valley. Mr.. FerRusson's friends have
been making great noise about Mr.
Perea's opposition to thu proposed
ditch. They will please rise aud ex-
plain Mr.. Fergusson's position -Albu-
uuorono C{f{1on