Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-12
BLAND.

From the Herald,
The Herald advises the New Mexican
TO look to its columns for reliable news
about COchiti.
The Herald should like to know who Is
the correspondent that sent out the spe
cial report from Thornton to nearly everj
paper In the territory TO the effect thai
"the first Of twenty-five carloads Of new
machinery for the Bland Milling com
pany arrived at Thornton Monday"
Joseph Routledge, who is operating his
sawmill near Allerton to its fullest ca
pacity. is preparing to resume running
his mill at Bland in order to keep up
with the growing demand in the district
for building lumber.
Marcelino Baca, Of Pena Blanca, has a
contract to supply the Cochiti Gold Min
ing company with 1900 cords Of wood
and has a large force Of choppers at work
near the Albemarle.
There was no school during the week,
owing to On accident that befell Mrs.
Leonard while horseback riding Sunday
afternoon, and which made Il necessary
for her sister, the teacher, Miss Bletcher,
10 remain at home during the week.
The new stables belonging to W. l..
Trimble are completed and make a large
and commodious structure for the care OF
his many head OF freighting stock.
The h. II. Shaw store building is com-
pleted with the exception Of putting In
the front and finishing the interior and
will be ready for occupancy about the
Hrst Of the month.
A correspondent Of the Herald writes
from the Cripple Creek district In Colo
RADIO. that he has just received news Of
the death OF DR.. ID. G. Kelly, who was
well known throughout this part OF New
Mexico and especially In the COchiti
mining district, wherein he practiced medi-
cine.
Thomas s. Kline, who owns a number
OF the beat building sites in Bland, In.
tends to begin the early construction Of
a large two-story business building on
his lot between the place Of business Of
John 0'Connor and that Of Arthur Henry
The first piano to arrive In the Cochit
came into Bland for the Bletcher home
stead.
Regular payday at the Albemarl'
Thursday last and the large force a
work over there IL co~rrespondingly happy
Before the first OF April Bland will b,
connected with the world at large by
perfect system OF telephone and tele
graph.
, The first wagons to go over tho full
J, length Of the new road from Bland to th
: Albemarle mine were two belonging I
: Squire Smith, each loaded with 500 fee
. OF lumber and each drawn by two horses
y The trip was 'asily made and since the
. scores Of other wagons have been comm
aud going over the new road, which Is a
Incompatible improvement over the oil
Union gulch, Washington road.
Jose HilariO Montoya, the present gov
' ernor OF COchlti Indian pueblo, mad
a pleasant call on the Herald. GOvernC
MontOya has been in office during tn
past two terms and stands an excelleI
chance Of being reelected for an indei
mite number OF terms to the Office Of chit
executive Of the Cochiti pueblos.
l. Geo. W. Smith, Of Florence, Colo.
expected In Bland about the Goth. 4
has purchased the Bob Mauney AMI job
Allen one-third interest in the Reindet
mining claim in Cola canyon.
y, h. s. Philpot, who left Los Angeles O
January 2 for the KlOndike, writes h
wife that he has reached Skaguay.
d II Is almost settled that John Gimme
man, of Santa Fe, will start a drug stOI
In Bland.