Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-28
new MEXICO CULLINGS.
bona Ana County.

| DOud Ana county.
Frank McClary is building IA lime kill
at La Luz.
| The Chieftain notes that a new Salool
sign has appeared in La Luz
| Snow is reported two feet deep on
the SUBMITS of the Sacramento noun
| tains.
Dirt is now flying all along the line o
the new road between La Luz and f
Paso, and track laying is being done al
the rate OF over one mile per day.
BY order of the county commissioners
no license will be granted for saloon
within five miles of the Northeastern 4
El Paso railroad, except at La Luz and
Tularosa.
Judging from the rapidity with which
settlers are already focking into the
mountain country east of La Luz, the
Sacramentos will very soon double thcil
present population.
Within the past week j. c. Tucker
and =. NJ. Nelson have. with the aid of
hounds, captured two large mountain
lions over by the Alamo. One of the
animals was found eating 3-ycar-old
horse it had just killed. One lion meas
ured nine feet in length and the other
seven feet. says the Sacramento Chief
tain.
Grant County.
Dcming is to have roller skating
rink.
The freight receipts at Silver City are
heavy and on the increase.
The recent cold spell has been more
persevering than for years in Silver City.
There are several commercial enter
prises on the tapis in Silver City that
will soon be consummatcd.
Mrs. S. p. Carpenter and daughter
reached Silver City from New York City
yesterday. to attend the funeral of the
late Samuel P. Carpenter.
OF late there has been wholesale
suspension of postoflices throughout the
country. Mangas is among the latest.
That mail will be handled in Silver City.
Estelle Vaughn, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Vaughn. died at the house of his
parents on the Mimbres river Wednos-
day morning. of pneumonia. Deceased
was aged a3 years.
United States court cOnvcncS at Silver
City on the first Monday in February.
the 18th proXimo. The jury venircs have
been issued. The docket is unusually
large and the term is likely to last for
about three weeks
James Hunter, familiarly known rs
'Scotty," was found dead in his bed at
Silver City few days ago. He was well
known and liked in Silver City. AT the !
time of his death he was an applicant
for coal mine inspector for this ter
ritory.
Eddy and Chaves Counties.
The Roswell Register advises making
war on the prairie dogs during the
leyt two months.
j. M. Miller has just received word
hat the 10,500 sheep he sold last SUM-
ner, at 1925 per head, have been resold
Vt $3 each, a gain of Is cents each IN
ix months, says the Roswell Register.
Arrangements are about completed
Eddy is to have small sized
packing house next year. number of
he business men and citizens have
iSiCCo w Put VIOuSl IuOlIcy IulO ullc |
enterprise to slaughter all the hogs that
will be raised this year in the lower val
cy.
Colfax County.
{. Il. Moore returned to Ration. on
sunday, from weeks wild turkey hunt
N the Vermejo. He had bagged six.
Adolph Harmon was placed under ST.
90 bonds at Springer for the shooting
+ the man Truiillo. 1t is said to have
cen an unmistakable case of self-dc-
nnse.
The tfwn of Springer was visited BY a
nvere storm Friday night and Saturday
forming. The thermometer indicated
2 degrees below zero with foot of .
now on the ground.
Valencia County.
John Becker, the big general mer-
hant of Belen. has purchased the mer.
handise stock and store of Charles
lam, at Jarales, and has installed as
lanager there Chris. Schelle.
Court will open in Los Lunas on the
lird Monday In February. The grand
nd petit juries for Valencia county were
rawn by Clerk Of the Court II. v. Owen
asterday morning.