Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-16

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friends, announcing the approaching
marriage OF Miss Maud Eskridge,
daughter of Major and Mrs. Richard /.
Eskridge, to Colonel Edward P. Pear
son, Tenth infantry, United States
army, at the post chapel at Fort Keno,
0. T., Tuesday evening, May 10. next.
After the ceremony the contracting
parties will start on a wedding tour, be-
ing at home at Fort Reno after June Is.
C. B. Eddy, president of the Ell Paso
& Northeastern railroad. John A.. EDDY,
general manager of the same. and W. "A.
Hawkins, solicitor for the road, came up
from III Paso last night and spent the
day in this city as guests at the Palace.
The Tenth infantry having been or
dered to Mobile in anticipation OF hos
%tllities, 1st Lieutenant Victor E. Stottler,
of that regiment, who has made such a
splendid record as agent OF the Mesca-
lero Apaches during the past three and a
half years, has requested the War de-
partment to Immediately grant him re-
lief from that duty and order him to
his regiment. Lieutenant Stottler has
many warm friends in this city and ter
ritory who wish him the best OF success
knowing, If occasion offers, that he will
prove a gallant and capable officer In
action, as he has so far during his army
service.
On Thursday afternoon from 3 to 6
o'clock, Miss Crawford, of the govern
ment Indian school, entertained In
honor of Miss Buck, of La Porte, Ind.
A musical guessing game, vocal music
H., No, n T,ntonI and MicS FRA W.
ford, and Instrumental music by Miss
Buck and Miss Hurt passed the after
noon in u delightful manner. Those
present were: Miss Buck, Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. I. M. Jones. Mrs. Ireland, Mrs.
Money, Miss Thornton, Miss Hurt, Miss
Keller, Miss Staab, Miss Silcott, Miss
Jones, Miss Otis and Miss Weir.
The family of Attorney W.. A. Hawk
ms expects to leave Silver City the latter
part of this week, to make their home
temporarily in FL Paso, where MIR. Hawk
ms holds a responsible position as gen
eral attorney of the White Oaks railroad
enterprises. The people of Silver City
will greatly miss Mr.. Hawkins and his
estimable family and hope for thcil
speedy return.-Silver City Independent.
| MI, dlu MIS-. I1d Mis- W. AOu PAcPcSS ~
give up their residence in New Mexico
} however, but will very likely reside per
manently in the new town OF Alamo
t gordo in eastern Dona Ana county
which will be one of the principal places
, on the line of the Ell Paso & Northeast
ern railroad, and headquarters for th'
t roads New Mexico business.
Mr.. Chas. s. Onderdonk, a gentleman
of means, who represents Pennsyl
: vania capitalists and has leased tn
, Lamy and Canada de Los Alamos lam
grants in eastern Santa Fe county, eX
poets to become a permanent citizen o
this territory. Mr.. Onderdonk is o
, Holland descent, about 80 years OF az
: and a very pleasant gentleman, is maj
e ried, having a most charming wife an
four lovely children. A couple OF week
ago MI. and Mrs. Onderdonk were i
:, Santa Fe looking about for a residence
> but found none suitable. Therefor
u they gave up the idea of settling in thi
= city and the NEW MEXICAN understand
that Mr.. Onderdonk is erecting a res
, dence at Lamy for the summer 1t
u to be regretted that the plan to becom
y residents of Santa Fe could not be cal
ried out, as they would have been mos
welcome additions to Santa Fe society
o A special dispatch to the st. Loui
Globe Democrat from Independence
Kas., says: Lieutenant Colonel Fl. T
Freeman, of the Fifth United States il
e fantry, stationed at Fort Mcpherson
near Atlanta, Ga, passed through tn
|. city yesterday on his way to Washing
ton in response to orders from heat
70 quarters. The colonel of the regimen
Is Henry c. Cook, is on a sick leave, an
,s Lieutenant Colonel Freeman will tax
command. 1t is thought that this wi
be one of the first regiments ordere
y into the field, as it is near the scene
- action and is partly acclimated. Colon
ID Freeman has been acting agent for IL
Usage Indians, and another agent wi
. be appointed" Colonel Freeman is
uncle of Mrs. M. A. Otero, the wife
Ia New Mexico's governor.
~ " Judge and Mrs. N. B. Laughlin, wi
n returned from a trip through the ca
IL last week, made quite an extensive tou
~ visiting the cities of Chicago, Washin
!" ton, New York, Brooklyn, %Philadelphi
Boston, Montreal and Hamilton. Th'
y passed a very pleasant time, but we
ne glad to return to the city of the HO
nj Faith, at the end of their vacation.
&c The executive committee of tt
~ women's department of the Oman
~ Transmississippi exposition has appoir
ed Mrs. Catherine P. Wallace, of tt
e. city, and Mrs. Ida Llewellyn, of L
er Cruces, the New Mexico membrs of Il
IL advisory council Of.the department. T.