Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-04
TERRITORIAL SIFTINGS.
Grant County.
people are sick in Silver City.

Few people are sick in Silver City.
Miss May Shelby and Mr. Lee Rice
were recently married in Silver City.
The grand jury finished its work and
adjourned on Thursday. Six indictments
were returned. R
Fifteen tramps arrived in Silver City
on Monday, and l5 tramps wentsto work
on the streets ON Tuesday.
Oliver P. Williams has retired from
the management of the SilverCity Eagle
and gone to Boston. His successor is j.
l.. Whitton.
Lemuel Childers has resigned his posi-
tion as foreman of the l.. c. Cattle com
pany and has been succeeded by Jerry
Mcdonald &
Emil Solignac, the newly appointed
register of the Las Cruces land office,
came up from Deming last Wednesday
and the same afternoon took his oath of
Office before District Court Clerk Wal
ton. He will enter upon his new duties
just as soon as his bond is approved by
the department, says the Silver City In
dependent.
nent attorney of this place, retnrne3
from the Klondike Saturday last. To
hear the experiences of Mr.. Bell is a
certain antidote against the Alaskan
fever. He will resume the prastice OF
his profession in this city, says the Sill
yer City Eagle.
Silver City had on it's holiday attire
last week in honor of the organization
of the new lodge and visiting Elks.
Nearly every business house was gaily
decorated in many colors. and sweet
music iloated on the air while the glis
tening plug hats kept time to it's ravish-
ing strains
Chaves County.
The present population Of Chayes
county is estimated at about 1000.
The cool nights have prevented the
peaches from prematurely blooming at
Roswell.
J. Fl. Carper has struck a fine flow of
artesan water in the well for W. 5.
Prayer at the depth of $50 feet
Most OF the lands within the known
illigable area in Chaves county have
passed from the government to private
ownership, though several thousand
acres of good land are still subject to
entry. These private lands can be
bought at prices ranging from $3.50 to
$l00 per acre.
A preliminary meeting OF citizens in
terested In organizing permanent fair
association was held at the office of w.
S. Prayer last Monday afternoon. A
committee, composed of L. F. Barnett,
w. S. Prayer, j. B. Gill. c. w. Haynes,
w. M. Atkinson, w. l.. Amonette and
Lucius Dills, was appointed to canvass
the matter among our citizens and report
progress, says the Roswell Record.
Deputy Sheriff Fred Higgins ID back
from trip to western Arizona, and An
tonic Garcia is in the county jail. Gar
cia has been the receptive partner of
Manuel Ruiz in the cattle industry.
Some 80 head of cattle, mostly belong
ing to the Cass Land & Cattle company,
have been recovered, which this indus
tri0us pair have appropriated.
Taos County.
La Belle recently INDUCED insran old
fashioned spelling bee.
The quartz body encountered in the
Cotton tunnel at La Belle will average
about three feet.
Editor Staplin, of La Belle Cresset,
has returned from months recruit
ing trip to Colorado points and the pa
per will resume its wonted religious tone,
Colfax County
Rev. r. NJ. Craig. of Albuquerque,
will preach in the Presbyterian church
in Ration on next Sunday at IL a. M.
Amos A. Carroll and Ellen Pearson
were married on Tuesday evening,
March /, at the Methodist parsonage,
by Rev. A. Hoffman, pastor.
Mr.. w. c. Wrigley and little daughter
returned on Friday from several
months visit to Philadelphia, Pa. Price,
the son, remains there as he has not yet
fully recovered from his injured knee.
Dona Ana County,
Register Solignac has arrived in Las
| Cruces.