Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-30
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
ALBUQUERQUE.

Ihe city is happy in hopes of new
railway depot.
William Shedd aged 3, has been fatal
of scalding hot water.
Albuquerque wants the lawn tennis
clubs of the southwest to hold Il grand
tournament in that city.
William OFT and wife have the flags
of rejoicing flying to signify special
visit from Santa Claus. 1t was a boy.
LAS VEGAS.
Ludwig w. Ilfeld, of New York city,
is spending the holidays with his folks
in this city.
Rough Rider Ferry Cavanaugh has a
paralyzed arm as the result of his Gu
ban experiences.
The early closing movement has
struck the town and the local stores all
close now at p. m, except Saturdays.
Lewis H. King, of Quincy, ri oa,nn
TO New Mexico TO ule, so lie thought,
not long ago, and now is not only able
to get around, but to attend to busi-
ness. Mr.. King is living in this city.
EDDY COUNTY.
A 1O-months old calf raised near Ed
dy on alfalfa was found the other day,
on being slaughtered, to weigh dressed
BIG pounds.
Alfalfa will be scarce and high at Ed
dy in a few months and the crop al
ready on hand is being rapidly bought
up and cornered.
Twenty-seven cars of cattle We're re-
Gently shipped from Lake View in Eddy
county by c. B. Willingham to Abilene,
Tex, to be fatted on cottonseed meal.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
Il. N. Wlyde, of Denver, has removed
to AlamogordO.
A union Epworth league has been or
ganized at Alamogordo.
The Sutherland Bros. are building d
fine brick storehouse at Alamogordo.
Edward A. Layne and Mrs. Lavina
j. Thomas, of Silver City, have been
married.
James Dickinson, of Silver City, rae
ed his hoss against the Darnell hoss, OF
Pinos Altos, and won the $1O0 purse.
When the Santa Fe agents at Silver
City don their new uniforms they pro-
pose to hire brass band and indulge
in parade.
Silver City's Knights of Pythias gave
a Christmas ball that was both a tinan'
cial and a social success. A specia
train brought many people from Dem
ing.
| Silver City is evidently city O.
churches, judging from accounts in th'
local papers of the unanimous wa.
with which they all celebrated Christ
mas.
The Baldwin engine, 1O1, on the Sac
ramento Mountain railway, cannot b
kept on the track going around shar
curves. and has been rejected by tn
railway company.
Christian Endeavor society, which Wi
shortly give literary and musical en-
tertainment in aid of the local churc
building fund.
Probate Judge-elect r. G. Landrun
of Grant county, may not qualify, as
has taken a contract to freight for IN
Confidence mine at Mogollon, and
may interfere with his prospective ju
dicial duties.
Gardening and Truck Farming Il
the Sacramento Section; Region Ric
in Agricultural and Mineral Resourc
es," was the title of an address befor
the farmers national congress at For
Worth. The paper, evidently by Ed
itor Lightfoot, of the Chief, shows tha
New Mexican Irish potatoes will yiel'
from 2O,OO to 10000 pounds to the acr
without irrigation; that there is n
limit to which the cabbage culture cal
be carried on; that the cauliflower i
highly profitable; Sacramento celery !
equal to the best in Colorado and Cali
fornia; root crops yield astonishingly
the Sacramento mountains form al
ideal hop yard; the whole eastern slop
Of the mountains is covered with pro
fuse growth of berry bushes, and o
standard commercial fruits there is nj
end The Sacramento mountain regiol
is an agricultural Eldorado.
CHAVES COUNTY.
John Brotherton of Roswell, died o
pneumonia recently while bling brough
home from the timber where he ha
been to haul wood.