Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-24
TERRITORIAL CHIP BASKET.
Socorro is TO have sanitariun..

The White Oaks Dramatic club i
making preparations to produce another
play.
A. NJ. Blackwell's little son. at Ration.
is still very sick. but somewhat better
than a week ago.
The report that smallpox had broken
out at Socorro happily proves to have
been without foundation.
The Stockman is persuaded that a
smelter at Springer would be good pay
ing investment for some one.
The broom factory at Las Cruces has
disposed Of all its stock on hand and is
awaiting supplies to fill orders.
b. c. Wandell recently shipped from
Las Cruces to FL Paso two hogs that
each weighed 800 pounds dressed.
New Mexico sheep, fattened in Neb-
raska, sold in Kansas City the other day
at $4.s5, S2-pound New Mexico yearlings
sold at $3.50.
| The petit jury at Socorro will probably
be held until the end of the month, and
during, that time 1t is expected that much
civil business will be disposed of.
The valuable race horse of Albert
Ellis, Las Cruces, got tangled up in the
rope with which it was tied, few nights
ago, and died from strangulation.
1t is said that there is sufficient ma
terial in tAe yards of the Ell Paso &
Northeastern Railroad company at Fort
Bliss to complete the new railroad as far
as La Luz
| Fruit raisers in the valley are very
much pleased with the recent fall of
snow, as they expect to benefit from it
through increased crops next fall, says
the SOcorro Advertiser.
George Craig, w. G. jackson and
Claude Doane, who were convicted of
cattle stealing at this term of the court
at Socorro, were recently sentenced by
Judge Hamilton. Craig got two years,
Jackson one year and Doane six months
in the territorial penitentiary.
| The Chieftain says that Hon. Frank
w. Clancy, now practicing his profess
sion at Albuquerque, was the pioneer
English speaking lawyer of Socorro,
having located there in the practice of
his profession more than 20 years ago.
The preliminary hearing of Adolph
| teban Trujillo, is in progress at Springer.
District Attorney O. +. Smith and w. c.
Wrigley represent the territory. and
Captain l.. G. Fort, of Las Vegas. APP
pears for the defendant.
John ii. Riley has disposed of all his
cattle at the Cueva to +. l.. West, of
Garden City, Kas., and negotiations are
now pending for the sale of the famous
Riley ranch The sale includes L.
500 head of as fine cattle as are to be
found in this territory.
The snow the first Of the week brought
gladness to the hearts Of the stockmen,
both the owners of sheep and the owners
Of cattle. Itguarantees good range, and
that is condition over which they have
been in doubt for some little time past.
All right now. though. says the Pecos
Valley Argus.
The Pecos valley has several thousand
acres of land which can be profitably de-
voted to sugar beet farming this year,
and 1t will be given over to that crop.
All the land in the lower valley that has
been offered for rent has been leased,
and will be cultivated The acreage to
crops in the portion of the valley south
of Eddy will be the largest in its history.
The Lordsburg Liberal reports: DR..
G. N. Woods was in from Gold Hill Sat
urday, and says that the wave of pros
pcrity has spattered all over him. He
recently leased the Wcrncy mine, and
has set force of men to work on it.
They had not been working long before
they uncovered seven-inch streak of
orc that runs over 500 in gold to the
ton.
The Office of road supervisor for the
different precincts in the counties of the |
territory was abolished by an act of the
last legislature, the law taking effect
the first of the present month. On and
after that date the justices of the peace
of the various precincts OF the county |
become ex-officio road supervisors and
are to receive the sum of rs per annum
for this service.
Charles Dyasp, the champion fake
mine discoverer and check cashier, had
his trial before Justice Givens, of this
city, Saturday, for obtaining money by
means of worthless checks. He was
sentenced to so days in the county Jail.
He pretended that he had discovered
big gold mine at Santa Rita and took
in a few poor innocents for small
amounts. He afterward came to this
city and victimized several people with
worthless checks. He was only prose-
cuted upon one charge, says the Silver
City Enterprise.
Wednesday morning Jesus l.. Abreu
had tS irh lar in txuf vNIu ~
just above the ankle. He had started
for home with his team and wagon,
when the horses became uncomfortable
and threw Mr. Abreu from the wagon
with such force as to break his leg. He
is resting easily now, and the doctors
think the nature of the break is such
that he will not be long confined to his
room, reports the Springer Stockman.