Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-19
TOPICS At TAOS.
A Readable Assortment Of Social, Business
and Mining News Specially
Reported.

Special Correspondence New Mexican.
Taos, Jan. II. 1898. s.-On Friday even
ing last, Taos was astonished to learr
the news of the marriage of DR.. e. p
Martin to Mrs. Arthur, Rev. John M
Whitlock performing the ceremony OF
Thursday evening Both bride anc
groom are well known in this section
and DR.. Martin is also wen known in
Santa Fe and other sections of the ter
ritory. The doctors marriage was quite
a surprise even to his most intimate
friends, but congratulations are in order
and all the world loves a lover.
| Mr.. A. Scheurich, eX-chairman of the
| board of county commissioners, since
| his return from Santa Fc. has been quite
sick.
Mr.. A. w. Tenant has proved him
self possessed of much business acumen
| by having obtained control Of the
valuable coal deposits along the route OF
the proposed Las Vegas and Taos rail
road.
Our genial Joe Morris has provided
the Liebert hotel with mistress, Miss
Nellie Russell having consented to ac-
cord him the comfort of her companion
ship for life. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris are deservedly popular and of the
elite of Taos.
Mr.. Preston, a civil engineer for the
Maxwell Land Grant company. was over
from Elizabcthtown last week gather
ing statistics as to the amount of i'm
ports and exports of this valley, for use
by this company to induce the Santa Fc
r. X. Co. to build this way from Cimar-
ron canon.
of Penasco, is in Taos looking after his
property and other business interests.
The family of Rev. Jno. M. Whitlock
left last Monday for Santa Fe for pro-
tracted visit.
Marriages are the order of the day.
On the 18th, at Arroyo Seco, Rev. Jno.
NJ. Whitlock united in marriage Tomas
Gonzales and Miss Delfina Lucero, the
latter formerly resident of Las Colo
Mas.
Saturday evening farewell dance
was given to Doctor and Mrs. +. B. Ro-
nero, who returned on Monday to Las
Vegas, accompanied by Miss Julia Bar
ron, who will remain several weeks. All
of the 'best set" attended the ball and
it was with feelings of sincere regret
that farewells were exchanged as
during their limited sojourn here
the doctor and his wife endeared them
selves to all who have had the honor of
their acquaintance.
Our community has sustained another
social loss, as Padre Collier, who for
some time past has been assistant to
Padre Pouget, has been transferred to
TERRA Amarillo.
Mrs. B. Gusdorf and elder daughter,
Miss Elsie, are sufficiently indisposed to
be confined to their home.
William Gllis has fine collection of
ores from Red River and vicinity, which
he intends to place on exhibition in
Denver. There are many claims in Red
River on which work is being steadily
pushed and which are prepared to COM
mence shipping. In this collection is
ore from the Shoshonc mine on Gold
Hill in the Red River mining district on
which a force of men is steadily at work.
Located in 1893. this claim was bonded
to GuSdorf Bros, of Taos, in 1896: was
purchased by them January 1, 1898.
Assays run from $25 to $s, 100 per ton
This mine is shipper. The last car,
ten tons, Notwithstanding the large eX-
pense of burro and railroad transporta-
tion, netted the owners S4OO
Who said Klondike?