El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-27

no duu pTOkICo5lSS
people of Pinos Altos are chipping in
all around to defray the expense Of
erecting free for all church building
Silver City Independent.
The managers of the Territorial Fair
Association have decided to hold the
fare this season from September p tC
October l, instead of a week later as
previously ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Democrat.
The Sisters of Loretto, who have
been In retreat at the convent of the
order in this city for a week, have
different parts of the territory.-New
Mexican.
Eight. of S. L. Smiths horses got
into a house on the Warrington place
and in some way closed the door. When
M. u. Miller. they were nearly starv.
ed.-Roswell Record.
The normal instituted opened at Ra-
ton, on Monday, for two weeks ses-
sion, with County Superintendent
Leahy and Professor A. E. Burnett, OF
Silver City, as conductors. Nineteen
teachers are in attendauce.-RatOn
Range.
A case Of smallpox has at last ap-
peared on the west side, some distance
south of the plaza. A family went
out to Geronimo to assist in the wheat
harvest, and on return fOur-year-Old
boy broke out with smsllpox.-LasV e-
gas Optic.
County Clerk Gonzales will have his
penditures of San Miguel county from
July 1, 1897, to June 80 of this year, in
elusive, ready for the use of the gov
ernor in his report to the secretary of
the interior in few days.-Lss Vegas
Optic.
j. Richmond, member of the commits
sion firm of Manly s. Richmond of
Trinidad, is in the city today. having
purchased 10000 head of yesrling
wethers from Gross, Blackwell & Co.
The sheep were loaded today 23rd and
shipped to Fort Collins, Colo.--Las We
gas Optic.
The first of the fall shipments of
stock from this point was made last
Thursday, when Messrs. Oldham, Mar
tin, Raines, Burtcher, Bates and Perry
Culberson delivered something over
500 head from the lower ella country
to Colorado buyers. The prices paid
were $3.50 for yearlings; S2l.50 for
two-year-olds and $24. so for three's and
over. The stock was in prime condi-
ton. Other shipment will speedily fol-
low.-Silver City Independent.
The leaders of the democratic party
in New Mexico have decided upon a
q short campaign, and therefore called
the convention for October s. Short
campaigns are economical, but, in So
corp county, give great advantage to
the republicans, as that political or
ganizasion is controlled by men who
have nOShing to do but seek an Office,
and the morning after the election
they begin their scheming for the next
time. In this county some Is or 20 re-
publicsns have devoted their attention
to securing votes since the closing of
the polls two years sgo.-SocOrro Ad-
vertiser.
W. p. Ellington and party, who had
been employed by the Maxwell Land
Association, of Colfsx county, and by
the La Cueva Ranch Co., of Mora
county, for the past few years, to trap
and kill wolves coyotes and wild cats
contracted some three weeks ago with
the Wagon Mound Live Stock Associa-
ton for the protection of their cattle,
sheep and horses, from devastation by
wild animals, suchs having been very
severe the past few months, Mr.. Ed
ington brought in eighteen wolf scalps
and twelve coyote and wild cat scslps,
for which he received $40 for each wolf
and 81 for each cat or coyote. These
animals were caught in large steel
traps, of which Mr.. Ellington has some
200 in the vicinity of Wagon Mound
Las Vegas Optic.