Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-07
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
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the labor ordinarily expended to throw
a stream of water.
Nathan Jaffa has bought the Ameri-
book store at Roswell from E. q.
Timoney.
J. W.. Kinsinger, aged l year and IL
months, died at Roswell Of measles ana
the whooping cough.
Pearce & BiXby, Of Roswell, nave
been awarded the contract to build a
new bakery to cost $1,2vO at Roswell.
An addition is being built to the resi-
dence of C. Fl. Johnson at Roswell.
Thomason & Hiatt have received the
contract to build a six-room adobe
house on the Rio Hondo ranch. The
same firm also received the contract to
build two cottages on the Fred Higgins
lots at Roswell.
Lucius Dills has again settled down
in Roswell, where he will practice law.
w. P. Lewis and w. T. Wells have
bought 800 feet of railroad frontage in
Roswell. They claim to have the largest
lumber yard in New Mexico, and have
3S, 800 square feet occupied with lumber
The Pecos valley will send train loads
of apples to market this year, as about
nine-tenths of the trees in the Pecos
valley have commenced to bear fruit.
Joseph Lang has completed his resi-
dence at Porlates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Trammell, of
Sweetwater, Tex, with their three sons
and wives, are spending the summer at
Portales.
A mar named Cox, aged 70 years,
passed through Chaves county on horse
back in pursuit of his two sons, who
had run away to Arizona.
Fred Cox, of Cueva, killed twelve
wolves the other day.
L. Hoffmaster, Of Roswell, has moved
to Dallas.
The 2-year-old son Of John Pierce, OF
| Roswell, was severely injured by a
horse kicking him in the face.
Arch Morrow has been released from
the Roswell Jail on $1,000 bond. He is ac.
cused of stealing cattle.
Emil Fritz and Mrs. Marie E. Dollar
were married by Rev. S. X. Hallam al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John 7
Thornton at Roswell. The couple will
live on the Feliz river.
A. ]. Haddix, of Decatur, Tex, has
settled at Roswell.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
B. B. Scroggins, of Las Cruces, has
ing machine.
A st. Louis firm bought up three
quarters of the peach production of thu
Mesilla valley.
Worms are playing havoc with thu
sweet corn in the Mesilla valley. Thu
first alfalfa crop, too, was poor, and thu
other crops are not very promising.
Mrs. Louise G. Chaves, wife of Deme'
trio Chaves, died at Mesilla.
Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Williams, O.
Las Cruces, arrested a Chinaman on
train of the Santa Fe railroad who ha(
come from Ell Paso. The Chinaman at
tempted to smuggle his way from Mex
leo to the United States.
The son of Charles Clausen, of Hills
boro, died at Mesilla, aged Z month";
and % days.
Juan Montenegro had a preliminar!
hearing at Las Cruces on a charge o
robbery and horse theft. He was hell
for trial.
Mrs. Annie Buntz, Of Ell Paso, ha
taken up her residence at Las Cruces.
The smallpox has been stamped on
1t Las Cruces, and the health officer ha
withdrawn his prohibition agains
dances and other public gatherings.
SAN JUAN COUNTY.
DR.. j.. A. Duff has moved from Farm
ington to Aztec.
R. B. Whitford and family, Of Duran
go, have settled at Aztec.
Miss Lillian Fluck died at Cedar Hi
of heart disease. She was aged 20 year
and had been postmistress Of Cedar Hi
for some years.
SIERRA COUNTY.
w. H. Wiley, of Hillsboro, died in tn
hospital at ~Solomonville, Ariz.
Jefferson Herself has bought Judg
Smiths blacksmith shop at Hillsboro.
Guy Mcpherson, Miss Maud Anderso
and several others from Hillsboro hav
returned from a hunting trip, durin
which they shot three bears, five will
turkeys and caught 100 pounds Of trou
Miss Anderson shot one of the bears.
Edward Hopkins and James Hopkir
have enlarged and started up the grist
mill at Arroyo Bonita.
J.. H. Hicklin, Jr., and Miss Mary
Campbell, formerly Of Hillsboro, wei
married in Arizona.
B. v. Greeley has returned to Hills
boro from Alaska. Colonel Parker, WI
was in Alaska, has returned to LAX
Valley.
Rev. E. H. J. Andrews, of Hillsbor
was ordained by Bishop Johnson at tt
church of the Good Shepherd at Corp,
Christi, Texas.
Miss Polly Rogers purchased Mr.
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Hillsboro.
John Burke has resigned as school d
rector of the Hillsboro precinct, an
Colonel David Dissingre has been al
pointed in his place.
Senator Andrews, of Pittsburg, Pa
bought John Cox's Trujillo creek ranc
for $500, and also 400 head of horses fl
81, 800, from Axtel Westerberg.
EDDY COUNTY.
Charles Huddleson was elected cons,
commander Of Eddy Grove Camp
Woodmen Of the World of Carlsbad
succeed John L. Kell, resigned.
G. ". Lewis, of Carlsbad, lost a pocl
etbook containing $115 and a railwa
pass. After several days search 1t Wa
found by Samuel Pigford, who receive
a reward Of $40.