El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09

infantry has been appointed adjutant
Of the first battalion of the regiment
The board of insurance sdjustors,
which met in Albuquerque, Monday,
after careful investigation, placed
the actual loss OF Frank az Sturges In the
San Felipe fire at $50, 000.-Ex.
The contractors who are construct
ing the extension of the White Oaks
road through the Saledo coal fields
are experiencing great difficulty In
Joseph Wheeler, who some time ago
went through the streets OF Magdalena
shooting right and left, gave himself
up to the authorities and furnished
81, 900 bond for appearance at court
Ex.
There will be excellent fruit exhibits
from nearly every county in the ter
ritOry, at the horticultural fair at
Santa Fe, which will be held the first
| week in Octo oer.-Albuquerque Citi-
zen.
The supreme court of New Mexico
decided last week that the coal oil bill
under which the agent of the Con
| tinentsl Oil company was arrested,
| was unconstitutional and Agent Will
son was released.-Ex.
The appointment of Miss DeSette as
superintendent of the day schools in
the Pueblo and Jicarilla agency ia said
| to be an innovation for the good OF the
Indians. Thus far the men have been
educated above the women,yet moth
er's influence counts for more than q
fathers example. Miss DeSetse will
see to it that the Indian homes are
visited and the mothers and daughters
are instructed in the ways of civilized
life.-Optie.
| Manager J. A. Eddy, of the Ell Psso
& Northeastern railway, writes to
society, as follows: 81 am in receipt
of yours of August 81. am glad you
call my attention to the feature OF max
ing an exhibit at the fair of Octo-
Der 4. We have fine fruit crop In
the country adjacent to the Ell Paso &
Northeastern railway, and we will IN
doubleday make a display of the fruit
at the fair.-New. Mexican.
| The Albuquerque Citizen Gays: On
November 2, 1899, E. A. Levy has
been postmaster of Sabinal, down In
Socorro county, for TWENTY-FIVE years,
and it is stated that his papers and re-
1
| transmitted to Washington, are the
most complete as to every little detail
ON file in the postoffice department.
However, he will soon turn over the
affairs of the Sabinal postofice to q
successor, who was recently appointed,
after which Mr.. Levy will pay strict
attention to his merchandise business
at Sabinal and his mining interests
| near at hand.
| Governor Otero has appointed Hon.
Levi b. Hughes, of Santa Fe, as an 1r-
r1gation commissioner TO fill the va
| cant place formerly held by Hon. ThOs.
G. Gutierrez, of Bernalillo. Mr..
Hughes Is we'll known as q man OF good
| business judgment that will be useful
in fmportent business to come up with
| regard to irrigation enterprises. The
other members of 1.-THE commission are
Hon.W. A. Hawkins, of Alamogordo;
Hon. G. A. Richardson, of Roswell;
Hon. Frank Springer, of this CITY and
q meeting yesterday afternoon
Optic.
| South Santa Fee county is one of the
| richest parts of New Mexico. That
the Ortiz grant ia to be the scene Of
active operations again under the own
ership of the electrical inventor,
Thomas A. Edison, is good news. Min
ing there has long paid. but now that
the great inventor has discovered q
process for economically securing the
gold from the vast placer beds of that
region and has invested q large amount
of money In the purchase of the pro-
perty, which he will work, q great in
crease in activity will follow. The
profsable operation of the Edison pur-
chase will lead to other industries In
that region.-Optic.