Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-11
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
SAN JUAN COUNTY.

SAN JUAN COUNTY.
j. b. Ashcroft, manager of a large
business at Fruitland, claims that with
in the last two years the county has
added so per cent to its population by
One hundred tons of hay were burned
for Samuel Nicholas in an accidental
fire at La Pata.
r. G. Prewitt has been elected presi-
dent Fred Bunker treasurer, and E. S.
secretary of the Aztec south
Side Canal company
A petition is being circulated asking
the commissioners to levy a special tax
for bridge purposes.
The Mormons are making an effort to
organize congregation at Aztec.
GRANT COUNTY.
The small pox is thing of the past,
there being no cases on the Mmbres.
j. G. Allison, prominent stockman,
and Miss Susie Davis, the belle of the
valley, We're married at Homer Tar
bills ranch.
Eddie Robinson, well known and high
ly esteemed in Silver City, died in the
marine hospital at San Francisco on
the oath instant Of typhoid pneumonia.
The three Cornell ranches north of
Fort Bayard, with one thousand head of
cattle, We're transferred to Thomas
Harrington for $4,000 spot cash.
w. r. Merritt has been appointed
school director of Deming, to succeed
DR.. Carl Hagen, resigned.
Rev. Miner Jones spent week at
endeavorng to establish an
Episcopal church.
Donald Leahy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
A. Leahy, of Lordsburg, died of rare
disease, called gangrenous dermatitis,
which followed an attack of measles,
and caused large black spots to appear
on the skin, which began to slough
away and produced septic poisoning.
The house of l.. C. McGrath, of Lords
burg, was burned to the ground by a
fire caused by chicken incubator.
LoSS, 2l,oou, IO lllSuId1lce.
Bruce c. Weathers and Mrs. Emma
v Ambrose were married at Lordsburg.
Weathers was a member of the Rough
Riders.
COLFAX COUNTY.
According to the report of the Colfax
county grand jury the county Jail is
badly in need of Improvement There
is no provision for bathing the prison.
ers, and even during the winter months
the prisoners had to sleep on the iron
floor without any covering. The jury
reports: 1T appears to us that some of
the justices of the peace in Colfax
county are simply trying to make costs
against the city or county, instead Of
trying to do their sworn duty in max
ing equitable and speedy settlements Of
all minor violations of the law coming
within their jurisdiction"
The people of Johnsons mesa want a
telephone line to Ration, a mill with an
oatmeal attachment and good roads to
the county capital.
The post office receipts of Ration for
the first quarter of 1899 were s60l121,
which is an increase of Is per cent over
the receipts of the first quater of 1898.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
Clay Hunter and Frank Hunter, who
had a bunch of stolen horses in their
were captured by George
Scarborough at Kiehne's ranch. They
were lodged in the Socorro Jail.
Bruce Weaver was brought to the
Socorro county Jail from Ell Paso for
contempt of court He refused to obey
a subpoena as witness about IS months
ago.
Antonio Sedillo, of Socorro, has been
to the bar of the state Texas
at El Paso.
Don Sosteno Aragon and Jesus Con-
treras of Polvareda, had a thrilling
runaway accident, but escaped serious
injury.
The case of Alexander B. Laird
against the county of Socorro has been
dismissed by the district court at Sill
yer City. Six years ago Laird, then
sheriff of Grant county, rendered bill
of $3.50 for transporting prisoner to So
zorro. The county commissioners DEEM
ed this exorbitant and offered Laird 800
in settlement of the bill. Laird refused
this and the suit resulted.
Daniel Milton, 16-year-old boy who
resided with his grandmother at Polva-
reda, accidentally shot himself while
hunting ducks and died almost in
stantly.
Louis Huning of Los Lunas will prob
ably erect new business block, to con-
tain eight stores, at San Marcial.
Alva and George, children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Richards, at San Marcial,
gave birthday party to their young
friends.
The Atchson, Topeka and Santa Fe
fire and hose company of San Marcial
recently gave ball and made street
parade at which they wore for the first
time their nobby new uniforms.
On July the San Marcial hose COM
pany and the SocOrro hose company ex-
pect to have an athletic contest at San
Marcial.
EDDY COUNTY.
The measles are prevailing at Eddy.
Thomas Fl. Means, Of Washington, D.
c., is at Eddy, and will remain there un-
til July /. to investigate the soils and
particularly the alkal problems of the
arid west. He will be assisted by his
co-worker, Frank D. Gardner, who had
been at Messilla Park lately.
A. r. Teeple. chief clerk to Auditor
Ora nor of the Penos Vallev 4. North.