Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-03
WHITE OAKS LETTER.
Grip and Blizzard Arrive at the Same Time
Railroad Surveyors at Work-Many
Business Changes-P Personal Men
ton of Interest,

SA"ASSb l O1DOuQk mCu-
ton of Interest.
Special Correspondence New Mexican.
White Oaks, Dec. 2S.-The grip has
been stalking through this community
for some weeks. He laid a heavy hand
upon your correspondent. Think he
came in on the wings of the early De-
cember blizzard. That was a fine type
of the Dakota blizzard, | tell you. Ev-
erything in Whirling order and a blind
ing snow and all, only the temperature
would not reach the Dakota standard
Everybody's house plants were frozen,
ecause it came so Unexpectedly, ev-
erybody's sympathies were raised fol
the dear people who must entertain
billiards. every winter.
The railroad surveyors and engineers
have been here. Been and gone!''
They came quietly, and quietly did theil
work, then, without noise or hustle, de-
parted. All that is known about thei1
intentions or opinions is by the stakes
they drove into the ground at intervals
and which testify to the fact of theil
having been here. But other railroad
surveyors have driven stakes on a line
through this town before and their oh
Ject, seemingly, was only to trip I'M
wary pedestrians, bruise their toes. cut
short their meditations and remind
them of the important fact that a rail
o survey had been made there.
Therefore. the people proceed along in
the ever tenor of their way. not permit
ting this event to interfere with theil
daily business, yet quite willing to have
a railroad built through the valley.
Yesterday, arrived in White Oaks one
of New MeXico's volunteers, Harry
Cammery, from the Big Four at AL.
bany, Ga. Mr.. Cammery has been tx.
pected for nearly a month because the
Albuquerque Democrat reported thai
he had arrived in hal city with othel
discharged volunteers, and had proceed
ed thence on his way to White Oaks
His brother and friends of this place
had become quite alarmed as to his
whereabouts, and We're making efforts
to locate him. 1t never once entered
their minds that the report might have
been false. Mr.. Cammery's arrival has
proven the paper to have been in error
as he came direct from Albany by way
Of FL Paso and A~lamogordo. His well
come home was most cordial, though
not a la Hobson. Mr.. Cammery has nc
desire to exchange his residence in New
Mexico for one in Georgia or anywhere
in the south.
A few changes in business circles of
White Oaks will be ushered in with the
new year. Jno. Canning, of the firm OF
Taliaferro Mercantile and Trading Com
pany. will withdraw from that business
and enter the White Oaks bank as cash
Ter. Mr.. Canning will take the place OF
Frank J. Sager, who resigned to accept
a more lucrative business in Cincinnati
o. A gentleman from Texas will takt
Nj. Canning's place in the mercantile
company. Levin w, Stewart will be.
come bookkeeper for the Old Abe Min.
ing Company and Sidney Parker will BIZ
bookkeeper for the Zeigler Brothers
merchants.
Everybody is enjoying the holidays
Even those who must continue theil
work through the holiday season fee
the e~xhilarating effect of it. Both Con.
gregational and Methodist churches
had Christmas trees and splendid exer'
cises for the Sunday schools.
Mrs. Tom Long is spending the holi
days with her parents, Captain and Mrs
Timoney, of Roswell.
Richard Taliaferro and Brant Pader
are home from the Military Institute
for the holidays. The wise discipline Of
that institution is already shown in the
manners and carriage of these lads.
The express and mail to White Oaks
were so over-crowded hat the regular
conveyance could not bring all the
Christmas packages in time for Santa
Claus to distribute them.
August Schinzing and wife have re.
turned from their visit east.
Mrs. Charles Hamilton and children
will return to White Oaks the first o.
January. Mrs. Hamilton has already
arrived.
Captain and Mrs. d. w. Roberts are
| spending the holidays with Han Hin.
kle's family on Lower Penasco.
Mrs. VIM. Hoyle and daughter, Ida
are spending the winter in FL Paso.
The Old Abe Mining Company con.
tinue sinking the shaft. and the ore
continues as good. if not better. Some
ore was brought up a few days since
said to be the finest specimens ever OBJ.
tanned in the camp. 1t seemed only tt
need the stamp of Uncle Sam placed up.