Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-13
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
GRANT COUNTY.

George Fowler, aged 81 years, died at
Silver City. He was born in Cambridge,
| Mass, and lived for many years in Cal
ifornia. Thirteen years ago he came IT,
| New Mexico. The cause of death was
paralysis caused by lead poisoning.
Hail at Hanover tore tents to pie ,es,
and the flood caused by the rain and
hail washed a team and horses away
and flooded the Central and Lone noun
tain districts.
bought the Mogollon stage line from w.
A. Smith.
Silver City has been threatened with
9. water famine, and to prevent his a
new well is being sunk near the city
reservoir.
Owing to increased traffic another
regular train has been put on between
Lordsburg and Clifton.
The New Mexico Light and Power
Company, at Silver City, is building a
10, 00O-gallon tank.
The first lodge hall built by a lodge Of
Knights Of Pythias is being erected at
Lordsburg. The building will be dedi-
Gated in September, when the grant
lodge meets at Silver City.
Jacob Martinez and l.. A. Lindsey are
having a legal dispute of interest at
Lordsburg. A horse with the Lindsey
brand burned out and the Martinez
brand above it is the cause of the dis
pute.
HI. D. Morey, Of Lordsburg, and Miss
Carrie Mayes were married at Yuma,
Arizona.
Mrs. G. B. Barron and family have
moved from Clifton to Lordsburg.
H. l.. Cannon has been elected pres
ident Of the L%ordsburg board of educa-
ton, and r. J. Ownby clerk.
Joseph Hamblin and Miss Martha
Jackson were married at Silver City.
John T. Muir, of separ, N. M, and
Miss Emma Marble, of Lordsburg, were
married at Silver City.
Margaret, infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. G.. Myhre, died at Silver City.
The child was aged II months.
Mrs. R. P. Barnes and children, of
Silver City, are spending the summer at
Long Beach, Cal.
The Silver City baseball team beat
the Pinos Altos team on July 4, and
brought home a $50 prize. A few days
later the Pinos Altos team beat the Sill
yer City team and won back the $50.
Hugh H. Williams and Miss Mamie
Hudson were married at Deming.
COCHITI.
B. H. Shaw will erect a new store
building at Bland.
A Sunday school was organized at
Allerton. Mrs. Boblett was elected su-
perintendent, and Mrs. T. J. McKenna
superintendent.
Bert Kindred, assistant blacksmith in
the shops at the Albemarle mill, died
on July 4 of throat trouble. He was
aged q years, and leaves a father and
at Des Moines, Ia.
Robert Benshaw was severely burned
about the hands while taking a fash
light picture at the home of DR.. r. B. !
Benham.
E. l.. Venier crushed the middle fin
ger of his right hand while loading tim
Der.
James Compton and Hermann Schleu-
ter have disappeared from Bland, much
TO the worriment Of a number of credit
)rs.
BERNALILLO COUNTY.
]. Tietjen and Miss Maud Hunt were
at Gallup by Judge Theodore
Maxwell.
William Stewart, of Gallup, has been
awarded the contract to furnish the
,oal for Fort Wingate. The contract
,alls for 1000 tons.
William Maxwell has received the
contract to put up a number of build
ngs at the Catalpa coal mine, Gallup.
j. w. Foster, of st. Louis, was thrown
a freight train on which he was
iding by several natives lear Gallup.
lie was considerably hurt, and was
aiken to the Harper hospital.
An unknown man who came to Gal
up a few days ago died at the town
all from the effects Of exposure and
rink.