Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-09
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
EDDY COUNTY,

| jessie Rlley, or Mcmillan, one OIL the
early settlers of the Pecos valley, died
at Carlsbad. He lived at Seven Rivers
eleven years ago.
| ]. D. Cantrell and John Stewart had
an old-fashioned fight at Carlsbad, and
both were arrested and fined S. for the
| fun.
Witt & Roberts have been awarded
the contract to repair the court house
at Carlsbad.
w. H. Hutchinson, aged AZ years, died
at Carlsbad. He came to Carlsbad two
| years ago from Shelbyville, III.
| A chapter of Royal Arch Masons was
organized at Carlsbad by w. H. Seaman
of FL Paso. The officers are w. G..
| Brown, high priest; j. r. Fusselman,
king; c. b. Willingham, scribe; T. s.
| Osborne, treasurer; Z. +. Blackmore,
secretary; w. d. GarWood, master of
| host; e. S. Gutzman, principal sojourn-
er; ]. u. Jones, master Of third veil;
James Miller, master Of second veil; A.
r. Smith, master of first veil. Deputy
Grand High Priest John w. Poe, Of
Roswell, assisted in the organization.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
John Forbes, Of Las Cruces. had his
collar bone broken by being run against
pear tree by his horse.
A road from the copper mines in the
San Andreas mountains to Grama sta
ton, distance of thirty miles, is being
surveyed.
Thomas Hall, who purchased the
Ubas and SAM ranches. has built pipe
line from the Ubas to his ranches, and
built himself a nice residence near his
new reservoir.
Poliene Banner, a photographer, has
removed from Las Cruces to Roswell.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
The child Of A. M. Price was bitten
on the hand by rattlesnake at Ojo
Caliente.
The 13-year-old daughter of Vicente
Macs died at Socorro.
J. C. James, teacher of the public
school at Frisco, has gone back to Rus
sellville, Ala.
P. V. Adkins, of Indian Territory, who
was in Socorro on his way to Tucson,
Ariz., was kicked in the face by burro,
breaking his nose.
Oscar Bode, of San Marcial, has gone
to Germany, where he intends to spend
the remainder Of his days.
The flour mill at San Marcial has re-
sumed operations.
sophronia, daughter of r. E. L. De
Courtney, died at San Antonio.
John Harding was severely injured at
San Marcial by being thrown over a
wire fence by his horse.
OTERO COUNTY.
Hugh Eddington and Miss Millie Nc
Names were married at Bailey's camp
by Justice A. d. Wallace.
w. r. Bailey is building timber slide
alongside the James canon road.
Four new cottages are being erected
at Cloudcroft.
The steel cages at the Alamogordo
Jail are being placed in position.
GRANT COUNTY.
William Hughes was arrested at
Lordsburg by George Scarborough and
taken to Deming on q charge of illegal
ly branding cattle.
Deputy Sheriff johnson arrested Rob-
ert Bisbee in the San Simon valley.
Bisbee, however, escaped at Lordsburg,
taking a horse to help him along, but
was rearrested by Sheriff Blair at Silver
City.
William c. Munger, of Silver City,
and Miss Jennie Duncan, Of Lordsburg,
were married at Deming by Rev. A.
Sanders. Mr.. Munger was member Of
the rough riders, and Is son Of L. c.
Munger, chief engineer Of the Silver
| City water works.
August / the county treasurer had a
/ balance of $56,625.11 on hand. The re-
ceipts for the last quarter were $4,000
and the expenditures $4,000. There is
$1s,345.16 In the several school funds.
Based on the school census, Grant
county has an approximate population
Of 1855 persons, of which Silver City
has S,s45, Deming 2,545, Pinos Altos 1,616
Central 1920 San Lorenzo $50, Lords
burg 575, Santa Rita 420, Richmond 495
The total school appropriation for the
county is $s,327, or 50 per child Of school
age, perhaps the highest rate in New
Mexico.
A. w. Miller, a photographer, former
ly a resident of Silver City, was killed
by the YaQuis in Mexico.
james T. Reed, a surveyor Of Silver
City, was bitten by kissing bug" OF
the forehead. i.