Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-05
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
EDDY COUNTY.

Mrs. Littlefield died at Seven Rivers
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ohnemus, of Eddy,
have a new addition to their family-a
girl.
The 1899 officers for the Masonic lodge
in Eddy are: j. R. Fusselman, w. M;
Thomas f. Blackmore, S. W.; Charles
M. Wincher, j. W.; w. r. Owen, treas
urer: A. N. Pratt, secretary; Joseph L.
Tanning, S. D.; M. c. Stewart, j. d.; I.
j. F. Matheson, tyler.
Miss Clara Bass and Mr.. Lynn Scott
We're married at the home of the brides
parents On Black river last week.
Eddy citizens have organized for the
purpose of %quarantining and taking
proper measures to keep the small
pox. which now prevails in Pecos, Ros-
well. Barstow, Ell Paso and other places,
from gaining a foothold in Eddy.
The Charley White and Tedford
places at Hope have been purchased by
Mr.. Haynes and son, of San Saba coun-
ty, Texas. Consideration, $1,000.
Miss Nellie Taylor and Mr.. George
Melton We're married in Hope recently.
SIERRA COUNTY.
j. r. Keith, of Lake Valley, has pur-
chased a house and three lots on Myr-
tie street in Ell Paso.
Miss Dolly Grover and Mr.. Hal Slease
were married at Cooks Peak last week.
John M. Cain has been appointed
agent of the Gypsy Mining Company at
Kingston.
The new county commissioners of
Sierra county held their first meeting
last Monday.
Kingston has a new restaurant with
Wah Chin as proprietor.
A big free-for-all turkey shoot was
given in Hillsboro New Years day.
BERNALILLO COUNTY.
S. A. Still is building an addition to
his Bland store.
William Greenfield, of Bland, sustain
ed a severe injury on his foot last week
while logging. A stick of timber rolled
on the member.
Theodore Uckerman was recently re-
moved from Bland to the insane asy-
lum in Las Vegas. Mr.. Uckerman's
condition is due to brooding over losses
in the camp.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
G. S. Bahne, of Socorro, has purchased
the dairy herd of Mr.. Gillett and will
embark in the dairy business in Ell Pa
so.
The Misses Mary and Lizzie Wick
ham, Who are students at the Las Cru |
ces Agricultural College, spent the hol-
idays with their parents in Socorro.
GRANT COUNTY.
A cowboy tried to shoot a cigar out of
a Mexican's hand in Deming, Christ
mas, and as a consequence the Mexican
is minus a finger.
The Mimbres mail service, which was
discontinued during the smallpox reign,
has been resumed as far north as
Swartz.
AS a result of blood poisoning, Lewis |
Bryan LETTER, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William LETTER, of Deming, died
last week.
The A. o. U. W. in Deming will give
a grand masquerade ball the evening of
Washington's birthday.
Clyde Smith, of Silver City, will take
a position in the internal revenue office
in Santa Fe soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lyons, who
were recently married in New York,
returned to their home in Silver
City.
Every employee of the Azure Mining
operating at Azure, received
Christmas present from the company.
The Delmonico restaurant in Silver
City has been purchased by Mrs. Jacob
Reidlinger.
John Kilburn, a ranchman living near
Silver City, has placed a new pumping
plant on his premises and expects to
have sufficient water for all in
The future.
A rector will be appointed for the
.eming and Silver City charges of the
Episcopal church, which arrangement
will give alternate Sunday services to
Zach of those places.
A number of Silver City Elks will at
end the installation of the Santa Fe
odge January 10.
A new girl baby has arrived at the
of Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Schif in
Iogollon.