El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-04
Now = Mexico.

| Now Mexico
A postoffioe has been established at
RuIoy, Socorro county. with Porfirio
Sanchez as postmaster.-Optic.
The supreme court after holding q
| three days session at Santa Fe, ad-
| journed until October 27.-Ex.
The Presbyterians have more mis-
sion schools in New Mexico than any
other Protestant denomination.-Ex.
| The ella forest reserve covers 3.270,
600 acres in SocOrrO. Sierra and Grant
counties, and is larger than the state
of Connecticut.--Ex
The Fort Bayard Sanitarium will
soon be ready to receive the sick SOL
diers sent home to recuperate their
heslth.-New Mexican.
| The outlook for better times in New
Mexico within the next twelve months
is brighter than it has been for a long
time.-Socorro Chieftaip.
| Gov. Otero has accepted tie resigna'
tion of Hon. Henry D. Bowman, one of
the regents of the agricultural college
at Mesilla ParK.-Ex.
| The New Mexico military institute
will open neyt Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Prospects are good for a full at
tendance. Record.
Mrs. E. J. Salsberry, teacher of one
of the mission Indian schools, has been
transferred to teach at the New Ojo
Caliente day school, this territory
Citizen.
Cattle and mining, Grant county's
two greatest and principal industries,
were never In better shape than they
are right at the present time.-Silver
City Independent.
Superintendent Bursum, of tho ter
ritorial penitentiary, has turned over
| to Territorial Treasurer Vaughn the
sum of S677.23 to be credited to the con-
victs' earning fund.-Citizen.
The court of private land claims has
refused TO confirm the claim of Eutimio
Montoya to the socorro land grant, in,
acres In SooorrO county.-Ex.
Almost every week capital seeks in
vestment in Grant county mines, which
is certain to result in prosperity to
within her confnes.-Silver City In
dependence.
William johnson, an employ of 81.
bar outfit Grant county, had his left
arm badly hurt last week, while rid
lug tu6 T0uk0, OSluk bATOWu dkSIu6b q
tree by fractions horse. He receiv-
ed medical attention at Fort Bavard.-
Optic.
w. L. Trimble & Co. of Albuquer-
que have placed an order with the
Western Union Telegraph company
for q selfwinding clock and. daily tele-
graphic time signals from the time
service of the United States paval OBJ
servatory at Neutrality-suspicious..
Magdalena and Ration are the latest
New Mexico towns to issue bonds for
new school buildings. The bonds of
New Mexico municipalities now bring
= premium, and needed Improvements
can be had without giving obligations
for more than the amount of money re-
ceived.-Santa Fe New Mexican.
Governor Otero has appointed w.
M. Clute, of Lincoln county, a commits
siouer of that county vice P. G. Peters,
resigned. Mr.. Clute is q resident of
Nogsl, and formerly held the Office of
county superintendent of schools, which
be resigned as private business requir-
ed his attention, he being an engineer
ment is considered an excellent one, as
he is we'll acquainted with the inter
ests of Lincoln county, and is q popular
and competent citizen.-New Mexican.
Silver City has long been recognized
as the mining center of New Mexico.
If our future does not belle the pres
ent prospect, activity in mining opera
tiOps in Grant county next winter will
eclipse all former seasons. There is
promise OF abundant rains for the
needs of the rancher and the stockmsn
as well as the miner. All classes have
confidence and the merchants are be-
ginning to stock up already In antici-
patton of the tide of prosperity that is
surely coming to Silver City.-Silver
City Independent.
According to Col. Geo. w. Knaebel's
figures the territory contains IS. 1854, 16O
acres, of which 5, 900, 900 has been given
outright to the territory and cannot
be sold for less that SO per acre. In
addition some 1854, go acres may be
leased for not less than Is cents an
acre. If all the latter be rented at the
minimum rate the territory will have
az income therefrOm of $6,0S3 per
year. This will help to make the fn-
ancial standing of the territory even
more secure than it is at present and
should be great inducement for out
side capital to invest in the territory.
Santa Fe New Mexican.
The city authorities of Albuquerque
are now prepared to pay off in cash all
the floating Indebtedness OF the corpo-
ration, and are publishing call re-
questing all those who hold evidences
of Indebtedness of the CITY to present