Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-25
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ALBUQUERQUE ITEMS.


Judge Crumpacker was out of the city
yesterday, and no great amount of busi-
ness was transacted in the district
court in consequence. The grand jury
is hard at work on the many cases be-
fore it, and is reported to be making
Gerhard Hausen, formerly a subject of
Emperor William, became full-iledged
citizen of the United States.
Miss Kittie Crumpacker who was
.thfDalf froHil fursea few days ago ans:
badly bruised by the fall, is rapidly re-
covering.
City politics are warming up over the
coming election. The Republican pri-
maries will be held next Monday, and
the convention will be called to order in
Armory hall the following Friday even
ing. A number of candidates are out for
mayor, but the general opinion is that
Mr. Clancy is the man for the place, and
that he will be reelected.
COLFAX COUNTY.
Territorial district court for ColfaX.
which was to have opened at Ration last
Monday, has been postponed until after
the next term Of supreme court. Judge
Mills and all other officers of the court
were present to begin business, but the
question of the validity of the new jury
law was raised and an adjournment
was taken to allow the superior court
to pass upon the law.
Last week cattle thieves made a raid
on herds in Hunter canon and drove
away 20 head of steers.
The Colorado & Southern road has
force of surveyors at work on prelmi-
nary surveys from Catskill to Ponil
Park. Should this extension be built
one of the finest bodies of timber in the
southwest will be made available for
commercial purposes.
SAN JUAN COUNTY.
This fertile and valuable shire should
not be overlooked in the attractions Of
territory. San Juan is the northwest
corner of New Mexico, and on the wa
tershed of the Pacific. 1t has an area Of
5,625 square miles. larger than some
eastern states, and is irrigated by four
rivers, which furnish ample water for
the productive soil of sandy loan. The
county has 60, 600 acres of land under ir-
| rigation, but only $4,000 acres are in cul-
tivation. A system of canals would
greatly increase the amount of land un-
la., al sn1
| ly in the production of fruit, vegetables,
grains and grasses, alfalfa being grown
on an immense scale. Stock raising is
extensively engaged in and it is grow
ing industry, millions of acres Of gov
ernment land furnishing excellent
range feed. The entire western part of
the county is vast bed of superior BIZ
luminous coal.
A boy was born the other day to Mrs.
L. H. Miller of Pennington, with two
full-grown teeth. The young mans pa
! began cutting his teeth when but two
weeks old, but the boy has gone the old
man one better.
OTERo COUNTY.
The first settlement of Alamogordo
was in June, 1898, and consisted Of three
tents with handful of occupants. The
present population is over 1000, and the
town has five general merchandise
stores, three drug stores, one furniture
store, one hardware store, two confec-
tionery and news stands, one jewelry
and music store, two blacksmith shops,
one first-class hotel, six restaurants.
two lodging houses, one livery stable, a
lumber yard, meat market, harness,
saddle and shoe shop, the largest saw
mill in the southwest, two lawyers, two
practicing physicians, two millinery
stores, one newspaper, an ice factory,
for church societies with edifces to
come, bakery. two real estate offices
commercial club, cigar factory and
wholesale tobacco house, a paint shop
two barber shops, soda water factory
box factory and other business enter.
prises and industries.