Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-09
OTERO COUNTY,

The AlamOgOrdO News says: Inc $o,-
900 worth of land script stolen from the
safe of the Alamogordo Lumber Com
pany some time ago vas burned by the
robbers the following morning, when
they found that instead OF greenbacks
the packages contained only land script.
The Alamogordo Base Ball Associa-
ton has put up a purse of $3.50 to be
played for on July a, in a match game
with the Ell Paso team. A second base
ball nine has been organized.
The work of laying side tracks around
the site for the round house and machine
shops of the Ell Paso & Northeastern
railroad at AlamogOrdo is well under
way.
Tularosa is making arrangements to
have an old fashioned Fourth of July
celebration and barbecue.
The saddle and black horse stolen
from Good & Co., at ~Alamogordo, has
been recovered. The thief sold to a
ranchman at Soledad, in the Organ
mountains. The ranchman not having
the cash gave the thief an order on
William Murphy at Las Cruces. Mr..
Murphy was not at home at the time
the man called with the order and the
thief did not deem it safe to wait and
thus far has not put in his appearance
again.
Furniture and supplies are freighted
from Alamogordo to Fort Stanton where
DR.. j. o. Cobb is preparing the marine
hospital for the treatment of consump'
tives.
Mrs. j. c. Wesley purchased the fruit
and cigar stand formerly owned by Lee
Brightwell at Alamogordo.
The First Presbyterian church oi
Alamogordo was formally organized by
Rev. R. M. Craig, Of Albuquerque. The
congregation will at once build a church
Alamogordo will celebrate the 4th OF
July in an interesting manner The
program will include baseball, fireworks,
cowboy tournament, barbecue and other
features.
A. D. Wallace is q candidate for post
master at Toboggan.
socoRRo COUNTY.
The wheat crop around Valverde is
turning out a failure, and unless rain
sets in soon the corn crop will not be a
success.
Miss May Crawford fell on a fence
picket at Socorro while crossing the
boundary obstruction between two resi-
dences. Her injury consists Of a broken
rib.
At Rincon a south bound local freight
train and a stock train composed OF
seven cars of cattle collided. The
engine of the stock train, the caboose
and several cars of freight were wholly
or partially destroyed by flames caused
by the explosion of the headlight Of one
of the engines.
Frank Palmer of San Marcial, a rail-
road employe, had his leg amputated
at the railroad hospital at Albuquer.
que.
EDDY COUNTY.
Rev. John L. Kell, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Carlsbad, has re-
signed.
George H. Hutchins of Fort Worth, Is
negotiating for the Hotel Schlitz at
Carlsbad.
DR.. L. Bertrand, a Carlsbad dentist,
returned to his old home at Baton
Rouge.1
Milton Whitney, of Washington, D.
c., chief of the division Of soils, was a
visitor at Carlsbad and investigated the
soils in that vicinity.
Vincent Smith of Carlsbad, was sent
to jail for ten days for throwing a knife
into the foot of Beverly Hughes. Both
parties to the case are mere boys.
Bicycle ace took place as Carlsbad at
which Cucho Rascoe won the boys race,
James Mullane won the second boys
race. Arthur Crozier won a race for a
purse. L. N. Sales won the one mile
race, another mile race was won by Bert
Leck, H. X. Bates finishing second and
P. +. Kircher third. The principal race,
q five-mile race, was Vol by Bert Leck,
H. X. Bates coming in second and P. f..
Kircher third.
A meeting Of the citizens Of Carlsbad
was held to make preparations for an
old time 4th of July celebration.
All lnIanJ cHllu OF MI. ana Mrs.
Charles Mccarthy died at Carlsbad. The
family moved from Chino, CAL, to Eddy
last fall.
BERNALILLo COUNTY.
The Gallup Knights Of Pythias have
elected the following officers: G. c.,
James Maloney; v. c., Martin Glied; r.,
Joseph Kuntz; M. Of W., Frank Hoe.
ferle: K. Of R. and s., $. M. Brown; M.