El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-14
}! NeighbOr-
J hood Notes.
New Mexico.

New Mexico.
A golf club will be organized at Sill
YER City.
| Carlsbad.
San Juan county has 81, sS3 81 cash in
its treasury.
The assesseble valuation of Grant
county is over 3,50O,0O
The bank of Carlsbad has deposits
amounting to S101, 81. &c.
| AT Aztec last week in less than an
hour over an inch of rain fell.
Guy Mellon was kicked by q horse
aud seriously injured at Folsom.
The Pennington school district vot-
ed a special school tax levy of mills.
The railroad COMPANY is sub,t1tu-
ting steel rails at Lake Valley for iron
Elk.
Almost $3.50 was spent this year
terry.
All the company buildings on the
Pecos Valley railroad are being re-
painted.
Grant county has paid fifty per cent
on the outstanding accounts for 1897
and for 1898.
Company K of the 18th infantry,
| formerly stationed at Fort Bayard, has
arrived at Manila.
The Silver City council passed an
| ordinance prohibiting minors playing
slot machines and fixing heavy pen
atty.
Committees have been appointed to
entertain the A. G. q. W. grand lodge
which will meet at Silver City Septem-
Der 5.
A minstrel troupe has been organic
ed among the negro soldiers at Fort
Bayard. They will give a perform
ance at Silver City next week.
The individual captured at Solomon
vile, although answering to the de-
scription, was not G. w. Franks, the
outlaw engaged in the Folsom train
robbery.-Ex.
Gustav Strom berg has returned TO
Gallup from a trip to Sweden. He
had left Gallup q q year ago on q gold
expedition to Peru, and returned home
by way OF Sweden.
A lodge of the Fraternal Brother.
hood has been organized in Raton.
Peter Morgenson was elected president,
Chae. Ellicett vice-president and John
Orln secretary.-Ex.
Chief Engineer Reed, of the irriea-
ton company, has force of men de.
stroying the old Black river lume,
the Improvements made there making
the flume unnecessary.
The tax rate of Silver City for NUM-
cipal purposes has been fixed at 20
mills. OF this 10 mills is for interest
on bonds. The valuation of taxable
property in Silver City Is over $3.50, 900.
-Ex.
Big floods visited western Grant
county, in the Sacaton section, this
week. A man named Piper was drown
ed: Much loss was sustained by Fred
Golding, who has sawmill at the head
of Sacaton river.-Ex.
Hon. Ed ward F. Hobart is about to
erect Touring mill on his Round
Mountain farm in northern Santa Fe
county. The latest improved machin-
cry has been purchased in st. Louis
and Ia now in transit.-Ex.
According to the tabulated returns
Of Col. 81. b. Bets. city assessor, the |
value of the property within ,he limits |
of the town of Silver City, for the year |
1899, 10 S555, 100. This is a consider |
able increase over last year.-Ex.
Las Vegas has purchased springs in |
the canyon above the hot springs ho-
tel, and will pipe the water into the |
city. By this plan 1t is estimated that
3 million and . quarter gallons of pure
spring water can be supplied each day,
and the present foul water dispensed
acknowledgements Citizen.
A young son of S. E. Pepin was shot
and instantly killed this week at Flora
Vista, San Juan county. The little
fellow and an older brother were herd
nome. The oldest boy was extracting
! revolver shell when it was accident
lily DISCHARGED and the bullet entered
The little fellows head instantly killing
Chieftain.
The county commissioners are now
busy making the tax levy for the com
ng year. The total assessed valuation
If taxable property in San Miguel
county, according to the tax schedules,
amounts to S3,O87. I02. This is about
q, O6O, 900 less than last year, but the
county board says that not less than !
ID per cent of the taxes on this basis
will be collected, something that has
lot been done heretofore. The Op-
ic. 1
Clay Threckeld WAS arrested this
week on charge of arson at Red
River City while attempting to burn
he town. He had piled up quantity
II dry wood against the door of the
esidence OF D. o. Dillon, and had it ,
thoroughly saturated with coal oil
vhen he was arrested. Justice Miller {
rave Threckeld hearing and the ac- (
used acknowledged his guilt. In de-
ault of 81 900 bail he was placed in the
county Jail at Taos.-Optic