Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-13
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
CHAYEs COUNTY.

Among those who recently died at
Roswell were Mrs. Frances Camp, Mrs.
A. Aldrich, w. A. Walcott of Kinney,
Tex, who came to Roswell on account
of his failing health. w. q. Anderson,
who owns the Diamond A cattle ranch
Col.
Alfalfa hay is selling for So to $ll a
ton on the streets of Roswell.
j. P. White, manager Of the Littlefeld
Cattle company, has sent two carloads
Of fine Hereford heifers from Panhandle
to Chaves county.
Farmers are planting alfalfa moro
extensively than last year.
The new ice factory at Roswell is
ready to commence operations.
The new fire station at Roswell has
been finished and the firemen have
taken possession of their new quarters.
The railway company has commenced
selling lots at Portales, and that little
burg is experiencing a boom in conse.
quence.
Frank Carper was arrested at Ros-
well on the charge Of cattle stealing. In
default of $1,000 bail he was locked UP.
A large number of substantial build
ngs are in course of erection at Ros-
we'll.
There is talk in Roswell of building
fine opera house. c. C. Emerson, man.
ager of the Eddy opera house, is push
ing the project. Mr.. Emerson proposes
to establish a theatrical circuit, to in
clude the towns of the Pecos valley,
Fort Worth, Amarillo and Ell Paso. The
Roswell opera house is to cost $500.
Despite constant building there is a
house famine at Roswell, and it is i'm
possible for newcomers to find suitable
rooms.
At Roswell at the depth of 80 feet c.
w. Haines has struck flow OF water
that is estimated at 500 gallons min
ute.
SIERRA COUNTY.
Tramp burros have become such a
nuisance at Hillsboro that the residents
have begun taking the law in their own
hands, and commenced shooting them.
A lamp falling off a desk in Robins &
Crews store at Hillsboro started blaze
the other day that was quickly extin-
guished before much damage was done.
The ladies of the Catholic league at
Hillsboro made SIS out of ball and
supper.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Frank I. Given has appointed E. w.
Clarke director of the Hillsboro school
district, to succeed Arthur Hughes.
At Faulkner Justice A. s. Warren
united in marriage John Butecke and
Miss Juanita M. Herrera.
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY.
Manager J. H. Crist of the Monero
coal mines has moved with his family
to Denver.
The New Mexico Lumber company at
Chama has built track as far as the
Fitzhugh school, where a new logging
camp will be established.
]. w. Boyer has established plumb
ing shop at Chama.
Prices for fat lambs at Chama range
from $4.25 to $5.25.
Chama is advertising itself as a sum-
mer resort.
OTERO COUNTY.
A Scranton, Pa, man named McGar-
gle has bought number Of lots at the
corner of Tenth street and New York
avenue at Alamogordo, and will erect
three story building.
After April Is property will be ad-
vanced rs to so per cent.
The last of a lot of 5000 trees has just
been planted on the townsite.
G. p. Davidson is building 16 cottages
containing the modern improvements.
| A party Of 10 persons. are the advance
guard of colony organized at Rocky
Ford, Col, to locate in Pine Spring
canon near Alamogordo; and the indi
cations are that large colony will b.
en- route ere long.