Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-19
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
UNION COUNTY.

UN1ON COUN L.
The Ladies' Aid society of Clayton
elected Mrs. Captain Mann president
and Mrs. Valverde secretary.
Mrs. M. A. Coorpender, Percy and
Louis Coorpender, Reed Carpen and
William Kay, all of Texas, have removed
to Clayton.
Miss Nettie Garrard of Las Vegas, has
taken charge of the Clayton postoffice
for Postmaster Fred Burch.
w. E. Jones has sold his ranch to Juan
Lujan Of the Corrumpa, for $1,000.
A. Toomb's house at Clayton was
burned. Insurance 81, 800.
COLFAX COUNTY.
c. B. Brisena, a Cuban, was shot in
the leg at Gardiner while giving astreet
exhibition.
E. M. Cosner & Co. have sold out their
grocery business at Ration to Shaw &
Co.
E. E. Harris, a Ration photographer,
died after a six years illness with con-
sumption. He came to Ration from ILL
nois in 1893, being very low with con-
sumption at that time.
Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Wells, Of Des
Moines, Ia, have removed to Ration.
The mayor of. Ration has issued a
proclamation declaring June "a a public
holiday.
Johnson's Mesa elected the following
school directors: James Wallace, Ed
ward Dale and E. w. Burch.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
]. Moore died at Johnson's Mesa. The
child was one and a half years old.
j. P. Dale sold to John Belisle his
farm at Johnson's Mesa for $4,7O0. In
turn, J. P. Dale took Belisle's farm for
{, 5000.
Elmer e. Harris, a health-seeker, died
at the home of Rev. e. Burch, Ration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bourne, D. W.
Stevens, s. c. Allison, Aubyn Allison
and Peter Smith left Ration to visit Ex-
celsior Springs, Nc.
J. ]. Murphy, of Ration, has moved to
Aspen, Colo, to engage in business.
Charles M. Payne and c. J.. Gavin, Of
Ration, have returned home from the
Transmississippi congress, which met
at Wichita.
Mrs. J. B. Jewell, daughter and son,
of Ration, have removed to Santa Fe,
where they will reside.
Richard Williams, of Ration, and Miss
Sara L. Palmer, of Trinidad, were mar
rin1 ot potn, hu Dow r VIZ CinononL M
Rev. F. Macs, who represented New
Mexico at the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church, held at Minneap-
oils, has returned home to Ration after
making a pleasure trip to Lake Supe-
rior.
Mrs. Adela Luna de Amador died at
Buena Vista of consumption. She came
from Hastings, Colo, to New Mexico
for her health. She is survived by a
husband and five children.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
Miss Catherine Doughty and Henry
Stoes were married at the Las Cruces
M. E. church by Rev. John Mordy.
E. D. Baxter, a health-seeker, died at
Alameda.
The Augustine. brothers have resumed
work on the Tom Boy, in the Red River
district. The property has 800 feet Of
tunnel and 100 feet more will be run this
year.
The New Eldorado up Malette creek,
owned by Benjamin Hatch, shows a
blanket formation, but 1t will dip in
about Is feet more development and
become a true fissure vein. 1t is from
4 to 6 feet wide, and crops out on a sur
face of owe 80 feet. 1t assays So to
$40, and enough ore is in sight to supply
a mill for several months.
Philip Schneider will put a force of
to work on his Gold gulch proper
ties.
F. M. Anderson will. resume develop
ment on his Snowstorm group Of claims
in the La Belle district.
ELIZABETH.
The Elizabeth mining bureau has
many inquiries for well-developed cop
per mines.
Jack Shelly, who has been prospect
ing around Old Badly, located a claim
and called it Louisville. He struck a
good lead in the discovery shaft only
ID feet deep, which shows a value Of
s1.6O per ton.