Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-21
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY.

| injuries winch almost proved fatal.
| Careful medical attendance and nursing
have saved him.
The citizens of Chama have estab-
| lished a quarantine against the village
of Ensenada, where about half dozen
cases of smallpox have appeared.
Lumberton is under the spell of a
| smallpox scare. The disease has broken
| out among the Indians on the Jicarilla
Apache reservation, ard rigid quaran-
tine measures have ncea adopted
CHAVES COUNTY.
Fish worms are ripe at Roswell, and
the inhabitants of that thriving place
are spending part of their time on the
banks of streams in the vicinity Turing
the unsuspecting fish into the frying
pan.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Jones, of Roswell,
think the little girl who recently came
to their home is the only girl in the ter
ritory.
Roswell is evidently the center of an
artesan water region. Last week A. D.
Garrett, at the depth OF 225 feet, struck
a strong flow of water, and the well is
now running $50 gallons of pure water a
minute.
Several new buildings are in the
course of construction in Roswell and
more are contemplated.
EDDY COUNTY.
The irrigating season has opened at
Eddy, and water has been turned into
all the bitches in that vicinity.
Twenty-Five families from the Indian
territory are expected to settle in Eddy
county the coming summer.
Eddy showns signs Of being some
what jealous of Roswell. The Argus ex-
plains the matter thus: Roswell has
five-cent beer, and in that particular it
must be admitted that the upper valley
city leads the town of Eddy point A
big point, too, when it is considered that
the warming summer weather is almost
here
The fruit crop of the county promises
to be the biggest ON record.
Stockmen fear that the ranges will
soon be overstocked and that cattle will
suffer in consequence.
socorro County.
People having homes along the Rio
Grande, near San Marcial, have built
dykes four feet high around their farms,
gardens and orchards as a protection
against the expected high water this
spring.
San Marcial is an unincorporated
town, yet boasts of water works, fire
department, a brass band, a gas plant,
a park, an opera house, good schools,
prosperous churches and an up-to-date
weekly newspaper.
During the past four years Police
Judge McQuillin, of San Marcial, has
married over 100 couples, and it was not
a very good time for marrying and Civ
ing in marriage, either.
The Rio Grande is rising rapidly at
Socorro and San Marcial, and predic-
tions are made by '!old timers in the
valley that much damage will result to
property along the stream this spring,
from floods
Colfax County.
A camp of the Woodmen of the World
was organized at Springer Monday
night
The court house at Ration was dedi-
Gated with appropriate exercises Mon
day evening, the citizens of that place
doing themselves proud in entertaining
visitors.
A light snow fell at Springer, the first
of last week. The occurrence so aston
ished the citizens that they have not
yet finished comparing dates as to the
lateness in the spring snow may be ex-
pected in that part of the territory.
John Doyle, who escaped from Deputy
Sheriff Drake, at Elizabethtown, about
month ago, was caught in Grant
county last week and now looks out
upon the return of spring from behind
the bars of the county jail at Ration.
Grant County.
Territorial court for the county will
convene in Silver City on Monday,
April 3.
The county commissioners have ap-
pointed DR.. G. N. Wood to investigate
the reports concerning an epidemic OF
smallpox on the Gla river, and to take
such steps as may be necessary to stamp
out the disease.
On Thursday night March 8, a col
ored soldier by the name of Floyd Nick
erson, stationed at Fort Bayard, was
shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff Moore
at Central. Nickerson was arrested
during the day by Moore, for disturbing
the peace, and was fined in the justice
court for the misdemeanor. After the
arrest and trial. Nickerson went on a
hunt for Moore, and in the evening
made vicious attack upon the officer.
1t is claimed that the killing was done
in self defense, and the coroner's jury
acquitted Moore of all blame.
Colonel Richard Hudson, deputy GUS
toms collector, is in Chicago on official
business, and will be absent from his
Deming home some time.
The Deming Headlight is anxious to
learn the address of Dill Ballard, who
resided in that place the past fall and
winter, and remarks: He left several
parties to mourn his disappearance
from here"
Dog poisoners are at work in Deming,
and the citizens have organized vigil
lance committee for the purpose of
dealing with the offenders against the
rights of canine pets.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tracy, of Dem
ing, are rejoicing over the arrival of a
daughter, who made her appearance on
Monday March 13.
Doua Ana County.
The little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Sampson died of spinal menin-
gifts Thursday last. at the home of her