Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-12
DOWN THE COUNTRY
Some News Notes from Several Of
the Southern Counties Of New
Mexico.
KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION
Few Recent Incidents Of Interest in Grant
Sierra, Dona Ana and 0tero Counties,
In the Far End Of New
Mexico.
GRANT COUNTY,

! Earnest Joyce foreman of the Colo.
RADIO Fuel & Iron Co., at Fierro, died al
the Ladies' hospital at Silver City, from
| injuries received the day previous
Joyce had tamped down stick Of
powder with an iron rod, when an OK.
plosion occurred, resulting in both OF
his eyes being badly burned and one leg
broken. Death resulted from the
shock.
Charles Bell, q we'll known ranchel
and cattleman, died at his home on the
Upper Gila, of pneumonia. He was 81
years of age, and unmarried. He came
to New Mexico twelve years ago from
Texas.
AL. Card has disposed of his interest
in the Mogollon stage lins to James
Hughes.
Nat Fisher, Of Silver City, had his
right arm fractured in runaway.
The controversy which has been ex-
listing between the Silver City council
and the Silver City Water Company
has been satisfactorily settled by the
water company accepting $1,7OO in full
settlement Of the years rental. This
is a reduction Of $3.50, for the lack OF
water during the summer months.
There Is due Silver City $25,OOO of de-
linquent taxes and the city is taking
steps to collect it.
Tall Pines Camp, No. 8, Woodmen OF
the World, installed the following Off
GERS: Consul commander, Simon Casey;
advisor lieutenant, H. H. Bishop;
banker, Amandus Kelman; clerk, H. L.
Oakes; escort, w. AI. Murphy; watch
man, e. w. Miner: sentry, c. S. Fait;
managers, st. George Robinson, G. S.
Fait.
Thomas Reed had his right hand
caught in the betting at the Silver City
Reduction Works. The hand had to be
amputated.
Lieutenant H. r.. Hickok and the re-
manning members of the 9th cavalry
stationed at Fort Bayard, have been
transferred to Fort DuChesne, Utah
This completes the change of the fort
from a military post to a national san
itarium.
Rev. M. Walker has ben appointed
rector Of the Episcopal churches at Sill.
YER City and Deming.
The Pinos Altos Catholic church is
holding a fair to raise funds to build ar
addition to the church.
William Jobe and John Williams
both boys. are In the county jail in de
fault of $500 bond, on the charge of un.
lawfully killing cattle.
OTERO COUNTY.
Work on the mountain railroad has
been stopped by fall of 8 inches Of
snow.
w. A. Hawkins, attorney Of the E
Paso & Northeastern railway, has re.
moved his family from Ell Paso to Ala.
mogordo, where they occupy a beauti
full home finished in Sacramento noun.
tain pine.
Patriclano Correo, Of Tularosa, hat
his hip dislocated by horse falling or
him.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
Antonio Flores, under bond at Las
Cruces on the charge Of horse stealing
has gone to Mexico. Sheriff Pat Gar
rett and Jose Lopez, one Of the bonds
men Of Flores, followed him to Ell Paso
| but too late to capture him.
SIERRA COUNTY.
Judge Smith, at Hillsboro, united II
marriage Jose M. Bolencia and Mis-.
Romano Luna.
The Sierra county commissioners ac
cepted and paid for the bridge built BY
Carpenter Nelson across the Jaralosa
creek. 1t is one Of the best bridges II
the county.