Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-18
Happenings Of Last Week In Lin
coin, Dona Ana, Socorro and
San Juan Counties.
suit FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
The Artesian Well At Captain Has Ceased
Flowing-A Big Honey Crop Promised
In Dona Ana Oounty-0ther
Items.
LINCOLN COUNTY.


men at White Oaks.
w. s. Bourk, of Roswell, will soon
open mercantile establishment at the
new town of Eagle Creek.
The farmers, who are busy planting,
report the ground in better condition
than for several years at this season.
The artesian we'll at Captain ceased
flowing soon after the drills passed the
place where the inch stream was tap
ped.
Deputy Sheriff Howell, of Roswell. ar
rested Tom Moore at Eagle Creek last
week. Moore was under bond for his
trict court for Chaves county. and en-
1eavored to evade the officers. After
being arrested he made his escape from
Jail, and his recapture involved the
firing of several harmless shots.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs John Foster, of Las CRU
ces, mourn the sudden death of their g.
year-old daughter.
JoHA 11o6dh CIdiihS " ll1FC OIL uSh Oil
immense deposit of guano in an extern
sive cave in the Black mountain dis
trict.
Senator w. H. Andrews, of Pittsburg,
Pa, owner of the Trippe and other val
liable mines in Sierra county, recently
left Las Cruces for Hillsboro.
The defendants in twenty criminal
cases on the district court docket at
Las Cruces have not been arrested.
Eight are charged with murder.
Russell Walters, of Organ, has taken
a contract to cut 100 cords of oak and
cedar wood to be used by the prospect
ing hoist in the new shaft on the Tor
pedo property.
Mrs. John P. Casey, Jr., died at her
home in Mesilla Park on last Satur-
day, after suffering for two weeks from
|inflammatory rheumatism. She was the
only daughter of Captain Faulkner, of
Mesilla, and married Mr.. Casey about
four years ago.
Wheat and alfalfa never looked better
in the county at this season than at
present. The warm spring days, accom-
panied with little wind, have been un-
usually favorable to the operations of
the busy bees, and hence the honey crop
promises to be large.
sOCORRO COUNTY.
The United States and territorial dis
trict courts for Socorro county will
meet at Socorro on April %.
c. T. Brown, Of Socorro, reports graf
flying activity among the mines and
mills at Magdalena and Kelly.
Victor Sais Of Casa Colorado, has
bought the Eagan residence of A. D.
Coon for $1,000, and will make Socorro
his future home.
Charles Beard, the negro charged
with assaulting Merchant Green Rob-
bins at San Marcial, with intent to xii
and rob him, is in jail at Socorro.
Mrs. Jane Griffith and Miss Jennie
Griffith, mother and sister of District
Clerk ]. r. Griffith, of Socorro, will
spend the summer visiting relatives and
friends in Indiana and Ohio.
The people of Tres Hermanos are be-
coming tired of travelling forty miles tc
Magdalena for their mail, and are try.
ing to secure the establishment of a
postoffice of their own.
Henry May, of Socorro, has brought
suit against John ]. A. Dobbin claiming
damages to the amount of $1,000 on ac.
count of bodily injuries sustained in ar
encounter with defendant last Janu.
ary. Among other things plaintiff
claims that defendant bit his finger 81
severely as permanently to impair it!
usefulness.
Charles Mann, Of Sabinal, ha!
brought an action in the district cour
whereby he seeks to replevin from Johr
Becker and Bernard Reinkin the stocl
of goods connected with the recent SALE
of the business of F. Levy & Co. Tht
plaintiff claims that he bought the bust
ness and goods and paid part Of tn
purchase price, and that afterwart
Levy & Co. sold the property to Johl
Becker for larger price.
SAN JUAN COUNTY.
A normal school will be opened at Az
tee in September.
| O. r. Weaver has been appointed sur
veyor of San Juan county.
Grand Secretary s. r. Simpkins, o
Gallup. will institute a lodge of Od'
Fellows at Aztec this week.
Charles e. Starr has succeeded R. {
Prewitt as editor and proprietor of tn
Times, published at Pennington.
According to the present outlook tn
fruit crop of San Juan county will b
larger this year than ever before.
The people of Pennington and vicin
ity are giving loyal and generous sup
port to the free reading room and II
brary.
SIERRA COUNTY.
R. A. Nickle, of Hillsboro, has gon
to Andrews to take charge Of the Trip
mill.
DIR. A. 8. Warren, of Faulkner. whil
at Hillsboro broke two bones in hi
right arm near the wrist by bein
thrown from his carriage.
Il -. Bennett has retired as editor an
; manager of the Hillsboro Advocate, an
Is succeeded by w. o. Thompson, VIII
becomes sole proprietor Of the paper.
w. N. Marshall, superintendent Of II
Wicks mine, met with painful and 81
rious accident at Hillsboro. He VIZ
thrown from his carriage by his hors'
running away. He was painfully II
jured. The cart and harness were col
slderably damaged.