Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-05
TERRITORIAL NEWS
A Sod Drowning Accident in Flood
in the Black River in Eddy
County.
CARLSBAD MAN MURpERED
He Met His Death at Cleveland, Ohio-A
New Mexico Boys Death in the
Philippines Several Court
Matters.
EDDY

IiaNu, w., Oh j. II. f1OSmer, VINO d
ed a grain business at Carlsbad in 1896
since a resident of Tecumseh, Mich. HI
was found by a policeman lying on the
streets insensible with his pockets ri1et
and his skull fractured by a blow. He
was taken to the hospital, and recov
cred consciousness only long enough te
tell his name.
Samuel Smith. of Carlsbad, has leased
at 3 cents an acre some 5000 acres OF
land east of Hagerman Heights, of the
Pecos Irrigation and Improvement
Company, and win have 1T fenced in.
The repairs made on the Carlsbad
school house this year were very nee
essary, and consisted in replacing with
pressed brick a dozen places in the wall
where the old brick had given out, and
trusting the building in many places.
But for these repairs there was grave
danger Of the building falling down. at
any time.
Mrs. Woods, mother of Zacharias and
Joseph Woods, of Hope, died last week
from blood poisoning, the result of a
scratch caused by a trunk cover falling
on her hand. Mrs. Woods was about 65
years old.
Law Stamp, aged IA years, son of the
late Rev. M. s. Stamp, and Mrs. Annie
Stamp, of Carlsbad, was drowned a
week g Friday in the flood on the
Black river. He was sleeping in a house
owned by W. U. Dannelley that was be-
Ing moved from Black river to Carls-
bald, and which was washed away in
the flood that came down the river.
There were several other persons in the
house, all of whom escaped.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
Mrs. A. Meyer, Of Socorro, last week
received the sad news of the death of
her nephew, William Lundy, in the San
ia Mesa hospital in Manila, August IA,
of neutrality-suspicious.. The deceased
was a native of Socorro, and went to
the Philippines as a member of troop A,
18th cavalry. The remains were shipped
to Socorro for interment. According to
a proclamation of Mayor Cortinas all
the city officials, the hose company and
all civic orders mel the remains at the
depot to escort them to their last rest |
ing place, and the merchants also closed
their places of business on the occasion
the funeral.
Saturday was the feast of San Miguel, /
the patron of the Catholic church at !
Sccorro, and it was celebrated as usual |
by the people. The crowd that attended |
was large, but very orderly and we'll /
and no cases of, drunken
ness were reported.
The 6-year-old son of Matthias Baca
and broke his arm below the elbow
on Thursday.
F. L. Sanders, for several years Sec
ton boss at Socorro, has been trans
ferred to Arizona or account Of attacks
Of heart failure, which made it impos-
'ible for him to stand the high altitude
Socorro.
The following cases were filed in the
office of District Clerk Griffin last week:
N. Bancroft VS.. Alfred Hardcas-
lie. to quiet title; Becker & Franz VS..
leonard Jewell ct AL, on account.
Juan Maria Padilla has been appoint
ID by the probate court administrator
# the estate of Francisco Padilla v
'aramillo, deceased.
Mrs. Winifred Jones, United States
Commissioner of the court Of claims, is
Socorro taking testimony in several
indian depreciation claims. John STAINS
Jury, of Washington, represents the
'overnment, and Elmer E. veeder, Of
.as Vegas, the claimants.
Hon. Charles A. Leland, who is now
t his home in Caldwell, O., Is reported
. be in about the same state Of health
S when he went east, and will spend
he winter at Thomasville, Ca, instead
{ at Asheville. N. c., as was at first
ltended.
j. ]. Lesson Is giving free concerts at
ocorro In English on Tuesday and Fri
ay evenings, and in Spanish on Satur-
ay evenings of each week. These con-
,rts are becoming quite popular.
At Socorro Judge Crumpacker on
.onday last rendered Judgment for the
In the case of Frank Andrews :
J. the Board of County Commission !
g Of Socorro county for the sum of !
1915. and ordered execution to ISSUE.
ldgment vas also rendered for the p
aintiffs in the CASE of William Gosslin ?
J. James Hutchcraft, and Of William ="
osslin vs.. James Afford, both involv-
g title to certain lands.
j. c. Gibson, of Globe, Ariz., brother o
William L. Gibson, alias Fred Jen- C
ms, who Is in Jail at Socorro charged
it'll the robbery Of the Helen Mining u
ompany's store at Graham, has ar {
we'd in Socorro, and is endeavoring to
It his brother released on bond. Glib II
n was captured a month ago after a II
with Deputy Sheriff Foster on AL .
a creek. where he was wounded. He !
now held by the United States au- d
to answer for the alleged rob-
Try Of the p%ostofilce, which was locat-
in the same building as the store.
ntil his brothers arrival Gibson con- =
aled his identity and refused to make !,
~ statement. Since then, however,
has made a sworn statement before I,
notary public, in which he tries to v
It the blame on to his companions, and n
.ys he did not know that the p~ostofice
as in the building. His brother has J..
ritten to United States Marshal For !,
zer about securing bail. II
SIERRA COUNTY. z
effort is being made by the young
.ople Of Hillsboro to organize a young
society, each member Of which
be required to invent something to r
'omote the social and f%un-loving spir- n
that has been dormant in that town. il