The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-25
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territorial SNAPSHOTS.


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Albuquerque for public library.
The sheep industry and the valu
OF the sheep and wool owned in Tao
county is more than double what it wa
three years ago.
N. 7. Thatcher purchased in the VI
clnlty of Springer, 5000 head of lamb:
paying S1.65 per head, and is offering still
Sl.65 and s1.7O for good ones.
Fine grass and plenty Of water are re
ported from Union county, and tn
prospects for stock coming through tn
winter in good condition are excellent
Albuquerque has had and is still hav
ing regular building boom, and man
pretty little cottages may be seen wher'
once vacant lots stared one In the face
The COW men of the Black Range hav,
put bounty on every bear killed. In
the old Loafer Wolf district, the bear.
have killed a great many cattle during
the past year.
In 1896, Colfax county cast ,932 votes
for delegate to congress, in 1898 it cast
1,90s, "a less than two years previous
This year it is estimated there will be
cast at least 2,1OO.
E. E. Burdict closed a contract al
Deming with w. II. Godair for SOC
head of one, two and three year old
steers which he will deliver In Dem.
ing about November 18th.
Work has been commenced at Silver
City on contract let by the Silver Valley
water works for the sinking of three
hundred foot well on its land on the Sill
yer ranch, north of that city.
There is very hopelui 6asii.e,s feel.
ing among Las Cruces people, caused by
the activity in the mines at Organ. All
who have teams and desire to haul ore to
the railroad can get employment.
L. S. Miller, of Denver, who has
been in Albuquerque for the past. two
weeks putting a basket cash delivery
in dry goods store, has created SEN
sation by eloping with Miss May Farr,
daughter of wealthy market man.
An order for sale has been issued again
st the Pecos Valley Beet Sugar company.
the decree under which the sale will be
made being the foreclosure of mort
gage for $45, 900 in favor of c. H Meyer,
trustee. The sale will take place on No
vember 10.
Adolph Glaser, young man In the
photo business at Albuquerque. has
received the news of legacy OF $780,
900 and an estate on the Rhine, left
by an aunt recently deceased. Ac-
complained by his mother, he left for
Germany last week.
The bank of Carlsbad, Eddy county,
notified Secretary Wallace at Santa
Fe that it is now national bank,
and that its name has been changed
to the First National Bank of Carls-
bad, with capital of $4,000 and a
paid-up capital and surplus of $31, $50.
The LO.O.F. grand lodge convened at
Ration Friday. Election of officers resulted
as follows: Grand master. H. T. UnselI.
OF East Las Vegas deputy grand master,
w. E. Kelley, of Socorro; grand warden,
Alfred Jens, of Ration; grand secretary
P. A. Simpkins. of Gallup; grand treas
urer P. Hogle, of Santa Fe.
c. H. Meyer, trustee, has foreclos-
ed the mortgage of $45, 900 against the
Pecos Valley beet sugar company and
the court has granted an order for
the sale of the factory at Carlsbad.
The mortgage was given as security
for a note of $45, 900, which, with in
terest, now amounts to $50, 800.
The new town of Gibson, mining
camp near Gallup, has In process of
sixty new dwellings,, for
the accommodation of its Increasing
population. There are now employed
in the coal mines at Gibson, 600 work
men who, with their families, make up
II population of over 1000 people.
The Las Vegas Record has made Its
in the city of Las Vegas. 1t
is to be published daily except Sundays,
and-is seven-column paper. Judging
from the first copies received at this
Office it is certainly ably conducted
from an editorial standpoint, and pre-
sents very neat and attractive typo
appearance. 1t is Republican
In politics and will support the Repub-
lIcan national and territorial admins
trations.
The Royal Arch MasOns we're in ses-
sion at Albuquerque last week. The fol-
lowing officers were elected and subse-
quently installed by the most excellent
past grand high priestJ. w. Poe: Grand
high priest, E. C1sgrove, Silver City; de-
quty grand high priest, John Corbett, De-
ming; grand king, L. H. Chamberlln, AL
buquerque; grand scribe, A. L. Gregory,
Las Vegas; grand treasurer, A. ]. Maloy,
Albuquerque; grand secretary, A. A.
Keen, Albuquerque.
Right Back at Her.