Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-07
SCHOOL BONDS SOLD
Alamogordo Receives a Good Figure
for the Bonds Issued to Build
aSchool House.
A Big JUDGMENT FOR TAXES
The Laguna Valley Company Must Pay
S5,392.44 Ta1es-Boys Who Broke into
Freight Oar at Magdalena Ar
rested by Sheriff Blackington.
OTERO COUNTY.

| The Democratic county primaries
took place on Saturday last.
| A Baptist camp meeting will be held
at Angus August g. and will continue
| three weeks.
| Otero county Is supplying telegraph
poles in great quantities for the rail-
road companies in central Mexico.
| An effort is to be made to develop ar
teaan water on the grounds of the
| Southwestern Baptist College at Ala
mogordo.
L. Levy. of Tularosa, for carelessly
handling firearms, was placed under a
bond of $500 to await the action Of the
grand jury.
| The railroad is now employing forty
eight men in the shops at Alamogordo.
| whereas they We're only employing
| twenty a short time ago.
Alamogordo Is to have a box factory
within the next sixty days. 1t will be
built between the two sawmills, and
will have a capacity of $4,000 boxes per
| month
| Two boys brought rattlesnake to
| the snake editor Of the Tularosa DEM
ocrat which measured over 5 feet, and
had fourteen rattles. This reptile was
most vicious one, and Just before 1t
was killed it had coiled, struck at and
buried its fangs deep into a Pinch
plank.
The total assessment Of OterO county
is $780, ,O00 OF this amount the COM
panies pay on the following amounts:
Alamogordo Improvement Company,
$4,000; lumber company, 100000; New
Mexico Real Estate Company, $4,000;
First National Bank, $4,000. These
sums give total Of $22O,0O0.
The school bonds of district No. l,
Otero county, have been sold to c. II.
Coffin, of Chicago, and after all ex-
penses are paid. leave in the treasury
sale of these bonds is remarkable, as
the county has just been organized, and
the town had not been started two
years when the sale was made.
James E. Cole Commonly known as
Bob Cole), who is charged with the
murder of Robert Marlin, and man
by the name Of Piggs, who Is charged
with carrying a six-shooter. who are
confined in the Otero county Jail, got
hold Of Jailer Cantrill's gun and made
the officer throw up his hands. 1t was
only in fun, though they surely had the
jailer in tight place had they been
inclined to take advantage of him.
1t was remarked by a business man
Of Alamogordo that the government
could redeem more good land with less
money in Tularosa valley by building
reservoirs than they have by building
dikes along the Mississippi river. His
statement is true, and it is only ques-
ton Of time until the government will
see the point and build the reservoirs.
COLFAX COUNTY.
T. NJ. Gaines, of Kansas City, has To-
Gated at Ration.
Miss Nellie Reese, of Ravenna, O., has
been appointed teacher of the Middle
Vermijo school.
Drs. Lyon and Hart at Ration oper-
ated on d. Buena Venta for abscess Of
the liver. The patient is doing well.
Speaking Of coal In New Mexico. a
Ration paper says: Taking as authori-
ty men most familiar with the territory
and its geology, it is estimated that at
ha Iao Nfh hvvr tc
land; that is about 10000 square miles.
100000 acres, which should give US,
for an average of 3 feet in thickness, in
the neighborhood of 81, ,0O0, ,OOO. 900 to 150,-
OOO, 100000 tons. Verify, we have coal to
burn"
SOCORRO COUNTY.
yalverde was visited by destructive
hail and rain storm. All growing fruits
and crops were badly injured.
Several families who contemplated
coming to Socorro to reside have been
obliged to abandon the idea because
they could not find suitable houses to
rent.
Judgment was rendered in the district
court against the Laguna valley COM
pany in favor Of the territory Of New
Mexico for delinquent taxes to the
amount of $5,39s.44.
Two members of the Philadelphia
bar, with seven years experience. write
to the San Marclal Bee saying they de-
sire to move to New Mexico, and will
teach school or work on ranch.
Capt. Jack Crawford's four-year-old
grandson, Francis Rickhart. was Sc
verely bruised by being dragged by q
horse. The boy had tied the lariat
around his leg and was having fun with
the horse when the animal took fright
and started to run.
Two boys recently broke into
freight car at Magdalena and were de-
tected. Sheriff Blackington was sent
for, and one fed. The other posted him
self in a position of advantage. and,
armed with a Winchester, which he
pointed in the direction Of the officer Of
the law. told him to go back where he
came from. Sheriff Blackington pru-
IDENTIFY retired. but soon returned with
assistance enough to take the budding
young desperate prisoner.