Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-06
A PINOS ALTOS FIRE
Large Cottonwood Trees Saved That
Mining Camp from Destruction
by the Flames.
THIEVES AT FORT BAYARD
Rain and Wind Create Havoc in the Mesills
Vallsy-Fruit Shipments from Las
Orucss-The News Of Grant and
Dona Ana Counties.
GRANT COUNTY,

GRANT COUNTY.
Link Newell, of Silver City. claiCls to
have outrun the biggest bear in the
Mogollons.
Silver City and Deming held elaborate
celebrations Wednesday. and the people
Of Mimbres valley picnicked at Dolores
Grove.
H. e. Hoffman, Of Lordsburg, has ts-
ken lease and bond on the Little CAD
die group of mines at Goldfield, Coin.
in the Cripple Creek country.
No rain has yet fallen in Mimbres
valley. Stock looks very well, but will
suffer soon if rain is delayed. Early
peaches are getting nearly ripe Cher
ries are all gone.
A. V. Averick, an old soldier wh1 has
been in ill-health for a number of years.
was sent to the soldiers hospital in
Washington, D. c., where he will re-
main in the future.
Mrs. Maria Hixson, widow of Col
Daniel Hixson, a veteran of the Black
Hawk war. and mother of Don Kedzie,
of the Lordsburg Liberal, celebi ated
her Tooth anniversary at Clinton, Aiioh..
June 29.
Alfalfa hay Is bringing $40 per ton on
the ranches. Corn is worth $3.50 per
hundredweight, and the ranchmen have
no kick coming. Cattle are at top p,ices.
Hurrah for Mckinley and Roosevelt
the winning boys, exclaims an enthusi-
astic correspondent.
The following officers have been elect
ed by Isaac F. Tiffany Lodge, No. la. I.
o. o. F., of Silver City: Noble grand,
w. r. Orr; vice grand, w. s. Farms
worth; recording secretary. c. S. Fait:
permanent secretary, st. George Rob-
inson; treasurer. L. H. Rowlee.
At Pinos Altos fire broke out in a
large adobe containing three native
families. The fire started from a de-
fective flue, and burned everything ex-
cept part Of the walls. The larga cot
tonwood trees were all that saved that
portion Of the town, together with the
fact that there was not much wind. If
the wind had changed Pinos Altos
would surely have been doomed, for
hardly enough water for domestic pur-
poses Is at present available.
William Hawkins killed the largest
mountain lion of the season on last
Monday night, on Walnut creek, just
below the ranch OF George Eddy Mr..
Hawkins came upon the spot few
minutes after the lion had killed a big
calf belonging to the H. w. Cattle Com
pany, and with unerring aim shot it.
The lion measured s feet, and was as
large otherwise in proportion to length.
The following are the scores made on
the range of the Silver City rifle club
Sunday evening. Distance, 200 yards.
The score Of forty is the range record
to date, all five shots being in the bulls
eye. In Mr.. Cakes second score he only
got out Of the bulls eye once. First
round-Brumback, Z, 8, Z, 8. $40. Oakes
S, s, 10, 6, S-37. Second round-Oakes.
s, s. Z. 8, 7-35. Brumback. 6, 8, s. Z. 8-34.
Lacey. 5, s, 8, s, 8-31.
The guardians of Uncle Sans proper
ty at Fort Bayard have been noticing
for some time past the disappearance
Of blankets. towels, sheets, pillow cases
and various and sundry articles used
for the comfort of the inmates Of the
Fort Bayard sanitarlum. A system of
espionage resulted in the recovery Of
part Of the goods and the arrest Of
Harry E. McKeeney, acting hospital
steward; Duke F. White. a hospital en-
ploye; James Wiley and Charles Den
mis-, of Central. The first two mentioned
are charged with taking the property
and disposing of same to the last two.
On trial, McKeeney and Duke were held
for the United States grand jury in the
sum of $1,000 each for stealing property,
chattels. ETC., belonging to the United
States. while Wiley and Dennis were
each held in the sum Of 81. 900 for receiv-
ing stolen goods.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
Chamberino farmers are short on har-
vest hands.
S. w. Gilbert. a fruit commission man
from Alvin. Tex. is buying fruit In Me-
silla valley.
w. J. Mckay, one of the owners of
the Torpedo mine, came in from Chi
cago and went to the mines at Organ.
New Mexico's College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts had fine exhibit at
Ell Paso during the teachers conven-
| ton.
Mrs. Henry Forester left for her home
in the City of Mexico after q protracted
visit to Mrs. w. M. Lyon and Mrs.
Jones Of Mesilla.
Frank Heron, Of La Mesa, was at
Las Cruces and purchased the Las Cru
ces broom factory. The Heron Bros,
of La Mesa, now control the broom
business in Dona Ana county.
Thursday night of last week wit
messed terrific wind and rain storm in
Mesilla valley. Weak cottonwood limbs
were broken off by scores, a few trees
were blown over. and any roofs that
were defective leaked profusely. Grain
fields ready to harvest were grounded
and badly wasted