Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-08
TERRITORIAL NEWS
The Antonio Chavez Grant Nine
Miles from Magdalena Is to
Be Surveyed.
A MINING LAW SUIT DECIDED
Alexander Mcdonald Hurt by His Horse
Falling on Him-An Attempt to In
crease Water Supply at Fairview,
Sierra County.
SOCORRO COUNTY.

SOCOlSftO CoON
w. E. Leonard, of Socorro. settled at
Ell Paso.
Thomas Matthews, of Socorro, was
married in Albuquerque.
John Lewis and family have removed
from Socorro to Deming.
Quails have increased marvellously
in the vicinity of Socorro.
DR.. C. G. Duncan purchased the e. V.
Chavez property at Socorro.
P. N. Yunker, of Lemitar, will add
ten more acres to his already large
| acreage Of prunes.
Filomena Miera has accepted posi-
| ton with the Becker Bla ackwell COM
pany at Magdalena.
District Attorney Silas Alexander Is
having his residence in Socorro newly
rooted and otherwise improved.
| Estevan Baca's threshing machine is
| operating in the vicinity of Lemitar,
having disposed of about all the wheat
near Socorro.
Edward Fortune has resigned his po-
sition with the Becker Blackwell COM
pany, of Magdalena, to accept a posi-
ton at Ell Paso.
j. P. Kelley. of Water Canon, will
send his four children to the school OF
mines at Socorro in the fall.
| Seven sisters of the Loretto academy
at Socorro are in retreat at Santa Fe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Rice will remove
from Socorro to Ell Paso September l.
A patron of the Harvey house al San
Marcial accidentally knocked down a
large chandelier containing four lamps.
The flames were, however, quickly eX-
tinguished.
In the case of Dennis e. Bearup and
wife VS.. John E. Coffey, in which suit
was brought to eject defendant from
the top millsite in Cooney, judgment
was rendered by Judge Leland for de-
fendant. The case was sent back from
the supreme court. Motion has been
filed for new trial.
l.. J. Antonio civil engineer of
Magdalena, intends to survey the An
tonic Chavez grant, nine miles north OF
Magdalena. The grant Is about thirty
miles long, and averages ten miles In
. width. It has not yet been confirmed
. by the court of private land claims.
SIERRA COUNTY.
P. Pogue and family have removed
from Hillsboro to Tularosa.
. Mrs. Edna Hughes has gone. from
Hilsboro to San Francisco.
Il C. C. Miller is making extensive re-
pairs to his drug store at Hillsboro.
Alexander Mcdonald was hurt al
Fairyiew by his horse stumbling and
falling on him.
Il Edward James accidentally dis
!, charged his revolver at Chloride ant
e killed his mule.
o There Is scarcity of burros arount
Fairview, many of them having beef
, sold to parties at Pinos Altos.
Storms, thus far, have not been plen
q tiful enough nor heavy enough to hell
6 the springs, though the grass has
start.
2 Mrs. r. j. Bryant was thrown out o
: a wagon near Lake Valley by tn
R lurching of horse, and was badl!
: bruised.
: Mrs. A, r. Nickle was thrown out o
her carriage near Hillsboro. The horse
had been frightened by revolver shot
ired by two boys.
Bears are so thick around Graftol
that they are carrying off many cattle
The bridge on Main street. Lake Val
.ey, has been completed.
Frank Winston put up gasoline en-
CINE to help his water supply at the oil
Hill ranch near Fairview. The pump
however. worked too fast for the oil
well, and a new well is now being du
| aside Of the old one.
e BERNALILLo COUNTY.
I'll Ben Wittick, pioneer and photogra
,r pher at Gallup, has gone to locate a
II Fort Wingate.
+ The Gallup Cleaner is twelve yeaI
r. old, and an honor and credit to the CON
T. munity in which it Is published.
B. B. Borden has taken contract
erect at Gallup new residence for Re
George j. Julliara to cost $4,000.
ct Two six-horse Concord coaches hau
ed the denizens of Bland to the SAM
Domingo green corn dance last Satu
" lay.
~ BENJAMIN Holland, formerly res
he dent of Bland, Is now located in Tr'
rt Piedras, and on the first of this mont
opened up the Log hotel for business.
nv J. w. Thurber with his grading ou
IN At. has moved from Albuquerque, az
1t. has commenced the grading Of II
tracks for the new round house at Ga
90 lup.
Miss Stella Riddle Is the name of Il
H. Harmony Und.) lady whom William
CHI Morris, of Gallup, led to the altar
Tuesday last. They will make to
abroad.
From present indications 1t is pro
er able regular semi-weekly round tri
no will be made by the Trimble stage I
~ the next two months between B'al
~ and Sulphur Hot Springs.
ne Gus Mulholland's well-boring out
es' was shipped from Gibson to Clarkvil
ee' where ne will sink well. He has u
NY finished 9OO-foot we'll at Gibson, Will
10, supplies about $4,000 gallons of wat
aoa per day.
'S' Advertisements are out for the letti
OF a beef contract Mt Fort Winga
bids to be opened on the 18th inst. &C
Is tract to run until January 80. 1901. \
rts Moore, of Wilcox, Ariz., who had
xi- contract, found there was no money
at 1t at his figures. and managed to get
leased.