Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-08
SOME RANCH SALES.
The Highest Price Ever Received
for Agricultural Lands in the
Pecos Valley.
PREMIUM FOR COUNTY BONDS
Ohaves County Received S5,l52 for a S5,-
600 Bond Issue-A Big Surplus in the
Ration City Treasury-Oolfax
County Taxables.
COLFAX COUNTY.

COLFAX COUNTY.
| James Vickery died at Cimarron of
! typhoid fever.
Alex. Monroe and Miss Laura Rand,
OF Baldy, were married at Cmarron.
Henry E. Miller, of the carpenter force
OF the Santa Fe at Ra6on, died at that
point Wednesday.
Edward A. Bartholomew, of La Junta,
and Miss Mary e. Thompson, of Denver,
were married at Ration.
Raton's city government cost 81, 22s. 90
In July, which amount was paid in full,
leaving 81, ,47s.9O in the treasury.
The public schools of Ration opened
Tuesday. The census showed by actual
count total of 9s3 children of school
age.
Mrs Belle M. Satterlee, recently elect
ed at Chicago as senior vice. president of
the National Woman's Relief Corps, is a
sister of j. R. Mcpherson, of Ration.
Mrs. L. D. A. Cockerell, of Las Vegas,
is acting as superintendent of Ration
public schools for month or so, until
the regular superintendent returns.
E. L. NeImes, who comes all the way
from the Bermuda islands, Is at Ration
for the benefit of his health, and expects
to engage in merchandising.
Labor Day in Ration was observed by
general suspension of business around
town and in the A. Z. & s. F.. shops.
Many took advantage of the occasion by
going picnicking, hunting and fishing.
CHAVES COUNTY.
The widow of the late Col. Henry
Milne was recently married at Harwich,
Mass, to Erastus Chase.
R. P. Bean raised three acres of cane
this year from which he got 80 tons of
forage, some of 1t being fully Is feet
high.
W. g. Urton bought 40 acres of land
adjoining his Riverside Stock Farm"
from the Milne & Bush Land & Cattle
company last week.
Gap" Mitchell, editor and proprietor
of The News, at Higgins, Texas, was at
Roswell to see about getting rates for
five or six car loads of people to attend
the Roswell fair in October.
w. G. Hamilton, of Roswell, reports
the sale of the c. 5. McCarty farm-50
acres-to w. L. JCnes, of Maria, Texas,
at 5000 per acre-the highest price ever
paid for agricultural land in the Pecos
Valley
The board of county commissioners
have accepted the bid OF Jas. K. Thorpe,
Of Denver, of $5,152 for the S., 200 in
bonds to be issued to pay the Lincoln
county Indebtedness, the bidder to fur
nish the blank bonds.
j. w. Stockard Is circulating sub
scription list among the citizens and
businessmen of Roswell and owners of
land on the Hondo for the purpose of
bearing the expense OF a we'll at least
400 feet deep Qf necessary to see if
artesian water cannot be found. The
undertaking is one that is needed to
settle the question whether artesian
water can be had west of Roswell and at
point higher than the head of the
North Spring river.
N. Jaffa and family have returned to
Roswell after nineteen weeks spent In
visiting their old home in Germany.
Mr.. Jaffa says the people of Germany
express y great deal o. admiration for
the United States and President McKin-
ley and his administration for the man
ner in which our government has handled
the Chinese difficulty. They recognize
the fact that his conduct of affairs has
given the United States an advanced
position in the diplomatic world and ex-
hibited degree of craftsmanship not
equalled by the head of any government
In years.
EDDY COUNTY.
Cowden Bell & Co. sold their Black
river ranch to Cowden and Reece, con-
sideration, 81 100.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wescott, of Chicago
have purchased the j. B. Toone farm,
near Otis, consideration, $1,000.
Everything points to an early as we'll
as long winter, according to the alma
nae. The leaves are falling aud some
wild geese are passing southwark bound.
DR.. Wright has purchased from j. F.
Matheson the two lots Just north of U.
IS. Bateman's residence, in Carlsbad, and
will, 1t is understood. erect fine resi-
dence.
Prof. Berner, formerly of Souh Nc
Alister, l. T., has been employed as
principal for the Carlsbad schools, Prof
Berner was with Roosevelt In Cuba, and
is one OF the San Juan hill heroes.
The peach crop is pretty we'll gone,
only few peaches being left. There
were probably twelve cars shipped from
Carlsbad this season, to say nothing of
the amount consumed In the home mar
ket.
F. w. Newton purchased Of Frank
Barfeld, at Carlsbad, the building occu-
pied by Summers barber shop. Consi-
deration, $1,500. Mr.. Newton will open
a jewelry store in the building in the