Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-29

north OF Aztec. The ranch contains
sixty acres, and the price stated Is $50
per acre.
j. NJ. Kingsley, Porter Bros. buyer
from Chicago, came down from Duran
go Monday. He is arranging for pack
ing and shipping, and will probably
buy several thousand more boxes of ap-
pies
Brigham Young Jr., and President
Hammond, of the Mormon church. with
twelve musicians. passed through AZ
tee few days ago on the way to Man
cos, where u general conference was
held.
A deep interest is being taken in the
queen of the fair contest. Each lady
has numerous admirers, and the con-
test promises to be of unusual spirit.
There are three leading candidates in
the field.
Uncle Jimmy Jarvis, of Aztec, was 100
years old Wednesday, August Is, and
he celebrated the occasion with as much
enthusiasm, activity and energy as
many younger men could muster. Uncle
Jimmy is centenarian, but he refuses
to be classed as back number.
W. S. Weightman. of M. A. Brachvo-
gel & Co., Durango's leading commits
sion firm, is interviewing the orchard
lists throughout the county. He de-
clares the present years fruit crop is
the greatest San Juan county has ever
produced.
A meeting of the Democratic county
central committee of San Juan county
is called, to be held at Aztec on the Sd
day of September, for the purpose of
issuing a call for the county conven-
ton, the filling of any vacancies, etc.
Mrs. Rosa S. Howes, a lady who has
had considerable experience as direc-
tor of sanitariums. is in Aztec inves-
tigating the possibilities and advan-
tages for the location of such an inst-
tuition here.
A steady stream of freight wagons
from lower valley points passes Aztec
on the road to Durango these days.
Flora Vista sends her quota daily--in
fact, Flora Vista this year has bigger
crops of all kinds than at any previous
time. The freighting season is fairly on.
OTERO COUNTY.
The Presbyterans of Aamogordo
have decided to erect a parsonage at
once.
John Shryock, who for years conduct
ed the only "second-class saloon in the
United States" at Las Cruces, is now
in business at Tularosa.
Sheriff Baker arrested a man named
f. Roberts last week in Arizona and
landed him in Alamogordo, where he
President C. B. Eddy, accompanied
by J. Chilberg, local sales agent of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company at
El Paso, and President Fl. j. Anderson,
of the First National Bank of Alamo
gordo, made a tour of the White Oaks
line last week.
Bert Rowland and John w. Owen
were in the Jicarilla mountains this
week. These gentlemen report great
activity in the camps. and large num-
Der of men employed about the mines
and in the erection of mining machin-
cry.
w. S. Baker of Tularosa, disposed of
two galena claims in the San Andreas
mountains to Chicago parties at good
figures few weeks ago. These claims
We're bonded from Ernest Harrison and
father at $1,000 each. the money having
been paid. Already contracts have been
given out to do work on Mr.. Bakers
mining property during the coming win
ter.
1t is said that an Alamogordo candi-
date received the following letter:
Dear sir and Fren-Hearin that you
wur in the Raice fer offs, I want to
know if you would caire for the voat of
my Settlement. AS / goes, so goes that
voat. The Settlement Swairs by me.
and what tells 'em to do they does. 1t
is mixed Voat, but 1t is a intelligent
voat, if does say it myself. 1t is voat
that kin read, rite and count. IF you
wants that voat let me know. 1t you
don't want that voat, / know who
does
Prof. p. w. Horn of Sherman, frof
T. G.. Harris Of Austin, Prot. e. F..
Comegys of Gainesville, and Prof. r. B.
Cousins of Mexico went to Cloudcroft.
accompanied by Superintendent Put
nam, of FL Paso. These gentlemen COM
pose the board of directors of the Chau-
tauqua to be established in the Sacra-
mentos next season. At a recent meet
ing of school superintendent held in
Dallas it was decided to open perma-
nent circle, beginning next summer.
Their efforts will be seconded by both
the Texas & Pacific and the G. Fl. & S.
A. from all points in Texas, also the El
Paso & Northeastern from Ell Paso. The
purpose of the board of directors is to
select site for an auditorium, the
planning and building of which will be
pushed this fall and winter with
finances already provided for.