Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-10
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
There Is Much Activity In Every
Section Of This Prosperous
Territory.
5000 POUNDS ALFALFA SEED
A Two Story Brick Bank Building For
Roswell-The Wool Securing Mill Will
Commence Operations Next Month
Other Counties.
CHAVES COUNTY

DR.. Sutherland is dangerously i'll with
la grippe at Roswell,
w. G. Urton is planting 1900 yearling
apple trees in his orchard near Roswell
this spring.
Frank Mcdaniel and Miss Ethel Vera
Myers were recently married in the
Christian church in Roswell.
j. F. Bateman and Miss Hettie I'm
derwood were united in marriage at
Roswell last week.
Only two business houses in Roswell
refused to advertise in the woman's is
sue of the Record.
c. w. Haynes expects luscious results
from his fine orchard Of silver prunes
set out opposite his suburban residence
at Roswell.
A sanitarium is needed at Roswell in
order properly to accommodate the
steadily increasing number of invalids
who are seeking the climatic cure in the
Pecos valley.
At the recent meeting of the regents
of the Roswell Military Institute all the
members of the faculty were reelected
except Captain Fitzgerald. whose case
was not passed upon. A resolution was
passed requiring all instructors to live
in barracks.
John w. Poe will erect an elegant
two-story bank building, 25xsO feet, on
his newly acquired lot south of the
court house in Roswell. 1t is under
stood that Messrs. Poe and Nathan Jaf-
ia intend to start another bank in this
building as soon as it is completed.
The following named ladies had en-
tire charge of the very creditable edi-
ton of the Roswell Record issued last
Friday: Editor in chief Mrs. S. M. Bird;
business manager, Mrs. P. w. Helmig;
educational department, Mrs. Mark
Howell; society and local editor, Mrs.
M. w. Stone; associate editors, Mrs. 5.
K. Hallam, Mrs. Volney Johnson, Mrs
Crum; city editor, Miss Adcock. The
mailing and composing were under the
charge of Mrs. Creighton, Mrs. Pearce
and Jennie Lea. The profits were given
to the Christian church.
EDDY COUNTY.
Several light cases Of scarlet fever are
reported at Carlsbad.
Thomas Nelson died of pneumonia
last week at Three Rivers.
The membership of the Union club at
Carlsbad is steadily increasing.
The baby girl of Mrs. w. r. Ander-
son died of whooping cough at Carlsbad
last week.
Rev. George Hinson, of San Marcos,
Tex, has decided to locate either in
Carlsbad or Roswell.
s. r. Biting has added a fine set of
banking fixtures to his business place
on Canyon street, Carlsbad, and will
hereafter devote most of his attention
to the banking business.
The wool-scouring plant at Carlsbad
will not commence operations until the
last of the month owing to the fact that
the sheep men are more backward this
spring than usual in shearing their
flocks.
Five thousand pounds of alfalfa seed
were recently received in Carlsbad, all
of which will be sown in the lower Pc
cos valley this season. This gives an
idea of the increased acreage Of this
king of forage plants contemplated in
the Pecos valley.
GRANT COUNTY.
A well-equipped tennis court is noted
among the numerous spring improve
ments at Silver City.
The number of water meters in use at
Silver City will soon be increased from
forty to seventy.
Several notable cattle deals are pend
ing in the county, and will doubtless be
closed in few days.
Arrangements are being made to en-
large the capacity of the electric light
plant at Silver City.
E. B. Norman has resigned his posi-
ton with the Silver City smelter and
accepted position with the bank.
The members Of the Episcopal choir
at Silver City are preparing some beau
tiful music for the morning and evening
services on Easter Sunday.
The county commissioners are Sc
riously considering the advisability of
establishing poor farm in Grant coun-
ty, chiefly for the benefit of aged indi-
gents. who need help and could do light
work on such farm.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
Las Cruces is afflicted with an epi-
demic of la grippe this spring.
The depots at Las Cruces and Mesilla
Park are now connected by telephone.
Mrs. John P. Casey. Jr., is reported
hopelessly i'll at her home in Mesilla
Park.
The recent generous fall of rain has
greatly benefited the growing crops Of
the county, and farmers and fruit
growers look glad and confident. Dan
ger from frosts Is believed to be over.
John R. DeMier will at once resume
shipping guano from his extensive caves
near Earlham. These caves have so far
yielded 1900 tons Of guano, and no bot
tom has yet been reached. The demand
for the product at profit prices
is increasing.
4 0trikp Riot.
New York, April 10.-There was riot
at Mamaroneck, Westchester county
between striking laborers and mer
hired to take their places on local i'm.
provements One striker, an italian