Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-26
The Contract for the New S20,800
School House at Roswell Has
Been Let.
JUDGMENT GIVEN FOR$10,1SO
One uf Two Jail Breakers at Carlsbad Shot
and Killed by Sheriff Stewart-Lost
Twelve Relatives in the Gal
weston Flood.
EDDY COUNTY.

from burro and fractured his elbow.
The two men who broke jail at Carls-
bad two weeks ago were Overtaken by
Sheriff Stewart at Van Horn, Texas.
The sheriff drew his gun on them. One
showed fight and reached for pistol
and was shot dead by the sheriff. The
survivor, his brother, was brought back
to jail.
Among the greatest sufferers by the
Galveston disaster in New Mexico is Mrs.
j. s. Crozier, wife OF a prominent mer-
chant at Carlsbad. No less than twelve
of her immediate relatives met their
death in that awful food and seven others
had narrow escapes. Her mother, two
brothers and sister-in-law, with two
children, one sister and her husband and
three children were killed
SOCORRO COUNTY.
In few hours last week Frank John
son, of San Marcial, collected $41 for the
relief of the Galveston sufferers In that
town.
Rev. w. Arthur Sheldon, former pas
tor of the Methodist church at San Mar
cial, was married on September 25th at
Kingston, Texas, to Miss Viola Williams,
OF that place.
Mrs. Daniel, who keeps a boarding
and lodging house at Socorro, who had
seen the names of her mother and three
children in the list of those killed at
Galveston, has received word of their
safety.
In the case Of Firmin James VS.. Will
liam M. Hurst ct al, for foreclosure of
mortgage, Judge Crumpacker, actingsin
the vacancy caused by Judge Leland's
resignation, rendered judgment for the
plaintiff in the sum of $40, ,l5O and Or
dered the sale of lands in Socorro county
belonging to the defendant to satisfy the
Judgment if the same be net paid within
ninety days.
TAOS COUNTY.
A great masquerade ball was given
last week at Red River that proved the
greatest event in the history of that
camp.
Paul George, of Red River, has re-
ceived the news that his brother, Lewis.
of that place. was killed on June 18th
ast by the explosion Of an oxygen tank
at Parahyba, near Pernambuco, Brazil
The Republicans of Red River held
their primaries last Saturday and elected
E. C. Abbott, Louis Marcati and F. c.
Stevens delegates to the county conven-
ton at Taos E. C. Abbott was indorsed
for the legislature and f. c. Stevens as
delegate to the territorial convention.
UNION COUNTY.
Folsom is to have new newspaper to
be known as the Union County Stock
man. 1t will be edited by S. f. Hickman
and will be non-political.
o. A. Larrazola, of Las Vegas, was in
Clayton last week and addressed an as
sembIy at the court house in the inter-
ests OF his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for delegate.
COLFAX COUNTY.
The independent Democrats of the
county will hold convention on the
10th of October at Ration to nominate a
county ticket.
1t is reported that the district court
has a very light docket this session and
is also short of funds.
SIERRA COUNTY.
The Sierra county commercial club
completed its organization last week.
l.. w. Gales was elected treasurer.
The club has commenced its career by
starting relief fund for the Galveston
sufferers, which has already reached
the sum OF 800.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
John Woods has rounded up nearly
500 burros in the foothills across the
river from Seldom. Some of the burros
are years of age, and have never been
branded.
Henry Mertens who owns extensive
sheep interests near Hatch, was in Las
Cruces on business. He says the con-
tinued drouth of early summer worked
serious injury to his lamb CROP He has
not lost any old sheep, however, and re-
cent rains have made good range.
GRANT COUNTY.
j. w. Gould and ]. D. York, of Weed,
have sold $1,000 worth of goats to c. D.
Brooks, who will use them to stock the
old Burleson ranch at the head of Ala
mo canon, in the Sacramentos.
Last week Deputy Sheriff Walters ar
rested a man named I. w. Briscow
about eight miles from Alamogordo,
who is alleged to be a fugitive from
justice in Taylor county, Tex. He Is
under Indictment there for alleged cat
tie stealing, and has, 1t Is alleged, been
a fugitive since 1888. He was taken In
charge by Sheriff Cunningham, of Tay-
or county, and conveyed back to Texas.
BERNALILLO COUNTY.
A movement Is on foot at Gallup to
organize an archaeological society there
as a branch Of the archaeological socie-
ty in Santa Fe.
Jose Mora, wiper employed at the
round house at Gallup, had his watch
stolen recently by tramps who were
hanging around the water tank.
OTERO COUNTY.
Rev. c. H. Ray, of Ranger, Tex, Is in
Alamogordo for the purpose Of conduct
ing revival services at the Baptist
church.
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY.
Petty thieves are reported to be
abroad in Chama, and the people are
looking to their locks.
There is some complaint about the
condition of the road between Chama
and TERRA Amarillo. Last week
bridge gave way and q team fell
through. Fortunately, no one was hurt,
but the team was extracted with con-
siderable difficulty.