Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-14

AIamogordo People Are Circulating
a Petition for the Pardon of
Jack Messer.
AWARD FOR San JUAN FRUIT
Deming Will Soon Get an Electric Light
Plant-The Pecos Valley Stockman
Has Printed Its Last Issue
at Carlsbad.
SAN JUAN COUNTY.

SAN JUAN COUNTY.
The exhibit of fruit sent from Sa
Juan county to the horticultural exhibi
at Colorado Springs received specia
! awards at the hands Of the judges.
Aztec and Pennington have now
| baseball team each, and are rivalin
each other on the diamond. A gam
last week resulted in a victory for Az
tee by score Of II to &.
GRANT COUNTY.
The city Jail at Deming is empty, an
has been for a long time, except for al
occasional drunk.
Last week man employed at the
Paso companyS mine at Cooks fel
down the shaft and died after severa
nours from internal injuries.
j. X. johnson, of the Deming ice fac
tory, says he expects to have an elec
trio light plant IN operation within
three months at the latest. The plan
Will furnish lights for residences an,
business houses, and will be run in con
nection with the ice factory. AS Dem
ing is still an unincorporated town, tn,
expense Of lighting the streets will hav
to be paid by public subscription, ant
1t Is said that this will be arranged b,
The business men.
COLFAX COUNTY.
The district court will convene at Ra
ton on Monday next, Chief Justice Mill
presiding.
Charles H. Colgrove, DIR. 7. B. Hart
c. M. c. Houck and Robert Campbell
Joined the Masonic lodge at Ration las
week.
Last Saturday Judson G. Jordan, o.
the Red River mining district, and Miss
Edith Darling, of Ration, were mar
ried in Ration.
Judge A. c. Wallace, one of the old
pioneers OF ColfaX county, and who was
sheriff eighteen years ago, has been
stricken with paralysis, and is now ly-
ing helpless at the house of Lon Serv-
ice. on Ute creek. There is considered
to be NO hope whatever Of his recovery
and it is only question of time when
ne must succumb.
Mrs. Luan Dawson one of the oldest
pioneers in this section, died last Fri
day night at the home of her son, j. B.
Dawson, on the Vermejo, aged 80 years
The deceased was a native of Ken
lucky, and made the trip overland
across the continent with her husband
in 184O. She is said to have been the
drst white woman to cross the river on
the trail where Denver is now located.
twenty EIGHT years ago she settled in
ColfaX county.
OTERO COUNTY.
A petition is being circulated at Ala
mogordo for the pardon of Jack Mes
ser, who was convicted of holding up
the AlalnOgordo mill and sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary. Messel
comes OF a good family, and this was
mis- first offense. and many desire to see
nim pardoned.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Charles knowlton, of Angus, who
tempting to kill one Of his neighbors,
mas been adjudged insane, and will be
sent to the asylum at Las Vegas.
Miss Mae Gilmore, of Angus, has been
engaged as teacher OF the preparat tory
department of the Baptist college at
AlamogOrdo. Miss Gilmore Is gradu-
ate OF the agricultural college at Me-
silla Park, and was the teacher of the
irst school established in Alamogordo
Rev. George II. Brewer, of Albuquer-
que, has closed very successful re-
vival meeting on the Rio Bonito.
SIERRA COUNTY.
Paul McEwan is quite low at Carls-
bad with typhoid fever.
Bears are reported in large numbers
in the vicinity OF Chloride, where they
nave done considerable damage.
The inhabitants of Chloride are circu-
lating a petition to have their precinct,
which was abolished some time ago,
restored.
The front of J. M. Pardues new store
at Carlsbad is being put in, and the
place will be ready for occupancy by
Tie 18th.
Miss Anna Latham and Mr.. Ben Cox
were united in wedlock on Sunday last
at the residence of the brides parents
on Machio creek, near Lake Valley.
The work Of repairing the public
school building at Carlsbad is progress
ing satisfactorily. and everything will
be in fine shape for the opening Of the
scholastic session, September II.
A letter received from Harry Chan
dler, formerly of Fairview, now in Ma
nila, says that he has engaged in the
real estate business there, and expects
to do we'll when things quiet down.
Rev. J. E. Sawders. of the Methodist
church at Carlsbad, left for White Oaks
to attend district conference. Mr.. Saw
ders expects to go to missionary work
In the Indian Territory, and his success
sor to the Carlsbad pastorate will be
named at the conference.
DR.. c. H. Wright is having the lots
on Canon street. Carlsbad, purchased
last week from J. F. Matheson, cleared
and graded this week, preparatory to
building for himself and wife home of
their own. The location is just north
Of the residence of U. s. Bateman.
Lew Sly, of TERRA Blanca, accident
ally shot through the end Of his finger
while shooting at a bird the other day.
However, there were no serious results.
George Hartman, Of Kingston, has
been granted pension from July, 1898.
While in Lake Valley recently, Depu-
ty Inspector e. Hale, of the American
Angora Goat Breeders Association, in
spected some 200 goats.
Last week Rosendo Alderete, who
carries the mail between Cuchillo and
was thrown from his horse
and the animal got away. He was
forced to walk eleven miles through
mud knee deep to get another horse to
ride. On the way he lost his boots, but
succeeded In recapturing his horse and
getting the mail through very nearly on
time. In six hours he rode distance of
thirty-six miles twice over the same
road and walked eleven.
A petition Is being circulated to
change the time of departure of mails
from Engle to Chloride from 6 a. m. to
a. m. The train, II on time, arrives
at 5:25 a. m. and carries the mail for
postoffices Of Cuchillo, Negro, Hermosa,
Monticello, Fairview, Chloride and
Grafton. As 1t Is occasionally little
Late, the stage starts over the course
before 1t arrives, and the people have to
wait twenty-four hours for another
chance.
Last week Miles Stone, the WE'LL
known lower Pecos valley stockman,
was given hearing before the United
States land commissioner, at Roswell,
for unlawfully fencing public lands,
and bound over to the federal court at
Sooorro In $500 bond. His ranch Is near
the mouth of the Delaware, on the east
side Of the Pecos river.
w. G. Brown this week sold a half
interest in his blacksmith and wagon
repairing business at Carlsbad to J.
w. Burley. Of Pecos. Tex, the firm now
being Brown & Burley. They are well
equipped In every way to handle all
business coming to them. and can con-