Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-26
NEWTELEPHONELINE.
Carlsbad Is to Have a Telephone
Service Of Its Own In the
Future.
MANY SUMMER EXCURSIONS
The Ice Plant At Socorro Is Running Day
and Night-A Geological Surveyor
Otero County May Be
Made.
CHAVES COUNTY.

William Purdy, of Roswell, received
a telegram containing the sad news of
the death of his sister at Gainesville,
Texas.
Mrs. J. H. Charless and little daugh-
ter Frances returned to Roswell from
oklahoma, and Mr.. Charless arrived a
few hours later with a car load of cat
tie from Kansas.
W. M. Atkinson, manager for the
Milne & Bush Land and Cattle Com
pany, is just finishing his first cutting
of alfalfa on the ranch. 1t footed up
about 300 tons.
w. J. Fountain, of Roswell, is rejoic-
ing over the fact that one of his daugh-
ters is again a resident of Roswell, Mrs.
w. D. Scott and her husband and their
family having arrived from Colorado
last week.
George Munro, of Roswell, has the
contract for building a $1,50O cottage on
the Feliz stock farm for Mr.. Hagerman.
1t will be occupied by Frank Anderson,
the superintendent.
The board of county commissioners
will, July q, at the court house in Ros-
well, open and consider sealed bids for
county bonds to the amount of 1000 for
the purpose of taking up the indebted
ness due Lincoln county, N. nj.
The Democrats of Chaves county
have nominated the following ticket:
Commissioners-Dist No. /, Thos. d.
White; No. 2, w. M. Atkinson; No. 3,
A. M. Robertson; probate judge, ]. T.
Evans; probate clerk, f. p. Gayle;
sheriff, Fred Higgins; treasurer, Mark
Howell; superintendent of schools, e.
O. Creighton; surveyor, V. r. Kenney.
Henry Silleck, aged q years, was
caught at Roswell in the act of rob-
bing the postoffice. He was accused of
larceny some months ago, but was not
indicted by the grand jury, and was re-
leased after being severely reprimanded
by Judge Parker, of the district court.
The capture was made by Sheriff Fred
Higgins, who fired six shots at Selleck.
One of the shots had struck young Sell
leck in the arm, making a slight flesh
wound. He is now in Jail. He says he
was walking along the street and had
nothing to do with the affair, and that
while they were shooting at him the
man who was in the postoffice escaped.
COLFAX COUNTY.
w. A. Chapman is candidate for re-
election as superintendent Of schools in
Colfax county.
The people of Springer are preparing
eaborately and patriotically to cele-
brate the Fourth of July.
The first crop of alfalfa has been cut,
and Is unusually large. Whereat the
farmers Of the county are exceeding
glad.
Miss Alice Towner of Socorro, niece
of Postmaster J. T. Towner, has as
sumed the duties Of assistant postmas-
ter at Springer, vice Mrs. Maxwell, re-
signed to go to Salida, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Il. Neese, of Spring
er, have gone to Mora to attend the
normal institute in session there. Mr..
Neese Is assisting Superintendent ~
dilla in conducting the institute.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
Preparations are being made to har-
vest the largest and finest crop of wheat
ever raised in Socorro county.
The weather is so hot at Socorro that
If has been found necessary to operate
the local ice plant night and day.
Eusebio Garcia recently died at So
corro after an illness of five years., He
was IS years old. ...