Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-26
THEDBMEULES MINES
The Heirs of ]. DeMeules, the Tur-
quois King, Are at Log
gerheads.
ANOTHER ARTESIAN WE'LL
The Ell Paso & Northeastern Railroad Has
Been Awarded the Contract 10 Garry
the Nail for Lincoln County
Points.
LINCOLN COUNTY.

Miss Hubert has been installed as
postmistress at Lincoln.
The local lodge of the order of Rad
Men is erecting hall at Captain.
A good wagon road Is being built from
Captain down Salado canon at a cost Of
$500
Fort Stanton and Captain will soon be
connected with Alamogordo by tele-
phone.
Contracts for Sc, 900 adobe bricks have
been let at Captain for building pur-
poses.
The recent cold wave seriously In
jured the peach and cherry buds at Lin
coin.
The Captain coal mines produced 1000
tons Of excellent coal during the month
ended April Is. and the product prom
ises steadily to increase. These mines
have only been in operation about six
months.
The Ruidoso and Rio Bonito countries
are one solid farm, and about $500. 900
pounds of grain are annually shipped
from there. That section will this year
take the premium for the largest on
ions, potatoes and watermelons.
There are now forty-tive patients at
the United States marine hospital, To-
Gated at Fort Stanton, for the climatic
cure of sailors afflicted with lung trou-
bles, and they are all rapidly improv-
ing in health.
The Ell Paso & Northeastern railway
has been awarded the contract for car
rying the mail for Lincoln county
points, and after May 10 the stage mail
route from San Antonio to Lincoln will
be discontinued. The change affects ten
towns, and Captain will be the star
route office.
Three robbers attempted to hold up a
railway at Indian divide a few nights
ago, but the engineer anticipating trou-
BILE, put on steam and the desperadOes
were unable to board the train. The men
expressed their disappointment by fir-
ing several harmless shots into the cars.
1t is presumed they wanted the money
sent up to pay off the miners at Capt.
tan.
OTERO COUNTY.
A Masonic lodge will be organized at
Alamogordo in the near future.
A golf club has been organized at AL
amogordo with a large membership of
the best people.
Guards now accompany trains on the
Ell Paso & Northeastern railway be-
tween Alamogordo and Captain.
Fruit prospects in the Sacramento
mountain region have SO far not been
injured by frost, and never were better
than at present.
Sheriff Baker recently captured
Frank Baze. charged with making a
criminal assault, and brought him back
from Ell Paso to Alamogordo. Baze sue
ceeded in getting across the line into
Old Mexico, but came back to Ell Paso
to meet his wife.
quois king, allege that German De
Meules. the principal owner of the cele-
brated Monarch group of turquois mines
at Jarilla, Is an habitual drunkard, and
is dlssipating his property. The charge
was recently heard before Commission
er F. B. Stuart. appointed by Judge
Parker for the purpose. and the Jury
found a verdict Of habitual drunken
ness. The heirs. who live at various
places in the United States, and believe
the mines should bring them con-
tinual income, now ask that the court
deprive De Meules of the management
of his affairs
CHAvES COUNTY.
The fruit crop of Chaves county is re-
ported "all right
A Christian Endeavor society has
been organized at Roswell.
Numerous real estate transfers have
recently been recorded at Roswell.
The new brick and tile factory at Ros-
we'll will be capable Of turning out $4,000
bricks per day.
The ranges of the county are in fine
condition, and stockmen are corre-
spondingly happy.
Freeman & Cameron, the well-kn6wn
lawyers of Carlsbad, have decided to
open an office in Roswell.
The streets, public places and private
residences of Roswell will soon be Light
ed with incandescent electric lights.
The people Of Portales are proud OF
the fact that they have "fine school
house and a good school inside of It,"
Some scoundrel has been dynamiting
the fish in the lower Hondo river, and
the sportsmen Of the county are Justly
indignant.
Since the beginning of the Irrigation
season many complaints are heard at
Roswell Of people carelessly flooding
the county roads.
The members Of the wolf hunting par
ty have returned to Roswell from the
plains. Results, seventeen lobos and q
lot Of coyotes.
Sheriff Higgins recently went to
Carlsbad and brought back to Roswell
Shannon and Pitcock, wanted at Por-
tales for horse stealing and other mis-
deeds.
The little settlement Of Elk is mourn
ing over the sudden death Of Miss Leila
Jackson, one of the most popular young
ladies Of the community. Pneumonia
was the cause of her death.
Loper, Gambrill & Charless have
struck artesian water in the well on
their large tract Of land east Of Orchard
Park at depth Of 80 feet. The nov
from the 4-inch casing is 400 gallons pei
minute.