Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-19
COUNTY
Grant County Again Pays Ali Just
Claims Against 1t Dollar
for Dollar.
A BET FOR 100 HORSES
Surgeon General George N. sternberg Paid
Fort Bayard VISTA Severe Wind
Storm at Silver Oity-Terri-
torial News
GRANT COUNTY.


The Western Union telegraph line
has been completed into Hanover.
| The Silver City Independent urges
the establishment of poor farm In
| Grant county.
For the second quarter of the year
Grant county has again paid dollar for
dollar upon all claims allowed by the
board OF county commissioners.
| The Grant county teachers institute
was in session at Deming, with a large
attendance from all parts of the county.
Prof. c. M. Light, of the Silver City
normal school. was in charge
| c. Emery Stevens and Mining Expert
Collins arrived in Silver City last week
from New York City on business con-
nected with Mr.. Stevens mining Inter-
ests in the Burro mountains
The little town of Central is keeping
strictly in line with the general pros
perity which Is prevailing in Grant
county. There Is q great scarcity of
business houses and residences report
ed, and several small Industries have
recently been inaugurated. Central is
rapidly becoming one of the most active
little towns In the southwest.
R. B. Hall and the Harrington broth
ers. both the owners Of race horses,
have wagered and executed the neces-
sary papers for the transfer of 100 head
of high-grade stock horses to the win
ner of race between their respective
animals, which will be run on the stock
yards track south of Silver City on the
14th day Of August.
A proposition has been submitted
looking to a settlement Of the suits in
stituted against the railroad companies
to compel the payment Of the levies
made by the board Of commission ,rs to
pay the judgments obtained against the
county in 1896 and 1897.
The Silver City council met for the
purpose Of discussing ways and means
to provide for the refundlng of the out
standing bonds drawing per cent in
terest into per cent bonds. c. F.
Grayson appeared before the council
and stated that he had $4,000 worth of
7 per cent bonds to be exchanged for a
like amount of bonds drawing per
cent interest. The city attorney is
drafting an ordinance providing for the
suggested.
Silver City and vicinity was visited
by quite severe wind storm Wednes-
day of last week. Large limbs were
:orn from trees In different portions of
he city, and insecure fences and port
lble articles were carried about indis-
The roof on the barn Of c.
, Crawford was picked up and car
led distance Of over 20 feet. Several
oofs were also blown from small build
ngs.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
At Captain the Southwestern Mer-
antile Company's Office building Is
bout completed, and the store building
viii be begun in a few days.
Antonio Versuella was arrested on
he Ruidoso by Deputy Sheriff Rowland
n a warrant charging the defendant
With driving away. manning and kill
ng cattle belonging to 8. Hale. He Is
eld for trial.
The Anti Monopoly" saloon at Cap
ian was closed last Saturday by Sher-
Il Perea on a writ of injunction. Soon
fter the lots in Captain were placed on
ale by the improvement company, A.
'. Swindle bought lot upon which he
rected building. On the morning of
he Fourth he opened saloon, notwith-
tanding the reservation clause in the
eed prohibiting the sale OF intoxicating
quors on the premises. The saloon was
losed on a writ Of injunction issued by
udge Leland and the defendant cited
D appear at Socorro on August to
how cause why the injunction should
OF be made perpetual.
CHAvEs COUNTY.
The Chaves county court house yard
, to be planted to Bermuda grass, and
wo concerts a week by the Roswell
and are to be given there.
Eighty-five head of fine cows were
.ceived from Colonel Slaughter's
exas ranch. and will be put on the
inch near Roswell and bred to Sir
redwell and Ancient Briton.
There will be a mass meeting Of DEM
rats Saturday evening, July 28, at the
'urt house, Roswell. to select delegates
the representative convention to be
I'D at Roswell Monday, August 6.
One Of the important real estate deals
st week at Roswell was the purchase
| the east side Of main street and
nth Of Spring river.
D. H. Nichols. general manager Of
e Pecos system, left Roswell for st.
,uis. Chicago and New York points.
lose who think they know say his trip
for the purpose of completing ar
ngements to start the building of his
ad to Ell Paso.
Hood Lodge. No. s. A. o. U. W.. has
ected the following officers for the en-
ing six months: Master workman, C.
Edie; foreman, J. r. Culwell; over
er. Nose Walters; recorder, ]. s.
EN-; f1nancier, Charles Sherwood; re-
liver, F. ]. Beck; inside watchman, F.
Gray: outside watchman. B. F..
aniel; guide, w. F. Bledsoe; trustees,
s. Rosenwald, Otto Hedgecoxe. C. NJ.
'borne; medical examiners, Drs. W.. T.
'yner and A. Ickstads. f. o. Creigh-
n was elected delegate to the grand
dge.