Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-24
SINKING FOR WATER
Socorro Ranchmen Who Are Suffer-
ing from the Drouth Are Now
Drilling Wells.
WATER SUPPLY AT ORGAN
The Condition Of Crops in Various Parts of
New hexioo-An Attempted Murder
at Rincon Happenings Through
out the Territory.
LINCOLN COUNTY.

LINCOLN COUNTY.
Il q. G. F. Ubrick has been declared
bankrupt.
The rate of taxation in Lincoln coun
ty for 1900 is 352
William M. Reilly, IF Gray, has bee
ladjudged a bankrupt.
The Exchange bank at White Oak
has deposits amounting to s93,17O.s1.
Ramon Ulibarri, of Raventon, ha
been examined for a teachers certifi
cate.
Mrs. A. e. Lesnet, of Lincoln, ha
moved to White Oaks, where sh,
opened a restaurant.
Mrs. Bona Kimbrell has brought sui
for absolute divorce against her hus
band, Jesusito Kimbrell.
| No teachers institute will be held ir
Lincoln county this year because onl,
wo teachers signfied their intention OF
attending an institute.
special election was held at White
| oaks to-day for the purpose of voting
| for or against four-mill levy for pay
ing interest on school bonds and for
current expenses.
The real estate Of James M Sigafus,
Augustus C. A. Sigafus, J. Evert Bird
and e. Marion Bird, at White Oaks,
Will be sold by the sheriff on August II
to satisfy judgment for $7,S65 and in
terest in favor of Urban Ozanne.
Karl Keith and Miss May Gardner
were married at White Oaks by Rev.
Mr.. Stowall, of the Christian church.
The wedding took place at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Crumb. The cou-
pie will reside at White Oaks.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
The Rio Grande at Socorro is perfect
ly dry.
Cholera morbus is prevalent at So
Zorro.
Over seventyfive people are camping
in Water canon.
There is demand for carpenters and
painters at Socorro
The G. A. r. post at Socorro has sur
rendered it's charter
injured by fractions horse.
G. Lankford ct al. sold to Levi Bald
win l6O acres Of land for $780,
"A. L. Mckee, of Socorre, has gone to
work in the California oil fields.
A large number of home seekers have
ately arrived in Socorro county.
Herman Borth, of Ell Paso, intends to
open a national bank at Socorro.
w. II. Byers, Socorro merchant, has
eft on trip of six months to Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Nelson have
ented the Wilcox cottage at Socorro.
j. w. Hilton, of Magdalena, has re-
urned home from the Paris exposition.
Jesse Havey, Of Magdalena, was Sc
erely injured by falling from scat
old
Vicente Macs broke his shoulder while
t work on threshing machine near
ocorro.
Hon. T. B. Catron has bought 4SO
cres of land from Annie C. Slaughter
nd husband.
The fire clay company at Socorro has
asumed operations after making some {
pairs to machinery.
Several new families arrived at So
)rro last week, and houses and rooms r
re getting to be scarce. T
Ell Republican, is authority for the .
atement that there are fourteen en- ;,
aged couples at Socorro.
Clarita, the adopted daughter Of Juan
arcia, died at Magdalena of brain fe- :.
er.
Three families at San Marcial intend !.
go on camping and fishing trip to :,
le upper Pecos.
Heat, bad colds and the price of ice .
e making life miserable for the people .,
San Marcial.
A. d. Cruickshank, brother of DR., C.
Cruickshank, Of San Marcial, died at =,
1arlevoix. Mich.
The w. Fl. Martin company at Rose r,
lie was compelled to close down owing O.
a break in the hoisting machinery. N
Torres and Miss Fran b
squita Torres were married at st. "
ichaels church, Socorro. They will W
side at Kelly.
DR.. Swisher's best buggy horse, in at Il
mpting to jump picket fence at So 2,
rro, became impaled on a picket, II
nich ruptured its abdomen. II
The Crown mill, the Abeyta and the L
ackington -four mills are running al
y and night. The first mentioned st
rms out five tons Of -four daily. IS
George Belcher, of Socorro, who was -
Gently seriously wounded by a gun
ot wound from the hands Of unknown :,
rites, is slowly recovering from his y.
uries. a.
Many ranchmen in the western part
the county will sink wells on their oc
nges this fall and will be prepared to ct
mp water in dry seasons by means of az
all gasoline engines. h,
captain and Mrs. A. B. Fitch and ell
sir daughters Madeline and Blanche,
Magdalena, have gone to southern
lifornia owing to the ill-health of
So Madeline, who Is suffering from
rheumatism.
Arthur B. Keeler has been sued by
Becker Blackwell company for ;,
1877, alleged to be due on an open w
TX account. The Iron Mask lode, real AZ
I personal estate, at Magdalena, be- NJ
ging to Keeler, have been attached. N,
It the meeting Of the Odd Fellows ct.
&c at San Marcial the following off, Sc
9 were installed by Deputy Grand ut
ster w. q. Lane: A. Schey. noble ag
md; B. w. Cruickshank, vice grand; 'a'
d. Hitchcock, secretary; w. G.
me- treasurer .