Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-31
Two Las Cruces Youngsters Were
Made Seriously Ill by Eating
Deviled Ham.
RECEIVED SECOND PRIZE
Aesilla Valley Apples Received Recognition
at the Paris Exposition-Three Rivers
Is to Have Postofice
Territorial News.
LINCOLN COUNTY.

Spence Bros. have diamond drill a,
work searching on their ranches fol
water.
Lincoln Baptist Association will be held
at Angus August 9.
Three Rivers is to have a postoffice
shortly. The people for twenty miles
around rejoice thereat.
John C. Wharton and Walter Hyde
have bought Mrs. w. M. Whartons
general store at Three Rivers.
Hon. W. Carey, of London, England
A stockholder in the Carrizozo Cattle
Company, has left for home after in
specting the property.
w. M. Caldwell and three sons have
reached White Oaks from Gail Borden
county. Texas, and will locate on a
ranch They brought fine lot of stock
with them.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
White Oaks defeated Captain at base
ball-25 to 12
Eagle Creek reports plenty of rain
and abundant crops.
Heavy rains about Iona Parda have
saved the corn crop.
Rev. r. Renison delivers his lecture
on Africa at Las Cruces tonight.
Ex-Governor Rich, of Engle, was in
Las Cruces, and proved up on his hcme-
stead.
The law partnership of Llewel!yn &
Wade has been dissolved by mutual
agreement.
The Las Cruces base ball team is try
ing to arrange games with FL Paso and
Albuquerque mines.
Mrs. Christy has been entertaining
her brother at Las Cruces, George
French, mining man from Mexico
Two children of James Queensberry
were poisoned at Las Cruces by eating
deviled ham, but they are recovering.
e. C. Wade's fine new home at Las
Cruces will be completed by Septem-
ber l.
Mandell & Casad have gone through
$50 feet of solid rock in their search fo1
water near the Modoc mine, and hope
to strike a flow when the rock Is pen
etrated.
The general land Office has decided
the two historic Blazer claims located
on the Mescalero Apache reservation as
good and valid under the small hold
lngs act.
Las Cruces has a physical culture
club, the managing board Of which is
composed of H. 3. Holt, DR.. F. M. Nc
Connell, DR.. L. D. Roger, A. C. Tyson
and George W. Trenger. 1t will estab-
lish a gymnasium.
Hon. w. G. Rich, ex-secretary Of the
territory, was in Las Cruces last week
on business before the United States
land office In discussing the current
events of the day, Ex-Governor Rich
touched on the prosperous condition of
New Mexico at the present time. II
have been resident of New Mexico
about twenty-seven years." he said.
land I try to keep in touch with the
business and financial conditions of the
territory, and I must say that have
never seen New Mexico enjoying such
4 period of prosperity as it is now ex-
periencing."
Jefferson Isaacks, of. Las Cruces, was
the pleased recipient of mail package
from Manila, Philippine islands, con-
tanning box of cigars, sent by Ralph
McFie, who is now at Manila.
The collection of Mesilla valley spples
that were sent with the United States
horticultural exhibit to Paris has at
tracted considerable attention. The fol-
lowing self-explanatory letter has been
received by President Saunders, of the
agricultural college:
July 20, 19OO.-Prof. Frederick w.
Saunders, president New Mexico Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts:
Dear Sir-Having just returned from
the Paris exposition, where have been
in charge of the United States horti-
cultural exhibit, 1t gives me pleasure tc
inform you that the collection Of apples
Of the crop Of 1898, furnished by your
college last fall through Prof. Charles
NJ. Keffer, was awarded a second prize
This collection consisted of four varie-
ties displayed in quantity as follows:
Ben Davis, Frank Burk, Mesilla Park
N. M; Gano college orchard; Lawyer
college orchard; Missouri, college or.
,hard; Missouri, N. X. Faulkner.
The fruit had kept well, but was moi
as highly colored as is often the case
with fruit from New Mexico. We con.
slider the outlook good for large in.
crease in the demand for American
fruit as result Of this exhibit.
In addition to the prize above men
toned, would state that specimens Of
all varieties in your collection wee in
cluded in the general collection Of ap'
pies Of the United States, which con.
sisted of forty varieties from fourteen
different states. This collection was
awarded first prize by the jury.
Thanking you for the interest dis
played by your institution in the sue
cess of this exhibit, remain, yours
etc., WIN. A. TAYLOR,
Acting Pomologlst.
GRANT COUNTY.
The family Of Charles Rosecranz. o
Lordsburg, have gone to California t.
spend the summer.
Lordsburg alleges that Deming oper
ates a Democratic ice trust, and doesn'
supply very good ice. either.
Fine rains have fallen Of LAT
throughout Grant county, and stocl
men are beginning to look more cheel
full.