Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-17
SEVERAL COUNTIES
Minor Happenings Of Last Week In
Chaves, Eddy, Colfax and
Other Counties.
NEW FACTORY AT ROSWELL
An Ohio Colony of Twenty-Five People In
tends to Settle At Oarlsbad-What Is
Going On In Northern New
Mexico.


Mexico.
EDDY COUNTY.
Mrs. T. F. Blackmore has removed
from Carlsbad to Pecos City, Tex.
McLenathen & Tracey sold forty acres
Of land near Carlsbad to Miss A. M. H.
Touzelle.
Charles Wilburn was arrested at
Carlsbad on the charge Of stealing a
cow. He waived the preliminary exam
ination and was bound over for court.
James McAuslan, who recently ar
rived at Carlsbad from South Hadley.
Mass. purchased the old Mann place in
La Huerta, comprising forty acres. and
paid $1,000 for it.
Joseph Kiley. of Cincinnati, O.. was at
Carlsbad to look up location for
colony of Ohio people. About twenty
five families will move to Carlsbad IL
Mr.. Kileys' report is favorable.
COLFAX COUNTY.
Mrs. Dorothy Bastian died at Ration
last week after long illness.
A new wall Is being constructed In
front Of the court house at Ration.
Three Angora goats were killed by a
hail near Maxwell City on Saturday.
Albert Eugene Bourne and Miss An
ma -Hixenbaugh We're united in marriage
at Ration last week.
John Floyd and Lizzie English were
recently married at Johnson Mesa, and
at once began housekeeping at the An
derson ranch.
The publication Of the roll Of honor of
the public schools Of Ration occupies
nearly column of space in the local
papers.
Commissioner ]. H. Nash says he will
soon commence shipping cows and
young cattle from Arizona to his newly
acquired ranch near Cimarron.
All parts Of Colfax county have been
visited by heavy rains or SHOWS during
the past week, and the water problem
seems to be satisfactorily solved for
the present. The ranges are In fine con-
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY.
It is doubtful whether there will be
sufficient money in the court fund to
justify holding a term of court in the
county In May.
Miss O'Brien. of Santa Fe, has ar
rived at Abiquiu to assume the duties
of governess to the children of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Grant.
Mrs DR.. Wood and Miss Katheryne
Wood have returned to their home In
Chama from visit to Mrs. Woods par
ents in Mount Vernon, o.
Regardless of the inclement weather.
a very large assemblage Of people at
tended the celebration Of mass by Fa-
ther Alvergne. in Abiquiu, last Friday.
Since the recent heavy snowfall the
stockmen and farmers Of Rio Arriba
county are jubilant. No further anxiety
is felt on the important subject of wa
ter for irrigation purposes.
MORA COUNTY.
The excellent condition Of the ranges
the county causes general
rejoicing among herd and flock owners.
Nicolas Archuleta, the respected old
timer and friend of the famous Kit
Carson, recently died at Wagon Mound.
Don Epimenio Martinez and wife. of
Wagon Mound, have left for France.
to spend six months at the
Paris exposition and elsewhere in south
ern Europe.
GRANT COUNTY.
More substantial and attractive i'm
provements are being made In Silver
City this spring than for many years
past.
Charles NJ. Shannon, formerly collect
or Of internal revenue for New Mexico
and Arizona. having sold his copper
mines at Clifton, Ariz., is likely to re-
sumo the development Of his mining
properties in Grant county.
The pleasing intelligence has reached
Silver City that Lieutenant Garrison
McCoskey, formerly stationed at Fort
Bayard, Is now captain Of the port and
collector of customs and internal reve-
nue. at Manila, Philippine islands.
1t is proposed that the cattlemen of
Grant county, in whose service George
Scarborough lost his life, show their
appreciation in a substantial manner of
his splendid work. The valiant officer
leaves wife and family to mourn his
loss, and 1t is suggested that the entire
amount Of his salary for the year be
paid to his widow. When the cattle
mems association holds its next meet
ing a resolution to that effect will be
introduced and probably passed with
out dissenting voice.
CHAvEs COUNTY.
I. Totzek is drilling an artesian we'll
on his property at Roswell.
Frank Rheinbold moved his canning
factory from his farm near Mcmillan to
Roswell.
DR.. and Mrs. Skipwith and Mrs.
Boughton have removed from Lincoln
to Roswell.
Miss M. e. Young. after residence of
several years at Roswell, has removed
to Neosho, Ill.
r. R. Auxier. health-seeker from
Pikeville, KY, has taken up his resi-.
dence at Roswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Jaffa and Misses Ju-
liza and Eleanor Jaffa, Of Roswell, left
this week on visit to Germany.
Artesian water was struck at the
depth of 224 feet on block in the North
Spring River addition to Roswell. own
ed by Samuel Brown and e. o. Creigh-
ton. The well was drilled by O. G..