Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-29
THE MlNERSPROTEST
Gallup Coal Mine Employees Object
to Their Assessment for the
Company's Hospital.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS CROWDED
An Eagerness for Education at Mesilla
Park-A Ranch Home Near Deming
Burned to the Ground-A Kan
sas Goat Buyer.
DONA ANA COUNTY.

The English company which owns the
Mesilla Park cottages has recently
spent large sum of money on improve
ments
The public school at Mesilla Park is
Icrowded with a larger attendance than
lcar well be accommodated. This Is the
first year since the creation of the new
Mesilla Park school district.
Last Thursday was the seventh ami
versary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Z. Day, at Las Cruces, and they eel
ebrated the event by entertaining some
of their friends at an evening card par
ty. The early part of the evening was
spent by the guests In playing euchre,
then refreshments were served and
prizes awarded the most successful
players. The evening was voted by
those present as one of the enjoyable
ones Of the season. When the visitors
bade their host and hostess adeu
wishes were extended for the coming of
many more anniversaries.
The agricultural college has opened,
and the ladies' dormitory is already full.
All departments are well filled, espe-
cially the English and Spanish stenog-
raphy departments. Students have come
as far as from Oregon to take this
course. The college paper, the Cole
gian, is apparently going to be more
active feature of college life, as 7. C..
Bennett, the new editor is bringing new
ideas and much energy to the enter
prise. The new teachers this year are
Mrs. l.. l.. Brown, Of Belmont, CAL, one
of the assistants in the preparatory de-.
partment, and w. A. Sutherland, in
structor in Spanish. The last named
department is fuller this year than ever
before.
SIERRA COUNTY.
Guy Fessedon is in Jail at Hillsboro
for alleged horse stealing.
This section is still having plenty of
rain, and as frost Is holding off the out
look for the cattle to winter in good
shape is excellent.
AAC CdlIlCIllCI VI lHC 1DldSh 1SdA6C
held meeting at Fairview on Septem-
ber az and offered bounty for all bears
killed in the Black Range. This has be-
come necessary. as the bears have killed
a good many cattle.
GRANT COUNTY.
The roads between Lake Valley and
TERRA Blanca are in very bad condi-
tion.
Don w. Taylor, of Allison. leaves this
week for Captain to take position
with the coal mining company.
Prier Mann contemplates moving his
cattle to the San Andreas mountains
from Lake Valley for pasturage during
the winter.
Mrs. Lizzie Collins ranch home, east
of Deming, burned to the ground Sun
day night, with nearly all it's contents.
The Allison school will open on Octo-
Der l.
George E. Stewart and wife and Mr..
Woolis have returned from camp-out
on the upper Gila, and report most
enjoyable time. They got all the fish
and game they desired, and returned
home with a desire for city fare. Mr..
Stewart will leave shortly for Washing
ton. D. c., on visit to the home Of
his boyhOod.
K. C. Johnson, president of the Ango-
ra Goat Breeders Association, of Law
renee, Kan, is in Lake Valley, the guest
Of Z. H. Jobson. Mr. Johnson Is con-
the purchase of several car
loads of goats. He thinks New Mexico
has very fine climate and some very
beautiful scenery.
BERNALILLO COUNTY.
In the district court at Albuquerque
Burgess was granted an abso-
lutte divorce from Inez Burgess.
The employees of the coal mines at
Gallup have entered a protest against
the rules of the company forcing each