Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-17
In SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO
The Happenings of the Past Week
in Socorro, Chaves and Other
Counties.
MANY POLITICAL MEETINGS
A Former Eddy County Resident Met Death
in the Philippines Cattle Shipments
from the Pecos Valley-A Num-
ber Of Weddings.
SOCORRO COUNTY.

SOCORRO COUNTY.
Miguel A. Vigil was granted a di-
vorce al Socorro from Josefita Sais de
Vigil.
4 Rev. j. Mcconnell, ha, been gi-. n
charge of the Episcopal congregations
at San Marcial, Socorro and Las CRU
ceS.
moned by telegraph to Arcola, ILL.,. to
the bedside of Mrs Swisher, who is Sc
riously i'll.
Capt A. B. Fitch, of Socorro has gone
to California, where his daughter, Miss
Magdalena, is recovering from an at
tack of serious illness.
James b. Taylor of Grafton, has sent
to the school of mines several samples
of the country rocks of the Black Range
district to be properly classified.
p N. Yunker bought the William
Gardiner property on California avenue
at Socorro for $3.50 cash. Mr.. Gardiner
with his family, will move to his ranch
near Magdalena.
Gordon H. Robins who came to San
Marcial for his health about year ago,
died last week of consumption. He
leaves wife and two children. He was
a member of the Masonic order.
| o. A. Larrazolo addressed a Demo-
cratic meeting this week at Magdalena.
| N. A. Connor, student at the school
of mines last year, is now holding a re-
sponsible position with a mining COM
pany in the Mogolons.
Not only the male portion of San
Marcial is disporting campaign hats,
but the ladies also tell their political
affiliations with their headgear, most of
the hats worn by them being Mckinley
hats.
A joke was played on the Democrats
of old town at San Marcial. Donaciano
Baca and Luis Silva, both enthusiastic
Republicans, strayed into the primary
meeting of the unterrified, and were
chosen chairman and secretary respect
lively.
4 Miss Flora Sperling daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Sperling, was married
last week at the home of her parents at
Socorro to Udo s. Hammel. Rev. M.
Mar,hieson officl,rted. Miss Bertha
Saunders, of Socorro, was bridesmaid,
and Oscar Redeman, of Magdalena, was
best man. The young couple will reside
| at Magdalena, where Mr.. Hammel is in
business.
A Republican rally was held at Socor-
ro last week, which was one Of the most
enthusiastic meetings ever held in that
city. Hon. Bernard S. Rodey, who was
introduced by Conrado A. Baca, made
the principal speech of the evening
Speeches were also made by Hon. H. O.
Bursum, who was given an ovation
which attested to his popularity; City
Clerk A. A. Sedillo, who spoke in Span
ish; Elias e. Baca and Capt. N. Cooney.
A. G. Abeytia presided, and Conrado A.
Baca was secretary.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
The county commissioners ordered
| the survey of a new road from Las
Cruces to the camp Of the New Mexico
|
dreas mountains; also, a road from
Rincon to McLeod's ranch, as well as
small roads in precinct No. 20, and from
Las Cruces to Alameda.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
H. T. Morgan has removed from Capt.
tan to Ell Paso, where he has accepted
a clerkship.
T. E. Krieder, of Angus, killed large
silver-ti tipped bear weighing 300 pounds
in the White mountains.
EDDY COUNTY.
Scarlet fever has made its appearance
at Carlsbad.
room home at Carlsbad.
G. A. King shipped five cars of horses
from Carlsbad to st. Louis.
The H A T ranch last week shipped
three trains Of cattle from Carlsbad tc
Kansas City.
John r. Upton, brakeman on the
Pecos Valley railway, and Miss Annie
Archie, daughter Of Engineer A. Archie
!, formerly of Carlsbad, were married a
Roswell.
G. A. Beckett, a sheep owner who
bought the Gardner place near Sever
Rivers, has moved his family int
Carlsbad to give his children the ad
vantage of the Carlsbad schools.
A Democratic mass meeting was hell
, at Carlsbad last week, at which ad
dresses were made by o. A. Larrazolt
and Hon. H. B. Ferguson. The Carls
bad Argus says that the meeting was ;
frost.
John W. Lorbeer, at one time in tn
employ of the Pecos Valley Irrigation
Company as ditch rider, and wei
known in Carlsbad, was killed at Homo
lulu, on the Sandwich islands. Lorbee
was yardmaster Of railway running
, into Honolulu, and was shot to dealt
by another railroader named Samue
| Barney
, ]. F. Matheson last week made tn
, following purchases Of wool at Carls
, bad: G. A. Beckett 5000 pounds; J. Fl
y Clements, 900: Carl Adamson, $4,000: J
G. Harris, 1000; Hilf Bros, 3,4Oo; N
y Baird, 1900. The securing mill at Carls
\ bad has started on it's fall run, and wi
G be in operation six weeks. The plan
will wash about 25o,OOO pounds this rur
CHAvES COUNTY.
The Roswell street fair was a success
in every respect.
s J. e. Morrison Is building a me-
: dwelling house at Portales.
. r. f. Barnett shipped car load {
horses from Roswell to Kansas City.