Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-22
The Santa Fe Company Is Putting
Down More Tracks in the
Springer Yard.
DISTRICT COURT AT RATION
A dood Time Promised at the Fair al
Springer Next Week-A New Pastor
Of the N. E. Ohnrch at
Alamogordo.
OTERO COUNTY.

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Rev. R. H. Hizer, who held the place
last year, has been transferred to the
| northwest Texas conference.
| The health officer of Alamogordo re-
ports four cases Of smallpox in Cox can
on, near the Pelphrey saw mill, but
says they are all convalescent, and no
new cases are expected. Those sick are
Mrs. Lou Greenwood, Newton Smith
| and two sons.
COLFAX COUNTY.
| last week at Cimarron.
Frank White, of Ration, has been
| transferred to La Junta to be yard fore
| man.
| Mrs, Marion Bell has moved to Ration
from Johnson's Mesa to send her chill
lren to school.
| Machinist Swazey, Of Ration, has re-
signed. and goes back to his old home
in Pennsylvania, where he has secured
work.
Engineer J. S. Mills, of Las Vegas,
started Friday for Bakersfield, CAL,
where he will work for the Southern
Pacific.
John r. Cook, round house foreman
at Ration, has been transferred to La
Junta. His successor here is H. J. Ben
nett, late Of Chicago.
C. U. Fowler, of Johnson's Mesa, lost
valuable horse, "old Queen" last
Thursday, caused by fall while haul
ing heavy load.
Judge Mills opened court at Ration
promptly Monday morning. After Sc
lecting the jury the first important case
was for cattle stealing. The case Of the
man who is accused of killing an old
woman at Cimarron will be tried next.
D. R. Bishop, clerk in the general
foreman's office at Ration, was taken ill
last Friday. Saturday he went to the
hospital, and Tuesday he submitted to
an operation for appendicitis. Charles
Wymer, Of Trinidad, is doing his work
in the office. ........-
The Republicans of East Ration held
their primary Saturday night. After
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convention motion was made that the
delegates be instructed to support
| Judge Gauna for county clerk. The mo-
| ton prevailed, and after brief speech
On Republican harmony by M. M. Pa
checo. the convention adjourned.
During fair week in Springer the as
sociation will give two public balls in
the opera house and the Springer cor
net band one, all three to be grand af-
fairs, with the best music in attend
.lnce. Come prepared to have a good
time in the evening, as we'll as every
hour Of the day. The association and
band balls have always been social
success, and this season they will not
be second to their predecessors.
The Santa Fe company will soon COM
mence putting in more track in the
Springer yards, and switch to the
east side of the Floersheim Mercantile
| Co.'s warehouses, which will pass about
half way between the main track and
the Springer hotel. The tracks will be
extended further north so as to give
several hundred feet more sidetracking
in the yards. The volume of business
here over the past has made these ex-
tensions an actual necessity.
BERNALILLO COUNTY.
Gallup is hot after the territorial
miners hospital, which the people Of
that town think should be located there.
1t is rumored that a number of the
saloon men Of Gallup have formed a
company for the purpose Of wholesaling
beer.
| The school directors of Gallup have
ordered $50 new desks for the schools.
A number of the old desks were sold to
the school at Gibson and Catalpa.
Miss Ward, who taught the ninth
grade in the public schools of Gallup
last year, is now located at Los Ange-
les, teaching private class in elocu-
ton and physical culture.
At Gallup a shooting match will take
place on the 22d inst, the target being
so arranged as to enable good shot to
make 54 in six shots. The first prize Is
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craving Of the battle Of Gettysburg.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new round house Of the Santa Fe-Pa-
cific at Gallup. The building will be of
brick, with stone foundations. The shop
adjoining the old round house will be
moved to the new one and an addition
of 40 feet built to 1t.
CHAvES COUNTY.
Among other students at the military
institute from outside the territory is
Edward Hughes, Of Oklahoma.
]. r. Alston has lately filed on a val
liable tract on the Pecos river some for
ty miles above Roswell, where he car
impound water for irrigation. He has
been offered $500 for 1t, but declines tc
sell.
Olin H. Ragsdale, wellknown mer-
chant Of Roswell, is now in Europe, and
writes home that he will make COM
plete tour Of Switzerland, France and
Holland. and will attend the Paris ex.
position, returning home about October
Is.
The town Of Roswell has gotten itsel1
into trouble on account of an ordinance
levying tax on drummers soliciting
orders there. A Mr.. Allen, travelling fol
a shirt firm, was recently arrested un
der the ordinance, and now ha!
brought suit against the city for falls,
Imprisonment.
I; Tissue paper at the New Mexica,
Office for wrapping fruit intended 70
shipment.