Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-27
IN VARIOUS COUNTIES
Abbreviated News Items Covering
Many Localities In New
Mexico.
SOCORRO COUNTY LEADS LIST
Items of Information Are Followed
With Batch of Notes From the
Young County of 0tero Ending
the Column.
SOCORRO COUNTY.

Two Mormon elders spent week at
San Marcial to convert the town, but
failed to gain a single follower.
The district court will meet at Socor-
no on the fourth Monday, in April. There
is an ample court fund on hand.
Victor Aldez, the man who was buried
ty-eight hours in cave-in in a well
near San Marcial, died Of his injuries
The board Of county commissioners
appointed Hon. H. M. Dougherty special
attorney to collect all delinquent taxes.
w. A. Greenwood, who for over year
has been yardmaster on the Santa F'e
railroad at San Marcial, has been pro-
NOTED to a similar position in the I'll
Paso yards.
The Santa Fe railroad has given San
Marcial businessmen assurance that the
headquarters of the freight division
will not be removed from San Marcial
to Rincon, or to any other point.
William G.. Lane has brought suit in
the district court for Socorro county
against the heirs Of Wilson Wadding-
ham for s426.1t and interest for mater
als furnished.
Bruce Westcott Cruickshank and Miss
Pearl Catherine Troxell were married
at the home OF the brides cousin, Mrs.
p L. Lujan of San Marcial, by Rev. w.
A. Shelton. A wedding luncheon was
served at the home of the grooms par
ents, DR. and Mrs. c. G. Cuickshank.
The bride came to San Marcial from
Plattsburg, O., year ago.
Richard Bray, known as Rocky
Mountain Dick" an old pioneer of New
Mexico, was found dead on the floor Of
his room at San Marcial. He was SO
years Of age, and had been resident
of San Marcial for many years. TIE
story of his youth Is mystery, except
that he was the son of wealthy New
Workers, and left his wife and children
in New York in fit of anger, and they
never heard of him since then.
Rio Grande lodge No. 8, X. of p, elect
ed the following officers: H. Chambon,
grand chancellor; Orvin Rice, vice
chancellor; A. F. Katzenstein, prelate;
P. LIE Page, master at arms.
Miss Nellie Laudon has removed from
Socorro to La Joya, where she will live
with her grandmother, Mrs c. Gros-
tete.
The tunnel at the fire clay works at
Socorro was found to be on fire the 9TH
er day, but the flames were extinguish-
ed before much damage was done.
Socorro had girls bicycle parade in
celebration of washington's birthday.
A blow Of wind wrecked the gable and
ceiling of the first floor of the house Of
w. H. Lilies near Socorro.
Prof. e. S. Coop's department of the
socorro public school has closed for this
term. The remainder of the school will
remain open for six more weeks.
c. w. Courtney, of Kelly, was ap-
pointed by the board Of county COM
missioners as justice of the peace Of
precinct No. II.
r. W. Monroe will take charge of the
Windsor hotel at Socorro March 1, and
renovate the building from cellar to
garret.
A. F. Katzenstein has been appointed
councilman for the second ward Of So
zorro to succeed r. Buchanan resigned.
Extensive improvements are being
made at the fire e-clay works at Socorro.
The land claimants on the ella for
est reserve are being bought out.
John Biavaschi. of Lombardy, Italy,
Is a new resident Of Socorro.
Fruit trees around Socorro are begin
ming to bloom.
OTERO COUNTY.
James Wilson, a blacksmith and old
resident Of Tularosa died last week.
The little son of Pablo Chavez at Tu-
larosa was accidentally shot by his old
er brother, causing an ugly wound.
Col. Goodrich purchased the Malapia
springs and eighty acres Of patented
land from Numa Raymond. of Las Cru
ces, and intends putting cattle on the
range.
A. C. Dykeman has removed from the
Mescalero agency, where he was en-
ployed as carpenter, to Salt Lake City.
]. j. Boone, Of Tularosa, was called
to Grant county on account Of the death
of his father, who died in his 18th year.
T A mass meeting Of Democrats was
held at Alamogordo for preliminary or
ganization for the fall campaign.
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