Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-10
RAILROAD TO ORGAN
Rumors Are Persistent That a Rail-
way from Las Cruces to Organ
Will Be Built.
HARVESTING In SOCORRO
Several Runaway Accidents in Grant Ooun.
ty-Death of Well Known Mining
Man and 4erchant-Some Live
Territorial News.
DONA ANA COUNTY.

DONA ANA COUNTY.
Las. Cruces business houses have
dropped into the glass front habit
Many improvements are being made.
Rumors are persistent that before an.
other year rolls by branch railway
line will run from Las Cruces to Organ
San Andreas and other points eas...
The heavy rain Wednesday in the
Mesilla valley induced every vestige OF
vegetation to take on new lease OF
life. The experiment station farm is
now a paradise of verdure.
Mrs. Emily Forescythe Sammon, OF
Denver, until recently instructrcss at
San Augustine ranch. left Las Cruces
for Colorado to embark in the cattle
business. Mrs. Sammon was accompa
MED by her prospective foreman, Mr.
Edward P. Cox, Of San Augustine
ranch.
/. p. Sanford assumed the duties of
assistant cashier in George D. Bowman
& Sons bank at Las Cruces He sue
ceeds J. G. Freeman, who has held the
position number of years. The latter
goes to Ell Paso to engage in business
The cases which have pended On the
Cuero, Tex, docket against W. W. Cox,
of San Augustine, were dismissed, with
out leave to reinstate, on motion of
the district attorney for Dewitt county,
Texas.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
The wheat harvest about San Marcial
is finished. 1t was the best crop in
years.
Heavy rains are reported having fall
en- northeast and northwest of Socorro
during the week.
Col. E. w. Eaton returned from an
extended trip to San Luis Potosi Mex,
where he visited his son, Robert Eaton.
A. D. Coon, of Socorro, has been ship
ping quantity Of fine June apples to
Albuquerque and other northern mar
kets.
The special levy of mills on the dol
lar in the San Marcial school district
has been approved by the board Of So
corro county commissioners.
Miss Mamie Cortesy, of socorro, who
has been attending school In San An
tonic, Tex. was awarded the gold med
al for art ah1 music and first prize In
arithmetic.
Prof. F. A. Jones was appointed by
Judge Leland member of the board Of
county examiners to pass upon the edu-
cational qualifications of teachers in
Socorro county.
The first bet made in Socorro on the
fall elections took place Saturday, a
New York man who is stopping at the
Windsor hotel betting $3.50 against $50
that New York would go Democratic.
The fire clay works at Socorro are
turning out very fine quality Of brick
Manager Fornoff has got on to new
of mixing kaolins. Orders
are increasing daily for the products Of
this plant.
The father of A. A. Sheppard arrived
at San Marcial from Ozona, Tex. He
,ame overland with a band of horses,
and will settle with his family on
ranch somewhere In the vicinity Of the
old Read place.
Estevan Baca, of Socorro, believes In
making hay while the sun shines. He
also finds 1t profitable to thresh wheat
by moonlight. His steam thresher runs
both by the light of the sun and the
moon In order to keep up with the rush.
The wheat crop Is the largest for years.
GRANT COUNTY.
Good work by the fire department
saved the county Jail at Silver City
from destruction by fire.
M. E. Derbyshire. an old and esteemed
resident of Grant county. died last week
at Silver City, aged 4S years.
Mrs. E. B. Bolton, Of Hanover, has
recovered from the injuries sustained
in a runaway some weeks ago to that
extent where she Is able to discard her
crutches. Mrs. Bottoms thigh bone was
fractured.
Jack Clark, a well-known mining man
of Santa Rita, who few weeks ago
left for Congress, Ariz., to visit his sick
brother, died suddenly at that place
last week. Recently he disposed of his
one-third interest in the Copper Rose
and Native Copper mines at Santa Rita,
obtaining a good sum therefor.
There was a slight shower of rain on
last Friday afternoon at Silver City,
the first to bless this immediate section
this year. A number Of showers have
also fallen in different sections Of the
county, and 1t is to be hoped that the
rainy season has commenced. All past
records for dry and dusty weather have
been broken this year in Grant county.
VIII Foster undertook to ride buck
ing broncho without saddle at Silver
City, and was badly bruised by the fall.
Foster has been In the employ of the
Diamond A Cattle Company for about a
year, and Is considered one Of the best
riders on the range. When taken to the
hospital after his fall he had series of
convulsions. and on account of his great
strength 1t took four men to hold him.
SIERRA COUNTY.
John I. Thomson, manager of the
Philadelphia Mining and Milling Com
pany, of Andrews. left for Pennsylva-
MIA Friday. He expects to make his
bow at the hymeneal altar about July
12.
O@cexs Of Tiromen.
The annual election Of officers of the
Santa Fe Hook-Ladder Co. took place
last night. The following officers were
chosen: Foreman, Thomas Dofflemeyer