Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-25

killed by freight No. "a Friday night
just as the train was pulling out of tn
Carbon City. Reese was riding the rods
and In attempting to get off struck ;
sand bank and was thrown back upoi
the track. Both legs and arms wer
cut off, and he died almost Immediately
Conductor Fred Nohl was in charge o
the train.
COCHITI DISTRICT.
The relief association of Albemarle
mine and mill has decided to dissolve.
At late hour last Thursday night
the 7-year-old son of J. K. Wilson died
at the home Of his parents near Cochit
Of whooping cough.
Among the new improvements being
made in Bland is a new dwelling anG
telephone Office which G. w. Graves is
erecting on his lot. The building will be
one story and half in height
The Exchange hotel has reverted tc
the original owner, Mrs. T. Fl. Benson
by Gerson Gusdorf, formerly of Santf
Fe. Mr.. Gusdorf leased the hotel some
three months ago, but decided to enter
upon another vocation.
Mrs. S. H. Mulligan and husband will
assume the management of the Bland
hotel on July l. The present tenants,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. ]. Reid have decided
to occupy the residence of J. w. Akers
on Highland avenue after the first of
next month.
SIERRA COUNTY.
The county commissioners have
raised the assessed valuation on many
properties.
e. D. Ludlow has bought J. W. Jones'
ranch and goats at Lake Valley. Con-
sideration, $1,000.
Bears are numerous around Grafton,
and large numbers of cattle are being
destroyed by them.
County Collector Robins is rustling
in unpaid taxes, and by the first Of July
he will have sufficient funds on hand to
nay all county debts, less the bonded in
..'
Guniecinda Rubio. who was arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Bickford. at
Hillsboro. charged with assault with a
deadly weapon, was bound over to the
grand jury under $3.50 bonds.
The barn belonging to the M. f. par
sonage was totally destroyed by fire
Wednesday afternoon. The cause of the
fire is supposed to have been a small
boy with matches and firecrackers.
The resignation of John f. Smith,
Justice of the peace of precinct No. 2,
was presented to the board Of county
commissioners, and accepted, and r. H.
Bickford was appointed justice OF the
peace to fill said vacancy.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
Eusebio Garcia, aged 35 years. died
at Socorro.
E. B. Holt has announced himself as
a candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for the superintendency of county
schools.
James Bixler, employed at Magdale-
ma, had the misfortune to have his col
lar bone broken last Tuesday by being
thrown out Of wagon.
The county commissioners revoked
the appointment of H. M. Dougherty as
special district attorney for the pur-
pose of delinquent taxes and tax suits.
The county commissioners raised the
valuation on about 300 prop
critics, increasing the taxed valuation
Df the county by several hundred thou
sand dollars.
Elmer f. Banthan, former section
boss at Socorro. died at Lebanon. Neb.,
Of la grippe, complicated with pneu-
monia. He was a member Of the X. of
P. lodge.
Measles are quite prevalent in Socor-
70. Mr.. and Mrs. Elfego Baca are
the loss of little daughter,
whose death was the result of contract
ing this disease.
e. ]. Eittreim. Of San Marcial. re-
ceived a telegram from f. G.. Fox an
the death Of Mrs. Fox. for
merly of San Marcial, on June IS at
Buffalo, N. Y.
Friday afternoon of last week ]. H.
Wilson, section foreman at San Mar
cial, shot man through the lef. side.
The man was the first to try his luck
with the gun. He will get well, and both
parties will relate how 1t happened be-
fore the next grand jury.
COLFAX COUNTY.
Edward Peters has resigned his Office
of Justice Of the peace at Elizabethtown
and has gone to his old home in Ken
lucky. The friends Of william Edling
and w. C. Whitescarver are circulating
petitions for their appointment to fill
the vacancy.
CHAvEs COUNTY.
John Thomas and Miss Bette Snyder
were married at the home of friend on
Main street, Roswell, by Rev. James
Avery, pastor of the A. M. e. church.
George Monroe completed the Otis
ianch house. This Is one OF the finest
ranch buildings in the county and cost
about 600.
Charles Whiteman and A. L. White
man bought from R. s. Hamilton
lot IL, block 6, Thurber's addition, at
Roswell, for $500. They expect to put
up q business building on 1t some time
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