Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-27
WALKED IN HIS SLEEP
John Dent While Sleeping Stepped
Off a Moving Train in Lin
coin County.
POTATO CROP A FAILURE
Bugs and Beetles Destroyed the Potato
Plants in 0tero Oounty-A Deming
Man Killed by Lightning-Pight
with Skunk.
OTERO COUNTY.

OTERO COUNTY.
Miss Susan Collision, of Tularosa, has
accepted position as teacher in
Chihuahua, Mexico.
Hon. II. H. Neil, Judge Of the Texas
court of civil appeals, and family, who
spent the summer at Cloudcroft, have
returned home to San Antonio, Texas.
There are 3O1 children of school age
in Tularosa and vicinity and the school
will open on October 1st. Two teachers
have been engaged and there Is demand
being made for third.
L. w. Briscoe, who was arrested at
Alamogordo as an alleged fugitive from
Taylor county, Texas, was released by
the sheriff at Ell PasO as the latter was
convinced that it was case OF mistaken
identity caused by two persons having
the same name. The arrest of Mr..
Briscoe was great surprise to his
friends in OterO county as he was well
known and highly respected there and
all are glad to learn that it was a mis-
take. Sheriff Baker, indeed, was so
convinced of this that he declined to
serve the warrant until an officer came
from Texas to identify Mr.. Briscoe.
The potato crop of the Sacramento
mountains is a failure this year and the
ranchmen will not get their seed back
from last years planting. This is due
in large part to the presence of small
fly or bug about the time that the
potatoes began to appear and which
seemed to destroy the roots of the plant.
This disappeared about the middle of
July but was followed by the potato
beetle and between the two all the
hopes of the farmers for this year have
been destroyed
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A $40 counterfeit bill has been found
in circulation at Captain.
A great many of those liable for road
tax in the CAPTAIN precinct failed or re-
fused to pay the three dollars as by law
required, and the result was that the
delinquents have been interviewing
Judge Cheatham with six dollars costs in
addition to the original three dollars.
1t is not likely that those concerned will
attempt to dodge the road tax again.
A week ago Friday John Dent, a
passenger on the northbound FL Paso &
Northeastern train, walked in his sleep
and stepped off the moving train about
half mile north of Carrzozo while en-
route to Captain with his wife ana chill
dren. Fortunately his only injury was a
broken right arm.
GRANT COUNTY.
The district court at Silver City will
adjourn Saturday.
Henry P. Olcott, an old and we'll known
citizen OF Deming, died in Los Angeles,
CAL, on the 10th inst.
Fred M. Smith, we'll known in Deming,
Is running for state senator in California
on the Republican ticket.
The merchants all observed the Sun
day closing law at Silver City last Sun
day but the saloons kept open as usual.
Patrick Ward, a railroad contractor
and old time resident of Deming, died at
the Ladies' Hospital at that place Sat
urday last.
Last Thursday the daily mixed train
was wrecked in the yards at Silver City
by a broken fange. Eight freight cars
were ditched but fortunately no one was
hurt
Burt Eubank, employed at the Dia-
mond A ranch, is at the hospital in
Deming suffering from fractured rib
caused by his horse running against a
tree with him.
Supt. Mitchell, of the Ell Paso COM
pany's mine at Cooks, denies that any of
his men have been killed by falling down
a shaft as was published in several
territorial papers.
C. w. F. Schmidle and Mrs. Marga-
ret Foote, former residents of Silver
City. were married in Chicago last
Wednesday. Mr.. Schmidle was formerly
in the cattle business in Grant county
and served as county commissioner.
last Friday there was a terrific hail
and wind storm at Lewis Brothers ranch
skelter all over the country, blew down
two windmills and stripped the orchard
of leaves.
During heavy storm last Friday An
tonic Pastrano, OF Deming, who was
driving out to the hills for wood was
struck and killed by lightning. His wife,
who was seated by his side, was severely
shocked and three of his four burros
were killed.
Last week Referee A. H. Harllee
filed his report in the case of the San
Jose Concentrating company versus j.
w. Bible, in which he found for the
plaintiff. The suit was for the purpose
of restraining the defendant from using
the water from San Jose gulch for the
operation of his concentrating plant in
Hanover gulch. On account OF the
questions involved the suit attracted
much attention particularly among
mining men.
Ben Brough pleaded guilty to assault
while armed and paid fine Of $3.50 and
costs. Another Indictment against him
was nolle prosecuted. Thomas Drayton
was found guilty OF attempted rape
Epimenio Torres and Lanterio Gonzales
were convicted Of assault with intent tc
commit murder. James Brooks was
found guilty Of horse stealing. Duke
M. White, q United States prisoner con
fined in the county jail on . charge Of
stealing government property at For,
Bayard, who was implicated In recent
attempt to break jail, pleaded guilty te
aiding prisoner to escape. Judge
Parker has not yet pronounced sentence
Harry Reinhart who was arraigned OF
16 different indictments for alleged
cattle stealing, pleaded not guilty or
all. This clears up the docket very
thoroughly.
George Scarborough, jr., special agen
for the Grant county cattlemen, is In e
Paso for treatment for bite by . mac
skunk. Mr.. Scarborough was camped {
few nights ago in the Hatchita mountain!
In Grant county, where he had been II
search OF cattle thieves. Late in th,
night he was awakened by grumblin(