Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-31
COLFAX AND GRANT COUNTIES.
Happenings Of the Past Week Of Genera
Tntarest.
COLFAX COUNTY.

The teachers in attendance at the
county normal at Ration enjoyed pic
mic on the Sugarite, which Superintend-
ent Chapman provided.
Hade Shepperd and wife, after an alb
sence of ten or twelve years in Iowa,
have returned to Ration to again make
it their home.
Gated in Ration. He has quite a record
as fast bicycle rider, having won nu-
merous contests in the state Of Kansas.
Rev. George Shaefer, who officiated
the past year as pastor of the Baptist
church, left Ration for his home in To-
peka, Kan, having resigned his pastor
ate to look for a new field Of duty"
Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, who has resided
in Ration for the past twenty-three
years, died at the residence of ]. w.
Grouse Monday evening, aged aDdhi, 60
years. Mrs Allen appeared to be In her
usual health Saturday, when she made
social call on Mrs. Grouse. She was
about. to depart, when she uttered a
scream, and would have fallen, but was
caught by friends. She never regained
consciousness. Mrs Allen is survived
by eight children, who live in Ohio.
Mrs. T. A. Shomburg, of Ration, en-
tertained number of young ladies
Thursday afternoon in honor Of her
friend Miss Nina Anderson. The host
ess supplied each young lady with a
doll, for which she was required to
make a complete suit Of clothes. When
all were finished Miss Mansur was pre-
sented with a silver thimble, the prize
for making the neatest costume. Miss
O'Brien was presented with friend
ship heart, the prize for making the
most stylish costume.
GRANT COUNTY.
]. p. McGrorty has returned to Dem
ing after an absence of two years in
New York.
Martin & Sloan and the Rice outfit
will, on account of the drouth, drive
their cattle into Texas for the winter.
The two new residences being erect
ed by C. F. Grayson are nearly complet-
ed, and are. the prettiest specimens Of
architectural beauty in Silver City.
Alma, the little daughter Of Watt
Boone, fell from a horse near her ia
theirs ranch on the Mimbres and broke
her arm.
James w. Gillett and family left Sill
yer City for San Diego. CAL, where they
will spend some months for the benefit
of Mr.. Gillett's health.
A high climb was made on the school
house flag pole at Pinos Altos last week
by James Burdett and Gordon David
son, who went up ninety-eight feet in
order to place the flag rope.
Baptito Montoya, the miner in the
employ of the Azure Mining Company,
who was injured while at work in the
companys property in the Burros on
July 81 last, died at the ladies' hospital
in Silver City few days ago. The COR
oner's inquest exonerated the company
| from all blame.
The starvation rate, a rate granted
| by the Santa Fe to carry cattle from
drouth- stricken regions, is now being
taken advantage Of by cattlemen in the
southern part of the territory, and
many herds are being moved to better
pastures.
| o. H. Mybre left Silver City to at
tend the meeting of the grand lodge of
the Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras-
san, in Detroit, as the representative
of the AL Kahira temple, the Silver City
organization. He will then return to
Chicago and take post graduate
course in the Illinois school Of optics
before returning.
Many families from the country are
coming into Silver City in order that
the children may be able to attend the
local schools, and as a result residence
properties are in greater demand than
! ever. Many people who are anxious to
come into town for this purpose have
been unable to do so on account Of the
scarcity Of houses.