Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-31
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Happenings Of the Past Few Days In
Grant County.
GRANT COUNTY.

happenings OF the Fast Few Days Il
Grant County.
GRANT COUNTY.
Mrs. Jennie Martin OF Deming ha
been elected matron of the Grant count,
hospital.
T. j. Bennett, late of the HiIlsbor,
Advocate intends to start a paper in tn,
Hanover-Fierro camp.
The poles for the construction of tn,
telephone line from Fierro, Hanover ant
Santa Rita to Silver City have beeI
placed along the proposed route.
John II. Stout, the 9-year-old boy o.
j. H. Stout, the freighter, while riding
on one of his fathers teams between
Silver City anu Gila, fell from the
wagon and was struck by one of the
heavy wheels.
Lieutenant Conack of the 9th cavalry
with an escort OF five soldiers and one
scout, we're in Grant county looking for
two deserters from Fort Grant, Ariz.,
who had made their way to New Mex.
leo.
Charles Cooley, well-known colored
man of Silver City, died at the Grant
county hospital. Death was due to
pneumonia. He came to Silver City
three months ago from Arizona. He
was aged 40 years and was unmarried.
CHAvES COUNTY.
Roswell town trustees have fixed the
annual tax levy at 9k mills.
Edward Andrews, who came to Ros-
we'll for hts health, died last week.
I j. c. Dyer and Mrs. Belle Allen, 81
Roswell. were married at Wellington,
Kan.
L. A. Sherwood and Mrs. Lizzie Stick
ling were married at Roswell by JUS
tice of the Peace Lea
Elizabeth Cornett Broadly died at
Roswell at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. W. H. Fuqua. She was a na.iy.
Of Hannibal Mo-, and was born In 1881
She came to New Mexico in 1884.
The following wool sales were made
at Roswell last week: A. D. Garrett,
100000 pounds; Walter Chisum, 10000;
George White, 10000; Charles White,
1900; Sutherland & Devine, 10000;
Rakebrand, 5000; Charles de Bremond,
10000; W. F. Daugherity, $4,000; George
Beckett, 5000; Frank Allen, 1000. The
prices paid for these clips ranged from
1871 to Is cents.
sOCORRO COUNTY.
The clay works at Socorro have
closed down for lack Of coal.
L. w. Coon. brother of A. D. Coon, of
Socorro. died at Tioga Center. N. Y.
William Winn. a health-seeker of
Kansas City, has located at Socorro.
Jose Donaciano Cordova sold H. M.
Dougherty fifty acres of land for $3.50.
]. K vencill has succeeded ]. w. Nc
Coach as station agent at San Marcial.
A colony of emigrants from Arizona
Is stopping at Socorro with view of
locating.
District Clerk John E. Griffith and
family have gone to southern Califor-
mia to spend several weeks.
DR.. c. G. Cruikshank, of San Marcial,
has gone to Charlevoix, Mich, to visit
his brother, who is very i'll with Bright's
disease
Anton Hogvall. aged 63 years, died at
Socorro. He was native Of Sweden,
and came to Socorro from Mcpherson,
Kan, in 1880. He lived number of
years al San Antonio.
The Denro,e --,ndai contest In the
church at Socorro wa.
won by Estelle Greenwald. The judges
of the contest were Mrs. j. w. Terry,
Professor Jones and DR.. Duncan.
P. N. Yonker, of Lemitar, will harvest
at least 10000 pounds of prunes. Mr..
Yonker will build fence this year 5000
feet long and Is feet high. as wind
break for his orchard.
Nicolas Abdallah and Mrs. Margarita
Garcia were married at Polvadera. The
groom is a merchant at Lemitar, and
the bride is daughter of Climenta
Chavez and the widow of Moses Garcia.
George Lander, who conducted gro
Gerry house at San Marcial, has gone to
Grand Junction, Colo, to start in busi-
ness. Frank Lander and George Drew,
who will associate with him in business.
left San Marcial some time ago.
At district court, in the case Of the
International Trust Company VS.. Con-
stancio Miera, assessor of Socorro
county, ct al, action to have certain
taxes abated, judgment vas rendered
against the plaintiff for $2s3.4s taxes.
Certain other taxes were abated.
GRANT COUNTY.
Silver City is making big preparations
to celebrate the Fourth Of July.
The Santa Fe railroad may put up
Pullman car on the passenger train to
Silver City.
Charles Bishop, an old time resident
of Grant county, diea at the ladies hos.
pital at Silver City. He was aged 79
years. He came to New Mexico from
Colorado and was member of the first
legislature of Colorado. He served with
the Union army in the civil war and
also fought in several Indian campaigns.
A daughter and two sons survive him.
Forest fires have been raging over q
week on the mountain ranges near
Mogollon creek. Much valuable timber
is being destroyed.
Michael Rose OF Deming, is mentioned
as candidate for probate clerk on the
Democ ratio ticket.
q, q. WsAthsr Dureau Motes.
Forecast for New Mexico: Generally