The chieftain., 1900-04-14

gencrat ana gratifying actlVity IN
those camps.
Mrs. ]. A. Smiley and children
went up to Magdalena Wednes-
day to Join Mr. Smiley who is
employed as book-keeper at the
Graphic smelter.
II. B. Read of Ridley Park, Pa,
who has large stock interests in
the southern part OF Socorro'
county. was in this city Wednes-
day on legal business.
Captain A. B. Fitch was a visi-
tor in the city the first of the
week. The Captain is contem-
plating visit to southern Cali
fornia in the near future.
Mrs. c. T. Brown, wife of
well-known citizen of Socorroy
came in from the south this morn
and has her name on the Sturges
European register.-Citizen.
Don Luciano Chavez Of Polva-
dera greeted friends in this city
Tuesday and, incidentally, pre-
sided over the deliberations of
the Democratic convention.
Miss Ada Fleming, a young
lady from Magdalena, Socorro
county, arrived in the city yester-
day. She is staying at the Grand
Central.-Journal-Democrat.
Chas. w. Lewis, L. LaugnlIn,
Jos. Corklin, and c. ]. Wheeler of
Albuquerque have been in the
city this week employed in the
court OF Indian depreciation
claims.
A. ], Armstrong of Patterson
came to town Wednesday to meet
his brother-in-law and sister. Mr..
and Mrs. 1hos. Porter of Belton,
Texas, who will spend the summer
with him.
Mrs. Jas. G. Fitch accompanied
her husband to Albuquerque
Thursday whittier he went as
chairman of Socorro county's
delegation to the Democratic ter
ritorial convention.
w. ". Mathews and +. w.
Monnier, two gentlemen of De
troit who have been spending the
winter in this city, went down to
FL Paso this morning. Mr.. Mon
nier will go on home from there
and Mr.. Mathews will returA TO
Socorro Tor a short stay.
A. F. Brown of San Francisco,
agent for the California Powder
Works, was in town Wednesday.
He will soon ship a car load of
powder to c. L. Brown, who is
agent for the company at this
point.
c. F. Dunnegan, a wide awake
merchant of Magdalena, favored
his Socorro friends with a call
Tuesday. 1t is not necessary to
state that Mr.. Dunnegan did not
come down to take part in the
Democratic convention.
Mrs. E. c. Martin of Garfield,
N. NJ. mother of Mrs. Orrin Rice
of This city, arrived yesterday
morning from Fountain, Colora-
do, where she has been visiting
son. Mrs. Martin will visit Mr..
and Mrs. Rice for several days.
VIM. Gardiner came down the
first of the week from his stock
ranch about ten miles out from
Magdalena to visit his family.
Mr.. Gardiner reports as all other
stockmen do that cattle and
ranges were never in better con-
dition.
Collector Abran Abeyta turn
ed into the territorial treasury
during the month of March
SIoo. So which was distributed as
follows: For territorial purposes,
S83. 81; for territorial institutions,
43.o7; for miscellaneous purpos-
es. Scala.
Chas. Beard. the negro who is
charged with assaulting Green
Robbins, a merchant of San Mar
cial. with intent to kill and rob
him, is now in the county Jail to
await the action of the grand jury.
Beard was at one time employed
as cook at the Windsor in this
city.
Chas Mann OF Sabinal has this
week filed a suit for replevin in
the district clerks Office against
John Becker and Bernard Rein
kin. The suit springs from cir
cumstances connected with the
recent sale of the business Of f..
Levy & Co. of Sabinal. 1t is
rumored that the plaintiff, Chas.
Mann, purchased the business
and paid part of the purchase
price and that afterwards Levy &
Co. sold the business to John
Becker for larger price. This