The copper era., 1901-01-10
NEW MEXICO NEWS

died last week.
 John (. Cureton's residence on the
 Mimbres was destroyed by fire Sunday
 last. No insurance-lOss S2.j00. The fire is supposed to have originated
 from defective fue.
 It Exclaimed by intelligent experts
 that under proper system 'of irriga-
 tion 100000 acres of land in New Noxico can be reclaimed and made into farming lands which would have no superior in the world.
 John Kennedy: prominent mining man of Mogollons, died at the Sisters hospital in Silver City last week, from consumption, from which disease he had been sufferer for some time. He was forty-six years of age, and leaves wife and three children.
 Capt. w. $. French of the " S Cat tie Co.,, of Alma, which purchased I20,- GOO acres of land from the Maxwell land Grant Co. two years ago, is now negotiating for another purchase Of l30,000 acres. If the deal is go it will make over 300 OO0 acres which the company has disposed oi in tho past two years, out of the original ] ,joO,- GOO acres.
 Sheriff-elect Goodell k the only one of the newly elected county officials who took possession of his office promptly on the first of the year, his bond having been approved bv Judge Parker, says the Silver City lndepend- ent, His force for the present win consist of Ciprianu liaoa as chief dop- uty, Clyde smith as office deputy, Chas Lyons as iailor and R, C, Lam drum as guard, The precinct depu- ties have not yet heen named, The other lonleiala will have to await the meeting ot tho board of commissioners to have their bonds upproyed
 Chup, n, Amy died ip ADbuouerQuo lapt week, lle was one ot tho bdghir eH, newspaper writers tN America, aud his death la e great loap to lhe preas, ilp was connected with tho Chicago News and Record and NNs tho author ot the WNspired ldiot" departments . ile oame to New Mexico tor his health over year ago, and spent several monthR on MNehep tn Grant ooaulN ] llts health improved aud he wehl ,o Albuquerque and established e homo, The blizzard amt sudden change ot weather hasteNod hts dohlh
 MNtNg m Grant county Ia now upon a strictly leRilimate hast4, says the lo. dcpendent When tho lUllo nWN ot A NcNr or two ago vcvrrrcds tho usual N0wher W wlld eat specUlN,or drttted Into this section mon with no mlnlng experience, and Hs A r0lo with lvss moncN whF Woro Nlcug ohNnoo on ! Winnlng out Nnmo way ur Nuothvr . ThcN ,would secure upttone on Nnlu. ! Nhlo properties, Wing the sumo up 70 that tho oWnor was Unahlo to npgo. . tiOto with responsible pOrtlos, n1>. thou cndoavor tn svll the sNmo Ut an . onormoUs Vommission, Az tiMo hN, !. advanced, however, thi- class ot spocu. lNtors has gradually hut suN'lv hoon wooded out, Nnd consequently what is ] doing mN mining waN Ia not oUly do. . volnpmg our mluoru rcsourccs, hui, . almost without oNooptloohrovmg pay. . Ng propositions,
 Even tho Now Mexican rNpo,v real. . ieo tho nooosei,y ot diviung ONhNm ] countN oo thla subject the llhrrl . says; Last weeks SolumouvlUo llul- . (etln, tn pvlntlNg somo 0gOr,s gath- . cred at the court hou-o, unoourojnusN . eNplNps why the people in eoluWou, ville and down tho vu)Doy Nro so much . opposed to county diNisiou, Tue tg, Nres Include R llst ot tbe largest taN- |. paNera tN the vpuntN tho-u who pAld . more than sl0N Tho lNreoat taNlAyer Ia the AW9oW Nopper Neo with &l5,, . JA,gS, then eomes thu Detroit Copper CN with tiS,e2ASt, aNd the ArthoNa aud New Mexico RtlroAd Wtth tAtaNs . S& fhese three iaN plls amount lo mere than one thtrd lNe ,aNes ef ,he county, Ot tNe siNtgee eampaRiys and meh whe pay more than slON iH taxes, aiHe live iA what woWld b. GelaahaHh county anu tht pay sls. laN5l, the total tax eJ ,he county bebg ttN3,7g5, Adding the smaller MNpaNers tt ts seen that the county is supported bv the northern portion, and they have ta do all the travelins to get to the county seat Without the support of the horthern portion of the county tho tax eaters at Solomonville and vicinity would not have good picking That the people who pay ihe taxes or the county are anxious to nave the seat oT government near them, where they can keep an eye on the affairs of the government is natural. That the tax eaters at Solcmonville object to losing these fat tax bills Is also natural. but the probabilities are that they will !. have to suffer the loss. Smaller coun- l ties are much more economically ad- ] miuistered than the larger ones, and !. they will inevitably come a. the popu- ! lation increases.
 You can't afford to risk your life by ! allowing a cough or a cold to develop | into pneumonia or consumption. One Minute Cough Cure will cure throat .