Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-08-17
DEFINING PARAGRAPHS.
Good Rains-liveIy Runaway-RalIs
And Ties for New Railroad.

Specldl correspondence.
Doming, N. NJ. Aug. 15.-Mr. AM
Mrs. A. II. Isbell and little son ar,
spending a few days in Deming. er
route to the east. They expect L
return in a short time and spend tn
winter in this city.
The Nordhaus brothers. Frank am
Morris. are the purchasers of a fin,
buggy-horse. The animal was raised
IN the Mimbres by Jack Goforth and
Is n OF the best travellers ever seer
on the streets here.
Some Of the best rains that have
ever come this way have been falling
here in the last few days. They ar
the slow. steady kind that do the most
good and are more than welcome on
account Of the cool they do the coun
try.
A drayhorse belonging to the Cox
Bros. got away from his driver while
he was unloading the wagon at a
house In the west end and made things
quite lively on Spruce street for a
few minutes. He finally took to the
alleys for . shortcut and as he passed
Stenson's meat market and grocery
store he took the corner post with
him. From there the horse went on
to the stable, where he was stopped
without doing any more damage than
tearing up the wagon to such an *.
tent that IL Is unfit even for kindling
wood.
George A. Shepard and family re.
turned Tuesday from Capitola, Cal,
where they have spent a most enjoy.
able month.
Al. Shutz was in from the Mimbros
Tuesday with a load of fruit. While
trying to cross the Mimbres, which
vas up, the wagon got stuck and Mr..
ShutZ had to swim out and come to
town on foot. He went back the next
morning otter the water had gone
down and got his outfit.
Messrs. Arthur Raithel and George
Lexer were two of Deming's young
fellows who attended the base bail
game between FL Paso and Albuquer-
que, which took place in III Paso Sun
day afternoon. The boys went down
Saturday evening and returned home
Monday morning. They report the
game as being a very interesting ona.
Jose G.. Chavez, the Santa Fe claims
agent. who resides at Los Lunas, was
In the city Wednesday attending 10
the claims of those who have had
cattle killed by that road.
Mrs. A. j. Clark and daughter, May,
left for Los Angeles. Cal. Mrs. Clark
will start May in school there, when
she will return to Deming.
X. 5. Sturmer, who in times past
was In business here, is now I'm Dem.
ing visiting his brother-in-law, Judge
w. II. Merrill. Mr.. Sturmer is on his
way to Mexico.
A cowhand coming into town yes-
terday from the N A. N. ranch re.
ports a new cowboy at that place, who
was born to Mrs. Sim Holstein on
Tuesday. The mar describes Mr.. Hol.
steir as being las proud as a pea.
cock"
Little Laura Lester. who has been
sick for so long, is slightly improved
and all have hopes of her ultimate
recovery.
Otto Smith. the Cabinet barber,
made a business trip to Silver City
yesterday.
Misses Lillian and Mary Lawhon
took Wednesdays e|astbound South
ern Pacific passenger train for San
Antonio, Tex, whore they expect TO
spend about two months.
Miss Daisy Wamel returned yester-
day afternoon from Separ, were sh
has been visiting Miss Marguerite
NorCop for the past week.
w. +. Ritter, accompanied by two
young eastern friends, spent last night
in Deming. They were en- route over.
land from Cloudcroft to young Ritter 9
ranch In The Burro mountains.
A consignment Of rails for the now
railroad arrived in Deming today.
They have the ties almost all unload
ed and distributed along the grade for
oyer "A mile. For most OF this distance
the ties are in place for the main liue
and for the sidetracks, of which there
are to be four. The company has
changed It's plans and instead of cross.
ing the Southern Pacific at the Santa
Fe roundhouse they will parallel 1t
past the Harvey house and cross CT
the Southern Pacific cottages. As
soon as this slight alteration In the
grade necessary upon this change OF
plan is made the track will be laid and
the I'll PaSo a. Southwestern ffty.nine.
ton engine, No. /, will haul the stuff
for that road right to the point where
Il is needed instead of unloading IL al
the depot and using wagons for the
balance OF the work.