The chieftain. (Socorro, N.M.) 1890-1901, 1901-06-08


Dougherty had an important
murder trial to conduct.
Mrs. Wilson and Miss Minnie
Sipe of Mogollon are in the city
as witnesses in the case of Terri
tory VS.. Pad Hoffman, charged
with the killing of Red Weaver.
Frank F. Smith, a thriving
stOckman of Monticello who had
been in this city several days on
court business, left Sunday morn
ing for Hillsboro on similar busi-
ness.
The Paul Jeunison concert
company gave an entertainment
at the Garcia opera house Tues
day evening to a good audience.
The entertainment was first
class.
Annual children's day exercises
of the Presbyterian Sunday school
will be conducted at the Presby-
terian church tomorrow night.
Everybody is cordially invited to
be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montague Stew
ems were in town a few days ago
from their ranch west of Magda-
lena. Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens have
spent much of their time of late
in the east.
A. F. Brown, agent of the Cal
ifornia Powder Works, was in
town Thursday and arranged to
ship a carload of Hercules giant
powder to c. T. Brown, the COM
pany's agent at this place.
According to the weather record
kept at the school of mines, ,6l
inches of rain fell at this place in
the month of May. This is an
unusually large rainfall for the
month.
Mr.. Murphy, expert for the
Mccormick binder, was a visitor
in town Thursday. c. T. Brown,
local agent for this famous binder,
has sold two of the machines to
parties in this vicinity this
spring.
Mrs. L. B. O'Gara and baby
Lorena returned home yesterday
from a two weeks visit with rela-
tives aud friends in the east.
Baby O'Gara is now the happy
possessor of a handsome new
bicycle.
Miss Julia Atkinson, a teacher
of the school of mines, Socorro,
came in from the south this morn
ing. She will visit friends here
to-day, and leave tonight for
southern Observation-Disclosures
que Citizen.
Hon. Dan'l H. Mcmillan has
announced that the present term
of district court for Socorro couu-
ty will adjourn on Saturday,
June Is. Thus far only criminal
cases have been tried, but some
civil cases have been set for next
week.
Mayor Cooney, in his campaign
of mending the ways of the city,
has determined to do something
for Fischer avenue near the cor
uer of the plaza. There are one
or two unsightly ruins that
should be removed and the street
made straight.
Geo. Belcher of Magdaleua
was a visitor in town Tuesday.
Mr.. Belcher has recently sold his
stock in the western part of the
county and thinks of going into
the business again east of the
river. 1t is to be hoped that So
corro county will not lose him.
Word was received at this place
Thursday morning that the post
Office and store at RincOn were
robbed the night before. The
robbers rode up as far as Eugle
on a cattle car and then took to
the hills on foot, AT lastreports
Sheriff Ben Williams was on their
trail.
The School of Mines at Socor-
70 is coming TO. the front very
rapidly as an educational institu-
tion of merit and usefulness. 1t
has an excellent board of managers
and a good faculty. In a few
more years, if the institution con-
tiuues at its present pace, il will
be the leading mining college of
the southwest, Santa Fe New
Mexican.
]. P. Kelly and W. A. Cozine
arrived in the city yesterday
from Water Canon. Mr.. Kelly
returned home this morning ac-
companGed by DR.. Driscoll and
Mr.. Haylow, day operator for the