Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-09-14
SILVER CITY.
Military Company organizsd-cattIe.
men In Good spIrIts.
Special Correspoudence.

special correspondence.
Silver City, N. NJ, Sept. 12.-Man.
ager Bennett OF the Morrill, opera
house is making some very extensive
improvements on the opera house for
the coming season. The floor has
been raised with a three-foot slant
from the back. which will greatly i'm
prove II and enable the audience to
see the floor of the stage from any
part OF the house. The manager has
a number of first-class companies bill.
ed to appear in Silver City during the
coming winter.
territory are in very good spirits these
days, as the recent rains were the
steadiest, heaviest and of the longest
duration that have fallen in the south
ern part Of New Mexico for several
years. From reports the rain was
general throughout this section and
lasted for nearly t%wenty-four hours.
Stockmen state that with the grass
there is on the ranges at the pres
emit time the stock will come out II
the winter In excellent shape and they
are looking forward to a most sue.
c~essful and profitable business in the
spring.
II reports are true. Lordsburg will
soon have in construction another
smelter OF n small capacity.
The parties who are behind the en-
terprise OF constructing the long dis
lance telephone line between Silver
City, Deming and FL Paso state that
the work on the line will be com.
menced In the near future and pushed
toward completion as fast as pos
sible.
A company of territorial militia was
organized in this city last night.
Major Van Patten. who is in com
mand OF the territorial militia, was in
Silver City last week for several days
and aroused considerable enthusiasm
on the subject. During the past few
days a paper was circulated among
the young men and old gentlemen. Sc
curing signatures OF those who were
willing to join the company, and
about fifty names were secured .of
excellent material for such an organ
~ization. Major Van Patten was pres
ent at the meeting last night and the
attendance numbered about seventy
five. The officers were elected as fol-
lows: o. Y. Wyhere, captain: Link
Newell. first lieutenant; J. Il. Hicks.
second lieutenant: j. w. Fleming a
StleCteu US HouOTHTN HlemDcr OF the
company. Considerable enthusiasm
vas shown by the young men of the
city, and Silver City can boast OF as
fine a number of young men eligible
for such an organization as n town
Of its size In the west. The uniforms,
| guns and other paraphernalia will ar
rive In about thirty days, when the
members will get down TO work, as II
10 their intention to attend the carni.
val at FL Paso in January, by invita-
ton OF Governor Sayers of Texas.
Nichol Bros, who are operating the
Sampson mine in the Burro noun
tains. have got their concentration 20
running at White Signal and the trial
run the other day turned out a very
fine looking grade of concentrate.
| They have a small force OF men ut
work near the mine sinking a well, as
the water supply is short.
The normal school In this city is
well started in this years work and
has a much larger enrolment than
during any previous years. The new
Kindergarten building has been com
pleted and Is being occupied and Is a
very handsome addition to the school.
The regents have under consideration
a proposition of erecting a gymna-
stun building in the near future.
IL. Niles is acting as Office deputy ut
the court house, attending to Clyde
Smiths duties in the sheriff and col
%lector's Office during his absence in
the east,