Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-25
LUNA COUNTY.
Batch Of Interesting Paragraphs
From the County Seat.
WHAT the PEOPLE ARE DOING.

Special Correspondence.
Doming. May 20. Everything IN
Luna county mas a prosperous look
Deming merchants report business
good.
An EFFORT will probably be made Ia
hold county fair next fall.
Deming will send n fine mineral and
agricultural exhibit TO the territorial
fair. They can send no fruit exhibit.
a late frost having killed all the fruit.
Steel cells have been ordered for the
county Jail Sheriff Baca already has
two United States prisoners In his
charge.
Deming mas a knights Tomplar com.
mandery Of about thirty-fivc members.
Il IL named In honor Of Col. J. y. Me.
Grorty. one Of the highly respected
citiEcna OF Doming
8. Llndauer used 10 do q busiaess OF
$3.50 900 a year with Mexico This
was all Knocked ont by the high tariff.
and az present Deming merchants do
very little business across the border.
Persons having consumption In lts
earlier stages should locate in Che vi.
entity of Deming aud engage In small
farming and gardening. a good liy.
ing Is assured and restoration 10
health IL Almost certain. Tho dry
plains surrounding Dcmlng will cure
consumption If Il IN possible far ell.
mate 10 do u anywhere.
Tho block recently burned Is being
rebuilt There are iJur store rooms
In the block. Mcssrs. l.. o. Baker. r.
y. Robinson. Tracey a Hannlgan and
u. a. Knowles will occupy the block
with stocks 81 goods when the build.
lngs are completed.
r. NJ. Mcmahon and j. NJ. Hunter
are getting ready 90 build themselves
neat residences.
Stove Birchneld bought four wind.
mills this morning from g. A. Ma
honey. Tie must be starting n wind
factory on his cattle ranch.
II Is almost certain that the FRO.
posed railroad from BiEboc. Arizona.
viii come tu Dcming. II Il does Dem
ing will get smcltcr and other good
things. The officers Of the road were
here last Saturday looking over the
ground and spoke cncouragingly OF
coming 90 Doming
Sales OF the stock OF the Luna coun-
" OIL company continue 10 Increase.
and the company expect To begin dc.
yelopment work soon.
Edward Pennington. county asses.
sor has almost completed the assess.
ment Of the county. and reports a
large Increase of taxable property.
John Gears rs conducting neat
hotel In Deming lie In an enterpris.
ing citizen. and deserves liberal pat.
ronage. His tables are supplied with
the lost the market Affords and be
makes his guests feel az home.
The Adelphl clue has had three Gel.
ehrations since the creation Of iunn
county. and the members have con
cludcd Ia leave up the decorations and
keep up a continuous celebration.
A. &. Rollins has first class barber
shop IN DemiDg and IL doing good
business.
A delegation OF six old Confederate
Veterans. 3 8 Birchneld, J. r. Kerr.
w II. Williamson. John Lester. J. W.
Foster and Seaman Field will leave
here for Memphis Tenn. on Friday
next. there TO attend a grand reunion
Of those who fought for the lost
cause" The editor of the Deming
Headlight presented each Of these old
vets with a white satin badge print.
ed In gold and purple. The proprietor
Of the Headlight was one of the "boys
In blue" but quit lighting when peace
was declared.
John Crayens, prominent cattle
man south Of Dening recently killed
a iuguar on the line OF Mexico. MIR
Cravens preserved the skin and the
citizens OF Doming v',il buy the same.
send II 20 Denver and have IL mounted
In FIRST class style. after which II will
be presented 90 a lady Ia he northern
part Of this territory
Judge Scamon Fields will ship 900
head of cattle from peming the last
Of the week.
The bakersfield California. oh com.
pany. will begin boring for oil near
Deming IN a short time The machin.
cry for the work has been shipped and
when il arrives work will begin.