The chieftain., 1901-01-05
TERRITORIAL CLIPPINGS.

expected TO arrive at Socorro soon |
and assume the duties of his
office. We hope that Judge
Mcmillan will retain John E.
Griffith as district clerk. Mr..
Griffith has been one of the most
efficient clerks the district has
ever had, and while there are
possibly others who are just as
competentthe people have learned
to admire him for his promptuess
and efiiciency.-El Captain.
Albuquerque citizen.)
Born, to Colonel and Mrs. Max
Frost at Kansas City, Mo-, at 10
a. IN. Saturday, December 29,
boy. Mother and child are doing
well.
Hon +. w. Parker, who was in
Michigan, where he enjoyed
Christmas holidays with his
mother and little daughter, came
in from the north last night and
continued south to Silver City.
The Grant county court will
convene there Tomorrow.
Rev. Joseph Mcconnell gave
his illustrated lecture at the hall
on Gold avenue opposite The
Citizen office last night, and there
was quite crowd of people
present. Several of the scenes
aud Illustrations were made doubly
interesting by songs from a num-
Der of young ladies of the st.
Johns church, under whose
auspices the lecture was given.
A few days ago the wife of
Manuel Padilla, residing at
Moquina, near Cebolleta, Valen-
cia county, New Mexico, gave
birth to still born twin girls.
When a physician arrived he
experienced great difficulty in
removing from the mother the
monstrosity, for such it proved to
be, and on examining the twins
discovered that they were joined
together commencing at the navel
and extending up to the breast
bone, where the two bones formed
complete union, making saddle
curve. These Vaieucia county
Siamese still-born twins had four
legs, four arms and two heads,
with one body, and were otherwise
perfectly formed Latest informa-
tion from Moquina is to the
effect that Mrs. Padilla is improv-
ing nicely, and has expressed
great sorrow over the loss of her
twin mostrosities.
Albuquerque Journal Democrat.l
John Terry, a popular last
years university boy, passed
through the city last night on
his way home to Socorro. He
had been to Stanta Fe as a
delegate in the Christian
Endeavor Convention.
Misses Essie and Lena Price,
accomplished and popular young
ladies of Socorro, after visit OF
more than four weeks to their
sisters, Mesdames Simon and
Leon B. Stern, went home last
night. A large number of friends
gathered at the depot to say
goodbye.
Here's a joke that comes all the
way from Cape Coloney by cable
"Tommy Atkins had taken Z
Boer prisoner, and the two getting
friendly, talked about the pros
poets of the war. You may as vel
give it up; you will never win,
said the Boer. Cos why? asked
Tommy. Because we've the
Lord on our side, said the Boer
'G'arn, said Tommy, with great
contempt; why, we've three lords
on our side, and one of 'em''
made bloomin' hass of imselfl'
Santa Fe New Mexican.l
Capt. w. S. French, of the w
| S. Cattle Co., which purchase,
| 10000 acres of land of the Max
well Land Grant Company abou
two years ago, is now negotiating
another purchase of about 130, ,00l
acres. If the deal is negotiate,
it will make over 800, 600 acres o
land the company has disposed o
in the past two years, leavinl
them over 5000 acres of tn
original 1,5O0, 900 acres.
Las Vegas Optic.
Earnest Browne is off for Kanss
City with a train load of sheep.
The mercury in the thertnome
ters about town registered a