Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-05-21
LUNA COUNTY.
Batch Of Interesting Paragraphs
From The County Seat.
WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE DOING.

Special Correspondence.
Deming. May 20.-Everything in
Luna county mas a prosperous look.
Deming merchants report business
good.
An effort will probably be made to
hold a county fair next fall.
Deming will send a 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 Templar com
mandery Of about thirty-flye members.
IL Is named in honor of Col. j. L. Nc
Grorty. one Of the highly respected
citizens of Deming.
s. Lindauer used to do a buslsess OF
S25O.O0O a year with Mexico. This
was all Knocked out by the high tariff,
and at present Deming merchants do
| very little business across the border.
Persons having consumption in its
| earlier stages should locate in the vi.
| clnity of Deming and engage In small
farming and gardening. A good liv-
ing Is assured and restoration to
health is almost certain. The dry
plains surrounding Deming will cure
consumption IL IT Is possible far ell.
mate to do 1t anywhere.
The block recently burned is being
rebuilt. There are four store rooms
in the block. Messrs. l.. q. Baker, 7.
$. Robinson. Tracey q Hannigan and
y. A. Knowles will occupy the block
with stocks Of goods when the build
ings are completed.
f. NJ. Mcmahon and j. NJ. Hunter
are getting ready to build themselves
neat residences.
Steve Birchheld bought four wind
mills this morning from j. A. Ma
honey. he must be starting n wind
factory on his cattle ranch.
II Is almost certain that the pro
posed railroad from Disbee, Arizona
will come to Dcming, II It does Dem
ing will get a smelter and other good
things. The officers of the road were
here last Saturday looking over the
ground, and spoke encouragingly o.
coming to Deming.
Sales of the stock of the Luna coun
ty Oil company continue to increase
anu tHe toIlpuhy tNptCl W utBlu uc
velopment work soon.
Edward Pennington, county asses
sor, has almost completed the assess
ment of the county, and reports
large increase of taxable property.
John Gears is conducting a nea
hotel in Deming. He Is an enterpris
ing citizen, and deserves a liberal pat
ronage. His tables are supplied will
| tho hngt fhn Ytnplnt nfnp1u and IA.
makes his guests feel at home.
The Adelphi club has had three eel
ebrations since the creation Of Lun;
county, and the members have con
cluded to leave up the decorations an,
keep up a continuous celebration
A. G. Rollins has n first class barbe
shop in Deming and Is doing a goo,
business.
A delegation of six old Confederate
=, veterans, >. s. Birchfeld, J. 4. Kerr
w. II. Williamson. John Lester, j. W
Foster and Seaman Field, will leav
here for Memphis, Tenn, on Frida.
; next. there to attend "A grand reunion
!. of those who fought for the "los
cause" The editor of the Denim
Headlight presented each of these oil
, vets with n white satin badge, prinI
/. ed In gold and purple. The proprieto
, of the Headlight vas n of the boy
in blue but quit fighting when peac
/ was declared.
, John Cravens, a prominent cattl
. man south OF Deming, recently kille
a juguar on the line of Mexico. Nj
Cravens preserved the skin and tn
citizens of Deming will buy the sam'
J send 1t to Denver and have IL mounte
! in first class style, after which 1t wi
be presented to a lady In the norther
part of this territory.
Judge Seamon Fields will ship 100
head Of cattle from Deming the las
of the week.
The Bakersfield, California, oil con
pany, will begin boring for oil nea
Deming In a short time. The machir
: cry for the work has been shipped an
when 1t arrives work will begin.