Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-07-18
FROM LUNA COUNTY.
Guy Moore Fell From Tree and Broke
Abandoning to Have Fire
Protection.
RAILROAD GRADING OUTFIT.

Special Correspondence.
Deming. n. NJ, July l7.-Melville
Robertson and Guy Moore were play.
ing Monday afternoon when Guy fell
from a tree and broke both bones in
his right fore arm. DIR. Swopc set IL
almost Immediately and. although a
rather complicated break. the doctor
says that II will heal quickly.
The Parker grading outfit has evi.
IDENTIFY come to stay. They have rent
ed one of the Dunlop buildings as n
store room and for the past two days
have been storing grain therein.
JOS. a. Mahoney. John Winfield and
Henry Meyer left Monday evening Just
ahead of the storm for Apache IT, no.
Mahoney and Winfield. who is q plum
Der in Mr.. Mahoney's employ, to do
the figuring for plumbing, etc. to be
done on the Diamond A ranch building
there, and Mr.. Meyer to obtain beef
for his DemiIg meat market.
Thos. G. Ward has sold that car load
Of fine bulls that he brought home
from Kansas. Baker brothers pur-
chase fifteen of them and Clarence
Hall the balance OF ten. The average
price o fthese bulls - s%eventy.hve
dollars n mead.
The Orman a Crook grading outfit
unloaded their horses. mules, scrapers,
etc. at Demjng Monday and Tuesday.
They left Wednesday morning for the
Taylor ranch, whore they will go to
work Immediately. The outfit as 1t
pulled down Gold avenue when lcav-
ing the town attracted almost as much
attention as Il circus parade.
The steel cells for the Luna county
jail have arrived and are now being
set up. 70 judge from the looks of
these cells, the Luna county officers
will spend very little time trailing any
Of their escaped prisoners.
The Deming business men are begin
ming to show life in the matter OF fire
protection for the town. Different
plans are being discussed, but the one
which Is talked Of most IL to get two
chemical engines and organize two
companies which are to be wen drlll.
ed in the use of the machines. This
Will be ample protection for the town,
and in all probability can be managed
without a great deal of trouble as the
material for the companies is already
here, and Dcming never had very
much trouble in raising money for a
worthy cause.
The first real rain Of the season fell
Tuesday evening. IL came good and
hard for n short time. Although more
would be highly appreciated we are
thankful for any amount, no matter
how small, and this one was certainly
enough To settle the dust.
Several Deming citizens are contem.
plating being present at the Knight
Templars' ~cOnclaye to be held at
Louisville, Ky, next month.
w. =. Birchield has returned from
the cattle markets. He sold his steers
at Rapid city, South Dakota, for a
good round price.
Judge Louis l.. Marshalls many
friends are glad to see him so nearly
recovered from the rheumatism. Al
though the Judge still uses a cane as.
sisted by an umbrella il is easy to no
tice the Improvement.
Rush a Luepold are working on the
new building between the Cabinet
n the French restaurant and il is
fast nearing completion. In a short
time after the arrival Of the front,
which is now on the road, the building
will be ready for use.