Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-01-30

and his nose was broken and one eye
knocked out. The boy was playing
about the horses heels.
A suit has been filed In the District
Court for San Miguel county by w. II.
Williams against the board of county
commissioners of San Miguel county
for the payment of ST5G,53 of warrants
against the county for labor and ma
terial.
Surveyor General Quinby Vance is
said to have addressed a letter to the
authorities in Washington to the ef-
feet that he is not a candidate for re-
appointment as surveyor general Of
New Mexico and does not desire the
office any longer.
The sale of the Santa Barbara lan6
grant in Taos county by Charles f..
Easley, master. has been postponed to
January %, 1902. The sale was to
have taken place this forenoon, but
none. Of the prospective bidders put in
their appearance.
Sunday night, January 9th, burglars
entered the Economist dry goods store
in Albuquerque by climbing through
the transom over the door on the Main
street side. They took about S25 in
silver and currency from the cash
drawer and carried away about $500
worth of silks. The thieves made their
exit by unlocking the rear door.
Thomas ID. Burns, millionaire mer-
chant and stock owner at TERRA ANA
rilla, IS interesting eastern capitalists,
so 1t is reported, in a project TO build
a railroad from Santa Fe to TERRA
Amarillo, the county seat of Rio krri-
ba county, and from there to Durango,
Colorado, opening a section rich in tim
Der. coal and agricultural and grazing
lands.
The way that Colorado settlers, pros
pectOrs and businessmen come fiocking
into New Mexico indicates that either
Colorado has been growing too fast or
thet Colorado people in general are
awakening to the fact that New Mexico
has every natural advantage that Colo
RADIO possesses and a far more agree
able climate besides.-Santa Fe New
Mexican.
Sam Wilson was thrown from a bug
gy and killed in n runaway in East
Ration on the 9th inst. He "a driving
a spirited team belonging to j. G. King,
when the horses became unmanageable
and dashed into a ditch instead of turn
ing a corner Mr.. Wilson vas thrown
some twenty feet, landing on his head.
He was an old soldier in an Ohio reg
iment, but none of his relatives are
known at Ration. He was buried by
the G.. A. r.
Major Fred Muller, the newly APP
pointed receiver of the federal land
office at Santa Fe, who has just re-
turned from Washington, secured,
while there, the guidon which troop
e of the Rough Riders carried to the
| top of San Juan hill. The flag is torn
by bullets, but is regarded as a pre-
cious relic which will occupy a promi-
nent place in the hall of the Spanish
War Veterans Association to be or
ganized at Santa Fe.
There were more public school build
ings erected in New Mexico in 1901
than during any previous year. The
year 1902 will, however, beat this rec
ord. In Otero county, five school dis
tricts have already signifed their inten
ton of putting up new school build
ings next term and there is not a coun
ty in the territory which at the II OF
1902 will not boast Of one or more new
school buildings. Thus is true progress
measured in the territory.-Santa FL
New Mexican.
At bridge No. 81, seventy miles ives
of Albuquerque, December 31st, Fire
man Henry Schopper Of the westbount
California limited was instantly killed
As the train approached the bridge a
full speed Schopper leaned far out t
make an observation on the engine
His head struck an iron girder and wa
severed from the body. AT the sam
bridge, in the same manner, Fireman
Davis was killed two years ago. SchOp
per leaves a bride of a year. He wa
very popular among the railroad men.
On the 9th inst. the Pueblo Indian
Of Taos dedicated the new bell Of thel
chapel which they had secured mainl,
through the generosity of Nerio Gomez
The occasion was made n of grea
festiVity. The aisle of the chapel, to
small to hold the throng from near an
afar, was decorated with twelve archie
and with many blossoms. The bell re
ceived the name of Maria Geronimo dc
Rosario. Twenty-four god-parent
stood by the arches. Rev. Father MAI
iller Officiated. The Kit Carson ban
furnished music for the occasion. TIL
Indians after the dedication gave tn
tOrtuga dance.
DIR. @. f. Blackington, sheriff Of 81
zorro county, had a narrow escap
from drowning in the Rio Grande. TIL
! doctor left SocOrro to visit a sma
town just across the river, and was rio
ing a fine horse. He started in at 4
old ford and when half across the an
NAL suddenly stepped into a hole b
yOnd his depth, passed from under tn
doctor and never came up to the su
face, sinking into quicksand. The do
tor kept himself on top and was FINAL
rescued by several Mexican WOodchol
pers, who were on the bank and n
ticed the accident. They threw out
rope and pulled the sheriff to the shor
At that particular ford in the X
Grande several drownlngs have Occu
red in the past few years.
I New Mexico is contributing han
sOmely to the national Mckinley m
mortal fund. The school children a
doing especially well. In Santa
! county, for instance, in answer to
special circular sent out by County S
, p~erintendent j. V. Conway urging Il
pupils of the public schools to take
collections, suggesting a contribution
x oauta From each DunfI r-QenOngQa "A