Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-08-16

yesterday from Salado. and he says
there are going to have oil In his town
before very long.
A company Of Boston capitalists
have received a lot Of fine new drill.
ing machinery and are about ready to
start the drill after OIL. b. r. Adams.
the general manager. has been quite
sick. but Is getting better now and ne
intends sending the drill down 1000
feet. II necessary. Several wells will
be bored and the indications are good.
Mr.. Conan has q couple of pieces Of
rock with him that are strongly I'm.
pregnated with oil.
Manager Twitchell contemplates TAX.
ing the local ball team on a tour ex.
tending from Lamar. Colo. to Ri Paso.
next month. They will play all the
teams en- route. At present II Is the
Intention to get as many games In Las
Vegas as possible.
Mrs. Harden, who has been visiting
hack in Iowa for the past Ave weeks
and attending a sick father, returne.
Saturday evening to Las Vegas.
Miss Minnie williams left Saturday
evening for albuquerque where she
will visit with her mother.
c. W. Krous, superintendent OF
transportation for the Santa Fe at
Topeka. passed through here Satur-
day evening with his family en- route
| t. the coast
George Arnot returned to the Duke
City Saturday evening after a few
days In Las Vegas.
l. II. Rapp returned Saturday even.
ing from Trinidad. Colorado. where
he has been the past week on some
contract work.
Capt. f. G. Austen came back from
his short trip to Wagon Mound on Sat.
urday evening.
Mrs. Tuttle, Mrs. Kennedy and son,
Frank. and Miss Nellie West. depart.
ed today for Dodge City. Kansas, for
an extended visit.
c. L. and George Harris returned
today from Sparks ranch on the Pc
cos. They had some fine trout with
them for the benefit Of their "knocker"
friends.
Moss Kefford was taken in tow to-
day by the police for being drunk and
disorderly.
| 30 Long left last night for Colorado
Springs for a visit.
| Tom Fox got one Of his hands badly
burned Saturday morning He was
filling one Of the patent cigar lighters
In o. l.. Gregory's when a spark In
some way ignited the bottle. making II
explode and drenched the hand with
burning gasoline. The force OF the
explosion Of the bottle was very great
and one OF the show cases was shat.
tered.
Hon. Jerry Leahy. Of Ration. was
here yesterday and says the oil well
there IL going to China a. fast as pos
sible. The.- are down 1850 feet and
the indications are still good for oil. A
popularity Of the rocks brought up IL
that they are very hot. and steam
when they come In contact with water
II IL the natural temperature In the
ground, the drillers claim. and the
heat Is not caused by friction Of the
drill.
George Flaherty. railroad man and
a Cheyenne pitcher from the Utah
Wyoming league. has been signed by
Manager Twitchell. He win 90 in the
box Monday against Ration. A catcher
named Moran has also been signed
and this will make an ''all Irish" bat
terry.
Guy Gatchel had an operation per
formed for appendicitis Saturday AZ
ternoon and 1t was very Successful.
Pedro Chaves and Mrs. Vicente Lu
ian, the clipping couple from Cerrillos
Saturday gave bond In the sum o. 500
each for their appearance at neat tern
of court and we're given their free
dom.
w. G. Hutchins, OF the street railway
construction company. says he will be
gin erecting the poles for the trolley
on Monday.
Sam Lands and Enoch Rogers re
turned Saturday evening from theil
trip at Tecolote. Lands reports thu
killing OF a big bear Thursday.
The invitation hop given by the Man
dolin club Friday night at Monte Carl'
hall was q most pleasant affair. Quit
a crowd participated.
| L. H. Hail returned Saturday from
his trip to the ranch ON the Conchas
He reports a good rain there and fai
supply Of grass for grazing.
Special Correspondence.
Las Vegas. N. NJ, Aug. i1.-Anothe
chapter was added to the Hume famil!
troubles Saturday night. When Mr.
Hume gave the child up he kidnapped
Il was ON the understanding that h
should soc the child as he desired. Sat
urday night he came down to Mrs
!. Boone's on Railroad avenue. wher'
Mrs. Hume Is staying, and becam'
threatening. swearing dire vengeance
against Mrs. Hume. She sent for tn
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