The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-01-30
NEW MEXICO NEWS


William Holzhauer, OF St. Louis. has
established a cigar factory at Silver
City.
The girls OF the Indian school at AL
buquerque are the champion basket
ball player. OF the territory.
At least ten miles OF electric rail
way will be in operation in Las Vegas
and vicinity within six months.
Miss Florence Laizure and g. W.
Turner, popular society people Of Sill
YER City, were married last week.
Fred Shelton, an old landmark of
SILVER City, died last week. He was
one OF the best known men in the
Southwest
Delegate b. 5. Rodey has intr aduced
a bill in congress authorizing the ex-
ploitation and purchase OF mines with
in tho boundaries OF private land
grants.
Andres Chscon was arrested for
carrying a six-shooter, and fined $50
by Judge Newcomb. 1t is an expen-
,ive habit, Andres, and it would lie
well to quit it.
At the new town OF Tucumcari, in
Guadalupe county, on the Rock Island
railway, five saloons, flourish, one bank
has opened it's doors ,or business and
another bank is putting up q building.
Mrs. T w. Belkama, wife OF the
local freight Inspector, died suddenly
at her home in Dening last Tuesday
evening. Death was due to paralysis.
Tho remains were taken to Los Angeles
for interment.
The store of j b. Hod9don on Gold
avenue, Deming, was broken into Sun
day night and robbed Of several hun
dred dollars worth Of goods. Entrance
was effected through the rear part Of
the building.
Santa Fe county and city are about
to practice much needed economy. |
The estimate OF county expenses for
1902 was reduced from ga, 900 to $1,000 |
and the city council reduced its esti-
mate for city expenses from $4,000 to
$3.50.
Report has it that Hon. Charles |
Springer is about to lay out a TOWNSHIP |
on his Horse Shoe ranch in Colfax |
county. The new town is to be named |
Denver. Tho Vermejo river runs
through the middle OF the proposed |
TOWNSHIP.
Before the full house committee on
territories Delegate Rodey on Friday
made q two hours speech for statehood, |
followed by Major Llewellyn. Col. Har-
ris, Solomon Luna, c. II. Gildersleeve,
w. II. Pope, Ira NJ. Bond and Others.
Much interest was manifested by the !
members Of the committee, and a |
favorable report is expected.
According to the newspapers of
Union and Colfax counties, government
land in northeastern New Mexico is !
being rapidly taken up, and where a
year ago one could travel for miles !
without seeing homestead, there are
now homesteads every few furlongs. |
This is especially the case along tho !
Rock Island and tho surveyed Dawson !
railway.
An investigation by the county Of
ficials has developed the fact that Luna
county is the only county in the terri
tory in which the property owners paid |
the blanket assessment made by the
board of equalization at the September
meeting. This levy has since been de-
clared unconstitutional, and the |
amounts SO paid will consequently be
applied as credit on the second half OF |
the 1901 taxes.
Steve Corley, William Roach and /
George Schaiblc are back from a pros
pecting trip into the Carlisle country, |
extending over the period of a month. |
and If their present expectations are |
realized it will have been time well !
spent. They located group of five |
claims, in which they included Charles |
l.. Ashton as a part owner. Assays
from samples which they brought back /
from the lead on the property gives |
running $50. 80 in gold and SOL in sill
yer. 1t is the intention of the locators |
to go back later on and develop their !
prospect. All are confident that they
have mighty good thing. The claims |
are located close to the Jim Crow mine. |
Silver City Independent.
Edward Lawson and Thomas Willard,
who were confined in the county Jail to
await the action OF the grand jury on
the charge of highway robbery and
train robbery, the offensc having been
committed at Lordsdurg on January 10, !
made their escape from the Jail at Sill |
yer City last week and have not yet |
been apprehended. They are the
gentlemen who held up about thirty
people in Lordsburg in one night.
They are old jail-birds. Lawson is de-
scribed as being about % years of age.
clean shaven, sandy complexion, sharp
nose, stoop-shoudered with one high
err than the other, double breasted
brown coat, corduroy pants, weight l35
or li0 pounds. Willard is about the
same age, smooth face, red shirt.
corduroy pants and cheap brown plaid
cap.
A land deal Of considerable import