Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-16
GOOD SCORES BY
VEGAS GUN CLUB
Twenty Four Out of Twenty-Five Birds by
s. R. Dearth-Traction Engine Oh Ex-
hibit for Advertising Purposes
Surprise Marriage in the City.
RUM0R THAT H0LD.UP MEN ARE LIN
GERlNG NEAR TOWN AWAITING PAY DAY
Joys Special Daily Service.

Dearth wears the club badge for
score of "A birds out of % in the sin
giles. He also made 8 out Of 10 in tn
doubles. Mr.. Miller made 90 out of tn
25. AL Quinley IS, Maloney H. an
Mackel a. The men are rounding int
shape, and confidently expect to carr
off one of the prizes at the Territoria
fair.
c. p. Jones, who has been here fror
Santa Rosa taking the baths at tn
Springs, returned home this morning.
Mrs. B. r. Mills, Mrs. w. B. Hiett
the Misses Beardsley and Miss Ken
derdine took their lunch baskets toda,
and went out to Romerovile canon tt
spend the day picnicking.
Las Vegas is to have new gents
furnishing goods store, and they will
fill the last vacant store room on the
east side.
There was a large crowd in attend
ance at the pontifcal mass at $50 this
morning in honor of the feast day of
the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows. A
large number came in from the coun-
try and the church was packed. The
part of the church where the ceremon-
les took place was nicely decorated and
the officials in their priestly robes made
a very imposing sight The music of
the choir was particularly fine. The
| celebration continued most of the day,
and a number We're at the church all
of last night.
Santa Rosa is reported as having
good rain day before yesterday. This
| is splendid for that town, as the water
question there has been a very serious
one.
In the case of Abbie Laub vs.. Laura
Whigham in Colfax county, Judge
Mills has allowed 60 more days in
which to complete the evidence in the
case. The suit is over possession of
some property. the husbands of the
women in the suit who are dead We're
formerly partners in the saw mill busi-
ness.
The lIl Porvenr Coal & Fuel Com
streets today exhibiting it. A. traction
engine is an unusual sight in this part
of the country and crowds SURROUNDED
:he engine wherever it stopped. The
company We're doing it for advertising
purposes, they desiring to dispose of
lot of their stock to secure money for
development purposes. The company
is capitalized for $25O00O with the face
value of shares 81 EACH On the total
number of shares for sale, 100000. 10000
have already been sold, some for as
high us 25 cents per share The COM
pany have now placed on the market
60,00O shares and will, for a few days,
sell them at Is cents per share, in lots
over $4,000 worth of machinery for
mining purposes and have opened up
some exceedingly good veins of the
black diamond.
Miss Lille Mitchell of Goshen, Ind,
arrived here this afternoon to visit in
the city. She came here from Salt
Lake and is an acquaintance of G. P.
Star.
The dance which was to have been
given at the Montezuma tonight by r.
f. Montgomery has been called off, as
a crowd could not be secured.
The daughter and son Of Mrs. j. A.
Linn are confined to the house with
sickness.
11I a -
today and entertained a few friends
this ssafternoon in honor of the anniver-
sary.
Torn. tc Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H,in-
lon. last night, an 11-pound girl.
The Santa Fe checks are three days
ate this month.
James Peeler one of the Santa Fe
fremen, is seriously i'll.
r. M. Spivey, an inspector for the
Harvey system. with headquarters at
Tol eka, is here today.
B. F. Forsythe, J. Minium and Frank
Quinley have returned from their trip
up in the mountains and have some
great fish stories they are retailing to
victims around tOWn
There are rumors floating around
the neighborhood in the southwestern
part of town of family quarrel in the
home of fireman. 1t seems hubby
has been doing the "doube life' stunt
and been maintaining another home in
Albuquerque for some time. A short
time ago he was hurt at Lamy and
called for lay off, received it, and in
stead of coming home here, he went to
the woman in the Duke City, where he
stopped Wife got wind of the actions
of her recreant hubby, and now there
is blood on the moon.
Miss Edna Sapp arrived here yester-
day evening from her home in Iowa,
and last night at 9 o'clock she was
married by Father Pouget to Edward
Huey, one of the electricians of the
light company here. Few of Mr.,
Huey's friends were aware of his ma
trimonial intentions, and the wedding
was a great surprise. The couple will
make this city their home, and are to-
day receiving the congratulations of
their friends.
The friends of Miss Ida Wiley in Las |
Vegas, and they are numerous, will be
agreeably surprised to know of her en-
gagement to w. H. Peck, wealthy |
mine owner of Cripple Creek, Colo |
Word was received here yesterday ev-
ening that the engagement has just
been announced. Miss Wiley win be :.