The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-02-20
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NEW MEXICO NEWS


Robert Campbell, who resided in
Demiug since it was first a town. re
Gently died in Bisbce.
Chas. r. Temple, Of Lordsburg, has
been appointed the New Mexico agent
for the Houston Mining and Milling
Co.. OF Arizona.
John NJ. Fritter had runaway &C
cident on the road from Santa Rita to
Silver City last week, and was bad y
bruised up, but not seriously hurt.
A. J. Papcn, editor of the Rio Grande
Republican, has been appointed post
master at Las Cruces. The newspaper
boys receive their reward occasionally.
Burglars blew open the safe in w. j.
Wamels store at Deming last week
and got about fifty dollars and some
checks. They forced in the front door.
There is no clue.
Marshal A. y. Laird, Of Silver City,
has resigned, in order to give his en-
IRE time to his mining interests in the
Burro mountains, where ne has some
valuable property.
The department Of the general land
Office has decided not to reduce the
ella forest reserve, which will be a
great disappointment 10 the mining
interests at Cooney.
The Lordsburg Smelter will be in
operation again inside OF two weeks.
They have added number Of improve
ments since their break down and now
expect to run permanently.
Seven Cinnamon were arrested at
Deming, who could not show papers
emitting them to stay in the United
States. They camo from Old Mexico
and were caught by Sheriff Baca.
Demetrio Perea, the well known pol
itician Of Lincoln county, New Mexico,
accused of embezzing about 5000 from
the Lincoln postofice, while he was
postmaster, has been released on bonds
OF $4,000.
The first official act OF Governor Otero
after his return TO New Mexico was to
remove L. Bradfort Prince as a mem
Der of the board of regents of the Las
Cruces Agricultural college. Rev. w.
a. Cooper OF Santa Fee was named TO
succeed him.
The treasurer of the territory is of
the opinion that on April l he will be
able to take up territorial securities to
the amount OF $50 900, and retire them,
thus reducing the debt of the territory
and saving the annual interest charges
on that amount.
G. f.. Dunegau, who has n long time
been in the mercantile business at
Magdalena, New Mexico, and who re-
Gently sold his business there to Gross,
stock held by NJ. A Leahy in the
Roberts & Leahy mercantile company.
Liberal.
Leroy Bayne returned to Silver City
last Wednesday from New York City,
where he had been for several weeks
surgical treatment. y
large number of his friends were pres
cnt at the depot to welcome him home.
Mr.. Bayne has been greatly relieved as
a result of the operations which he UNI
derwent and can now walk about with
the aid of crutches, and as time adj
vances he will even regain more use of
his lower limbs.
John Lee, the ella ranchman who
was accidentally shot by his own re-
volvcr on January -. died at the
Ladies' hospital in this city, where he
had been brought for medical treat
ment. early Saturday morning. 1t was
hoped at first that he would recover
but pneumonia and other complica-
tions ensued and death resulted. In
torment was made Saturday afternoon
ia the city cemetery. Mr.. Lee has
been a resident of Grant county for sew
eral years, coming to this section from
Texas. \ sad feature of the affair was
that he WAS only married last August. /
his bride being Miss Thurman. De-
ceased was good citizen and held high !
in esteem. lie was about p years of
age.-Independont.
Gel II. II. Whitenill, one of tho best !
known men in the two territories, is |
The Independent says: A
couple of weeks ago Uncle" Harvey
II. Whitehill quietly left Silver City /
Tor trip to the Charleston exposition .
md other points of interest in the I
south. Not oven his most intimate
friends suspected that he had matri-
nonisl intentions, and when word came
asst week that he had been married on
January % to Miss Sarah Brown Of
\thens, Ga, the surprise was most
1t is understood that Mr..
Whitehill will shortly return to Silver
City with his bride, aud when he does
lie will find the congratulations of his
riends none the less sincere for his /
allure to take them into his confidence. /
w. l.. jackson, who for many years .
was q prominent merchant OF Silver
City, met with an accident on the road /
rom Georgetown one evening last week, /
and was badly, if not dangerously hurt. /
The vehicle in which he was riding
went down over Il steep enhancement. I
Mr.. jackson was caught underneath |
the wreck, and remained their all |