The Socorro chieftain., 1902-07-26

river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montague
Stevens passed through the city
Tuesday morning on the way
from Albuquerque to their home
at Datil.
John Fullerton arrived in So
corro yesterday from his Patter-
son ranch and reports the ranges
in his vicinity drier than before
for years.
The Estey company is about
to begin operations at its teaching
plant at Estey City. Water is
piped from the Moonshine springs,
four miles distant.
Company H received their
Springfield rifles Thursday and
will have their first rifle drill
tonight. The company will go
into camp next week.
The Frisco railroad has Just
issued an artistically illustrated
pamphlet describing the numer-
Gus hunting, fishing, and health
resorts along its lines.
A large assortment of white
goods, checked Nainsook, dotted
dimities, Victoria lawn, Swiss
null, India linen, very low in
prices at Price Bros. & Co.
The Postal telegraph Office is
draped in mourning in honor of
the memory of the company's
president, J. w. Mackay, who
died in London a few days ago.
Prof. F. A. Jones and son,
Elston, went to Cerrillos yester-
day to do expert work for the
Consolidated Mining and Smelt-
ing company.-Journal-D e m o =
crat.
Conrado A. Baca has accepted
the position of clerk of the terri
torial penitentiary at Santa Fe.
Mr.. Baca will visit his mother in
Frisco before assuming the duties
of the position.
Leo Schey, who is now carry
ing on an extensive business in
Williams, Arizona, passed
through the city Monday on his
way to visit his father, Hon. A.
Schey of San Marcial.
Mrs. Ella F. Winkler received
a deed Tuesday to the h. w.
Monroe property at the southeast
corner of the plaza. This pur-
chase gives Mrs. Winkler a 'front.'
age of over 80 feet on the plaza
and depth of nearly 200 feet.
A. E. Rouiller, of Paraie, and
county commissioner for Socorro
county, is in the city, calling on
his friends. He will leave this
morning on the limited for Palo
Alto, California, where his family
are spending the summer.-Jour-
nal-Democrat.
Cipriano Baca is the efficient
sheriff of Luna county, and has
served the people we'll since May
1901. He is a candidate for re-
election and will no doubt be sue
cessful, if faithful and con-
scieutious work counts for the
position. n.-Deming Headlight.
Katzensteiu, the popular soda
man and bother, is ready to sup
ply the trade with all kinds of
carbonated beverages of all fla
vors and in bottles of all sizes
quarts, pints, and half-pints.
He makes speciality of all kinds
of mineral water for the family
trade.
Elmer Culbert, a reliable and
efficient fireman on the Magda-
lena branch for several years,
left Wednesday morning for
Ration where. he will appear be-
fore the examining board on pro-
motions. 1t is safe to predict
that he will soon be master of an
engine.
At the time of his death A.
Cortesy carried a S., 900 policy in
the New York Mutual Life In
surance company. Seventeen days
later Edward L. Price, local
agent for the company, handed
Mrs. Cortesy a check for the
amount of the policy. This
speaks we'll for the promptness of
the company aud the efficiency of
its agent.
Rev. J. ]. Gilchrist will preach
in the Presbyterian church to-
morrow morning and evening.
The morning sermon will tell
why the first day of the week
should be devoted to rest aud
worship. The evening sermon
will be devoted to Jesus, not of
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