Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-23
N. M, SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1902
FIESTA OF SAN LUIS
AT CHAMBERINO
The Occasion Will Occur on the Oath and
25th-Isidor Armijo Will Speak
The Rio Grande Again on
the Boom.
POLITICS TO THE FR0HT---0LD
TICKET TO Be REM0MINATE0

Special Correspondence New Mexican
Las Cruces, Aug. 22.--The probat
court for.this county convened this wee
and formally approved the will of tn
late Mrs. Sophia Chrlsty, widow of A. L
Christy, also deceased Conductor Abe
c. P French was appointed executor o
the will of the deceased, as therein pro
vided, and Charles c. p. French wa
named guardian Of the minor childrel
Of the deceased.
Judge John r. McFie, who has hos
of friends in this section, spent two days
here this week, attending to some bus.
ness in the probate court.
On the oath and 25th of this month
the fiesta of San Luis, the patron saint
of the town of Chamberino, will take
place at that place, and it is expected
that not fewer than 1000 people will at
tend and take part in the ceremonies.
1t is part of the program to choose a
queen for the occasion, who will be
duly crowned, after an eloqent speech
| from a young orator of this county, Is
| idor Armijo, the present county clerk.
The county commissioners will con-
vene on the 23d for the purpose of pas
sing upon the books of the assessors.
After the same have been formally ap-
proved they will pass into the hands of
of the collector.
I learn that the friends of DR.. J.
Frank Mcconnell are circulating petit
tion asking his appointment as regent
of the Agricultural college, vice P. H.
Curren resigned on account of remov-
al to Ell Paso.
Professor Fabian Garcia has been au-
thorized to make trip to the state of
Chihuahua for the purpose Of stimu-
lating interest in that state in the
Agricultural college. The college has
been fairly well patronized from there
in past years, but it is not believed that
the field has been as yet exhausted.
The old Rio Grande is again on the
boom this week, after going dry and
remaining so for two and one half
months. So that the farmers are again
smiling and irrigating on all sides. As
more or less rain Is now falling
throughout the Territory, it is consider
ed that there will hardly be any scarcity
of water the residue of the year. Still,
the question of pumps and gasoline
engines is one of much interest. Such
a pumping plant has this week been
placed upon the premises OF the Sisters
of Loretta, in this town.
My suggestion in my last COM
munication with reference to the con-
structon bv the Rock Island of cut
off from Alamogordo via this place, to
connect with the Bisbee road at Dem
ing, seems not to have struct favor
able chord with the FL Paso papers, who
denominate 1T a "pipe dream" The
editors of these papers apparently have
not yet reached that breath of mind
which permits us to be loval to our own
burg without at the same time trying to
pull down or belttle another burg.
Local politicians still have their ears
10 the ground in search of information
rs to the direction the political cat is
likely to Jump. At this moment they
have about made up their minds that the
old ticket, with possibly one or two
exceptions, will be renominated by the
convention. As to the
opposition it may be said that as yet
here is no organization. For the nomi-
ration of sheriff as against our present
popular sheriff three names are promi-
lentIy mentioned, viz. Sam Bean, Qua
n,,ofo nd hi hrN hnr
iago Ascarate. Either of these gentle
nen, If nominated and willing to spend
ONE money will doubtless make can
ASS interesting enough.
For the legislature there has been the
lsual gossip 1t seems that Hon. Martin
can have the support of this 4
If he desires it, for the Repub-
lean nomination for the counsel for the
our counties of Grant, Luna, Dona Ana
nd Otero. The name of Judge A. B.
FALL has been suggested by good num-
er of people for the Republican nomina-
ion for the lower house from the two !
ounties of Dona Ana and Otero. How ,
yer, those close to the judge say that ]
10 has no ambition in that direction.
,he name of Col Eugene Van Patten is 1
lso mentioned by a large circle of
riends for thu same place, and he stands /
very good chance of winning the prize. :
Van" is an old Republican war horse,
as host of friends and If nominated ]
I'LL stand an excellent chance of being 7
lected. Ii
Judge Frank w. Parker dropped in
his week from Santa Fe and heard the !
abeas corpus case of Jack Mcdaniel,
ccuscd of carrying deadly weapon.
'he Judge reduced the bail.
William II. Leffingwell has brought c
uit against the Southwestern r. R. Co., '
0 recover the possession of three mining /
laims, the "Pink Porcupine,' the "Red +
and the "Blue Goose" all
ituated in the south ED of this county,
nd $4,000, damages for the withhold V
lg thereof. a
The "tip-top" saloon was this week ]
with the majestic" saloon.
10Th places have heretofore been under
10 management of Sam Bean.
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