Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-07-07
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BY A FREIGHT CAR
The Sad Death of karcelno Martinez, a
Nineteen Year Old Section Hand, at
Glorieta on Last Thursday
Evening,
THE NEW MACHINERY FOR THE COAL
MINES AT:.EL P0RvENIR IS IN POSITION

| Las vegas, July O--Ml. anu thi' -
| A, Schoen of Chicago came in last
night to see their son, John Schoen
who is quite i'll.
Mrs. Felipe Delgado returned today
from her stay at Santa Fe,
Mrs. j. b. Headles returned to st
| Louis today with the remains OF hel
daughter. Mrs. Jeanette Blatterman.
| Joshua Reynolds daughter. Mrs
| Dean of Boston, departed this after
noon for Albuquerque. They will go on
a camping trip with friends.
Governor Otero returned to Santa re
this afternoon.
The Fourth did not pass without It's
accidents here. j. X. williamson mad
an eye badly injured by cannon
cracker, Gladys McVey got brulse
across the nose. A boy by the name OF
Martinez had his hand badly lacerated
by holding a cannon cracker. A son of
Epifanio Gallegos received burn on
the face and some powder in his eye
as did also G. II. James, II. M. Allen
was also badly injured in the eye from
a cannon cracker he did not think was
lighted.
Fritz Eggert. one of the well known
ranch men and orchard owners living
at Canyon Largo, was found this morn
ing in the corral back of Bacharach
Bros store in an unconscious condl-
ton. Medical aid was summoned ABOUT
7;3O, but Mr.. Eggert died before the
physician arrived. Heart failure was
the assigned cause of his death ana the
remains were taken home yesterday
afternoon by his son.
Will NJ. Seewald, son of Colonel Will
lam II. Seewald, died yesterday after
noon at o'clock. Mr.. Seewald had been
a sufferer from creeping paralysis Tor
- years. and had spent much of this
time at health resorts and in hospitals
seeking relief from the trouble that
caused his death. He returned mere
about six weeks ago from El Paso
where he received no benefit and grad
ually grew weaker. The funeral was
held from the residence on. 9Th street
and was attended by a large number
of friends.
The mail route from Las Vegas to
Geronimo has been changed from the
y,cst side 70 tie east side most office. and
will start Tuesday The route will be
via Gillon.
Samuel Saltmarsh, car accountant
for the Santa Fe west of Albuquerque,
with headquarters at Los Angeles,
was here yesterday and left last even
ing for the Duke City.
Bert Adams and bride returned yes
terday from their honeymoon trip to
Colorado Springs, and will now settle
down and be "old folks"
Harry Lamberton has resigned his
position as fireman on the Santa he
and has accepted a position with the
Rock Island as travelling engineer. His
headquarters will be at Alamogordo.
The new machinery for the coal
mines at FL Porvenir is about all IN
place and the drill will be started next
week. The drill is built for depth Oh
700 feet but it is expected that coal Will
he reached in sufficient thickness 10
n,ine long before that depth is reach
ed.
The options given w. B. Twitchell on
number of mining properties IN the
Rernal. Fulton and Ribera districts,
have been extended, owing TO d slip III
the deal that was on foot with d ot'
Louis party of capitalists to take hoio
Of some of the properties and erect
reduction mill. Chicago partleS are
anxious to take hold of the proposltioii
however. They have been wired that
the field is open and they are expected
+o take hold of the matter at once
There are going to be developments
made in the mining districts around
here. If push and determinations as well
as confidence, can succeed and we be-
lieve they can.
Friday telegram was received by A.
F. Ulibarri, the chief Of police on the
west side, announcing the death of his
nephew, Marcelino Martinez, on Thurs
day night. The deceased, who was 1S
years of age, fell from a freight cal
near Glorieta and was cut to pieces. He
was a section man and was riding or
| the freight train to his home. The re-
mains were taken off at Ribera and
conveyed to his home at San Jose
where the funeral will be held tomor-
row.
| The annual ball given by the Brother
hood of Locomotive Fireman at the
Opera house on Friday night, was one
of the most successful yet enjoyed by
! that popular order. The Opera house
was beautifully decorated with red
white and blue, strung from the i'm
mense center light, and on the stage
was built an engine front with large
headlight, with the tiremen's bell on
| the side. At midnight, a bounteous
| feast was served to the gay throng, af-
| ter which the dancers returned to the
| Opera house and INDUCED in the fan
| tastic until o'clock the next morning
Prizes were given the best walters
and Mr. and Mrs. Hilgers were the for.
| tunate ones.
! There is rumor that bears evidence
of being a fact that Arthur Sweet, tht
new trainmaster Who has been here
flee of assistant to the general manager
| of the Santa Ee at Tnneka in ,,loca n