The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-05-15
NEW MEXICO NEWS

The Graphic smelter blew in n Mag
dalena last week.
Chaves county has 1,s46 children OF
school age. or these 93G live at Ros-
well.
1t will take 5000 cars to handle the
stock shipments OF the PccOs valley
this spring.
There are nearly 100 criminal cases
on the Lincoln county docket this
term OF court.
Artesian water has been struck near
Clayton, Union county, at depth OF
sixty-eight feet.
Captain VI. Cooney is a candidate for
the republican nomination OF sheriff OF
Socorro county.
Brigadier General Funston is to he
one OF the attractions at the Albuquer-
que fair next fall.
Senator Penrose Of Pennsylvania in
troduced bill providing for $1,000
public building at Albuquerque.
There have been more improve
ments made at Socorro thus far this
year than at any time in the past ten
years.
Tho Alyarado hotel, built by the
Santa Fe railway company, at A4bu-
qu-=S,------ Inened for business last
Week.
1t is claimed that over $50, 900 in
cash capital has been invested in the
past month in new claims in Lincoln
county.
Chama Lodge A. F. & a. NJ. has
dedicated its new hall, which IL ono OF
the handsomest and best arranged in
New Mexico.
Active construction work on the San
Ia Fe Central railroad was started last
week at Kennedy, tho twenty-five mile
stretch from Kennedy to Santa Fe to
DO first built.
Bryan & Badget shipped 1000 head
OF cattle bought from Hachuca, a. T.,
from the Deming stock yards, during
the week. The stock goes TO pastures
in Notwithstanding Herald.
A number OF St. Louis merchants
have purchased the 100 ton reduction
mill which has been idle some time at
Fulton, San Miguel county, and will
move it to the Rociada mining district
in the same county.
AL Hardin, a well known ranchman,
died at his homo on the Frisco last
week, after Il short illness from pneu-
monia. A wife and four children sur
vve him. He was an old time citi-
zen and highly respected.
Socorro has good thing in the mu
nicipal ownership OF its water works
plant. Last year the annual income
amounted to $l,9i5.47, while the cost
OF maintenance was very small, the
total expense being only $500.
In addition to the drouth which is
causing much loss to stockmen, grass
hoppers are again making their APP
pearance in the northern Rio Grande
valley and are eating vegetables, oats,
alfalfa, in fact, everything that is
green.
a company has been organized to
exploit the photographic stone deposits
near Grants, Valencia county. The
stone is said to be the equal OF the
best Barvarian Autograph stone, from
which country the world draws its
supply at present.
The Santa Fe system has donated 10
the Seventh Day Adventists the old
Montezuma hotel at Las Vegas for tho
purpose of converting it into Il sanitar-
ium. The church has asked for it and
have signiiied that they will put in a
sanitarium equal to the famous Battle
Creek institution.
Forest Superintendent L b. Hanna,
who has been over many parts of New
Mexico and has made a special study
of tho grazing question, predicts that
in less than decade there will be no
sheep and no cattle industry in New
Mexico unless the range is protected
from over grazing.
The new ST. ]oseph's sanatorium
building is being pushed forward by
the contractors with all possible speed.
The walls are up ready for the roof.
Iu this connection it can be truthfully
said that there are more new buildings
in course of erection in Silver City
this spring than in any previous year,
which certainly does not indicate hard
Neutrality-suspicious..
At n camp about mile and half
east OF the city, on the line OF the S.
L. railway, a man whom his compan-
ions only knew as YAM became I'M
conscious Saturday from morphine
poisoning. DR.. Casseils had the man
removed to tho hospital, where he
died Sunday. He is said by his COM
panions to have been laborer from
Morenci on his way to Douglas. He
had just been divorced from his wife
and was in great trouble of mind over
his children. two OF whom he claimed
should have been given to him. There
were no papers to establish his idenity
aud he had but five cents in his pock-
cts. He was buried ut the county's
expensc.-Deming Herald.
Stops the Cough and Works off the
Cold. Bromo-Quinine Tab
let's cure a cold in one day. No Cure,