The copper era., 1903-01-15
NEW MEXICO NEWS


in Dcming lat week.
 It i- said that the Could system is Gcsiroa- ot entering the PccOa valley at the town Of Roswell.
 Nc,er before in the history Of Carl=- bad and tle lo.er IecD7 valley has everything looked 50 bright for per maneut rro-p-r.'y.
 4 -hooting -crap9 occurred at Lake Valley la-t week between T. T. Lee and Thoma, lug,a-, both rauchmeu. IngaII9i7 fatally wounded.
 The Fl Pa-o and Southwestern have raised the -aIar,e7 of their pa7-enscr conductors to sIio per month. which i. more than i- paid by any other road in th- United State.
 Married a, the home of the brides parents at Richmond, New Mexico, Mi-- Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mr.. A.. j. Martin, to Mr. Vernon Martin, R.y. ". \. Dickcy officiating.
 W.H. Jack, prominent ,tockman of the EIrro mountains, has been ap- pointed by the governor as one Of tho three delegates to attend the National Live Stock Association which i7 to be held in Kansas City this week.
 simon Hagenauor, one Of Lords burg's leading merchants. who re- gently took one of Clifton's most charming daughters into his business n- a iif. partner has rented the Cau- then new brick building. 5irnon is q hustler.
 A company with a capital Of $1,Oo0, OOO has been incorporated by J. J.. IIug@crman for the purpose of raising beef cattle on an immense scale near Roswell The company will be known a7 the south Springs Ranch and Cat tie company. IL will own the south Springs ranch Of 7OOO acres Of fertile land in cultivation.
 While in the mountains known as the Whitewater Cliffs, a fcw days ago, Ro-s Rodgers, son of Clark Rodgers of Lone mountain, found lying among the rock vcritablc curiosity in the shape of an old Aztec copper pot, the metal of which was taken out of the santa Rita mines by the Indians and then hammered into il, crude shape by rocks The "fnd' i. being preserved in the Rodgers home at Lone Noun tain.
 shns Ilal- lou, foreman of the C 0 S, and II. r. Bark~dcl, foreman of the Diamond Bar, both of Grant county, have leased all the ranches, farms, stock and cattle belonging To the C. A. Burdick out fit. owning the IT. connected brand .. The ranches and cattle are in SocOrro county, and comprise about 1000 head Of cattle. These gentlemen have re- signed their positions with the old companies and are now working under the lease.
 sanford Robinson of Stceplc Rock reports that several earthquake shocks were felt in that section recently. On Thursday morning last, as several Clifton citizens were vending their homcward way after entertaining the Fl l'aso business men, they felt scv- cral distinct tremblors, aud the cliffs themselves were observed to be cutting some strange capcrs Two or three gentlemen who reside in South Clifton affirm that they experienced great difficulty in catching onto the end of tho suspension bridge a. it swung by Others state that they did not observe that an earthquake was on until after they reached homo.
 An old timer writing to the Si lvcr City Enterprise refers to q crime com mittcd on the Giia river 50 long ago that it has passed from the memory of most ,people, but is still interesting, and is as follows: Tho Irish boys were murdered al their ranch on the Gila river, about fifteen miles from Burro springs. Two of the boys, in company with Frank May. were sitting at the supper table when party of armed men suddenly put in an appear auce, and shot them all to death. One uf the brothers was away at the time but returned and pluckiiy held the ranch. \ man by the name of Cook was one of the accused of the killing. which was the outcome of quarrel over water rights. A short time after this Cook was ambushed and shot through the jaw. It will not be out of place to state here that he was shot dead while riding through the streets ot Silver City the following year.
 James A. Murray. who about ten years ago dynamitcd his two sons al Pino~ Altos, while they were asleep in bed, in order to get a few hundred dol lars which had been paid one of them for personal damages by the santa Fe railroad, has been pardoncd out Of the penitentiary by the governor. All who arc familiar with this awful and unnatural crime, cannot but regard the action of the governor as travesty upon justice. Murray was vicious, quarrelsomc, and low down sCoundrcl. and his pardon will hayc the effect of encouraging others Of his ilk, of whom there have been several at P;nos Al tos. Billy Watson. now of the shan non mine, was dynamited while a resident of that camp. Bill always 1,.,I I.,1, l.. T