The copper era., 1904-09-15
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NEW MEXICO NEWS


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 NJ. F.. Cory. of Rincon, is the new santa Fe agent at Silver City.
 During the month of August 1.12 inches of rain fell at LOrd,burg. ac- cprding to the record kept by the Southern Pacific.
 E. M. Carley. postmaster of Gold cn. New Mexico. was shot by an un- known assassin who stood behind the po,tofIicc door. Three bullet, from the rifle entered his body and he died in fifteen minutes.
 With three stake race, aggre- eating 5000. and purses to the amount of 54 .OOo. offered by the fair association the race meeting in Albuquerque in October during the twcnty-fourth annual fair, promises to he the real thing.
 Lordsburg wa, visited by one of the hardest rain, of the season last week and the streets were flooded. The storm was an extensive one. a> on two days previous it raincd aS far east as Samuels, in Texas, and as far west as Tucson. At LOrdsburg almost two inches of rain fell Liberal. =
 The surveying party from tho Arizona EastGTn~ has completed its work in this vicinity, and has moved to Clifton. If the Southern Pacific comes as near Clifton as the Gila river it will run a line into that nouriohing village. It is also rumor- cd that the company has its eye on the road north from Clifton to the coal fields. There are good many railroad eyes on the road.-Liberal.
 The frame ranch house, owned by Martin x Sloan, and situated on Blue creek. was totally destroyed by fire last week, together with the contents including II considerable quantity of food supplies. The loss to the owner i, fully Sl .OOO. while the men em- plovcd at the ranch, Ross Sloan, l.. -. IINIlt dIu q. T.. NldLlltNNs Hl' 'bt $500 more in wearing apparel and personal belongings burned. The origin of the fire is unknown.
 Word has reached the city that d shooting affray took place at Cook g Peak about thirty-fivc miles south east of here last week. Herman Wallis Il grading contractor and tcdmStcr who has resided at Cook = Peak for the last twenty years, be- came involved in q quarrel with one of his employees. Jose Delgado by name. during which Wallis pulled his gun and shot Del@adO three times. from which he died. Wallis went to Dcming where he gave himself up to the authorities and was placed in the county jail. Enterprise.
 \ quiet wedding took place in Sil- yer City last week, when Miss Elsie Myra Cf1lcman, of Philadclp lphia, and Louis Klcbc, formerly of the same place but now q resident of this city. were united in marriage. The mar lldpt ceremony NdN ''i Ipl hiNb GU the residence of I. F.. Sheridan where the young couple will reside during the absence of the Sheridan family in California. The Rev. !. A. Arm strong, pastor of the Baptist church, performed the ceremony in the pres cncc of Dr. aud Mrs. $. NJ. Lane.
 Enterprise.
 Willie RoSccrans died at his home | in this city last week. after an ill., | ness of several years. The cause of | his death was tuberculosis of the | knee. The child was fifteen years of | age and the son of Mrs. Josefa Rose ! cran, of this city. He had been d pupil in the public school. and | though not strong physically. had | proven himself to he an cXCcption- l ally brilliant child. The funeral 1 services were held at the Catholic church and were attended bv large number of friends. the interment taking place in the Catholic ccme- tcrv. Independent.
 Last week the people of our town were shocked by the news that Miss Olga, cight-ycarold daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Jas. Howlett, had been shot and instantly killed by the acci- dental discharge of d revolver while playing with other children at the home of Mir. Pierce Rice in the northwest part of town. It appears that the children were playing with twU- rcv5reers, one |1 uVll,I [ to he loaded, the first intimation of | which was it's discharge with fatal | result, the ball entering the little girls head just above the eye and was taken out at the back. .-Dcmiug