The Socorro chieftain., 1906-08-25
TOWN OF MAGDALENA
Picturesque Little Mountain Town
is Visited by Representative
with l30 Exoursionists
BALL GAME THE ATTRACTION
Is Unfinished on Account of Down
podr of Rain, The First Good
Drenching of the Season.

In company with some l3O
other eXcurSioniStS, a representa-
tive of the Chieftain visited Mag
dalena last Sunday. The pictur-
eSque little mountain town with
its three hundred aud fifty or four
hundred souls, Nesting al the
loot OF her magnificent blue cap
ped mountains tO the east, north
ard south, with the vast San
Augustine plains stretching To
the west for hundred and fifty
miles or more. with the Lady
Magdalena gazing placidly down.
keeping silent loving guard. as
it were, over the vast domains
once belonging TO. and occupied
by her forefatherS, so legend
tells Us, brings thoughts and in
SpirationS not easily described,
and the diversity of which scenes
Is Sufficient to fill the heart of
the sightseeing enthusiast with
rapturouS delight.
Since last visiting Magdalena,
some two years since, the writer
noticed many changes in the way
of Improvements. The burned
districts OF some years ago hav-
ing been rebuilt, and especially
in the residence portion was
noticed the ambition of the resi-
dents in the way of pretty cot
tage homes, mostly built on the
Bungalo style. one of which is
owned and occupied by Jack FoSs
and his interesting family, an
other by Oscar Redemann and
bride, which is not yet complet-
ed, one occupied by DR.. Swisher
and many others, the owners OF
which we were unable to learn,
any one of which would prove
an ornament to much more pre-
tentiouS town.
Being Sunday. all in the busi-
ness district was closed, but judg-
ing from the size and capacity
of the store buildings and ware
houses occupied by the Becker
Blackwell and the Ranch and
Supply companies, the leading
wholesale and retail merchants
of the town, they are amply
prepared to supply the immense
district dependent on them which
extends 10 the north, and south
and as far west as the eastern
boundaries of Arizona territory.
And when il is taken into consid-
Grafton that this is the shipping
point to eastern markets for the
thousands upon thousands of cat
tie, horses, sheep and goats rails
ed in that section, it is not sur
priSing that good sized store
is required for each department
of trade.
Among other attractions Mag
dalena has also a very nice COM
Portable club room which was
turned over To the visitors by
Mr.. Mactavish. Landlord Allen
of the Allen hotel furnishing re-
freshments while j. w. Hilton
and Walter Nelson proved them
selves pleasant entertainers, fur
nishiug music for the crowd on
an automatic piano during the
day.
The ball game between the
Socorro Reds and the Magda-
lenaS, to witness which the ma
iority of the crowd made the trip,
! proved disappointment alto
gether. as at the beginning OF
the third inning, and when the
spectators had become thorough
" interested a perfect downpour
started in, making it impossible
for the players to continue or re-
sumo the game during the after
noon. But not in the least
daunted or discouraged. a game
was at once arranged. and which
by the way will prove the cham
pionship, as each team have =
game to their credit, to be played
at Socorro in the near future
AS far as Sundays game pro-
gressed following is the
Score by innings:
Innings 2S45 7S9
Magdalenas 223 II
Socorro 13 "A
There we're wild rnmors during
the afternoon of a washout at
six-mile canon, and that the
train would not be able TO make
the return trip to Socorro. all OF
which proved mistake, and