The Socorro chieftain., 1906-05-12
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO
Notes from First Issue Of Magda-
lena Mountain Mail Of Inter-
est to Ohieftain Readers.
FORGOTTEN NAMES RECALLED
In Social and Business Events of
1883 in socorro, Magdalsna,
Kelly and Vicinity.

+. G.. Bartlett recently placed
in the hands of the editor of the
Chic ftain a copy of the first is
sue of the Magdalena Mountain
Mail, dated April 5, 1883, and
edited by ]. A. Whitmore.
Some of the old-timers of Socor-
TO county will be interested in
reading the following news items
clipped from that antiquated
sheet:
Sam'l n. Dedrick is visiting in
Socorro at present.
Chief Deputy c. A. Robinson
came up Tuesday.
Mrs. J. ID. Reed and daughter
are sojourning at the company's
ranch.
Yves Bruton, wife and young
daughter, visited Magdalena and
their ranch last Saturday.
Mrs. Glass, of Socorro, made
trip to this place Tuesday to en-
Joy the fresh mountain breezes.
A. Kiehne, of the firm of Hurst,
Black, Kiehne & Wiley, made
pleasant call at the Mail office
today.
Thos. II. Hall. manager Of the
Graphic Smelter and mine, came
up from Socorro on Wednesdays
train.
Work on the Rio Grande Smelt-
ing works at Socorro is progress
sing and it will be completed in
about one month.
Sperling Bros. of Socorro, are
talking of repairing their build
ing, opposite the Clark house,
for business purposes.
II. A. Robinson is still at work
on the Yellow Rose and says,
by the power of Moses, / am on
the right track" and he will
soon be ready to fly his kite
high.
The party given at the new
town hall, last Monday evening,
in honor of Dalton Dalglish and
his bride, has been termed by
all "the event of the season" in
Kelly, and one to be very long
remembered.
The leasers of Kelly remain a
little quiet just now, but judg-
ing from the amount of ore be-
ing hauled down from that mine
one wonld suppose that the
whole Magdalena range was one
body of ore.
Magdalena offers a good OPEN
ing for a competent brick maker.
Messrs. Bartlett * Tyler are
ready to contract for 200, 900
brick. A few brick buildings
will add greatly to the appe ar
ance of the town.
Charles Leicham and Kean St.
Charles, late of the Socorro Bull
lion, made the Mail Office a call
Tuesday. They had been tax
ing in the mountain towns and
participated in the party at Kel.
ly Monday night. They were
accompanied by Misses Lula
.Bursum and Lula Monroe.
On the 27ult. a very interest
ing social event occurred at this
place, Rev. ]. d. Bush, the pop
ular founder of the Southern
Methodist church here, officiat-
ing. The high contracting par
ties were Miss Luette HudgenS
and Dalton Dalglish. Mr.. Dalg-
lish is a highly respected EN-
ployee of the Magdalena Store
Company, and Miss HudRens
was ar attractive and popular
Young lady of SocorrO.
At the Williams Hotel, Sun
day afternoon, the services OF
our resident Clergyman, Rev. II.
ID. Overton, were called into re-
QUESTION to unite in matrimony
Miss Queenie V. Sparks and
Chas. Caldwell. both of Datil.
Mr.. Caldwell is a prominent
cattleman in charge of the up
per ranches OF the Red Rivei
Cattle Co., and Miss Sparks is
an attractive young lady. The
Mail wishes the newly welded
pair the choicest Of life's bless
ings.
Articles of incorporation of the
Griffith Mining Co. have beer
filed with the secretary of the
Territory. The principal place
of business is at Socorro, anC