The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1907-09-07
ROUGH RIDERS TO THE FAIR
Small Company Coming From San
Antonio, Says Esteemed Cor
respondent of chioftain.


pany of rough riders at the fair.
Witness the following:
San Antonio, N. NJ, Sept. 2.
Editor Chieftain:
Tel Pat Savage, the big boss
who has charge of the big So
curru county lair, that | am drill
lug small company of rough
rlders aud will bc up there with
my comp any on the 2Sth and
want huu TO have the band ready
IOr my cavalry | am three years
old and am the son of the new
railroad agent at San Antonio.
My partner and friend, Mr.. Hill
ton, has told me good deal
about the fair on the 18th and
has agreed to furnish all the
horses | need. He knows what
little boys like and does some
thing for them occasionally. |
have appointed Buster Bill Simp-
son my first lieutenant. He lives
across the street. He is three
years old. He wears "A coal
miners cap with a Monongahela
miners lamp on it and claims to
be digging coal in the Hilton
mine and says that Superinte nd
ent Webber will soon make him
pit boss on the night shift, but |
think he is fooling me, but he is
a strong fellow and / think he
will help to handle my men all
right. -
Il was down to Elmendorf two
weeks ago with NV partner, Mr..
Hilton. Things look nice down
there. The twenty-six room hotel
will soon be ready and Mr.. Elm
endorf has graded new road
five miles long, almost up to San
Antonio, and will soon gravel it.
When it is finished it will be the
incest road around here and l
will take my company down there
and drill them. Mr.. Elmendorf
is blowing some 5000 acres to be
planted in wheat and other crops,
and will also try sugar beets.
When Mr.. Elmendorf gets his
sugar beet factory built, | am
going to be first railroad agent
down there. Mr.. Hilton is going
to ask Jim Hurley to give me this
station, as he is an old friend of
his from the time he used to run
the Carthage station. This shows
how boys can do we'll here in
New Mexico when they are will
ing to work hard and have the
right stuff in them. It's only a
short time since Jim Hurley was
running the Carthage station,
one of the smallest stations on
this division. He is now general
manager of the Santa Fe road. l
wasn't with Teddy when he was
climbing up San Juan hill, be-
cause wasn't born then, but |
will be there next time.
Il like Socorro real we'll. / was
up there last week with my part
ncr, Mr.. Hilton, and / called on a
very pretty girl of the same age
as / am. / had a nice time at her
house. She's got two little white
rabbits in cage. Her first name
is Ruth, but l won't tell her last
name for fear you will tell Buster
about her and he may cut me out
during the fair, but you will see
her on ManZanares avenue dur
ing the procession. She will be
looking for the little rough rider
captain and his company of rough
riders.
Mr.. Hilton says Pat Savage is
all right and will treat my boys
first class, as he is a countrymar
of mine, both being French. His
grandfather and mine both lived
in Belfast, Ireland, where they
make such good ginger ale.
I've got little brother only q
year and a half old. He want:
to join my company and come vi
but / am afraid he would fall
off from the horse and get hurt
Besides, he was down to old maj
Reid's and ate too many waite
melons and got sick.
Wishing your fair success,
am your friend,
"MELFoRD KENNEDY.