The Socorro chieftain., 1908-08-08
ADDITIONAL LOCALS


from his right foot a few days
ago with a gun that wasn't load
ed.
Everybody who is interested in
the success of Socorro county'S
second annual fair should attend
the meeting of tie association at
the court house this evening at
s o'clock.
The Socorro Improvement asSo-
citation will meet in the hose
house next Thursday evening.
The association is planning to
give an ice cream social in the
park the last of this month or
the first of next.
Jailor Henry Dreyfus is giving
the county Jail and surroundings
thorough cleaning up. This
week he has had two or three
men at work good deal of the
time at putting the court house
park in proper order.
Jas. Stevens had the misfortune
Wednesday to fall from a ten
loot scaifold while working on
the new addition to Jos. T..
Smiths residence. The fall re-
suited in two broken ribs and
several bruises for Mr.. Stevens.
w. IL. Byerts has bought the
building at the southwest corner
of the plaza across the street
from the Park House. Mr..
Byerts is also improving his re-
cent purchase, the Fischer prop
erty on the west side of the
plaza.
w. ID. Crabtree is having the
vacant property back of the
Chieftain block cleared up and
new adobe walls built around it
to make it a suitable place for a
lumber yard. Mr.. Crabtree will
then put in complete stock of
lumber.
Senator and Mrs. Harvey Nj.
Richards of San Marcial became
the proud parents of fine nine
pound baby girl Tuesday morn
ing. Senatar Richards is said to
be receiving the congratulations
of his friends with surprising
equanimity.
Harley and Marion Lugibihl
of Bluifton, Ohio, have been
guests for several days in the
home of John Greenwald, Jr., of
this city. The latter of the two
young men has been offered the
principalShip of the Magdalena
public schools.
Folz & HirSch is the style of
Socorro's new tailoring establish
ment, north door in the Chief
tain block. The new firm will
have branch houses in Magda-
lena and Kelly. Ladies' tailor
made skirts and suits will be
made speciality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip thinner
of San AcaSio were visitors in
the city Monday. Mr.. thinner,
who has recently been promoted
to an important position with a
handsome salary at Monterey,
Mexico, was spending a few days
vacation at home.
Probate Clerk f. II. Sweet is
in possession of five contracts
between the United States gov
ernment and August T.. Rouiller,
under which the government
purchases from Mr.. Rouiller 800
acres of land. The land will be
submerged by the water of the
Elephant Butte reservoir.
Attention is called to the adj
vertisement of the voting con-
test for the Queen of the Fair
in this issue of the Chieftain.
The young lady receiving the
greatest number of votes will be
crowned Queen of the Fair, also
Queen of the Carnival Ball.
Votes can be procured of Mes
danes II. o. Bursum, c. II.
Brown, Aniceto Z. Abeytia, lie.
andre Baca, and Anton Mayer.
DIR. w. A. Parvis, who arrived
in Socorro a short time ago tc
practice his profession, will have
charge of DIR. Fergusson's office
and practice during the latter:
absence of several weeks. DR.
Parvis has rented a suite oI
rooms of Jos. Il. Smith at the
corner of McCutchen avenue and
Park street, where he and his
mother will soon take up theil
residence. DIR. Ferguson goe'
to Chicago.