The Socorro chieftain., 1908-12-12
SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO
Items of News Published in Columns
of the chieftain This Week in
1891.

Old-timers in Socorro county,
and perhaps some others as we'll,
will find interest and food for re-
Election in the following news
items copied from the columns
of the issue of the Chieftain for
December IL, 1891:
Bernard Rhody, Esq, of Albu-
querque came down Wednesday.
The grants are the all absorb
ing question just now in this city.
Hon. 7. B. Catron of Sante Fe
was in Socorro Wednesday at
tending court.
Hon. ChaS. II. Gildersleeve of
Santa Fe came to Socorro on
Wednesday, attending court.
On Monday afternoon the little
daughter of John Egger, aged ?
years and b months, departed this
life.
Clemens Jungk has purchased
the j. b. Fraley property. Mr..
Fraley has gone to Chicago to
reside.
Court opened Monday morn
ing, Hon. A. A. Freeman, asso-
ciate justice, presiding, John w.
Garner, clerk.
DIR. Driscoll of the Driscoll
drug store, is confined to his bed
with pneumonia. A. ID. Coon is
selling pills, etc, etc.
Hon. w. w. Jones of Fort
Craig came up Thursday to at
tend a called meeting of the
county commissioners.
Truman Berry, late of the liv-
cry firm of Brown & Berry, left
Monday evening for Los Angeles,
and southern California.
F. G.. Bartlett and wife, of
Messrs. Bartlett & Tyler of Mag
dalena, came down Tuesday.
They are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Hall.
j. II. Donohue and wife left
Wednesday for FL Paso. Tex. He
takes the run from FL Paso to
Rincon. We are sorry to lose
Mr.. Donohue.
The city council granted a
charter to MesSrS. Hamilton,
Thwaites, and Buchanan author
izing them to build a toll bridge
over the Rio Grande.
Hon. Eutimio Montoya of San
Antonio, chairman of the board
of county commissioners, came
up Tuesday to attend special
meeting of the board.
Judge T. Coke Solliman came
to Socorro Monday from Water
Canon. The Judge is developing
some fine properties on the east
side of the Magdalenas.
The storm blew in one of the
big glass windows in the front OF
Sperling's store. 1t also took off
part of the roof of the brewery
and did considerable other dam
age.
Judge ]. ID. Brooks came home
Sunday from Virginia. He got
sick coming through Texas, but
says he will be o. X. in a day OF
so. The Judge will remain in
Socorro for the winter.
Col. A. J. Fountain, u. S,
assistant attorney, came up from
Las Cruces Sunday. He will
have charge of the u. S. courl
during the term, Wm. FiSke be
ing otherwise engaged.
Died, Tuesday morning, at his
residence in the southern part o.
the city. Jacob Singerly, wei
and favorably known as one o
our best citizens. He was stricken
down with pneumonia.
From the Sierra County Advo
cate: The Silver Mining com
pany of Lake Valley has de
clared dividend No. II of fv,
cents a share, aggregating S25,
600, payable December 5rd, max
ing 100000 of dividends paic
for 1891.
II. b. Ferguson of Albuquerqu'
came down Monday to atteu'
court. He says the "Old Abe
at White Oaks is down over 50l
feet, and that there is over fou
feet of ore in the bottom tina
holds its own as they go down.
Bob Monroe is fixing the fire.,
water supply. He says so far a
the Chinaman is concerned h
does not care, as the boys mus
have their clothes, and tha
horses, mules, etc, must hav
water, but that he draws tn
! line at retired merchants, capital
lists. and officials who seek tn
public hydrant to save a four-bi
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