07 Jun 1902
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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
1
Describes a recurring scene of crowds, tickets, vendors, and crowd chaos at concerts. The piece laments failed experiences, pushy sellers, and repeated promises to not return, noting seat charges, pickpockets, and overall disorder that drives fans away.
Territorial Topics notes the Alamoverdo Laundry Co into Santa Fe with $5,000 capital and directors A. M. Rousseau Merrile H. Fisher and Carl Rubin. Also: a Taos banker Santistevan fails. receiver named A. R Mauby of Taos. Established disputes, rail postal route plans, and local incidents across New Mexico.
The piece argues census 1900 overstates farm value and totals a fair real valuation of 887 million across counties led by Bernalillo 26 million San Miguel 22 million and Santa Fe 12 million plus Dona Ana 9 million Colfax 13 million and other counties. Tom Stuart ex policeman of El Paso named special officer at Cloudcroft.
The Nogal Republican reports Eagle Mining and Development plans the region’s largest mining enterprise. They have acquired all Rio Bonito and Parsons Rialto claims, plus other prospects totaling about 6000 acres. A 500 horsepower dam at Bonito City will power a cyanide plant at Hopeful mine near Parsons, with ore crushed and treated five miles away.
Effective June 2 the first class passenger train departs Alamogordo at 8 00 A M arrives Cloudcroft 10 50 A M daily. Return train leaves Cloudcroft 5 30 P M arrives Alamogordo 8 00 P M. Passengers may take breakfast at Alamogordo and five o clock dinner at Cloudcroft. Brown G P A E P R I Route.
A 1900 census based survey shows New Mexico’s farm property value by county totaling over 10 million dollars with Chaves and Grant counties leading. It lists major agricultural outputs including livestock, wool, hay, corn, wheat, orchard fruit, and various vegetables, highlighting agriculture as the territory’s economic backbone beside mining.
Georgie's Pa recounts a rambling poem about poetry vs action and imagines J P Morgan as a tireless capturer of markets. The piece blends satire on wealth and industry with a mock dialogue among family members about ambition and the moral costs of success.
Officers arrest Andrew Messer known as Jack Messer in Alamogordo on a cattle theft case tied to Haskell County Texas. The sheriff had previously sought him last Thursday and Messer was once released after vowing to turn state's evidence which he did not. This is his first Alamogordo visit in years and may be his last for a time.
A snug little jug for awaiting prisoners is being built behind the courthouse yard by Abbot and Carson. The heavy 2x8 timber structure aims to accommodate those who must wait, promising better handling of common drunks.
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