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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
1
The Socorro Hose Company No 1 Christmas masquerade ball in the opera house drew a massive crowd with every seat and much standing room filled. Attire showcased a wide range of costumes and the grand march lasted over an hour. Receipts reached $114, and the event was hailed as one of Socorro’s most successful for years.
A man aged 30 to 35, with red hair and a week's beard, was found dead about three miles west of Isleta in sand hills near the Isleta volcano. No ID, possible accidental desert wandering, Elgin watch found, belongings scattered, coroner to view. Undertaker Borders to bring body to Albuquerque for embalming. Charlie Cooney returns from Inde Mexico for Christmas with Mines Coloradas superintendent reports. Chieftain office advertises fancy stationery assortment.
The Socorro county board of commissioners in special session on December 26 1906 proclaimed an election to be held January 14 1907 for justice of the peace and constable. The order lists polling precincts and names the appointed election judges for each precinct across the county.
The Office of Superintendent of Public Schools of Socorro County New Mexico issues a certificate dated December 26 1906 stating the county apportions 2598 60 dollars in school funds based on 4331 school age persons. The rate per scholar is shown as Hoe and will be allocated to the districts as listed.
A press dispatch from the Graphic mine at Kelly in New Mexico describes a vast sulphide body found 2,100 feet from the entrance. The mass extends beyond measurement with a 42 percent zinc content and copper and silver values, prompting frequent shipments as Kelly and Magdalena camps look to strong prosperity.
The El Paso Herald editorial argues New Mexico is rising as a mining center. It predicts five years of solid development based on proven properties, ample capital, and intelligent management. It touts silver, copper, lead, and zinc potential, urging modern methods and broader districts to join western wealth.
Captain Jack Crawford, famed poet scout, resumes public appearances in Pennsylvania. In Warren the YMCA hosted a dinner for sixty local boys, funded by H. V. Hazeltine, Charles Jamieson, E. E. Allen, and Wesley Wales Jr. The event featured a banquet, a talk, and a theater lecture.
Sheriff Misais Baca and deputies Ascension Torres and J S Carmody transported three prisoners from Socorro to the Santa Fe penitentiary. Eli Valles receives life for murder in the Manzano mountains. Richard Queen faces four and a half years for an attempted murder and robbery near Magdalena. M A Thompson due to a one year term for horse theft. Casildo Duran to the insane asylum at Las Vegas. Bills for subscriptions to The Chieftain will follow.
An elaborate wedding in Socorro united Mary Eleanor Perkins and James Roy Stewart. The ceremony at the Presbyterian manse featured ring bearer Winifred Crater and Rev. John R. Gass officiating. The bride wore blue rajah silk with white chiffon and embroidery, with a traveling red and gray suit. Stewart, a Stamps Arkansas lumber company bookkeeper and town treasurer, will start married life there as friends and family share gifts and well wishes. The couple left by the belated southbound train to begin their new home in Stamps.
Newcomb Collins and Co. W. N. Byerts retires after selling his stock of general merchandise. The old stand remains open under Newcomb Oulli & Company with a larger, improved inventory to be introduced within six months. The new firm is well known and located in a prime city site.
Hon Frank W Parker adjourned the district court for So corro county to meet again January 12 1907. Arguments on a motion for a new trial Turner Son vs Santa Rita Mining Santa Rita Store. Jury awarded $25000 damages. Also notes on catarrh cures and a bay stallion missing with rewards offered and ranchers asked to watch for thief.
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