Territory v Abeyta Supreme Court Demurrer Upheld
Santa Fe dispatch reports Chief Justice Mills upholding the lower court on the territory v Abeyta embezzlement case. The ruling requires the indictment to show funds remain unpaid or uncollectible. the case was a major sensation. A Washington dispatch notes a sundry civil bill making 1,000,000 dollars immediately available for Engle reservoir construction to reclaim the Mesilla valley and nearby regions. Oats for sale at Geo E Cook's livery stable.
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Santa Fe
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Supreme Court
Mills
Abran Abeyta
Socorro County
Abeyta
Aberta
Washington
House
Engle
Mesilla Valley
West Texas
Mexico
Fortunes Made by Sheepmen in the Southwest
A Phoenix message notes wool prices rising from 22 to 24 cents per pound and asserts sheep owners profit mainly from lamb sales. The piece reports booming lamb markets, high wages, and growth in ewe and twin lamb outputs, with 300,000 sheep near Phoenix and a 115 percent estimated increase this year. A ranch with good grass and water is for sale or rent, according to T. W. Medley of Burley, New Mexico, with furnished rooms at Winkler.
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Southwest
Phoenx
Ariz
Arizona
Phoenix
T. W. Medley
Burley
New Mexico
Legislative Doings In The Thirty Seventh Assembly
A busy week in the thirty-seventh legislative assembly. Measures passed include funding for extra employes, licensing for railroad buffet cars, and taxing telegraph wires. Bills regulate birth and death registration, water for irrigation, and district attorney elections. Beaten by a single vote against several key proposals, the house and council show a broad program of governance and infrastructure.
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Lee
Legislative Assembly
Gallegos
Holt
Board of Water Commissioners
Hudspeth
Camero
House Committee of Judiciary
Nual
Council
Spiess
District Court
Cameron
Mirabal
House
Capitol
Hollingsworth Twins Shine In Southern Stage Repertoire
Fourteen year old Hollingsworth Twins captivate audiences with Camille East Lynne and The Two Orphans, leading roles and additional talents as singers dancers and performers. Managed by Huston and Franklin they headline Under Southern Moss at Socorro Opera House for two nights beginning March with 16x20 frames sold at Whorley’s. Also noted is the death of John Mactavish in Inverness, remembered as a sturdy honest farmer and Free Presbyterian supporter with a family of two sons and a daughter.
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South
Little Hollingsworth Twins
Camille
East Lynne
Dallas
San Antonio
New Orleans
Huston
Franklin
Southern Moss
Baby Lillian
Mae Lartigue
Geo. Seymour
Socorro Opera House
John Mactavish
S. Mactavish
Becker-Blackwell Company
Magdalena
Scotland
Inveness
Dircharachan
Errich
Mactavish
Strath
Alex. Cook
Free Church
Free Presbyterians
Inverness
First Printing in the West Found in Santa Fe
The New Mexico Historical Society asserts that the first newspaper west of the Missouri River was printed in Santa Fe before American occupation, not Taos. It holds copies of the early issue, a proclamation from the first press, and specimens marking the capital’s printing history.
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New Mexico
Taos
New Mexico Historical Society
United States
Missouri River
Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican
Green Lake Minstrels Delight Socorro Crowd
The Green Lake Minstrels drew a large Socorro audience at the Garch opera house on Monday evening with a full musical program and witty dialogue. Highlights included "The Georgia Minstrels" sketch, baritone Moon, and a farce finale The Socorro Chief. The company, home talent, impressed despite some pacing critique and plans to tour nearby towns. The editor notes strong potential for further engagements and urges liberal patronage. March 5 grand opening notice from Mrs Lange inviting local ladies to the hat and millinery event.
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Green Lake
Socorro
Garch Opera House
Give-a-dam Jonsson
Toylan
Minstrels
Minsters
W Green
Moon
Peabody
Ely
Snow
Arsenic
Green Lake Minstrels
Vlaving
Paris
New York
Mus
Lange
Regular Annual Meeting of Central New Mexico Cattle and Horse Association
The sixth annual meeting is set for Magdalena with stockmen, buyers, and government officials invited. Discussions will cover public range supervision, Forest Service range management, and potential legislation. Cattle buyers from outside points welcome. sessions morning, afternoon, and evening.
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W. HH. Wckman
Central New Mexico
Gdalena
N.M
Cattle and Horse Protective Association of
Magdalena
Wednesda
Forest Service
New Mexico
W. HL. Spackman
Sec’y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Engle Dam
Geo. E. Cook
Winkler
Newcomb, Collins & Co. General Merchants
Hollingsworth Twins
J. S. Mactavish
At Opera House
Whorley
THE
Saly
Newcomb, Collins & Company
Manzanares Avenue
Californ
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Perkin
Socorro Improvement Association
R. P. Noble
School of Mines
C. G. Duncan
Or, Smith
R. V. Smith
Fr. A. Drake
Risenhart
Winkler's
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