The Socorro Chieftain, 1902-08-02

Fischer & Ruff opened a meat market this morning, first door east of Winkler's. Sir. Fischer is reported to have enough fat beeves on hand to supply the city for some time. Professor and Mrs. Chas. Mills and child of Mesilla park arrived in town this morning from Port Portland, - land, Portland, Oregon, and are guests at the home of Mrs. Mills' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Wickham, on Park street. Mrs. Charlotte Cortesy receiv received - ed received $3,000 Wednesday from the Endowment Rank of the Knights of Pythias. That was the amount of the life insurance car carried - ried carried in the organization by her late husband, A. Cortesy. General Ouinby Vance of Santa Fe has been a welcome visitor in town since Wednesday. General Vance knew Socorro well in her palmy days of the early 80's and talks very enter entertainingly - tainingly entertainingly of the incidents of those stirring times. The Doctors Cruickshank have brought suit against W. II. San Sanders - ders Sanders for professional services in the form of a surgical operation upon Mrs. Sanders. Mr. Sanders' defense is that the doctors did not perform the operation for which they were to be paid. W. M. Bergcr, editor of The Capital of Santa Fe, was a visitor in the city a day or two the first of the week. Mr. Ber Ber-ger - ger Ber-ger visited the School of Mines and was enthusiastic in his praise of the institution and the condition in which he found it. We are anxious to close out all our shirt waists lefore the com coming - ing coming season and are offering all our 75 cent waists at. . SO cents $1.25 75 " 1.50 ..$1.00 1.75 " " ,k .. 1.25 Pkick Bkos. Sí Co. Hon. Elfego Baca has shipped his household and office furniture to El Paso and be and his family will also take their departure for the Pass city at once, where Mr. Baca will enter upon the practice of his profession. He has many

Everything Now In Military Ordi-r at "Camp Itrow n." -ClMxen Cordial Cordial-I - I Cordial-I invited to Visit the Soldier Hv. Company II went into camp this morning at "Camp Brown," so named in honor of C. T. Brown of this city for his many cour courtesies - tesies courtesies to the company. The com company - pany company is one of the best equipped and in every way up-to-date com companies - panies companies in the territory and the expense to its members has not been one cent. Neither has the equipment of the company cost the citizens of Socorro a cent, the money recently donated so gener generously - ously generously being for encampment ex expenses - penses expenses not provided for by the government. The results a a-chieved - chieved a-chieved have cost Capt. Matthews and his company a great amount of hard work, and a little encour encouragement - agement encouragement and a proper expression of appreciation on part of citizens would be a small recompense. Camp Brown is located a short distance north of the Santa Fe station. Everybody is cordially invited to visit the camp and take a look at his soldier boy friends in their military quarters. Genuine soldier life prevails. This will be a novelty to the boys themselves and to many of their guests as well. One of the at attractions - tractions attractions of the encampment will be a military ball at the camp Monday night. This dance will be free and everybody is invited to attend. A good time is antici anticipated. - pated. anticipated. In addition to his work in com command - mand command of Company II Captain Matthews has organized a cadet corps of small bovs who will be

son of Magdalena arc visiting at the home of Mrs. Hammel's par parents. - ents. parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sperling, on Baca avenue. Don Luciano Chavez, the well known merchant of Polvadera, is a visitor in the city today. Mr. Chavez states that no rain fell at Polvadera Thursday. Real estate transactions are the order of the day in Socorro. Many have been recorded in the last thirty days and there will be more in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Max B. Fitch were in Socorro between trains Tuesday morning on their way to their home near Magdalena from a visit in St. Louis. A large assortment of white goods, checked Nainsook, dotted dimities, Victoria lawn, Swiss mull, India linen, very low in prices at Price Bros. & Co. W. E. Kelley, grand master of the I. O. O. F. of New Mexico, has been in the northern towns of the territory this week in the discharge of official duties. Judge J. L. Hodges, assayer in charge, U. S. Mint, Denver, Colorado, was in town yesterday securing data on mine produc production - tion production of Socorro and Sierra coun counties. - ties. counties. Wm. O'Gara of Denver, Colo Colorado, - rado, Colorado, spent Monday and Tuesday in the city as the guest of his daughter, Baby O'Gara, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Leeson. Capt. A. B. Fitch attended a meeting of the board of trustees of the School of Mines in this city Monday and left the next morning on a business trip to Colorado.

Ice cream and crushed fruit at Katzenslein's. D. Wells and Ollic Freeborn v.erc married in Magdalena last week. Guy Hills of San Antonio was among the visitors in the city Wednesday. Win. Gardiner registered at the Windsor yesterday from Magdalena. Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Barnes re returned - turned returned today noon from a visit in Magdalena. J. Leon Knapp made a flying trip to the Datils and return Tuesday and Wednesday. Prof. C. L. Hcrrick registered among the guests at the Wind Windsor - sor Windsor Thursday from Kelly. Mayor and Mrs. M. Cooney left Sunday for a week's absence in the San Matias mountains. Attorney E. W. Dobson of Al Albuquerque - buquerque Albuquerque was in the city yester yesterday - day yesterday on professional business. Doctor C. G. Cruickshank and W. G. Lane of San Marcial are in Soccrro today on private busi business. - ness. business. Joe Greenwald was advanced to the rank of Esquire by Rio Grande Lodge No. 3, K.of P., Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Howell returned Tuesday morning from a three weeks' visit with rela relatives - tives relatives in Albuquerque. Abran Abeyta, collector and treasurer of Socorro county, re remitted - mitted remitted $1,018.61 of l)0l taxes to the territorial treasurer Saturday. II. Chambón went out to Kelly Thursday morning to visit his wife and infant son who are stay staying - ing staying in Kelly for the latter's

commissioners of Socorro county either to make a special levy to pay the judgments of Sheriff Blackington, E. V. Baca, and the New Mexican Printing Co., amounting in all to about $11,000, or to issue bonds for that purpose. The county commissioners held a special meeting Wednesday at which they passed a resolution to issue bonds to pay the said in indebtedness. - debtedness. indebtedness. The reason for this action is found in the belief that to pay all this indebtedness dur during - ing during the current year would raise the levy to such a degree as to make it a grievous burden upon the tax-payers. A motion for a new trial made by the plaintiff in the case of Dye vs. Creary was overruled. This is the Compromise mine case that attracted much attention at the last term of court. At that time a verdict for the plaintiff was rendered under direction of the court. Mrs. Elisia B., wife of Felipe Bourgingnon, was committed to the insane asylum. New (axe Filed. New cases have been filed in the office of the district clerk as follows: Territory vs Samuel Hale, Francis L. Backer, and C. F. Blackington, scire facias; same

Doctor L. E. Kittrell, Socorro's newly appointed postmaster, as assumed - sumed assumed the duties of his office at the close of business Tuesday evening. Since that time he and his efficient deputy. Miss Efiie Berry, have made rapid progress toward a mastery of the situation and the public may hereafter ex expect - pect expect as good mail service as ex extreme - treme extreme care and courtesy can jhjs jhjs-sibly - sibly jhjs-sibly afford. While there was formerly considerable complaint in regard to the service at the H)stoflice, ex-postmaster Estevan Baca and his obliging deputy, Conrado C. Baca, have recently left little to be desired in way of prompt and efficient service. Lost Uilj'H Hut. Lost, a little white lady's duck hat while out riding. The finder will be given a liberal reward fir the return of the hat dead or alive to the owner or for informa information - tion information leading to the capture of the same by J. Leon Knapp. Ports and Angelica wines at tin' Pala e Sa'oon. -

sonal property belonging to the estate. A new bond in the sum of $2.500 was presented by Abran Abeyta, administrator, with Kicardo Abeyta and G. Biavas Biavas-chi - chi Biavas-chi as sureties, and the same was approved. A new inventory by the administrator was ordered. The court granted an appeal to the district court on the ruling concerning the objections to the administrator's report. Miguel Padilla was appointed administrator of the estate of Carlos Padilla and Miguel Padil Padilla, - la, Padilla, deceased, and required to give bond in the sum of $2,220. Miguel Padilla and Juanita G. de Padilla were appointed ad administrators - ministrators administrators of the estate of Carlos Padilla, deceased, and re required - quired required to give bond in the sum of $1,200. The last will and testament of F. Griego, deceased, was filed and approved and Juan Montoya was appointed administrator of the estate. Mauricio Miera, administrator of the estate of Juanita Lopez de

Mvrly Dujr lu StH-itrro Itcul Kstntc Thursday was doubtless the liveliest day in real estate trans transactions - actions transactions that Socorro has had in many years. There were three transfers of valuable pieces of property. Abran Abeyta deeded to W. II. Byerts two lots on Manzanares avenue adjoining Price Bros. & Co. store on the west. W. II. Byerts transferred to Mrs. Francisca tí. Towle the Preston property on Fischer avenue. Mrs. Towle gave Abran Abeyta a deed to the entire block on which are situated the large residence which she has occupied for many years and the Garcia opera house. This last trans transaction - action transaction puts a quietus upon a vex vexatious' - atious' vexatious' law suit that has been pending in the courts for some time. Mr. Abeyta will at once inaugurate some needed improve improvements - ments improvements on his newly acquired prop prop-crty4 - crty4 prop-crty4 and may possibly convert the residence into a hotel.