There is on exhibition at the First National…
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

that something was wrong, and returning home he put his wits to work, and finally solved the problem. He changed his good clothes for his usual every day attire and returned to the stable; he had no trouble in managing the mules this time, as they recognized their master. There is on exhibition at the First National Bank in Las Vegas samples of pure native soda, taken from the immense soda beds at an extinct lake on the proposed route of the new railroad between El Paso and White Oaks. It requires no process of treatment before being put on the market. At present, soda , imported from England, where it is manufactured from a spe- cies of sea weed, brings $80 a ton in New York. In New Mexico it is a natural product of the country. ( 114 ) Court Notes Criminal Docket Eli Hunter, charged with unlawfully ear- marking a calf, plead guilty, and was fined $10 and costs. Two indictments against Peter Hall for horse stealing were returned, and defendant was arraigned. A number of indictments were found against Peter S. Hall, and his sons, Thomas H. and William, for unlawfully killing cattle. Their cases are now being tried. William Davis, charged with the murder of Hugh Fox, at Pinos Altos, as also John A. Murray, for the murder of his two sons, and Harry Brooks, another murderer, obtained change of venue to Dona Ana county.