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James Metcalf person

born: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)🌐 Q56862921id: p_james-metcalf_4755ad

also known as: James Metcalf

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Summary:  A farmer who owns extensive land, livestock, and orchards in the Mangas valley.
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Mangas Springs1890-04-25
cited from A prize fight occurred between two of the… (1890)
romptly and vig- orously defended their company’s property are well deserving of what they receive ; the thanks as well as the admiration of the whole com- munity. A prize fight occurred between two of the demi-monde Wednesday evening in which …
cited from Mysterious Murder (1890)
Mysterious MurderOn Tuesday morning last, Sheriff Whitehill received a letter from James Metcalf, of Man- gas springs, stating that Mr. Metcalf’s sheep herder had found a Mexican shot and dying in the hills, four or five miles from the ranch. Accom…

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52 acres of fenced bottom land in Mangas valley
cited from A crazy Mexican woman who was con-… (1888)
Enterprise this week. He has one of the best farms and ranches in Socorro County. His cattle are in splendid condition. From ihe April 27, 1888, Issue of The Enierprise A crazy Mexican woman who was con- fined in the county jail, has been …
over 1000 goats
cited from A crazy Mexican woman who was con-… (1888) · +1 more
Enterprise this week. He has one of the best farms and ranches in Socorro County. His cattle are in splendid condition. From ihe April 27, 1888, Issue of The Enierprise A crazy Mexican woman who was con- fined in the county jail, has been …
1500 sheep
cited from A crazy Mexican woman who was con-… (1888) · +1 more
Enterprise this week. He has one of the best farms and ranches in Socorro County. His cattle are in splendid condition. From ihe April 27, 1888, Issue of The Enierprise A crazy Mexican woman who was con- fined in the county jail, has been …
600 bearing fruit trees
cited from A crazy Mexican woman who was con-… (1888) · +1 more
Enterprise this week. He has one of the best farms and ranches in Socorro County. His cattle are in splendid condition. From ihe April 27, 1888, Issue of The Enierprise A crazy Mexican woman who was con- fined in the county jail, has been …
2500 grape vines
cited from A crazy Mexican woman who was con-… (1888) · +1 more
Enterprise this week. He has one of the best farms and ranches in Socorro County. His cattle are in splendid condition. From ihe April 27, 1888, Issue of The Enierprise A crazy Mexican woman who was con- fined in the county jail, has been …
cited from Jefferson King was arrested near Separ… (1888)
fficers used to send an ambulance to get supplies and would trade him groceries at cost. The old gentleman says that if he had not given seed potatoes from his first crop to the public and had planted fifty acres the second year he coul…
sheep herd1890-04-25
cited from A prize fight occurred between two of the… (1890)
romptly and vig- orously defended their company’s property are well deserving of what they receive ; the thanks as well as the admiration of the whole com- munity. A prize fight occurred between two of the demi-monde Wednesday evening in which …
cited from In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles… (1888)
In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles from this city, James Metcalf owns 52 acres of fenced bottom land, and also several hundred acres on the low hills. He has over 1000 goats, mostly Angora, and 1500 sheep, grazing on the hills. He also …
cited from In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles… (1888)
In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles from this city, James Metcalf owns 52 acres of fenced bottom land, and also several hundred acres on the low hills. He has over 1000 goats, mostly Angora, and 1500 sheep, grazing on the hills. He also …
cited from In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles… (1888)
In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles from this city, James Metcalf owns 52 acres of fenced bottom land, and also several hundred acres on the low hills. He has over 1000 goats, mostly Angora, and 1500 sheep, grazing on the hills. He also …
cited from In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles… (1888)
In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles from this city, James Metcalf owns 52 acres of fenced bottom land, and also several hundred acres on the low hills. He has over 1000 goats, mostly Angora, and 1500 sheep, grazing on the hills. He also …
cited from In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles… (1888)
In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles from this city, James Metcalf owns 52 acres of fenced bottom land, and also several hundred acres on the low hills. He has over 1000 goats, mostly Angora, and 1500 sheep, grazing on the hills. He also …
cited from In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles… (1888)
In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles from this city, James Metcalf owns 52 acres of fenced bottom land, and also several hundred acres on the low hills. He has over 1000 goats, mostly Angora, and 1500 sheep, grazing on the hills. He also …
cited from James Metcalf says that a few nights ago… (1888)
James Metcalf says that a few nights ago some one exploded dynamite in his Mangas lake and since then probably 7000 dead fish, weighing from half a pound to three pounds each, have come to the surface. The owner says that whenever the parties …
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-04-20 (1888)
Enterprise this week. He has one of the best farms and ranches in Socorro County. His cattle are in splendid condition. From ihe April 27, 1888, Issue of The Enierprise A crazy Mexican woman who was con- fined in the county jail, has been …
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-04-20 (1888)
fficers used to send an ambulance to get supplies and would trade him groceries at cost. The old gentleman says that if he had not given seed potatoes from his first crop to the public and had planted fifty acres the second year he coul…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-08-01 (1890)
Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in this city, was shot dead in Las Cruces Tuesday morning last by a Chinese cook with whom he had had some trouble. Harry had slapped the cook, who left the house, borrowed a pistol, bought cartridges fo…

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cited from and Concord… (1888)
s. He has over 1000 goats, mostly Angora, and 1500 sheep, grazing on the hills. He also has in the valley 600 bearing fruit trees, mostly apple, which yield fine fruit. He has 2500 grape vines, 600 of which will bear this year. The vari…

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Z-P pony owned James Metcalf

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A crazy Mexican woman who was con-…

1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details

and Concord…

1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details

In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles…

1888 · newspaper · public-domain

James Metcalf says that a few nights ago…

1888 · newspaper · public-domain

Jefferson King was arrested near Separ…

1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details

A prize fight occurred between two of the…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Mysterious Murder

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

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