Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-13

/ Look at your map and see where Las ve-
gas, New Mexico is. Town and cities are
built up so rapidly nowadays that your geog.
Iaphies Of the present year will be out Of date
next year. The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fee
| Railroad has broken into New Mexico and lie
painting to reach the Pacific Hon. Richard
Webb formerly resided with his mother in
Millville, in this county. He learned the
| printers trade the paper he now publishes
in Las Vegas, city of some three or four
thousand, he calls the "Nsw Msxico Her.
aldp A spanish Hidalgo, Senior Salazar is
bis partner. The paper is in the two Lam
guages. II is large spicy sheet. full of the
vim and boldness characteristic of new com.
munities composed of young, enterprising pio-
neers. The advertisements are about as va
rious and numerous as those ir the Grant
County HERALD The Eagle sawsmill adver,
iises lumber at $ls per 1000. JOIN woolten
runs "the planning mill" Jaas Brothers
have square on general merchandise. N.
Kelly wants to buy wool and hides @. Sti-
nerroda has rams, ewes and methers for sale.
Harvesters and binders, sulky rakes and sIl
sorts of farming implements are for sale at
Las Vegas. J. Rimero & Brother do a large
business. Felix Papa, an old, rich bachelor,
gets married to young Yankee girl; great
feast or "cocherillo" follows, and the editor
advertises for another cargo Of Yankee girls.
the present supply not being sufficient. Then
r. G. Mcdonald sdyer,ises Philip Best & Co.'S
celebrated Milwaukee lager, in kegs or bot
Ties. Senior Saiazar says that the Yute Per-
samus who took charge of Miss Meeker, when
she was led into captivity, when that lady
wanted to mount her horse, the gallant Yute
would get down on all four, and Miss Meeker
would first mount on his back and then
spring upon the horse. The young gentle,
men OF Las Vegas have adopted this custom,
and allow the equestrenne to ride on which,
ever back she pleases' We send greeting to
Messrs. Webb & Salazar and tender them
exchange of papers.
Our county Legislature has given the
dog law blast. Mr. Arnold offered reso.
luton calling upon the State Legislature to
repeal it. Mr.. Robbins proposed to amend
by directing collectors not to collect it, but
backed down when called upon to write his
amendment. Mr.. Bronson wanted the Law
not only repealed but expunged, so thar II
shouldn't be known there ever was suen a
Jaw He thought it took very mean man
to sell dog and it must be mean men that
tax them. He made good illustration of its
application by reference to one Of his con-
stituents whose land is not worth the tax
leviedIagainst it, and ye. he pays 81 dog tax
into the school fund while the wealthiest of
his constituents keeps no dog and does not
help the school fund with a dog tax. Mr.
Watson shut of the dscussi On by motion to
indefinitely postpone. Thus by vote Of II
to IA the Legislature was mol asked to repeal
the law. Mr.. Bronson is not satisfied and
has another resolution on the subject, before
the Board.
Mrs. ]. G. Holloway, of Independence,
Iowa, is in Lancaster, among her old friends.
Also we learn that the Hon. J. C. Holloway
himself, put in appearance yesterday.
Persons about to buy their winter stock
of boots and shoes will do well to remember
that W. II. Haines is now closing out his ems
tire stock AT COST
When you ale pressed to 60 to dinner
and haven't time, give as your motto-Busi-
ness first the helly Afterwards
"A. E. Morse, OF Little Grant, has twenty
fine shotes for sale. -