Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-21
TERRITORIAL.

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block in Kansas City,valued at $780,
600.
1t is reported that r. d. Rowe,
engineer for the Santa Fe, has sent
in his resignation, his purpose being
to go to Chicago and enter into busi-
ness with his father.
A notice of forfeiture appears in
the Cerrillos R,tstler directed by
Arthur Everitt to l. ]. Sharick and
r. M. johnson, as co-owners in the
Bullion mine, near San Pedro.
The large fire proof steel safe for
Mr.. Lillis' bank has arrived, and has
been placed in vault built of brick.
The institution will soon be ready
to do business.-Gallup Cleaner.
This city and county will be well
represented at the irrigation conven-
ton, which will convene at Las We
gas, March 16. This is a subject de-
manding the attention of the people.
Citizen.
The Santa Fe company sent an
expert to the town of Lincoln last
week 10 report on the resources of
that section of country. 1t may
mean branch road from Carthage,
Socorro county, in the near future.
The elder son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
II. Crist died suddenly of some heart
complication at o'clock this morn
ing. The sprightly little fellow was
in his usual good health yesterday
and spent the day at school. Last
night about 8 o'clock he was taken
i'll and despite the best of care death
came at the hour stated.-Ne,o Meri-
can.
A very valuable discovery of min.
eral was made in the east side of the
Florida range, about Is miles south
east of Deming, few days ago, by
Messrs. A. j. Burleson and +. III.
Egldy. The vein, as far as uncover
ed, shows eighteen inches of lead
carrying eleven and one
half ounces of silver and SO per cent
lead per ton.
"New Mexico. A Land of Prosper.
ity and Happiness. It's Present and
is the title of a new pamph-
let just issued by the A. T. g. S. f.
company. 1t contains in full the two
addresses delivered by Governor
Prince at the territorial fair of last
year and the preceding year, and is
as full of inviting facts and figures
as a walnut is of meat.
The suit of r. M. Johnson, ex-
clerk of the supreme court, against
I. B. Catron and others, alleging
false Imprisonment, growing out of
Col. Johnson's arrest for refusing to
give testimony before committee of
the last legislature, and for which
100000 damages was asked by the
plaintiff, was this morning dismissed |
lnder agreement that defendants
first withdraw their plea. Messrs.
E. A. Fiske and w. b. Childers were
attorneys for the plaintiff. - Neso
Meaicdn.
Assistant Secretary Chandler has
'endered an important decision in
he case of George Jones VS.. Brandon
Kirby, on the appeal of Kirby from
he decision of the commissioner of
he land Office, holding his Valentine
iorip location for tract at las Cruces
and district, subject to jones' prior
redemption settlement right. A large
ract had been fenced with wire by
Kirby for cattle grazing purposes,
which includes Jones' pre-emption
ract, which he settled upon and i'm
proved after breaking through
Iirby's fence. Kirby sought to enter
his tract with Valentine scrip, but
ocal officers disagreed, the register
hiding in favor of Kirby, and the
eceiver in favor of Jones. The
decided in favor of
rones, and Assistant Secretary
Chandler affirms the decision, hold
ng that the tract in controversy was
lot unoccupied public land when
Kirby filed his Valentine scrip.