Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04
~TERRITOHIAL TOPICS.
IExtracts from Our Excnangos.l

IExtrncts from Our E~xchangos.l
For a couple Of days, a force Of citi
Ecns have been engaged In cleaning
out tho channel Of the crcex, down a
Chloride.
Gov. e. ). Stoyer, Col. John Bor'
radaile and Leonardo Hunick are the
new school directors s0. precinct No.
10. old Albuquerque.
Mrs. w. s. Chilly, Of Ration, is still
sick at the home of her mother, in
Ksytesville, Mo-, and will probably
moi return home for several days yet.
The kindergarten children of Albu-
querque have commenced practicing
ia the opera house and will expect to
greet all their friends Thursday night.
Hon. Neill b. FELL, who was at
Prescott on legal matters connected
with the Atlantic & Pacific railroad
case, returned to Albuquerque, Tues
day.
A consignment of hose for the fire
department at Albuquerque, arrived
from the east, Monday. 1t will be
used by the running teams in the tour
nament.
Messrs. Ruby G. Palmer are manu-.
featuring brick near the government
Indian school, at Albuquerque, and
expect to have several big kilns for
sale this fall.
A woman named Mary Redmond,
alias Russell, is in the insane ward Of
the city Jail, at Albuquerque. She is
violently insane. Her friends in Ell
Paso have been notified.
The beet raisers institute was organ
lied, last week, at Florence, with Will
lis Caldwell chairman. The institute
will meet once each two week at the
school house on Saturday evening.
At the school board meeting, held on
Monday evening, May 25th, at Gallup,
Prof. Williams received a contract to
teach his room next year. We are
pleased to know it, brother Williams.
j. F. Rarey, manager of the Bolles
farm in Eddy county, is busy cutting
about sixty acres Of wheat of excellent
quality, which he will thresh next
week, having engaged Witt Bros
thresher.
Sunday, at IL 80, Edna Maud, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Coulter,
aged eight years and seven months, de-
parted from this life. Funeral was
held from the residence at III q. M,
Monday.
Miss Mary Jones returned to her
bon,o a. ftDIorodo Cn-iure from, Ration |
Sunday, after al extended visit with
friends there. Mrs. J. Hixenbough
accompanied her home, and will spend
the summer with her.
The Blossburg 'pie.eaters" went
down to Ration, Sunday, to play a game
of ball with the Ration "Mugwumps."
One inning and half was necessary
to decide the victory, which fell to the
Ratonites. Score, 8 to 6.
mir. Hackett, of the dispatchers' force
at Gallup, received, this week, through
Mr.. Poorman. the agent, a magnificent
wheel, the best product Of the famous
Victor factory. II is a beautyfand Mr..
Hsckett is dong his best to show his
skill in riding it.
The committee on surveys and
lie hting reported that Supt. Day, OF
the Santa Fe Gas G Electric company,
would furnish arc lights for $l6 66
each, per month. and recommended
that three arc lights be placed in the
plaza, on these terms. The recon-
menda.ion was laid on tho table in
definitely. A petition asking for
lights in the plaza pagoda. was re-
ferred 10 the committee on surveys
and lighting.
Miss Martha l.. Taylor, one OF the
popular teachers at the New Mexico
university, Albuquerque. will leave
after the closing exercises OF the uni
versity. on her summer vacation. She
will first visit her relatives and friends
10 Ohio, and then continue on to
Buffalo, N. r., where she will attend
the National Educational association
convention. Miss A. l.. Morrow, one
Of lie worthy tenchers at the u~niver-
si,y, will visit her old Indiana home.