Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-08
The DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,

Mrs. B. F. Houts, Of Ration, his been
seriously i'll tor some time.
Parties are negotiating for q lease on
the Gel Cro," at Hillsboro.
Charles Larson is soaking first-class
ore on his "Snake" lease, at Hillsboro.
DR.. E j. Alger reached Albuquerque
from California, and may be found at
his office.
George Miller is building a neat
fence around his pretty residence at
liillsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Irwin, OF San
Marcial, passed through Albuquerque
for Che west.
Mrs. G. B. Stevens and Master Law
renee returned to Lordsturg from their
Deming visit.
LII Bingham, a newspaper man
from Denver, passed through Albuquer-
que for Pbenix.
Judge Fitzgerald. of Solomonville,
Ariz., formerly of Clifton, died from a
stroke Ct appoplexy.
The Bonanza mill, down at Hills
boro, has been running this week upon
ssMamie Richmond ore.
Lieut.. jerks and his were
in Lordsburg. Wednesday, returning to
Fort Bayard from Duncan.
The Bernalillo county commi ~ssioners
held their regular meeting yesterday at
the Albuquerque court house.
S. l.. North, OF Cerrillos, was intro
duced at the Albuquerque Commercial
club by Governor E. S. Slower.
There is at last a prisoner in the
Sierra county Jail. He is a Mexican
and is in for assault and battery.
Under and Crumrine, leasers on the
s'BobtaiI" mine, at Hillsboro, struck
ore Of a good grade 10 their cross-cut.
A rattlesnake was killed in the Clau-
sen woodpile, in Hillsboro, the other
day, by DR.. Given and Johnny Fan
ming.
w. E. Harper, manager Of the Mu-
tual Life, is expected to reach Albu-
querque, on wednesday, from New
York.
The Colorado telephone company
has placed a telephone In the office of
the Territorial fair association at Albu-
querque.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Farguharson
have returned from, the east, and are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ives at Al
buquerque.
A 30-inch bell, weighing 600 pounds.
was placed OF the Congregational mis-
sion school house at Ranches de Atris-
co on Friday last.
Hlllsboro is about the only town in
the Territory which hasn't q base ball
club of any kind. This is distinction
enough for nj day.
Ilfeld Bros, at Albuque rque, have q
very unique window display in the
form of crisp new silver certificates Of
different denominations.
z. C. Allen, chief clerk for G. r
Perry, at Gallup, who was in Albu
querque, for a couple OF days, left fol
Chicago, to consult an occullst.
A. j. Campbell, of the Atlantic &
Pacific railroad, left Albuquerque fol
Chicago. He will visit his old home al
Waltrace, Tenn, before returning.
Henry F. Butler and party from
Catskill, returned to Ration, from a two
weeks trip on the Costilla and repor'
the largest trout catch of the season
A. w. Harrington and VIM Feather
man are working a lease on the "Op
portunity'' mine at Hillsboro, and have
a three-inch body of copper carbonat'
ore.
Hillsboro ~bicyclists are about t.
clean up a one mile track on Cour
House hill. The ground is perfect,
level, and only needs to be cleared 0
pebbles.
r. Tousend and VIM. Wilson have
fine body of ore in their "Snake" lease
and will make a ten-ton mill run thi'
week, at the Bonanza mill, down a
Hillsboro.
From the 1st Of October, the enthu
siastic hunter may sally forth with hi
gun and shoot all the game he lays ri
ewes upon, without the fear OF the Law
molesting him.
Miss Clara Olsen, who has been cm
ployed as photographer for the Silve
CITY s. Northern railroad, visited he
sister, Miss Olsen, at Albuquerque ant
left for Denver.
Morgan Livingston, a large catti
owner living up Dark canyon, vii
shortly remove his family to Eddy, t.
reside permanently, that his little one
may attend school.
School Superintendent Chandler ha
appointed James Dalglish q membe
of the Hillsboro board of school direct
ors, 10 fiji the vacancy caused by tn
departure Of Mr.. Tressell.
Eidy whist players are agitating tn
subj ,ct OF organizing for the com'nl
season. Eddy has many frst-clas
players, and the competition promise
to be even more lively than last.
Harry Whigham has returned 7
Ration from an important business tril
in the eastern and southern states. d
states that the political situation 10 a.
the states that he visited looks mos
favorable to Bryan.
The ore in the new strike at To
ssButler', mine, at Hillsboro, assay
eight ounces in gold and W ounces !
silver to the ton. The pay streak J
about eight inches wide. Collard (
Wayland, the lucky ~lessees, have q goo
thing, sure.
Sam Bell and VIM. Long, two fgh'
ing men, who have been gnardin