Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-12-18
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

thxtracts from Gu E~xcnanges,t
The Presbyterian church at La,
Cruces will give a Christmas entertain.
ment.
There Is some talk Of putting on !
stage line between Las Cruces ant
Deming.
Tramps are warned to steer clear Of
Las Cruces, or they will do service or
the streets.
Mrs. M. w. Lyle, representing the
Viavi medicine company, has been
doing San Marcial.
Miss Maude Smith arrived ia Albu.
querque from Hillsboro and will attend
the university, down there.
l.. X. Hanna is putting an addition
to his residence at his San Antonio
orchard, besides other smaller improve.
ments.
Miss Maggie Lujan, sisterso P. l..
Lujan, of San Marcial, was married at
Rincon, on Tuesday last, to Luciano
Duran.
Harry Willitson, who owns q mum.
Der of claims in the Cochiti district,
was in Santa Fe, en- route to Detroit
for a visit.
Jack Burnett has returned to Albp-
querque from Cripple Creek. He was
chef at the European for years in the
Duke City.
Misses Adams and Casad are train
ing the children at San Antonio for a
nice entertainment at the school house
during the holidays.
Despite the many drawbacks and
counter attractions, Capt. Jack Craw-
ford's entertainment, at San Marcial,
was a decided success.
Chas. Reid, of San Antonio, has
secured a contract from Smith Bros +,
sheep men, to put up a large wooden
tank out at their ranch.
j. M. Reid, of San Antonio, is grub
bling out some thirty acres Of timber
land opposite the depot, to be farmed
during the coming year.
Major James H. Purdy, the well
known land grant attorney, is an ap.
plicant for the registership of the u. s.
land Office at Santa Fe.
The dawn of an important era oc.
Cured in San Marcial, when the first
gold brick came into that place from
the new stamp mill at Rosedale.
The Graphic smelter at Kelley, So
zorro county, is o being run to its
utmost capacity and there is great ac-
tivity in mining in that vicinity.
George NJ. Cundif, of Albuquerque,
has issued a very neat opera house
program containing the advertisements
of over thirty enterprising merchants.
Arthur Nichol writes from San
Simon, Grant county, to Silver City
parties saying that Jim Smith was
brusaIly murdered near his mine there
on the 9th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs M. A Blanchard. the
latter formerly Miss PhiIomena Perez.
arrived 10 San Antonio from Las Vegas
and will remain there during the feast
which begins Saturday next.
A party of German farmers, from
Nebraska, arrived in Eddy, in charge
of F E. Roesler. They made the trip
{, personally view the country of which
they had read and heard so much.
A private letter from Golden says
mill runs on the new gold strike made
bv Carley aud Amanda u unusually
high, and the owners of the claim have
refused a cash offer of $50, 600 for the
property.
G. e. Butler, assayer for the Pitts
burg mining company At Eloro, state OF
Durango, Mexico, passed through Al
buouerque for Denver on a months
vacation. Mr.. Butler formerly resided
at SocorrO.
The Fred Douglass debating society
of the A. M. E. church, Santa Fe, is
preparing to give an entertainment at
the court house on Christmas eve. part
of the proceeds to go to the Woman's
board Of trade.
Capt. w. H. w. James, U. 8. army,
was 81 Santa Fe looking after his min
ing interests in Grant county. He was
formerly stationed at Fort Bayard, and
IL now en- route to Tennessee 10 enjoy
leave of absence.
Adiutant-G General K~naebel, of Santa
Fe, is in receipt Of several letters from
old veteran soldiers and militia men,
rendering their services 10 case OF wal
with Spain. These letters are placed
on file for future reference.
John Miller, Of Casa Salazar, who is
~well-known to many Albuquerque
people, especially in old town, where
he was in business not long ago, was
married to a young lady Of the north
west part Of Bernailllo county.
Aleck Wersonwick, one of the pros
perous and industrious citizens on the
Mesa. Colfax county, who has been
ANNOYED In various ways by some evil
disposed persons, found one OF his mich
COWS With both eyes shot out.
). F. Rarey left Eddy with three ears
of ine Pecos valley pcrkers for the
Kansas City market. They may be
stopped at Fort Worth, II the markets.
favorable, This is the second ship
ment made by Mr.. Rarey within three
weeks. ,,
The governor has appointed the fol
lowing notaries public: R. W.. d.
BRYAN, of Albuquerque; Eli G. Priest
of R,ncon; S. G. Meek, OF Socorro;
). F. Darlington, of El~izabethtown'
and L F. Butler, Of Rad River, Taos
county. $500
Capt. Fred Pabst, of the Paost brew.
inc company, Milwaukee, accompanied
- -. d.,1htor Mr.. Uiblein. of the