Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-06
lfHE DAILY EOPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.


DIR. }. W. Kinsinger aud John A.
Froman are opposing candidates fol
mayor in Eddy.
Rev. j. Monfort Is expected at Hills
boro on Friday. the 10th inst to re.
main over Sunday.
Jno. Gard now has charge of he
prison street gang, at Silver City under
the direction Of Marshal Kilburn.
The play given ut the cour house
by the home talent Of Hillsboro, was
indeed a credit to the young folks.
There are some hopes OF the Saint
Lazarus gold mining company opera
ling their mines again at San Pedro.
j. L. Ayers has been very sick at
the "Richmond" mine location, and
left Hillsboro for his home in Hermosa.
Senator Nick GALES has sold his
Hillsboro residence property to his
brother, Louis; consideration $1,000.
The ST. Francis brass band will give
a concert each Sunday 10 the grounds
of the St. Vincent hospital, at Santa
Fe.
Postmaster Frank Becker, of Santa
Cruz, reports that most Of the apricots
and peaches there were killed by the
recent cold snap.
Mrs. NJ. j. Church, OF Santa Fe, will
remaln in Los Angeles until after the
middle of the month, remaining there
to with ess the flower show.
Mrs. Harry King and daughter,
mother and sister of Mr.. N. L.. King,
are expected in Santa Fe, soon, from
Washington, on o short visit.
The Guadalupe gold and copper
company, who have been operating in
Golden for some time, are on the eve
of blowing in their furnace again.
The human bones found on the MINI
bres, Grant county, a few days ago,are
believed to be those of a book peddler
who mysterious'y disappeared there In
1888.
The following city ticket was nomi-
mated by the republicans ia Santa Fe:
For mayor, f. l.. Bartlett; for city
clerk, j. D. Sena; for city treasurer,
A. P. Hogle.
Walter J. Davis, the brilliant news
paper man, who got his journalistic
training in Santa Fee, is nov in Cuba
writing syndicate letters for many
eastern journals.
1t is reported that a contract on the
city hall property and the lots ada.
cent. nine lots IN all, has been entered
into at Albuquerque, looking to a sale
for about $4,000.
Colonel II. II. Tilton will leave
Albuquerque for Fort Wingate and will
~1~ake with him a set of regalIa, for the
arrison lodge OF Odd Fellows, which is
and expensive and elaborate ouiflt.
The Presbyterian ladies at Eddy are
working diligently to make their enter
tainment on the 18th a success. The
Peak sisters have been secured, at con-
siderable expense, TO assist in the pro-
gram.
James Carruthers and Alexander
Stevens have been working on theiI
claims east of San Pedro for the last
three weeks, and seem to be well salts
fed with the prospects OF finding pay
ing ore.
George U. Young, publisher OF thu
Williams, Ariz,, NeWs, writes Mana
ger Cundiff, at Albuquerque, for term
for the first regiment band to play il
that city on July 4th. The matter J
under consideration.
Information wanted of Samuel BIS
sett, last heard OF IN Eddy, in y
Any Information concerning his where
abouts will be thankfully received o
his brother, David Bissett, Staffor'
Springs, Connecticut.
Twenty-six cars of cattle from Flag
staff we're fed in Albuquerque. The
are part of IA 900 head purchased .
Il. j. Eaman from the A compan
for account of the Kansas City liv
stock commission company.
John Becker states that bis town
Belen at present, is experiencing qui
a boom from miners and prospecto'
seeking the Ladrone mining distlic
and that 10 consequence the merchan
Of Belen are reaping q good business.
MISS Katharine Durham, formerly
Albulneiqus, and more recently q res
dent of San Francisco, will soon
married to Mr.. Lloyd Osborne. M
Osborne, himself a writer, is the ste
son and heir Of Robert Louis Stevenso
The Woodmen of the World ha
ordered ameHament for the grave
~HynJerson II Burton, whose dtash Q
cured in Albuquerque, on Nov. 0.
1895. The monumen will probably
unveiled on Decoration day, May 80
The inside facts relating to the rio
gold strike at Golden, W weeks ag
seem to be, that while the exact ioc
lion Of the find is not known, enoui
mas been learned Of its whereabot
to cause several people to lay cial
10 it.
Prospect work is being done on !
Dark canon wells, Eddy county. 1
sugar factory will require a daily 81
plv Of from 100000 to 100000 g
Ions, and the water company Is getti
everything in readiness to furnish
desired supply.
hssayer Stevens, of Albuquerque,
ished assaying the samples OF ore IL
the uLucky jim" mine, down IN
Ladrone country, and reports the
carrying So per cent in lead, 10
ounces in silver and q trace OF 60
making a total Of $50 rs to the ton
The Gerrillos public school
closed. On account OF lack Oh lu'
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