Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-21
THE DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
EXTRACTS from our Exchanges.

Tim next month.
The Bprrego gang OF assassins hav'
again been caught In an effort TO es
cape from the ~penitentiary at SAINT
F..
Mrs. j. A. Harlan, of Rincon, al
rived 10 San Antonio and will renal
until her sister, Mrs. w. j.. Trip,
out Of danger.
..Uncle Steve' Birchf4ld delivere
about $50 head of his choice steers a
Demlng to Mr.. Hall, who will shi
them to Colorado.
Owirg to some business arrange
ments The local lodge OF A. 0 U. w
at Deming have decided not to give
dance on May 1st.
1t is thought that "Bronco Bill,
who led the local officers at Denim,
such a lv, Iy chase a few weeks ago
has gone across the border into Oh
Mexico.
Miss Maggie Wright, sister of Mrs
Gao. Gainsley, left Albuquerque fol
Los Angeles, Cal, in response to 8
letter announcing the serious illness O
a brother.
N d Field, of Albuquerque, is at
Santa Fe to appear for the victims OF
the "White Ash" mine disaster cases
shortly to be called for trial in the dis.
trict court.
Eutimio Montoya, of San Antonio,
spent Wednesday and Thursday OF last
uQ4k at Gnnnrrn offnndf,n tha cola ~
the Grand Central hotel, in which be
holds IN interest.
Miss Virginia Carr a granddaughter
of Mrs. E. Pascoe, of Springer. who
has been attending school 10 Springer
the past winter, left for her home at
X CO, Colorado.
w. Il. Mitchell, late superintendent
of the Fra'ey lime works, will move
with his family to Albuquerque, where
he owns a thirty-lcre farm two miles
south of the city limits.
There will be a race to amuse the
sporting world between the Oiona roaD
mare and the three year-old flly OF
George Croker, at the fair ground In
Springer. on July 4th.
Juan Jose Baca, who once represent
ed Socorro and Sierra counties in the
Territorial council, was in San Pedro
attending the -funera! of his brother
in-law, the late Patricio Tafoya.
The prospects are that the few re-
naming points of controversy between
the park settlers aud the railroad COM
= ~ ot NJ ami, - ahnrrt m hn ad-
justed satisfactorily to all concerned.
George w. Porter, recently connect
ed with the St0ckDtan, up at Springer,
is in Santa Barbara, California. In a
latter from him a few days ago, he
advises all to keep away from that
state.
James Bentley, the veteran warrior
and mountaineer of New Mexico, IS in
Albuquerque. renewing old ~acquain-
tances, after an absence of several
months. He is from the Cochlti min
ing district.
Jas. 3. Fraley, proprietor Of the
San Pedro lime and quarry company
of Fraley, arrived at San Antonio from
his Chicsg, home or account of the
diSc%ontinuance of operations OF the
Carthage branch.
Danaciano Apodaca will do his
shearing and Landing at his Los Ala
mos ranch, five miles west of San An
tonic, which he lately bought from
Sheriff Bursum. He reports his flock
in splendid condition.
A. M. Swan read a paper which he
had prepared on "a Buried American
Civilization" before the university
professors and several of the ministers
of Albuquerque, at the residence OF
Prof. Hadley, down there.
Clarence Knapp, for several months
employed at Springer, writing up
ABSTRACT books for Mills Seaberg Co.
and A. j. Mitchell, of Ration, left for
tho latter place, where he is employed
in the same capacity by Mr.. Mitchell.
Sheriff Shannon, of Grant county, has
received the necessary papers from the
governor OF Chihuahua, Mexico, grant
ing The rsquisltion of the Lujin boys,
wanted f,r the murder OF William
Reed, at Copper Flat, some months
ago.
A. III. Thorn oson arrived in Deming,
from Mexico, with / 800 head Of cattle
for P.ice & Berkeley. Il was remarked
by 8 veral old cattlemen that this
bunch was one Of the finest, and health
full LOT OF cattle ever shipped from that
point.
John Splain, of Lincoln, H., died al
his home in that city, aged forty-three
years. The deceased was a brother of
All. Splain, who has lived in Grant
county for the past twenty years, and
is nov Ii The cattle business with head
quarters in Deming.
Frank Lloyd, late sup ~srintendent OF
the "Old Abe" mine, at White Oaks,
returned from Old Mexico. While
there, he and his partner bought some
mining property together with a stamp
mill already erected, and will soon 60
to take charge of the plant.
James McCorriston has returned to
Albuquerque from the Ladrone min
ing district. He brought up a sack OF
ore taken from the bottom and sides OF
the "Lucky jim" mine, which Is down
now nearly seventy feet. This ore
consist, of lead and sand ~carbonates,
and looks to be richer than any here
tofore taken from the property.
The firm heretofore known and do
ing business as the Sac MArcial tiro-
Gerry company, of San Marcial, has
been dissolved by mutual consent, =