Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-07
The DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,

tuelr nome In hat0n.
Civil Engineer z. M. Davenport was
in Springer this week, going from
there to Elizabethtown.
@. M. G. Houck, chairman Of the
RatonI Bryan silver club, has called q
meeting for this evening.
I. H. Tucker, under sheriff at SAINTS
Fe, IS rusticating for a few days on the
headwaters Of the Pecos.
Ed Athons of Springer, went to Ra-
ton last week, doing some work In TIC
line Of painting up there. N
Frank L Keller, a former Ratonlte,
has opened a meat market in Trinidad,
which he has named 16 to 1.
Father Kempker is AFpecting the
seats for the Catholic church of Eddy
to arrive there in the near future.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Eshen-
our, of Springer, a girl, Parents both
doing well, and all pleased over the
event.
A straight out democrat in Sprin &c =
who hates fusionism, has renoun ced
soda water ION the side," because it is
sold In "pop" bottles.
The first crop of peaches have been
picked and marketed up around
Springer. and in a few days the second
crop will be ready for market.
Mrs. E A. Carr left Albuquerque on
visit to eastern relatives and friends,
and Gen. Carr has secured a room at
the Commercial club until her return.
According to weather bureau figures,
Q inches of rain fell in Santa Fe dur
ing July. This is just n inch more
than the average for twenty-five years.
The slaughter house OF j. b. Smith,
at Gallup, took fire and burned to the
ground. 1t was a total loss, including
about fifty beef hides, two beeves and
all tools.
M. w. Mills Of Springer, went east
last week. While away he will visit
leavenworth, Kansas City, Topeka and
Huichison on business, remaining only
q few days.
The Ora mining association was or
ganized ar at Ration. The company
proposes to do ageneral mining, smelt-
ing and refining business in the Terri
tory of New Mexico.
Mrs. VIM. jerks returned to Albu-
querque after a pleasant %sojourn of a
few weeks at Bland, where Mr.. jerks
Is located as the manager and assayer
of the "Washington'' mine.
F. G. Farquharson and family left
Albuquerque for Ohio, where they ex-
pect TO make an extended visit with
relatives. A number of friends were
at the depot to bid them God speed.
Mrs w. II. Forsha and little daugh,
Ter, Who have been visiting Capt. and
Mrs. j. I. Forsha, at the Exchange
hotel, for several weeks, left Santa Fe
for their home in Cripple Creek, Colo.
Candidates in Eddy county are max
ing the average voter hard to catch,
and are engaged in the final roundup,
prior to the county nominating con-
vention, which comes off August 9th.
Agent Imhoff, of the Postal compa-
ny, over at Santa Fe, has a new silver
bug. You touch its singer and its
wings flip out, showing a picture of
Bryan on one side and 16 to l on the
other.
Neil McCue and Miss Minnie McCue,
son and daughter OF Col. and Mrs. M.
McCue, left Albuquerque for Williams,
A. T., where they will visit the family
OF D. b. Morrissey for about two
weeks.
Milton Gilbert, with Ed Clouthier &
Co, at Albuquerque, and formerly one
OF Springer's citiz ms, came in Sunday
morning to see relatives and friends
for a few hours, returning the same
evening.
H. O.. Tucker Of Trinidad, has
temporarily taken the place Of
Joseph Burks, as local depot agent at
Albuquerque, for the Wells Fargo-Ex-
press company, MIR. Burks still being
quite i'll.
Everyone that's put in a garden at
Springer this season is now rewarded
With goodly supply Of vegetables
such ns peas, beans, cucumbers, beets,
asparagus, carrots, squashes, pump
kins, etc.
There was q social dance at ColmOr
under the auspices of John | Widener,
and several Of the young folks from
Springer attended and report a splen-
did time. There wete also q number
from Wagon Mound in attendance.
Dick Sims went from Springer to
Webbersfalls, Indian Territory,
overland, and has taken several head Of
horses with him, which be intends try
ing to sell. Dick expects to be absent
several months,a as that is his old home
Judge Sterry, counsellor for the At
lantic & Pacific, who is ct present 10
California, is expected in Albuquerque,
about the 18th of August. Mrs. Sterry,
the children and Miss Cogswell will
not return until about the 1st Of Sep.
Iember.
N. Forth, OF the grocery firm of Ed
tClouthier & Co., Albuquerque, drop
ped the silver agitation for a time the
.other evening, and gazed with a fond
fathers eye on the form OF q pretty boy
baby that made his appearance at bis
household.
Charles Hubbell, brother of Sheriff
Hubbell, for the time being will ofici-
ate as the office deputy sheriff at Albu-
querque Uice Ed. Newcomer, resigned.
Mr.. Newcomer left for Mexico, his
friends Macbeth and HI. S. Knight see
ing him safely on the train.
w. s. Crllly and wife, Misses Dolly
Rennett Nora Hedges and Edith Duke