Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-10-01
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
'Ertracss from our Excnansss.l

'n~uructn from our Exchanges.
Edward b. Cristy. the Albuoueruu,
architect, has purchased a lot Of E.. b
Vuickel, down there, and expects tt
erect q residence thereon in the neal
future.
Pedro Montoya, who killed AlberI
Snyder at the Scully ranch some time
ago, was last week released on S3. 00(
bond, to await the action OF the Crane
jury at Springer.
The Catholic ladies' social, a,
Springer, was a decided success, bott
socially and financially, netting them
something over $50. After the social,
a dance was given, which was a grand
success.
.. w. Jones, In charge Of a herd
belonging to the Sacramento Cattle
company, numbering about 1 1000 head,
passed through Eddy, Sunday, en-
route to the Midlsnd country, where
the cattle will be pastured.
Warren, Ferguson g. Gillette, Of
Albuquerque, have been engaged to
defend Count Miguel de Lacuerda be-
fore the Valencia county district court
at Las Lunas. 1t is understood several
indictments have been found against
the count.
AT the residence of John Phillips in
Deming, Charles Poe, OF Cooks Peak,
aud Miss May Birchfeld, OF Deming,
were made one, the ceremony being
performed by Justice of the Peace
Louis l. Marshall.
Morris A'Hearne, while removing the
roof from an old adobe building on the
normal school grounds in Silver City,
was buried under the debris of the fall
ling building and so badly crushed that
he died at the Ladies' Hospital.
Information from Denver bears the
interesting news that N. r. DARCY
has agreed with the Cochiti Mining
and Milling company upon the terms
OF the lease for their mill at Aller-
ton aud will soon be down there work
ing ore.
j.. II. Reed and wife will leave Albu-
querque, Thursday evening, for Pueblo,
Colorado. Mr.. Reed has been q resi-.
dent of Albuquerque for six years, now
clerking at s. E. Newcomers. He and
his wlfs will make Colorado their fu-
ture home.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Grove.
situated on the mesa, about two miles
northeast of the uncompleted Goss
building, Albuquerque, was destroyed
by fire on Sunday night. The family
were away and it is not known how
the fire originated.
d. r. Moses and wife are visiting in
Springer, the guests of Dan Coughlin
and wife, the ladies being sisters.
Their home is In Fort Madison, Iowa,
Mr.. Moses being an engineer on that
division Of the Atchison, and they are
on their return trip from a visit to Old
Mexico.
Probably no band in the United
States can boast of n peculiarly that
exists in the Blossburg band of Colfax
county, New Mexico. There are seven
brothers, all first class musicians, who
are members of this band, which is
recognized as one of the finest in New
Mexico.
An itinerant brass band struck Gal.
iup. 1t consists of q father and his
four boys, the latter being aged five,
seven, nine and eleven years respect
lively. They gave some fine music to
the crowd that quickly gathered to hear
them. They renamed some days there.
The work of repairing the washout
portions OF the Silver City & Northern
railroad, between Lone Mountain and
Hanover, was commenced last We'd
nesday. In the meantime, every avail
able team is at work hauling iron ore
from Santa Rita and Hanover to the
end OF the railroad.
A case In justice court, at Eddy, was
that of Mullane vs.. Crozier, the for
mel suing the latter for $12, value OF a
glass broken during a recent riotous
demonstration in the Current office.
The defendant was allowed a deduc-
ton of S 2 80 and the court entered a
judgment for the remainder.
John McGovern of Ellzabethtown,
was released on an order from Judge
Smith this week. McGovern had been
placed in the Springer Jail IN the
charge Of carrying concealed weapons,
and was released on the understand
ing that he be subject to the action of
the next grand jury, and good be-
havior in the meantime.
Marshal Fornoff returned to Albu-
querque from Ell Paso Sunday night.
The Texas authorities would not sur
render Forger Curtis to him. He was
bound over at the preliminary hearing
and will probably 60 to the peniten-
tiary, although a complaint and war
rant will be sent from Albuquerque.
Wool continues to come into Eddy,
to j. F. Matheson q Co. John Burns
completed his shipment last week,
amounting in all to, 5000 pounds. L.
s. Crawford brought in 5000 pounds
from bis ranch on the plains, and
Henry Robb delivered 5000 pounds.
There is some sale in the eastern mar
kets just now, but at low figures.
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