Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-09
THE DAILY EOPTICs
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
lKxtracts from our Excnanees.I

crop 10 the vicinity OF Silver City.
DR.. and Mrs. w. r. Graham, of Ros
well, have gone to the m ,untains on
trip Of several weeks duration.
E. w. Jpdkins, well and favorabl
known at Santa Fe, had his skull
crushed in q mine accident at Cripple
Creek.
NJ. Reddick left Eddy for Marlin
Tex, in response to a telegram an
nounc'ng the serious illness Of hil
mother.
j. v. Abrams, Of Garrett, Oklahoma,
has been in Clayton for several days a
the bedside OF his sick daughter, who
is much better.
Next Sunday a match game Of bas {
ball will be played on the fair grounds
ut Albuquerque, to which a small ad-
mission will be charged.
II. r Webb and b. f. Graham have
consolidated their businesses, down
there, and the concern Is now called
the II swell Trading Co.
Mrs. Copeland, mother OF the Cope
land boys, of Roswell, died at the Block
saw mills. She was one of the pic.
neers of Lincoln county.
The remainder OF Mrs. Hopper's fur
niture which Is not sold at Santa Fe by
the 9th will be sold at public aution at
IL a. m. on Friday, In the plaza.
DR.. A. W Greenway and family ar
rived at Roswell from Hot Springs, Ar
kansas, and have gone to the McCarty
ranch to rusticate for the summer
James Duggan, superintendent Of
the Atchlson coal mines at Madrid,
says the company is doing well these
days, aud has 200 men on the pay roll.
Six cars of cattle from Las Cruces
were detained in Albuquerque by the
sanitary board. They were found all
right and went through to Dodge City,
Kan.
T.. d. Hu'cheson. of Sweetwater,
Tenn, and @. l. Hutchinson, of Chat
tanooga, brothers, arrived in Roswell,
and Will probably spend the summer
there.
: Messrs. Jellison and Terrett are
painting and otherwise improving the
appearance of the inside of Hindman's
store, at La Belle, evidently preparing
for a spring opening.
District Clerk Curry went down to
Eddy from Roswell. As special
master he sold the property on Greene's
Highlands, which was bid in by the
mortgages, Pierce & Walker.
Gov. Thornton and j. w. Akers left
Santa Fe for a two days. trip to Do
lores, San Pedro and Golden. They
have gone to examine into those re-
ported rich mineral discoveries.
The republicans enlisted the services
of the First Regiment band and
paraded the streets at Albuquerque,
serenading the successful candidates
IN the course of their triumphant
march.
Messrs. John Hull, Thos. Goodwin
and Bert Easley are engaged in the
laudable occupation of identifying the
Odd Fellows cemetery at Santa Fe.
About seventy-fve shade trees are now
being set out.
D. Baumert, one OF the pioneers of
the La Belle camp and interested in
one Of the most promising placers Of
that district, expects to make a bust
ness trip to Cripple Creek soon, where
he has property.
Deputy sheriff McAfee writes Sheriff
Shannon at Silver City, from Casas
Grande, Mexico, with the good tldings
that he has captured Tiburcio Lujan,
and has him in jail There, awaiting re-
QUESTION papers.
"The Box of Cigarettes" as played
by local talent in the court house at
Hillsboro, was witnessed by an APP
preciative audience. The actors did
themselves credit in the way they per-
formed their parts.
The Baptist church of Roswell was
formally dedicated by Rev. DR.. Geo.
P. Wright, of Denver, superintendent
Of m; ssions for the south vest, in the
presence of a congregation limited by
the cap city Of the building.
The fremen's running team at Silver
City propose to give a ball on the even
ing of tho 10th inst at one of the halls
of that city, from which they hope to
defray at least part OF the expense on
their trip to Albuquerque.
Landrum s. Wetzel have re.opened
their bottling works at Silver City. and
are now ready to supply the trade with
all kinds OF mineral waters, orange ci-
der, lemon and grape soda water, GIN
ger ale and other refreshing summer
drinks.
James Smith and Judge w. G. Hea-
cock had s,me misunderstanding at
Albuquerque, which led to the arrest
of both gentlemen. The matter was
Investigated by Marshal Fornoff, W here
Upon Mr.. Smith was required to give
bond for his appearances when needed.
Hugh Morrison brought to Albu.
oueraue from Peralta canon, Cochiti
district, samples Of ore taken from the
.sFortune," NsTenderfoot" and ssBus-
ternyn claims, owned by four of the
ssonice" clerks. The samples we're
neatly boxed and shipped to Denver
for assay.
Six Mexican boys who resisted Con
stable Francisco Chaves, of Ranches de
Atrisco, when he attempted to arrest
them, we're up before Justice Crawford
at Albuquerque, and each fined $40
and costs. The boys took the officers
cane out of his hand and struck him
across the head.
George H. Balm, an old friend OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Nadocb, arrived at La
Belle ard will make his home with
them at the Exchange hotel. The gen.
tleman Is blind, and for his fine must
- -l.tt.- n--~;t1. IN tko miami