Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-12-01
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,
LHztracts from our Ezcnanses.I

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ing, are occupying the cottage just
east of Lou H Browns, formerly oc'
cupied by A. B Simons, down there.
Charley Allen came In Deming from
Gage to spend Thanksgiving wi b
friends in that city. He brought in II
car load of ore and sold 1t to the Dem
ing sampler.
Miss Bertha Walker, formerly a resi-
dent OF Deming, has been united in
marriage to Fred Meyers, OF Eddy.
Mrs. Meyers is now visiting her mother
At Silver City.
o. F. Matkin, the assayer at Eliza
BEETHOVEN, is doing a fine business and
Is giving perfect satisfaction to the
prospectors and miners In that pros
porous camp.
Mrs. Hattie Porter, of Ration, who
had the misfortune to fracture her arm
several weeks ago, has so far improved
as to be able to use the injured men,
Der, to some extent.
The question of purchasing the wa
ter works Of Trinidad was submitted
to the voters Of that city; 344 votes
were cast in favor of buying the works
and sixty-on votes against.
The family of Allen Burnham arriv-
ed in Ration from Pueblo, and will
again make that city their permanent
home. Their many old friends will
give them a hearty welcome.
Deputy Sheriff M. @. Hardin and
Miss Minnie E Corners, both Of
Lordsburg, were united in marriage by
Justice Louis L. Marshall, OF Dem
ing, the ceremony taking place at
Separ.
j, E. Dresbach, of Kansas City, Is
visiting in Ration. He contemplates
organizing a class in stenography. lie
comes highly recommended as an in
structor ia this and all other business
methods.
John Connolly, who is working the
.French Henry mine in the Badly.
Ponil district, cleaned up from his mil
run, last month, a trife over $1.1O0 In
gold. This month he will clean UP
about s 1920.
Creighton & Graves at Magdalens
are still doing a big business. There
IS hardly a day but trains OF goods sc
out from their store. Their trade ex
tends west into Arizona for a distance
of more than 200 miles from Magda
lena.
Married, in Deming. at the Congre
rational parsonage, by Rev. N. w
Hankemeyer, William Helm. of Mo
COLON, N. NJ, and Miss Allie M
Thompson, OF Wellsville, Kans. Mr.
and Mrs. Helm will reside at Mo
gollon.
The season has now arrived whel
the society people of Deming are look
ing for some mode of entertainment
No better arrangement could be mad
than to reorganize the Deming dancing
and social club. 1t was a great sue
cess last winter. :
The four-year-old son Of 8. +
Brethernton, of Silver City, while play
ing about the house, fell and brok'
both bones Of his left forearm jus
about the wrist. Cr. Van Cleve wa
Cdlf6U Ill duu kChoOkS0
mid to the little sufferer.
DIR. Edwin Swisher, late OF Peoria
Illinois, has located at San Antonio
Socorro county, where he will practic
medicine He is a physician OF som
twenty years practice, and holds diplc
mas from some of the leading meoics
colleges of the United States.
Mr.. Lapsley, of Trinidad, who
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Y. B. Co
lings, at Badly, while exploring q
abandoned tunnel on Badly mountain
the goth inst, fell down a shaft an
sustained bruises which will comm
him to the house for several weeks.
q. Biayaschi has nearly complete
hts new brick and stone bushes
house. which ad]oins and is q part
the elegant and substantial buildin
completed a few months ago. IN
makes Biavaschi's block n OF II
prettiest and best business blocks
Socorro.
r. T. Barton, of Badly, was In Ratc
for a few DAYS, having come in to O.
turkey with his children. Mr.. Barte
reports having made a good strike
the "Bell Fosher" claim, which adJoi'
the aGorilla." The ore vein Is two fe
thick, free milling and runs from VI
to $40 per ton.
M. E. Stewart, OF Deming, start'
for California with several wreaths
smiles about bis ~countenance, n u
bachelors club is mourning his depal
ure Mr.. Stewart expects to be gol
about three weeks, when he will retu'
from the land OF honey and flowers
but not alone.
Miss M. Graney, teacher in the SIX
and seventh grades in the Ration pub
schools, has resigned her position,
order to devote all her time to the ca
OF her sick sister, who recently cal
out from Michigan for her health, al
who is now in Las Vegas, confined
her bed, suffering with asthma.
The annual re-union and re-organiz
tion of the Silver City social club W
held at the office of o G. Hinma
Wednesday, November goth. Arrane
ments were made to have the ulu
series of dances, as given during pre-
Gus seasons by the club. The n
dance of the season will be given
Friday evening, December iith.
The first mountain sheep ev
brought into Silver City, was killed
Cesar Brock, and brought into to-
recently. 1t was a M ,gnidcent spe
men, the head weighing forty-t'
pounds. The body will dress fully !