Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-14
THE DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,
IErtracts from Our E1cnangss. /

LIT. (narlea III DUNCAN ana NJ !
Mary q. Hunter, were married at so
zorro.
Married, at White Oaks, by Justlc'
w. F. Blanchard, L. Watkins, to M s.
Marguerite Glass.
The little SON OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sic
Rogers, at Maxwell City, Is de d
Aged about one year.
Thomas j. McCuistion, one OF thu
~well-known and most respected Q Il
zens of Magda!ena, died Of pneumonia
Two deaths from pneumonia O,
Cured in White Oaks, the prese !,
week; Mrs. Lee Brooking and J. II
Grumbles. Z.
George w. West, having served .
full term In the penitentiary for Ia
ceny, has been restored to citizenshi
at Santa Fe.
The governor has granted a full and
complete pardon to Pedro A. Valesquez,
wrongfully sentenced to the pepiten
tlary for alleged rape.
The brass band organized In south
Albuquerque, and known as the cat
lantic & Pacific" band, means business
from 'start to finish"
Tony Michelbach, the popular old.
town butcher, at Albuquerque, is put
ting in IN ice machine and fitting up
his shop in first class style.
The governor has appointed the fol-
lowing notaries public: j. A. Lucero,
of Espanola; b. M. Read, of Santa Fe;
q. G. Gise,of East Las Vegas; Charles
M. Strong, of Mora.
j. H. Overhuls, Of Las Vegas, who
is now working several good mines, up
in the Cochiti mining district, was in
Albuquerque. He stated that the dis
trict will shine brightly, the coming
season..
S. II. Elkins, brother OF Senator S.
B. Elkins, has returned to Cerrilios
from Missouri, and will commence
work on several good mines, in which
the senator and other eastern capital
sts are interested.
Luciano Ortiz, formerly county con
missioner of Bernallllo county, died at
his home in Pena Blanca, after a long !
illness. Much sympathy is felt for his
young wife, who was Miss Irene Cor
dova, of Santa Fe.
Blacksmiths and carriage builders,
Newton & Graf, of Pennington, have
about completed an elegant double.
seated buggy for F. M. Pierce and q
well-built, single-seated buggy for
Judge W. r. Bowman.
The funeral of Jose Lucero, father
of Trinidad Lucero, the painter, and
Jesus Lucero, ex-justice of the peace
for precinct IL, took place at the old
town Catholic church in Albuquerque,
and was largely attended.
A quiet home wedding was cele-
brated at Albuquerque, in the presence
of few friends, the contracting par
ties being Mrs. Hattie Lewis and En-
nest Brown. The ceremony was per- {
formed by Rev. VIM. d. Clayton. h
In accordance with a resolution
adopted by the Santa Fe county board
Of commissioners, District Attorney
Crist is now busily engaged in filing {
suits against all delinquent tax payers
WuOSe tdAco umOuuV w piOV anu o'cA
Geo. w. Miles, OF Rincon, is now in
Silver City and vicinity, to remain
several days, when he will look after
his interests at Paschal, o splendidly
equipped, though closed down, mining
camp, some sixteen miles from Silver
City.
Meetings are now being held by the
republicans in all the precincts OF the
eis nth, or Silver City district, for the
purpose of selecting parties to be
present at Silver City, the 18th, when
they will decide whom to send to the
national convention, at St. Louis.
On the Territorial side of the court,
in Albuquerque, the demurrer of the
defendant to the declaration OF plaintiff
in the case of the Territory for the use
OF w. p. Metcalf, assignee, rs. A. b..
McMillen, was argued, and at the con-
clusion of tho argument the court an
nounced its decision, sustaining the
demurrer.
The grand total OF taxes collected 10
the county of Socorro since M. Cooney
became collector, foots up to the snug
sum OF S51, 257. Sc. Some of this from
every tax roll including the year 1883,
and q part OF it-$274.85 comes from
the wandering sheep herds of Arizona
shat are foated over into New Mexico
20 Craze.
1t was rumored on the street, at
Ration, that Dionicio Gallegos, who dis
appeared from Ration, Feb 9Th, had
been found over in the Tramperos
country, where he was wandering
around In a demented condition. The
ReDo,tey., however, could not trace the
rpmor to any reliable source, and only
gives it as a current rumor.
The fire companies Of the A%lbuquer-
nue. department, at their next regular
monthly meeting, which will be held
next Tuesday evening, March 18th,
at the several headquarters, will choose
delegates to a called meeting OF the
department in April, for the purpose
Of electing q new chief, assistant CHER,
secretary and treasurer, to serve during
the ensuing year.
At the annual meeting Of the build
I ing and loan association at Santa re-
directors were elected as follows: ia
cob Weltmer, Miss Atkinson, DR.. Man
lev, Max Bernstein, j. G. Schumann.
Or. Harroun, Grant Rivenburg, Frank
Delgado and G. F. Easley. Messrs
Winsor. Dudrow and Lacassaigne wero
ramed IA appraisers. The officers for