Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-05-13
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THE DAILY OPTIC,
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
lnxtracts from our Excnanrss.l


per dozen.
Commissioners adjourned Thursda
TO meet the first Monday In June, u
at Springer.
Mrs. Nj. Pendergast has been con
flei to her bed with la grippe the pas
week, at h r home near Ration.
Ex-Sheriff O.W McClistion, Of Col
fax county, is now located in Uniol
cornty, his p~ostofice being Exeter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigmund Lindaue
are nj ,icing over the advent Of an
other daughter, BORN to them at Dem
Ing.
Billy Huffman was in Badly from
the Willow Creek district, and sale
that he had part Of the earth on tina
side.
Nick Harness returned to Springer
from his trip to Hot Springs, Las
Vegas, and left there for Elizabeth.
town.
Mrs. Blskeslee and Mr.. B!akeslee,
IT., arrived in Badly from Pennsyl.
vania, and l.. G. has q smile all over
his face.
A. Z. Roulller, merchant of Parajo.
N. M was in Ilillsboro the first OF
the week hobnobblng with bis many
fsien Is.
III Captain Orchards company have
reason to be proud OF the growth OF
their trees so far this season down at
Roswell.
Prot. K. NJ. Skeats aud r G. Nisbet
made Interesting talks on the culture
of sugar beets at the club rooms at
Roswell.
The Littleield Cattle company ship
ped seven carloads OF the finest cattle
ever to leave the Pecos valley from
Roswell.
J. G. Hall shipped 600 head OF cat
lie from Springer to McCook county,
Nebraska. Ebert Harmon had charge
of The same.
Judge Wallace was in Badly last
week for the first time ia two months,
being unable to get about on account
If rheumatism.
Badly has not got the boom, but
that district is producing more ore ut
the present than all its adjoining dis
tricts together.
j. A. Baird, after spending a week
among his old Pecos valley friends,
left Roswell across the mountains for
his Las Cruces home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. s. Hamilton left
Roswell OH a visit to friends and rela-
tives IN Indianapolis, Ind, and will be
absent several weeks.
A. j. Shotwell, who is interested in
a large copper mine near Phoenix,
-Ariz., stopped over in Deming on his
way TO Denver, Colo.
The new steam hosting machinery,
for the eighty Eve was hauled
from Lake Valley, and delivered at the
mine, near IIi!lsboro.
Rev. T. w. Hancock has been se-
lected as pastor of the Christian
church at Roswell. Services Zach SUM-
day ut the usual hour.
There have no capitalists visited the
Badly parts lately, and if there should
be, it IS hoped they will be capitalists
of money and 10, gall.
MISS Augusta Raithel left Deming
for Ca ifornia on a visit to her uncle,
j. A Railhel. Miss RAiIhel expects to
be absent several wee ks.
up. Byron, of Deming, who was
confined to his bed several days last
week with the "grippe' and tonsilitis,
is able 10 be about again.
r. G. Hatton left Las Cruces for Chi
huahua, Mexico, on mining business.
lie says he will be back sometime in
Octobtr-ln time to vote.
Probate Judge Lopez ha3 been hold
ing a session of court this week up at
Springer. M business of very grave
importance vas transacted.
f.. J Toppy came down to Springer
from Eliza bethtown. He has a large
tone contract there which will keep
him busy yet for some time.
Israel King is very sick at San Mar
cial with Pneumonia, and his wife,
who has been quite Ill herself, left
Dvming to care for her husband.
Mrs. John Granger left Springer on
a visit to her old hcme in eastern Kan
.as. Join accompanied her as far as
Ration. She goes TO Ossawatomie.
The orchards 10 and about Hager-
mar are in the best condition possible,
End 1t is hoped that water will oe
i.turned down. before they suffer.
Baron YIN Z,ylep of Badly is
thrc rgh running The French Henry
mill for the ~Ieasers. lie contemplafes
starting his " mill in a short time
J.. B. Grou,, of Webster.City. To-,
who has been a health seeker in Ros-
veil sas :as pas. three mnnths. having
regsined his old-tiwe 6 BOD health, LEFT
ahat place for his old home.
Miss Edla Oakleaf arrived 10
Sprir ger from Ks nsas, and will now
remain there. One of Springer's
young men is happy at any rate. All
her macy friends were pleased to see
her.
There are not less than a dozen men
in Roswell who are in possession o.
important railroad news that they are
not at liberty to tell. IL Is awful ex-
asperating to be the re ,ository OF a Sc
-cret.
Col. Harmon, of Colmor, says that
the Grass 10 his community is growing
40 fast that il keeps tho denizens busy
with sheep shears trimming It to keep
aheir lawns looking half way respect
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