Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-02
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,
lnxtracts from our Exchanges. j

City, In bic recent trip to tho Mogoilons,
held ten services at six places.
Milt Cunningham is at San Pedro
locking after a lease on the s'New
Mexico" mine for eastern parties.
jesse Blackwell (Uncle Jesse as he
is Familiarity called) returned to Clay
ton from an extended trip TO Missouri.
Mrs, Sam Doran left Clayton for the
Cimarron country where she will can
yass for the popular books she Ia selling
The Rston M. E. church has been
handsomely papered and decorated,
and 10Y presents a most attractive ap
pearance.
Much valuable timber has been de-
stroyed by fire In the La lara canon,
near the Jemez pueblo, during the past
two weeks.
George Ikleman, for a long time the
obliging manager of o. G. Huffman's
drug store, at Ration, has rendered his
resignation.
Clayton's cornet band has under
gone a now organization, and the air,
over In hat vicinity, will soon be filled
with music.
Fire was discovered near the rear
corner OF DR.. Slack's dwelling, Clay
ton, but was put out ere serious dam
age was done.
Miss Bertha Walker, A. s. Goetz
and Contractor Taylor laid the first
three brick of the sugar factory walls,
down at Eddy.
The contract for completing the
work ON the Christian church at Clay
ton, was awarded to a MIR. Phillips, of
Hartley, Texas.
Miss Mary Jost, of Clayton, is suf-
fering from a very painful wound
caused by a nail which accidentally
atnck in her foot.
Tracy & McEwan, Of Eddy, have re-
ceived their one row beet planters, and
the two row planters are expected
within a few days.
Some n broke into J.. j. Kelly's
harness shop at Silver City and got
away with four of his finest saddles,
valued at about 5000.
The Pecos Valley Baby club gave a
picnic in La Huerta, Eddy county, in
honor OF its two girl members, Matte
ard Florence Ludlum.
T. G.. Mernin, of East Las Vegas,
has two new Wheeler & Wilson sew
ing machines In Cerrillos, which he
will sell cheap for cash.
j. M. Buck, through the agency OF
McLenathen & Tracy, has purchased
the residence property OF Edward
Hackley. down at Eddy.
Hotel Hagermap, at Eddy, received
Two fine catfish from the Waterman at
Lake Mcmillan. Twelve and fifteen
pounds were about their respective
weights.
The Ben-Hur Chautarqua class OF
Santa Fe closed the studies OF q most
profitable year, with an entertainment
at the residence of Judge Laughiin,
over there.
Wise & Curtis are going right for
ward W, b the manufacture of brick,
over at Clayton. They have about
1900 stacked and will be ready to
burn in about ten days.
Uncle Billy Metcalf. an old railroad
contractor, left Clayton for Roswell
where he intends to do some bushes;
with the new lines of railroad that are
being built into that place.
The farmers in the vicinity Of Flor
ence, Eddy county, have ORGANIZED
themselves into a beef growers as Q
citation, with w. Caldwell, US chairman
They meet every two weeks.
Jack GLEASON and his interesting
family have left Hillsboro. Mrs. Glas
son and children will locate ia Lake
VALLEY for the present, while Mr.. Glss
son looks around Arizona for a ne'
home for them.
Carl Probst, OF Cerrillos, has q nev
model forty Columbia bicycle. and !
the envy of all local wheelmen. Tk
machine IS geared to seventy inches
fitted with Hartford single tube tire
and adjustable handle bars.
The governor has appointed CON
missioners to represent New. Mexico q
the Tennessee centennial exposition Q
follows: F. M. Rose, Of Nashville
Tenn, formerly of Albuquerque G. a
Richardson, of Roswell; James j Lee
aon, of Socorro, and x-Governor
b afford Prince, of Santa Fe.
The newly elected officers of ii
Epworth League. at Eddy, are: Pres
dent, Miss Eula Laverty; first vic'
president, Mr.. Harvey; second vic
president, Miss Tena Nymeyer; thin
vice president, Miss Cora Neil; seer
tary, b. McCallum; treasurer, Mi
Bertha Laverty organist, Mrs. I'll
chriest.
VIM. Marmaduke, who shot Hem
Barton at Pines Altos, Grant count
some time during 1884 and was indicte
while Prosecuting Attorney Wade W
IN office. was arrested in Carlisle. /
is now in Jail at Silver City awaitir
trial. Henry Barton. the man who
Marmaduke shot, was wounded in Il
leg and crippled ever after. He di'
at Pinos Altos in 1892.
Wool receipts at Eddy, last wee
were; $4,000 pounds from J. J.
Smith, who sheared at Miller; 800
pounds from w. P. Chisum, the latt
,shearing ct Greenfield. The Smi
clip brought tour cents per pound; I
Henry Robb clip AZ cents; G. \
O'Neil, 1900 pounds at ~ cents;
+. Riggs, 10, 600 pounds at AZ cen
and j. v. Turknett, 10000 pounds
A cents.
A. u. Simons. Of Deming, on I