Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-10-30
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,
lExtractS from our rxonansss.,

the proud father OF a brand new boy.
Oakley Clifford has purchased the
handsome coupe owned by Mrs. w. G.
Hadley, at Albuquerque, and will use
1t on special occasions.
0. g. Cromwell, q large proper Y
owner and proprietor Of the street
railway in Albuquerque, is shortly ex-
pected there from the east.
The Congregational church dedics.
tion at Gallup has been postponed for
one week so that the opening services
will be held on Sunday, November 1st,
next.
Paul Eachus, who has been conduct
ing a fish market In the butcher shop
of Andres Romero, Albuquerque, In
tends to close out and return to Cali.
fornia.
l. E. Crizer, who has been spending
some time In the Pecos valley, left for
his old home at Dunlap, Va, to wind
up his business preparatory to moving
there to reside.
j. P. McFadyean has closed the
Claire cafe at Santa Fe. w. H. Ken
nedy, Of Cerrillos, was interested 10 the
furniture and fixtures to the extent OF
$3.50 and he has had the effects moved
and stored.
w. G. Montfort, for some time in the
employ of the Albuquerque novelty
works, has changed his base Of opera
tions and is now employed by his
father, H. A. Montfort, the under
taker, down there.
The Albuquerque Citizen is in receipt
of a Rockford, Ill.,, paper, containing
a notice Of the death, in that city, of
Miss Rubie Coffin, who, accompanied
by her sister, spent several months In
that city in search Of health.
j. G. Neel has q force OF men at
work on the ''Iron Bird'' in the Hema-
tite camp. Mr.. Neel has some very
fine ore on the dump, and has great
faith in the future of the ssIron Blrd''
az a mine and 10 Hematite as q mining
camp.
r. d. Letton is getting in shspe to
make u shipment of ore from the
"Renegade" mine in the Hematite
camp. MIR. Letton owns some of the
best properties in and around the
Hematite district, but the ~"Renegade"
is his pet claim.
The United States civil commission
has ordered that an examination be
held by its local board in Albnquer-
que, IN Saturday, December 9Th, 1896,
commencing at 9 O'Clock a.. m, for
the grades of clerk and carrier IN the
postal service.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Money in
formed the NeW Mexican that the
venirel for the U. s. district court at
Las Vegas has not been made return
able until the Thursday Immediately
ensuing election, when the term will
open for business.
George W. Patrick, wife and child,
left Albuquerque for Ukiah, Cal. MIR.
Patrick was formerly industrial teach
er at the government Indian school.
north'o of Albuquerque, and has been
promoted to the SUPPLEMENTARY of a
school in California.
The contract has been let for ire
building of a Wier dam at Selden,
above Las Cruces. 500 feet long and ten
feet high above the surface. This
work and certain canal work IS to be
completed within 100 days, at an
estimated cost of $4,000.
Rev. H. H. Hawkins, a colored
preacher of the A. Nj. 4. church, reach
ed Gallup and held services, on Sun
day night, 10 the old school house.
He will carry on a mission for the col
ored people at that place and at Wins
low and Flagstaff, Arizona.
AT the regular meeting Of the fire de-
partment, in Albuquerque, it val de-
cIded to hold a special meeting on
Saturday night for the purpose of de-
vising means and ways to pay Chief
Ruppe for the money he advanced on
legitimate tournament accounts.
Andrew Corbett is a recent immi-
grant to the Pecos valley, coming from
Bethlehem, Iowa, and has located at
Hagerman, Chaves county. He is well
provided with stock and household
goods, and shows that he has been a
substantial farmer in the Hawkeye
state.
Plans were about matured for an in
terestlng series OF races at the Santa Fe
driving park, to-day, but, owing to the
unfavorable weather and the bad con-
dition of the track, the meet has been
postponed till some day soon after
election, of which due notice will be
given.
Prof. E. Walters, of Kansas City, for
wears a writer on science and educa-
ton, and now holding a responsible
position on the Kansas City Journal,
was a visitor in Santa Fe and left for
Cerrillos where he is interested in the
Nettleton company's placer mining n
terprises.
Max Becker, who for the past year
was the efficient district agent for thu
Germania Life Insurance company, at
Albuquerque, has received notice Of
his promotion to the position Of district
manager, and will have charge of all
agents put In the field in the Territory
Of New Mexico.
Solicitor. General Victory has served
on Catron & Spiess at Santa Fe the
printed brief supporting the motion OF
the Territory to dismiss the appeal of
the Borrego case, now pending in the
United States supreme court. The
motion will probably be disposed of on
November 30th.
Vic. Jansen, a popular gentleman OF
Albuquerque, who, until recently. has
been conducting the cigar store in con-
n~act;on with Thelin Bros,. barber shop.