Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-12-03
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
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Peter Corn, of Eddy, was ovel
twenty miles east OF Seven Rivers thu
past week marking and branding 1900
sheep.
A Mckinley ratification blow out ant
dance was given at the Gilbert rancl
on the Penasco. A big barbecue wal
one Of the features.
There are yet a couple of cases O
diphtheria In Hillsboro, but they arr
we'll quarantined and 1t Is believed al
danger will Don be over.
There were about 100 people present
when the first beets were run through
the elevators and into the diffusion
cells at the beet sugar factory al
Eddy.
Jno. w. Poe, president OF the bank
OF Roswell, was 10 Eddy and was one
of the interested spectators at the sugar
factory when the work Of cutting beets
commenced.
Mrs j w. Kennebeck and five little
boys arrived In Eddy from Des
Moines, Iowa. Mrs. Kennebeck will
occupy the Pointkowsky residence, on
Canon street.
From all the teams that the
Mexicans are using on their beet dig
cling contracts in Pecos valley are not
heavy enough for the work they have
taken in hand.
The only reason the Pecos valley has
not an abundance of fruit is because the
orchards are too young. When the
orchards are a little older, there will be
fruit to ship out.
Thanksgiving day was ushered in at
Kingston with a now storm, that made
the mountains turn pale. Don't know
whether the people up there were
thankful for 1t or not.
Large fiocks of sea-gulls, morgan
sers %goosanders and other fish ducks
may now be seen on the Pecos. They
are in larger quantities than have been
seen for several years.
3. A. Nymeyer, OF Eddy, is exhibit
ing some good specimens Of ore from
his mine. B A has staid with his
hole IN the ground faithfully and 1t is
hoped that 1t will turn out all that he
hopes.
Mrs. l.. Arrow, representing the
Viava company, of San Francisco, is
stopping at the Windsor, in Eddy.
Mrs. Arrow will 81 7e a number of talks
on health to the ladies of Eddy during
the coming week.
Hugh ID. Bowker, jr.. of Malaga,
made proof on his desert land claim,
No. 1866, before Probate Clerk Owen,
Monday. George M. Monroe and
Lindley N. Hoag testified to the re-
clamation of the land.
j. Collard is back to Hillsboro
from inspecting the treatment of a car
load of his "Butlern ore bv the Silver
City reduction company. He says that
institution is fair and square for the
miner, and gives him the best results
obtainable.
j.. G. Donnelly, of Damascus, Va,
has been 10 Eddy the past week set
thing up the estate of Samuel Cress.
The latter made quite extensive prop
erty investments in the early days of
Eddy. He died at Midland, Tex IN
June of last year.
Eugene Randolph, of Cerrillos, he's
received official notification from the
secretary of thu league Of American
wheelmen, at Boston, that he has been
elected chief consul of the New Mexico
division of that order. The term OF
office began December 1st, 1896.
Eighteen miles east of Santa Fe, just
over the range from Monument rock,
in Ell Macho canyon, Mr.. Mailleuchet,
of Pecostown, planted 600 pounds of
Irish potatoes last spring. As a result.
he has just gathered and safely housed
10 sacks that average ove 100 pounds
each.
Chas. Gardner, and H. Baum, two
miners who have p%rospected over a
large portion of New Mexico and are
the locators Of several good mining
claims, were in Hillsboro during the
week buying supplies to be shipped to
a point a few miles from Dripping
Springs in the San Andreas.
C. c. Harrison, president Of the uni
versity of Pennsylvania. accompanied
by his wife, arrived In Eddy in a special
car, Sunday morning In company
with Vice President Faulkner, they
toured the valley and inspected the
vast works and improvements. Mr..
Harrison was loud in his expires.
sions of admiration. He predicted
great things for the valley as a re-
suit of the establishment of the sugar
factory.