Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-30
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
IExtracts from our Exchansss.l

Frank Andrews Is candidate "a
reorganization and reelection to tn
( iiica OF city clerk, at Santa Fc.
The city schools closed at Eddy.
public entertainment was held In th
afternoon IN the school building.
The death Of Francisco Ascarate
brother Of Quad llupe, late sheriff Q
onaAna county, occurred at La
Cruces.
Road Supervisor G. d. Mayer, Q
White Oaks, has materially improve,
the road to the Jicarillas by way o
Kempton's ranch.
Joseph Grieshab Der IL making an ex
animation Of the "South Homestake'
mine at White Oaks, with a view o
working it on a lease.
Miguel Archuleta was arrested a
Ration on ths charge Of being impli
Gated in the supposed murder O
Dionicio G~allegos.
Thomas Mcbride was down a
Springer from Ration on probate bust
ness with reference to the estate Of
tina late commissioner, Edward Mo
Bride.
The smother Goose Market" under
the auspices OF the woman's aid society
Of the Presbyterian church., at Santa
Fe, promises to be a most delightful
event.
w. T., Martin, OF Socorro, has dis
covered Francis Scalatter, .El Sana-
der" He found him about 100 miles
west of Socorro, at the home Of Mrs.
Jarrett,
L. w. Lewis, of Emporia, Kansas.
has a contract to get out 1000 cars OF
rip rap rock for the railroad company,
from the "Ortiz'' stone quarry, above
Cerrillos.
People of the lower Pecos valley re-
port fruit trees in full bloom, particu-
larry peaches and a~pricots. Prospects
for a bountiful yield Of fruit were never
better than at present.
John P. Victory, solicitor general of
New Mexico, has given an OPINION
holding that under the law district at
torneys cannot defend persons accused
OF crime in New Mexico.
The celebrated Peak sisters, from
abroad, will assist the ladies of the Pres
byterlan church to give an entertain
ment at the Eddy opera house, on Sat-
urday evening, April 18th.
At the Charity Bazaar, in A%lbuquer-
que, F. E. Pratt was awarded q fine
Gamer as being tho handsomest man
in the crowd. II. Brockmeier a nose
behind, aud Irish, Sleyster and Alger,
in the field.
Jacob King, ct Elizabethtown, has
expressed bis desire TO purchase the
black bear at the Springer house, but
there is a difficulty in the way, as j.. A.
Wolcott has an option on the animal,
so he claims.
Considerable complaint is being
made by citizens of Ration on account
of a large crowd of boys assembling on
the street corners where there is an
arc light and keeping up a continuous
racket until late in the evening.
Secretary Miller, of Santa Fe, is in
receipt of a supply Of pamphlets issued
by the department Of agricu 'ture on
the subject of arbor day, and will be
pleased to furnish copies Of same to all
who make application for them.
T. A. Schomberg, manager of the
Maxwell land grant company, states
that the land agents of the company
will con take steps toward settling a
of eastern farmers on some of
their valuable land adjacent to
Springer.
S. B. Newcomb, a prominent repub-
lican attorney at Las Cruces, recently
said that be thought the officers had a
clue to the murderers of Colonel Foun
tain and son, and it was his opinion
that they would soon be in the clutches
of the law.
1t has been expressed doubtful
whether the recent pastor of the M.
church at Springer, Rev. (P) Beane,
could legally perform the marriage GER
emory. II he could not, a number
will be gwen a chance to jump the
broomstick again.
The receiver of the Socorro fire clay |
works, G ii. Curtis, arrived in So
zorro, Tuesday. The works are run
ming out large quantities of first-class,
pressed brick, also fire brick, which
are shipped as soon as cooled, to apply
on the several orders lately received.
The Santa Fe ball club organized
over there and elected the following
officers: Charles Persons, president;
Charley Morgan, captain Gus O'Brien,
g, cretary; Claire Weber. treasurer.
The boys are praclicing daily and are
open for challenges from any club in
the southwest.
On the borderland between boy hood
and manhood. NJ. Lang Keith. son of
John M. Keith, of White Oaks, died on
Saturday, March 81, 1896. Lang Keith
was born In Erath county, Texas, May
81, 1873, and was only 8 years old when
he came with his father aud grand
parents to live in New Mexico.
Bert Benton. the younger son Of a..
L. Benton, of the National hotel, was
seriously hurt at the shops in Raton,
by a heavy.piece Of strap iron falling
from the shafting and striking him on
the head, cutting an ugly cash on the
top and back Of his head, fracturlng
the skull and knocking him senseless.
w. p. Stebbins, manager of the big
Maxwell farm, has purchased 260 acres
III The Shoup farm ,snd has commences
operations ia the way Of improvements,
setting out 500 fruit trees and laying
plans for extensive buildings. Mr..