Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-04-01

Ie-OiRuuiNSs SoOus Ou q ucttcI paSi
than ever befcTe.
Rents are a little high in Clayton
everything considered, yet there ar,
few vacant houses.
Work is progressing on ths recen'
silver locations at the south end OF thu
Socorro mountains.
The erection of quite a number o
new buildings in Clayton, this summer
Is in contemplation.
The shaft of the "May Mendenhall'
property at Folsom has reached 9
depth Of nearly forty feet.
Several parties in Union county are
contemplating boring wells and putting
in machinery for irrigating.
Jack Rockhold has a large owl add
ed to his geological collection at Ros-
we'll, a present from Ira Wetmore.
H. L. Gill, of Roswell, has his WELL
boring outfit in place, and is at work
putting down the military institute
well.
William Cronk, the blacksmith,
and an old timer OF Folsom, died at
his home, after an illness of several
months.
A large number of the friends of
~.o..in Rice surprised him at Socorro,
and proceeded to cheer him in his
loneliness by dancing, and other amusc-
ments.
q. l.. Brendin, heretofore residing at
f Idly county, has purchased
fifty-seven acres of land out OF the
Stone tract, and will make Chaves
. cUunty his home.
Al c. Johnsson,of Florenca, Eddy coun-
Xty, has purchased forty acres of land
from the Roswell land and water com.
pany out of the Stone TRACT, and will
make 1t his home.
After a vacation Of a month, Miss
Laura B. Marsh has resumed her duties
as clerk in the Office Of Register Wal
ker, of the local United States land
office in Santa Fe.
Deputy United States Marshal w. IL.
Hill, of Socorro, went down into Sierra
county and rounded up several viola
tors OF the United States laws. One is
now out on bond and the Others in
Jail.
C. T. Brown, of Socorro, is superin-
tending the wo,k on the "Plketon"
claim, in Copper creek district, and re-
ports a large body of high grade ore
in sight. Copper creek Is coming to
the front.
E. Gillett left Sacorro for an over
land trip to the hot springs, near Pala-
mos, where he will make a stay OF
some length in the hope of getting
rid of a troublesome attack of the
rheumatism.
Rev. Geo, 2. Wright, superintendent
Of the missionary department Of the
Baptist church for the southwest, with
headquarters at Denver, was at R)s-
we'll and took part in the dedication Of
the Baptist church, down there.
Capt. Sylvester Davis. of Galisteo,
has recently discovered In the moan
tains, south of that place, a mineral
ICED vein which carries pay ore yield
ing gold, silver and copper, and which
bids fair to attract no little attention.
The Roswell mercantile company
packed up its stock of goods and start
ed them overland to Globe, Arizona
When the stock is disposed Of, Henry
Hamburg, the manager, Will return to
Roswell and engage in other business.
Frank Williams, charged with kill
ing one Antonio O:ero. on the 28sh Of
last August, near Mapgas, and who
had his preliminary examination before
Justice Harris, of Socorro, was held t.
await the action Of the grand jury in
the sum of So 900.
The Bosque Grande land and cattle
company, Chaves county, have received
a Joseph Menge irrigation pump, that
has a capacity OF 800, 600 gallons per
hour, and is now expecting daily a
twenty five horse power gasoline en-
<gipe 9Th which to run it.
The Ncw Mer;can is to have larger,
more convenient and more comfortable
quarters at Santa Fo. A long lease has
been AIKEN on the Lamy block, at the
northwest corner of the plaza, and the
contract OF remodeling the building
has been let to Digneo Bios.
The prospects are extremely aatter-
ing for the establishment of a wooden
mill at Roswell during the coming sea-
SON. Capt. lanes has been in COM
munication with q firm OF wooden
ufacturers that have the experience
and capital necessary to put In q first
class plant.
The Southeastern New Mexico stock
association met in regular annual ses-
sion at Lincoln, and elected officers for
the ensniog year. as follows: A. NJ.
Richardson, president; J. v. FULLY,
vie president; 8 T. Gray, secretary
aud treasurer; executive committee,
". iii Guyse, Joe Wing6eld. w. Gil
Mcdonnell, James Edward Cree and
w, y. Slain, J