Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-10-23
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,

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There is strong talk OF a new bank
IN Eddy within a few weeks.
The Rio Grande hotel at Las Cruces
Is being refurnisbed and otherwise re-.
paired.
Hon. Hugh Price returned to Ora
ham, yesterday, after spending a few
days in Socorro and Silver City.
Tom Lyons was in SilverCity last Sun.
day to meet Mr.. Gun, who came
In from the cas- on the afternoon
train.
The ball and banquet given by the
ladies Of the Eastern Star at Silver
City was a grand social and financial
succ IS.
Quite a number Of the latest arrivals
in Eddy were initiated 10 the myster.
les OF "badger pulling Thursday az
ternoon.
VIM. Shields and wife arrived in
Ration Sunday from Arizona. 1t is
probable they will make their future
home there.
Elder G. M. Fetter will preach in
Miss Boggs' school room on 4th street
in Ration, on Sunday afternoon, Octo-
Der 25th, at 8 O'Clock.
Miss Mabel Cornwall is expected TO
return to Eddy from Forth Worth early
next week, where she was called by
the serious illness Of her brother.
L A. Sicily returned to Silver City
from California last Saturday. Dur
ing his absence he had a severe attack
of hemorrhage, but is convalescing.
The rains which prevailed through
out Grant county, last week, did seri-
GUS damage. The Mogollon road was
wrecked in many places and travel Of
necessity entirely suspended for several
days.
The heavy rain of Monday night
caused water to run into the Jail at
Eddy and the two prisoners, Lermo
and Scott, were ironed and taken
over 10 Joyce, Pruit & Co.'s and kept
during the day, but returned in the
evening.
HI. B. Steward, of Springer, chairman
of the big republican convention held
in Ration Saturday, is q model presid-
ing officer. He is gentleman,y, fair,
deliberate and never at loss TO render a
correct decision on any parliamentary
question.
Laizlre & Grade, of Silver City,
have received from St. Louis, blue
prints of plans and specifications re-
Gently prepared by them for a hand
some new double front for NJ. X
Whites business house on Billiard
street down there.
The home of j. Fl. Carpenter on
Black river was destroyed by the
flood, Monday night. The family
were awakened about IL O'Clock by
the adobe walls caving in, and were
compelled to wade to the house of
Clave Merchant for refuge for the
night.
The small streams tributary to the
Pecos river are now filed with fish of
all sizes and kinds, caused by back
water from the river. The juvenile,
and ever some who would not pass for
"kids,' - are having rare sport catch
ing them. Fishing tackle q be dis
pensed with as the hands will suffice.
Last Thursday afternoon a large
crowd attended a s.badger pulling" in
Eddy at the store of Mr.. j. S. Crozier.
The animal was concealed in the usual
manne and for some time the crowd
was rather shy, but finally Mr.. Cooper,
the new electrician, consented to pull
the badger and received the plaudlts of
the crowd. 1t was a novelty to Mr..
Cooper and he enjoyed the fun as well
as the crowd. He bought a box of
cigars after the performance and stood
treat all around.
Mr.. Chas. Paul., who has charge OF
the work of placing the boilers in the
beet sugar factory at Eddy, reports
that they will be in shape for use early
next week. There are six of them,
each fitted with fifty-four four inch
flues and with a capacity of 125 horse
power each. They are of the John
Moore & Son manufacture and are an
example of fine workmanship. The
boilers are 51a feet in diameter by Is
feet in length. The whistle viii be a
chime and will have tour distinct tones
and can be heard for a radius of several
miles.