Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-11-14


Q. H. Taylor, the contractor wbe
built the beet sugar factory building a
Eddy, departed for his home in For
Worth Wednesday last. The sugar
company feel they have received az
good q structure as was contracted for,
and Mr.. Taylor departed with the good
will Of all interested.
Baker & Woods, who the past week
purchased the Pecos Valley market in
Eidy. have built up an excellent trade
by paying strict attention to business
and furnishing only the very best OF
meats at close prices. Whether or not
they will move to the Pecos Valley
market stand has not yet been decided /.
The friends Of Del vanderslice, OF
Cerrillos, and they are many, propose
giving him a benefit dance next Friday
night, November goth. Mr.. Wander
slice is and has for a long time been in
very poor health and unable to work,
q this testimonial is intended to as
sist him over a period Of financial
stringency.
.N
Mrs. Geo. d. Arnold, Of Cerrillos,
who during the past two weeks, has
suffered from several h~emorrhages of
the lungs. is SLOWLY improving. 1t will
be pleasing intelligence to her friends,
to learn that it is thought now that all
danger has passed and that her re-
covery Is only a matter Of time and
careful nursing.
A man named Miller was probably
fatally wounded last night at Hope,
Eddy county, by a Mexican sheep
herder. A mau was sent down to
Mcmillan aud from there telephoned
DR.. Whicher, who went up there.
The party telephoning said Mil
ler's life might be saved il the doctor
arrived in time.
b A. Nymeyer returned to Eddy
Wednesday from his trip to Guadalupe
mountains, where he has a valuable
copper mine in company with others.
A specimen Of his gray copper ore
analysed fifty per cent. copper and six
dollars per ton silver. B A. has GER
tainly struck it rich this time. His
find is only twenty-five miles from the
T. & P. railway.
The ~postofice department offers a
reward Of $500 for the arrest and con-
viction of any person. il any United
States court, on the charge of robbing
the mails being conveyed yer any post
route. This reward applied to the per-
sons who robbed the White Oaks stages
on October 7th. There were four per-
sons concerned in the robbery. The
robbers are supposed to be in the Ter
ritory, and there is a chance for some
one to make $1,000.
Thursday being Mrs. V. r. N.
Greaves' birthday, q party of Farming
toms young people determined to give
her a surprise and accordingly they
arrived at the Greaves residence last
evening unlimited. The merry crowd
numbered something over thirty iE-
Guiding several young ladies from
Fruitland, and succeeded in both sur
prising and pleasing Mrs. Greaves and
a delightful evening was spent, closing |
with earnest wishes for the return of
many more such anniversaries to their
kindly hostess.
THE SUGAR FACTORY AT EDDY.
The past week beets from different
parts of the Pecos valley have been
Analysed each day, the percentage OF
sugar running from ten to eighteen per
cent. Chemist Foex says the ripening
process is being assisted by the light
frosts, and that from present indica-
tions the factory will m cut
ting beets November 10Th. Engineer
Salich and his able assistant, Mr..
Thomas, state that the factory will not
delay the farmers, but will be in readi-
ness before the beets are fully ripe.
The pipes were tested Thursday last.
by turning in steam, and everything is
being put in readiness to receive the
beets. Many of the farmers are max
ing preparations for taking out beets,
and are anxious to see the machine or
pillow used for the purpose, none as yet
having been received.