Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-27
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
IExtracts from our r1cnanros.I

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Teleforo Cha
yes, at Las Cruces, a boy.
A man, known as "Romulo", was
found dead in his house at Mesilla.
A. j. Mis- bat, OF Anna. Illinois may
locate and engage in the practice Of law
at Roswell.
John w. Poe, OF Roswell, has the
largest and best artesian we'll ia ,ne
Pecos valley.
Col. A. w. Harris, the silver mlne-
owner Of Kingston, this Territory, is q
solid sound money advocate.
The mother of Justo lApodaca died
at Grants, N. M. He Is working for
F. A. Hubbell, Of Albuquerque.
The loss sustained by Mrs. Scott at
the recent fire in Albuquerque, was
adjusted by Edward Henry, Of Las
Vegas.
Mrs. Lester Palmer has been quite III,
over at La Plata, but is improving, to
the Joy and good wishes of her many
friends.
F. j. Beck purchased two lots Of the
old Dave Kearse block at Roswell,
from w. A. Corey, and has moved
thereto.
The Territorial fair at Albuquerque
will be held the first week in October,
and it will be first-class in every
respect.
Otto Tueschy, one of tho most steady
and industrious young men ever reared
In Socorro. has a fine position in one
OF the Ell Paso smelters.
Some miserable wretch has b cen
dropping anonymous letters in the
streets scandalizing some Of the finest
young ladies Of Socorro.
The new democratic central COM
mittee met at Roswell and organized
by e%lecting George Curry chairman
and Fred j. Beck secretary.
The Chaves county democratic
primaries to designate by ballot the
party nominees for the county offices
will be held on Saturday night.
Park Policeman Ford at Santa Fe
was out with a torch all day burning
the caterpillar nests and other insects
out OF the plaza trees, owe there.
A car load of Shropshire bucks, the
highest bred bucks in the country, ar
rived in Albuquerque from Lyndon
wood, ILL.,, consigned to l.. Trauer.
There have been several lows among
the tough element at Socorro; nothing
very serious, although several cases
have come before Police Judge Harris.
The camp meeting on the Ruidoso,
Lincoln county, closed last Monday a
week. Another will begin on the
Bonito about the first Friday in Septem-
Der.
Supt. Joseph, of the national military
cemetery, at Santa Fe, has received
authority from the quartermaster-
generals office to proceed with certain
Improvements.
As a military post Fl. Stanton has
ceased to exist. The last load of goods
has been forwarded and the last re-
naming soldier took his departure,
Monday a week.
AT the residence of VIM. Booth in
Roswell, Justice F. H. Lea pronounced
the words that united the lives, hearts
and destinies OF II. A. Bennett and
Miss Louisa v. Hall.
w. E. Dame, a pronounced ''sound-
money democrat" who was in Santa
Fe, returned to Cerrillos. Mr.. Dame
has charge Of the "Cash Entry" min
ing property at Cerrlllos.
Whilst Mariana Larragoite was in
Pennington, the other night, he left his
little mare tied up in the main street.
Some cowardly villain ran a knife into
the animals head, w%ounding 1T pain
fully.
All orders can now be supplied in
Pennington for tinware, hardware
and agricultural implements by j. A.
Laughren's new store and factory at
less than Durango prices and delivered
there.
At the Christian church in Roswell,
Rsv. L. w. Hancock united In mar
rage, j. w. Overman and Mrs. S. L.
Todd IN the presence of a large con-
gregation of friends and members of
the church.
1t is believed that George Curry,
former representative from the council
district, composed of Chaves, Eddy,
Lincoln, Dona Ana and Grant counties,
will be re.nominated by the democrats
for that place.
Mrs. FORMER and two children. of
Washington, D. c., are In Albuquer-
que, guests of MIR. and Mrs. M. F.
McCue. The visitors will remain there
several days. and then continue west to
southern California.
A. E. Reed, of Albuquerque, has se-
cured the services of the w~ell-known
barber, Nick Carper, and his two as
sistants, A. J.. Steele and VIM. Thur
man. Prices-Shaves, ten cents; hair
cutting, twenty-five cents.
Il. E. White, of Prescott, Ark, a
friend of r. l.. Moore, of the United
States land office, and chief Of the In
dian affairs division in Secretary Huke
Smiths Office, was in Santa Fe en-
route to the Navajo reservation.
Whilst Mrs. Nichols was away from
home, at La Plata, her a~..sh.e- #ers
melting beeswax which ignited and
caught the paper, and had it not been
for the faithful work of the two girls,
the house would have been In ruins.
The populist central committee met
at w. S. Mitchell's, over at Farming
ton, and dined with their host, enjoy
inp an excellent aud we'll served re-