Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-02
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,


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M. w. Mills has been a very sic
man, up at Springer. He was take
sick at his Red river ranch.
The Roswell Record has set apart
column for the use of Chas. H. Spark
to present his views on finances.
The Afro-Americans Of Gallup hav
organized a Mckinley club, and en-
dorse Thos. b. Catron for congress.
A large cistern has recently beel
put In at the court house at Springer
The work was done by H, G.. Norman
Fannie, twelve-year-old daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Miller, died at til,
home Of her parents In Roswell, frou
the effects Of q fall.
Charley Swank, an old-time Chavez
county COW puncher, returned to Ros
well, after an absence OF five years II
Texas and the Indian Territory.
Wagon load upon wagon load o.
grapes from the south, and melons,
onions and chill from the north, arr
pouring into Santa Fe, these days.
At a meeting Of the Woodmen Of
the World, in Albuquerque, John Don.
ahue, counsellor commander, resigned,
and d. E. Phillips was chosen in his
stead.
Mrs. w. T. McCreight, the milliner,
left Albuquerque for the east to pur-
chase her fall stock. Before returning,
she will visit relatives In st. Louis and
Denver.
There are now ten four-horses teams
hauling ore daily from Cochiti to the
railroad at Thornton, which is a great.
er number than this camp has seen in
its history.
Word comes down from the Hope
we'll mining district, Rio Arriba county,
that F. e. Erb has recently sold one of
his claims there for q handsome con-
sIderation.
In Socorro county, Elfego Baca and
M. Cooney are out for the offices OF
probate clerk and collector, respective
ly, and Nestor P. Eaton for the posi-
tion Of assessor.
From Sept. LIST, 1896, day board at
Hotel Ozanne, White Oaks, will be Sc
per week, payable weekly-four weeks
will pay for full month. Less than one
week, 81 per day.
U. s. Marshal Hall has returned to
Santa Fe and reports that the Separ
postfice robbers have probably made
good their escape, though two posses
are still in the field.
The Golden Ajax mill ON Willow
creek, west side of Baldy, is taking
out over 500 worth OF gold daily.
Their ten-stanp mill will be increased
to a twenty, 10 a few days.
E. w. Parker returned to White
Oaks from St. Louis. He reports the
weather there u%nbearabIe and is de-
lighted to get back to his home in the
mountains of New Mexico.
H. B. Steward and VIM. Holmes re-
turned to Springer from a three weeks
hunting and fishing tour in the moun-
tains. They report game as plentiful,
and a good time generally.
St. Michael's college. conducted by
t re Christian Brothers, opened at Santa
Fe with the prospect of a larger at
tendance during the ensuing school
year than for several years past.
Comrade L. L. Toloday left White
Oaks for his new home in Georgia.
He invested IN a grand army colony
purchase in that country and will now
join bis comrades already there.
Miss Bertha McAntire, q most esti-
mable young lady, who is iD Albuquer-
que with her mother, will start a pri-
vate school in eIocution this winter.
Miss McAntire is a graduate of Baird
college, Clinton. Mo.
The Blossburg public schools will
open, Monday, September 7th, with the
following corps of teachers: Prof. J..
M. Bunten, principal; Miss Elizabeth
Mcintyre, Mrs. Neville Conn and Miss
Helen Papen, teachers.
A fine specimen of ore weighing 500
pounds was taken out Of the "Wash-
ingtonn mine ia Cochiti camp and now
lies on the platform open to inspec-
ton. The mine continues its ship
ments at regular intervals.
The new seats for the gallery at the
Albuquerque opera house have arrived
and will shortly be placed in position.
The interior of the house presents
quite a pretty appearance with its new
coat Of paper and paint.
Chairman Stamm, of Albuquerque,
of the Territorial populist committee,
is trying TO raise $500 to send to the
national committee. He does not say
whether the money is to be expended 10
the interest of Sewall or Watson.
Company G, Albuquerque guards,
have leased the armory hall for n
year. and will hereafter hold their week.
" drills there. The members hope to
have their new uniforms in time for
the military enoampment during fair
week.
Mrs. j. A. Wolcott, of Elizabeth
town, is dead. She with her husband
had attended a party dance the pre-
vIous evening and seemed apparently
we'll but during the evening, received
the paralytic stroke which proved SO
fatal.
A petition has been circulated and
literally signed by the people Of Elizs-
BEETHOVEN and Springer, asking Chief
Justice Thomas Smith to commute the
fine and Jail sentence imposed on j.
McGovern, some weeks ago. at Eliza
bethtown, he lying since in the county
jail at Springer.
"Red" Ford, the plaza ~policeman,at
Santa Fe, has been discharged from
service by the Woman's board of
trade. Mr.. Ford states that he did