Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-05-09
THE DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,
EXTRACTS from Our Exchanges,


A. j. Papen and wife, OF the Ri(
Grande Republican, visited FL Paso thu
past week.
Hank Whey, an old Organ noun
tain miner, was killed, last week, d
Cherry, Arizona.
Mrs. Fred Johns, who has been
visiting friends in FL Paso, returned to
her Rincon home.
II. M. Hosick aud w. A. Skinner
returned 10 Albuquerque from q trip
east of the Sandia.
Sierra county court adjourned al
Hillsboro, last Saturday, after having
cleaned the docket.
A. w. Puett, an old-time prospector
in the Organ and San Andres noun
tains, IS In Las Cruces.
Mrs. i A. White, of La Mesa, left
that place for MedIord, Oregon, where
she will spend the summer.
S. +. Leonard, the operator who re-
lieved Dan Cramer, at Rincon, during
his lay-off, went 10 San MErcial.
L. e. Day will superintend the con-
%struction of several windmills at w. w.
Cox's ranch, out from Las Cruces.
Some of the Rincon baseball play
ers have commenced practicing, getting
in shape to organize for the season.
Miss Blanche E. Trips, of Wash.
ipgtop, d. G, who visited Albuquer.
que, some time ago, is again there.
Las Cruces and Mesilla McGinties re-
turned from Ell Paso, Thursday. They
report having had a s'high old time"
l.. Lapoin', of Las Cruces, went up
to Hillsboro on mining business and
will probably be absent for some time.
Terrence Mullen is sinking a shaft
on the "Viola" mine, in the Borrego
mining district, east OF Albuquerque.
Myer Hirsch was in Rincon from
Iona Parda. He reports crops as
looking better than ever before at this
season.
A. j. Fountain, jr,, has been appoint
ed administrator of the estate Of Col.
A j. Fountain, deceased, down at Las
Cruces.
The Woman's improvement a~ssocia-
ton will give one OF their enjoyable en-
tertainmen.s on the 10th, OF Las
Cruces.
Tom Boureonia, of Rincon, went
out to the Ubas ranch and will be alb
sent for q couple of weeks, assisting in
the roundup.
Samuel Brilhardt came in to Las
Cruces, from his copper properties in
the JicariIlas, which he reports are
looking we'll.
ID. Cramer and family returned to
Kincon from LeMesa. where they had
been visiting Mrs. Cramer's mother,
Mrs. L. A White.
j. Kelly, who came in to Las Cruces,
from the Organs, says everything in
mining circles presents a lively appear
ance in that section.
Miss Mamie Allen, of lie Mesa, is
paying u visit to her aunt, Mrs. d.
Cramer. at Rincon. She will probably
stay about a mouth.
Solomon Garcia has retired from Ell
Tempo, The Spanish paper at Las Cru
ces. 1t will be published under the
fermer management.
Committees have been appointed By
tie g. A. II. post to make arrange
mems for the observance of Memorial
day, down at Albuquerque.
Mrs. Owens, wife Of L. +. Owens.
who was provisional governor of Ari-
zona in the early sixties, was in Las
Cruces several days, visiting friends.
Mrs. H. j. Cunniffe and Miss Maggie
Fountain have opened an ice cream
parlor, in'the building formerly occu-
pied by Nine. Doregc, at Las Cruces.
Mrs. A. w. Scott, who spent the
past winter at Las Cruces, for her
health, died an her home in Syxville,
Pa almost immediately on her return
there.
A etter from Alfonso Hoy, received
in Rincon, nnounce the young mans
safe arrival in California. He express
80 himself as much pleased with that
cGCntfy.
Mrs. j. C. Wallace. wife of the we'll
known horseman of Phoenix, Arizona,
and Mrs.>J. w. Gray, came in from
me west, ard are stopping at S;urges'
European, Albuquerque.
Rev james Menaul, the synodical
missionary fol the Presbyterian church,
left ALBUQUERQUE for Tombstone, where
he will rtirain for a few days, and next
vel expects 10 be at Tucson.
Thcs. Werner. one of the faithful es-
s~istan,s under Probate Clerk Garcia,
ut Albuquerque, is rejoicing over the
arrival at his house OF a fine baby boy.
Mother ard child doing finely.
Captain Say1ss, mail clerk between
Rinoon and Silver City, is taking a va
c~ation. and left Rincon fpr a fishing
Trip over on the Gila. w. +. Van Val
kenberg will look after the captains
ruu, during his absence.
at the Congregational church at al
broneroue it was voted. after long and
thorough discussion, 'sthat 1t is the
sense OF this church that it should not
make use of pay socials and entertain
ments for lis fnancial support"
Roberto Friday, who killed Zanon
Bass. in Cerriilos. on October 14th,
1898, changed his plea Of not guilty to
q plea Of guilty Of murder in the sec
ond degree ard ia now awaiting SEN
fence for that o~ffense, over at Santa
Fe.