Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-12-22


u r. ", Bchmldio has sold Ills n
N BAT bfand Of cAttlS Ia ufant Uourty,
to Riley and LocKhsrt, OF Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Mrs II. II. Belts, Of Silver City, has
some beautiful pieces Of hand-painted
china which she will dispose Of al
reasonable prices.
The Roswell papers give very com.
plImentary notices regarding the
elocutionary entertainment OF Miss
Eleanor B. Lyman
Mrs. Il l.. Smith left Hillsboro to
take charge OF a mission school at
Castillo, on the border line between
New Mexico and Colorado.
Mrs. C, B. Hawley, of Albuquerque,
who has been sick for several months,
Is decidedly worse, ana 1t Is
feared will not recover.
The language of the act of congress
relating to the Coler-Brice bonds, will
benr a great deal of serious study on
the part of Santa Fe a x-payers.
Jim Longwill, formerly of Santa Fe,
has just been chosen vice-president Of
the kio Grande land and irrigation
company at Fl Paso, which has some
big projec,s under way south Of the
Pass city.
VIM. Berger, OF Santa Fe, received
a commission from Gen. T. j. Clark
son, commander in-chief of the grand
army of the republic, appointing him
assistant inspector-general, G. A. R.,
upon the staff of the commander-ln-
chief with the rank Of colonel.
Angora goat SKINS, when nicely tan
ned, make most excellent rugs, and
are greatly in demand. A sheep man
brought quite a number TO Eddy re-
Gently, and in a very short time disposed
of the entire lot at prices ranging from
$1.50 to so so.
"Fitz Mac" (McCarty), the we'll
known anG popular Denver CORES
pendent, arrived in Albuquerque from
Grant county, where he inspected the
mines, and will report anne for the
papers he represents.
At the regular meeting OF Gate City
lodge No. IL, A F. and A. M, held at
Ration, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Fred
Rohr, w. M; w. j Linwood, s. w. /;
Walter johnson, J. W +; Simon Cohn,
treasurer q. II Clark, secretary.
At the regular meeting of Ration
lodge, No. s. 1. o. o. F., the follow
ing officers we're elected for the en-
suing term: Charles Howells, N. G /;
J. G. Grin, v. e /; Thomas Brannfn,
secretary; Thomas Young, perma-
nent. secretary; A. j. Mitchell, treas
urer.
"Chlna jack" who is known also as
Hall alias Murphy, dropped into Albu
querque and was pulled by the police,
who placed the culprit in the dark re-
cesses of the city Jail. Next morning,
Jack was taken to the city limits and
told to continue southwark; he is an
opium fiend, has a woman who keeps
on his trail, and is not a very desirable
person Tor any W
Eluterio Lsyba, of Pena Blanca,
under ten years. sentence for the kill.
ing of David Ds la o, was taken from
the Santa Fe county jail snd escorted
to Albuquerque by Deputy Sheriff Elias
There he will be formally
over to Sheriff Hubbell by his
bondsmen, Messrs. M. S. and Fred
Armijo. Under the order Of the court
he must be delivered to Supt. Berg
mann at the penitentiary on January
4th.
Capt. Rafael Ortiz y Chavez, Of
Union county, is in Santa Fe on a visit
to his daughter, Mrs. Benz. M. Read.
Capt Ortiz IS accompanied by Miss
Seferina Arsgon, daughter of pon
Luciano Aragon, also of Union county,
and niece of Hon. Felix Martinez
Miss Aragon will on the 18th of next
month be led to the matrimonial altar
by Mrs. Reads brother, Emilio, the
recently elected probate clerk OF Mora
county. The wedding will take place
at Mora,-New Merican.
Major G. 7. Picton is manager of
the State Hotel, at Denison, Texas,
the travelling men say is one of
the best hotels in that section. In !
speaking of Chamberlain's Collie, |
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Major
Picton says: 81 have used it myself
and in my family for several years,
and take pleasure in saying that | con-
slider it an infallible cure for diarrhoea
and d~ysentery. l always recommend
it, and nave frequently administered it
to my guests in the hotel, and in every
case it mas proven itself worthy of UNI
qualified endorsement. For sale by
K D. Goodall, Depot Drug store.