Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-17
THE DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
THE new MEXICO news.
Extracts from our Exchanges.

Hillsboro.
Little Ernestine Cent? is quite sick
at Hillsboro.
Buch Smith. of Deming, continues to
Improve slowly.
Mrs. B. Larsen is quite i'll at her
home in Deming.
Thos. A. Carr, OF Deming, is able to
be about his work.
IL. T. Root left HIllsboro for a busi.
ness trip to Arkansas.
DR.. s. D. Swope is now living In the
Holgate house at Deming.
Otto Smith will set out shade trees
In front of his barber shop at Deming.
A series of revival meetings will be-
held at the Methodist church at Deming.
d. Pontius, the HIllsboro dairyman,
expects his family from the east short
ly.
Mrs. A. Engleman, of Hillsboro, is
recovering from quite a severe sick
ness.
Silver City has sent q delegation of
six to attend the prize fight At Carson
City.
Nearly everyone at Deming planting
shade trees, this spring, are using box
elder.
The "North Homestake" mine at
White Oaks has put a few more men 10
work.
G. N. PetteY has planted several
shade trees around his residence at
Deming.
James Tracy has been setting out
shade trees around his residence at
Deming.
Alex. Miller, of Gallup, is visiting
San Juan county with the intention OF
locating there.
j.. M. Ellis has rented Fred Bunker's
ranch across the river from Aztec for
the ensuing year.
A Mexican masquerade ball, held in
Hillsboro, was well attended and proved
quite a novelty.
DIR. Skipwith and George Sena, of
Lincoln, spent a day or two prospect
ing in the Captains.
A. A. Potter has gwen up his lease of
the Jarvis hotel at Aztec and moved to
his San Juan ranch.
Judge Boone, of Dsming, has been
indisposed for some days with an at
tack of bilious fever.
AT Lincoln, VIM. Hightower was re-
handed to jail, without bail, for the
murder of James Meggs.
Casimiro Barela was at Lincoln max
ing his final proof on homestead entry
before the probate clerk.
John Ross, of Durango, q profession.
q! cook, is negotiating for the lease of J
the Jarvis hotel at Aztec. |,
Mrs. NJ. Blancett was treated to q (
surprise party at Aztec. Dancing was J
the principal amusement. 4
District Attorney Harllee is now able J
TO be about again at Silver City, after q ,
severe attack of erysipelas. |,
Several Las Cruces people will take !
advantage of the excursion rates and
take a trip to California in June. y
Phoebus Prudential and family, Of
Las Cruces. have gone to Englewood,
N. j., to remain for the summer.
Many miners are prospecting in the
mountains around peming and some
report very favorable indications.
Owing to the failure of the strawber-
ries to arrive the strawberry supper at
Las Cruces was postponed till later.
Richard WHEEL and Mrs. Ida Freund,
both of Durango, were married in
Aztec, San Juan county, by Justice
Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Banta Of Colo
RADIO, have been holding union revival
meetings in the Presbyterian church at
Aztec.
It is announced that Kansas author
tiles will send a representative to DEM
ing to inspect Arizona cattle destined
for that state.
Rev. Mr.. Cross, an Episcopal min
lister, is expected at Las Cruces next
week, and expects to hold services on
Sunday, the 21st.
The w. G. T. u. of Deming have
donated about $50, the balance IN its
Treasury, to the free library and read
ing room association.
1t is announced that DIR. Given, who
is now located at Rincon, contemplates
visiting Hillsboro once o month, on
professional business.
Miss Dona Nickle, OF Hillsboro, is
anxiously awaiting the arrival OF q
pretty nevT bicycle, shipped to her ad-
dress, several days ago.
Tracy & Hannigan are improving
their Cabinet saloon property at Dem
ing, by setting out shade trees in front
and rear OF tie building.
A baby girl was born to DR.. and
Mrs. r. r. Stovall, late of Deming,
at Corralitos, March 3rd, but the little
one died on the 9th inst.
Judge Cameron, OF Flora Vista, says
that the single takers OF San Juan
county will surely place q ticket in the
field at the next election.
The shade trees in front Of A. J.
Clark's residence at Deming are now
In place and add very materially to the
appearance OF the premises.
Charles F. Hill, who arrived at Eddy
recently from Kansas city, has rented
sixty acres Of the Greene vineyard
tract, and will plant it to beets.
Workmen are tearing out the vault
and partition in the old bank in
the Hotel Psuly, Ros we'll, and prepar-
ing it for occupancy as a store room.
At the two meetings OF the w. G. 7.
u. conducted by Mrs. Ellen X. Denny,