Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-09
THH new MEXICO NEWS.


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Hillsboro ~postofioe.
Ben Kinsey is kept busy building
cograls and fences at Kingston.
Henry Coins, Of Kingston, has been
shearing goats for Ben Williams.
The dance given by the band boys,
at San AiarciaI, was a grand success.
Alfalfa 10 retailing at San Marcial at
$l4 per ton; in Paraje, it sells for $40.
Buch Smith, Of Deming. while still a
very sick man, is improving slowly.
John Rogers has struck it on his
lease in the "U. s." mine at Kings
ton.
Another daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Meyers at San Mar.
cial.
The ladies of the Christian church
will hold a pancake party at Ros-
well.
The reviya. at the Methodist church
10 Roswell continues with increasing
interest.
Rev. J.. Monfort will hold church
services at Hillsboro on March 18th,
14th and 10Th.
A little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Terrell, Of the San
Marcial house.
Miss Eva Dissinger is a candidate
for the Hillsboro postofice, and has
many supporters.
The dancing class opened at San
Marcial by Charles N. Anthony, is be-
ing well attended.
DR.. Frank l. Given has been laid up
in bed at Rincon, from the effect of a
dog bite on the leg.
The leasers on the ssU. s." mine at
Kingston have another carload Of ore
ready for shipment.
j.. j. McInnis has leased the build
ing at San Marcial recently vacated by
the Armstrong Bros.
Mrs. Geo. Miller left Hillsboro for
Prescott, Arizona, on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. N. GALES.
County Collector Muller, of Santa
Fe, is getting ready to add 20 per cent.
penalty on unpaid taxes.
A few gentlemen from Kingston went
duck hunting down tho lake, but they
promise never to go again.
A masked ball will be given In
Kingston, March 18th, at Reingardt's
hall: admission, City cents.
s. Wedeles, well and favorably
known IN commercial circles, is at
Santa Fe from Denver ON business.
The Mexican herdlng the jacques
sheep in San Juan county lost 500 Of
them 10 the severe storm and blizzard.
Delegate II. B. FERGUSON leaves AL
bnquerque Wednesday night to assume
his duties as delegate 10 Washington.
DR.. Orebach, of Silver City, was in
Hillsboro, viewing the town with the
object OF locating, but returned home
again.
Dama Ramon has it, that a certain
young pharmacist at Santa Fe will
take ON matrimonial honors within a
month.
All. Dustin and family, Of the La
Plata, moved into the house formerly
owned by Elliott Locke, over at Farm
Iugton.
The La Plata river was very high
for several days, in San Juan county,
doing some damage to headgates, dams
and fumes.
Messrs. McJunkin and Miller, OF
Pennington, are hauling great guam
titles Of wood for fuel and will soon
burn 200, 900 brick.
w. b. Dawson has forfeited bis de-
posit and will not take charge OF 1. A.
S~outhgate's business at San Marcial,
on March 10Th, as he intended doing.
j. M. Howe, from Kentucky, owner
OF the old Thomss ranch on the south
side OF the river, arrived in Farming
ton and will reside there IN the future.
John Rouiiler, of P~araje, delivered
200 head of sheep at San Marcial, for
Hamm & Edie, OF Albuquerque. Sheep
in good condition are worth 80 per
head.
J.. T. johnson, formerly a partner OF
A. j.. Hill at Eddy, and now o resi-
dent Of Sherman, Texas, is at Ros-
we'll, prospecting, and may decide to
locate.
III is reported that the placer miners
have made q new discovery oil pay
gravel near San Pedro and are doing
We'll, extracting the gold with small
dry washers.
Az. Richards, after a s~ojourn OF
some two weeks in Kansas City, re-
turned TO san Marc;al, His new arti-
fetal limb is giving him satisfaction
and comfort.
r.. III. Force, who has many friends
ia Santa Fe, was at Santa F. from
Denver. He has gone to Cerrillos to
look after some mining claims 10 which
he is interested.
Liberty Walters and family have
returned to Roswell from Texas, where
they have put in the past two years
looking for a better place than Cnaves
county, New Mexico.
There is more now in the mountains
then there has been for several years
and very high water in the Animas,
San Juan aud La Plata rivers may be
expected during this spring.
Joseph Eraucis. who was arrested e.
Albraaerque, charged with breaking
into a car, had q hearing before JUS
lice Crawford and was bound over TO
appear before the grand jury.
Mrs. sarah j. Little, wife Of A. M.