Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-01
TEE NEW MEXICO NEWS.
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Born, at Santa Fe, to DR.. and Mrs,
Knapp, a daughter.
Mrs. Arthur Seligman, OF Santa Fe,
Is still under the weather.
The feast Of San Albino, patron saint
of Mesilla, was celebrated to-day.
DIR. John Frezor, late OF Las Cruces,
has opened m Office in Tobasco, Mexico.
Frank Lallement, OF Las Cruces, in
tends departing for the east shortly.
Dignoo brothers are at work on the
repairs of the federal building at San
Ia Fe.
Mrs. d. M. Thomas, of Santa Fe,
has been seriously i'll for the past two
weeks.
Residents OF Hatch, Dona Ana
county, are much bothered by petty
thieves.
Mrs. s. M. Brown, who left Las
Cruces recently for st. Louis, died In
that city.
Rev. Govett will continue the revival
services at the M. L. church, south, in
Las Cruces, until Saturday.
The dawn of prosperity has hit Las
Cruces, as is shown by the large bust
ness the merchants are doing.
Mrs. N. B. Laughlin, of Santa Fe,
entertained the young people In honor
of Misses Emma and Marguerite
Burns.
Mrs. p. H. C~urran, OF Las Cruces,
received a telegram from Denver stat
ing that her mother, Mrs. E. Is. New
man, is very Ill.
VIM. White, the Santa Fe surveyor
and civil engineer, has finished o gov
eminent surveying contract in western
Bernalillo county.
Don Pedro Perea's petition for APP
pointment as governor is being circu-
lated in Las Cruces and is receiving
numerous signatures.
Ex-Gov. L.. Bradford Prince left
Santa Fe for Denver, where he will re-
main a week or so on business, thence
going east and to Washington.
Mrs. Fred. A. Anderson arrived in
Las Cruces from Rincon, to join her
husband, who is now at the helm on
the Dona Ana County Republican.
Rev. Father Deraches, assistant
priest of Guadalupe church, at Santa
Fe, has gone to Golden and San Pedro
to hold religious services in those two
mining camps.
There are sixteen prisoners in the
Las Cruces Jail, two Of whom are
United States prisoners held for ex-
tradition; ten awaiting action Of the
grand jury and four serving cut fines.
The luncheon given by the ladies'
aid society of the Methodist Episcopal
church at the hospitable home of Mr..
and Mrs. Hogle, over In Santa Fe, was
an entire success, over 100 being pres
ent.
Rafael Barron, treasurer of the GUS
tom house at Juarez, Mexico, came up
to Las Cruces on q visit to his cousin,
Manuel Nevarez. This was MI. Bar
ron's first visit to Las Cruces in nine
years.
Rumor has it that one OF the MEM
bers of the council at Santa Fe re-
ceived $500 for his aid in q certain
measure, 5000 of which was to 60 to a
fellow councilman, whom he was to
deliver.
Photographer Cobb took several
views of the Albuquerque premises OF
Gross, Blackwell 6 Co., wholesale
grocery merchants. The building and
its surroundings have recently been
painted yellow.
At the April election. Cerrillos will
have an Office for ell probable candi-
dates. Ten men will be voted for
five town trustees, q town treasurer
and a marshal; also three members OF
the board of education.
Gov. Thornton has appointed William
A. Hawkins, OF Silver City, commits
sloner from the Territory OF New Mex
leo, to prepare and manage the ex-
hibit made by the Territory at the Ten
nessee Centennial exposition.
Mrs. A. A. Keen, of Alb uquerque,
gave a most enjoyable reception at her
home on Gold avenue, for which 100
invitations we're issued. Mrs. Keen
was assisted in receiving her guests by
Mrs. w. Z. Walsh and Mrs. F. B. SUIT
ton.
Articles of incorporation of the Taos
gold mining and milling company, q
Colorado corporation composed OF Q.
j. REYNOLDS, C. E. Stnbbs and +. w.
Hobert, residents OF Colorado Springs,
have been filed with Secretary Miller
at Santa Fe.
Don Ricardo Gonzales Is losing q
great many sheep in the vicinity OF
Chaplain from a new disease that
effects their bowels; the first evidences
Of the disease that can be noticed are
scours or running atthe bowels which
continue until the sheep dies.
Judge Laughlin at Santa Re handed
down a decree In the case of Charles
C. Hitchcock against the Santa Fe
electric company, Santa Fe gas and
electric company, the Illinois trust and
savings bank ct al. Judgment is
given against the defendants for over
$4,000.
A decree was issued in the Santa Fe
court compelling Antonio d. Vargas,
school superintendent of Rio Arriba
county, to pay certain warrants issued
by the directors of district No. -, OF
that county for the payment Of teach
er's salary, ~janitor hire and rent OF
school house.
Henry G. Bradley, Willard Fl. Sci