Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-17

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The trees, s~hrubbery and lawns il
Ration never looked quite go we'll q
now at this time Of the year.
Roy Fugate is visiting his parents q
Ration. He is working some valuabl,
properties IN the Badly district.
DIR. Will T. Williams, formerly O
Silver City, is now a very successful
practitioner at Guthrie, Oklahoma.
They are still fiocking into Red
River-prospectors, capitalists, tow
boomers, sports, burst boo 1holders
etc.
There never was a time in the his
tory Of New Mexico when abundant
crops OF everything were so promising
as now.
The Lordsburg Liberal has grave
doubts regarding the bravery of United
States marshals in southern New
Mexico.
A large number of trees have been
planted in Fairmont cemetery at Ration
this spring and they are looking
splendid.
The war department thinks the Rio
Grande is navigable in New Mexico.
Al certain seasons of the year it is
for catfish.
w. Z. james, a reliable real estate
dealer, of Keokuk, La , who had been
in Silver City on important business,
left for his home.
The Mimbres River cattle company
are moving their stock from the range
in the southern portion Of Grant county
TO the ella country.
Gene Smith made the best score at
the shooting gallery in Ration, last
week, and won the rifle. His score
was 29 out of q possible 30.
The ladies Of the Baptist church at
Albuquerque will give a ten-cent
social on Thursday evening next at the
home OF Mrs. III. S. Munson.
George Chester, j.. A. Mahoney's
first class embalmer, at Deming, was
called to Rincon to embalm the body
Of A. Van Spence, who died at that
place.
On account OF i'll health Rev. s. G..
Dorsey has resigned as pastor OF the
Baptist church at Ration and left for
EllisvilIe. Virginia. His wife accom-
panied him.
Rev. G. III. Adams, d. d, superin-
tendent for twelve years of the Arizona
missions of the M. y. church preached
in the Methodist church, ct Ration last
Sunday evening.
J. Nj. Reynolds. hustling young
newspaper mar of Erie, Kansas, de-
parted from Ration for home, having
spent a few months there with his
uncle, A. C. Coulter.
III. II. Earl, the advance agent for
the 81 Perkins company, arrived in
Albuquerque from the south and viii
arrange dates for bis company to ap-
pear 10 that city In a few days.
Mrs. G. H. Brayton, OF Chicago. who
arrived at Santa Fe several days ago
from Las Cruces, where she had been
spending the winter for her health, will
remain there during The summer.
Mrs. James A. Seligman and little
san. Of Santa Fe, are in Denver visit
inc her sister. Thsnoe she goes to Salt
Lake City on q visit to her parents.
She will be absent two months or more.
Mrs Louisa Apodsca and Manuel
Aoodaca arrived Ia Albuquerque from
Trinidad and attended the ANNIVERSARY
aervioes Of their father, which took
place at the Catholic church down
there.
Oscar L. O.ero, son Oh Manuel y
Otero, Of Albuquerq'ss,yho has been
dangerously i'll from inflammation Of
the spine, is reported considerably
better, but he is not considered out OF
danger.
Douglas e. Harroun, who Is now 10
Mexico employ ed in the Mexican Cen.
trail railroad, was at Santa Fe OF a
visit to his parents, DIR. and Mrs. Har-
rouu, and left for Sooorro, where his
wife Is visiting her mother n
Mrs. George r, Riucus, sister Of
Mrs. Amad, Chaves, who has been v;s-
fling ii anita % for 4 month. left for
Worcester, Mass, where she will re-
main on 4 visit with the mother Of Der
husband for several months.
The FIRE companies at silver City
seem to have fallen into a state Of IN
zen dssueIuie. No meeting has
been hello to choose . chief OF the fire
department % b presented TO the ci y
couocil for the appointment.
The business men Of Silver City held
a con mltati,n with live stock ,yent
FrookA and other representatives Of
the A Gibson railway for the purpose
Of having the rate lowered on esss;:s
shipments between Silver City and
pemipg.