Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-20
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Manuel Corona died, at White Oaks
OF pneumonia.
Rev. Mr.. Paz, OF Ia Luz, conducte,
services at White Oaks.
Maximiliano GREGG was acquitted O
the charge Of murder at Socorro.
DR.. Edwin Swisher, Of San Antonio
reports his practice to be on the in
crease.
At Jicarilla, j. H. King, was elected
Justice Of the peace and j. r. Harding
constable.
A. j. Steel will from this date bt
found at Buffers barber shop, down II
Albuquerque.
Major Marx Howell, formerly OF La
Vegas. is to be Office deputy for the new
sheriff at Roswell.
The revival ut the Lead avenue
Methodist church, Albuquerque, is
gaining in intensity.
MI. and Mrs. Geo. Hoffman, of San
Marcial, are happy in tho possession Of
their first born. It's a girl.
Joseph N. Peer, q native of franklin
county, Ohio, died at San Marcial In
the fortieth year of his age.
H. B. Holt, court stepographer OF
Las Cruces, will report the proceedings
of the "third house, at Santa Fe.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Miller had a
little Sunday offering, at San Marcial,
in the way of a sturdy little son.
Jas. K. Livingston's Alameda IAN
itarium, now in its fifth year, has some
twenty-five guests spending the winter
there.
Tho sheriffs and various county
officers are gathering in great force At
Santa ke to prevent a reduction Of their
salaries.
Senior Don Serrano, OF Tularosa, was
at White Oaks looking after the mail
contract between that place and the
Oscuras.
The New Merican has no hesitation
in predicting sensational developments
in the Cochiti mining district during
the next ninety days.
Miss Ninfa Montoya and the Misses
Pine, assisted by other young ladies,
gave a social and supper at the school
house In San Antonio.
Burglars went into Dunnigan Bros
store at Lordsburg and helped them
selves to what they wanted. which was
mostly in the line Of mems clothing.
Geo. Armstrong; was seriously i'll at
San MarcIal of heart trouble. This
was his first attack of the kind, and it |
came very nearly terminating fatally.
The Gallup Cleaner sensibly points
out a few facts bearing on the suicidal
policy Of certain business men in that
town who do not advertise their wares.
E. G. Hall, of Albuquerque, is an
applicant for the office OF register of
the land office at Santa Fe. and has
good backing for the appointment, SO
1t is said.
There is some talk on the street at
Santa Fe that there is q scheme on foot
to tax the full capital stock and sur
plus of all BANKING Institutions in the
Territory. Il
The pupils Of the public school, at
San Antonio, are being drilled for an
other entertainment which will take
place in the school house, down there,
next month.
A hrst-class theatrical company
could make a "ki'ling'' by playing a
couple of nights in San Marcial, says
the Bee. Nothing in this line so far
this season.
Felix Martinez, of Las Vegas, will
no doubt be the democratic candidate
for public printer. This matter will
soon be brought up, and 3 lively fight
10 expected.
The ball to be given at San Marcial
BY the Junior Order United American
Mechanics will be or Wasbington's
birthday, February 22nd, instead OF
January Pend.
The total number Of votes polled for
OF the peace at San Marcial was
1877, Of which Jos. McQuillin received
1923 and Perry Gall. g.. Mr.. Brown Is
the new constable.
There lisa large lobby present At
Santa Fe demanding that the saloon
licenses be raised to 81, 900 q year and
gambling be placed on the second
door or abolished entirely.
Chas. +. Springer, general agent OF
the Columbia building and loan asso-
of Denver, has been at San
Marcial rustling business for his pros
porous and beneficial company.
Sheriff w. &. McAfee, Of Grant
county, recently sent out printed pos
tai cards offering a reward Of $25 for
the capture OF one John Doyle, who
broke Jail while serving a sentence.
About twenty members of Company
G., Albuquerque, have entered into an
agreement to form a drill team for the
purpose OF giving an exhibition drill at
The next regular monthly inspection OF
The company.
Gov. Prince Gid a graceful thing at
Santa Fe in declining the presidency
Of the commission to the Nashville
exposition, 10 order that Judge A. A.
Freeman, who is a Tennesseean, might
have the position.
Mrs McCuen, mother Of Mrs. John
Walker, received a telegram at Santa
Fe from Gainesville, Fla, bringing the
sad news that Der nephew. Steel Mat
.hewson, aged sixteen years, had been
accidentally shot and fatally wounded
out hunting.
Perry Gall, one Of the most sincere
advocates Of the single tax doctrine 10
New Mexico. kindly furnished the San