Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-04
THE DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas. New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
THE TERRITORIAL PRESS,
TExtraots from our Exchangss.

Superintendent OF schools August
MAYER Is visiting his parents at Fair
view, Grant county.
The four hundred OF Allison opened
The season's festivities with \ ball gwen
~ Hansberg's hall.
Tom Holland unloaded 800 head OF
cattle 10 Clayton, last Saturday, which
he bought in Arizona.
: Two COWS belonging to Benz. Cook
were killed by lightning during
thunderstorm 10 Chloride.
Claus Schleter, Of Clayton, received
a car load OF lumber, last Sunday, to be
used on his new residence.
Ration is forging ahead at an I'M
precedented gait. New and handsome
residences are springing up In every
direction.
The evening services at the Metho-
dist church in Ration, will begin at z $40
during the summer months instead OF
1880 as hitherto.
Tom Ricketts,, Of Clayton, who has
been LAID up for a week from the ef-
fscts Of a horse falling on him, is again
able to be around.
The three democratic aldermen in
Ration. captured the board, Tuesday
night, and elected G. M. Fetter alder
man from the second ward.
Frank Buntz's many friends; both in
Texas and New Mexico, will regret to
learn of his untimely death, which oc-
cured at his home northwest OF Las
Cruces.
Several Mexicans are engaged haul
ing salt from the salt lake 100 miles
northwest OF Chloride. The salt sells
at from one to one and one-fourth cents
per pound.
The G G G cattle company unloaded
$500 head of cattle at Texline, last
Friday and Saturday, and which were
driven from that point to their ranch
In Oklahoma.
DE-. j. j. Shuler and his daughter,
Miss Evlyn, returned to Ration, Friday,
fro n a two months visit to the snen'
andoa Valley, Virginia, the Doctor
boyhood home.
Tn IS. Scales has put two men, N. A
Clark and VIM. Harper, at work on
his Goldstone property situated a.
Camp KingsburY, some three mi O.
north Of Grafton.
The Rio Grande river. near Sar
Marclal, is cutting high jinks with thu
channel. One case is reported wher'
the course OF the stream has chapget
nearly half a mile.
o. M. Sp try made the run iron
Ration to Clayton, a distance OF IL
miles. on his wheel, last Sunday, II
eleven hours. Considering the roug'
condition Of the prairie roads this is 81
excellent record.
The new ore bin at the Wing STAN
mill at Chloride, is completed as 10 q
new road leading to it, and ore nauiinl
has already commenced. A large sur
DIV of ore will be stored in the bins %
fore the mill starts up.
Judge Bantz expects to clear "a
docket before the sessions OF the pre-
emit term of the district court are cioi
ed in Silver City, in which event !
will make the best record for dispatcl
ing business ever attained In the cour
of Grant county.
The steamer ssLas Cruces" whis
left her warf last Sunday morninI
saws the Independent. Democrat W
wrecked near FL Paso by runnil
athwart a willow switch which VI
resting quietly on the bottom OF "o'
own, navigable Rio Grande."
we want a lively merchant to con
out here and start a general mercna
disc store saws a Mangas writer IN :
Silver City Independent. A man To
would find a market for farm produ
would make a mint Of money. W
donate q fine piece of land 10 q Ia
who will start an establishment OF u
kind
Eoitacio Montoya and Nerio Nc
toya. both of Geneva, bad some trout
over a house belonging to Epitacio a
occupied by Nerio. In the scul
Eoitacio was cut in the bowels VIII
knife. After the cutting NERO 7
away. but was followed and arres'
bv the constable. Epitacio was,
coroing to last reports, danRerou
ill.
.Jnan de la Cruz Salazars ageu
WARS was found dead at Saia
iTn,on county, on Wednesday, the 2
day OF May, 1897, at 8 O'Clock =.
He had been missing for two days :
Is ~suoposed to nave died on the 20
When found he was lying on
ground with bis coat for q pillow !
q band tied tightly around his waisl
if to alleviate pain in the stomach.
.1udue Ball he'd MIR. and Mrs. Q
mar and John Carmikle before nan
Di..sg7 II assault Win ue'
weapon, at Clayton. Carmik'e'
seems, had agreed to haul the 2
parties from Oklahoma to hed =.
= distance of 400 miles, for $lo ana
board and horse feed. When they
rived within a mile of Clayton the
passengers wanted to camp pue :
mike said be would drive to town
oct some horse feed, and there
trouble arose. When they arrived
CLAYTON Coleman had Carmikle
.e.ied for assault With a deadly wea
The court dismissed the case after
eons,d sration, assessing the costs s.
~ bes Seen Coleman and Carm
furmikle pawned bis horse . "
I pay bis part and Coleman, a =
reports, had not paid bis part.