Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-31

Ray Carter, son OF Mrs. Col. Dis.
singer, is expected at Hillsboro from
the south to stay, on about May LIST.
j. o. Cameron was elected attorney
for the wool growers association,
which recently convened at Roswell.
w. Moore Clayton, superintendent
OF the Bradstreet Co. at Albuquerque,
wal doing business in San Marcial.
Harry Jaynes has purchased from
Mrs. Bayless the lot Immediately south
of his residence, down at San Marcial.
G. w. Tomlinson and Howard Snod-
grass, of Hillsboro, have gone into
Socorro county to look for a lost mine.
Judge Robert West, of Kingston,
chairman OF the board of county COM
missioners, visited relatives at Hills
boro.
the Pecos Valley Argus of last week
contained a first-ciass article on the
sugar beet industry, written by F. E.
Koesler.
The district court OF Eddy county
did not convene last Monday, as anticI-
pated, on account of lack of funds to
hold court.
After a trip almost around the world,
w. H. Skeet, OF Kingston, has returned,
thinking that Sierra county beats every
thing in sight.
The''Snake, ""Richmond, ""Wicks"
and fisherman" mines, In the Hills
boro gold camp, will square up their
pay rolls April LIST.
A daughter was born to Mr.. snd
and Mrs. Chas. d. Martin, down at
San MarciaI, Or. G.. G.. Cruickshank
being in attendance.
The Hillsboro Adrocate regrets to
learn of the contemplated departure for
their old home in Michigan of Rev.
Fitzpatrick and family.
Mrs. F. G. Tracy, while riding with
her husband at Eddy, was forcibly |
dragged out Of the buggy by a young
horse and seriously hurt.
w. H. Wilton, of San Marcial, is
erecting a neat two. story barn and
having his yard graded up beyond the
possibility of mud end slush.
Sam Atkinson and Irene M. Atkin-
son were granted a legal separation
from the bonds Of natrimony in the
district court of Chaves county.
There is great activity In the sheep
and cattle industry in the Territory. |
Buyers are plentiful and both classes Of
stock are going at good figures.
Mrs. J. j. Rascoe was thrown from
q wagon and quite severely injured
while the family we're moving from
Eddy down to the lower Greene farm.
w. H. Kremis has disposed of no
less than twelve Columbian washing
machines at San Marcial and has placed
an order for another consignment of
them.
After a pleasant visit of several
weeks to Mr.. and Mrs. Scott +. Keller,
of Hillsboro, Mrs. r. G. Troger and
children departed for their home in
California.
The Santa Fe Rose Bub colored
Ministries will give an old fashioned
minstrel entertainment at the court
house, over there, on Thursday night,
April 1st.
The acquisition Of more space has
made it possible for Mrs. E. Ewing, OF
San Marcial, to greatly improve the
external aud internal appearance Of her
restaurant.
Anthony Dockwiller, Of Glorieta,
made proof on a homestead in north
eastern Santa Re county before Judge
Walker, register of the land Office
at Santa Fe.
The frost Of last week destroyed all
the peach buds and blossoms in the
lower Pecos valley in consequence
there will be no fruit Of the peach kind
year, around Eddy
Prof. t. r. Swanwick, who arrived
ia Eddy from Magdalena, WIS., for two
terms principal Of the Socorro schools
and previously professor Of the COM
merciaI college Of Laredo, Texas.
Messrs. Eiben 81 Duffy, who have
been trying our climate for health,
have decided to open an establish
ment of glass engraving and cutting 10
Albuquerque, and will also deal in
Ruby glassware.
The late fsosts damaged the early
bloom on the fruit trees in the vicinity
San Marcial. The opinion prevails,
that the crop will still be a
one, should no more severe frosts
put ia an appearance.
Mrs. Joseph Waddingham, of Las
Vegas, has written a friend in San
that the large irrigating scheme
Tor that vicinity, which has been ma
turing for the past two years, will be a
this ummer
Charles r. Bayless, a mechanical
engineer Tor years in D. l. Barnes
,fice il Chicago and 40 accredited
correspondent OF the Railroad Gazette,
accompanied @. H. LaidIaw on q trip
to Hillsboro from Chloride.
Ucon recommendation OF Chief
Smith, Governor Thornton has
,ommuted the sentence Of Miguel
9orzales, OF Wagon Mound, found
unity at the last tern, Of the district
,ourt Of Colfax county Of violating the
law with reference to esttie
nd 6ned 800 and costs. Tbs
voyernor's eommutation reduces the
Inc 10 The payment Of costs,