Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-11
THE new MEXICO News.


"nooe eoo uitoiio uto poth ABOVE
ground at Mesilla.
Robert Elwood, Of Mesilla, is very
i'll with pneumonia.
Services were held in the jail at
Silver City by Rev. A. A. Hyde.
The ~two-year-old baby OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Podro Serna died at Rincon.
The drat load Of gramma hay Of the
season was brought to Las Cruces.
A. McClintock. OF Hlncon, is ship.
ping hay to Fort Bayard on contract.
The little child of VIM. Mcdonald
died at Rincon Of capillary bronchitis
Miss May DsMier came down to
Rincon from Lava to attend the Priest
Miss Addie Dogne, who has been i'll
for a long time, died at Las Cruces
Nearly all the male residents Of
Dona Ana are employed on the Selden
dam.
A. G. Thompson, Of Clayton, was
kicked by a colt and quite painfully
hurt.
A travelling quartette furnished
amusement for a small crowd at
Rincon.
Sister Bernard, principal OF the
public school at Las Cruces, is on the
sick list.
The services at the Methodist church
in Silver City are drawing large
congregations.
J. II. Riley left Santa Fe for Denver,
his four children in that city being i'll
with the measles.
Miss Mary May, OF Las Cruces. went
to FL Paso to attend the funeral OF
Charles Buchoz.
Fifty men passed through Las Cru
ces for Ell Paso, en- route to Selden to
work On the dam.
The condition of d. L. Anderson. Of
Albuquerque. is much improved. Dr.
Hope is 10 attendance.
G. A. Rathbun, OF Las Vegas, left
Albuquerque for Wilcox, Arizona. to
received a train load Of cattle.
There is no disposition on the part
OF tho members of the legislature to
pass any kind Of o militia bill.
j. M. Powers, who has been in
charge of the Wells-Fargo express
Office at Santa Fe, but recently trans
ferred to Denver, left for that city.
Fred Newman was In Silver City /
from Georgetown rejoicing over the
arrival OF a new daughter at his home.
A. J. Fountain, of Mesilla, is dis
tributing government seeds among the
farmers throughout Dona Ana county.
An eight-pound boy, standing twcn-
ty inches in his stocking feet arrived. at
tee home of 3. F. Bean in Las Cruces.
Alex Stevens, former city marshal Of
Albuquerque, after ten months pros
pecting zeal San Pedro, is in that city
again.
M. w. Neff, of that city, is making
arrangements for putting an electric
light plant OF modern facilities in Sill
yer City.
Margarito Barela is erecting a new
dwelling house at Las Cruces, to be
occupied, when completed, by DIR.
Montero.
The Mandolin club was entertained
by Miss Grace Hawks at Albuquerque.
in honor of her guest Miss Elizabeth
Loyeland.
Mrs. III. Smythe 10 located at Mrs.
Lackey's millinery store, over at Clay
ton, and is prepared to do frst-class
dressmaking.
Mrs. w. T. McCreight. who was east
purchasing fine millinery for her
spring and summer trade, returned to
Albuquerque.
Married. at the home of the groom
in Rincop, Rev. J. NJ Cordcva oficiat-
ing. Eli g. Priest to Mrs. 5. M. Pratt
Pratt nuplials.
J. M. Harper came into Silver City
from the middle Gila, with his
daughter, who is a student in the
normal school.
Louis Haffner. erstwhile a resident OF
Santa Fe, in the furniture. business
with Charles Wagner, is now in Dem
yer in business.
The bill asked for by the Albuquer-
Que city council for the holding Of
biennial municipal elections passed
the council at Santa Fe.
Mrs. Herbert and daughter. Miss
Frances, have arrived 10 Albuquerque
from Las Vegas, and will probably re-
main there in the future.
The Presbyterians have rented the NJ
T.. church at Las Cruces and will hold