Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-24
THE DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
THE new MEXICO news.
lExtracts from our Exchapges.

Don Luis F. Garcia is very sick al
Clayton.
The Rio Graude Is up a tribe early,
this year.
John Brophy, Of Clayton, hal
moved his family TO his ranch in Okla.
homa.
Rev. Brown has moved into Clayton
and now occupies the Sam Wise
house.
Dtrisict Attorney Mathews has moved
his law Office into the court house al
Lincoln.
Will Cone, Of Clayton, has beer
sick for several days, but is again able
to be out.
Leandro M. Gallegos was at Clayton,
making final proof before the u. s.
land Office.
Mr.. Clauson, the civil engineer, is al
his home in Hillsboro, sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Morton, Of Springer, was before
the U. s. land Office at Clayton, max
ing final proof.
L. X. McGaffey has been elected to
serve as one Of the directors Of the
Bank of Roswell.
Bonifacio Garcia, bartender for Abe
limo Garcia, over at Clayton, is learn
ing to play the violin.
Peach trees are in bloom at Roswell,
and give the promise of an abundant
yield of fruit, this year.
Miss Mary Campbell, of Hillsboro,
was thrown by a horse she was riding
and quite severely injured.
George Campbell and Peter GALES
have returned to Hillsboro, the former
from Old Mexico and the latter from
Arizona.
A strange fatality is raising havoc
with the town bnrros at Hillsboro.
Three of the animals have died on the
streets lately.
The appropriation made for the
school of mines at Socorro by the Ter
ritorial legislature is the same as that
OF two years ago.
William Wayland has gone to work
on the "Yellow Copper mine at
Hilsboro, owned by Mrs. Col. Dis.
singer and himself.
Father Migeon returned to Lincoln
from u visit to the parishes south of
Lincoln, the visit extending as far as
the city of Roswell.
Several dozen states have been made
for town council at Roswell, but one
that 20 onffmotn uaftcfo aforv has nnf
been shown up, yet.
Miss Susie Dunn and her Lake VAL
ley school gave a delightful entertain
msnt in the town hall down there for
the benefit Of the school.
There was q musical entertainment
and magic lantern exhibition at
Ervien's hall in Clayton for the benefit
of the Christian church.
Mrs. w. w. Strong, Mrs. w. s.
Lowe and others, OF Albuat cirque,
have recently organized a Mite society
for charitable purposes
Uncle Joe Gordon, of Clayton, is
expecting a three-seate ed canopy top
drag, which he will use this summer,
especially for picnic parties.
w. H, Hahn & Co., will shortly open
o bicycle establishment in the store
now occupied by the Whitson music
company down in Albuquerque.
A prominent young business man
and one of Roswell's most lovable
young ladies will travel life's Journey
together from some time in April.
Don Jose Alert and wife, pioneer res
idents Of Hillsboro, have removed to
Old Mexico, where Mr.. Alert will con-
duct a coffee-raisIng plantation.
s. E. Pelphrey was at Roswell from
Ell Paso, to attend to his suit against
Henry Gaullier for money due on ac-
count of erection of Gaullier block.
There will be an old-time play dear
TO all theater-goers and lovers of
theaters brought upon the boards,
down at Hillsboro, the first week after
Lent.
A. G. Campbell, of Roswell, has
been called east by a telegram from
Mr.. Hagerman. This is thought to
Indicate railroad extension la q few
weeks.
Mrs. Butcher, mother OF the popular
cashier OF the Sierra county bank, re-
turned home to Canton, o., after a
three months visit with her son in
Hillsboro.
Rumors were fast and thick about
the streets of Santa Fe that a governor
had been appointed and that the ap-
pointee was either ex-Gov. Prince or
Geo. IL. Wallace.
The commission to compile the laws
of the Territory under the law, will
meet In Santa Fe on the LIST Of April,
for the purpose OF organization and to
get ready for the work.
Mrs. w. s. Burke and her grandson,
jamie Worth, were passengers from
Albuquerque for Pennington, Maine,
where Mrs. Burke will attend the sixty
fifth anniversary Of her parents we'd
ding.
Considerable ~unfavorable comment
has been lnduIged in at Roswell 10
regard to the pound ordinance, the
general idea being that an election was
required to make such an ordinance
valid.
United States Marshal E. L. Hall re.
ceived a telegram at Santa Fe from
Deputy Marshal Rodriguez, at Silver
City, concerning the holdup and rob-
berry OF William Heather's store, at
Cliff, on the Gila river.
The regular ~semi-monthly meeting
Of the Vincent Chautauqua circle was