Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-02-05
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.


Miss Lucy Dickson, Of Santa Fe
who has been quite i'll for some time
past, is rapidly recovering.
A deal was made by which D. Z,
Long became the manager OF the
Southern hotel in Silver City.
The social club at Silver City will
give a calico ball on February 22nd, in
honor of Washington's birthday.
Chas. Baker, Of Denver, instituted
, the Good Samaritan degree, an auxili-
airy to Royal Arch Masons, in Ration.
Miss Belle Eckles, Of Silver City, en-
tertained the whist club and a number
of invited guests in a most charming
manner
The reductions contemplated by the
legislature, If carried into effect, will
ave the Territory and counties $50, 00U
annually.
The republican six in the Territorial
council at Santa Fe are keeping close
watch on the movements of Governor
Thornton.
The supreme court at Santa Fe, after
signing the record of Saturday, Janu-
airy 30tb, adjourned to the first Mon
day in March.
T. Y. Maynard and E. L. Washburn,
two of Albuquerque's best singers, will
take part in the conservatory concert
of February 18th.
About forty Of the young people of
the Methodist Sunday school spent an
enjoyable social evening at the parson-
age, up in Ration.
The Epworth league of the M. E.
church is growing, at Ration. Last
Sunday night, thirty young people
were out to its services in the church.
In the United States court at Santa
Fe, Greatano Napoleone, a son of SUM-
ny Italy, was made a citizen of ''the
land of the free and the home Of the
brave"
The manager of the Eddy beet sugar
factory, Mr.. Goetz, is in Santa Fe,
working to secure favorable legislation
for the beet sugar industry of New
Mexico.
The Flora Vista literary society.
which was recently organized in San
Juan county, with DR.. A. H. McFar-
land as president, meets every Satur-
day MI hi.
Fruit-growsrs are busy now, in San
Juan county, trimming their trees
and cleaning out their orchards. The
trees were never more thickly covered
with fruit spurs.
A. L Bowen, representing the ad-
vertiseing department Of the Ne
bruska State Journal, was in Santa
Fe, accom- panied by 9. B. Reynolds,
the sheep.buyer.
J.. Lesson, of Socorro, president
of the board OF immigration, is In Santa
Fe on business connected with the
board and other matters. He will re-
main several days.
The members Of Harmony lodge, X.
of p, of Ration, splendidIY entertained
visiting Knights and their families and
their own families at their hall. Music,
cards and refreshments were INDUCED
in.
Several people at Pennington are
storing ice for next summers use. The
ice is thin for packing, but believing it
is as thick as it will become this win
ter, those who have ice houses are fill
ing them up. }
W. L. Paddock has purchased
Alvin Magraw's stock of goods on the
La Plata, San Juan county, and will
hereafter conduct the business. d. ID.
Dawson has moved his merchandise to
the same store.
The people of San Juan county
stand ready to extend any aid within
their power toward the extension of
the D. & R. e. from Durango to Farm
ington, in the way of grade building,
land concessions, etc.
Father Sherman preached to u large
audience OF Catholics and none catholics
at the church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, down in Albuquerque. His
chosen subject was ssConfsssion," as
practiced 10 the Catholic church.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather, Evangelist j. C. Burns closed
his meetings at the St. Johns Method
list Episcopal church in Santa Fe and
left for Cerrillos where he will assist
Rev. L. L. Gladney In special meet
irgs.
The %Sunnyside Orchards subdivision,
in San Juan county, will become the
most lovely and desirable residence
location in the vicinity of Pennington.
A home of five to ten acres may be
secured there now for a very reason
able price and on easy terms.
E. Sheele, of Albuquerque, is %secre.
tary of the Alameda Farming company,
eight miles north of Albuquerque
The company is running an Incubator
and breeder and have been very sue
cessful in raising chickens, finding
ready sale in the local market.
The sacraments of baptism and the
Lords Supper will be administered in
the Presbyterian church, next Sabbath (
morning, at Raton. All members Of
the church are expected to be present
for the quarterly communion and well
coming of new members into fellowship. 1
Francisco Chavez, who was arrested |
at PeraIia, Valencia county, by Deputy !
Sheriff Jones and brought to Albuquer- ;
que, on the charge of breaking into :
the house of r. A. Miller, below that {
city, bad a hearing before Justice q
Crawford, down there. and was sent to
the county Jail for sixty days. /.
A motion for a new trial In the r. M. Z
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