Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-23
THE DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,


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Reuben Nauglc has opened q jowelr
store at Eddy.
G. M. Carpenter Is very Ill wit
pneumonia, 1t Eddy.
DR.. Alternately 10 now nicely fixed !
his new Office At Socorro.
A poverty dance Is talked Of At Sc
zorro for the near future.
VIM. M. Borrowdale Is the Magda
lena druggist and postmaster.
Lige Littrell and wife left Ration o.
. visit TO friends in Tennessee.
Mrs. J. d. Perkins gave an interest
ing young folks musicale at Hillsboro
Died, in Fairview, Mrs. Benjamin
Cook, mother Of Mrs. Adams, Of Hills
boro. .
The young ladies OF Socorro viii
give their minstrel performance on tn
2Sth inst.
s. l.. Roberts was elected justice o
the peace ~ Eddy; d. r. Harley
constable.
A. w. Harrington, of Kingston, II
getting to be quite o professional or
the cornet.
The public school at Kingston under
the charge of Miss Margaret Newman,
seems to be doing finely.
On account Of the electric lights used
in the beet sugar factory. the lights in
Eddy are quite dim, these days.
Vincent B. May has purchased the
interest of the late A. l.. Christy in the
City meat market at Las Cruces.
Albuquerque camp No. l. Woodmen
Of the World, are preparing to give q
grand ball or Easter Monday, April
18th.
Senior Francisco Mallen, Mexican
consul at FL Paso, has been in Las
Cruces several times recently on official
business.
Geo. w. Larrmore was elected justice
at Seven Rivers, and Geo. w. Need
ham, constable, with only fourteen
votes cast.
Died, in Hillsboro, Mrs. VIM. BELLS,
after q painful illness. A husband and
three children and a young sister are
left to mourn.
The Knights of Maccabees will give
\ musical and literary entertainment at
the Albuquerque Congregational church
on February End.
Mrs. w. &. Hammel, OF Socorro,
started for St. Louis, 10 response to a
telegram statiug that her father was
not expected to live.
A heavy wind blew down several
poles at Las Cruces and
made it impossible to send any messages
over the line that day.
A. B%lumenthal, q former clothing
of Ration, now of Ell Paso,
passed through for New York,
he will purchase goods for his
drm.
FL. L. Potter and r. E. Baughman
have dissolved partnership. at Eddy,
Mr.. Potter retaining the Eddy drug |
store, and MIR. B%aughman, the store at
Roswell.
Died, in Las Palomas, the wife OF
Commissioner Francisco Bojar-
quez, after q short illness. Three lit
Re children are left to mourn, with the
husband.
John Silver, an old timer Of Kings
ION and now OF Ennis, Montans, v rites
friend there that no prefers chilli and
,eans in New Mexico to fishing through
he ice in Montana.
George Miller 10 now in charge OF
he books at Keller, Miller & Co.'S, at
Hillsboro, MI. Crane having gone to
Faulkner to conduct q branch store for
he company at that place.
Geo. B. Woodward, Of Ration, re-
,eived his certificate Of election a con-
table of precinct 6; Chas. N. Bayne
.lso received his certificate IS justice
Il. the peace, up there.
The Socorro county title abstract
,uyeau has been organized Joy Messrs.
Joseph E.. Smith, s. c. Castillo and
-. Jeffries, n expert abstract
maker and conveyancsr. down there.
Mrs. James Wilson, Of Ration, pleas
.ntly entertained . number OF her
riends at progressive Whist. An after
,oon was delightfully."- occupied by
ards and music, interpreted with .
piendid COLLATION..
Tho election for justice Of the peace
I Socorro was held 10 precinct NO. J.,
nth three aspirants for the office.
hey were II. h Harris, present in-
umbent, +. A. O'Neill and CamiIo
Iaca. The latter Was elected. Alfredo
saliegos was elected constable.
la the United States district court at
anita Fe, Judge Laughlin presiding,
be two cases Of the United States
roinst Charles Lyon, late postmaster
{ Cerrillos, and his bondsmen. were
omnromised and dismissed upon the
ayment by the bondsmen Of S915l7 10
ae clerk Of the court.
At a meeting Of the Epworth league,
, Ration, the following officers were
lected Tor The ensuing year: Mrs. ~
Mills. president; s. w. Clark, hrst
ice-presidcnt; Miss Clara Ball, third
Ice. president; VIM. w. Frye. fourth :
ce-president; Miss Nellie teatn'
scretary and treasurer. I
The election for justice Of the peace /
nd constable al Hillsboro was spirited !
Id called OUT 4 vote OF 1870 in that y
recipct. r. A. Nickle. for justice, :
al Manuel Aragon, for constabie' .
ere on one ticket, and j. f. Smith, 9
Justice, and g. M. Tomlinson. icr .
were on another. Nickle