Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-26
THE DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
THE TERRITORIAL PRESS.
EXTRACTS from our Exchanges.

Already the spring talk of SUNNI,
excursions to the mountains has broke
out in Roswell.
b. +. Daniel Is putting down th
wooden sidewalk In front Of the couI
house square in Roswell.
1t is probable that the Il Idly bas
ball club will have the Midland teal
there July Alb for a game.
The revival meetings at the M. +
church in Eddy are still under way
calling sinners to repentance.
The newly organized W. CT. q
society, held IN iniorma. reception o
Mr.. A. IL. Rockafellow's, In Roswell
The San Juan river still c~ontipues /
do considerable damage 10 properly ii
the vicinity OF Bloomfield and Fair
point.
After an absences OF nearly four year
in an unsuccessful hunt for a bette
town, Jack Turner returned to Roswell
to stay.
Mrs. Singleton, OF Eddy, is reported
to have attempted suicide by the lauda
mum route, but laudanum is harmless
sometimes.
The walls of the. Pierce building
down at Roswell, are about flashed
and the carpenters pushing right along
with their work.
DAnbey NJ. Scales, special agent oil
The department of justice, investigating
Indian depreciation claims in New
Mexico, is in Santa Fe.
District court will convene at Ros.
well the first week in July, unless un-
avoidable obstacles prevent Judge
Hamilton from being here.
On complaint of Avelino Garcia,
Justice Garcia, of Santa F., put ID ISL
derio Glllegos under bonds of 500 to
keep the peace for SIX months.
Mr.. r. s. Hamilton is now teaching
quite a large class in Spanish at
Roswell. Lessons on Tuesday and
Friday evenings In the X. p. hall. e.
DR.. e. b. Tyler, the well. known AL
buquerqle dentist, will visit Socorro
and vail remain about five days, pre-
pared to do all kinds Of dental work.
The old folks concert came off, as
per announcement, and was the best
entertainment ever gwen in + Idly. The
proceeds 60 to The Presbyterian church.
j. ii. Devine's new frame residence
down at Roswell is being pushed to
completion as rapidly as consistency
with good Workmanship will per-
NIT.
Tip Hays, the cowboy who has been
very low with fever at the old Ire
mont house in Eddy for the past four
weeks, is nov able to set up some each
day.
E. w. Lowe, who was recently
kicked by a horse at Hagerman
and very seriously hurt, is now
much better and has a chance to re.
cover.
Pat Higgins brought a prisoner to
Socorro, being a young man arrested
on general principles, but as there
was nothing against him he was dis
charged. r
Many old.time citizens of Socorro
feel positive that the river will con-
tinue in its present course, near the
"ailroad track, as it is said to be the
old channel.
William |. Lindsay and Miss Eva
Wiley, who were united in marriage
about two months ago, in Albuquer-
que, have separated and the wife IS
now living with her people in South
Albuquerque.
Cam Dow has sold his stock of cattle
ranging north of Eddy, for $4,000, to
C B. Willing ham, range delivery.
Mr.. Dow estimates the number at
about 800 head.
Charles Fisher, a vag, asked for
lodging at the Albuquerque Jail, and
Justice Crawford down there, sent him
to the county jail for sixty days, &C.
cording to the record made in the
marshaI's police book.
e. L, Hall, United States marshal
for New Mexico, who was down in the
Sonora, Mexico, and Nogales, Arizona,
n~eighborhoods purchasing cattle, came
up and has gore over to Santa Fe.
A Mexican performed a daring feat
at the Stanton street bridge 10 Ell Paso.
He swan down the river until within
about ten feet of the bridge and then
diyed under it, coming up safe on the
lower side. :
The concert by Prof. Perez band,
the dress parade by company G, First
regiment infantry, New Mexico nation
Al guard, in the plaza at Santa Fe,
we're witnessed and Ell yed by a largel
number of Santa lie cItizens.
Revival services have been in pro-
gress at the Methodist church in Ros
well, under the leadership of Rev.
Sessions, assisted by Rev. G. j..
Ox,ey. The attendance has been
good and great interest manifested.
Hon. T. d. Burns. NJ, S. Groves and
T.. Nj. BIggs have succeeded the Biggs
Lumber company, San Juan county,
under the title OF Burns-Biggs Lumber
company. There is no truth IN the
report that this company would be
consolidated. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Urton came in to
Roswell from their ranch in Cedar
canon, aud Mrs. Triton started Thurs
day f1r d months visit to Pleasant
Hill, MO. Mr.. Triton reports good
rains. and cattle ia fine condition on
the Upper Pecuss