Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-02

society having for its object the stut
Of the Bible.
A daughter was born to Mr.. an
Mrs. L. w. Steinbach at Aztec. I'll
mother is very Ill.
The season for killing wild duck
has closed. There should be no violl
tion OF the game laws.
Sister Mary Bernard, Of Las Cruces
has been confined to the house by IL
ness, but is improving.
Three citizens Of Pennington have o.
pressed a willingness to donate groun,
for the proposed college.
Adance was given in honor Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Swire at the home Q
M. Mckenzie, over at Aztec.
DIR. G. N. Wood, Of Silver City, wa
called to w. T. Tony's ranch, ON tn
Gila, on professional business.
The firm of Smith & Brockmeier
bicycle dealers, has been dissolved BIZ
mutual consent at Albuquerque.
Peter Perry, of Ration, has gone Il
Red River where he will locate. Hi
family will also move there soon.
William johnson brought into Silver
City two mountain lion scalps from thu
upper CHA country, Grant county.
Horace Moses left Silver City fol
Malone, where he will accept a posi-.
ton with Crawford q Woodward.
Judge G. d. Bantz adjourned the
nopa Ano oounru oourt al. Orro..
and returned home to Silver City.
Charles P. Uptegrove, of Las Vegas,
a brother Of Mrs. H. M. Stecker, was
in Silver City, a few days last week.
A party started from Ration for Red
River with two tons Of coal, which
commands the price of $40 per ton.
James Dane and Miss Eva Tuttle
were united in marriage at the home
of &. L. Cooper, over at Pennington.
Eddie Fleming and little Charlie
MoAninch, of Silver City, who have
been seriously Ill, are safely ecover-
ing.
John and Jim Welsh left Ration for
the Red River mining district, where
they will spend the summer prospect
ing.
F. A. Anderson circulated q petition
at Las Cruces. asking endorsement for
q. D. Pray, of Iowa, for the governor
ship.
The drama which was produced by
local talent at Pennington, attracted a
crowded house and was greatly en-
joyed.
Letters received at Las Cruces from
Numa Reymond, state that he does not
know when he will return to the Mesil-
Ia valley.
Harvey Towner. of Pennington,
started on a hunting trip to the head
waters of the Pecos, to be absent about
two weeks.
Russell Agee left Silver City for
Deming, where he has accepted a posi-
ton with the Lindauer Mercantile Co..
Of that place.
The school directors at Aztec have
been comforting with A. e. Brown in
regard to the building of the new
school house.
The board OF regents Of the normal
school held a meeting at Silver City to
make arrangements to sell the normal
school bonds.
Phoebus Prudential will not return
to Las Cruces from New York for some
weeks. Mrs. Prudential will spend
the summer in New York.
The game Of ball at Athletic park,
Silver City, between the Fort Bayard-
Central and Club House mines, resulted
in a victory for the former.
There will be q meeting Of the ladies'
guild at the residence of Mrs. Barnes,
in Silver City, Monday. April 9th, for
the purpose OF commencing work.
A large number Of grape vines will
be planted in the vicinity OF Pennington
this spring. The raisin grapes are
popular and a profitable variety to
grow.
Rev. T. C. Moffett, minister of the
PRESBYTERIAN church, left Ration for the
mountains. and will 90 from there to
Taos for the annual meeting OF the
presbytery.
The fruit buds are not nearly no far
as they were, this time last
year. over 10 San Juan county, and the
crop Of apples, peaches, pears. prunes,
almonds, etc , will simply be immense
this year.
The San Juan county minister's asso-
was organized in Pennington
with Rev. F. M. Roper, president; Rev
Hugh Griffin, vice-president Rev. A.
M~cIntyre, secretary; Rev. ] .B. Wrights-
man, treasurer.
The exchange Of Rev. @. L. Bovard
10 Boyle Heights. Los Angeles, will
take place until the CLOSE Of the
present conference year. which will be
II September or October, the family
living ia Albuquerque the remainder
81 the time.
A meeting OF the fruit growers OF
Farminqtou and vicinity was held ~
=. M. Pierce'a store to decide on what
NAV be done to induce the fruit com
pany mentioned last week 10 como 70
se.:gsscn and handle the fruit csor
81 that vicinity.