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CUPID'S WORK.
Arrows from His Bow Pierce the Hearts of Two Popular Young
 People.

The little God of Love has been extremely busy in this section for the past few weeks, and the victims to his bow have been numerous. Among the latest who have sucumb- ed to the power of love and have decided to have that love sanetitied at the hymneal altar, are MT, John Scott Grant and Miss Della Brown. Their wedding will take place at Wabbaseka on June g, vt the resi- dence of MT. J. D. Clearv.
 The bride-to.be is one of JefTer- son county's fairest and most ac. comphshed young ladies. Mr. Grant is the genial and popular chief clerk at Hotel Truloek, and he is known and esteemed far and wide. The bride and groom will be at home" to their friends at Hotel Trulock after the 24th.
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DUR PHYSICIANS.
THEY TREAT THEMSELVES AND FEW FRIENDS TO
 BANQUET.
The Spread Was a sumptuOus One and Greatly Enjoyed, as
 Were Also the Toasts.

The banquet given by the Jeffer- son County Medical Society al Hotel Trulock Friday night was an event never to be forgotten by those present, for the pleasures they ex- perienced will ever remain a green spot in their memory.
 As the banquet was for the pur- pose of creating a closer fraternal feeling among the physicians, the participants were restricted to members of the profession. The banquet was a superb one and did credit to the chef of the famous hostelry under whose supervision it was prepared.
 During the evening numerous toasts were proposed and respond ed to. Messrs. s. NJ. Taylor and ". s. Hemingway, in behalf of the Pine Bluff bar, discussed the rela- tions of the medical and legal pro fessions in most felicitous man. ner.
 Mir. W. T. Young read an inter- esting and scholarly paper on medi- cal jurisprudence, embracing thorough and original treatise of the subject from an historical stand point. Toasts were responded to as follows
 Our Druggists-Mr. W. L. De woody
 The Bench and Bar-Mr. W. s. Hemingway.
 Our Bankers-Mr. W. D. Hearn.
 The Female Physician-Dr. o. c. Hankinson
 The New Woman-Dr. B. A. Hall
 Chf istianity and the Medical Pro. fession-Dr. R. c. Thompson.
 Our Farmers-Mr T. M. Phillips.
 Dr. J. P. Runyan presided as Master of Ceremonies, and the happy, convivial time enjoyed by the physicians and their friends was largely due to him.
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THE WILEY GOODE CASE.
He Will Remain in the Peniten- tiary Twenty-One Years,
 Unless Pardoned.

The readers of the GRAPHIC will remember Wiley Goode, who in a Chinese restaurant in this city, more than year ago, shot and kill cd man named Howe. A change of venue was taken to the Lincor Circuit court at Warner, before which court Gocde was tried on the charge of murder in the first degree. He was convicted and sentenced to twenty-one years at hard labor in the penitentiary.
 His attorney, MT. Sorrells, carried the case to the Supreme court, and on Saturday that court affirmed the decision of the lower court The de- cision was delivered orally by Judge Hughes.
 We understand that Goode's at torney will now file motion for a rehearing of the case.
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PINE BLUFF WEDNsDAY MORNING JUNE 10. lse7
PINE BLUFF BOY IGNORED.
Capt Fayett9 Bell Wins a Sword and His Company Wins
 the Colors

The youngest Captain and the youngest company captured the honors in the competitive drill at the Arkansas Industrial University Saturday, and, as is nearly always the case in events of this kind. a Pine Bluff boy carries off the honors
 Capt. Fayette Bell was in com mand of Company F, and to that company was awarded the coIors. honestly won in a competitive drill with five other, and older, compa- nies of the A. U In fhis com pany, and under the command of Cant. Bell, were the Pine Bluff boys who are attending college at the A. l. D., hence our people have double cause to feel proud of the victory.
 After the company drill, drill of the Captains took place. The prize was beautiful sword, and it was won by Capt. Bell.
 The young man is a son of our lamented and distinguished citizen, Col. M. L. Bell, ard be gives promise of being an honor to bis deceased and revered father We congratulate him, both on his own account and for the credit he has done Pine Bluff.
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A BIG COTTON SALE.
The Last of the season-Two Thous
 and Bales Bought in One Deal.

The cotton firms of Ragand x Go. and Speers X Go. on Saturday made the largest deal in cotton that has taken place in Pine Bluff this season. The firms together par- chased at one deal two thousand bales of cotton, and the cotton averaged cents per pound in price.
 Tillar X Go of Tillar, owned 1 300 bales of the cotton and the remain ing 800 bales was sold by the Ham mett Grocery Go. for one of it's GUS toners.
 This is perhaps the last deal in the "heeey' that will be made in Pine Bluff this season, for with one ex- ception it closes out all cotton stored in this city. Several hun dred bales owned by one of our plan ters is yet held by warehouse, but the owner of the cotton proposes to hold it until the price goes several cents higher, so he will probably keep it until the Demo crats are again in power and pass a free coinage act at the ratio of 16 to l.
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WASH THEIR SINS AWAY.
Seventy One Sinners to be Immersed
 Tomorrow

~aOur colored population is, from appearances, rapidly accepting the Christian faith, and we hope will lead better lives. The big revival being conducted by Rev. J c. Bat ties at the Barraque Street Baptist church is doing great good. During the past two weeks III accessions to the church have been made. On last Sunday afternoon forty-one of these converted sinners were bap- tized in the Arkansas river, and this afternoon at 3 o'clock seventy one more will be plunged beneath the saving waters.
 The baptizing will take place in the river near the mouth of Brump's Baycu. Our white people are cor dially invited, and those who go should remember the occasion and conduct themselves as becomes a superior race.
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AN IMPORTANT SJIT..
EX-TREAsURER KENDALL SUES
 THE COUNTY FOR $1,410
The County Judge is Sustained and the Verdic. is Against Mr
 Kendall.

Friday afternoon the Jefferson Circuit Court decided a very inn portant civil suit, one wherein $1 40 was involved. It was the suit of ex-Treasurer R. T. Kendall against Jeffel son conn.y.
 In 1873 the county of Jefferson issued railroad aid bonds to the amount of something over S75, 000 In the year 1896 the county called in these bonds, amounting 10 gre, : 800, for reissuance at lower rate of interest. The bonds were reissned, and Mr. Kendall, who was at that time County Treasurer, demanded a commission of ? per cent for hand ling the bonds County Judge ". D. Jones refused 10 allow the claim of the Treasurer, and he brought suit against the county to recover $1 ,410, the amount claimed as com mission. Friday exhaustive argu- ments were made by the attorneys in the suit, after which Judge John M. Elliott rendered a decision against Mir. Kendall, and sustained the ruling Of the County Judge
 Attorney A. B. Grace appeared for the county in this suit, and Mr s. M. Taylor represented the inter est of Mr. Kendall. We understand that an appeal to the Supreme Court will be taken.
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STANDARD COMPRESS.
It Will Shut Down for the Season Wednesday The Season Has Been a Pros
 porous One.

The Standard compress will com plete it's contracts and shut down for tins season Wednesday night. The season has been fairly prosper ous one with the compress company, as it pressed 5S.00O bales of cotton this scason as against 55,000 last season.
 Manager Adams says that next season his company will press not less than go, 900 bales.
 This morning great difficulty was experienced at the press to secure labor. on account of the excessive heat The company had 2,000 bales 10 press. and the work and hot wea her was toe much for helahor- CTS. Eight of them were burnt ont aud had to quit work.
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DISASTROUS WRECK,
A BRIDGE BURNED AND A FREIGHT TRAIN RAN
 INTO IT.
Mine Cars Burned and a Nsgrc Killed The Wreck Occurred
 Near Humphrey.

Saturday night, near Humphrey, disastrous wreck occurred on the Cotton Belt. Some miscreant set a bridge on fire, and burned it down. During the night freight train No. IS, of which Dad" Coons was the engineer, rae into the bridge and the train was precipitated to the bottom of the ravine which was spanned by the burned bridge. The cars caught fire and were, with con tents, burned.
 No one was killed in the wreck but the wreeking train was sent out to repair the structure, and that train, when near hltheimer ran over negro, supposed to be a tramp, and he was killed.
 On account of the wreck the pas senger trains at this place were much delayed Sunday. The Cotton Belt trains came oyer the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad track to Little Rock.
 The bridge has been repaired and trains are running on time.
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THROWN FROM HER SURREY
Mrs. John F. Gillespie Meets With a
 Distressing Accident.

Saturday afternoon Mesdames John F. Gillespie and R. H. M. Mills were out driving in the form. CTS surrey On East Sixth avenue the horse became frightened and overturned the vehicle Mrs. Gil lespie was thrown violently to the ground and badly bruised Her friend, Mrs. Mills was more forum ate, and although thrown from the vehicle, she escaped uninjured
 A carriage and a physician were summoned and Mrs. Gillespie was carried to her home and given at tention. The community will sin cerely regret the accident to this estimable lady, and we trust that she will soon be able to be out again
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THE TEACHERS
ELECTED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD
 FOR THE COMING YEAR.
Old Teachers Nearly All Retained Drawing to Be Taught in
 the Schools.

The Pine Bluff School Board held meeting Saturday night and elect ed the following teachers for the various schools for the ensuing year and made the following assignments:
 PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL. James H. Witherspoon, principal. c. c. Ogilyie, hall teacher. o. J. Wade, teacher of mathe- matics.
 Miss Gussie McKenney, teacher of Latin.
 SIXTH AVENUE SCHOOL J. H. Thach, principal; Elizabeth M. Grace, hall teacher; Misses Emma Mann, Joe B. Smith, Willie K. Hooker, Jennie Aiken, Jessie Adams, Blanche Scull, Eva Davis.
 LAKESIDE SCHOOL. Miss Julia Fall, principal; Miss Lou Reeder.
 FIRST WARD SCHOOL. Miss Hattie Bloom, principal; Miss Owen Hogg.
 CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
 MERRILL HIGH SCHOOL. M. R. Perry, D, A. Sumner, Wm. Townsend, c. Cartwright, Fife Wiley, Lizzie Jackson, Leona Cooper.
 MISSOURI STREET SCHOOL. s. W. Crump, H. N. Johnson, Bet tie Nicely, Irma V. Coleman.
 GREENyILLE SCHOOL A s. Moon, principal; AT Strick- land.
 The Board decid q to introduce free hand drawing in the schools at an early date, and will employ a of writing and drawing for the coming year.
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TROOPS IN ROUMANIA.
Three Hundred Thousand to Be
 Mobilized by July

CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 12.-The Minister of War has announced that he will have 300, 900 troops mobil- ized in Roumania by July. Soldiers are constantly being sent by Turkey and the peace negotiations are in no better condition What course the mobilizing of troops means none can say. The war may be prolong- od
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MEMPHIS, June l2.-At a meeting of the Union Trades Council held here tonight a general strike was ordered of all the members of the Building Trades Council, This will throw out of employment over fifteen hundred workingmen. The trouble has grown out of existing differences between the contractors and union carpenters, the latter asking for the 8 hour per day sys- tenn and 30 cents per hour minimum scale. This strike will materially affect the sumner building now in progress.
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 AN ALLIGATOR.
4 Huge One Captured in the Arkan.
 sas River at This Place.

Saturday afternoon A. JenkiL son, a white fisherman, while running his trot lines in the Arkansas River opposite the city, was almost ierked from his boat by a huge monster that had become en. tangled on the hooks. The line was drawn until the excited fisherman discovered that he had caught a huge alligator He was powerless to get it out of the water, so he re turned to town for assistance and a shot gun. The reptile was shot and brought to land. It measured eight feet in length and weighed 1l0 pounds.
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 A Bridal Party Entertained

Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. [. G4. Chambers, at their lovely home .on Cherry street, entertained in a most delightful manner the young people who composed the bridal party at their wedding which took place on the first day of June. Those present were Misses Joe Smith. Ran Smith, Annie Carlysle. Trip Lindsay, Irene Taylor and Mary Lindsay; Messrs. Dlllarl Saunders, Irl Armstrong, I C. Chambers, Neil Martin and l.. c. Chambers.
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A CUTTING AFFRAY.
A Colored boy Seriously Wounds
 Companion.

Sunday two eolored boys aged ls and 13 years. respectively, engaged in row in the East End when Ghas. Lovett alias Chas Dyer. the elder boy seriously cut Rnthy Gezy. Lovett is now in jail. The boy cut is a son of I. NJ. Gozy. the bar tender at Brock ways saloon.
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OUR RIVER FRONT.
Work to Save the Bank to Be Com
 mencLd Thursday.

The fact that the Government authorities have at last determined to do some needed work on t!e river front at Pine Bluff will be good news to our people,
 The government fleet will arrive Wednesesday and begin work at once. Dike No. ? is to be repai' ed and mattresses will be put down along the caving bank.
 Mr. c. E. Philpot has secured the contract for getting out the brush and piling that is to be used, and he now has large force of men at work on same,
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sps cal Assesnnent.

The tax hook for the collection of the special assessment upon the real nroperty District No. g. for rhe purpose of paving, has been placed in my hands. All owners of real property lying in the district are re- quired to pay their assessments to me within thirty days from date. If such payment is not made. action will be commenced at the and of that time for the collection Of said assessment and for legal penalties and costs
 Given under my hand this sth day of June 1897. H. r. WESTBROOK.
 65 d4w Collector
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Cut Off a Finger.

Tom Wilson, colored, now has a maimed finger and is suffering much pain. Saturday he was engaged in work about a circular saw at Cady's min. in the East End, when his hand was thrown against the saw aud one finger was instantly cut off.
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LATER. Since the above was put in type it is learned that the negro killed was Joe Johnson, a deputy constable of Dudley Lake township.
 Johnson brought a prisoner to Pine Bluff Saturday and was enroute home. It is supposed he was walking on the track when the wrecking train, backing toAltheimer from Crooked Bayou, the scene of the wreck, ran over and killed him.
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Confederate Veterans Re-Uuion at Nash
 vile Tenn.

This is to advise that all tieketssold to Nashville account of the Confeder- ate Veterans Re-Union as elsewhere stated in these eolumns,an extension of ten days will be granted on all tickets deposited with joint agent of terminal lines at Nashville, on or be. fore June 26. When parties are. ready to return tickets will be returned to them bearing extension limit.
 J. W. FARLEY, Agent.
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Notice fn Veterans.

I. Ed. Murray Camp. l. c. V, will meet at the Court House. Tuesday evening at < D. m. This win be the last meeting of tue camp u til after meeting at Nashville. Tenn. Badges will be glyel out at this meet. All members are urged to attend. By order of B. E. BENTON,
 Commander.
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The Annual Reunion cx-confed- crate Veterans will be held at Nash- vile. Tenn. June 22l ta 2fth. For this occasion the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southernrailway will on June 20 and T sell tickets at rate of $lo.U0 for round trip. Isinal re- turn limit ten days from date If sale This limit, however, may be extend- ed, an additional ten days if tickets; are deposited with joint agents at; terminal lines at Nashville on or be-, fore June 26tn II B. MIzEI.L. Agtl
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If you would be comfortable get screen doors and windows put in by the Bluff City Lumber Go. 24dw& If
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Albert Wilkerson, of Kearney, was d Fine Bluff visitor Sunday.
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J. '. SAUNDERS, Agdt.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04
A N TRAIN.

Roadmaster Dan Elliott had business al
Wagon Mound, yesterday.
H. ]. Ryan, the local tie and timber In
spsctor, reached home from Dorsey sta
tion, last evening.
Engineer Geo. w. Crosson, who has been
recreating in Kansas City, returned to b II
post::of duty, last evening.
President Ripley, his assistant and party,
will pass through on a special train for
California, some time, tonight.
Eighty cars of California oranges passed
through Las Vegas during the twenty
four hours ended at noon, yesterday.
Alex McElroy goes to Cerrillos, to.mor-
row, from which place he will pick up
lumber, piling and ties on his return.
J. 8. Hughes and twelve men arrived
from Topeka, last evening, for work on
the new iron bridge, No. 1914, between this
city and Romeroyille. =
c. R. McEwen, the postal clerk who has
been running between Silver City and
Rincon for about two years, has been
transferred to the Albuquerque and Los
Angeles division, and his place on the Sill
yer City branch supplied by e. 3. Cannon.
The fastest time ever made or the Lake
City branch OF the Northwestern was by
Engineer Clifford Bates, of Lake City
While out on his run, the other day, he re-
csived word, by wire, at Onawa, that his
wife, who had been i'll, while in a at Of
mental alteration, had thrown herself in
the cistern and was dead. The division
superintendent, upon learning Of it
promptly gave Bates the privilege OF cut
ting his engine loose from the freight train
he was pulling and making the best pcssi-
Die time home. The distance Is eighty-five
niles, and he made the trip in seventy five
minutes.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04

This paper is glad to announce that
Professor Hamill, field -worksr of the In
ternatiousl Sunday school committee, has
consented to remain another day In Las
Vegas, and will! speak again, this evening
at the Presbyterian church, on the subject
Of Advanced Sunday School Methods"
For the past seven or eight years, Pro-
fessor Hamill has been At the head of the
normal work Of tho Illinois State Sunday
school association, aud his pronounced
success there isA guarantee Of his thor
ough command OF all up-to-date methods.
This IL IN unusual opportunity for the
people OF this city and OF tho Territory to
hear an acknowledged master Of this sub
-ject. Professor Hamill 10 strIkingly direct
and clear In style, and rivets the attention
Of his audiences to tho topic In hand. The
address begins al 8 O'Clock, sharp.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04

Yesterday afternoon, az $50 O'CLOCK, ~
the residence Of the brides parents, Miss
Juliet y. Cochran was united IN marriage
TO Preston II. vradenberg, Rev. Geo. Sell
by saying the words that Joined them till
death do part, after which . light lunch
was served to the invited friends who were
In attendance.
The beautiful bride is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Trad Cochran, OF this city,
and Is well and dearly loved by all her as
sociates. She graduated from the public
schools here, with the highest honors, and
Is In every way fitted to preside over tho
home OF the groom In whatever station OF
life to which he may attain.
The groom, recently Of Arcola, Illinois,
Is in the employ Of the Atchisou company,
at Cerrillos, at which place the happy
couple will make thoir future home. They
left on the Z O'Clock train for that place,
last evening. May tho shadows OF sorrow
never be theirs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04

Following 10 the monthly summary, q
Gallinas Springs, N. M, for tho month Of
February:
Max. temperature, 60 degrees, date 2sth
min. tenn, Is deg, 9th; mean tenn, 37.t
deg; mean max.,4 S.4; mean min, 1853.
Total precipitation, 81 inches; greatest
precipitation in "a consecutive hours, "A,
date 18th; total snow fall, full month, 7
inches; No. of clear days, Is; partly
cloudy, 8; cloudy, 8; on which OF or more
precipitation fell, 4.
Prevailing winds, west; strong winds,
9Th, 9th, 18th and 21st; thunder and light
ming on the 10th.
JAMES E. WnITMoRE,
Vol. Observer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04
A Thief Caught.

on Tuesday evening, a ''hobo" by the
nam OF Tom Fitzpatrick, wandered into
town, and during his meanderings, found
bis way into Dr.M.M Milligan's Office; that
gentleman not being in, he picked up q
post morton case andsa l~aryngascope, and
walked out. Marshal Clay was put on tho
scent and caught the thief at the Kentucky
house, last night. He now languishes in
the county Jail for thirty days, not having
the dough to pay his way out. A few
prompt convictions like this, will abate the
hobo nuisance.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04

If a bill for a boys reformatory pass
the legislature, as now proposed, and a
building is aver erected or rented for the
purpose, THE OPTIc would insist that some
OF the first patients" should come from
Las Vegas, Judging from recent expert
ences this paper has had with the urchins.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04

Tomorrow morning, ate o'clock, at the
east side Catholic church, Will begin the
solemn services of the first Friday Of the
league Of the Sacred Heart. There will be
solemn..exposition Of the Sacrament dur
ing the day closing with the stations OF the
cross.and a sermon on the passion Of the
Saviour at 1880 o'clock in the evening by
Father.O'Keefe
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04

Eugenio Alarid, who is serving a life SEN
tence in the pen at Santa Fe, for compile
ity in the murder of young Gabriel Sando-
val, in Las Vegas, some years ago, is kept
constantly at blacksmithing, and he Is said
to be sufficiently able to bear any quantity
of heat in this world. How 1t will DO in
the world to come, remains to be seen. Q
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04

A gentleman who is said to be largely
and keenly interested in the erection OF q
smelter at Algodones, down the country,
and in the disposition of tracts of lands in
that vicinity, passed through for the base
Of operations, last evening. His name was
NOT ascertained.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04

The Optic was panied to learn Of the
sudden death of s. A. Bushnell at Clayton,
a few days ago. His death is lamented by
a wife and four children, besides all those
who knew him. He was prominent in
Union county, having held the position Of
deputy treasurer of the county.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04

f. s. Reyes, of the lower Pecos, recently
had $50 head Of sheep stolen from his
focks. 1t is reported that they were killed
and the pelts sold at this point. The per-
petrators Of the dastardly deed deserve the
full limit Of the law,if caught, and chances
are said to be good for their capture.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04

A girl to do general house work In .
family with three small children, would
make home more pleasant, If the salary is
not too high, so thinks the head OF a house,
hold. THE OPrIc's want columns will tell
how to get one.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-04

The friends Of D. G. Winters, Of Las We
gas, are importuning him to allow the use
Of his name as a candidate for the secrs-
taryship Of the Territory, and be has par
haps placed himself in the hands Of his
friends.