Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-02-16
rAE DAILY OPTIC.
'East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
THE new MEXICO news
Extracts from Our EIchanges.l

elopement at EDDY.
L. Anderson's famous peach tree a
Eddy is out in full bloom.
The contract was let at Eddy for the
erection of the Pierce block.
The new horns tor the Weary vii
lies band arrived q Albuquerque.
Jack Brogdon's s~ix-year-old son, Of
Seven Rivers, Is down with jaundice
Miss May Young departed from
Eddy for Mineral Wells. Texas, hel
home. l ~
The musical and literary club me,
at the residence Of James Kirkland in
Madrid.
Rev. E. Brantley, at Eddy, united In
marriage Frank Lewis and Mrs. Rose
II. Buffers.
The date OF the children's masque
ball at Silver City, has been fixed for
February 9th.
Every stage brings into Elizabeth
town mining men who 60 to see what
they have there,
Mrs. Geo. Howard left Ration for
Florence, Colo, where she expects to
make her home.
The hardware stock of j.. H. Gill
more at Eddy, passed into the hands
of s. /. Biting.
The services conducted in Eddy, at
the Baptist church by Rev. Emerson,
were we'll attended.
Road Supervisor An~astacio Herrera
at Springer is rustling the boys out to
work their poll tax.
DR.. w. y. Harroun, of Santa Fe. had
q narrow escape from a severe accident
on his trip to Denver.
The Cerrillos cornet band will
probably give a ball on Washington's
birthday, February 22nd.
Jennie D. Sheldon, OF Chadron, Neb.,
is at Eddy trying Pecos valley u n
shine as q health-restorer.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church at Eddy will give a bean bag
social next Thursday evening.
The sentiment in Eddy is strong in
favor of the exemption of the beet
sugar factory for at least six years.
A. N. Pratt, eff Eddy, has been men,
toned as a suitable man for the town
board, the coming spring, down there.
A great many changes in business
circles are taking place in Eddy and
the town is now on the eve Of a boom.
William Berry, of Georgetown,
father of John G. Berry, now residing
at Albuquerque, is reported seriously
ill.
Invitations are out for a calico ball
to be given by the social club at Silver
City, on Wednesday evening, March
3rd.
The Baptist church at Albuquerque
will give a public reception to their
pastor, DR.. Bagby, in the church par
lors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Remsberg en-
tertained about twenty-five OF their
friends at progressive whist, up IN
Ration.
The second lecture Of the high school
lecture course was given at Ration by
Rev. Norman Skinner, of Las Vegas.
His subject was "The Educated
Scholar"
John II. Lester, OF Silver City, has
commenced his canvass of Grant coun-
ty for Bryan's book, for MIR. Carr, Of,
that city, who has the agency for the
whole county.
The social that was to have been
given at the Presbyterian parsonage in
Albuquerque, has been postponed, on
account OF the severe illness of Rev.
Jas. A. Menaul.
The farmers at and around Otis,
Eddy county, are organizing a club
which will be for mutual benefits and
to discuss all issues pertaining to their
general welfare.
Anillo Cortenas, charged with adul-
terry, was tried and acquitted at Silver
City. The Ease of Estanislada Orasco
de Alvarez, jointly indicted with Cor
tenas, was nolled.
Miss Katie Archibald, who has been
cashier at the New York Fair, left
Raton for Trinidad, where she will be
cashier for the same firm in their big
establishment in that city.
Thos. Floyd, ST., of Ration, will make
a strong pull for U. S. inspector OF
coal mines for New Mexico; Teddie
Ferrie, OF Blossburg, is also an aP-
plicant for the same position.
A lucky prospector is reported to
have discovered the lead, which by
years OF disintegration along it's out
crop supplied the gold to the Spanish
bar placer, up at Elizabethtown.
W. S. Swan, sheriff of Jones county,
Texas, arrived at Eddy, snd IN COM
pany with Sheriff Dow. arrested one ..
+. Harrell, who was employed by VIM.
Turknett, west of Miller station.
The entertainment to be given by the
pupils OF the public schools at Morrill,
opera house, Silver City. on Wash
ington's birthday. promises to be one
of the most enjoyable events Of the
winter.
Frank Milstead, one of the most sue
cessful and reliable mill men OF the
west, resigned bis position as superin-
tendent OF the "Helen" mining COM
pany's mill at Graham, Grant county,
and has returned to Silver City.
Charles Lamson, the mixologist who
was popular with tho patrons OF Bell .
Harvey down there, has returned TO
Silver City from the state OF Wasning-
ton, and is at his old place behind tne
bar at the Club House sample rooms.
Dr.. W%aldschmidt at Eddy received
.r;6o;aI feat for the colOred