Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-10
THE TERRITORIAL PRESS


several ladies' have joined the Klon
dixie cou'irgent from Silver City.
Married, at Kingston. list Sunda,
afternoon, by Judge Hnrs,e, Mr.. Wal
ter Rigging TO Mis- annie Ovens.
Lee Grows, Mark Dalgllah and FIR
lene Silen, young men OF II llstoro, ar
attending the Sierra county normal In
stiutes~~
w. II. Jack Is gathering crowfoo
cattle in Grant county to make a ship
ment Ola train load within the mex
two weeks.
Prof Rennett gave a very Interesting
lecture at the Methodist church las
Friday evening on The subject Of .s0u
Young Republic
Prof. Hssger'y, Of Albuquerque. /
attending the Sierra county normal in
e%titute. II /, reported that he ha'
been engaged 10 teach the Kingston
school.
Tho new residence OF cr.S ID. Swop,
Is row ready FIR the shingles Whar
competed this will be one OF the nices
and most conveniently arranged resi-
dsnces In town.
All the teams in the Hilsbore dis
trict are busiIy employed hauling ore
aud supplies. Not an idle man ID
lHillsboro, or one who can not secure
work IL he wants IT,.
Mr.. and Mrs p. P. Barnes entertain.
ed their many friends on tuesday even.
ing at tho Thinner house in Silver City.
The occasion was the celebration oil
their fifteenth, or crystal wedding an
niversary.
There is more prospecting and de-
veSopment work IN the mines OF the
Territory this year than for some time
past, and the indications are good for
a large increase in mining throughout
New Mexico during the next year.
Q1ite a severe electric storm passed
'ov-r Chloride Wednesday evening.
while shore was heavy thunder and
vivid lightning there was no damage
done, but it is reported from Cuchillo
ahat many hou ,es were flooded and
gardens damaged.
Juan Marcaus, q Mexican, of King
stop, committed suicide last Tuesday
evening, about four o'clock, using u
foriy-fys Winchester riffs. A %coroner's
jury under ths direction OF Judge
Hurste held an inquest over the body
The remains were buried at ii,llsboro.
&. A. Graves is taking ont fve-ounee |
gold ORR IN considerable quantity from
abe El Dorado" near Hilisboro, ard
has Just had a ten-ton lot OF the second
grade treated at The "BonanzA" mill.
All this ore no has got from ground
which has been considered end con-.
demned as barren.
Mrs. M. l.. Sheenar. OF Mprphys,
county, California, wonld
to know the Whereabouts Ut her
son. A NJ. Lockwood. who is suppcsedi
10 tie. somewhere in Now Mexico
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of
the said A. NJ. Lock wood will confer o
favor by immediately notifying Mrs
Sbeenan.
TIE Sierra county normal institute
opened last Monday. The attendance,
so tar, has Teen quite satisfactory, most
of the precincts being represented, be-
a good showing Of high grade
students. Some, and The number
de augmented considerably are
taking the course for the up to-date in !
formation and culture In it.
There were a couple Of demented
brought t. Albuquerque 6a.nr- /
day 10 be examined in the district F.
TO their sanity. One was a woman !
Irom Valencia county, and she was !
in tie county jail awaiting her I
examination. The other was a man, 9
and came from tie Rio Puerco coun- /,
try. hut os there ives no proper Com t
mitlment, be was turned loose. b
GeDtlemen friends If MIR, and Mrs. (
N A Beats PAID them their respects.
last Saturday nigh', with the usual dis
play of fireworks and music by the
quick artillery orchestra. On II
Ibe same night these same gentlemen B
called upon Mr. and Mrs. III. Il. Stew ii
.rt. While o trifs slow in the latter r
case, they remembered the good old '
'bettes late than never" and p
let Ter 90 double. I
On Thursday night of tie fair week y
viii be a grand dance OF the
Naval s about u lurid camp Are. !,
There will be about a hundred OF the !,
q he tribe participating III thu n
dance. During The afternoon the In- I
diane will MARI the streets in their y
gorgeous costumes, which consist Of + "
g" s,ritg aud belt. Tits will un. 81
doubleday prove 4 Of tho creates st at 9
at the far and every one will
given an opportunity TO see a gen
niue war dance. .T,
Shortly before midnight Saturday 6.
G M. Tyler and Officer h
Sweetland made = raid on a Chinese la
on Silver avenue, A.bu al
quesque, lst opposite from the post "
Dflice, believing that there was an N
opium joint there. Upon entering,
their suspicious were at once conf
fur seven or eight celestials !.
were found lying around on The floor, v
ia OF them still smoking and others til
stnpeiisd from the opium thai pr
they had previously consumed. +.
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