Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-05
THE TERRITORIAL PRESS.


Sylvester Ross and Miss Maggi
Howe we're married at Pennington.
f. II. Elmer,s OF Pennington. VIII,
has been quite sick, is able to be abou
again.
Judge S. d. Webster sold his hom'
ranch, east Of arlington, to San
Rugh.
The various mining camps In th,
Territory report new mines being
opened.
Mrs. Mauricia MIA. Chaves, wife o.
Carlos v. Chaves. OF old Albuquerque
Is dead.
The prospect ahead OF southeastern
New Mexico were better than al
present.
G. A. Warrington has opened an In
telligence and employment bureau a.
Roswell.
Edward Fenstermacher died at til,
Exchange hotel In Santa Fe Of hear
disease.
Elfego Baca, Of Socorro, was ap,
pointed administrator Of the George
Smith estate.
l.. w. Coe, Of Pennington, Is agen,
for the cheapest and best dust-sprayel
ever invented.
New Mexico is rejoicing over the
prospect Of beautiful crops and Q
prosperous year.
The roundup outfits have all passed
Eddy, and are now working in the up.
per Pecos valley.
Dan Thomas has been appointed
special marshal at Roswell by the
board Of trustees.
There isn't an idle man Except
through ~inclination) in all San Juan
county at present.
DR.. A. A. Shaw, of San Marcial, nm.
packed an elegant line Of m%eerschaum
and briar root pipes.
1t is reported from a reliable source
that the "Old Abe'' nine at White
Oaks has started up.
The government c~ustodians of the
weather predict plenty of water In the
Rio Grande, this year.
Some time early 10 June, q. L. Voris
will have his new bakery at San Mar
cial ready for business.
The public schools at San Antonio
closed, an entire week having been
spent in examinations.
Work has commenced on the coal
chutes at Socorro, and those at Rincon
will 500 be under way.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Norman's two
youngest children are down sick with
the measles at Springer.
The citizens of Pennington are vieing
with each other in improving and beau.
tifying their home surroundings.
Never in the experience OF the Oldest
inhabitant was there such a crop Of
apples in Chaves county as at present.
W. S. Magraw, of La Plata. San
Juan county, left for Colorado,
where he will probably pass the sum-
mer.
Cicero and Dallas Branch have
purchased L. F. Reynolds interest
IN the Farmington-D Durango mail
route.
The second carload CT machinery for
the "American" mine at Nogal was
sent across the country from San An
tonic.
Since the first of the year, some four
teen new members have been initiated
into the San Marc:al Odd Fellows
lodge.
The party OF Eddy fishermen caught
fish in quantities sufficient to appease
their own appetites and brought 6 few
home.
J.. M. Morris, having closed out his
interests in Roswell, has gone with his
wife &c Dsming where his daughters
reside.
w. H. R~edenbaugh, q practical tail
or, cutter and repairer, is located at J..
j. McInnis' cigar store, down IN San
Marcial.
The air OF San Juan county 80
lent of fruit blossoms and the landscape
about Pennington is truly SO thing OF
beauty"
Walter Stevens, Of Fruitlsnd, San
Juan county, and daughter, are owners
Of one Of the best coal banks on the
San Juan.
Mrs. d. J. Craig, of Pennington,
who has been seriously i'll. is recover
ing rapidly under the treatment OF DR..
Rosenthal.
j. w. Turner, father Of Mesdames
A. Fl. Rockafsllow and G. A. Richard
son. arrived in Roswell from. his home
at Evart, Mich.
The farmers on the Vermejo, Cclfax
county. are considerably agitated. Just
at present, over their water rights for
irrigating purposes.
H. K. Skinner has just completed .
very artistic job Of paper hanging IN
the residence occupied by al Dustin
over at Pennington.
Mrs. L. Davenport proposes to retire
from the restaurant business ct San
Marcial, May 18th. Frank Hunt VIII
probably succeed her.
Jim Laughrcn has commenced the
erection Of a commodicns business
building on his lot at Farmipgton, al
Joining Elliott Locke's store.
Jesse Lee, Of Eddy, is the latest indi-
vidual to become possessed OF . new
b~icycIe. He purchased . Waveriy
from the Eddy drug company.
Intelligence has been received 70
Eddy of tho death of the father o. MISS
:JuIia D,spp, who visited with MRS. a