Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-02-25
THE new MEXICO NEWS.
IExtracts from Our Exchanges.

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back to Colorado.
DR.. Van CIeve, OF Silver City, is q
victim Of rheumatism.
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. George Brett,
over at Aztec, q daughter.
Miss Ruth Carter. Of Silver City, who
has been i'll, is very much better.
Collector Cooney, Of Socorro, is now
making up the delinquent tax list.
The III. s." l~easers, at Kingston,
have a fine body OF high grade ore.
The attendance at the Methodist
church, at Silver City, is increasing.
w. L. Pettonger, is superintendent
OF the "Old Baldy' mine at Elizabeth.
town.
w. III. Williams, OF Aztec, sells fit.
teen pounds Of yellow 'C' sugar
for 81.
John L. Mclaughlin arrived home
IN Hillsboro from CORPUS Christi,
Texas.
A. F. Nichol had his wheel stolen
from the porch OF his residences at Sill
yer City.
A. +. Stump, of Pennington, was
kicked in the head by a horse and bad
ly injured.
J.B. FLETCHER has moved his tinshop
to the Trotter building, on Main street,
at Roswell.
A mask bali Will be given in Kings
ton on the eve of St. Patrick's day,
March 18th.
Antonio Sedillo, of Socorro, is now
devoting his entire attention to the
study of law.
DIR. +. j.. West receives many calls
at Aztec, there being much sickness in
San Juan county. IA
A big bouncing baby boy was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sporting,
down at Socorro.
AS 10 years past, Aztec will have the
champion base ball team of San Juan
county, this season.
Upper San quantities are p~etitioning
for a daily mail service. They are GER
tainly entitled to it.
There will be an entertainment at
the PresbJ terian church in Aztec, FRI
day evening, March 9th.
Robt. Reay, of Kingston, is improv-
ing the Kinsey ranch and will move
there during the spring.
Adolf WHEEL has added a new porch
aud q now picket fence to his residence
property, in Silver City.
Candidates for city Offices at Socor-
no, are now thinking about making
their aspirations known.
a This pleasant weather, a number of
,zncple at Socorro are getting ready to
@tlnt their early gardens.
3The Silver City reduction works
started up their rooster and furnace,
after q few days. shut down.
The two-year-old child OF G.. I.
Brown has been dangerously sick with
pneumonia, down at Socorro.
James Bryant has purchased twenty
seven acres of land from Peter Knick-
erbocker, over in San Juan county.
The Swire brothers and others are
taking out an excellent grade of coal
ia the Chaco canon, San Juan county.
John Shaw is back at Roswell. II is
understood he is to be married, il he
hasn't already committed matrimony.
DIR. Sewers, Of Silver City, was
called to Georgetown to assist DR..
Phillips in performing a surgical oper-
alton.
The Sisters Of Loretto at Socorro,
will give tneir annual concert, at the
close of the convent school mex Friday
night.
DR.. d. A. White, of Kingston, who
has been down with la grippe, is gain
ing rapidly, and will soon be out
again.
The little girl Of Jacinto Griego died
with an attack of Group ut Elizabeth.
town. Her age was INK year and
eleven months.
Stephen Ward and Miss Mary Gam
BILE gambolsd from Silver City to Fort
Bayard, where they were married. 1t
was an elopement.
Harry Allen, of La Plata, San Juan
county, has leased his ranch for three
years, and contemplates going into
business Of some kind.
A farewell dance was given at Webs
ter hall, Hillsboro, in honor of Frank
Brown of the "Wicks'' mine, who is
about to leave Hillsboro.
The annual distribution OF seeds by
the agricultural department is in prog
ress. Many farmers in San Juan
county received packages.
Monroe Fields reports having sold
more goods st Aztec, the last three
months, than he ever sold before in the
town in that length Of time.
Neal Garner, who has a bonanza in
the ssBlack Copper" mine at Red River,
left E!izabethtown for Colorado Springs
to consult with his associates.
A commodiuus hotel Is to be built Ia
Az,ec and the indications are that the
capital Of San Juan county will enjoy o
genuine building boom in 1897.
Walter Todd, Of Chaves county, is
graugering, these days, aud wears
hickory suspendsrs, hayseed in his hair,
and all concomItant attachments.
Beef cattle are scarce and high
around Soeorro, and it is impossible
for the local dealers to get good beef
cattIc enough to supply the demand.
Tho Reynolds bill introduced in the
house OF representatives at Santa Fe,
regulating the locating of mining
claims within this Territory, is one Of
great merit.