Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-15
NEWS OF our NEIcHBORS.
Doings, Personal and Otherwise
in New Mexico and the
Contiguous Territory.
1IILLspono.

any period during the good times.
Tom Brennan. formerly OF IIillsboro-
has been very sick at Cripple Creek but
is recovering.
Alexander Story, formerly sheriff of
Sierra county, who has been mining in
Colorado for some time past, has gone
to Alaska to seek his fortune.
The "Iron King mine Of Kingston,
will be put in shape to produce man.
ganese ore for the Pennsylvania market.
John w. Brooks, the experienced
mining man, has returned from Eliza
BEETHOVEN, N. M.
SANTA FE.
The city market burned early Mon.
day morning. Loss, $4,000.
For the first time in fifteen years has
the c unity of Santa Fe paid all OF its
expenses in full for a year.
lion. Jose d. Sena states that there
was no truth in the report that he was
Il candidate for appointment as clerk
of the Territorial supreme court.
Among the names mentioned for the
Republican nomination for the mayor
atty at the coming city election are
those of Major Fred Muller and City
Treasurer Sam Cartwright.
The probabilities now are that the
United States court of private land
claims will adjourn on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mis-. Charles Palmer mourn
the loss of their ten months old baby.
A somewhat sensational rumor is
af1oat about town that an exceedingly
rich vein of silver ore has recently been
discovered by soUie Mexican prospect
ors up on Palace avenue above the old
brewery. The ore is said to run very
high in the white metal.
GALLUP.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. S. Campbell will
leave us. Mr.. Campbell secured a
position at Bisbee, Arizona, and will go
there with his family soon.
Jas. Barney left for Seattle, with the
intention of making a rush into the
frozen Klondike, at the first orpor-
tunlty.
News from James Moloney is to the
condition far from satisfactory.
MIR. and Mrs. Brady left for San
Francisco, en- route to Klondike.
Word from DR.. Harper at Oakland
Is that he is resting at the home OF his
mother and feels a tr.fle better.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Show,
q girl baby.
Mr.. Cooley, late of the Crescent
clerical force, left Tor Albuquerque.
Jas. i. Simpson has been quite ill for
9 several days. +.
ALBUQUERQUE. l
There was a hot time at the G. G.. !
place, east Of the railroad shops, :
last Saturday night. The occasion was
a dance, and beside the the blackening i;
of several Eyes a couple of shots We're ;
fired. Noone was killed, however. .
Thomas Stewart, who has been out I
west working on the Santa Fe7Pactic,
expects to leave Gallup soon and will
take a job as fireman on the Southern
Pacific.
Clarence Hepler, the efficient attend
ant at the Santa Fe hospital, is rapidly
recovering from an attack OF erysipe-
las.
Mrs. Piedad Chavez, sister in law of
Chavez, the lawyer, has
moved to Albuquerque from Winslow,
and will make her future home there.
Fire Chief i. Ruppe explained the
practical workings OF the Albuquerque
IRE system to a large delegation from
the government Indian school The
carers obtained much valuable in
from the chiefs talk.
EATON.
Burt Lilly was up before Judge
Bayne. at Ration, charged with the lar
ceny OF four head of stears, two belong
to Fred Roth and two the owners
of which are unknown. Justice Bayne
fixed the amount of his bail at $500 for
appearance st the next term OF the
district court.
The Ration band has purchased $40
worth of new music. including all the
and popular marches, se|ec lions
and overtures.
Contractor Morrison and Architect
Rapp are in Ration to arrange for the
building of the court house.
M. j. KeatIng, has returned to Ration
from Cripple Creek, and will probably :
as the climate there does not
agree with him. |
Frank s. Crossen, of Ration. has been s
appointed standing referee Of the court J
for colfax county.
BLAND.
The Bland mill people are experience
ing lots Of trouble in receiving The mat.
needed to resume operations. The
e~lectrO-sitibg dynamo required in the
process, which had been ordered, /
expressly made for them and shipped, !
somewhere on the a :
Excavation for the new Herald Office ,
ia nearing completion and 1t Is expected {
to begin construction In a short time. K
The new stables belonging to w. l..
Trimble are completed and makes large
commodious structure for the care
of his many head of frcighting stock.
The u. III. Shaw store, building is
completed with the exception OF put,
ting Ia the front and finishing the in
terror and will be ready for occupancy
about the first Of the month.
A good bakery is among the things
for which there ID a demand In Bland
ut present.
Thomas S. Kline, who owns q number
of the best building sites IN Bland, In
tends to begin the early construction of
a large tw0-story business building on J
a lot between the place of business of
John O'Connor and that Of Arthur
Henry. !
Before the Grst OF April Bland will !;
he corrected with the world at large by
a perfect system OF telephone and tele-
graph.
Al correspondent OF the Herald writes
from the Cripple Creek district In Colo:
RADIO. that he has just received news Of
the death OF DIR. ID. q. Kelley, who was
well known throughout this part Of
New Mexico and especially in the
Cochiti mining district where he prac-
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