Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
THE DAILY OPTIC,
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
THE TERRITORIAL PRESS,
lExsracts from our Exchanges.I


l.. c. Grove, of Denver, has leased
the San Juan County Index, for one
year, e. d. Sharp, retiring.
"A man by the name Of Timmits was
brought to Albuquerque from the tun-
mel n taken to the hospital.
A little son of T.J. Murphy was run
over on Second street, at Ration, by a
wagon and quite severely injured.
Ex Governor T.. Bradford Prince has
gone TO Leadville, where lie will de-
liver his historical lectures on New
Mexico.
New Mexico furnished the Union
army 6,56l soldiers during the late war,
and has l,457 pensioners, men, women
and children.
Mrs. G. w. Shaw, of NATION, Hi
nols, sister of Jas, II. Mcpherson, of
Ration, died at her home last Friday,
February 4th.
James a.. Wigs, jr., is the new post
master at the new p~ostofice at the new
coal mines and coke ovens, three miles
west of Ration.
The commission of Chief Justice w.
j. Mills has been received at the
executive Office, at Santa Fe, from the
department of Justice.
Judge Parker's conduct on the bench
is making a most favorable impression.
Although this is his first week, he takes
hold as If to the mano born.
G. Otto, O. e. Smith, II. II. Dean,
Ed. Mitchell, DR.. j. Slack, and Chas.
Schlater, prominent citizens of Clayton,
were in Ration on Masonic business
Last evening, at 6 o'clock, Felix II.
Lester and Miss Marian Swing Merritt
were united in marriage at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Metcalf,
Albuquerque.
Alonzo Hallock, of Yorkville. Illinois,
alb out eleven years of age, died of pnen-
monia, at Ration. His parents took
him there some time agotor his health,
but it was too late.
Albert Lawrence, wife and mother /
left Tsaton for a trip through California
and other coast points inthe interest of
Mrs. Lawrence's health, which mas been
very poor this winter.
S. =. Cochran, of Denver. represent
ing the Fire Assurance association OF
Philadelphia, is in Santa Fe, preparing
to make TIE necessary deposit under
the Territorial laws for his company.
jose Arnold, a Mexican tailor, com
mitted suicide at Silver City by shoot
ing himself through the head. Cause:
too much whiskey and consequent des-
pondency and i'll health.
"A. Simpler, of the City shoe store,
Albuquerque, is looking over his stock
of footwear trying to find a pair of
shoes small enough to fit the little lady
who entered his household last Mon
day.
F. II Kent, local agent Of the Liver !
pool and London and Globe Insurance :
company, received a telegram at Albu-
querque stating that the company
would make the $1,000 deposit re :
quired by Territorial law. b
The BlossNurg mail now leaves |
at | o'clock and arrives at 4 :
o'clock, D m. It is expected thai the I
Gardiner postofjce will be opened. for t
business next week and that 1t VIII be il
supplied by the Blossburg mail route. t
The United States COURTS insession
in Silver City. A poor Mexican Woman
charged with interfering with, Uncle
Sans collection of customs duties,
known as smuggling, was
tried and a jury of her peers acquitted
her. -
Calvin Whiting and f.. II. Kent, OF
Albuquerque, received kilograms from
the Aetna Insurance company and the
Liverpool, London and Globe lnspr-
ance company, respectively, notifying
hem that they had made the $4,000
required by law.
Ring out the old, ring in the new.
Judge McFie yesterday succeeded
Judge Laughlin as associate justice of /.
The supreme court of New Mexico and j
Judge of the First judicial district.
Judge Lauglin will Immediately resume
he practice of his profession in Santa F
Ee. :
Charles r. Cain, of Albuquerque, who 1
was quite badly injured by an electric :
light pole, which he was climbing, b
breaking and falling down, is able to n
around on clutches to-day. He has o
Attorney Wycoff and negotia i
lions are now pending with the electric ! !
light company for a settlement. :
Thomas G. Bridger, OF Durango, :
Colo, who years ago drove stage in
Colorado and New Mexico for Captain
John II. Forsha, proprietor of the Elk
change hotel, Santa lie, and enjoys the
distinction of having been the first
i~iscoverer of mineral at Hopewell, IN
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