Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-02
n DAILY OPTIC.
Il asst Las Vegas, New Mexico,
san MIGUEL COUNTY.
THE TERRITORIAL PRESS
Extracts from Our Exchanges.

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w. j. Tway and wife, Of Albuquei
que, are rejoicing over the arrival b
their home OF q fine baby girl.
The woman's board OF trade has |
charge the course OF lectures to b
given by Hon. L. B. Prince, at SAINT
Fe.
K. p. Lynch, Of Burlingame, Kan.
went south with a lot OF young white
faced bulls for the ranges Of scuther
New Mexico.
The weather will soon be favorable
} TO the resumption,of the work OF CAPT
tol rebuilding at Santa Fe, with a ful
force of men.
Numerous Colorado miners are psss
ing through Santa Fe to Bland thes
days. The Dumber will DO mucl
larger in a month or SO.
Cards are out announcing a recep
ton by the Misses Blodgett, at the
Union club rooms, in Eddy, on thu
evening OF February 2nd.
The suit of w. B. Conkey book com
pany, Of Chicago, against s. T. Biting
and W. X. Stalcup, Of Eddy, was tried
by a jury, who disagreed.
Fine weather in the Sacramento
mountains this time Of the year. 1t has
been a little cold and there is now 9
little SNOW on the ground.
A party of Dunkards piloted by j.
M. Gore, of the Gotten Belt railway,
visited Eddy. Mr.. Eoy, the leading
u IMAM of the Dunkards. went up to Ros-
yell.
Henry Angel, Of Eddy, is building
\ddition TO his hume, the residence
laguano street formerly owned
~|Asberry and later by Mann Satter-
lite.
Indications now point very strongly
TO the Cochiti mining district as in a
fair way to be the most lively mining
camp in New Mexico during the year
1898.
A. B. Robertson, of the Hat ranch,
peramNllated the streets Of Eddy.
Mr~<Robertson wants a postcfice in
sbis locality, about eighty miles east on
the plains.
r. r. Reber reached Las Cruces
from the Jicarillas Wednesday,. He
reports the grading camp of the White
Oaks road immediately opposite the
mountain range.
C. Nj. Blair and Alex. Blair left
Eddy for Phoenix, Arizona, in hope
that change of location would benefit
the health of the latter, q sufferer
from consumption.
Il J. F. Beals and wife, formerly Miss
|. Eva Webster and for some years one
of the school girls OF Eddy. came in
IN Tempe, Ariz , last week and Will
lAke Eddy their home.
Alex. Gusdorf, who has been 10
Santa Fe for several days. arranging a
settlement with former creditors, left
for his home in Taos, having &C
complished the object OF his visit.
George Russell has purchased two
lots in Mayhill, and Upper Penasco,
and will soon erect a stone house on
the SAME. We don'L know for certain
but suspect that George contemplate 3
getting a housekeeper soon.
W. w. Gatewood and Geo. Estes,
from Reeves county, Texas, we're in
to WI the past few days in conference
with their client, d. ID. Kemp, whose
trial will come up at the approaching
term OF G ,urt in Roswell.
M. l.. Hitchcock in passing along
the street ia az &c, N. M came across
a small tobacco sack which he kicked
In passing along and ia dong SO dis
covered that it was a well.Glled purse
The Inder does not state its contents.
Mare water is now flowing down tie
Rio Santa Fe han for several years at
this season. This, together with the
large quantity Of emo in the noun,
tains apove, assures q plentiful supply
OF water for irrigation purposes next
summer.
Ex-Gov. w. T. Thornton returned to
his homs ia, Santa Fe from Mexico,
where he is interested 10 some mining
properties. After a short stay in Santa
Fs he expects to go to Denver to make q
deal in regard to one Of his Mexican
mines.
Ed Dodd, contracting plasterer OF
the frm OF Lembke & Dodd, returned
TO Albuquerque from Seligman, accom-
panied by seven Of his plasterers.
Work has been suspended ut Seligman
nutil the wrecked tunnel has been re-
aAeasr-a.
Sam P. Cochran, of Dallas, Texas,
member OF the firm OF Trtzevant q
Cochran. general agents for the Fire
Association OF Philadelphia, is 10
Santa Fe for the purpose Of making
the &c. 900 deposit required by the
Territorial law.
e. e earle, the Eddy baker who for
the . lst six or seven years has made
that town his home, returned from a
seven months trip in the west, during
which time he was married to a young
lady in los Angeles. Eugene brought
his wife with him and will take charge
OF his oil business.
Citizens OF Eddy interested in form.
Neg au order Of Woodmen of the
World, met in the city hall, down
there. M. C. Gam, who was there
from Lott. Texas, as an organizer.
was present and conducted the meet.
ing. A temporary organization was
affected, with twelve members.
II. ID. Winsor returned to Santa Fe
from Seattle. He and three other New
Mexicans lett here about SIX weeks ago ,
for the KIondyke region, but Mr.. Win {,
sor failed to secure passage and re-
turned to Santa Fe. He is determined
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