El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-13
NEW MEXICO


George 81. Cross has been made as
sociste editor of the Las Vegas Optic
New Mexican.
The Clayton Live Stock and Com
| mission company have commenced the
shipment of 10000 lambs to different
feeding points in Colorado.-Union Co
Democrat.
Private advices say that the territor.
lal volunteers now st Camp Hami ton
will in all probability go ve'y soon to
Newport News and embark for Cuba.
Las Vegas Optic.
General G. F. Easley is the chairman
and A. b. Reneham Is the secretary of
the new democratic territorial central
committee, while NJ. Garcia. of Santa
F'e, Is the treasurer.-Las Vegas OPP
tic.
The Indian police are at work ex-
cavstiog ground for An artificial lake.
near the school grounds, at Mescalero.
which will be Ornamental in summer
and Ice producing in winter.-Sacra-
mento Chief.
The nomination of ]. A. Ancheta of
Silver City as q candidate for the
council is recognition of honesty and
opens the way for at least one honor
able man to become member of the
upper house of our next legislature
San Marcisl Bee.
Rhein boldt Bros. are running their
eannery with a rush and are at Pres
emit putting up some of the finest toma-
toes ever seen in the valley. Pecos
Valley merchants should now cease
shipping in tomatoes from the east uu-
VI the home product is consumed
Eddy Current.
The Optic understands that the idea
OF making an actual territorial fair of
the one annually held for some years
the minds OF many people. A part OF
the idea lis to have it rotate between
the three cities, Albuquerque, Las
Vegas and Santa Fe. This is certainly
good suggestion and will bear press
ing and celebrating.
The mail carrier from Lincoln
brought a rumor Wednesday evening
that Irwin Lesuet has been shot and
killed the night before by Frank Coe
OF the Ruidoso while trying to clone
with the daughter of the latter. No
dehuite Information could be lad up
TO last evening as to the particulars
except that the m all carrier confirmed
the rumor and said Irwin was buried
yesterday.-Roswell Register.
The following appointments for New
Mexico postoffices were made last
week: Gusdalupita, Mora county, Ca
VIVA Rivera, vice jacob Regensberg,
removed; Jalarozo, Valencia county.
David Garcia, vice Max Kslter, resign.
ed; La Luz, Dona Ana county, w. E
Carmack. vice John A. Jerniean, re-
signed; Mitchell, BernaliIlo county,
O. +. Duran, vice Charles Schroeder,
resigned: Zuni. Valencia county, Mark
+. Bennett, vice Douglas d. Graham,
signed.-Raton Range.
Capt. w. n. II LlewelIyn and his SOB,
Corporal Llewellyn, have returned to
Cruces. The captain has been muster
ed out but still wears his uniform.
while the young corporal is satisfied
TO become common cit zen aud is in
his every lay-work -a-dsy clothes. Cap
tain Llewellyn took part in the famous
charge which has immort al zed the
Rough riders Corporal Llewellyn j.
nearly seven feet tall and weighs 200
pounds, ard in his own words was "the
best target in the troop. "-Indepen-
dent Democrat.
A deal of considerable MAGNITUDE in
valley business and commercial circles
10 the recent purchase by Joyce, Pruitt
q Co OF Eddy and Roswell of the G. +
Thomson stock at Pecos. In this new
the firm will be associated
with } E. Bowen of the latter place,
'he business now operated by him be-
ng conso idated with the rece Mt pur-
chase under the firm name of Bowen,
Joyce & Co This expansion gives
Joyce, Pruitt & Co. large mercantile
interests in the three principal towns
If toe valley. Roswell. Eddy and Pecos.
Democrat.