Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-05

08liup is giving voice 10 q touu TodI
about the way in which the mails are
handled.
Santa Fe wool dealers expect 10
handle 1000. 900 pounds of the fieecy
this
The agricultural conditions Of the
Rio Grande valley are said to be bet
ter than they have been for years.
The people OF Albuquerque and San
q Fee did themselves proud In their
entertainment OF President Roosevelt
today.
From almost every part OF the terri
tory comes the encouraging t!dings Of
Ane ranges and excellent Iambing con
dltiOns.
The wool clip Of New Mexico Is ex
pectej to exceed by many thousand
pounds. this year. any previous crop
In the history Of the territory.
.
At the A. & N. college field day two
records we're broken by J. w. Bouts. a
freshman, the sixteen pound hammer
throw and the standing broad jump.
The Springer St0ckman laments
that I Is a little too early In the sea
son to be struck by lightning and II
ought to be TOO late to be struck by
frost.
DIR. IF. A, Allin. who attended the
meetings Of the medical board here,
has been retained as physician for the
Cooney Mining company In the Mogol-
Ion district.
In the Jerome mine in Socorro coun-
ty the owners, Messrs. Wilson and
Thomas, are taking out two tons Of
copper ore q day which runs from
25 TO so per cent In value.
The last number OF The university
Mirage. published at Albuquerque, is
heralded rs a girls edition. The la
dies announce that Roosevelt has a
vital relation 10 the west and Is not
coming with q Beveridginal attitude.
Saturday the Springer Stockman
celebrated It's twenty-second birthday.
When The Optic started In business
the Stoekman was a sweet little sis,
ter Of three summers. II Is a comely.
winsomc anG ~sprightly maiden just
now.
Delegate Rudey called the people OF
Albuquerque who had the temerIty
To differ from him as TO the advisable
ity Of introducing statehood into the
the reception to President Roosevelt,
poltoroons and towards. It's hardly
possible that Mr.. Rody would ever be
guilty Of taking toe much.
Bold Criminal: A real estate mar
of Pennington Is In trouble. He went
To Durango, kidnapped four Oklahoma
men who were looking for n location
and made them understand that II
would be a fine thing to remain In the
country and say nothing. The trouble
coiacs from the Durango end.
D
The mar who ha3 charge OF the
footing Of the big whistle in the Santa
Fe shops Mt Albuquerque has been
living too fast these latter days and
got rather mixed in his lates. Sunday
the people Of the city wore astonished
to hear the oar Of the big whistle.
The man In charge had forgotten II
was the Sabbath and pulled the cord
as usual,
Promising Mine: Twenty Ave teams
went TO work Monday morning haul
ing ore from the Torpedo nine in the
Orga, mountains To Las Cruces Ia he
shipped 10 the Federal smclter. The
ore comes from the 200.foot level
where a very large body Of Gre has
been blocked out which runs between
15 and 30 per cent copper. estimater
to be worth $3.50 900 and based on the
value of the ore taken from the level
above.
Ration Eiixabcthtown Railway:
Thos. Il. Harlan. one OF the principal
promoters Of the proposed new rail
way to connect Ration with Elizabeth.
town and the Taos valley was In
Ration yesterday. He said he would
return about the middle OF MAY with
several Of the capitalists who are In
terested in the construction OF the
road. After they make a trip over |
the proposed route. 1t Is probable |
that some definite news can be given.
D
The Alamoaordo Sanitarium: Col.
a. s. Greig returned TO Alamogordo |
Thursday evening after a Ave wooks' |
trip through the east. where he went
In the interest Of his Alamogordo san.
ttarium project. While away he Visit. |
ed Denver. Kansas City. st. Louis. In
dianapolis. Louisville, Nashville, Rich. |
mond, Atlantic City, New York. 8ura-
10 and other points. and saw the prir.
cipal sanitariums uf the east. In an
interview he said. Il am ready to so to |
work on the details of my plans and In
a short time will be ready to put the
matter In the hands OF the architect.
We have decided on a building and
grounds TO cost $500. 900, all OF which
VIII be completed within two years II
we are fortunate"