Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-07
EXTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES.
New Mexico News Scissored Bodily
From the Newspapers.

Mrs. John Warner, who was reported
quite sick al Ration. is much better.
Mrs. Maggie Harvey OF Ration, has
cured a position in woodcroft sanitar-
ium.
Mrs. Fred Born, who is seriously
i'll at Ration, shows but slight progress
toward recovery.
Mrs. o. T. Helpin and children OF
st. Louis, have returned to Santa Fe
to remain until spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. j. Pacheco of Ar
roya SEGA, arrived in Santa Fe from
Taos and left for a tour through Mex
leo Inc to the City of Mexico.
Undertakes Fry of Ration. reports
the death of the infant child OF Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Lark of Blossburg.
Miss Belle Quick is conyalescing
from a light attack of typhoid fever,
at the Sisters v in Santa Fe.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ned Fugate at Ration and was an &C.
casion of much rejoicing in Blissville,
especially in the Fugate household.
Mrs. Chas. Branch, sister of Gov
ernor Winfield Durham of Indiana. is
the guest of DIR. and Mrs. l.. H. Cham
berlain, down in Albuquerque.
Testimony was taken at the Office
Of Judge N. b. Laughlin in Santa
Fe in the suit of Arthur r. Manly
against Daniel Martinez and others,
involving the title to the Antonio
Martinez land grant in Taos county.
Charles O'Conor Roberts. who is
making it win among the mines of
the Pecos country, up north, is in AL
buquerque on a visit to his wife and
children. He will return in a few
days. II
The cattlemen of southeastern New
Mexico have concluded to raise &c.
900 for expenses in pushing lie bill
granting the right to erect drift fences
on the public domain and introduced
by Delegate b. S. Rodey, to passage
by the present congress, and approval
by the president
The representatives of Socorro coun-
ty in the house have no favOrs to ask
in the way of new public institutions
but they will insist hat the a%pprOpria-
ton to the school of mines be sufficient
to keep this excellent school up to
it's present standard.
Harry Mckay, night guard at the
Alvarado, received the sad news at
Albuquerque of the serious injury of
his sister, Miss Maggie Mckay. in a
street car accident IN st. Louis.
The young lady is a musician in the
Boston Symphony club.
On last Wednesday fire destroyed
the residence and barn of MIR. j. G.
Smithe. living about twenty miles
from Ration. Sparks from the chimney
while cooking dinner caused the con.
fiagraton. The loss of both was total,
only a few bed clothes having been
saved.
Al the home of Alderman and Mrs.
Edwin b. Harsch in Albuquerque, the
High school seniors, under the leader
ship of Miss Rose Harsch, entertained
the members of the Minors basket
ball cam The boys and girls passed
a merry and care free evening. play
ing games and listening to music. De-
lIcious refreshments were served.
During the month of January there
were t%hirty-nine homestead entries
A. 49, n Id TS@ -
which 5,932 acres of land were invOlv'
ed. The fees amounted to $3.50 and the
commissions to 1888. Ten final home.
stead entries were made involving l..
600 acres of land. The commissions
amounted to $50.
The Bromide mining district in Rio
Arriba county, about twelve miles
from Tres Piedras station on b Den.
yer & Rio Grande railroad, is rapidly
forging TO the front and will within
the present year, judging from reli
able reports and genuine indications
become one of the most important in
the territory. asd will prove a heavy
producer.
The Journal Democrat some days
ago announced the approaching mar
riace of Miss Elizabeth Menaul, the
accomplished daughter of the Rev
John and Mrs. Menaul. and Prof. Chas
T. Nicholson. for three years the pop
ular principal of the second ware
school in Albuquerque. The wedding
will be solemnized in the Presbyte
rian church of that city Monday even.
ing. Feb. 10, at $3.50 O'Clock.
Amended plats have been filed in
the office of Surveyor General Nor
gan 0. Llewellyn at Santa Fe for the
following townships: 16 north, range
9 east, in Santa Fe county; 25 north
range 6 east in Rio Arriba county
25 north, range 2 east. in Rio Arriba
county; 8 north 2 east. in Bernalillo
county; 9 north, 3 east. in Bernalillc
county.
The cattlemen of the Territory de
mand some legislation for their inter
ests. They are ready to tai themselves
for the execution of the laws they de
sire passed. This being the case, ali
legislation asked by them. that is moi
detrimental to the sheep growing in
terests or any other important indus
try of the Territory should be given
them by the present assembly.
In little more than a week the
wheels viii begin to turf at Albuquer.
que's new wooden factory. Mr.. J.. H
Bearrup, the manager and one of the
principal owners, informed the Jour