Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-04
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New Mexico News Scissored eodiI,
From the Newspapers.

this year In the La Plata valley, San
Juan comfy.
Roswell women have formed a new
book club. a sort OF circulating library
organization. Membership limited to
sixteen.
c. b. Allaire of San Antonio, was a
visitor in Socorro TO make inquiry con-
corning the prospective shortage in
the school fund.
Max II. Montoya and Guy Hills Of
San Antonio. have arranged to ship
1890 sheep to Denver, Omaha and
Kansas City markets.
w. G. Hammel returned to Socorro
from FL Paso where he spent two
weeks undergoing treatment for rheu-
matism. He is much improved.
A building inspector is talked of in
Albuquerque. and the city council is
considering the matter: also the ap.
pointment OF a fire chief at a salary
of $500 a year.
The pretty home of G.. H. Harris,
near the Methodist church at Deming,
was entirely destroyed by fire togeth-
err with all its contents. Mrs. Harris
and baby narrowly escaped with their
lives.
Judge j. Stansbury registered at the
Windsor hotel in Socorro from Chica-
go. The judge recently completed the
work on Indian depreciation claims
in this vicinity and is now located in
Texas.
William Henry Lawson, Jr., of Mont
gomery, Alabama, with Offices at Is
Dey street, New York City, was an
interested watcher of legislative pro-
ceedings in the house at Santa Fee the
other afternoon.
John b. Harper Of Durango, Colo,
superintendent OF irrigation for the
Pueblo Indians, was at Santa Fee on
his way back from Cochiti, where he
had been paying of the men employed
on the irrigation ditch now under con-
struction.
On Saturday evening . number of
friends of Mrs. +. p. Sturges went in
q body to her home at Santa Fe to
day anniversary. They took VII them
well filled baskets and the a@rprise
to Mrs. SturgeS was complete.
G.. B. Bosworth is organizing a ter
ephone company to put a system in
at Deming. Nearly all the business
men have subscribed and many
phones will be put in private resi-
dences. Reliable and efficient service
is guaranteed.
During the past eighteen months
over twenty-five saddles have been
stolen from owner who left their
horses standing with saddles on the
streets of Roswell. Two saddles were
stolen last week and the people are
determined to put a stop to the bust
ness.
Treasurer Lehman Of Dona Ana
county. has given great satisfaction
in his appointment of Miss Mary Gu
niffe as deputy. She served as postmis-
trees in Las Cruces to great satisfac-
ton and her appointment to her pIes-
ent position meets with general ap-
prevail.
st. Valentines day. February 14th,
will be a great day at Magdalena.
There are to be horse races of a great
enough variety to please everybody.
Two hundred dollars is to offered in
prizes and there will be a big time
all around.
According to the postal guide for
the year 1903 just issued, New Mexico
has 81 postoffices. there being eight
commemorative having a less number.
or these postoflces 124 are money or
der Offices. San Miguel and Socorro
counties lead in the number of postOf-
fees, having each 90.
The determination of Messrs. Jack
son and Avis to build up College addi-
ton to Alamogordo is among the most
convincing indications of the towns
future. Mr.. Avis says that he is cOnsid-
ering an electric plant with which to
furnish power to operate cars from
the depot to the college. a swimming
pool; a bowling alley and a large no
tel.
Joe Wilkins, who conducts a trad
ing store at Little Water. on the Ma.
vajo reservation, came to Pennington
last week. He says The Hustler has
not exaggerated the condition of the
Navajos, in his estimation, and tina,
they are sorely in iced of ratiOns in
his locality. Mr.. Wilkins returned
home with several large loads Of store
supplies.
G. Il. Cannon of Andover, Mass.
arrived in Socorrp to enter the tech
nical department OF the school OF
mines. Mr.. Cannon is a son of Prof
Cannon of Andover, and a nephew OF
Mrs. E. f. Pearson Of Hillsboro, the
lady mine operator who was recent
ly elected one of the directors of the
international minrs' association at e
Paso.
~ "a ~ A@8o a
ces, under the auspices of the facul
ty of the agricultural college, was 9
greet success and was largely attend
ed. II was presided i've by President
Foster and many questions of interest
to the farmers were discussed in
practical way. A committee was ap
pointed to arrange for other similal
meetings in the near future.
1t is very probable that a new rOai
will be laid out and constructed be
tween Santa Fe and the Tesuque val
ley. 1t will run on the top of the ridge
north of town to the Tesuque valley
An appropriation of $500 for the pur
pose will be asked from the board O
county commissioners. II constructed
1t will cut the present distance dowr
about one mile. and will do away will
the use of the long stretch of sand,
road.
"Stoney" Ball. the negro who receiv
ed such sever handling from thu
mob at Belen last week. is very il
from the effects of his Wounds ant
may not recover Eugenio Baca, an I'm
Gle to the injured girl. has returned Il
Albuquerque from a visit to the fami1,
negro failed to accomplish his pur
pose but the girl was sbadly heater
n will suffer for some time from
the nervous shock experienced.
The business Of the Santa Fe post
Office during the month Of January in
dicates a very healthy growth Of bus
mess in the city. The receipts bea
all monthly records since the estah
lishment of the office. not exceptins
rel the holiday months. The receipts
for the month were $1.206.51. There
were issued 527 money orders an
the receipts on the money order &C
count were $~7,399.5S; there were pai,
400 money orders amounting to 81,
552.91. There were handled during tn,
month SS7 registered pieces Of mai