Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-14
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place the M recently destroyed by
fire Is going on rapidly.
Gardening has begun in earnest in
Hillsboro and everybody seeems busy.
The fruit trees are loaded; april.
cots are especially full and give
promise of the largest crop for years.
Dock Walton and Joe Taylor passed
through Tuiarosa the other day with
125 head OF cows that they bought at
the Carrizozo ranch. They were on
the way to their ranch in the Or
gan mountains.
Suit for divorce was filed in the
District court for Santa Fe county
by Antonio Joseph, Jr., of Ojo Cali
ente, from Hilda Joseph. The case
will be heard in June. Judge N. b..
Laughlin is the plaintiffs attorney.
Four members of the faculty Of
the School of Music of the University
OF New Mexico left Albuquerque last
night for a concert tour, which will
take them to Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco and many intermediate sta
lions.
Rufus NJ. Ricketts, and Miss Jessie
Chaplin were married Friday eve
ing at Roswell. Tie happy couple
came in last evening from Denver.
Colorado. Mr.. Ricketts, a prosper
business man of r7nver, Colo,
and will probably locate "A Roswell.
1t is reported that C. NJ. Root and
associates have completed arrange
ments to work the Happy Jack
mine at HilIsboro and that they have
leased the Philadelphia Mining &
Milling company's milf at Andre y
for the purpose of treating the ore.
Mrs. A. Morton and children. of
Springer, expect to leave in 4 few
days on their trip to Germany all
ing from New York or or about t1e
26th of this month. The. will be alb
sent several months, not e oecting to
reach home again until some time
next fall.
One of the latest additions to the
list OF handsome presents to the st.
Joseph Hospital Bazaar at Albuquer-
que is an expensive bracelet set with
diamonds and rubies. which is the gift
OF Miss Volt Kommer of Brooklyn,
who has been for some time a guest
at the sanitarium.
Capt. r. H. Greenleaf of Albuquer-
que is soon to build a fine two-stOry
brick business block. 1t will stand
on River avenue, between First and
Second streets, and will cost about
SIS 900. The picturesque old build
ing constructed of stones from the
mesa, which has occupied the site is
being torn down.
The case of H.. E. Fox against the
Western Union Telegraph Company
in Bernalillo county was continued
npon request of defendant. Mr.. Fox
wants $500 for failure of the company
to deliver a message. The Western
Union claims that the notice of dam
age was not given within sixty days,
the statutory limit.
While in Las Cruces last week. Mr..
a. II. I1lltOu III odH <AHtOAiO, III DC
half OF the Carthage Goa company
paid to III. ID. Bowman, receiver of
United States land office nearly &c.,
900 for coal lands belonging to the
company at Carthage. N. NJ. This Is
the largest sum eve paid into the
land office al one time, either by SIN
gle or Individual corporation since
the office vas established.
Monday George Davenport and wife
were on their way to the Cook ranch
near Ration from Springer n near
the Red River bridge above Dorsey
their team ran away, throwing Mrs.
Davenport from the wagon III break
ing her leg below the knee. The
wagon ran over Mr.. Davenport, bruis-
ing him up considerably.
A special to the Denver News from
Tres Pedres, New Mexico. says:
The frozen body of DIR. A. W.
Lynch. rcported a lost in the storm
Of a few days ago was found at the
head of Deer trail within two miles
Of his home in Hopewell. He had ap-
~parently been exhausted from travel
ing n the snow, and had been dead at
least a week when found.
A dispatch from Pueblo. Colo. says:
Albert Hunsinger of Albuquerque,
N. NJ, was arrested today on a charge
preferred by his mo~ther-in-law, Mrs.
M. c. Barnes. alleging that he at
tempted to kidnap his ~2-year-old child
from the home of the complaining wit
ness. where his wife and child have
been living the past few months. Hun
singers wife left his home in New
Mexico four months 6 and he
claims that he came here to persuade
her to return. which she refused to
do. Mrs. Barnes says that Hunsinger
was prevented from securing the
child only by the intervention of
friends. Hunsinger is a photographer
NJ Albuquerque and is well known in
Pueblo, where ne lived some years
ago.
The case of F. J.. Fisher against
the Cochiti Mining company was de-
cided in the District court in Albu-
uuerque in favor of the defendants.
At the last term of court Fisher sued
the company for $1,000 damages on
account of personal injuries RECEIVED
through the negligence of the defend
ants, and was awarded the fun
amount. The verdict was set aside
ana the new trial has resulted as
above. The case was appealed.