Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-11
H TERRITORY.
Brici Resume OF the Important
DOings In New Mex
leo Towns.
MINES, FARMS, RANGES, ETC

One touch OF winter makes the
whole world SILVER.
Or. Walker OF Washington, ID. G., Is
a new member Of the medical stan at
Fort Stanton.
The Roswell electric light plant has
shut down on account OF the scarcity
of coal and the town is In Cimmerian
darkness.
Several bear hunting parties left
Captain this week for the White
Mountains and expect to supply the
market with bear meat.
A star mail route has been inaugur-
ated again between Carrizozo and
Captain, the railroad company having
given up Its contract.
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Thomas Lea has returned to Carls-
bad from Chicago where he sold GIL
two year old steers. realizing only sl2
per head for them.
Carlsbad has a rising young poet in
the person Of T. b. Mckee. The De-
cember Cutting contains an especially
fine specimen OF his Muse. II is a
meiodious coon fishing song.
The following were examined for
teachers certificates at Captain last
week: Miss Myrtle Edison OF Coalora;
Miss Manuelita Sena OF Richardson;
Miss Annie Fewell OF Texas Park;
Paul Grifith Of Angus and ]. r. Dun.
ham of Corona.
Miss Alice McMains while cleaning
house for her sister at White Oaks,
took a roll OF greenbacks, installing
them for scrap paper and threw them
Into the open fire. They were destroy
ed before she realized her mistake.
Robert Ward Of Fairyiew. Sierra
county, while at work on the julius
Wild mine stepped from a level into
the mine shaft. falling SO feet TO the
bottom. His right arm was broken
above the elbow and his chin was cut,
but he m~iraculousiy escaped other
SERIOUS injury.
For a few hours last week Arizona
was without a governor. Secretary
Stoddard was In Washington and
Governor Brodie was In New Mexico
between trains. The Territory did not
know the deserted condition 1t was
In and suffered no loss.
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The Rpsedale mine and mill are run
ming with a full force. Since the
placing Of new mortors and additional
machinery the mill is doing splendid
work and more Of II. Judging from
appearances this mine can be classed
among the rich and lasting produc,
ers.
Nenison was offered for sale lii this
town during the present week. The
deputy game warden. Ii We have such
an Official. is overlooking a bet and
allowing outsiders to reduce the deel
herd IN The neighboring mountains.
San Marcial Bee.
4 rise In The Rio Grandc Is report
"a form Anthony Water Is running
III the bitches AMI the farmers are XIV
inE alfalfa IFS winter irrigation.
A wire net is to be stretched acres.
The pocos river above Carlsbad pow
er lam 10 nteyeat the escape OF nsh
ohis recently, 20 black bass We're turn
ed loose IL the dam and found theI
way into the rlNer below the dam.
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NJ ) Gillian, Ianries Reusch an,
Mrs j 7. Baker u Berinn last weel
sold a tract Of $50 acres Of land /,
III paso parties Al $3.50 an c
The walls arc ~ for the new SAM
taftum tha, Pr r. II Ilowcs Is build
ing II IA Cruces Tho building II )
brick and viii contain 30 he'd rocm
and every convenience 81 d firstclas
hotel.
The committee on education OF III,
Las Cruces chamber OF commerce ha
Recommended that a modern schoo
building bc erected al Lac Cruces.
takes 1900 d year d run The publ
schools cf the town al present. !
|, bond issue Is recommended for III
proposed Improvement.
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