Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-06
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The Mesilla valley needs two or
three large hotels.
Professor Hadley now drives q fine
team at a Cruces.
Valentines are selling like hot cakes
in Deming this year.
w. A. Chapman has been appointed
city engineer at Ration.
A bill has been introduced locating
an agricultural experiment station at
Taos.
The Emporium Racket" store has
been opened in Ration by Mrs. G. NJ
Foster.
J. Beadles of Mayfield, Kentucky, is
at a Cruces visiting his cousin, X.
NJ. Mayes.
Mayor Madoulet OF Ration, has or
dered that the numbering ordinance
be enforced.
The Modoc Mining company
shipped a car of fine lead concentrates
from Las Cruces.
/. Shuler of Virginia, is at Ration
visiting his uncle, DIR. Shuler, and may
conclude 10 locate.
l.. :. Baker has moved his jewelry
and watch repair shop to the postof-
flee store in Las Cruces.
Sam Brown is improving the looks
OF his home in Deming greatly by the
erection of a picket fence:
Major Geo. w. Mossman was up
at Las Cruces from Eariham attending
the meeting of the farmers.
JIM. Forbes took out to Organ from
Las Cruces a couple of mining experts
who investigated the Torpedo mine.
Tom Fountain was at Las Cruces a
few days visiting relatives and friends.
He is now engaged in mining in Mex
leo.
The postofice building and club
rooms at Deming are assuming a new
coat of paint which greatly improves
their looks
The Catholic Truth society Of Las
Cruces meets at the home of Mrs. l..
c. Woodson every Wednesday evening
at 8 O'Clock.
George Chessman, the Denver cattle
buyer, is at Deming, presumably look
ing the ground over for bargains In
stock for spring delivery.
The Las Cruces band will have
again begun their Sunday afternoon
concerts and last Sunday made their
appearance in pretty new deep blue
suits.
C. N. Anthony, the former Organ as
sayer, came up to Las Cruces from FL
Paso and while there negotiated the
sale of some of his properties in Gold
Camp.
Chinese New Years was celebrated
in grand style at Deming. at rate
those who do not like their slumbers
disturbed SO early In the morning
think so.
Quite a pleasant affair occurred in
Ration at X. of p. hall in honor Of
Con. Murray and wife and T. j.
Bourn n wife on the eve of their
donarture from that CITY.
ID. c. Osmun. the rustling special
agent of the Orient. London & Ian
caster Insurance companies. was In
Deming looking v Eel the years bust
ness in his agency there.
Hon. Samuel II. Spooner. a special
United States attorney. was at Las
Cruces looking up Indian depreciation
claims. Mr.. Spooncr is a first cousin
of Senator S%pooned. of Wisconsin.
Albert Reade left his Ascension
butcher shop in charge of an assistant
and found time to make Deming a
visit He was on his way to Las Cruces
to settle up some real estate matters
there.
The report of the Territorial board
of equalization to Governor Otero is
~replete with pertinent examples OF
variation in assessment and full OF
recommendations for changes in ex-
listing laws.
A genuine racket store will be
Deming's next acquisition in the bust
ness line. it will beopened by Lee
Ship, who has secured the Calvin
building at the corner of Pine and
Gold for a stand.
Self Mastery or Slavery" is the
subject for discussion in the Epworth
League at Ration Sunday evening at
n -l,~-I 30 c.00 Dsnlonk Snno-
ial music. Miss Effie McAbie, leader.
Lesson. LIST Cor. 9:24-27.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Hall of Albu-
querque, had as a guest b b. Thayer
of Santa Rita, the big copper operator,
MIR. Thayer is a particular friend OF
the Hearsts and came to New Mexico
TO take charge of the Hearst proper
ties at Pinos Altos.
Miss Nellie Burch and James Floyd
both of Johnson Mesa. COlfax county
were united in marriage. The cere
mony occurred at the residence Of
the brides parents. Mr.. n Mrs. E. N
purch, and was performed by thu
brides grandfather, Rev. r. Burch.
Died, at the Powell residence, il
Deming. Miss Elizabeth Billow. Mis-
Billow went to Deming from Memphis
Tenn, a little over a mont agO fol
the lenefit of her health, but too late
She died of pulmonary troubles. Thu
remains were shipped to her home.
The United States Fidelity & Guar
anty company was represented il
Deming by their special agent, Chas
w. Disbrow, who established a perma
nent agency there. Field & Son viii
represent the company. while A. A
Tempke will be their local attorney
Fred Born of Ration. a gone tt
Douglas, Arizona, to look after hi
property interests. He is thinking
some Of engaging in business there, a
he believes the future prospects o
that lively Arizona town are particu
larly bright. His family will remain
at Ration for the present.
The room at the Adelphi club TO
the bowling alley at Deming is nov
completed and the alley will in al
probability be in operation in tn
course of a week. The pool room an
gymnasium room will be in READINGS
by the time the new pool table an,
the gymnasium paraphernalia arrive
John Alexander has taken h cor
tract from DIR. Howes to take dow
the walls and clean the brick prepal
atory to commencing the relaying c
the walls of the sanitarium at La
Cruces. The building will be rebuilt
according to the original plans an,
opened as a hotel abou the first Q
October.
Belen has a new att~Orney-at-lav
VIM. H. Fisher by name. The gentle
man writing to the Journal-DemOcra
speaks in optimistic terms of the on
look for men of various callings. MI
Fisher thinks a painter, shOemakel
harness-maker. baker. druggist, jew
eler. tinsmith, doctor, dentist, carpel
ter and sign painter would find LII
all "beer and skittles" in the littl