Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-17
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house formerly owned by Mrs. Fly in
Clayton.
Chas. Sinnock of Ration is beginning
t o hobble around on crutches and the
injured limb slowly improves.
Chester Schroeder gave a very en-
joyable party in Ration to a number
of young folks at his pleasant home.
The First Baptist church Of Clayton
is contemplating purchasing ground
for the purpose OF building a new
church.
Geo. F. Tinker Of Cedar Hill was IN
Pennington, having come down on
business connected with schools of his
neighborhood.
J. A. Weber and F. w. Kizer from
the Gunnison country in Colorado,
came in to Harrington and are looking
for locations.
The doughnut social given by the
ladies of the Methodist church at Mrs.
E. Fawcett's residence In Clayton was
a grand success.
The Msccabees will give a play en-
titlel The Oxford Affair."" at the
p~ostofIice hall in Harrington, Friday
evening. Feb. goth.
Col. and Mrs. Love came up to Clay
ton from Tucumcari. They have rented
their hotel GU at that place and will
reside in Clayton in the future.
The epidemic of measles seems to
have passed in Clayton. All the chill
dren who we're down are recovering
and no new cases are heard of.
Mrs. Peter Knickerbocker of Aztec,
n of the pioneers of San Juan drop.
ped dead in her dining room at Farm
ington while waiting on the table.
An effort is being aade to have
school districts Nos. 6 and Is in the
urEer San Juan diviCed and a new
district created out of a part of each.
Evangelist M. A. Casey, Of Toledo,
Ohio, will lecture at the M. e. church
in Ration under the auspices of the
Epworth League. Thursday evening,
February 10Th.
Mr.. Peacock has bought a half in
terest in the Gonzales-Ba saloon at
Clayton. Mr.. Gonzales retires from
the firm and the saloon will be run by
Baca & Peacock.
The Hyde company at Pennington
slaughtered fifty head of cattle and 500
head of hogs and sent them to Du-
range where they will be placed in cold
storage for the present.
Charlie Holly came down to Farm
ington from his ranch above Bloom
field to look after surveying matters.
He is plating ten acres Of VIM. Locke's
land adjoining that town.
A jolly party Of young people were
entertained by Ir. and Mrs. Shuler,
in Ration in honor of MIR. Shuler. a
nephew of DR.. Shuler. who is visit
ing there from Vii ginia
The dance given in Santa Fe at the
Palace hotel by the members of the
Woman's board OF trade and for the
benefit of that organization, was a
social and financial success.
Wis. <AiiCn diO las CHiOu u
starting off nicely with their subscrip-
ton school in Pennington. The former
has ~forty-one pupils and has refused to
take any more although six have ap-
pied. The latter has about fifty.
The members of the First cavalry
band of Santa Fe say that unless there
is more general response to h sub
scription for the benefit Of the band,
the Sunday afternoon concerts will be
dispensed with.
Judge McFie in Santa Fe held a pre-
liminary hearing of George Bashford,
charged with having attempted to
hold up the postoffice at Tres Piedras,
Bashford was held to the United
States grand jury in the sum of $1,000.
A new move in the commercial
world at Pennington has been made
by the Joslin Dry Goods Co.. of Den
yer, establishing the eight-hour sys-
TEN in its store. The store will here
after open t $3.50 and close at $50.
Mrs. Fernandez, wife Of Nicanor
Fernandez, died Wednesday, February
4th. of spinal meningitis in Ration.
She was seventeen years old. The
funeral took place Thursday. A hus-
band and a seven-months-old babe sur
vive her.
Those who desire to develop their
muscles and get some training in phys
ical culture in Harrington have ar
ranged an athletic room in the rear
of Miles Parker's place and it is now
the source of much amusement every
afternoon.
w. w. Fitzpatrick has bonded two
of his claims in the Jicarillas to w.
A. McIvers. who is going to do con-
siderable development on the proper
ties. He has also one other claim
bonded to a different party. who is to
begin development Immediately.
The Baptist congregation of White
Oaks have bought the lot where the
old town hall stood and will build a
church on it Immediately. This IS
a commendable enterprise. Bids are
not all in yet and the style Of the
building is not definitely determined.
A new country store is being opened
on the old Alva Adams ranch above
Bloomfield near the Charlie Holly fer
ry- The proprietors are Rule & Bollin-
ger, both Colorado men. and they
have purchased the ranch and already
put in a complete stock of goods.
A certificate was filed with the Ter.
ritorial secretary. signed by Catherine