Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-22

esenting a Chicago investor, MAJ Oh
cred % purchase all the bonds TO be
ssued by Quay county. including
curt house bonds, Jail bonds, current
Expense bonds and establishment
,onds.
Quay county has made settlement
With Leonard Wood and Union coun
les of the amount Of Indebtedness II
s to assume. The sum is about Sl2,
40. Professor Craig represented Quay
.ounty and leopold Sanchez Leonard
Wood county. The commissioners
met at Santa Rosa.
.
Parties from Pojoaque have insb-
proceedings against Santiago
Romero, mayordomo of the Acequia
and Antonio Jose Romero and
Florence Garduno. commissioners, IN
which it is alleged that the defend
ants have pe%rsistently violated the in
junction granted by Judge Merle
about a week ago regulating the use
of the waters OF the Nambe river. The
~complainants allege that the officers
OF the acequia have violated the in
junction and pray that they be attach
ed for contempt. Judge Parker, In the
absence of Judge McFie, has issued
an order requiring the defendants to
show cause on next Monday why they
should not be punished for contempt
A ScriaI.-Captain Della Warren OF
the Salvation Army who has been la
boring with the hopeless sinners Of
Albuquerque, has given up the job as
a bad bargain and passed through
the city yesterday on her way to Pu-
eblo, Colo.--Las Vegas Optic.
She didn't stop at Las Vegas.-Jour-
al-Democrat. No, the Adventists
have taken the town.
J.. II. McKnowan or Ration on Friday
suffered the fracture Of his left lee
In two places by being dragged b.
a horse which he had Just roped. I
seems that the rope In ONE manner
became entangled around his feet ant
the horse charged around the corral
BY rare presence Of mind Mr.. Nc
Kown drew his knife and cut thu
rope, which no doubt saved his life.
The South Percha Gold Mining an,
milling company has struck rich Or
in the Moser tunnel, at Hillsboro, \
M. The Moser Is a parallel lead :
the Stuck lead. both being within tn
boundary lines Of the Great Eastern
The old shaft Of the Hillsboro min
has been cleaned out by the sam
company. preparatory to putting u
a within. A large amount Of fine or
has been exposed on the property an
the company's officials are elated owe
the showing Of ore In the breast OF tn
drift at $50 feet on the Great Easter
w. w. Ingersoll Of Santa Fe, N. \
is developing three mining claims
Box Canyon. about Ave miles north
that place. They are the Comstocl
the Illinois and the Lone Star. He he
driven a tunnel on the Comstock an
; Is In forty feet. He Is doing the a
: sessment work on the other claim
! The ore runs In gold, silver and co
per and In some places the veins r,
quite high. Mr.. Ingersoll Is sanguiI
that, with development work, he "
have a good thing, and Is now organl
ing a company for the systematic al
proper development Of the propertie
. His Opinion Of ia local print
! tells a funny story Of the first time
. friend of his ever saw q linotype N
! chine at work. He watched q
' peered and examined with unbound
: wonder and admiration IS he saw 4
x marvellous invention at work. H
eyes almost bulged a. he saw a ske
ton arm reach down take hold OF I
matrices and carry them up and ,
them away. His mouth involuntarl
opened as he saw the plunger sho
!. the hot metal into the mold and
slug popped out and took Its pla
: with the others. Everything II I
: seemed more remarkable than the Il
: and finally when the crowd got rea
= 10 leave he drew a long breath q
! said. Boys. | believe a machi
that knows how to do all them thin
without bein' told would have ser
enough 10 70 out aud take q dril
i'm going to ask II and see.-Jourr
~ Democrat The man who asked
/, linotype out TO take a drink was I
|, egatc Rodey.
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'a In order to make the game intere
Ing and something like equal. Jenr
should agree to a handicap and all