Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-31
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stump, of Deming. a ten pound boy.
The Roswell VS.. Carlsbad teams
played a very enjoyable game in
Carlsbad. The latter team won by a
score of z to 5.
E. G. Burns and Harry Helt OF
Red River are at Questa, busy get
ting ready to furnish lumber to the
people of Questa.
Four teams with covered wagons
and some loose stock, with parties
from Texas. passed through Carlsbad
en- route to the Penasco country.
Miss Maggie Smith will teach the
Red Mountain school again this sum-
mer. The directors are rushing the
house to completion as fast as they
can.
County Commissioner Marcelino
Duran. of Grant county, died at his
home on the river. The remains
were brought to Hillsboro the same
day.
Parties in from the plains near
Carlsbad and other outside ranges re-
port the grass as starting finely, and
all indications point to a good sea-
son FOR stockmen.
VIM. Cannon and son, Carries, were
over to Red River getting lumber to
build a house on the Turner ranch,
part of which they have rented for
this summer.
DIR. Johnson, who spent several
months in Socorro for his health about
two years ago is reported to have
died of consumption at his home in
Iowa two months ago.
Mr.. James Mcintosh of HillsbOro,
who has been in New York for the
past four weeks arranging matters
connected with the affairs of the
Friburg mine. is back again.
Mrs. Harry Tanning, of Los An
geles, Cal, who has been visiting in
Ration the past few months the guest
OF her mother, Mrs. T. B. Thompson,
last Thursday ave birth to a fine
boy.
Mr.. +. Zintgraff will erect a large
building on his lot near the lumber
yard in Santa Rosa sometime in the
near future. He will erect q building
two stories high and fit the upper
story for a hall.
At Johnson mesa a day wa ~et to
per Sunday school on the mesa.
Only a few showed up and they hap
pened to be Baptists, SO it was al
most impossible for them to organize
a Methodist school.
c. T.. Brown arr ed home in SocoI
ro from a trip to nver and Joplin.
Mo. He says tina, se saw Charles
Bahney, who is now IL the hardware
business in Carthage. No.. and is ap-
parently doing well.
Samuel Locke. of SocOrro reports
that the range on which he has been
grazing cattle for the last ten years
has recently been invaded by a band
II goats that threatens to ruin the
range for his cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. WEIGH ave
taken charge of the U.ion hotel at
Hillsboro. They are having the entire
building put in orderly I'D neat on
dition and will be reaGy to accom-
modate the public by April LIST.
William Keeline. a grandson Of
Mrs. w. p. Gardner and nephew of
w. A. Gardner OF Red River had his
eyes blown out and otherwise injur-
ed in a mine Were he was working
at Central City, Colorado.
Walt Sanders came down from San
ia Fe to Hillsboro. He has been quite
sick and is there to mend his health.
He says that the alkali water along
the Santa Fee road is very disastrous
to the many who are compelled to
use it.
William Mexican returned to Taos
from Red River after surveying the
Cashier group of mining claims at
Anchor for a patent. This property
has n large body of low grade ore on
which the company expects soon to
place n mill.
lack Bess of Red River has cut the
lord in the Rebecca which is three
"1d n half to four feet wide. Mr..
Dc~s has been pushing work on this
perry. The lead is undoubtedly the
Stella lead which is one of the best
~ the district.
Tho following homestead entry has
been made: Antonio Jose C. Mar
.inez. CuervO; 100 acres in Guada-
lupe cornty. The following final
homestcel entry has been made:
Gregor;9 Espinosa. Santa Rosa, 160
acres T. Guadalupe county.
III room on the first floor Of the
capitol in Santa Fe at the northeast
corner of the building has been as
signed to Page b. Otero for office use
as fish and game commissioner. The
room during the session of the leg
fslative assembly was occupied by
the journal clerks of the council.
Governor Otero has appointed the
following delegates to represent New
Mexico at the National and Interna-
tional Good Roads convention to be
held at st. Louis April 81, 2S n 20;
Granville Pendleton of Aztec; M. w
Browne. East Las Vegas; Grant
R%ivenburg. Santa Fe: Mark Howell,
Rccwell: r. l.. Powell, Silver City.
Il. C. Peterson of Springer passed
through Ration on his return from a
trip to Sweden. the country of his
nativity. He says he had a fine voy-
age both going and returning, and
that he greatly enjoyed his visit to
the home of his youth. but is glad to
get back to the land of his adoption
and to his sunny New Mexico home.
There is a petition circulating
looking to incorporation for Las Cru
ces as a town. The residents, by
signing or refusing to sign this petit
ton. are putting themselves on rec
ord. 1t is for the citizens to decide.
The Progress believes-firmly. hon
estly believes-the move will benefs
the whole people in every way, and
in such belief comes squarely out on
the side of advancement.
Last Friday afternoon fire broke
out I'm the rooms back of the Star
building in Santa Rosa. occupied by
the editor and family. and for a
while il looked as if the entire build.
ing and printing Office would be des-
troyed. Mrs. Cooper raised the
alarm and almost the entire town
turned out to save the property. A
buckep brigade was quickly formed
and with the aid of Noise Bros. fire
extinguisher they succeeded in put
ting the fire out before much damage
was done. II was a close call.
A short time ago Messrs. Henry
Lemons and Walter Mcdonald. while
hunting in Segriest draw. in the foot
hills of the Guadalupe mountains
near Carlsbad about twenty-five. miles
southwest from Mcmillan, came
across the remains of an unknown
man. Unfortunately. little was left