Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-16
John c. Spears. kaxes for 1902. for
Mckinley county, Iss1s.ss.

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John Sheridan finn. originally from
Orange county, York state. came in
yesterday from tecos and will stop
a day or two toImeet his old veter-
an friends. Captain John is on his
way to attend tie national encamp-
ment of the Grad Army of the Re-
public. which takes place in August
at San Francisco He has resided In
the Pecos river country for the past
twenty years.-Smta Fe Bulletin.
Horse Thief Held: p. Martin is
held at A~lamogohlo under $1,000 bond
to await the actbn OF the grand jury
on the charge Of horse stealing. He
Is unable TO furnish the required bond.
and SO Is In jail. He hired a horse at
the Cloudcroft stables saying that he
wished to ride to a logging camp, but
Instead Of 80 doing, he rode the AMI
NAL to within IL miles Of Roswell and
there sold II for $25. He spent a good
portion Of the money for whisky.
Mysterious Case. One day last
week, a stranger asked permission to
leave his wagon at the home Of G. w
Triton, nea Roswell, while he re-
turned to get a horse which was sick,
and which he claimed to have left a
mile or so behind. The permission
was granted and the man went away,
riding one horse and leading another.
He never came back. The next morn
ing, Mr.. Urton Investigated the wagon
and found IL to contain a camping out
fit, some women's clothing and some
children's clothing. Nothing has been
heard of the man who drove the wag
on and so suddenly disappeared. The
woman and the child to whom the
clothing belong have not been found
nor are they known. The officers have
begun an Investigation on the theor.
that foul play has been committed.
Investigating Bugs. Professor Fa
bian Garcia, chief entomologist at tn,
college Of agricultural and mechani,
arts, at Mesilla Park. N. M, is in RIOS
well at the request of the Chaves coun
ty horticultural board for the purpos'
OF investigating the coddling moth an.
other injurious pests to trees and VIC
getation, and to suggest remedies TO
their abatement and determination
Prof. Garcia is a specialist in thi
line, having made a thorough stud
Of the subject and having had muc
practical experience. He is now lool
ing around through the country, an
will report the result Of his ~investig,
tions TO a meeting Of the owners {
the orchards in Chaves county, VIII
will be called together as soon 9
Prof. Garcia signifies his READINGS
/ to report. Expert suggestions as
! the best means Of dealing with II
pests will be given to the meeting.
interpretations. The Faywool Lea
, company yesterday fled articles Of /
corporation at the ONCE Of Territori
Secretary ]. w. Reynolds. The ma
Offices Of the company will be locate
at Wilmington, Dela,. while an Off,
will be maintained near the town
Jose, In Luna county. The incorpor
tors are A. p. Nevin and g. M. Clip
4 of New York, and Robert Denningtt
Of Wilmington. Della. Tho resilel
agent named is w. e. Brook. and Il
I place Of business as near Jose. II
, c. mpany is capitalized ct 100000
' vided into shares Of q par value
500 each. The purposes of the corp
a ration are to acquire mining prope
r tJes by purchase or otherwise, In Il
q territories Of New Mexico and Ariz
: ma: to develop the same; to smelt al
I otherwise prepare ores for market;
construct railways. bridges. reservoir
mills factories and warehouses:
{ deal In gold, silver. copper and oth'
Q ores; to deal in real estate; to man
facture and deal in goods, wares a.
merchandise.
! Partition Cases. A. B. Melville
, Esq. and II. p. Owen, Esq, Albuque
, que attorneys. were In Santa Fe ar
/ took testimony in the partition su
, of the Canon de San Diego land graz
! in Sandoval county, Mr.. Owen beir
the referee In the case. NJ. 8. Otel
of Albuquerque. who claims a lart
interest In the grant amounting
! over 100000 acres, is seeking to esta
! lish by the testimony Of witnesses hi
there yesterday that certain deet
/. given to him for specifically describe
tracts Of land in the grant also carrie
: with them interests In the grant
: large. The testimony OF Colonel
Frank Chavcs and OF Captain Anice'
: Abcytia in this matter was secure
Mr.. owen also took testimony In Il
. partition suit Of the Ojo de San Jol