Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-10
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DELICATE Rodey has secured quite a
quantity of cottonseed to be sent into
the vicinity of Las Cruces, and the
vicinity of Roswell and Carlsbad, in
this territory, for experimental pur-
poses during the coming season.
Wednesday night at Roswell accord
ing to the program the little daugh-
ter of Eliza White, Mary Lola White,
put her small hand in the box contain
ing the tickets sold for the drawing of
the fire department watch. The num-
Der drawn was 252. the owner being
II. +. M. Bear, editor of the Record.
Supervisor Wright has received in
structions to dismiss all Mexican
children from the Albuquerque Indian
school and fill the vacancies made by
their departure with children of In
questionable Indian parentage. These
instructions will be carried out and a
movement in thai direction has already
been made.
the approaching marriage of Miss
Beaulia Leyva to Mr.. Everardo f.
Montoya. The happy event is to occur
Oh the twentieth of this month, at
Pena Blanca. Miss Leyva is the
daughter OF Louis Leyva Of Pena Blan-
ca. the groom's father being ]. NJ. Mon
toya. The wedding will De an elabor-
ate and pretty wedding.
A telegram was received in Santa
Fe from the clerk of the United States
Supreme Court at Washington by the
attorney Of the United States Court Of
Private Land Claims sts .ng that the
Supreme Court of the United States
has affirmed the decision Of the United
States court Of private land claims in
the Jose de Leyba land grant, located
near Turquesa in that county.
Mr.. s.. M. Wicket, a representa-
tive of the Canadian government,
spent Tuesday in Albuquerque. NJ.
Wicket left in the evening on No. z
for Los Angeles, whence he will sail
for Alaskan ports &. While in Iii city
he was shown around by AttorLc. j.
IL. 0tAu6AC. IAA. NNrNhC. 10 tAoSCtiA6
on important government matters the
nature of which he oes no. divulge.
The future of the Rio Grande valley
from an agricultural standpoint was
never brighter. With experimental to-
bacco culture on a large scale ready to
begin, with the people of the lower
valley taking active steps to improve
their irrigation systems, n with the
sugar bee. industry on the books for
early development. there should be a
boom in Rio Grande lands in the
future.
Street Commissioner Martin Tierney
has just completed the work of trim
ming the trees that line the streets
from Railroad ven to Barelas in
Albuquerque. The work %requeired a
week and several men were employed
on the job up to last night. The re-
suit is that South Third n South Sec
ond streets present a neat and clean
appearance and it is slre that if the
worm pest returns. 1t Will not be so
troublesome as heretofore.
A favorable report has been made
by the department of justice upon the
site selected by the government for a
new public building at Albuquerque,
n. NJ. and a treasury warrant to pay
for the property has been made out
to be mailed to the owner tonight.
The property purchased is owned by
VIM. j. Johnson and is located at the
northwest corner of Gold avenue and
Fourth street, and will cost $500.
Mr.. Z. ID. Wheaton. a young man
from the east who has been spending
the winter ir Silver City, was in AL
%buquerque yesterday a short while be-
tween trains. He left on No. 2 for
New York City, where he will spend
the summer with his family Mr..
Wheaton made a great many friends
while in the territory who will be
glad to see him return again next
fall He has been stopping at the no
tel San Vicente, and say that the ele-
giant hotel is enjoying a fine patronage.
f.. w. Watts, aged q years. en-
ployed by b. Lantry Son at Belen on
the Santa Fe cutoff, died last night
of pneumonia at the Lantry hospital
in albuquerque. The family of the de-
ceased live in Decatur, Kans.. and
they have been notified by O.. w.
Strong & Sons. who have charge Of
the remains. The young man was
brought To the city several days ago
but the disease had gained such a
hold there we're little hopes OF his re-
covery.
One of the most interesting base
ball games of the season was played
last Sunday at Athletic park between
the Soldier team of Fort Bayard and
the Yellow Kids Of Deming. The pub
lie had expected a rather close game,
but it was evident early in the play
ing that the Deming men were play
ing to win and would succeed. Hidal-
go and Murphy did the playing for
Fort Bayard. receiving little support
from fielders and basemen. Deming's
men played steady bali throughout. go
ing to pieces only once during the
game.