Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-25
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New Mexico News scissored Bodily
From the Newspapers.

&AuoSu ~ VI NuC UGot d1lu Jubt
west of the canal in Dexter. This is
one of the best tracts in the Pecos
valley, and the large artesian wells
that are being struck there promises
TO make a garden spot.
Wm. Fish, of the firm of Fish &
Rush, of Pennington. made a trip to
Mancos to look after the lumber for
the fumes on the Independent ditch
for which his firm has the contract.
he got the mill to start up and edge
the lumber and stayed to see it ship
ped.
c. M. Elliott, the proprietor of the
Pennington stage line, has been down
to Pennington in San Juan valley
from Durango purchasing cattle and
looking after his ranch affairs. He is
intending to feed several head of cat
tie. having considerable hay on hand
yet at his ranch.
Governor OterO mas appointed r. s.
Hamilton. Of Chaves county, to be re-
gent of the New Mexico Military In
stitute at Roswell until the legislative
council next assemblies. Clara H. Oh
pointed private secretary tic the gov
ernor for W. years.
F. Ewing, a relative Of Capt. Haynes
suffered a bad accident near Roswell
while IN his way to town. Near the
Goet's place, his horse, an old family
animal, became frightened and ran
away, throwing Mr.. Ewing on, and
dragging him a half mile. He is very
BADLY bruised all over and two ribs
are broken.
Pete Wilson went to Hagerman
from Spring Mound after some .dmber
and on his return home encountered
quite a runaway which scattered hls
lumber and vehicle at a rapid rate.
However, Pete succeeded in securing
another vehicle ar I gathered up his
lumber and returnes home unhurt-
except his feelings.
Mrs. &c. Becker complained against
William Johnson for disorderly con-
duct and bad language at Roswell. 1t
seems that there was an unpaid board
bill and when asked to provide the
long green for payment Johnson ex
pressed himself very strongly, SO
strongly in fact that Judge Peacock
assessed him a total OF S12 for vio-
lating the law.
The jury impaneled by Judge Pea
cock, at Roswell, to inquire into the
death of the Mexican, Lucas Lopez,
convened and after { session lasting
about thirty minutes a verdict was
rendered to the eTect that the deceas-
ed came to his death by a p. v. engine,
and attach the blame to no one, as 1t
was purely accidental. About seven
witnesses were examined
The Jicarilla district is rapidly
coming to the front and by e fall
will have more machinery in opera
ticn thar any other camp in south
ern New Mexico. The Rico com
pany the Free GolG company, the
American Placer company, the
Hawkeye company and the Jack
mountain company will all be operat-
ing. to say nothing of many other
owners who will put in machinery.
The spring term or court adjourn~
ed at Silver City on Saturday. Sent
ances were pronounced as follows.
Charles Albers, for drawing a deadly
weapon. nine mounths in the p%eniten-
tiary: Ja.sbo Martinez, two years In
the peri entiary for wife beating;
Luther Darfoot, two years In the
~penitentiary and a fine of $500 for
larceny of cattle; Miguel Gomez, one
year in the ~penitentiary and a fine
of $500 for unlawful branding.
Night officer Charley Metz OF Albu-
querque dragged from his comforta-
last night one F. f. Ayres. who halls
from Arizona. Ayres vas lodged in
the city Jail He was found hiding I'M
der a berth in a tourist car, which was
occupied by a company of discharged
regulars from the Philippines. The
sol..er boys were seeing to it that he
got q free passage across New Next
co.
Governor Otero has appointed the
followingoficers for Roosevelt county:
To be sheriff, William w. Odom;
treasurer and collector, Charles O..
Leach; probate judge, Charles L. Car
ter; cler kof the probate court. Wash
ington E. Lindsay; assessor, w. X.
Breeding; county superintendent Of
schools. r. Cecil McAdfe; surveyor,
John A. Fairly; commissioners, VIII
liam o. Oldham, Robert Hicks and
Benjamin Blankenship.
The following homestead entries
have been made in Santa Fe: Ches-
ter d. Stevens, of Ration, 100 acres In
Colfax county; James 8. Spencer, OF
Eastview. 1929 acres In Valencia
county August Kayser. Eastview, 100
acres in Colfax county; August w.
Blanchard, off Cedar Hill. 1911 acres
in San Juan county; George w. Rog-
ers, off Maxwell City, 1865 acres in
Colfax county; Harvey Downum, of
Maxwell City. 160 acres In Coffax
county; Domingo Gallegos, of Cuervo,
$50 acres of land in Guadalupe county.
Judge Nesbit filed SAT- before the
justice of peace in Roswell against the
p. ". & N. E. r. r. in the sum of SIS
for the loss OF saddle, bride and spurs,
shipped to Pecos some time ago by
Arthur Ferry. Many complaints have
been made lately of merchandise be-
ing lost in transit between there and
poros n IS thought that there il an