Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-27
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New Mexico News scissored Bodily
From the Newspapers.

J. C. Hagin was in Las Cruces
from Gold camp for supplies. He re
ports things in general ON the UP
grade in that camp.
Foster Blackjack has bought the
Farley ranch about eight miles above
Aztec and has rented 1t to Otto Ben.
ming who is moving his family and
household effects there.
Don Pauline Ulibarri, an estimable
citizen of Las Colonias. visited Puerto
de Luna. having come for the purpose
of making final proofs on his home.
stead entry which he did before the
probate clerk.
Capt. George Smith of the Salvation
Army. has about given up the idea
of securing a building in Roswell for
his meetings, Inc about decided to Sc
cure a larger tent. in which the meet
ings will be held.
Deals in real estate at Tucumcari
have been lively for the past few
days. The town is full of prospectors
who are so well pleased with the out
look that the majority Of them are
investing extensively.
The F%ortnightly club in Silver City
is doing exceptionally good literary
work, WI or three hours of each
week being devoted to the study of
some famous author. The club num-
bers eight or ten members.
Johnnie, the pretty little babe OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John WOODS OF Las
the Rev. Pedro Lassaigne officiating
at the ceremony while MI. and Mrs.
Nestor Armijo, Jr.. were the Sponsors.
Henry Shultz. who for four years
has worked in the blacks NTH shop OF
Richard Mawson in Silver City, died
there, being afflicted with a cancer.
He was So years of age and had been
a resident of Grant county fer five
years.
The siege of la grippe which has
been so prevalent at Fort Bayard for
the past few weeks is beginning IT,
pass away The Isost severe attach
was that suffered by Lieutenant
Colvocaresses, who is now on the
road to recovery.
Forrest Mckinley. special agent OF
the u. S. land department, returned
to Las Cruces from California last
Saturday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kinley are talking of removing to
Santa Fee, and will probably do so
within a few days.
The annual election Of the officers
of the Episcopal guild q Silver City
has been held and those elected were:
President. Mrs. s. M. Ashenfelter;
vice president, Mrs. Jennie Brown,
secretary. Mrs. H. A. Owen; treasur-
err, Mrs. o. G. Myhre.
sent out by the Pauly Jail building
company of ST. Louis, arrived In Ala
mogordo and will 1T once place new
steel cells on the lower floor of the
Jail He will also place those of the
old prison upon the upper floor OF the
new structure.
An accidental shooting occurred at
Santa Rosa in which Cleofas M. Baca
was shot through the thigh. 1t APP
pears that Manuel Ortiz had a six
shooter and in some manner the
weapon was discharged, the bullet go
ing through one of Mr.. Baca's thighs
entering the opposite leg.
Will Aker me with almost a fatal
accident at Spring Mound Valley. Mr..
Aker is drilling a well in that vicinity,
and while engaged in the manipulate
ing of the drill was struck on the
neck a :cavy blow from part OF the
machinery and he was rendered sense
less { + such a length of time that his
friends feared he was dead.
In the matter of the assignment OF
]. Crockett Givens of Central, the
court ordered that lots 9, IL and IL,
as one parcel. and lots Is AMI II as
another parcel. in block 3, of the
town of Central. be sold by the as
signce at public vendue. in front of
the court house. after notice. to SET
tie up the affairs of the assigned es-
tate.
The Mckinney mine in the Burros Is
-reri ily proving itself to be of equal
value with all other famous mines
in that district and gives promise OF
producing untold wealth in the near
future. The shaft is now down fifty
feet and fine ore is already in sight.
Several men are at work and by April
LIST a shipment of considerable value
will probably be made.
Quite an excitement was had in Ell
Paso. The little three year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Con. White
hill. of Silver City. was in the park
with her parents, and unnoticed by
them, strayed away and started for
home. The police and many others
searched for her two hours before the
little one was found on the railroad
track headed for Silver City. She was
returned to her parents and after
wards taken to her home in the con-
ventional way.
Several days ago Justice O'Reilly
of Alamogordo held several men to
answer before a grand jury for un-
lawfully carrying pistols. This was
under a section of the 1897 compiia-
ton which on its face authorizes such
action, although it has not been the
custom. A question arising. the
justice of the peace wrote to Judge
Parker and was informed that q Just
ice has Jurisdiction and may sentence
Offenders instead of holding them for
the district court. County Clerk Stall