Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-05
THE TERRITORY.
Brief Resume OF the Important
D0ings in New Mex
leo Towns.
MINES, FARMS, RANGES, ETC

FARMS, RANGES, ETC
Al Dawson brakeman while In Tu-
:uncari last Friday. won $3.50 play
ng monte.
Badly Beaton: Eutimo Martinez Of
Clayton vas Severely beaten In a
row with some boys on Wednesday
They were all under the
Influence OF liquor.
Lopez Boy dead: The ten-year-old
son OF Thomas Lopez, who lives In
the neighborhood Of Tucumcari. died
last Wednesday Of inflammation Of the
brain. The funeral services were
held on Thursday.
Hard Hit: j. M. Lawson Of Tncum,
carl, was very painfully injured on
Saturday of last week. A barrel Of
lime which he was unloading from o
wagon, slipped and fell on his left
foot crushing tho ends of his toes.
Line Fruitland: The telephone from
Pennington to Fruitland has been
completed and opened. Work Is now
being pushed on the line TO La Plata
which will be In operation some time
in the next three weeks.
EngIishwomen Dead: Mrs. Harriet
Elizabeth Whiting died recently at
her home In Hammond. She was the
mother Of nine children, eight Of
whom survive her. Mrs. Whiting was
born in London, England, but has
lived in Hammond for many years.
Ranges All Right: Perry Culbertson,
who Is now engaged In the cattle bust
part Of Grant county, was In Silver
City the latter part Of last week. Mr.,
Culbertson says the range is In good
condition and the cattle In fine shape
to go through the winter.
New Member: James o. Lauden
slayer, until recently chief trumpetel
at the Agricultural college at Mesilla
Park, has been elected a member q
company II. First regiment infantry
National Guard OF New Mexico, ant
has been mustered into the service Q
the Territory.
Seized the Liquor: Ten barrels Q
brandy. which had been seized fol-
revenue charges, were sold by peput.
Internal Revenue Collector A. J
Loomis In Pennington on Monday
alexander Bowman bought them u
for Si.63 per gallon, for his brothe
II. e. bowman Or Gladstone, Colorado
Bought a Farm: George II. We
ster OF Carlsbad this week bought
tract of 40 acres adjoining his Vine
yard Stock farm The tract whicl
|, was a part of the Pabst interests is h
section s. township 22 south, range Q
west. The price OF the land Including
the water right was S1,400.
Water supply: Inc Tucumcari Wa
~, Ice and Power company will beail
the erection OF a water tank with
80 foot tower for supplying the cit
with water, as soon as the necessar
D material arrives. The electric syster
will 1901 be in operation as the pole
are up. the wires strung and n
machinery all In place.
Mine Fire: A fire broke out at tn
old Kelly mine In the Magdalena mil
Ing district Of Socorro county 0
Monday night. The hosting works I
/ the mine AMI several adjoining bull,
ings were completely destroyed. IN
y iire ii thought % have started froi
some hot ashes left from the day
: work The hosting works will be r
placed At nce
Dying From Poison: The eide
I. daughter OF NJ Haries Of Carlsbad
slowly dying from what is supposed
h be ptomaine poisoning, caused
i eating canned meat. Six physician
" are attending the child and every I
a fort Il bring made 20 save her y
MI. Haries came % Carlsbad recent
from Paris France, on account Of b
q wife's health He Is partner OF
Il plerpont Morgan and is a very wealt
man