Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-17
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From the NEWSPAPERS.

John Ffnlay, w. H. and 8. A. Pool
returned to Aztec from Durango with
three loads of lumber for their new
building.
VIM. A. Chapman left Ration for the
Clmarron country. where he goes to
survey a large tract of and for Nc
Cormick.
Frank Hinojos. of West Puerto de
Luna, and who has been sick abed for
some time, is out again shaking hands
with his many friends.
The boys are talking Of organizing a
gun club in Santa Rosa. With a base
ball club, gun club, dancing club and a
card club Santa Rosa will be made
newsy.
N. r. Heath, from Iowa, who has
been visiting his sister. Mrs. S e.
Leeman. in Ration. has taken q run
down to Roswell with a view Of locat-
ing there.
At their home on South Fourth
street in Ration the Misses Marie and
Myrtle Troy celebrated their tenth
birthday with a large number OF their
little friends.
Clarence Wright returned from
Springer to Dawson Tuesday, after a
few days spent with his family. He
has accepted a situation up at that
coal metropolis.
The new road supervisor OF Santa
Rosa. Mr.. J.. H.. Hicks, has been work
ing the roads between Don Celso Ba-
cas- residence and town, also the
streets in the city.
Mrs. A. Nj. Warner of La Junta,
whose singing Ration people enjoyed so
much last winter, has been secured by
h League to take part in the musical
at Ration Friday, March 20.
Thursday of last week Mr.. Addison
Walker OF Ration entertained a small
party in honor Of Mrs. Bryan. Of Ala
mogordo. The Afternoon was devoted
TO sewing and small talk.
Mrs. Matte A. Bridge, a noted lee
turer and e~locutionist, stopped over
night at the Baker hotel in Aztec en-
route to Pennington where she goes
for her health n recuparation.
+. c. Peterson expects to be home
In Aztec on or about the goth Of this
month from his trip back to his boy
hood home, Denmark. where J." visited
his aged mother and other relatives.
Wilmot A Brown writes 10 Red
River from Trinidad that he has been
on the sick list. He also reports he
will be back in May to look after
his company's mining interests at An
Choir. SA''
Mrs Brigham, of Denver, widow of
the late Mr.. Brigham, one of the own
ers of the Aqua Negra Grant in Guada-
lupe county, has ben in Springer on
business in connection with her late
husbands estate.
A full grown mare owned by Octav-
iano Rodriguez was killed by noun
tain lio,s Lear his ranch on the Can
joncito del Tesueque and partly de-
vorrsd by 'hese animals. They we're
evidently large and hungry.
Mrs. Lizzie Hart, who with her nus
band. Mr.. Alex. Hart, came to Aztec
last May for her health, was born in
Indiana Nov. 20, 1869, and died at her
home in Aztec Friday, Feb. 81, after a
long Illness of consumption.
Miss Lucille O'Brien entertained a
small number of friends very pleas
antly at dinner in Ration. The guests
were MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Ruffner,
Miss Helen Grey and the Messrs.
Joerns. Furnay and Murray.
Jess Hayden lost a team of horses q
few weeks ago at Santa Rosa. He ad-
vertised in the Star tina. he would give
$500 reward for their return of the
same. They were brought back there
and returned to their owner
The new bridge across the Los Ia
nos creek, neal the residence Of Celso
Baca. at Santa Rosa. will son be com
pleted. This will be a great help to
the public. as the creek has been a
dangerous crossing for some time.
Toots Jones and Jim Anderson, the
pin settlers at the Ration Bowling Al.
ley. took a day off m went hunting.
They had a hand-to-claw encounter
with a wild cat. and finally killed the
animal by clubbing it over the head
with their guns.
The Uracca company near CimarOn
has sunk a large well to bed rock
and will use the water for irrigation.
They will also place a large reser-
vOir on the head of Cimarronciti
which will insure an abundance of
water the entire year.
One OF the most popular diversions
of the week inc one which afforded
much pleasure to a large number of
their friends. was a progressive Car
rem party given by Mr.. and Mrs. John
A Carter of Ration, at their pleasant
home on South Fourth street.
j. NJ. Higgins and family, his wife,
four boys, two of them with families
have settled down southeast OF Spring
er. taking up four claims all In a
bunch. They are only recently from
st. Clair county. Mo-. living a year on
the Cook ranch near Ration.
George Z. Crocker has been confined
to his home In Springer a week with
an attack Of pneumonia and pluracy
but is getting along very nicely now
and out of danger. He was brought
m from tho ranch 1nUn NJ Colvrnr
where he laid helplessly sick for two
days.
The Tres Piedras and Taos mail
carrier disappeared the first of last
week and his whereabouts was un-
known until he was discovered in
Tres Piedras on a drunk. The bliz-
Yard did not suit him and he simply
housed up until the weather became
better. tHFE
The children of Mrs. Alice Hubbard
sells at their home. This is now Ger
depends entirely on labor for their sup
port and now she Is compelled to
main at home to care for her on.
spring.
A freight wreck occurred at mile
post "a lear Jarilla on the Rock Island
which stopped traffic until cleared
away. Four freight cars were thrown
on the track and smashed some. The
wreck was caused by the train hitting
a large range bull. which was quite
disastrous to the bull and also to the
train.
VIM. Ruston. once a resident of Col
fax county. a rancher out nea Chico
Springs, came in to Springer from Eng.
land. and will spend some time hob
nchbing around his acquaintances for
awhile. At the outbreak of the Boer
war in South Africa Mr.. Ruston ar
swered his country's call and went