Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-27
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give general satisfaction.
Elgin Holt and w. c. Mossman left
last Friday for st. Louis, where they
have signed contracts with MulhalTs
Rough Rider company to do the bron-
h act riding in st. Louis and other
eastern cities.
}. NJ Jacobs and family will leave
Springer either next Friday or Sat
urday for their new home at Tucson,
ArizoCa. With the departure of this
excellent family Springer is unfortun-
ately a heavy loser. The family for
merly resided in Las Vegas.
G.. r. Stayton, father of Mrs. S. C..
Elliott OF Springer arrived in that
town Sunday from the Indian Ter
ritory on a visit TO his daughters and
family Mr.. Stayton is an exclusive
%westerner. and is thinking of locating
permanently in that section of New
Mexico.
Governor Otero has appointed the
following notaries public: Antonio
Joseph, Ojo Caliente, Taos county;
James Bennett, Weed, Otero county
Henry ID. Meyers, Chamita, Rio Arri-
ba county; Edward J.. McWenie,
Charles II. Sporleder, Las Vegas, San
Miguel county.
The ews has reached this city of
Inc death Of Mrs. Eta Kern Thomas
at Magdaiena a week ago last MuEs.
day. Pneumonia was the cause of
her death. She leaves ne littls girl
at Magdalena and a married daugh-
ter in Oklahoma. The 1smains were
inferred at Magdalena, but will be
taken east later.
j. NJ. Caldwell and son came in to
Springer Wednesday n from
HATS Peak with a large consignment
oil lumber, returning home yesterda.
morning. They met with quite an ac-
cident coming in, one of the teams
running away coming down the Aeu-
ale hill, but Fortunately no one was
hurt and nothing broken.
At the San Marcial RI. md house
Wednesday the news was being dis
cussed of the sending by Engineer
Taft for his family to go to Mineral
Wells, Tex, from Silver. City. This
summons means the expected earthly
separation of the husband from his
family. Mr.. Taft's illness having ia
ken "a very serious turn.
"A pelt having about four months
crop of wool was purchased by A.
Sehley of Socorro which weighed
thirteen pounds. 1t was from the
back of one OF a flock of "a, 900 sheep
recently purchased from Hon. Sol
Lttra in Texas and driven through
San Marcial to his ranches in western
% county for lambing.
Chas. Crossman has returned TO
San Marcial from Macon, Mo. this
week. Mrs. Crossman remained there
with her mother, who is on the sick
list. Mr.. Crossman says the growing
crops in that part of Missouri are
looking splendid, but owing to the
incessant rainfall the farmers are
eFtf tAAtb III LIS idtt iOD
Attorney o. y. Marion of Albuquer-
due. who has eel in poor health for
some time past, will leave with his
FAMILY in a day or W. for Port Hen
ry. New York. where he will AXE a
Bong and much needed rest. Mr.. Mar
ron will be accompanied by his fam
lily. and they are now beginning to
break up housekeeping preparatory to
moving their home for the summer
- the New Nork town.
One Isl %. unjust assessment was
adjusted b. Judge Baker in the dis
trict court at Albuquerque when, in
the suit for taxes instituted by the
county commissioners of Bernalillo
county against Nathan Barth for
Si,22i.65 the court returned judgment
for $633.65, the mount at which he
had returced the property to the as
SCISSOR of the county. The case was
tried by the court without a jury.
Hillsboro, n. NJ, citizens are not
cropping in the dark any longer. The
delighted Advocate of that town says
that the Few street lamps. ten in num-
her. arrived last wee and Tuesday
evening the streets of Hillsbore were
lighted for the first time. Everybody
turned out TO see the effect. which
was good. The lights give the town
a cityfied appearance and render ex-
cellent service to pedestrians on dark
nights. Hillsboro is the only unincor-
porated town in New Mexico that
possesses the luxury of street lamps.
The Santa Fe has announced that
during the meeting CT he Christian
Endeavor convention in Denver. next
July, tickets, good for the round trip
TO Pacific coast points will be sold
at the rate of Se2.50 from Chicago TO
the coast and return. These tickets
will be on sale from July / TO July
10. and will be good on the west
bound trip for thirty days Stop
over will be allowed at Denver and
other PONIES so that the visitors TO
the Endeavor meeting a continue
their trip TO the coast on the cheap
rate. The tickets are TO be good for
the return trip until August 81.
f. Webb, who is soon 10 establish
tie New Mexico American at Belen,
was in Albueu rque completing ar
rangements for the first number OF
his paper, which will appear in a few
DAYS. Mr.. Webb means that the new
naper shall succeed and he is going
into the business with enough OF ex-
nerience 10 carry it through. The