Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-11
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~ Sh0 vOWoP~R0TO
James A. Leroy, who last winter
returned to the Philippine Islands,
where he held a responsible COVER
ment position and who since has
spent the time on a stock ranch near
Watr0us. Mora county, for the bene-
fit Of his health, is q visitor to the
capital and may locate in the vicinity
of that town. He is thinking OF pr
chasing a ranch and going into the
fruit and alfalfa raising business.
Mrs. J. p. McNulty of Turquesa,
expects TO go to England to visit her
relatives m will be absent several
months. She will leave Santa Fe dur
ing the coming week. Mr.. McNulty,
who is the manager Of the American
Turquoise company at Turquest, is
greatly gratified at the favorable de-
cision to the company of the Jose de
Leyba grant case; this company se-
cures the title OF the company from
its valuable turquoise mines located
within the limits of the alleged Jose
de Leyba grant.
Hin. G. F. hester of the United
States interior department, who has
been in Albuquerque, and DR.. f. w.
Wood, the school physician. has left
for the Moki Indian villages, where
they hope to get a large number of
children for the Albuquerque school.
This is the first time for two years
that any officer of the local school
has made an effort to increase the at
tendance of that institution, but it
agement intends to keep the school
full. -
Fl. C. Yontz, the well Lnown jew
eler of Cerrillos, spent yesterday in All
buquerque, returning home last night.
Mr.. Yontz rs much interested in In
dian curios and relics, and does a
good deal of business in this Ire
along with his regular trade. He hi-.
quite In unusual private collection of
such articles, including severa' little
souvenirs which are well worta -ee-
ing. A Navajo scalp taken fofeiliy
from its original owner ~ an Indian
of San Domingo pueblo Il ing a Ma
vajO raid a great many yer as ago is
one of the curiosities most priced by
Mr.. Yontz.
In the quo warranto proceedings
brought by District Attorney F. w.
Clancy in the I'd judicial district, by
direction Of Solicitor General Bart
lett, to Dust from the Office of sheriff
of Sandoval county, Alfredo NJ. San
doval, the papers have been served
and it is alleged that he does not own
taxable property in the county to
the value OF $500 and that he is not
of legal age. Yesterday a warranty
deed was recorded in Bernalillo coun-
ty by which j. M. S~aLdoval transfers
to Alfredo NJ. Sandoval property in
the town of Corrales of the value of
$1,115. 1t is not known whether this
is an ordinary business transaction or
that it will appear in the answer
Articles of Incorporation have beer
rotary by the San Marcial Opera
House company. The company is au-
thorized TO buy mi hold real estate
in the city of San Marcial and con
or opera house thereon. The capital
stock is So 900 divided into ~non-asses-
sable shares of the par value Of $50
each. The term of existence is 25
years and the principal Office of the
company will be at San Marcial. The
business OF the company for the first
three months will be in the hands of
the following board of directors: HI.
Frank Armstrong, G. G. Cruickshank.
The incorporators are: j.. E.. Nichols,
H.. Bonem. J. b. Harry, w. G.. Lane,
Steven A Lane, s. G.. Hanna, Leo
Leonstein. Frank Armstrong.
Gus G. Johnson. for many years SUI
p~erintendent of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company's mines at Madrid, has
been transferred to the s~uperintend-
ency of the same cOmpany's proper
ties at Strakville, Colo. Before leaving
Madrid the employees of the mines
rendered their departing superintend-
ent with a handsome jeweled Knight
Templar charm and a heavy gold
watch chain. The chain and charm
cost SITS. but it is safe to say that it
could not be bought at any price now.
In the case of the Territory against
Desiderio Aguilar in Bernalillo coun-
ty, charged with defacing the brand
OF a horse. the jury. after having
been out all night, returned a verdict
of not guilty, and the defend
ant was discharged. The case
OF the Territory against Pablo Muniz,
charged with aiding in the jail deliv-
cry last December. is occupying the
attention of the court at Albuquerque.
The territory has made a good case.
showing that the defendant pounded
coal and joined in the general noises
which were made to drown the Die
OF the prisoners who were engaged in
removing the stone from the wall.
making an opening through which
they escaped.