Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-16
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Mills ranch in Springer.
Five pigs belonging to NJ. B. John
son OF Gallup. were killed by a train
NJ. w. Mills of Springer shipped two
cars of horses to st. Louis the Other
day.
Rev G I. Ja.s-s~a has ostc~sd tn,
arr aratus &c the new ryr1ts.r fcl
Gallup.
Mr.. John Kranawitter of Springer i.
improving rapidly from his long ser
ious illness.
Eulogio Charette, deputy sheriff and
merchant at Cimarron, was in Spring
err, leaving for Ration on business.
Alice Miller died in Silver City 81
the home of Ed Dalrymple in that city
after an illness of about two weeks oil
heart trouble.
J.. HI. England braved the storm
and came down to Springer from CHM.
arron with a big load of apples for
shipment south.
Enriquez Arellano was taken down
sick in Springer, SO sick that ne had
to go to bed. His ailment is a severe
attack of scrofula.
Wedding cards are out announcing
the marriage of Miss Adela Martinez
to Andres Gutierrez on Feb. Is. in
the chapel at Pintada.
AT one or two points in Colfax coun-
ty several children have died of dip
iberia, but yet no form of the dis
ease has shown up in Springer.
t. ". Melaven has sold his grocery
and gents furnishing store at Santa
Rosa to G. A. Williams, who will con-
duct the same at the old stand.
The improved order of Red Men
at anti Rosa nave received their
new outfit of regalia. 1t is a swell
outfit and the boys are proud of it.
The Evergreen cemetary no. III of
Santa Rosa is in very bad condition
and some n should JAKE the matter
in hand and raise enough money to
fence the same.
Mrs. l.. w. Mann and Miss Roma,
with the other children. of Halls
Peak, are living in Springer with the
purpose of giving the children the
benefit of the excellent schools.
Sergeant Karrigan went to Fit. Win
gate from Gallup to receive his retire
ment from the army. having served
Uncle San for thirty-six years. He will
receive a pension of about $40 a
month.
w. ID. Metzgar, who mas been man
ager of the Melini & Eakin whole
sale and liquor house at Santa Rosa
for the past eighteen months. left
for Albuquerque. where he will reside
in the future.
The Rt. Honorable Reginald Mon
tague Of Warwickshire, ENGLAND, has
been in Cliff. Grant county. several
days looking after his extensive cattle
interests. He was accompanied by
his valet. DUO de Carvil.
The election for or against issuing
$4,000 worth of bonds by Silver City
for the construction of the Main street
dam. was held and passed off very
quietly. The total vote was SS, of
which 75 were for and IS against the
bonds.
Hon. r. l.. Macy and b. F.. Stroll,
of Hardin. Mo. have been in Las Crl-
ees for several Gays looking over a
number of fine ranches near rEe.e,
with a view Of inve sting and becoming
citizens of the Sunshine state.
AT the home of Mrs. A. NJ. Whitcomb
in Albuquerque the members of the G..
A. r. and w. r. C. and their families
were right royalty entertained by Mes
danes Whitcomb. Hanson, Whitson,
Clements. Warner and Stephens.
Jack Mcdonald came in to Santa
Rosa from Gen. Benz. Adams oil well
south of hat town the first or the
week and reports the WORK go.ng OF
nicely. He says that after the water
is baled out of the well that the oil
on top of the water can be ignited
with a match and it will burn several
minutes.
1t is announced on good authority
that the concentrator at Hanover will
be started in a few weeks IN conjunc-
ton With the sampling works being
installed there. This will be a big
boon to miners in hat district who can
market their ores in lots from fifty
pounds to fifty tons and receive cash
payment for il.
A destructive fire occurred in Hano-
yer, sixteen miles northeast of Silver
City by which the large general mer-
chandise store of George Kresge was
burned TO the ground. Very little of
the contents was saved and both build
ings with stock are practically a loss.
Mr.. Kresge carried insurance to the
extent of $500 which will partly
cover the loss.
The happiest men in albuquerque
are the members of the jewelry firm
of S. vann & Son. Friday afternoon
they recovered about half from the
standpoint of value. of the lot of dia-
monds. watches, chains, rings and 9th
er jewelry stolen last November. The
finding of the stuff was accidental. 1t
was buried in a can and sack back or
the Minneapolis house down there.
Notwithstanding the very positive
assertions to the contrary. the post.
Office department has about decided
that free rural delivery will be estab-
lished on the Lower ella. The inspec-
tor who reported adversely. on the
ground that there was no bridge on
the ella. vas sent back with instruc-