Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-23
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was diCu III albuquerque Dy tue COURT
The plaintiff claimed $500 for SER
vices rendered as a. employee Of the
company, but Upon the interposition
of his plea OF the statute Of limita.
items, the court held that he claim
was barred, and gave judgment in IA
vor of the defendant.
The Silver City Normal annual will
soon be out. Work by the comnittee
and the students has been going on
for weeks aud the result Of their work
will soon be forthcoming. The annual
will consist this year Of thirty pages,
the whole being profusely illustrated
with half-tone cuts. All the organiza-
lions in the school will have cuts put
in.
On last Wsrnesday there was re-
ceived in Fort Bayard by the quarter.
master, the sum Of $500 o TO- repairs
on all barracks and quarters. Work
of repairing and repainting will be
commenced Immediately. New side
walks will probably be put in al;
round the quarters. Money has also
been received for an electric plant,
which will be set up Immediately upon
the arrival of the machinery.
There are now twelve grading
camps scattered along the line be-
tween Belen and Willard on the cut
of. and work is progressing fast. 1t
is the intention to throw up a grade
at first just wide cnougi- 20 support q
temporary track and ha, the steam
shovels widen the grade later. The
steam shovels will not begin york be-
fore August or possibly later. and will
work on the big cut at the summit will
not begin until that time.
Chief Deputy United States Marshal
George Kaseman. has gone To Sd
Francisco. Cal. taking with him Sam
Lee, a celestial who arrived in Albu-
querque about six weeks ago " bout
the proper credentials i-sued to good
Cinnamon. Sam, when ca. turei, claim
ed that he had left his "..aock chez"
in Los Angeles and the marshals Of
flee gave him an opportunity to pro-
duce it by correspondence. He failed
to make good end will get a free pas
sage to his home beyond the Pacific.
John Z. Liggett. who has spent a
small past of his time in Silver City.
in the last two years. has now come to
remain indefinitely. lie has purchased
the Shepard ranch ana a large num-
Der of cattleand with James HeyIer
will commence Immediately to work
them. The new firm will doubtless be
prosperous. as both Mr.. Liggett and
Mr.. Heyler are energetic men
Secretary Hitchcock has ordered
withdrawn from temporary settle
ment or entry, or other form OF dfspo-
sal except by homestead laws, of
lands in Colorado and New Mexico
recommended by the geological sur
vey for the purposes of irrigation.
The lands withdrawn in New Mexico
include n township for the Grand
river survey in the Santa Fe district,
but tOWuShiY III IN uSS vi thO VI
ton Lake project in the Roswell dis
trict and three townships for the
same project and three townships
for the Pecos reservoir system in the
Clayton district.
The following prisoners have been
sent to the pen from Albuquerque:
James Daniels. forgery, n year;
Charles Robinson, forgery, eighteen
months: Charles Mason, larcency from
dwelling. one year; John Dougherty,
iarcency and reaking Jail, one year;
James p. Deming. forgery. two years
six months: William Neuling. burglary,
six mouths in county jail; Placido
Apoiaca, assault with intent to kill,
one year; Drake and Willis. larcency
from a store. one year each; Justo
Mares, ~larcency from store, eighteen
months; Edward Walker, breaking
Jail, -four months in county jail.
Every preparation is being made by
the albuquerque citizens for the recep-
ton of President Roosevelt when ne
arrives in that city Oh the 9Th day of
May. This is to be the last stop made
in New Mexico. and the reception
which VII be given him will be as
fitting as possible. The citizens are
all showing marked enthusiasm and
each one Isl doing his part toward
making the affair a success. The
town will be practically decorated with
red. white and blue. and 5000 badges
have been ordered, these to be worn
by all who participate in the recep-
ton.
The territorial irrigation commission
formally organized in Santa Fe by cleo
ting G.. A. Richardson of Roswell, pres
ident. ana Colonel George w. Knaebel
of Santa Fee. secretary. Both oficials
were elected to succeed themselves.
Considerable time was spent discuss
ing the routine business before the
commission. blu nothing of conse-
quence was lone aside from the cleo
ton of officers. The following parties
desire grazing privileges or to pur-
chase land were before the commits
sion: w. E.. Lindsey, Portales, H. b.
Holt, Las Cruces; Charles F. Easley,
Santa Fe; J. nj. Hervey, Roswell.
During the month of March there
occurred at Fcrt Bayard only five
deaths. This IS the best record that
has been knew since the sanitarium
opened. The feet coupled with the
number of p~ati1-ts who have been
sem on duty again has encouraged
the government to grant all appropri-
atoms requested. The fort will with