Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-01

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THE TERRITORY
YOUNG LADY plEs.--Our people
were surprised and shocked to hear
OF the death OF Miss Mamie Harwood.
which occurred yesterday at IL o'clock
says the Pennington Times. She was
supposed to be much better and had
been chatting with friends, but sud.
denly began TO fail and the end soon
came. The whole community Joins
In sympathy for the bereaved parents
and relatives.
NEW eUiLpiNo.--Contractor A. l..
Morgan OF Albuquerque has been
awarded the contract for a fine two
story brick business block to be erect
cd at the corner OF South First street
and Lead avenue at q cost OF $3.50
for Andres Romero. The building will
have a floor space 100 X 134 feet, and
will contain six store rooms and thirty
four living ooms. Construction will
be commenced at once.
GOING TO TENEssEE.-Miss Cor
inne White arrived In the city Wed
nesday from the Mimbres Hot Springs
where she has been sojourning since
the the closing Of the Central school.
OF which she was principal during the
last term, says the Silver City Enter
prise. Miss White will leave In q
few days for Nashville, Tennessee.
where she will attend the summer
school OF the University OF Tennessee.
THREE IN A DAY.-The perma-
nent r~esidency OF Santa Rosa was In
creased BY three new corners a few
days ago. A fine baby girl arrived ut
the home Of MI. and Mrs. G. II.
Stearns at an early morning hour.
The next to arrive on scheduled time
was another interesting baby girl,
about mid at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Allen. And then, at even
tide. a liz pound baby boy Of the
bouncing kind took up his abode with
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Robinson.
IN FARMiNoToN.-T. A. Marcel.
ino. OF Socorro. a former newspaper
man. Eugenio Romero. OF Las Vegas,
territorial coal oil inspector, and Max
n. Montoya, we're a party who spent
= part OF last week and this in inspect.
Ing the coal lands about Fruftland.
Some OF these gentlemen are closely
related In a business way to the Santa
70 Central railway. and their visit
may mean more to this country than
they are willing TO give out for pub.
licatlon at this tlme.--Farmington
Times.
WILL oossETT LOSES A FOOT.
w. A. Gossett. son OF Warren Cos.
set. the p. v. ny. conductor, met with
an accident at Elida, a station near
Portales. last Monday. In which he lost
q foot. The accident IL said to have
occurred while the train was backing
upon the switch. VIII. as brakeman,
was protecting the rear end OF a wa,
ter car, but vas thrown Off and his
foot crushed between the cars. The
limb was amputated ut the ankle.
and no IL doing as we'll as could be
expected at present.
LOST EVERYTHING. - Concern.
corning the fire at Mogollon, Thurs.
day. May II. In which four store
buildings were destroyed. a CORES.
D0ndent writes: Mike Vaiine had Just
opened his store about ten days ago
with a brand new stock OF goods.
His last new goods had arrived the
second day before the fire. two wagon
loads. The store and goods were all
new and represented his savings of
years. Neither he nor Mr.. Munn's
carried any insurance and all was a
total loss. Mr.. vallne's trunk, con.
tanning, among other valuable things,
5000 In currency, was burned. The
origin Of the fire Is unknown.
PLEASED WITH ScHooL.-Prof,
+. A. Hyde. principal OF the public
schools at Walsenburg, Colo, left sill.
yer City for home Wednesday even.
Ing after spending several days In the
city, visiting his friend, Prof. Enloe
Of the New Mexico Normal school.
Prof. Hyde visited the Normal and In
conversation with an Enterprise re.
said from what he saw of
the school he believed the institution
was doing as thorough and effective
work as any normal In the country.
Mr.. Hyde's opinion Is of value. AS the
gentleman himself Is a graduate of
the Lincoln. Neb. Normal, and has
done post graduate work In n number
OF other normal schools of note, and
Ia therefore thoroughly familiar with
the schools OF this character and their
work.
STOCK MAY CRAZE ON NEW RE.
eERvES.-The secretary OF agricul.
culture on saturday issued an order
directing that no restriction be placed
upon the grazing stock within the
new forest reserves that have been or
may be created this year As at least
Two reserves are to be created in New
Mexico this year. the Jemez forest
reserve and the Burro mountain re-