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

Il. Z. Patterson, an Old and highly
respected citizen Of SOcorro county,
has concluded to change his residence
to Eddy county. The people of So
zorro will he very sorry TO lose Mr..
Patterson and family, but will wish
them all happiness In their new home.
and also congratulate the people OF
Eddy county on this valuable add.
tion to the number OF their citizens.
Memorial Services.
Tho Memorial day exercise conduc.
ted In SocorrO last week were the most
elaborate for many years. Unfortun-
ately for all concerned, Hon. A.. A.
Freeman could not reach the city in
time to deliver the address he had
promised. Otherwise the exercises
were conducted very successfully just
az planned.
Capt. May Dead.
News has been received in Silver
City Of the death In FL Paso. last
Thursday. of Capt. H. J. May, formerly
Of Fort Bayard. His death occurred at
the home Of his son-in-law, DR.. r. d.
Sinks. Capt. May was well and favor.
ably known In Silver City and Fort
Bayard, and the sad news will be re-
ceived with genuine regret BY his
many friends in both places.
New Presbyterian Minister.
The Rev. H. J. rockingham OF Del
Ia, Colorado. has been elected to MI
the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF the Rev. ]. r. Gass as pastor of
the Presbyterian church OF Silver City.
The Rev. Mr.. Frothingham's family
consists OF a wife and one daughter.
and they will arrive In Silver City
next week. The gentleman will preach
his first sermon under his new appoint-
ment the second Sunday In June.
Almost Done.
According to the Ration papers the
miners hospital at Ration Will be com.
pleted and ready for the opening In
the next eight or nine weeks. This
institution was created by the legis.
latiire OF four years ago, located at Ra-
ton two years ago and money appro.
priated for the completion and support
OF the institution at the last session OF
the legislature. Fifty thousand acres
OF government land are set aside for
the support Of the institution in add.
ton to any support ~ receives from the
territory. The Ration Range saws of
the building: The building thus far has
cost about $4,000, but there are two
wings, containiEfwards for patients. to
be added rs soon as the fund from the
sale Of lands is Of sufficient size to
justify II, and when such addition has
been built and other improvements
made according to the original plans.
The building will repreent an expen.
diture Of $4,000.
Cattle Thieves Run Down.
j. Caesar Brock Of Malone, on the
south side Of the Burro Mountains. was
In Silver City a few days ago in con.
nection with the theft OF thirty.four
head OF beef cattle, which he alleges
were stolen from his range. Mr.. Brock
traced the cattle to Wilcox. Arizona
where they had been sold for four hun.
dred and ninety odd dollars. Wednes.
day Sheriff Farnsworth received a
telegram from Tombstone saving that
the men. whom the telegram saws are
charge of grand larceny from Grant
county. Wilcox Is In the same county
as Tombstone and 1t is very likely that
the men. whom the telegram saws. are
going under an assumed name, are the
ones charged with the theft of the
Brock cattle. Sheriff Farnsworth i'm
mediately sent word to Deputy Sheriff
McGrath at Lordsburg 10 proceed TO
and return with the men.
and they have proved to be the ones
wanted.
To increase Operations.
The Allesandro Copper Mining com
pany, a Connecticut corporation for
which Judge Lucius p. Deming has
been manager, Is about to increase its
operations and by the installation of
extensive machinery push the delayed
work Of development with an energy
which has been lacking for the past
rear. The Alessandr0 company have
extensive and very valuable mining
property in the Burro mountains,
lbout two miles carer Silver City
han the st. Louis. which is being
,perated on an extensive scale by the
3urro Mountain Copper company. In