Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-08
THE TERRITORY
Building New Creamery.

Building New Creamery.
All OF the machinery for a new
creamery here was received In RIOS.
well Tuesday and will be installed al
once. II Will be one Of the largest
creameries In the west and will start
operations with 500 cows. Local cap.
ital is behind the undertaking.
Removed Again.
After spending the greater art OF
a day In hearing the charges against
Modesto Ortiz, road supervisor OF pre-
cinct 10, Old Albuquerque, the county
commissioners decided that the
charges had been sustained by the
evidence and ordered the removal OF
Ortiz from office, Desiderio Montoya
being again appointed to fill the va
cancy.
Miss capp Leaves Place.
The funeral OF George NJ. Davis,
who was found dead In Roswell Sat.
urday, was held Tuesday. Nellie
Capp, the pretty telephone girl who
was last seen alive with him, while
out driving, and was arrested and re.
leased at the c%oroner's inquest, shows
that she Is under a great mental
strain. She has resigned her position.
The citizens think that It was a plain
case OF self-destructiOn and do not
attach any blame to the young woman.
They only think that II was a case OF
i~ndiscretion to be riding with a mar
ried man. The watch and valuables
that Miss Capp removed from Davis
before she left him were turned over
by her to the corner.
Territorial Board Of Health.
The territorial board OF health met
at the capitol Monday morning with
DR.. @. w. Harrison Of Albuquerque.
president: DR.. d. Il. Black of Las
Vegas. secretary; DR.. J. II. Sloan OF
Santa Fe, present. The regular annual
election OF officers was held and
those OF last g were reelected as
follows: President, DR.. G.. ". Har.
rison OF albuquerque; vice president.
Dr. NJ. +. Desmarais OF Santa Rosa.
secretary. DR.. d. B. Black Of Las
vegas; treasurer. DR.. w. ID. Radcliffe
81 Belen. Several applications for
license to practice medicine in the
territory we're acted upon and the
board adjourned to meet again. Mon.
day, December 4. 1905. In the capital
city.
Church Incorporates.
The first Presbyterian church If
Dexter. N. M, has incorporated. The
incorporators are Emil T. Burr, Alfred
y. Marcy, Charles c. FarmwaIt.
Miller M. Brunk. Warren Carpenter.
al OF Dexter. N. M. The objects for
which this company was incorporated
are to preach the gospel of ,,esns
Christ. and the education Of the peo.
pie In Christian doctrine and dur,
me term OF existence IS fifty years.
The number Of trustees shall ee five
and those who will manage the b,lsi.
ness of the company for the fist
three months are Emil r. Burr. Alfred
E. Marcy, Charles c. FarmwaIt.
Miller NJ, Brunk, and Warren Car.
pcnter.
Burbank to Try II.
Secretary O.. ]. Kennedy of the Sa.
Ida board Of trade Il In receipt Of n
letter from Luther Burbank. the we'll
known plant expert Of Santa Rosa.
Cal, requesting specimens of the Colo.
RADIO rubber plant and a quantity OF
the seed for experimental purposes.
Mr.. Burbank declares he Is anxious To
test the plant and improve II IL pos.
sible.
From a recent Test run of the rub
Der extraction machine. now in course
OF preparation, ten pounds of the roots
produced one pound of crude rubber.
The government will send nm expert
to Salida this month to take IN the
study OF the plant.
Las Vegas Is noted for the abundance
Of this plant here about.
Mercantile Company.
The following articles of incorpora-
ton have been filed in the Office of ].
w. Reynolds, secretary of the terri
tory: The Hunter Mercantile com.
pany. The incorporators are Richard
G. Graf, J. Allen johnson. William A..
Hunter, Michael A. Mahany. all OF
Pennington. The object for which
this company was incorporated Is to
do a general mercantile business. The
capital stock is $3.50 divided into
$50 shares at 800 each. The term