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r THE DAILY OPTIC, Lfts Vegas, New Mexico, SiS MIGUEL C03NTY. MttlTflML TOPICS I Extracts from Oar Kxcbanaes.l H ui Mui'cliil pianos are receiving the attention of a tuner. Mrs. H. A. Dow is leported dead of pneumonia nt Tajiq'ie. Seven men are empluvcd at the new btnyt yard at bail Marcial. I' rank Selmnn, of Sail Marcial, is spending the week la Socorro. Mrs. V. D. Lie, wtfa of Judge Lee, is reported seriously 111 Willi erysipelas lown in Albuquerque. The disease lias taken possession of her face and head". J. S. lliixter, father of Mri. James Smith, who was reported a few days ago srrlcuiily 111 with UriehVs disease, in AlburjuerqMo, is regarded .somewhat better. Mrs. Anna Duren, the jail missionary ncu temperance adrouatc, with her daughter, Mrs. Etta Kumney, loft Albuquerque for their old New England liutne at lioston. A. F. Hoffman, who has been in the cattle business in Socorro county for several years, .shipped bis cattlo out from Magduleua this week, and will probably looute in Oklahoma. T. J. Dunlop, st long with Slaughter, has branched out in the barber business on his own account, at San'a Fe, succeeding t3 the manage, mont of the Claire hotel shop, over there. In the raitier of the petiiion to re move V. L Trimble as assignee of J. JI. Hughes, the petition was dismissed in the Albuquerque court, and the Hsiigiiee ordered to collect assets forth Superintendent Sparks placed four new telephones, at Santa re, one each . for Abe Gold, Dr. Manley, C. A. Sjhrifritft; and the Hrothers' college, nicking n total of eighty-seven instru mtnts now in use, over there. Ia the Congregational church at Al buqierque, Uuv. F. U. Allen preached the annual momorial Ber in on to tbu members of the Grand Army of the Kepnbiio and the Woman's Itel'tef Corps, who attended the church in a body. A. M. Uergere. wife and child, ar d Miss Dayle arrived in Albuquerque from L03 Lunas, and the ladies left ior the Jemes hut springs. Sol Luna md wife, and Mr. Bergere rx.cects to join t hem . at the springs in about two weeks. A Grand Kapida, Michigan, newspa per published an account cf the death of a man by the name of George Steele, who was thrown out of the wfigon by a runaway team. I', is supposed to bo the Geo. Steele who lived in Katon for fevcral ypars. L. I). Sugar and James Brydon, who leased the Fitzgerald plant on the Turto creek, near San Tedro, have been running the Huntington mill on ir'f:om the "Candelaria" and tbe 'Peari H." So far everything soems to be running satisfactorily. The Santa Fe fi e department is ar ranging to giva a grand ball at fire men's hall, ou Friday night. : The pur pose of the dance is to raise funds to help defray the expenses ot the Santa Fe runaing team at the Territorial tournament ia Albuquerque. A general fight took place at Happy Jack's faloon, down at San I'edro, be tween Sam Perrin and Nick Moutoya against Happy Jack and Kert White; B it'll of the latter got the worst of the tight. Several shots were fired during the fight, but no one was hit. RIaj ir (J. W. Vaughn, the well known civil engineer in the otnploy of the Atchison, whose recent maneuvers in the field" has given rise to con siderable talk regarding railroad build ing, is now down in Grant county, at Biuewater, whero he is doing sjme sur veying. Th8 regular terei cf the U. S. dis trict court was formally ;' opened ' by Judge lAuiblini ;over in Santa Fe. Assistant U. S. Attorney Geo. P. Mon-c-y, presented his commission, signed by Jusiiuo Brewer, designating him to not as U. S. attorney, pending action by the president. , " The md news was brought to Eaton from Totato Canon, that Mrs. A. S. Pvotiiison died in child birth. The in f ;ut is living. Mrs. Robinson was the slaughter c f Mr.' and Mrs. Adam C. Nbsoii, cf Katon. She was about tvvenfv five years old, most of which va-: spent in that plane. . . j ; .1 i Capt. Cotklin, an old-time surveyor and miner, was in Sama Fe, after live years uf hermitage in the Rio Chama valley, twelve miles above Abiquiu He ussjlc$ri testing , the placer mines in ttiat -region and is satisfied that the gold is thro and can be saved by proper mechanical devices. Surveyor General E isley has deliver ed the patent for Iho Autonio Martinet grant, confirmed some time ago by the United , Slates court of private land claims, to Francisco Martinez y Mar tinez, the petitionar and principal claimant. The erant Is in Taos eonn$, and embraces 61,000 acres of land. The Monto CrUto Mining company, at San Pedro, which has been shut dewn for over a week, waiting the ar lival cf a cable rope to continue the drilling, bave-'kept iheir force of iam ttr.plojed placering, and several nug gets of gold weighing as high as $5 have been washed out of the gravel beds belonging to the cooipany. .Senator Teller can always bs count edonas'ths f.-iend of New Mexiodi ?ys the New Mexican- In a iotter to II, n L. B. Prir-co, relative to the pro posal to devjte Fort Marcy to Iudian idui'aiion, now stsiekon out, he says: "It was f ol (ho. purijosa of j the- com rciiite to do anything in this 'matter' riieecrceable to, the people of Santa The RUhbono Sisters pleasintly en ter aired the K iightsof Pythias and their futuilies, at (heir ball, up io Riton. Prrgassivo high-five was the feature o' the t veninrr, Mrs. Light winning the Ia-S:rs first priza, er.d -Mrs. Nicholson the b".ay priz. P. P. Faoninj car ried off '.he gentlemen's first prlaj in bis vest pocket, and, , Tboj. Murphy won the booby prize. OVERWORK -INDUCED - Nervous Prostration Complete Recovery by the TJm of Ayer's Sarsaparilia " Some years u;ro, as u result of too eluso Btteutiuii to business, my heullli fulled. I became weulc, nervous, was unulilo to look after my interests, ami lnunlfcHtcd qll the symptoms of a de cline. I took- ihruv bottles of Ayer's Sursupurlliu, bewail to inipvuv e at uuva. ' 1 J W '' and gradually Increased my weffrhf from one liuiiilreil nud -twenty -fire to two hundred ponmK Since then, I and my family have wed this medicine when needed, and wo orq nil in tlio best of health, a fact which wo attribute to Ayer's Snrsnparilla. I believe my chil dren would have been fatherless to-day lind It not been for Ayer's Sarsaparilia, of which preparation I cannot say too jmicli."-n. O. HrxaoK, Postmaster and Planter, Kiimrd's, S. C. Ayer's S Sarsaparilia RECEIVING MEDAL AT WORLD'S FAIR. AYER'S Pills Save Doctor's Bills, Miss Flora Arner, of Moriruuvllle, Ksns., a nlooe of Agonl II. H. Lutis, of the A., T & S. F. railroad, arrived in Santa Fe to spend the summer. Did you ever think bow readily the blood is poisoned by constipation P Bid blood means bad health and premature old ago. VeW ill's Little Early Kisors, the famous little pills, ovoroome obsti. nato constipation. Winters Drug Co. Mrs. J. K. Goodling, mother of Mrs. C. J. Babney, of dooorro, died at Tucson, Arizona, Eczema is a frightful allliotioo, but like all other skin diseases it can be permanently cured by appHisUons of DeVVitt' Witch Hazel Salve. It never fails to cure Piles. Winters Drug Co, IB Ill. M ..... A-lt'li'j-),-.' V" V . , ....-, . .r..,.'' -.futij- ,.,i 'f--f ,'Yf r n . iv 6 i FT r S. Marcus was at Socorro several days disposing of certain charges against him. One (wallow does n t make Spring, but one swallow of One Minute Cough Cure brings relief. Winters Drug Co. Mrs. C. C. Clark came down to So corro from Kellv to preside at a meet ing of the Rathbooe sisters. Young mothers dread the cummer months on account of the great mortal ity among children, caused by bowel troubles. Perfect safety may be as sured . those who keep on band Ve Witt's Colio and Cholera cure, and ad minister it promptly. Fur cramps, bil ious oouo, dysontery and diarrba-a it affords instant relief. Winters Drug Co. Rev. Foulks, pastor of the Methodist hurcb, south, at Albuqnerqne, mar. ried S. C. Reed, of Denver, and Mbsl Mary Littleton, of Bernalillo county. ). B. F. Petor, who has been qnite sick with typheid fever in Albuquer que, is rapidly recovering. Mr. Peter is th' door plate man ; be also drives the delivery wagon for David Bitner. Buckten't Arnlca5alv. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, totter, chapped bands, chill, blains, corns and all skin eruptions, ana positively cures piles, or no pay requin d. It is guaranteed to give per fect sa' isfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. Forjale by Murplu,y-Van Petten Drug ' Co., Las Vegas and East Las Vegas. At whole, lale by Browne & Manzanares Co. One minute is the standard time, and One Minute Cough Cure is the stand ard preparation for every form of cough or cold. It Is the only harmless remedy bat produces immediate results, win. ters Drug Co. Williard Montgomery, late of San Marcial, is employed In a Chicago bicycle factory. In the spring a young man's fancy ligbtly turns to thoughts of DeWitt's Little Early Risers, lor they always cleanse the liver, purify the blood, and iovigoi ate the system. Winters Drug Co. The Kocorro board of education met in regular session and passed a resolu tion rettdning the same corps of teach ers as last year. Marcus W. Franklin, an optician, is I doing a rushing business in his line in can Marcial. Don't fool away your money buying worthless remedies, which are war ranted to cure every disease. Remem ber that DeWitt's Sarsaparilia is a blood purifier and blood maker. Win ters Drug Co. Mr?. Sam Bixlei and baby, of San Marcial, are visiting Sara's father at Gtllup. How to Treat W if. Prom Pacific Health Journal. First, get wife; second, be pa tient. You may have great trials nd perplexities . in your bus iness, but do not, there fore, carry (o your home a cloudy or contracted brow. Your wife may have trials, which, though less in magnitude, may be hard for her to bear. A kind word, r tender look, will do wonders ia chasing from her brow all clouds of gloom. To tbis we would add always keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the house. It is the best nud is sure to be r needed, sooner or luter. Your wife will then know that you really care for her and wish to protect ber health. " For sale by K. D. Goodall, Depot drug store. i Mrs. R. DeYouag, Middleburg, Ia., writes: 'I have used One Minute Couarh Cure for six yearn, both for mvself and children, and I consider it the quickest asting and most satisfao tory cough cure I have ever used." Winters Drug Co. Mrs. H. Bonein returned to San Mar cial from a pleasant visit to friends in Santa Fe. Mrs. D. II. Harroun left Socorro for Silverton, Colo., to which place Mr. Harroun has been advanced in the D. & R. G. service. , , M ' J I1 or every quarter in a jnan s pocket there are a dozen uses ; and to use each one iii such a way as to derive the greatest benefit is a question every one must solve' for himself. Wo believe, however, that no better use could be made of ono of these quarters than to exchange it.: for a bottle, of Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a medicine that every family should be provided with, i 'or sale by K. D. Goodall, Depot Drug Store. ri: J-r- - ii- , ; Gen. E. A. Carjf has purchased ; the residence of Mrs.' A. A"iGaire, oiilAt. Inntlo avenue, Albuqujrqne, and is putting some first Class improvements on the place. '-' : DeWitt's Sarsaparilia cleanses the blood, increases the appetite and tones up the system. It has benefited many people who have suffered from blood disorders. It will help you. Winters Drug Co. The Woman's aid society of the Presbyterian church, at Santa Fe, gave a strawberry and ice cream festival. Pulmonary consumption, in the early stages, may be checked by the use of Ayer.'ft..,C,herry Pectoral. It stops the distressing cough, soothes irritation of the throat and lungs, , and induces much-needed repose. Hundreds have restifiad to the remarkable virtues ol this preparation K :t Mrs. J. J. Leeson and Mrs. J, O'Gara left Socorro for El Paso, Texas, on a visit of several months there and in Mexico. . ' '-sVrAlmost Distracted ... Nearly all women have good hair, though many are gray, and few are lId. Hall's Hair Renewer restores the natural color, and) thickens the growth of the hair. ID YOU EVER m :er frwa real ner vousness? Whon jVory nerve seenjxd to tiuiv'et wit' a "peculiar creepy feeling, first la one pi ce, and than anothci. ,ud all seemed tin' .ly to concentrate Iom Arrithing Jumble 1. 1 the brain, and you -come irritable, f .etfui and poevtfih; to bw followed by an impotent, weakened condi tion of the ne.-ve oeuters, ringing la ears, and gloeiilosd, miserable nights f ' Mrs. Eugene Bearlev. 110 Slmonton St., Elt hart,; led., t?ajs: "jKp-: vons troublem had madia me nearly Insane anil. physlcUins were unubli. to help me. My memory .as almost gone aud every little thin, worr'.ed mo until I n&S ainiost distracted., I really feared 1 Ira becoming a maniac, k. imagined all sorts of sv.il things and vouM cry over notiittij. I commenced taking 1)1 Mills' Restorative Nervine and. four bottle.t of this wonderful rsmedy completely fcureu. iuo, aud I am as well now e.s 1 ever was." i . Dr. Miles' Korvloe ia sold ;on; guarantee, first bottle will bsueflt or money rf unded . Mr.f and .- Mrs. Fred turned from Chloride, east next week. Keith liave re- Tbey will go Bleed tniee, rilee niea. A sure cure for Blind, Ice and Itchmflr Piles. Dr. Kirk's German Pile Ointment has oured thr worst cases of ten years' Btand'.ag by three or four applications. No om need suffer ten minutes after using Dr. Kirk's Gorman Pile Ointmeat )nr agent, Mr. Goodall, will warrant "very box. Phoe 91.00. Sold at Depot drug atore Las VegafjJ - Dr. Frank Ilinchey has located at Hotel Hagerman, Eddy. i . Ohamberlain'B Eye and Skin Ointment Is unequalled for Eczema, Tetter, Salt- wes For silo by druggists at 25 cents per box. to' horseTowuees. " For putting a horse in a fine healthy con dition try" Dr. Cady's Condition Powders. They tone up the system, aid digestion,, cure loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct kidney disorders andl destroy woriji3, giyinp now life to an old or over-worked horse? !5 S cents jxr package. For salo by druggists. Dr. Miles' Restores Health Editor Shook, of the Teaoi Xeus, was in Eddy, shaking hands with bis fnends A. L. Wooster, a prominent citizen of Oeeo, Mich , after suffering excru ciatingly from piles for twenty years, was cured in a short time by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, an abso lute cure for all tkin disess.'s. More of this preparation is ue.d than all others combined. Winters Drug Co. v-i'-i . : i s . I. ,EfiT with a big II. Elaekwell's Gonulno llnil Durham li luueluos by Itnelf. Vou will lind ono eounun innlcle ai li trn oimra bur, nud two cou pons lunlde euch four ounce, bag of Blackwcll's Gonuin Smoking Tobacco Buy bug of tills celobrated tobacco and read the coupon wnicn gives a umoi vaiuanie preseutu una bow to get tbuin. 8 Dsirfi ! X an Las Vegas, the Chief City of New Mexico-Some of Her Resources, Attractions and Advantages. William C. Dickinson, a well known and popular citizen of Holla, Mo., who, with bis daughter, was a visitor to Al buquerque lastyearjand remained there several months, writes to the Citizen that bis health has not been very good, neither has that of bis daughter, and that they expeot to again visit Albu querque in a very short time. The Memorial day Sunday services held at the Methodist church, In Santa re, were very impressive. Members of Carleton post and other veterans at tended In a body, and worn joined by quite a number of tbo members of the local Odd Fellows' lodges. The re ligious services were held by Rev. G S. Madden and Hcv. it. M. Craig. Miss Eula Loverly returned home to E4dy from a week's, Tisit to Mrs. Mer chant, at Black river, " ' flon. W. A. PEFFER says: "Letters from Jimtow.n is full of practical thought on the lending issue of the hour." Hon. R. P. BLAND says: "Interesting and valuable j would like to see It in the hands of all the voters otthls country." "When prices fail below cost the load oj debt cad not be floated." Letters From Jimtown By WILLIAAI DANA WiLCOX. This book purport to be a series of letters from a Chicatro Journalist who Is taking; a vacation at hh old home, linitown. TIoe letters tell how the neon. e of Jimtown were converted to silver by a sericr. of speeches and curbstone arguments, all or which are faithfully reported. The book is illustrated with a dozen or more outline cuts, niter the oi der of "Coin." and closes with u-hnt Ik lied "The Rimelallist's Creed." It will probably become vcrv nonu'.ar as a free ,ilver text book Little Hock Press. "Letters From Jimtown" is a new book ius't out. published by Charles If. rCerr & Co., 56 Fiitli Av., Chicago, HI., a copy of which lias reached our desk. Us pages contain a knock-down argument and plr.ee the gold standard policy in 1 ridiculous position. 'e take this method of ihankhu; the publishers for the ..welcome little book. Our Populist. "belters trom limtowu" presents the monev oueslion so olalnlv that even uie stipple minded can thoroughly comprehend the theories udvocaled. It is wrl'tes in a tyle th.it pleases the reader and deals especially v.ith the doctrine of five coinage. Texas fudepeudeut. It handles the money oueslion in a masterly manner nnd it is done In such a way a 1 to' be interesting in every letter The writer of the letters visits his old home in the country to regain his health, lie describes to a chum the changes that have occurred since he formerly lived cu a farm near Jimtown village, lie elves the yieia and prices ot gram compared with lorpier years and the opinions of the farmers in regard to the causes of such change. Political meetings m e held nnd he reports the speakers. Tariff, gold basis, contraction, "honest money." all come In for notice and each position ii argued in earnest to give all available argument In support of the position. The book is well written and it covers seemingly every argument put forth by the money sharks to de ceive the people. It 6liould bs in every reform library. Sledge Hammer, Mead- vine, rn. Frice 2.3 cents, post paid. Address tins office. Three Opi "The CHICAGO RECORD is a model newspaper in every sense of the word." Harrisburg Pa.) Call. 'There is no paper published in America that so nearly approaches the true journal" istic ideal as The CHICAGO RECORD." From tlNewspaperdom" (New York). "I have come to the firm conclusion, after a long iesl and after a wide comparison with the journals of many cities and coun tries, that The CHICAGO RECORD comes as near, being the ideal daiiy journal as we are for some time likely to find on these moVtal-shores." Prof. J. T. Hatfield in The Evansion (.) Index. Sold, by newsdealers everywhere aid subscriptions received bj 'all postmasters. Address THE CHI CAGO RECORD. 18! Nadiscx-st. The Decorah Movement ! Mr-: - (Patented) is ornstructsd wilh roll an l tram that lifts HI per tent, more weight with me power than wrist pin and pitman, a used in illo'her mills. Tbas, where t ten foot wheel of an ordioa y mill is required, we put in in root wheel ot tde Decora n md giiarantee results. Com-pit-to plants with tower, tank, pump, and water service, erected on easy Installment Payments, if de.-lred. Estimates, Specifications Furnished Without Charge. Water Pipes and Well Casing. CHARLES BLANGHARO, Agt, - Las Vegas, N, M - i'iiiill Co, Las Vxoas, iupbuIuk "The Meadows," Is lbs county seat of Ban Mlgusl county u on 1.0th sides of the Galllnas river, and, with its suburbs, has about 10,000 Inhabitants, It has water works, street cars, arc and Incandescent electric light plant, telephone exchanges, Territorial agricultural expert mont station, headquarters of the Atcbl sou railway system, New Mexico division together witb railroad machine shops and tie-preserving works, stock yards, and the largest sheep shearing and dipping plant In the United States. West of the river, the old town has tb quaint ana picturesque uoxlcan appear ance adobe bouses, narrow, crooked streets, native people and customs, haudl crafts and occupations; but the plaza and all of the new town, east of the river, con stituta a distinctive American city. The streets are wide and well graded, while sidewalks abound, shaded with growing trefB. Three parks, filled with grass an trees, add to tbe beauty and healthfulness of tbe place. Handsome and well-filled stores, beautiful residences, and Innnmera bio lawns, set in gram and adorned with shrubbery and flowers, combine to pro claim a cultured community, possessed of all modern comforts and conveniences A city hall, three public school buildings. court-bouse, Masonic temple, opera bouse. Territorial Normal school and Territorial Insane asylum are publio buildings, ccn tructed of red and white cut sandstone, unsurpassed in boauty by similar edifices in any town, of equal size, in tbo States An Academy, Seminary, Jesuit college, Convent school, Presbyterian Mission scbool, Methodist manual training school Christian Brothel s' Institute, City high school, tbree graded publio schools, a kin dergarten, a commercial scbool and two music schools, besides several private teach. ers, are among the educational advantages and facilities. Las Visas is tbe natural sanatorium of the United States, combining more nat ural advantages than any other place la America. Her thermal waters oro the equal ot tbe Hot Springs ot Arkansas, while ber climate Is infinitely superior. There is no malaria, no excessive heat or cold, no gnats, rats or mosquitoes. The air Is pure, cry, rarined, and hiubly dec trifled a certt-in cure for consumption, if tno disease be taken in time. The bot waters are a sreoiflo for liver, akin, rheu matic and blood disorders. Her Montezu ma hotel is tbe finest hostelry between Chicago and California, and is situated in a beautiful canyon, five miles from town, where the Hot Springs, forty in number, coma boiling to tbe surface. . Tbe latitude is about tbe same as that ol central Tennessee, while tne altitude is nearly 6,500 feet. Tbis combination RiVfS a peculiar, but most happy, result. In tbe winter, during the day, the thermometer seldom falls, io tbe shade, below forty de grees, while it often runs, iu tbe sunshine, to sixty-five degrees or even more. On the other band, iu tbe summer, tbe heat is never oppressive, in tbe shade, and no nigbt is too warm for comfortable sleep, under one cr two blankets. Tbe sun will blue nine days out of every ten, tbo your round. Tbis, with tbe extreme dryness of tbe air, caused ov tne very silgot preelpl tation of moisture; the resinous aroma rolling down from the pine-clad moun tains; tbe large amount of electricity iu tbe air, and the consequent ozone, result ing from tbealtitude ; and tbe location of tbe town, land-locked by mountain and mesa these ail conspire to produce an atmos phere which is a balm to all diseases of tbo respiratory organs. The percentage of death from consumption is lower In New Mexico tban it is anywhere else in the United States; and no other place In New Mexico excels Jjbs Vegas in the salubrity its climate. Asthmatics experience immediate ana permanent reuei, in taie altitude. In tbe way of nealtb and pleasure re sorts, Las Vegas Is unrivaled. Io a radius of twenty miles, in romantic mountain glens and' beside babbling mountain brooks, are tun L.RS vegan noi springs, uarvey s, KIForvenir, Sandoval's Mineral Hill, fto u.ero Ranch, Blake's, Sparks', Sapello, Roelada, and other rlaces, too numerous to mention, wbere bealtbcan be recovered, and life becomes a pleasure to the ennuye, tbe invalid, the ovtr-worked business man. Las Vegas has two daily and Ave weekly papers, tbree banks, two building and loan associations, tbree hotels, many boarding houses, nine churches, a number of clubs, and all the leading clvjp and sopial socio? ties; a roller lour milt, capacity, mty nar rels per day: two wool-scouring establish ments, cleaning 1,500,000 pounds of wool annually; a well-equipped brewery and bottling establishment; a manufactory of mineral and carbonated waters ; two wag on and carriage factories; a saddle and harness factory; a foundi. elec tric light plant, tbree planing mills, and other enterprises of less importapoe. There are eight large wholesale bouses, whose trade extends throughout the Ter ritory, and Into tbe adjoining sections; while the volume of tbis trade, and the value ot the stocks which they carry, oan not be duplicated west of Kansas City and son' b of Denver. Three merchants' brok ers have sclectod the city as their distrib uting center, the amount of their yearly sales exceeding, In the aggregate, the com bined sales of all other such brokers la New Mexico. The retail merchants, of Las Vegas, ate more numerous, and carry larger and better stocks of goods than do the retail merchants of any other town in this Territory or Arizona. Las Vegas is the distributing point for nearly H New Mexico. By the Ate bison, system, she has connection witb Kansas oa tbe e-st, Colorado on tbe north, Arizo na and California 00 tbe west, and Texas and Old Mexico en tbe south. Besides these, she has more stage lines, connecting her with tributary territory, than has any Other town in New Mexico. Tbis territory includes the entire sootion east and south of the mountains, and comprises tbe coun ties of Colfax, Mora, Taos, San Miguel, Sauta Fe, Socorro, Dona Ana, Orant, Cbaves, Lincoln and Eddy, with parts of Valencia aud Bernalillo a country larger tban all New England. ' This takes in the famous Valley ofthe Rio Grande, and the less famous, but not less excellent, Valley of tbe Pceos tbe finest fj-uit seotions of the west. This Territory Is rich In everything that constitntes the Wealth of Nati mi. Iron, coal, lead, sliver, gold, niioa, limestone, sandstone, marbles, gypsum, soda in end ess variety and exbauMless quantities, among the severs! products of tbe country which Las Vogas commands. Sheap, cattle and lumber abound, so tbat In each ot those prima articles of commerce this city Is the best mirket la New Mexico. Sle handles more wool tban all the other towns iu the Territory combined, while her commerce In hides is truly enormous. In '.bs same way, sbe stands pre-eminent for ber traao ia grains, bay. vegetables, and other farm products ; while her trade la ice, gathered in the neighboring moun tain cinyors, extends east into Kaosas, wert into Arizona, and south iuto Old Mexico. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Barber Shops. B. M. BLAUVKLT, Tonsorla! Tartars, Center Street, Bon-ton, St. Louis, Long Branob, round senator, ana rounu, square ana box pom pauuur a specialty. SOCIETIES. PAJU.OU BAUBKU 81101', Center Btreot, O. L, Gregory, Prop Only skilled workmen emnlovart. Hot anu coia Dams in connection. 1. C. MARTIN. J. X. D. HOW ART Martin & Howard, , Contractors J Erasers. Plant and specifications furnished free to patrons. Shop next door tot Honehton' Hardware Store, I llnnbt Ban nuongr. NATIONAL, Sixth street and Grand avenue Drw doods. I(D DB ROMERO, M. Romero, Manager, Booth Side Flasa County Surveyor, F. MEKEDITH JONES, CITY ENGINEER AND COUNTY SUB veyor. Office, room 1, City Hall. Pbystclang aud Surgeons. o. . GORDON, at. D. OFriCK TAMMH OPERA HOUSE, l.us Vokhs. N. M. Office hours: lit, m., 2 to p. ni., 7 tb 8 p. m. EAST 11 to DB. J. M. CUNNINGHAM, SHY81CIAN AND 8URGKON. OFFICE IN siaiooeui ouiimng, up stairs. IS. II. BHIPWITH, TJHYSIOIAN ANU BUBGKON. HOSWE1X, J. N.M. Attorneys-at-ljaw. HOLITAN & LAKRAZOLO, A TTORXEYS AT 1ATV, DRSMARAIS J. bulldlna .east side of ulaca.Lao Ynxas. FRANK SPRINGER, A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, r uraco in union uiocc. Bizin street . r.asj ka vagaa, . M. B. A. H9B ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW Santa Fe. N. M. (V. O. Box V.) Prac tices in the supreme court and all district courn or tno Territory, special attention given to Spanish end Mexican grant titles and mlnlngllttgatlon. LONG & FORT ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, OFFIOIt, WY man's block, East LasVegrj, N. M. Plumbing. J. D. KUiZ. HEATISG AND VENTiLlTIOS by steam, hot witer and hot air. 8wr and drainage. East Las Vegas, M. M. Off I CIA L 01 RECTOR j. FEDERAL. Thomas B. Oaticn Delegate to Poncresi VV. T. Tliornton uovernor Lorlon Mlllur Boeretary Thos. Smith Chief Justice N.O. Collier. 11 B Hamilton, I Associate! N. M. I.au(?hllu, associate! G. D. Hantz, Felix Martinez.. .Clerk 4tb Judicial District Charles F. Kosley Surveyor-General Charles M. Shannon United States Collector U. 8. District Attorney Edward L. Hall U. S. Marshal W. 11. Uremia Deputy U. S. Marshal J. W. Fleming . .U. S. Coal Mine Inspector James II. Walker, Santa Fe.Reg. Laud office Todro Delgado,SautaFe....Kec. Land omce JohnD. Uryau, I.asOruces.Heff. Land Office Jae. P. Ascarate.LasCruces.Rce. LandOmce Richard voung.Koswen.. ..iteg. Lanu otiice W. H. Cossrove, Ros A'eli..,R3C. Land Omen John C. Siac , Clayton Beg. Land office Josephs, uoiianu.uiayton.uoc. i-e-iu unce TEBRFT0BIAL, P. Victory , Solicitor-General J. II. Crist, Dlst. Attorney Santa Fe It. L. louni? ' ls unices Thos. J. Wllkersnn " Alnuquerrjao A. H. name -- onver uity H. M. Dougherty ' Socorro Geo. McUoruiirt " Katon A. A.- Jones ' ' Las Vegas John FranHIp 11 Boswell Jose sogura. Librarian W. a. wyiiys uiei-K supreme court H. Beremann sunt, penitentiary unaeDoi au, MONTEZUMA LODGKKO.928. CEXKNNIAL LKAUtiy-ntfrlRr niftlrg afl o "o f ha'l'' vculnM 01 tBCb nt-niU , B. J. IUtiiLTOK, rres. N, 11. UosKOKunv, Soc'r, I. O. O. F. VEGAS T.mx.'V. v i w. . JMonday evenlM ; thlW "En" V,".7. IAS street. All vlsltinu bruthien .Mii'.7i.S llt.r.,1 " "'"'"" Invited to attend t. W. Ftmcir, Seo'y. A. -y. Bcorus, N O, A. O. SJ. W. Dl0liDLOlHiRh0.i,meef Drsl and "'Ird Tuesday evenings each month la .man Block' ""K!as avenue. Vlsltlag brethren are oordiollyiuvited. J. 'i'llOBMliM, M. W. p p n.. W. NovBS.Becarder r JP. Bsxzoo, Financier. K. of r. Tl!nDti?A?i?ilr?PiK,No . meets at their tVa,".tl8.Hal1 lui'ie Clement block, comer of Sixth street and Urnmi nvon,, .,.,- Son Mlguol National Dank, overy Thursday evenlnK. VlBiUn m.ihn,i ,.t ,1. " . Olwajswoloom.. " ",u" " t i it.. ... - B. 0. Lauimoki, 0. 0. L. J. IUrccs. K. o B. A s. DE.rQ.LEt Tv?MPJ;K.No. 1, Rsthbone Sis . i-j'S" ( -Vew Weslco, meets ttrst end third Tuesday evcininir nrV.or.h . j n ' I 1 ( I' 1 a TT n. r i i .1 M.- Visiting sisters welcome. Mas. O as. si, B. Williams, Al. of K. AO. alng of each month, at Hall, East Lab Vegas. N. rs or the order always M. E, 0. A. )T. A A. M. Ghanman r.nri fl m. uiwiB 11181 H fill third Thurfday veclnrs of each montli,m J. Mcmullen, W. M'. Ckoilio Bosknwalu, Sec. Las Veiras Unrnl BeKUlar convocatlanu. m xni.in. ...T. fSS". VIS,tlD companions fraternally invited. j. S. cr-AHir. v. h. u L. H. BOfMBISTKB, Sec. Las Vegas Oommantlerv. No. commnnlcatlon, second Tuesday each month VUItlng Knights cordially wel. corned. g. a. Bothokb v. i L. H. HOFMKI8THR. U8C. ?PiSct Masters. Hegular convocatlou tiura Monday of each montn. Sanctuary lu Masonic temple. uK0. T. Goui.b. U. A. IIOTHQKB, T J AT Recorder. ifLf ,TLsi.lnff th0,elty are cordlall) In. viced to attend these bodies. Eastern Star lThmBTOail0U0M Beoond and fourth Miss Lizzik nowsinn, Worthy Matron. A. F. Hknedict. Worthy Patron. Mrs. Khma RKNRnto, All visiting brothers and sisters cordially invited. Mbs. Mattie Mubkat, Secretary , n RAFAEL ROMERO, laim Agent, LAS VEGAS, N. M. Indian Depredation Claims a especially. fl.Wyllys Clerk Supreme Court Bamuel Eldodt.. , Treasurer Geo. W. Knaebol ijutant General Marcellno Garcia... Auditor Amado Chaves Sept. Public Instruction U.S. Hart Coal OU Inspector DIRECTORS OF THE INSANE ASYLUM. E. V. Long President Lorenzo Lopez vice-rre9iaent Carl W. Wlldensteln....,.8ec'y andTreas. Benlgno ttomero Frank s. t;roson Dr. J. Marron Madloal Superintendent Geo. W. Ward Steward Mrs. uameua unngcr matron COURT OP PRIVATE LAHD CLAIMS, Josenh R. Beed, or Iowa, Chief Justice. assooiatk jnsnoris Wilbur V. Stone, of Colorado; Thomas 0. Fuller, of North Carolina; William M. Murray, of Tenues. see; tienry v. oiues, oc luinnas. Mattnew u. coyuuius, uijaiBsoari, v. s. Attorney, OATtLk B ANITA RT BOARD W.H.Jack chairman. Silver Oltv H.N.chaBln. . . .first district, East Las Vegas M.S.Otero F9C0na district, Ainuquorque B.G Heai' ...third district, w atrous F.Hlnkle llrtn a'.strict, Lower Penasco A .LaBi'.e secretary, Las Vegas 00USTI, ,if?arKM- H,tt Oo Chicago, in., Bnr. dett, Thompson A 1 w, Washington, b. c. ?,a.BS?'V,at?d wlu me 'n cases before th4 Court ol claims. US VEGAS BRICK YARD, James McLaughlin, Contractor and Builder. Quotations on Brick furnished, at the yard or in the wall. F. O. fleBaca Grogoito Vlores Dlonicio Martinet Gregorlo Varela . . . , Patricio Gonsales . JoseG. Montano... Hllarlo Romero Carlos Gabaldon.. j County Commissioners Probate Judge .. ........Probate Clerk Assessor Sheriff Collector Adolnido Gonzales.. .School Supsrtntendent Henry Goke ,,,, Treasurer F. M. lones Surveyor Jesus jla. Prada Coroner LAB VEGAS PEE0IH0TS. ' Simon Aragon... .Justice of the Peace, No. 6 J. ao Baca 86 8. Wooster " " H9 Antoniao Zubla " ' " "04 OUT OF FAST LA8 VE3J8. R. Olney , Mayor F. Clay Marshal E. Perry Treasurer E. Moor, Recorder V. Long Attorney '. H. W. Bobbins Physician Hmngswortn . K. Martin I . Forsythe.... Aldermen W. II. Barber . L. Hamblln T Kline H Ilofmotster ..... I', nogers boabd of education, A. Carrutli President V. Heditcock Vice-President John York Secretory E. lrry Treasurer Members First ward, Alfred 3. Smith, Geo. V, Heed; socond ward, L. O. Fort, W. McLean; third ward, Edward Henry. J. D, Howard ; fourth ward, C. V. Hedj. cock, J. A. C arruth. NEW MEXICO BOARD OF HEAVTH. B. Tipton, M. ..President Las Vegas S.Easterdar.M D..V-Pres... Albuquerque Franc's H.Atstnjr, M.D.,Sec..;.E.Las Vegas It. sioan, Al. v., lroas..... soma rt ui.EKgeit, M. o samare J. Shuler, M. D Baton M. Cunningham, M. D E. Las Vegas E. E, BURUKCARfiE'S ASSAY OFFICE' T LABORATORY Esi.".lill?!icl In Colorado, ISO. Samples by msti or im wll Dcpive prompt and enreliu micnilto. 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