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Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-15
WATRous ITEMS.

Mrs. Brady has been an Invalid for
some days. We are glad to say she
is quickly regaining her usual
health.
Mr.. Esram Upton has rented the
Weber house, and intends taking up
residence in the city during the com
ing week.
Mr.. Townsend and family,of Halls
Peak, accompanied by Mr.. j. Black,
have left for San Juan county, where
they intend to locate permanently.
The business houses of Mr.. Ho-
berg are now finished. With the
new and assorted stock that he now
has, there is no fear but he will do a
large business.
DR.. Ping has been professionally
called to Halls Peak to attend Mr..
w. Hall. The doctor says that al
though Mr.. Hall is seriously i'll, he
entertains great hopes of his recov-
cry.
Mr.. Ellis, contractor and builder,
informs us that Mr.. Walter Lyman
is preparing to build on his ranch,
ond tbat tho housa whan fniShad
will be one of the most convenient
and stylish of any in the valley.
The natural gas that Watrous was
Boosting of, and was expected to
greatly add to its prosperity, has dis
appeared, and although hopes are en-
tertained of Its temperance, it is
feared that it has permanently aban-
doned the place.
PAY
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-15

Col. w. L. Rynersen, of Las Cru
ces. passed through last night return.
ing from the convention at Mime
apolis. He is very well pleased with
the work of the convention, and says
the prospects in the east are all favor
able for Republican success this fall.
The colonel also says that if there is
a good strong pull made we can get
New Mexico admitted into the union
at this session of congress. The
work will, however, have to be done
inside of the next month.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-15
THIS MORNING.

Mrs. l.. G. Fort left for Denver.
Tom Lindsey, the shoe man, ar
rived.
Gov. Prince passed through for
Springer.
Maj. Mckinney passed through on
his way to Missouri.
Mrs. f. p. Waring left for Spring
er on visit to her sister.
Miss Cooley, the postmistress at
Santa Fe, arrived, and went to the
Springs.
r. f. Hardy and II. II. Pierce left
for Chicago, to attend tie Democrat
ic convention.
James Martin and Chas. Henry of
Albuquerque, and Mr.. Kimball of
Deming, arrived, to attend the shoot
ing tournament.
Craggie Sharp, jr., of Fresno, Cal,
an immigration agent,passed through
for Fort Worth.
Rev. J. G. Miller, a Presbyterian
minister of Winfield, Kansas, passed
through after a delightful trip through
Oregon.
DIR. E. b. Perrin, the owner of
100000 acres of land in Arizona, New
Mexico and California, passed through
for London, England.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-15
NEW ORLEANS
Earhar Sh0n.

Wanted, all the ladies in Las We
gas to know that will make spe-
cialty, for the next 10 days, of sharp
ening all kinds of scissors; also razor
honing. The cheapest of any shop
in the city for cash. Work guaran-
teed or no charges.
G. R. WILSON, Prop.
9th. St., OPP. SAN MIGUEL BANK.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-15
u PLEASURE SEEKERS

Those wishing few days of recre-
alton can 60 to Ell Rancho Porvenir,
where persons desiring to spend the
day can obtain room at the ranch
and have free rides on boats.
Admission for vehicles only soc.
Also feed and ice for sale.
For further particulars address
M. ROMERO, Las Vegas
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-15
HARTMAN & WEIl'S
Street, Las Vegas,
Bridge Street,
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

In the district court. county of San Miguel.
Nj. Eek,
VS.. No. 4l62.
Daniel Eek.
Tho said defendant, Daniel Eek, T. hereby
notified that suit I'm chancery has been com
menced against him in the district court for
the county of San Miguel, territory of New
Mexico, by said N. Eek, 20 obtain a divorce on
the grounds OF desertion and failure 10 provide.
Complainant asks for the custody of tho chill
dren and for general relief.
That unless you enter or cause to be entered
your appearance In said suit or or before the
iirst Monday OF July. A. d 1892, decree pro
cOnfessO therein will be rendered against you.
NJ. A. OTKRO, Clerk.
W. Il. BUNKER,
Solicitor for Comp alnant.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-15
Denver-El Paso
SHORT LINE

A sure thing that you can buy at
Hartman g. Wells the best Feed
and Produce in New Mexico, at the
lowest prices.
We have 1000 choice Fruit Trees
in assorted varieties, very cheap.
These trees were grown in New Mex
icon, and consequently are better
than trees brought great distance.
We have all kinds of fresh Field
and Garden Seed at wholesale and
retail. Now j. your time. Sow
your blue grass and white clover
seed and put cut your onion sets,
plant your peas, etc. Don't forget
the place.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-15

As will be seen by recent dispatches
the per capita wealth of the United
States is estimated at $1,000, which
estimate leaves the writer just $780,
So short of his proportion of the
cash.-Ex.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-15
PAX

Any one proving to our satisfac-
ton that he is too poor to pay IS
cents per week for the FREE PRESS
can have it free
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-15
Notice FOR PUBLICATION.
In the district court, county of San Miguel,
territory of New Mexico.
William @. Hayden,


William @. Hayden.
All the unknown heirs OF
Augustin Quintana. of
Vtncenta Roibal, the UNI
known heirs of Cruz Luz
Zero and Abelina Ortiz,
his wife, the unknown
heirs of Jose CandelariO Chancefy No. 4l60.
Garcia and of Rata ell Ro.
driquez, the unknown
heirs of Juan Pedro Ar
chuletta and of fedora
Duran, and all unknown
claimants who claim any
interest I'm the premises
hereinafter described i'd
verse TO complainant, the
said William g. Hayden.
The said defendants above named, and all
unknown claimants of interests in and to the
lands and premises hereinafter mentioned
and described who claim adverse TO complain
ant, william q. Hayden, TO said lands, are
hereby notified that suit In chancery has
been commenced in said district court by said
complainant, in which complainant prays that
upon the final hearing in said cause the title
and estate in and TO these certain tracts and
parcels of land and real estate situate, lying
and being in the county OF San Miguel afore-
said, and described as follows, to wit: "LOts
numbers one q, two ~, three C gae and four tD,
Vegas Hill Site Town Company's addition to
LasVegas also lots numbers twenty(20 twenty
one C2D,twenty-four l24l and twenty-five 1851 of
block number twenty-ninel2el of the San Miguel
Town Site Companys addition to Las Vegas,
all OF said lots now in the Incorporated town
of East Las Vegas, in the county of San Mi
g1iel and territory of New Mexico, be estab-
lished as being the property of said complain
ant, free from and against any claim whatsO-
ever of the said defendants or any or either
of them, and that the said defendants and all
and every of them be forever barred and es-
topped from having or claiming any right or
title to said premises adverse TO complainant,
and that complaipant's title to said land and
real estate be forever quieted and set at rest.
That unless you enter your appearance in the
said suit on or before the first Monday of July,
A. ID. 1892, the same being the 4th day Of July,
A. ID. 1892, q decree pro confesso therein will
be rendered against you.
NJ. A. OTERo,
Clerk of the Fourth judicial District Court.
WILLIAM G.. HAYDoN,
Solicitor for Complainant.
Dated May 18th, A. ID. 1892.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-15

If you drop IS cents per week In
the FREE Press slot we will do the
rest.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30

she viii enjoy them moro deeply il she
thinks they "re mine. | Will have one
ready every day, and will request her
to bring il back within fifteen minutes
She viii, Of course, leave it in the
restaurant. or lend it to the young man
who waits fer her in the shelter of our
doorway on rainy days. She shall not
know how many more umbrellas
have, for that would put q dampcr on
her innocent mirth. No, she shall have
Just as much fun rs in the past, when
had only my wifc's umbrella land for
giving spirit to depend upon.
There is Il man who lunches with me
almost every day, upon whom l would
like to bcstow some token of nv regard.
His front name is Billy and, Judging by
the way he cats, should say his last
name ought to he Goat, bit he travels
under an alias. On alternate DAYS |
pay for the lunch. That seems nomore
than fair. On the other days he
matches quarters with me TO see who
shall pay. and he sticks me with a
regularity which | hesitate TO ascribe to
chance. hardly know what to give
this friend. 1t would seem as if so
thrifty 4 man could require nothing
Il There IS anything he wants. yrhv
doesn't he 70 a.!,i match n;,;:r,rr., inr IL:
might give A:.n III iavit:-t... 10 lunch
with somebody else. but that would not
express my real feelings toward him.
He is an entertaining fellow. and
he abstains from paying for things
on principle and not from mcanncss
Why should anybody pay for any
thing when there are soft marks"
like me born every minute? ] will
give him bottle of old Dir. Manhat-
tan's perpetual appetizer. ] will give
him quarter with two heads on it
and dated odd on one side and even on
the other. He fills his place in the
economy of nature. Yes, it is certainly
in the economy department that his
place is found.
would remember all such fellows as
Billy. They are the men who can be
made happy by n present They can
appreciate the advantages of acquiring
property in that way Nature fur
nished them with this appreciation,
and if we others have anything left
after they get through, we should give
them q part of it, Why should we
give to the generous man--to the givcr?
DO we send our watches to the black
smith? Certainly not; we send them to
the pawnbrollcr. He knoGs what to
do with them; he has probably had
them before Let us, in like manner,
bestow our Christmas gifts upon the
person who knows how to take, who is
an expert at it, who takes everything
in Sirht This will bc a eroo1 ovorcicn
IL generosity, and after you have done
II once or twice, the really deserving
may stand chance of getting some
thing out OF You.
HOWARD FIELDING,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30

two inches in height and so thin that he
must depend for his comfort entirely
upon the uphoistcrer.
am liberal, yen see, in real life; but
when fall To dreaming there is really
no limit to my generosity. give to all
the people who do not deserve it, and
this requires great wad OF money.
bcstow gold pieces upon our janitor,
and the surprise kills him, and he dies
very. very hard. This is one of nv
plcasantcst fancics. The last time I
gave him anything in reality it was a
half dollar, and remember chasing
him down three flights of stairs in or
der to borrow thirty cents of it back to
pay the iccman. But in the Christmas
season of my dreams there is no cur
rcncy except rcd gold, and the brggar
on Park row by night no longer blcsscs
me for plugged Canadian dime
go to my tailor and forgive him and
settle his little bill. And when he re-
covers consciousness order three hun
drcd dollars worth of pantaloons, pay
ing cash in advance. They are all made
from one measure" and ms soon as
they are done summon thirty poor
EeD, as miscellaneous in their dcffrmi-
ty as company of stage soldiers.
Then each man selects the pair of
pantaloons which comes nearest TO fit
ting him, and some Of them go away
quite happy.
That is the object of such IN ins,itu-
ton as Christinas-to make people
happy-and somehow the undcservinp
have a capacity for enjoyment which is
rarely found among the good. Take
my friend Jimmie, for instance. L
know what Jimmie would like for Il
Christmas present, and he shall have it
when my dream comes true. What
Jimmie wants is Il perpetual two-dollar
loan. y lump of money would afford
him no permanent satisfaction; he
would probably lend it to some other
poor sinner, and never get it back He
couldn't understand wealth, but he
knows what it is to want two cases"
and to get them and spend them, and
then want them twice as hard the next
day. | will have a machine built for
Jimmie, and ut any hour of the day or
night he shall be able to drop tale Of
woe into the slot and get two sinkcrs.
I have comparatively little knowledge
of machines, but think that machine
can be built strong enough to take in one
of Jitnnic's stories without getting Sc
riously out of order. Perhaps it can
also receive his promise to pay without
fail on the following Saturday and
never start a rivct; but shall not ask
the mechanic who makes it to guaran-
tee the machine in case Jimmie should
bring back the money He ALWAYS
means to do it, bless him, and it does
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30

TRUSTEES SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
I deed OF trust, executed to me by H. f. Kc-
fauvcr and II. $: Williams the lya day OF
March, lSD, and recorded in the clerk. Office OF
Hastings Court OF the city OF Roanoke Virginia
10 secure to j. II. Winston the payIarnt Cf the
sum OF $40, evidenced by ono interest hearing
negotiable note In the sum OF $3.50, dated March
.. ISM. and payable two years from date with
legal intcrcstand wherein. default has beer made
in he payment of said note Of $50. and having
been requested 80 to 40 by the BENEFICIARY In he
said deed OF trust, wilt offer for salc ~ pnb2ic
aIc ION to The highest bidder nj the front door If
The courthouse Of The city or Roanoke. Va. IN
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY iTIl, 1873. AT lG NJ.
the following property 10 wit; That certain lot OF
land situate, d in the city OF Roanoke Nirginia,
bounded and described n follow: 30 wit:
beginning AT n point ON the cast side Il Com
mcrCc street 80 feet from the southeast corner ci
Pine street, thence in an fnsterly direction 4
feet To an alley, thence with said alley ,nnih 20
feet tO point on same, thence west 40 fcct 10
Commerce street, thcucc north with CONNER q,
sire, 10 Get To the place oi beginning.
TERMS Cash sufficient 10 dcfrav the costs ii
executing this trust, inc uduga trustees com.
missOn Of per cent and the past due note OF
{i5O, with interest from nc Bird day OF Mlrch
ls.1, to day OF sale; the balance. II any payoole
cash. Terms OF sale to b. implied with ut ii PA
of sale, or property res III then and thete Al pnr-
charcrs expense J. Il. LEVY, Trustee
The above property has been sold by Mcssra.
Kcfanrer and Williams and their vendees rs.
stunned payments j. b. LEVY,
tbs Trustc,.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30

lis heart good to feel the honest, manly
determination to prove his gratitude by
prompt payment But the first time he
does it the sun and moon will fall out
of the Sky. if the machine worked
without the story and the promise it
would be OF no use to him; so they shall
be essential. because | wish to make
him happy, IS he hasn't been hereto
fore, I'm AFRAID; for, after all, you
know, it isn't real good fun to be bor-
rover when people are so stingy with
their money.
There is q man who always makes
me pay his fare when we ride together
on the elevated road. | am going to
give him bushcl of tickets. OF course
l do not expect him to deposit any of
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30

ny NlRTuE OF a DEED OF TRUST DATED
- october IL, $50, and Of record in the office OF
INC clerk OF tht Hastings Court for tho city OF
Knanoke, w. in deed hook % page 267 in which
W. +: Winch convey CT to tho undersigned trustee
certain real estate therein described 10 secure 10
Florence V. Mo1eti tho payment or the sum of
Se3'S' in two equal insialmcnis of EliGGG at ono
ANA TWO Years after date. with iutcrcst ana
whereas default has been made In the pa, mcnt Of
inc last or said notes and having been requested
80 To do by the beneficiary | will on TlURS.
DAY, JANUARY II. 1873. AT IL O'CLOCK NJ
III r!ont OF the courthouse of the city OF i,oanolc
Va, olfcr for sale to tho highest bidder all that
certain lot or parcel OF land situated in the civ
or koanokc Va, and known as lot IL, section -
~ shown by the map OF tho property OF tho West
End Land Com Nany on file nj tho Office OF the
clerk OF the Hastings Court for the city OF Roam.
okc, VA
t'TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay II c cost of exc
cutting this trust aud TO pay the past due "a, ii III
RAID note of Sii6tb, with interest from October
III, ls!hl and The balance payable in two equal
payments at one and two years from day OF sale
10 he evidenced by the notes OF pnrclIa err with
interest ut per cent, and to be secured nv n
deed Of trnst upon tic property.
JAS. :. SIMMONS, Trustee.
Mr.; Winch has sold tho above property and said
note has been assumed by his purchaser
IL 10 til JAS. ). SIMMONS, Trustee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30
FOR THE UNWORTHY.
howard Folding Discloses Some
OF Ills Christmas Plans.
some Unique and Appropriate Presents
f"r People Whom We All Know
"a Mnst E:.crilcnt Exercise
in Generosity.
lcopYnrGnT, 1927

In this charitable season, when the
rich, who need nothing, get SO many
presents, while tho poor, who need
everything, get an advance of two dol
lars on their rent, l often take an hour
to think of the great gifts would make
if had wealth. ! generally wrap Il
piece Of cloth around the clappcr of our
bell SO that people with bills can amuse
themselves without annoying others.
and then | sit with half-shut eyes and
make everybody huppy-in my mind.
Aftcrward go out and buy present for
Maudc-somcthing useful, something
VIC can both use, as an umbrella, or an
easy chair suited to Il person six feet
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30

rINRUSTEE SAIE-BY VIRTUE OF DEED
u of trust cS cCutcd to me OIL tho 18th day of
September. lS!n, by j. l.. Moore and NJ f. Chr
ncr and duly recorded in The clerks Office OF the
Hastings Court for the city or Roanoke, Va decd
book u, page 30, in trust to secure to j. r. Glib.
son the unpait purchase money on the herein
after described property, amounting to the sum
OF Sl,Ssj, evidenced hy three negotiable notes
with interest from date for the sum of $685. each
dated the 18th day OF september $50 and due at
ono, TWO ana three years. nj tho First National
Hahk o: Roar oke and whit rcns default has been
made i'll the payment OF / he second Of said notes
when the came WAS due. and hclu:, requested so
tn do Ivy the said j. 7 Gibson. | will orrcr for
snlc nj public auction in trout OF ,hc courthouse
In ~" city Oi iimuIo e. Va. on tho t1"li = Ny
OF iANt sii. ISIS Al - VI. the following, .ia.
ciihcd property, 30 Wit
Los No u 1nd II. section < ~ -hoWu upnn The
map oI tie Lewis .lditon OF the city ot Roanoke
heiI Z the same property conveyed To tho
said j. T.. Moore and VI. f. Garner by ,T,hn
Thomas Glib. on and wife by deed bearing dale n q
18th day or September. 1851
TERMS OF SALE: Sufficient casl; 10 pay tho
expenses of sale and the sum OF St?5. with inter
est thereon. from the 18th day If September. iSiu
and II the property shall bring enough sufficient
OF the purchase money to he made payable on the
18th day OF September. lS!:i Will ply or and
discharge the third note, above mentioned for
S6a5, with interest from the l. ,h day OF Sep,em.
Der, 1870. maturing on that day, ana the balance,
II any, AZ ono and two years. with interest from
date, evidenced by negotiable notes OF the pur.
chaser and secured by deed al trust on thc prop.
crty. &c DAVENPORT
IL Ia ids Tr2stec.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30
TRUSTEES SALES.

RUsTEE's SALE OF VALUABLE real,
-. Esrs,o in RoancAc city, Ya.-Untcr and
, ~ virtue OF deed OF t-ust dated
, INC 18th day OF October. 1880. cxccn.
,sd by W; !. ~ L. Blai!, Jr., ard ".
", ger 70 tho undo rssncd trustee 10 secure tn
al, p, w. Coke the payment CT the sum OF
S,,tf562 evidenced by Ia rec neeoti,blc notes 0f
,n,x,h envn ihtcd ihc Sth OF October, lSsO, and
s;o ono, Two and three years from date with
,n.n, ~ ino ucfart having occurred in the pay
~, . q, hc second due notc. and al The reo,icst
WEny .EseEnc,ary u, said decd OF truss will on
MI DA1: JANUARY L. iSis. Al II
,;on,o ~ "a; a. in font OF the courthouse 81
onoac ctS; sell To the highest bidder bv IN b.
H., 1e oi, an ina; certain parcel OF land liin.
''' ssic cltf ol Roanoke. described ~ follows:
hc.inhliE at point on the west side of icncr.
eui Stcct i'o tecf south GO Spruce street ,hcp 70
WIN Jefferson street sOuh degrees Il r,inn,cs
Wcst ~ icci to point thc CO north - dryrsas
minutes ~ seconds west tiU2 u feet IN , ,,nt,,
~ cuce norm = degrees cast 80 ice; IN ,,o;nt
t,ct,ce south ~ degrees 81 minutes ~ .srnnds
iW ILL., iret TO the place of beginning.
hhNS- Cash ~ enough TO pay the said vast
uIc Iotc OF S'A II with interest TO date az saIc
Aiso haiahcc remaining unpaid on the trss drc
notc maturing October :. ISL, aaih bo,nnec
ocits SSb'I. with Interest iucludc,fto Novemhcr
l. iS'3, amt uoon debit ~ to STA "a with iu,cr
SS. from INC SIN day of October, iSN until ,jcto-
pcre iS'i, the residue IL any, TO he paid in t,vn
cl' al Instruments in and two Years rear,cc
lively from day OF sale with interest all deferred
payments 10 he secured hy decd az trust mon
said land. THOMAS w N,I y "!'""
- tbs I,.,,.,,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30

them In the box, but think it will give
hlm pleasure to have his pockets full of
them when step up to the window to
BUY for him and for myself. He gets
great deal of fun, as it is, by following
me up the stairs crying: Let me ret
EN-; I've got dime right handy" lie
couldn't be forced up ahead Of me by an
hydraulic press. He likes To see me
change Il bill ut the window and receive
the handful OF strange bogus which the
tickle, seller always gives, especially if
he has previously had the pleasure CT
rejecting my last dime on the ground
that it has been bitten by II mosquito
h" hold out my hand and take Null.
berry bend nickics and haItcncd bull
let's and Chinese farthings ut Il pint and
half to the cent, and fan tan chips
ana wampum till my pockets bulge out
with the worthless stuff. All this the
fellow who never pays his fare enjoys
TO certain extent, but want him to
get even more fun out of it, SO | shall
give him the tickets. | would like also
to do something for the ticket sellers,
and am thinking of giving each OF
them quart of brass suspcndcr but.
tons, which can be readily passed rs
fivc-dollar gold pieces by men who
have had as much practice as they
have.
shall rcmcmbc the man who drops
in to tell nc stories while am at work.
There will be u new chair in nv Office
for him, at Christmas day 1t will lie
stuffed with cider down and M.
holstercd with sticky Gy-papcr, so That
he cannot be led away by generous i'm.
pulse. | am Il very hard worker; IL is
not so hard, think, for anybody else
in this world to work. When | am en-.
gagged in finishing something which
really must be done two or three days
bcforc-but, of course. can't, aud ;he
Old 10y viii be to pay about it-thcn
my lcgs coil sinuously around those of
the chair: my tongue hangs out, and
buttons fall off my vest. used to
think that nothing could stop me at
such timcs-not even the principles of
English grammar But had never
known McGarrahan and his stories in
those days. He is due here now IN five
minutes, and ut least must finish what
| have to say about him before he ar.
rivcs, otherwise might bc led to speak
of him unkindly. He doesn't like my
Office chairs, poor fellow He SHAH
certainly have Il new one at Christmas.
shall buy 3l3 umbrellas for my type
writer girl. Probably it will not rain
on more days than that during the com
ing year. So she will have an umbrella
to take out to lunch whenever she
leaves hers at homo, with the wind cast,
the sky overcast and the weather bull
lctlns explicit for Il clear day. shall
not tell her that The umbrellas are hcrS