Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-28
A VISIT TO VEGAS.
A Grist of Gossip Gathered on the
Ground and Treating of Many
Subjects Of General
Moment.

A New MEXICAN scribe spent four hours
seeing Las Vegas yesterday behind Editor
Kistler's faithful old gray driving horse.
Las Vegas is city of homes.
schools and churches. Except an isolated
quarter here and there in cold town."
American enterprise is visible on every
hand. The streets are broad and well
kept. A big Studebaker sprinkling cart
contributes much to the comfort of the
people, and all it costs is $50 per month.
Why can't Santa Fe emulate this example?
From an architectural point of view
Las Vegas is very attractive. In this
respect the public buildings. city
hall, three handsome public school struc-
lures, the churches, court house, jail and
numerous residences command attention.
The fostering of a home industry is seen
in the generous use of gray and red sand
stone. The town abounds in well kept
lawns and gardens, and there are three
public pazas, "Kihlberg park" in old
town being perfect little gem. Mr..
Kihberg seems to be a mighty useful
citizen for that end of the city. It's
pity East Las Vegas hasn't Kihlberg or
two. George Ward ls built after the
same plan, but he has his hands full out
at the insane asylum.
There is no reason on earth why Las
Vegas should stand divided against itself.
The time ought to be past for taking
"sldes" 1t should be merged into one
city. There is too much local energy GO
int tka
deavor to preserve the autonomy of the
old and new town. When this is con
sidered the wonder is that the city has
made half the progress that it gives evi-
dence Of. The new town" can afford to
be very magnanimous in this matter.
Let its citizens make the attempt.
NOTES BY THE WAY.
1t is common report that exClerk
Miguel A. Otero is in the delegate race,
and in it to wir-the Republican nomina-
tion. Several counties have already been
"spiked" in his behalf.
The Optic is being complimented on
every hand for its exhaustive report of
the Maestas execution on Friday last. 1t
was splendid piece of reportorial work
Editor Kistler is sticking close to his
desk these days. He is immensely popu-
lar, and local business men say that Busi-
ness Manager O'Leary is the right man in
the right place.
DR.. Geo. Gould, the new postmaster in
East Las Vegas, is giving universal salts
faction. He is working hard and laying
by "nest egg" for building handsome
home.
The two beautiful Catholic churches
are ornaments to the town. Rev. O'Keefe.
thanks to the energy of the ladies of his
parish, is now erecting rectory consist
| ing of ten rooms.
Mr.. F. O. Kihlberg is in charge of the
Las Vegas branch of the New Mexico
agricultural experimental station and if
the parent institution doesn't look sharp
it wont be long before he will develop a
case of "the tail wagging the dog
Mr.. j. l.. Zimmerman, secretary of the
New Mexico board of pharmacy, seems
somewhat aggrieyed over an article that
recently appeared in the New MEXICAN.
1t did do this struggling institution an
injustice in one respect, in that it said
that the funds came out of the territor rial
treasury, when such is not the fact. All
funds come to the board in the shape of
fees. However, Mr.. Zimmerman admits
his financial report contained typographi-
cal errors that we're misleading and he
will guard against these in future.
DR.. w. B. Upton is one of the most
ardent microscopists in the west He has
three sets of instruments with all the
latest attachments; one is of German
make, another English and the other
American, but the latter is the one by
which he lays most store. The use oi
these instruments in the examination oI
, the sputa of consumptives convinces Dr.
Upton that the New York authorities are
: right in requiring the isolation of al
patients suffering from pulmonary dis
ease.
+. Sheriff Lorenzo Lopez, everybody says
is coming out all right in the investiga
tion of his accounts now in progress by
committee of experts. The sheriff con
Quoted the details of the execution 0
9 Maestas in business-like and dignife
n manner, in every respect becoming tn
ma jesty of the law, and he, in common
with all good citizens, agrees that the les
son has been wholesome one which tn
: criminal element of the county will lon
i keep before their eyes.
8 Hard times do not appear to "pale
}. upon the cheek of genial Frank Forsyth,
y The popular resort of Clark & Forsyth
r is doing a slashing business in all its de
partments from poker room to dinin
hall, BY the way, speaking of poker,