Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-27
FORMER LAS vHdANs.


DR.. n. Knauer 10 still located at San d.
ego, Cal.
Tony Brunswick, a former bartender at
the Montezuma hotel, hot springs, Is now
a mIxologist 10 Los Angeles, Cal.
Fred N. Smith, formerly paying teller In
the First national bank here, now has a
bank position in Hlawatha, Kansas.
Mrs. J. X. Cravens, formerly Of these
parts, has accepted the nomination as
president Of the Kansas City fiower parade.
Miss Gertrude Campbell, an accomplish
ed young lady, is In the employ Of the
''Bee Hive" as saleslady, in Colorado
Springs.
Ed. Buckles, a former Las vegan, is
located 10 Colorado Springs. He Is work
ing q gold prospect on Bear hill, near
Cripple Creek.
Edgar Knickerbocter Is still running as
express messenger for the Wells-Fargo
people on tie Southern Pacific, between
XII Paso and Los Angeles.
Major 4. Cuttings, a former night clerk
ct the Depot hotel In this city, 10 now ona-
ciattng In the same capacity at the Arcade
hotel In Newton, Kansas.
Mrs. Stern writes In the German Lam
guage flom No. 1874, West Cumberland
street. Philadelphia, Pa, jnquiring the
present whereabouts Of her brother, Louis
Mayer, sixty-o ont years Of age.
/ " n Z Rana1tnt . forrnar on.nZnottnr IN
TIE Optic Office. going from this place to
the City OF Mexico, is now sticking type
and doing editorial and reportorial work
on the Wagner, |. T., Sayings.
Miss Azure Sendray, recently in the en-
ploy OF the Singer sewing machine COM
pany In this city, is now at home with her
parents, at Graham, Grant county, N. M.
The family were victims of a recent flood
down there.
Miss Moiie Gallagher, at one time watt
ress at the Model restaurant In this city, is
reported to be the owner Of a rich mine,
up near Elizabethtown, enough ore being
shipped daily to keep her free from werk
o. worry.
Little Miss Irene Essinger is one Of the
champion swimmers OF the plunge at Senta
Monica, CAL, this summer. She can put
many older persons to shame by aquatic
feats, some Of which are quite difficult
Her diving cannot be surpassed.
John Burke, a worthless character, who
held forth in Las Vegas for a season, is
reported married at Colorado Springs,
without first obtaining a divorce, and
passing under The name of James Steph.
ems, up there. The authorities should look
into the matter.
Father Tommassini, 8. j., for many
years stationed at st. Patrick's church in
Pueblo, Colo; also In Las Vegas, arrived
in Pueblo from Eel Paso, Texas, where be
has been the past year. The father Is on
his way to Del Norte, where in future he
will ~oficiate and reside.
Mrs. Richard Dunn, who has been at a
Wisconsin sanItarium and later at Chica.
go, with her husband, for the benefit of the
~latter's health, will arrive home this after
noon ovec the Santa Fe. Mr.. Dunn is
greatly improved, but will not be home for
some time yer.-Trinidod Advertiser.
Capt Fred. K. Lasher. a former and
successful manager of the Depot hotel in
this city. who has been located In Los
Angeles, Cal, since leaving here, and-ter-
ribly afflicted with rheumatism, has left
that city for the north, in the hope of get
ting relief from his aches and pains.
In its account of the recent production
Of the pastoral operetta, Little Bo-Peep''
in that city, the Santa Monica. CAL, even
ing paper speaks as follows of q former
Las Vegas girl:
Then came the operetta. Miss Fannie
Essinger as Mistress Mary''L sweetly sang
her tale Of woe on discovering her loss OF
real estate by reason of Boy Blues kite
flying propensities, and in musical anger
banishes him.
Prof. N. G. Campbell has located in
Colorado Springs with his family. He has
met with two misfortunes since he left
Las Vegas. He bought out an insurance
agency in Trinidad and came to Las
Vegas to transfer his family to that point.
While he was absent from Trinidad, the
man he bought out sold the business to
another and skipped. He then went to
Colorado Springs and bought a half
interest In a store, whereupon the former
Ow ner dIaDosed of the whole business and