Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
Squire Moore and his Estimable
Wife Interest a Reporter.
They Speak of their Past Life, Their Trials and
Hardships, and how Sickness once Entered their
Home. and for a While it Looked as If It
Would Prove Fatal-It was Averted.
However, and they Dwell on the
Means with Much Enthusiasm.

From he Tribune. Greeley colorado

Al q Tribune representative was strolling
about town the other day, looking up items
ofnews, he dropped into Fezer's drug store.
This, that and other medicines were talked
Of and their curative qualities analysed,
so far as lay in their power. The cura-
tive powers of DR.. W1iliaims' Pink Pills were
talked Of, when Mr.. Falkner, a clerk In the
store, mentioned that Mrs. Joseph Moore was
a firm believer in their efficacy. Pursuing
his quest, the Tribuse man paid Mrs. Moore
q visit the next day.
Among the many good people residing In
Greeley, Colorado, Squire Moore and his
amiable wife are the best known and the
most respected. The Squire is carrying his
seyenty-six years as sturdily as many men
who have not yet rounded their sixtieth mile
post. and his wife, Ann, is q fitting compan-
ion, one Of those pleasant faced, agreeable
ladies, who make you feel perfectly at home
when in their company. This happy couple
were born in the same neighborhood, OF the
West Riding, OF York, England, in 1890; the
husband a few weeks his wife's senior and
for over fifty years they have travelled the
pathway OF life together. In 1S4s they emi-
grated to this country and settled in Derby.
Conn, where they resided for a number OF
years. While there Mr.. Moore, who was
highly respected by his n~eighbors. was elect
ed a merlbe of the State Legislature in 1867.
During his residence in the United States
he has been a constant reader Of the New
York " ibune, and was an ardent admirer
of its founder and great editor, Horace
Greeley. and a firm believer in that notable
writer's opinions. Through those mediums
he was influenced to come TO Greeley in the
early spr ing of 1871. and here he has resided
ever sine e. During his residence in this
beautiful section of northern Colorado, he
has held many responsible public positions,
notably tn, { Of Justice Of the Peace, an Office
which he occupied uninterruptedly for eight
years; and four years ago was reelected 10
another term, his name being placed in
nomination at the convention without his
knowledge.
Tho ncwsg atherer was received cordially
and in response TO his inquiries, Mrs. Moore
stated that her health commenced falling
several years ago but like a great many wom-
en-, she scarcely knew the meaning Of the
name sickness in relation to herself. She
refused medical attendance or treatment Of
any kind. barring that which she drew upon
from the family pharmacopgia or dispensary.
Using Mrs. Moore's language: "For four
years | was miserable, hardly a week passed
during that time but whnt I suffered from
extreme lassitude. The least e~xertion IA
tigued me. At times when ! would be sew
ing or reading, I would be troubled with
tingling sensations, like the pricking Of pins
in hands, feet, arms and legs. Occasionally
water fairly running from my face and hands.
Then for days it would seem impossible for
me TO enjoy a minute of warmth. ! would
sit in a rocking chair alongside a roaring fire
in the stove wrapped up In blankets, yet
while my face would be scorched, the rest Of
my body would be chilled. |