Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-15
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To the Editor Of the Optic.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., May 18th
lS97.-"Hello, old man, you dom
smoke that old corn cob since you fe,
turned from Washington" Thus ad.
dressed Col. Donavan to Mr.. McKin-
ley's cousin, who wants Charley Shan
mons place. Cousin Mckinley, with a
wink, replied: "That's all right.
carry 1t in my pocket" There are
several after the place, with Mckinley
in the lead. 1t is surmised.
"Kid" Diamond, an ex-brakeman on
the A. & r. and who was in the hospital
at Las Vegas a few months ago. has set
tied down to commercial life and is
doing well in the Cigar business al
Thelin's barber shop.
+. II. Laberteaux. who registered
from Las Vegas, leaves in the morning
for Holbrook, bis former headquarters
In the cattle business.
Once more q dismissal, the replevin
suit Of Mrs. Lockhart, in Ribble's
court, going as all her cases go. Next
will come Emery with o case of at
tempt at obtaining money under false
pretenses, Mrs. Lockhart defendant.
The 400 are In a hubbub the
| story sprung In Wednesdays Citizen.
All the parties in the episode, locally,
are under the wing of Albuquerque's
best (P) citizens. The story OF the
high time on the road was equal to the
Butler incident for a few hours, and
but for a mention in the Democrat, this
morning, would likely have passed out
Of mind. Oh, we are having a good
time down here, and it is not always
among the plain set.
Joe Lantz Is getting owe the recent
accident caused by a wagon running
into his wheel and throwing him. Mr..
Lantz is the well known hide buyer for
Finnegan & Co.
g company started off Hast night in
neat shape, re-electing Capt. Saltmarsh
and Lieutenants Chamberlin and
Rogers. Nearly all the old members
re-enllsted and new material added.
DR.. E. j. Alger is the president of the
civic organization, w. A. Tenny, vice;
Maynard Harding, clerk, and II. s.
Lithgow, treasurer. New bylaws
were adopted.
The local lodge of Knights Of Pythias
chose I. N. Wilkerson and B. Spitz to
represent them at Gallup in the fall.
Grand Chancellor Mckinley will visit
Mineral lodge on the 10Th, when new
life will be infused in the home lodge,
it needs. There has been
much attention Of late to new orders,
that old orders seem to be overlooked
as 1t 10 the case In the X. P.
Billy Sanguinette is on day duty
again at the St. Elmo, subbing for Billy
Baird who has gone to the coast with
Folde John. S~anguinette has had
Iong spell Of sickness.
Frank M. Jones, of Santa Fe, has
.eturned to this city. |,
Harroun, the printer, who forged a
,heck on Forsythe at Las Vegas, has
lot beer caught yet. The Citizen gives
aim q roast. !,
Julius Lesser, formerly Of Lesser :
this city, later Of Gallup, now of
Lesser & Sawyer, Winslow, Ariz., re-
.urned this morning to the latter place.
He reports fine prospects for his town
the addition of a fine Harvey
house and station. Mr.. Lesse, Is in
The brick -making business there. liz
j. E. Elder retired from business,
moving his stock to the Colorado COM
pany's telephone Office. of which he is
manager. AJAX.