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The indicator., 1897-02-27
saturday. February goth.

Senate Senator Barela's resolutions
concerning ex-Trcasurer Mulnix were
taken up for consideration. Mr. Barela
made lengthy address on the three re
ports froIn the finance committee. No
action was taken,
communication was read from Au.
ditor Lowell, saying that under instruc-
tions from the attorney general he
would pay the warrants for the en-
ployes of the two houses of the Iegis-
lature as provided for under the act of
1895, which he had formerly declared
to be Illegal.
Senator Thomas school bill No. %.
to provide for the consolidation of all
the school districts lying in whole or in
part within the city of Denver and to
require school district No. 1 TO assume
its portion of the debts of others,
passed third reading without debate.
The vote was twenty-threc to two
Reuter- and Kennedy forming the mi
nority.
Senate bill No. 0S. by Senator Canon.
to amend the Seventh judicial district
so that it might include the following
counties. passed third reading: Delta,
Mesa. Montrose, Gunnison. Ouray, San
Miguel and Hinsdale.
A good part of the afternoon was
taken up with Joint memorial to Con
gress in favor of the free and indie
pendent coinage of silver.
On suggestion of Senator Reuter- the
language of the memorial was changed
somewhat and 1t passed second read
Ing. 1t was on the calendar for third
reading, hut the mistakes of the en-
crossing clerks caused 1t to he sent
back to the committee of the whole for
amendment.
bill by Senator Taylor to have bail
iffs Of District courts appointed by the
judges OF the courts passed third read
Ing by eighteen to eight votes.
House-A bill by Mr.. Hart to amend
the law so as to prevent n second trial
being granted to the defeated party as
matter of right was read a third
time, but MS 1t had been amended dur
ing its consideration on second reading.
the House decided that 1t should be
printed again.
Another bill by Mr. Hart. to require
firms. corporations or Individuals trad
ing under assumed Danps or under
company names, to file with the county
The indicator., 1897-02-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
Thursday. February 18TH.
The Senate was not In session.

| Ihe senate was not IN session.
| House-Only thirty-nve members
were present, the others having gone
to Greeley.
A petition was presented from the
| miners of the Tom boy mine, asking
for the repeal of the miners mechanic
lien law. Another petition asked for
the passage of Mr.. Philips antitrust
bill, and memorial from the Denver
Bar association asked for the passage
OF bill No. l6T, permitting the admis-
sion as evidence of unacknowledged
| Instruments that have been In exist
] ence for fifteen years.
! The committee on federal relations
reported the bill providing for com
| mission to investigate the ccding OF
government lands to the state, with
| the recommendation that II be laid on
| the table.
| The committee on corporation re-
| ported Mr. Philips bill providing for
a railway commission. recommending
that the bill be laid on the table for
the reason that the subject matter
was covered in several other bills be-
fore the committee. These bills, 1t so
! happens are the ones the committee
| refuses to report on.
Mr. Philip claimed that the action OF
| the committee was not made in good
/ faith.
\ discussion resulted and the House
/ ordered the return to it of Mr.. Philips
! bill
Mr. Sweeney's bill providing for the
management and conservation of es-
tates in Colorado of lunatic persons
residing without the state passed sec
/ ond reading.
Mr.. Anderson's bill providing that
I any county shall be subject to gar.
nishmcnt for debt the same as any
private corporation. also passed sec
ond reading.
Mr. Hclbig's hill requiring notes,
debts and other obligations to be col
| lcCtcd from property given as secur-
| ity for the payment of such obliga-
| tons before other property belonging
to the debtor Shall be sold was de
fcatcd
When Mr. Hart's usury bill was tax
en- up for consideration. the author
made n strong plea for fixing the legal
/ rate nt g per cent, with n maximum
charge of per cent. upon special con
tract. After some discussion Mr.
| Persons bill. fixing the rate of inter
| est at $ per cent. with n maximum
charge of II per cent. on special con
tract was accepted as an amendment
for Mr. IIart's bill and with these
amendments the bill passed second
reading
The indicator., 1897-02-27
FRIDAY, February goth.
The Senate was not in session.

House-Mr uelbig's bill forbiddlng
I the acceptance of railroad passes by
officials was taken up and discussed at
| length
The list prepared by Mr.. Helblg
shows that for the first half of the ses-
sion there has been paid to the mem.
bers of the House for mileage over
5000, very small portion of which
has actually been paid out by the
members, for nearly all of them are
willing to acknowledge that hey ride
on passes and still collect mileage from
the state The bill was defeated on
the following vote:
Nays-Anderson. Bodle. Crow, Cres-
well, Crowder. Ehrhart. Gardner. Gar
ella, TIilgenhaus. Hart, Jones. Lewis
ia Plata. Chambcrlin, Champion. Nc
Clure, Monson, Montez, Park CAndrew),
Price, Ryan. Rohde. Sheridan. Salazar,
Stevens. Woodward, Waltman. Hurl-
but-twcnty-seven.
Yeas-Annear. Bucklin. Cooke, HON.
field, Greene. Hearth, Helbig. Nicol. Or
Wis, Philip, Powell. Pruden, Robbins,
Sechrist, Walker, Whitney-slxteen.
The following bills passed third read
Ing and were sent to the Senate:
House bill No. 1SS, by Ryan-Amend
ing the insurance laws so as to permit
twenty or more persons to associate to-
gether for the purpose OF mutual in
surance of the property OF the mem
bers of the association.
House bill No. 1S2, by Hart-ReGuIr-
ing the actual names of any persons do
ing business as trustee" manager"
agent" or go" or Company to be
filed with the county clerk of the coun-
ty wherein such business is transacted
House bill No. 2O5-AuthOrzing the
city of Black Hawk to Incur a bonded
Indebtedness of S25,0oO for the purpose
of purchasing, constructing and main
tanning system of water works
House bill No. 30, by Wolfe-Amend-
ing the vagrancy law so as to make
liable for vacrancy any person able to
work and support himself The juris-
diction of vagrancy cases is given to
justices courts and trial by a jury of
six is provided.
House bill No. IS. by Roe-Making
Mineral county part of Normal insti-
tute district number ten.
House bill No. 112 by Cresswell-
Authorizing the giving OF surety com
pany bonds in cases where suretles
may be required by law in cases of re
cclvcrs, asSignees, trustees, guardians.
committees, executors administrators
and in criminal and civil cases before
courts of Justice.
Mr.. O'Ncill's bill No. 30. providing
for the election of the county attorney
county physician and district road
ovcrseer and that candidates for such
offices shall be elected in the same
manner rs other public officials.
Mr.. De Notie's bill amending the ex
cmption law so as TO exempt from at
tachmcnt seed to the amount of $50
owned by any farmer or gardner and
held for the purpose Of planting or
sowing.
Mr.. A. II. Lewis bill No. 40, to
make competent as evidence in courts
of record the printed volumes of the
proceedings of the House and Senate
journals.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

At the meeting Of the twenty seventh an.
nunl session Of the American Institute Of
Mining Engineers, at Chicago, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
George $ Brown. South Bethlehem Penn.
Brunton, Aspen, Colorado: w. T. EustTs.
Boston; James Dnglas, New York City;
treasurer, Theodore o Rand. Philadelphia ,
secretary, Rossiter w. Raymond. New York
City. Papers were read by Edward Keller,
Boston; Charles Catlett. summit. Virginia,
md A. j. Spisbury. the retiring president
The convention then adjourned sine die. A
banquet was held In the evening at the Aud.
torium.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

A bulletin OF the California Expert.
ment Station gives an account OF rH.
seeds and plants available for distrIh1.
tion this year The variety is striking
The list includes French vines. Persian
grapes. Australian salt bush. aud Ale
gerlau wheat The possibilities Of
California soils are attesled by what ia
thus offered. at "a slight gh5rge 'r
those interested in cultivation oi Tpr,
Gus sorts. Imagine the surprise OF q
traveller from Persia TO be offered lr
far California nineteen varieties of h.E
country's table grapes. But that VIII
be possible after this distribution is
made
The indicator., 1897-02-27

John Wanamaker has decided to
build church as an expression of his
thankfulness that his big store in Phil
adelphia was not destroyed in the re-
cent fire in that city. Such generosity
will inspire Philadelphians to refrain
from burning his store frequently.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

AS a famous American artist sat
sketching a mosque in ConstantinopIe
last summer an old Turkish woman
came near and squgtted down by q
scribe 10 have him read "a letter from
her son in the United States. As shs
saw the painter she drew her old man.
tie about her and scornfu,Iy mUtreroI a
word resembling English" The artist
told his dragomaH to say that he was
not English but American. The old
woman face lighted with joy. and
creeping near she lifted the skirt OF his
coat to her ups.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

The postal receipts of ST. Louis show
a falling off during the last quarter
greater in percentage than any other
city in the country. Probably most of
the inhabitants are trying to conceal
from their out-of-town friends where
they are.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

The following remarkable physiolog
icaI statement occurred in the eNam.-
nation papers Of a school girl quite re.
Gently and is worth repeating THE
human body is divided into three parts
the head. the chist, and the STUN.
mick. The head contains the eyes aud
brains. if any. The chist contains the
lungs and a piece OF the liver. The
stummick is devoted to the bowels, OF
which there is five, a, e, /. o. u, and
sometimes and y" We will bet dol
lars to doughnuts that the young
woman who wrote that is a crank on
Delsarte or some other form OF luuucy
The indicator., 1897-02-27

A successful test was made last week
at Anderson. Ind, Of a complicated
fence making machine for which the
patentees, John Simmer and son
claim absolutely no credit They state
their bodies and brains simply carried
out plans given to them by spirits and
that the work as 1t progressed was dl-
rected By the spirits. They have been
at work a year. but have a wonderful
piece of machinery which viii likely
reyoIutionize the manufacture Of wire
fence because Of the rapidty that Is
possible
The indicator., 1897-02-27

Narrow minded men who have not a
thought beyond the little sphere Of
their own vision. recall the Hindoo say
ing. THE snail sees nothing but itz
own shell, and thinks il the grandest
in the universe"
The indicator., 1897-02-27

The Sultan of Morocco is about to
take for his second wife the daughter
of one of his most powerful yassals.
The people of Morocco are much dis
contented. as every one of them is
obliged to send wedding present to
the monarch.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

A Dakota philosopher has discovered
a way to make cold weather pass
quickly, which he explains in a Yank-
tor paper He says that he can stand
a couple Of months Of cold weather
fairly we'll Then In December he goes
down to the bank and borrows 800 for
ninety days. Spring always comes
soon enough then to suit me-, he
adds
The indicator., 1897-02-27

There are natures that can be calmed
only by abusing somebody.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

The president Of Harvard College de-
nounces gum chewing. He is right.
II forms no legitimate part of college
athletics. Its tendency is to develop a
set OF muscles that do not need devel-
oping, at the expense of muscles that
do.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

After very successful and suthusla site
meeting of three days, the first Mothers
congress finished its work and adjourned 10
meet next year Ia Washington. This city
will he the general headquarters o. the new
organization and the meeting every other
year will be held here. while In the alter
nate years 1t Will be held at some city TO be
chosen,
The indicator., 1897-02-27

Wise people often manage things SO
that even their burdens can be made
to help them along
The indicator., 1897-02-27

Writing about Hpp. varieties In o.ern
county IrHl, NrpW'rr " Earsr Ford .3y-.
'Inr early money fba Missouri Plpufu Laafs
them aI. lt ha- been known 600 bear lt fgya
yr'fs from fhn graft va nursery row and
WheQ sol DO the urohnr1 uf tlIat age win li
thrNe ErnrS more give fui crop pr from
on" To- 'hreo bushels N fuIl.sized rruIr fb,
tree. The size Is mot equal 'p rho Ben DDvIs
nut VIII average with most SORTS grown for
market The color Is mostly red with white
7p''Ns. Next uu tho lisf comes tho Wal
bridge Tie shape &, rlbcr nlf and round
It Is Hs i3rs" MS rh" Ben Davis. aud run,
very evenly. Ibo color Us q peculiar motfIipp
"t red yellow nud grnru The Wine San H.
an niH standard variety. and comes 10 npr.
ferIiuh IN Colorado n Us a very crooked
poorly rooted tree. and Is being -uper-nded
by III" Paragon. which Is d Seeding os II
ana n larger apple and make q sbspciv
ire" IN short lime. The York Imparinl l.
very large. nue Appearing sniontb rod
apple bears young aud ubundantt, npd al
though comparatively new VA rlsfv has
been thoroughly tested in the A rt,nsas
Wiley The tnwle'- Janet deserves spacI,I
mention from the fact that 1t is .be Iates,
OF an apples 10 come ont In the - ring and
can he depended upon for a full crop every
sehs"n, The Rntnho Is fine late fail nnnIo
The Jonathan Is large, red falI vnrioty
that brings the top price on the Denver
market For summer. the Duchess Of Older.
berg Is large, beautiful striped unnIa a,
good quality. The Cooper's Early Whf,o
bears young. Is large. solid and Juicy and
the trees are always loaded down Yajlo,,,
transparent Is enrllest of all, and In an
pearance is just what its name implies
The indicator., 1897-02-27
1867 BUS. POTATOES FER ACRE.

Don't believe it. nor did the editor
until he saw Salzer's great farm seed
catalogue. It's wonderful what an ar
ray OF facts and figures and new
things and big yields and great testl-
monials 1t contains.
send This Notice and 10 Cents stamps
to John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse,
Wis, for catalogue and IL rare farm
seed samples. worth $40, to get a start.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

We all have cause to hope that peo-
pie who never forgive may be blessed
with short memories.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

Many mysterious rumgrs have been
in circulation regarding the Care
health. but it now appears he is sui-
fering only from a boil. 1t is crafty
irg that the affair has come to a
head
The indicator., 1897-02-27

Counterfeit twenty dollar silver GER
tificatel are said to be out Have you
seen them?
The indicator., 1897-02-27

II We were really aware Of what allied
us. most OF the people on earth would
be better and get along faster.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

The Nicaragua Canal project has
been forced to take water before is
time.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

The majority OF mankind depend on
the minority to do their thinking.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

A Denver printing house has tust
booked an order for 250 placards the
words. Don't blow out the gas. The
hrislature is in session
The indicator., 1897-02-27

yvette GmIberts press agent says
she is the toy OF New York. VIII some
little boy blue please put her in the
corner and then take the Group.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

Be honest Dishonesty seldom makes
one rich and when it does riches are a
curse. There is no such thing as dis
aonf st success.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

For a long time Ben Davis. a Ten
uessee hotel mnH, smoked zen pa.N-
ages OF cigarettes day. 10 will be o
lulg tjmc before ne smokes aug more,
The indicator., 1897-02-27

General Lee might demand that
Money go get himself reputation be-
fore he challenges a full-ledged gen
eral.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

Henry Nails was hit on the head by
a robber last week and then had to be
driven into court to prosecute him
The indicator., 1897-02-27

"What is chivnlry, Uncle George?" at ia
getting vcxed at her for not thanking you II
The indicator., 1897-02-27

Anti-thea;er hat ordinances seem to
be catching,
The indicator., 1897-02-27

One lie is seldom able to stand alone
and requires constant rcintorcements
The indicator., 1897-02-27

The relic hunters are despoiling the prop.
erty In Boland. Ohio where President elect
Mckinley spent many years of his youth
Pieces Of trees. the old Mckinley home.
stead and slivers from the old church Major
Mckinley attended are being gathered and
several shipments have been already made
The indicator., 1897-02-27

When bilious or costive, eat a Cascaret,
candy chthartic. cure guaranteed. lOc. 25c.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

pering for three days" We'll no wonder;
every child in school except Bobby has had
the meas sles."
The indicator., 1897-02-27
Exn rr cr. of oycr Irrlratlnn.

Over irrigation is shown by proruae
growth N sand grass that chokes ont an veg
etntion. This grass will NOT flourish where
the soil has lfs natural productivpupSs but
may be- regarded a- parasite that ATTACKS
wenk, sicisly Mnd and rops lt of all valuable
productive qualities IN d field where the
farmer lu- 1k"n advantage pf fhc surplus
water supply N spring time pr has permit.
ted 1VodluG orr furrow irrigation for several
hours nu one Sp1lt. the water grass and sand
hurrs win show their effects at harvest
time. Not m.re than half crop ran ba
produced where such farming is prugrlreI
II -"opngo Irrigation is fHr metHpd for Bp-
plying water lhe effects NJ too much shows
iu the spots M HlkJH rising 10 the -urficr
and thr little patehe- uf lalur grass grow
Ing Spontaneously lu fhr H.id man
asked mr IH-f spring what ZOO do with his
fruit frees. H- they were uII dying ON ID
close Investigation ruul pools NJ yatrr
stJud.ug H'| around Ihc roots auu rhr small
hb"r- completely iifur,~. Or was r!oa-. to-
m" uf least tIar un squirt guns were urees-
sary f1 drive thr worms AWAY from those
roots,
Thu effects " ayrr Irrigation do NOT ter
inmate with one -rH-1u ba- rau.r 10 spH
er1l debility % .aiI for y.lr- au-lHIe only
hy cultivation. proper Irrigation md % per.
feet system Df drainage rHp fertility Of ru,
soil TiI -rHIuu.IT IuprayIaFe rg1r lf.rr
year w.rd.ut bHir- robbed by nvar-pr1Iue-
r'n Even -Hu bos- fgrlIIznr- -uam -1 lAva
hLIi. .ItH "u ir'II,1tei Soil unless more
wisdom lis exercised n future .rrlguuans.
These facts ur. unf theories. ut absolute.
truths allr HHFr come under ms uG-ervutIou
and .s fNe fHrH7l vi practical experience
Water is rU" savior NJ ur Wr-r. uut it re-
quirns mg1 If Judgment tu Mmna Dr. .r fbn
land and crops wlr -Hrrr Ilu-o rHu
sooner people elu .aT IH-afua I- .l. -..
en"' LIut uasf He studied lrI Developed
the guIcksr wuI uIo problem MI 7,..I-.r.,. l.,'
farm pny 1r solved Wr uraI u..,.. rlot,,r,
on su"nC s-rh forming aul less urrrmruf- on
thn iHe9fHtlna I1uge TNa motto -E4uH De-
'lrrEufe. nns.Ilfr auG Investigate Joel
shomlker in T.rH aI Farm.
The indicator., 1897-02-27

"Bowkcr was wreck, and now he Is
completely restored to health" "Whnt cured
him He simply gave up trying to catch
The indicator., 1897-02-27

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund the money II 1t fails 10 cure 25c
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-01
Election Proclamation .

Notice Is hereby given that there will be
an election held In the City OF East Las
Vegas. County Of San Miguel and Terri
tory Of New Mexico, voting to be at the
polling places hereinafter designated. and
such election to be for the purpose OF elect
ing the following municipal officers for said
City, to-0it::
One Mayor, one City Clerk and one City
Treasurer.
One councilman for the first ward, and
one member of the board of education for
the first ward; one councilman for the
second ward for q full term, and one coun-
Gilman for the second ward, to serve out the
unexpired term OF Councilman Barber, re-
signed; one member of the board OF educa-
sion 10 the second ward for the full term,
and one member Of the board of education
In the second ward, to serve out the I'M
expired term of Member McLain, resigned ;
one councilman 10 the third ward, and o
member OF the board of education In the
third ward; one councilman in the fourth
ward, aud one member OF the board OF
education in the fourth ward.
The polling places as designated ara as
follows, to-wit:
First ward, at the old Grand Army hall
on Douglas avenue.
Second ward, at Judge Wooster's Office.
Third ward, at John Hills planning mill.
Fourth ward, at the old seminary build
Said election to be held under the laws Of
the Territory OF New Mexico, In the usual
manner, and of such election all legal vot-
srs will take notice. Said election to be
held ON the 9Th day of April, A. D. 1891.
By the order Of tho City Council Of the
City of East Las Vegas.
Dated this 22nd day OF March. A. D..
1897.
r. e. OLNEY,
Attest: j. e. MOORE, Mayor.
Clerk.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-01


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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-01
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

Notice IL hereby given that, at the cleo
tion for the City Officers for the City of
East Las Vegas, to be held in saii city on
the 9th day OF April, 1897, there will be
submitted TO the qualified electors OF said
City, the proposition TO change the name
OF said City from that OF City Of East Las
Vegas to that OF City of Las Vegas, In &C.
oordance with an act Of the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory OF New Mexico,
approved March 18th, 1897.
The polling places and the hours for
voting shall be the same as for the voting
for city officers. The ballot TO be voted
for or against said proposition, at said
election, shall have written or printed
thereon the words,''for change OF name rs
proposed y or against change OF name as
proposed"
BY order OF the City Council of East Las
Vegas.
[sEAL.l F. E. OLNEY,
Attest: Mayor.
j. X. MOORE, Clerk.
East Las Vegas, N. M, March 18th, 1897.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-01

Mrs, A. Tween, residing at 72C
Henry ST., Alton, H., suffered with
sciatic rheumatism for over eight
months. She doctored for it nearly
the whole time, using various remedies
recommended by friends, and was treat
ed by the physicians; but received DO
relief She then used one and q hall
bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
which effected a complete cure. This
Is published at her request, as she
wants others similarly afflicted to know
what cured her. The rs and 80 cent
sizes for sale by X. D. Goodall, Depot
Drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-01
y. M. xExI.IN n CO.. Philadelphia. Pa


THE OPTIo said 1t would, last even-
ing, re.publish council bill No. As. the
act providing for an occupation tax In
New Mexico aad which became > Law
at Santa Fe; however. upon compar-
ison OF the original bill, introduced by
Mr.. Curry, with a certified copy OF the
law, by Secretary Miller, the only alter
atoms made are that one-half Of the
license tax shall be paid into the gener-
81 school fund and one-half to the
general current expense fund Of the re-
spective counties section 2 .ixing a tai
on lawyers, was stricken out and q license
fee of go per annum imposed on livery
and feed stables and stage lines.