Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-06
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Late arrivals at the Montezuma hotel:
Mr.. De Baca, City Of Mexico; Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace W. Roberts, Utica, N. Y;
Mss J. 8. Thomas, Miss A. M. Thomas,
Springfield, Ohio; Elias Sleemerson, wife
and child, Cooksnire, Mum; j. Hammer,
st. Paul, Mimi. Edw. b. Wheeler, Under
cllffe, Colo; Albert A. Faux, South Band,
Iud.; Miss A. "A. Grant, Leavenworth,
Kas.; j. Goldberg, wife and child, Butte,
Mont; Mrs. van Houten, Mrs. Van Pet
ten, r. Nc. Donaugh, F. b. January, u. I
Morsll, K. II. Gonlke, e. Atkins. w. K.
Etter, H. W. Kelley and daughter, L..
Loughlan, Geo. Selby and wife, Felix Mar
tinez, of Las Vegas.
The ice house at the Montezuma is being
filed, the crop being hauled from No !
reservoir by teams. About 10000 tons
will be harvested. and 1t Is expected that
oyer 800 cars of ice will be hauled to Las
Vegas for the annual supply. The Ice is
fifteen inches thick and very clear.
Col. Alberger and wife, accompanied by
| several friends, visited Eel Porvenir this
week.
Every day a large number Of the guests
enjoy horseback trips to the various points
Of interest in ttis vicinity.
THE ELECTION.
There was great excitement over the
election held at the Montezuma on Tues
day, and both sides worked hard to elect
| their candidates. There were two tickets
in the fisld, the Regular nomination ticket
for good and honest government, and the
Independent Citizens nominations. Polls
opened promptly at Q and closed at 4
o'clock. Nearly every voter registered
polled bis vote, and at the close OF the polls
a dispute arose. ON account of the Regular
party having two precincts, one at the
school house and the other at the hotel and
the Independents bad a march stolen on
them. as they were not aware Of the other
pr cinct until the ballot box from the
school house was carried Up TO the hotel to
be counted. It was a bombshell explo led
in the enemy's camp. The Independents
claim the election as follows:
May or, Judge Thos. Smith, 81; judge
police court. f. A. Cameron, 81; city
JFeH9uFeT, OuhS. y. huuu, TO- Guy attOT-
ney, Dan'L. Waite, 80; city clerk, A. l..
Best, 80; city council. ]. A. Hutchins, 80;
Miss E.. Briscoe. 40; Miss Norris. 80; j. s.,
Leaby, 33: DR.. Il. Jones, ~. Chief Of
police. H A Campbsll. 81. The votes Of
mavor being a tie the mayor will be np-
pointed by the council. Folio wing is the
claim of the regular nomination candi-
dates: Mayor. N, B. Berggren, 49,; city
council, DR.. j. F. Grav, Al; Geo. W.
Stewart. 40; Mrs. W. G Ratcliffe, SO; Mrs
e.. E. G. Smith, SO; Mrs. g.. w. Raynes.
80; Mrs. &c. Brisc1 70, Al; city clerk, F. A..
Cameron. 81; city treasurer. DR.. j. L.
Weston, 35; city att ,rney, DanL. Waite.
80; police judge. Hon. Edwin Porter. Al;
chief OF police, Col. M. a. Albereer, As.
The following are officers elected and
their maj '%rities: Mayor. N. B. Bergsren,
Is; city council. DR.. ). Il. Gray. .; Miss E.
Briscn, 1; Miss Norris, l; Mrs r.. F. g..
Smith. S;Df. 81. Jones. 3;Mrs. J. @. Brisco.
Al; city clerk, A. l.. Best, 2; CITY treasurer,
G ]. Kubns. Sci attorney, Dan'. W ate,
rs; police judge, Hon. Edwin Porter, Al;
chief Of police, Col. NJ. H. AIberger, IA.