Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-30

las 7. Armijo, Of this city, and OF on
newly appointed postmaster. Hon. j. X
Arnilo, as we'll as OF NestOr Atmijo, o
Las cruces. The fourth daughter, 4 francis
ca, was the wife OF Antonio Jose 0ter,
aud the mother OF Hon. Manuel X
Otero, the present register OF IN,
United States land Office at Santa ft
and OF AdOlfo Otero, former.
OF Albuquerque but % OF San Fran
cisco, Gala. The fifth daughter, Mer
cedes. was the wife OF Juan Otero an,
mother of Hon. N. 5. 0tero, of thi
city. The sixth daughter, Dolores. wa
the flrst wife of the late Jose L,sandr,
Perea. OF Bernalillo, and mother OF Hon
Pedro Perea, delegate-elect to congress
and OF all the other Perea boys OF Bsrna
lilo and Albuquerque. The seventh
daughter, whose name we did not learn
became a nun and died several years age
The deceased had an only brother, Mel
quiades Chavez, who left the TERRITORY
many years ago and Is now living some
where in the states. She had three chill
dren. The oldest, Margarita, Is the Wifi
OF Vicente Bacs, OF this city; the second
Manuelita. now resides with her father a
Belen, and the third, q son Jose, is q CAP
italist 10 New York city, and as stated
heretofore came on TO attend his mothers
funeral.
The father OF the deceased, Antonio
Jose David Chavez, was a large merchant
stock raiser and freighter In New Mexico
In the early days, and for many years his
trains" OF bull and mule teams were on
the trail between Missouri and New Mex.
leo and Belen and Dnrango. His tragic
death Is q part OF our early history. lie
wa killed by a party Of brigands said u
be Texas Rangers, In the western part OF
what was then the state OF Missouri, in
the year 1S43, at a place called Little Ar.
kansas or Owl Greek, but which was for
ever thereafter called Chavez creek.
Two OF the leaders OF the brigands, one
McDaniels and one Brown, were shortly
thereafter tried In the city OF st. Louis,
and hanged for the crime. Another OF
the party named Mason had turned states
evidences and thus disclosed the facts,
which otherwise might never have been
known. The vast pile OF money which
was stolen from him by the outlaws was
nearly oil recovered, and David Waldo, an
uncle OF Judge II. l.. Waldo, became 70.
ceiver OF the fund for the court and Ii was
all afterwards returned to the estate OF
the deceased.
Everybody for miles around Belen al.
tended the funeral, and OF those from a
distance. without attempting TO give
anything like q complete list, we men
tionithe following:
Hon. Pedro Perea, Pedro Castillo, Hon.
NJ. 8. 0tero and wife, Alfred Otero and
wife, Tomas J.. Gurule. Pablo j. Yrisarr 4,
Eugene Yrtsarri, Jacobo Yrisarri and
daughter. Marcos c. de Baca and daugh.
tiers, Jesus B. Armijo, Mariana Armijo.
Col. j. Francisco Chavez. Jacobo Chavez,
Mariana Yrisarri and wife, ELIAS q.
Garcia, Chas. Meyers. Henry O'Rear, j..
Felipe Castillo and wife. Judge T. G..
Gutierrez, Noa and Louis Ilfeld, Mrs. n.
A. Hnbbell, j. Felipe Hubbell and wife,
Mrs. Louisa Thomas, Miss Thomas, Col.
J. q. Albright and wife, Mira. Webster.
Mrs. Santiago Baca, Carlos Baca, Melton
Otero, Otto nieckmann, Mrs. Scott and
daughter, Mrs. ". T. McCreight, Miss
Matte Coullodon, Juan Otero, Mr., Lew
inson, b. 3. Rodey. X. Motto. Mrs
Psrente. Jesus Armijo y Jsramillo,
Manuel Antonio Jaramillo. Judge n. C..
Collier. Tomas Montoya, Amado c. de
Bsca, Francisco Armijo y Otero, ed.
Clouthier, Melton Chavez.