Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-05-18
LAS VEGAS lAC0NICS.
The Meadow City as Seen by a
Visiting News Paragraphist.
SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.

Siegfried Grunsfeld and wife. nee
Mrs. Frank, enjoyed their honeymoon
at the Las Vegas Hot Springs. They
returned to Albuquerque on Wednes-
dav.
The location OF the postofnce Of East
Las Vegas was settled the other day,
and Postmaster Carruth will soon
have handsome quarters in the new
Croker building corner OF Sixth street
and Douglass avenue Several new
business houses have been erected in
this neighborhood. and lot owners are
holding their narrow twenty-five foot
pieces of ground at fabulous prices.
j. S. Duncan has added considerable
to his already w~ell-hlled purse since
the improvement boom struck East
Las Vegas a little over a year ago.
Besides being in the livery business
with Nick Chafin. a most careful and
attentive partner. Mr.. Duncan IL also
connected with several other enter
prises that bring in good per tent on
money invested. He came down on No.
IL yesterday afternoon and is in Santa
Fe to-day.
Messrs. b. +. Forsythe and d. r.
Lowry are located In business directly
opposite the new depot. They enjoy a
fine trade and the wayfarer can find
plenty of irst-class eatables and drink
ables at their place. One OF the mixers
OF the resort is Capt. Ed. French, who
has an iron-clad agreement with For
sythe a Lowry to treat all Albuquer-
que visitors royalty.
AS a result OF the big and substan-
tial improvements put into operation by
the Santa Fe railway, in the erection of
The Castenada" hotel and a most con
venient depot, the immediate n~eighbor-
hood has been turned inside out, and
converted into handsome structures.
On the south, Gross. Blackwell q Co.
have erected a large business block.
while north OF The Castenada."
Browne. Manzanares & Co. loom up
with another big business block. Di-
rectly opposite the hotel. Billy Rawllns
has erected a lodging house. with store
rooms underneath, and he starts out
well with patrons. Others have erect
ed new houses In this vicinity. but peo-
pie state that the get-rich- quick idea
has struck the owners so forclbly as to
rents that they have forced business
to other sections Of the city, and in
consequence, to supply the demand.
business houses elsewhere were also
erected during the building boom.
Many new residences have been and
are now In course Of erection through
out the city.
East Las Vegas has a hard working
councilman in A. S. Moye. He Is broad
minded and was quite noticeable on
the streets yesterday directing certain
work in progress. He is an old fire.
man, and helped materially to give the
Meadow City a frst-class fire depart
ment.
The familiar face OF Russ Kistler Is
seen around the optic office. He is the
heavy writer on that paper, and by his
pencil pours some hot shots into the
political and personal non-supporters
OF the paper. The Allen boys are the
owners-Lafe attending to the mechan-
ical departments. and Charles to the
business management.
II Is learned that Miss Ridley. a
daughter of Matt Ridley of this city,
Is now lady assistant at the bath de-
partment OF the Las Vegas hot springs.
Jack Dixson, formerly OF Albuquer-
que, is now stopping In East Las We
gas
Al. Coddington and Ed. Pickard, dep
uty United States marshals. are at
tending to the duties of the marshal's
office while the San Miguel court IL In
session. They expect to return to AL
buquerque Sunday night.
Gross, Blackwell Il Co. are erecting
a big wool securing plant. II. w. Kelly
states that It will be n OF the largest
OF It's kind in the southwest.
II. J. Emerson. representing the
Equitable Life Assurance company,
headquarters this city Is now doing the
Las Vegas towns.
The lodge of Las Vegas Elks, at a re-
cent meeting. presented b. +. Forsythe
and DR.. q. T. Gould with handsome
and costly past commander badges.
J. f.. Hurley. the well-known division
superintendent, who was at Chicago on
business connected with his office, re-
turned to Las Vegas yesterday.
J. b. Mackel has faith In both OF the
Las Vegas towns. He conducts a pay
ing business in the old town. and Just
as soon as the building boom struck
the east side he put up a convenient
two-story business building on some
valuable lots, and soon thereafter was
catering for trade on the east side.
Col. John s. Clark. the heavy
weight who oficlates as the territorial
coal oil Inspector and chairman OF the
territorial republican central commit
to- aFtFAa 10 ,NAN aaIa n.l Ill IT..
the republicans OF San Miguel county
are In fine fighting trim and will carry
that county with a whoop the coming
fall. He also has advices from all over
the territory convincing him that the
next territorial legislature will be safe
ly republican.
Charles A. Spiess Ia making a record
for himself as district attorney for the
Fourth judicial district, over which
Chief Justice Mills presldes az Judge.
He Is doing his duty toward the prose-
cution Of transgressors OF the law.
@. +. Albright and w. T. McCreight,
OF Albuquerque. were at La Vegas the
past tive days as witnesses before the
United States grand jury in the case
against J. II. Tietlebaum, charged with
violating the postal laws. Geo. p.
Money, assistant United States attor-
ney, is present to examine witnesses
before this grand jury.
I'VE propose to redeem ourselves in
the estimation OF the Duke City peo-
Pile" said a Las Vegas business gem
tleman yesterday. and will send a
r~ousing big crowd to the territorial fair
the coming fall.' This business gem
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