Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-09-21

the Las Vegas court house and Is In
possession Of some frst-clas railroad
building pointers.
G. u. Boucher, the b~attle-scarred
veteran of railroad service who a few
years g was in a terrible wreck
near Trinidad. will attend the Ter.
ritorial fair. He Is now n prosperous
grocery merchant Of Las Vegas.
Judge Eugene Fiske OF Santa Fe
is In Las Vegas. where he has m ap-
pointment to meet several eastern
gentlemen who are coming to New
Mexico for the purpose OF getting in
terested in some mining property.
Jack Murray. for many years pas
senger conductor on the Santa Fe
road. but for some time past in the
curio business at East Las Vegas.
will dispose Of his business and on.
gage In SOM other occupation, posi-
bly, return to railroading.
W. A. Owens. who resided In Albu-
querque years ago. now the junior
member OF the livery firm OF Clay &
Givens, Las Vegas, is at indianapolis,
Ind. where he attended the national
convention of the A. o. u. w. lodge as
representative from New Mexico.
Evidences that II. s. knight stopped
at Las Vegas with the advertising car
of the Territorial fair are seen on
all the %billboards of the two towns.
The horse racing. cowboy tournament
and the professional base ball play
ing will bring a big crowd to the fair
from Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Record has changed
management and Colonel A. NJ. Brown.
a thorough newspaper writer, Is now
In charge as editor and business a
ager. c. p. Downs Is the foreman and
job printer. The Record will no doubt
move along now In the front rows OF
New Mexico newspapers.
II. +. Forsythe passed through Al
buquerque last evening for southern
California. On his return to Las Veg
as he Will stop over In Albuquerque
to attend the meeting OF the Shriners
and also the Territorial fair. Walter
Benjamin il now Mr.. Forsythe's part.
ner at THE Headquarters" resort.
At this early date AL. Quinlan, n
well known citizen of East Las We.
gas, is arranging his plans to attend
the Territorial fair. accompanied by
his wife. Al. has many friends in the
Duke City and they will see to II that
the stay of himself and wife here
during fair week is made very pleas
ant.
Fred Viruley who considers him
self an albuquerque lad has been in
Las Vegas the past two years, follow
Ing his trade as a carpenter. He was
seen by The Citizen representative
on Wednesday, and he reports him.
self getting along nicely. He will
visit his mother in Albuquerque during
fair week.
w. II. ~Earicksom. with a sad look
on his face as II he had lost some.
thing or had left something behind,
greeted The Citizen representative
with a hand-shake Tuesday afternoon.
Billy is now the efficient book.keeper
at Gross, Blackwell q Co.'S big Las
Vegas house, and he says that he will
be here Mt the Territorial fair.
The Optic seems to be In a pros.
porous condition under the manage
ment of the Allen boys. They have
recently added a thr~ee-reyolution Hoe
press and Dexter folder, which were
purchased at Pueblo. Colo, and other
necessary machinery. Russ Kistler.
one of the very best in the business.
has charge of the editorial and local
departments.
One OF the substantial shoe mer-
chants Of East Las Vegas is C. II.
Sporleder. He is an old timer and
still has faith in Las Vegas being
a great city. On Tuesday night, at
La Junta, his son, Walter c. Spor-
leder was united In marriage to Miss
Lillian Hereene. The happy groom Is
a Santa Fe conductor, running be-
tween La Junta and Pueblo.
IN s. Duncan, the well known
railroad contractor and livery man,
had business at Ration, leaving for
that town on Wednesday. He says he
Is feeling so good over the prosperous
times that he will attend the Terri.
torial fair and "whoop her up for
statehood. Mr.. Duncan Is a stock.
holder in The Record and SAYS that
paper will be all right In the future.
Col. Head. the big cattle owner If
northern New Mexico, was in Las
Vegas on Tuesday. He stated that
as his stock were In fine condition
and there was plenty of good grass
and water on his pastures and ranges,
and he himself feeling prosperous. he
thought seriously of taking a lay.off
In October and spend his time in Al.
%buquerque at the Territorial fair. He
was cordially invited to attend.
Although East Las Vegas is follow.
ing In the footsteps of Albuquerque
as To the construction OF cement side
walks, il was remarked recently by q
visiting Albuquerque citizen that the
Las Vegas city council has evidently
overlooked the rickerty plank side.
walk that leads to the Optic Office
along the side OF Rosenwald Bros
store This Is n of the principal
sections of Las Vegas and the side
walk In question is about as bad as
can be imagined.
j, &, Martin OF Albuquerque Is To-
Gated for the time being in East Las
vegas. IN Wednesday he received a
letter from Sheriff Thomas s. Hub.
bell OF Albuquerque in which there
was a check calling for n good sized
lump OF money for the purchase OF
the black pacing stallion BLACK Ike"
from MIR. Cooyer. The stallion has a
mark down In the pos and will be IN.
tered In the races at the Territorial
fair. The horse was shipped 10
Sheriff Hubbell that evening
one OF the biggest and most prof.
liable enterprises of East Las Vegas
Is h ArnOt Wool Securing
Improved machinery is in use. and
both machines are running the
mills have a capacity OF turning out
In good secured condition 25.OOO
pounds Of creased wool per day.
Men who have had years of exper.
ience are employed instead OF women
In sorting the wool, and thirty men