Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-26
BOER WARRIORS
VISIT LAS VEGAS
They Are General Pierson, Well Known for
His Work in Attempting to Suppress
Shipments of Horses to South Af-
RIGA, and William Harper.
PROFESSOR EDGAR |. HEWITT'S ExPL0-
RATION PARTY HAS RETURNED
joys Special Daily service.

joys Special Daily service.
Las VEGAS, Aug. 25.-General Samue
Pierson and William Harper couple
of Boer fighters, arrived in the city thi.
morning on belated train No. from
San Francisco. The men have been II
this country for some time and are now
on their way to New York to take pas
sage for South Africa on the 18th
i General Pierson came to America along
with several other refugees in Novem-
ber in 1900, and is an acquaintance of
Verne e. Joy, they having been fellow
shipmates. General Pierson and Mr.
Harper being residents of Barberton,
| were counted as rebels, and as such,
If captured, We're subject to death. So
after fighting with the Beers year or
so, they left the country. General Pier
son had for the past two years been
making an effort to suppress the traf-
fic in horses in this country for Eng
land, and has gained considerable noto-
riety on account of his work They will
be in Las Vegas several days. Wesley
Merritt, Industrial agent for the Santa
| Fe, Is with the gentlemen.
| The many friends of Rev. and Mrs.
j. H. Bourne will regret to learn of
their intended removal from this city,
Rev. Bourne has not as yet given out
his resignation of the pastorship of the
Baptist church, but will do so soon. He
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will remove to Detroit
Max Nordhaus entertained a number
of friends yesterday at Trout Springs
in honor of the birthday of Mrs. J. Ju-
dell. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis 1lfeld, of AL
buquerque, were present and number
of friends from Las Vegas.
Prof. r. H. Powell, formerly a teacher
in the Normal here, with wife and
daughter, arrived this morning from
Chicago to see old friends here.
The exploratio party under the chap
eronage of Prof. e. l.. Hewitt and wife,
returned Saturday evening. They were
gone two months and report most in
teresting trip. The party, who consist |
ed of Prof. Hewitt and wife, Miss Ruth |
Reynolds, Miss Margaretta McNary, |
Prof. I. X. Chapman, Prof. James Nc |
Nary and brother w. o. McNary, of
Pittsburg, all look well and report de-
cidedly interesting trip.
Miss Margaretta McNary departed |
today for Tarkie, Mo-, where she will
p,oko hon fut,,ro J,apoo Miss. MoNorxy |
has many friends in Las Vegas who
will regret to see her leave. She was
accompanied part of the way by her
brother, w. c. McNary, who has been
out with the Hewitt party for the past
ten days, and who is an enterprising
young attorney from Pittsburg. He is
also on his return home
E. L. Browne returned Sunday after
noon from his trip to San Francisco to
attend the meeting of the X. P. supreme
lodge. He also enjoyed a trip to other
parts of California.
Mrs. j. X. Williamson departed yes
terday for Salida, Colo, and Denver,
where she will make quite a visit.
Walter Davis and family are expected
here today from California. Mr.. Davis
is an eX-Las Vegan, and like Others
comes back in time. He will operate
the linotype in the OpHc office.
A. S. Flersheim, who has been visit
ing in the city for the past couple of
weeks, yesterday returned to his home
In Kansas City.
A heavy rain was enjoyed from Ration
down Saturday night The trains re-
duced their speed ten miles an hour on
account Of the soft track.
Lieutenant A. P. Harrington left yes
terday for visit of weeks to his old
home In Clinton, Ia, and to Des Moines
Hon. John s. Clark returned yester
day evening from a trip around the ter
ritory on business. Mr.. Clark says the
country is looking we'll after the good
rains, and that there has been more
rain south than we have had here.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian church will entertain the
society of the Baptist church at the
Presbyterian chapel tomorrow night
This morning, was .5S of an inch.
The rainfall yesterday, up to 6 o'clock
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