Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-09-10
LAS VEGAS
Old Veterans ReOrganlzs- Small Fire
--Stringing Trolley Wires.
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Snecia1 Correspondence.

Special correspondence.
Las Vegas. n. NJ. Sept. AT the
meeting last night of the old veterans
at the office of Captain L. G. Fort, the
reorganization of the Sherman post.
No. /, was perfected and the following
officers were elected: Post command
er, DR.. c. b. Sargent; senior vice COM
mander, E. w. Wean; Junior vice CON-
mander, o. i. Gregory; chaplain, S. K.
Sydes: quartermaster, John Shank;
officer of the day, Jacob Kenestrick;
guard. A. 3. Stone. The installation of
the officers will be held at the Wood
mans hall Thursday night, at which
tine Department Commander j. w.
Edwards will be present to assist in
the installation. s,
A. A. Jones and bride are expected
to return tomorrow from their honey
moon trip among the glaciers in
Alaska.
The fire alarm on the west side this
morning about 1873 o'clock sent the
company hurrying down one of the
side streets to the place of George
Herman. The fire was a small shed in
his lot bach of the residence of Charles
Blanchard. The driver got the hose
wagon down the wrong street, so no
water was thrown, but the company
went to work and tore down the shed
to prevent the fire from spreading.
Little damage was done, but had not
the work been prompt, the heavy wind
might have caused a large confagra-
ton.
Mrs. T. B. Bowen has a brother visit
ing her here from Galveston.
Mrs. l.. H. Wentworth is confined to
her bed with rheumatism.
Mrs. H. w. Taylor will leave Thurs
day for Salina, Kan, to visit her faith
er, Conductor Stimmel, well known
here.
The cavalry troopers have evidently
been reading the accounts of the war
fare" on the Atlantic coast, for last
night they had several battles over the
city, and "constructively" captured all
kinds of things and buildings.
The linemen for the electric line will
string the copper trolley from the ice
plant to the power house tonight. This
will leave only about half a mile gap
in the line on the Springs branch. The
stockholders held a meeting in the
Crockett building yesterday, and at
tended to getting some legal matters
in shape. Thursday morning they viii
have another stockholders and direc
tors meeting, at which time they viii
elect a director to take the place o.
Man Nordhaus, resigned.
Mrs. Leon Rosenwald, wife of DR.
Leon Rosenwald, formerly of this city
today returned to her home at Kansas
City.
Miss Lille Solt and mother returned
today from a trip to Gage, Okla, wher'
they have been making an EXTENDED
visit.
Miss Matilda Gallegos, the eficien
~stenographer in the district clerk
Office, returned today from her visit Z
Clayton.
z. S. Weeks has been visiting here
and today left for Mora with Tom Wa
ton for a visit. Mr.. Weeks was form
erly a resident of this city. but is nov
lONdNth az DNAAAASf " "hANA G
will return in a few days.
Mrs. G. H. Cornell, mother of Mr.
Charles Hanford, returned to he
home in Chicago today, after a stay
three months in the Meadow City.
Hon. Wallace Reynolds, the teri
torial secretary, came in on No. 8 las
night and returned today.
u IobuGpp pracidapt nf the Ball
win Locomotive Works, wife and fan
lily, passed through here yesterday ev'
ming en- route for a trim to the City
Mexico, from their home in Philade
phia. He was travelling in the 2
official car of the Santa Fe.
A couple OF cars on the track
Coolidge, a station some ninety mile
on the other side Of La Junta, delaye
trains Nos. 8, /, : and 9 for some houl
yesterday. No. l. due at 12:45, did NJ
get in until 5:45.
Oil has been struck at Trincher
with a good flow Of natural gas. II
strike was made Sunday afternoo
and everybody ~thereabouts is happ
The well is situated only about tive
ty-hve miles northeast of Ration, al
the Ratonites feel they have a su
thing in their oil well now. The We
is no gusher at T%rinchera, and Il
company will go deeper, but 1t
enough to cause all concerned to fe
happy.
The fellow from Upper Town, vi
was said to have been killed for hor
stealing at Watrous a couple of da