Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-20
THE NEWS OF
THE DUKE CITY
George Oliver. in Weak Health, Wanders
Away from Whitcomb Springs and No
Trace of Him Is 10 Be Found
Searching Party Goes Out.
CALIFORNIA LIMITED RUNS IHT0A
FREIGAT--EnGInEER HAS LEG BROKEN

| Springs last nlSnI lIldl beoTSe OliVel
a we'll known saloon man here, who
went out to the resort some days age
in weak health, had wandered away
during the night and that no trace OF
him had been gained for SO hours. A
large searching party secured the re-
gion without success, and finally II
was decided to send to the city fol
more men. A big party went out las
night. No corner of the mountain
| country will remain unexplored. Oil
ver's mind had been wandering ant
friends at the camp kept close watch
on him. Sunday night a man looked
into his room, but found it empty, and
| the hunt was commenced at once. II
is feared that in his weak state, Oliver
must have succumbed ere this.
Department Commander J. w. Ed
| wards of the New Mexico G. A. r., has
| written to the commanders of the de-
partments of Arizona and Oklahoma,
Asking that arrangements be made at
the national encampment in Washing
| ton, September Clio, for big state
hood rally on the part of the delegates
from the territories. Colonel Edwards
wants the three territories to have
quarters together and to have state
hood emphasized during the whole en-
campment About dozen members of
the Albuquerque post expect to go to
the encampment.
Miss Euphemia Nelson, young So
ciety lady of this city, left this morn
three months.
Hon. Sol. Luna and City Clerk Harry
F. Lee arrived in the city from Ros-
we'll yesterday. They went to the Pc
cos valley to receive a band of $4,000
sheep purchased by Mr.. Luna from the
Jaffa Praeger Company.
Chaplain Winfield Scott, D. D., of
Scotsdale, A. T., arrived last night
from Oakland, Calf, and was met at
the depot by the Rev. Geo. Brewer. Mr..
Scott served through the civil war as
q
for many years after the war he was
attached to a regiment. Messrs. Scott
and Brewer left last night for Magda-
lena, where they will visit DR.. c. L.
Herriok, the mine expert. The gentle-
men have recently become interested in
valuable mining property in the
Magdalena district and DR.. Herrick
gives most flattering reports of it. 1t
is understood that active mining oper-
ations are to begin under the compe-
tent supervision of DR.. Herrick.
Professor John Douglas Walker of
Texas, a musician of long standing,
has been elected director of the new
school of music established in connec-
ton with the University here. Profess
sor Walker is tenor soloist of repute.
He will be conductor Of the recently
formed oratorio society. The gentle
mans wife is also an accomplished
musician.
rive in the city at 11:45 last night came
in at 43O this morning, having been
the victim of a rather serious wreck at
Cosino, ten miles east of Flagstaff, A.
T. The flyer dashed into freight
train. Engineer Williams in jumping
broke his leg. He was brought to the
railway hospital here. A caboose and
four freight cars We're demolished and
the flyer engine was badly damaged.
The passengers received a severe shak
ing up, but none were injured. Gustave
Swanson, riding on a coal car, was Sc
riously hurt. The wreck was caused
by delay of the freight in taking the
siding.
Harvey Bittner, young man Of this
city, has received word of his accept
ance as matriculant at Leland STAN
ford University, on records made at
the University of New Mexico He will
leave in a few days to enter upon a
course at the big institution.
Yesterday four life-size figures the
work of L. D. Whittlesey the Chicago
sculptor, were placed around the foun-
tain in the Alvarado placeta The fig
ures represent respectively, monk,
conductor, Spanish soldier and an In
dian.