Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-03
LAS VEGAS
Batch Of interesting Topics from the
Meadow Town.

Special Correspondence.
Las Vegas, N. M, Oct. Fudge A
H. Harllee. a distinguished attorney
at Silver City, and master Mason, made
a very interesting talk to the local
Chapman lodge last night on the con
dition of Masonry in the territory.
Judge Harllee reported the lodge in a
fourishing condition in the territory,
and made a very interesting talk. The
attendance at lodge was not as large
as it would have been had it been a
more favorable night as to weather
and other attractions.
The boilers are being set today in
the power house for the trolley line.
The last of the electrical supplies have
arrived. and the dynamos and engines
are expected every day now.
J.. K. Martin, grand overseer for the
A. o. u W. of the grand lodge. which
embraced Arizona and New Mexico.
and A. J.. Wertz, the representative of
the local Diamond lodge, will leave
next week for Prescott, Ariz., to at
tend the meeting of the grand lodge,
which convenes there October IA.
The observance Of New Years day
today by the Jews was very general.
Their stores were all closed. and will
remain so until 6 o'clock this evening.
There we're special services at the syn-
agogue last night at s o'clock and from
10 o'clock this morning until 1890. DR..
Lefkovits last night took for his
theme, :Greetings," and preached an
excellent sermon. He gave some of
his attention to the slack attendance
at church when there happened to be
some social function on, saying his
congregation should not let their social
duties interfere with the more impor-
liant one, the religious. This mornings
theme was ."Israel-Past. Present and
Future" in which he reviewed the sig
nificance of the day to the Jewish peo-
pie, and gave his congregation good
advice. There was excellent music by
a choir made up of some of the best
voices in the city, and the services, on
the whole, were such as to properly
celebrate the day. This afternoon was
spent in making social calls, and TAX
ing a general holiday.
T. Martin came in this morning from
Red river, and figures on becoming a
citizen of Las Vegas. He will open up
a butcher snop on the west side. as he
says he has 800, head of s~laughtering
cattle, and a get no price for them
from the local butchers. SO he will
open up in business for himself.
The Santa Fe station at Bridge street
was discontinued yesterday, and there
will be no more tickets sold there. The
company feel that the street car peo-
pie will oon be using the line, and
when the change was made in the
Dunn Builders Supply company, who
were formerly the agents, it was de-
cided to discontinue the ticket Office.
Trinidad Romero, living near Por-
venir, was taken quite sick last night
and a physician from this city was
called.
Train No. z, which carries the local
mail, due at 4:30 in the evening, did
not get here until 4 o'clock this morn
ing, owing to a wreck a short distance
up Ine road. The work train, which
has been ballasting the track, went
wrong, two of the cars and engine
jumping the track. The wrecker went
up about $3.50 and put in. the night
clearing the track.
There was OPS of an inch of rain
fell up to 6 o'clock this morning and
the earth has received a good soaking
There was some now in the drizzle
this morning, and it was quite wintry
The stores of the Jews around town
were all closed today, and the town
seemed like Sunday.
Hon. Charles A. Spices began NOV
ing into his fine new residence on the
Hot Springs boulevard yesterday.
&C. II. Stevens and wife arrived here
yesterday from Santa Rosa TO visit
friends.
Charles L. Hernandez has trans
ferred to Pablo Jaramillo. lot l in bloel
81, Kihlberg plat. Consideration, 500
Suit in attachment has been entered
In the Guadalupe county district cour
by A. Matthias against j. c. Reed, L
judgment in the sum of S2OS.S
amount alleged to be due for mel
chandise sold defendant.
The attendance at the show las
night was decidedly slim. 1t was tn
third time here for Too Rich I
Marry" and our citizens were not il
terested. The weather was unprop
tious, too. and the company lost none!
The performance was fair, considerin
the audience. The company went I
Albuquerque from here.
Mrs. Emelia NJ. de Martinez, of TEE
olote, died yesterday, and was burie
the same day. She was the wife