Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-08-30
TOWNS OF LAS VEGAS
Special Correspondence.
BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

ton Coal and Coke company have beer
made Defendants In another case. on
the same grounds of breaking into OF
forcing an entrance into the domicilC
Of one ~ their votEnion, and extract
ing therefrom goods on alleged person
nj belongings The company have beer
made defendants In a number Of these
cases. and each Ia for $4,000. Librarius
huffman. IN the latest plaintiff and hi
assesses his damages as follows: For
property carried away when house was
broken into. $500: for maliciously
breaking into his house. 81 1000; for
bodily ana mental suffering. of fam
lily. $1,000; and $500 for exemplary
damages and general trimmings.
Az the meeting held In Capt. Forts
once last night TO take steps to re-
organize a Grand Army post here
there were thirteen present, all OF
whom signed the membership roll. A
committee OF Messrs. Fort Brumegen
Higgins and Hutchinson were appoint
ed To get the membership worked up
By the time OF the next meeting, Sep
TENDER s. II Is expected that the old
Sherman post will have Mt least TWEEN.
ty.fve members by the time that the
REORGANIZATION IL affected.
The driller at the Ell Porvenir coal
mines telephoned down last evening
that they had struck coal late In the
afternoon. at . depth OF about sixty
feet. The drop drill is being taken out
today and the three and half inch
piping will be put down and the ma
chinery put in place for taking out the
loose matter. The drill went into the
coal about four inches. but was stop
ped as soon AZ coal was found to put
IN other machinery 20 as to be able to
ascertain the thickness Of the vein.
The driller also states that he struck
considerable water and It Is causing
some trouble. The pipes to be put
down cannot be found here. and the
development will have to be delayed
until the pipe can get here from Den
yer. The members Of the company are
feeling quite elated over the discovery.
for. even though the vein struck now
Ia not q thick enough one to work, 1t
shows pretty well that there is more
below. and the company feel almost
certain Of success.
Gov. N. A. Otero came up from San
n Fe this afternoon To attend to some
business matters and returned on the
next train.
Miss Bertha Witter and her mother
left today for Topeka, Kansas, where
they will remain.
len. Samuel Flerson and william
Harper. the Boer flghters. left today
for MAXWELL CITY. They were very
much pleased with this country. Be-
fore the war broke out In South Africa.
General Piesssa had fine business
house and was well TO do. When the
nritish marched ON the city. he touch.
Cd match to his entire property and
aaw It 20 up In smoke. rather than let
It fall into the hands Of the British.
He then borrowed money and left the
country. His History is that OF many
other refugees.
Ralph Eiifrit left this afternoon for
Kansas City. He will be gone about
. week ON business.
The vitrined brick yards at Santa
&c have caught up 90 the orders from
Las Vegas, and will make their first
nhipment Friday 20 this city. Those
having vitrifed brick sidewalks order
81 In. will then soon be able to get all
The brick needed.
The school book dealers are unpack-
Ing their wares and soon the rush will
begin.
Gridth NJ. Roberts 10 confined to his
home with sickness today. He has
been aiiing for the last few days.
Conductors Fugste and Hayes and
thier wives went out TO Koenig's
lakes today to bother the fish and en-
Joy IN outing.
DIR. Il. n. Hilderbrand, OF Philsdel-
phia, Is In the city.
In the case Of Rev. X. ]. Mathews VS..
James +. and Enc I. williams. B. T.
Mills. attorney for plaintiff, has secur.
ID . decree by default. and the mort.
gage Of $500 will be forfeited.
Some Of the Methodist Sunday
school classes are pIcnicing up the
canyon today.
Francisco Coyote returned today to
Atchsson, Kansas, where he win re-
sumo his studies In the st. Benedic$
college.
The record Of business transacted
IN the district clerks Office for the
county pr San Miguel is a. follows:
CSvll cases: Judgments rendered, 124;
27; stricken from docket.
-: pending last Of June, 1902, 226;
Total. 4ls. Crimins: cases. convictions.
~; acquittaIs, / /; dismissals. Al; strick-
- from docket. Z; no true bills. 10;
last Of June. 1909, 90; total.
~. or total civil and criminal cases
" SIS.
Mrs.. NJ. l.. Cooley will entertain .
nuDber Of friends tomorrow Afternoon
p honor Of her daughter in law. Mrs. |
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