Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-02
LAS VEGAS.
Funeral of Milton Winn-Normal Track
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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Las Vegas. June Joe Gerhardt
and George Churchill, deputy sheriffs
of Guadalupe county, had an exciting
time last Saturday near Juan Paiz.
They had arrested Narzino Romero fol-
horse stealing and while taking him to
Jail, Ricardo Apodaca. a partner of
Romero, swooped down on them with
a six shooter and rescued Romero from
the hands of the law. No one was hurt
except the feelings of the two deputies.
though one of the deputy's horses was
shot from under him to render pursuit
impossible.
The funeral of Milton VIM, an Otero
county citizen who died in the insane
asylum here yesterday, was held this
morning. He was buried in the Ma
sonic cemetery. The deceased had a
relative back east, a Master Mason,
who made the funeral arrangements by
wire. Mr.. VIM was i~ncarcerated in
the asylum in August, 1899.
The Corpus Christi parade was held
in old town this morning. and there
were several hundred of the faithful in
line.
c.. r. Van Houten, the Cimarron
ranchman, returned from "a business
trip to the Duke city today.
a. B. Smith. of the First National
bank here, returned this afternoon
from a several weeks stay in Califor-
MIA.
The following Normal representa-
tives at the intercollegiate meet, leiC
today for Las Cruces, and will try and
bring back the scalps of the other on
testants: Debaters-Wynne Glassford
and George Degner. Tennis-Emerson
Atkins and Clarence Browne. Track
Team-Norris Cochran, Manuel Otero,
Thomas Upton, Joe Bowman, Charles
Rhodes and c. Hayes. The %represen-
tation is a strong one and the boys are
confident of success.
The second night of the music festi-
val was a repetition of the success of
the first. The overture from the
Daughter of the Regiment" by the or
chestra. was good. The male chorus
sang Comrades in Arms The singing
of Miss Wycoff. Mrs. Whiteman and
Roland Paul was excellent, and the en-
cores were uproarous for each. The
artists left yesterday for their homes
in Chicago and Denver and expressed
themselves as very much pleased with
the success of the festival here. Gus
tav Holmquist, the basso, failed to ar
rive in time to sing at either concert
On account of the washout, but came
in yesterday to see the city and use up
his railroad ticket. The financial end
of the festival was hardly a success,
and Notwithstanding a subscription
list of some $1,000, the management
will come out q little in the hole.
Governor Otero, wife and son re-
turned yesterday after attending the
music festival and Decoration day ex-
ercises.
John Hickerman, living about five
miles out on the Mora road, brought in
his 6 year old daughter last night to
see a physician, the child having had
her hand caught in a cream separator
and terribly lacerated yesterday even
ing. The esh and tendons were badly
torn. exposing the wrist joint, and it is
possible the hand may have to be am
putated. The little miss stood the or
deal of having the hand dressed we'll
better than her mother did.
Sheriff Cleofas Romero took Fon-
vile, the Tucumcari prisoner. TO Santa
Fe yesterday to await his bond. and to
have medical attendance, which he
needs badly. Fonville's wound in the
chest is troubling him and he had a
high fever yesterday when he boarded
the train.
A landscape gardener has begun
work on laying out the normal
grounds. A fine red stone wall is being
erected around the grounds, and shrub
berry and flowers will be blooming
amidst a beautiful blue grass lawn
there by next season.
Our local base ball enthusiasts are
smiling at the way "our" Charlie
Rhodes mopped up the diamond with
the Albuquerque Browns Decoration
day.
The fixtures for the new high school
are being installed in the new building
at the end of Fourth street. The fix
lures are those used in the city hall for
the past year.
The remains of Maria Baca, the 2
year old daughter of Esquibel c. de
Baca. were inferred in the cathedral
yard this morning.
e. T. Liscomb, formerly a boilermak-
err at the shops here, will leave tomor-
row for Pueblo, Colo, where Mr.. Lis
comb has secured a position.
John Hays is here from Guadalupita,
where he is developing some mining
property that looks rosy. Charles A.
Spiess and Judge w. j. Mills are inter
ested in the venture with him.
Benigno Romero. sheriff Of Guada-
Iupe county, and his brother. SefeTino,
acting as deputy, were here with Jose
NJ. Gonzales, a sheep thief yesterday
on their way to the Santa Fe peniten-
tiary.
II seems that the Santa Fe cheaper
freight rate TO Las Vegas, that was to
have been lowered TO meet the Rock
Island rate, has faileu to materialize,
and II. w. Kelly, one Of Las Vegas
prominent wholesalers, is now in Chi
ago putting the matter before the
Santa Fe officials.
l. II. Rapp returned this AFTERNOON
from the territorial capital, where he
transacted business.
Nate Shiverick. Familiarity known as
sBilly." will leave the first part of the
week for his Omaha home. Billy has
been an employe of Browne, Manzan-
o. o. ,,l L. urall liked here He