Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-09-06
TOWNS Oh; LAS VEGAS
BY spEciAl coRRn spONDENT

for Denver, where be will enjoy an OK.
tended vacation. .,. .,s,
Willie Frank will leave tomorrow for
Roswell, where he will resume his
studies in the military institute.
Mrs. s. Il. Norton. who has been
visiting Mrs. Jennie Payne here. re.
turned today with her grandson to her
home IN Nickerson. han.
Fred Schultz left today for Chicago
spondcnoc schools.
! MISS Eihe Phillips. a daughter OF
Mis. l.. 3. Phillips. who has been
spending the last two years with her
sister at Meridcn, Kan, today returned
home to Las Vegas.
Col. X. r. Twitchell let today for
Santa Fe to attend court. He said
wed yet show EN-" when they caine
up to Vegas for that return game of
ball.
Herr DR. Abramczyk. a relative of
Colonel Brunswick. arrived here today
from Berlin, Germany. Tor a visit
Mrs. u. A. Dodge and baby today re-
turned from her visit home at Trini-
dad.
Capt. r. w. Collier, ex-editor of the
Ration Range. passed through here to-
day, en- route home from Alamogordo,
where he had an operation performed,
He was much improved In health.
The temperature record for the "a
hours ended at 6 o'clock yesterday eve
ming WIS: Maximum, II; minimum,
SO: mean, 65. The mean humidity was
76. and precipitation of 0.29 of an
inch was recorded.
Mrs. II. Ilfeld and daughter. Miss
: Jessie. and S. Spieselberg. Mrs. Fields
father are expected here tomorrow
from Santa Fe to make their future
: home. The cottage at the corner Of
Twelfth and National avenues is being
furnished today ready for their occu-
pancy.
Constable fedora Mares, of pre-
: cinct &c. has resigned. and Fabian Gal
legos. of the same precinct, is recon-
: mended for the position.
The school directors In district No.
held meeting last night and made up
some rules and regulations for the
coming year, but did not appoint the
teachers. This will he done in few
! days.
, The examinations of the teachers
resumed at the court house this morn.
ing will continue the rest of the week,
! until all are through.
, Las Vegas, N. NJ. Sept. 3.-Mrs. C.
} Drake and daughter were rushed
through here this morning about 3
o'clock by a special train travelling be-
tween fifty and sixty miles per hour.
, She was making a race against death;
/ a race to the bedside OF her husband
: in Denver. who Ia at the point Of death.
She vas In California, when the news
e reached her Of her husbands illness
0 and she took the first train out, which
9 happened to be No. 2. The train was
travelling too slow for her, so at Win
( slow, Ariz.. she ordered a special con-
sisting of one Of the fast engines. a
a baggage ard a coach, boarded and
o whizzed away east as fast as steam
] could carry her. The price paid for
the train was 81 900, and the road was
r cleared The crack engineers were
a given the run and arrangements made
e at eating stations for lunches to be put
up ready so az to not delay On her ar
!. rival here, another train was waiting.
y Engineer Lynch hold of the throttle,
! and Conductor Pritchard In charge. A
i lunch was also aboard the train. and
the lady and daughter stepped from one
4 train to another. the throttle was
4 pulled wide open and they were on
e again. The special was five hours
l. ahead here OF the train left at Win
slow, and should go into Denver about
! twelve hours sooner. The run from
@ Albuquerque here, 1872 miles was made
G in three hours and forty minutes. To
Ration, Ill miles, two hours.
J. Robert Nudge, of Albuquerque. the
cashier at the Alvarado, arrived here
s. yesterday to visit his mother and sis
l. ter. He will go on east to spend his
vacation.
n Miss Ariana Heidel is on the indis.
o posed list today
The Montezuma club will give
J. dance tomorrow night.
III Il. H. itoHiuOuuf euc pop"ioi WI
fist here. surprised his friends last
n evening by getting en- No. with a
d bride. He went up to Pueblo, Colo.
y last Saturday morning ON No. to see
his brother. who was sick. and then
went on over to Canyon City. Colo.., to
a see Miss Kate Ridout, to whom he has
IT been engaged some time. He found
Miss Ridout preparing to enter con-
II vent there, so he stopped matters by
o hurrylng up his intended marriage.
l. They were married Monday morning
4 at II o'clock In the Episcopal church
F. at CANYON City. the brother OF Miss