Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-08-26
BOER FIGHTERS.
Two Stop Over In Las Vegas Prof.
Hswett and Party Returned.
DEAF AND DUMB RACKET,

Sueeial Correspondence. s. !
Las vegas, n, N A@ag 25.-Generai
Samuel Pierson and William Harper, a
couple of Boer fighters, arrived in tho
city this morning on belated No. 8
from San Francisco. The men have
been in this county, for some time and
are now on their way to New YORK to
take passage for South Africa on the
18th. General Pierson came to Amer
ca along with several other refugees
in November in 1900, and is an &C
u~uaintance of Verne E. Joy, they hav-
ing beer fellow ship mates. Genera
Pierson and Mr.. Harper, being resi-
dents of Barberton were counted as
rebels, and as such, il captured, were
subject to death, so after fighting with
the Beers a year or so, they left the
country. General Pierson has for the
past two years been trying to suppress
the traffic in horses in this country fol
England, and has gained considerably
notoriety on account of his work. The.
~iii be In Las Vegas several days
Wesley Merritt, Industrial agent 10
the Santa Fe railroad, Is with the ger
1lemen.
The many friends of Rev. and Mr.!
J. n. Bourne will regret to learn
their intended removal from this cit.
Rev. Bourne has not as yet given OF
mis- resignation of the pastorship of II
Baptist church, but will do so 500
He is packing his household goods no
and will remove to Detroit.
DIR. W. B. Barker, who has been pra
ticing at Mora until he became SO
he could no longer continue his pr
fession. died at $3.50 Saturday mig
of tuberculosis. He has been in l.
Vegas only about a week. and his l
mains will be shipped to Chicago
night ON No. 8.
Mrs. H. Self and daughter are pac
ing their trunks preparatory to lea
ing for an extended stay in OklahoH
Max Nordhaus entertained a numb
of friends yesterday at Trout sprin
in honor Of the birthday Of Mrs.
Juden. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ilfeld,
Albuquerque, were present, and a nu
Der of friends from Las Vegas.
Prof. r. H. Powell. formerly a teat
er in the normal here, with wife a
daughter, arrived this morning frt
Chicago to see old friends here.
Henry Levy returned this morni
from his trip to New York, where
was on a buying expedition. He ca
in on the flyer.
The exploration party under b C
peronage of Prof. z. c. Hewett a
wife returned Saturday evening. TT
were gone two months and report
most interesting trip. The party, VIII
consisted of Prof. Hewett and W
Miss Ruth Reynolds, Miss Margare
McNary, Prof. I. N. Chapman, Pl
James McNary and brother, w. c.
Nary. of Pittsburg, all look well {
report a decidedly interesting trip.
Miss Margaretta McNary depar
today for Tarkio. Missouri, where
will make her future home. Miss
Nary has many friends in Las We
who will regret to sc her leave.
was accompanied part of the way
her brother, w. o. McNary, who
been out with the Hewett party
the past ten days, and who is an In
esting young attorney from Pittsb'
He is also on his return home.
f. L.. Browne returned Sunday al
noon from his trip TO San Francisc'
attend the meeting of the knights
Pythias supreme grand lodge. He
enjoyed a trip TO other parts of Call
MIA.
Mrs. j. X. Williamson departed
terday for Salida, Colo, and Den
where she will make quite a visit.
Walter Davis and family are EXP
ed here today from California
Davis is an ex-Las Vegan, I'M
others, back in time. He