Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-19
TWO LETTERS.
The Town Ct Las Vegas Written Up
In Short Paragraphs.
WORK OF DEATH.
Special Correspondence.

yesterday as the COlllSSlOn occurred at
Sands, in which the spark of life fed
from Mrs. Thomas Owens, of Toronto,
Kansas. Mr.. Owens was taking his
very sick wife home to Kansas so that
she might die among friends, instead
of the section camp of Ell Rito, where
there was not another white woman
nearer than three miles. She was suf-
fering from the dread disease, con-
sumption. and was very weak. The
collision frightened her so badly she
Immediately expired and the remains
were taken off here by the husband,
where Undertaken Lewis embalmed
then and shipped them on to Toronto
last night. The husband is left with
four little children, the oldest being
IL years. and the youngest a baby in
arms. and which was being carefully
taken care of in the station yesterday
while the remains of her mother were
being cared for. Mr.. Owens is in poor
circumstances and a collection was
taken on the train yesterday for his
benefit and S5S realized. The amount
was a godsend to him, and he accepted
the gift with tears in his eyes. Where
on earth is there a people like the
warm hearted Amrican.
Walter Mansfield and Miss Marie
Schultz were married by Rev. George
Selby at the Episcopal church parson-
age this afternoon at $3.50. Mr.. Mans
field is a machinist at the shops and
Miss Schultz was one of the popular
mattresses at Duvall's restaurant. h
couple will go to house keeping on
Fourth street.
]. Nj. Shirley and wife leave tonight
for Burbeck, Kansas, to see a sick
mother.
]. E. Hurley and F.. G. Fox came up
from the south this afternoon in their
private cars and went out to the hot
springs to take a swim.
The residents of the city seem to
take kindly to the wholesale ordering
in of sidewalks and the Improvements
are going in all over town.
Fireman Schultz was skinned up a
little about the face in the collision at
. Sands yesterday.
Civil service examinations were
held at the postoffice today for the elig'
ible list of sub-clerks and carriers,
There were three that took the exam
ination.
L. H. Hall is carrying a skinned face
and a bruised head as a result OF a
wrestle with his horse last night about
6 o'clock. Mr.. Hall was putting the
horse in the shafts, when it became
frightened, and stamping aroun
squeezed hin against the fence and
then started put on a dead run with
the buggy trailing. The buggy was
found out by the new school building
but his horseship was not found unit
today sometime. AS Mr.. Hall is al
ready lame and a user Of crutches OF
account of a lame foot the accident
was the more unfortunate.
william and Ollie Earickson wen
down to Tucumcari this morning OF
the stage to see the town and breathe
in a little excitement of that burg's
particular brand.
The socialists have come out of the
Information and have a lecture billed
for tomorrow night at the Woodman'!
hall.
Word has been received here Of the
death of DR.. Edward S. Porter at Louis
vile, a gentlemen very well known
here, as he was in the town some time
He died of consumption on the 14tl
inst.
Circus day was very quiet; there
was not even an arrest A couple o
complaints were made about the tickle
men short changing, but when the mar
shall called on them they ponied VI
nicely.
]. B. Scribner is here from the Duk'
city on business.
Miss Sadie Ross is on today's sicl
list.
Mrs. R. P. Conner, who has beer
here some time. left today for no
home in Pittsburg.
w. II. Taylor, the biscuit seller from
Denver. was here today.
A large number of lots on the ives
side were sold today belonging TO ,h'
Pablo Baca estate. They were solt
to satisfy a mortgage held by Anicett
Baca. T. b. Mills conducted the sail
for Attorney Larrazolo.
The crowd to the circus from tn
country yesterday was rather small.
The Sisters of Loretto hold thei
closing exercises tonight.
The maximum temperature was 80
the minimum AS and the mean humid
ity 80.
Julian Perea was brought in to tn
county jail today by George Baca, In
Justice in precinct 3. Perea is charge
with horse stealing and his hearing /
set for the 23rd of this month. Tn
theft was committed at La TremeI
tina.
S%ecundino Romero has returnel
from his ranch at La Cuervo. He re
ports it very dry there, but say tn
Bell ranch people have fine grass an
the sheep are doing well.
Buffalo Bills show is heading thi
way and are inquiring about the cit.
and prospects here. The show Wi
tour the southwest and will then go t
Europe, Barnum and Bailey returning
from Europe to even matters up.
Herbert Clark, the son of Hon. j.. S
Clark, who has been attending schoo
at Ann Arbor, returned this Afternoon
for his vacation.
Abram Strauss, Mrs. Coleman an.
daughter returned yesterday morninI
from their European trip.
2 The funeral of Jack Carroll was bel
at the east side Catholic church a
2:30, mass being said this morning
and the remains were buried at 49,
cemetery neal upper town.
Two hundred and eighteen thirst,