Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-25

granted an absolute divorce from his
wife upon the ground OF abandonment.
The suit was not contested by Mrs.
Dye 1t appears from the evidence
that the defendant had not cohabited
with the plaintiff for five years past
and has refused to live with the plain
tiff.
Mrs. Isabel Baird, wife of William
r. Baird Of Albuquerque, fiied divorce
papers with District Clerk Dame. She
states that they were married on No
vember 10. 1898, in that ~ and that
Immediately after he aba doned and
refused TO live with her, through no
fault of hers; that since December
l<1901. he has failed to support her
and their infant child, Edward.
Mrs. Laura b. Ballenger of Oraibi,
Ariz., and Martha j.. Carpenter of
Flagstaff, Ariz., took the civil service
examination at Albuquerque for ma
iron in the Indian school service.
Herman Butcher, the Old Town gar
dener, has received an invoice of cfm
trees from the cast. and - personally
experimenting the plantiE of them
around the pretty grassy law rs at the
Alvarado.
II. J. Kramer Of Watrous, N. NJ, took
a ear load Of thoroughbred bulls to
his Pleasant Valley ranch near Hol-
brook. On reaching Albuquerque the
stock had been on the road twenty-five
hours and should have been fed and
watered there, but Mr.. Kramer says
for some unknown reason they we're
run on Q Gallup. making another
tw~enty-three hours on the road. Two
of the animals were killed and the rest
badly bruised and cut up.
A man giving his name as John Har-
ley was fatally injured at the Santa
Fe depot at Ration while attempting to
steal a ride on the rods under a pas
senger coach. The wheels OF the car
passed over both legs. cutting his feet
on at the ankle. and his right hand
was crushed off at the wrist. The &C
cident happened just as the passenger
train No. g. began to move away from
h depot. The screams of the unfor-
tunate man attracted immediate at
tention anG the train was promptly
Drs. Shuier & Hart where he died the
next morning at 4 o'clock.
Married, James Heath and Viola
Woods. Sunday evening. April 12, 1908,
urprise to the parents, as they were
not aware the young folks were going
TO get married.. The parents have
been ccnsoled. however. and the young
The Odd Fellows of Albuquerque
will celebrate the Saith anniversary
of the order. by a musical and literary
entertainment to be given the evening
of April 2Sth under the auspices of the
local lodge of Odd Fellows. assisted by
their friends.
l.. Bejetto. who had the misfortune
to receive a broken feg last Friday at
GAINESVILLE by a fall of coal. was TAX
en- to the hospital at Albuquerque this
morning. where he will be able to re-
ceive better care. The italian socie-
ty. of which he was a member. have
interested themselves in his case and
A. Caloni. president of the society. and
A. Bajesto, his cousin. accompanied
the injured man to Albuquerque. Mr..
Bejetto is a married man. having a
hoped that he will soon recover from
his injuries.
Judge McFie has handed down a
written opinion in the case of Aben-
droth Root Manufacturing company of
New York city against the Cooper Hill
Mining company and others. doing
business in Taos county. in which he
s~ustains the mechanics lien of the
plaintiff. and authorizes judgment
against the defendants. which. with
costs. will aggregate approximately
$4,000. The opinion is a very impor-
tant one, and settles some nice dis
puted questions arising under the stat
ute as to what sort of interest the de-
fendant must have in the property to
be subjected to the lien to support 1t.
A. b. Renchan represented the plain
tin.
Sheriff C. I. Houck. of Holbrook, was
In Gallup Monday looking for a cou-
pie of escaped prisoners. Their names
are VIM. O'MsIsy and j. T. Cahill,
they were he'll 10 the grand jury on q
charge of steaiiss a case Of jewelry
from passenger on No 2 at Wins
10y. In making their escape they saw
ed off four bolts and cut a hole
through the brick wall. The Holbrook
Jail is supposed to be the best and
strongest cage IN Arizona. and the
prisoners must have been supplied
with tools by someone. The sherifi
found his men alright. The were
unarmed and surrendered without any
trouble,e but both are rated as bad
men. and would have no doubt put up
a good light hal they been prepared,