Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-20

this paper.
The republican party has brought
about all the tax assessment reforms
in this county. \ republican assessor
is responsible for the attempt to
equalize the property assessments.
one of the causes of so much spec.
taclewearing is never mentioned. but
II does the work just the same. II
Is the habit OF late hours. Every one
with weak eyes knows how they are
affected by artificial lights, especially
4 such lights be garlng.
Before the recent rains the Rio
Grande bed was filed with sand. and
mall amount of water would cause
i to overflow Today the river is car.
rying larger amount Of water and
the swift current has bored out a deep
channel.
The people OF New Mexico today
observed the anniversary of the adop.
ton OF the Stars and Stripes as the
american flag However. the people
OF this territory will more cheerfully
observe the anniversary when the
star of New Mexico is added to the
field OF blue
During the past seventeen months
Las Vegas has erected thirty-three
houses OF all Sorts al a cost of sl06,
900. The central public school build
ing cost $4,000 This is in the town
where Rev. Skinner resides. who re-
ported that there were no public
schools anywhere in the territory.
The New York court of appeals has
decided that the health authorities in
pulsory vaccination. The court says:
The doctrine that a person can be
compelled to take remedy in which
he does not believe. or which he re-
gar0s as harmful is a dangerous one
TO embOdy In statute" II this is
good law It is lificult 10 see in what
way many measures or pubic santa
ton which Interior with personal
rights as much as vaccination can be
enforced.
That AlamGIa dyke should be en-
larged
The rainy season appears to be over
m New Mexico.
This territory will grow all sorts OF
crops in abundance this year
Mayor Harrison OF Chicago Is work
ing up a healthy presidential boom.
The chances are that II may be a
century before New Mexico will have
another rainy June.
The mountain districts of Kentucky
are ideal localities for those who wish
to lead strenuous lives.
The food scare Is all over and work
will be resumed on the preparations
for the territorial fair.
Peace has been restored in the Mo
Tenci Arz mining district and the
miners have returned to work.
II has been estimated that the baC
roads OF the United States cost every
man, woman and child IS annually.
The year 1903 will be remembered
as the year when the arid lands wer,
flooded and the flooded lands were
arid.
The postal scandal has extended L
New York City. Rigid investigation
is being made In several of the larg,
postoffices.
That Oregon cloudburst capped thu
climax of the disasters of this month
In one hour a prosperous town wa
} washed away and over three hundred
people drowned.
> The people OF the village of Ala
media have lost nearly everything b.
the OVERCOMING of the Rio Grande
and are deserving of help from tn
people Of this city.
Bogus mine promoters and other
who float companies with an immens
capital stock on the basis OF som
worthless prospect are being looke
after by Uncle Sam. They have bee
, refused the use of the mails.
Porto Rico is furnishing market O
e million dollars a month to the pre-
e ducers and merchants Of the Unite
, States and Supplying nearly a millio
J dollars worth each month OF tropics
{, products required by the Unite
: States.
The low lands in the valley OF tn
j. Rio Grande few miles north OF thl
? city are flooded. At no time was thi
4 city in any danger Of inundation. A
2 present the rainy season appears to b
c ended and the Rio Grande viii 500
a be a very small stream.
J. The people OF Clifton, Ariz.. ar
., taking care OF the destitute of tn
recent storm disasters at that place
The firm OF Phelps. Dodge & Co. sui
$ scribed 1000 to the fund. and all tn
Il ...x.- ltharaI Clifton