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

Yesterday and today were open
ing days" at Ilfeld's when the faal-
ions for women's wear for the spring
season were introduced to Las Vegas
ladies. A thousand invitations were is
sued for the event and it appeared
that all had been accepted as throngs
Of the interested passed in and out
during the business hours of both
days.
The great show windows, freshly
dressed and adorned for the occasion,
drew attention and awakened antici-
ration. The interior of the main floor
was decorated verv prettily, the
scheme consisting of arches sprung
between the columns both lenthwise
and across tie room, draped with lac
es, embroideries and linens.
The millinery balcony "a screened
across the entire front with clusters
of flowers suspended on invisible
cords. %producin~ an effect of peculiar
beauty.
Here. in the balcony. centered the
interest Of the occasion for, although
allurements on the main floor We're
many in the way of silks, fabrics, gar
ments, decorations ETC., all eyes were
drawn toward this shrine of fashion.
Here was a gay display. The scores
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04
PERSONAL


Postofice Inspector G.. L. Doran is
here from Denver on official business
Editor VIM. Berger, of the Capital
came up from Santa Fe this after
noon.
7. q. Jacques. a Denver business
man, rs the guest at the Rawliap
house.
John S. Clark returned this after.
noon from a business trip to the Col
crado capital.
Mrs. ]. T. Selig, of Upton and Mrs
G. L. Munger of Shoemaker, came
down this afternoon.
Attorney j.. D. w. Veeder has re-
turned from Clayton and Ration
whittier ne has been on matter of leg
al Importance.
George Chaves. father Of the young
man who recently was forced to re-
linquish the office of assessor, is in
from Ell Cuervo.
Gov. L.. Bradford Prince was a
through bound passenger on No. 2
this afternoon. He goes to New York
City on a short business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. H.. A. Harvey are
here from their sky ranch home. The
number of guests at Harvey's this
season promises to be record break
ing.
l. NJ. Parke is in the city from his
beautiful Glenmora. The place is
magnificently fitted up and a con
siderable company of wealthy guests
is expected this summer.
Route Agent A. E. Powell, of the
Wells-Fargo Express company, passed
through the city this afternoon on
his way from Denver to his head
quarters in Albuquerque.
Julius Under, who represents the
big Rice, Silk Dry Goods Co. OF st.
lHouia, after several days spent with
his family, left this afternoon on u
southern trip, taken in the interest OF
HIS hGtMa
Civil Engineer F. NJ Jones, Of the
Santa Fe, has some interesting and
important tidings for the public. The
gentleman has just reached Las Veg
as from Syracuse, Kans. To that
point, he went overland from Belen
for the purpose of locating a Santa
fe line paralleling the Rock Island.
DR.. Geo. w. Harrison, Of Albuquer-
que passed through the city this after
noon, returning from a trip to Den
yer. The doctor, who is a member
both of the Territorial Medical so
ciety and til Territorial board Of
health, says he will be up Tuesday to
attend the sessions of the organiza-
lions. There will be a strong repre-
sentation of Albuquerque physicians.
o. c. Watson the Santa Fe repre-
sentative of the y. S. Fidelity & Guar
antee Co, of Baltimore, will come up
On No. s tonight to join Attorney Geo.
P. Money for the Denver trip to at
tend the sumptuous banquet to Of
ficials.
Mrs. Stephen Ulhi, wife of a promi-
pent business man of Silver City who
guest at tue C~astaneda today. She de-
parted on No. 2 passenger train this
evening for her home in Stanbridge,
Province Quebec. Her only child ac-
companies her. After her husbands
death the lady remained at Silver
City to wind up his important af-
fairs. She ices not expect to return to
New Mexico.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04
RuN OVER AT RATION.

lie Ration Range Of Thursday gives
the following account of the death of
a gentleman well known there:
AT Z O'Clock yesterday. morning a
fatal accident occurred in the yards
opposite the depot. Nick Ritter, head
night swifcliman. was trying 10 rat
a string Of cars pushed by the switch
engine when in some manner ne Sip
ped ard fell on the rails. He Was
caught hv tho car and dragged a CT
length when the eagine vas stopped.
Ritter was taken from under the car
and i vas found both less were All
|uf Ill the knees and crushed from
there to the body. together with
bruises about the head. He was still
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04
MASONIC TEMPLE.

conscious and SAID: It's ali up with
me- A stretcner was at once brought
and he was taken TO the office of Drs-
Shuler & Hart, where he died in a
few minutes. Ritter had been here
three or four months, was a good
sniNeAman aad stoca well with his as
s~ociates. He leaves a wife and two
children who live at Colorado City.
Colo. where the remains were ship
ned for burial. He had been a switch
for twenty-one years.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04
PAY UP.

The board Of education is taking
steps to collect all the poll tax that is
coming Judge Wooster will bring suits
against the number of delinquents,
and il is the intention of the board
10 enforce payment of the small tax
in every instance where the money
fails to come in. The item is a small
one Ia eaca case, but il amounts to
considerable in the aggregate. Where
$3.50 dollars have come into the
school fund from this fund this year,
it Is said the amount should be at
least $1,000. The following item from
the Albuquerque Journel-Democrat
shows that the poll tax trouble is not
confined to this city alone:
Twenty-Five more persons were
sued for their poll tax on Monday.
Some very vigorous and expressive
language was heard in Judge Bor-
chert's court when the delinquents
found that ii was up to them TO pay
an additional dollar and a half more
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

1t has been officially announced
that all of the section men on the
Rock Island are TO receive 2 raise in
wages at from 1915 to IS cents per
hour. The change is effective April T.
About 1000 men viii be effected By
the raise and the pay roll will be in
creased about $250,0 00.
II is reported that telephones are
soon to be established on the Califor-
mia Limited.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

On account Of the consolidation of
the two postofices there are openings
for young men in the civil service. Ali
those wisnin blanks for exam
ination IN May 5th, can ha re Them by
applying to f. c. Barney before April
18th. ssS1H,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Detterick & Roseberry have $1,000
pounds of choice apples on sale all
this week. Cooking apples in twenty
i've pound lots and over. one cent q
pound. Eating apples in twenty-five
pound lots and over. two cents a
pound. All good assorted apples. No
rotten ones. 123-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

L Is not only economy to have your
own note heads, letter heads and en-
velopes, but it is more business-like
and much handler. Order them from
his office. lott
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

For the twenty-four hours ending
at 6 O'Clock last night the maximum
temperature was SO, the minimum &c
and the precipitation .04 of an inch.
The weather man promises warmer
weather beginning this evening. He
predicts showers in the northern part
of the territory.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

A very essential thing for the wo-
mans Federation to have in the be.
ginning of their work is-money. To
make a beginnin toward raising it the
Federation has engaged the Scottish
Entertainers to appear at the opera
house Friday, April 9TH. Let us have
a crowded house..
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

The funeral services of the late Ru.
lph Vollmer will be held at the res
idence at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
From the home the body will betaken
to the church of Our Lady of Sorrows.
where the customary prayer service
will be observed. Burial will be in
the churchyard cemetery. At 8 o'clock
Monday morning requiem will
be observed at the church.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Territorial Secretary j. A. Ray
nolds and Mayor j.. N. Sparks of San,
Ia Fe, arrived last night from the cap
ital. They are here I D enlist the coop
GRAFTON of Las Vegas people in the re
ception to President Roosevelt.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Show the ladies that you are in
sympathy with the work of the Wo
mans Federation by lending your
presence to the Scottish ~entertainr
ment the evening of April 9TH. Tick
cts for sale at Mrs. Warnings.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Mass will be offered tomorrow
morning at 1880 at the east side Cath
ollie church for Mrs Caroline Robosser.
The funeral will take place in the af-
ternoon from the east Side Catholic
church. Friends are invited.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Albert G. Adams has purchased
from the collectors Office at forced
sale the east half OF northwest
quarter No. 3, and the east half of
quarters section No. 4. township 16.
range Ia.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

II is said hat a young pOstoffice
attache will Don lead to the hymenial
altar a charming daughter Of a prom
inent family among the railroad peo-
pie of this city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

The Singer Sewing Machine COM
pany is moving into commodious and
elegant quarters in the Odd Fellows
building. The artistic decorations of
the walls of the front Office call for
many compliments.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

The Las Vegas Light & Fuel Go
are now prepared to furnish Willow
Greek coal at $3.50 per ton delivered
or $500 by the car. 127-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

n. Goldsmith & CO. have been
granted a license to conduct a gener-
al merchandise business for one year
at Chaperito. 30.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

The committee of six appointed by
President Browne of the board of
trade to report OF the copper reduc-
ion plant proposition will meet to
night at the Office of the city clerk.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

The Normal band will give a con
cert at the Hot Springs tomorrow al
tern0On. H..
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Miss Esther Geyer. daughter OF Mr.
N Mrs. j.. p. Gcyer, is reported as
being quite sick al the home Of her
parents, All Eighth street.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

First Presbyterian church-There
will be no church services at the
Presbyterian church tomorrow. Sun
day school win begin at 9.30 instead
OF II; Christian Endeavor at the usu-
al hour.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

llfeld's spring opening has been at
tracing interested crowded to the
big store. .pA1&kH
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

There was a killing frost in Santa
Fe yesterday morning. Also hail,
rain, sno and wind.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

St. Paul's Memorial church-There
will be divine service in this church
tomorrow 1T 11o'clock a.. N The Rev.
II. Mackey VIII oficiate. Subject,s.The
Vital Question You are cordially n
Ivited to be present.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Don't buy stale package garden
seeds when you can buy the fresh
seeds in bulk at A. J. venz'. Bridge
street, 11ks2w
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04
EASTER MILLINERY
OPENING.

EASTER MILLINERY OPENING.
Ladies of Las Vegas are cordially
invited to a fine display of spring an1
summer millinery at Mrs William
M~alboeuf's. beginning Monday, April
6.
Wait for the treat at Mrs. Nal
boeuf's opening. l26 &c
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Attorneys Jones &Rogers have feel
cd exceptions in the contest case of
Esquibel VS.. Chaves.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Don't forget that the Scottish enter
tanners will be with us Teusday even
ing. April 9TH. and don't fail to see
them. 8.sstlSlls
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Leon Ardita Romo has filed notice
of possession of a piece Of land in
Canyon de La Canoleja in the Las We
gas grant. rs92
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

The Elk committee will be out in a
few days looking up a site and con
sidering the matter of the establish
ment of Elk park and race track.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Fresh. pure apple cider. sold at the
place OF manufacture. Fine; try it,
Pete Basleer's on Bridge street 75-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

You will miss a reat treat il you
fail 10 e the H~ighianders Tuesday
night. April 9TH.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

J.. p. Sutton, veterinary surgeon
has located permanently in Las Vegas.
office at Clay & Owens. SG-1m.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Baptist church-11:00 a. M.
preaching BY the pastor. Subject" THE
Lords supper" 6:45 p. M, Christian
Endeavor; 100 ri. al. preaching b.
the pastor. Subject. The Passport
into the Kingdom" Frank C. Ward,
Pastor.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Church Of Our Lady of Sorrows
Palm Sunday At $50 first Mass.
Only two Masses. At 900. blessing Of
the palm, which will be followed by
iae dis rlAHtion 81 said palms TO the
congregation. The Psalms by ]. Faurc
will be rendered by Rev. p. Gilberton.
Procession around the church will
take palce before Mass. Leonard's
Mass in b will be rendered by the
choir. Mrs. Chacon at the offertory
viii sing the Holy City, accompanied
by Miss Springer. At 3:45, benedictioa
~ The blessed Sacrament.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

First NJ. i. church-Rev. a. p. Nor
rison, d. d. VIII hold quarterly meet
IN at the Il. L. church tomorrow. He
will preach both morning and evening
and conduct the communion service.
II. Il. Holden, who IS still III the city.
viii conduct the music and sing spec
ial selections. Morning service az II
o'clock; the evening service at $50.
A cordial invitation to the public.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Johnny Sullivan is now in the EN-
ploy of the Las Vegas Transfer com
pany. G.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Fol the most beautiful rooms in
the southwest, go to La Pension in
h Coors block. 125-1m
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Prof. Powell and party are picnic
ing at Los Wales, today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

-Four room house to rent on Dia-
mond street. Inquire at Danziger's,
south side plaza. l2S-1w
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04
TOWN TALK


Tomorrow VIII be Palm Sunday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Perry Onion paye casn and good
prices for household goods. Monte
Carlo Hall. Colo. Phone No. 271. 1857
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

ICA 1O for $500 Granite Art
VBeA@ Squares, sixe 9x12 feet.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

CT TX for s6.75 Granite Art
VpS~ Squares, size 9x131S It.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-04

Gz for 1926 Granite Art
|Q0eOo Squares, size 9xl011a #.
The Western news., 1903-01-28
HAVE A MANIA FOR SURGERY.

Too Many Needless Operations Are
Performed by the Profession.
A mania for performing operations
seems to have seized upon the sur.
geons of the country of late years. The
Introduction Of anaesthetics, by aid of
which the horrors of an operation are
reduced to mere discomfort Of
breathing a few times into bag;
the extended use of hospitals and nurs-
ing homes. which has the result of re-
lieving relatives and friends of all the
trouble and all the disagreeable in
cldents of an operation, and, finally,
the fact that with modern aSeptic
methods the scar left by it is often
quite trivial, have conspired to make
people regard the ordeal with curious
Indifference and enter with a light
heart into adventures from which they
would perhaps have shrunk had they
known a little more. And where op-
erations are necessary all this is good.
1t has to be admitted, however, that
there is another side to the question.
Partly owing to the publicity given
to operative work, partly to the fact
that the successful case is apt to be by
no means reticent about the advant.
ages Of getting the thing over" and
partly to the fact that dead men tell
no tales the public at large has come
to look with unlimited and undue con-
fidence upon operations as way out
of every difticulty-a deus ex machina
which can always be invoked to hurry
matters up should the treatment of
a malady prove a little tedious.
curious sort of demand for operative
treatment has arisen. People urge
each other not to allow their doctors
to daily" with their cases, but to do
something radical" and it is to be
feared that sometimes if the doctor
does lot adopt this radical policy-or
at least do something that requires an
anesthetic-they regard him as "old
fashioned" (the very hardest thing
that one can nowadays say of any doc.
tori and run off to some one else. This
is kind of public sentiment which
1t Is by no means easy to combat;
the irresponsible chatter Of the pa.
tents friends condemns the cautious
surgeon, while the unmeasured praise
bestowed by the same irresponsible au.
thorities upon the occasional success
of an adventurous operator leads to
undeserved fame. AS we need hardly
say, the effect Of all this must react
injuriously upon the medical profes-
sion. Some medical men, indeed, assert
that the evil consequences of this
tanned considerable dimensions-Chi
cago Chronicle.
The Western news., 1903-01-28
LANKY MORRISON, UMPIRE

The flag rush between the sopho-
mores and freshmen at Northwest.
ern University the other day reminded
the father of one of the latter of his
schoolboy days. The master of his
school was cadaverous six-footer
known as Lanky Morrison.
Our game" said the father, "was
shiny. Skinny then was sort of
cross between polo and Donnybrook
fair.
1.-The game was played between the
big boys and the little ones, and every
small boy in school had his shins done
up in bandages, and usually carried
one arm in a sling. The big boys took
special pleasure in knocking the little
ones.
to be excused on account of bruises
from shiny. Then Lanky Morrison
addressed the school about as follows,
as l recall it:
"'Until further notice the game of
shiny will be played by the Parvi
and the Rullies as heretofore, except
that the title of either side will be as
have stated.
"I also desire to say that l will
be present as umpire. Whenever a
Bully sees fit to hit one of the Parvi
l shall take it upon myself to hit one
of the Bullies.'
when Lanky Morrison appeared on
the Fairgrounds he had stick as long
as his body, and when he reached out
he came pretty near covering the field.
When the stick got into play the Bull
lies almost lost the game.
"The boys who grow up in the town
were always known by the name Of
the side with which they played shin
ny on Lanky Morrison's school ground
The two sides became famous in that
part of the country.
1T was enough to say of a young
man, he was one Of the Parvi or a
Bully in shiny at Morrison's school.
One of the Bullies became a minister,
but as long as he remained in that
part of the country he was known as
the Rev. Bully -.
81 do not think the teams would
have ever become as famous as they
did had not Lanky Morrison come into
the game as umpire. And when he
died the Bullies and the Parvi turned
out, and the plain shaft which marks
his grave in the old town cemetery
was erected by, the two teams,
1.-The shaft is exactly Lanky Morri-
sons length, 6 feet 4. from the base,
and on the base is the inscription, af-
ter the masters name, birth and date
of death, Erected by the Bullies and
The Western news., 1903-01-28
Free Mail Delivery for the Farmers.

The fact that the farmers in a ter
ritory representing 100000 square
miles of the United States have their
ernment carriers indicates not only
the remarkable development OF what
is termed rural free delivery, but it's
broad and deep significance to the
country at large. When it is remem-
Dered that this area comprises nearly
devoted to agriculture, and that the
beginning of the present service dates
back as recently as 1896, more in
telligent conception can be gained OF
it's expansion. Yet the permanent or.
ganizatiOn of this department of the
post Office was not effected until July
l, 1902, when it's necessity was EN-.
phasized by reports which showed that
o,466 routes were in operation, an in
crease OF 4,165 N one year, while on
June 80, 1900, but 1926 routes were
being served, requiring an appropria-
tion for expenses of $450,00O, which
in 1901 was raised to $3,993,74O. Since
IuO uolS VI Iuc 0StdDllSu-
ment, however, the force of carriers
has been increased, until at present it
constitutes an army of about $1,000,
who daily travel over nearly 100000
miles of highway for the benefit of
population of about 100000. In some
OF the States the routes have been
heightened by the demand for the IA
cilities offered by the government un-
til entire counties depend on the car
rier service, and the coL....y post Of
flee in a corner Of the crossroads store,
or perhaps blacksmith shop, is rapidly
becoming memory. To again quote
statistics, about 2,20U Offices of this
class have been discontinued; their
salary list amounted to 100000 an
nually. The delivery has also taken
the place of about Is per cent of the
star-route service, costing $65O,OOO
Iowa had four counties, Maryland one
New York five, Kansas two, Connect
cut one, Pennsylvania one, and Cali,
fornia one, covered by the rural free
delivery at the close Of 1902, while 200
counties in various states were served
by carriers, with the exception of
few neighborhoods.- "The Rural
Free Delivery Service" by Day Allen
Wiley, in the American Monthly Re
view Of Reviews for January.
The Western news., 1903-01-28
500 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
rearn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that 10 catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system, thereby destroying the founda.
ton Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
prietors have SO much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials. Address
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Western news., 1903-01-28
A Clock of Bread.

Milan has a curiosity in clock
which is made entirely OF bread. The
maker is native of India and devoted
three years Of his life to the construc-
ton OF this curiosity. The clock Lis OF
good size and goes we'll.