Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-21
LAS VEGAS.

From the Record.
Miss Geneyieve Leonard has re-
signed her position as waitress at the
Plaza hotel.
Juan!ta Chaves de Romero has been
granted a divorce from her husband.
Rafael Romero.
Solo G. de Baca, the three year.old
son of N. c. de Baca, died on the west
side Saturday night OF diptheria.
Francisco f. Clute, u. Great Inco-
honee for Arizona and New Mexico. Is
in the city for the purpose of organi-
zing a lodge CT Red Men. Such an or
ganization existed here a number of
years ago but II has ceased to be.
Word has been received here from
II. S. Tulley. formerly employed In the
bridge and building department of the
Santa Fe here. but now in Mexico.
conveying the sad intelligence OF the
death of his wife.
Yesterday there came near being
tragedy in the local yard and native
laborer escaped with his life in most
miraculous manner. The switch en-.
zine was on it's way to the water tank
TO take water and was running at a
pretty fair speed when II struch Adel
flo Montoya, yard laborer, who was
engaged in shoveling snow away from
switch, and hurled him TO one side
Fortunately he was working on the
outside edge of the track. and was
only struck on the arm and shoulder
and slightly bruised, but II he had been
one foot nearer the center of the
track there would have been a differ.
ent story TO tell. He did not hear the
engine approaching on account of the
heavy snow deadening the sound and
the engineer did not see him until he
was hurled to one side. II was very
lucky for Adelfo that he was working
on the outside edge OF the track.
| Frank Springer attended the meet
ing OF the historical society at Santa
Fe, but President T.. l.. Hewett was
prevented from doing so on account OF
| illness.
| The stage from Chavez reached here
sixteen hours late on its schedule. Five
horses were used In conveying the
mail to this city and the driver reports
one foot of snow on the level In the
vicinity of Chavez and owing to the
high wind It had drifted badly.
r. C. Ragau, the ives, side photo.
grapher, was engaged In securing like
nesses of all prisoners in the coun-
ty Jail. They were marched down to
his studio, one at a time, under guard
and after having their features taken
were returned TO their cells. Sheriff
Cleofes Romero believes in being able
to furnish q good description II any of
his tenants should escape.
The Placito Ranch company, OF Los
Alamos. are purchasing land in large
tracts in that vicinity. The following
parties have been placed on record as
selling land to the company: Jose
Andres Montoya, 100 acres; Judge
Severe Baca, i33h acres; Albino G
Gallegos, Jose N. Gallegos and San
tiago l.. Galegos, 81 varas Isabel NJ
! de Gallegos and Rafael Gallegos. a
! strip OF land $50 yards wide.
From the Optic.
Sixteen below are the official fig
ures.
Five and one-half inches OF snow
according to the government gauge
Shan Rhodes Is quarantined from
home. his little daughter having taker
down with dlptheria.
Sale, the three year old daughter oI
Ncario C. de Baca died Of diptheria
at the family residence on the ives,
, side Saturday night.
/ A telephone message from Mora re
ports twelve inches OF snow up In that
, grain growing section. II olso reports
the mercury as down to 81 degrees be
I. low zero last night,
[ X. Studebaker, one OF the Oldest
American residents of Las Vegas ant
, who keeps tab on things generally re
, ports that on February l5, 1895, the
!. mercury dropped TO 80 degrees below
, and there were twelve inches Of snow
Died, at What Cheer Iowa. on Feb
/. ruary II, 1903, DR.. William II. Koogler
!. brother OF w. II. Koogler OF this city
!. DR.. Koogler had been In the active
!. practice OF medicine at What Cheel
, for thirty years. He had a large prac
Q tice and was loved and respected b,
D all who knew him.