Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-27
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,iaaN character
me late Daniel Read Artha.y ~
Lavenworsh ans a notable eAATAo
ter. no. only IL Kansas ha, In the
country Al Ahrge since his tsAth sew
eral articles lacking In both tr9th and
fairness have hpFoarea In on u the
papers referring I bin and fces
n 10 Ne my du:y az o who knee
hlrn weaL. 10 say 3 word in justice 10
kls memory
Edited his nesspapef from 1879 TO
1854 both Inclusive ana those years
embraced one ~ the rsost s~oisicroas
periods o. his stormy history. oover
inc snch i~aeiaents v thv Abilene epa.
reniiur. the assassination BY Rnhns
and sRrtnns ciher ieStnres conspicu-
urs oo, onis IN the hsstory 81 The raAa
10, a me stAie DaraE sN sAE'
time our relations sore q tAe clascsr
c-oasfssuEss, al therefor. tn writing
~ Casoncl AnthOay during that per5oa
write VIA; I positively know
Rpt XIV osoccs ~ ,hts ,inse II mere
~ 70 ccuuaeict most positively ,wo
statements thsi have AppSsses In sey,
eras ~ :ht a~sssGtgerx gtr. That be
~vsr,1 NOR lis.en 20 reason. ard ihai
A. nerer forEEse an enemy
CFacpea ArtAony hid an r~ncontrol
sSas. tesnyss- ard wKs Liable 10 IT'S
CT rsrrss vsosens passion AT suoh
iinas II n az course, a. useless 20
rtassn with him as with any other 10.
Kane man. hai ~ all other times 10
man was more ready 10 Iis,ea TO rcA-
son. or more open 20 conviction !;
was perfectly natural that his vioesss
temper shorle make for him rnAry en.
essiex AID The truuAle vsS ,hx, these
asgAlly tried 10 rssAson STth hiz v1,h
. carh. ert that was soenesksag shAs
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has cor into the Office AT night An
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article ssch NJ msrhs be expected of
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nust-rneangng " mas, go In thu;
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table. and then bolt cot os the house.
taking more than a yard al . stride
arc zach foot coming Gown Hike a pafe
driver Then II the article could not
be dressed Up TO make !, p~re-seuiasle
aad thai csald very rarely h.e dssus
Iii vcasf t~ put In The hoid-osv-
drawer Next day the colonel would
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pleasant A. q May morning Some.
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asssrssrs w change has sssass an TO es
peer o EnAz II his temperament "a
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