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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05
City Schools

AT the meeting OF the city board Of
education the board received with
good deal OF surprise reports TO the
effect that the roof of the new high
school building leaked badly, also
that the heating facilities were i'm
perfect. IL was reported that a bridge
across the cutters on the building
vas necessary. These matters were
referred TO the building and grounds
committee. 1t was resolved by the
board that children o able TO pay
for vaccination should be provided
with vaccine points, but not with the
services OF a physician.
Miss Minnie Kohn was elected to
take the place OF Miss Nellie Stern,
who has accepted a teachers posi-.
ton in st. Louis.
The city superintendent, Miss Blu
cher, reported the total enrolment OF
pupils for September as $50. an in
crease OF seven over the enrolment
Of last year. The high school en-.
rollment is 68. The schools were re.
ported to be In excellent condition
and the high school crowded almost
TO its limit.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05
Military Band Dance

one OF the most largely attended
dances given In the city In a long
time was that at Rosenthal hall last
night as a benefit for the military
band. There were far from enough
chairs In the hall to seat the crowd
and many rested from dancing by
standing up till the next one. II Is
not often that music as well modu'
lated, as tunoful and In MS good time
Is furnished by a band for dancing as
was the case last night. All the de-
voices Of the popular goddess ap.
proved Of the music and shepherd
never danced more eleefully TO the
pipes Of Pan than did the young folk
Mst night 10 the measured and mel
low strains OF the military band.
The dance was gotten up almost as
an impromptu, in the place Of one
scheduled in honor of the visiting
firemen's teams. There was no out.
side sale OF tickets and no especial
effort to draw a crowd. The young
people OF the city. more restless than
usual. doubtless. ~ a result Of the
stress and strain of the last few days,
turned out spontaneously and enjoyed
a more than ordinarily pleasant even-
ing.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05
Only . Shower.

The rain OF last night and Jester
day broke all records for the month
Of September In this section. During
the night LAB inches fell, the total
rainfall for the t%wenty-four hours
being 2:30. The largest precipitation
in the past was TO inches on Sep
TENDER 27-2s, 1898. The total fall
under the. present shower is given out
by the local weather bureau as PSI
inches. No forecast has been re-
ceived today. yesterdays stating that
more showers were to be anticipated
New Mexican.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05
interesting Case.

Judge John II. McFie, Of the dis
trict court OF Santa Fe county, was
engaged Monday, at his chambers in
the Capitol, In hearing an interesting
habeas corpus proceeding. In which
one James III. Russell. an agent rep
resenting an Iowa wagon manufactur-
ing firm, sold several vehicles, the
product Of said firm. In San Juan
county, without first having obtained
a territorial license TO transact bush
ness In said county. A warrant
having been issued for his arrest by
a local justice OF the peace at Aztec.
he was arrested, and after his trial
was heavily fined, and in default Of
paying his fine 10 stand committed 10
the county fall. He chose TO remain
In prison, and his attorney, Mr.. Nor
gan, OF once came TO Santa Fe. and
upon a petition Of the prisoner, Sc
cured from Judge McFfe a writ Of ha-
beas corpus. the production of the
prisoner before the court being waived
by counsel, Mr.. Morgan. assisted by
A.BRcnehan. occupied the forenoon
in behalf of Russell In citing numer-
Gus legal authorities to show that the
agency OF the petitioner anne within
the purview of interstate commerce,
and hence the territory could not con-.
stitutionally impose a license upon
his business.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

A report sent TO The Optic last
night related that the body Of an
American girl not more than seven
teen years Of age had been found hall
buried In mud In the Mora river five
miles below Watrous. II was said
that no Identification could be estab-
lished, A later message said that
possibly the body was that Of Mrs.
V%iIlaraei. who was young and fair.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

To many OF the BLOODHOUND pas.
sengers In the city. The Optic has
proven a friend In need. The many
compliments of visitors upon the abil.
iiy Of the office TO issue so readable
and newsy a paper during a season
when the city was well nigh isolated
from the world. are accepted with
becoming modesty, but nevertheless
with due appreciation, The assur-
ances OF a number Of passengers that
a paper OF The Optics standard would
be impossible In a town OF the size
Of Las Vegas east OF the Mississippi
are received in the same spirit.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

A fatal accident was narrowly
averted at the Don Gaspar Avenue
bridge Santa Fe. Friday evening
when little Pauline Kinsell, the
twelveyear-old daughter OF SHERIFF
Kinsell, was carried into the swirling
stream by a falling embankment and
passed under one of the stone arches
of the bridge. before being finally
rescued in a nearly unconscious con-
dition by Charles Closson.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

Pat Gonzales got home overland
from Wagon Mound yesterday, and
reports and that one of the bodies OF
the Villareal family which was
drowned at Watrous was found by a
boy near Ashley Ponds place. A
good crowd left Watrous at noon g
terday TO bring the body. The other
bodies have not been found. Mr..
Gonzales found his house badly dam.
aged. and many things lost and badly
damaged
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

Engineer Bisbee enc OF the big men
OF the Santa Fa, happened 10 be In
this section when the rains descended
and the floods came. He was the
first man TO make the trip from Wat.
0 u 10 Shoemaker, though he was
only an hour or two ahead Of Messrs.
Lucas and Hoyt,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

Page H. 0tao. Territorial game
warden, reports three arrests for yio.
iating the game law referring to the
possession OF deer out OF season. Two
OF the arrests were made By Deputy
r. c Bailey at Victoria Dona Ana
county. and the other one by Deputy
l.. NJ. Gillian at Charna, Rio Arriba
county,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

II. Murphy. n Of the proprietors
OF the Murphy 4 Glass store at Shoe
maker which was destroyed by the
flood. was here today. He said the
salvage from their property would
not amount to more than $500. He
read The Optic flood articles careful.
ly and said that they were conserya-
tive and accurate. except that the
pump house at Shoemaker had not
been taken out. Considerable loss Of
property Is reported from Springer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

Mrs. Mennet veey pleasantly enter
tanned about forty OF her lady friends
this afternoon at a six-handed euchre
party at her home on the west side.
Delightful refreshments were served,
and the evening most pleasantly
spent by all who attended. who pro.
nounced IL n OF the most distinct
social OF the season.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

There was an enjoyable entertain.
ment ut one Of the visiting Pullman
cars last night. A graphophone was
secured and a concert given. A doz-
or more children Of the Pullman
passengers sang songs and recited Sc
to the delectation 81 the i'm.
prisontd ones.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

II any OF the readers OF the New
Mexican in this city think It is a soft
snap To get out a paper with the tel.
egraph wires down and no mails ar.
they are invited To try 1t fo-
a day and they would speedily be
convinced OF their mistake, says Sat.
urday's New Mexican.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

John Hicks. the Santa Rosa Bank.
er is In the city. He a y the big
iron bridge at Santa Rosa had a
narrow escape. Although IL is one
of the highest bridges in the west,
the flood rose until II dahed against
IL. A long tran of heavily laden coal
csfs was run onto the bridge and this
extra weight held the great iron
structure firmly In place. There
WIS considerable damage to property
about Santa Rosa, hut no loss OF
Life.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

The story of the killing OF Sheriff
Tito Melendez Is denied. All sorts Of
wild reports were afloat. 1t was said
that at a fight In a saw mill at Quad
alupita five men including the sher.
iff were shot. There seems to have
been no foundation whatever for the
report.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

The board Of county commissioners
has ordered the call OF certain county
refunding bonds, $500 of the Issue
1889 and 800 Of the issue of 1885 re-
s~pectively. for redemption.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

The following Las vegans register
ed at the New Mexico Worlds Fair
Building last week: Mrs. W.J.Lucas. L.
r. Laidley. RIO. White, Mrs. I.Tarking.
t0p, Mr. and Mrs. II. Owens. +. j.
Easley. Miss Virginia Easiey. Mrs. b.
Danzicer. Miss Jessie Denziger, Miss
Edith Kingsley. Miss Grace Kingsley.
Miss Nellie Scanlon, J. II. Fox.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

A telephone message received fro n
Chief Justice NILS i, h.ton said t,pt
the court officials exr,e.ed to leave
that city Friday. some of them will
go around by Pueblo aid Santa Fe.
The others expect 10 cross the flood
ed country by wagon and train. a,
irving home Saturday night.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

The newspaper embargo which has
prevailed In Las Vegas for a week
has been partially lifted. Four New
Mexicans got through this morning.
Al the first outside papers received
here since last Thursday. they were
warmly welcomed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

Albert Gusdorf. who travels for a
Lincoln, Neb.. firm and ]. A. II.
Newly. Of Taos are in the city. They
failed in an attempt to reach Taos.
riding overland and returned to Las
Vegas They say they we're unable
to get nearer than five miles to Mora.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

The Colorado Telephone company
has been doing strenuous work anl
today announces that all It's lines
~asbeG AVA. ~ ne no !, r terar.
rarily repa..'sj.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Max Conrad.
OF the west side, on Saturday. Oct.
ist. q girl. The fathc. hasn't quise
recovered yet--he IL still wearing
that long. wide sm'e-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

Standing room was at A premium
at the Fox a. Harris sale today. and
the proprietors went on INTO the
highways and hedges and compelled
a number % extra statesmen to come
In.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

A report reached the city this
morning of the drowning OF two ma,
tive women and a boy In the Red
river below Springer. Details are
lacking.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

b. Baca. who drove in from Tucun.,
carl, was caught on the plains in tao
storm of Thursday night. He de
seribes the a of the tempest
in the country which he crossed as
remarkable.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

Delegate y s. Rodey has endorsed
he request of the Territor Al sems
warden for 1000 o Rainbow Trou. for
the recos river. 1855 o OF the SAFE
: sc-es :of the C.a.Hs IA Yrazos
J" Frs and 500 for the Saata Re RS.
ervtrr.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

The Soils Brothers will furnish
music on their celebrated instrument
La Marimba al the Antlers the bal.
ahce OF THIS week. 1882
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

Col. II. L. Twitsd ii Is on his way
home via Denver. he may get In
tonight, but probsolg will hot reach
the city til tomorrow.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

Engineer and Mrs. George Crossen
and Mrs. Il. J. Scott took the train
for watrous this afternoon TO view
the doings Of the flood,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

Antonio Qnintana has resigned the
position as road supervisor OF the Hot
Springs precinct, and Dario Antencio
was appointed TO fill the position,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

The official bond Of Martin Sem
has been approved as road supervisor
OF precinct 80.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

LOCALNUCCETS

Something about shoes, 4. Roscp
valid & Son-Second Page. (
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-16
country is coming to the front.

Miss Maggie Kitchen has lately gone
for visit of few weeks at the home OF
her brother, near Langdon while John
is over here doing some breaking on his
fathers place. The Kitchins have
shown themselves as being regular go
ahead farmers since having moved up
here less than three years ago.
The dump off of the grade into the
slough that /. Kitchin experienced the
other day was something for the rest
of the boys to laugh over, but there
didn't seem to be anything particularly
funny about it to Mr.. kitchin. 1t was
one of those accidents that seem to
naturally happen every once in awhile.
From Another Correspondent
Mr.. David Pawles welcomed bran
new son last Monday.
Fred Petersen from Wang has been
out here enjoying few days visiting
with his sisters.
The new buggy that Andrew Sund-
berg got the other day shows that he is
going to do some driving this summer.
We much appreciate the rain which
we had last week as it certainly will
start everything with the greatest of
haste.
We hear that Henry Harder, one of
our old neighbors. has come back from
Ont, and he is welcomed by many an
old friend.
Mrs. X. Strom left here Monday. She
left here with the intentions of going
west and spending part of the summer
with her daughter near Minot. We
wish her an enjoyable time.
Jas. Ellefson and Mat Thompson re-
turned from Washington not long ago.
They brought back with them some ex-
cellent samples of grain and they say
that the strawberries are beautiful out
there now.
Sam Bratten says that the best team
he ever owned is the team of mules
which he now has. We hope that they
will prove successful in time to come
and that he will have better luck with
them than he has had in the past with
his horses.
The other day as the Ellefson boys
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-16
County Correspondence
BERLIN.

The krahn boys have lately had quite
little trouble in keeping the foxes
they have caught from running away.
Miss Marie w. Penner has again re-
turned to her home in Berlin after hav-
ing spent the winter months working in
Langdon.
c. Krahns teams have been busy
since seeding is finished. hauling the
lumber for fine large barn that he is
having erected this spring.
The way it looks now we will have
another of those bumper crops again
this fall. Berlin is always able to keep
its average up with any of the other
sections of the county.
Jacob Spenst is reported as busy
training his bears. purchased couple
of weeks ago.. If anyone undertakes to
find out the price he paid for them they
would find that the trick would be a
hard one to solve.
The other day the arrival of little
son was glad event at the home of our
neighbor. John Veer, who now has quite
family. It's Hello John when the
new daddy meets any of his neighbors
on the road since it happened.
With the beginning of June prairie
breaking has got pretty we'll started
and there's everything to show that
nearly everyone around here will be in
creasing his acreage by turning over
some more of the sod this summer.
Now Mr.. and Mrs. George Friesen
have their wish :and what they have
been waiting for these many years. It's
little baby boy and of course its
name is going to be George. The event
has been duly celebrated by the people
of the entire neighborhood
Peter Webb and frau, who have been
visiting here with a number of old ac-
quaintances, left here last Saturday in
the rain on the return drive to their
home in Canada. They were greatly
taken up with the way in which this
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-16
MADE A BIG HIT.
Over Seven Hundred People Witnessed the
Production of "True Blue.n

The performance Of ''True Blue" put
on at the opera house last night by
amateur theatrical talent of Langdon
under the direction of Col. and Mrs. G.
2. Spaulding, of Chicago, under the
auspices OF Co. E. drew out crowd that
tested the seating capacity of Langdon's
big opera house to its full limit. The
piece which is stirring war drama in
four acts, was good all through and
quite popular hit was made by the
introducing of beautiful tableaux at the
close of the different acts. "True Blue"
by long odds has scored the biggest
success of any past effort that has been
made by local talent in the theatrical
line. The roles of Nina Wayne and Nellie
Grover were given becoming grace and
dignity by Misses Crawford and Nc
Niven. Arthur F. Gardner and w. r.
Bradley made the greatest of hits with
the audience in their Dutch and Irish
character work and the negro work of
Rob't r. Truax was given an originality
OF representation that madehlm afavorite.
Both Harry Weiland and John E. Ryan
looked and acted the villainous parts
assigned them to perfection. Ben
Cooperman made an excellent Union
scout. 1t would be impossible to give
proper mention of all in the cast they all
did ably and well and fully won the
hearty applause given. The cast con-
sisted of:
CAST OF CHARACTER:
CNIONISTs.
Col. Wayne, Union planter father of Nina
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-16
WALES.

o. ID. Ostby has returned from
three days trip at the Forks.
Miss Maloney, of our school,, is attend
ing teachers institute at Langdon.
Eli Deliban. harness maker for o. D.
Ostby, is taking weeks vacation in
the country.
I L. Fourtney is repairing the interior
of his pool room. When finished it will
make one of the finest pool rooms in the
county.
One of the largest crowds seen in
Wales for long time was on Monday.
The horse races and ball game drew a
very large crowd.
An ice cream social was given by the
r. +. of \. last Friday evening Al
though the evening was very cool they
had very good attendance.
The ball game at Wales between Mil
ton and Wales was postponed last Fri
day on account of rain. The horse races
were also postponed till latter date.
Daniels is to give big picnic on the
9th of this month. \ very pleasant
time is expected. Our base ball club
will cross bats with Hannah on that
day.
The dance given by the base ball
club was very largely attended and a
very pleasant time was reported by all.
The dance was given in honor of the
Milton team.
Mr.. Mahon of Langdon and Mr.. De-
cay of Grand Forks, were here on bust
ness last Wednesday and Thursday. Mr..
Decay is general agent for the Advance
Thresher Co.
The horse racing on Monday was a
very interesting affair. In the one mile
trot best 2 in 3 heats. Gold dust driven
by L. Fourtney won the purse of 1926.
In the u mile running race Bay Billie
took first money.
The ball game on Monday Wales VS..
Milton was little one sided. Our boys
certainly had an off day. The score
stood 5 to Is in favor of Milton. But do
not be discouraged boys as we have an
other day coming.
| W. H. Wilson was in our city Satur-
day and Sunday, returning to Langdon
on Monday. He says be had to come
up to square himself on our last ball
game. He presented one of our boys
with fine s. hat on the game.
| frankie Fischer had a narrow escape
from death one day last week, some one
having fired rifle shot through the
window near where he was standing
and the bullet passing through book
which he was holding in his hand.
Shooting firearms in the village limits
| is forbidden and anyone breaking the
law should be made an example of.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-16
INSTITUTE WEEK.
Continued From Fourth Page)

Judging from the one performed on
Wednesday it is safe to say that there
is still number of unique surprises
that lend such lasting help to the
teachers work and usefulness.
A very interesting feature of each
days program is the mode class. This
class shows actual work in reading.
1t is delight to see how the little tots
are taught and drilled under the super
vision of Miss Stimmel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-16

were hauling homo q load Of fence
posts from Dresden they had a bad &C.
cident in breaking the reach pole in
their wagon and when they got it fixed
they got stuck in the mud and had to
unload their load again and by the
time they got home it was rather late.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-16

TAKEN UPON Saturday Nay 2sth, at my
on front test, has two white hind feet ana .
scar on left hip. The same can be had by
owner upon Identification OF property aud
and paying Of expenses incurred, including
=. p. hoatsomsry Walss, n. D. l4-ls
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-16

and Harry. P. SpAuLDlXG
Harry Wayne, Union spy. Mrs. spAuLD1Se
Uncle Ned liable niger. ROBERT E. TRuA1
Jake Schneider, loyal Dutchmam. ......
...ARTHCR +. GARDNER
General Pleasanton of the U. S. army.
......................WA WALTER e. BRADLEY
Billy Black, a Union scout. %. Ben CoopERaAS
Nina Wayne, sister of Harry ............
Miss LILLIAN CRAWFORD
Nellie Grover, True Blue ...............
......M MISS MARY MckIyES
COSFEDERATES.
George Grover, Guerrilla captain. -.
Observation-Disclosures. HARRY WEILAND
Matt Davis, Guerrilla lieutenant. JOHN RYAN
Pat Riley. deluded Irishman. w. R. BRADLEY
Bill Downs, rebel sergeant. .CHAs. A. SHERMAN
Dan Sanford, sleepy Dan. GEORGE DuNSIGAN
General Price, G. S, army .... C. P. SPAuLDlSG
Goddess of Liberty MISS FREDA KAISER
Goddess of North ..... MISS MAY SoRsAREII
Goddess of South ......... Miss VERA ALERT
Leave your orders for job work at
the COURIER DEMOCRAT Office, or tele-
phone No. q, and have them promptly
filed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-16
-Dairymen Attention I!

will buy your separator cream at
Langdon and pay Elgin market prlce for
butter fat less one centper pound. Cans
on application. Call and see
me for further particulars.
j. b. BoYp.