Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-18
ROUND ABOUT
TUCUMCAR|
Judge Lsns Writes IN Breezy
Manner Of the Trip to Quay
County Capital.
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TOWN NOW A
LITTLE Dull
Much Hope for the Future For
nation Of Artcsian Water De-
yelopment COMPANY.
~ the Editor off The Optic:

TuCuMGARI, N. NJ june 1S.--H
is said there Is a place paved with
good intentions where the temperature
ii always at white heat. and where his
Satanic majesty continually adds coal
.oil and other Inlamabia material, We
know not 81. 10 the glowing flames,
Whether Hades il really paved
with good intentions or not, certain
II is that this life Is full Of purposes
which miscarry. AZ an illustration,
II intended on arrival here " give The
Optic iii account of our Trip, behind
Il slow fast train from French, and
here ii Is Thursday and not a line yet
written. However, II Is never too late
10 do good. so here goes:
ii waiting at French i q luxury
then the TRIP down Is as good 49, two
iuxuries. W. we're cheered before
starting, with the belief that each
hour Il it passed, would end the watt
ing, and az It ever Is. hope whispered
TO the heart, be at good cheer, the
worst viii soon be owe
Thus We we're beguiled until 2 nj
ill.,. of sunday, when We finally crossed
the Red river bridge with the engine
heading southwest for Tucuincari, the
future commercial metropolis OF the
Rock Island.
dined enroute by gasllsht ~
ROY, where We had d feast of good
things. and BY slow degrees moved
continually southwark.
The night wal dark and drizzly,
the train long and heavily loaded, the
track Of doubtful safety, but We finally
landed all right at 2 o'clock IN the
morning and found comfortable quar-
terra Il the Glen Rock hotel. Why Il
- cAaisa by thsa euphonious name !
have yet 10 learn. for there Is neither
rock nor glen within twenty miles.
Across tie street Is fbe shanppc 6
saloon. and during the building ~ liz
railroad this u d rocky town. and
30 ! presume the landlord though, 10
preserve the early memories which
cluster about Tucumcari.
Early Monday the chief justice Sc,
cured a grand Jury and soon the
wheels 81 justice. began I'd move.
Whom tho judicial mill once begins
20 grind. Il continues untll the grist
Is out. 50, today the wheels arc yet In
motion but Il is expected that tomor.
row. Friday, the end viii come.
Money being insufficient 10 pay two
jnfiaa, The Judge very wisely deter.
mined ~ hold only y grand jury scs-
sion, that crimes might be inquired
into, indictments returned In proper.
cases. ignored where there is no SUI.
hcient evidence and everything placed
in readiness ior d trial term this fail
This is certainly good policy. pur.
Ties who have committed crimes
should be indicted aud ii as early a
date rs possible be placed on trial.
while those against whom there is
not sufficient evidence. should be 70.
leased from their appearance bonds.
All this will have beun accomplished
al the end of The present term.
Associate Justice Mann. recently ap.
pointed, will hold the next term OF
court here, probably In the fall II
funds sufficient are found 10 pay the
necessary court expenses.
hy making the next ! trial term cx.
dllsiyely, thereby avoiding Tn tx.
pense OF a grand Jury. The new JUS
lice will be able 10 place on trial the
Important criminal cases wherein in.
dictments are o returned.
What shall WY of Tncumcarip il
believe 4 was Grover Cleveland who
said, Tell the truth when his friend
H"ary Ward Heecher asked him
what I Q say relating 20 a delicate
personal matter,
~ Grover and ! both belong 10 tho.
great unwashed democracy. ii IL ven.
for me % obey his admonltion
Honesty, Tucumcaa Is i little dun
just nov, but not more 10 in proper
ton than the neighboring towns. and
the country generally.
That the streets ar not thronpea.
with pedestrians, ami wagons loaded
with produce and Trade, ii quite
against this promising place.
II Is thus throushou, The country.
but Il il only a momentary lull in.
this great world o. business and traf.
nc. and shortly all Will III well again.
There are about sd0 70 1000 pcople