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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-14

Moon Bros buggies-sold only al
T. c. Preddy's at closing out prices.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-14

DcGrasse as Hamlet tonight
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-14

The first dance of the Terpsicho
rcan Club will be held tomorrow
"wednesday night at the GIlmer ho
tel. All members and their ladies'
are invited to attend.
CHARLEY DOBBINS, Pres
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-14
Free Christmas Dinner.

The salvation Army, with the go.
operation of the Benevolent Society.
viii give good big free dinner to
2jU poor people OF Ardmure on
rarisrma, day. To do this It will re
duirc $40 in cash and provisions. viii
you help? If 80 address Col Butler,
500 lst Avenue 5. w Phone 43i
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-14

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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24

Yesterday between the hours Of
1870 a. m. and 400 p. m. the educa.
tional exhibit from the public schools
Of the city was open for inspection
BY the public The pupils or the
schools were given an opportunity at
different times during the day to view
the work, and fully two hundred citi.
zens Of the town ayailed themselves
Of the opportunity to examine the
work Of our public schools and 10
see what would be on exhibition III
the worlds fair at st. Louis.
Nothing but words OF commendation
and praise were heard, as the ex.
hibit was certainly unusually fine and
would compare favorably with any pub.
lie school work. Certainly Miss Bucher
the superintendent. and her corps Of
teachers have reason to be proud OF
the results of their labor.
The Illustrations In paper cutting
from Misses Holzman's and Stone
roads pupils were excellent. the III.
erature work from Miss Tuttle's and
Miss Harrison's grades. the object
drawing from Misses Winters,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24

They were the tricks which artists
abhor, but nevertheless he tricks that
please many. As an interpreter, the
pianist has no merit, hut for mechanic
cal execution he is astonishing.
Louise Carter was lauded as tho
star 81 the piece. bur It must be ad.
mitted that In stellar brillIancy she is
outshone by Loretta Babcock. This
young lady has a rare vocal organ.
which she used last night to the sat
isfactlon Of the audience. Her se(-
Ing was graceful and natural. OF the
others FERGUSON IL easily best
All the members or the company
being so good. 1t is rather o pity they
haven't a better play. "a Wise Won.
an is funny enough, albeit rather
coarse In spots. the situations are COM
plex, ludlcrous and impossible enough.
the climaxcs startling and effective.
but tho play and the ideas cf the play
are old, old. old. The flimsy plot is
woven around the antIquated idea
which playwrights never allow to grow
lonesome--that OF the young man with
the rich irascible guardian, who gets
married on the q. +. and must then
conceal the misdeed from tho old man.
There Is the inevitable baby and the
inevitable representation OF his wife MS
belonging to another, but they have Ill
grown tiresome and the theatsreoing
public win welcome the relegation oe
the whole group 10 oblivion. l
The Company In question have sues
ceeded because OF their ability to brila
new humor to the outworn situatlu
and BY their undoubted talent as ~
ors. II may be said also that t1sa
have done moro effective advegtlsia0
than any other company that ~ cone
! to the southwest this yssf. -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
Court House Items.

The following licenses have beer
issued: Montoya & Martinez Of Teco
lote, liquor license for one year
Knight-Campbell Music Co. OF Denver
merchandise business for thre,
months. +. M. Chacon brokerage Ii
cense in Lac Vegas for 8 months.
Jose utado has made soldiers en-
try for l60 acres OF land near Corazon
The suit OF Julia E, Knox VS.. Oscar
@ Knox for divorce has been filed
The grounds given are desertion ant
non-support. The plaintiff prays fol
the custody Of the children.
Browne 4 Manzanares Co. brina
suit against Filidelphia Baca to re
cover judgment on promissory note
The amount Is about $3.50.
A. Strauss files q suit against ths
Crystal Ice company to reyorer judg
ment In the sum Of $4,000 on a prom
issory note and foreclosure OF mort
gage given to secure the note.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
ANOTHER STRIKE
THREATENED
Thirty Five Hundred Chicago
Stockyard Employees May
Be Called Out
WANT OPEN SHOP
Several Packers Charged With
Having Hired Men to Create
Dissension Among
UniOnists

CHICAGO, March 24.-The closed
shop may be demanded in the stock
yard with the alternative Of a general
stike. oNotices have been served
on one packing firm that unless
1t abandoned the efforts TO dis,
rupt. the closed shop would be
called for and $4,000 union men In
the yards would enforce the demand,
Complaints have been made to officials
OF the packing trades council that
several packers have hired men to
create discomfort among unionists.
Michael Donnelly, president Of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen, Investigated and said he
found the complaints well founded
The unions In the stock yards recent
ly formed close alliance, and gone or
ganlzations are said TO have been pre-
pairing all winter for fight The pres.
.ent agreement In the stock yards IL
verbal, but wages and hours are fixed
annually BY the committee represent
Ing packers and men.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
"A WISE WOMAN" SHOWS
HER UNCOMMON GENIUS

The umpropItous elements failed TO
prevent the attendance OF large
crowd at the opera house last night.
The crowd was well repaid. The COM
pany Is uncommonly clever. The per-
formance last night Is another illus
tration or the greater success Of this
country OF distances and high tariffs or
small, well balanced companies. The
members OF "a Wise Woman" company
are six In number. and the excel
lence OF each member Is such that rec.
ognitlon and word Of praise are due
each.
Ferguson appears as Paul Roach,
an artist, Hosier as his friend Peter
Clincher. Walton takes the part Of
the rich guardian. Salina Roach.
played BY Louise Carter. essays The
somewhat thorny role of the wife o.
two members OF the cast. Miss bur.
ton Is the wife OF Clincher. and pret.
ty Loretta Babcock has the attractive
part OF Honore Racket. oh, yes; and
there's tho clinchcr baby, daintily
dressed, much abused billet 81 wood.
And while the cast is under discus.
sion II may BIO well to say a word for
the pianist. This flaxen haired some.
what talkatiye young gentleman had no
sooner touched the keys than the al-
dicnce realized that an overgrown In.
fant prodigy had TO bc rcckoned with.
A rapid series OF light, brilliant and
complex runs displayed a remarkable
mechanical mastery OF the instrument.
Then with more or less seasonable
explanations the pianist INDUCED n
various unusual methods. playing with
hands behind him. turning the mos,
stately measures into galloping time
and vice versa.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
E aster Windows.

The stores are showing some pret
|ty easter windows. Will Snyder and
Miss Helen Woods wrought diligently
on the windows Of the Woods station
cry store, and the effect is pleasing
There are many sorts or Easter TO
kens OF the rabbitchicken.egg ya
riety, and the central figure OF q lol
of downy little ducks. swimming or
"a sea of glass, surrounded by ths
greenest of grass, is particular,
fetching.
Alderman Van Petten INDUCED hii
artistic bent 10 good purpose. He hal
eercted In his window slightly tab
Eernacle. Above swings a gorgeous
bell The floor space Is covered BY
the usual variety OF Easter tokens
One Of the big windows Of the War
Ing store has been devoted to Easter
Photo work has been made TO add
nicely to the general happy effect and
there are many quaint designs done
by the skillful hand of w. X. Chap
man, the artist A flock Of bright
colored birds iiy on pendant strings
and many dainty seasonable tokens
are temptingly displayed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
MORE ABUOT THE PUB
Lie SCHOOL EXHIBIT

Worthy's stern's, Vases and Mrs.
Douglas grades showed most excel
lent teaching.
The more mature work In drawing
shown in Misses Murray's, Papen's and
Rodkey's grades Illustrated the fact
that much progress was made from
grade to grade.
In the high school, written work was
exhibited in English, Spanish, German,
Latin, Algebra, physiology etc. II
showed the careful instruction given
by Misses Bolts Rieve and Gallegos.
The work was arranged as directed
by the Worlds fair commissioners,
and was so systematically placed on
exhibit yesterday from the semi.kindor.
garten to high school, that any one
could grasp the course Of study as
used in public schools andthe system
which has SO much to do with the pro.
gress Of the pupil. The members Of
the board OF education, who were pres
ent, expressed themselves as highly
gratified with the work. IN fact no
one could express any other opinion
and Las Vegas has reason to be proud
Of the display Of her public schools.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
Western SteckmeH Secure Pes
session Of Lease On Big
Doll Packing Plant
TO RAISE MONEY
Halfa Million to he Subscribed
TO Consumate the Deal

KANSAS CITY, March IA Stock
men Of the west, backed By the Ma
tional Live Stock association. have se-
cured possession OF the lease on the
Dold Packing company's plant in this
city. The option runs until May 1.
r. w. Flato, treasurer Of the organi-
zation, said today:
1T has not yet been decided whether
the deal for the lease Of the Dold
plant shall be closed. That will de-
pend upon how literally the stock
men Of the country take up the popu-
lar subscription of stock now being
offered In all parts Of the country.
Already 100000 has been subscribed.
Not until 100000 has been subscribed.
however, will deai or the Dold
plant be contaminated. A meeting OF
the stockmen OF the southwest Is 70
be held at Dodge City on March 81,
when an endeavor to raise part 81 the
desired amount will be made
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
Governor Peabody Says Expelled
Miners May Return to Telluride
Martial Everybody Must Behave Miners
Trinidad Mother Jones Statement

y #
tion was called TO order A commit.
tee on credentials was appointed and
the convention adjourned I'll the
afternoon. Mother Jones states that
had the militia not been called. she
believed the delegates were disposed
% modify thir demands, but 50 far
as she could see now their disposl-
tion would be to continue the strike
on the present basis Charles Demolli
probably the most influential OF the
Italians, says the general sentiment
will be 70 continue the strike with,
ont retreating from the original 20,
#sition OF the union.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24

4
DENVER, Colo, March "a Cover
nor Peabody announced at noon today
that he would send 275 more men to
Telluride this afternoon. "The min
ers may return II they behave them.
selves, he said. Assertions are
made by the union men that the gov
ernor has put Telluride under mar
,ial law again to prevent the injunc.
tion issued against the citizens OF
that town from becoming operative.
This move was anticipated BY the
Western Federation and an appeal for
Federal aid will be made. An appli-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
Evidence
Against Burton

ST. LOUIS, March 2i.--The first
witness in today's session Of the trial
OF United States Senator Burton Of
Kansas was Joseph r. Carr, who was
clerk In the employ Of the Rialtc
Grain and Provision company. On
March 26, 1903, the witness drew a
check for $500 in favor Of Burton. lie
cashed 1t and handed five 500 bills
to vice.President w. y. Mahaney, IN
whose room Burton was sitting. The
check was offered as evidence. Pres
ident Mahaney testified that on March
rs, 1903, he paid Burton $500
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
Single
Statehood

ROSWELL, N. Mex, March ~ The
New Mexico Cattle Growers associa
tion. after a two days session here
passed a resolution favoring the na
tional leasing law and passed the fol
lowing statehood resolution without !
dissenting vote
I'VE are iinalterably opposed TO the
union Of New Mexico with any Other
state or territory. The union with Ar
izona Is neither desirable nor practi
cal, ad We. the stock growers
of New Mexico, representing much q
It's interests, stand for single statehood
or none"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
NOT 70 BE INVESTIGATED.

WASHINGTON. March vii
liams Of Mississippi offered an amend
ment TO the post office appropriation
poyidlng for the selection Of a commit
tee to investigate the department
oyerstreet made point Of order which
after warm debate was sustained. vii
lIams appealed and the chair was sus
tanned 1888 to 80.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
Rain Checks
Prairie Fire

lioLDREDGE. Neb., March ga
heavy rain has checked the disastrous
prairie fire THAI started yesterday,
but not before Il had burned over a
strip from three 70 ten miles wide and
twenty miles III length As far ~
known but one life was lost, that 81
August Olsen. an aged farmer. but
there were many narrow escapes. The
loss 70 property will exceed 100000
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
WEST SIDE
PRIMARIES
Delegates to Republican NUM-
cipal Convention Chosen
Amid SceDesof Excite
ment
SPLIT IN FIRST WARD
Citizens Ticket Likely to BE
Named as Result of Last
SPLIT in FIRST WARD.
Citizens Ticket Likely to BE
Named as Result of Last
Nights Friction

The municipal contest on the west
side began last night with the repub
lican primaries. In all the wards
saere was more or less friction, an
in some exciting scenes were enacted
It was the intention to put but one
ticket in the field in the coming elec.
tion, but the outcome of last nights
primaries seems to make certain a
second ticket. In all wards straight
republican delegations were elected.
The result Is a decided victory for
the friends Of Secundino Romero and
Chas. Spiess. Don Eugenio Romero
was defeated in his own ward for
chairman by vote of q to 10. In
this ward bolting delegation was
also chosen. Dissenters from almost
all the wards left the primaries, AMI
in conjunction with democrats held a
citizens mass meeting at the court
house. At this meeting Benigno Ro.
nero was elected chairman.
The proceedings in the various
wards were as follows:
Ward One.
The meeting was called to order
at the house of Juan b. Mais by
Zaeharias Valdez, chairman of the
municipal central committee.
Eugenio Romero was nominated
for permanent chairman, and alse
Pablo Ulibarri BY an exciting vote
the latter was elected-27 to 10
Manuel Medina was then declared
elected, as against Juan F. Cava
naugh and f.. "A. Gonzales. The choos
ing Of delegates then began AT this
point split In the primary occurred
one section retiring to another part
Of the house and electing its own or
ganization and delegates. The as
sembly Of which Ulibarri was chair
man elected the following: Barrie
Primero, Juan Mares y Ortiz. Benig
no Martinez, Bonifacio Mares, Do
lores Casias. Jose Ignacio Esquibel
Pablo Ulibarri. Manuel Medina, Jose
G. de Baca and Juan Garcia. Jose
Ignacio Esquibel was recommended
for trustee and Manuel Medina and
Jose I. Garcia for the school board
The boilers organized as follows:
Chairman, Florentino Montoya, vice
chairman, Zacharias Valdez, secre
tary. F. A. Gonzales. Delegates were
chosen as follows: Zacharias Rael
Leonado Montoya, Florentino Mon
toya, Manuel Archuleta. Juan B. Mails
F. A. Gonzales, Geo. Wethers, Juan B
Quintana, Zacharias Valdez and Juar
F.. Cavanaugh. Zacharias Valdez was
recommended for trustee and Juar
F. Cavanaugh and Jose J. Garcia
wha were recommanded hv tho citi
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24

A suffering wreck OF humanity whau
was left Of once flambuoyant and
self-assertive returned soldier from the
Philippines, passed through the city
last night. To while away the tedium
OF trip through the desert country
the soldier had hurled many hooters
into his Khaki clad anatomy. He be-
came obstreperous shortly before Las
Vegas was reached and the stout coli
ored porter, after vainly demonstrate
ing with the individual. proceeded to
thrash him so effectssally that hib best
friend wouldn't have known him when
tho castigation was completed The
soldier put up fight. but It was en-
tirely Intellectual. DR.. Black was CALI
ed when the train reached Las Vegas,
and thanks to his ministrations theman
was In a somewhat more presentable
appearance when the train pulled out.
The soldier was willing to admit that.
all the hot times he had in the Phil
ippines weren't in It with the hattie
with the Las Vegas porter.
--s-sse-s
=
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
Ward Four.

& Z. 3.,g
The Citizens meeting, which was
made up Of democrats and those re-
publicans who had left the primaries
elected Benigno Romero chairman,
Felipe Delgado Lucero and Juan
Padilla vice chairman, E. C. de Baca
secretary. "A committee consistingof
Rosenado Martinez Ignacio Esquibel,
Fermia Malodonado, Fidel Ortiz, Sa-
bino Lujan, f. c. de Baca, Manuel Ur-
sua and Hipolito C.. de Baca. II was
decided to hold a convention under the
democratic emblem on March 29th.
The primaries for the same will take
place tomorrow night This meeting
endorsed in full the recommendation OF
the conference committee in regard to
the non.partisan school board.
School Board Recommendation
The committee Of five appointed 70
select names for the school board to DC
y ( \ . Z {
recommended to the city primaries
have reported as follows: Ward L.
Juan F. Kavanaugh, Jose l. Garcia.
Ward I'D. Winternitz, Cecilio Rosen.
wald. Ward 3.-R. B. Schoonmaker,
Or. +. Romero. Ward 4.--Atanacio
Sena, Ignacio Lopez. These names
went before the ward primaries last
night and all but one ward was endors.
ed. This exception was in ward 3. No
other candidates were named here. In
ward / the recommendation were en-
dorsed by one faction and one Of the
names, Jose L Garcia, was endorsed
by the other.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
GOLF TOURNAMENT BEGINS
AT ATLANTIC CITY.

ATLANTIC CITY, March "a 4.-rsplen-
did weather and a large attendance
favored the opening today Of the an
nual spring golf tournament of the
Atlantic City Country club. The tour
nament, which is being played on the
Mortified links. will continue through
Saturday. The principal contests are
for the governors cup and the presI
dents cup
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
COLD WAVE COMING
TOWARDS NEW MEXICO

WASHINGTON. d G., March "a
ID 4 special forecast the weather bu-
reau has issued cold wave warnings
for the entire middle west. including
Colorado, Wyoming and the Pan-Han.
die Of Texas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24

Chas. Ilfeld, who has been some
weeks in New York city. is expected
home next week. lie will leave the
metropolis Monday and come direct 20
Las Vegas, except for days stay in
Chicago
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
zens' committee for the school board
were endorsed.

zens' committee for the school board
were endorsed.
Ward Two.
The primary of Ward two was
called to order by Cecilio Rosenwald
Felipe Baca y Barcia was elected
chairman and Primitive Escudero and
O. Smith secretaries. AT the begin
ming OF the election Of delegates sew
eral left the hall and took no further
part in the proceedings. In spirited
contest the following delegates were
chosen. ]. S. Esquibel, Refugio Es-
|qnibel, Primitive Escudero, D. Castel-
lano, Henrique Mares, Max Nordhaus,
Louis G. Ilfeld. Susano Montana, An.
tonic Madrid. ana PHILIPPE Baca Gar
cia. D. Wintsrnitz and Cecilio Ros-
enwald were endorsed for the school
board. No recommendation were
made for trustee.
Ward Three.
The meeting was called to order
at the schoolhouse OF district four by
E. H. Salazar. Pablo Jaramillo was
elected chairman and E. H. Salazar
secretary. The delegates: Felipe
Montoya, Lorenzo Baca, Salamon Or
tiz, Carlos Rubio, Pablo Jaramillo, E.
H. Salazar, VIM. Bernard, Jose L. Cal
indre, Miguel SENEGAL and Jose A.
Gallegos. The recommendations Of
the citizens conference committee for
the school board. r. B. Schoonmaker
and DR.. Romero, were not endorsed.
No recommendation for these officers
were made.
Ward Four.
Daniel G.. de Baca called this pri-
mary to order. He was elected per
manent chairman and Donaciano
Otero secretary. The delegates cho-
sen were: D. c. de Baca, Juan Coriz,
Cruz Seguro, B. M. Williams, Dona.
ciano Otero, A. J. venz, Serafin Baca,
Montgomery Bell, Chas. "A. Spiess and
Juan SECURE. B. M. Williams was
recommended for town trustee and
Ignacio Lopez and Atanacio Sena for
the school board.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24

w. p. Martin and sons from Red
River canyon are in town with min
eral specimens Of interest. They be-
lieve something rich win come from
their district before long.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24

Captain II. @. Austen. president of
the Cattle Sanitary board, and Cattle
Inspector Walter o'Brien returned on
No. / this afternoon from a brief busl.
ness trip to Wagon Mound.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-24
BIG COTTON FIRM
WILL PAY IN FULL

NEW YORK, March 24.--Superin
tendent King Of the Cotton exchange
today announced that the recently sus
pended firm Of ]. II. Garrison and com
pany was prepared to settle In full
There will be a meeting OF creditor,
Of d. J .Sully and company this AZ
ternoon.