Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
THE TERRITORY.

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FIRE At ALBuouERoUE-Poo
Judgment Ia placing stee
range on an unprotected pine boar
floor II responsible for a fire whicI
occurred in a house owned by X. II
Lester. and occupied by a family Q
the name OF Davis at the corner O
Railroad avenue and Walter street a
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. TIL,
blaze originated beneath the flccf
and the firemen experienced the u,
most difficulty In Citing at It, The!
were compelled to crawl through th'
ventilation holes In the foundation
and In so doing encountered considera
Bile smoke, The fire was final,
smothered with the chemicals.
WILL HUNT ouAiL-Col. w. II,
Greer, Attorney r. N. Wilkerson
and George ii. Nehcr left
Albuquerque for the south last
night on business and pleasure. They
will enjoy a few days quail and rab-
bit hunt on the ranges of the Victoria
Land and Cattle company, and a mum.
Der OF friends have been promised a
mess OF quail In the next day or two.
Col. Negus, OF the Mutual Automatic
Telephone company. was scheduled
to accompany the party south last
night. but backed out, AZ he feared
q continuation OF the storm then rag
ing at train time last night.
Or. LAKE MARRiED--Word has
been received In Silver City OF the
marriage at Grand Rapids Mich, last
Wednesday Of Miss Joy C%lapperton OF
that city and DIR. William Lake of Sill.
yer City. The happy couple departed
on 4 wedding tour and will return TO
Silver City about the first Of Novom.
Der making that place their home.
DR.. Lake located In Silver City
about a.year ago. and has built up a
finn practice in conjunction with DIR,
r. r. Whitehill. He Is a young man
OF fine ability and highly regarded
In this community. He and his bride
Will be accorded q warm welcome TO
Silver City social circles.-Enterprise.
ARlzoNA's DEBT REDUCED
The report Of Gov. Brodie OF Ari.
zona says the floating indebt-
edness OF Arizona. which on June 80.
1893. vas t92.sl1, has been wiped out
and q balance Of $20.S49 remained In
the general fund at the close OF the
last fiscal year. Taxable property in
the territory has gained 1881, sos
during the year. The total taxable
property Of the various counties II
els.oss.s4s. Substantial progress In
other directions II reported.
DIAMOND 4 MAN WEDs-John
v. Vivian. . trusted employee OF the
Diamond A Cattle company and Miss
EdnA 6ayr~t Of whitewater, were
united IN marriage 1t I o'clock Wed.
nesday evening At the Methodist par.
sonAgs ~ the Rev. J. a. Harshaw In
the prsssnce Of the immediate rola.
t1ves u the young couple. Tho young
couple left yesterday for Apache Te-
70. where they win reside. Both arc
Aishiy. esteemed among their a~cqualn.
tanoes. who viii wish them a long and
prosperous married life.
The Arizona 4 Colorado railroad
company has appointed Alex Bowie Of
Gallup. as It's special agent in New
Mexico.
!
TRAMP WINS A FoRTuNE-T. r..
Leroy Of Terra Haute. Ind, from a
POOR tramp who had walked from
Terra Haute to Newmarket, Ia now
the possessor OF $4,000 and may
receive double that sum for his half
interest In his patent for connecting
the ends of steel rails. or q substitute
Tor the ffsh-plateA H. o. Henderson.
an attorney Of New York repre-
senting the New York Central rail-
road. negotiated the deal and Leroy
mas the draft for his money. 1t was
necessary for friends to put up the
money To secure the patent papers
and Leroy had dcspaired Of ~dIsposing
Of the patent.
NEW SOUTHWEST llNe-The
Paso, Mountain Park 4 St. IotYs :
railway company has filed i~ncorpora. /,
ION papers with the secretary OF the
territory. The capital stock Of the /,
is $1,000. 900. The purpose I
u o Incorporation Is stated TO be
he construction OF a line from a poin, !
n Greer county TO the nortbarn ho,,.