Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-28
ClEAN|NcS Of
An OPTIC MAN
IN THE SOUTH
Cold Weather and Snow in
Sunny Mesilla Valley.
M Treasure Trove.
Gssdsn City Going Ahead Rapidly. Owing
% Impetus of Decision Of Reservoir
preIse'. 6sd Wreck. Teach.
en- Association

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An Optic man who returned this
morning from a trip to Las Cruces
and Albuquerque reports much snow
and exceptionally cold weather In the
southern part Of the territory.
Las Cruces IL thriving these days.
The building bacillus has gotten busy
In the city and not only are many new
buildings going up, but brick is re.
placing many Of the old adobe blocks.
The Sisters Of Loretto ard building
. large brick sddition to their school
building. the First National bank II
putting up q nice building and quite
a number Of residences have recently
been completed or are in process OF
construction.
There 10 story connected with the
old building that II being replaced BY
the First National bsnk building that
has not leaked out In Las Cruces. but
which the Optic man can youch for as
true. Some weeks ago heavy rain
swept over the Garden city. The old
adobe block In which were the Postal
Telegraph and other offices. weaken
ed by the storms Of centuries. caycd
In. Mr.. Mitchell. the owner &. the
property, decided at the solicitation
Of the bank people, 70 remove the ruin
ana erect : modern. shuilding.
Il was while the vorkmen were
t,slv,rr ahont remov,nr the Acep,v an.
'f,.da.S .anho vsiia thst thev a.
..,,..ntsred ! Iargas si,ed ran 81 mud
th.1- 80 hlacr s1;s s,,1krs "A hard Il
NJ. rtsrt promrssi( hv c,yrineitv fhev
attacked the ball. With their picks ana
s,xs a.. .,,a ~ stza,,s !. 4. = dascSre.
40 .rc4h.rsb.II N. haScr NINA within.
Th,s to- - AamnIiehed Whst va
~ w .sson..hr,ant q the workmen Is
s..a r,.cr. ] ccn.iderahle nnanfitv q
so,a.r 'cc,r. th.t haa a. probably !
csr,rr, ,.,r ercasel n the mud he.
.s.,h 80 ,,.,,. - tho o,A huilA,ng
count shoved there waa value
!. ,,c,,r,sr. = - s7so a. tho colns II a.
a.as.,rnad tn.t -, M,tchelI ,s the
ras.as.c~ - - ~. Msd Efho,sp,, ~ this
~ ,e- no rro,. - tbe sfSa1r either
~. -. ~. srsorme lion ~ decline "a
s,vs = nut y,
~ go ,s,srso,d ,sterv ~ An Indian
Ia .,,.r u. rr,,ca. more than :
hnra-sx -a.re zoo + i believed that
:. 80. .,r.a ths o~rer ~ the adobe
s...,ss~. = 49, A 800. .t.,,t - f,ee sor his
~ ~. n..,.ss "a. ..~th,x voa,th A. thu
h,.cr mud beneath -. house. but Lost
~ ,,te ~,thout revealing ifs hiding
n,..a .'
S rh.~e -. . hsd wrecI m tho s,I.
80 r,tv hr.ncn ~ the santa re YES.
.s..s ,,o-r,n1 whne the accom-.
[ uaSs;,or w.s annroach,ne peming.
.ho engine ,e,t the track for some
.as.sa - -. arr,.,rea ana every car
,a,,owaa srha frain rent mn its pro.
a 49," =. - 80 -. yor . hundred fact
~ s,s.a. .hs no.serear. and trein men
srns s,,n - ss.,,,r. IN INT ,niur,ns
:. III, 4. sor,e time hesme
~. ~ - ...,. ..r 10 cleared An extra
- -. :. r,om,ro and tho rassen.
sa. 80. vsrs ,oaded into a caboose and
s~...h. ~ ~ u,ncop IN ioin No 10.
D.s,as - 80. MIA severs, hours to wait
ny. NJ y A. o,,,,h .ho vol, known
,s.un..' ,u. ~ hom.a and,tor was a passen.
-, ~ uracrea train. and his
-. |, ..,.,ar I MY ~ ~. sensations during
uos''r. - "S.a.s ovs- the tics "a highly
.ns s,,s.,n S ~ ornate
- .,,s..s,,..nro .,so i. complaining OF