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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

Ter In and 20 expose ourselves once
again 10 the wrath from over the
range. And We assnre the katoniles
that we are not making a butt OF the
cherished traditions Of their Goat
Hin. We do not wish rudely 10 dis.
sipate the hallowed memory OF the
time when the beloved cminenoe was
exclusively the property OF the beard.
cd goat and his siren voiced female
associate. The bahs Of the notified herd
may go echolng down the corridors
OF time to far generations before we
will deprive the Gate city Of such i'm
mortal idyls OF the past.
But, In order to preserve these sa-
cred memories, IL II really necessary
to inflict upon the people OF the bust.
ling present and the t%hronging thous.
ands OF the future a nam for the
fairest park that the city boasts, that.
rich In association as It may be to the
old.timer and the passing generation,
will suggest TO q wondering world
which thrills at the news OF mighty
enterprises In the great industrial city
In the gateway OF commerce, a waste
bowling wilderness, a place OF rocks
and ribbed roughness, filled with tin
cans and disemb0weled bottles, rags.
tags, old paper bags, and other such
delectable d~elicacies. and a popula'
ltion OF the u~ncanniest critters that
ever blazed the way OF industries
We opine not. Rather let those
OF the older day erect on the pinnacle
of the lofty height, a marble shaft
high and grand, as a monument OF the
name and fame OF this "Sphinx.faced
Goat"
One might almost imagine from the
zeal Of the editor who swears by his
beard that Goat Hill" shall not pass
out OF the local nomenclature. tina
some bearded patriarch OF the genus
= capra might have risen in his wratl
and penned the fervid and eloquen
epistle which essays to silence critic
ism Of the present namology. Be tina
as 1t may, the day of the goa Is pass
: ing. Where late, the I'M rrigible
yet highly endowed animal 81 aged ar
, now the resort of happy hu dreds 0
! the divine bipeds, and tn, vast
: place has been made to blossom as tn
, rose, while trees and flowers and wind
! ing ways are taking the place of can
and contraptions Of earlier days.
: And we must hold our opinion Still
; that upon these transformed height
. should be bestowed a name the mos
mellifluous and pleasing that the mind
! of Ration can coax from the dictiOnar,
I, or the v%ernacular. Vale Goat Hill, a.
: We people Of Ration. Roll under you
tongue as a choice morsel some swee
. and lovely name suggestive Of tn
things that are and the grande
. things that are yet to be.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

Is GOAT HILL GOOD ENOUGH.
The Ration Range says:

The Ration Range says:
That the Las Vegas Optic has
good long distance connection
Is proven by the fact that though
remaining at home 1t butts In.
to- our Goat Hill.
That we love our brother as
ourself Is proven by the fact that
We have forborne and never rats
cd our fist to strike Till now. The
Optic had as well asked US to
a 2 our beloved Goat Hill to
earth as to hint at a change OF
cognomen for It. Goat Hill was
named In a day when there were
more goats than there were but
tiers In" and now that the ratio
Is reversed we object to being
made the butt Of the Optics jokes.
For the enlightenment OF The OPP
tic and that It may limit its heart
less guyings to less sacred sub
jects than Goat Hill Is to Ration.
we will crowd out some paid ad-
vertising to say that Goat Hill
was In the halcyon days Of yore
a sheep fold at night for the herds
OF the Mexicano as well as the
Americana. The goats could not
descend the steep sides OF the hill
and a barrier of felled trees
across the narrow neck which
joins the hill to-tAe mountain.
served to KEEP them from straying
SERVED TO keep them from straying
no disturbing dreams Of the nine
ty and nine. and never a goat
got away. And yet Vegas will
butt in. Maintain the dignity Of
the name of this ancient land
mark, this Pyramid of ours, this
Sphinx faced Goat. aye, by this
beard we swear 1t.
The appeal OF the Range Is sou
stirring.
The carefully yelled suggestion tina
1 is none OF our funeral anyway
somewhat disheartening. Still. tn
that we cannot fail to TAX
all that concerns Northern Me-
tempts us to deserve MOI
'ally the elegant appellation Of "bu
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27
Runaway In Santa Re.

Late Monday afternoon City Clerk
L. F. Montenie and Miss Refine j.
Monroe, Whit driving In Santa Te
met with an experience which might
have resulted very seriously. On
Palace avenue In front Of the Palace
hotel the horse whipped n Of the
lines from Mr.. Montenie's hands and
he stepped out Of the buggy to regain
It. Just as he was picking tho end
from the ground. the horse started
throwing Mr. Montenie to the ground,
and commenced a mad run north.
Al the federal building the animal
ran into the curb. throwing Miss Mon
roa 10 the ground. She was some
what bruised and scratched but her
injuries are not serious. Mr.. Mon
tenie was not hurt, but the buggy was
badly broken and the harness pulled
to pieces.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

The Ration Range has become a
twice-a-week paper. The people OF
Ration are to be congratulated upon
the fact. The Range is a good paper
and 1t Is working all the time for the
good Of Ration and working intelli-
gently and efficaciously. The people
of the Gate city can cheerfully give
their support to this manifestation Of
journalistic enterprise, serene in the
confidence that ne investment will pay
better than to build up a thoroughly
first class paper. The Optic hopes
soon to welcome another New Mexico
daily to its table.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

For a quarter Of a century the
people of Las Vegas have been con-
tent to wade through and across the
streets after every rain or snow. But
the spirit Of progress and improve
ment Is In the air. This was exem-
plifed by the action OF the council
last night In determining to proceed
with the building OF cross walks and
the Improvement OF Hillside park.
The action tof the council Is deserving
of the heartiest commendation and
support by all citizens.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27
Kansas City Live stock.

Kansas, City. July 27.-Cattle re-
ceipts, 1000, including 1000 south.
ems, steady to strong. Native steers
81 q $685.: southern steers $2.75 a
$3.50; southern cows 81 q $3.50: ma.
tive cows and heifers 81 a S.; stock
ers and feeders $2.75 % $425: bulls
81 a 1915; calves So q $3.50. west
ern fed steers $3.50 q IS; western fed
cows 81 q 81.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27
District Court Matters.

The F1oersheim Mercantile company
has brought suit In Union county
against Pedro Miera to % judg-
ment on a promissory note for $sl6.5o.
Robert L. Alldredge Of Springer
has brought suit against Juana de
Doux. Ignacio Maestas and Geronimo
Ornelas on a sheep contract, with the
terms of which the defendants failed
TO comply. The plaintiff sues for los
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

The following New York stock quotations
cago Board OF Trade, rooms and y, Crockett
block, Colorado Phone 80. Las Vegas Phone
$40, aver their own private wires from New
York, Chicago and Colorado springs corre-
York and Chicago, members New York Stock
Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade. and
VIM Otis AGO, BANKERS and prokars Cole
rnQO springs,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

The Sunnyside Inn" Is the sibilant,
soundful name that will signalize the
sending forth OF a new sail on the
~soundless sea Of New Mexico Journal
ism. EftsoOn may this slightly sloop
Sided softly always. swift as the swal-
low shears the liquid sky. Success
smile on the Sunnyside Sun.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, July 27.-Cattle receipts,
5000, steady; good to prime steers
$5.15 q $500; poor to medium $3.75
a S.; stockers and feeders 1928 a
$4.25; cows $3.50 @ $3.50; eifers $2.40
a Sass; Gamers SIPS q $3.50; bulls
$2.10 q 81; calves 3 @ $50: Texas
fed steers So q $4.75.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

II the warmly expressed sentiments
OF the majority Of citizens who at
tended the meeting Of the city council
last night may be taken as a criterion
the people OF Las Vegas are very
much In favor Of building the cross
walks and Of having sidewalks built
around the parks.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

sheep or s32i in lieu thereof,
J, W. Gabriel, trustee OF Colfax
county, has Instituted suit against the
O%io Gold Mining Co. on a $4,000
note, which Is secured by mortgage
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27
CHICAGO Sheep.

Sheep receipts, $4,000, slow and
steady; good to choice wethers $4.65
a Sass: fair to choice mixed 81 q
$3.50; estern sheep 81 q $3.50: ma
tive lambs IS a 81; estern lambs S.
q $6.75.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

Nothing can be Of greater import
ance to the city Of Las Vegas. Just at
present, than the building Of cross
| walks.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

tons 81 q 5.25; lambs IS @ 1925;
range wethers $3.50 q $5.25: fed
ewes 81 a $3.50.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27
A LOGICAL PROPOSITION.

Geography admits Il. topography
favors ii and the business of the
country demands It." This laconic
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27
A Wonderful Place Of Healing.

LeOH, UnIOn county, N. M,
...... July 25th, 1905.
Messrs. Romero Drug Co.,
Las Vegas, N. M.
Dear Sirs:
Considering that | should express my
gratitude to you for the benefi.
cient effect which your marvellous
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

Kansas City Sheep.
Sheep receipts, 1000, steady; NUT
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
the Ministry.

Following his conversion ho heoon to eXhort the people. Presently from the more humble sphere of exhorta tion he emerged with license to preach as full-fedged minister of the gospel
 Then the plot thickens.
 Stories began to be told to the ef feet that the mysterious minister was the proprietor of hay and elusive erstwhile.
 "He had stated that he had been prosecuting attorney for the state of California and in the city of San Francisco; that his wife and child had died, and that, fleeing from the dual sorrow he had given up the hope of prominence to seek rest and for. getfulness in the wilderness where this story begins.
 "An inquisitive minister wrote to the officials of the state of California and the city of San Francisco to in quire as to these alleged facts.
 Back came the reply that no such man had ever practiced law in the state of California.
 "These and other numerous matters concerning this mysterious minister who had now become the presiding elder of the Little Rock district, were in the hands of Rev. Wm E. Thomp son, D. D., now pastor of the Firs Methodist church of Memphis, Tenn. and One of the most prominent minis ters in the southern states
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
Some Imprinted Facts.

As is customary with the Method ists, much of the facts developed at the trial of Thomas and the trial of Hawkins was never given out for pub ,ication. As the ministers who ap- peared before the trial committee are we'll trained usually in the school or silence in all matters pertaining to church trials, it has been with difficnl- ty that the facts of importance fgur' ing in the Camden case have been ex' nosed to the light of publicity.
 In Thomas trial at Benton three wears ago. the charges brought against him were falsehood, duplicity and con cealed identity. A letter was pro duced from Bishop o. P. Fitzgerald
 (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
The Struggle Outward.

"He said in passing, that he had at one time been a lawyer A homl eide occurred. The Hon. George w. Murphy needed the services of some one to assist in gathering testimony. Thomas, no longer stranger in the community, was employed in this ca pacity.
 "The trial was held at Hot Spr ngs, ard MT. Murphy introduced to the court his rural assistant with the ~;t went that while he had no ere da,=+:als. he knew from the man etatenents to him that he had been nrcviously admitted to the bar. 50 ,q,,,,.', for the legal introduction of tho mir'ster of mystery.
 "Rack to his home in the rom tairs. back to the log school Acuse went this interesting figure.
 'In the course of events there can'' to this place. as there cones to a' .3,,-r, Ntt dist circuit rider seek ing in the by-ways and hedges soi'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
BRIEF MEETIoN.


 Dr. E. A. Payne spent Thursday i'll Little Rock on business.
 Miss Mary Foster of Jeanerette, La, is visiting her brother, MT. A. D. Foster.
 Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Toney of Lake Village are the guests of relatives in the city,
 Mrs. M R. Wiggs of Memphis has arrived in the city to spend the win ter with her sister.
 Mrs. R. B. Davis will arrive Thurs day from Pittsburg, Kas., to spend the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Mack Hammett.
 Mr. Edwin Holt of Lexington, N. c.. will arrive soon to join his wife. To- gether they will spend the holidays with Dr. and Mrs. J. l.. Caldwell.
 Mrs. R. H. Webster of Texarkana is visiting her parents, Judge and Mrs. A. B. Grace. She is accompanied by Mrs. w. H. Arnold of Texarkana. Dr. T. l.. Savin has returned from Baltimore and is once again in his office. Dr. Savin went to Baltimore several days ago when he received a telegram telling him the sad news or the death of his mother.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
History of Thomas Case.

The hisotry of the Thomas case contains all the elenen of romance, 'f ~o4 t"n"odv. It's romance is cer- ta nty: it's tragedy, speculative. The f~st authentic record had of the man in this or any other state, so far as publicly known. was his mysterious appearance in Hot Springs years ago. A cOuntryman, whose home lies in the surrounding the springs. was accosted in the streets of the city one day aft CT having driven in for supplies. The stranger asked him where he lived. and on being told that the country mans home was located about forty miles out in the mountains from the city, the stranger begged the coun- tryman to take him into his wagon and started on the long, tedious jour- ney whose end meant the beginning of the known career of James Thomas.
 The story is we'll told by a recent newspaper contr button. The writer says:
 s'As the team logged along the driv- CT and his new-found acquaintance talked The stranger was smooth of speech He inquired as to the af- fairs of the countryman, established a bond of mutual interest and learned from the rustic that he had relatives living in Alabama who bore the name of Thomas.
 "The myster ous strangers name was also Thomas Before they reach cd the end of their homeward journey they were cousins.
 "The actual known life of the man of mystery has it's beginning in the rural seclusion reached at the end of this days journey.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
question or doubt in drilling the

question or doubt in drilling the wells i
 Experience has proven in the last year that the western oil fields have developed large fortunes and been in the hands of a few corporations. and hence are in their infancy of de. velcpment. The Stuttgart field is to- day attracting the attention of inves- tors from all over the United States. M lions of dollars have been paid in dividends to investors in the oil fields and the Stuttgart Oil and Gas com- pany. recognizing the safety of oil investment has undertaken to make a permanent and successful produc- ing company to one and all concerned Untold wealth lies in the field the company has acquired; it is there for the poor as we'll as the rich; 1t IS there for the small investor as we'll as the large one; it is there fore one and all. Today the opportunity is knocking at the door of the investor, of whatsoever means, be they great or limited.
 The company has agreed to permit the public at large to share in the harvest of wealth which lies in wait for the hand of the developer. The capital stock of the concern has been divided into 10000 shares at par value of $25 per share, which are nonassesable. One thousand shares are now in the market at $12.50 per share.
 Perhaps the surest sign of the sta bility of the company is the regard in which the successful business men of it's own city hold it. These men believe, and with every reason, that its shares are a legitimate and bona fide investment that will appreciate many times in value in very short time.
 All this being true, the Stuttgart Oil and Gas company is bound to sue ceed, and,, succeeding. bring success to each of it's stockholders.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
MIR. LIGHT COMING.
To Confer With Board of Trade as to
 Buggy Factory.

General Manager Light of Banner buggy factory. Russell E. Gardner's big establishment. will be here next Tuesday to meet with the board of trade and citizens for the purpose of getting some definite action relative to the company's proposition to estab- fish a factory here.
 It will be remembered that the company recently subm tied a propo sition that did not look good to rumber of local citizens. who were made conversant with the details, and fears are expressed that the city will fail to meet the demands made by the company, if the orig nal list of these demands is insisted up- Ol.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
WELL, NOT YET MAYOR WHITE SAID COTTON BELT COULD PUT DOWN
 THAT SWITCH,
But Judge Elliott Granted Russell Brothers Restraining Order
 and Work Ceased.

Mayor H. King White and Chancel- Tor J M. Elliott came in conflict in a way Saturday afternoon Chancellor Elliott holds the winning cards so far.
 Mayor Whites first official act aft CT returning to the city Saturday and taking up the reins of government for the city again, was to grant his per nilsson to the Cotton Belt Railway company to construct the sidetrack that the police department stopped work upon few days ago. It will be remembered that the Cotton Belt in the dead of the night took up the Russell switch and attempted to re-
 place the old sidetrack laid before
 the Russell switch was constructed This would have left the Russell Gro
 cery company without a switch. The
 police interfered and the matter was
 left until Mayor Whites return, when
 his permission to reconstruct the old
 switch was secured. and work was
 begun Saturday afternoon.
 No sooner did the Cotton Belts ac- , tion come to the notice of the Rus sell company than they sued out an iniunction before Chancellor J. M. Elliott, who readily granted the tenn
 porary restraining order prohibiting ;, the company from constructing the 1 switch. Work was at once stopped, but none too soon for the Russell people, for within very few minutes the work would have been completed Evidently the Russell people intend
 to g,ve the Cotton Belt people the'r : money's worth in the matter, as the case will in all probability take us course through the courts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17

WORTH NOTING.

It is well worth ones time to walk down Main and inspect the acct ylene light recently installed for the Citizens Plumbing company by MT. E. c. Laine, who is the general agent for Arkansas for this light.
 The Graphic heard MT. Laine's statements regarding his new enter prise, and while it could not dlscred- it his claims for acetylene. were in clined to make some allowances TOT his enthusiasm regarding this wonder full light, but after an examination or it. it is willing to grant all that he claims for the superiority of acety- lence lighting, for it is indeed very beaut full clear, white light, and while not dazzling to the eye, it is very diffusive and produces very brilliant illumination.
 Mir I.aine informed the Graphic that as state work will take him out of the city more or less, he IS about to complete arrangements by which the Citizens Plumbing company Will become the local dealers for acety- ,ene plants, for, as each store or resi- acnce can have it's own lndlvldual n]ant. and enjoy a perfect light at a very moderate cost, there VIII prop ahlv he ouite a demand for these nlants among the owners ol sooo homes, bc;h in the city and among the well-to-do planters, for it IS salo tbet thev can be installed anywhere.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
HANFoRD COMING.

F Lawrence Walker, manager 0 +be distinguished actor, Charles Hartford. is in the city arranging TOT his stars anocarance at the Eiks the ator on Friday. December 29. An op- nortun,ty will be offered on thls oc casion to see Mr. Hanford as o"s lock" as "The Merchant of venice will he the play. Manager walker hoe baen an annual visitor to Pine p,,ff fer many years. and has been os.ooio+od with MT. Hanford TOT 'he mast fifteen vears.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
HAWkINS-THOr1AS CASE
SOME DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CASE CAMDEN WHICH HAVE NOT HERETOFORE BEEN PRl MTED, THEY MAKE A CHAD VERY INTERESTING READING
Who is Rev. James Thomas?

Who is Rev. James Thomas?
 For moro than three years this query has agitated Methodist circles in Arkansas, until the interrogatory has magnified itself beyond the height and depth of that particular denomi- nation, and is today resting upon the lips of thousands of newspaper read CTS who never attended church. It Las become the absorbing topic in Arkansas and elsewhere; it has brought notoriety to the minister him. self and wherever newspapers are read in America that same query comes to the reader.
 Three years ago, when the matter was thought to have been settled for all time to come, the Thomas mat ter was dropped for a time, and was little spoken of by the public It was due to the public utterances of a Pine Bluff minister that the subject was given even greater publicity than ever only few weeks ago. The facts are still fresh in the minds of the newspaper readers. Now, the mysterious minister's name is being heralded over the whole of the United States again. The question of who struck Billy Patterson sinks into insig- nificance beside this great tidal wave of interrogation which is bearing down upon the Rev. James Thomas in his Texarkana home. How long he will be able to withstand the pres sure being brought to bear upon him, or whether he be able to withstand it altogether, are matters that concern largely his mental makeup. ~So far he has absolutely declined to make known his identity, and gives every evidence of continued declination.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
Becomes Live Issue.

"Sk pping whatever local contro- versies there might have been among the Little Rock ministers, the thread of the story next leads to the annual conference held at Benton, Ark, some three years since.
 Here is found Bishop E.. E. Hoss presiding at the conference.
 Here also is found the Rev. MT Thompson tugging at the tangled skein of mystery, trying to find it's so- lutiOn
 'In the seclusion of the bishops room, the Rev. Thomas and the Rev. Thompson stood.
 "Tf there is in your life the bar sinister. my brother, make full confes- sion and it will be buried so deep that the record ng angel will never find it, said one of those present.
 "The Rev Thomas slowly replied: There is mystery in my life, but would die rather than reveal it.
 50 back to the starting point of ar unbroken circle of mystery comes the story.
 "Whence came MT. Thomas?
 "What state calls him son, and where did the happy scenes of child hood and of early love have the'r set ting?
 "These questions men high in the church are now asking.
 "At the Benton conference the char acter of Mir. Thomas was arrested. It seemed that something more tangible would come from this veil of mystery Mr. Thomas, however quickly organ ized his friends and retaliated by ar resting the character of Dr. Thomp- son.
 "The charges against Dr. Thompson were withdrawn with the statement that no proof had ever been at hand upon which to base them.
 "But the mystery concerning the identity of the Rev. Mir. Thomas was no nearer solution