Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-15
HON. FELIPE CHAVES
DEAD AT BELEN
This Distinguished New Mex.
lean Died at his Home
this Morning.

D. ON TuUsday's Daily Citizen1
All B0lcn is IN mourning Hon
Felipe Chavos. the earliest pioneer OF
the place. passed away al ! A. o'clock
last night e. the maturod age Of "a
years.
For more Than d, year he had been
Falling, but % NO pnrclpiiblo degree
Until a month ago. The middle OF
last week bis decline became start
ling and relatives were warned.
The son. jose Chavcs. a st0ckhroker
81 New Yor, City, left Saturday on
the New YORK Central Twentieth cen.
Jury limited Tor Chicago. and alter
twenty hour was aboard the Callfor.
MA limited train leaving Chicago ON a
race across be country with death
The grim monster wpE Mr. Chavoq
was just twoye hours late.
special vas waiting NJ the local
station and Me- Chavos wa lifted
from the limited % the special By
Attorney 4 v. Chavos, who Will be
retained by the heirs as legal Rd.
visor In sira ghteninR out the estate
~ the late Felipe Chaves.
The specla. oft the local station NJ
ford, and male a lightning run to
Bcle1 The In learned Of his father s.
death FROM Attorney Chayes.
who with AGENT r. I. Myers and a
representatl,, Of The Citizen. we're
the sole occupants of the single coach
Mr.. ChRyes vas careworn and tired
from bis hard ride across the coun.
try. lie bal hardly expected 20 be
tO.d that hi fathcr WAS dead. "a he
mad not been Informed that the old
gentleman condition Wa so critical
A cerebra. HomOrrhaHe. which took
plcc western morning. was the a..
rect cause U Heath.
FELIPE Chates was horn at Los Pad.
l llas, a emaI Village In the Rio Grande
valley sixteen niles south OF this city,
and at one Sine the capitol OF New
Mexico, IN me year 1874 His father.
/ lose ChavC was among the former
| governors of New Mexico, and his
Grandfather francisco Xavier Chaves.
vas the hrs GOVERNOR OF New Mexico
under the ru.o of the King OF Spain.
in the year Of 1921.
After attaining his age Mr. Chaves
/ became idruihed prominently with
The early commercial industry OF the
southwest and was vastly Interested
/ In sheep.
TO for awhile engaged in frelghtlng
hotween 81 l.ouls and Mevlcn. Hq
vas very fonl ~ music. Five splendid
pianos are q part " the estate. with
| instruments fl play them. After the
| death OF h. wife, which occurred
January q 1893, Mr.. Chayes closed
DDS home al Bnlen and since had lived
| 100 what VIZ once his Office. iiurary
and lore. be was a student and very
fond ~ bOOa as well as music These
! pianos. however, remained In his
'Urmer HON, aud on warm days dur
| uE his declining years he frequently
went here With a nephew and played
| Few are tl.y who had the honor %
being % gust Of the late patriarch
who we're not invited 90 listen 10
music by TIE most celebrated authors
whu0 th, I'D gentleman peddled O.
planoia tls also told with boyish
gloe Of lN Kit Carson had frequently
Deen D. guest IN the early days OF
New N.,ico. The Catholic church
and schools OF Belen have been IRE.
quentIy ripients OF his phllanthropic
| generus'fy
Miss Ninurolita Chaves, daugh.
ter OF ... deceased, resides az Colo
RADIO Sprugs. Colo, anu descendants
Of the Claves family are numerous
throughuH New Mexico Another
daughio Mrs. Vicente NJ. Baca, re.
sides lu benyer.
The SOD Jose Y. Chayes. Is named
In the al as the executor OF the
estate and the will was lofg In his
charge. The estate includes, bonds,
among lem government bonds,
stocks. notes and personal obligations.
The viii elll be offered for probation
as soon ls the remains are laid az
rest In 'he Felipe Chaves chapel at
| Belen
This chapel was built al the death
OF the wife and cost $4,000. aud has
crypt Hr ave collins The deceased
selected ds own casket several years
preylouF 10 his death and had II
stored q. lila home
Funera arrangements will be made
tomorrow
o. " rongs Sons the undertake
ers, vii ave charge Of the burial