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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05
Death Of First American
Lady Married in New Mexico

One by one the pioneers of the great
west and southwest are laying down
their burdens Of years and quietly
taking up the last, long journey that
leads to the misty range. Mrs. Flora
Mcclure, one of the parties to the first
American marriage which ever took
place in the territory of New Mexico,
died Wednesday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ed West in Trinidad,
Colo at the age of seventy-six. Her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Hatch, freighted in an OK wagon to
Santa Fe, n. NJ. in 1S4S. In 1S49 she
was married In that place to Charles
McLure. They crossed the plains four
times i'm wagon. her husband being
in the government employ. From
1857 TO 1858 she was in Salt Lake City,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05

TOXIC. May 5.--Popular attention
Is now centered on the presence Of
the second Russian Pacific squadron In
French waters.
Willie French assurances relating
to the Kamranh bay incident were
generally accepted, the later discovery
that the Russian feet continued to
stay there and at other French ports
Is deeply resented.
The local press charges France with
bad faith and repeats the demands
for independent action by Japan The
conservative element Is willing to
await Frances explanation. hoping
she will finally expel the Russians.
squadrons May Join.
ST. PETERSBURG. May g. Ad.
miral Rojestvensky, according to a
high naval authority. has sailed south
to meet division Of the Russian
second Pacific squadron, commanded
by Admiral Nebogatoff. The admiral
ity has information that the Japanese
division Of fast cruisers and torpedo
boat destroyers was sent south for the
purpose, If possible, Of crippling or
destroying Nebogatoff's ships before
they could effect junction with those
Of Rojestvensky and there is reason to
believe the Japs took up position In
the straits of Sunda. There is also
reason to believe that Nebogatoff first
approached the straits of Sunda. but
finding them too well guarded. put
about and headed north for the straits
Of Malacca.
Neboeatoff in Danger.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 5. The
admiralty expressed much gratifica-
tion at the fact that Admiral Neboga-
toff has successfully reached the
China sea. hut appreciates that the
composition of the division renders
1t particularly vulnerable 10 its swift
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05
Threat Of Chicago Sheriff
Produces Quieting Effect

CHICAGO, May ). = Bluntly in
formed by Sheriff Thomas f. Barrett
that troops would be asked for by him
il the police and deputy sheriffs to-
gether were unable to control vio
lence, the strike sympathizers were
less in evidence about many st,i''c
bound stores and stables today. A dis
tinct innovation was made by the pc
lice by the issuance of an order to ar
rest all persons following police guard
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05

4 ST. LOUIS, May 5.--A heavy thun-
der storm that swept over st. Louis
last night resulted in the death of two
persons and the injury of eight others
with heavy damage to property.
The dead are: George Benton,
aged Z. drowned; Charles Kroeger,
farmer, Edwardsville, struck by light
ming.
Along East St Louis levee, mile
OF telegraph poles was blow down.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05
Second Term of Las Vegas
Summer Normal School
Nature of Work to be Done in This Excellent In
stitution Prospect for Large Attendance The
Faculty.

The Bulletin Of the sumer session
Of the Normal University has Just ap.
peared from the press and unless all
signs fail the coming session will
mark new era In public school edu.
cation in New Mexico. Territorial
Superintendent Hadley has said that
he has never seen better course Of.
fered by any Normal school in this
country, and there are others who
entertain the same opinion.
The faculty of the summer session
will consist Of six members from the
regular faculty Of the Normal. Presi-
dent Vert will have charge Of ad-
vanced pedagogy; Prof. s. Otto will
teach algebra physics. botany and
zoology; Miss Elizabeth McCrickett.
who has had charge Of the Kindergar-
ten department the past year, will con-
duct the observation class and give
instruction in primary methods and
elementary pedagogy Prof. Benjamin
II. OFT will teach grammar, geogra-
ply and physiology; Miss Eleanor A.
Thomas will have charge Of arithme-
tic, United States history and civics;
and Miss Helen G. Carrick will in
struct in reading, orthography and
grammar.
The aim of the summer session. as
stated in the bulletins Is. to meet the
needs of the greatest possible num-
Der of teachers and others. While the
needs of teachers will occupy first
place, nevertheless those who do not
expect to teach will have the best of
opportunities in several important
grammar grades and high school
branches. An effort will be made to
meet the needs of the greatest possi.
BILE number of such students. Many
will want to begin new branches while
many others will want to review
branches previously taken or make up
work that they have begun. The char
acter of the instruction and the ar
rangement Of the program will afford
all such persons the best opportuni-
ties.
Special advantages will be offered
teachers who wish to prepare for a
first grade teachers certificate. In
algebra. physics and advanced peda'
gogy there will be two recitations a
day throughout the eight weeks; In
botany there will be two recitations
a day the first four-weeks, and In
zoology there will be the same mum.
ber of recitations day the second
four-weeks. There will be one reel
tation a day in civil government
throughout the eight weeks. Similar
advantages will be offered those who
wish to prepare for any other grade
of certificate. In all there will
| twenty.nine recitations day, thus
giving each one an opportunity to
take those studies that he needs. A
special effort will be made to meet
the desires Of rural teachers. Several
recitations day will occur in the
common branches, and in connection
with the instruction given, the method
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05

OF teaching these branches will be
discussed.
A feature Of the work which will
appeal to large number OF teachers
is that In pedagogy and methods.
Since the session Of last year there
has been growing demand for more
professional work and to meet this
demand several new features have
been introduced. There will be three
classes a day in pedagogy In which
the general problems connected with
teaching and managing a school room
Will be discussed. Such study is val.
liable, but. the teachers Of New Mex
leo. according to the bulletin, need
something that Is more concrete and
directly applicable to their work. An
observation class will accordingly be
formed under the instruction Of Miss
McCrickett, who will give regular pri.
mary instruction. This instruction
will be carefully reviewed and dis.
cussed by Miss McCrickett with the
teachers who observed 1t. The In
struction Of this class, however, will
not be confined to the work done In
the observation class, but will be car.
ried forward into other studies by the
discussion Of the principles underly-
Ing the teaching of those branches.
Certificates Of proficiency will
Sqstfsd to all thosc who attain, a. cred.
liable standing In the eight weeks
work offered in any branch. and credit
will be given In the courses of the
regular session for work done in the
summer session. The regular text.
books used in the Normal will be
rented to the students Of the summer
session at a merely nominal fee to
cover wear. The physical and biologi.
cal laboratories, the library and the
reading room will be open for the use
Of students and every facility will be
provided for making the instruction
systematic and thorough. Work >
gun in the summer session can be
finished in the regular session or
through the home-study department OF
the Normal. By this plan student.
teachers will be able to get full credit
for all work done in residence or at
home.
The bulletin states significantly
"The spirit with which student en-
ters upon his work has much to dc
with the benefit he derived from 1t. II
he comes with the determination te
apply himself to his studies, and tc
undertake only as much as he can dc
well, he will accomplish the best re
suits. The policy Of the school IL
to have students take only as many
studies as they can carry satisfactori
ly. In all branches the recitation plan
will be carried out-lessons will
assigned and regular preparation will
be required. Four prepared recita
| tions will regularly be considered as
constituting an individual daily pro
gram. Recitations in all branches
except those In observation and pri
mary methods, will be considered pre-
M rod racitatiOna"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05

Il would be better policy TO reclaim
land at a cost Of $52 an acre that
would be worth 800 when brought In
than It would be to reclaim land at
cost Of $25 an acre that would nev
be worth more than $50.
The action of the secretary OF the
interior Is necessary to authorize the
building Of the reservoir. and his sup
port is an important and essential
part.
However, an agent must be sent
from the interior department to look
into the question Of title, the matter of
private rights must be settled and the
federal government must be assur-
ed beyond peradveture of complete
legal title to all the lands under the
proposed reservoir.
OF course. the government Will have
clear field in this matter. No pri-
vate owner, ii may be confidently as
sumed, will feel like interposing any
hold-up schemes, and no one will be
inclined to postpone the achievement
of so important public good by any
unfounded legal claims. Indeed, so
I! thoroughly interested are the citizens
of Las Vegas over the project thai the
town would not be livable for anyone
who attempted to retard its advance
ment.
1t may be expected that the remain
ing steps necessary to the elimination
of the reservoir plan will be taken as
soon as possible and that ii won't be
! many months before the work of con.
struction Is fairly launched. Sa
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05

The above gratifying message was
received yesterday afternoon by The
Optic too late for publication yester.
day. Messages of similar purport
were received by Messrs. Chas Rob-
bins and A. A. Jones. Nothing that
has been heard in Las Vegas for a
long time gives more cause for opti-
mism than the information concerning
the reservoir. II is true that the ac
quiescence of the secretary Of the in
terror does not place the certainty Of
the carrying out Of the project beyond
doubt, but 1t is a long step in ad-
vance.
The reclamation board of engineer S
passed upon the Las Vegas project.
Authorization. however, must eminate
from the secretary of the interior
The official. as The Optic was inform
ed some time ago by Oliver f. Crom
well, the Washington capitalist who
is near neighbor Of Secretary Hitch
cocks, was inclined to hold up the
enterprise for a time at least, on ac
count of the high price per acre of
reclamation. The committee tina,
went to Washington was provided
with statistics to show that every
of the land had already been subscrib
ed for ensuring the government the
speedy return of it's outlay, and that
there are excellent home markets fol
every dollars worth of product.
On the ground that they had no diff
Guilty in convincing the secretary tha
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05
Ripley Says Ten Million
Will Be Spent on Cutoff

the running time OF trains, The west,
ern end OF the cutoff will be at lielen,
about twenly.seycn miles south Of Al
buquerque, while the eastern end win
be al Texico, in Texas. n station OIL
the company's line running north and
south between Kansas and the Pecos
valley in New Mexico.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05
Investigating Committee to
Make Thorough Overhauling

ing its work as rapidly as possible
and thoroughly. My letter to Mr..
Alexander. on April s, which was
made public. fixed the scope and char
acter of the investigation from which
there will be no deviation
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05

NEW YORK, May 5.--Henry G..
Frick, on leaving the city today for
Pittsburg to spend Sunday. being ask
ed as to work of the investigating
committee of the Equitable life as
surance society said:
"The investigating committee is do
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05

SAN FRANCISCO. May 5.--Pres.
dent Il, +. Ripley of tho Santa Fe
who is still on the coas', has an
nounced that there will be spent by
the company sio,00O,ooo In buildina
the new ,cut.ott for the company's
overland line TO California In order Ia
avoid the mountain grades and reduce
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05

have been abandoned The presi-
dent will hunt from the present cam
today and tomorrow and will tn.
come to Glenwood Springs via New
castle.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05
President Baked by Heavy Storms

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, May s.
The presidents hunting plans are
again changed, this time by heavy
storms. Plans for moving the camp
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05

round bout before the Haves valley
club. Britt is a strong favorite in
the betting, $40 to 81 being given in
his favor The grand jury. has
given instructions for no open
betting. but it is not believed there
will bAany interference with the fight.
Both men are trained to the hour
and each is confident of victory.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05
Britt and White
To Fight Tonight

SAN FRANCISCO, May after
many ups and downs Jimmy Britt
and Jabez White, the English cham.
pion, are to meet tonight in twenty
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05
ed wagons.
Several Men Injured.

ed wagons.
Several Men Injured.
CHICAGO, May 5.-Several men
were hurt in a riot today on Dearborn
street near Nineteenth. One man had
his head cut open by a baseball bat
and may die. The police found II inn
possible to arrest everyone following
the wagons of the Employers Tea
ing company. but succeeded in forcing
passage for the caravan.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05

where she knew Brigham Young.
She crossed the Sangre de Christie
range to California on a mule and
from San Francisco went to New York
by steamer across the isthmus She
had lived in Trinidad since 1863.
Mrs. Ida Anna Rivenburg, nee Ba
con, died in Santa Fe, Wednesday
morning of gangrene, following the
of the left lower limb
three days prior for blood poisoning.
Mrs. Rivenberg was president of the
Woman's board Of trade and an active
leader in all movements for the bet
terment of Santa Fe. She was q ma
tive of Iowa City, Iowa. where she
was born forty,eight years ago, anG
was a graduate of the Kansas Sta"
normal school.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-05
Pleasing Assurances Regard.
ing Las Vegas Reservoir
Messrs Pierce and Kelly Telegraph That Secre-
tary Of Interior is Heartily Enthusiastic and
Will Push Enterprise.
LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC:

LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC:
WASHINGTON, MAY p. M.-WE HAVE SECURED PROM
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, ETHAN ALLEN HITCH
COCK WILL VEGAS RESERVOIR PROJECT
NE Is VERY GREATLY INTERESTED AND We HAVE THE MOST
SATISFACTORY ASSURANCE HIS HEARTlEsT SUPPORT
H. w. KELLY, r. II. PIERCE
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-18
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
SPECIAL LOW RATES.
SUMMER SEASON 1905.

Asbury Park, N. J.-Natioual Educa-
cational Association. Tickets on
sale July /. ? and 3, good returning
until July 10, inclusive.
Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean City,
and Sea Isle City, N. j. Ocean CITY,
I'D, and Rehoboth Beach. Del
Special excursions operated June
%, July 6 and 20, August 3, II and
81. Tickets good sixteen days.
Baltimore, rld.-United Society Chris
tan Endeayor, July to TO-
Buffalo. N. Y.-Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks, Grand Lodge,
July Ills.
Denver, Col.-Epworth League. Very
Low Rates. Tickets on sale June
80 to July 3, good returning until
July II, inclusive
Denver, Col.-G A. r Eucampment,
September Al.
Portland, re-Lewis & Clark Cen
tennial Exposition, June October
Is.
Special announcements from time
to time.
For detailed information call on or
address Ticket Agents Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-18
GeOrEie'N POETIC Thought.

Two threeyearOlds, frankie and
George, We're one glorious spring
morning admiring a magnificent bed OF
pansies upon which hundreds of bios
SONS We're turned to the eastern sun
The children We're looking into the
pansy faces with tireless interest and
delight when frankie discovered bud
and exclaimed:
Here one amt dot her eyes open
yet"
George, bending over, examined ii
gravely, then in voice full Of sympa-
thy said:
: Poor little blind pansyw
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-18
The Pie dge.

I WHENEVER you have crost your
M heart an hoped to die an zen
w You go an tell a secret at you
said you won't, an when
No matter even if your sweetheart asts
you to-you tell
What you have crost your heart about an
swOred you'd keep it well.
You'll never get believed again, no matter
what you do;
Nobody ever trusts you, an the boys all
lay LOT you
Whenever you 80 fishin', an they never
go along,
'Cuz if you cross your heart an tell it is
a dreadful wrong.
Onct Henry Bemis told me Of a little boy
he knew
Who crost his heart an hoped to die an
swore he'd keep it true
An went an told the teacher what he
crost his heart about
Ist 'cuz he was a toady. an the boys all
found it out
Sos after that they hated him. an when
they're in crowd
An he I'D come around they'd call him
"tattle tale" out loud
An all of EN- would go away an Henry
Bemis said
He bet he was 50 lonesome at he almost
wished he's dead
'Cuz when you cross your heart it is the
sOlumeSteSt thing
AT you can do. an even if you was a
mitey king
An crost your heart an hoped to die you
wouldn't never dast
To tell what some one told YOU, but you'd
have to keep it fast
An locked up in your secret breast till
him at told you said
He'd take the cross offn your heart. or
else at he was dead
An ZEN it wouldn't matter. but as long as
he was mum
You'd never dast to tell it even to your
dearest Chum,
j. w Foley in New York Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-18
ORDER NISI.

Austin Brown. Assignee, VS.. Henry Brown
and Rebecca Brown, his wife, MortgagOrs.
No. 1880 Equity in the Circuit Court for Gar
rett County. Maryland.
Ordered. this 3rd day of May, in the
year nineteen hundred and five, by the
Circuit Court for Garrett county. sitting in
equity, that the sale made and reported in
the above cause by Austin Brown, Assignee
for the purpose of foreclosure of the mort
gage, in the above entitled cause, be ratified
and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the End day
of June, next; provided copy of this order
be published i'll some newspaper published
in Garrett county, once week for three
successive weeks before the 26th day of May,
1908.
The report states the amount Of sale to be
$3.50.
E. Z. TOWER, Clerk.
True Copy-test:
EZ. TOWER, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-18
Notice To
Tax Payers!

This is to notify the tax payers Of Garrett
county that the Annual Levy for 1905 has
been made and published, and to call their
attention to the following abstract, Section
45, Chapter 566, Acts of 1890 relating to the
discount to be allowed and the interest to
be charged on all tax bills:
"All county taxes shall be due and payable
on the first day of September next succeed
ing the date of the levy thereof, and all
county taxes paid ON or before the 1st day of
September discount Of per cent shall be
allowed, and after the first day of January
all taxes shall bear interest at the rate of G
interest on the tax bills for county purposes
regularly in the manner aforesaid and shall
note the same upon his books and upon the
receipt given for taxes so paid. But the dis
count shall not be allowed unless the whole
amount of State and county taxes are paid
when same is made.
g3t e. A. WIENER, Treasurer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-18
AS an Offset.

why shorid governments interest
themselves in the healthfulness or IN
healthfulness of the food the people
eat?" asked the man with the thirst for
knowledge.
"For the reason replied the man
with the information to give out, chat
when wars, automobiles and grade
crossing accidents are doing so much
to reduce the population of the earth
something has got to be done to main
tain the equilibrium. "-Chicago Trib-
me
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-18
Road Petition.

This is TO give notice that tile Undersigned
viii make application to the Board of COun-
ty Commissioners of Garrett County. Mary
land within thirty days after the first publ
cation of this notice for the appointment of
viewers to view and locate a new public
county road beginning for the same at Kitz-
millersville, Md, and running then ce
through the properties of j. II. Rafter and
Potomac Manor, to the town of Gleason,
connecting at that place with the road lead
Ing in from West Virginia, in District No l3.
a distance of 3 miles.
GLEASON COAL x COKECO.
:. +. SHELLY. Supt.
!. II. RAFTER,
J. +. CHAPPELI.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-18
Administrators Notice.

This is to give notice. That the subscribers,
OF Garrett county, hath obtained from the
Orphans Court of Garrett county. in Mary
land, Letters OF Administration on the per
SOnal estate OF
JACOB P. GAUER,
late Of Garrett county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated to
the subscribers. on or before the 25th day OF
october next; they may otherw Use by law
be excluded from all benefit of saiQ estate. All
persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under our hands this 25th day of
April. 1905.
w. B. HUTSON,
A. :. TEATS,
Administrators.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-18
Executors Notice. !

This is to give notice. That the subscriber,
OF Garrett County, hath obtained from the
Orphans Court Of Garrett County. i'll Mary
land. Letters Testamentary on the personal
estate of Alden c. DuckwOrth late of Garrett
County, deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof
legally authenticated to the subscriber, on
or before the 10Th day of October next; they
may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All persons knowing
themselves indebted to said estate a re
quested to make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 18th day of
April, 1905.
FLOYD DUCRWORTH.
Executor,
WeSternpOrt, Nd.
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GEORGE ". KITZMILLER.
Administrators Notice.

This is to give notice, That the subscribers
hath obtained from the Orphans Court OF
Garrett County. in Maryland. letter of Ad-
miniStration on the personal estate of
JOHN J. GLASS,
late OF Somerset county, Pa, deceased. All
persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with
vouchers thereof legally authenticated to
the subscribers on or before the 18th day of
October next; they may otherwise by law
beeXcluded from all benefit ofsaid estate. All
persons showing themselves indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under our hands this 18th day OF
April. 1905
NORVAL SPEELMAN
Guard, Md,
EDW RID II. SINCELL,
Oakland, Nd.
81 Administrators