Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-26

Y imagining. It IL likely that he
will be examined for his insanity
with q view to determining whether
or not he b sent to the Las Vegas
asylum.
Movgo 70 ALBUQUERQUE
Rev. J. n. Oass. formerly pastor OF
the Presbyterian church Of Silver
City. ID now Synodical Missionary for
New Mexico. with headquarters In
Albuquerque. During his residence
IN Silver City MI. 0ass greatly en-
deared himself TO the people there
and be has consequently received q
warm welcome upon his return.
Since the departure Of Rev. Gass and
family from Silver City, Mrs. Gass
IN dchildren have been making their
home at Pasadena, Cal. while Mr..
0ass has been engaged IN missionary
work In this territory. They will
make their future home In Albuquer.
que. The many friends Of Mrs. Gass
win be pleased to learn that she II
enjoying exceptionally good health
Independent.
NEW NATIONAL BANK
The American National bank Will
opsn IT. doors TO the public In Hil-
City In the early part Of Febru-
ary. This announcement 10 made ~
tho result Of the visit Of Mr.. J. b.
Merndon and A. r. Kerr, Of Jackson.
Vile. Texas, who spent the greater
part Of last week Ia Silver City look.
Ing 0ver the situation and who left
Saturday evening for their homes.
Nj. Herndon 10 cashier Of the State,
National bank Of albuquerque and
Mr.. Kerr u cashier Of the First Ma
tional bank Of jacksonville, Texas,
Mr.. Kerr will return to the city a..
ter the first Of the year and make
necessary arrangements for the es-
adjustment OF the new financial In.
stitution. Texas capital Is largely
interested In the enterprise. although
quite q number Of local business men
have signlfied their intention Of taxi
Ing stock In the new bank. The new
bank will be Incorporated under the
national banking laws Of the United
States with a capital OF fifty thous.
and dollars. It's business location has
not vet been definitely decided upon,
but will be In some Of the new bust.
ness blocks on Broadway now In
course Of construction
THREE NEW AuToS-
Postmaster Robert Kellanin Of Ros-
well has received i telegram from
Acting Second Assistant Postmaster
General Stone stating that the CON.
tract for carrying the mails from kos.
well to Torrance. and from Torrance
to Roswell has been awarded 10 j.
Stockard. and that his CONTRACT
Is to begin January l. 1906, and
to June 80. 1910. covering . period OF
four and a half years. The time 80.
out In which the trips are to be maize
is so short that II a be made only
In an automobile. and It Is really the
Roswell Automobile company, Of
which Mr.. Stockard Is manager. that
has the contract.
The contract will call for a trip
each way each day. Sunday Included.
The malls are to leave Roswell at !
O'Clock that night. Going the other
way they will leave Torrance at four
In the morning and reach Roswell 1t
noon the same day. The schedule
from Roswell to Torrance II nine
hours, and from Torrance to Roswell.
which means . descent Of nearly
1000 feet. eight hours.
From Roswell to Torrance the auto
route covers III miles. but a new
route. with curves eliminated, has al.
ready been laid out that will cut the
distance to about 100 miles. There
are but two streams on the route.
Salt Creek. nineteen miles out, and
the Macho. two miles further on.
These will both be bridged for the
mail route.
Three new machines will be
hourht at once TO add to the Two
laree sized cars now IN use on the
lire. Manager Stockard will prob.
ably take a trip to Chicago and
Cleveland 70 get them within q few
drvs. with these additional machines
the line will not only be better