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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06

This time il Is Frank Potter. bandit.
First he was supposed to be BLACK
Bob' McManus, cattle detective. He
was brought to Trinidad in irons by
Sheriff Farr, of Huerfano county, as
&. w. Franks, last surviving member
OF the BLACK Jack" Ketcham gang of
train robbers and murderer of Sheriff
Ed Farr at the battle of the Cimarron.
Now, according to the federal Off
GERS, he is Frank Potter, who as a
member OF the Hawkins gang, assisted
in the robbery of the postoffice at Fort
Sumner, NJ NJ, In 1902 and killed Fe-
lipe Beaubien. Mexican lad who re-
sisted the robbers.
McManus, Franks or Potter, what
ever his name is, has been In jail at
Ration ever since his arrest. The
Huerfano county officers are still posi-
tive that he Is really Franks hut were
willing to turn him over to the federal
officers for trial first The federal
authorities are searching for one John
Howry. formerly a wealthy New Mex
leo cattleman, who Is supposed to
have left the territory on account OF
threats by the Hawkins gang to iden-
tify the prisoner.
Henry Hawkins. leader of the gang,
Frank Isbell and four other members
are serving life sentences. McManus'
ct cetera, Is supposed to be the las;
surviving member of that crowd also,
but he still insists that he is McManu'
and no one else.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
p,vi.ion point Temporarily.

AS announced In The Optic an
evening or two ago. Conductor Frank
Summers OF this city has gone up 70
Trinidad, Colo. where he will act as
assistant to Trainmaster Merrifeld OF
Ration.
Until the congestion Of freight traf-.
fic between La Junta an dLas Vegas
has been relieved. Trinidad will be .
frefght dfyision point oaa'the T. Santa.
Fe and about dozen freight crews
will make their headquarters In that
city until this temporary arrangement
ends. The road regularly handles
about fifteen freight trains a day
through there and during the recent
bloskade all the business was suspend
ed. Every yard from La Hunta to Al
buquerque IS full Of freight trains.
The first freight began to 90 through
last Monday. but 1t was found that
there was SO much OF congestion
that the present move was necessary.
Dance Last Night.
Almost hundred people attended
the dance at the opera house last
night, given as benefit for the base
ball team. The music. furnished by
the Symphony orchestra, was OF the
finest kind and the roomy floor had
been placed In ideal condition for
dancing. The young people danced
until long after midnight, enjoying
every fleeting moment.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
Preparation for Dr., Francis Smiley

Nary; usher committee, II. o. Brown.
The canvassing committee is the only
one that has been completed. It con-
sists of Messrs. Larkin, Houf and
Eitelgoerge, in addition to the chair
man.
The executive committee will meet
tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in the
Baptist church to make further ar
rangements and to consider the mat
ter of committee workers.
DR.. Smiley is to be In Las Vegas
from. May 30 to June 4. The Episco-
pal, Baptist, Presbyterian and Metho-
dist churches will unite in supporting
his series of meetings. The gentle
man is one of the most successful
church workers in the nation and
great results have attended his west
ern campaign.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
Railroad Officials Here
Gen. Mgr. Hurley and Gen.
Supts. Cain and Fox Reach
Las Vegas by Special Train
and Go South.

General Manager J. E. Hurley ar
rived in Las Vegas about o'clock
last evening from Denver and Trini-
dad, Colo, by special train, accompan-
led by Gen. Supt. d. e. Cain of the
eastern grand division, Gen. Supt. F.
G. Fox of the western grand division
and Supt F. j. Easley of the New Me
leo division, all occupying their pri.
vate cars.
The special train remained in Las
Vegas till about o'clock this morn
ing when it steamed out for the south.
Gen. Mang. Hurley is destined for I'll
Paso, stopping at intermediate points,
while the general superintendent an6
the division superintendent will likely
return to their posts Of duty, afteI
having visited Albuquerque and per
haps Santa Fe.
Mr.. Hurley was warmly greeted and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
The Federation Dance.

There is every reason to give as
surance that the dance and card party
at Rosenthal hall next Monday even
will be especially practiced and pre-
numbers and Of enjoyment, The music
vii 'be especially practiced and pre-
pared for the occasion, and as the
money netted from the dance will 20
towards furnishing books for the Ii.
brary. the object as well rs the attrac.
tive features Of the entertainment II,
self will induce large number ID
attend. A large part Of the proceeds
will go towards the purchase of chill.
dren's books.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06

NEWCASTLE, Colo, May 6.-The
president and his hunting party ar
rived at Newcastle on horseback at
1890 this afternoon. They started at
once for Glenwood Springs. The ride
will take about two hours. A train
was offered the party but the presl-
dent preferred his horse. The presi-
dent said to the newspaper men: I'VE
had good luck, we got ten bears"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06

He took occasion to deny the author
ship Of special crimes laid at his door
and expressed wish to have chance
to live down his past life. e. A. Cud-
ahy, who paid $25,O00 ransom for the
return of his son and who offered :
large reward for the capture OF Grove
at the time, said today that II Grove
should surrender or be captured ne
would lend all the assistance In his
power to prosecute him.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
Considerable Excitement in
Chicago Relative to Act Of
Strike Sympathizer.
u. S. EXPRESS co.
WAGON THE VICTIM
But Whereas one Report Speaks
of Deadly Machine, Another
Describes u Harmless
Blue Powder.

CHICAGO. May 6.--Suspected of
having thrown bomb under a u.
s. express wagon, julius Hildebrand
Is under arrest charged with deadly
assault, He is also accused of violat-
ing ipjunctions of the United States
circuit court. The alleged boom
throwing occurred last night at Des
PLANES and Van Buren, streets.
Story Denied
The story of dynamite bomb, hurl-
ed at United States express wagon
at west Van Buren and Desplaines
streets last night is denied by Special
Agent Eddy Of the express company,
who says no bomb, but a wagon was
injured.
Three arrests were made. including
Julius Hildebrand, but the latter was
the only one held.
Special agent Eddy says: "The
alleged boom was nothing but blue
powder inclosed in breakable bag.
1t was thrown al one of our wagons
and struck the side of the seat. The
blue powder was bespattered on one
of the drivers. but he was not hurt.
Two Of our secret service men wit
messed the act from the sidewalk and
later arrested Hildebrand. He will
be prosecuted for violating the United
States injunction"
No Need Of Troops.
CHICAGO, May G-Governor De
neen and Mayor Dunno had a talk
over the long distance telephone to-
day and the mayor assured the gov
ernor that everything was quiet and
there was no need of the militia. The
city and county authorities claim to
have the situation well in hand. Sher-
iff Barrett now hnn ssdeputies.
white, who are aidf1E 1000 policemen
on strike duty. Many additional wag-
ons were moved today and delivers
down town and in the residence dis
tricts were largely increased
Threats of the police to arrest those
who follow escorted wagons had an
excellent effect. A sympathetic strike
of tug men which will interfere with
coal deliveries on the river was the
only addition today to the ranks of {
strikers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06

most heartily congratulated upon his
promotion 10 the present high and ~.
sponsible position In the railroad
world by the citizens OF Las Vegas.
among whom he lived for many years
and by whom he IL held In high
esteem.
Likewise Mr. Fox who made his
home in this city for several years as
division superintendent was showered
with congratulations upon his
tendent
General regret is expressed that Mr.,
Cain Is TO 60 elsewhere to take po'
sltion and he himself regrets to leave
this particular part OF the great south
west with the progress and develop
ment of which he has been closely
identified in his official capacity al
general superintendent OF the western
grand division at La Junta. Colo.
Gen. Mang. Hurley Is the same GEL
ial gentleman as of yore and that
hearty grasp Of the hand, characteris'
tic of him. is given in every hand.
shake he makes. When asked regard
ing the purpose Of his trip, the general
manager replied that It was one of in
vestigation solely. No definite plans
for contemplated railroad work other
than the Belen cutoff had as yet been
formulated, though 1t is well in hand,
and, once begun, will be pushed vIgor
ously to completion. Mr.. Hurley re-
marked incidentally to an Optic re-
porter that he had been SO busily en-
gagged in his manifold duties as gener
al superintendent Of the eastern grand
division that he had had little time tc
think of anything else. Though mas
ter Of every detail OF railroad work
and management and reservoir
energy" as Treasurer Wilder of the
Santa Fe remarked in the interview
which appeared in this paper las'
evening. yet Mr. Hurley is not thor
oughly familiar and in touch with the
arduous and onerous duties of his new
position. But he will soon master the
situation and his directing hand viii
shortly be felt in the affairs OF the
Santa Fe system. There are no such
words as "fair and cannot" in his
vocabulary.
Mr.. Fox remarked to party o.
friends who were chatting with hin
at the depot that he was simply out or
the road getting the hearings" ant
looking over the situation generally
He had nothing to say about the in
tentions of the Santa Fe company II
these or other parts. though Mr.. Hur
ley referred to him as the proper MAJ
to give out the information sought.
The visit of these gentlemen to La
Vegas had been anticipated for sever
al days, though the time of the arriva
of their special train was not definite
|ly known to the people of Las Vega
who expect much at the hands OF tn
new regime of the Santa Fe road.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06

NEW YORK, May Ga handsome
woman, about twenty-eight, supposed
10 be the wife of J. w. Gray of New
Orleans, committed suicide by shoot
ing. in room in Hotel Imperial. She
came to the hotel accompanied by
man who registered J. w. Gray and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
President Breaks Mountain Camp

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, May c.
Word was received here this morning
that President Roosevelt and party
have started for Newcastle and will
reach that place about noon. They
broke camp early. At Newcastle the
party will board the private car Rock.
ct and come TO this place, The pres.
ident will remain here till Monday
morning when he will start east,
making his first stop at Denver.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
Terrific Storm Sweeps Indian Territory

At that place nearly every building
is reported wrecked a special from
Welch, |. r., says terrific storm swept
over that part of the territory and
that several persons were injured. In
the central and northern part of the
territory the worst rain in years was
experienced Crops were ruined and
many homes in the low-lying country
were flooded.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06

MUSCOGEE, |. r., May 6.--Several
persons are reported killed, many in
jured and much damage wrought to
property as a result OF a fierce WIND
and rain storm in various parts of
Indian Territory. Wires are down and
names and details are lacking.
At Owl, twenty-five miles south
west of South McAlister, eight are
said to be killed and n dozen injured.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
Fatal Wreck

PHILADELPHIA, May "a freight
train of the Philadelphia & Reading
crashed into trolley car at crossing
in the northeastern section of the city
today. It is reported several persons
are killed and all other passengers In
the car were injured.
The body of an unknown woman
was recovered from the wreck. The
police say they believe several bodies
are under the wreckage.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
May Use Highways

TOPEKA. kas.. May 6.--The su.
preme court today decided that the
Kansas Natural gas company can
build its pipe lines along public
highways so long as 1t does not OBJ
struct the highways. The decision is
a hard blow for the Kansas gas Pro.
tective association, organized for the
purpose of. keeping the gas In gas
counties exclusively
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
Good Words From English
For Ambassador Choate

ambassadors valedictory In terms of
eulogy and express pleasure with the
tone of the other speeches, all of
which testified friendliness for Ameri.
ca and personal regard for the ambas-
sador and thereby expressed the feel
ing of the whole country.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
Ships Make Sortie.

TOXIC. May 6.--FOur Russian tor.
pedo boat destroyers from Vladivostok
appeared westward OF Hokaido off
Sutsu yesterday. They seized a small
sailing vessel and burned 1t imprison.
Ing the captain. the crew escaped to
the shore. The vessels then disap.
peared northward. evidently returning
to Vladivostok. Although not sighted
II is believed the larger vessels of
Vladivostok accompanied the torpedo
boats, as 1t is not thought the latter
would venture across the heavy sea
which was running, unescorted. No
trace of the torpedo boats was seen
today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06
Love Lorn Southern Woman
Fires Suicidal Shot

wife, on April 20. The woman was
alone when she fred the shot and
Gray" has not since been seen. The
woman left four letters, including one
addressed to Chas. Fl. Stoneham. A
Broadway. The letters indicate she
was In love with Stoneham, but they
had misunderstanding
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06

LONDON, May 6.--Jos. II. Choate
was banqueted by the lord mayor last
night on the eve of his retirement.
The morning papers are full OF reports
of the banquet and speeches. All the
journals editorialize the American
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06

Thomas A. Lister of LordSburg was
an arrival in Albuquerque from that
town.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-06

and all the party except five were
killed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20
THE CHAUTAUQUA.

A street carnival, barbaric mon
strosity which has been much in
vogue these late years, is finding a for
midable competitor in the modern
Chautauqua, which combines in a
healthy and elevating way the recrea-
ton, instruction and intellectual food
which the average community needs.
It is of interest to know thar where
conducted In businessiike way they
have nearly all paid out and in many
cases have left nice surplus to In
sure another Chautauqua next year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20
II. l.. COFFEEN
REAL ESTATE DEALER.

Has bargains in land near DEBORAH,
also in other parts OF Winneshiek County.
He can give you as good bargains on
Dakota or Wisconsin lands as any dealer
in the state. Office with c. S. Boice
over Reeds Hardware Store. References
those to whom he has sold land. Call on
hin,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20
A "BRorHER TO THE OK.


As compared with the wage received
by his class in all other countries the
wage Of the American laborer Is on a
high plane. The most common unskilled
laborers-the diggers of dirt, the shovel
brigade-are nowhere being paid less
than $1.75 per day, many of them
working only eight hours and many
getting 81. While q few Of the things
which such q man will have to buy are
slightly higher in this country than In
other countries, he still Is able with
such wage to have better food, better
clothing and better home than his
fellow workmen in any country on
earth, while his family Is in every way
better cared for and educated. A Bo-
hemian not long from the fatherland
has done a good many days work for
US. It is always $1.75 for each day,
and yet this man tells us that he never
earned to exceed 40 cents for the same
class Of work in Bohemia. Here he
has meat three times a day at one
half the price in that country, his chill
dren are having the benefit OF the pub
lie school, he lives in a comfortable
home and not howell, he is constantly
adding to his savings in the bank. In
tellectualiy and physically the man is
not very far removed himself from
Markham's brother to the OK" but
the next generation will show a
marked Improvement, and a hundred
years from now some great mans ped
igree will run up against this crude
ancestor who gladly and well did the
dirty work Of life in the dawn Of the
twentieth century for $1.75 per day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

A marvellous development of the
country Is going on in western Canada.
Here is an empire Of the most fertile
soil on earth. specially fitted for the
production of all our cereals. with the
exception Of corn. There are condi-
lions Of soil and climate In that coun-
try which assure the most perfect de-
velopment Of wheat, barley, oats and
fax, insuring such q yield of these
crops as even the palmiest days Of
the western United States have never
equaled. The news is abroad and is
verified that the first crop on these
Canada lands will pay for the land
and all costs Of producing the crop.
This opportunity has much to do with
the evident loss Of rural population In
the central western states. for 1t y I'M
possible to keep men out Of country
where thirty bushels Of No. hard
wheat can be raised to the acre and
where TIE acre can be bought fof $40
or SIS ...as sa ~Ai~
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

The second crop Of clover, If cut for
hay and not for seed, should be saved
for the milk COW. the breeding ewes
and sows. 1t is an excellent milk pro-
ducing food and can be fed to the ami
mails named to greater profit than to
any others on the farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

There Is a world Of difference In She
texture Of meats. That Of the old ami
NAL will always be fibrous and coarse.
no matter how well the animal is fat
tened, while that Of the young animal
will be tender
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

There are lots of men just as greedy
to hold their farm produce for still
higher prices when prices are almost
out of sight as when their stuff was
selling below the cost Of production.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

The cement silo is here and is prov
Ing an unqualified success. 1t is cheap,
ii is durable and substantial, and will
we believe, prove to be the coming
material for silo construction.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

Where the milk cow is out getting
her living In the stalk field and the
hen is roosting in the cottonwood tree
by the barn there the dairy and poul-
try business doesn't pay, and the mort
gage on the place is quite likely to be
sized up by the amount the owner can
borrow on his land.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

We again wish to remark that where
the Wealthy apple will do well it Is
the best favored, most productive and
best all round apple in America toc$y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

If workingman with family to
support can manage to get hold of a
good garden, pig, COW and twenty
hens he has more than half solved the
problem of living for his family. This
fact should receive more attention than
1t does as one way to get the poor
man on his financial feet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

If the second crop Of clover Is suf-
ficiently fortified so that each head
will show an average of nine seeds it
will pay to cut the crop for seed; other
wise 1t will not. The per cent Of seed
contained may be determined before
the crop natures for seed and when it
may be most profitably cut for hay
should the fertilization prove imper-
feet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

Flesh food forms good nutritious
ration for the man who works hard
with his hands, but the man of seden-
tary habits will enjoy much better
health if he eats as little meat as pos
sible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

We are frequently asked when post
timber should be cut to insure the
greatest durability for the posts. The
consensus of experience shows that
post timber cut in July or August and
thoroughly seasoned before being used
will greatly outlast that cut during the
winter and set In the ground the next
spring.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

We would not try to raise turkeys on
the farm unless we lived at least one
half mile from a neighbor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

We give constant reminder in these
notes up to the middle of October to
the effect that the seed corn for next
year should be gathered, hung up and
curing before that date. 1t is a good
thing to test the seed corn, but it is
sure thing to pick the corn by that
time and dry It properly, when every
kernel will terminate next spring.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

It is opportune just now to say a
word about the fall planting Of fruit
trees. The word is, don't do it, at
least north Of the fortieth degree of lat
ftude. II the trees are bought in the
fall, It is better to heel them in and
plant in the spring. Northern winters
are apt to be very cold and dry and
will, the tree having no hold in the soil,
simply freeze and dry out every bit Of
sap before spring.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

There is great reluctance to adopt
the wide tired wagon for heavy haul
Ing on our dirt roads, and 1t grows
largely out Of the fact that men, as
they run, have an ingrained dislike TO
contribute anything toward the I'M
provement of the roads when their
neighbors will not do their share. The
general use of the drag and the wide
tired wagon on all earth roads will
revolutionize them and keep them for
nine months in the year as fine as any
asphalt pavement. We would favor a
specific tax on the use of the narrow
tired wagon, or, what would amount
to the same thing, tax exemption on
all wide tired ones. The cities geneN
ally prohibit by ordinance the use Of
narrow tired wagons on the streets,
and tires less than four inches In width
are seldom seen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

The cost of keeping the dairy cow
q year in the eastern states is at least
$40 more than 1t Is In the west. The
western dairyman has much cheaper
hay, cheaper bran and pasture, and he
gets the same freight rate for the ship
ment Of his butter In Iowa that his
competitor on Vermont dairy farm
does. The western dairyman has q
snap Is he chooses to avail himself Of
It, but 30 many dairymen have money
In the bank that they say they will not
milk COWS.