Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-14

Burlington In a little town In Illinois,
He war with the Burlington for two
years. then took a position as chief
dispatcher on the Union Pacific which
he held for a year and a half. He has
been with the Santa Re for fifteen
years acting In the capacity II dis
patcher aud other similar positions,
lie was division superintendent Of the
Santa Re In Wichita from 1897 Il
1900. lie was transferred To Newton
when the division offices were trans
ferred 10 that point and remained
there for about a year and a half. He
was then made superintendent OF the
Chicago division OF the Santa Fe and
remained In Chicago about the same
length of time. He was transferred
10 Pueblo as division superintendent
Of the Pueblo division and remained
there but a short time when he was
appointed general superintendent Of
the Colorado n Southern with head.
quarters AZ Denver. and later appoint.
ed general manager Of the Fort Worth
and Denver with headquarters az Fort
Worth. where he remained until he
was offered the present position Of
general superintendent Of the Rock Is.
land Of all lines west Of the Missouri
river with the exception Of the Choc.
taw division.
o~verhauled FIGURING Mill.
Tho John Becker Co, of Ba,ea,
have recently overhauled the.- nom.
Ing mill al that point and have erect.
ed a power house 40x3S feet OF brick,
and have a new engine and boiler
on the tracks there ready TO install.
will be grinding New Mexico wheat
into -four In the next few weeks and
doing custom work for the ranchers
in the vicinity OF Belen.
Cut the Weeds.
Cut the weeds about your premises
II you have not already done so, and
encourage your neighbor to do the
same thing, suggests the Demine
Headlight. This Is very necessary
, for the general health Of the com
munity. as there is more danger In
|, the innocent looking weeds than one
can image. Besides. there Is 10th
I ing more unsightly to "A stranger
e than to 20 into a town and see a 10
of weeds along the streets or GOV
ering vacant lots.
Although 4 few friends had beer
told the secret the General nuh'f
was treated 70 n surprise at Roswell
when r.. I. DeArcv. tn" nnnnlar an'
accommodating agent for the West
err Union Teleoraph companv return
cd from p vacation trip ant
brought with him a bride. He wa
married two weeks ago At his olt
bono. Girard. .Kas, to Miss Irmi
davidson "A sweetheart of years ago
An oid.Timer.
Gro Wyllvs = an nld-timer II
Now Ne"tao who ie moi eligible Il
m~nmbership IN the Old Settlers so
cietv - Chavos county. says the ROs
wei, Pocord. Mr. WHY'S came Il
Santa Fe on the 9th dav of Nav, 1880
He has been In Roswell a little owe
seven years and has been a leader II
Dolitics and business. Mr.. WHY'S i
n Virginian and is a right pyeart'
booster for the city Of Roswell. serv
Ing IN the city council and acting a!
%nres,dent OF the same in the absenc'
or the mayor. He is deputy count!
treasurer.
Delighted With New Mexico.
DR.. r. l.. Bright Of Beaumont. Tex.
surgeon of the A.. r. & s. F. railwa,
AT Beaumont, and also surgeon fol
: the Kirby Lumber company OF tina
:. lefty. was in the city yesterday says
Fridays Albuquerque Journal, ant
= left last night for a trip to San Fran
. cisco The doctor Is on his annua
. vacation. and expressed himself as
being delighted with New Mexico's
: climate and stated that on his return
trim he would try and arrange his at
: fairs so that he could remain here fol
several days.
Assaults an officer.
Ike Bass has been taken to the
Union county Jail at Clayton to await
} trial for cattle stealing. He was In
) dicted al the last term of court ant
! on Monday was arrested at Folsom
: Union county, by Deputy Sheriff John
lC. Hill. That officer turned him ovei
to John Brophy. Of the mounted police
force who went around with Bass
Trying to assist him in securing bond
HE extended all possible courtesy tc
his prisoner, but when they failed to
secure a bondsman Bass became
abusive and violent and finally had to
, be handcuffed. He then watched fol
an opportunity and finally struck
!. Policeman Brophy with his manacled
hands .i~nflicting an ugly wound above
the eye. The officers eye glasses
, were also smashed by the blow and
the pieces of glass made several ugly
. wounds. After this act. official cOur
tesv was withdrawn and the prisoner
: hurried to Clayton.
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