Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
THE TERRITORY
Difficult Operation.

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DR.. w. s. Connect Of Ration and DR..
Blair OF Trinidad performed an opera
tion for appendicitis on Mrs. Edward
w. Fulguhm last week. The operation
was a somewhat delicate one but 1t
seems to have been In every way sue
cessful and every indication Is favor
able for a speedy and satisfactory re-
covery.
Prof. Twininq VIII Leave.
Professor r. w. Twining, principal
OF the Santa Fe high school, has de-
cided not to apply again for his posi-
and will locate elsewhere. Professor
Twining has been an excellent teacher
and Santa Fe regrets to have him go.
Both he and Mrs. Twining took an
active part in the social and church
life Of the city and made a host Of
friends.
Not suicide.
The ~coroner's jury In the case Of
Mrs. Lizzie Decker, who came to her
death at her home In Albuquerque on
Monday evening from a gunshot wound
In the head, met yesterday In the Of
flee Of Justice George r. Craig, who
conducted the inquest. Several wit
nesses were examined and at the close
the jury brought In a verdict OF acct
dental shooting. There was no evf-
dence Of any nature adduced at the
inquest which tended to show premedf-
tated suicide. The husband took the
remains to the old home at Hartford,
Mo-, for interment.
Heavy Storm.
The first severe thunder storm OF
the season ragged in the north and east
OF Albuquerque Thursday night, but
not a drop of rain fell In the city. Re.
ports from Isleta and points further
north indicate that the rainfall was
terrific for an hour or so and a very
heavy storm, illummined by almost con.
tinuous and vivid lightning, was plain.
ly visible to the north. II appeared to
pass over to the southeast Of the city
and apparently was extremely heavy
In the vicinity Of Sandia and Manzano
mountains.
Right to be Heard.
In the district court at Albuquerque
Judge Ira A. Abbott heard the quo
warranto proceedings Of Modesto c..
Ortiz, the recently dethroned super
visor OF Bernalillo county. against the
board of county commissioners Of Ber
nalilio county. While final decision
In the case has not been handed down
the Judge clearly showed what his de-
cision in the case will be. The court
stated that the board of county COM
missioners had no power of removal of
a county officer without first giving no
tice and having a thorough hearing Of
the charges.
Soon to be Opened.
The miners hospital the territorial
Instituted located at Ration, for the
building aud maintenance of which
5000 acres of government land has
been set aside, and from the sale OF
which a fund of AT least $4,000 will
be realized. Is now completed so far as
Il Is expected to build at the presen,
time with the exception Of the install.
alton OF the heating plant, and this
will be put In and the house furnished
and opened for sick and disabled min.
ers probably WITHIN the next two
months, or as soon as the $1,000 ap
propriated by the Legislature has been
paid over TO the trustees.
inspection Trip
A party, including members of the
house and senate committees on irri
cation OF arid lands. left Kansas Cit,
Mt II o'clock yesterday for the west OF
an inspection Of the lands the govern
ment is i~rrigating. c. J. Blanchard