Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-24

"Hrite and fair. "

"Brite and fair
The weather gods have been good
and the first day Of the Meadow city's
gala week breaks just right" Presi'
dent Pierce Of the fair association de.
clared early this morning In the office
Of Secretary Fleming:
Weather. fair tonight and Tues
day" vas the announcement that came
over the telephone TO the Optic office
At one O'Clock this afternoon. The
weather was threateniSg most all Of
yesterday afternoon. but today dawned
ideal.
Rain interfered materially with che
fairs at Las Vegas In 1904 and 1905.
but those who are optimistic Of the
success Of this. the Second Annvsl
Northern New Mexico Fair and Fall
Festival. are Of the opinion that Jupi.
ter Pluvius has let up NJ last and that
as whole. IL will be remembered as
the most successful In the history of
fairs In the Meadow city.
The present week IN notable, too,
by reason Of the meeting Of the New
Mexico Bankers association. which
will hold its first annual convention
In Las Vegas ON Tuesday and We'd.
nesday aud Saturday there will he an
influx Of delegates To the territorial
republican convention.
The fair management stated this
morning that no overtures had been
made M the local merchants AZ n
whole To close their places Of business
but IL 10 expected that on Vegas Day
proprietors, managers and employees OF
Las Vegas business houses will get an
opportunity To go ont to Gallinas par X
for the biggest day Of them all. Ra.
ton. IL is said. will send goodly mum.
her on Ration Day and the excursion
rates have made Las Vegas accessible
t" the other towns within a large ra-
tius OF the Meadow city. A glance at
the hotel registers Of the different
hosielries about town discloses that
numbers at out OF town folk have ar
rived early.
Police Protection
There will be plcp, %of police pro,
lection during the gain week. Mayor
H""talt annoHlictt! this afternoon that
! Ia" police 'orc> viii Lt, increased and
while the officers will tc instructed 1r
Nerciae d''GIce Of IaNity in enfHr.
49,, t:lv D;diil"rCt lt.iHIing 10 disturb
&"c' u: the peace and Kindred often.
@tS, il" rlii"i will go on Ia arrest all
suspicious chnr~c,tr, WHO hunptn in
for tis gala week.
, Til" maSAilg an,l coufetti battles
"n Saturday evening ar" expected IA
cause III" lMlt"" 10 rlAt extreme vigil
Ance and there will be AN additional
! number of men on duty On that night
with orders To stop any attempts at
, rowdyism and arrest the guilty par
ties.
| Getting Ready For Il
! Booths are going up along the side
walks Of the city and merchants have
begun to decorate their places OF
business with flags and bunting 70,
the morrow. The carnival company
Is erecting the tents for their various
ata ations and the great scaffoldins
/ has already been erected for the free
exhibition of Reckless Russell. Elec
trio Welcome" signs are being huns
across the street and the city ha.
already taken Oh a festal appearance
The thoroughfares will be lined witt
booths and shows and the calls o
spielers, the music Of the bands, th'
entreaties Of the toy balloon men, thu
cries of hot tamales, lily white taffy
hot peanuts. red '.lemo,' cracker
Jacks, confetti, chill and hamburger!
that made old Hamburg famous will
make Sixth street and Douglas avenue
seem like a section of the original Mid
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