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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-13
LuDWis MM. tLrrln.
Jssbsr and impsrtsr 81 General Hard.
MofA

Among the yoang business men sf
New Mexico not cas In the who.s ter.
fitory Stands aixhsr than doe~ the
proprietor OF tAs bridge street hard.
wars store. Nj. Ludwig WI. llfsid.
who was born N Germany and came
o Las vegss fifteen years ago and
tor seven years worked for hts uncle.
Mr.. Chzrlss Ilfeld. Eight yeara ago
Ludwig opened out for himself with
little capital except his untiting sa.
ergy. but hs worked early AMI late
ana applied hix natural ability m .
merchant 10 thu conditions 40 they
arose until today he Ii at the head
Of the largest hardware store In Las
Vegas and has 4 business that would
be q credit TO any city In the country.
He handles general hardware. tin
ware, machinery, agricultural nipple.
ments, stoves. ranges. saddlery. guns,
gisss. paint, oils AMI In short, every.
thing that one could expect to find
In q hardware store. He has besides
hin store room, three large ware rooms
jammed 10 the rnoss with stock. What
sfr. Iifeid has done I'm Las Vegas he
could have done much better In a
larger field, therefore the town In TO
be congratulated on the fact that It
secured him - part Of Its business
element.
While Mr.. IlfsId has been building
this fine trade and splendid business
establishment many Of the men who
were In business when no started
have not moved 4 pes, but are doing
today what they did twenty years ago,
or less. Lndwig VIM. Tlfeld II q sp'sn-
lid business man and here's 10 him.
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PoRFiRlo GALLEGos,

County Superintendent OF Public
Schools, was born In San Miguel coua-
ty and was educated I'm tho public
schools Of the county at the acaismy
at Las Vegas and ut Sc. Louis, No.
He taught for several years al Ii
''uesta and one term ut Sena, ono
term at salado, Guadalupe county:
one term at La Laaunita and one term
at San Miguel River. Arizona. He
was elected county superintendent In
1906. but had served two years NJ
deputy under the former superlntend.
ent, He has sixty four county schools
now In session. besides the schools
% Las Vegas. Mr.. Gauegos In well
known In the county. he having spent
all the years Of bis life here and his
life has been an open book to b
read by oil. No better recommends
ton can a man have than the esteem
and confidence Of the people among
whom he hss been raised. And this
Mr.. Gallegos has ever had. Never In
The history of the county were the
schools In better condition than they
are at the present time and tho I'm.
provement In accounted for by the zssI
Of the superintendent.
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ss&sg. GAs 10. EAAFass j EF~sxA Aas
- pss<sAg sAxaMas3s. - Rsx. ssxxs
sssk&Aa~y Aaass. wAa tsek sAaTxs
xsa&@&h@F l. isl.
VISA RaxAas naahag fxs& - sss
eos2a s~sxassnss Ill a&s VEGAS. 10 ssss
sat oSl@a&as4s 49, aasAssas Fsc@0rY
u hAkaa ws&a tAs eAaxeA sa&s. asa@x
eo@gasss4 - nssas 49, sAastay after
ward. RAEa2.A Aas f~2wsssht~a snkse
gEass 40 km65aaxaAA. eaEEss. the
taogeEaenx was nx@aa @AagA resulted
In the building u TIC vsgy AantsoEas
ana substantial eAmEcA If native hE9Ma
sEoae which ornaments aAm earnar m
National aEsaas 49, EagAsA street
Thas h@laaaag. In whose srecsaoa 10
toaA saea consuming tateFest a.
a@aAasas pride. ha9 been a&E@ay Iaeaas
81 ana Eoste4, when bishop uuaaap@s
aattaaeay eeAth occurred ut La Cra,
ees. March IL. Isss. ana hts body.
brought home ay aoTIn. Aaa6s. @ss
inferred wtshtn The walls CD tho co..
trial spos NOW covered ~ 10 maTsas
altar. ng virtue Ut these teaasT aaA
saerea associations tie ouildlng va
made . memorial 1t tho erss
resident bishop of the tmrts
dsctton. and WAS e~onseerasexs
April 9Th. 1881, IN Saint pmnls
Memorial Church" Amonx the mem,
oraai gifts Included In ths church fur.
nashsnss are the beautiful marble sasas
from trtenAs of the bishop Ia IT. Louis.
No . the bishops chair and also the
Fobing room from Hin former partsa,
kiFkwooa. Mo: the brass lectsrn
from the Ladies' GuEid. Las Vegas,
md the marble f0nf from the parish
Sunday scho0L. The large stained
glass winsaow vas given by Mrs. 4
y. Billiard. thea u this city, In mem
ory OF her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mr.. ]. y. SsIlar.
The church. however. though com
plete In Its appointments tor service
has not yet been finished 10 aecorc
with the original plans ot tts project
or. by which tFansept and ehoir viii
no added to the present structure
bringing II Into the accepted cruel
form cathedral style, The parish 81
peets at no distant day 10 re the
original design carried ont.
On September u. 1900. 81. rauI's
Mission became entirely s~eif~support
ina and was by due ecclesiastical NJ
thortsy erected into al Independent
parish. the Rev, Geo. selhy. rector. the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-13
GHAAF 1 HAYWARD.


In preparing On edition such as the
Optic IL today issuing i becomes the
duty and the pleasure OF the eompih
err to speak In words Of the highest
praise Of those houses which by vir.
tue OF their being ably managed have
attained the prominence In CONNER.
cfal circles that make them factors OF
the city's growth and Development. IL
II therefore our pleasure to call the
attention OF on readers to the firm
OF GRAFT 4 Hayward. which was form.
ed eight years aso by consolidating
the grocery house established by MT.
|Graaf In 1872 and the meat market
established by Mr.. Hayward In 1881,
Thus two old reliable business insti'
tutions united and became one really
aggressive and up~todate establish
ment where everything desired by thu
good lady Of Tho house for the table
can be secured.
The store Ii located 1t Nos. sls ana
SIS Sixth street and the building Is
large, commodious and well adapte1
to the business carried on In 1t. In
the rear OF the store house Ia the bak
cry. which II first class In every par
ticular. being supplied with tho lates'
improved raachinsry and devices to'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-13
rwE soaAs CATHOLIC c~usc~
IN AAg sEa41
~ ssF Fs&ss

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s@sb - wesa2@a IL TO sgaaasA ss@Aa
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80 Id EsssA4s ss@ssss ~ @ssx@ u EAs
asA sAAA sxAsAasres esaAAass ssa
@AaaagUs wAo e.aas III 10 wsy fE1zs
10 ID 10 e&asQRsr . asw waA a.
via o. ssngaxs fg tAs&r Ca&Ae4s4
Asgssaass kAs kaag ~ a3~wA
1t spsaa~ AsssEaAwasss Ams lii
10 wss known u as Vega
wasA to faFss s~gxaAaras tra9 tie 49,
TAI u knoma aaaas ~ Ssw Gskaen
III tAsgs was Max such ssss In sA@ IA, .
Il Cd IL tie Eases e TIE Meadows"
IN - never heard aua The sofs AL
.a~akv tread u tas rel nasa Ut tie
a~laowang u The bHsao,
TIE river that divides today EAs Cd
Town Il La Vegas sEom - Guy oa
aas VEGAS 10 called Gaaaanas river sna
all AZ the district comprised hrtsssa
she Gailiaas west To the reeas river
was ~ far - The Roman Catholic
church % eoeeeraea ATTENDED to from
The parish II San Miguel whess roc.
oFds run 10 far back - lT7E
The first Eensien IL Las Gxl.iaas
found I'm tho baptssanal records nj
saa Miguel d. naao To dated Jan. 10
tS3s and signed by Fray Juan Caha,
llero. Fray Theodore Aleanss came 10
take Pray csha'seEo's place h the lat
days of January Of the saEns rear and
was succeeded By Fray Jose DO Css
sFo In May % the sans year. The
nest year. 1879. Padre Juan fellps
Ortiz. GvlcaFto inss secol vicar gen
eral and ecclesiastical Judge ~ dis
trlet Of Santa ~ ana Padre FeTuan
10 Ortiz took charge Until Padre
Jose Francisco Leyha ea1ns In De
esmhsr. 1879.
Nothing 10 mentioned of Las VEGA
nr the Gaiilnas district during the'r
ttns The bishop os Durango. next
70. 81 limo. ssnor Don Jose An
tonic Do Zabiria visited San Mia
mel 90 Sept. 10. 1859. and although
the settlements Of san Jose, II
ruessa. cerrtfa are mentioned nothinl
further II said Of Galt'nss eountr,
until April LIST 1888 whsn Padre m
fsel Ortiz haptisss Maria Frsncisc,
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= 10 nSgxa 81 rsAa~sas aswsapS
@s&& u 10 sawa Ct 10 sAaEsssR
.ae&sssass gssasss. sssasss GAs ssss
E*a@sa@sg@A 80 10 RsE- Vi. H. AAsE'
asg. wAass &s&aA sxg@aA8asa - sA4s
40 s~@cesssGal Naaastsg hszs aa4
wAos@ w&auw s&aaaamawA - reside Asns
anil GsF @~asA Agf = ss&E 49,. Aaaew.
I'd 49, beloved ~ Ill. wLa~s Ii 80.
Ag. H. L. Aaxgasr, t0g naxny years
proprietor u tAs DAILY Optic. ~ liz
FaFw sSaaaa taT ns@sgassr mogA al
liz kg&astsGtaa management. placed lie
G@Q~F H. &Ase fE0aa Eaak of mesasEa
&aataess ths Rev. AAaagA a0tfuaaa,
@Aos@ pss&aFaas of tive ye&rs bats
Ills rscaga. we believe for lsagGA II
ssEv*G~ aaaa s&s aaarAea ay ahaaaans
&Ao@&A. tie Asg. HI. .. Hoover go
lie Ass- - e.. Gsgeg. whass pasgng-
&Aes "eEo sasnsa1nSa w lagss Access
SanAs IL ah@ membership aaa Tie ea
lAEss2asnG IT o8.anakwa wugA. aaa sGas
As*. 1~na u. Aea4oSS In wAoxs ssExa
lie eaaEea eaaaa4as as enlarged W
Tie saaakaoa VI ta9 Gn0aegn sgRAay
SsAsnaaa Ensaaaas All p2FaoEs Tns pres
rDs aastoE h Ike Ass. AeaEy Van VA
AsaoaFg0. ander whose a@asstve spirit
aaa lsaaeEsAap the caaEcn III MAINTAIN
aag is 0Esa traditions, steadily snA4gg.
IL tEs sphere oG influence and xcsls.
Ns and increasing ttS contribution %
the p*e4 &aaAnsaa S~sIl-Aeang vi the city
II. esfaeaent and popular Sunday
Sthooi superintendent IL MIR. Ira n
Perry. tbs president Of the Epworta
League. ii. y. Bledsoe: Of the Lz4les
Aid society. Mrs. ]. c. Schlott. The
0oaFds oil stewards and trustees com
prise leading names from the subalsa.
Aial ~eieuaeass Of the business and H.
clsl circles.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-13
CONVENT OF TAG IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION.
A Great 6arsx' ssheoa undsr tire Mar"
sssrnsns - ths SISTERS - Lcrstte.

Tas vsgas IL fast becoming q sehaaa
tosa and 10 will not he many years
until n will BE- kno~n 40 y seat of
learning ana culture throughout the
eeanary. Many causes are working
20 this end The climate. the delight
sai and heslthfai haessioa II ths city.
Ito beautiful uuoantsin scenery. but
above and hsyenS nh that makes for
tss greatness In this respect In To
character ~ the schools that aEs
here. Right at the bead % tho lsst
~ spAsnAta schools 10 the Canvent at
tho Immaculate Conception o
su~ssa by the Sisters of t<sFetta Thss
splendid boarding srhool tor rirls Vas
opened IN 1893. aud the first sister
sar~rtnv ~. Mary Kosta- The pres
sns Sister Superior M. Enphrasyne
zane hsr. I'm 1sas. There sFs over
s0o srhoiars enrolled N all ages The
course AZ ssudy cessr nil. Including
the sefsnees. Scholars are also tsksn
In the primary GRADES, There are
seven teachers. The tuition. tnelmains
hasrd. II SIS per month. An extra
~hsres ~ IS per month In made nor
music. This In n splendid school for
girls ana under Ito present Ensnaxe'
msnt II has made great progress. Las
vesss has many things 10 which her
citizens can point with pride: but 10th
Ing within her gates adds more 10 her
name than does thu Convent Of ths
Immaculate Conception.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-13

tuna parvulal daughter Of Julian Ull.
parrl and Nara trascisca Martin oil
Las Vegas. The sponsors were Nj
guel Martin and YsaDei LoDsD. Al
Ter this date Las Vegas 10 mentioned
oftener and oftsner except during
the time Of Padre Joss Francisco
Lsyba who came back TO take charge
of the parish OF san Miguel. one who
In not of the Plaza do san Miguel de.
Bado 10 registered ~ . vseint
(nsighbor) Of this jurisdiction.
No other mention 10 made OF La
Vegas till Jan. "a, 1852 when hsv.
Alex. Grzslchowsk baptizss Jose d,
Jesus son Of Francisco Lora and haF
fasla Gonzales. Hsncsforth . rssiden'
priest 10 stationed In Las Vegas Rev.
John +. Pinard 10 In charge from Jan.
1853 to 1866 when Rev. Joseph n
|Coudert succeeds him and holds until
April 1892. Rev. n. ignatius Grom h
appointed In 1892 and holds his office
unit, 1894 when Very Rev. James h
Defouri, the former Vicar General o,
Leavenworth Ia appointed from the
parish OF Our Lady OF Guadalupe IN
Santa 70 and ministers to spiritual
wants OF the Catholics Of Las Vegas
until his death In March 1901. The
%interregnum was filled by Rev. A
Rabeyrolle and the actual pastor the
Very Rev. Paul Gilberton was appoint
Cd In Dec. 1901. The first Catholic
| church building In Las Vegas stood
on the ground now occupied BY hs
Davis store on the west side OF the
Plaza and was built some time In the
early sos. The new church OF Gu,
Lady OF Sorrows. more general,
known n the Cathedral Of Las Veg
az. was built through the efforts o
VERY Rev. J. M. Coudert and some o
his good parishioners In 1868. tn
first mass being celebrated therei'
sometime In 1863.
In 1888. what 10 known a. tn
east side OF las Vegas had grow
10 such an extent that It became net
e.sarv for the Archbishop OF Santa +
TO appoint q pastor for this portion q
TIE old parish. The first baptism va
reformed In the new parish by B'as
tvs Ant. sch'sfini, 3. ]. on Sept. 2
1894. the child being Florence Ma
Hond. born May !. 1854. OF wiIffaE
Henry Bond and Mathfida savie
Bond. The god parents being Hug
ard Margaret RYAN.
On Ana. 6. 1883 Rev. N. A.. H. Rihe~
was arnointed nv Most Rev. ]. n. So
~noirte. n. y. Archbishop Of Santa r
~ tate the pIare of Rev. h. A.Sch'f
snt q. 7. Int d,d nnt tate CHARGE u,
IN March 10. 1880. Rev. r. r. o'Keei
was appointed instead Of Rev. NJ. A. I
Rfbera in October ~. 1899 and he hel
The position untii Sept. %. 1898 whs
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A. r. aoGERs.
Blacksmith and Wagon Maker.

Blacksmith and wagon Maker.
In 1879 A. T. Rogers came to Las
Vegas from Chicago on account OF the
health of 4 member OF his family and
he opened a blacksmith shop ana has
continued In the business from that
date. Mr.. Rogers does all kinds At
blacksmithing and wagon repairing,
and makes new work to order. He
gives special attention to horse shes
Ing and many a cattle man In using
branding irons made I'm his shop. Ills
place OF business 10 on the eornsr of
Twelfth street AMI National avenue.
Mr.. Rogers Ii enthusiastic when the
subject Of Las Vegas comes up. He
said to an Optic man.: ut In the great
est country In the world. The most
healthfui and pleasant to live In. and
II a q will work he can make the
ground produce more ahundantly here
than anywhere else In this country.
You bet Las Vegas In good enough for
ne
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-13
IA. L. COOLEY.


Mr.. Cooley began business here In
1870. coming here from Brookfisid.
Mo. Mr.. Cooley ID one of the pionssr
hastnsss msa OF Las vegas and IN
we'll ana f~svorahly known By The
whole community. He was born In
Attica, New York. In 1913. Hs works
seventeen head OF horses aud ala turn.
outs are first class In every partieu-
lar. The boarding of horses 10 male
IN important part Of the business and
the hest OF ears In given to tho AMI.
mats that are left In his charge. The
stables are situated On Douglas are,
and are lar~e and clean aud airy. Mr..
Cooley In another gentleman that Bio.
I'sves with all hls might I'm the possi.
bItsties Of the mesa and expects to
live to g Las Vegas . rity Of $4,000
people and the territory around X In
the highest state OF cultivation.
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r. A. DAVIS.


Mr.. Davis. the active manager of
the company. came here about thir-
teen years ago. and during that time
has done nearly all Of the cement,
stone and brick construction that has
been done In Las Vegas. He came
here from Pueblo and thoroughly un.
ierstands cement and stoLe construc-
Ion. The firm gives regular employ.
ment to from twenty-five to thirty
people. and they are always busy. No
Institution In the city does more tor
the towns spbuilding than does
I. A. Davis. who not only doss
he cement. stone and brick eonstruc.
ion here. but take contracts all over
he territory and In the surrounding
erritories and states. No man In the
community Ia more generally respect.
ID than Ia Mr.. Davis, the manager oil
the construction company. and he has
quilt the place he holds In the com
munity by square dealing.
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skHlk0 LuIsM.
Manu- setursr OF Geld and Silver Fill
gree Js"slry.

anoihsr Ut the manufacturers cs The
jswelFy for which New MsxIeo has
become famous Ia tho subject Of this
sketch. Mr.. Sabine Lnsan, who SON.
Hasnesd business here about ten yesrs
ago. He 10 a native Of New Asxiee
and ami TO Las Vegas from Santa
70. where 10 learned his trade. H.
sides the manufacture Of fillgrss lev.
esry. MIR. saatno Luian carries . large
stock Of watches. Msxlean art soa.sa-
trs. cameras and optical goods. and
does watch repairing. His store In To-
Gated on Bridge street and his trads
In niigrss iswslry extends oil over
The country. lie In himself = work.
man Of the highest order aud I'm.
plovs Only skilled woTkmsn In ais
skap.
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TO prs~~ss ss&spaF ak - s~Tsxa kss.
Hsary { roms~s sss sssa&nss&
- slmswA wms AKfa& u A1s ~
~. A. A. seaafrmk o. = Tas e@mrsA
- eass vel sames sstmAaasAns11ahs
mmmh~r q eamE3anaeamts - EFswa
ssmma&as umfal Ssw tAsFs ne about
- families resident GO LAs VEGAS
asAahsaag 4 sas pssasa- hF ~ oEa*F
- ito ~sseAhAshap u santa Fe dates
KkaFea n. 1882. sh@ settlements %
IAs ytxtass a upper sosn an9 ksE
ESQ wsgs aA8ss 10 thta parish
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lDiacipiss Of Christ.

This latest addition to the Christian
communions OF Las Vegas was organ.
lied In June, 1906 and has,
therefore, had no large OPP
p~ortunity In which to work
out its history and extend the inf!u>
ence Of its characteristic principles.
Its membership has been steadily In,
creasing and now numbers IS. Nat"
urally 1t has not yet undertaken the
erection OF a church edifice, but plans
to this end are being perfected ana
the movement will not be long delay
d. Its first pastor 10 the Rev. W.
J. Billiard, who left q most prosperous
work at Texarkana to take charge oil
this field, and who began his worA
aere In July, 1906. A man Of broa'
culture and liberal spirit, . gifted
peaker, a faithful and a~ffecttonate
pastor. an experienced organizer. hi
has already made himself IN integral
part OF the city's life and enIeareu
himself to its people. A large and
important work evidently lies In the
grasp OF this church
Trustees.
Another branch Of the Disciples
strictly defining itself by the expert
ence of the first generation OF Christ
ians and limiting itself to the print
tive practice OF the Apostolic age. ais
maintains religious worship under tn
leadership of Elder 3. L. Barker.
preacher OF marked individuality. IA
I've genius and ~unswsrvinE adhsrenc'
to principle. Its living protest agafns'
Journalism and corrmercialism In tn,
church of Christ is no doubt urgently
nee,,ed In this g and must exeT'
, wholesome and purifying Influence
upon all organized church life.
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the taking Of No. l tread and pastry.
The meaG market In n anoAel Of ssst-
nens and completeness and In co..
neeaIoa wGsA IL the firm operates
packlag plant Tires malax oat In the
e"untEy where they kill and aress and
CaEw nleaGs Of all kinds. The firm
asao conducts . branch meat market
Co bridge street.
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ut. Rev. j. NJ. kendrick, DID. bishop.
The active organized societies OF St.
Paul's parish are the Ladies Guild.
The Nomen's Auxiliary for Missions,
The Altar Guild, composed OF young 10"
dies. and st. Margaret's Guild OF the
smaller girls. The church holds a very
Influential place In the city's life and
sts wardens are men conspicuous In
professional and business circles.
Ii 10 interesting also to note that
N the old st. paul's mission chapel
Bishop j. Mills kendrick, the success
or of Bishop Dunlop. here assumed
the active duties Of his office. preach
ing for the first time In the jurisdic.
ion In that chapel ON February !,
1889. This building 10 10 used as .
suildhall by the several church socie
iNg.
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n CAsTANEDA.
One u the Great Harvey Hstsis Atsns
the Santa p.

This splendid ediffcs wa erected
IN 1898. It IL built Of stone ana brick
md intellectually 1t IL most hand
some. The hotel has fifty roonas and
3 furnished throughout In q most
elegant and tasty manner. On the
sround floor IL the lunch room, hus-
fet. office ana dining room. The but.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-13
T. cir Strength Showing
The Moral Welfare
or The City.
PARISH OF SAN MIGUEL
OLDER THAN I'LL NATION
Hssercs of ths LEGAL Rensn csths-
dc Gnafea run sack - Far -
Ws-naSteFass al saFsoUS ne
Eaateaa DsnSmanatsGns
s0E rnSsGsa~.~s sGssssTSs ~.
M@S s-eFNS
AAs ass. eA~~ @@&ssa As@aA&A&g4t

ass .A~~@m@~ e&AA2ag1B
~~
~
VEGA ss@assa sssa " saS lA~~a~~""
.sass. a@S ss"~s "a sa"S "~A ~s"~s~
sas "as .et s~as"~a ~.A"4s s"a 49,
3ss@Ss ssa'a4s Viva s~" a+~sa ~ 4"""'
SaSA sAswa S@aA~AA ~ sS@A%@ =" ~~~
sss~~'~~~S. 1890 sA@s ~~%s 49, -"
psaaA.s&A asAS~~.~s~+~.s .s y sass'~~
s4s asaa.soay A@a A1s ""AA Lac >S~
kta.l.y s~AsaAas1.
t"s r'sssyssFssn snafsn.
In lsss, tae ..~s. Soaa A. aAaaa v.
A~iaassosa sas avYosn.sa W 49,
rrssVs tss AsA aasasa~AA SsaAas ~ 1es'~
WORK an LA tsss.. and, Ill.,
s,aa. an .,o,v..uv, ia lus, ,ssA. ~
oa,a .sxxn IA. ,.uogs. uu l..s 4vl..
m, al ...eu .a.. t,.s e4..1 E.~s.,
.sr,sn e..rsn va f~raa.ly o.ssa-
tz.a lx,s ware s,n,n .s...sa Anu 49,.
na,..s,nn now sl..,u.as. Two u.ocA.
- az ia .,.x. ~. -c.,,,,n.s..a "A.
asa. how lar away New
thea seemed 70 the eastern states ~
pssrs rrvm tns assulls oil ta.s pror
err 10 the board of Foreign Als'
slons, Ar. Annln remained In La
VEGAS for ten years ami . half anu
bsca,us known through AL tue sal
rounding rexrvn ior a4s mlss4onal.
sctiy.,,es, On the first OF July, 1919.
the Santa 70 railway reached Las W.
xss, and the new town, ON the sasa
sias of the river, began to grow ul,
English spsaking presoyterlans fro,
tina east came In considerable mum
bars, making 4 q n of base neces
ssfy and In lssv the CHURCH peop.&
secured the lots On Douglas avenu>
n began the erection of the bui.dlne
which was dedicated on October IL,
1881. under the pastorate OF the he,
John C Eastman. and In which th,
congregation still worships. Succeeu
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The Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Methodist Episcopal Church.
1t 10 claimed that the first Protes
tant services held In the new town.
now East Las Vegas. were conducted
BY the Rev. Thomas Harwood, super
intendent Of Methodist missions, In
August, 1879. A Sunday school was
speedily organized, ami on the Sis
day Of August, 1879. the First Meth
odist Episcopal church was organized
by DR.. Harwood with sixteen charter
members and with the Rev. d. w.
Calfee a. pastor. Building lots were
at once secured and on the 18th day
OF February, 1880, the present church
building at the corner Of National
avenue and Eighth street was dedi-
Gated. DR.. HARDWOOD soon became
deeply interested In mission work for
the Mexican people and was appointed
superintendent of the New Mexico
Spanish Mission, In which work he
together with his devoted and honored
wife, has been ardently engaged ever
since. The church at Las Vegas, al
ways enthusiastic and progressive
has exercised a most potent influence
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