Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-08
NESTOR ARM|J0 IS
STRICKEN DEAD
SUDDENLY ON
SUNDAY
Millionaire Resident of Las
Cruces and Pioneer Freight.
er Across Santa Fe Trail Elk.
pires From Heart Trouble.
AMASSED A FORTUNE
TRADING IN STORES
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especial correspondence "a the Herald ,
Las Cruces. y. NJ. May S-Eany
sunday morning. Don Nestor Armiio.
las Cruces millionaire and a resi-.
dent OF this city for more than hfty
years. dropped suddenly dead al his
residence near the IOre,to academy
from heart failure at the age oi ~
years. Mr. Armiio was apparently ia
good health Saturday and arose sun
day morning ~ usual As soon as he
realized that he was III he called 10
his granddaughter but fell dead be.
fore she reached him. His sudden
death was shock To the whole com.
munity.
Don Ncstor Armijo Is one OF the
oldest residents Of Southern New
! Mexico He was the eldest son OF
Colonel Juan Armiio and one of the
most widely known and respected
citizens In Las Cruces. III Paso and
Chihuahua lie was born at Las pa.
dillas. about eight miles below Al.
buquerque on February rs. 1891 In
lstl. he entered the ST. Louis univcr.
sity. whore he was student for five
Years, returning To Albuquerque ~
! the close of the Mexican war In 1915
In 1888 he made his first overland
! journey to California. following the
/ ella river trail to the Colorado and
/ thence crossing the Mojavc desert
/ The year following he repeated the
/ trip. In 1870 he made the journey
I across the plains To Wcstpori Land
ing. nov Kansas City. Mo. where he
made his first purchase OF goods foI
general merchandising For twcnt,
! years thereafter he repeated thes,
! trips. going east In the spring and
returning in August with train oil
merchandise. lie had his own teams
and brought with him wares for the
stores he had established In "a Cru
ces and III Paso Ia 1862 he estaD
lishcd the first store of any import
ance IN Las Cruces. which he conduc,
ed until 1868. In that year he visit
ed chihuahua. Mexico. selling Amer
lean goods by wholesale for perio.
of ten years. Since 1878 he made his
home In Las Cruces. In recent years
he has been Interested in the sheer
and cattle business principally u
Mexico. In which he was rewarded
with financial success He vas ais,
identified with the banking Interest,"
ol the territory. Though he was
man Of public spirit he never took Al
active part in politics and neye
sought Or held public Office.
In 1895 he married Josefa Yrisarr,
daughter of Mariana Yrisarri, M
tive of Las Ranches They had on,
son, Chas. H.. now deceased. who va
engaged in business in Las Crucc
for many years Mrs Armiio die
Dec. ~. 1906
There are many relatives who sur
NiNe Don. Nestor. both In New MeA
leo and Mexico. The ncarcs' livin
relative is brother. r. Armiio. VIII
resides In Albuquerque There az
two granddaughters who live In La
Cruces Miss Ioscphene Armiio. VIII
was living with deceased ~ the tim
OF his death, and Gertrude Armij,
AScartc. wife Of T.. J, Ascaric. Their
are also many distant relatives In tn
Mcsilla VALLEY.
II Is said that the Armijo ostai
Is worth $i,0o0.000, A large propo
ton OF this amount is In real estat
In Las Cruces. FL Paso and Chihu;
hua II IL said that Mr. Armiio kel
on hand more ready cash than an
man In New Mexico.
MI ArmijO was respected by "a
the natives as well az the American
In the community. lie had many pc
sonal frieads and keen iudgmoI
that helped him Ia amass u larp
fortune