Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-10
Las Vegas

DR.. George N. Fleming has been
named county physician to succeed the
late DR.. II. ]. Mueller, an influenza
victim. DR.. Fleming is former
member of the legislature, and is well
known throughout the state.
The San Miguel county draft board
has named MNtor Ludwig William
llfeld as preliminary military instruc-
tor. AS soon as the influenza cpl
demic is at an end the major will drill
young men nightly so that they may
be somewhat adept in military drlll
when they enter the training camps,
Mrs. Anna Ward Holt, whose hus-
band died recently in FL Paso, Will
spend the winter here at the home OF
her mother, Mrs. j. II. Ward
Mrs. Ralph Hunt of La Cueva is
the guest of friends.
Miss jeanette Spiess is in Ration,
where she went early last week to be
the guest of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. r. Sunday of La
mar, Colo. are the parents of a baby
boy, born November 2, according to
announcements received here. Mrs
Sunday formerly was Miss Iva Mark
ham, and taught in the Las Vegas
city schools.
Mrs. C. j. Mckee, who formerly re-
sided here, but who has been resi-
dent of Phoenix, Ariz, for year and
/ half, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs C. H
| Schirmer. Mrs. Mckee will remain
! here several days and then leave for
Casper, Wyo, where the McKees will
| live. Mr.. Mckee, who is an expert
telephone and telegraph man. has q
| new position in Casper.
United States Senator A. A. Jones
| who came home to vote, spent severa
| days in Las Vegas and then left fol
| his ranch on the Beck grant. Senator
Jones said he expected to hurry bach
| to Washington because of she press Of
| important work before congress
| Among the latest Las Vegas people
! to be reported ill with the influenza
are Sh riff Lorenzo Delgado, Mrs
| Charles Danzieger, A. c. Erb and j. A
| Mclean, who until recently was al
engineer in charge of the work on the
| Storrie irrigation project, but who re
| Gently received a commission in thu
| army. Mrs J. A. Taichert also is re-
porte dill with the flu.
Thomas Beck, formerly of this city
was killed in Pueblo a few days age
while engaged at his duties as YARD
foreman for the Denver and Rit
| Grande railroad Mr.. Beck was {
brother of Mrs. Hugh Quigley of thi
city Before going to Pueblo he wal
a Santa Fe conductor here.
DR.. E. d. Price of La Junta is IL
charge Of the Santa Fe hospital herr
during the illness of DIR. j. L. Chal
mers.
Frank Mueller of st. Louis, whit
has been here visiting his nephew
Nelson Mueller, has returned to hi!
home.
A large number of Las Vegans
principally employees of the Santa FL
railway celebrated the receipt o
peace news Thursday night by {
torchlight parade. The railroad boy
stated that il the U. p. story about the
armistice was premature, the dali!
defeat of the Germans by the Ameri
cans and their allies was worth ;
celebration. A huge American flal
was enc of the features of the parade
The Santa Fe service flag here ha!
grown so large that second one ha
been procured. Like the first one, i
is to be enclosed in frame which
will bear the names of all the railroad
men represented by stars.
Miss Florence G. Savage, sister o
Mrs. E. p Mackel of this city, ha
I entered the service of the Red Cros
as nurse and has been sent to For
Riley. Miss Savage has had severa
years experience as nurse, here anC
in st. Louis.
News has been received here tina
Alexandra Martinez, Las Vegas boy
has been killed in action in France
The Commercial club and other or
CARNATIONS expect to honor the mem
DRY of the boys from San Migue
county wro lose their lives in the war
to welcome the wounded on their re
turn and to arrange for a big cele
bration upon the receipt of news tina
peace has been attained.
A torchlight procession in honor o
o A. Larrazolo, the newly-electe,
governor, and Secundino Romero
successful candidate for sheriff of Sal
Miguel county, was held Thursda
night by west side citizens. Mr.. Lar
razolo and Mr.. Romero made address
es in the plaza, and were cheered t
the echo by their hearers.