The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-05
Monument to Mark
Junction of Trails
Near Meadow City

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las Vegas. y. NJ. Aug 81 sub
tHutial monument to designate the
junction of the New Mexico terminal
Of the OZARK trail with the Santa
81 trail h. to be erected IN the near
future IT Womeroville. five miles south
uf las Vegas, The monument r. to
Ice pyrlmidal In shape and will bc 80
feet In height. 10 feet square at the
i,ottom and five feet square az the
TOP. Suitable lcttcrins W.T. he placed
upop the monument 20 designate the
important spot u occupies. \ similar
monument stands ln the nelghborhood
of B%lurilckrt. Okla. where the ozark
tran and the jefferson highway join
The OZARK trail Is o bis asset e.
Las Vegas Thousands Of tourists
come here yearly because II offers
Iutoists q quick aud easy means nf
rcuching the mountains and cool
weather. That Las Vegas appreciates
the value of the ozark trail Is shown
bv the fact that over seventy five
ucrfons recently renewed their ozark
Trail association membership or be
came affiliated with it for the FIRST
time.
Miss Anna N. Wright. Tor many
{ ycnrs matron at the New Mexico hos
piiul for the insane. has returned TO
TINT institution To- resume her old
position.
The following notice appeared In
one Of our local papers last week.
u needs nc explanation. one hun
drcd per cent americans object TO
certain citizens " Las Vegas conVcrs-
iog In German on our public streets
aud feel that Il such persons persist
In using this undesirable language
again. they will lie reported t. the
proper authorities. one instance ~
known whore two Germans were
talking in their native tongue. ~ a
Young man informing them hat II
they couldn't converse ip good old
United states they had better keep
their mouths closed o. else move
whore he couldn't hear them. They
switched 20 the good old United
states"
From Beulah. twenty miles north
e here. comes the encouraging word
that the recent raj = have insured The
best alfalfa and hay crops In many
years. Conditions have been, all
along. most favorable for small grain
and the Peulnhites are expecting TO
see oats siX.feet tall. Stock OF all
kinds are I'm splendid condition. cspc-
clally Is this true down in h Sapcllo
canyon.
Las Vegas claims the distinction az
having the best Differed nome guard
in the state. To begin with it has
q colonel at It's head. col A. A. Scna
90 the governors staff. and a colonel
In the ranks. col NJ ". PHdgett.
Then. OF roursc. u has a captain. two
~ueutenants and the regular quota OF
sergeants aud %corporals. As a reserve
~ ha. "a formor captain % ROOSEVELT
cough riders ip the person OF Judge u
J. Ipahy. who Is also q priNst" IN
Tho ranks. The company now mum
Hers about forty
Las Vegas has always been a good
but now. II certain plans are
carried out. il VIII louk like one
There b. To be immediate iustillt.
ton of a regular white way extend.
ing around tho loop and on Dourlt'
avenue. clear over 90 the ODD tnwl
bridge Al told. there viii hc ntiy
three ornamental lamp posts. Thu
-chcm. ~ financing the project b
simple Each property owner bays
lamp post Then the light COMPANY
| wires ana iustallS u aud furnish"i
the current The city pays the htl
4 TOR current \ small tax will h'
/ levied TO meet the cost Of the i'm
pruVement.