Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-22
Las Vegas


lowing Christmas, December p re
ceptton will be given by the peopi'
of Greater Las Vegas IN honor o
Governor-eiect and Mrs. @. A. Lar
razQlo The Elks oitered the use o.
their ciub house, whlch was gladlN
accepted by the committee IN chals g
OF The reception. VAN Mf ana Mrs
l.arrazolo on the receiving line VII
be prominent men ana women OF La'
Vegas ana san miguel county.
ON TUESDAY evening, DECEMBER 81
the l1lks VIII give thelr annual New
Years eve party. The AFFAIR thus year
viii be formal but me refreshments
ana decorations WIN pe severely pam
Each tlk VIII be expected 10 put w
the sim little sum OF " tor the pleas
ure OF hlmseli ana lady' ana the pro-
ceeds above expenses, whlch are eX-
pected to be $500 or S5V0, VIII be d.
Vided between charity and meeting
extra expenses thrust upon the lodge
because OF the influenza epldenlc ana
'he enforced closing OF the club LOT
Two months. inc Elks are reported
10 ne planning 10 attend III Iarge num-
bers, TO nave good unle ana help
along Two good causes.
There will be numerous informal
afiairs during the MONDAY week. me
cowboys are stlll undecided as to their
New Year nlsht pail Usually they
give TINS allalr ana draw Dig crowd,
but there IS sentiment among them
that 1t might be advisable not to give
an affair OF the magnitude OF COW
boys ball so soon following the in
fluenza quarantine,
on January the East Las Vegas
fire department VIII give its annual
mld-Wlnter masquerade Later IN The
month the Kplghts of Columbus Will
give dance, probably in the armory.
Lueius A. Trowbride, president OF
the Hanchett Bond company, Inc
OF chicago, purchasers of Las Vegas
municipal securities, was visitor in
the city during the week. Mr.. IfoW-
bridge SAID ne was much impressed
win northern New MEXICO ana Las
Nesas. Ills lirm' he said, VIII be a.
mdder Tor luture improvement bonds.
IL IS expected that large amount Of
paving ana other improvement VIII pc
done next year.
Eighteen inches Of snow fell in this
vicinity during the week, and in theI
mountain districts much more. There
Is every indication that ChristmasI
VIII be white. Inc old adage that al
green CHRISTMAS makes tat grave
yard was proved true this year, ac-
cording TO those who believe in I'LL
VINO point out the large number OF
victims taken by the influenza 'thisI
year Last year there was no snow
or hitter coll weather uhul several
weeks after CHRISTMAS
J IL. Ioulouse OF Albuquerque WasI
visitor mere during the week. Hell
a ~ n MA NJ.
able 10 make the trip because OF the
snow.
Assistant County Agent Abeyta,
VINO Is stationed IN Mora county: wasI
IN Las vegas several days on official
business
smoker, boxing program and
lunch followed the regular meetingi
or the knights OF Columbus Thurs
Gay mght' large crowd OF MEM
Ders was present
henry Belsman' a prominent san
Miguel county ranchman, died after
= snort illness at ms ranch at Fern
dale' Mr.. Belslnan was 90 wears OF
age lie IS survived by widow and
i've children.
Max NordhauS, manager of the
Charles Ilfeld company, was here onI
BUSINESS during the week. Mr.. Nord-
naus visited the Held interests IN
springer before returning TO his head
quarters IN Albuquerque.
Miss Helen Kelly is recovering from
an attack OF tonsilltiS
John Lewis, who attended the stu
dents army training corps at the state
university has returned to Las Vegas
ana resumed his employment in the
murphy drug store.
Vincent ltathburn. a Santa Fe con-
ductor' Wall reside IN Albuquerque in
me iutHfe because of the change on
the santa re whereby trains Nos.
ana no longer change crews at Las
vegas crews now run through from
la Juhta TO Albnqherque.
The Red Cross membership cam
pmgh, winch has been conducted in
Las Vegas during the week under the
dlreeuon of MISS Louise Cunningham,
has been great success. One or two
people has stated that they couldn't
afford it, but the great majority of
the people have not looked at it as an
"ailordInR matter but duty. The
campaign began Monday mornlngl
win q past OF Whistles and clamor
OF bells.
wait Naylof, president of the Cow
boys Reunion association, was here
q few days during the week from
Tribune, Kans., near which place hel
IS spending the winter on ranch.
Mr.. Naylor, like several other cattle
men, shipped to Kansas to feed dur
ing the late summer and fall because
Of the unprecedented drouth in this
section of New Mexico.
PRIV. Don r. Casados of Cleveland,
who has been serving in Mora as
l!mlied service member of the draft