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University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Las Vegas Daily Optic, 1896-1907 New Mexico Historical Newspapers 6-13-1903 Las Vegas Daily Optic, 06-13-1903 The Las Vegas Publishing Co. & The eopleP 's Paper Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/lvdo_news Recommended Citation The Las Vegas Publishing Co. & The eP ople's Paper. "Las Vegas Daily Optic, 06-13-1903." (1903). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ lvdo_news/643 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the New Mexico Historical Newspapers at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Las Vegas Daily Optic, 1896-1907 by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC VOL. XXIV. LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO, SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE 13, 1903. NO. 187. swift and the bank steep. Well, we MAMMOTH BANKING CO. started, and when the mare got to where she had to swimming I ONLY REMINISCENCE begin PITTSBURG'S LARGEST MONEY slid off behind and let her tow me T LENDERS MERGE THEIR with the When we struck the 1IC rope. swiftest part of the current, I didn't Km INi'tftfcSTS. know whether we were going to make F.O. KihllterR Discourses on the it or not, but the mare made a few The Combined Wealth Will Near the For Wafers to Fall lo Resume desperate strokes arid with a plunge Hundred Million Mark, and Rival Great Lis Vegas Flood the of the Kind in the Habitual Vocations and gained the bank and dragged me out Four More Miles of Electric Road and Bi Largest g Light- World. of 1855. alter her. I was a pretty-lookin- ob- Homes, Is the ject all covered with mud and slime but, I knew we were past the worst ing Plant to be Installed. PITTSBURG, Pa.. June 13. Plans place, and we set out. along the mount- have been adopted for tho formation PRESENT ECLIPSED ains again for home. We skirted in Pittsburg of one of the greatest ST. LOUIS SITUATION along till wo came to Vigiles, and combinations of banking interests in 15 there 1 left the hills .and came right ever undertaken the country. y the NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORATE deal Farmers' down the present road to Upper Town. tho Deposit National the Colonial Trust Condition hi Missouri About ltain Fell lor Twenty-Seve- n Suc- Yes, it was still pouring down all bank, .company, I'ron-peot- N 1 Colonial National American the Sanu cessive Iays anl Flats Wcro this time, and was a'.;oat as wet bank, Although and as a fellow ever I $12,000.--Wi- ll Trust company, Pennsylvania Trust lMicotirain. a Mighty Lake. cold, gets. Las Vegas Already Subscribes Take Oiily$S,)00 rode down Aniceta Baca's company, Columbia National , bank, past place to to Ulib.arrls Jose de Jesus Ulibarri, More, Assure Immediate Construction. Tradesmen's National bank, German la one of the historic old He Savings bank and Freehold bank will figures. TRAINS MOVING IN KANSAS DEVASTATION IN DAYS OF OLD was the "Alcade" or Justice under be merged, nmk,;; mo larsvit an i most the Mexican government who parti- A stockholders' meeting of the Las together about fourteen or fifteen powerful institution between in Philadelphia and Chicago. The cap- tioned out the Las Vegas grant Vegas and Hot Springs Electric Rail- miles of electric railway. 1835. was me Mr. an ital of the new concern, which will 13. riv- of rains and It hard for to see the for Bendit, electrical engineer ST. LOUIS, Mo., June The In these days general way, Light and Power company bo known as the Colonial joke about my appearance, but the who was present at tho meeting and probably er is at the rate of about 0.4 floods, it will bo of interest to The! the election of directors was called to falling way he and his wife laughed I reckon who had gone over the proposed ex- Trust company, will .bo $7,000,000. with of a foot in twenty-fou- r hours. Tho Optic readers to hear a reminiscence I must have looked pretty funny, and order at the bridge office this morn tension, stated that he estimated that $16,000,000 surplus and undivided guage this morning read 37.3 feet. of the great flood of 1855 from one I looked funnier yet when I got in- ing, at which Las Vegans who have it would take an additional installa- profits, and about $55,000,000 deposits, making total resources of $78,000,000. This rate will probably be increased of the oldest of the "old timers" F. side .and got on some of his dry signified their willingness to subscribe tion at the power house of $8,000. for he was feet in addition to it is o by Sunday or Monday to one foot la O. who was interviewed clothes, six four and for bonds were invited aud which this, proposed Kihlberg they Witness twenty-fou- r big in proportion, while I was slimmer to install a lighting plant in connec- Hides Out. hours, and it is predicted yesterday by an Optic man: attended. Juno 13. weather with- than I am now. He lived about a tion with 2,500-iigh- capacity. This JACKSON, Ky., When by the local bureau that in of a s were so as to the Marcum case was floods Early the morning rainy mile above town, and we could see The amended was discussed and thought favorably resumed today out from above or additional first week in 1855, I sad- seven Comnionwealih's will day the July, from tho looks of the river that it elect nine directors instead of of and The Optic Is assured tluu the Attorney Dyrd rainfall the river have gone down, dled cream-colore- d mare I re- and to of auditor. to the 30 my was no use to try to cross till morn- create the office lighting plant, will be put in. The es- stated that the details sent south last danger line of feet by the that mare well was a The and directors to of next week. Is member (she ing. following officers timate for this was given by Mr. Ben- night arrest Henry Freeman, a latter part There good one), and went to Mora on a were chosen: A. H. Duncan, presi- badly wanted witness, had returned very little change in the situation iu Next morning we rode down to the dit, who said his company stood ready hurried trip. No, we didn't drive much dent of the Mayfield woolen mills, to without the m.an. Tho anti Harris East SL Louis, except that the crossing, which was on the old Santa put in an plant of that falling in those days poor roads and too president; F. A. Manzanares, t; people say that Freeman is an im- river has filled tho hearts of flood Fe trail, where bridge street- is capacity for $28,840 and would bond Indians. fight F. M. of and feel that sufferers with of relief many now. The channel of the river then Call, president itself In the sum of $10,000 to guaran- portant witness, they hope speedy The next, I started back, the Standard Machine com- ho has been hired to remain from discomfort aud and will morning was where Twelfth street is now Adding tee everything, and also to at any time away peril, in spite of the rain, which was still pany, secretary and treasurer; Oreon dou- from court. Mr. Uy-,-,- Hays he would soon euable them to return to their there by Clay & Givens'. There were add the necessary machinery to coming down, for I was in a hurry to E. Scott, capitalist, St. Louis; have to close the c.se without Free- former pursuits and manner of no houses to the right or left of Bridge ble tho capacity of the plant, for Jiving. get home and off again to Santa Fe W. O. Saunders, St. Louis; man and submitted the case of the street; just cornfields on both sides. $12,000 additional. He further on some government business. Well, Charles. Ilfeld, Luciau Roseu-wal- d commonwealth. Attorney O'Ncil for Trains Again Running. Bridge street was six to eight feet stated that his company would in- TOPEKA, Kans., June 13. The Un- I got along as far as the Sapello and and Margarito Romero of Las agree to half cash aud half the defense moved for peremptory lower than it is now. We struck the accept ion crossed the creek all right about Vegas, directors, Mr. Romero structions dismissing the defendants. Pacific road ran its first train water about half way between Ul- being bond for the amount of the contract. noon (you know that's the first rule elected as auditor of the company. All Judge Redwine excused the to through Topeka today since the be- ibarri street or Eleventh and Twelfth Citizens of Las Vegas have already jury in cross the creek; of tho above named ex- hear the on the motion. ginning of tho flood, May 5!!th. Tho camping always streets. Then we gentlemen agreed to take bonds to the amount of arguments we stopped. Looking lino Is now open to St. George, forty-fiv-e learned that crossing the plains). cept Mr. Romero were present at the $12,000, and The feels assured o across, we could see that, the water Optic a I got across and rode up to an old meeting.