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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
5
Christmas rush drives heavy express and postal activity in Albuquerque as Wells Fargo Express, A D T boys, and Postal Telegraph crews handle surging package, letter, and parcel deliveries. Extra staff are hired, daily totals climb from 176 to nearly 1,000 items, and stores flood downtown with window shoppers amid holiday sights.
George K. Neher, famed southwest huntsman, rode a young dromedary drawn by the Evening Citizen cartoonist Scar-faced Charley to the Alameda ditch headgates. Neher aims to bag wild boars for Christmas ham, riding into junglelike Alameda precinct with friends watching, as crowds gather.
Archuleta and Montoya were arrested after Archuleta attacked Montoya as they walked to the city prison. Both men pleaded guilty in police court and received five days on the streets or a $5 fine.
Willams of Jersey City New Jersey died at 7 o clock this morning at his home 607 Mountain road due to consumption He is survived by a wife and four children The remains will be removed to the undertaking parlors of Fiehr & company tomorrow and shipped to Jersey City accompanied by Mrs Williante A meeting of governors attorney general and insurance commissioners from all states and territories will be held in Chicago in February to discuss the insurance situation Attn: Hon Herbert J Hagerman will attend The letters are from Thomas B Drake superintendent of insurance District of Columbia Hawley s offers the largest line of Christmas goods in the city Runpes Pharmacy offers prescription compounding and Citizens want ads.
Practically all institutions of learning in Albuquerque will close Friday night for the annual holiday vacation. Public, Indian, and parochial schools end Friday afternoon and do not resume until Tuesday, January 2. No formal Christmas exercises at the high school. a rhetorical program will be held but not in addition to regular studies. St. Vincent and Immaculate Conception schools have minimal activities, while the Albuquerque Indian School plans a Christmas dinner, Yuletide exercises, and a Sunday cantata. A general party is planned for Monday evening for public attendance. The University of New Mexico closes Friday afternoon and reopens Tuesday after New Year’s Day with no Christmas exercises this year.
Two weeks into The Evening Citizen Santa Claus letter drive invites all Albuquerque and area children to write about age residence good behavior and holiday wishes. Letters published next Saturday will be read by Santa who follows the paper and the paper promotes Stern Schloss Co wines for the holidays.
Police in Albuquerque launch a broad arrest sweep after dark targeting suspicious persons amid a rising poth thievery wave. Nine men were jailed last evening, with suspects including A Taylor Dave Wilbur and others. Wilbur faces ten days, while Shelton and the rest were held on out‑of‑town or employment conditions. Judge Crawford vows no leniency as the department presses a systematic effort to curb petty depredations.
United States Marshal C M Foraker reported that 300 of the 1490 dollar reward for Thomas Jordan has been paid. The remaining 800 will be paid upon conviction. The Vinita bank, victim of Jordan, paid 500, with 800 to come from the Texas Live Stock Association. Jordan reportedly stole cattle in Texas and drove them into Indian Territory to sell.
Judge Heacock calls reports that Emilio McClure confessed to killing Nicholas Sanchez and Carmel Baca an injustice. The attorney notes McClure pleaded guilty on his father’s advice to avoid unreliable testimony, citing mental weakness and insanity as factors. Public notices for Christmas candy orders and fur deals follow in the bottom text.
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