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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1906
Page
5
Precinct meetings are planned tonight with delegates to county conventions. Candidacy changes loom as DeL. Chamberlin is replaced, Burkhart or Lester may fill gaps, and Larrazolo campaigns across Santa Fe Espanola Taos as party leaders maneuver to a straight ticket.
The county republican convention set for Monday October 8 at 7 30 pm will nominate a full slate of strong candidates.Rumors say Dr F B Romero and L W Galles may rejoin the regular Republicans. Bolters and Democrats met to discuss weak-ticket concerns and a possible replacement for territorial council candidate Col J F P Sulzer. Hon H B Fergusson was approached for the vacancy but reportedly declined.
The Mann Saddlery Company plans a new cement building on Copper Avenue between Second and Third streets. The old ramshackle structures on the north side have been demolished, clearing fifty feet of space for a handsome new home. The company will relocate its harness store from North Second Street into the new premises.
Dr J J Wood, longtime Silver City electric light plant owner, revisits the city after years in St Louis. He plans to return to Silver City to reside again, with future travels northward. A physician and automobile enthusiast, he was the first to drive a car from Denver to Silver City, linking his NM and MO interests.
John C. Spears announces that Santa Fe Railroad grants one fare plus a partial return for Odd Fellows grand lodge meeting at Deming New Mexico on the 6th and 16th of the month. Members must pay full fare to Deming and secure a receipt then buy tickets home at one fare. J B Hodgen signs receipts at the meeting. A number from the city plan to attend. The second item notes a Pueblo Indian attempted to steal a bagat-e cert bound in front of Strong's Bank but was stopped. the thief was released as proprietors did not press charges.
Gavin of Wheeling says white populations in Cananga camps would not mistake a Yaqal To ag for a native. He asserts interior massacre stories are false, often started by natives to deter American penetration. An advertised event for September 15 is described as fake. The piece also notes Emmons furniture and Zeigers cafe offerings and a local claim of three ranges in one fall.
Reverend W W Havens superintendent of the New Mexico Arizona Anti Saloon League visits Phoenix to organize a local branch and launch a campaign to close saloons and stop gambling. A meeting at First Methodist tomorrow aims to elect officers and broaden membership with leaders from Phoenix Albuquerque and state churches backing the effort. The league stresses nonpartisan aims focusing on legislative allies rather than party politics to end gambling in Arizona and New Mexico.
The seventeenth annual New Mexico and Arizona Presbyterian Synod convenes at the First Presbyterian Church Albuquerque with a multi day program. Devotional service October 5 features Rev Hy M Campbell. later sessions cover home missions by Rev A J Marshall. Sunday includes Sabbath school dedication and evangelistic addresses. Monday includes talks by Rev John Hutgore and Alice Reichthwa of Morency Arizona.
B Parris travels from Missouri for foreign missions program. An elaborate musical program is planned for the Morningside event. The synodical roster includes Rev Ho Thompson D D Rev Hugh B Cooper Albuquerque Rev Bd Meeker Tuc h es NM Rev John Meeker Alamogordo NM Rev Alexander Black Port Denance Ari Rev H M Campbell D D Rev S Herndon Phoenix Ariz Rev I Love Clifton Ariz Rev Norman Skinner Las Vegas NM Rev W C Buell Taos NM Rev Chas M Lackens M D Roswell NM Rev G M Dunlap Lag Cruces NM Rev Frank Reid Flagstaff Ariz Rev J M McKnight Arizona Rev Geo M Sevier Rev M Rendon Santa Fe NM Rev M Brown Tucson Ariz Rev Allen Krichbaum Moren jel Ariz Rev Mr Perkins Socorro NM Neither Rev Dr Marshall nor Hon H B Parris are members. Members in town this morning include Meeker Campbell Herndon Love Buell Krichbaum Fut? Luckens Reid Brown and two Albuquerque clergy.
D J Walmsley a Lion store clerk departed Albuquerque Monday night leaving merchants and several good fellows holding the sack for several dollars. The total loss is estimated at several hundred dollars, with Walmsley having beat his board bill and room rent while borrowing cash. Gambling is blamed for the downfall. L B Stern who paid Walmsley a week’s salary believes he lost it gambling and left town probably for El Paso. It also notes rental listings for Minneapolis House and Emmons Furniture store offering rooms and furniture.
Early Albuquerque settler Augustia Girard died after a wagon and platform crush incident at the Grows Kelly & Co. warehouse in Santa Fe yards. He was loading hides when the wagon backed toward the platform, crushing him just below the chest. He recovered to speak briefly before dying at St Joseph's hospital two hours later. He leaves a widow, two daughters in Denver, and two sons in Milo Kansas and Los Angeles.
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