POUR
ESTABLISHES 1879.
PUBLISHED BY ',
The Optic fubliiiigCiompaay
iHOOUPOKATBu
M. M. PADGETT...
EDITOR
American ritual and since the last
session of the sovereign grand lodge
are entitled to send representatives
to that body.
1 From 1830 to December 31, 1907,
there were ,3,339,646 Initiated. Over
S.000,000 members relieved, and a to
tal of over $120,000,000 paid for re
lief. The ampunt of benefits paid in
1,907 "V as5 $5,112,993.75. the Invested
f unds jof the order,, amount' to $45,000,-
000.
Entered at be Postoffioe at Ifcrt , jpre W 5me8 for-old
Las Vegas, N.
matter.
RATES OF
Per Tear by Carrier.....
Per Month by Carrier. . .
Per Week by Carrier...
! Weekly.
0lL6 YcflX (
Six Months
ANOTHER MILE POST..
M.. as seeond-clBss and indlgeatj
: . , or widows, and the orphans of Odd
Fellows, that are owned and main
SUBSCRIPTION. tained by the order and which repre
sent nearly $1,000,000 Invested, and
$7 00 which are caring for several thousand
gg persons, many of whom would other-
wise be public charges. Practically
every state in the union has such e
' " ' . home. " 1
..ta.uu Though no general observance
. . 1.00 wilI be nel1 any one point, the
T members will not overlook any of the
ceremonies attendant upon so mo
mentous an occasion. Almost every
Monday, April 26th, marks the nine- lodge In the country will hold a meet
tleth anniversary of the institution of ing of eome kind today, but the ob
WoaMn.rtw, . Ma i t O. O. F.. servance will mostly be by districts.
in each of the districts, though there
are no district lines governing these,
ciency of the public service. "There
are periods in the -life of a nation,"
he said, "when the spirit of extrava
gance pervades the- atmosphere and
the ' public money is . scattered aright
1 ail .jefb, of ten J- without reference jrtq
the results- tqi - be Secured, l nope
and expect1 to see a radical reform in
this direction, We have within the
last few years1 created many unneces
sary ; bureaus and multiplied employes
beyond the possibility of efficient
work." f -Mr. Aldrich: declared he was
authoriaed; to cay that In the work of
reducing the,expenditures and refor
ming methods of appropriation the
senate would havetne "earnest sup
port and active co-operation of the
president and his administration. Is
the senate ready at last to reverse
the precedent of generations and 'to
co-operate with the house of represen
tatives In reducing appropriations? We
sincerely hope that .it Is. There , is,
as Senator Aldrlch said, good ground
for believing that ' the ' government's
annual expenditure can be cut down
$50,000,000 "without any great impair
ment of the efficiency of the public
service. '
PROMINENT EIEXICAN ;
FIRMER DISAPPEARS
Umana,
!
keb., April' 26. ' Seferiao
Domingiiei the exilian planter and
advocate ol sclehtlfjc agriculture, who
presented a silver tiopby to tne Nat
ional Corn Exposition at Omaha last
year and was a prominent . figure In
the enterprise, cannot" be located "and
friends in the United' States as well
as Mexico j are ."mystified. Jfawj.fcaJ
been missing three ;.i months.lHiMall
sent him at the postoffice at Puebla,
Mexico, remains:-! undelivered ' He
left Omaha in January and soon after
said he was uoinK to St Louis. He
has not been heard from since.'
and the beginning of Odd Fellowship
In the United States. On that date eetlagB will be held at which Odd
In the old Seven Stars Inn, in the. Fellows from the neighboring cities
city of Baltimore, Thomas Wildey and wm attend. At many of these some
his associates, Welch, Duncan, Rush- aptIon will be taken looking to hav
worth and Creatham, five working- jng thelOOth anniversary of ten years
men, founded what has (. grown hence, appropriately celebrated. Some
la ninety years to be the greatest plans have been discussed by . mem
fraternal organization in Jthe world. Ders concerning this centenary, even
From that small beginning of Ave though it ,1s a long ways ahead, for
there are now approximately 2,000,000 two oc three years will be required
members, with 17,000 subordinate to,-go over the details and 10 years is
lodges, 3,500 encampments, 8,600 Re- no!t too far ahead to begin to talk
bekah lodges and 660 cantons of pa- over a proper manner of observing
triarchs militant, and the order is the most important time in the history
known and recognized in every civ- 0f the order.
lllzed country on the face of the ' o
globe. ' In his speech In the senate last
There are 69 grand lodges and 5C week on the pending tariff bill, Mr.
grand encampments. .- Besides the Aldrlch dealt chiefly with the prob
TJnlled States and Canada proper the iem 0f raising revenue. One of the
order is established in Alaska, Argen- mo8t striking features of Mr. Aid
tine Republic, Japan, Mexico, Panama, rich's speech was his statement that
Philippine Islands, Yukon territory, the appropriations made last year
Hawaii, Porto Rico, South Africa, I coul(j have been reduced at least $50,-
France and Cuba. Nearly all of these
have special deputy! grand sires. Then
the soalled "Quasi Independent" ju
risdictions of Australasia, Tasmania,
Victoria, Western Australia and
Queensland; German Empire, the
Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and
Denmark having their own ' grand
sires and lairgejlyi (controlling their
own affairs. They, of course use the
000,000 without impairing the effl-
Big 'varmln" have no terrors for
Roosevelt while in Africa, but Major
Seaman of New York, fears he will
suffer from the tsetse fly and the
spldillu tick whose bites are said , to
be fatal. ' "
, BASEBALL SCORES.
National League.
At St. Louis Chicago 5, St Louis
4. -
At Cincinnati Pittsburg 2, Cincin
nati 1.
American LeaguA
At Detroit Detroit 3, Cleveland 0
At Chicago Chicago 1, St. Louis 0.
American Association.
At Milwaukee Milwaukee 2, Kan
sas City 1.
At Columbus Columbus 4, Louis
ville 1.
At Toledo Toledo 6, Indianapolis
3.
At Minneapolis Minneapolis 5, St.
Paul 6.
Do Children Need Alcohol?
Ask your doctor how often he prescribes an alcoholic stimulant
for children. He will probably say, "Very, very rarely." Ask
him how often he prescribes a tonic for them. He will probably
answer, very, very frequently i nen asK mm aoout iy
non-alcoholic Sarsapari'la as a tonic for the young.
J. O iy;
Gehrlng's Win Big Victory.
"The Gehrlng's" the well known
colored baseball team of this city de
feated the Romero team of the west
side yesterday afternoon by a score
of, 27 to '3 In ;"a game at the high
school grounds. The contest was a
one-sided affair, but there were a
number of brilliant plays. . A large
nutnber,.of spectators . were present
The winners wore their new suits,
which undoubtedly assisted them In
the severe drubbing they gave their
opponents. " The uniforms are blue
with white trimmings, with the name.
F. J. Gehrlng Hardware Co." across
the breast' and .look, exceptionally
neat. , ....
jt. Following Is the line-up. of the two
teams:
Romero's. Gehflng's.
Patron ....... catcher ... i . .Houston
Maes' .... .... pitcher Black
Sanchez ...... shortstop ..... .Burns
Larrazolo, J. M...lst b .Dunlap
Frank ......... 2nd b. ....... Brown
Baca . . . ... . 3rd b McKenney
Larrazolo, O. A.... If Carroll
Plnard cf. ...... Calloway
Armljo rf. Logan
Martinez, substitute. '
Following is the score by innings:
Romero . .0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
Gehrlng's ... .11 2 1 2 2 1 4 4 27
Eye Glass Satisfaction
Do your eyeglasses bother youJc If so, let us fit you with a Vki
mounting. For perfect satisfaction, the. easiest to pufcioniand barest-'
. tt eat off aveelass made. h ; sll's-i
Si.
-, We carry' at all times a lareana"' varied assortment . . of , smoked
glasses goggles of every description; mineral glasses of all ?;knds.
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Optical iDresrip.tlonsacjnirately fue4 aud broken lenses replaced same
aay, as re
TAUPERT JEWELER iI OPTICIAN
Las Vega.s, New Mexlca s
A. H. Beingrueber Brewing Co.
of Lets Vegas.
We are now making the finest beer, in the Southwest. Boost
home industry and telephone your orders to us for either keg or
bottle beer. .
PHONES MAIN 67, 61 and 32.
lliilET REP01TS.
St Louis Meal Market.'; .
St. Louis, April ; 26. Lead firm,
$4.15; spelter -quiet, $4.95. '
A new club In .Roy, known as the
Order of the 7-9 and 11, gave a pie
suDner at the school house, after
which a dance was given.
E. F. Kenney, Gallup's building con
tractor, commenced , the reconstruc
tion of the bottling works there.
New York Metal Market.
New York, April 26. Lead quiet,
$4.204.25; copper dull, 12 7-813;
silver, 52.
New 'York Money Market
New York, April 26. Prime mer
cantile paper, 3 1-2 4; Mexican dol
lars, 44; call money steady, 1 7-8
2."
western steers $4.80 6.25; western
cows $3.25 5.50. ...
Sheep 12,000 head; market steady
Muttons $5.25 6.50; lambs $6.25
8.00; wether yearlings $2.60 7.25;
ewes' $3,505.90.
Chicago Provisions Market.
Chicago, April 26. Wheat,-' May,
1.18 7-8; July, 1.06 3-8; corn,- May, 69
3-8; July 67 3-8. Oats, May, 55 3-8;
July, 48 3-4; Pork, May, 17.67 1-2;
July, 17.87 1-2; lard, May, 10.25; July,
10.37 1-2. : Ribs, May, 9.65; July 9.70
9.72 1-2.
New York Railroad Stocks.
New York, April 26. Amalgamated,
76 1-4; Atchison, $1.08; pfd., $1.04;
N. Y. Central, 130; Southern Pacific,
$1.19; Union Pacific, $1.8G 1-2; Steel,
53; pfd., $1.14 3-4. . - ,
' Mrs. J. "M. Jacobson is reported
very 111 with pneumonia at Gallup.
Kansas City Stock.
Kansas City, April 26. Cattle 9000
head including 1,800 southerns; mar
ket 1015c - lower. Native steers
$5.006.60; southern steers $4.60
6.00; southern cows $3.004.80; na
tive cows and heifers $3.00 6.00;
stackers and feeders $3.75 5.60;
bulls $3.405.25; calves $3.756.60;
Chicago Markets.
Chicago, April 26. Cattle 29,000
head; market 1015c lower. Beeves
$4.656.80; Texas steers $4.405.50;
western steers $4.35 5.50; stackers
and . feeders $3.405.40; cows and
heifers $2.00 5.80; calves $4.50
6.00.
Sheep 20,000 head; market stea
dy. Native $3.65 6.00; western
$3.60 6.00; yearlings $6.00 7.00;
lambs $5.50 8.15; westren lambs
$5.508.30. '
C. H. Nagel, a prosperous farmer
from the state of Ohio, arrived In
Roy and located on a new homestead
nprth of that town. , , '.' ' v '
a
and
1000
yards, white and colored fancy flowered, strip
ed, checked, cross bar, figured. We offer
worth?27c 25c0and1oc at 1SC DPtl
THE STORE ?OF QUALITY"
m
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e.lasVegas.
N.M.
."y " ' ' BJ ff
Doi'tsd Svsfissscit
About 300, yards, in the different size dots, all new
goods, perfectly white, 35c values, . '
Specially priced at
, IUg rJniisorourjh Bziszto
A : light fancy lawn flowered, striped, checked, figured ,
dainty wash fabric.
. Specially priced at
J3c Yard
25 PIECES
12 yards in each piece, worth $2.00 to $2.50 a piece
Specially priced at
Urn PIcco
VJfoito Rihbonp
Specially priced
An extra discount of
20 FZH GEHT
on white ribbon for the
! First Communion CM.
We Offer Special Inducements in
Wash Fabrics
and
..VV Tub Dresses , ;
, , White and Colored. r ' - ;
Specially interesting to mothers whose doughters will maketheir
first communion. ' . , . . " -"
Rcndy fJIndo VJhito Drcccco
FOR GIRLS FROM O TO 14 YEARS
Dainty materials and beautifully trimmed we have reduced the
price on these dresses as follows: i'
$2.00 White Dresses, ....$1.45
' 1.97
2.50
3.50, "
4.00 "
5.00 '
Tho First Gommunldn Boy
WE OFFER
Blue serge Suits, Juniuor style Coats," long lapels, cuff
sleeves, kniekerbocker pants,
$5 and $6
SHOES and OXFORDS
Patent, Gunmetal, Kid,-Calfskin.
White blouse Waists with soft collar. 65o
White plaited Waists, no collar. $1.00
Blouse Waists, Russian, no collar ...,C5o
Shirts with collar or without, white or colored G5o
tlEOItWEAR
Windsor, all shades; Bows, Four-ln.hend
2.63
2.05
3.75
Ono lot of F.Vsscs' White Dresses
worth, $2.25 and $2.50. Special,
These dresses are all in good condition. The reason we offer
them at such a ridiculously low price, 'is because we have too many
and we wish to close them out.
EJ?REEDSvCo
Rochester N.y
fJiascG' Foot YJcar
We show new ' Pumps and Oxfords,
c
Pumps the new style ankle strap, Pat
entorKfd?. iv
Uqvi VJhito Can
Q21FORD3 1
VJg Givo Away
An "Ingersoll" Dollar Watch with every boy's suit from
Q5.QQ Up
Silk Parasols, Japanese style. '
Pumps and Oxfords
White duck- or canvas for Misses and
Children.
LACES
r , ,f New lot imported.
' :Boyp9 Quite
; 2 pair Pants Knickerbocker,
Coya' VJaizfo
Russia, no Collar, Blouse.
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