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LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1S09 he ttUu pttc ESTABLISHES 1S79. PUBLISHED BY Gate city hotel there, and James Bur nett, who Is employed by Hlxenbaugh & King In that city, both being mem bers of Eaton lodge No. 865, which has nearly 400 members. The Optic Publishing Company UaOOBPOBtTKn - M. M. PADGETT...... EDITOR Entered at the Postotfice at. East Las Vegas, N.( M., as second-class 1 matter. " ' ' , RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally. Per Year by Carrier.. $7.00 Per Month by Carrier 65 Per Week by Carrier.... 20 Weekly One year ........$2.00 Six Months L00 THIRTY-ONE PROSPECTIVE LAND BUYERS IN CITY There were thirty-one people from Kalamazoo, Mich., in the party ot homeseekers and land buyers brought to Las Vegas yesterday afternoon by the Gaylor-Kiefer Realty company In their special excursion car. Among the number are I S. Deal and B. A Wood, who represent the realty com pany in that city; Ed Caldwell, former public accountant, or county ' clerk; Mrs. Cella Buckhout, a wealthy widow Who is accompanied by her daughter. Miss Edith Buckhout, and a sister, Mrs. Hattle Brooks; J. W. Gay wood, a dairyman and farmer; John Aunks, who has just sold a farm near, Kala mazoo, and G. E. Kendall, . a pros perous real estate man of that city. B. P. O. ELKS PAY FINAL TRIBUTE TO JESSE PATE The funeral of Jesse Pate,, of Ra ton, took place this afternoon from the chapel of Las Vegas Undertaking company, where religious services were conducted by Rev. J. S. Moore, rector of St. Paul's Memorial church, Interment was made in the Masonic ceremony, the ritual of Las Vegas lodge No. 408, B. P. Elks being read at the grave. The body was accompanied to this city last evening from Raton by George Woodhouse, proprietor of the FOLLOWED HUSBAND TO GRAVE WITHIN A WEEK ; Mrs? Mary Ann Fee, mother of Mrs. Harry Martin, who died at the bat ter's home on Main avenue yesterday afternoon at two o'clock, was pre ceded to the grave by her husband, who died just a week ago at Gallup, N. M. He had been a soldier in the British army. Mrs. Fee was a native of Dublin, Ireland. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jennie Martin, of this city, a son, Wm. J. Fee, of Gal lup, N. M., and three children in Chicago. Th funeral Will' take place tomorrow at 10 o'clock "from the east 6ide Catholic church. - The deceased was 65 years old., DEATH CLAIMS WELL '-.-. KNOW COLORED MAN Louis Ransom, a well known col ored man, who has been sick about three weeks, died this morning at 11 o'clock at his residence on Railroad avenue. He was about 76 years old, was born in Springfield, Mo., and had resided in New Mexico for thirty years. He had two sons living in Pueblo, and a son and daughter in Topeka, Kans. He was a government pensioner, and of late had been driving an express wagon for a livelihood. The body is being held by J. C. John sen & Sop, awaiting word from the children a& to its disposition. 4 3jiHlH'. ifu iltiinMMSttffJ AMERICAN AVIATOR IS NOW BRITISH SUBJECT j Njw Yprk, Oct. 22. It is reported here that Captain' S. F. Cody, the American Taviator, who has been train ing British army officers to fly, has resigned his American citizenship and taken out British naturalization papers. It is said he was forced to do so to hold his Job. TWO ITALIAN VOLCANOES BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN Messina, Italy, Oct. ' 22. Earth shocks are felt in the vicinity ot Mt. Etna and the renewed activity of Mt. Vesuvius is causing great alarm here. . Fifty Years the Standard. Makes finest cake and pastry, light, flaky biscuit, delicious griddle cakes palatable and wholesome. Ingredients found in the ' low-priced baking pow ders are deleterious. The active principle is a min eral acid derived from sul . phuric acid, oil of vitrioL b lime Phosphates ANOTHER GALA DAY AT ' ' PORTOLA CELEBRATION San Francisco, Oct. 22. The spec tacular features of the Portola festival today were confined to an automobile parade and athletic games. Recep tions were given by Daughters of the American Revolution and the Cali fornia Federation of Women's clubs. The Normal university football team played the high school team this afternoon on the high school grounds. The game was called at 4:30. This is the second association game of the season. ' The committee of the relay associa tion met last night at the Y. M. C. A. and decided to have the annual relay on Thanksgiving this year. In the relay the Normal and high schools combine against the Y. M, C. A. They will run over a five-mile course, each man running half a mile. Some of the runners have already begun prac tice. .. Robt. A. Ledbetter, of Winslow, Ariz., a fireman on the Santa Fe road out of that division point, was mar ried to Miss Adeline Josephine Smith, by Rev. Norman Skinner, at his resi dence Wednesday evening at . 8:80 o'clock. , . Pantaleon Garcia, an aged and re spected citizen of Guadsluplta, Mora county, died In this city yesterday at the age of sixty years. His family were at his bedside when the end came and have taken the body back to their home for Interment. Correct Watcli Repairing - The repairing: of Watches is our specialty. "We are giving' this department, our, most caieful attention. , Bripg- your time piece to us to be repaired and be thereby assured of satisfaction. All work guaranteed. R. J. Tavipert, Manufacturing, Jeweler and Optician 606 Douglas Ave. A. T. Sc S. P. Watch Inspector All Kinds of Neckwear Special Tomorrow Only Satvirdaty Oct. 25 There isn't an Idea in Neckwear In either style, color or price, tha.t we , ' don't have. 50c and 75c Ties, 39c TOMORROW Shirts, HaLts, Urvderweelr Do Not Overlook This BargeJn Y ' J. A. Taichert, East Las Vegas, N. M. 615 Lincoln Ave. Next to Wells-Fargo Express Co. Children's and Misses' Coats A splendid assortment of chil dren's and misses' coats. New styles and newest fabrics in bearskins, velvets, fancy cash meres, flannels, beavers, chevoits. In all shades, red, brown, tan, gray, blue. The prices are $6.50, 17.50, $8.50L $9.0oT Sizes 2 to 12 years. Special 35.00 A small lot of children's and misses' coats In cashmeres, beavers and flannels, neatly trimmed and the newest styles. Ages 3 to 10 years. Worth $4.50 to $6.00. Special. Women's and Misses' Jj7,5D Trimmed Hats $5 Hats in the newest styles. A large assortment from which to select. The " colorings are right to match the dress. You will be surprised how good a hat we are selling for ; i for Two Days Only, Saturday and Hflonday , We offer attiumber of special articles at a very special price. We have selected these articles at random from the several departments and have cut the price deep, regardless of profit, offering reasonable merchandise at cut prices when you should be paying full value. - Not everything in the store reduced but a few special articles which we are sure you will find specially desirable in price and quality. Every item, every line below, shows a possibility of economy and this store is a whole garden of such possibilities. Women's Waists Broadcloths A timely sale, at this time when so many are making their own Suits, Coats or Children's Dresses the stock is clean, the assortment " large colorings the latest quality the best. Prices are 75c $1 $1.50 $1.65 ; Special cut 50c 65c $1 $1. 10 x - ( . ' i i . Dress Skirts E2J We have selected from our regular stock an assorment of Skirts (not because they are undesirable, but because we have too many,) and have marked them away below value. They are Panamas, Serges, Cashmeres; gray, black, bine and brown. The price are . PO CC $4.50 to $6.50. Special priced... ijlu.Uu While onr buyer was East he bought too many Waists of one kind. Now, we must dis pose of the surplus stock and are going to out the price to do so quickly, for instance ' 75 Waists, 50o , ' $100 Waist, 68 Women's and fillsses' " . Ono -Piece Suits . Needless to say this is the leading form of Dress for the Ladies this season, both for street wear or evening. We place a number of these Dresses on sale at $iO00 each, the original price is $17.50. They come in Serge, Panama or Cashmere, nicely trimmed, and they fit well, best shades. v Blankets and Comforts Now is the time to buy your bd coverings before the real cold weather sets in. We made ample provision this season and bought very liberally. We are in a position to show a very extensive line Cotton Blankets, white or gray, 75o to $2.00 Heavy Blankets, $2.25 to $3.00 An all wool Army Blanket, iq-K, 75 Fine all wool 11-M Blankets, $6.50 Fine all wool Blankets, white, 11-J $8.00 Others at $9, $10, $12 COMFORTS, at $1.25, $2.00, $3.50 and $5.00 STETSONS HATS FIRST SEASON WITH US THE STORE OF QUALITY" -r I! m E . Las Vegas . - Tr-"- N.M. "EMERY" SHIRTS HIGH.CLASS, NEW IDEAS, . Boys' School Suits We have a splendid stock of boys' suits. We daubt If you could find a more complete de partment in any other city the t size of this. We show 20 styles for the little tots, 2 1-2 to 5 years. From $2.00 to' $5.00 suit. ' . Boys', suits, ages 6 years to 10, In the Juvenile suits. In this range we show suits with two pairs pants at $3.50. An all wool suit. 2 pairs pants, for $5.00. Fine all wool suits at $4.00. Suits at $2.00 up to $7.50. Boys' suits from 10 years to 17 years. "Kicker" pants some, and 2 pairs, suits from $2.00 to $7.50. 5 .7 All wool suits at $4.00. Young men' suits, long pants. Latest style cut, $5.00 to $25.00 .suit. 7 I