Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-24
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
Hook & Ladder boys will hop at the
Exchange tomorrow night.
Tickets for the Hook Il Ladder boys
ball at the Exchange hotel tomorrow
hight are selling at very gratifying rate.
AT Billy's restaurant Mr.. Burton him.
self now has the day watch. lie is al
adept at mixing the most satisfactory bev-
eraees and looking after the wants OF his
gentlemen customers. Call on him.
Stock certificates for the San Pedro
Water 4 Light company we've forwarded
to camp to-day by the New MEXICAN.
Some OF the leading financial men OF the
territory are backing this corporation.
Attention is called to theslew adver-
tisement OF James L Van Arsdell & Co.,
feed, livery and exchange stables, at the
old stand near Excfiunge hotel. This
firm will make IL specially Of supplying
ladies' with gentle horses for either riding
or driving
Gov. l.. S. Slower, Judge Trimble, Ru-
'iolph Haberland and Judge W. c. Halle
line, part OF the BernaliIlo county delega-
,iJn to the constitutional convection, have
returned home, having completed the
framing OF an excellent constitution for
the new state late Saturday night.-Clt.
lien.
The members OF the county board who
refused to meet in accordance with Judge
hhltemans order and make provision for
meeting that judgment, are order ed to up
pear before the court in chambers Oil
October and show cause why they
should not he declared in contempt OF
court.
The Mesila valley travelling exhibit
Which passed up the road yesterday WAS
beautifully and tasteiully decorated. Ii
WIS inscribed: "New Mexico. A car
load OF solid facts Why she should become
state" Oats, wheat, alfalfa and fruits
were used for exterior decoration OF the
car while the interior was chock full oi
the fruits oil the soil.
Gov. Prince to-day made the following
appointments: W. II. ii. Llewelyn, OF
Las Cruces; Ralph L. rwItchel, Of Santa
Fe; Henry f. Giierson, OF Las Vegas, 10
be delegates from New Mexico to the
lnter stale deep harbor convention to he
held at Topeka, commencing October ! =,
1889. Ralph +. Twltchell, of Santa Fe,
to be commissioner to the New Era eX-
position at st. Joseph, Mo.
First snow of the season ON Badly
mountain last night, or call it "Crown
peak" ii you please, as suggested 10y Rev.
Mr.. Smith. This peak was in former
times known among the native people as
"Jrarita mountain" from The fact that it,
crest so much resembles an inverted
water basket. The weather watchers say
that, should clear weather prevail, iroSta
usually come i'll the valley within three
days after SNOW appears Oh the NOUN
talns.
According to dodser posted in the
postoflice the postal department at WASH.
lngton will receive proposals for contracts
TILL the afternoon OF December ii, for the
carry ing Of the. United States mail upoi,
star routes in Arkansas, louisiana, In
dian territory, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska
South and North Dakota, Montana
Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizo
IA, Utah. Idaho, Washington, Oregon,
Nevada, California and Alaska. Lists u
routes, forms or proposals, will be furnished
upon application to the second ass ST.
ant postmaster general.
Speaking OF the wild rumors latel,
ahoat about the a., 7. & S. F., gentle
man who recently met and talked with
the new president, Mr.. Marvel, says
the Office vi the president and manager
OF the Santa Fe will he continued at Chi
caso, but it is not intended TO remove any
Of the offices from Topeka to that place at
present. All reports which have been
printed regarding the intended consolida-
lion of the Santa Fe lines and the cons oil.
ilation OF the offices at the same lime
have had but little foundation in fact. ii
has been known that the roads tinancial
condition has been anything but good,
and Il necessity for q curtailment OF ex-
penses has given Use to various rulnors
r.. arding the wholesale dismissal OF elm
ployees in high positions.