Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-26
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

ROUND ABOUT TOWN..
The Fischer Brewing company is max
ing preparations for big output of "bock
bier" on May |.
A reception and serenade will be ten
dered ex-Goy. Ross at the executive
palace this evening.
Chas. Hahner is overhauling and re-
building his residence on Manhattan
avenue south of Carriers.
Still the Improvements 80 forward. 1t
don't take Berardinelli long to knock day
light into the old adobe walls.
Capt Henry NJ. Davis, now OF the Ex-
change hotel office, is in the field as
candidate for the Pueblo Indian agency.
Hon. j. Frank Chavez writes from
Washington under date OF the 10th inst.
that he expected to leave for home to-day
or tomorrow.
Mr. Hartman is engaged to-day in MAX
ing out deed for land and drawing plans
for a new brick residence for certain
Santa Fe man.
A game of base ball will be played to-
morrow afternoon on the league grounds
between a picked nine and team OF
soldiers boys from Fort Marcy,
Regular meeting OF Aztlan lodge No. 3,
l. 0. o. F., this evening at s o'clock, in
their hall, situate in building occupied by
| Wagner & Hoffner. Work in first and
second degrees. Full attendance re,
quested $. T. Reed, Secretary.
Judge Bail has private letter from
Silver City stating that the drug house Of
Bailey & Cobb was wholly destroyed by
fire on Wednesday morning There was
no insurance; the fame is supposed tc
have been OF incendiary origin.
John Digneo. than whom there is ne
better mechanic in the land to-day, begar
tearing away that unsightly old railing
that surmounts the Exchange hotel, anc
instead will erect a handsome brick
cornice and otherwise improve the ap
pearance of this building.
The secretary OF war has ordered thu
commanding officers at all the military
posts to fire national salute of thirty
eight guns on Tuesday, the centenary O
the Inauguration of Washington, and a,
official circular announces that the post
Office will have holiday hours on thi
date also.
What with the sousing the plaza grass
has had, driving the seed to the surfac,
and floating it heaps to the lower places
and what with the failure to soak tn
newly set out trees. the prospects do no
!, seem very propitious for making howl
ing success of those much discussed i'm
provements?
{ Chase has turned out set OF handsom
views for the Santa Fe Southern road
showing many attractive scenes along it
| line, including the picturesque DEVILS an
: White rock canon, with cliff dwellings il
the distance. These views are to be groupe
and framed by Supt. Johnson for adver
Using purposes
Register Walker is in receipt OF buncl
of grass that was grown on man
dessert land entry" up in Colfax county
, 1t is fifteen inches in length and seems +
be sort OF wild millet with the res
scent of new mown hay about it. /
must be a pretty fine piece of deser
land that produces such fodder withou
cultivation.
DR.. II. W. Parsons, OF Wamego, Kas.
writes Gov. Prince that he has 500 copie
Of pamphlet relating TO the question Q
drought and how to cultivate western
lands, which he will be glad to mail fire.
f to parties who are interested in the sub
ject Everything OF this sort is eagerl,
sought for by New Mexico people usual,
and it may be that this pamphlet contain
some valuable suggestions.
Gen. Bartlett and wife and Mr.. J. A
Spradling returned at noon to-day from
their extended eastern jaunt, all lookin,
, well and feeling in first class trim. The,
: say that OF the eighteen or twenty New
Mexico citizens who have visited Wash
ington since the Inauguration all hav
now left for home save Col. Dick Hudson
of Grant, who is banking on the U. s
marshalship, and Judge Sloan, who Seems
to be after anything he can get, just 30
is an office, but who would specially lik'
TO be U, S. district attorney.
The Lighthall medicine concert troup,
came in from the south last night end pu
up at the Exchange. The company con
sists of Mrs J. A. Lighthall, the manage
and proprietor, DR.. and Mrs. Wilkey, DR.
Montgomery, w. J. Betterton, Guy But
ton, f, W. Smith, Frank Lewis, J. A
Cannon, Alfredo Flores, Augustin Gu
tierres, Domingo Ferrara, D. Button, Jas
Reeder and Sam Cohen. The latter wa.
formerly a resident Of Santa 70, and il
known as one Of the most versatile sons
and dance men and all around good COM
edian. The troupe has pitched its tents
for stay of several weeks here and viii
make their first appearance on the plaz,
at dusk this evening.