Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-12
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

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County Independent, is here delegate to
the statehood convention.
Mayor b, +. Hobart, prominent and
progressive citizen OF Las Vegas, came
down on yesterday from Las Vegas to at
tend the statehood convention.
The ice harvest began to-day. Unless
the weather becomes colder within ten
days the ice men say the crop promises
to be rather lighter than usual.
Hon. L. S. Slower, one of the delegates
to the statehood convention, is up from
Albuquerque. He is mighty good citi-
zen and strongly in favor of statehood.
Local educators are invited by Mr..
Foster, chairman OF the house educational
committee, to present to that body their
respective views on the public school
question.
Hon. Jose L. Perea, the efficient sheriff
of Bernalillo county, who has just been
reelected and given an excellent bond,
amounting to $l40, 900, is in the city on
business.
Col. N. Grayson, of Sierra county, one
OF the leading citizens of the territory, ar
rived in the city this morning and will
represent Sierra county at the statehood
convention.
Mr.. Z. S. Raunheim, the efficient SUI
| g BIO Do, frlyc v1-n
in the city on yesterday. He reports
everything quiet and moving along we'll
at the great copper camp.
Chas. Hafner, formerly connected with
the 18th infantry band, has come back to
Santa Fe and will make his permanent
home here. Charlie is an enterprising
citizen in any community.
Geo. Draughon opened the cash box in
his fancy weigh scales yesterday and took
out the snug sum of 800 nickels. Parties
desiring small change can find accom-
modations at Headquarters.
The taking of testimony in the Taos
county senatorial contest of J. ?. Romero
VS. Alex. Gusdorf, is in progress at the
capitol. Mr.. Twitchell appears for the
contestant and Mr.. Victory for Gusdorf.
The senate bills to prohibit blacklisting
OF discharged employees and, to limit the
powers OF foreign guarantee corporations
on measures that are attracting much at
tention from employees OF all sorts and
grades.
Carleton post reading room and library,
over Ireland's drug store, is now open
every evening, save Sunday, and is well
lighted and comfortably warm. Old SOL
diers and the public generally are invited
to visit the room.
Plat OF township % north, range %
east, in which Colmar station on the
Santa Fe railroad is located, will be filed
February Ii in the Santa Fe land office,
after which time actual settlers on land III
that township will be allowed ninety days
to make their filings.
Antoine Fink & Co. have opened fine
meat market at CrowelPs old stand near
the southeast corner of the plaza. They
deserve fair share of the patronage.
Mr. Fink says he has put his own Cash
into this business, and all tales to the
contrary are without foundation.
Mr.. W. A. Rankin, brewer and ice man
at Albuquerque, is visiting Santa Fe and
taking an interest in the state question.
He is pioneer Of Kansas and Colorado,
and in 1861 he passed through Santa Fe
from California gulch, Colorado, Ell route
to Arizona, on good prospecting trip.
At the Methodist Episcopal church to-
morrow there will be the usual service at
II a. M. and 80 p. m, and Sunday
school at 10 a. NJ. Glass meeting after
morning service prayer meeting Wednes-
evening at 7 80, and class meeting Friday
evening at the same hour. All are cor
daily invited to these services.
Type, q Challenge job press, a Wash
ington hand press and other necessary
material for the new weekly paper to be
issued by Messrs. Montoya and Salazar
arrived yesterday. They will shortly
begin the publication OF Spanish weekly
and will probably follow this up by is
suing also weekly paper in English.
For the first time in years Santa Fe is
now importing celery. The supply is Of
a very inferior order compared to the
home grown article, and comes high from
Kalamazoo. 1t is pity that our garden
ers do not pay more attention to this
esculent. 1t can be produced here for
less money and of Il far better quality
than at any point in the country. and
instead OF importing it Santa Fe should
export tons OF it annually.