Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-11
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

A few more new benches are needed
in the plaza.
Help the town by advertising in the
New MEXICAN.
An iron railing around the plaza would
improve the looks OF that spot greatly.
Gov. Prince has been notified of the
appointment Of A. Weber to be post
master at Weed, Lincoln county,
The Fischer ice mandatory is now in
first class running order and is yielding
four tons of ice daily. Shipments by ex-
press to territorial towns will begin next
week.
What is the matter with the crowd OF
knew sporting men in town? Is it the eli
mate that attracts them? However, it's
good sign Of business that they are
here.
Special communication of Montezuma
lodge No. l, A. f. and A. NJ, at Masonic
hall this evening. Work in the M. M.
degree. Visiting Masons are cordially
invited to attend.
Incorporation would rebound greatly to
the benefit OF Santa Fe. The New Mex
ICAN knows OF several investors, who
would invest in Santa Fe real estate, were
the town incorporated.
Messrs. a. f. Grigg & Co. have on ex-
hibition superb lot Of new furniture in
all the latest styles and remarkably cheap.
They show several elegant bed room sets
OF the 10th century pattern that attract
much attention.
Sheriff Story brings up word that fifty
six rifles belonging to the territory were
destroyed in the recent fire at Kingston.
Forty OF them were formerly used by the
militia organization there and sixteen had
been loaned to the Grand Army post.
The through mail service seems to have
improved greatly under the new train
schedule, but at the expense OF the terri
torial service. Letters were received here
last evening which came through from
New York city in three days and five
hours.
Adams Bros, brace OF speciality artists,
and handsome fellows, arrived from Al
buquerque to-day and may give per
Torrance here. They belonged to medi-
cine advertising company of sixteen per-
formers that went to pieces in southern
New Mexico.
A. L. Kendall is in from Cerrillos on
business to-day. He says Dick Matthews.
recently burned out, has purchased lot
near the depot there and is putting up
substantial store room 25x40. Several
other parties will build as soon as they
recover their insurance money.
Messrs. E. W. and ]. J. Sayles, of the
Lamy charcoarl ovens, are in town to-
day. Work as hard as they will they are
unable to supply the Billing smelter with
all the charcoal required. They have
orders Tor twenty car loads per month,
and with their present capacity can pro-
duce but seventeen car loads monthly.
Messrs. Cobleigh and Dobbin are at
Espanola building fine new business
house for Bond Bros, the dimensions OF
which are 40 feet wide by 160 feet in
length, with glass front. The carpenters
are now about through with their work,
and j. Bell goes up tomorrow to put in
week at painting the new structure.
The Building K Loan association met
last night and made loans as follows
81 800 to Frank Chavez; 5000 to E. B.
Seward; 5000 to W. P. Gould, of Ger
rillos, the latter coming out of the second
series OF stock. A resolution was adopted
the association to loan money
IN stock under certain conditions.
Philip Harroun returned last night
rom Provo, Utah, southwest OF which
,lace he has been engaged on railroad
urvey for the Rio Grande Western road.
lie says the U. p. is also building south.
vest through Utah and will surely go to
4os Angeles. En- route home Mr.. Har-
DUN stopped one day at Grand Junction,
)olo., and on that day ten persons died
here Of the heat.
The most delightful plaza concert ever
resented by the 10th infantry band took
lace last night. The character of the
lusic seemed to catch the people, and it
'as rendered with unusual spirit. When
he band played "La Galondrina" a shout
'ent up and the applause was 80 general
nat the piece had to be repeated. This
MUSICAL organization shows steady i'm
rovement since it began playing in Santa
%.
Capt W, B. Mckinney, editor and pro- I
rietor Of the Pueblo Daily Press, and a !
lend of Mr.. A. T. Grigg, arrived last ,
light and will spend week here looking I
yer the city and feeling the public pulse t
elative to the value of real estate. To
apt. Mckinney more than to any other !
ian may be attributed Pueblo's rapid
'owth in the past two years. He is
lstler; has made big money out of real
state III Colorado towns, and now thinks I
making a few investments in Santa t
e ''just for luck" a
There are few inhabitants in this :
own whose room would be better than q
leir company. They are ready and t
illing, yea, anxious to make money here, t