Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-02
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.


Prepare to enjoy the June tete on
Thursday night.
The concerts are all right, but the
streets ought to be sprinkled.
Nearly everybody and lis sweetheart
fled to the mountains yesterday.
The incorporation movement must not
be allowed to slacken, politics or no poll
tics.
The annual meeting OF the Santa Fe
Water company takes place or Thursday
July next, in this city.
The finest beef at Chiquito's, \ car
load of magnificent beef just received at
his place. You can't beat him, try all
You will.
Fred. Schnepple, the we'll known San
Francisco street grocer, who has been
quite i'll at the st. Nincent's hospital for
ten days, is getting along well and re-
covering.
The regular monthly communication Of
Montezuma lodge No. |, F. and A. Ma
sons, takes place this evening at Masonic
hall. A full attendance is requested
Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
Numerous and strong dispatches asking
for the speedy confirmation OF Mr.. L. A.
Hughes as collector for New Mexico and
Arizona are being forwarded to Washing
ton. The friends of the latter are many
and active.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
w. c. T. U. will be held at the Presby-
terrain manse tomorrow afternoon al 4
o'clock. All ladies who are interested in
the work OF the society, or who wish to
connect themselves with it, are cordially
invited to be present.
The reduced rate over the railroads
east ceases on the 9th inst. Tickets will
be sold at the cut rate up to that time,
but ii the 9th should catch you travelling
on one OF these cut rate tickets you will
have to give it up on that date and pay
the local fare to your point Of destination.
Therefore buy early il you are going to
buy at all.
Gov. Prince rested quite we'll last night,
but this morning he had another of those
sinking spells, to which he has been sub
jet during this illness, and the reaction
left him quite weak. DR.. Harroun is his
attending physician and says with perfect
rest and quiet the governor will, he
thinks, soon be him self again.
The canon OF the Rio Santa Fe, from
the reservoir to the falls, was lined with
fishing parties yesterday, June being az
early as the law permits the taking of
fish. Many were very successful, others
only met with the luck of the traditional
fisherman. Probably IS many as 25O
trout were caught during the day.
The county board is in session to-day.
This morning the time was devoted to the
question of equalizing the taxes. Among
the petitions received was one from the
Santa Fe Copper company urging that the
corporations assessment at San Pedro be
reduced from $50 900, the valuation placed
upon it by the assessor, to sal 800. It
was reduced.
The hose team turned out at 6 O'Clock
last evening for practice run and made
a nice showing. Throughout the month
they will have practice runs on the even
ings of Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sun
days. This is done for the purpose of an
exhibition run on July 4. Santa Fe now
has the honor Of holding the New Mex
leo hose team championship, but on July
4 the boys propose to run with a view to
breaking their own record.
The New MExICAN's book binding de-
partment is turning out class of work
these days that any similar institution in
the west is invited to criticise. There are
in hand now complete set of new books
for the lst National bank that the New
MEXICAN is specially proud of. Parties
interested in such work--and what bust.
ness man isn't? are invited to call and
examine it.
Tomorrow, at 10 80 q. M, will take
place The first annual sale Of lots on Don
Gaspar avenue in this city. These lots
are unquestionably beautifully located,
and Don Gaspar avenue is certainly
thoroughiare that any city might be
pround Of. We believe that the lucky |
purchasers, whoever they may be, will
double if not quadruple their money and
in very short time as We have reliable
Information at hand that points directly
to the rapid building up OF our city, the
beginning of whi"t will be the Catron
block on one of the choicest corners of the
plaza, operations for the erection OF which
will begin this month as we are assured
and believe, the money for such purpose
being in fact on its way here. The loca-
ton of the lots to be sold is on Don Gas
par avenue about 900 feet south of the
new bridge, and the sale will take place
on the premises. John Gray, the rust
ling auctioneer having charge of the sale,
has arranged for conveyance from in
front of his office to the lots where the
sale will take place, 80 that all those de-
string to attend, and who can not avail
themselves OF the delightful walk to the
premises will be conveyed there in one
of Mr.. Van Arsdells 'busses, which will
leave on its first trip from in front OF Mr..