Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-15
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Best creamery butter, % cents p pound,
at Beaty's.
Incorporation is now the principal talk
on the streets.
Santa Fe's destiny is in the hands of
her business men.
The early morning train came IN sew
eral hours behind time to-day.
Ascension day was observed at the
cathedral in the usual manner to-day.
Summer is almost here and nothing
has been done toward cleaning up the
streets.
By little judicious work Santa Fee can
be made the most attractive summer resort
in the west.
Some of the largest tax payers of the
county have signed the petition for in
corporation.
A large number of laborers left this
morning for Durango to work on the
Durango-R Rico road.
The Said Pasha" company will appear
in Santa Fe again at an early date, on its
return trip from the south.
The match game of ball between the
NEw MEXICAN and Sun teams has been
postponed until Sunday, May Is.
Incorporation for Santa Fe means
lighted streets, clean streets, good side
walks and the best advertisement the
town ever had.
In the absence OF q system OF sewerage
citizens of Santa Fe can not be too par
ticular in keeping their back yards as
clean as possible.
The political party that opposes incor-
poratlon will be defeated at the polls next
November. This is not a question OF poll
tics; it is q question OF progress and de-
cency.
The movement for incorporation is
growing more popular, and now that the
ball has been started every progressive
citizen of Santa Fe should make haste to
give it push.
A Kentucky gentleman is negotiating
with Abe Gold for the purchase OF twen-
ty burros, to be shipped in few DAYS.
Burros are finding a pretty good sale i'll
the east now days.
Murat Masterson, who attempted to
kill his alleged cousin and mistress III
New York the other day, is well known
in New Mexico, having practiced law in
the southern portion of the territory for
number oil years.
John Hampel, who does first class roof
ing, returned this morning from San
Juan, where he did considerable work i'll
his line. He is here now ready for bust
ness, and advises people to look after
their roofs in time.
Peter Powers, proprietor OF the new
summer resort on the upper Pecos, is III
the city to-day. Mr.. Powers now has
one of the most attractive resorts i'll
northern New Mexico, connected with
Glorieta by daily stage.
Measurements were taken to-day in
order to get an estimate OF the cost OF put
ting fence around the monument in the
plaza. 1t was found that q neat iron
fence with the proper corner posts and
foundation will cost in the neighborhood
OF $500.
Another cut in passenger rates over
the A., 7. & S. f. was announced this
morning. The fare from Kansas City to
st. Louis has been reduced to 81, and the
fare from Santa Fe to Kansas City, $3.50,
making through ticket to st. Louis from
this city, $20.5O.
Mr.. McQuade, the gentlemanly agent
of the Santa Fe Southern, in arranging
for the excursion Sunday, has not for
gotten the printers. He proposes to pass
every newspaper man or printer free OF
charge, and will furnish special for the
delectation of the craft.
1t is shame that the poor old woman
who sits in front of the stores on San Fran
cisco street by day is allowed to be seen
in public in her condition. She should
at least be given and compelled to wear
decent clothes. Such a nuisance would
not be tolerated outside of Santa Fe.