Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-08-30
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day. There will be reduction Of tuition
in the primary department OF the school,
and perhaps slight reduction in the
other departments also. An advertise
ment OF the academy will appear in this
newspaper next week.
ExGoy. Hunt, of Colorado, now resi-
dent of Laredo, Texas, and a man to
whom all the Rocky mountain inhablt-
ants owe debt of gratitude for his vari-
Gus works of enterprise, is guest at the
Palace to-day, and he will remain here
until Monday.
Gov, Hunt is really the father OF the
D. X Il. q, railway system, and he still
holds it that the main line of road to
connect the northwest with the gulf is
coming via Santa Fe and over the route
planned by himself and Gen. Palmer
when the present 'little giant" line was
q baby. Mr.. Hunt finds warm welcome
in Santa Fe.
Mrs. Muse has purchased the Galle9os
property on Hillside avenue, between
the places OF Messrs. Bartlett and witch
ell paying 81 800 therefor, and to-day she
let the contract to the old reliable builder,
VIM. Soehnchen, for some 81 900 worth OF
improvements on the house. 1t is the
lady's intention soon to erect two attract
i've cottages thereon with view OF rent
ing them to health seekers.
J. 8. Duncan, who has taken the con
tract to employ all section men on the
Las egas-Wallace division of the Santa
Fe road, was in the city this morning.
He reports his men at work at Wallace,
Cerrillos, Ortiz, Lamy and Las Vegas, at
the advanced price of 81 per day and
board, and he thinks there will be no
difficulty in keeping the work going in the
future.
Santa Fe property holders will do them
selves and the city permanent injury if
they continue to hold their realty so high
as to brighten away outside investors.
Already at least $50 900 of Colorado cap
ital has been shut out by the unwise ac-
ton OF plaza property holders. One hears
q good deal of free public sentiment
over this matter about the streets just
now.
Simon Filger is sadly out OF luck. Three
days ago, while his wife was out buggy
riding, some thief entered his house and
stole her gold watch and chain, also Mrs.
Paul Stephens purse, and last night Mr..
tilger's carpenter shop, near the A., T. K
5. +. depot, took fire and was destroyed
with most of its contents. 1t was insured
in John Gray's agency.
The house OF N. Mondragon and Broth
ers, extensive Mexican tiligree jewellers,
has opened a branch store in the city OF
Mexico, and Mr.. c. Mondragon OF that
firm leaves tonight to take charge OF it.
and brother are live and
honorable business men and the New
MEXICAN wishes them the best OF success
in their new venture.
II. B. Cartwright returned last night
from a deserved recreation on the Rio
Brazos, where the trout are as long as
your arm. Mr.. G. reports that several
excellent strikes of free gold have been
made OF late at Good Hope camp, in one
instance q find OF four foot OF quartz
yielding $l20 per ton.
Among the recent changes in the train
service on the New Mexico division OF the
Santa Fe is the promotion OF Conductor
Ed. Stimmel from the Santa Fe branch
to the upper end of the main line, on
which he will run passenger. Freight
Conductor Hardy comes to the Santa Fe
branch in place of Stimmel.
Saturday in Santa Fe is becoming the
most important trade day OF the week
with our merchants, just as it is through
out the older states. Farmers teams come
rolling in on Saturday morning bringing
produce of all kinds to exchange for mer-
;handise. 1t is a good sign OF the times.
Randol phi Kelley is in from Cerrillos
IN business to-day. He says hard and
soft coal shipments from South Santa Fe
county are on the increase; that the Cash
Entry company is whooping up things at
is concentrator and business generally is
picking up.
J. S. McWilliams, of Ogollala, Neb. W..
J. Turner, of Denver, and Frank p. Dick
inson, Of Salt Lake City, tourists and land
investors, are looking over the city to day
and will be here several days. They are
greatly pleased with Santa Fe and may
locate here.
Pedro Simpson, engineer for the Rio
Grande Land & immigration company,
is here to-day telling his friends about
the bait they use in Boston to catun soft
shell crabs.
Foreman Conway, Of the John Gray
Hose Co., desires to give notice that the
-esular meeting of this organization will
Jake place Tuesday evening, the I'd, at
80.
The county board is in session this af-
,ernoon, receiving the assessors books
and issuing a proclamation for the special
state election on October 7.
Miss Carter has returned from Illinois
and will resume here her business as
dress maker. She has taken quarters at
Mrs. Draughon's on the Iona.
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