Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-18
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Extend the electric street lights to the
Santa Fe railroad depot one way and to
Fischer's brewery the other way.
Extensive preparations are making for
the Athletic clubs first sociomusical en-
tertainment on Wednesday night.
The friends of city incorporation have
cause to be on the alert during the re-
mainder OF the time between this and
June 2.
On Saturday Governor Prince appoint
ed Gen. E. F. Hobart delegate to Den
ven in place of Mayor Henry, Of Las We
gas, who could not attend.
The Breeder mine-Perry homestead
contest is still pending before the local
land office, and is attracting no small
share of local attention.
The body ofthe late Irwin Thomas was
inferred in the Masonic cemetery at Las
Vegas, the washout on the railroad pre-
venting its shipments to Santa Fe, as in
tended.
Nestor Sena and Juan Garcia, school
directors in the upper city precinct, give
notice that Manuel Delgado and Luciano
Valdez have been authorized to receive
the poll tax in that precinct.
Why can not Santa Fe have splendid
ly drilled militia company here that can
take the first prize at the Albuquerque
fair? Plenty of material and some fine
drill-masters in Santa Fe.
Local sportsmen may be pleased to
learn that since the late rains duck shoot
ing is reported excellent at the Galisteo
ponds. Johnny, get your shooting-iron.
Elections for school directors take place
on the first Monday in June, this day fall
ing on the LIST OF June this year bestir
yourselves and make your nominations.
Good and honest men only should be
nominated and elected.
Special Agent Slavery, of the U. S. land
department, to-day received a telegram
announcing the dangerous illness of his
little daughter at Chicago. He leaves for
her bedside by the first train east
The defeat of the incorporation move
ment will give this town a mighty black
eye and hurt it greatly. Hence, all you
having the best interests of the town at
stake, set to work in favor of incorpora
ton.
A spirited game of ball took place
yesterday afternoon on the college
grounds between the college team and a
picked-up town nine. The college boys
maintiined their past record by wiping
up the ground with their opponents to the
tune of % to Is.
The funeral of Mrs. Soehnchen took
place from the M. E. church yesterday
afternoon, Rev. l. G. Mills conducting
the service. A large assemblage of sor-
rowing friends was present. A beautiful
collection of flowers ornamented the cas-
ket. The body was inferred in the Odd
Fellows cemetery adjoining Fairview.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Collingwood left
this morning for New York. Mr.. Col
lingwood has invested largely in real
estate here this spring. He said: "If
on the night of the I'd of June l get word
by wire that Santa Fe has voted for city
incorporation I'll start at once on my re-
turn to Santa Fe, but should the move
fail to carry then III content myself by
seeking more enterprising town for my
future Investments"
Joseph Routledge, of Glorieta, is in
town on business to-day. He has in
eastern Santa Fe county 200 acres seeded
to small grain and thirty acres in potatoes,
and considers that the present spring has
been the best for all around farming that
has occurred in New Mexico for years.
The chances are that the present season
throughout, Mr.. Routledge thinks, will
be one of very general prosperity for the
farming interests of the territory.
Two more carloads of Arizona red
stone are due tonight for the Weber
block. This morning six stone cutters
were set at work on the supply already
on the ground. Supt. Wood says the
necessary iron for the grand structure is
here and he has telegraphed TO Denver to
have force of brick layers sent down
at once. The foreman of the pressed
brick gang is to be imported from Cincin.
natl.