Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-05-09

order to-day for 10, 900 berry boxes.
Excessive rains and swollen streams on
the eastern divisions OF the A, T. & s. f.
are causing delays in the movement Of
trains.
A delegation of twenty.seven persons
left Santa Fe last night to attend the
Democratic convention which opened
there to-day.
1t is yet too early for good trout fishing
in the Santa Fe canon, but the man who
lands a ten inch beauty feels well repaid
for his efforts.
The boom in sidewalks continues to
spread. Material tor a neat flag pavement
in front of the Gonzales property, Frisco
street, is being made ready by Mr..
Monier.
For his faithful services as clerk, Quar-
termaster Sergeant VIM. Walthers was
on Saturday presented by Lieut.. Plum
mer with handsome X. of P. charm
appropriately engraved.
A change takes place to-day in the firm
of Gusdorf Bros, Gerson selling out to
his brother, Adolph, who will continue to
conduct the business under the firm
name OF Gusderf & Dolan. The latter is
manager of the firms Taos store. Sue
Cess to them.
Visitors at Colds museum to-day: H.
G. Aud, Iberia, Ohio; j ohm A. Church,
St. Louis, Mo; Rev. J, |. Hennessy,
Wichita, Kas W. G. Whiteside. Denver,
Colo; Mrs. Ross, Buffalo, N. Y; M.
Williams, Buffalo, N. Y; Miss Block,
Chicago; W. G. Block, Chicago.
Dancing and feasting and good time
generally is going to attract a great crowd
to the Worlds fair entertainment at the
capitol on Friday next. Many pleasant
recollections of a former event will attract
still larger crowd this time. Prepare
tons are making to entertain at least 40C
people.
Alex Rogers was in from San Pedro on
Saturday to purchase 100, 900 brick for the
new smelter which his eastern hackers
are to build about five miles south of San
Pedro. He has $4,000 in bank to &C
into this improvement. 1t will material
ly benefit the miners in the San Pedro
, region.
Prof. Downie, who lectures at the cour
, house tonight, paid the New MEXICAN {
pleasant call to-day. He is charming
: gentleman, and is native of Aberdeen
Scotland. Those who attend to-nigh
! may be assured of treat. He hopes tt
secure from the local Board of Trade
,, many views OF historic Santa Fe.
=, Little Maize Grigg wandered away from
home on Saturday night and for tw'
hours the friends of the family were il
search of her. AS last resort the fir
bell was rung and by this means it wa
; found that the child was visiting at Mr.
Eldodt's. Mrs. Grigg feels very grateful tt
Marshal Gray and all others who 81
earnestly sought to locate the little one.
Hon. Richard Kerens and party of st
Louis, accompanied by Mr.. F. w. Risque
general manager OF the Cerrillos Coal &
Iron company, left in their special ca
last night for trip of inspection over thu
i Cerrillos coal fields. 1t is probable tina
Y the work of extending the coal road vii
be ordered to commence shortly, anC
Q report has it that the first spur will b.
!, built out from Waldo station.
D Little or nothing has as yet been dom
: by the committee designated by the cit,
r council to look after the street sprinklinl
= question. The city, under that nov
3 famous contract made by the late un
c lamented administration, has to pay tn,
. water company $l35 a month tor fire plul
: service, and in the contract is CLAUSE
! which requires extra pay for stree
sprinking purposes. The water company
now demands $1S5 month from the cit
= if the streets are to be sprinkled. This
, fact seems to have paralyzed the alder
manic committee.