Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-03
THE DUKE CITY.
Gossip CT the Day from the Rio
Grande's Metr0polis-PersOnal
and Other Matters.

Correspondence New Mexican.
Albuquerque, August 1.--Again has the
fire brigade of Albuquerque proved its eff
cheney. The fire in the N. T. Armiio
building last week was an ugly one to
deal with in every way. The smoke,
more to be feared than flames, was dense
and made it impossible to locate the
starting place. Undeterred by the dan
ger, the volunteers crept along the
ground under the floors of the different
rooms and retr6ated only when death
lapse of one of their number. All honor
to the men of the Albuquerque fire de-
partment! The companies are fortunate
in their officers, Knight Chamberlain,
Jacoby, and all of them steady Drained,
cool, alert and absolutely fearless fellows.
If the high iinks of the present city coun-
Gil should disband the three companies,
the A. p. being in manner separate
organization, it will be difficult matter
to replace these captains.
The pretty residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon Sterne came perilously near
scorching last week. A thoughtlcss do
mestic threw hot ashes over the fence
and the innocent, grey Goals soon started
lively little blaze along the boards. No
one was at home at the time and Mrs.
Cundiff, half block away, first saw the
yellow tongues dartng along the dry
pine. A man, that most convenient of
human comforts, and few hands full of
opJ J,.bo yaI off, ho anti Har
and bucket of water finished the work
An hour later when night would have
been we'll settled there would have been
hot work for the fire laddies.
A DELIGHTFUL RETREAT.
| These delicously cool evenings, the
public library is the most delightful loaf
ing place in the city. 1t is we'll lighted
and ventilated and inviting in every way.
Faint footballs, low voices, the enticing
rustic of books and papers, shelves full
of a "heaven of delight" for every book
lover, tables covered with magazines and
papers and a plenty of comfortable
chairs to welcome everybody, stranger or
not. Mrs. Knapp, the librarian, has done
much to popularize the place and if ever
public spirit, patriotism, ETC., feels
moved to build monument to those who
have done most for Albuquerque 1t will
be for the women who conceived the
plan, formed the Public Library associa-
tion and gave to New Mexico what is
justly a territorial pride. Mrs. Booker
Mason Rose is the capable president and
to her, Mrs. Bernard S. Rodey and Mrs.
Nelll B. Field and few others, the credit
lis due.
SOCIAL NOTES.
Another one of the half score marriage
engagements is announced; Miss Abbye
Stoops, of Las Vegas, and Mr.. Frank
Sutton. Miss Stoops is brilliant and
greatly admired and Mr.. Sutton is zone
of the best fellows in the world" She is
we'll known as a successful teacher, he as
stenographer in Supt. Gabels office at
the A. & P. He is also one of the found
ers of the Mandolin club, one of the finest
musical quartettes in the west. Autumn
is the time set for the wedding.
Mrs. Noa Ilfeld, her sister, Mrs. Bernard
Spitz, her niece, Miss Clara Ilfeld and
Mr.. Louis and Mr.. Bernard Ilfeld made
upa jolly family party that went last
Sunday on picnic to Coyote springs.
l. ue Hduusolue UHys OI une llleluS mdu0
the twelve-nlle drive in 2:40 time. Mr..
Noa Ilfeld is absent on a business trip to
New York,
THE POsTOFFICE.
The postotlice down here mny not be
perfect exactly, being run by Republi-
can that can hardly be xpected you know,
but there is about as fine, accommodating
and efficient corps of clerks and carriers
as one could wish to see. The delivery,
under Messrs. Phillips and Woodworth, is
as prompt and reliable as Seth Thomas
clock. Their work is heavy, the routes
large, but they "get there on time and
give universal satisfaction.
CAN'T LOCATE EN-.
Readers of the New MEXICAN will re-
member that in its account of the alb
sconding of Cook, the secretary and
treasurer of the Cincinnati local lodge of
Railway Conductors, his hiding place was
given rs New Mexico. Later advices
place him and another railroader named
Strauss, in Albuquerque, but the conduct
ors and trainmen generally say that no
such people have been here. A reward is
out for Cook.