Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-11-20
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Local weather prophets predict con-
tinuance of the present good weather for
some weeks.
penny-in-the slot weighing machine
is the latest acquisition at the A., 7. & s.
F. uptown Office.
U. s. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Fair, except showers in north
portion tonight; warmer.
The Schnepple block, recently vacated
by Muller & Walker, has been leased by
Goldorf for beer hall and restaurant pur-
poses.
Messrs. Cartwright & Bro. are also fol-
lowing the example of the times and
doubling the capacity of their already
extensive grocery house.
John Digneo is at work remodeling and
improving the property between the
stinson garden and historic San Miguel
chapel. The property belongs to the
Christian Brothers and will be leased for
dwelling purposes. Digneo's work there
shows what good mechanic can do with
an old adobe wall.
Rev. G. L. Bovard, superintendent of
English missions for New Mexico, will
hold the third quarterly conference at the
Methodist church in Santa Fe on Satur-
day evening and administer the Lords
supper on Sunday morning at the church
named. Mr.. Bovard will be the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Mcpherson while in
the city.
Mr.. 8. E. Lankard and family, of Red
wood county, Mimi, who have been here for
some weeks for the benefit of Mrs. Lark
ards health, have decided to locate per-
manenly. They have leased the John
Martin dwelling on Garcia street and Mr..
Lankard has purchased the W. E. Griffin
insurance business.
The New MExIoAN's presses we're
started some days since on the mammoth
illustrated special edition for which the
data has been in preparation for several
months past. This edition will consist Of
$4,000 copies of thirty-two pages, and
five columns to the page, printed on fine
book paper, and We violate no confidence
in declaring that it will be such publ
cation as will appeal to the pride of
every citizen of the territory. 1t will be
ready for distribution in forty days.
Geo. R. Peck, we'll known here as the
former general attorney for this A., T. &
8. F., fell fourteen feet down an elevator
shaft at the Shoreham hotel in Washing
ton last Sunday night. His right arm
was broken just above the wrist, while all
the fingers Of the left hand were broken
back from their sockets. The physician
in attendance does not regard his patient
as in danger, but recovery will be slow
and full use of the left hand never will be
recovered.
The Santa Fe fire department. held an
interesting meeting last night. A COM
mittee was appointed to interview the
citizens committee in regard to raising
funds to buy new apparatus for the de-
partment, of which they are sorely in
need. 1t was also decided that hereafter
anyone DESTROYS of renting the hall should
apply to the executive committe of which
the chief is chairman and the foremen of
each company are members. After elect
ing Tomas Baca as janitor for the ensu-
ing year the meeting adjourned.
General Agent T. ]. Helm, of the D. 4
R. G., leaves tonight for Albuq uerque
and points south on railroad business.
The d. & R. G. has thus far this
month transferred here thirty.two car
loads of merchandise for central New
Mexico points, and Mr.. Helms mission
is to look further after this class of bust
ness.