Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-03
A FELIPE DAx.,
It Was Celebrated I'm Old AIbuquer-
que in Grand Style.-Other
-~.~ Newsy Notes.


ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, June lst,
1S97.-Old town has fallen TACK to its
accustomed condition of %"innocous
desuetude" since the fiesta of Sunday,
when Albuquerque and the surrounding :
country sent into the ancient, a large
proportion of people to witness the
ceremonies incident to the celebration
of the San Felipe day.
The street railway carried $3.50 pas
sengers between 6 a. m. and 4 p. m. OF
the following day. The orchestra
hall was never so well filed as in the
evening, q bale forming the attraction
there. Borger's sunny-side resort was
an attractive spot in the afternoon and
uight, the First regiment band being
an attractive card in the placita. AT
this resort lao gallons OF beer was dis.
posed of and almost an equal amount
was poured down thirsty Threats at the
TWO dispensaries opposite. 1t was a
day that comes but once a year and IL
only exceeded during fridays Of the
fair season.
On Sunday next the Browns expect
to meet the Las Vegas club, their frs
appearance this year in battle array
With an organization from abrosd.
The First regiment band will no doubt
discourse music for the occasion and o
big crowd can be counted upon 10 be
present.
With the completion Of aeventy-ive
feet of cement walk on South First
street, this week, Albuquerque will
have fully 5000 lineal feet of these
walks, perhaps equal to any city OF
its size in the country.
Mrs. Albert Grunsfeld and her son.
| Eddie, of this city, boarded the "First
Bismark", las Sunday. en- route to
Germany.
Manager Trimble handled the big
| crowd on the street cars, last Sunday,
| without a hitch. He expects to IN
troduce the electric motor as soon as
he can confer with A. Il. Cromwell,
the owner.
This evening, the executive commit
tee of the Fair association made further
steps toward bringing the next fair to
the front. Subscriptions will be Sc
cured shortly and q great show is as.
sured.
Tomorrow evening, Rev. CasoD
pastor Of the A. M. E. church, will
celebrate the fifth anniversary of his
wedding. A good lime is promised,
The bowling craze has reached q
critical point, interest in the sport hav-
ing fallen off to such an extent that
one alley has quit business. The
Brunswick q Bottger's old town sSun-
nyside" will now control the trade.
Half a dozel or more wool houses
are full of the fleece awaiting the ex-
pected rise. Tom Hubbell recently re-
fused eleven cents, delivered here, hall
cash, balance thirty days.
Carl Mainz, formerly of Las Vegas,
is clerking at the Sunnyside.
Rice's Excelsior, Jr., company ar
rived tonight from Los Angeles and
show tomorrow evening. They come
to us highly praised. You will have
their advance, MIR. Robey, with you
and you want to treat him right.
Chef Girard is on temporarily OF the
European.
Women's christian temperance
union sessions begin, tomorrow, at the
Congregational church.
Six hundred combinations were
made BY Archbishop Chap ellie in this
city and vicinity during his pastoral
call in Bernalillo county.
Mrs. Collier, wife of the judge, wit
messed a bale for the first time or
Sunday evening, and there were others
w. S. Burke is rusticating on his
ranch below town. He contributes
occasionally Il the Democrat and cor
responds with papers abroad.
Mrs. j. w. Green, wife Of Gallup'l
town marshal, and Mrs. John 9,
Spears came ID from Gallup, this even
ing, to attend the w. CT. U. conven
tion. Several Las Vegas ladies are ex
pected, tonight. AJAX.