Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-10-20
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

poses wanted at this office.
U. s. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico; fair tonight and Thursday.
Regular weekly drill of troop e, cav
airy, at 8 O'Clock sharp this evening.
Regular meeting, Woodmen of the
World tonight. Business of Importance.
Eli Perkins has been secured for leo
ture in this city on December 90 by Mr..
s. E. Lankard.
Regular meeting of Carleton post, G..
A. H., at 1880 p. m. sharp. Business of
importance to be transacted. Visiting
comrades cordially invited.
Every family in town ought to patron
ize the W. B. It's entertainment and
assist the ladies iu their philanthropic
undertakings. Therefore 20 to the bean
bake on Friday evening.
Mr.. W. H. Keller this morning expressed
two thoroughbred game chickens, known
as the maryland redbrown game" to
Hon. Lorion Miller, secretary of the
bureau of immigration, at Albuquerque.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the penitentiary commissioners for a
large lot of supplies, on Tuesday, No.
vemher 2. full list of the articles
wanted will be found in another column
of the New MEXICAN.
Passengers over the Santa Fe, who are
compelled to wait at Lamy for the branch
train complain of the inadequacy of &C.
commodations for ladies at the Lamy
station. The ladies' waiting room should
be enlarged and should be made more
comfortable and kept cleaner.
A taxpayer and citizen remarked to a
New MEXICAN representative this m orning
in calling attention to the dirty condition
of the streets: "The present city govern
ment may be blessing, but if it is such
it is certainly in very deep disguise"
In the Bartolome Baoa land grant case
recently decided against the claimants, A.
NJ. Bergere ct al, in the Supreme court of
the United States, motion for rehear-
ing will be made by Messrs. Catron &
Gortner, who represent certain of the
claimants. The papers will soon be COM
plsted and 60 to Washington.
Mr.. T. E. Harroun went to Rio Grande
this morning to take measurements of the
flow of water in the river. The stream is
higher now than it has been for many
years past at this time of the year, and
Mr.. Harroun wants to know what it looks
like and how it acts under such extraor-
binary circumstances.
Maximiliano Ortiz, the 8 year old son
of Mr.. H. L. Ortiz of this city, died very
suddenly at Lamy about noon yesterday
of purpura hemorragica. Upon being
informed of the serious sickness of the
little boy by wire the father got up from
a sick bed and hurried % fast as possible
with DR.. Diaz to LamY, but the boy was
dead when they reached his bedside. The
interment will take place at Lamy.
The sad news comes from Albuquerque
that Mr.. E. D. Franz, formerly manager
of the Rose Hardware Co., has had one
leg amputated. Mr.. Franz has been very
sick for long time, and d.. Wroth de-
cided that it was necessary to ampatate
the leg. He was assisted by Dra. Harri.
son, Himoe and Haynes. The patient is
doing as we'll as could be expected. Mr..
Franz is brother of Mrs. E. A. Fiske of
this city, and wac manager of the Franz
hardware store here up to the time the
establishment was burned. His many
Santa Fe friends have been much con
oerned about his condition and hope that
the operation mentioned may result in
restoring him to perfect health.
Rev. j. g. Burns of Albuquerque, reg
istered at the Claire last night. M.
Burns is the superintendent of the Terri
torial Rescue Home for fallen women, IN
that city, and spent few hours this
morning interesting Santa Fe people in
the institution in his charge. The object
of the home is to furnish a refuge for un-
fortunate women, start them on the right
road and then find employment for them.
Anyone interested in the work can re-
ceive full information by addressing Mr..
Burns at 116 North Second street, Albu-
querque, N. M.