Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-08-21
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Regular meeting of W. b. L. d Il. A.
on Monday at $3.50 p. m.
s.. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Partly cloudy tonight and Sun
day.
Very successful normal institutes are
now in session in the counties of Colfax
and Bernalillo, and the one for San Juan
county will open at Pennington the first
Monday in September.
The Santa Fe sportsmen are having no
end of fun in the valley south of town.
This is the season when the festive cotton
tail, which are very plentiful by the way,
makes a more dainty morsel than the
spring chicken.
The dance, which was postponed from
last Tuesday, will be given next Tuesday
in Armory hall by the W. T. Ice cream
and cake will be served on the portal all
evening for the benefit of those who do
not wish to enter the dancing room. Ad-
mission to the dance, so cents; ice cream
and cake, Is cents.
At the request of the home mission
committee of the Presbytery of Santa Fe,
Rev. R. M. Craig will leave on Monday
morning by the D. & R. g. for a two
weeks missionary journey through the
counties of Rio Arriba aud San Juan.
Said gentleman yesterday, who keeps
his eyes and ears open: "The rush Of
healthseekers to Santa Fe, and of capt.
talists to this country this fall, judging
from present Indications, will astonish
the oldest settlers"
! The sheep owners of New Mexico are
feeling q uite we'll these days. The same
grade of wool that brought z cents per
pound last year, is now selling for IA
cents; lambs last year brought 81. while
they now fud ready sale at $l.6o, and
many ranchers are holding for $1,So.
Professor Perez band will render the
following program in the plaza tomorrow
evening at $50 o'clock, weather permit
ting.
Overture Night in Chinatown. :. ...... CHAT
Waltz-Life is Dream ............ Zilxof
INSTRUMENTATION ...............;.. Clark
Polka-U. S. Two...... 49,. .......... barnard
Mexico Danza-Amor a Lupe.. ....;. varquez
Galop-Llp Zip ...................J d. II. hyde
Venceslado Gallegos - convict $50
was discharged today from the peniten
tiary. He was sentenced from Bernalillo
county to two years, for cattle stealing,
and earned three months good time.
Work on the capitol building is pro-
crossing famously. The foot stones for
the foundation are nearly all in place, and
at the rate the things are moving now
Architect Rapp expects to have the first
story enclosed before cold weather sets in
Hon. Frank Springer of Las Vegas, has
sent in check for life membership in
the Horticultural society, and will do al
IN his power to make the coming fair, to
be held in this city on September z, {
and 8, success.
Let San Miguel county get move or
herself this year and make showing al
the territorial fair at Albuquerque, ani
the hor ;icultural fair at Santa Fe. Hell
fruits, cereals and vegetables cannot be
excelled in either quantity or quality,
Las Vegas Examiner.
City council meets tonight in specia
session. Appointments of new marsha
and of several policemen will likely come
up. At this session the repairing of side
walks of the city ought to be considered
and prompt action to have this done
should be taken.
Charles Lewis, fireman on engine No.
Sc, D. & R. G. railroad, was thrown from
the cab window near Palmillo this morn.
ing. The train was running % miles an
hour and Lewis received some serious
bruises, but no bones were broken. He
was brought home this afternoon, given
medical attention and will be out again
in short time.
mistake occurred in the published
report in the New MEXICAN some time
ago concerning the examination of teach.
ers for this county. The report stated
that Mrs. L. L. Brown had obtained ar
average percentage of 83, when 1t should
have been 81. This correction is made al
the request Of County Superintendent
Pine in justice to Mrs. Brown, an ex'
perienced teacher who has worked faith.
fully and successfully in this territory fol
many years.
Remember the annual fair of the New
Mexico Horticultural society at Santa
Fe, September 2 to 9. We are in re.
ceipt of letter from the secretary who
says the prospects are good for fine OF
hibition. There should be good repre-
sentation by the fruit raisers Of Socorro
county. --Socorro Chieftain.
Ofiicial Notes.