Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-10
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

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The probate court will hold another
session tomorrow.
U. s. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Showers, probably followed by
fair Saturday.
The public schools of the city will
open on next Tuesday, with competent
corps of teachers.
Judge Collier, presiding judge of the
Albuquerque district, has decided that no
advance fee is required at the time OF
filing suit at law.
Street Commissioner Aarid ana his
capable assistants are making many
needed Improvements on the thorough
fares abouttown.
Several of the notable exhibits at the
late horticultural fair in Santa Fe will
win prizes at the coming Territorial
fair in Albuquerque.
Several gangs of men are at work on
the streets, grading, ditchiDg, and cleaning
up. The annual payment of poll tax
provides the necessary funds for the
work.
Mr.. T. j. Curran, who has most eff
GENTLY served as secretary of the Horti-
cultural society during the fair, will take
the Santa Fe exhibits to Albuquerque
and enter same for the sweepstakes prize
at the Territorial fair.
The dreadful disaster in Kansas, grow
Ing out of the criminal carelessnees of a
telegraph operator, has temporarily in
terrupted the clock like regularity of the
movement of trains on the Santa Fe sys-
tenn. After today, however, perfect regu-
larity will be restored.
The A., T. Il s. F. railway will run a
special train for the Albuquerque fair on
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of
next week, leaving Santa Fe at S:15 a. m.
and arriving at Albuquerque at l1:3o a.
M; returning, leave Albuquerque at 1926
p. m. and arriving at Ssnta Fe at 2:05 a.
M, midnight. The fare for the round
trip will be $265.
Judge Laughlin and the other District
court officials will leave for Aztec, San
Juan county, on Monday morning, by way
of Durango, to open term of the Dis
trict court on Wednesday. Judge Laugh.
lin will probably call special term Of
the District court for Rio Arriba county
for the first week in October, before he
departs for Aztec.
Mr.. s. s. Beatty, the rustling grocer on
Water street, whose store was burned
some months ago, continues the work OF
restoring and enlarging his establishment
Having rebuilt and restocked his store
on his corner opposite the scene of the
fire, he is now building a grain room
2Ox4O adjoining his hay warehouse and is
also making arrangements to build q
brick residence on the west side of his
store.
Mr.. Robert Kelahin, who had charge
of the peerless display of fruits and vege-
tables from the Peoos valley at the late
Horticultural fair in this city and made
friends of all whom he met, desires the
NEW MEXICAN to tender his sincere
thanks to the officers and members of the
Horticultural society and to the people
of Santa Fe generally for the many cour-
tesies extended to him and his assistants.
He will ship his exhibits to Albuquerque
tomorrow in the special car provided for
the purpose.
Hon. F. A. Reynolds of Sierra county,
who deservedly ranks high in the mining
orioles of the territory, showed NEW
MEXICAN scribe this morning unique
and curious specimen of the building
stone which is being used in constructing
the front of the large warehouse and
store of Bond Brothers at Espanola. It
isa white and exceedingly light caloareous
stone, apparently formed of shells, which
when first quarried can be readily cut
with an ordinary Ratchet and rapidly har.
dens when exposed to the air. It mani
tests itself in heavy blanket formation
near Espanola and can be takea out in
blocks four feet square. Mr.. Reynolds
thinks this stone is likely to prove of great
value for building and other purposes.
There will be an address given to the
ladies by Mrs. M. E. Teats, National
Evangelist of Purity, in the Presbyterian
church tomorrow. Other meetings that
will probably follow will be announced
later. Mrs. Teats has given over 400 leo
lures during the past year on this vital
ubject of purity. Educational institu
tions, from kindergarten to state universe
ties, also Chautauqua and Ministerial
associations heartily indorse her manner
of handling this subject. A cordial in.
vitation ID extended to all the ladies of
Santa Fe to be present.