Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-03

The board Of county commissioners
met this forenoon, i'll accordance with the
provisions of the law passed by the last
legislative assembly, providing for
meeting on the first Monday in May to
take up the matter of funding floating
county indebtedness. In order to give
more time for the presentation of such
accounts the board adjourned until TO-
morrow at 10 O'Clock.
Probate court, Judge Telesfor Rivera
presiding, is in session today. The hear
ing in the case of the protest against the
probate of the will of the late V. s. Shelby
filed by certain persons claiming to be
heirs, on account of the absence of Gen.
eral Bartlett, counsel for the heirs under
the will, has been postponed till May IL
next.
At the school rooms Of the Misses Gull
liford, on Friday afternoon last, the reg
ular monthly review of the various
classes was held, and goodly number of
guests enjoyed the various portions of
the program, which comprised among
other excellent exhibitions scene in
costume from Sheridan's "Rivals," and
an another from Shakespeare's "Henry "
rendered in excellent French. Other
features of the review were comic reoi.
tation, "When father carves the duck," a
poem rendered in German, and last but
not least, beautiful and graceful dance
by one of the pupils.
Colonel G. W. Knaebel has purchased
the lot on Palace avenue between his resi-
dence and the Staab residence from Mrs
Helen A. Dodge. Consideration private
The board of penitentiary commission
ers will meet tomorrow at the peniten.
tiary for the purpose of letting bids fol
supplies for the coming six months.
George W. Hiokox has received con
signment of sugar beet seed and viii
plant about five acres in sugar beets OF
his Tesuque farm on an experiment.
1t was reported about town yesterda!
that Mr.. Powars, we'll known in this cit,
as the former representative of Well
Fargo & Co., has recently been promoted
to the position of route agent with head
quarters in Denver.
j. p. Conklin has taken position 81
clerk in Hickox' Plaza drug store ant
will be in charge of the drug department
He is competent and careful druggis
and will doubtless do we'll in his new pc
sition.
The sidewalks on the principal street
are in a frightful condition and after darl
it is extremely dangerous walking. TIL
street lights also are entirely insufficient
Let the city authorities move in this mat
ter and COMPEL necessary repairs to b
made at once.
Mr.. Isham Sparks, superintendent o
the telephone system, has added two tele
phones to the system. No. 100 in tn
residence of Colonel Frost and No. 50 II
the residence of O. L. Rice. Mr.. Spark
has ordered fresh supply of telephones
every one on hand being in use now.
Special cars 21S and 2l9 of the SAINT
Fe railroad passed down the road on yes
terday having on board President E. n
Ripley, A. F. Walker, chairman OF tn
board of directors, R. Somers Hayes, di
rector, Victor Morawetz, general counse
and other A., 7. & s. F. officials. Thes
officials were bound for Gallup, where tn
sale of the Atlantic d Pacific railroad
took place today. 0. N. Marion, clerk O
the second judicial district court, who il
the special master in chancery to conduc
the sale, q. N. Sterry, general counsel fol-
the California Southern, and A. g. Wells
superintendent of the A. & P, Joined tn.
party at Albuquerque last evening.