Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-27
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

sec Ule clICus do VII ohtlo PhS'ol oh''
issue.
The capitol building is ready for the
third floor.
Prevention is better than cure. Be
vaccinated.
Weekly weather report for New Mex
leo on third page of this issue.
U. S. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Fair tonight and Thursday.
Ruling of treasury department on
stamp matters on second page OF this
issue.
WEEKLY New MEXICAN issues tomor-
row; splendid paper to send to your
friends east.
Property owners and residents gener-
ally should see to it that their premises
are clean and kept clean.
Ed Wheeler and Ed Lavelle, who have
been working for Contractor Windsor.
left on their wheels for Las Vegas to-
day.
The board of strategy, meeting in
William Bolander's saddler shop, is kick
ing because there is no ice water being
furnished.
Mrs. Francisco Manzanares, aged sc,
! died this morning at her home in the
northern part of the city. Cause OF
death, dropsy,
After diligent inquiry the New MENI'
CAN is enabled to say, that there is not
a case of smallpox within the city linn
its or in the villages adjacent to thi,
city.
Executions, have been secured in Jus
| tice Garcia's court by S. s. Beatty
through Attorney Ortiz against John
Fayette for $40 and Manuel Gurule for
$25.
Attorney Ortiz filed an affidavit with
the district court this morning, request
| ing that an execution be granted against
P~antaleon Madrid for $75, it being found
| that Madrid's bondsmen could not quail
fly for the amount.
Owing to the agitations of tax dodgers
the assessment of property in this city
has been materially cut down, which
benefits the tax dodgers and hurts the
good citizens and the property owners
| who return an honest assessment OF
taxes.
One of the biggest things for this city
for the present is the proper esta bllsh-
ment of the Santa Fe Fruit Company.
| That institution if started on a solid
| basis will prove a money maker for this
city and valley and for every stock
holder.
Several letters from officers and mem
bers of Troop E of the ''Rough Riders
| have been received here this morn
ing by relatives and friends. The
| boys are all doing well and there are, sc
far, no cases Of yellow fever reported
among them.
Colonel Geo. w. Halls equine and
} canine show will give two performances
in Santa Fe on Thursday, August q,
afternoon and evening. The admission,
| so cents, admits one to all the sights
children under Q years of age half price
Joseph Anfenger, who has been acting
as a clerk at the Claire hotel for some
time, has severed his connection with
the hostelry and has become a partner
in the concern of the Santa Fe Meat
Company. Mr.. Anfenger is a young
man, courteous to all and will materially
aid in building up the business.
Mr.. John V. Conway, of the Bon-Ton
restaurant. has received a letter from
| Corporal Dean in which he gives a
graphic description of the battle known
as La Quasina, and where he received
his wound. He also states that he had
the yellow fever but is now doing nicely
at the hospital in Key West. Corporal
Dean was the only unlucky member OF
Troop E in that engagement.
The ball game between the town boys
! and the Indian team played yesterday al
the college grounds resulted in tie umpire
rendering q decision of 9 to 0 in favor OF
| the town boys, due to the effect that the
Indian boys threw up the game and
refused to play any than seven
innings. The Indian boys. however,
refused to give up the league ball they
justly lost.
The death occurred last evening of
Mrs. Francisquita Lopez, aged As years.
Her demise really comes as a relief, as the
woman was insane, brought about from
intense suffering for years with a cancer
on her face. She will be buried to.
| morrow morning at Rosario cemetery
Undertaken Charles Wagner having
charge of the funeral.
Mayor j. r. Hudson has taken active
and energetic measures to keep that
dread contagious disease, smallpox, out
of town. A few days ago a case was
reported on the outskirts Of town and
prompt measures were at once taken to
have the case isolated and moved out
of town to the persons home near Ca.
noncito. The mayor proposes to keep a
| sharp lookout for all such cases and will
do his best to enforce all measures cal.
| culated to better the sanitary condition
of the city.
Surveyor General Vance, A. j. LOOMS
and A. L. Morrison. Jr., composing the
board of examinations under the civil
service law, held an examination for
clerkships in surveyor generals and
land offices TODAY, Only one candidate.