Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-04
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

U. s. weather bureau forecast for
New Mexico: Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday.
Hon. Frank Springer, of Las Vegas,
has received the sad news of the death
of his father in Iowa.
Lowitzki's new five glass landau will
arrive this week, and other e vehicles
will also be along shortly.
Barber Kerr has reftted his Arcade
barber shop with new fixtures, and now
proudly boasts Of running the neatest
up-to-date esta blishment of this kind in
the city.
Messrs. joss, Mcmahon and Okerson,
Of Fairyiew, Kans., have bought 5000
sheep in this vicinity which they will
shin tomorrow over the narrow gauge
to Kansas for feeding.
Yesterday tho thermometer at the
local weather bureau registered as fol.
lows: Maximum temperature 72 dc.
grees at 2:10 p. NJ; minimum, AZ degrees
at 600 a. m. The mean temperature for
the "a hours was go degrees.
Nine troops Of the 9th cavalry passed
through this territory yesterday en- route
to their new stations. The boys all
spoke in the highest terms of the "Rough
Riders" one OF the troopers stating that
the Riders treated the 9th like brothers.
Mrs. James 7. Newhall, of this city,
was II of the exhibitors at the Albu-
querque fair, having on exhibition a
beautiful embroidered center piece, and
was awarded first premium in the class
under which the entry was made.
The evaporation people are doing q
large and promising business with the
new plant, and fruit growers In this
county are feeling thankful that such
an industry has been established here to
take care of their surplus fruit crops.
Five trains carrying troops went south
over the Santa Fe main line last night,
filled with colored infantry and cavalry.
The railroad company took good care
Of the men, providing them with tourist
sleepers. The men were all in good
spirits, and ready for q good rest after
their campaign In Cuba.
W. H. Goebel has a boy evidently with
ideas Of his own, and who is observing
withal. He has noticed pictures OF
prairie schooners with "To Kansas or
bust" marked on the canvas tops, so he
fixed himself out the other day with a
small prairie schooner, canvass covering
and all, and stenciled neatly on the cam
vass, "To school or BUST In comment
grafton Of the opening Of the public
schools last Monday.
The annual fiesta in commemoration
Of San Francisco, the patron saint of
this city, was celebrated last night and
today by all good Catholics in this, part
OF the country. Cannon crackers were
discharged plentifnlly last night, bon
fires lighted, and a general good time
INDUCED in. Today, the cathedral was
crowded with worshippers in attendance
on the special services held in honor OF
the occasion.
Colonel r. e. T%witchell, OF Las Vegas,
was on the Santa Fe train that took de-
t%achments Of the 25th infantry and 9th
cavalry south and westward to their
new stations yesterday. The officers, as
well as the men themselves, told Colonel
Twitchell that the reason why SO many
volunteers died in Cuba was because they
did not know how to take care OF them
selves. The 25th infantry lost only one
man through sickness In Cuba because
tho men were posted as to how to look
after themselves properly.
According to all reports the D. & r.
G.. Is having such q big rush Of business
between Denver and Pueblo that an OK.
tension Of tho double track Ia lmperA-
lively called for, 80 that there may be a