Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-09-09
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

Attend the dance tonight in Catron's
block, from 9 to IL o'clock.
Attend the dance tonight for the bene-
fit of the Horticultural fair. Admission
so cents.
Francisco Gallegos, said to be the
richest man in Union county, has died
at the hospital in Trinidad.
Mrs. j. G. Clancy, of Las Vegas, wife
of Captain J.. G. Clancy, and a lady OF
high standing in that part of the coun.
try is dead. The interment will be at
Anton Chico.
There will be a dance at Catron's va
cant store room-lately occupied by G.
w. HickoX-tonight from 0 to 10 o'clock.
Admission>5O cents each which includes
refreshments; proceeds to be devoted
to the Horticultural fair.
Lineman J. B. Murphy, of the West.
ern Union, has been in town the last day
or two experimenting the setting up OF
poles for u renewal of the line between
this city and Espanola. Mr.. Murphy
left for the north this morning.
County Clerk Romero received a dis
patch from Gallup this morning, an
nouncing the death of Antonio Mon
toya, which occurred in that place last
evening at Z o'clock. The deceased was
formerly a resident of Santa Fe, and
his relatives all live here.
The season for hunting deer with
horns is now open, and continues until
December /. The season for killing
grouse, quail, prairie chicken, pheasant,
partridge and turkey, continues open
until March /. Trout fishing ends De-
cember /, and remains closed until June
l next.
A number of Santa Fe citizens who
are members in good and honorable
standing of the McGinty clubof Ell Paso,
| will be pleased to learn that that famous
organization will hold an elaborate
"blowout" on the 10th inst, at the club
house and gardens of the club in Ell
Paso. There promises to be quite an
attendance from this territory. This
club has the reputation of having the
best amateur concert band and orchestra
and general musical talent in the south,
and music will be the feature of the en-
tertainment.
Mayor Hudson has appointed Charles
Wheeler policeman, making three po-
licemen on the force now; and on the
lst of the month the mayor will appoint
a fourth policeman. His honor has
been importuned in the past two months
to do this and do that or do something
else relative to the management Of the
police; and some have claimed that the
city did not need any policemen asthe
sheriff and his men were sufficient to
maintain order. But the mayor after
listening to 1,OO1 different kinds of
advice, concludes to use his individua l
Judgment and let 1t 60 at that, as he is
the responsible party, and not Tom,
Dick and Harry and all their relations
who would like to have things run ac-
cording to their advice and the mayor
take all the responsibility.
T. McQuiston and wife left for their
home in Rinconada this morning after a
pleasant visit in this city. MI. McQuis-
ton is one of the most prominent citizens
of Rio Arriba county and is q staunch
Republican. He says the outlook for a
Republican victory this fall in his shire
is excellent, and that Rio Arriba is a
natural Republican stronghold. The
crop and harvest prospects this season
are very good, barring some little injury
done by hail, and the mining outlook f.
encouraging. The force at Copper Hill
mine is Increased, and good ore Is being
taken out. There is a good fruit coun-