Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-09-08
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

The first frost OF the season caMe tnlS
morning.
Mayor Hudson is doing good work in
street improvements.
Mat Breeder wasinstalled as jailer at
the county jail this afternoon, vice Will
Jams resigned.
U. s. weather bureau forecast for
New Mexico: Generally fair tonight:
Friday warmer.
The Masonic grand lodge meets in an
nual session at Albuquerque on the first
Monday in October.
Regular meeting Of Paradise lodge No.
2, L. O. O. f., this evening at 1880
o'clock. Work in the degrees.
Hon. T. B. Catron has hung out a fine
United States flag from the balcony of
his residence in honor of the HOrticul-
tural fair.
Travelling men who come in and 60
daily, report that business is picking up
over the territory, and elsewhere for
that matter.
Republican county central committee
meets at the office Of Hon. G. A. Spiess
at 8 o'clock Tuesday next for the trans
action OF business.
Tonight all horticulturists in the city
| are invited to be present at the Water
Company's Office, where a lecture will be
| delivered by Professor Cockerell, of the
Agricultural college, on "Experiment
station work"
Regular meeting Of the board of d.
rectors of the Mutual Building and Loan
association this evening. Also adjourned
annual meeting of the stockholders at
1880 o'clock. A full attendance is de-
sired.
Where, oh where is Colorado's boosted
reputation for fruit? Quite sizeable
shipments of fruit are being made al
most daily now from Espanola to Grand
Junction, a noted part OF Colorado's
fruit garden.
Yesterday the thermometer at the
local weather bureau registered as fol-
lows: Maximum temperature, So de-
grees at 200 p. M; minimum, 4S degrees
at $40 a. m. The mean temperature for
the "a hours was So degrees.
All Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion in Santa Fe are requested to meet
at the residence of Mrs. Prince, OH Sat
urday next, at 3 p. M, to make arrange
ments for q suitable reception to the
Trough Riders" Other business of
importance will be brought before the
meeting.
1t has been remarked by citizens that
II a county bridge were built across the
Rio Grande to connect the present road
between this city and Cochiti, the trade
that is now gong to Thornton from that
noted camp would come to this city.
The matter will be talked up, and likely
be laid before the county commissioners.
About y dozen wagon loads of fine salt,
taken from the extensive salt lakes near
Antelope Springs, in Valencia county,
passed through Santa Fe yesterday GO
ing north. The men who gathered this
salt make a steady business sof 1t and
trade for wheat, fanega for fanega, In
Taos and Rio Arriba, counties.
"Broncho Bill" waived examina.
ton, and Is bound owe In $4,000
to await the action of the fed.
eral grand jury. United States Com
missioner Victory went over to the
penitentiary to hold, the examination,
but none was held for the above reason.
The accused man is doing as well as
could be expected under the circum'
stances,
, Mayor Hudson has issued q pr0clama'
ton setting aside tomorrow afternoon
from IL m. to 6 p. M, rs a holiday, and
requesting that all business men close
the doors OF their establishments, in or.
, der that everyone may have an oppOr'
tunity to visit the fair. 1t is to be
hoped that the mayors request will b.
complied with, and that the fair build
: ing will be crowded the last afternoon
Of the horticultural fair.
At the regular annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the FSlrview Cemetery
Association held last evening at thu
. Office OF Solomon Hpiegelberg the follow
! ing were elected directors for the ensu
: ing year: r. ]. Pslef, Max. Frost, L
8 A. Hughes, Arthur Seligman and w. J
Mcpherson. The new directors will NEE
next week to elect officers and to discus,
plans for improvement of the cemeter!
grounds.
1. Sparks, manager Of the Santa F,
telephone exchange, has been notified b.
the patent Office that he has beef
granted o patent ON o telephone cabine
especially designed for the authomatl,
telephone. The Spsrks' cabinet i'm
Idoubtedly possesses many advantage
over other cabinets now on the market
and has already attracted favorable
'~attsntiOn.