Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-10
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

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O. E. Lowe, of st. Louis. is in town
today on business, and is registered at
the Palace.
U. 5. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Light sno tonight and Sun
day, not so cold.
G. M. Slater, a miner from Bland, is
here on his way to Las Vegas. He
stops at the Bon Ton.
l.. M. Whildin, of Philadelphia, is a
tourist Ell route through the territory.
He registered last night at the Palace.
A. L. Castle, of Quincy. ILL.,. represent
ing a dry goods house, is in the city to-
day on business, and is registered at the
Palace,
Notwithstanding the inclement wea-
Their, the grocery stores were crowded
today, and business generally has been
good.
j. W. Cook, of Rock Creek, Kans..
who has been stopping at the Palace
for a few days, went north this morning
over the narrow gauge.
Salmon & Abouselman. one of Santa
Fe's most enterprising business firms.
have distributed beautiful calanders for
1899 among their customers and friends.
G. E. Jones, Familiarity known as
Candy Jones" is in the city today from
Pueblo. dispensing toothsome sweets for
Christmas. He is a guest at the Palace.
James Barton, who has been stop
ping in this city from Kansas City, for a
week or two, left this moring for Duran
60 and other Colorado points on bust
ness.
s. Fl. Fields, a st. Joseph dry goods
man, arrived from the north last night.
and registered at the Palace while in the
city. He finds business very good in
this part of the country.
The d. & r. G.. is hauling large
quantities of potatoes, flour and grain
from the San Luis valley for southern
New Mexico, western Texas and Arizona
points. Also, considerable hay is being
hauled in from the north for local
consumption.
Yesterday the thermometer at the local
weather bureau registered as follows:
Maximum temperature, 16 degrees, at
1915 a. M; minimum, 6 degrees at,
ZOO a. m. The meal temperature for the
"a hours was II degrees; mean daily rela.
tive humidity, 90 per cent.
The football game which was to have
been played this afternoon on the
Brothers college grounds between the
of the government Indian schools
from Albuquerque and this city.
postponed on account of the snow,
which covers the ground to a depth
makes playing impossible.
There will be a dramatic representa-.
tlon OF historical legend of the appari-
lion OF the Virgin Of Guadalupe to an
Indian in Mt. Tepeyac, Mexico, tomor-
row and Monday nights at St. Francis
lall. This is a semi-religious entertain
nent and only a small charge for admis-
ZION will be made to help defray ey-
)enSes.
Professor c. e, Burton, supervising
indian teacher, has returned from a
trip through the different
schools connected with the Pueblo and
Jicarilla agency. He found SMALLPOX
n large chunks at the schools at Zuni,
Acamo, Laguna and Pahuate, and did
What he could towards preventing fur
her exposure of the school children to
disease. He brought a number of
ndlan children to the government
chool at Albuquerque, which has now
IL pupils. The school at this city is
OF far behind, for Superintendent viets
as now 900 Indian children under his
fficial wing. Professor Burton is graf
to state that the general attend
nee at the schools is 40 per cent better
ian 1t was a year ago at this time, thus
that Indian parents are coming
understand the necessity of edlcat-
lg their children, and the department .
i'll shortly have it's hands full in pro-
for the rush of children to be ed
Gated n prepared for the duties of
tizenship.
This morning the weather office in this
ty reported that in the past 36 hours
inc a half inches of snow had fall
|, and that all indications pointed to a
of the storm for "a hours :
ore. At noon, however, the tempera- :
re had moderated considerably and
e clouds began to break away. The T.
ow, which covers the ground, comes
the shape of a blessing to the farm
s. horticulturists and stock men, as
ry little moisture has fallen since the
idle of the past summer. e
snow is a mighty good thing for
e ranges and for the ranches as well,'
Id an old timer to a reporter today. 7.
here are many localities that are y
without rain, and depend on
DIV to freshen up the grass so that the y
tile left out on the ranges in the win
time, a find enough nutriment. As
1g as there Is some snow on the
ound stock will not mind the cold so =
lch and will be in good condition Z
len the flowers bloom in the spring." <
emil Johnson, a Creole, Colo, min =
5 man, arrived on last nights narrow =
uge and registered at the Palace no.
en- route through to Silver City. Mr..
hnson left this afternoon. He says
ngs are quiet in Creole camp at pres
!, and has heard up in Colorado that
ming is very good in southern New
xico.
are out for the marriage
Solomon Garcia and Miss Ruben Sal
", which will take place in the
lrch, at Santa Cruz at 5 o'clock the
rning of Wednesday, December IA.
err the ceremony a reception will be
dered the newly married couple at
home Of the parents, to be followed
a ball In the evening.