Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-09
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

Justice Jose M. Garcia is a candidate
for reelection in precinct17.
Attend the Republican ratification
I o'clock.
U. S. weather bureau forecast for
New Mexico: Fair tonight and Thurs
day colder tonight.
The sale of the San joaquin Valley
road to the Santa Fe will be consnmma-
ted December 8.
Good speakers will address those who
attend the Republican ratification
meeting at the court house this evening,
and a good time is promised.
A certain Las Vegas man, now in this
city. won loo dollars on yesterdays
election betting on Perea; a prominent
Santa Fean is in half on these bets.
A Democratic politician bet his watch
yesterday afternoon on the result in
Santa Fe county. OF course he lost.
These are times of fair elections in this
county. Do you see the connection.
There will be a Republican ratifica-
ton meeting at the court house tonight
at 7 o'clock. Prominent speakers will be
present and a rousing meeting will be
held.
The ladies of the city are invited to
attend the Republican ratification meet
ing at the court house tonight. There
will be good speaking, and all who at
tend will be well entertained.
Precinct No. 6, Quemado, in Rio Ar
riba county, cast GO votes on yesterday
of which number Mr.. Ferguson receiv-
ed the magnificent number of one vote
and Mr.. Perea came in behind with IS
votes.
Yesterday, the thermometer at the
local weather bureau registered as fol-
lows: Maximum temperature. SO de-
grees, at 400 p. M; minimum, 36, at
midnight. The mea temperature for
the "a hours was As degrees; mean daily
relative humidity, 20 per cent.
Citizens will remember the social and
musicale to be held at the elegant and
hospitable mansion of Hon. L. b. Catron
Thursday evening, in aid of the library
fund of the Woman's Board of Trade.
Enterprising and charitable people
are especially invited to be present with
the assurance that they will surely en-
joy themselves with the music, refresh
ments, billiards, graphophone exhibition.
games and the social time. The ad-
mission will be only twenty five cents.
As Mr.. Catron's residence is one of the
most elegantly furnished in the ter
ritory, and Mrs. Catron is a most agree
able entertainer, the evening will be
greatly enjoyed.
There was quite a good deal of Demo-
cratic Doodle spent yesterday in the city
precincts to defeat Mr.. Perea, Mr.. Cat
ron, Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Romero, but it
did not do the spenders much good.
They are wiser and sadder men today.
The city marshal and one policeman
will be enough to look after the a of
the city in connection with the sheriff's
officers. More city money should be put
the repair of sidwalks and cleaning
of streets.
A plaza merchant lost 5000 on the cleo
ton. He bet on Ferguson. He was
advised by the New Mexican not to bet.
Hereafter he will do well to take the
New Mexican's advice on political mat
ters, for this paper knew what it was
talking about.
The official canvass of the vote in
county takes place within the next
six days. The official c~anvasser's vote
on delegate is made by the secretary of
the territory, 30 days after election.
Two bets of $50 that Mr.. Catron
would not carry his home precinct were
lost yesterday, as he carried it by
about 81 majority.
Chairman Easley, Of the Democratic
committee, comedies the county
to the Republicans by 200 majority.
Considerable Democratic money has
changed hands on the Santa Fe cleo
ton.
Election yesterday was peaceful and
orderly, just as it should have been.