Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-23
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

Coal is reported as a scarce commodity
| in town.
The local cavalry band will r~e-enlist
in the militia service.
In honor of the day. the New Mexi.
can will not issue tomorrow.
There will be a meeting Of the board
of education on Friday night.
New Mexico's output of turquois is
said to be larger than that of the rest of
the earth.
The New Mexican force will observe
Thanksgiving, and no paper will be is.
sued tomorrow.
L. S. weather bureau forecast for
New Mexico: Fair with rising temper
allure tonight and Thursday.
The Rio Grande pay car came down
last night, paid off the boys en- route
and returned north this morning.
As tomorrow is a public holiday, the
postot1ice will observe Sunday hours,
and the delivery window will be open
from 9 to 10 a. IN.
The New Mexican force is under
obligations to j. E. Lacome, of the
Oxford, for a box of cigars as IA X \
thanksgiving present. May Mr..
Lacome's shadow never grow less.
Ed. Haines, of c. w. Dudrow's office
near the Santa Fe depot, had his wheel
stolen from him the other day. But
fortune has smiled upon Mr.. Haines,
the wheel has been found, and he is
happy.
Tomorrow afternoon the football team
composed of young men of the city will
play the Indian team at the government
school at 2:30 o'clock. The members of
the city team are requested to meet in
front of Fischer's drug store at las.
The clouds gathered so last evening
and the air smelt so of snow. that the
general expectation was that q big snow
storm was ut hand, and that Santa Fe
might see sleighing on Thanksgiving.
But during the night the clouds cleared
away, and today has been bright and
sunshiny.
Yesterday. the thermometer at the
local weather bureau registered as fol-
lows: Maximum temperature, 80 degrees,
at | p. M; minimum, II, at 3 Il. m.
The mean temperature for the "a hours
was % degrees; mean daily relative hui
46 per cent.
Solemn requiem mass was cele-
at the cathedral this morning,
FOR the repose of the soul of the late
lanes l.. johnson, Very Rev. Vicar
officiating. There was a
arge attendance of relatives and friends
If the deceased
Born, TO MI. and Mrs. G. A. Schrum, |
If Glorietta, on Wednesday, November
%, 1898, a daughter. Mrs. Schrum was |
vt the home of her mother Mrs. j. G..
-mhoff, in this city, at the time the
'oung lady arrived in this world, and
he friends of the family are extending
congratulations today.
Captain Day is in receipt of the first
number of the San Juan Tri-WeeklyI
News, the first American newspaper to
De published in the island of Puerto
Rico. The paper was sent the captain
~ his brother, Major Selden A. Day of
Inc 9Th U. s. artillery, and in command
Vt Moro Fort. The News is a four
)aged paper of good print and well got
zen up. The editor is S. L. Rackin, and
,he publisher is H. S. Bird.
Chief VanArsdel, of the fire depart
nent, has received a circular communi-
cation from the National Firemen's as
asking citizens to contribute
the scheme to build a suitable monu-
nent to the memory of the victims of
he Maine disaster, and the soldiers and
ailors fallen in the Spanish war. George
T. Gould. of New York, is the treasurer,
md contributions may be sent to him.
The names of all contributors will be
in a receptacle in the basement
If the monument where access can be
lad to them when necessary.