Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-08
MINOR CITY TOPICS.
Nice day today.

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Nice day today.
1t is now reported that the territorial
regiment will be mustered out In 30
days.
Election bulletins will be received at
Republican headquarters in. the Catron
block this evening"
The mayor and the city marshal
should look after the streets tomorrow
and specially after the sidewalks.
The Rough Riders of Albuquerque will
organize a society, and an effort will be
made to form also a territorial organiza-
ton.
Revs. Fonrchegu, Douchet and Halt
mann are out hunting today. A hay
wagon will be sen out to bring in the
game.
The late DR.. Blazer, who died at Mes
calero, was an old timer in this territory,
coming from Colorado shortly after the
civil war.
Law and order prevailed today. There
was no intimidation, but a free and fair
election. OF course, this county has g
Republican sheriff.
The Lexington, KY, police have yet
to arrest u member of the territorial
regiment. The boys are well spoken of
all through the country.
The O%nderdonk Live Stock ranch at
Lamy has now 5000 goats pastured
there. This ranch includes 81, 900 acres
of land and has just been fenced in.
f. B. Delgado will have an excellent
piece of property on San Francisco
street when he has completed the i'm
provements on the fronts of his stores
there.
Private dispatches received this morn
ing in this city from New York stated
that the weather was fine and that the
voters were turning out in large num-
berS.
Lieutenant Dame is authorized to act
as New Mexico representative in the
establishment of a fund for sick or dis
abled Rough Riders by the New York
Stock Exchange.
The assistant to the chief engineer of
the Rock Island road has just completed a
blackboard tour of the proposed Rock
Island extension southwest from Liberal,
Kas. The extension will connect with
the Ell Paso G. Northeastern north of
White Oaks. The engineer represented
himself as an immigration agent at Ala
mogordo.
Two parties of tourists arrived in
town last night from Creede en- route to
Los Angeles and San Diego. They are
Charles Duncan and family, and Will
lam La Fonte and family, in all eight
people. They are not travelling by rail,
but in two four-horse spring wagons,
which have been equipped with large
frame tops, and are thus commodious
enough for all need and comfort. The
party camped GU here during the night,
and this morning continued on their
way toward the setting sun. They are
taking three months in which to make
the trip westward, and do not expect to
return until decent spring weather has
set in again. They report Creole as the
best mining camp in Colorado, and that
it beats Cripple Creek; but have lived
for years in the mountains, and now
they want to see something of the plains
country and the sea shore, and take this
way in which to make the trip.
One of the busiest men in this section
Of the United States is Division Super
intendent Hurley, Of the Santa Fee. He
has to keep track of an immense
amount Of business that Is steadily in
%creasing, and is wanted often In six
| ,>1n1ne ~ Doa ca 10 ir liz on
the move.
The d. & r.. G. is experiencing some
difficulty in finding enough civil engin-
GERS to make up two corps preparatory
to changing the line from La Veta west
ward, to a standard gauge. It is the in
%tention of the management of the road
to broaden the gauge clear through to
Durango and Silverton.
Seventy recruits for the 9th cavalry
and 25th infantry, colored, have been
enlisted at Fort Logan, near Denver,
and are en- route via the Santa Fe for
San Carlos, Fort Grant and Fort Win
gate.
The d. & r. G.. came in last night
with 13 loads of freight and a double
header. Six of the loads were turned
over to the Santa Fe for shipment
south.
All the old and young soldiers, ire
spective of politics, were hoping today
that Roosevelt would be elected gov
ernor of New York state by a tremen-
dous majority.
The Republicans are in power in San
ia Fe county, n today was the most
orderly election day ever known in the
city. Further remarks are unnecessary.
The election passed off today without
trouble of any kind, a marked improve
ment over election days of the past.
Yesterday the thermometer at the To-
cal weather bureau registered as fol-
lows: Maximum temperature 81 de-
grees, at 4 p. M; minimum tempera-
ture 3S degrees, at s a. m. The mean
temperature for the "a hours was so de-
grees; mean daily relative humidity, 26
per cent.
U. s. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Colder tonight with snow
furries Wednesday; partly cloudy.
There will be q social and musicale at
the residence of Hon. T. b. Catron
Thursday night in aid of the library
fund OF the Woman's Board of Trade.
An excellent program is in preparation
and provision will be made generally
for the entertainment Of all who come.