Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-24
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

w. H. Buntain, superintendent Of
forest reserves, last evening received a
copy of Saturdays Chicago Tribune.
This is remarkably fast time for mail
to travel from Chicago to Santa Fe.
Two small boys were arrested last
evening on the Plaza for fighting during
the band concert. After a few hours in
Jail they were released.
A package. addressed to Ii. j. Hammond
at Eddy is held at the p~ostot1ice for
postage and proper address.
Considerable comment is being made
| upon the action of city council at its
last meeting ordering a voucher for
So, 100 to be drawn in favor of the mayor,
he to pay all the bills in full that were
due and accepted by the finance commit
tee. The action may have been q time
| saver but it is regarded as establishing
a bad precedent and as d poor business
method.
A heavy freight train came down the
| Denver & Rio Grande railway yester-
day. 1t was drawn by engines 284 and
1856.
Alexander, the pretty 4-year-old child
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Baca, died
Yesterday forenoon. The funeral took
place in the afternoon at 8 o'clock. In
torment was in Rosario cemetery.
The Rose Stillman opera company ar
| rived in Santa Fee from Albuquerque
last evening. The following are in the
company: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Riggs,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Claire Commons, Walter Maurice, Will
s. Hammer, Ralph Riggs and Bernie
Riggs.
F. F. Pine, superintendent of public
schools Of the county, arrived In Santa
Fe from Galisteo last evening to attend
the teachers institute, which COM
menced it's sessions to-day, with Pro-
fessor ]. A. Wood as instructor.
The board of trustees of the asylum
for the leaf and dumb. at its meeting
on Saturday afternoon, transacted some
routine business. The president was au-
thorized to make arrangements for hav-
ing the school rooms lighted by cleo
tricity furnished by the penitentiary
electric plant.
Juan Anaya was arrested Saturday
evening for drunkenness and lodged in
Jail.
The district clerks office looks very
attractive now. 1t has been given a
general clean up, new linoleum of a
pretty pattern has been laid on the floor,
three beautiful rugs give color to the
office, and the desks have been newly
painted and vanished. An extra desk
has been provided for the accommodate
ton of attorneys and newspaper men.
A miniature tornado was witnessed
by a number Of persons at noon. A fun
%nel-shaped dust cloud, reaching from
the clouds to the ground, was seen to
develop at the base of the mountains
to the east, and a few minutes later
swept rapidly in a southwark direction.
The Santa Fe Mercantile Company
has taken charge of the business Of the
Santa Fe Merchant Tailoring Company
on the west side of the plaza.
A new Chinaman arrived in Santa Fe
from San Francisco last week to take
charge of the laundry of San Francisco
street. He is a jolly and intelligent sort
of a celestial, but has refused to give
his name, saying that he has three
names, and doesn't know which one to
give.
The county teachers institute was
opened this morning at the second ward
school house on the south side. Ten
teachers were enrolled, and a number
more signifed their intention to attend
tomorrow. Professor Wood is the in-
structor of the institute, and the teach
ers are greatly interested in the work as
outlined by him.
Don't fail to try Walkers American
cream cheese.