Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

George E. futile went up to Durango
this morning over the d. e. r. g., for a
40 days painting and papering job.
The New Mexico Educational Asso-
citation is growing, and a long list OF new
names for membership has been hand
ed in.
Johnny Conway is exhibiting two
tame ferrets in his restaurant window
where they are attracting considerable
attention.
There are reports that the Santa Fe
is meditating al early incursion this
year into the Taos country with Il branch
line of road.
As Yesterday was a dies-non in law,
the legal holiday Tapped over into today.
Consequently the post office and the
bank kept the day, and this afternoon
many of the stores closed up.
Sergeant Boston Barnhill, of Company
| E, territorial infantry, has secured his
discharge and will settle in Albuquer-
que. He says that the regiment is
| booked for a three months trip to Cuba,
| for which place they will soon leave.
There will be a desperate attempt
made tonight, to hold a meeting of the
city council elf it takes a leg" his honor
the mayor says: The city marshal
will round up all delinquent alderman
and march them to their post of duty.
In a letter received this morning from
Denver by a Santa Fe man, dated Den
yer, December 81, State Secretary w.
M. Banner of the Colorado Y. M. G. A..
says: Mr.. Moody is making a trip south
and west at present, and l believe you
might have some chance of getting him
at Santa Fe, if you were to begin
operations promptly. He is now in
Colorado Springs, and next week will be
at Trinidad, and then | think will
likely go to Albuquerque. No financial
guarantee is necessary to secure him.
He is out for the good he can do, though
of course each local point would
naturally expect to bear all expenses OF
the meetings and give him something
of a free will offering. Can you take
this matter up for your city?" AS the
readers of the New Mexican know, the
distinguished evangelist has beer
communicated with, and an answer i,
expected from him at any time. The
penitentiary will be an especial object
of his visit. The prisoners rather
looked for him yesterday, and there wa.
an unusually large atterd lnce at the
Christian Endeavor exercises in conse
quence. 1t will be a big day for the
prison when Mr.. Moody comes.
District Deputy of the P. & B. o
Elks, E. M. Murphy, of Las Vegas, has
written A. B. Renehan, secretary of the
lodge which is being instituted in this
city, that he, with others, will arrive il
Santa Fe on next Sunday, and will begir
J the installation of the new lodge at 2:3t
o'clock the afternoon on the following
day, January 9. The paraphernalia ha:
been ordered shipped in care of A. c
Ireland, and it will be here in time fol
use at the installation. A large mum
Der of Elks from Las Vegas and Silver
City have promised to be present on thu
and a jolly time is expected. A meet.
ing of the local lodge is called for to-
night at r. C. Johnston's office.
The Sunday school entertainment a
the Methodist church was well attended
Saturday night and passed off very ac'
ceptably. Superintendent Mcpherson
presided, and the. event of the evening
aside from the distribution of presents
was an address by Judge McFie. The
judge was glad Of the relief from hi:
court duties. and spoke extendedly or
the character of Christmas and it's eel
ebration, and said he vas pleased tt
say he was not too old to go to Sunday
school. He was very we'll received, fo1
the Judge is always a good speaker, ant
what he has to say is well worth listen
ing to. The other exercises of the even
ing, consisting Of Rotations, declama'
tions, singing and instrumental music