Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-22
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

A city W. is an absolute necessity.
Judge Freeman says Texas is fighting
destiny in fighting division.
The city authorities should take steps
for the enforcement of the sidewalk
ordinance.
General Easley has returned from a
trip to Bland, which he finds is a great
and growing camp.
Lineman Murphy. of the Western
Union, arrived from the north last night
on an inspection trip, and returned this
morning.
The city marshal should look after
violators of the law. There was con-
siderable turmoil last night and shots
were fired.
U. s.. weather bureau forecast for
New Mexico: Fair, colder tonight with
cold wave in northern portion; Thurs
day fair.
Dwight L, Gilmore, charged with OBJ
tanning money under false p%retenses,
will have a hearing in Las Vegas on
Tuesday next.
The warm, beautiful weather that is
now prevailing in Santa Fe is the theme
of travellers who have come from blizzard
stricken regions.
There was rejoicing at the Allen home
in Abiquiu, on last Monday. On that
day there was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
David Allen, a son. Both mother and
child are we'll.
Today is Washington's birthday, and
the federal building was closed in honor
of the event. A number of citizens were
wearing miniature flags on their coats
in token of the day, and a few star
spangled handkerchiefs were visible.
Yesterday the thermometer at the
local weather bureau registered as
follows: Maximum temperature, 49
degrees at 800 p. M; minimum,
80 at 7:2O. The mean temperature for
the "a hours was 40 degrees; mean daily
relative humidity, 80 per cent.
Felix Quintana, Miguel Sandoval and
Atanacio Martinez, are giving the city
10 days of their precious time, improv-
ing the roads, because of over indulg-
ence in solution of picrate of potash to
the detriment of their interior corpora
tions and the integrity of the public
peace. Justice Garcia administered the
official dose.
The cavalry band stationed in this
city has been increased to 16 men, sew
eral recruits being from the returned
territorial infantry boys. The musicians
claim that the public ought to give them
better support, and that it is hard work
for the band to get along and give con-
certS with the small income now being
received.
The track north of Tres Piedras is
blocked for a day or two by an accident
which occurred yesterday, but as pas
sengers and mails are being transferred,
the delay is nothing very alarming.
Both the north bound and south bound
trains jumped the track within less
than a mile of each other at 4:30 p. M,
and two engines, three water tanks, one
flanger and a dozen lars ''went into the
ditch" No one was hurt. The acct
dent was due to snow and a freshly
born local blizzard. The company is
clearing up the track as rapidly as pos
sible.
The city authorities are urged to take
some action about the sidewalks,
these walks have been and are still in a
deplorable condition. 1t is only fair to
say, in this connection, that no good
citizen or property owner who has the
welfare of the city really at heart, will
allow the walks adjoining his premises
to remain in the unsafe condition, that
has marked Santa Fe sidewalks for so
long a time past, without doing some
thing. They are worse than the wooden
sidewalks on State street in Chicago
during the Worlds Fair when the shoes
of so many visitors were ruined, and
their patience so sorely tested by the
dangerous walks. Let the Santa Fe
city fathers brace up and have some
municipal style about them.