Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-09
MINOR CITY TOPICS.
Pretty flowers at the plaza tonight.

Goebel's.
Only 81 for the round trip to Santa
Clara over the D. & r. G.. railroad on
Sunday.
Do not miss the annual feast of the
Santa Clara Indian pueblo on Sunday.
Special excursion train over the d. &
R. G..
The Woman's Board of Trade is do
ing good work for this town, and the
New Mexican aids this work daily and
in every way possible.
At the Exchange: Mrs. Maggie Black
wood. Winslow, Ariz.; Mrs. Mary Os-
born, Espanola; Alex. Schaffer, Denver;
w. G.. Burt, La Junta.
The annual festival of the Plcuris
Indians in Taos county will take place
on August 10, and promises to attract
large crowds.
The Palace hotel, under the new nan
agement, is already doing well. In six
weeks, when repairs and improvements
shall be completed, it will do still better.
The action of the city board of edu-
cation in raising salaries of janitors
does not meet with the approval of tax
payers and property owners. More of
this subject in the future.
At the Bon-Ton: E. c. Wa'dron,
Leadyille; S. L. North, Cerrillos; J. G..
Ketcham and family, Espanola; John
MCGEE, r. H. Seany, VIM. Grogan, Eu-
faula, Ind. Ter.
The Plaza Colorado grant partition
cast was on hearing again this fore
noon before Referee Renehan, and ad-
journment was taken to August IA to
allow other claimants opportunity to
appear and present their claims.
Taxes collected for city purposes go
up for salary of a few favored city en-
ployes, and very little is lone for the
benefit of the taxpayers and property
owners This serves this city right,
however, for If citizens would vote for
the best ticket this would not be the
case. Little can be done to remedy this
state of affairs for the present.
The Capital steam laundry gives m
ployment to- six persons, and it's bust
ness at present is all that it can ham
die. After the employees become thor
oughly familiar with their duties, how
ever, more attention is to be given to
family laundry work. Weekly packets
are now received from Lamy, San Juan
and Espanola.
H. S. Tate, of Grand Rapids, Mich,
a skilled barber, has arrived and has
taken a position in Slaughter's plaza
barber shop. This shop has been re-
Gently refitted and placed in first class
| shape, and now runs three chairs, so
that customers are waited upon with
| dispatch and to their entire satisfac-
| ton.
The work in the plaza today, gives as
surance that there will be something
to interest all, old and young, at the
plaza fete. Let the families of Santa Fe
come out for this gala occasion; enjoy
the music, eat Of the good things, laugh
at the MINISTRIES, test the gypsies, go
fishing, have a merry dance, help fill
the treasury of the w. B. T., and make
glad the hearts of the good women in
! their unselfish work for Santa Fee.
At the Palace: Charles s. Onderdonk,
Lamy; e. H. Teats, South America;
| George w. Prichard, White Oaks; ]. P.
McNulty, Tesuque; Gen. Russell Hast
ings. Bermuda Islands; Give Hastings,
st. Paul, Mimi; A. M. Jones, Seligman,
Ariz.; E. Hartman, G. H. Steer, A:amo-
sa; Mrs. Hannah N. Sites and son, Den
yer; Ed Dixon, FL Paso; F. H. MCGEE,
Denver; c. c. Hall, Albuquerque; J. P.
E%arickson, Las Vegas: L. B. Wilson,
st. Louis; f. A. Drake, Socorro; Ed
Dixson, FL Paso.
The Elks had a meeting last night at
which more than the ordinary routine
was transacted. Two new members
were initiated into the mysterious of
Elkdom, j. H. Vaughn and G. w.
Dudrow. The ceremonies were wit
messed by visiting Elks from Chicago,
Denver and Las Vegas, and at the close
a palatable lunch was served.
The Republican rally on Wednesday
evening of next week will be addressed
by Col. R. E. Twitchell and other well
known Republican orators. Every Re-
publican should make 1t a point to
attend.
A potato wal has been on among local
dealers for several days, the retail price
having been gradually cut from $l.50
to $1.05 per hundred weight.
The dance on the portal of the old
palace this evening will be one of the
most enjoyable social events of the year.