Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-14

Fowler, Trinidad; James Dalton, Den
yer.
On the third page of the New Mexi
can to-day an important opinion of Dis
trict Attorney r. c. Gortner is pub
lished.
Miss Maud McFie is teaching public
school to-day in place of Miss Gildec-
sleeve, who is confined to her home
with illness.
John Krick, brother of Henry and
Adam Krick, of this city, has purchas I'd
a $4,000 saloon at Ell Paso, and is report
ed to be doing well.
Step up to Collector Muller's office and
pay your taxes for this year. Do so De-
fore January 81, and get the benefit OF
the rebate allowed by law.
AT the Exchange: H. A. Coffeen and
wife, Sheridan, Wyo.; w. G. BrancA
and wife, Las Vegas; Frank Dimmick,
Denver; F. Garrison and family, Bur-
dett, Kan.
+ The chess club met last evening at the
residence of DR.. David Knapp. Judge
]. H. Knaebel, of Denver, was the guest
of honor, and played a number of bril-
liant games.
The office of Forest Superintendent 7.
B. Hanna has been moved from the
north side of the second floor Of the fed.
eral building to the southeast corner on
the same floor.
1t Is understood that j. e. Haines, OF
this city, intends to purchase the who'll
slle liquor store formerly owned by
O'Brien & Harrison, and now in receiv-
er's hands. Mr.. Haines fell heir to quite
an inheritance through the death Of his
father in Nevada.
Hon. Thomas McQuiston, of Rincon-
| ado, Rio Arriba county, advertises mis-
fine place at that village for sale. This
evidently with the intention of settling
elsewhere: Should he succeed and leave
| New Mexico, the territory will lose a
very good citizen and a first-class mai.
AT the Palace: S. s. Mathers, Wash
ington; M. S. Groves, Espanola; w. 4.
| Brown, Denver; George F. Albright, Al
| buquerque; Ed. Hartman, Chama; G.,
Fl. STEERS, r. C. Saxon, Antonito; L. e.
| Blunt, Pueblo; w. P. Gould, Cerrillos;
| Henry A. Chester, st. Louis; A. Men
net, Las Vegas.
Atanasio Romero, for whom contest
papers against Anastasio Gonzales for
the office of assessor were filed by 7. L.
Catron, says he will take the good
things the gods provide, and if, with
out any effort or cost on his part, he
should be awarded the office of asses
| sor, he might conclude to lake it. In
| the mean time he is losing no sleep over
the matter, and is spending neither
| time nor money on it. He has a happy
temperament, as his looks indicate.
In his contest case Sheriff Kinsell d.
| leges that in Cerrillos precinct, thirty
ballots carrying his name were alb.
| stracted and Democratic ballots We're
! substituted. AS the judges of election
were Messrs. w. H. Kennedy, Sugar
and Green, two of them Republicans, 1t
is not exactly clear to the average pub
lie mind how that happened. These
men have the reputation of being good
and honest citizens, and there must be
some strong proof before people viii
believe this tale. 1t smacks a good deaI
of %fairyland.
Antonio j. Ortiz, who is contesting thu
office TO which Arthur D. Seligman wa
elected, claims that some 200 citizen.
We're kept from voting for him at TIN
last election. This through intimidation
fraud, etc. AS the election machinery
was all in Republican hands, and d:
Sheriff Kinsell had numerous deputia
at all the polls, this assertion must b,
received, and will be received, with {
good deal of an allowance of salt.
The Don Gaspar venue sidewalk am
crossing matter should not be forgotser
when the city council meets on mex
Monday evening.
Marcianio Bustos died at the peniter'
tiary last evening of pneumonia. IL
was serving a four years sentence fror
Mora county for larceny.
The funeral of Mrs. David L. Millal
will taxi place tomorrow afternoon
Services will be held in the Presbyta
rian church at 2 o'clock. Interment wi.
be made in Fairview cemetery in tht
) plot of Paradise Lodge, 1. o. o. F.
Three trains Of freight, consisting O
twenty-six car loads, came in last nigh
on the Denver & Rio Grande.
"KANSAS CITY MEATSn