Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-10

H.tte left Monday aftsfnton feF tos
Angeles Mrs, Hyde has been seriously
i'll, and expects the change Of altitude
and climate to do her good. Mr.. Hyde
expects to return home some time mex
week.
Miss Daisy Reed and her mother
passed through the city ON the way
home from Los Angeles to Colorado
Springs. Miss Reed remained several
days as the guest of the Misses Edna
and Ella Berger, who rendered her a
farewell party Thursday evening.
Col. r. E. Twitchell arrived Wednes-
day from Las Vegas and was taken Sc
riously Ill Immediately upon his arrival.
His father, Col. D. S.. Twitchell, was
sent for, and came over from Las We
gas, and found his son better, and the
danger of an attack Of pneumonia
Gems to have been averted. He re-
turned this morning to Las Vegas.
William NJ. Houser, of st. Louis, who,
with his family, spent about a a in
this city some years ago for the benefit
of his health, died during this past
week at st. Louis, the ailment from
which he suffered being consumption.
He was treasurer of the Globe-Demo-
crat company, and during his sojourn
here made many friends, as did Mrs.
Houser, who is a most charming n
lovable oma The many friends of
the family here regret this sad news ex-
ceedingly.
A. r. Burkdoll, of Chicago, and a par
ty of Chicago capitalists, passed down
the Santa Fee roa this afternoon en-
route to Hudson's Hot Springs, Grant
county. They are interested in THE Rio
Mlmlbres irrigation SCHEME, which is
one of great magnitude, and will do
great Things for Grant county. 1t is also
understood that some of the party may
become interested in the B o B mining
company i'm the Mogollon mining dis
trict, which is owned by Gov. Otero,
Hon. H. o. Bursum and Mr.. Burkdoll.
The property of this company is prov
ing remarkably rich, and some of the
party desire to invest in its stock. Mr..
uiSull "ClNt W irDu4utIdu MI AIT
ernoon to meet the delegation.
Col. ]. s.. Van Doren, of Bluewater,
Valencia county, is in town for the day.
He says that the recent storm was con-
~sidertably more severe there than here.
On the mountains in that vicinity the
snowfall was from 9 to 8 feet deep, and
the colonel says insures water for the
coming season for that part of the coun-
try. Col. Van Doren is a volunteer
observer of the New Mexico weather
service, and takes a Keen Interest in
weather matters aus affecting the agri-
cultural and grazing interests of his
section. Col. Van Doren has charge of
n Of the most perfect systems Of ir-
rigation in the territory. The works are
not completed yet, but will probably be
81 by fall. They gather the waiter from
240 miles of watershed 1000 to II, 900 feet
above the level of the sea. Col. Van
Doren says the system when completed
Will not only be of vast benefit to that
section of Valencia county, but to the
whole territory. He returned to Blue
water this afternoon.
TUESDAY LUNCHEON.
Mrs. Hughes will entertain at lunch
con Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Frost.
ENTERTAINED BY MRS. WALLACE.
Mrs. Wallace this afternoon entertain
ed the Fifteen club and the reading club
at a social gathering in the old palace.
The affair proved to be very enjoyable.
EXERCISES BY ORPHANS.
The orphans at St. Vincent's orphan
asylum Thursday evening gave a delight
full literary and musical entertainment
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. j, w. Fortune
OF Chicago. Mrs. Fortune, who possesses
a fine and cultivated soprano voice, sang
several selections to the delight of the
orphans. Mr.. and Mrs. Fortune were
on their return from Los Angeles and
other California points where they spent
their honeymoon, Mrs. Fortune is a
very pretty and charming young woman.
cousin of Miss Hayes at the sanitarium,
Mr.. Fortune is one of the proprietors of
the Fortune Brewing company at Chi
cago. They left for home yesterday
morning.
ENTERTAINED AT JUDGE MoFIE'S
Judge McFie and Mrs. McFie enter
tanned at luncheon ON Thursday Judge
and Mrs. Crumpacker, Judge Parker
and Solicitor General Bartlett.
MISS PALEN'S LUNCHEON.
Miss Palen entertained charmingly at
luncheon Tuesday afternoon. The pref
ty decorations consisted of daybreak
carnations and smilax. The guests We're
Mrs. Arthur Seligman, Mrs. Rock, and
the Misses Nina Otero, Gulliford, King,
Mckenzie, Monahan and Hurt.
THE FIFTEEN CLUB.
The Fifteen Club met on Thursday at
Mrs. Boyle's, Mrs. Day presiding. Mrs.
Prince gave a profound dissertation on
the mythology of New Mexico, replete
with interest, and illustrated by a num-
Der of curious relics from her store of
antiquities. This record of a remote past
commanded the rapt attention of the
! and the visitors who were fortu-
nate enough to- hear 1t. Mrs. Thomas
e a selection from Wild Animals I
Have Known" by Ernest Seton Thomp-
son. After the record Of current events
the club went into executive session, |
when the following resolutions of con-
dolence We're adopted:
Whereas, God In his providence has
CALLED to'a. higher life one of our MEM
bers, Nellie B.. Smith, who has long been
identified with our club,
Resolved, That we, members Of the