Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-12
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Itms Of Interest From our Busy li,ls
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IONS OF Interest Prom Our Busy Little
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Special Correspondence.
Belen, n. u Jan. 10 After a long
spell OF %silencs. incident to business
changes. removal. etc, your correepon-
dent again assums "a the q1ill to furnish
you with news from this part OF the ter
ritory, and neighborlng to the city OF AL
buquerque on the south.
The writer took the freight train at Al.
buquerque on the morning Of the 9th at
10 o'clock, which gave him q chance 10
take In the country in the daytime. The
rains which we're so copious In your city
extended on down, even to making the
roads almost impossible, but ut the time
OF writing "old Sol" Il again casting Its
brilliant rays and c%heerfulness again
prevails.
Things and times here seem TO be on
the normal. No one seems TO complain
OF business or anything else; still this is
the dull season and the merchants are
busily engaged 10 stock taking, and
otherwise fixing up stock preparatory to
the coming business Of spring, which is
looked for, or rather expected TO be large,
In fact larger than IL has been known in
the past, and with the improvements the
merchants have made and are stlll max.
ing 1t seems as though the expectations
are well founded.
The 20 ahead town OF Belen. 10 addi-
ton 10 It's old time reputation for push
and energy, stills keeps up lbs record for
socisbility as we'll. Bat few days are al
lowed to 20 by withou. q treat OF some
kind to make the boys and misses merry.
These entertainments are always we'll
enjoyed BY the participants thereof. The
last one, held last Saturday night. was
what W. may term q leap year party
(not for actual leap year Of course) at the
Heydey club rooms. By mutual consent
and understanding the same rules OF
leap year dances were carried out. The
ladies carried their parts we'll and Of
course the gents done equally as we'll in
~theirs-thsy attending to ser vlng re-
freshments, which vas done In q rather
unique manner. Those attending to the
serving wore Belen roller mill Good
Luck" flour sacks for aprons and paper
caps. The dainties were served on rough
pieces OF board for plstters and shingles
we're used as plates. A n and one half
inch paper napkin adorned each cover.
The banquet wound up with q dance
which lasted Into the 'wee' sms' hours"
OF morning. THE entertainment again
proved the ability OF the Heydey club as
entertainers.
As other items OF news | will mention
that the magnificent mausoleum OF the
Hon. Felipe Chavez's family Is abou,
completed at ths Bslsn Catholic cemetery
adjoining the church. It certainly ID
the finest and costlisst OF thu kind In the
west. Imported statusry and works Of
art for same are beginning to arrive.
An important addition to Bslen will be
the Didier summer garden. Very little
more will be required to make IL an els-
CANT place, a 1t Is already highly i'm
proved with trees aud s~hrubbery. II viii
be opened about the irst OF May.
The stone for the foundation OF q new
residence Is nov being hauled. RumoI
has 1t that 1t will be occupied BY q prom
inent Belsn young man 80 soon a Joined
In matrimonial blessing with an eastern
young lady.
Miss Bette Wiley, Of Albuquerque. Il
now in the employ Of John Becker u
stenographer and assistant ~bookkseper
Miss Hsack. her predecessor. Is preparing
for an extensive vacation and tour of tn,
east via New Orleans. G..