Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-08-17
BERNALlLLo NOTES.
Feast Of San Lorenzo-culture OF To.
bacco Plants a Success.


Saturday. August 10. was lively
day ia Bernalillo, the occasion being
the celebration nf the feast Of san
Lorenzo, patron saint of that town
| Hundreds of people In the nearby vi
lagos began 10 arrive ia nernallllo ON
| Friday night and nt once started in 10
celebrate by dancing. Al an early
hour Saturday morning the streets
were thrOnged with residents and Wis.
itors who turned out in honor Of tho
| occasion. The parade headed by a
brass band. occupied the greater part
OF the forenoon ana every street in
the town was trnveraod. A grand halle
Ia the afternoon WIS the chiof attrao.
ton, which was attended by hundreds.
The crowd became so large In the AFT.
ernoon that II was necessary 90 rent
second hall that all who desired
might enjoy the may dances for a
time, pop and plnOns were the chief
Refreshments OF the day.
Sidney porca. the energetic son Of
Mariana Ieroa, was painfully Injured
ia the afternoon while riding Iva a
horse race. He was astrido the splr.
tied little animal belonging To Sig
fried SoNfman and az moment
when nor watching the horse he was
thrown against tree with great vio-
| lcnce His right knee was dlslocatcd
ard the middle finger Of the left hand
was broken. The injured man was al
tended hy Dr r. Lund
4 letter ~ recent date from NJ. Wis
brun, tho butcher who is aoiourning
In southCin California. indicates that
he is fast recovering from an aific-
tlon Os the heart
Among thu Albuquefauoans who
were nOiCcd here at the festivities
last night were Mrs Mike Maritime.
wife of the well known day policeman.
Tim. Dave and CorifacO Chavez. ali
~ whom were kept busy renewing old
acquaintanceship among the promi.
nont local residents.
Mrs. Elias Garcia. also of the mo
tropolis. visited with her brother Abcl
Garcia.
M?s. Kuckor. who has been resi-.
dent Of this village FOR the past nlnc
years, has opened now hotel oppu.
site the depot The lady thoroughly
understands the art of conducting
iirstclaHs eating house and everyone
who stops there report the service as
quite satlHiactury.
From present Indications the town
of Bernnllllo ls likely 90 become
known to almost an parts al the
United States, ~ not tho world. as
its name no doubt viii boz heraldod far
and noar aa the littlo town ls now tho
home of very onterpriBlnF young
man hy the name of o. W Hunter
Tho gentleman iH Kcutuckinn hy
birth and was reared nn ono of those
famous tobacco plantations. whefo hc
was educated chiefly In tho culture uf
the weed. which i8 more universally
known then anything else iu June %
this year ho broke up a small piece
uf land Just north OF the town of
Bernhlll'O and set out 5000 Cuban.
Havana tobacco plants Every dav
he has gwen them close attention
with his hoe and proper irrigation. aul
now tho majority ~ the plants stand
about four feet iu height The stock
~ strong and the leaves are Of The
usual Dimensions. no says the crop
viii De ready 90 cut the latter part
~ Auguf' ana when Il is cured b.
expects o. have about 600 pounds
Tor shipment Mr. Hunter viii bfins
ID few samples uf his tOhacrn tu thf
Albuquerque fair Ia October &c. ja
uf the opinion that the culture uf 90
haccO ln New Mexico Will prove more
prohthbl than anything elisa. This is
the gontleman'a first experience WITH
the plants Ia the torfitr~y aud. con.
Hinerlng everything. ho lB woll pleased
ana believes Il Will become the irnd
Ing industry ia the Rio Grande valley
DR. II Lnnd ia suffering with
Hprained ankle aa the result of "a mis-
step ono Gay last week he wlIl b.
an righ' again in "a few DAYS.