Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-08-15
~BERNALIlLo r
Feast OF San lorenzo-CuIture OF To
baeco Plants a Success.


Saturday, August 10, was a lively
day in Befnalillo, the occasion being
the celebration of the feast OF San
Lorenzo, patron saint of that town.
Hundreds of people In the nearby vii.
lagos began to arrive in Bernalillo on
Friday night and at once started in to
celebrate by dancing. At an early
hour Saturday morning the streets
were thronged with residents and Wis
itors who turned out in honor OF the
occasion. The parade, headed by a
brass band, occupied the greater part
OF the forenoon and every street IN
the town was trayersed. A grand bale
In the afternoon was the chief attrac.
| ton. which was attended by hundreds.
The crowd became so large In the aft.
| ernoon that II was necessary to rent
a second hall that all who desired
might enjoy the may dances for n
time. pop and pinons were the chief
refreshments OF the day.
Sidney Perea, the energetic son of
Mariana Eerea, was painfully injured
in the afternoon while riding in a
horse race. He was astride the splr.
tied little animal belonging to Sig
fried Selilman and 1t a moment
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thrown against n tree with great yio-
lence. His right knee was d~islocatcd
and the middle finger Of the left hand
was broken. The injured man was Mt
tended by DR.. X. Lund.
A letter Of recent date from NJ. Wis.
brun. the butcher, who IL sojourning
N southern California. indicates that
he Is fast recovering from an allie
tion Of the heart.
Among the Albuquerqueans who
were noticed here at the festivities
last night were Mrs. Mike MARTINEZ.
wife Of the well known day policeman
Tim, Dave and Cerifaco Chavez, ali
OF whom We're kept busy renewing old
mountaineering among the promi.
nent local residents.
Mrs. Elias Garcia, also of the me.
tropolis, visited with her brother, Abel
Garcia.
Mrs. Rucker, who has been a resi-.
dent of this village for the past nine
years, has opened a new hotel oppo-
site the depot. The lady thoroughly
understands the art of conducting a
hrst-class eating house and everyone
who stops there report the service as
quite satisfactory.
ii'hi " 'b'ht iuul't'lblS INC IOW0
of Bernalillo Is likely to become
known 10 almost all parts of the
United States. II not the world. as
its name no doubt will be heralded far
and let as the little town Is now the
home of n very onterprising youns
man by the name of C.. w. Hunter.
The gentleman Is a Kentuckian by
birth and was reared on one of those
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was educated chiefly in the culture of
the weed, which IL more universally
known then anything else. In June Of
this year he broke up n small piece
OF land Just north OF the town of
Bernalil'o and set out 5000 Cuban.
Havana tobacco plants. Every day
he has given them close attention
with his hoe and proper irrigation, and
now the majority OF the plants stand
about four feet in height. The stock
Is strong and the leaves are of the
usual dimensions. He says the crop
Will be ready to cut the latter part
OF August and when Il is cured he
expects &c have about 1000 pounds
for shipment. Mr.. Hunter will brinS
a few samples of his tobacco to the
Albuquerque fair In October. He Is
of the opinion that the culture OF to.
bacco IN New Mexico will prove more
profitable than anything else. This Is
the gentleman's first experience with
the plants in the territory and. con.
sldering everything, he is well pleased
and believes II will become the lead.
ing industry in the Rio Grande valley.
DR.. X. Lund is suffering with a
sprained ankle as the result OF a mis-
step II day last week. He will be
all right again In a few days.