Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-05-02
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

More shelving and other improve
ments, all needing the attention of a
carpenter. are being made at the drug
store of J.. II. O'Rielly & Co.
Owing to the heavy and disagreeable
wind and sand storm ont west. the No.
= passenger train was fOur hours late
In reaching the city this morning.
W. ". Burbagc. who IL president of
the Gallup oil company. came In from
Winslow last night. and is around
among his many friends here to-day.
Rev. w. u. Foulks. who has been
here the past week or ten days. re.
turned to Gallup last night. lie *
poets to return here In a few days
and then visit lei Paso.
Mrs. Phillip Barber, who was here
Tor a couple of days on a visit to her
sister. Miss BESSIE Overhuls. returned
to her home in Bland to-day. She was
accompanied by her father, Deputy
Sucrin Joseph Overhuls.
VIII Hayes. a former well known
miner of the Cochiti, who has been In
| the employ of the Last Chance Mining
company in the Mogollon district for
several months past. passed through
the city today en- route to Bland.
The local presidential reception
committee will hold a meeting at u. 3,
Rodey's law Office this evening, ut I
o'clock, to make final arrangements
for the excursion to Deming. All the
members of the committee are request
ed to attend.
DOC" w. +. Bledsoe has received
| information that the marriage of his
brother, &. NJ. Bledsoe. to Miss Bessie
Raymond occurred at Needles, Cal. on
April II. The groom Is n well known
engineer for the Santa Fe Pacific at
Seligman, A. T.
on Sunday afternoon a meeting Of
the Mutual Protection society OF Old
Albuquerque will be held, and an cleo
ton Of officers for the ensuing year
will be had. The meeting will be held
In the society hall and all members are
requested to attend.
DR.. Francis Il. Clarke will lecture at
the Congregational church tonight.
He Is "A noted leader In Christian En-
dcayOr work. The train from the north
Is reported ON time, and there will be
no delay In beginning the entertain.
ment. Admission free and everybody
invited,
j. NJ. Allen, of Denver, came In last
evening to confer with A. NJ. Swan
and others interested In regard to the
valuable stone deposits In this vicin-
ity, and will leave for the west to-
morrow to make further investigation,
which the public will learn of later
through The Citizen.
Mrs. j. NJ. Moore, Jr., who has been
visiting her husbands parents. Col.
and Mrs. j. NJ. Moore, the past few
| weeks, left last night for st. Joseph.
Mo-, where she will enjoy a visit with
Mrs. q. NJ. Batcheler, "A sister OF her
husband. The visitor is from Homo.
lulu, where Mr.. Moore is in a prosper
ous business.
The tenth annual ball of the Young
Mems Social club was held at their
hall Oh Gold avenue last night and
was largely attended. Most apprecia-
tiv refreshments were served, while
the dancers had the best of music to
dance to. The committees made all
members and invited friends feel at
home. and the evening vas pleasantly
spent,
NJ. II. and Thomas Donahoe, who
N'l' hpNH III llt lVdlll mountains
looking up a sheep ranch location, re-
turned to the city last night, and they
report the country through which they
Travelled as very dry, grass and water
being scarce commodities. They did
not find any good range and will look
elsewhere in the territory. The Dona,
hoes are anxious to return as early as
possible TO the sheep raising business,
=. A. Leonard, editor and manager
of the Ores and Metals, n monthly
journal published at Denver and de-
voted to the mining industry OF the
west, came in from a business trip
down through Mexico, and while wait
ing for the arrival of the delayed No.
> passenger train he called on The
Citizen and on j. +. Luthy. From the
latter he secured some valuable infor-
nation regarding the oil lands near
Gallup. which he will embody in an ar.
ticle on the subject for next issue OF
his journal.
b. Is, Borden, connected with the
Mariana Oil company, came in from
Gallup last night, and to-day reports
10 The Citizen that the prospects for
a 'gusher" being struck by the Mari.
n company were never brighter.
Mr.. Borden states that the machinery
recently purchased by the above com
pany has been hauled to the company's
lands, now numbering about 1900
acres, and that drilling for oil will
be commenced in IA very short time.
Mr.. Borden will remain in the city for
n few days selling stock for the com