Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-30
CEMENT WALKS.
Las Vegas Intends to Keep Up With
the Times-SeveraI Social Events,
NORMAL UNIVERSITY MEETING,
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Las Vegas, June 29.-The city coun.
ell, at its two meetings this week, or.
dered down about three miles of per.
manent sidewalks, most of which were
fine cement, a few stone and a small
amount of vitritied brick. Las Vegas
will by the end of this year, have some
of the finest walks and the most of
them in the territory, instead of, at
present, about the worst. The council
will keep grinding at them until there
are no bad walks in the east town. Old
town also has a lot of fine cement walk
planned for along Bridge street to be
put down Don
The council also passed the annual
tax levy. 1t was based on a million
valuation only, and is as follows. For
general purposes of maintaining the
municipal government, 10 mills, inter-
est on and refunding bonds, 81 mills.
The levy for school purposes will be
~, and for interest on school bonds.
IL mills, on the hundred dollars. Tax
alton seems a bit high here, but it is
not true, for the valuation put on prop
erty is only from % to so per cent of
real value, and that makes the rate
higher tnan it otherwise would be.
A change in the p~ostoffice inspection
department goes into effect the first of
July, whereby Arizona is taken from
the supervision of San Francisco and
added to the Denver Office, which is
headquarters for New Mexico, Colo
RADIO, Utah and Wyoming.
T. b. Catron, of Santa Fe, left here
this morning fer Kansas City.
Sol. Floersheim returned home to
C-,s,,-,. tA1a,. Fa-.. Ii. Ait. l. ~
Sumner TO attend the Santistevan sale
there.
The assessor has a curiosity in the
shape of a boundary turned in on some
schedule in this county. The man
bounded his property by saying,
bounded on the north by NJ. Selgado,
On south by S. Zamora, on the east by
the sunrise and on the west by the
sunset" Evidently he owned the uni
verse, but probably he would change
his mind if the assessor would change
the valuation to the extreme eastern
and western boundaries.
Miss Teresa Long gave a most
pleasant lawn party to about twenty
five of her friends Friday night. The
lawn was gaily decorated with Japan
csc lanterns and the young people in
dulged in cards and other game to
their hearts content. Delicious re-
freshments were served and the young
folks had their fortunes told by Mrs.
Ward. All are not telling what infor-
nation was given or even the color of
the gentleman's hair. Mrs. Ward as
sured all the ladies that he would be
handsome though, SO what matter the
color of his hair.
One of the most delightful social
events that have been enjoyed in the
city was given Friday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. c.. Gise.
Their hospitality was extended to
about thirty of their lady and gentle
men friends. The game of the evening
was siX-handed euchre and the lady
prize winners were Mrs. A. b. Smith.
the prize for the most games; Mrs. c..
a. Spiess, for the ten hands, and Mrs
w. J.. Mills, the consolation. For the
gentlemen, j. Judell carried off the
honoTs for the most games, Frank
Springer for the ten hands, and Dr..
Shaw took the consolation in a walk.
The refreshments We're delicious and
the evening was a most merry one,
There was a baptism at the Baptist
church this morning, and there will be
twenty-one additions to the church at
the communion service.
The two militia ball teams hat will
play ball on the Fourth are getting
ready for a battle royal, and a good
game is expected.
G. ID. Mott has bought the soda pop
factory that was located at Santa Rosa
and has moved the same to this city.
Water is too scarce in Santa Rosa for
the business, and they will use the
pure aqua" of Las Vegas that comes
down from the mountain sparkling and
clear.
Mrs. f. II. Schultz has been elected
the local delegate to attend the con-
@vention at Chattanooga the last of
August, for the Ladies' Auxiliary to
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
men.
The Santa Fe dipping and shearing
station. about three miles south of
town, is being used by many of the
growers for their flocks. 1t is quite q
convenience to them.
There seems to be some mining
business going on out at Tecolote, that
is not being given to the public. The
development has been going on stead
lily there, with but little said, and it is
lumorod that there vii! be some sur
prises before very long. II is to he
hoped that such will be the case.
William Mcintosh has decided back
to the United States government, 100
acres of land in the Pecos river forest
reserve. The government has been en-
cOuraging those who have settled on
this reserve tC turn it back and take
an equal amount of land anywhere.
This is encouraged by an act of con.
gross passed June 4, 1897.
The annual meeting for the appoint.
ment of teachers for the coming year
was held at the Normal university Fri
day evening. There was a fun board
present.
Professor Powell returned to his
work from Chicago university, where
ne has been reading for a POSTCARD
uate course.
The salaries of Professors McNary
Powell and Butcher were raised tC
81 POO a year each.
A very deserved increase was giyer
to Misses Remley. FtZhugh and We