Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-09-27

| tOuay from tneir trip down the ROAD
Miss Colby, the professional nurse.
left this afternoon for Albuquerque.
Rev. A. p. Morrison, OF Ell Paso.
came over from Santa Fe this after.
noon and will remain in the city until
quarterly meeting time for the Metho.
dist church.
Richard Dunn. of Rociada took No.
north last night for the east.
Las Vegas. N. NJ. Sept. 2f.--Mrs.
Elizabeth r. Wheaton, prison evangel-
list, was passenger through here last
evening. en- route to the coast with
Mrs. Mary Smelser. who is en- route
to Japan TO take up missionary work.
Mrs. Wheaton will stop at Santa Fe
and try and make arrangements for a
sermon to the prisoners there. She is
quite a noted character, and has been
travelling among prisons in the states
and territories of the union for the
past twenty years. She is fam.liarly
known as "Old Mother Wheaton" and
Is through here from back east. She
travels on a railroad pass, but Is
unique In that she does not make any
collections. She made a couple of
speeches on the train coming down
yesterday, one of which was made as
the train was going through the Ration
tunnel She shook hands with the re-
porter, blessed him and wanted him
saved from the hands of the demo
Gratis. She also paid w. A. Givens,
who was on the train, some attention.
Ii is said that Mr. Givens did not
smoke a cigar all the way from Des
every smoker she saw.
The funeral OF Mrs. Patience Schoon-
maker was neld this afternoon at 3
O'Clock, Rev. A. NJ. Lumpkin conduct
ing the funeral services al the Meth
odist church and paying beautiful
tribute to the good christian who has
just passed to her reward. There was
a large crowd at the church, and a
large concourse of Borrowing friends
followed the remains to their last
earthly resting place in the Masonic
cemetery.
The county commissioners at their
meeting yesterday, finished up the re-
funding of S33a,600 of county bonds.
which had so far been presented. II is
thought there are some $4,000 of the
bonds yet outstanding. This funding
of the bonds will save the county about
81 900 year in interest. as some of
the old bonds, an issue of some SEA-
600, bore 10 per cent interest. and the
others. all above ) per cent. the pres
ent rate. The commissioners also or
dered Thomas Ross not to close up the
public highway through the Jaramillo
ranch AT Romeroville until a new way
was opened and approved by the com
missioners. A new sidewalk was also
ordered in on Bridge street. south side.
from the bridge up to connect with the
good walk
H. w Kelly left this afternoon for
1T. Louis. New York. Boston and
points east. He will be gone until
about the first of November and will
combine a large amount of business
with considerable pleasure
Mrs. Edward Sporleder has invita-
tions out for card :arty at her home
next Wednesday afternoon.
Sam Levy's horse stepped on a rock
yesterday afternoon and fell giving
Mr.. Levy sprained ankle and bruised
shoulder
w. r. Bell the expressman. left this
afternoon with his family for Colorado
They packed their household effects in
their wagon and will make the trip
overland Asked where he was going,
he said he did not know. but would
keep going until he found location
which suited him
The Montezuma management at the
Springs will lay new steam pipes from
the boiler house across the tracks To
the hotel. and make some extensive
at about 81 500.
Mrs. G. ID. Boucher most pleasantly
entertained the Round Dozen Sewing
circle and their husbands last night at
her home. Games instead of knitting
was the order OF the evening, with
some good refreshments. One of the
features was the guessing of the adj
vertisers In the local papers. The ad-
vertisements were cut from the paper.
and the names taken of The guests
then gLSssed whose the advertisement
was ID. J. Osborne and Clarence lden
tied for the gentlemen's prize and Mr..
Osborne won in the draw. Mrs. G.
wallen took the prize for the ladies'.
There were twenty present to enjoy
a
men folks think now these "knittin' .
cluns are not such bad affairs after all
Miss Edith Wheeler. who had an eye
injured few days ago by an electric
light globe breaking and falling on
her, is reported rs recovering nicely,
and II is thought now she will not lose
the sight Of the eye.
&. +. Myers, the mayor OF Albuquer-
que. returned today to his home In the
Duke City after a couple OF days en-.