Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-07
FROM SAN JUAN.
Items Of General Interest Of AIbu.
querque and Vicinity.
From Pennington Hustler.

From Pennington Hustler.
ID. J.. Rankin, government guager.
vice George C. Bowman, now deputy
internal revenue inspector, visited this
section last week accompanied by J..
H.. Offner, representing Meyers-Abel
whiskey company, of albuquerque.
Mr.. Rankin found the distillery in
good order.
E. N. Buck leaves Monday for new
York City, where he goes to engage a
corps of competent assistants to aid
in getting out his gazetteer. He will
be accompanied as far as A%lbuquer-
que by DR.. o. c. McEwen, who pro-
ceeds from there to Socorro, to attend
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
New Mexico, as delegat from Farm
ington lodge No. "a.
Mrs. d. M. McNasser, saleslady in
the Hyde store, has decided to return
to Albuquerque, and will leave here
with the fair caravan October 8. Dur
ing the short residence of her mother,
sister, little daughter and herself in
Pennington. they have made many
warm friends. who sincerely regret
their departure. Mrs. McNassar is a
saleslady of unusual ability and pleas
ing disposition, and will be much
missed by the many patrons of the big
store.
Many are already beginning to
make preparations to attend the Albu-
querque fair. M. Mckenzie leaves
tomorrow with trunks and other bag
gage belonging to several who con-
template driving over, light. The
fruit caravan will leave about Satur-
day, and citizens in carriages Wednes-
day and Thursday. Winslow Weth-
erell will reach Pueblo Bonito with the
Indians about Wednesday, and leave
there Thursday on slow march order.
Richard Wetherell and Fred Hyde, Jr.,
are now at headquarters awaiting the
coming of the industrial caravan,
headed by George H. Browne.
The fair association at Albuquerque
will spend more money for the com
ing territorial fair than was ever be-
fore spent for one weeks entertain
ment in any part of the southwest.
The broncho busting and steer rop-
ing contests will exceed any wild
west show ever given, from the fact
they will be the real thing without any
stage preparation or animals trained
for the occasion.
The base ball tournament will con-
sist of talent of the best professional
talent in the United States, and of ma,
tional reputation; the purse of 81, 500
making it worth their while to play
their very best.
Also the races will be of the highest
standard. for purses worthy of con-
test.
The Navajo Indian five mile relay
race will probably be the most excit.
ing and neck breaking performance
ever seen off the reservation and be a
whole show in itself.
The great pageant of the coming of
Montezuma, upon his mammoth eagle,
accompanied by his beautiful queen,
80 ~ 'AS NV VI ~ III CNOl
attempted in the territory.
These festivities begin Tuesday, DC.
tober IA, and run through the entire
week.
Those going overland from San
Juan county, should leave here either
Wednesday (the Sth) or Thursday
(the 9th). as the entire caravan is tC
be met at Corrales, ten miles from
Albuquerque, Monday morning, Octo
Der 18th, by a company of United
States cavalry and escorted from there
to Albuquerque, and thence through
the principal streets to the fail
grounds, where camping quarters viii
be arranged for Indians and all, ant
the industrial exhibit displayed in the
big pavilion.