Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-07
SWEETS NEW JOB.
Rumor That He Will be Assistant
Manager OF the Santa Fe Verifed.G
MINING OPERATIONS.
Special Correspondence.

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been changed from the west side to
the east side postofice, and will start
Tuesday. The route will be via
Gillon.
There is a rumor that bears evil
dence of being a fact and has today
been verified, hat Arthur Sweet, the
trainmaster who has been here
only d few days, has been given the
office of assistant to the general man.
ager OF the Santa Fe at Topeka, in
place of ID. z. Cain, who has been
made superintendent of the western
division, taking j. E. Hurley's place,
who has been given the superintendent
cy of the eastern division, vice c. F.
Rosseguie resigned. Mr.. Sweet is only
about 35 years of age. and was raised
in this city. The honors are coming
fast for him. He is very popular and
is an efficient railroad man. 1t is to be
hoped the rumor is true. Who will
take the place vacated here is not sug-
guested.
Bert Adams and bride returned Fri
day from their honeymoon trip to Colo
RADIO Springs, and will now settle down
and be "old folks"
A. A. Jones returned last night from
Albuquerque.
Joshua Reynolds and daughter. Mrs.
Dean. departed this afternoon for the
Duke City. 8
Governor Otero returned to the ter
ritorial capital this evening after q
day in the city.
G. II. Brewer, of Albuquerque, is
here.
j. A. Scheen and wife. of Chicago,
parents of John Schoen. of this city,
who is quite i'll, come in last night.
The remains of Mrs. j. Blatterman
were shipped to st. Louis this after
noon, accompanied by her mother.
Friday a telegram was received by
A. F. Ulibarri. the chief of police OF
the west side, announcing the death of
his nephew, Marcelino Martinez. Oh
Thursday night. The deceased, who
was 10 years of age, fell from a freight
train near Glorieta and was cut to
pieces. He was a section man, and
was riding on the freight train to his
home. The remains were taken off at
Ri6era and conveyed to the home at
San Jose, where the funeral will be
held tomorrow.
The annual ball given by the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen at the
opera house. Friday night, was n of
VIC llOot Su1NCSolul stl SHJOytu ny
that popular order. The opera house
was beautifully decorated with red
white and blue, strung from the i'm.
mense center light. and on the stage
was built an engine front with large
headlight, with the fremen's bell on
the side. At midnight, a b%ounteous
feast was served to the gay throng.
after which the dancers returned to
the opera house and INDUCED in the
fantastic until 3 o'clock the next norm
ing. Prizes were given for the best
walters, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hilgers
were the fortunate ones.
The ball game between the infantry
and the cavalry troop on the Fourth
resulted in an overwhelming victory
for the cavalry boys. The score was
10 to 6, with only six and a half in
nings. The crowd was rather light,
and q dlsagI eeable wind made many of
them leave soon. About $40 was real
ized at the gate.
The new machinery for the coal
mines at FL Porvenir is about all in
place and the drill will be started
next week. The drill is built for q
depth of 700 feet, but it is expected
that coal will be reached in a sufficient
thickness to mine, long before that
depth is reached.
Harry Lamberton has resigned his
position as fireman on the santa Fe
and has accepted a position with the
Rock Island as travelling engineer. His
headquarters will be at Alamogordo.
Will NJ. Seewald, son OF Col. William
II. Seewald, died Friday afternoon a.
2 O'Clock. Mr.. Seewald mad been g
sufferer from creeping paralysis fol
twelve years, and had spent much o.
that time at health resorts ami in hos
pitfalls, seeking relief from the trouble
that caused his death. He returned
here about six weeks ago from E
Paso, where he received no benefit anC
gradually grew weaker. A large GROVE
attended the funeral which was hell
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from thu
residence on Fifth street.
The options given w. b. Twitchel
on a number of mining properties ii
the Bernal, Fulton and Ribera districts
have been extended, owing to a slip IL
the deal that was on foot with a st
Louis company of capitalists to taxi
hold of some of the properties ant
erect a reduction mill. The slip cal
not be attributed TO the local parties
but to the failure of p. w. Mccartney
of the Union Ore Reduction company
to give plans of the proposed mill tina
was to have been erected. thereb.
frightening away the st. Louis money
Chicago parties are anxious to taxi
hold of the proposition, however. The!
have been wired hat the field is opeI
and they are expected to take hold o
the matter at once. There are goini
to be developments made in the min
ing districts around here, If push ant
determination, as well as confidence
can succeed and we believe they can
Fritz Eggert, one of the well known
ranchmen and orchard owners livinl
at Canyon Largo, was found this morn
ing in the corral back of Bacharacl
Bros store, in an unconscious condi
ton. Medical aid was summoned
about 1880, but Mr.. Eggert died before
the physician arrived. Heart failure
is supposed to have been the trouble
The Fourth did not pass without III