Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-17
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mayor Amado Chaves. of Santa Fe,
spent today in Albuquerque.
II is reported that only one saloon in
old town was open yesterday.
The ticket cases in the new depot
are receiving a coat of varnish today.
Carlos Baca, sheriff Of Valencia coun-
ty, came up from Los Lunas this morn
ing.
The green appeared bright and early
this morning on the coats of patriotic
followers of st. Patrick. Nor was .
confined to the Irish, for those of other
~nationalities honored the patron saint
of Ireland by wearing the green. There
was no special observance of the day
here.
Judge w. II. Newcomb, of Silver
City, who is interested in mining in the
Burro mountains, passed through the
city this morning bound for Denver,
where he goes to buy mining machin-
cry. Mr.. Newcomb represents the
Southwestern Copper company, which
has just recently leased the st. Louis
copper mine.
o. b. Harding, who recently bought
the Old Mountain Key mine. which is
located in the Burro mountains, pass
ed through the city this morning en-
route from Pinos Altos to Chicago.
The Mountain Key was once a valuable
mine, having produced more than half
a million dollars worth of ore. 1t has
been idle about eight years.
David Inness, who sojourned In AL
~buquerque for several months last year
and her left for southern California,
passed through the city yesterday NOR
ming on his way to his old home in
South Dakota. He is in exceedingly
poor health and stated yesterday that
he made a mistake by leaving here
and going to southern California;
Judge L. p. Deming, from the Burrc
mountains, passed through the city
this morning enroute to visit his fam
lily at New Haven. Conn. Judge DEM
ing represents the A~llessandro Copper
company of the Burro mountains and
says that the company has about twen-
ty claims in operation and that some
of them are turning out some fine ore.
Col. e. A. Grunsfeld, ex-postmaster
Of Albuquerque under Cleveland's ad-
ministration. now a full fledged New
York republican, stated this morning
that he and wife have enjoyed their
visit to Albuquerque relatives and
friends, and would return to New York,
leaving here in a few days. The colo
mel says it Is to his interest to be a
republican, hence his reason for flop
ping.
l.. s. Cass, p 'esident of the Waterloo
& Cedar Falls Electric company, and
party passed through Albuquerque this
morning in their private car, en- route
from Mexico to Cedar Falls, Iowa. The
party consisted of Mr.. Cass and daugh-
ter. Miss Zatha, Mr.. and Mrs. C. p.
Braton, Mrs. b. F. Burton, Mrs. H. A.
Brown and Mayor Robinson, of Cedar
Falls, and Herbert Taylor, of Oneonta,
New York.
John Quicker, who came here from
Kentucky about three years ago, died
at his rooms on North Third street
Saturday evening, after a short illness,
of heart trouble. He was 81 years old
and single. A brother was present at
the time of death. The funeral was
held at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from o. w. Strong & Sons undertake
ing parlors. Interment was made at
Fairview cemetery.
s. w. Young, Andy Horn and e. Sui
Ivan, prominent citizens of Bland and
the Cochiti mining district, are in the
city today, interesting local owners of
Cochiti mines in the Home Milling
company, which was recently organic
ed at Bland. The gentlemen state
that Bland people have subscribed
over $4,000 in the company, but it is
the desire of the promoters to increase
the capital of the company to $4,000,
hence their visit to Albuquerque.