Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-07-15
The High Water Mark in the Price Paid for
Wool This Year Was Reached at Las
Vegas, the Wool However Being
of Extra Good Quality.
An EXCITING RUNAWAY IN WHICH TWO
MEN SAVED THEMSELVES BY JUMPING
.oy's Special Daily Service.

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AL. Quinley, who has been on the sicl
list for few days, is able to be out to
day.
Mrs. w. r. Upton will entertain tn
: Thursday afternoon whist club thi
week.
George C. Bowman is here from tn,
Duke City today combining business
and pleasure.
f. G. Kilberg went out to Romero
vile this morning to look after some
| business matters there.
Mrs. Goodall and daughter Pearl
left today for a visit to Hutchinson
kas., to be gone some time.
j. d. Notgrass, the new trainmaster,
is out of the hospital and today as
sumed official charge of his new office.
| William ]. Leehan and John V.
| Shreck, a couple of machnists ut the
shops, have resigned and will go to
Denver
j. X. Williamson, who had his eye
injured on the Fourth, was today able
! to be out on the streets, His sight will
not be lost.
Miss Edna Rhodes returned last
night from attending the ball game
| between Santa Fe and Antonito at the
| latter place.
Judge William j. Mills ana Hon. C.
A. Spiess went out to Guadalupita yes
| terday to take a squint at the mining
going on that vicinity.
Tennis matches are on for this even
ing between Mills and Hammond VS..
Davis and Rogers. Also, Atkins and
Mennet VS.. Hal Reynolds and CARMEN.
Some of the property owners in the
vicinity of 7th street and Lincoln aven-
ue have been "scrooging' a bit off the
lots and City Engineer LEVY straight
ened out the tangle this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Longshore of To-
peka, kas., are here visiting their
nephew, Dr. Edward Longshore. Mrs.
Longshort is one of the leading physi-
clans in Topeka, and is well known.
w. NJ. Byrne and wife are here from
st. Louis, the guests of w. II. Cheath-
am of the Castaneda. Mr. Byrne is q
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and Mrs. Byrne is the daughter of SEN
ator Harris of Kansas.
Six wagon loads of wool came down
from Taos today and We're sold to one
of the east side merchants for IA IL
cents. The wool was of Il particularly
fine quality and there was about $4,000
pounds in the lot.
Mrs. j. S. Moss, accompanied by her
sons David and Joseph of Waco, Tex,
left today for their home in Columbia,
Mo-, with a brother, William Moss,
who has been here for the past six
weeks for his health.
The asphalt walk that has been taken
up on Railroad avenue is being put
down across some of the streets for
crossings. Earth will be mixed with it
and it is thought it will pack and make
a fine and durable cross walk.
H, S. Haskell, who has been an EN-
ployee in the Santa Fe freight office
for the past year, has accepted the po-
sition Of night ticket agent at the de-
pot. Mr.. Haskell is from Chicago, orig
inally, and is a very pleasant and affa-
BILE man.
Died, yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock
of tuberculosis, Schuyler Verdow. The
deceased came too late, he arrived here
only a few days ago and was very sick
when he came. He was an insurance
agent from Wapello, Ia, and was 33
years Of age The remains will be ship
ped to his home on No. tonight.
The grading on the high school
ground commenced today, and the
yards are being put in condition for
the fall term of school, When the
board gets through with the new school
building, it will be one of the finest in
the territory and will stand as a mon
ument to the present boards energy.
The party given by Mrs. Charles H.
field Saturday night in honor of Miss
Floersheim of Kansas City, was most
delightful affair. There We're about 25
couples present, all young folks, and
dancing was indulged in until mid
night. Ice cream, cake and punch were
served as refreshments and the evening
spent in making merry, and all of the
young folks present voted Mrs. Ilfeld a
most delightful hostess, and expressed
their pleasure at being one of the for
tunate ones present
w. H. Jobe had quite an exciting
time Saturday night. AS he accom-
panied by George Bunker, was driving
in near town on the Springs road. the
horse, which is a new one to these
parts, became frightened at a flock of
sheep and started on a run. AS he
could not be checked, the two men
jumped and had a roll in the dust. The
horse took the new rubber-tired trap to
town, dropping a piece of the buggy
here and there, at terrified rate and
finally stopped Of it's own accord in
town with the remains of a once fine
buggy. 1t was close call for the gen.
tlemen.
Wool is coming in lively today again,
and the price still hangs around 13 1-2
cnets. though a sale is reported on Sat
urday of two years clip at the price
of Is cents. This is the best that has
yet been reported and Jose Albino Baca
of Upper Town, is the fortunate one to
secure that price, the high water mark
The wool, taking 1t as a whole. is not
quite up to standard this year, and
there has not been as much of it as u.s.
ual owing to the continued drouth over