Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-11
THE GEM CITY.
Good Rains albuquerque Butchers
at Socorro-Fine Drill Grounds.
POLITICS GETTING WARM.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
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zorro one day ahead of all the other
dailies.
Socorro has been blessed with fire.
quent showers this week and our peo-
pie have reason to hope that the Ions
dry spell is broken.
Hon. f. A. Hubbell and family were
visitors at Socorro this week. his fam
lily being the guest of Collector Abran
Abeytia, while he went on west to look
after his ranches.
A. Schey. ~ex-chairman of the board
of county commissioners and one of
San Marcial's staunchest businessmen,
was a visitor to the Gem city this
week.
M. Contreras, La Joya's heavy
weight, and A. Rouiller, of the south
part Of the county, members of the
board of county commissioners, are in
the city this week attending the meet
ing of the board.
VIM. Farr and Emil Kleinwort. but.
chers of Albuquerque. are visiting the
ranches of this county this week. look
ing up fat cattle for their respective
markets.
A. Levy. for many years a merchant
at Sabinal. and well and favorably
known over the territory. can be seen
lettering around the lobby of the Wind
sor hotel nowadays. taking life easy.
always ready with a good story and a
cheerful smile for his many acquaint-
ances.
Manuel S. Pine. the big sheep man of
Mangus. western Socoro county. was a
visitor to the city this week.. He re-
ports the district in need of rain but
stock holding up well.
Mrs. O'Gara. an accomplished pian-
list of .this city. will give an entertain
ment at Magdalena on the 18th assist
ed by a number of our young people.
Cheap rates nave been secured and a
large number of our people will no
doubt take advantage of the occasion
to visit our sister city.
Messrs. May & Yunker, our livery
men, have Just received a car of fine
new rigs for their business here, which
will add largely to the already popular
stable.
Our guard company have arranged a
beautiful drill ground and have it bril-
liantly lighted, and now entertain our
citizens with evening drills and band
concerts. The company is a bright,
active organization composed of our
best young men. and our people feel
very proud of them.
Much fine fruit is coming into the
markets from the large orchards in
this vicinity now and harvesting is
well under a A visit to this part of
the Rio Grande valley just now will be
a treat.
c, ]. Brown, the mining man, has
just completed one of the finest assay
Offices in the west and has associated
with him in the Office DR.. c. NJ. Meyer,
of New York City. Mr.. Brown finds
such a move a necessity to accommo-
date his large mining interests, and at
the same time he furnishes a long felt
want in our vicinity.
Politics, like the weather, is warm
ing up. Already we hear various
m mentioned for the offices in the
gift of the people. Prominent in the
list are those of DR.. Cruickshank, of
San Marcial, and Capt. NJ. Cooney,
mayor of this city. for the legislature.
For sheriff. it will be pretty hard to
turn down the present incumbent, ow-
ing to the fine record he has made,
if he wishes it again. The doctor, in
refusing to allow the district attorney
to use the sheriff's office for an infor-
nation bureau in the gambling cases,
has made many friends in the county,
regardless Of party, and yet mas shown
by the following figures the school
fund is well taken care of: We learn
his collections for games and liquors
for six months ending June 80 amounts
to $4,000, a record never before made.
A strong fight is on for collector, but
the present incumbent is a candidate
and is a strong a