Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-07-19
UPPER COUNTRY ITEMS.
Good Price for Wool at Las Vegas
Exciting Runaway-lIfeld Party.
INTERESTING LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Special Correspondence.

Mrs. T.. W. Longshorc. of Topeka.
Kan. are here visiting their nephew,
DR.. Edward Longshorc. Mrs. Long
shore is one OF the leading physicians
IN topeka and Is well known
Mrs W II. Upton will entertain the
Thursday Afternoon Whist club this
week
The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal
church nave just finished paying up
their pledge of 800 To the church com
mittpe for the benefit of the church
Th. ladies' are TO be congratulated on
their energy and success. TIL" guild is
composed of some of our very best
ladies'. and beside the guild being n
social institution. their ability to raise
the sum given above evidences that
there are some splendid business
heads in the company.
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 II will be one of the finest in
the territory and will stand MS a monu.
ment 10 the present boards energy.
The wool is coming IN lively TO-DAY
again. and the price still hangs around
1872 cents, though IA sale is reported
on Saturday of "A Two years clip AT the
price of Is cents. This is the best that
has yet been reported and Jose Alhino
Baca OF Upper Town is the fortunate
one to secure that price. the high
water mark. The wool. taking II as a
whole Is not quite mp To standard this
year. and there has not been as much
cf II as usual. owing TO the continued
drouth over the territor'. Las Vegas
is getting her share Of the neecy stun
s,nI NJ. oil. ma ls,st "a (
can be found anywhere. rumors to the
contrary notwithstanding. The scour
ing mills have plenty OF work ahead,
anu are buying extensively.
W II Iohe had quite an exciting
time Saturday night As he. accom-
panied by George bunker, We're driv-
ing in near town on the Spring road.
the horse which is new one To these
parts. became frightened AT flock OF
sheep and started on n run. As he
could not he checked. the two men
Jumped and had a roll in the dust The
horse took the new rubher-tired trap TO
town. dropping a piece OF thr buggy
here and here. at terrific rate. and
finally stopped OF its own accord In
town with the remains of a once fine
buggy IL was close call for the gen
tlemen
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 IL is thought II will pack
and make q fine and durable cross
walk
Judge William J Mills and Hon.
Charles A Spioss went out To Guada'
lupita Yesterday to take squint At
the mining going on IN that vicinity.
r q. kileerg went out To Romero
Vile this morning 10 look after some
business matter there.
DR. and Professor Robinson, who
nave been stopping at Mrs. WoodruRs,
will leave tomorrow for visit To-
Pueblo and other Colorado points.
The party giyer 10y Mrs. Charles IL
field Saturday night In honor of Miss
Flershcim, Of Kansas City, was most
delightful affair. There We're about
twenty-five couples present. all young
folks. and dancing was innulged In
until midnight Ice cream, cake and
punch were served as refreshments
and the evening spent in making
merry All of the young folks present
voted Mrs. HELD as a most delightful
hostess and expressed their pleasure
at being one of the fortunate ones
present
ket from the neighboring ranches
II s Haskell. who has been an en-
ploye in the Santa Fe freight office for
the past year has accepted the posi-
ton ct night ticket agent at the depot.
MIR Haskell is from Chicago originally,
and is very pleasant and aftable man
Six wagon loads OF wool came down
from Taos today and was sold To one
of the east side merchants for liis
cents The wool was OF particularly
fine quality and there was about $1,000
pounds In the iot.
Mrs ] s Moss, accompanied by her
sons. d u and Joe, of Hico, Texas,
left today for their home in Columbia,
Mo. with brother, VIII Moss, who
has been here for the pas six weeks
for his health.
! u Notgrass the new trainmaster,
Is out OF the hospital and today as
sumed official charge of his new ONCE.
Al Quinley. who has been on the sick
list for "A few days, is able 10 be out
today
Frank Quinley left today for Mini
um's resort for weeks fishing and
Il general good time
Died, yesterday afternoon, AT 3
o'clock. Of tuberculosis, Schuyler Yer
dow 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
Iowa. and was 80 years OF age. The re-.
mains will he shipped to his home on
No. tonight.
some of the property owners In the
vicinity of seventh street and Lincoln
avenue have been "scrooging" "A bit of
the lots and City Engineer LEVY
Strengthened out the tangle this morn
ing.
Miss Edna Rhodes returned last
night from attending the ball game be
tween santa Fe and Antonito at the
latter place. The score, she reports,
was 20 in favor of Santa Fe.
Charles Rhodes pitched the game.
William i Leehan and John V.
Shreck. "A couple of machinists at the