Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-06-30

very slow to adopt modern methods in
plowing and cultivation, but are maxi
ing some progress in that line. The
Cochiti pueblos are doing better than
those Of SantO Domingo. He expects
that they will have fair crops of corn
| and wheat and a very good crop of
fruit this season.
A dance will be given on Fourth of
First Cavalry Band. The purpose is to
raise money which will be used for
the purchase of new music and to pay
the incidental expenses of the band
and not for division among the men,
bers. A liberal patronage is desired.
No issue of this paper will appear on
July 4. The 40 employees of this Office
desire to observe the National Holiday
and as they cannot be replaced, there
being no more printers in town, the is
sue of the paper on that day will, of
necessity, be suspended.
Stone masons, brick layers, carpen-
ters, plasterers and fathers are needed
in this city and skilled mechanics can
find all the work they can do at very
good wages. There is considerable
building and repairing going on in the
city. This is rather slow on account
of the prevailing scarcity of good me-
chanics.
The forecast Is for fair weather to-
night and tomorrow With slightly cool |
err weather tonight and in the north
portion Wednesday. The maximum
yesterday was SS degrees
at p. M, and the minimum was "a
degrees at 5:15 a. m. The tempera-
ture at o'clock this morning was So
degrees.
The city council met in special ses-
sion last evening and awarded the con-
tract for the building of bridge over
the Arroya Sais to Dgneo Brothers.
The members present We're Castillo,
Dudrow, Fischer, Herself Rodriguez
and Acting Mayor Sena, who presided.
The bids presented were from Carlson
& Whitlock at $39O5O, and Digneo
Brothers at $367.S5 1t was decided
that only 80 feet besides the wings be
built, being a deduction of Is feet IN
length which, at $71s per foot, makes a
total deduction of $12924, leaving the
final cost Of the bridge $2SS64.
The exposure of the comforting OF
degrees by the Nashville College of
Law for a consideration in this paper
has brought out the fact
that the institution is versatile The
degree of LII. D. was offered to Hon. L.
Bradford Prince and declined. Shortly
afterwards he received notice from
he Nashville College, an institution OF
different name, but having the same
,fficers as the Nashville College OF
Law. stating that the institution had
conferred upon him the degree OF Ph.
,. which would be forwarded for
1t too was declined but
he officers of the institutions seem to
,e able to furnish degrees while you
wait
Sunmount and the Tent City are
at a satisfactory rate. r. 8.
dauger, the hustling manager, reports
hat twelve tents are erected. that six
# them are occupied and that occu-
,ants for the other six are now en-
QUITE from eastern points and will ar
i've here during the present week.
Three more tents are being put up to-
lay for persons who have engaged
hem for the summer and who are ex-
,ected to arrive here any day. Mr..
Aauger will erect tents as rapidly as
hey are spoken for, having good
upply of DR.. Holmes Sanitary Tents
N hand. About three hundred citi-
ems of Santa Fe, tourists and sight
eers in town visited Sunmount and
he Tent City on Sunday and greatly
njoyed the clear and aromatic atmos-
,here, glorious sunshine, the water
which according to chemical analysis Is
he best and purest found anywhere
md the bracing breeze there on that ,
lay. In about three weeks, MI. Maui ,
,er expects to have over 40 tents up ,
md occupied. A. r. Gibson, one OF the
wners of Sunmount and the Tent City
3 still in the east looking after business
fairs connected with the resort and I
onsulting with physicians in various
arge centers Of population, who Will
end health and rest seekers to Sum
Mount. Il
Judge Pershlsg Dead.
Pottsville, Pa, June 30.-Former
Judge Cyrus Pershing died today at |
lis residence in this city. He was
,s.oaidinar iudasa of the Schuylkill cOun-