Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-06-13

mer owners. The Northern Securities
Company was incorporated in 1901 with
a capital of $780, 600. It's formation
was the outcome of a struggle for con-
troll of the Northern Pacific which pre-
cipitated the stock market panic OF
May 9, 1901.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the excess this year has been 1.99 inch
es. The average rainfall for the entire
month of June is but .94 of an inch
and thus far this month there Is an
excess of 1.41 inches over the average
for the month. The heaviest was June
Z, when the fall was .62 of an finch.
Yesterdays trains Nos. 1, and on
the Santa Fe Railway arrived here
this morning at 7:3O. Today's train
No. l is seven hours late, and train
No. four hours late. These trains
will arrive sometime tonight or early
in the morning.
This forenoon Harvey and Eastgate
the contractors, We're awarded the con-
tract for the construction of a Groom
one story brick residence on Palace ay-
enue for Postmaster Paul A. F. Wal
ter and also the contract for the con-
struction of the Renehan house on the
same street.
The Friday Evening Dancing Glass
will not meet on Friday next, but the
following week the dances will be re-
sumed as usual There seems to be
some misunderstanding regarding these
dances, and the New Mexican is ask
ed to state that the membership Is
limited. That it is not public dancing
school and only those who have receiv-
ed a special invitation are desired to
attend.
Among the features of the Fourth OF
July celebration to be held at Albu-
querque under the auspices of the Gen.
trail Labor Union of that place, Is a
burro race, entered by Albuquerque
Typographical Union No. 304, with H.
L. Dunning as jockey, A. Voight and
Frank Strother, pushers. Santa Fe
Typographical Union No 405 stands
ready to back the entry and Is pre-
pared to take all money offered on the
race, and will have delegation on the
ground to see that the race is square.
The weather permitting, picked
team of old baseball players will cross
bats with the team Of st. Michaers
College at the College grounds tomor-
row afternoon. The ancient relics who
have been dug up in old baseball
grounds and who will play under the
name of the "Once Was's" are: King,
1st base;' Morrison, I'd base; Field, Sd
base; Catron, pitcher; Alarid, catcher;
Otero, left field; Hardinge, center
field; Digneo, right field; Llewellyn,
short stop.
The Twitchell fruit farm near Santa
Cruz in the northern part of this
county, which was bought three years
ago by Julius Hoffmayer, and mort.
gage given by the purchaser for part
of the purchase money, was sold this
forenoon by Attorney c. F. Easley un.
der foreclosure of mortgage, Hoffmayei
not having complied with the terms OF
the notes and mortgage given IN the
case. The property was bid in fol
s2,OS1 by Mrs. Annie F. Collins of St
Joseph, Mo-, trustee for Waldo G
Twitchell of Las Vegas, minor. td
whom the property belongs. 4
At the July meeting of the city coun-
ell it is proposed to take action In side
walk matters and to award contracts
for the construction Of sidewalks on
Palace avenue, Washington avenue, or
San Francisco street. on Water street
on Galisteo street and on Don Gaspai
avenue. in which the owners have moi
made arrangements to put down brick
sidewalks as required by existing city
ordinances. The matter of opening
up several new streets in the fourtf
ward will also come up for action ant
It is believed that at least four new
streets will be ordered opened up II
that ward.
Colonel George w. Knaebel thi'
morning received from the Governor o
the Soldiers Home at Leavenworth
Kas, the announcement of the deat1
ON June Of Samuel M. Summers, lat
of Troop E, 1st Colorado Cavalry. Fo
many years he had been II suffere
from paralysis and was for two o
three years patient in st. Vincent
hospital in this city. He came to New
Mexico with Colorado troops in 1856;
and remained here until he went t
the Home at Leavenworth. He wa
sent to the hospital in this city fron
Colfax county. in 1892.
Some time ago Archbishop Pete
1 Bourgade authorized an extension Q
Bartlett street through his property t
/ Palace avenue. stipulating that
fence be built along the street by tn
city, the right-of-way to cost the cit
nothing. The offer was accepted bu
the street has never been opened. III
Sisters Of Charity have purchased e