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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1905
Page
5
A bustling sale notice lists multiple fabric items including women’s vests in various colors, ginghams, white goode remnants, table oil cloth, outing flannels, Turkish pillow tops, ribbed hose, and white waistings. Prices per yard and per piece are given with sale prices and quantities, highlighting discounts and volume lots.
TheLoganBryan market report lists closing quotations for Amalgamated Copper and several rail and utility stocks, with mixed current values. Chicago and Kansas City live stock sections show cattle and sheep receipts with price ranges, while social notices mention local visits and an upcoming church social at Mrs Hope’s home on West Copper avenue.
A. Bayer reports Sierra County is lush with weeds. livestock including cattle grow fat quickly on the forage. Hills show a new weed species, causing stock health to improve while many horses are shipped south. A 2000 head wild horse roundup near Lake Valley was staged, with cars sent toward Texas.
Washington advices announce post office changes in the territory including Rodey Dona Ana with Leonor Moliner advancing as postmaster and Tohatchi McKinney cor DeVore with a new postmistress Hanley San Miguel county district office discontinued Aden Dona Ana with L R Godden as postmaster Carrizoxo Lincoln with Peter E Lacy as postmaster Jemez Sandoval with Ragy Unes as postmaster
Public notices outline August 31 events and September 5 school start day, with the Bruno Dieckman concert on September 5 and the Territorial Fair running September 18 to 23. It also reports R. H. Myers buying ten acres in San Juan County for $9000 from W. A. Hunter, near Farmington, to establish a home for his Silverton family.
Harrison of Farmington San Juan county returns from Columbus Ohio having purchased a German coach stallion to be owned by a new San Juan county company capitalized at two thousand dollars in fifteen shares. Knights of Columbus seek a club name as Immaculate Conception School withdraws from a piano contest in favor of Kniletts of Columbus. Carrie A Warner dies after a bout with tuberculosis at 27.
The committee reports limited complaints and thorough investigations of police actions. It urges adding a police sergeant, appointing a city hall stationed officer, monthly police court reports, stricter ordinance enforcement, open wine rooms, mandatory lodging house registers, and penalties for assumed names. A jail and sewerage critique is noted, with a site for a new city building proposed.
The council debated allowing M. Sheehan to reopen a South First Street saloon after revoking a prior license for forged petition names. Aldermen split over suspending rules to pass an ordinance extending South Fleet Street, with the issue sent to the police committee for further study and a report at the next meeting. Attorney O N Marron claimed misrepresentation and that forged names were placed by Sheehan’s friends who owned property and sought the saloon.
F M Jones locating engineer for the Santa Fe passed through the city this morning en route to Santa Fe to work with the territorial land office. He plans to lower the grade from 1 percent to 46 percent along the Gran Fen. His engineering corps is active near Laguna as part of the coastal project strategy.
California mustard has strength but lacks flavor. Trieste has flavor but lacks strength, Schilling's Best is the two mixed, nothing else, no color. The next-best mustard sold here is weak but has good flavor. Your grocer's money back, GIVE YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY A TREAT BY OWNING ONE OF OUR NEW BUGGIES OF SURREYS. WE MAKE PRICES TO SELL. ALBUQUERQUE CARRIAGE COMPANY.
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