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W. B. Strickler and wife left this after-
noon for Chicago and the far eastern
cities.
Miss Mabel Stevens, who has been on a
visit to the Grand Canon of the Colorado,
returned home to-day.
Horace Ropes, the well-known civil en-
gineer, was at the San Felipe last night,
registered from Las Cruces.
Hon. Silas Alexander, ex-territorial sec-
retary, came up from Socorro Monday
night and went on to Santa Fe yester-
day.
Judge Adams, who has been quite ill
for the past few days, is reported by his
partner, L. R. Strauss, as much better to-
day.
Felix Baca and Jose Escobar will issue
a Spanish weekly newspaper, called "La
Voz de Nuevo Mexico," in this city, on
the 15th of August. It will be six col-
umns.
Julius Uhlfelder left last night for
Trinidad, where he accepts a position in
a mercantile establishment. Julius has
many friends in this city who wish him
success in Trinidad.
Miss Ida Summers will visit friends at
San Marcial and El Paso and will not re-
turn home for a month. Her sister, Miss
Maud, will leave in a few days for Den-
ver, where she will visit relatives several
weeks.
Dr. Himoe, the Atlantic & Pacific sur-
geon at Needles, who took in the Grand
Canon of the Colorado with other sur-
geons, came into the city this afternoon.
He will remain a few days and then re-
turn to Needles.
Rev. H. Billman, superintendent of the
Indian school at Tucson, Arizona, and
who is filling the pulpit of the Presbyter-
ian church during the absence of Rev.
Beattie, will remain among us until some
time in September.
M. M. Harris, the piano man, whose
business in Las Vegas was closed up yes-
terday, came down to the city last night
and is at the Hotel Columbus. Mr. Har-
ris was formerly tuner for the Clark-
Wuitson-Leach Music company.
Henry Essinger, the southwest agent
for a Cincinnati, Ohio, wholesale liquor
house, arrived from the west Monday
night and is at the European. He re-
ports having been blockaded during the
strike for fourteen days at Yuma, Ari-
zona.
W. J. Dixon reached his 31st birthday
yesterday. He stated to THE CITIZEN
this morning that he was so busy writ-
ing up the proceedings of the city coun-
cil yesterday that he did not realize that
he was 31 years old until last night.
Success to you, is the wish of THE CITI-
ZEN.
Receiver Schofield, of the Albuquerque
National bank, says that it is almost im-
possible to get some of the creditors of the
bank to call and get their dividend checks,
and among them are a number of people
in this city. The money is lying in the
east, and should be called for and put in
circulation.
John N. Dixon, of Detroit, Mich., a
brother of W. J. Dixon, city clerk, writes
that he will visit Albuquerque about the
15th of August, and will remain in the
territorial metropolis, a guest of his
brother, for a few days. He is a lumber
inspector of Michigan, and is on his way
to California.
The El Paso Herald says: "The four-
teenth annual exposition of the New Mex-
ico Fair association will be held in Albu-
querque Septemper 11, 12, 13 and 14.
This annual fair given by the citizens of
Albuquerque has done more to advertise
New Mexico and her resources than any
other one thing."
W. Schwerdtfeger, of Richmond, Va.,
who had the contract to repair and over-
haul sixteen engines for the Atlantic &
Pacific, arrived in the city last Sunday
with engine No. 37, the last one of the
contract. While here he was the guest of
H. C. Giegoldt. The gentleman left yes-
terday afternoon for his Virginia home.
Col. Harris, accompanied by his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wm. Harris, will
leave for the north this evening. The
colonel will continue on to Massachusetts
to visit his old New England relatives
and friends, while Mrs. Harris will get
off at Wallace and from there join her
husband at Bland, Cochiti mining dis-
trict.
Trainer Knight, of the Albuquerque
hose running team, a gentleman who
never fails to comply with all his prom-
ises, will have the foot race program of
the events at the fair grounds next Sun-
day afternoon, ready for publication to-
morrow. All arrangements for the base-
ball game between the Browns and Bar-
elas team have been perfected.
Yesterday THE CITIZEN stated that
George Weinert had been selected by
Clerk Grunsfeld to collect the poll tax for
the year 1894, but this morning Mr. Wei-
nert resigned the position, whereupon Mr.
Grunsfeld employed G. C. Beaman to do
the collecting. All persons who fail to
pay poll tax will be reported to the Board
of Education, who will act upon such fail-
ures as the law directs.
Park Wilson, who was Albuquerque's
