The Eddy current., 1898-04-02

j. NJ. Hess shot big panther laat
week near his home In the ouadalupes,
Henry A Davidson, Of Pecoa, and Miss
Maud Duck we're married sunday a. the
home OF Thos. Hlggins
Cards are out announcing The coming
nuptials Of Phillip Fred kircher TO Miss
Mary Ohnemus, April issk.
The Union Club will give an
Aeollan concert with vocal muslc and
recitations tonight April End at eight
Pm.
Attorney A. Q. Campbell went 10
Roswell Tuesday. We may expect
something defnate shortly In Com
pany matters
The members Of the Union Club will
indulge in pool tonrnalaent the best
players belng handicapped according
10 ability % punch the balls.
The Territorial Democratic Central
committee will meet In Alberquerque
APR. 8. at, II am. The member from
this county is J. o. Cameron.
Street commissioner Pratt Of the
town board Of trustees has been max
ing aome very much needed improve
meats lately by repairing the bad
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Eleven wagons with emigrants pas
through Monday, enroute TO the Pecos
Valley near Eddy, and will embark
,in raising sugar ,beets. Success TO
them, Midland Reporter
Fred Goes from Covlngton Ky ar.
rived "A ednesday and will make his
home IN Eddy county, Mr. Goes Is
seeking favorable climate for his wife
who IL troubled with catarrhal aud
bronchial affections.
Geo. Pendleton says that Ed Bass
,got stuck on the town while attending
curt at Roswell this week and bought
hotel. Mr.. Bass will conduct tie
hotel, while his family will still reside
on Black river.
I.w. Rogers the bank receiver will
move his family 10 the pecos valley from
eAsago. MIR. Rogers has leased the 81
lice place In La lluerla one Of the finest
residences In that beautiful suburb. lie
exDacts his family 10 arrive this month.
Mr.. Rogers has been here since November
1895 and now decides 70 take up his home
with US.
The Castlllan Club discussed paper on
the British Constitution Wednesday night
by DR.. Emerson and elected the following
officers for tho ensuing three months; 4.
NJ. Skeete president, \. FOex vice president
J. X. Kell Secy. The next nesting will
be Al the home Of Mr. and Mrs Goetz, and
Prof. Foex will preseht paper on the reIa-
sion OF geography to history.
II. c. Phillips, the Santa No Ry. civil
engineer, passed through Tuesday going
10 Roswell from Chicago and returned
"Wednesday, moving all the engineer Office
effects 10 Amarillo. Sir. Phillips again
returned from the south yesterday, going
10 Roswell. Il 10 said the headquarters Of
Zoe of he railway will be ia Amarillo, also
repair shops, but that the present shops
will remain here.
The body OF A. B. Allen passed through
from Duncan Arz. 10 Roswell Thursday
IN charge OF Mrs. Allen. Mr. Allen who
was we'll known stock man OF Chayes
county was murdered ~ Duncan Ariz.
Tuesday Mar ~, BY q saloon man who
shot Mr. Allen In the back while Allen was
engaged In a hght with reyolyers with q
brother Of the murderer. Mfr. Allen was
In charge OF the Ward y Courtney ranch
when killed.
J. w. Grace, the agent for the Mex.
lean government, has been chasing
around this week with John Huffman
looking for horses suitable for Mexi.
can cavalry use. lie wants solid
eolors at least 10 hands high, and
wants them for Sib head He was
unable 10 iind any at that price IN this
neck Of the woods and is supposed TO
have obtained few about Coleman
He wants at least 200 or 900 head
Saa Angelo Press.
Mr.. Grace is az present In Eddy and
has purchased 200 head OF horses from
Mr. Hess He will 60 from here to
Oregon,
The silver medal contest given In the
Methodist church Thursday evening
under the auspices OF the w. G. I. u.
was we'll attended and highly pleasing
10 all. The singing was an excellent
feature, while the speaking was grand
The contestants, Misses Lura Kayser,
Finnie Bigger, Eta Blakeley, Mabel
Gray Tena Nymsyer, Alma Woods |
and Anna Hutchinson, were we'll train.
d and have much ability and IL was
not without difficulty that the JUDGES
Miss Hilton, ino. Emerson and d. |
Whicher rendered their decision.
The selections were very appropriate
and highly applnuded Miss Mabel
GRAY WAS awarded the SILVER medal /