Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-22
GALLUP G~LEANINeS.
The Prosperous Carbon Town Written Up
in Short Paragraphs.
POPULATION INCREASING BY BIRTHS.
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence.
Gallup, July 2l.-A little daughter
arrived to make the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Kraker happy. Mother and
child are getting along excellently.
For the past week we have been having
severe rains here and in the mountains
and on Friday evening they all went
partners and came down the Rio Puerco
with a rush taxing its capacity to the
utmost. Several miles Of roadbed we're
washed out and the bridges which
did not 90 out before the rushing torrent
we're severely damaged. The train SER
vice Is restored now both east and wes,
Theo. Douglas, who resigned his posi-
ton with Jas. Carman last week, has an
nounced his intention Of going into the
steam laundry business. This is a good
thing and IL should be pushed along and
this e%nterprising firm, which will be
Douglas Il Harris. should make a success
Of IL, as they have the support OF all our
people.
Ahu W'hNtAuhla uhuu hluuiy uutEtu
its services at the union meeting, which
wa held in the Methodist Episcopal
church on sunday evening last. playing
some excellent music. patriotic and
otherwise. This band is enterprisinp
and the citizens should give Il a push
along in its progress and try to place ii
among the finest bands in the Southwest.
Davis Thomas received a fine wheel on
Tuesday. which he won in the San Fran
Disco Examiners annual distributing
contest.
A neat fence is being put up around
the Episcopal church.
Mi. bouks, the stationary engineer at
the Santa Re Pacific roundhouse. who
has been sick for some time. had Just got
back to work when he had the misfortune
to cut his finger of. The wound was
dressed by DIR. Harper and Mr.. Fouks is
now somewhat better. We hope he shall
soon be able to be at his old post again.
Mr.. French, a representative Of the
Portland Cracker Co., Of Los Angeles, ls
in town trying to convince our mer-
chants that this is the proper time Of
year to put their money In crackers.
Mrs. Gregory Page, who was injured
sometime ago, while out horseback rid
ing,is progressing finely toward recovery.
We hope TO soon see the lady well and
strong and out again.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. X.
Hartline on Monday evening. DR.. Ed
mOndson reports the mother and son az
progressing finely.
Gus Mulholland has purchased a new
steam outfit with which to run his we'll
drilling machine. Chas. Myers will run
the outfit while drilling the following
wells: One at Clarkyille. which will be
run by electricity; one at the Crown
Point Mine; one at the Catalpa Mine and
four here in town.
Clarkville, our new city, will have an
electric light plant which will furnish
power for the machinery, and lighting
for the camp.
Mrs. Chas. Myers and her little
daughter will leave in a few days for
Winslow, where they will spend several
weeks with Mr.. Hammond, Mrs. Myers
father.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new building OF Steve Roots, on Coal av-
enue. We are glad to see a movement
started to build up the burned district"
which will make this part OF town look a
great deal better II filled in with hand
some buildings, such as Mr.. Roots will
be when completed.
Edward Hart returned this morning
from Chicago, where he went some time
ago to buy goods.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Booklet last night. The new man is
quite large, and, with his mother, is do
ing very we'll, under the care Of DIR. Ed
mOndson.