The Eddy current., 1899-03-25
LOCAL.

John Il. Joyce was In Roswell a fow
days this week.
GO 10 CANDLES and get Ice cold
= Carlsbad spring water.
Mrs. II. 8. Benson departed for Kan.
sss City, Saturday TOR a visit.
RIP. Robertson, OF the Hats, was In
town the past week q couple Of days.
Attend the meeting Monday night
and help re-organize for Gre protec-
tlon.
Work Is progressing on Barneld a
Cantrells building which will be com.
pleted about April co.
Measles are quite plentiful In town.
about a dozen or Gfteen cases being
under the physicians care.
Eliza white, of Midland, is in Chaves
county with a we'll machine and is en-
gagged In sinking deep wells.
Joyce. Pruit & Co, are contempla,-
ing the erection Of new store build
- ing Of rock and brick In portales.
Hotel Windsor Is receiving fresh
coat OF paint from the hands of Pain.
ter Law, the new man from Midland.
Dr. Wright was called 10 Seven
b Rivers, Thursday, 10 attend a child Of
J.C. Brogdon suffering frola pneumo-
mia.
u. V. Bowden lawyer Of Springfield
Mo-. came In Wednesday looking for
health and will probably remain for a
time.
W.T.. Reed. foreman OF the Argus
was sick this week and Mfr. Burnett,
formerly OF the. lloswell Record, is dll-
ing his place.
Elwood Mead, OF Cheyenne, wyo.,
was in town couple Of days this week
Ia acquire certain data concerning the
amount of water used In this valley,
The Van Doren residence and FIVE
acres In La IIuerta WIS sold TO Abe S.
Wilson, formerly OF Midland. last
week by McLenathen q Tracy for
$1,000
JOS. Bernal an expert bride biz and
spur maker, is now employed In the
shop OF q f. A. Robertson and has
some very fine specimens OF his handl-
work.
4 j NJ. scanlon was brought In from a
ranch some sixty mites east Thursday
suffering from pneumonia Mr., Scan
Ion is late Of Midland and Is a nephew
OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. james.
Jas. r. Hamilton, wife and two lit
tle girls departed Thursday for their
home "a Laclede, Mo. Mr.. Hamilton
will return next fall and spend the
wluter provided he can secure accomo'
dations.
> Eugene WuesthofT, Of Milwaukee
has purchased for $500 the lot adioin-
lng r. r. Blackmore's on the north
,Ghd is agent Mr. GoetE, will have
erected a fine business house on the
property the coming summer.
Word reached here Tuesday of the
murder Of John D. Legg at Fl. Sum
ner last Saturday. Mr.. Legg kept a
) saloon at Sumner and was a deputy
sheriff OF Guadalupe county. II was
impossible 10 learn the particulars.
Mayor Murray has called q meeting
OF citizens 10 discuss fire protection for
the town. The meeting will be held
in theclty hall Monday night, the 9th
and all citizens and those interested In
the subject are requested 20 attend.
sP. Jones, Of Higgins, Texas, last
week purchased the j. NJ. Hawkins
property on Canon and Ilagerman
streets; consideration $500, MIR
Jones Is q wealthy cattleman and has
interests both In New Mexico and
Texas.
There will be another meeting next
Tuesday night In the city hall to fur
ther develop plans 10 Increase the beet
acreage. Every one should be inter.
estsd in this matter, for on the acreage
OF beets depends more than any other
one feauture the prosperity Of Eddy.
The protracted meeting at the Bap-
fist church Ia progressing nicely with n
good interest aroused Rev. Bunting
OF Pecos Is doing the preaching, On
account OF this meeting, Dr, Emerson
will not meet his appointment at
Florence and Black river tomorrow
C.H McLenathen, the senior mem.
Der Of the great real estate Arm Of Nc
Lenathen a Tracy, has been rushed
with business the past couple Of weeks
having concluded about a dozen big
deals with more on the tapls Real
estate is moving In Eddy IN more
ways than by wind.
nf.fanstben a. srraev last ,yeak soid