Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-06-01
GALLUP NEWS.
Teachers Elected for Gallup Schools
The County Officers.
TINE GALLUP GRADUATES.

Gallup, N. NJ, May 31.-Rain on Me
mortal day and very many were dis.
appointed as the Montezuma band had
made preparations to play and II has
been so long since the band turned
out" that all we're anxious to hear
them again.
IL there Is oil I'm the oil fields in
proportion TO the oil talk in Gallup,
here is the place for the fuel OF the
future; and II oil In paying quantities
should be struck-well, what a har.
vest for the lawyers, as some sections
are filed on the third and fourth time.
The teachers for the coming year
for the Gallup schools were elected on
Monday evening. Prof. Larkin, OF Las
Cruces is to take the place made va
can by Prof. Richards acceptance of
the Las Cruces professorship. Miss
Anderson, Miss Clayton, Miss Brown,
Miss Mcintyre and Mrs. Smith were
reelected. School Is to open the first
Monday in September.
understand that the program ar
ranged for Decoration day will be
carried out on Sunday. when the Mon.
tezuma band will head the procession.
Four hundred and thirty-one quar-
ter sections of oil lands have been re-
corded so far, some of them three or
four times over, and rumors OF loca,
lions being made with other than oil
expectations.
The county Offices have been finish.
ed. furnished and occupied since the
first of the year. Both OF the rooms
now In use are large, well lighted and
pleasant. The M on the northwest
corner Is occupied by John c. Spears
and assistant as treasurer and col.
lector's Office, also as headquarters
for w. A. Smith, sheriff. The one on
the northeast corner is furnished with
a vault and Is occupied by the depu-
ty probate clerk. w. w. Risdon. The
commissioners hold their meetings in
this office, and court set there on the
9Th of May last. Steve Canavan pre-
fers to use his own Office In the Can
AVIAN building as the assessors office.
The smallpox scare IL over, only
two yellow flags and their time Is
about up. No deaths.
Miss Mcconnell is taking charge
Of Miss Mclntire's pupils In music and
is considered a very good teacher.
Miss Nellie Spears, OF Durango. II
helping her uncle, j. G.. Spears, In the
t~reasurer's office.
Loads OF casing, castings, lumber
and supplies are being sent out from
to the oil fields. | heard that
the Enterprise Oil company were OF.
iered 10000 for their interest, but
refused as they mold some of the most
sections In the lot.
Capt. Jack Crawford. the poet scout,
Is an interesting speaker with a pic.
turesque personality.
Rev. III. 4. Wiltsee, the new Con-
minister, Is n most gen.
tlemanly person, a fine speaker and
well liked by those who have met him.
Mrs. Wiltsee Is an invalid and our
high altitude is too trying for her just
at present, so a short sojourn in Al.
buquerque is desired. where she may
gradually become acclimated. and in
time they may be able to make their
home in Gallup.
The following young people com
prised the class Of 1901 of the Gallup
high school: Fleda Smith. Stella Har-
ris, Elizabeth Eldridge. Ulysses
Brown, Morris Bowie and Clarence
Johnson. The school was closed in
March on account Of smallpox, and
although the graduates kept up part
of their studies during the enforced
vacation, they were not allowed to re-
sumo their regular school work until
the first of May. Since that time
they have studied extra hours every
lay, including Saturdays. and by that
means have succeeded In completing
their work. No public graduating ex.
were held. as the pupils had
time to prepare for anything OF
that kind. but On Tuesday evening,
Prof. Richards met them at the high
school room and after a few words OF
counsel and commentator, he pre-.
them with their diplomas. A
very pretty Navajo blanket was given
to Prof. Richards by the members OF
the class. after which they we're in
yited to his home. where refreshments
served and a pleasant evening
was spent by all.
Prof. Richards leaves Saturday
for Las Cruces to attend the
commencement exercises .of the Agri-
cultural college, in which institution
he will teach the coming year.
w. w. Risdon has been in Pueblo, '
Colorado and adjacent mines for sew
aral days on business. He is expected
soon. "OFF-THEITRACK." |