Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-08-30
CARLSBAD.
From the Argus,


The county commissioners allowed
about $3.50 to divers Eddy county peo
pie for bounties on scaips OF wild ami
mails.
w. A. Wheeler. recently here from
Lamar, Missouri. bought the Bel
place in Rio Vista, from Spence lowell
paying $500 therefor. Allison 4 Han
cher made the deal.
The Eddy county normal is In ses
sion this week. with a big attendance
of teachers from all over the county
Profs. H. Z. Berner and Z. F. Wrigh,
ere In charge. The session lasts two
weeks.
There is prevalence OF stomach
trouble In town this week among the
sufferers being Mrs. Sharpe, Miss Dan
forth. Jimmie Sheltneck, w. T. Reed
G. l.. Newton and others.
Mrs. George II. Webster, Jr.. and heI
sister, Miss Daughaday, leave Tuesday
for St. Louis. where Mrs. Webste. will
remain for several months. Miss
Daughaday has been visiting her sister
for about two weeks.
Walker & Pendleton have taken pos
session OF the Jump livery stable and
have moved all the wagons and othe,
rigs to that place, with George Boyle
in charge. The old place will be used
principally as a boarding stable, feed
yard and store house.
Mrs. W. G. Polsgrove entertained O
large party of lady friends 1t her home
on Alameda street, The entertainment
was one OF the most elaborate and en-
jcyable affairs ever given In Carlsbad
and the pastimes were hearss and 9
guessing contest. The first prize a'
hearts, a teautiful statuette. was wor
by Mrs. c. II. klauder. while Mrs. w
II. Owen won the consolation. In the
other game Mrs. |. ID. T. Smith won
first prize, pretty gift hook, while
Mrs. William Leck took the consola
ton.
Colonel Wilson, OF the New Mexico
Military Institute. was In Carlsbad for
a short stay Wednesday. He announc
ed that everything indicated a most
prosperous school year. and that the
institute would have a full enrolment
Of cadets. Eddy county will be repre-.
sented by a larger number than last
year. This Is as II should be. The
school has proved itself to be q most
excellent educational and training In
stitution, and aside from tho benefit re.
su.ting to the boys sent there. home
pride and loyalty should prompt liber-
al and continued support.
r. W., Mrs. Tansill and Junior left
for Chicago, where few days will be
spent. arranging fol-. the entrance of
Junior in school at Lake Forrest uni
yersity. From Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tansill will go to the Adirondacks.
where Mr.. Tansill will try the climate,
and incidentally study the plan Of the
famous DR.. Trudo cottage sanitarium
system. with a view to application To
the Carlsbad Heights sanitarium prop.
csition. They will be absent until Oc.
tober, as X. w. Tansill expects to at
tend the National Irrigation congress
in Minneapolis, MIMI, before return
ing.
The good work OF the Improvement
league has already commenced. The
committees are all actively at work.
but first blood belongs to that on
streets and railways. A special fund
was raised last week. and with the as
sistance OF the city. the road grader.
under charge of l.. N. Hoag and
George Mobiles. was put to work
grading Canal street from the north
to the south limits OF the city. In ad-
dition to this. the same committee has
circulated another subscription paper
to raise $3.50 for the purchase of a
road grader that will belong to the
league. which. when II arrives. win
be kept actively at work until all the
town streets are well graded and the
road beds appropriately match the
magnificent lines Of trees on the
streets.