Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-12-13

and you have about the enrolment OF
the Roswell schools.
John Leggett, of Portales, who mar
ried again before the final decree OF
divorce was granted has left Portales.
and there is some prospective litiga-
tlon among the three parties concern
ed.
N. +. Cowen, who for the last three
years has been foreman painter of the
Pecos Valley railway shops has resign.
ed his position and In company with
u +. Smith will go into the painting
business. Both OF these gentlemen are
well known to most OF Roswells citi-
zens and are first class workmen.
There was only one applicant for
teachers examination held last Friday.
The examining board consists OF Il. o.
Creighton. Superintendent l.. w. Mar.
tin and Mrs. Carl NJ. Bird.
Tuesday w. r. Wells let the con-
tract to w. p. Lewis to put in a water
plant at Alameda heights. The con-
tract price is s4.700 There are to
be one and quarter miles OF water
mains. a ten horse power engine, an
air compressor and a tank forty feet
high with capacity of $4,000 gallons
The plant Is to be completed and In
working order within ninety days.
Monday afternoon the horse OF NJ.
II. Crawford became frightened on
South Main street, and ran away,
wrecking the buggy and throwing out
Mr.. Crawford's son, who was In the
buggy ut the time. The boy was
! thrown into the ditch and the horse
fell on tor Of him. Only for the fact
that the boy was thrown into the ditch
50 that the full weight of the horse
did not come on him, he would un-
doubtedly have been crushed. As II
was he was not seriously injured.
From the Register.
| Mrs. j. T.. Hemmick left for visit
Of three months with her mother, Mrs
>. NJ. Smith. OF Fort Worth.
| Miss Nettie Nelson, formerly res
ident Of Roswell. with her parents,
Mrs. and Mrs. S. A. Nelson, arrived
last week from her home in Oklahoma
for visit with several former school
mates. Including Mrs. V. II. Kenney.
| Charlie Sherwood. who has been
with Flesher g. Rosenwald for a nlm.
her OF years in their cigar store and
factory. accepted position with Fort
& Daniel on the first of the month
| The Carlsbad and Roswell high
school base ball teams played another
game here last Friday. The Carls.
bad boys won the game, the score
standing 10 to o.
The Salt Creek Sheep company have
nineteen cars OF sheep now at the
yards here awaiting the government
inspectors arrival. AS soon as inspect
ed they will be shipped to Kansas
City.
During the month OF November there
were 1S9 homestead entries and TWEEN
~ desert claim entries filed ct the I'm.
tied States land Office here. and thus
far In December the ratio has been
! kept up.
j. +. Parker. OF Oklahoma, has pur.
chased scven lots on Military Hill and
viii build number of cottages to
rent. Mr. Parker left for his home
Wednesday evening, but will return
here In a short time with his family to
make this his home.
Rev. $. =. Becerra. pastor of the
First Mexican Baptist church OF this
place. has made application to the
American Baptist Home Mission socie-
ty for donation OF $500 toward a
fund for building church on the lot
donated for that purpose by l.. X. Nc
Gaffey, east OF the residence OF G. w.
Haynes, in south Roswell Work will
be begun on the building by the 18th
Of this month. 1t will be an adobe
with shingle roof, and is to be 20x4O
feet. The estimated cost is $500.