Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-21
FROM MOUNTklNAiR
Railroad Standardization Anx-
ious for Mail servioe--New Precinct
Wanted.

Wanted.
Special Correspondence.
Mountainair. ". NJ. Nov li.-There
Is nothing new locally in the railroad
Y situation, so far as the cutoff Is con
ccrned Ties and sawed timber are
being delivered rapidly and this will
continue until the contract with Gross,
Kelly a. Co. is completed Richard
Dunn. OF this fem, finished last week
rapiling the sawed material and the
yards here are now in good shape.
George v Hanlon has charge of the
yards and will hereafter keep material
properly piled to prevent damage from
the weather.
G. -. sharp. the steam shovel con
tractor. IL expected here In short
time from Oklahoma. where he "a now
at work J. V. Key. the engineer in
charge OF construction work, Is also
expected ont from Be!en Whether
these contemplated visits have any
special significance is not known.
w. +. Bartell has just completed an
A.. immense underground ware room In
connection with his store at this place.
He il now filling II with potatoes and
New Mexico apples. which sounds
mighty good to Mountainair people,
who have been starving for fruit all
| summer.
A.. Il. Lichty made hurry up trip
10 Albuquerque a few days ago to have
wisdom tooth lanced. Some time II
"a a little inconvenient to live too far
away from civilization as Mr., Lichty
! can testify.
Z Col H. c. Manning will make final
proof on HIS homestead before Judge
John w. CJrbett, united States court
commissioner. on December 10. He
and Mrs. Manning expect TO spend the
HOLIDAYS with old home friends at Win
field, Kansas.
W.R Green was out from Albuquer-
que this week looking after his stock.
lie expects to be gin work on his claim
soon In order TO have things In shape
for his family in the spring. They
are spending the winter In Albuquer-
cue. on account " the school facill-
ties.
Jas. II Cant. OF the biological sur
voy, agricultural department, is here
with n party working In the Manzano
mountains. They are gathering great
deal OF interesting data In this yicln'
ity
Wilfred NJ Brown writes from Kan
sas that he will return from his east
ern visit about December l. He could
not resist the temptation to remain
and get Thanksgiving dinner with the
old folks down on the farm"
Stock water Is getting scarce In this
vicinity and rain is badly needed.
Mountaina.r Is anxious 20 get mail
service over the Santa Fe Central
There Is no reason now TO continue
that tedious star route service through
here az all the Offices this side the
mountains could be reached quicker
and cheaper from stations along the
Central.
The county commissioners at their
next meeting viii be asked to create
new precinct, locating the justice ana
constable at Mountainair, Everybody
with the consent OF Mr.. Beveridge
would like 10 vote for Roosevelt next
fall and they want the voting place
convenient so they can vote early
and often"
Saturnino Lueras. the Mestanito
ranchman, has taken his two boys
from school at Mountainair, having
employed private teacher at home.
p. A. specwman expects to issue the
first number Of his paper, The Estan'
ella News, Thursday, November ~.
lie says he viii start out with good
run OF advertising.
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