Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1904-05-11
Local and Personal
strawberrles. at R. H. Flahive,s

w. P. Tossel and wife visited in FL
Paso a few days last week.
Mrs. w. Z. Spence has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
Rev. A. Marston went out yester-
day, with F. X. Wyman for few days
visit and recreation at the mines near
Hachita.
Tom 0don, who is employed by W. ].
Wamel, at his ranch in Mexico was in
town last week taking in the sights.
Just received shipment Of those
fine fresh strawberries. at r. H. Fla
hives.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight B.
Stephens, last Saturday, a boy. All
doing WELL
Mrs. Belts, wife Of the agent at Gage
has been sick but is now on the road
to recovery.
J. W. Pennewll of Silver City was in
onr town a few days the latter part Of
last week attending to business con-
nected with the electric light works.
John B. Weaver, nephew of Mrs. DR..
Swope, who has been visiting here for
some months left for his home at Louis
vile Kentucky last Sunday.
The Women's Home Mission society
of the Methodist church, will meet at
the home of Mrs. ]. Lester, tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock. A full atten-
dance is desired at this meeting.
j. N. Thornton, newspaper man
from Oklahoma who spent some months
in Deming last year, is in town again
and expects to remain for a couple of
weeks for the benefit of his health.
Only two weeks more until the Dem
ing schools will close for the summer
vacation. In accordance with the time
honored custom, an appropriate exhi-
bition will be given on the closing day.
The rain which fell yesterday did not
cause any washouts in this region, so
far as we have heard, but it demon
strated that there is moisture in the
air and we may expect some Of it to b,
pr cipitated n the near future.
The Luna county teachers institute
which has been in session for the past
two weeks, is doing good work under
the direction of Miss Quincy. The at d.
tendance is larger than usual and a
lively interest being exhibited
Cooke Chapman returned Sunday
evening from a successful business trip
to Lordsburg snd other places in west
ern New Mexico and eastern Arizona.
He says that hard as we think times
are here in this territory, we are for.
tunate as compared with many parts
of Arizona, where in many instances
the stock men are DOSING nearly their
whole herds.
Simeon Ely, one of the early settlers
of the Mimbres valley, was a business
visitor in our town last week and made
pleasant call at this office He says
the fruit crop in the valley has been in
Jured some by the drouth and frost but
that there will be considerable fruit in
spite of the adverse conditions of
which the people are complaining so
much.
T.. l.. Worrel assistant cashier of
the Deming National Bank. has secured
the agency for the New York Life In
surance company for this county and is
now ready to write insurance for any
one calling on him. This company is
50 well known that nothing need be
said in regard to it and the contracts it
is now making with its patrons cannot
fail to please the most exacting.
Rev, j. A. Armstrong of the Baptist
church at Silver City will hold services
here, in the Odd Fellows hall, May 18th
at II a. M, 3p. m. and 1880 p. m Res
pectlve themes being, The Career of
Divine Love-" "Edifying the Church
of God, and THE Gospel which Paul
Preached" All those wishing to unite
with Gods body will please bring their
letters. 1t is hoped that the foregoing
eternal truths, will be greeted by large
audiencies.