Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-24
GENERAL NEWS
OF TERRITORIAL
TOWNS s'
Interesting Notes From the
Busy Places and New En-.
terprises In New Mexico.


Sherwood will extend his visit during
the entire summer.
w. +. Harrington of Langdon,
Mimi, is newcomer to the city. He
VIII locate here and go into business.
The Tucumcari Wool Securing
company has dissolved its corpora
ton. T. q. Chittendon, secretary for
the company, mas received permission
of the. secretary of the territory and
has published the notice of the disso-
luton of the corporation. A number
of prominent business men of this
place were interested in the company.
Donald Stewart and wife are visit
ing in Las Vegas. Mrs. Stewart will
spend the summer at that place.
w. +. Buchannon, president of the
First National bank of this place, has
returned home after a two weeks
stay in Texas.
Cards are out announcing the we'd
ding of V. w. Moore, a popular attor-
ley of this place, and Miss Frances
M. Altizer of Jericho, Texas. The
wedding will occur at that place June
30.
Rev. John Meeker, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Alamogordo,
was visitor in Tucumcari last week.
He was entertained by Rev. w. IL.
Dub ose.
c. c. Chapman is enjoying a visit
from his father and mother from
Mesquite, Texas.
Attorney NJ. c. Mechem was in
Chicago attending the Republican
convention, and prolonged his stay
on other business.
Melrose, n. NJ, June 24.-(SpeciaD.
Rev. Willis Smith, living three miles
west of town, has harvested his crop
of wheat. The yield, despite the dry
weather of this season, has been in
excess of fifteen bushels to the acre.
While this is not a large yield, it is
evidence that there can oe no COM
plete failures of crops in this coun-
Try if proper methods are used. This
is one of the dry years for this part
of the territory. but wherever the dry
farming methods have been carried
out carefully the returns are good in
thrifty growth of crops.
A. ]. Matheny, postmaster at this
place, has been seriously i'll at his
home. He is reported to be on the
road to convalescence.
q ID. W. Thomas and wife are spend
ing a three months vacation in the
mountains of western New Mexico.
a. G. Tharp has returned home
after visit with friends in Missouri.
r. ii. Cornforth and family of Iowa
Park, Texas, are visiting near st.
Vrain, seven miles east of this place.
They expect to remain here for an
indefinite stay and will purchase
property here.
A mail and hack route has been
established from Melrose to Muir
dock A. q. Hester Is the owner of
the line and he will also carry the
mail, 1t is the plan to soon put on
automobiles and make a daily trip.
Carrizozo, n. NJ, June 24.-(Spe-
ciaI) Frank Il. Theurcr has sold the
Carrizozo meat market and Will after
a short vacation engage in other busi-
ness in the city.
Harry Dowson, who is connected
with the Carrizozo bank, has returned
home after an extended visit to Los
Angeles and other points in southern
California.
The ri PaSo * Southwestern rail-
way has offered reward of $1,000
FOR the arrest and conviction of the
parties guilty of destroying the Bo-
nitu pipe line. The attempts to de-
struy the line We're made during May
and the fore part of June.
PROF. l.. G. Davis has built a resi-
dence across from the Burreu house
on Alamogordo street.
J. X. Martin has completed his new
blacksmith shop and is ready for
business. He mas one of the best
smithing and machine shops in the
count!
a carpenters union has been Or
ganiZed here and is one of the first
organizations perfected in the town
for the protection of workingmen. j.
Ii. Wiglcy Is president and Ed. Coe
secretary of the union
Prof. Y. Galndo is the Instructor
of the new Carrizozo brass band. The
band has creditablr showing of tai
eni and IA going to prove a most help
fIl fcatGTt of the summer evenings
enc rtainments
Ira O. Wetmore has built a garage
ana Will install automobiles and take |
care of the many new machines that
are being brought into town. The |
most difficult trip to Roswell, by Cap !
itan aud Lincoln, was made last week
by auto. showing that the devil wag-
DuS are feasible over any r,ad