The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-09

hNai'N Soihp'tttut duu disO JOun
Rounds.
The barbershop has changed
hands again, Lee Prestage now
has charge.
Ryle Bros. from Cherokee,
Oklahoma were in town several
days looking up "A location.
Tom Stultz has been laid up for
several days with a sprained wrist,
bat is nov able to use il a little.
Messrs. Maphis and Seawell OF
Norman, Okla. found land and have
returned to bring their families.
The sound OF the hammer is
heard in our land several new
buildings have gone up this week.
$3.50, worth OF San Jon property
was sold in one day last week.
lJu haven't heard the last OF us
yet,
Or. Haworth returned from
Santa Fe carrying a hrst.class
certificate Tor practice in the Ter
ritory.
Mr.. Masterson who bought the
Fullwood desert claim, has gone
back to Alabama to move out his
family.
We hope the gentle breezes OF
May will he kinder 70 U.S. than
April has been, and put a stop to
30 much influenza.
c. l.. Owen has just completed
a ware-room iSx24 feet. He has
a carload OF -four on the way to
NIL in the corners.
Butler Mullen is hauling rock
for his new building just east OF
the hardware store. He intends
putting in a teed yard.
There we're so many homeseek-
ers in TO wn last sveek, we had on a
holiday air. A number OF them
found good accomplishments.
c. T. Adair Of Tucumcari was
on our streets last week. He look
ed sorry not to have located here
instead OF in a dead town like Ta-
cumcari.
!. NJ. Fowler has put up his
printing Office and moved the press
into it. They are ready now to do
better work than ever and much
more conveniently.
The autos will have TO be run
on an elevated il it don't stop
raining. They now have to be
dug out OF the creeks on special
occasions.
Sunday School in the new school
house was well attended consider.
ing the rainy morning. We are
looking Tor a steady increase as
the weather improves.
Chas. G.. Carpenter, Sup,. OF
the Auto. line, stayed all night in
town on his way TO the Stock
Mans Convention TO be held in
Amarillo this week.
We understand the Elliotts,
living near the Bad Lands dis
posed OF five quarter sections = few
days ago. An Oklahoma IA
takes possession in a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Pollard, OF
Lisbon Iowa are visiting the Jen-
nlngs families north west OF town.
Mr.. Pollard has a claim in view
and they expect TO make this their
home.
\. X. Hurt, OF Trenton Nc.
arrived with his car OF household
goods the last OF the wees. Mr..
Hurt, with his son-in.law DIR.
Elder, have claims near the tank
east OF town.
The box supper, Sat. night, for
the benefit OF the new school house
was rained out. We heard the
grumbIing however every body
said let it rain" In the after
noon quite a nice little sum was
taken in with ice cream.
Two good sermons by Rev.
Campbell on Sunday we're enjoyed
by cur people. The rain kept a
number away but il you will take
the advice OF those who were there,
next time you'll put the cover on
your wagon and 20 anyway.
Mrs. Griffith received word OF
the death OF her daughter n.law
Mrs. Looper, whose home was in
Aubrey, Texas. Mrs. Looper
will be remembered as having
visited in our neighborhood last
TALL. She died OF tuberculosis.
The Fullwoods had quit a FIRE
last week. After burning some
rubbish the fire was put out as
they supposed, but in the evening
the wind changed and famed il
into a blaze again, catching in
some broom corn. Ii destroyed a
lot OF feed.
A number Of people are sick in
the valley, it seems TO be grippe
again althouVh the most of no