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

Corrsspondence.

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Young folks report a nice time
at Mr.. Giles dance last week.
Wheat and oats look hne now
prospects were never better.
Courtney brothers are drilling a
well tor MIR. Duncan this week.
Several new faces are in our
midst lately looking tor locations.
David Turner OF Wewoka, Okla,
has located near our town recently.
}. g. Henry sent two teams to
Bovina Texas after feed Tuesday.
Miss Florence Longmiller paid
a visit to friends at Hereford last
week.
Tom Riley passed through here
with a large bunch OF cattle last
week.
All farmers are very busy at
present, blowing and planting
their crops.
Ben Crawford our lumber man
sent six teams to Bovina alter
lumber on Thursday.
Mr.. Shay OF Allen passed
through our city Thursday enroute
home from Texico.
Ross Miller, VIM. Mathews and
Archie Burnett have advertised to
prove up ON their claims.
Born to Mr., and Mrs. w. G
Brown, a girl on April 26th. All
parties are doing we'll.
The stork has been very busy
recently, as follows: Born to
John Miller a boy on April roth.
NJ. II. c. Walker has about
completed his residence and barn
which are the best in this part.
J. l.. Bomberger returned home
from Shawnee, Oklahoma, where
he spent some three weeks.
Mrs. Bob Lucas returned home
last week from Okla. where she
visited her old home and friends.
We have hope OF getting a
public well at Hollene in the near
future. May the good work 20
on.
Hollene is getting up a base
ball team and will soon be able to
cross bats with our neighboring
teams.
We have church at Terra Blanca
School house on fourth Sunday Of
each month at II a. m. Every
body invited.
J. w. Pease, undertaken and
furuiture-merchant Of Texico
stopped over night here and went
on to Grady the 2Ist.
ID. L. Smith was seen riding
with a lady on Sunday and we
hear the faint ringing OF wedeing
bells in the near future.
Sam Chadwick. our assessor
was with us a couple OF days last
week assessing our property and
passing his usual smile.
We have no news as TO whether
the bids were accepted on the mail
route from Grady, Visa and Hollene
to TeSico at this writing.
c. <. Foster is having trouble at
present getting teams to haul his
maize from Bovina and rexico
owing to every body working on
the farms.
There are hundreds OF acres OF
broom corn being planted here
this season. A good place for a
man with machinery to handle it
this fall.
DR.. o. M. Owensby OF St.
Joseph Mo-, is expected to arrive
and locate with us about May 5th,
his many friends are pleased to
hear OF his coming.
J. d. Burkhart, our local real
estate representative sold a school
lease this week to a Mr.. Rease OF
east Texas. We are glad TO vel.
come our new neighbor.
c. K. Foster has completed his
final FIVE year proof on his home
stead northeast OF town, he having
served in the Spanish American
war and getting credit for his
military service.
Il. l.. Milan our organizer for
the w. o. w installed a camp at
Grady on last Monday night. He
reports IS new meme@rs. That's
getting a few chips to help roll
the logs in the future.
Deputy organizer K. L. Milan
OF Willard, N. NJ. visited our
town and organized a w. O. w.
Camp on Monday April 40, 1908,
having 10 rev members and 4 old
ones transferring their member.
ship here SO as TO get u charter.
Pleasant Valley.