The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07
SOCIAL NOTES AND
PERSONAL MENTION

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the family in a few days.
Ben Crawford and son, J. o., were
ia this week from Hollene for the pur.
pose of letting a contract for 4 new
residence ON the lot ON which the Craw
ford residence burned two months ago.
immigration agent Reeves of the
Rock Island, Is IN town from Chicago.
lie Is here for the purpose Of collect.
ing data for u folder the road is get.
ting out, covering the resources Of the
Southwest.
CbHs. Chenault aud 4. Il. May are
who are seeing the sights ut the big
Endee celebration Today.
j. J. McCourt, representing Armour
Packing TO. out oil III Paso, was among
the commercial travellers soliciting bust
ness here the first vi the week.
Mrs. q. ii. Cheusult has returned
from u summer = visit home to Rich,
mond, Ky, Z. II. meeting her in Kan.
sas City aud returning with her to this
city.
7. 3. Purse IL attending the csls,
bration at Endee. lie IL taking a look
at the new town with the purpose In
view of starting tho publication Of 4
newspaper there.
Mrs. Silas May has received informs.
ton that her sister 5 husband +. A.
lightower, is dangerously sick in the
hospital at A~lamogordo with typhoid
fever. llightower has been sick III.
teen days aud his condition is thought
10 be critical.
Benito Baea, with Gross, Kelly 4
Co., and z. q. Mardorf, asst. cashier
at the First National Bank, are going
to cross the country to Las Vegas, and
incidently do some hunting and fishing
enroute. Mrs, Baca and the children
are going by rail and will meet her
husband in Las Vegas.
W. G. Hawkins, editor Of the Mon.
toya Republican, was a business visitor
Tuesday. Mr.. Hawkins tells the News
ths. while the country close around
thea. has had heavy rains lately, ye,
II Is dry in the Montoya Valley, aud
tina, the early crops are not going to
he profitable. They still nave hopes Of
splendid yields Uf late forage.
d. sorrell, with the u. 5. bureau
oi Animal Industry, Is in the city on
professional business. lie ,nfOrms the
News that there is little likelyhood
Of any further trouble from CHAMBERS Ia
northeast New Mexico, however, u close
watch will he kept to discover any
symptoms Of the disease, both by the
government and the territorial sanitary
board. lie Is now engaged IN the In
spection Of sheep and cattle for any
disease to which they are subject Ia
this section OF New Mexico.
Eufracio Gallegos, territorial senator
from Union county, and an uncle VI
Hon. n. V. Gallegos Of this city, war
sick at the Cover Hotel several days
this week. lie has sold his mercantile
house at Gallegos to Florshcim Mere.
Company Of Springer, Colfax county.
The Florsheim Mere. Company Is one
of the strongest business concerns ia
-.. H.. AGH. 4. - NhatK In.
tent lou to carry a full line Of general
merchandise at Gallegos in the future,
so that the rapid settling country sur
rounding the place may he supplied
with everything needed at home. They
will handle all the woOl 10 that section
of the county, saving the growers long
distance hahls to other markets.
". C.. Patterson, father Of Judge r..
l.. Patterson OF this city, returned Sun
day from Yuma, AriZ., where he has
been visiting another son for several
months. Mr.. Patterson says the ella
Valley il the richest country he has
ever seen, but that the mercury stands
too high for comfort most of the summe Z
lie worked in the alfalfa, helping his
son TO care Tor the hay when the ther
mometer registered 1870 in the shade.
His son has forty acres in alfalfa and
orchard and harvests eight crops u year,
with the tonnage running as high a
Il does anywhere in the irrigated area
Of the Southwest. Land sc, in alfalfa