The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-20

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with the rapid development OF the
city and COUNTY during his absence
John Bennett, J. \ Bennett and
Frank Bennett OF Norman, Okla
homa spent a portion OF tn, wee X
in the city to purchase property
here. This makes the second trip
to this county for tn, iotmcr two.
About SIX months ago they bought
considerable real estate here.
Judge -. Curlip, who was re.
Gently elected to the position ot
Probate Judge, Is now located IN
one OF the hest Law offices in the
city Judge Cutlip ha bad sixteen
wears OF experience ~ the proies-
,ion at law aud was recently I'D.
united to the har OF the supreme
court OF the territory.
DR.. L G. BE, rman, who pradu.
a'cd at the Chicago Cailcge pi
Dentistry and Who mas pract ccd
in Alamogordo tot III, past three
wears, has opened a new ard up.
to-datc office m the new bank
building. DR.. B,etman has one
OF the best furnished office aud
laboratories in the southwest
His office and equipment is the
latest in every respect.
]. T.. Wright and Il. l.. I'D.
wards have recent, gone into the
real estate and loan bu >ineSs.
They have an office IN the Herring
building and have some bargains
listed. Wright has been engaged
IN the real estatr bu -inrss IN this
city tor several years. Edwards
was TOR some time employed with
the Foxworth Lumber Co. and lat.
e. with the +. \. Muirhedd Mcr.
camille company.
The ladies OF the Baptis, Church
held their regular monthly social
at the home Ut Mrs G.. e.. Chap
man Mond ~ evening. \ arvc
crowd was IN attendance and pass.
ed a most pleasant evening. II
h.Iug ST. Nalcntinc's day, tn,
house vas appropriately decorated
with red hearts and "A post ntht,
was provided tor thu mailing OF
valentines. There we're many in
~teresting features on the program,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. t.. Sherwood
entertained Rev. and Mrs. w. l.,
Allcshousc with a farewell dinner,
last Monday evening. Rev. anc
Mrs. Alleshousc had been in tn,
CITY Tor several weeks and return,
I'd that nisht TO Council Bluff,
Iowa, where they reside. Other
guests were, Rev. &. l.. Brooks
Rev. and Mrs. j. W. Campbell
and Rev. W II. DuBOse.
Iaseen's lewelry store has beer
the center OF attraction in IuCum.
car this week. A. will he motto.
ed 10y Iasccn's ad N this issue o
the News he is conducting an auc
ton sale which rs drawing larg,
crowds every afternoon and even
ing. Special courtcsies are being
shown ladies' and children, anC
many are the persons who have
lief, the store this week smllln.
over the rare bargains they haC
received.
While making up a train in tn,
local yards last Wedncsd, night
G. ". Smith a switchman for tht
r. Paso and Southeastern, ha'
his hand painfully mashed. Smitl
wa attempting 10 cut a line o
coal cars loose from the engin,
when a SUDDEN Jerk caught hi
hand between the bulk h, ads
DIR. Thomson was called to tn,
scene and dressed the injured nand
Smith was sent to the compan,
hospital AT Alamogordo Thursda,
morning.
j. II. Stockett came to Tucum
carl this morning from schou
district number eighteen stil
smacking his lips in the remember
ance OF a pie supper which was xiv
Tn in his neighhorhood the nigh
before. The supper was given TO
the purpose OF raising funds {,
complete the school house there
Mr.. Stockett says that thu pie
brought twenty-five dollars not /,
speak OF the fifty dollars enloymen
each person received.
The Famons Dry Goods stor
has added a fine line OF tailoring
goods and many other features I,
their stock during the past week
as can be noticed 10y the rich dis
play in the windows. ThougI
many dollars have been spent oI
these late goods they all seem Il
be eclipsed bv the millinery line
This is true in more re- poets thai
one. There are hats there OF ever
size shape and color. The size !
is impossible Tor even a newspape
man to exaggerate. They hav,
last years hats beat a block wheI
it comes to magnitude or any othe
kind OF tudes. From a man
point OF view they are horrible an,
that is all there is to it. Their
are hity-seven varieties O