The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21
SOCIAL NOTES AND
PERSONAL MENTION

Ches. Chensult has gone ia Richmond,
Ky, on n vacation trip.
r. NJ. Peek, 81 Trenton, Mo-, IL In
the city this week with the view Of
locating.
Mr.. a nd Mrs. Caldwell have returned
from n pleasure trip and visit TO east.
ern points.
The manager OF the Evans Realty Co.
reports several sales o. City property
during the past week.
The Brass Collar boys Of the +. p.
4 y. W. spent most Of the week In NJ
rsso, on official business.
Mrs. Newman, sister Of Mrs. r. l..
Rawlins, Is in the city from clifton,
Arizona, visiting her sister aud brother.
Word was received the first Of the
week that NJ. u. Goldcnbcrg will be
home from his summers visit TO der.
many about next Wednesday.
| Il. G.. Copeland, brother Of Boiler
Maker Copeland, in the local shops, aud
his wife have arrived in Tucumcari TO
make their home for the next year.
X. a. Piggo aud daughter, Miss
stein, are here from Kansas City. MIR.
Pickett il looking at the country with
the view Of purchasing lands. lie
has been dealing in lands in Kansas
aud Missouri for the past several years.
W. r. Massengill, merchant, and Roy
llutchins, both of Quay, were Tucum.
earl visitors Wednesday. Massengill
says the country out there has had
rains lately but they didn't come In
time to do much good for the early
crops. rhe late forage crops will, IL
the rains come through the remainder
of this month be alright.
There is to be n base bail game sun.
day between Dalhart aud Tucumcari
on the Tucumcari diamond. Dalhari
is coming down to wallop us after
cleaning everything in western Tex.
m aud IA par, Of New Mexico, but we
will get out and root and see wnere
they head in here. Lett all get out
this time ard zee II we cant do
something at the great national game.
Capt. J. p. C. Langston tells the
editor that his crops ARE suffering for
rain and that unless rain In had in ten
days he Is afraid they will be serious
ly injured. Capt. Langston is one Of
the mos, successful farmers we have
in this section Of the county and gen.
orally raises an abundance Of every.
thing he plants, but this year he has
had No little rain that his efforts have
not been properly awarded. just to
the nostheast Of his farm a few miles
there has been frequent rains and the
crops are u very fair average and ever
Indian corn In yielding well, but from
his neighborhood west ii is yet dry.
Thomas Gentry has sold his entire
aock Of sheep aud has Guadalupe ranch
and Is now u resident Of this city. NJ.
4. Miller a sheep dealer Of Roswell,
bought the sheep, 5000 head at $500
aud up per head and the ranch vas
purchased by Ex. Govcrnor Otero and
TX Secretary Of State Reynolds. Mr.,
Gentry had left $4,000 pounds Of wool
| which he has since marketed here at
IN cents u pound. Mr.. Gentry said
to the editor that the settless are crowd
ing in on the territory q. the stock
man 80 that he decided to get out Of the
business. lie has not yet decided what
he will do, but will likely look for u
other ranch location. lilo has been
here seven years and has been very
successful; the News would like 20
see him go into business Of some sort
in this city.