The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27
Local and Personal

my awaited 10y his friends.
NJ. Jones, the express agent a,
the Rock Island depot, was Sc.
rionsly injured last Sunday morn.
ing by being kicked by a horse
lie received a severe scalp wound
and his right hand was badly hurt.
The many friends OF NJ. C..
M-chem will be sorry to learn
that he has been suffering from an
attack OF the grippe, Tor the last
week. He has not however, al.
lowed 1t to keep him from his work.
The tree planting stunt has gone
the rounds pretty well IN Tucum.
carl during the past two months,
and much will he added to the ~.
p%earance OF a great number OF
homes when the foliage is out next
Spring.
+. ID. Aguter, a conductor on
the Southwestern, came near loos.
ing his lie n day last week by
falling from the top OF a car.
Aguter was attempting to set a
break when his foot slipped and he
tell. He escaped with only an
injured hand.
Mrs. NJ. {. Smith, OF Dalhar,,
Texas, who had charge OF III, st.
Francis hotel OF that city tor the
past t5o years, has leased the An
tiers house oil this city. Mrs.
smith is known as a hrst class
hotel proprietor.
Rev. Guy Ament, formerly pas.
tor OF the Christian church At
Dalhart, Texas, has accepted a
charge in this city and will move
here next week. He Will hold his
ilrst meeting in this city Sunday
March 9TH, in the Crystal theatre.
J. i. Nelson, OF Barancas. was
IN town Thursday tor supplies for
his store. J. L. says the people
OF his community are very much
pleased that they are left in Quay
county. Clovis as a county seal
Tor that section OF the country
would greatly inconvenience them.
The Christian Church Ladies
Aid society met last Thursday at
the home OF Mrs. Thomson. The
ladies decided to hold their easter
market the day before easter sun.
day and are working hard to get
their manv valuable things ready
to sell that day.
J. I. Golf and family, OF bod.
SON, were IN the city Thursday.
MIR. Golf was one of the persons
who vas seriously injured in the
cyclone on Oct. 18th. He is great.
~ improved since the accident
though this was the first time he
has been able to come TO town.
Leon Jones, who has been very
i'll for sometime with double pneu.
monia. is reported to he improving.
Young Jones was In the employ OF
the Goldenberg company before he
took sick and has many friends in
the city who will rejoice at the
news OF his recovery.
K. NJ. Bates was in from Norton
Thursday. He tells the News
that he intends 10 20 to the Cobra
Springs ranch to take charge OF
that company's farm Tor the com.
ing crop season. Bates is acknow.
lodged 10 he n oil Our most sue.
cesstul and thoroughly practical
farmers and will no doubt make a
good showing Tor those people
his year.
Judges Patterson and Cu,lip
entt rtained a party OF Young pro.
pie AT their bachelor quarters last
Thursday night. The evening
was spent very delightfully."- in
whist and later a verv delicious
supper was served. All who were
present are loud in their praises
OF Judge Pattersou's biscuits.
They say that Patterson has any
OF the ladies scum a block when it
comes 10 baking biscuits.
The Yaseen Jewelrv auction sale.
which was the center OF attraction
tor the past ten days, came to a
close last Wednesday night. IL
was one OF the most successful
sales ever conducted in this city
and many were the persons who
procured rare bargains there. On
the closing night Mr.. Yaseen gave
away a beautiful diamond ring
Mrs. A. Donald was the tort.
innate party and held the number
1907.
Property is selling rapidly in
the new Endee Townsite. The
Evans Realty Company has spent
most OF the week making transfers
OF property for the Endee Town
site Company. The streets are
surveyed and graded and other
improvements are in progress.
Another fine we'll OF good pure
water is reported at a depth OF ten
feet, This is the liveliest burg
or the line OF the Tucumcari-
Memphis railway now under con.