The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-06
Local and Personal

5. T.. Sigle returned last Thurs
day from a several weeks business
trip to Clinton and ri Reno, Okla.
homa.
". II Campbell and T.. -.
White OF Fairfield, Illinois, were
in the city this week and announce
that they have decided 20 locate
near lsidor, y. NJ.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the
First Presbyterian church OF this
city, held their regular weekly
meeting at the home OF Mrs.
Eugene Gordon, last Thursday.
The Ladies Aid Society OF Ia,
Christian church met in regular
weekly meeting At the home OF
Mrs. Hickerson last Thursday. IL
vas decided to make a quilt, each
adv making one block. When
completed the quilt will be- sold tor
the benefit Of the church iund.
w. J. Norton OF Norton, New
Mexico, was n the city last Wed.
nesday. Mr.. Norton was in Tor
the purpose OF purchasing a bill Of
goods with which to replace the
stock he recently lost bv fire. He
has rebuilt his store which is one
OF the best in that locality.
c. j.. Hill, a fireman on the
Rock Island road, sustained a
painful scald early last week while
fixing a valve OF his engine The
plug was blown out while he was
working with II and his right hand
painfully burned with the steam.
He will be able to resume his
duties however, after a few weeks.
y. Y. Gallegos has commenced
the reconstruction ut his property
on Center Street which was de.
stroyed by fire about two weeks
ago. The new house is to be a
tour room adobe, similar to the
one which burned. {. II. Young,
who also lost a residence in the
same fire, will begin to rebuild his
IN a lew DAYS.
ROLAND Bros. 4 Kann have
moved from the Fowler & Lanigan
building, on SECOND street, 10 the
new bank building. They now
have one OF the best locations in
the city. II is the intention OF the
firm to increase the stock, and he.
ing situated IN the center Of trade
they should greatly increase the
firms business.
Richard McDermott, the father
OF George McDermott, who is well
known in this city, died at his
home a lew miles west OF here last
Friday. Mr.. McDcrmott was
eightv-two years old and his death
was the result oi old age. The IN.
terrment took place at the Tucum-
carl cemetery on saturday.
Fire, caused from a defective
Hue, broke out in the boarding
house OF +. {. Stubbins, on Cen.
ter street last Monday night. 1t
was detected before II had gained
much Roadway and only one Don
was DESTROYED. The fire boys did
some pretty work on the blaze and
their timely arrival saved the
whole block from being burned
out.
The county treasurer has estab.
lished his quarters in the couHty
court house. He has the southeast
room on the lower floor and is am.
ply able to take care OF anv one
who may call on him at any time.
The vault door was taken from the
old building OF the Federal Bank
ing Company to secure the safety
OF the county funds in the vault
which was recently built in the
court house.
II. 5 Brickley, who was severe
ly injured 10y a tall from his loco
motive tender, over a week ago,
while taking on water at Taylor
New Mexico, was sent 10 the com
/, pany hospital in Alamogordo last
Wednesday. Bricklcy was m
proving very fast, much to the
satisfaction OF his physician, when
he lett tor Alamogordo. Although
he had only been hurt a little over
a week he was able TO walk the
night he lett and DR.. Nichols, the
! company physician, saws that he
, will he able to come home in the
course OF a few weeks.
/ X. A. Carter has commenced the
: erection OF a residence on the corn.
er OF First and L%aughlln streets.
The house when completed will be
one OF the handsomest in the city.
I 1t is being built OF concrete blocks
| and the Architectural work is a mod
. el OF house building. The plans
S show seven large rooms and the
k structure Will be a story and hall
in height. The veranda, which is
large and commodious, promises
. to add greatly to the appearance
l OF the house with It's artistic design.
The building will be completed by
the first Of April,