Las Vegas optic., 1909-04-27
new MEXICO news

| Cidy tOH pTOSpeCLS lOr SOOu
business this season are now assured
| A refrigerating plant for the Agri
cultural college is on the way to Me
silla Park.
Sat. Pinard left Clayton for Las
Cruces, where he will be located for
some time.
| The Artesia Electric Light com
pany is putting up the street electric
lamps in Artesia
Henry Perry, an empoye of the
Wells-Fargo Express company in Tu-
cumcari, is reported i'll.
Leonard Thomas of Mesilla Park, is
preparing to take an examination for
West Point next month.
DR.. Thomson is having the finish
ing touches put on his new ten room
adobe residence at Tucumcari.
H. B. Ferguson of Albuquerque,
ex-delegate to congress, spent a day
in Las Cruces on legal business.
G. F. Erb has moved on his farm
with his family from Artesia and they
are now settled down to rural life.
Earl Nicholson, of Clayton, has
been employed as stenographer in
the U. S. land office at Tucumcari
Thomas McGrath left Roy for Las
Vegas and other points in the terri
tory, where he will remain for some
time.
The Solano Herald has the distinc-
tion of being the only newspaper in
New Mexico that publishes no home
news.
E. H. Biernbaum, chief deputy
sheriff of Mora county. was in Roy
summoning witnesses for the circuit
court.
]. M. Remington, who is in the
drug business at Shawnee, Okla, was
lin Artesia, looking after business in
terests.
A. L. Winchester of Russellville,
Ark, has taken charge of the jewelry
department in the City drug store at
Artesia.
Mrs. Andy Marcus and son, Rupe,
of Tucumcari, have gone to Austin,
Texas, to visit her father who is SER
iously i'll.
Farmers in the Roy vicinity are
busily engaged these days in plant
ing or getting their ground in shape
for planting.
The U. S. land office at Tucum
carl is short of men and the boys are
working hard trying to keep abreast
of the business
VIM. s. Humbert, who had been
visiting his family at Las Cruces the
past month, left for his home in Mia
CARA Falls, N. Y.
Mrs. c. Strong returned to her
home in Cottonwood Falls. Kan,
Tuesday, after having filed on a
homestead near Roy.
Four men, Wiley Franklin, Jeff Col
|lins. Frank Ware and John Jones,
were arrested in Tucumcari and
charged with robbery.
Misses Minnie and Viva Griner of
California, Mo-. returned to their
home, after having filed on home
stead in the vicinity Of Roy.
R. w. Simpson and his son, Clyde
were treated to a farewell banquet
at the Glenrock hotel at Tucumcari
just before they left for Seattle.
Wash.
Dick Simpson of Barnardsville,
Okla, who, with his brother, intends
to place a produce house in Tucum-
carl, arrived there to commence op-
erations.
r. A. Pendleton, the successful well
driller, has just completed well on
the A. r. Abernathy place, one mile
north of Roy. 1t is gusher at a
depth of 80 feet.
Miss Gottlieb, who has taught in
the public schools and in the Univer-
sity of Porto Rico, will give a ster-
eopticon lecture at the Agricultural
college on May 14th.
R. c. Markley. who spends his win.
tiers at the Angora Goat ranch on
Bear creek, Grant county, has gone to
his former home in Camden, N. j., on
a short business trip.
Elton Everett, former cashier of
the First National bank of Clayton,
but now representing the Kansas City
Life Insurance company, left for Col
orado points in the interest of his
company.
c. s. Pedregon has been appointed
as the official interpreter for the
third judicial district to take the
place of Jose Gonzales, who has re-
signed to fill the office of register Of
the Las Cruces land office.