El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-03
TUCUMCARI SCHOOLS
LARGE ENROLMENT
New Hotel Building Under
Construction; Jail Cells
Accepted.

Tucumcari, y. NJ, Sept. 3.-The enroll
ment at the end of the first weeks
school, shows larger percentage of
attendance than ever before in the his
tory of this city. There are 446 pupils
in the grades, p in the high school,
and "a in the commercial department,
making a total of 492. Nearly every
class has increased in number and the
greatest harmony prevails. A declama-
tory contest will be held in about six
weeks, and Miss Myrtle Mckenzie, who
has charge of the department of music,
is organizing a glee club.
]. r. Daughtry has sold the lots on
which the livery stable stood on Main
street before the fire of last week, to
". B. Rector, Of this city, for a con-
sideration Of $4,000. 1t is rumored that
Mr.. Rector will erect a modern bust
ness block on the property.
The county commissioners have ac-
copied the new cells just completed for
the city jail at cost of $4,000. by the
Pauly Jail company, of St. Louis S.
Joseph, who has been here overseeing
the installing of the cells, has returned
to his home, in Los Angeles, Calf
Sheriff J. F. Ward and wife entertained
Mr.. Joseph and the board of commits
sioners at dinner at which wild duck
was the piece de resistance.
= MnOS6 livery 6SJaD-
lishment was destroyed by the recent
fire, and who has removed to the stable
Immediately back of the old stand, has
sold his business TO ]. D. Hughes, of
Nara Visa, who will Immediately take
Charge.
Q Rass Harrison, who was taken to the
Sisters hospital at Amarillo for treat
ment of typhoid fever, died and was
buried at SunnySide.
Oh.
carl, who has been at Plainview, Tex,
will return to this city to accompany
company L to California.
Work has begun on the new Cover
hotel to embrace the present structure
and occupy the vacant lot adjoining on
the east. The old building of stone
viii be remOdeled and made to CORE
spond in appearance with the new,
which will be constructed entirely of
reinforced concrete The office will be
placed as at present and the rooms
will be equipped with telephones and
baths. Ritz < Son have the contract
for the concrete work and L. n. White
hall, the carpentry.
]. A. Tally has been here from Las
Vegas seeking a location for a machine
shop and foundry. AS Tucumcari is
greatly in need of the class of business
which he represents, he was naturally
encOuragingly of locating at this point
He will return here in a few days to
give definite answer.
A carload of copper wire has been
received here to construct the telephone
line north to connect with lines at Dali
hart. The line between this city and
Santa Rosa is now under construction
and will possibly be completed within
a couple of weeks. An underground
conduit orOScinor ha
railroad yards, and three miles of
cable hung, also another switchboard
has been installed, accommodating 500
phones, greatly improving the local
service.
There will be a polo game at the
ball park Sunday afternoon, between
the Bell ranch and TucUmcari teams.
The lineup is as follows: Bell ranch,
r. B. Vaughn, Walter Hart, Horace
Hollis, Tom Horton; Tucumcari. Silas
May, Alex Street, Lewis Roberts and
management of the local polo club and
is preliminary attraction for the
Labor day sport.
o. A LarraZola. who was TO have
spoken here for the Democratic party,
was unable to keep his engagement
owing to misunderstanding in the
dates
Peter Kramer is in FL Paso under
going treatment for injuries received
here in which complications have arisen.
He is at Hotel Dieu.
Union services of the various
churches will be held under the aus
pices of the First NJ. z. church Sun
day evening. Rev. T. Guy Ament will
deliver the sermon
Rev Samuel Blair. d. D. superin-
tendent of the NJ. E. church \of New