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other bedding plants for sale at
very reasonable prices, now Is the
time TO plant few nice flowers and
brighten up your homes.
Capt. Knowles Is in receipt Of in
formation that says that the Santa
Fe will sell round trip tickets at one
and one-fifth fare to New Mexico
Encampment G. A. r. to be held in
Las Vegas, June s and 0, including
III Paso and Trinidad. The fare
from Deming Is $3.50.
The business growth Of W. w.
Atkins & Co. has made II necessary
for them to broaden out into a
double store, the southeast quarter
of the second store being occupied
by Read Bros. pretty meat market,
which Is now in full running order.
Business is certainly booming over
there.
A letter from A. y. Quantrell
says he has been very i'll since re-
turning to Michigan and expressing
the belief that he would have es-
capped the siege had he remained in
New Mexico. Miss Boss Quantrell
has now joined her people in Michi-
gan, very much delighted with her
winter in the .unshine state.
Deming girls are getting all kinds
of prizes this year. Fay McKeyes
got the big touring car in the Her
aid contest, and now Margaret
Rosch gets a free scholarship in the
Draughan Commercial College at FL
Paso through the Times contest,
and Miss Bernadine Shultz, a former
Deming girl, granddaughter of
Uncle Steve Birchfeld, won a Cali
fornla trip in the Times contest.
Deming girls are naturally popular.
M. S. Mack and II. S. Stephan of
San Diego, walking to New York,
via. the S. p. Washington Sunset
lines, reached this stage of their
journey this week. They are adj
vertising the big Panama centennial
and are making their expenses sell
ing souvenirs. The journey was
started March IL.
An honest little school girl, Felici-
tas Angular, found a handsome
lady's watch one day last week, and
very properly took 1t TO the super
intendent. In due course of time
the loss was reported through the
GRAPHIC, which Of course brought
results as soon as the paper was In
circulation. Now the lady has hei
watch, which happened to be & val
liable one and a present from hel
mother. and the honest little CIR
has a big round silver dollar and
what is still better, a clear consci
ence.
The baby son of Mr.. and Mrs
Laurance, died Friday from strych
nine poisoning. The mother haC
obtained small bottle of strych
nine to kill mesquite rats and by &C
cident the littlefellow got possession
of the bottle and swallowed some
An antidote was administered. bu
before medical aid could be sum
moned, the baby was beyond humal
aid. The funeral was held the fol
lowing afternoon, Rev. Moore ofiici
ating as clergyman. The relative
are heart-broken over the unfortun
ate affair.
The Gem opened Monday evening
to a record crowd in the new Deck
ert building, is true to it's name.
is a first class place of amusemen
in every particular with an Ediso
motion picture machine that run
without culver. The films al
the best and most up-to-date this
money can buy and first class mus
: is furnished as a feature of ever
4 entertainment. The Gem is owne
/. and operated by the pioneer motto
q picture man of Deming, Fred |
Pennington. Two Performance
. will be given each evening at 8 al
y Q o'clock. Admission 10 cents. III
q late Mark Twain's Prince and Pa
v per" will be presented Saturd'
d night.
5. The Southwestern Baptist Asso,
l. alton holds its regular fifth Sundi
q meeting with the local Baptist CO
y gregation at Las Cruces and cont
,e uing through Sunday. The folio
n ;pg WARE elected In represent [