The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-04
AMAzEs
SAN DIEGO BY
MOTOR TRIP
San Diego Newspaper Makes
Sensation Of Aged Santa Fe
Jewelers." Trip Across the
Desert.

IN ~ MtkNANNhANA NV
distance to san Diego In his motor
car, the story being az published in
the san Diego Tribune.
George Hickox. for thirty-hve years
n resident Of santa re. New Mexico.
and who In a long and active career
notwithstanding much physical SUI
fcring from various serious ailments.
u beru one OF the most sncce~sfui
jeweiry merchants In the southwest.
hrs retired from active business pur-
quits and come 10 san Diego on a
strenuous trip by automobile to fulnil
an anxious desire OF many years to
make his homo In this city. Hickox
at one time owned a string OF eleven
Iewelry stores located In the cisies'
and towns from Texas TO California.
the largest and one OF the finest OF
those stores located In El Paso. Texas.
having been founded by him. In
1898 Hickox founded a jewelry store
In San Diego In the watts building.
then a two-story structure az the cor
ner Of Fifth and r streets. and he
was 20 delighted with san Diego that
he made plans "a make his headquar-
ters In this city az that time.
The jewelry merchant bought a hne
residence site at Fourth and Laurel
streets and improved u with a muni-
nciently furnished home and made
the grounds a show place with flowers
and shruebery. but vas compelled re-
Instantly 20 abandon his plane on ac-
count Of his wife's health Mrs. He
kox not being able on ccoun Of pc
Guitar ailments. to live In a coast city.
Hickox has since paid visits as fire..
Qucntiy aa possible, however. TO san
Diego. and hc IN now a guest at the
home Of Captain q. ". sheldon. They
became fast friends when the San
Diegan held positions In New Mexico
NJ deputy United states marshal dep
uty1hips under a number OF Hhcrifs.
acted a. railroad and government de-
tectivc ana was In the secret postof-
nee department service.
Through roughinR II and by his
lisNl0naitai4e NJ tl-posep-Geaset Hick-
OK has managed frequently TO survive
serious physical conditions that physi-
clans declared would surely prove
fatal. Following the Death OF his
wife he disposed OF all his business
interests and although considerably
past the T0-year mark In life. he
made Up his mind 20 go 10 San Diego
by that popular modern means OF To-
/ com0tlOn.
The automobiles left Santa Re.
New Mexico. September s. and ar
rived at the home OF Captain Shell
don yesterday. He made tho trip on
a nearly new Overland roadster Of IS
horse power, and had no serious de-
lays IN the road. Notwithstanding he
carried quite "a load 81 his belong
! inEs.
ny a roundabout way Hickox trav-
eied about 1.450 mlleF. visiting var
/ ioua points. Inc actual time ~ trav-
cling was fourteen days and the
/ greatest record for "a aay on that trip
WAS 1913 miles. The FRAN physical APP
pearnnce 81 the aged man makes hts
long trip alone plotting the big ma
chine seem a surprising feat. Hickox
is nearly six feet tall aud weighs only
rs pounds. After seeing the san
Diego exposition he will motor TO
San Francisco and then return here
90 spend his remaining days. He
hopes TO regain his health here as on
ono occasion not many years ago he
| gained nineteen pounds during q few
weeks stay In San Diego.
ed his relief from his editorial dim
cultios last week by getting married.
The new concrete bridge over Can
yon Dinblo, thlrty-cight miles east OF
LFlagstan. on the old Trails highway,
has been opened TO travel. n b. "a
Luten type arch l2S feet In length ana
cost $4,000.
Attorney General Frank W Clancy
has gwen an opinion UNFOLDING O
special levy for the payment Of S32
600 ~ appropriations for charity
made by the last legislature.
State treasurer Marion last week
purchased F6S. 900 worth Of Ration
/ city bonds investing permanent
school fund money therein.
II Is announced that thirty OF tho
school teachers OF otcro county Will
attend the Educational association
convention in Albuquerque next
month.
Tunesten ore worth $50. 900 was
I shipped from the town % white oaks.
| Lincoln county. last week,
The postomoe al Roy, Mora county
has been advanced 20 the third class
-
Dr. j. A Bowling and George HACK
! ott OF Ava. okla. last week bought
each "a section 81 state land near RIOS.
Dirtrict court FOR Quay county cone
Ncned today al TuCumcarL
Champ Clark. speaker Of ire ma
/ tional house OF representative. Ahl
/ deliver n lecture at Roswell Tue au
/ October i2th.
DR.. l., T.. Kittrell, 81 pioneer phys
clan of socorro. died az his nome
there saturday afternoon Of kidney
trouble.
There viii be no October Term oi
I court In Otero county, the court innd
having been exhausted.