The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-05

w. f.. Lang of Cuervo. was in town
Wednesday on business.
j. T. Underwood and wife were in
the first of the week.
Mrs. Lee Hobbs of Dawson. was a
Tucumcari visitor Tuesday.
Jim Boykin was down from Nara
Visa this week on business.
T. !. Estes and his father, of Mon
'oya, were here Monday on business.
FOR SALE-Six pigs at $3.50 each
IT taken at once Thos. Gentry.
Mrs. a. G. Grange will leave tonight
for Silver City where she will visit
"A few weeks.
Mrs. A. G. Cain, Mrs. Cosey and
Miss Cosey Of Cuervo, were here this
week visiting friends.
hs W. buttS ItDDI u lHt IIftSIltIN
busy in his locality and most of the
fields are turning out better than was
at first expected.
Monday night, Dustin Farnum in
Cameo Kirby" THE NEW
Louis Gilbert. of Henryetta. Okla.
was in the city this week enjoying
our fine climate and missing some Of
the hot weather at home.
Mr.. Gamble of the Tucumcari Lum-
her Co., is in the Tucumcari Hospital
receiving medical attention for stom-
ach trouble. lie is reported as get
ting along nicely.
Earl George is the proud owner of
n new Maxwell touring car. The sale
was made today and Mr.. Herring is
to leave soon for Amarillo where he
will bring in one of the new 1916
Maxwell's which is said to be a reg
ular "pcacherino.'
j. +. Patton. who is said to be the
wheat king of the Southwest, was
here this week from Texhoma, look
ing over the proposition of putting in
an elevator. He was taken to the
plains country by Frank Ward, and
son in their auto. Messrs. Stark and
Culberson accompanied them.
j. w. Parks had the sad misfortune
of losing his left hand when he fell
in the yards in such "A manner that
his hand fell in front of q wheel Of
n moving locomotive and was cut Off.
He was taken to the Tucumcari Hos
pi.al where the hand was taken oft
and other medical attention given.
Mrs. &. r.. Cusack entertained her
Sunday school class at her home on
South Adams street Tuesday night.
After the guests arrived there were
numerous guessing contests partici-
pated in and the winners were awarded
nice boxes of candy. The class colors
were pink and white and the color
scheme was carried out in decoration
Of the room with pink and white cut
flowers. Pink sherbet and white and
pink cake composed the refreshments.
punch being served throughout the
evening.
Luis Civila, n laborer who has been
employed with n construction crew on
the FL Paso and Southwestern ear
Mills met with n fatal accident while
at work last Friday. In some
countable manner Civilia was thrown
from the construction train on which
he was working and fell beneath the
moving cars. Both legs and arms
were severed from his body. The in
iured man was rushed to the hospital
at Roy but died before surgical aid
could be given him.-Springer Times.
Mrs. Ira f.. Furr returned Sunday
evening from Wray, Colo, where she
had been visiting her sister, Mrs. G.
II. Smith. She stopped off in Denver
and Colorado Springs and took in a
few of the sights. but the most ex-
citing was when she left Colorado
Springs Friday night or the fast
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out "a culvert and wrecked the whole
train with the exception of the engine
and back sleeper, and had it not been
for the fact that all the cars were the
new steel type n majority OF the pas
sengers would have been killed or Grip
pied. AS it was only 80 were injured,
only six or eight seriously. Mrs. FUR
had her right arm and ankle injured
but nothing serious. The passengers
were marooned in the country for nine
hours without any assistance other
than that of two physicians who were
on board the train. A professional
nurse was on board and gave her
services TO the injured.
Postponing Old Age
Overworked, weak or diseased kid
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