The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-06-17

message came but lost no time in leav-
ing for his fathers bedside
Messrs. Eager, Collins, Owens and
Smith fishing party returned home
last Friday evening from the noun
tains near Las Vegas. They had a
splendid trip and caught a number Of
fish in the Las Vegas lake with a net
operated by an expert who Is hired
for that purpose. The mountain riv-
ers were too swift and cold to do very
much good with n hook and line, 80
they made friends with the Las Vegas
Hunting and Fishing Club and were
royalty entertained.
The county commissioners are still
hearing kicks from those who don't
fully understand the new mode Of as
sessment, which was forced on the
assessors by the state legislature, and
now n few Of them are blaming the
local officials for doing what they sup
posed was their duty. Everything
is being satisfactorily adjusted so far
as the commissioners can do il. II
now depends or the action Of the state
board who heretofore has not been
very merciful to the residents of the
eastern part of the state.
Let Hall figure your painting and
papering and you will never 60 wrong.
Phone 17S.
The fire boys have been accorded
n part Of their desires by the city
council. They asked for additional
hose with which to fight fire and the
council at its regular meeting Friday
night voted to allow the purchase of
$50 feet of hose which will cost S400.
More is promised later, but the boys
are glad to know that their services
are appreciated and nothing Is being
left undone to make everything con-
genial. A new barn will be built in
"A short time to house the city team
and fire-fighting apparatus.
Norman Mcdonald, who came here
with his wife a few months ago,
died Monday night from tuberculosis.
He was in bad condition when he ar
rived but improved some the first two
weeks giving his wife some hopes for
his recovery. He started a steady
decline about a month ago and his
death has been m~omentarily expect
ed for several days. The remains
were sent to his former home in Kan
sas where they were inferred. Mrs.
Mcdonald will probably return to
this city in n short time TO rest up
and regain her health.
Ferguson of Troy will be at the
Opera House Friday night under the
| auspices Of the B. p. o. Elks.
w. II. Salyers and family left Tues
| day morning for south Missouri where
| Mr.. Salyers traded for n small tract
Of land. He has been in the black
| smith business for n number Of years
here and proved up on his claim a few
months ago. Mr.. Salyers claimed the
| country did no. agree with his health
| and for sometime complained that his
| stomach was to blame and the only
remedy was n change of climate, so
he sold out everything he had and
shook the dust from his feet and to-
| gether with two good teams and wa
CONS he bid farewell to New Mexico
vowing he would never return to its
soil again. We wish them success in
| their new location.
The street carnival which has been
| operating on the vacant lot north Of
| the Vorenberg Hotel, has been doing
a good business and shows that the
people are anxious to have some place
TO spend the evenings. Tucumcari
needs n band, it don't make much diff
ference what kind of a band, but just
n old thing will beat the band we
now have. We would like to see a
good band organize and hold regular
| weekly concerts this summer. We
have more natural musicians than any
| town our size in the west and with a
| little encouragement a band could be
| organized that would make US feel
| proud to own as the Tucumcari Band.
| A nice park with seats and a band
stand would take about as well as any
| thing these summer evenings.
II you want milk, buttermilk and
! cream telephone Gentry. He makes
two deliveries each day.
s. II. McElroy, who owns the best
residence on South Adams street is
not satisfied with that distinction, so
he has contracted with w. 7. Free
burg to pebble dash his adobe home.
We suppose this means that some of
his neighbors will have to do likewise
but those who do not have adobes are
wondering what to do since the banks
are pretty strict about letting out the
'spondulix" which is necessary to put
the blocks into the wall and hire the
carpenters and masons to finish the
job. What's the use TO worry; IL you
don't have property your taxes do
not worry you; If you w property
you don't have any use for the man