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

Dun0, Ht one Time manager OF the
News, is employed in Carrollton and
has n good position.
Mac. Mcclure came in last week
from the south part Of the state after
several months prospecting. His wife
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. s. Paddock. Mac. will open
a cleaning and pressing shop here as
soon as his machinery arrives.
JUST WHAT YOU WANT All
kinds of Fancy Goods ut all prices.
Call me up, II will cost you nothing.
I will be here only o few days. Take
advantage Of this opportunity.
Phone S73 NJ. GEORGE
Sam Lehman was passing out his
"Safety-Firs Fly Swatters" Tuesday
and the advertisement was making q
hit with those who CHANGED to get
one, and we hope they will continue
| 20 make a "hit" because that Is what
| they were made for.
Mr.. Earl Frost Of Bard and Miss
Mary Baker Of Endee were married
at the home Of the Baptist pastor,
Rev. Sam d. Taylor, Wednesday ev-
ening. The News joins the many
friends in extending congratulations
to the new married couple.
Miss Mionette Sandusky, one of Tu-
cumcari's popular young ladies, who
has been attending college since last
October, ut Georgetown, Texas, re-
turned Tuesday evening and will re-
main during the summer vacation,
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Sandusky.
New Sample Grand Piano for sale
Mt n bargain. Call and see It.
BLITZ, The Jeweler
The town is full Of strangers this
week. Many Of them are here from
the east with a view TO locating and
we are sorry they came just as the
sun are so near the earth and we
have been having the hottest weather
we have had for a long time. Some
of these people seem to think it Is
nice here. Maybe it is but we would
hate to 20 where they came from.
The ball game Sunday at the local
diamond between Tucumcari and a
picked team from the plains under
the name Of Jordan, VA a very good
exhibition and resulted in a score Of
II to 5 in favor of Tucumcari. The
visitors we're gentlemanly and put up
a real good game and with a little
more practice in team work they will
make our boys play a better game
| than that played Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Cade, who lives near House,
was in the city Saturday on his way
to Topeka, Kansas, where he intends
TO spend most of the summer taking
medical treatment in hopes Of restor-
ing his health. He was in Tucuincari
a few weeks last summer and thought
| ne was relieved to n certain extent, of
| his a;lment, but he was told that a
| lower altitude was necessary to gain
| the best results and he concluded to
| try it before IL was too late.
j.. F. Seaman was here this week
from ella, N. M, looking after his
property interests. He has charge of
the books in q large mercantile es-
adjustment in that place. While in
town he called Mt News Office and
ordered this paper sent 30 him for n
Mr.. Seaman claims to be n
resident Of Tucumcari although he
has been located in ella for several
months. He looks hale and hearty
and is the picture of health.
Ferguson of Troy will be ut the
Opera House Friday night under the
auspices of the b. p. o. Elks.
Mr.. John L .Pring and Miss Monte
Pearson were married at the home OF
the Baptist pastor, Rev. Sam ID. Tay-
lor, last Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Woods accompanied them from
Quay where they will make their flu
ture home. John is the store-keeper
at that place and intends 10 reopen
as soon as possible. He suffered the
loss of his stock of goods last week,
but this did not stop his desire to get
married and settle down. Accept our
congratulations.
One thing John Pring was not ia
miliar with was the purchasing OF a
marriage license. He had two pelts
burned when the store burned and he
figured this would be a good time to
trade them 10 the county. He asked
Mr.. Coplen, deputy clerk, II he would
sign an affidavit that these pelts were
burned how much boot he would have
TO pay to secure o marriage license.
Mr.. Coplen told him n dollar and the
trade was made, but Mr.. Coplen did
not require him TO sign up for the
pe,ts. There Is no doubt John would
have bought the license "a long time
ago II he had known they were SO