The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-20

N little son are spending the week
on the Canadian near Barrel Springs.
They went with the idea of fishing
and il is hoped they will have excel
lent luck.
Mrs. Oscar Sandusky. son, Robert.
and Miss Grace Moody came in from
Macon, Mo-. Sunday night, where Mrs.
Sandusky has been visiting relatives
for the past six weeks. Miss Moody
will be the guest Of Miss Mionette
this summer.
Uncle Jerry Richardson and wife
have returned home from an extended
visit with their children at Coffeyville.
Kansas. Uncle Jerry says it was i04
in the shade land not "A leaf n stirin' a"
and he thinks more Of New Mexico
than ever before.
Dad Wallace has purchased "A Quick.
edge Knife and Shear Sharpener Cor
use around town. He will sharpen
your scissors and knives the way they
should be, therefore they will last
much longer. If you need anything
sharpened call phone ll2 and Dad"
will do it right.
The railroad company has let the
contract for the drilling of two more
deep wells in Tucumcari. The COM
pany has plenty Of water now but is
DESTROYS of playing safe. The new
wells will be sixteen inches in diameter
and will he put down the regular depth
in order TO secure plenty Of good wa
ter.
Ring Ss, and our messenger win be
there quickly. Jones the Tailor,
II Cleaning and Pressing
W. F. Gaulding and family have re-
turned home from South Missouri,
where they have been for several
weeks attending to business and vis-
ting relatives. Mr.. Gaulding says it
is quite a relief to get back to New
Mexico where the air is so refreshing
and he didn't know he did like it so
well here.
Mrs. NJ. Worley, who owns a nice
farm near the Kansas line in west
Oklahoma, Is here this week making
preparations 10 move 10 Tucumcari
IN order to properly school her chill
dren. She had heard of our good
schools and is DESTROYS Of giving her
children the best obtainable. Her farm
in Oklahoma is for sale or trade.
The county commissioners are in
session this week going through with
their regular routine e work such as
paying bills, etc. They also redistrict-
ed the county to some extent in order
that some of the voters would not
have to travel 50 far 10 vote thi, fan
About six or seven new districts were
formed but w did not learn just where
the new voting places will be.
w. c. Simpson was up from Mon
toya Monday on business. He ha-
sold the Republican and is looking for
a good business location. He would
like TO find "A suitable location in Tu-
cumcari and would no doubt invest
gate any proposition you have TO make
him. \ printer and newspaperman will
tackle most anything once, ever a soft
drink fountain might appeal 70 him.
Robt. Childs has purchased the dairy
business Of Thos. Gentry and will take
charge within a few days. lie has
leased the Gentry farm and will oper-
ate the dairy from that place. Mr..
Childs has been in the dairy business
on a small scale and understands the
business so he will have no trouble
taking hold where Mr.. Gentry leaves
Oft and continuing the delivery OF milk
and cream in the same prompt and cf-
ticient manner.
Ernest Hall was in from Jordan
Wednesday and brought in a large egg
which was n OF a dozen layed by a
black Minorca hen on his farm. This
egg measured : inches by : rs inches
IN circumference and weighed four
ounces. These eggs each contained
two natural eggs which appear as
such when broken, If this hen keeps
up her record through the fall and
winter it would pay Mr., Hall 70 sell
the eggs by the pound instead of the
dozen. This hen sure lays the golden
egg.
j. 7. Wilmington, who lives about
eighteen miles southeast Of Tucum-
carl reports the loss Of one of his fine
porkers recently, The SOW had been
running out and was q privilege char
acter. She remained in the pasture
or outside just as she pleased. She
vas seen on Wednesday by three mem
ers Of the family but Thursday she
was gone and nothing has been seen
Of her since, She was gentle and il
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