The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-13

VIM. Hill and daughter, Mrs. Hat
tie Stewart, left Friday for Globe,
Arizona, where they will remain in
definitely. Mr.. Hill says he will al
ways boost for Tucumcari and Quay
county no matter where he goes.
Mrs. l.. f. Lee and daughter, Miss
Emily, will leave Saturday morning
for Oklahoma City on business. From
there Mrs. Lee expects to go to Cali
fornia where her daughter has beer
offered u position acting for the NOV
les.
Lorenzo Maben of Rama and Miss
Audry Hockaday, Of Ina, were united
in the holy bonds of wedlock at the
Christian parsonage Tuesday evening
by Ed. Norris J. Reasoncr. The News
joins the friends in extending congrat-
ulations.
A bunch Of roed boosters will 90
to Clovis next Saturday for the pur-
pose Of meeting other road boosters
from Texas and New Mexico TO talk
over the proposition of building a road
from Texas to Las Vegas via Clovis
and Tucumcari.
Mr.. Thomas came in last night from
the Red Peaks mines. He reports the
drill on the ground and started TO
work. Although it is several weeks
late it is thought it will develop new
valuable deposits which have not yet
been made public.
c. F. Colcord, formerly of Tucum-
carl, but now a prominent land and
live stock merchant at Chicago, sends
the News two dollars or subscription.
He says, 81 am always glad to re-
ceive your news paper, and to know
the county is prospering."
Pat Moore. who has been working
for the Rock Island at Pratt, Kansas,
returned this week, to prepare for a
call to the army. Some time ago he
tried to volunteer but did not pass.
He was examined at Pratt and pro-
nounced fit and ready to GO.
Pedro PabloBorquez, Florencio Con
zales, Scion Whitehead and Robert
Gebo, are now in Camp Funston. rep
r~esenting the first five per cent of
Quay county's quota, to the drafted
army. Their many friends wish them
good luck and an honorable career.
M. II. Mcclure and wife were in
this week from Curry visiting relatives
and friends. Mack wants to buy some
secondhand 2-inch well piping, about
100 feet. Anyone have some pipe for
sale could address him at Curry or call
up Mr.. L. S. Paddock in Tucumcari.
Jas. Stanley and wife were here
from Endee this week. Mr.. Stanley
said it is reported an oil drill is on
the siding at Endee and will be IN
loaded in a few days by the company
leasing the land in the section. This
will mean a great deal for the eastern
part of the county.
Ducks are as thick as hops on the
big lake east of town and the way
it sounds every morning about day
light there are a few of them being
used to cut down the high cost of meat.
Quite a number are not so lucky, but
it is usually the ''early bird that
catches the worm"
Mr.. Wright. who has been in the sa-
loon business in Tucumcari for many
years. last week sold his interest to
his partner, Mr.. Patty. Mr.. Wright
and family will leave in a short time
in their Buick car for California where
he expects to rest several months be-
fore entering any business.
The p. +. o. Society will give a Red
Cross Tea, Friday, Sept. 81, at the
hcme of Mrs. Jas. Conwell, from 3 to
Is p. m, Everybody invited. Fifteen
cents will be charged, the proceeds Of
which will go into the Red Cross fund.
Don't forget the date-Friday, Sep
TENDER 81, from 3 to 6 o'clock.
Herbert Gerhardt and James Put
man drove to Clovis Sunday morning
in five hours. The attraction over
there is said to have been two mem
bers of the ladies' band who visited
Tucumcari during the roundup. 1t is
thought these two young men applied
for jobs as music holders or members
of the royal guard.
Farmers and those coming in from
the plains say the largest rain of the
season visited the western plains Sun
day evening. From Kirk to House
the rain was immense filling all the up
land thinks and guaranteeing a big row