The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-01-25

J. c. Chambers was in from Hanley
this week after supplies. He said the
school in his neighborhood would have
to suspend IL coal could not be p.o-
cured as they were about out.
| A. Petersen, the live-wire freight
agent Of the Rock Island, was here to-
day. OF course he was here on busi-
ness as that Is his business. He is
booster for this section and his road.
Tucumcari has been experiencing
some cold weather recently, but those
who have been farther north say that
II is quite comfortable here. The ther-
mometer has not been anyways near
the zero mark.
A Letcher Is now employed at the
Western Union. He says he will send
and translate Spanish messages for
the public. He works regular now,
having learned the business sometime
ago while at Santa Rosa.
Mrs David Wahlberg put another
dollar in the News subscription till.
She likes the News and wants 1t an
other year. The stories alone are
worth the subscription price, not to
say a word about the home news.
Otis Afford is new subscriber to
the News. Such men as Otis are what
this country needs. They take their
home papers as well as many other
newspapers and periodicals, and do not
borrow them from their neighbors.
J. W. King and wife were down the
first of the week from Nara Visa. OF
course they visited the photograph
gallery as all newly married folk do.
They were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r..
p. N. Case during their stay in Tu-
cumcari.
LOST--Ladies' purse, Sunday af-
ternoon, between Presbyterian church
and residence of Mrs. F. J. Moore, con-
tanning about $500 in money, about
half silver and the rest in bills. Find
er leave at Office of II. Gerhardt. and
receive reward.
Jim Jordan, the enterprising mer-
chant of Jordan was in Tucumcari
Tuesday. lie has been assisting in
locating prospective settlers from the
east. His new Ford comes in mighty
handy during time such as New Mex
is experiencing at present.
L.. G.. Miller drew plans for a mod
Z ern fve-room house for John Briscoe
and the same have been accepted by
Mr.. Briscoe. The residence will be
j modern in every particular and is to
- be erected on the lots south of the
court house as soon as the weather
will permit.
. Messrs. C. A. Leeman, Veil Adams
and Jim Garrett Of Guyman, Okla
-. were Tucumcari visitors this week. il
search of cheap land on which to I'll,
; but they, like many others, will have
y to buy land in Quay county if they
!. want good land, rs most everything
> Is taken up now.
Six car loads Of coal arrived in Tu
tumcari this week but this amount
n was soon distributed in the city ant
. to farmers who CHANGED to be in thu
city after coal. Some Of the citizen,
were organizing a band to go to tht
railroad yards and ooniiscate a car ol
T.. to for private use.
!. Robt. Child returned home last weel
from Sumner where he went to b'
with his mother who was not expected
Y to live. She died the next day afte
a Mr.. Child arrived home and he re
{ mained for the funeral. He has th'
sympathy of his friends here in tn,
loss Of his best friend-mother.
{. Judge Hunter has been a gentleman
e of leisure this week. The raids mad
n last week and week before on tn,
gambling places, has put a quietus ol
those who desired to get rich quick of
J. the unsuspecting fellow who though
e he would only try his luck" The Off
y GERS are making it unhealthy (fnan
IS cially at least) for gamblers.
Every News subscriber knows tn
e "Call of the Cumberlands" stor.
e run in this paper short time age
n The New Theatre has booked thi
! story for Saturday night rs a specia
feature and the pictures are said l.
be interesting throughout. The plo
y is laid in Kentucky in the Cumberlan'
e mountains and will be Of interest +
u all southerners.