The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-03-29

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all this section Of Quay county begins
to realize the possibilities Of oil under
our farms. A company is taking leas-
es around Nara Visa and promises to
start a well in the very near future.
ROLAND c. Bell and wife Of Nara
Visa, were Tucumcari visitors this
week. ROLAND has a fine bunch of
Hereford cattle and he placed an ad.
in the News making public this fact.
Look up his ad. in another column.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Wood of Willard,
were here this week, having been call
ed here on account of the death Of
Mrs. Woods brother, Jackson Pearson
Mr.. Wood returned, but Mrs. Wood
will remain a few days to visit rela-
tives.
The District Attorney and his whole
body-guard will appear at the Opera
House next Monday night. He sure
bears some reputation and il he lives
up to it he will please his audience.
The play is given by the ladies of the
Christian church.
LOST-22-calibre Remington rifle,
March Z on road to Barancos. Finder
please return to Mrs. Max Tafoya,
Tucumcari, n. NJ, and receive liberal
reward. This gun is u special keep
sake and its return would be appre-
ciated by Mrs. Tafoya. st
Mrs. Edith Kingsbury of Mosquero,
and j. B. Duvall Of the same place,
were married today at four o'clock
at the Methodist parsonage by the pas
tor, Rev. +. ID. Lewis. Both are past
middle age and have known each other
for many years. Their friends in this
city extend congratulations.
"The District Attorney" at the OPP
era House next Monday night is diff
ferent from the district attorney at
the district court next week. See the
one at the opera house. He has many
strange surroundings and the part as
played by Clinton Wharton is sure to
please you.
IL. N. Illkudy Is Tic O"HcT VI u DiH
f~our-wheel trailer for hauling oil and
other products. His father, who late
ly moved here from Kansas, is the
builder and his work speaks for itself.
The chassis of an old Buick car was
used and a body built to fit. 1t must
be seen to be appreciated.
Bell & Loewenstern of Nara Visa,
report the following sales of p~ure-bred
Hereford cattle: They sold twenty
one head of COWS and heifers to S. c.
Hughes Of Nara Visa This week; One
bull to o. o. Gragg, One ou,l to Woods
L. Lindren of Amistad, and one bull
to Josiah Thompkins IF Amistad.
j. b. Yeakley's Hereford sale held
Wednesday at his farm near McAlister
was attended by a large crowd and
stuff sold well considering the pres
ent scarcity of feed. One bull brought
S4OO; a COW 1920 and grade bulls av-
eraged SLOT. This is the report re-
ceived in Tucumcari today but we have
not had time to verify anne Mr..
Weakly spared neither time nor money
in advertising his big sale and this big
success has again demonstrated the
value of printers ink.
Mai. B. +. Hackett of McAlister,
Okla, while on his way to Ell Paso,
stopped off Thursday and gave two
interesting lectures before the schools
Of the city. He spoke at the High
school in the morning and at Central
school in the evening. Maj. Hackett
! has lectured in the schools of Western
Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma for
many years. He is an old acquaintance
{, of DR.. Foyil, father of our fellow
! townsman, W. A. Foyil, and he speaks
: highly Of Mr.. Foyil, having known him
from boyhood and is proud of his sue
cess as a business man.