The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-11-22

erage of $1,000 each for the cows and
5000 for the bull.
LOST-One gold wrist watch, Wal
than movements. Finder will be re-
warded If watch is returned to Miss
Madeline Gaudin, Tucumcari. 1t
Messrs. Hopkins and Thornton, to-
gether with Mr.. Spaulding, a mining
engineer from Chicago, returned this
week from mining interests neal Taos
where they are interested. They are
highly elated over the credible show
ing and the report Of the engineer.
Frank Donahue drove up from Lake
Arthur last week after his wife and
son who were visiting friends and rel
atives in this city. Frank broke the
record from Clovis to Tucumcari. He
made the trip in three house and thir-
ty minutes. He sure must have been
goin' some.
A number of farmers are making
the coyotes pay part of the high cost
of living. Mr.. Reed out in Ogle Flat,
caught twelve one week. The bounty
will be twenty-four dollars and the
pelts are selling from So up to 81, it
is reported. $50 to $50 u week is not
such a insignificant income.
Attend the A. J. Green sale, IL
miles southeast Of Ragland, Dec. G.
He will sell 40 head of high grade
~Percheron horses, mares and colts, sew
eral well broke and well matched. moth
ing over sever years old; also farm
ing implements of every kind will be
offered.
Piano bargains for two weeks only.
One Webster walnut case, slightly
use, originally S475, now 1925; One
Victor oak finish $l75; One Majestic
oak finish $125, One Technola Player
piano, good a new, originally cos,
$3.50, now $275. Terms to responsible
parties. Address T. C. Dooley, (twc
weeks only General Delivery, Tu-
cumcari, New Mexico. q
, The dance given by the Ladies OF
, the Red Cross, at the new Goldenberp
store building, last Friday night, was
a success both financially and socially
The spacious upper floor was used ant
nearly n hundred couples were trip
ping the light fantastic until the we,
small hours of the morning. Man,
tickets were sold to persons who coulC
not or did not care to dance, but Their,
were numerous spectators and the,
seemed to enjoy the evening as mucl
as those who danced.
j. NJ. Stark and family left las
week for Denver, Colorado, where the,
expect to make their future home. MI
Stark has been a prominent figure il
school and church work as well as il
the business center where he owne,
and operated a grocery store for
number of years. He was presiden
of the present school board and ha
held many positions of trust durin,
his stay in Tucumcari. His many in
innate friends as we'll as friends o
the entire family, are sorry TO lear
of their going away, but the hes
wishes Of all go with them.
John Harrison, local engineer on tn,
f. p. & S. W., returned this week from
California where he went after Mrs
Harrison who was reported quite sick
He arrived in California the next da,
after she died which was indeed quit
a surprise to him. The body was pre-
pared for burial and brought to +
Paso where interment was made. Tn
two children came home with Mr.. Har
rison also an older daughter, who's
corps and instructor at Camp Pike
near Little Rock, Ark. Two of tn
boys are in the navy and are locate
. near Los Angeles on Mare Island. tn
cause of death was a hemorrhage o
the stomach. Mrs. Harrison had onl
been i'll about ten days before sh
died. The many friends here exten,
d sympathy to the bereaved father an
children.
The local athletic association me
Tuesday night at the High Schoo
gym and enjoyed two hours Of spler
did recreation. There were more tina
thirty young men present and nearl
IS everyone took part in the games. A
a soon as it is generally known thi
place will become the most popular @
any in town. If you are under tn
age of 100 come out and enjoy your
self. There is no age limit so lon
II as you can stand the rough and tun
p BILE games. Later it is expected I
have instructors of dumb bells, bar
matt and exercises suitable for a
l., classes of people. Come out and joi
- the gang"
IN SANITARIUM THREE WEEK
Splendid results in Kidney and BlaC