The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-20

X. h. Norman has resigned his po-
sition as deputy county clerk and Is
again working in the offices at the de-
pot, his former position.
The Jones residence on south End
street will be ready for the plasterers
next week. Contractor Hall is push
ing the work as fast as possible.
The two annexes are being moved
from the Central school grounds and
will be placed on lots south Of the post
Office where they will be worked over
into office buildings.
The Goldenberg store building is be-
ing pushed as rapidly as possible. II
promises to be the largest and finest
store building in the state. 1t will be
modern throughout and will hold goods
enough to supply the whole county.
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN
Black horse, 8 years old, branded on
left shoulder with "Diamond-B" $500
reward for recovery of horse or infer
nation leading to recovery.
OTIS AFFORD,
If. Tucumcari, N. NJ.
Miss Elsye b. Hoelz, arrived Satur-
day from Madison, Wisconsin to as
sumo her duties as teacher of the 9TH
and 9th grades in the Roy schools. She
taught at Montoya last year and her
friends there congratulate Roy in get
ting her.-Roy Spanish-American.
Have you sold your home yet? Since
no rent houses can be obtained there
has been quite u rush to buy homes.
Every day some renter is notified that
his place has been sold and he will
have TO move, and it's some checker
game too, several moving at once.
John d.. Thomason, manager of the
large Kohn Mercantile Co. store at
Montoya, was here today visiting his
sister, Mrs. Elmer Edwards. Mr..
Thomason and Mrs. Edwards are ex-
pecting their father to arrive tonight
from Arkansas, for a short visit here.
j.. +, Jackson reports the people TAX
ing advantage Of his prices on the car
load of peaches ordered for the ladies
auxiliary to the war board, who are
doing their part in the conservation Of
food. Wednesday he sold 240 bushels
and expects to have the entire carload
sold by Saturday night.
A card from Rev. A. N. Evans, for
merly Of this city, but later of Dem
yer, ssared Ave leave Thursday next
in my car for our new home at Excel
sior Springs, Mo. Am highly pleased
with the appointment as it is consid-
erably more attractive in all respects
than the Denver church."
T. A. Muirhead writing from New
York says he has really found a few
bargains and will be in home this week
in time to tell the people about what
he will have on sale in a few days. He
is returning via Washington, ID. c.,
where he stopped to assist in the land
ing Of the aviation camp for Quay
county.
X. =. M. Case and George Eager at
tended the road meeting In Clovis last
Saturday night. Several more tried
to go but could not cross the creek near
Norton, so the delegation was small
but large enough to find out that the
citizens of Clovis are not very enthus-
iastic about connecting that city with
Tucumcari.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Waller left this
week over the Ford route for Lockney
Texas, where they will visit a short
time with Mrs. Walters brother, Mr.,
Beale. From there they will go to
Fort Worth, and Houston, Texas, to
spend several weeks. They will prob
ably spend the winter in San Antonio,
where Rev. Waller will do some evan
gelistic work.
George Maher went to Elmer, Mo
last week and moved his family to
Tucumcari. George has been a resi-.
dent of this city sometime having q
Job with the +. r. Il s. w. 1t was
necessary for him to buy a home in
order to find a place to locate. We
/, welcome Mr.. Ma.ler and family to our
city and hope they will like it like
other Missourians do.
NJ. S. MCGEE Of Amarillo, who owns
much nronerty i'm Tucumcari. is here