The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-06-21

but n balloon ascension allowed Clovis
to take the lead in the seventh.
Fish! FISH! Fish!!!-All Tucum-
carl is invited 10 the store of j. M.
Putnam, on June %, to the Fish Pond.
All kinds OF fish, and all kinds Of
prices. Ladies Of Christian Church.
j. w. Letsinger Of Alternately, Tex,
is here this week looking for grass
land. He said the grass here was ex-
%cellent beside that in his country. II
don't look excellent here, but perhaps
it might be worse.
Harry II. McElroy and wife, and
Miss Annette jennings left the first
of the week for Ration via Taos where
they will spend several days fishing
and camping out. They are travelling
overland in Mr., McElroy's Maxwell.
A number of the local stores have
out-done all previous efforts in dress
ing up their show windows. 1t would
do you good to go along the street and
take your time looking at each win
dow and see the patriotism exhibited
therein.
The fine residence contemplated by
II. b. Jones will not be built imme-
diately as the bids on same were too
high. Mr.. Jones, it is understood, has
set the limit at $4,000, and at that
price it should be the finest residence
in Tucumcari.
Rev. j. S. Russell of Dawson, was
here today on his way home from Ell
Paso, and Fort Bliss, where he had
been visiting his son, Wolcott, who re-
Gently Joined the medical corps of the
Eighth Cavalry. He found his son
enjoying army life.
w. Boss Beasley, a young attorney
recently from Oklahoma City, has en-
gagged rooms in the Federal building
= and will locate permanently i'm Tu-
cumcari. He has placed a card in this
paper and solicits your business. Call
- and get acquainted with Mr.. Beasley
, he will appreciate it.
NJ. X. Wilton and Miss Cammie
"A Toler both of Tucumcari, were united
n in the holy bonds of marriage June
10 by the Rev. p. B. Henderlite. This
young couple have many friends in
D Tucumcari and surrounding country
20 who join the News in extending the
hand of congratulation.
+. f. Record, at one time a business
Is man of this city, but who is now 10.
S: Gated in Fort Worth, Texas. where he
70 owns and operates one of the largest
hotels in the city, is in Tucumcari this
week on business. He is here to dis.
eff pose of some real estate and city lots
30 in this town and county.
J. W.. Ousley and John Esck'ar OF
x. House, drove in Tuesday with a load
of wheat. They had 60 bushels of this
precious article and sold it to the 10.
90 cal elevator man for S2.40 per bushel
or S144 for the load. They report d
ed big difference in prices paid in Tu.
cumcari and Melrose. The Metros,
price offered them was SIZE a bushel
~ So Tucumcari is not such a bad plac,
to trade after all-only $4,000 differ
ir ence on the load.
A. z. Rogers, contractor who pur
chased the business lot north of IN,
Israel store building, is having tn,
.o rock hauled preparatory to commenc
ing on the fine large garage which II
y to be 140 feet long and so feet wide
The basement and foundation will b,
built of rock but the upper part will
&C be brick. W9rkmen will commences tn
Is foundation next week. This will b.
a great improvement and add to tn,
'st appearance of that business block. /
is on the main street from the depo
and across the street from the Vor
A. enberg Hotel.
As a result Of the skidding of tn
,,e' auto in which he was riding, w. +
ne Kelsey, a ranchman from Tucumcar.
New Mexico, is dead and his son i
's suffering from a broken shoulder an,
%, several bruises. The accident occur
red at the Acme bridge, in Hardemat
county, as the car, driven at consid
- cradle speed by Tillman Smith, too
IN the turn at the bridge, the real wines
y skidded. The railing of the bridg
e struck the car in the middle breakin
8 the windshield and knocking the rea
= wheel off. Mr.. Kelsey received tn
. full force of the impact upon his hea
= fracturing his skull.-Amarillo Pan
= handle Weekly.
d NOTICE
q The City has approximately 5000