Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-16
Gallup


'sseerAL coEsrspoHoENoE TO ~osNiNe JousnA.l
Word has recently been received
here that Gordon Griffin. a former
Gallup hoy, had teen seriously wound
ed in action. Throughout the entire
period of his enlistment and service
Gordon Griffin has been associated
with Arthur stokes, another Gallup
boy and brother of Mrs Pete Bulkley.
His friends are all hoping to hear ia
vorabIe reports of his condition and
ultimate recovery.
Mrs Eldridge died at her home on
Tuesday at the age of CO. Miss Ed
ridge, teacher in the public schools
of Gallup, was with her mother when
death came
While Mrs. Eldridge has been in
poor health for several years, news of
her death came as a shock to her rel
atives and friends. by whom she will
he greatly missed.
The funeral services were held at
the Gallup Mortuary, Thursday after
noon. at 40, after which the remains
were ssnt TO Kansas, her former home.
Corporal j. w. Chapman, who has
been in the air service at the officers
training camp at Camp Macarthur,
Waco, Tex, arrived in Gallup last
Tuesday with an honorable discharge.
Mr. Chapman was formerly associ-
ated with Attorney A. T. Hannet. Hel
voices the sentiment of many of thel
returned soldiers who regret being UNI
able to see service abroad and get a
shot at the kaiser"
Antonio Usnick was arrested at the
sheriff's office Wednesday for boot
Logging. He will probably be held over
to the May term of court to answer al
charge Of selling intoxicating liquors.
Business men, stockgrowers, ranch-I
crs and farmers all, are looking for
ward with interest to the Mckinley
county stockmen's meeting to be held
at the Harvey house in Gallup, Mon !
day. December 10, at G p, m. A sup
per will also be given in connection. /
Speakers Of note are billed to attend. |
II is an event of Importance and Is ex-
peCted to he far-reaching in It's results. |
Papers were served Wednesday on
George Keepers and T.. b. Mapel, can
didates for treasurer and sheriff, re-
sprctvely, contesting their election.
DR.. Ada NJ Chevallier has been very
i'll for bout a month with lobar pneu-
monia ana was seen on the streets
Of Gallup this week fer the first time
since her Illness. She is very weak as
yet and unable to resume her practice. |
Her Illness, following the tragedies
Of the period was brought on by over
work and undue exposure. she was
most ably cared for during this time !
by Miss pauline Fisher and Miss Beu
lah Boyard The former, a Bellevue
graduate responded nobly to the call
for trained nurses. Miss Bovard, or
ganist at the Rex theater, has beeni
much praised, both for her expert
services and her self-sacrifice in de-
voting herself to the cause, day and
night gratis.
Mr. Richard r. Archer of the circu !
laton department OF the Albuquerque
Morning Journal, was in Gallup the
early part of the week, attending to
business affairs
Miss Blanche, Albright, Western
Union Telegraph operator at Albu-
querque, made a brief visit with Mrs.
Alice r. Tibbets and daughter on Mont
day of the present week. She was ac-
companed home by Miss Vera AL
bright, her brothers daughter, who
will spend the winter in Albuquerque
with her grandmother, Mrs. Albright.
Shannon Albright, former Santa Fe
agent at Laguna, has gone into the cat
tie business and is now located on a
ranch, with his family about eighteen
miles from Ash Fork, Ariz.
William Kelly formerly of Allison,
N. NJ, has accepted a position with
the Rolando firm as clerk.
Jack Young, enc of the popular
young men Of Gallup, who enlisted last
summer in the navy writes the home
folks that he is under sailing orders
and expects to leave New York at once
for France Jack, with other Gallup
boys, is sailing on -Ae United States
Invincihle, carrying freight to France.
The transport will report promptly
with American soldiers.
David Yazza, Indian boy from Crown
Point, died in active service in France
recently. Agent STACKER of Crown
Point received a wire from the govern
ment to that effect.
Miss Lula Cooper, stenographer for
C. N. Cotton company, spent a few
weeks in Los Angeles and San Diego,
Calf. She has returned to her duties
again
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