Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-09
.Portales

Judge G. l.. Rice. made business
trip to Clovis on Thursday Of the past
week
Mrs. Robert Pucket of Amarillo
Tex, came TO Portales last Wednes-
day for several days visit with her
many friends and sister, Mrs. S. A.
Morrison,
Mr.. II. A. Mcdonald, manager of the
grocery department of c. V. Harris
stores for several years, is very seri-
ously ill with double pneumonia, fol-
lowing influenza.
Portales has hired Mr. Netherton for
the manager of the Electric Light
and Power company. Mr.. Netherton
is formerly of Carlsbad, n. NJ, and
comes highly recommended as an cleo
trician. Mr.. Keeter. the former mana
ger, has gone to Electra, Tex, to work
in the oil fields.
Worth. Tex, is in Portales for several
days visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ Williamson.
Miss Owensby of Rodgers, ~ NJ,
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fernandes for several days the past
week.
NlIS. NIdDlpItli, VIE Vi REV. IbOu
Gambrell, who was taken to the hos
pital at Clovis and was operated on
a few weeks ago, has so far recovered
as 10 be brought to her home here,
Rev. and Mrs. f. p. Kohl and two
children and Mr.. and Mrs John
Young ate dinner with Rhoda Johnson
and Miss West last Sunday.
j F.. Shafer Of Plainview, Tex, came
tn Portales recently to visit his daugh-
ter, Mrs. S. +. Moore.
During our recent cold spell the
government thermometer registered
only four degrees above zero one
morning, the coolest temperature SO
far recorded this winter.
The farmers at Salt Lake, six miles
east Of Portales lost many cattle and
horses during the recent cold spell by
eating the salt grass.
Mrs. Fl. r. Ryther, editor of one of
the local papers, Judge James Hall
and Mr.. Hoagland, superintendent of
the Joyce Print stores, are all sick
with influenza.
George Il. Chayes of Kenna, N. NJ.
has purchased the Or. e. T. Duna-
way five-acre improved tract of land
in the southern part of town.
Mr.. L~L. Campbell, who was man
ager for two years of the dry goods
department of the Joyce fruit stores
of Portales, has returned for a visit
with his mother and friends for the
past six months attending a Baptist
seminary. taking theological course.
j. J.. Wilson. superintendent of our
schools. recently called a meeting of
the teachers and school board to de-
eide on some plan for our schools
which are closed again. The teachers
from the third grade up, and publish
same in the local papers each week,
The scholars will hand in their writ
ten work at the end of each week and
the teachers will grade their papers
and give the scholars their credits.
The county commissioners met re-
Gently to consider the employment of
county agricultural agent for Roose-
Welt county. Mr.. Peterson of Roswell
was appointed to fill the position. Mrs.
Jasper Ellard of near Plainview.
Tex, is visiting at the home of her
parents Mi. and Mrs. T, J. Molnari
Of this place.
In q letter recently received by DR..
Bailey, from his nephew. Bailey Stew
art, a soldier boy from Portales, but
now at the front in France, stated that
he has been transferred to Company
r. and is company clerk in the com
missary Departments. He has also been
made corporal and has received his
six months service stripes.
Judge T. +. Mears was in Roswell
the past week attending district court