The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-02-23

is In the winchester Hospital here sa
the result of falling from an automo-
bile and sustaing broken leg.
ciapham, visiting his family and was
in Clayton the latter part of the week
to make arrangements TO prove up.
He also extended his subscription to
the popular paper. He says it's hardly
worth a dollar a year but he and his
family like it, anyway.
A - w. 5. s.
You wont find camouflage In the
dictionary. but that's about the only
place you wont
= w. s. S.
They used to call it putting UP a
good 'front.'
Wv. $. S. -
don't know how they do it over
there but Clayton girls use n puff
and pencil--and some of them a white
wash brushes just as they did before
the war.
w. $. $.
Mrs. Anna Rosborough returned from
Kenton Saturday.
w. $. $.
J. d. Hanna and f. c. Pilling, the
income tax experts left Saturday for
Tucumcari
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Mr.. and Mrs, Howard Franklin left
Saturday for their ranch near Gale
gos
w. S. $.
/ Mrs Carrie Byler is spending the
week in Trinidad with friends
w. S. S.
J. w Elrod. of near Sedan, was a
Clayton visitor. Thursday.
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/ Ray Leighton and family moved TO
HaslSew. oklahoma. the first of the
week. #EHlm
w. $. :.
J Fred Holderle says that one OF the
school teachers in district not II hun
dred miles from his ranch on the Tram
paras, has discovered promising boy
among her pupils. She had read them
an article on gardening. Fred relates,
ard was reviewing it. How" she ask
ed would you go about It 20 keep
tho late March frosts from killing Off
the tender sprouts?" This promising
boy was the only rupil who even
attempted to answer "Plant en- in
April" was his practical reply
w. $. $.
Joseph Gill is spending the week in
Ration looking after business matters.
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oliver Bruno left the latter part of
the week for Los Angeles where he
will visit friends.
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J. C. Osborn presiding elder, arrived
in Clayton Saturday. He. will hold the
Quarterly conference at the Snyder
school house.
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oily says that nleatless ann wheat
lcss and heatless and sweetiess dans
htre in America mean aafeauesl
army in France.
wv. $. $,
/ Women are M nest cont arv crit
ters." remarked Seth Edward grand
+ pap as he waited while Seth paid the
, express on the last shipment from the
eastern mail order house he is going
to receive. There's Seths Oldest GAL
| allus braggin' about the crownin' glory
| OF her hair when she amt beggin' hel
, paw fer six bits to buy hat TO eovel
n II up with when she comes TO town
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Mr.. and Mrs ollie Teasdaie and Mr.
and Mrs. d. d. Monroe spent sunda.
! visiting friends In Boise City.
= w. =. $.
Joe Ryan, the Buick agent, made
4 trip to Dalhart Sunday to receive
$ a new Buick car.
AZ W. y.
e Doc Fruth says he doesn't mind tn
5 meatless and wheatless days but thes'
/ lightless and .waterless days get hi
3 goat.
: w. y. =.
I Owing TO the scarsity of drugs thes
|. days of the great war Milo Ratlcif
Z is planning 10 engage in new enter
: prise. He thinks OF getting bee an
raising hive syrup as sort OF sid
line.
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z II is reliably reported to the Newsma
d that the clayton supply OF Coca Col
Il lis woefuliy short. The shortage is du
e 20 the inability of the manufacturer
TO obtain sugar. It is said
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4. The new bank rumor persists. ii
q opening of the institution in the ol
~ pool an building is only matter Of
few weeks now.
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m Mrs. Il. A. Brubeke returned the mr.
es Of the week from visit with frien'
at IN Missouri