Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-15
Portales

Mrs. Robert Pucket. who was visit
ing her sister. Mrs S. A. Morrison,
Of this place, returned to her home in
Amarillo last week
Lee Brown has taken over the dairy
OF Mr. Beard and will run it in con-
nection with his own dairy for the
next year Mr.. Beard viii engage in
farming
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ham and
daughter Dorothea and Mrs. Rhoda
johnson made a business trip TO Clio
Wis the past week,
Mrs S. A. Morrison has been quite
IN AT her home on Colorado street
for the past several days.
Mr., Strickland of near Portales sold
his ranch a year ago, but was not sat
isfied away from New Mexico. so
came back recently and bought his
old ranch back and will engage in
farming
Mrs. Spurlocll has recently sold her
grocery store on Main street to Mrs.
Nathison of Inez, n NJ, who took
possession Of store last Monday.
W. IT, Mcdonald of Portales, who
has been so dangerously Ill for the
lowing the Influenza, is slightly inn
proved with hopes for his ultimate
recovery.
People here are very busy doing
their Christmas shopping, trying to
get through early and avoid the holi-
day rush at the last,
The ]. O. O. f lodge met last Tues
day night at the odd Fellows hall in
Portales and elected their officers for
the ensuing year The officers are:
J. NJ, Crompton, junior noble grand;
Thomas Maxwell, vice grand f. r.
Smith, secretary and treasurer.
Miss Montana Grinstead superin-
tendent of the schools at Macy, N
NJ, was brought to her home here
the past week and is quite i'll. The
school at Macy was closed last week
on account of the epidemic of influ-
enza. Miss Grinstead was engaged
in nursing some of her pupils when
she was stricken with the same mall
ady
H. G. Slaughter is one of the three
appointed by the Baptist church as
general missionary for New Mexico.
Mr.. Slaughters work is in eastern
New Mexico, and he will move his
family to PortaIes in the near future.
We are glad to have them in our
town, and wish him success in his
new field of work.
Dr. Hardy of Ardmore, Okla, was
called to our town recently on ac-
count Of the illness of his father, r.
Hardy, who suffered n stroke of par
alysis
Rev. w W Turner and r. II. Adams
have been managing the store of c.
~ Harris for almost two weeks on
account of Illness in the Harris and
Mcdonald families. We are glad to
announce that Mr.. Harris is able to
be out again.
r. j. Molinari is ont Of town again
this week engaged in government
work 4
Mrs. Al Stokes and son Paul stop
ped at their ranch near Portales last
week for a few days as they We're on
their way TO California from Spring
dale, Ark. where they were called on
account OF the death of Mrs. stokes
mother. They intend to return to
Portales i'm the near future and make
il their permanent home.
Word has been received here that
John Horn, for many years n resident
of Portales, has been taken to a hos
pital in oklahoma and operated on
for appendicitis
Mrs, Billinesly, one of our genial
telephone ladies, has been transferred
to Clovis for while on account of
the Illness of one of the telephone
ladies at that place.
L. H. Campbell, formerly Of Por-
tales, is assisting his brother Frank
in the dry goods department of the
Joyce Pruit stores during the rush of
the holiday season.
Mrs Helsby has returned to Por-
tales from Roswell, where she has
been for the past several weeks,
u. N Hall returned the past week
from Nashville Tenn, where he has
been working i'm the ammunition fac
tory for the past three months
J. r. Peterson, the newly appointed
agricultural agent for Roosevelt
county has moved to Portales from
Roswell and has entered upon his
duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Greenhouse
have returned TO their ranch north
of Portales from Hurley. ~ M, where
they have been for some time.
Jim Fred Gardiner. who for many
years has been conducting a restaur-
rant in Portales. has taken partner
to help him in his ever-increasing
business. Married last week in Por-
tales, j. +. Gardiner and Mrs. spur
lock, w. w. Turner performing the
ceremony.
Mrs. Hannah Moon has been at
Elida for the past several days as
sistng in caring for the sic'..
Miss Jewel Grinstead has returned
from Chetopa, Kan, whore she was
called three weeks ago by the serious
illness of relatives.
The health officers lifted 'he ban
off Portales last week for tie second
time, although there are still new
cases of influenza every few DAYS.
our schools opened last Monday and
churches, moving picture shows end
everything are all open ana we hope
not to be closed again. Our schools
and churches have been closed seven
weeks out of the past nine weeks.
Mrs. Frances, fifth grade teacher
in our schools, has resigned her posi-
tion as teacher and MISS SpraSue OF
Texas has been hired TO fill the va
cancy,
Samuel Stinnett, SUPERINTENDENT OF
schools in Roosevelt county, IS quite
i'll with Influenza at his home ir Por-
tales.
The wainscoating of fine Italian
marble, is now in place in the new
First National bank building and the