The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-24

w. M. Caudle and wife have moved
TO Tucumcari from Byzantine and x
pect TO make this their future home.
Mr.. Caudle did the best thing possi-
BILE TO become acquainted with the cit
liens and merchants Of Tucumcari-
he subscribed for the News.
A number took the examination for
typewriting and stenography at the
Court House last night. Uncle Sam
is anxious TO hire more stenographers
and Assistant Postmaster Roy Smith
conducted the examination with n view
Of furnishing a few from this city.
DR.. A.. ID. Catterson was unanimous
ly chosen as director to fill the va
cancy made by ]. M. Stark moving
TO Denver. The school board has n
valuable addition in Mr.. Catterson as
he knows the schools needs and is
always ready TO do what he thinks
best for the city.
Adolph V~orenberg and wife, and Mr.
II. Bonem left this morning on the T.
& M. for Mineral Wells, Texas, where
they expect TO spend n month or more
resting and taking the medical baths.
II. C. Zillman, wife and daughter, of
Nara Visa, are taking care of the Vor-
enberg Hotel during the absence Of
the Vorenbergs.
The local management of the High
School Lyceum Course has been re-
quired to again postpone the third
number of the Course from January
81 to March 18th. Those having sea-
son tickets will please note this fact.
No change has been made in the dates
of the two remaining numbers. Colby
will be here on April first and Thos.
Brooks Fletcher on April 18th as noted
on your tickets.
David l.. Pope died Monday of tu-
berculosis. He had not been a resi-
dent of Tucumcari very long and was
not very well known, having waited
like many others until it was too late
for the climate to help him. The fu-
neral services were conducted Tues
day by the Baptist minister, Rev. Ell
lis, at the home of Mr.. Nolte, after
which the remains were inferred at
Sunnyside cemetery.
j. II. league, the new grocerman,
has a quarter page ad. in the News
this week which contains many prices
lower than charged a year ago. He
is making it worth while to pay cash
and also suggests that carrying small
articles will necessarily help cut the
high cost of living. Read his ad and
note the prices. There is no use send
ing out of town to buy groceries when
you can buy them at home at the low
prices listed in the ad.
The Bay View Club held the annual
Library Day meeting at the home OF
Mrs. A. d. Goldenberg Wednesday af-
ternoon. A number of books and mag.
azines were donated and these are to
be sent to the soldier boys in New
Mexico camps. A silver offering was
taken which amounted to about $50
This money is to be given the Red
Cross local chapter. An interesting
musical program was given and re-
freshments were served.
d. +. Thomas and W. c. Mccall, OF
the Red Peaks, have returned home
from Ell Paso where they ven to buy
the necessary machinery to mine pot,
ash on their property. Recent tests
show that the mines will be valuable
when work is commenced. The stock,
holders will be amply paid for their
faith in putting money into the pro
ject. A telegram received from Chi
cago Wednesday gives additional as,
surances of plenty of potash as found
in another test about completed in Q
laboratory in that city.