Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-20
Tucunncari

Mrs. ]. D. Lovelady and daughter
Miss Daisy. accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Ritz, motored to Plain
view, Texas, last week. They also
visited at Amarillo and Wayside
Texas.
Liberty day was fittingly observed
locally last saturday by an outdoor
Liberty Loan rally. Musi, ana talks
were the order of he day. j. D.
Gresham. II. B. l<oator and T. A..
Muirhead made addresses. y allstNn-
tial invos mcnt In Liberty ronds was
the result VI the mecunc,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Burlington have
received word that their son. Edgar
has arrived safely in France. Mr. and
Mrs. w l.. kirkpatrick also received
q message conveying the information
that their son, Isaac. had safely ar
rived "over there
j. S. Christy and j. F. Bell. both of
Nara Visa, were Tucumcari visitors
last week.
Mrs. Jasper Honey, of Houston,
Texas. is the guest of her mother, Mrs
Lucy Enloe.
Mrs. William Rosenthal of Las
Vegas, has returned to her home after
a short visit here.
daughter, Miss Maude, have returned
home from an extended trip to Cali
fornia.
quite a number of the Liberty
bond committee visited Norton on
Tuesday night, where a Liberty Loan
rally was held. A patriotic program
4 Al. l..
after which S. NJ. Nha,ton and NJ. +.
KeasIr delivered inspiring addresses
Following the NEE" irg. Norton went
"ove" the top" IN lilo matter of Lii
erty bohG investments,
Representatives of a large oil syn
dictate have visited here recently and
have made arrangements with local
men to assist them in securing oil
leases on lands in this section. They
have secured leases on many thou
sands of acres of other districts, but
report their present efforts will be
centered on New Mexico.
The board of county commissioners
will hold their last meeting during
their present incumbency here Satur-
day.
Mrs. Bito Baca and son. of Santa Fe,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A,
Prentice.
Mrs. G. f. Ellis entertained the
"Sun Beams" at her home last Sat
urday afternoon. All report a most
enjoyable time.
Murphy and Ellie Muirhead are Wis
iting their aunts. Misses Daisy and
Louise Murphy, at Amarillo.
Quite a number of Tucumcarians
anticipate attending the Halloween
dance to be given the last of this
month at Logan.
The Red Triangle league of the Y.
NJ C. A. has been permanently or
ganized here with the following Of
ficers: Harry II. McElroy, chairman;
T. A. Muirhead, first vice chairman
and chairman of the program commit
tee; Mrs. Ira J. Briscoe. second vice
chairman and chairman of the men,
bership committee; Mrs W. f. Kir-
by, third vice president and chairman
of welfare committee; Walter r. Cop
len, secretary, and Earl George,
treasurer. More than five hundred
members have enrolled.
Mr.. Earl Collins and Miss Ollie
Kesner 'stole march" IN their
friends last Friday and motored to
Amarillo, where they were united in
the holy bonds of wedlock. This pop.
ular young couple have the we'll wish
&c of their many friends for a happy
voyage on the matrimonial sea of life
| Miss Norine King. who Is visiting
her sister at Brighton, Mass, has in
| fluenza, according to word received
here by her friends.
! The infant son of NJ. and Mrs FIN
NETT Jennings was 'ai1 to rest In
Suinyside cemetery last Saturday
morning. The sympathy of the COM
munity goes out to the bereavtd par
| ents.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
authorities to stamp out the epidemic
of Spanish influenza now prevalent
in this locality new cases continue to
! be reported each day Several deaths
have been reported
The last rally to be held in Quay
county during the present Liberty
Loan drive was held at Plains on
Wednesday evening. After an excel
lent program of songs and readings by
the Plains school, the Tucumcari
speakers were introduced and made
talks on various phases of the loan
| Those who spoke were Roy H. Smith
and J. e. Clayton and Mesdames Earl
George and ]. d. Gresham. Plains
went "over the top" with a vim.
Mrs. C. f. Cusack is at present al
| San Angelo Tex where she has beer
| called by the serious illness of her
| sister.
| On account of existing conditions
| regarding the influenza, the meeting
of the New Mexico grand lodge oil
| Masons. which was to have been held
here October 1919. has been post.
poned.
Secretary J. e. Clayton of the
Chamber of Commerce, reports that
| the New Mexico conference of the
| Methodist Episcopal church. South
has selected Tucumcari as the place
at which to hold their 1919 annual