The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-31

Hugo Loewenstern and wife were
here the first Of the week on their way
to Amarillo after a new Overland car
for a customer at Nara Visa where Mr..
L~oewenstern is agent.
WANTED-Six or eight head of cat
tie to pasture at SO each per month.
Extra good grass and water. Will
buy four or five head if price is right.
See Jim Lovelady.
statesmen WANTED to solicit or
ders for lubricating oils, greases and
paints. Salary or commission. Ad-
dress THE HARVEY OIL CO., Cleve-
] land, Ohio.
Fertile soil; Fine climate and water.
No crop failures; Plenty of fruit and
gardens. Cheap homes. Write Pin
kerton & Orebaugh, the Land Men, at
Green Forest, Carroll Co., Ark. At
In Severing my connection with the
Tucumcari Public Schools | wish to
thank the patrons who have so cour-
teously co-operated with me during
the past ten and a half years.
Lillian A. Bess.
On the Goth of each month hereaf-
ter, the water service will be cut off
unless account is paid in full. The city
has a number of bad accounts on its
books and this move has been made
necessary because of this fact.
Miss Grace Kiker, the new Latin
teacher, arrived the first of the week
and began work Monday morning in
the local High school. Supt. Shad-
wick is teaching mathematics in place
of Prof. Criley, who resigned to join
the army aviation corps.
The Keith boys were in Saturday
with a load of corn. They had in 8
acres and harvested over 5000 pounds
of grain, The load Saturday brought
3hc a pound, so you see raising corn
by the dry farm method is not such
a poor paying proposition.
o. B. Erwin, formerly employed in
the hardware store of c. c. Chapman
in this city, but now a resident of
Jackson, Ohio, is here this week on
business. Mr.. Erwin has been keeping
acquainted with this city by reading
the News and was a pleasant caller.
The reception given at the home of
Nh. and Mrs. II. B. Jones Tuesday af-
ternoon and evening, was well attend
ed and a goodly sum realized for the
local Red Cross chapter. The refresh
ments were especially elaborate, and
the music and amusements highly en-
joyable.
Farr Herring and five other men
drove six new Bucks in from Okla
homa City last week. 1t took them
three days to make the trip on ac-
count of the cold weather. II was i'm
possible to get the ears here by freight
so that was the only way to solve the
problem.
The Red Peaks Copper Co. sent out
a large bill of lumber this week to
curb the shaft preparatory to begin
ing taking out potash. This industry
promises to be the greatest thing for
Quay county ever realized and the
stockholders are very much elated over
the promising outlook.
d. +. Bent and wife arrived this
week from Texas and will make this
city their future home. Mr.. Bent is
the son of A. +. Bent, owner of the
electric light plant here as well as
number of plants in different states
He will be the assistant general mana
ger with headquarters in Tucumcari
while his father will remain in Den
YER. We are glad to welcome Mr., anC
Mrs. Bent as citizens.
A. l.. Maddox of this city, together
with 7. NJ. Mcconnell of Oklahoma
City, sec'y State Missions of tina
state, II. +. Vermillion of Mountain
Home, Ark, will leave Saturday 70
FL Paso, Las Cruces, Silver City, AL
buquerque, Las Vegas and Ration Il
view sites for the Baptist Tubercula
S~anitarium which is TO be establishe,
somewhere in this state. Tucumcar
had a good opportunity to land thi
institution but did not make the effor
necessary.