The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-03

was summer time. Folks were on the
street in their shirt sleeves and shirt
waists. Up north the temperature was
near zero. New Mexico is not so bad
during IA coal famine anyway.
The Quay County Medical Advisory
Board met in DR.. Browns office Mon
day, Dec. 81, and organized for bust
ness. DR.. Brown was chosen presi-
dent and DR.. Doughty secretary. Drs.
Catterson and Noble are the other
members of the board.
The dance at the Elks Club New
Years v was attended by a large
crowd. The proceeds we're given to
the Red Cross. Music was furnished
by the Somers Orchestra and most
of the guests remained to see the old
year out and the new year in.
At Baptist church, Jan. 6, 1918:
Bible school at 9:45; The pastor, Geo.
l.. Ellis, will occupy the stand both
morning and evening. Morning sub
ject "The Right Choice" at 1880, "a
Vision Of the Christ" There will be
special music. Come and worship with
us.
f. II. Fullwood and wife were here
the past week visiting their SON who
live here and are employed with the
f. p. g. s. w. Mr.. Fullwood was SELL
ing Electra Oil stock to a number Of
his friends. He thinks there is moth
ing like the Electra field as an invest
ment.
Dave Voorhees, has returned home
from Ration and is now in charge of
the Rex Theatre. He reports the pur-
chase of the opera house by Mr.. Yae-
ger and promises the theatre goers
an abundance of good pictures during
the coming year. Read the announce
ment on another page.
There will be n big dance in the
Goldenberg building Friday night. The
furniture and hardware are being put
in position in the upstairs department
and this dance will no doubt be the
last given for sometime in this large
room. Good music is promised and
everybody is invited to attend.
Conductor j. F. O'Rourke, who has
been a resident Of Tucumcari for many
years, together with his family have
moved to FL Paso. He has a position
on the division between FL Paso and
Carrizozo. Their many friends here
were sorry to see them go but wish
them prosperity in their new location
Misses Clark and SINGERS and Messrs
Liggett, Johnson and Montgomery, OF
this city report a pleasant visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Smyel
Sunday. After n ramble through the
Mesa Rodonda the party returned Il
Tucumcari anxious for another sucf
an occasion. The turkey dinner wa
excellent.
The entertainment 10 have been Civ
en- at the Four Points building las
night has been postponed until Jan
3lst. and the announcement was made
too late to get in the News last week
and it is understood that a number
of people were disappointed last nigh
when they went to the school hous'
and found there was nothing doing.
Supt. Coffman, head of the school
at Buffalo, Okla, was here Saturda!
on his way to Roy and other point
in Mora and Union counties. where h,
owns considerable property. He is in
terested in the sale Of state land ant
was looking over this part of New
Mexico during his holiday vacation
Mr.. Coffman liked Tucumcari yer!
much.
Smith, the sign man, is painting
several signs around town. He say
he could not do the work he is doin'
here if he was back east, rs his sis
ter wrote it was Is degrees below, an
: coal was "1S" higher. He has jus
finished a large sign for the Ozar
Tire Hospital and you don't have t
put on your specs" to read it. 70
can read it in the dark.
: 1880 ACRES WHEAT LAND fo
sale. 275 acres in cultivation, 10
: acres in wheat, 5000 bushels whea
harvested from IT'S acres. Well, win
mill and abundant water. Ordinar
improvement. S14, 900. n third cas-
! and balance in 5 years buys this plac,
One years wheat crop on land now
cultivation should pay for the whole
1t Sisney-Dykes Agency.
Claude Fausnacht and Ralph Pat
dock, two well -konwn Tucumcari boy
left last Friday for FL Paso to joi
the aviation corps mechanical depar
ment. They easily passed the exam
nation at FL Paso and were tran
ferred to the Pacific coast. The
young fellows are the kind that NAL
good at anything they undertake. III
News wishes them a safe return whit
world peace has been restored.
The Hopkins Mine and Milling c
filed incorporation papers in Santa ]
] last week. The capitalization is Of
million dollars and the shares 81 eac
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