The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-12-27

this week in order to allow the teach
ers and pupils TO enjoy the holidays.
Many of the teachers are spending the
vacation with home folks.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-For city
property or cash, car in good condi-
ton. If interested call
DIR. j. NJ DOUGHTY.
llolbrook Hittsol is here this week
from Albuquerque, whore he is at
tending the state university. to spend
the holidays with his parents and eth
er relatives and friends.
Jack Douglass. the featherweight
pugilst, of FL Paso. passed through
Tucumcari Wednesday morning on his
way to Clayton where he is to fight
a local lightweight.
For Sale.-Two room house in
Highland Park. See
c. b. HAMILTON
The many friends of Mrs. II. b.
Jones are glad to know that she has
recovered sufficiently to come down
town and walk unassisted 1t is nov
thought her recovery is certain.
STRAYED Brown COW, muley. A
good reward will be paid for informa-
tion leading to recovery. Notify d.
d. Branson or this office.
All the merchants report big busi-
ness this Christmas. Many of them
were nearly sold out week before
Christmas. Much money was spent
this year but most of K was expended
for useful articles.
FOR SALE-19l7 model Ford in
good condition, good tires, etc. Also
one Hosten COW. yrs. old, to be
fresh about Feb. Is. Cali at Nowell's
Studio. w. II. WARD.
Miss Elsye Hoelz. teacher in the
Dawson schools, is the guest of M.
and Mrs Chas. Haas, and other friends
in Tucumcari. Miss Hoelz was once
a teacher in the Montoya district and
has many friends there.
FOR SALE-640 acres 15 mics SW
from Tucumcari, ten dollars per acre.
j, B. RODGER,
14O0 w. Short ST., Independence, Mo.
| Lee Pelzcr was here the first of the
week from Endee where he is work
ing in garage and doing some traffic
| ing in oil and gas leases and lands.
He thinks business will be picking up
over there within n few days.
For Sale.--Lease on NEh of Sec.
IS, Twp. 10, north, Range 32 East.
Apply to JNO. ID. r. COOPER,
Box $50, Vernon, Texas.
$500 REWARD-For Lady's La
Waller, greenish gold, with number
of turquoise settings, lost either in one
of the stores or on the streets the first
of the week. Finder please return to
the Cash & Carry Store and receive
reward.
FOR SALE-New Ford Touring Cur
with self-starter; has been run about
$50 miles. Have two cars is reason
for selling. Enquire at this Office or
see ]. A. ATKINS.
Jack Kirkpatrick came in the first
Of the week from Fayette, Mo-, where
he is attending school, to spend the
holiday vacation with his mother and
friends in Tucumcari. He likes his
school very much and will return 20
Fayctte about January 4.
Mrs. Eva d. Belknap and son were
here this week from Las Vegas trans
acting business and visiting friends.
! They are anxious to hear of oil being
| found here but believe they will be
correctly informed by reading this pa
per so paid another year in advance.
c. s. Herndon will leave the first Of
/ the week for Santa Rosa where he will
have charge Of the local telephone eX-
change. He has held n position here
with the telephone company but re-
signed in order to accept the position
at Santa Rosa. He will move to that
place next week.
have three good farm wagons and
three horses for sale reasonable. See
them at my residence in Tucumcari.
At j. b. STEVENS.
The open winter in Tucumcari al
lows the carpenters and mechanics 20
continue work on the new residences
now under way in Tucumcari. When
ever residence is vacated it is soon
occupied by another family. The CEN
sus of Tucumcari should be far above
that of 1910 as most of the residents
now rightly claim this city as their
homes. Every house is occupied and
some of them have two or three fam
lilies therein.