Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-11-04
LOCAL BRIEFS

Postmaster Fouiks returned last
week from Dallas, Texas. where he
was spending HIS vacation visiting
with his son. He says Dallas Is q
mighty busy place but very uncom-
Portable one 10 live In. IL rained near
ly every day he was there.
sergean Luther Wright Is the new
mounted policeman, relieving w. A.
Cassman. Sergeant Wright will make
bis headquarters in Deming.
Leonard Orr. Gene Ballou and Mike
Garcia returned from a deer hunt last
week.
Jimmy Herring was In the city from
his ranch last Thursday buying sup
plies.
J. =. Vaught and his stenographer.
Mrs. II. r. Theede made a trip 10
Lordsburg last Friday on legal busl-
ness.
Corduroy Pants, the best money can
buy. heavy weight, $3.50 up-The Tog-
gerry, Jack Tidmore.
DIR. +. ID. vickers, Mrs. ]. G. Molr,
Mrs. Emma Duff and Mrs. Martin
were called 10 Albuquerque last week
10 testify In case for damages grow.
Ing out Of alleged personal injury s,is-
tnined by the wife OF Lieut.. G. Al.
Price at the Deming Ladies' Hospital
last year.
Lat" Watkins was In from the
ranch the latter part Of last week.
Edgar Hepp and Chris Raithel made
business trip TO Columbus last week.
Joe Stump and Jack Smyer were
dipping cattle last week on the q. A.
Gibson ranch.
]. A. Pruitt Of Old Town was a bust
ness visitor in the city last Friday.
Marion PortwOod was In from his
ranch last week transacting business.
Tom Hulsey Of Columbus was in the
city last Thursday.
A. Goldstein and Marty Falk motor
ed TO Silver City last Thursday.
Fall suits and overcoats at $1,000 up
call In and look at them-Deming
Cleaners and Tailors.
Henry Foster returned from deer
hunt last Wednesday.
Il. V. Doyal, special agent Of the de-
partment of justice has had considera-
BILE business before the federal court
at Albuquerque.
ii. Dial returned last week from u
visit TO III Paso where he secured some
additional stock In the Homer Union Co.
Walter Clark made a visit last week
to Haehita where he attended 10 husl
ness connected with mines, the prop
erty OF the Clark estate.
Last Tuesday ii. Fleming. examiner
for the interstate commerce commits
sion. held n hearing here in the case
OF the 50 Mining Co. vs.. The Arizona
and New Mexico X. X. involving a
claim by the So Mining Co. TO recover
an illegal freight overcharge OF 500
on eight shipments Of oil. A. ]. In
derrieden, manager of the mine; J. l..
Bland, attorney of Las Vegas: Edwin
+. Coard of the state corporation; II.
X. Minson. general freight agent at
Clifton for the A. & n. NJ. X. II. ;
Frank b. Austin Of the X. X. Admin
istration at San Francisco. Calf, and
II. w. Klein, traffic expert, were
among those interested and present at
the hearing. A decision will be rem
dered later.
L. NJ. Swope and Mrs. Swope of Cot
tonwood Falls, Kansas, We're in the
city last Tuesday visiting Mr.. Swope' $
brother, DIR. s. ID. Swope of this city.
They departed for n stay in California.
Mrs c. Il. Reitan Of Ell Paso, for
merly of this city. and Miss Westbrook
left the city last Thursday for vaca-
ton in southern California.
Charles Miller OF Lanark was a visl-
tor in the city last week.
John Wiley Of the state tax commits
sion was In the city last week from
Santa Fe transacting business at the
county court house.
Mrs. Guss Hobbs, Mrs. T. r. Rich
arlson and Miss Bess Colvan went to
the Pass City 10 spend the weekend
and hear Sir Harry lauder, the IA
nous comedian and Scotch singer.
Tom McCarty Of the Uuited Land
and Water Co, has n very good scheme
for turning coal heater into a gas
stove with which TO heat the offices Of
the company on f. Spruce steret. He
buried a container filled with distil-
late in the back yard and connected 1t
to n burner In the stove with the re-
suit that he can turn on the heat like
gas.
Lee Howard has bought the lumber
In the Turner park and the Teal thea
tire. He will ship the lumber out OF
the city. F. II. Wing negotiated the
deal.
Mrs Ben larson left the city this
morning for a visit with her sister at
Silver City.
DeI.aval cream separators at a bar
gain at the Foxworth-Galbraith Lum-
Der Co, on Gold Avenue. 3-tf
Charles Scheopf motored to Coium.
bus last Friday.
Mrs. I. n. Warren was a visitor