Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-07
Quenado


Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Boyer OF fiv
miles east Of Quemado have sold thei
ranch TO Charles Bantam, of Ben
Jamin, Texas. Mr.. and Mrs Beye
will reside for the present in Midland
Texas, expecting later TO return t,
New Mexico.
The family accompanied by thei
niece, Miss Lucille Lee, of Sierr;
Blanca, left Monday for an overland
"trip to their new home.
Miss Brittle Douglass, who has beer
teaching summer term of school il
the Techado countyswas in QuemadC
Saturday, remaining until Sunday a.
the guest of Miss Nora Trew.
Miss Lucille Farrell. of Carlsbad
N. NJ, arrived in Quemado Sunday tc
teach the primary department of the
Quemado consolidated school district
for the coming term.
Mrs. Severe Lopez, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Aurora. and her
son, Macedonia, left last Monday for
Santa Fe, where the young people will
enter school, Miss Aurora will be n
student at the Loretto academy while
Macedonia will enter st. Mchaers
college al which institution he has
been a student for several terms. Mrs.
Lopez will remain at Loretto for sew
eral weeks the guest of her sister,
Sister Mary Josina, a member of the
Loretto community. whom Mrs. Lopez
has not seen for nine years.
Mrs, Marian Ruban. of Magdalena,
accompanied by several of-of-town
Red Cross workers, are expected in
Quemado this week to conduct a cam
paign in the interest of the Red Cross
on the occasion OF their visit a meet
ing will be held a dance for the bene-
fit of the society will be given.
A movement has been started
among the Catholic people of Que
mado to petition for regular once n
month services, 1t is expected that
the archbishop will allow the privilege
in the near future. There is a COM
modious and will kept up church
building here and a very large Cath
Ollie congregation.
The Quemado consolidated school
will begin its first session as a graded
institution, Monday, Sept. Sth. An adj
Vanced course will be allowed to all
who are prepared for admittance. For
this reason a large number of young
people of the ranch homes in this
vicinity will take advantage of their
opportunities and will come to town
to reside during the school term,
which will possibly cover a period of
ten months The following plan has
been decided upon for the present ar
rangement of the school: First prim-
airy department. Miss Flora Lopez;
second primary department, Miss
Lucille Farrel; intermediate depart
ment, Miss Brittle Douglas; department
for advanced pupils, Miss Nora Trew,
principal.
Nazario Baca. one Of Quemado's
enterprising merchants. left Sunday
with his daughter Miss Dolores. for
Albuquerque. Miss Dolores will enter
St Vincents seminary for the school
year, while Mr.. Baca will attend to
his fall buying before returning to
Quemado.
O. d. Collins whose new hotel is
nearing completion left today for
Albuquerque to attend to the purchas
ing of heating, lighting and plumbing
fixtures for the new building
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter and family
who have been residing for several
months in Quemado leave this week
for the Stiles ranch, where Mr.
Hunter will be employed. They expect.
however, to make their future home in
Quemado and their absence will be
only temporary.
The newly consolidated Quemado
school district will hold an election,
September 10th. for the voting of
bonds for the erection of $4,000
modern school building. which will be
situated half way between the upper
and lower towns. A grand rally will
be held on Sept. 9th. in order to keep
the enthusiasm of the voters. A pro-
gram appropriate to the occasion will
be held. On the evening following the
speaking a big dance will be given by
the Quemado committee. 1t IS eX-
peeted that all the ranch families in
the vicinity. as we'll as all the towns
people will participate in the festivi-
ties which are to precede the erection
of the school upon which Quemado's
future, as an important ocean to ocean
highway stop largely depends.