Deming graphic., 1919-09-02
LOCAL BRIEFS

hofrih cfhlms that ne IL a WhaIe OF q
fisherman, but that unfortunately
Clarence doesn't seem to understand
the game.
| Mrs. Gracha McAdams and little
daughter, Maxine. left the city last
Thursday for Carthage, Kansas.
b. w. wheatly, the new principal Of
the high school, arrived In the city
late last week from Idaho 10 assume
his new duties here.
Thomas Marshall made n business
trip to Albuquerque last Wednesday.
DR.. s. ID. swope arrived in Deming
last "Wednesday from Ardmore, Okla,
where he is now practicing medicine,
to the bedside OF his wife here who is
reported to be very weak and not ex-
pected to live.
u. NJ. Twitty Of Hondale was visi-
tor In the city last week.
According TO word received from
Mrs. II. II. King, her husband died re-
Gently at Atlanta, Ga. Dr. King was
an old timer In Deming, coming here
In 1885 as a dentist.
Miss Alma King, cousin OF A. b.
Coates, arrived In the city last week
for brief visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Kelly, r. l.. Whit
more and Warren Clark motored TO
Silver City last Wednesday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sherman are
back In the city from n motor trip TO
California. Mr.. Sherman says that
they had fine time and no serious
accidents to mar the pleasure.
County Treasurer Edgar Hepp was
here few days last week, greeting
his hosts OF friends with those honeyed
words and urging them to prepare for
the hereafter by taking fire and life
insurance.-Columbus Courier.
Mrs. j. y. Vaught and son, ]. g., Jr.,
Mrs. p. p. Theede, stenographer, and
Mayor X. +. Hamilton accompanied the
district attorney from Deming yester-
day.-Colnmbus Courier.
j. 3. Kerr and fanny motored to El
Paso last Friday for a brief visit.
w. 8. Clark and X. II. Hughes left
the city last Wednesday for Denvar,
Colorado.
Miss Clara Erbes OF Centralia. Ill
Spanish teacher, and Miss Margery
Shockey OF Denver, Colo, music teach
er, are late additions 10 the teaching
staff Of the public schools.
Jake Chrisholm died at HIgginsyille.
Mo-, according to word received by
Mrs. ). H. Wells. Mr.. Chrisholm was
a former Deming resident.
win LaPointe plans to start a daily
paper at Las Cruces. We wish Bill
every success In the worthy under
taking that will certainly add fame 10 |
the fair Mesilla Valley.
Capt John W. Rayner OF the Saliva |
tion Army announces that he will re-
sumo regular meetings as the war
work here does not take the time which
Ii formerly did.
All school children must be yaccinat-
ed In accordance with a law passed by
the last state legislature, Is the infor-
nation which the state superintendent
OF public instruction is sending out TO
all the county school superintendents.
Family physicians may do the work,
but those too poor TO pay can have the
services OF the county physician for
the purpose, gratis.
The local stores were closed on Labor
Day according TO an arrangement
made between the Deming merchants.
II is said that the haze In the atmos-
phere Is due 10 the great forest fires
In the Northwest which have been rag.
Ing all summer.
John c. Watson, Clarence Hon. j. NJ.
went TO Albuquerque last
Thursday on business.
John Noonan arrived In Deming ,
from Hilsboro last Thursday. Mr.. {
Noonan says that things are lively {
here, at Lake Valley and Kingston, :
md that IL would pay our merchants
% go after business there. To show !
hat he meant what he said he brought .
N several hundred dollars worth OF or 4
lers for goods which he was asked to )
supply from Deming houses 5
Mrs. Imogene Nichols made trip !
o Silver City last Friday. y
Mrs. Julia Lowery was a visitor In
Silver City last Friday.
]. w. Adams, manager OF the local {
telephone exchange, made a business d
rip to Silver City last Friday.
Mrs. +. H. Berkert il visiting her
lister, Mrs. Harry Edwards.
Herman Sommer, nephew OF Mrs
Harry Edwards. is In the city after A
eceiving his discharge from the army.
Fred Sherman made trip TO Silver
1ity 10 attend court last Friday.
Mrs Cook Of Separ Is in the city C
With her children to locate for the be- v
inning OF school.
William Coleman was In the city h
With his family from Myndus last Fri b
lay. \
II. c. Ferris made a trip to FL Paso =
asf Fridav IN visit with HIS wife and y