Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-21
Neu Mexico State
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SPRINGER
EDITORIAL SECTION

Mr.. Roman Shaya of Albuquer-
que, representing the Mutual Llle
Insurance company, was business
visitor here during tn week. Mr.
Shaya was on his way to Denver
and other points.
]. Jordi, U. S. agent for vocation
al work for service men in New
Mexico, was in the city last Mon
day. He left for Ration early the
next day.
Erwin Floersheim, chief of the
United States division of internal
revenues for New Mexico, whose
office is at Albuquerque, arrived
in the city last Tuesday Mr.. Floor
sheim is an old-time resident boy
of Springer and quite popular He
is here on a ten days leave while
getting back his normal pep follow
ing a severe spell of the FLU"
L. C. Crowley, service man
from Fort Wingate, was in the
town during the week. Mr.. Crow
ley is an old acquaintance of S. @.
Campbell of Springer. having for
merry worked as baker for him.
Mr.. Crowley is out on a furlough
and will visit his father at Canyon
city before returning to duty.
Don Stewart, head man for
Gross, Kelly & Company of Las
Vegas, was here making his Gus
Nomary annual visit to this and
neighboring territory. in company
with other travelling men.
The board. in a subsequent meet
ing decided to eliminate the gym
nasium and auditorium features OF
l.. c1b tti1 a y.
ing these adjuncts for later ar
rangement, thus being able to put
up the desired structure for $4,000
instead of 100000 as had been
previously determined upon. This
was done in the light of the in
creased cost of material and is a
saving of $4,000.
The wedding of Tom Thumb, a
tots lively little play, by the first
grades, Mrs. Myrtle Forester and
Miss Cole sponsors, came off as per
schedule at the Pastime theater
last Wednesday. The attendance
was good and the affair decided
success.
James Abreau, son of j. Abreau
of this town, suffered very PAIN
full accident While endeavoflng 10
adjust the seat of his Sedan the
spring in some unaccountable way,
flew up and struck him in the
eye, shattering the Tense of one OF
his eyeglasses and badly cutting
his eye. Mr.. Abreu finds hlmsell
deprived of the use OF his eye but
the physician is of the opinion that
his sight will not be permanently
impaired.
Representative citizens of Spring.
err held an enthusiastic baseball
meeting at Stubblefield's garage
last "Wednesday and formally or
ganiZed q baseball organization.
D. w. Wright was elected as man
ager and M. f. Salazar as secre=
tary-treasurer. Steps were taken
toward erecting grandstand pre-
sumably on the diamond just due
south of the new reform school.
Recruiting Officers William Hun
Milford, j. j. Flynn and V. r. Cater.
arrived at Springer last Wednesday
in the interest of the Eighty-flfth
field artillery of Fort Bliss. They
were accompanied by the well
known quartet singers: Sergeants
Murtha, Dalan. McFayrett and
Captain Canda. This quartet put
on five concerts in the city or AL
buquerque recently and has been
on the job for the last three months
having given concerts in all the
principal cities throughout the
state.
l.. L. Cox of Trinidad arrived
here on Friday to begin work at
once as stenographer and book
keeper for the Springer First Ma
tional bank. Mr.. Cox is young
man and a graduate of the business
college of Trinidad.
The building vacated by the Col
fax State bank is now being used
as the office department of the
Springer Electric Light company.
l.. T.. Fishburn, who is now
manager of the Electric Light
company, it is said, has made ar
rangements to take personal con-
troll of same by the first of the
year.
E. S. Crooks and Douglas Wright
were Albuquerque visitors during
the first part of the week attend
ing the grand lodge there. They
returned last Thursday, Mr.. Crooks
having spent several days in Vegas
on his way back.
Rob Atchison, missionary and
lecturer delivered two addresses
last Sunday at the Methodist
church on Japan. Mr.. Atchison
has had a varied and eventful life.
He has travelled $500 miles afoot
in the far Asia and the black
fields" of Japan and has establish
ed a mission in Japan. He states
that he is no connected with any
missionary organization whatso-
ever He works Independently. Mr..
Atchison came from Pasadena here
nnd mas an hic WAY to Chicago