Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-22
WAGON MOUND


Rev. b. Eustier, pastor Of the
local United Brethren church. left
Wednesday for Albuquerque to at
tend the Inter church conference,
which is being held in that city
this week.
Messrs. Veryl Gibson and DAVID
Foutz motored to Springer Tues
day and had some dental work
done.
Miss Veva Gibson, who had been
visiting several days with relatives
at Watson, returned home Monday
afternoon.
j. Bard Myers went down to Las
Vegas Monday evening to see his
brother France, who is quite i'll in
the hospital there. Mr.. Myers re-
turned home Tuesday morning.
A death which has caused much
sorrow and regret in this city was
that of Mrs. Martha j. Coltharp,
aged 10, familiarly known to her
many friends as Grandma" who
rassed away at 4:15 o'clock Satur-
day morning, February IA. at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. w.
Fremont Osborn. A week ago
Sunday Grandma Coltharp was
stricken with a paralytic stroke,
the third of which she had suf-
fered in less than two years, and
from this illness she never recoV-
cred Grandma Coltharp had made
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Osborne, and family since the
death of her husband, Col. A. j.
Coltharp, twenty-siX years ago. She
daughter, Mrs. Osborne; her SON
in-law, Professor Osborn, and her
granddaughter, Blanche NJ. Os-
Mound; several other grandchll-
dren and grandchildren who
reside in the east, besides many
other relatives as well as a host of
friends. The funeral was held
from the residence of Professor
and Mrs. Osborne Monday after
noon. February 16, at 2 o'clock,
and burial was made in Hillside
cemetery.
C. L. Kruse returned to Valmora'
Monday on No. /, after having vis-
tied with his family here for few
days.
The two children of DR.. and Mrs.
Gibbs, who have been suffering
from an attack of chicken pox for
several days, are reported much
better and well on the road to re-
covery.
Misses Emily and Elizabeth
Blattman of Ocate spent Tuesday
in town. leaving that evening for
Las Vegas, where they are attend
ing the Normal university.
The Wagon Mound public school
will reopen Monday, February 23,
after having been closed since Feb
ruary A as a precaution against the
flu. So far there has not been a
single case of this dread epidemic
in our town. The town council laid
down very strict rules regarding
people congregating together and
no one has been allowed to spend
any more time on the streets than
was absolutely necessary for the
transaction of business. These
rules have been rigidly enforced,
and the cooperative action of the
school board. town council and
health officer has, in a great meas
ure, prevented a recurrence of the
malady which swept the town last
winter. The ban on all public
gatherings was lifted Wednesday
at noon.
The National highway north of
town is having some longneeded
work done on it. IIurk Arnold
and Mr.. Traylor. who are in the
employ of the state highway com
mission, are grading and dragging
the road and will soon have IT in
"a very commendable condition.
They will work and build up the
highway between Colmor and Wat
rous. The road already shows
very marked improvement.
Mr.. Abel Madrid and Mr.. Abeyta,
tax assessor and deputy assessor
respectively, of Mora county, were
in town all this week assessing the
taxes of the citizens of this place.
j. Frank Curns. our state repre-'
sentative who is attending the state
legislature at Santa Fe, was in
town Tuesday on business. He re-
turned to Santa Fe the next day.
Mrs. c. c. Lewis and Mrs. Ran
dali Clark came in Tuesday after
noon from Las Vegas and are vis-
iting at the home of Mrs. Tran
quilino Roybal,