Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-12-06
LOCAL ITEMS

William Melendres, a business
man of Silver City, N. M, is here
on business and to visit friends.
l.. Heyman OF the Kahn general
store on North First street has been
in Bernalillo, looking over the field
for the purpose of establishing
Kahn branch store.
Dave Crockett, C. L. Ezell j. F.
organ and Walter Ponsford, all
Ell Pasoans, returned to Ell Paso
Monday night after having spent
several days in the city on their
return from a hunting trip in the
Mogollon mountains They OBJ
tanned four bucks and seven wild
turkeys on the trip.
Farmers and stockmen of the
Estancia valley and the Mountain
air region are looking forward to
good crops next year. The outlook
is much brighter than it has been
for at least two years, because OF
the snowfall. There has been
more moisture thus far this winter
than there was all LIST winter.
w. w. Rodgers and his son, w.
w, Rodgers, jr,, left yesterday for
Chicago. where they propose to
make their home. They have long
been residents Of Albuquerque
They decided upon the change be-
cause of business opportunity Of
fered in Chicago.
Rev. George j. Weber OF York,
Nebraska, is to offer an address
at the Congregational church to-
night. Refreshments are to be
served to the congregation follow
ing, the address.
Dan LEIGHTON shot a sharpshiu
hawk just beyond the outskirts OF
Albuquerque, While on hunting
trip yesterday morning. He turned
the bird over to the biological sur
vey and it is to be mounted and
placed on exhibition with the
Cooper's hawk shot by Aldo Leo
pold,
According to telephone COM
munication from Mountainair, the
recent snowstorms there have been
fairly heavy. There is about foot
of snow in the Manzano mountains
and from four to six inches in the
foothills.
Miss Beswick Of Liberty, Mo-,
who is to succeed Miss Lillian May
as field secretary for the Baptist
w. NJ. u, arrived in the city yes
terday.
Byron o. Beall of Roswell, secre-
tary of the democratic state CEN
trail committee and prominently
mentioned as a candidate for
speaker of the house Of the New
Mexico legislature, was in the city
yesterday on his way to Santa re.
Mr.. Beall was accompanied by VIII
liam M. Atkinson, also of Roswell
and for many years a member oil
the state highway commission.
They made the trip by auto via
Vaughn.
D. S. Houp. Santa Fe coast lines
conductor. left last night for Los
Angeles, where he will enter the
Santa Fe hospital for treatment.
Miss Cordylia Whitlock. who I'M
derwent an operation on her throat
at the Presbyterian hospital last
week, has been removed to her
home and is reported doing nicely,
r. M. Gaut of Las Vegas, travel
ing secretary for the railway
clerks union, was in the city yes
terday on business.
James A. French and James G.
Harvey, Santa Fe contractors who
are building the Albuquerque sew
age disposal works, are in the city.
c. l.. Tallmadge, Jr., prominent
resident of Socorro. is here on bus
mess.
M. G. Jones of Santa Fe is among
the business visitors in the city.
S. L. Benedito. manager of the
Harvey hotels at Grand Canyon,
was here last night accompanied by
his wife and son. en- route home
from a trip east. The Beneditos
will visit in Ell Paso for few days.
H. A. Jastro of Bakersfield. for
merly resident of Albuquerque,
arrived in the city last night on q
business visit.
w. r. Morley, prominent banker
and stockman of Datil. N. NJ. is in
the city.
United States Marshal Secundino
Romero arrived last night from his
headquarters in Santa Fe.
James A. Read, state bank ex-
aminer, was here last night on his
way to Las Cruces.
There was no meeting of the
city commissioners last night. Tom
Hughes and Sidney We'll were on
hand for the meeting but no others
putting in an appearance 1t was
necessary to postpone until next
week, as three are required to
comprise Quorum
According to residents of
Ranches de Atrisco an inhuman
biped is engaged in a systematic
poisoning OF dogs in that vicinity.
According to this report four val
liable. dogs have been poisoned dur
ing the past two days. Three OIL
them, including an exceptionally
valuable Airedale belonging TO It. |
). Rodgers, have died as the result
or the poisoning. The dog of j. II.
Young was also poisoned but he!
saved the dog by giving him Fan
emetic OF tobacco Juice. The sher-
IFS office has been notified of the
affair. aStrychnine was Used in
each OF the .poisonings.
Northumberland who was seri.