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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
1
Fire crews reported heavy water damage at the Fre Alar News Office with minimal fire damage. Investigators noted burst pipes caused flooding across the newsroom while no flames were observed. Residents reported the building’s basement areas flooded as staff relocated equipment.
Fire spotted at 5 30 pm under the floor of the front building. by 5 31 pm the entire office was wrecked. Building loss 15 cents not insured, while stock and equipment were fully covered. Damages from water and axes totaled about $200.
A Southwest town contrasts pleasant mornings and shady walks with another city plagued by blazing sidewalks. The piece notes civic efforts for shade, a humorous math quip about trees and pavement, local business changes, land leases, and a mining dispute in Old Mexico with claims to Tuopa gold and Jesuit riches stirring excitement.
Monday morning Rev Murray left with Mr Brown manager of the Orogrande smelter for a week in the mountains of Old Mexico. In Juarez they will be joined by the son of a Mexican general with large holdings there. Mrs Murray departed for Columbus for a month.
The Alamogordo junior baseball squad visited La Luz for a ten inning contest that saw a furious battle until the last play. The locals captured a 13 to 12 victory in a tightly fought game with a dramatic final inning.
Monday last W R Ejidson Rt Boynton J W Prude W O H Lumbley and J E Wharton left for Roswell to attend the Territorial Democratic convention with a strong united delegation. They aim to have Judge Wharton named as a national delegate to Denver.
A major Good Roads Congress will be held in Paris this October. The event centers on protecting public highways from automobile damage with emphasis on rubber tired cars and iron wheeled wagons. President Roosevelt has sent three leading American road experts to attend.
Improvements costing 109000 will be made on the Southwestern between Alamogordo and Three Rivers over the next four months. Work includes fills raising the track and cement bridges to create a top quality section of roadbed.
This week Dr. Gilbert bought a light 1000 pound Reo runabout from an El Paso agent who brought it over from Roswell. It will aid his daily practice. Also, Mr. Beam near Alamogordo injured his best horse after its hind foot wedged between rocks, leaving him with only one horse.
A Kentucky professor visiting Las Vegas reports New Mexico as a land of health and honey. Farmers from his state have sold out and moved to Elida and Montrose in Roosevelt County. They write home that the southwest offers thriving homes and lands, keeping the craze strong.
Early Monday at about 4 o clock a fire destroyed the depot operator room with all instruments and furniture. Night Watchman Nimo nearby raised the alarm. W J Davis suffered loss of his typewriter as wires were down for hours. Cause is listed as defective wiring with no trains laid out.
H W Wolcott joins Cloudcroft scene renting a house for his family and staying indefinitely. A Cloudcroft Alamogordo game score is disputed with 16 to 2 or 2 to 16. Landis of Alamogordo joins Christadelphian baptism in a large ceremony. J Beam digs a well east of town reaching 184 feet water depth. Alamogordo Lumber Co buys a stump puller to clear mesquite roots and plans seeding alfalfa on the tract west of the yards.
Local residents report routine visits and movements including W J Longwell from the mountains J R DeMier in Las Cruces and J C Dunn to Three Rivers Geo Brown with potatoes near Cloudcroft. Roosevelt to hunt in Africa urged. a shooting incident teased Cloudcroft. a Summer Bible School in Roswell announced for June 26 to July 6 1908 with rail rates.
Churches list June 14 services in multiple denominations. M E South holds Sunday school and two services with baptism topics. Tabernacle offers Bible school and two sermons focusing on Faith and pride. Catholic Masses at St. Mary’s are at 8 and 10 am.
Editor Hume of the HAWG TRE CITY BEAUTIFUL notes the town’s persistent draw and character making departure difficult amid local growth and changes.
From La Luz the road to Alamogordo offers a fair path to a suburb that captivates weary travelers. The piece extols its homelike beauty shady lanes and a famed park and notes its evolution from railroad shops to a desirable living area with abundant scenery and pleasant drives.
Grant and Mehan paint the Kowlland drug store front this week with exterior work visible from the street. The job focuses on refreshing brickwork and window trim as part of a local storefront restoration effort.
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