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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
1
The town mourns Judge Wm O Reiley longtime county official and beloved figure who died after a long tuberculosis battle. Miss Fayette Garrett popular city resident and former cashier and stenographer died in Linnaeus Missouri after a lung ailment.
W. D. King, Presiding Elder of the Mexican Missionary Federation, led a Sunday service in Alamogordo and conducted the quarterly meeting as scheduled, delivering remarks to attendees.
J A Cunningham runs a new Alamogordo grocery store after returning from Texas. He is busy cleaning and rearranging stock but remains familiar with the business from years at Pierce’s Peoples’ and Cox’s. He promises a good clean stock.
All teachers at the Baptist college have accepted election for the next year. The faculty includes Miss Margaret Marks Miss Gertrude Somerlow and Cogee Lee Chitwood from Chicago University noted as music teacher. Dormitory now complete except plastering and inside wool work.
The Mexican M E Church hosts a protracted meeting led by Rev A H L Sutherland of El Paso Texas. English and Spanish street services run nightly at seven o'clock at the corner of New York avenue and Tenth street. Spanish services at 6 a m and 6 p m. Sutherland, the first local missionary, began church work in La Luz in March 1886 and traveled along the Sacramento mountains to Pecos City.
The Denver Post notes New Mexico likely to gain a new governor within a year. It suggests Secretary of War Taft could appoint Governor Curry to the Philippine commission, given his eight years’ involvement there and prior governorships, a move Curry would likely accept and serve with credit.
Various local updates show Miss Emma Duffy and others leaving for Missouri and Scranton. Marriages occur at S I Rice home with Rev Trickey officiating. A surprise party honors Rev J N Soderstron. F L Boyd and family depart for Nara Visa. Dairy sale transfers to Charcher Bennett. Fire chief Kreamer injured but recovering. Ladies buy Fourth of July stand for 25 dollars. Parson Hunter janitor petition circulates. W M Reily moves from Capitan to Alamogordo area. J F Hardin named general agent for Old Line Bankers Life, Alamogordo to host territorial office and annual convention.
The Alamogordo Library Association invites the public to a concert at the Baptist church with local talent and Austrian violinist Ferry Rinardy. Proceeds will buy books for the children’s department as the library, started with 1500 volumes, remains free to readers and supported by local volunteers and officials.
Monday at about 9 a m a fire alarm alerted residents and a barn at the W C Mann home in college addition burned nearly to the ground. Firefighters found the structure largely destroyed with total losses estimated at 150 to 200 dollars. Feed harness and other effects were burned. The blaze is attributed to Manns son who tried burning trash in a stove stored in the barn.
The community shows high esteem for Miss Fayette Garrett with wreaths prepared for her casket by friends and coworkers. Rev Callaway preaches at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the Baptist church with Junior Union at 4 p.m. Sunday school at 6:45 p.m. Mr and Mrs R Harvey welcome a baby girl born last Thursday evening.
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