24 May 1900
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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
1
The writer extols a superior water supply and potato yields, praises a new Alamo Gordo to Cloudcroft railroad as a civil engineering marvel, noting three tracks and steep rises, while envisioning a thriving, busy town ahead in the Sacramento mountain country.
The Rebuilding Board invites the people to the Capital dedication in this city on Monday June 4 with a military and civic parade and ceremonies in the House of Representatives hall. Evening receptions and a Palace Hotel ball follow under Women's Board of Trade sponsorship. Special rail rates will be announced. local organizations urged to participate and contact Col. W. H. Whiteman or Col. George W. Knaebel for details.
The Modern Traveler extols Alamogordo and Cloudcroft with the Cloud Climbing Route rising 3700 feet in sixteen miles and trains with observation cars. It highlights Cloudcroft as a high mountain retreat with forests, climate benefits, and plans for Chautauqua and pedagogy schools, alongside Alamogordo’s rapid growth and a 1860s school census showing 1560 residents.
Sacramento Mountain Ping and Red Spruce unveil two large band saw mills with upgraded machinery and a full planing mill setup. The facilities are ready to process rough or pressed lumber promptly, serving quick order fulfillment.
The AlamoGordo News imagines featuring President McKinley and Governor Otero with Major Llewellyn’s photo, noting his modesty may keep him from running for councilman. The piece endorses local vendors BR. H. Pierce & Co. for a wide range of goods in the southern territory.
A Missouri girl captured by a local boy escapes to Alamogordo and shows remarkable self reliance. Police report no further danger to the public.
In a Missouri reminiscence J. W. Nations recalls a 1864 cave expedition at Waynesville Pulaski county led by Dr Williams. They crawled through tight passages to a vast hall with stalactites and stalagmites, jeweled limpid water and a dazzling filigree of lime formations. A pistol shot plunged them into darkness briefly, then light returned as the fairy hall charms reappeared.
The Tularosa Democrat extols Cloudcroft as a top retreat with fine hotels and camps, ample cheer, and affordable comfort for rest and recreation. Visitors can hunt, fish, ride, loaf, or play, while mountain air and pine balsam promise renewed energy for work.
A reader asks if their family is provided for if they die and mentions obtaining a policy with Mutual through agent Suacvaurer. The message reads as an inquiry about life insurance options and agent contact.
A long list of guests staying at Alamogordo El Paso and nearby towns includes Robt C Stewart John N Yair Wm Hogan and many others from Denver Denver and St Louis among others. An advertisement for a tailoring firm at 114 Oregon St El Paso offers pants to order with patterns and measurements.
Fred A. Bush highlights Alamogordo New Mexico as a budding regional hub. The piece details streets, churches, depot, hotel, rail shops, and two mills with 200 workers, plus offices of El Paso and Northeastern railroad. It notes irrigation, shade trees, fruit orchards, new county buildings, and a thriving mercantile scene led by Laurie and Frazier.
The Alamogordo post office lists letters remaining uncalled for for the week ending May 1. Notices urge timely tax returns due June 1 with 25 percent penalty, and the assessor’s office hours extended evenings. Also mention hats, dry goods, and apparel offerings from local merchants.
The party led by Mr. Overman and including Brainard Allison and Edward J. Davis praised Cloudcroft’s panorama and the rails, calling the journey a sublime display of nature and engineering. They urged progress and even spoke of building a cottage, with Mrs. Overman and their daughter present.
Beginning Wednesday and ending Saturday buyers spending $2.25 or more receive a free Standard Pattern valued at 15 cents. Gd, Wominarr, successor to Cash Clothing Co.
The passage notes Northrup's marriage to a wealthy widow and references his sly cleverness. It hints at expectations not matching reality and reveals the widow as not the person initially presumed.
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