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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
8
An upcoming skating rink program lists moving picture films including Dont Pull My Leg Krer choo and Uridal Conpte Poduing the Camera. The show begins at 8 30.
Yard news reports telegraph change for mourning papers and a list of visitors and residents in Gallup. Notables include ex governor Miguel A Otero arriving for personal matters, several lawyers and merchants visiting or moving through, and a Lutheran church meeting set for August 12. Weather forecast notes showers in New Mexico and Arizona with warmer north portions.
Sheriff Harry Coddington and wife visiting from Gallup for a few days. P De Young editor of the San Marcial Standard plans a South American trip. Acknowledgments issued to Harugari lodge for Mrs Kobell’s death. Irriga Linn congress entertainment committee formed by L G Rice and Colbert. Funeral attendance for Carl Holman urged. New Mexico automobile association events announced. Estancia to Albuquerque telephone line nearing completion with La Tijeras canyon hookup. Pilgrim commandery No 3 plans August 12 conclave with banquet. Merchants cafe closed for repairs. reopening Aug 25. National Guard marksman A Burtner chosen for Camp Perry team. Bryan to address Men’s Democratic club via phonograph. New film lineup at skating rink praised.
Santa Rosa firm Moise brothers sue Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway for discriminatory freight rates affecting Santa Fe El Paso and other cities. Judge Herman of the Interstate Commerce Commission may hear evidence September 11 in this Santa Ytona proceeding. local merchants monitor closely. The Guadalupe county teachers institute opens with 21 enrollments and plans an ambitious program led by Professor John Milne. Democratic candidate A Larrazolo for delegate in congress expected this week with a large reception. Kidney health ad note ends.
After a tense county vote the Hubbell and rival factions show magnanimity and vow unity. Early returns hint Hubbell leads in Escobora and Chilili areas, with totals in La Tijera and San Antonito unresolved as officials plan final tallies. A consolidated party is anticipated to ready the county convention.
Members of the former Kiks band and new players organized the Duke City Hand a new band in a lively meeting. Professor Cook was named director with W. L Edgar as president and M. J. McGuinness as secretary treasurer, George Davis as collector. The ensemble plans summer Sunday concerts at Robinson Park and aims to become a top southwest band at the irrigation congress.
A delegation including A. L. Richmond of Ferguson Construction and J. B. Lybrand of Indianapolis, with Colonel W. S. Hopewell, toured Tijeras Canyon to assess topography for a New Mexico Central line into Albuquerque. They aim to decide if Tijeras Canyon will be used, reporting favorable outlook despite minor obstacles and noting locomotives and equipment en route. Hebert Law accompanies the party to Santa Fe as operations begin, while a Burlington route car blaze destroyed four locomotives on the return trip.
William Melintosh, a prominent sheep raiser from the Metancia valley, reports heavy rains in the Jemez Mountains where he has headquartered since April. He grazes ten thousand sheep in mountain valleys and says the grass is long and lush, making the flock fat as butter in the upper San Antonio Creek valley.
A new fire department team for the Highlands auxiliary station has been purchased by a city council committee. Fine horses shipped from Colorado are expected today, making the Highlands station ready for business and improving the city’s overall fire fighting capability. Hay fever remedies and local ads follow, including Foley's Honey and Tar testimonials and coal and lumber offerings from regional providers.
A merchant praises Chamberlain's Collee Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a lifelong trusted cure. He claims sixty years of experience and urges purchasers to buy from local druggists, noting product offers including 106% cream and soda.
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