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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1917
Page
5
Kathiest Beet and W J Pruitt of Levington rope. Mrs Siftayth of Dayton at Anderson sanitarium improves. Community notices mention breakfasts, patrons at stores, dances at the armory, and visitors from Artesia and Hope. bon mots mix with travel, ranch life, and local service chatter as townsfolk greet the weekend.
Mr and Mrs Bert Rawlins entertain for the weekend with Mr and Mrs George Bates and their young daughter from Midland Texas. They plan to dine in Eddy County which pleases many local and new friends here.
Dallas financier J Farrett visits to handle Parrell Russell ranch business. Mrs Ward and Leatie Lee visit from the ranch to spend Thanksgiving with daughter Mrs Polk. Ruth Duncan governess visits her mother for Thanksgiving. Mr Duncan returns from M. W R Watson ill at Anderson sanatorium attends big roping and riding. Howard Moore motor to Rowell to spend Thanksgiving with parents. Mack Fletcher and family mingle with friends. wintering in Artonia where daughters study. Tom Runyas family visit Lakewood for weekend and holiday. armory dance enjoyed. Minvea Jewelle Moore and Pearl Forehand southbound to Loving for Sunday visit with Harriet Rose. L M Collier injured at work on new lumber yard. head wound from falling scantling. Baptist ladies bazaar December 8 at Purdy’s Furniture. Bernard Brown, Navy, arriving tomorrow to Caribbad for warm welcome.
Mrs Carl Livingston and her aunt Mrs Bates of Dallas Texas spent the day with Mrs Frank Joyce. Mrs Joyce hosted a gathering of Mrs Charles Jones close friends yesterday for a day of social conversation and Red Cross knitting.
Edwin Stephenson is ill with influenza at his home west of town. Mr and Mrs Tom Ball are visiting from Loving this afternoon.
Melvin Bearup, son of Dr and Mrs A A Bearup, arrived unexpectedly from Detroit yesterday. He does not look well but should recover after a few months outdoors and his mother’s nourishing cooking. He visited the Ares ranch this morning where his wife and children have been for two weeks.
The final day of the city rodeo events drew crowds as goat roping and steer roping determined top prizes. Jerry Wright won goat roping at 63 seconds, with a tie for second and third between Will Murrah and Gaines Weir at 57 seconds. J M Cooksey claimed steer roping with 27.25 seconds, followed by Murrah and Weir at 32 seconds. A goat roping match featured George Weir and J M Cookney, each roping ten goats. Weir edged ahead by 25 seconds. Holder defeated Weir in another goat roping match by tying six goats. Anna Beth Alexander hosted the Girls Sewing Club. Mrs. Boyd Baker lies in Eddy County Hospital for appendicitis. Mina Hattie arrives to be with her mother. Naptial ladies’ barn and market set for Saturday at Pardys Furniture store. H C Kerr and wife return from the East trip.
Fred Nymeyer his wife and boys are in from their ranch near Eunice and will probably leave tomorrow on the return trip. Mrs Margaret Pierce teacher of the Black River school is in town today.
Miss Hattie Baker arrives on the afternoon train from the north due to her mother Mrs W F Fageard and young Billys illness. They relocate to make Carlsbad home. Mrs A B Chilcoat, long guest of her son, plans to visit a daughter in Jaytown Texas, pleased with Carlsbad and pleasant weather.
A 22 Winchester rifle offered for sale at a cheap price. The seller's contact phone number is 299.
Pickens siblings from tl visit on business while Henry and Carrol Hamilton arrive from ranch 26 miles west. H Smart from Belen NM visits W P Mudgett home for Thanksgiving. Mr Mrs W W Smith from the Delaware join sister and Albert Cooksey party with James Cookney and family. Prominent stockmen from near Orla Texas attend the celebration. Gordon Whitsett of Joyce Pratt Co returns from Louisiana vacation to resume work.
Classified note offers a used monster safe with cheat and timelock for immediate sale. Item can be viewed at Firat National Bank in this city.
At the Crawford theatre on Thursday night the venue was packed and proceeds benefited the band boys. The net amount raised totaled 60.40 dollars as the ensemble from the crehentra performed a sequence of exceptionally fine numbers.
Fresh stock listed at four pounds and 26 cents per unit. Offered by Graham and partners, labeled Agk for Sunshine Wheat bre fart food and Vale by RacerK.
Morning sermon titled The Mission of the Seventy and night sermon The Good Samaritan. Min Lil lian Bearup and Mr Herbert Oliver will sing at the morning service while Mrs D Jones and Miss Helen Taylor sing at the night service. A cordial welcome to all.
Rarig a traction plowing engineer from Corpus Christi Texas called on the afternoon to discuss his invention a giant tractor plow credited with work unmatched by any similar machine. He is connected with W H Harroun at Malaga and after a two week Fort Worth stay will return here to reside.
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