Local Movers and Visitors Reported Around Town
Albert Johnson arrives from Black River while Holley Benson travels to Roswell this week. Tom Gray returns home from the ranch this afternoon and Miles Stone plans a Tuesday departure for Louisiana with a car of horses. L. W. Arthur moves back to Loving as schools reopen. Jesse West rides a train to Hurley New Mexico. Carroll Hamilton comes in from a west ranch on business. John Plowman brought home sick from Big Springs Texas and now rests in Malaga. Earl Hanson hospitalized after several days of illness and Mrs Hanson is also ill. Mrs W G MacArthur departs for Camp MacArthur Texas to be near her husband working for YMCA. John Dickson and wife travel from Roswell. Dickson in charge at the Santa Fe station during the current epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickson
Roswell
Mr. Dickson
The
Santa Fe
Mrs Nellie Alberts Aids Roswell Sick in McCollum Home
Mrs Nellie Alberts from Roswell visited Monday afternoon to help care for the ill at the home of her friend Mrs V McCollum.
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Nellie Alberts
Roswell
V ., McCollum
Mrs Rex Freeman Arrives After Sister's Death
Mrs Rex Freeman arrives in Carlsbad on Monday train from the south called here by the death of her sister Mrs Will Ed Carter.
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Rex Freeman
Carlsbad
Mra
Will Ed, Carter
Mrs Wyman Jenkins Visits City for Boys and Girls Club Work
Mrs Wyman Jenkins, county leader of the Boys and Girls clubs, was in town yesterday to attend to club work and related business.
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Wyman Jenkins
Plowman Travels to Malaga Amid Influenza Cases
Joe Plowman from Queen arrives Monday morning en route to his brother’s home in Malaga where several influenza cases have been reported.
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Joe Plowman
Queen
Malaga
Banks adopt half day hours amid epidemic
City banks announce a half day schedule due to the epidemic with openings in the forenoons. Patrons are instructed to adjust their routines as the arrangement begins today.
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Durkak
Camp Morrison Soldier Recovers From Influenza
Mrs. A. A. Bearup reports from Camp Morrison Virginia that her son Sidney, ill nine days, is recovering from influenza while still under quarantine. Carlsbad friends will be saddened by the news.
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A. A. Bearup
Sidney
Camp Morrison
Virginia
Carlsbad
Health seeker Mr Buggee heads to El Paso for work
Mr. Buggee, a health seeker from near Philadelphia, has spent about six weeks in Carlsbad and leaves this morning for El Paso. He reports strong improvement and expects light employment there. His wife Mrs Buggee will join him and hopes to find stenographer and bookkeeper work.
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Buggee
Carlsbad
Philalphia
Pennsylvania
el Paso
Merrifield Visits From El Paso After Mrs Merrifield Operation
O Merrifield arrived in town from El Paso where he stayed by Mrs Merrifield at Providence Hospital after a serious operation. Physicians express optimism for her speedy recovery and plan to bring her to Carlsbad once able, to stay with her daughter Mrs Dock West.
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O. Merrifield
el Paso
Oran Means Dies in 1918 Pneumonia at 22
Oran Leslie Means born July 13 1896 died October 13 1918 at 10 pm from pneumonia aged 22 and 3 months. Son of Mr and Mrs John R Means longtime Eddy County residents lived near Guadalupes then Hope. He joined church recently and spoke of peace with God. He hoped to join service with his brother overseas and is survived by six siblings. burial planned in Hat Place family plot in Hope New Mexico.
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Oran Leslie Means
John R. Means
Eddy County
Guadalupes
Hope
Oran
Bob
Renda
New Mexico
Hat Place
Méans
Wilter
A. Moores
In Memoriam Gaines Weir by A Grayce Hale
Dedicated in loving memory of T. Gaines Weir who has entered into rest by his true friend and classmate A Grayce Hale. Trent Texas October 1 1918. The poem prays for reunion in the final Grand Review and recalls Gaines as beloved and first in their lives.
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Gaines
T. Gaines Weir
A. Grayce Hale
Trent, Texas
Farewell Planned for Mrs. MacArthur at Baptist Church
The Lovington Leader notes a farewell gathering for Mrs. William G. MacArthur held October 3 1918. The Baptist church and Auxiliary hosted a large crowd with devotional exercises, solos by Mrs. Stoneham and Miss Slater, a Bible quiz, and rhymes of selected quotations highlighting the community’s loss and appreciation.
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Mac Arthur
Lovington
Grand Lodge Masonic Meetings Postponed Amid Influenza
The Masonic Grand Lodge Grand Chapter Grand Commandery and Grand Chapter Eastern Star meetings scheduled for Tucumcari next week are postponed with dates to be announced later due to widespread influenza across the state and ensuing illness among New Mexicans.
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Masonic Grand Lodge
Grand Chapter
Grand Commandery
Eastern Star
Tucumeari
Substituting Mail Car Driver Steps In for Sickness
Maurice Walters fills in on the mail car for Archie Nelson who is obliged to lay off due to sickness. The interim arrangement places Walters in the route duties while Nelson recovers.
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Maurice Walters
Archie Nelson
Two Funerals Held for Local Residents
Two funerals were held Sunday afternoon with services at the cemetery. Interment of Herbert O Cheshey who died Thursday at 2 am followed by a service conducted by Rev G H Givan. He belonged to the Gevan Reformed Church. At 450 pm the body of Alvin Wood was interred with Rev Geo Gigan officiating. The young man died Saturday evening at Sisters Sanitarium of pneumonia. He was 22, brother of Tom Wood and nephew of Mrs Willard Bates. His Lovington parents were present.
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Herbert O'Cheshey
G. H. Givan
Gevan Reformed Church
Alvin Wood
Geo
Gigan
Sisters’ Sanitarium
Tom Wood
Willard Bates
Lovington
Remains of Mrs Florence Carter Interred at Oity Cemetery
The funeral for Mrs Florence Newwater Carter was private under health rules but many friends and two families followed the snow white casket to Oity Cemetery. Reverend H W Lowry spoke a brief blessing and scripture excerpts as flowers covered the grave. Pallbearers were Clarence Bell CD Rickman J W Irby TCC Horne J W Gamel and W E Smith. The bereaved mother Mrs Nevenger remains bedridden at home south of town.
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Florence Newwater Carter
Oity
Board of Health
H. W. Lowry
Clarence Bell
CD. Rickman
J. W. Irby
T CC Horne
J. W. Gamel
W. EF. Smith
Nevenger
Mildred Walter Takes Grant NM School Post
Mildred Walter left early for Grant New Mexico near Silver City where she accepted a winter school post. A high school graduate last spring and bright aid, she is expected to have a successful year of teaching.
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Mildred Walter
Grant
N. M
Silver City
Miss Walter
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Albert Johnson
Black River
Holley Benson Ia
Tom Gray
Miles Stone
Louisiana
L. W. Arthur
Loving
Jesse West
Hurley, N. M
Carroll Hamilton
John Plowman
Big Springs
Texas
Earl Hanson
Mrs. Hanson
Wick
W. G. MacArthur
Camp MacArthur
Waco
Orban
Gaines Whitt
Wm. G. MacArthur
Grand Lodge
MIING
Man
Eid Ah
War Board
C. M. Richards
Groves Lumber CO
Ray V. DavIs
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