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Newspaper

The Evening Current

Location

Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1917

Page

3

Visitors and locals lodge at the Bates hotel

Mrs BE Alston arrives from the plains while J B Eaves of Lovington and Mrs S C Pruit stay overnight at the Bates. Mrs M B Wilson returns from Mineral Wells with her son J D of Pecos. Holly Benson and wife arrive from the TV ranch. Moritz the painter decorates Boston Store windows. Mrs W S Day and Mrs G A Davidson of Roswell with two children stay at the Bates. Archie Nelson leaves for El Paso and Mesilla Park to visit kin. Auto travel offers a pleasant route with paved roads and scenic farms.

Archie Nelson el Paso Mesilla Park

Ranch families visit town and return home

Mr and Mrs Green McComb and family arrived from their ranch near the Point for a noon stop in town. Walter Glover traveled from Frijole to escort Mrs Glover and daughter Mary back to the ranch after ten days of visits. Welter Beals and wife returned from Brownfield and Lubbock, Texas after ten days with Beals’s relatives. Smokey, the foreman at the ranch, is a familiar name among the boys.

Green McComb Point Walter Glover Frijole Mrs. Welter Beals Mr. Beal Brownfield Lubbock Texas Smokey

Spanish Teacher Acceptance for Las Vegas High School

Miss Florence Trahey accepts as Spanish teacher at the Las Vegas High School. The Sanitary Way soap is used in the Carlsbad steam laundry. Mrs. Ray Sotaday has been ill at her parents' home. Charles Harbert plans to take two herders to the ranch this afternoon. James Turk arrived from the plains and may stay several days.

Florence Trahey Las Vegas Ray Sotaday Mrs. E. Stephenson Charles Harbert Carlsbad

Local residents journey through town and nearby towns

D Burdette a rancher near here is in town meeting old friends. Ned Shattuck arrived from Artesia with his family for schooling and will go to Queen tomorrow. Leo Middleton moved from Queen for schooling and is staying in Rio Vista 4. L Williams of Malaga visits with friends Bob Cleveland Joe Smidle and Mr Mitchell of Roswell. Mr Mitchell plans to load alfalfa seed and Mr Balz of Chicago owns a homestead nearby.

D. Burdette Ned Shattuck Artesia Queen Leo Middleton Rio Vista L. Williams Malaga Bob Cleveland Joe Smidtle Mr. Mitchell Roswell Loadifie Mr. Balz Chicago

Alfalfa Sees Strong Yield and Prices in Valley

Alfalfa seed prospects shine as 600 pounds per acre from thirty acres. At 15 cents per pound the machine-cut yield brings good cash, with straw valued at 191 to 820 a ton. Extra seed and twelve tons of straw remain, plus hog feed and potential car shipment this month. Sizemore and OQuinn travel from Albuquerque for court and family visits, reporting happy Company B boys and lively conditions.

Stephenson

Foreman Will Howell In Town Amid Poison Peril

In town this morning is Will Howell, foreman at the TX ranch. A man known as Charlie the Chinaman, recently wed to a Mexican woman, lies near death after taking poison medicine. Physicians say recovery is unlikely. details of the incident remain unclear.

Will Howell T X Ranch Charlie

Local Visitors From Ranches Attend Pleasant Lawn Party

Mrs Henry Bulman visits with home folks Mr Sam B Smith from the ranch Miss Zadah Mudgett leaves for Upper Cottonwood to head a new school Miss Ethel Jones a Roswell Business College student is honored by Mrs Danones at a lawn party Twelve ladies share lunch lemonade ice cream cake and games Granddaughter Maxmene Vermillion joins the young guests for a delightful evening

Henry Bulman Sam B. Smith Mr. Smith Zadah Mudgett Upper Cottonwood

Why Not Now Carlsbad Steam Laundry Note

Tom Stokes, drilling wells on Livingston ranch, visited town to buy rope for a second well. The first well reached 160 feet with ample water. the second may require drilling toward 300 feet before water is found. Het and wife expected this afternoon. Mrs B A Nymeyer returns from ranch visit with Mixx Fiona Leck for a two-week vacation. Bigelow to cover pinches at the central telephone exchange.

Tom Stokes Livingston Ranch Mr. Stokes Het B.A. Nymeyer Mixx Fiona Leck Bigelow

WANTED Lady Help Steady Position For Right Parties

A brief classified notice seeking a steady position for a lady helper and noting the sanitary way. Also advertises for sale of a few fine Ancona items.

Carlsbad

Roswell Visitors and Local Notices Highlight Busy Day

CR Brice of Roswell handled office business here yesterday and returned last night. Three Carlsbad boys Jim Walker Everett Grantham and Bill Reed visited Roswell. C E Donelson wife and Mary Lee attended Broya Holcomb’s funeral from Loving. Wanted second hand one horse spring wagon and cart good and cheap. For rent two rooms close in with or without furniture Mrs W H Mullane 259. For sale thoroughbred R 1 enak ite.

CR. Brice Roswell Carlsbad Jim Walker Everett Grantham Bill Reed C. E. Donelson Mary Lee Broya Holcomb W. H. Mullane

Also Mentioned on This Page

BE. W. Alston J. 8. Eaves Lovington The Bates S.C. Pruit the Bates M. B. Wilson J. D Pecos Holly Benson TV Ranch Moritz Boston Goodyear and Firestone Tires Weaver’s Garage James Turk Snop Star Pharmacy Rexall Cweet H. F. Sizemore Sargeant Arthur O'Quinn Auto Albuquerque Mr. Sizemore Company B Sargeant O’quinn E. P. Hanson High School Books R. E. Dick Por Sale—Thoroughbred R. 1 Enak Hart and Mullane Edison the Public Utilities Co
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