The Carlsbad Current, 1908-12-18

growing ery successfully all kinds of Indian corn, Kallir jorn Milo ni'i .e, all wats of forage crop, s' cet potatoes, Irish po potatoes, - tatoes, potatoes, pea. nits, pumpkins, ker ker-hIiuwk, - hIiuwk, ker-hIiuwk, and nearly every veget veget-able - able veget-able you ever saw grtiw.' 'Tlie watermelons are large and sweet some of them weighing as hij'h as seventy-five pounds. The people who are settling this county are whole sou led and pro progressive - gressive progressive and come front every state in the Union.' 'Some idea of the country can be arrived at from the fact that two years ago there were only two post offices in that part of the country, w hile at present there are seven and two others applied for.' 'Monu 'Monument, - ment, 'Monument, Knowlea and Lovington are all live towns and are build building - ing building up rapidly.' 'The people are a unit in their judgement that the time has come for a new county with the division line run running - ning running north and south taking in

I.ucas Fletcher, brought do a n the house ,ind won many com)'i com)'i-ments. - ments. com)'i-ments. Vocal duett. "In the (o.ini (o.ini-iiikr", - iiikr", (o.ini-iiikr", by Mis'es Smith and li ill. was a iileisinr number. The yoiin ladi's have good voices. The violen solo, by Hubert Keith proved Mr. Keith at home with the violin. "Ini afraid to come Home in Dark", sang by Dell Huiiberger and Jim Donaldson was well re received, - ceived, received, j Father's Prayer, by Miss Zel Zel-da - da Zel-da Nymeyer was well delivered and showed the young lady to possess many characteristics of : a good elocutionest. j "When I'm a Man", by Cleo Blalock. Enea Grande, Fred Ny- j meyer, Clarence Reid, Lucas j Fletcher, Joe Calderón, Otto Reid, Sam Calderón, Tony Vin-,' centz. B. A. Nymeyer, Philip Cal- deron and Dudley Welch, closed with a song, kept the audience laughing from start to finish, each one did his part well.

berof the Iioing sel I took pJi t, was one of the best ever given in Iiving and was wit witnessed - nessed witnessed by a crowded hotie. The pupils from primary to ad advanced - vanced advanced classes showed study and careful training. The first on program v.'as "Greeting" by l.rcd Nymeyer was well delivered an I interest interested - ed interested the large audience. Why Papa Doesn't Go, by lit little - tle little Otto Reid, was heartily re received - ceived received and enjoyed. "Guess", by little Dudley Welch, who always pleases his hearers. Dudley is a bright boy and a natural speaker. Dialogue, "Lost Child", by little Misses Fletcher and Donald Donaldson - son Donaldson was nicely rendared. "The Know Nothing" by Her Herbert - bert Herbert Welch, Forest and Cleo Bla Blalock - lock Blalock afforded much amusement and the boya were at home on the stage. Playing School, by Jesse Don-

a !e s i. e daiicliii r, Mr. Ilnn Ilnn-biT.'iT - biT.'iT Ilnn-biT.'iT IIS the Im"'! of l!es. Wai Waiter - ter Waiter S nhli th-' minister. Nettie N, meyer the t ake bearer. This was given in four m ! '!' , much praise cant e j. i . t-ach act actor. - or. actor. It w: i r.pl.. ierfcct and Mr. Honbetger, the leading per performer, - former, performer, made a persistent lover and filially won the daughter. The play was read by Miss Pearl Smith in a clear well modulated voice, the electric lights were manipulated by Eugene Donald Donaldson - son Donaldson who provea to be the right man in the right placo. There was not a dull moment from start to finish and the uni universal - versal universal verdict was to the effect it was far above the average

purchased and sent out a suffi sufficient - cient sufficient poles and material to build twenty miles of the line while the balance ef the material that has been ordered is enrome and the line will be pushed to com completion - pletion completion as fast as men and mon money - ey money can build it. Mr. Emerson on being interviewed on the pro pro-gi - gi pro-gi s of the country in eastern Eddy county said: "The people of Carlsbad have but a slight conception of the rapid progress of that portion of Eddy county. The settlers are simply pouring into the eastern portion of Eddy and Chaves counties rivaling

ed when Eugene Blalock led the! To say it was a success is put-1 1 A N ymkykh. iwing " I went to Animal Fair", j ting it mildly. Too much credit! ,.1VII. t:Nl(IVMI1 The song was new, unique and cannot In? given the young act- and catchy and was sang by nearly ". r-nt H' "VM"K all the school before it conclud- The closing number was a1. , , . each acting his part to per- Panlomine by Charlie Tucker as fection and adding new interest 'the old man Jone. Miss Konkio " as he came forward. The and- j as Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Honberger )K-H. hiivk

B. R. Cox. of the firm of Nor-, """""'y d of hhie who have ' , ol ("ei' ' e croup. How unnei-eiwary rell & COX, formerly Of Sher- j thi m No rhild ever had tlie croup wood. Texes, who are busily en-1 "h.ut having a cold or cwiih at the ' , , ' atari. If you will stop thp hint aymp- paged in erecting a telephone torn of the cough with Baiuud u llora llora-line - line llora-line from Carlsbad to Monument! '"'""I Syrup then w no danger what- . ntfAP itf umitn Mulil 1 1 f tjliln I latiif f

ience went wild when Miss Pearl Siuiih coi, eluded the song. Tin? play entitled. "Jimtown Lyceum", was a dillijult play but each performer acted his part so well it would be difficult to say who was best - each char character - acter character was so well fitte-d for his part. Eugene Blalock made a dig dignified - nified dignified president "and that's so too. Nettie Nymeyer as Ellen Craig and Nellie Smith as Amanda Cobb kept the audience in a laughing mood. Joe McShane as Barney O' Don nel could not have