The Tucumcari News and Tucumcari Times, 1907-06-15

franchise was granted W. F. Buchanan, which he contracts to put in immediately; the cost of the system is $50,000, and men are to be put to work immediately. An ordinance was passed restricting the number of saloons to what the city has already licensed. The saloon restric restriction - tion restriction ordanceis published elsewhere in this papier. A number of build building - ing building permits were granted. There will be no more saloons until the city reaches 5,000 inhabi inhabitants - tants inhabitants and one may be added for each 500 people over that number. The council also took up the petition of a number of citizens and dis discussion - cussion discussion was had whether it is advisable to allow any more building of imitation brick or sheet iron, etc. An ordinance will likely be passed soon to prohibit further building of this character inside the corpor corporate - ate corporate limits.

New Town At San Jon. A new town has been laid off at San Jon and the Townsite Co. is incorporating. The articles will be noticed in this issue of the News. The incorporators are Herman Gerhardt, W. D. Bennett and C. I. Owen. The location is ideal and the surrounding country among the best agricultural and grazing sections we have in north northeast - east northeast New Mexico. The townsite is laid off on either side ot the Choctaw extension from Amarillo to this city and will be in all prob probability - ability probability one of the best towns on the line of this new railway.

bidders. Buchanan's plan is to pipe water from what is known as the Blue Holes, two and one-half miles west of town. The water will be pumped into a stand pipe and then run into the city by grav gravity. - ity. gravity. There is an abundance of good water and the enterprise will be a great blessing to our city. Everybody in Tucumcari is re rejoicing - joicing rejoicing over the matter. Tucum Tucumcari - cari Tucumcari is certainly getting her portion of the good things in store for a worthy community this summer. Railroad shops, round house and division and now water works as

Curtis Phillips taken to a K. C. Hospital. Curtis Phillips whose foot was smashed under a car wheel has been sent to a Kansas City hospital where he can have the best care to be had. His friends have made up the necessary funds to pay the cost. This is the genuine old western spirit. There is not another country under the sun where a man in need gets recog recognition - nition recognition quicker than in New Mexico.

zation and there are a number of good citizens who are prospective members. Odd Eellows out there have built their own hall and haye every prospect of building a strong lodge. N. E. Stevens, grand sec secretary - retary secretary of New Mexico, will be here to organize them. All Odd Fellows are invited to be present.

lived and was married the first time, and gave the snap away. Marcott began investigating and found that he had been correctly informed, his wife did realy have another husband from whom she has never been divorced, so he gave her money to return to her first love and bad her a final farewell.