The Tucumcari News and Tucumcari Times, 1907-08-31

BAR ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Roswell, N. M., Aug. 24. The New Mexico liar Association held its business meeting today and el ected officers for the ensuing year as follows: A. 13. McMillen, of Albuquerque, president; Kenneth Scott, city attorney, of Roswell, secretary and treasurer; Paul A.F. Walter, of Santa Fe, vice presi dent for the First Judicial District. The members of the association present were entertained by Charles J.Bremond at his beautiful country ionic three miles from Rowell du ring the forenoon and this after noon there was a barbecue at the Roswell Country Club, which was a very enjoyably affair. The club has beautiful grounds, fourteen acres in extent, three miles from Roswell and is reached over a beautiful boulevard. . This evening Hon. and Mrs. G. A. Richardson will entertain the visiting lawyers at a lawn party. WATER WORKS SYSTEM This paper is inlormed that the water works well is finished at a depth of 351 feet with 180 feet of water. A standpipe is being erect ed and a Downio force pump installed. The capacity of the pump is seventy-two gallons a minute. Several cars of pipe for mains, etc., are here on the track to be unloaded and the prospects are that the city will have plenty of good, pure water in a very short time. ENTERTAINMENT A SUCCESS. The musical and recital given by Miss Steinhagen, pianist, and Miss Brewer, elocutionist, at the court house Monday night was a decided success. These young ladies are talented and their effort was greatly appreciated by Tucum Tucumcari - cari Tucumcari people and there was a good ho'ise present. The solo, "My Ba Baby's - by's Baby's Kiss," by Eula Street, was a feature of the entertainment, and baby Street joined in the chorus and made a protest that her sister take her before the song was ended Eula finished like a little lady and was splendidly encored. Miss Edna Koch in violin solo was good and Miss Brewer's best effort was the recital of "Old Ace." L. P. Gam Gamble - ble Gamble is a sweet singer from Israel and delighted the audience with several choice selections. The en entertainment - tertainment entertainment as a whole was great greatly - ly greatly appreciated. M. Sanford left last night to ac accept - cept accept a position in Bisbee.

LIST OF TEACHERS ATTENDING INSTITUTE The Greatest County Institute Ever Held Here. FIFTY DISTRICTS IN COUNTY Quay county's teachers' institute just closing, has been arecord arecord-breaker - breaker arecord-breaker for northeast New Mexico and a great deal of good has been accomplished. Prof. Doderer of Joining, is an able instructor and las won the esteem of our teach ers in toto. 1 he prospects tor a great improvement in our public schools this year are very flatter ing. The teachers are a unit for good schools. An association has been organized and will hold its irst session on Thanksgiving. The public school is the bulwark of the nation and now is the time to be gin laying the foundation for our future greatness in this line in Quay county and our teachers are entitled to the support and encour agement of the whole people. The News hopes to see the day when teachers are paid a salary in pro portion to what they are expected to do. The roster of teachers attending the institute is as follows: Lillian A. Howser, Ha(tieAyles- worth, Alice Chatman, Mrs. O. H. Mundell, Mrs. Dan Christopher, William Riggs, Ruth Drake, Ejiz- abeth Young, Lukie Bradley, Clara Gerhardt, Lillian Hilliper, Mrs. Lena Hooper, Prof. C. E. Ware, Grace Harper, J. A Conway, Su Susie - sie Susie Huff, D. C. Frazier, W. D. Starcher, May Scarbarough, Lula C. Bryan, C. S. Cramer, Merl Koch, Effie B. Campbell, Mrs. M. Capps, Lula Ridings, Clarice Woodard, M. L. Portland, P. P. Parsons, Lanson Mitchell, A. T. Henderson, Clara Kennedy, Anna M. Freeman, H. B. Mitchell, R. J. Upchurch, Ruby Sharps, Anna Springer, Lucie E. McGuire, Ira Stemple, Margie Sherill, W. M. Anderson, Maggie Albertson, T. A. Winson, R. E. Gallaway. TKACHKRS I OR TUCUMCARI Lucie E. McGuire, Lukie Brad Bradley, - ley, Bradley, Elizabeth Young, Lillian Hil Hil-leken, - leken, Hil-leken, Mrs. Lillian Howser, Pearl Barker, and C. Ware. Fred Walther and Fred Max Maxwell - well Maxwell were Tucumcari visitors Thu Thursday. - rsday. Thursday. Mr. Walther is the merch merchant - ant merchant at Puerto and informs this pa paper - per paper his community has splendid crops. Mr. Maxwell is a relative of Walther and lives at Las Palomas

GROUND TO DEATH BY LOCOMOTIVE Accident Occured Between Logan and Tucumcari. DIED IN DEPOT HERE A FEW HOURS LATER J. Valdez, a resident of Logan, was struck by No. 1 Monday even evening - ing evening at a crossing near that place and so badly hurt that ho died in a few minutes after reaching the Rock Island depot. He leaves a wife and several children. The body was turned over to relatives who took it back to Logan for burial. The. News has not learned the de tails, but it is supposed that Valdez was attempting to cross in front of the moving train and was caught before he could clear. WR.ECK ON THE CLOUDCR.OFT Engineer Frank N. Wei by was instantly killed in a wreck on the Sacramento Mountain Railroad on Tuesday night of last week, when engine No. 184 jumped the track. The wrecked engine was running down the mountain from Cloudcroft light, carrying only a caboose. As the grade is very steep and the track was soft owing to the heavy rains of the past few days, the big mountain climber toppled off the track at the first curve. Engineer Wei by was caught be neath the cab and crushed to death. His fireman jumped and cscaVd uninjured. It was necessary to raise the pondrous locomotive to recover the body of the victim. Engineer Welby has only been running on the Alamogordo and the Sacramento Mountain line for the past lour weeks, having come from the Mexican Central at Aguas Calientes, where he had been run ning an engine for the past seven years. He was about forty-six years old and was one of the best railroad men in Mexico. He leaves a widow, who is now in El Paso, Texas, having been recently dis charged from a hospital in tha citv. Dr. John Hobbs of St. Louis Mo., will preach at the Baptist Church Sunday evening. Text: The "Bible"; Theme: "God's Revealed Will To Man." Everybody invited.

YOUNG WOMEN STRUCK BY ENGINE Miss Rober's Skirts Tangled in Engine Wheel and Miss Bradley Pulled From Under Horse. BUGGY SMASHED, HORSE KILLED AT GROSSING Miss Bradley and Miss Rober, teachers, attending the County Institute, had a close call to eter eternity - nity eternity Saturday evening. They were en route home and attempted to pass in front of the switch engine at the coal chute crossing. The engine hit them demolishing the vehicle, killing one horse and wounding Miss Bradley and in inflicting - flicting inflicting many bruises on Miss Rober. The buggy was scattered about the scene for sixty feet in every direction, and the wounded girls, one of them was dragged from under a horse and the other released from a wheel of the engine in which her skirts had become entangled. The young women narrowly escaped with their lives, but it is reported that their injuries are fortunately not very serious. These crossings have been a source of annoyance and danger lor two years and hardly a week passes but more or less serious accidents occur. The city should provide crossings, and the law should be strenuously enforced against the railroad company at these crossings until the relief necessary mav be had. Quadruple Ceremony. Judge R. L. Patterson married four couples with one ceremony last Wednesday: Walter Story ind Ardie Pierce, John Pool and Mary Hawkins, William Weeks and Lillie Pool and William Billings and Adelia Combs. All were from Bryan lino, New Mexico except Miss Pierce who was from Logan. They came down on No 1 Tuesday evening, married Wednesday morning and returned Wednesday afternoon. T. 1. Hawkins and wue were with them. La Mar, the contractor, is mov ing his residence on the corner o Center and Second to Fourth street. The corner will soon be oc qupied by a business block.