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.' are . r Welch S: Titsworth Wholesale and lletail GENERAL MERCHANDISE Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes QUR Stock of Boots, Shoes, Clothing: and Dry Goods is the largest we have ever carried, and we arc better prepared to supply the people of this vicinity with their requirements than we have ever been in the past. We are constantly receiving new goods, and wc would respectfully ask that you come in and examine our goods and compare our prices with those of other merchants of the vicinity. i Fuller & Johnson's Farm Pump Engines Wire, Farming; implements, Farm Wagons WELCH & TITSWORTH. CAPITAN, N. M. PERSONAL MENTION. Kobt. II. Taylor wns down one tlay this week from White Oaks. Mrs. Kil. Long is here from Denver, visiting parents nnd ( relatives. V. G. Wells came down from Parsons Monday, returning the ? following day. Tom Davis, storekeeper at the slums is in 151 Paso this week taking in the Fair. Tom Johnson is among- the I, delegates seeing the sights at ;( the 151 Paso Fair this week. Mrs. John 15. Bell is in 151 Paso this week, visiting with friends nnd enjoying the sights of the fair. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Roberts left on Wednesday's No. 33 for 1C1 Paso to help swell the crowd from Lincoln county at the Fair. Clark Hust is preparing to make a shipment of horses to Oklahoma. He expects to load out tomorrow or the day follow ing. Miss Clara Jacobs came over fromCaptan Monday, and is stay ing with Miss Helen Canning while Mr. and Mrs. Canning are in Santa Fc. Jacob Zicfilcr. of the firm of 'ttjglcr Bros., had the misfortune iy break his right arm Tucaday. He was riding on a dray, when ti, sudd on turn threw hint violently Uf Dili jwfQUttU, resulting in a n r Cecil Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. 15. S. Long, came iti Wednesday after a years' absence. He expects to remain in Car rizozo, and is now employed at the round house. Prof. M. T. Dye was down Suturdav from Audio. He re ports school enrollment and at tendance good, and the advance ment satisfactory. A. C. Wingfield returned Sun day from Mexico. He left here the first nf October to examine some mining property, and is not yet prepared to say whether or not he will open up a bonanza. Stoddard P. Johnson returned this week from a trip to Texas, where he had been ca'led to at tend the bedside nf a sick sister. While absent he visited the Dallas fair and witnessed a cele brated automobile race in which two of the drivers lost their lives' John II. Cuming came home Friday from Santa Fe. He re turned Monday, accompanied by Mrs. Canning. Mr. Cunning be lieves the convention will com plete its work in another two weeks, and docs not expect to return until the final adjourn ment. P. C. Haird and family .and Grandma Gray left Tuesday noon for Texas. Mr. Haird and family went to Mason, their old home, while Mrs. Gray went to Menard county. All expect to remain in Tuxes, but Mr. Daird may return in the near future for a short stay. Sheriff Stevens made a special trip up the line Saturday, but when he reached his destination the birds had fiown. However, he nabbed one man for carrying a concealed weapon, and the school fund was enriched to the extent of $50.00. Rev. Frank M. Wadlcy, for merly of Albuquerque but more recently of Alamogordo, arrived Saturday, and preached at the Baptist church Sunday morning and at night. The Baptist con gregation has called htm to of ficiate here the coming year, and he has located at Carrfzozo and will make this his home. Wayne Van Schoyck came in Tuesday night from an extended trip to Mexico. lie went in search of some mining property which was represented to be fab ulously rich. He vouchsafed no inlormatlon upon his return, but went on to While Oaks the next morning, wiser, but wc trust not absolutely disappointed. F. M. Crockett and family, who left here some ten days ago, were in Albuqucrmie Monday, accord ing to the Tribune-Citizen. They are headed for San Juan county, where they intend to locate. For about thirty years this fam ily has resided in this county, on the Bottito. A residence of that length entitles them to return when ever they get ready, and that won't be long. The Nuws is in receipt of a communication this week, post marked White. Oaks, and the writer concludes by sayiugi "Please publish this." We have two reasons for not publishing this communication, but one is sufficient to mention it was not signed. Two overland automobiles en route to the coast passed through Carrizozo Tuesday. The cars, which contained two persons each, started from South Dakota. The cars were equipped with blankets, camp outfit and carried a well stocked commissary. Monday night, being Hallow een, when fairies, spirits and hobgoblins arc supposed to be at large, was celebrated in the cus tomary maimer. Signs were re moved from buildings and placed on other buildings doing a differ ent bu3iness, and wheels were taken off of one vehicle and put on another of an entirely diner out pattern, much of which was ludicrous and some of which was rather inconvenient. About 320 marines, bound from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, passed through Monday on a special train of ten coaches. They Btoppcd off here for dinner; and, by the wwy, it took some hustling and hcadwork to handle so large a crowd, which had to be done on the jump; but they were han dled to the satisfaction of all concercd. When it comes to do ing a quick stunt, Frank Gurncy is right there. The marines left in the evening for the coast, where they will be distributed on the different vessels of the Pacific squadron. -A