Alf A. Means was here the first of the
week trying to got work started on his
business house and residence. He hits
hoped to have his residence ready for
occupancy by the time school commen
ced but on account of the scarcity of
material and workmen this was imposi
ble. However he expects to get to work
Monday of next week. Instead of dedi
cating his new business house with a
dance he has arranged with Rev. R. P.
Pope to dedicate with a good old fash
ioned rousing house warming sermon.
J. A. Bradford, one of the contractors
has about ñnished nis work east of hers
and has sold his outfit to El Paso parties.
The handsome new house of Jose A.
Garcia is n earing completion and he
hopts to be living at home before the snow
flies.
Samuel Otero expects to begin work ou
his new house in a short t'me. It is his in
tention to move his family here to attend
school.
The work on the new school house is
rapidly nearing completion and it is
hoped to bo able to start school early in
November. '" ' '
Clifton Hill of Isleta who recently pur
chased lots in Willard expects within a
few days to begin work on both a hand
some business block and a residence.
The work of building the telegraph
lines on the cut-off will begin in a few
days and like every thing else connected
withthe building of this line, it will be
' done in a hurry.
G. A. Alien who hada big contract
between here and Eprishas finished this
work and is getting ready to move east
of the Rock Island where he has more
work contracted.
