Otero County NM Archives History - Businesses .....Alamogordo 1912
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    ALAMOGORDO. Pop 2,000. Otero county. The county seat on the E P & S W R R 86
miles n e of El Paso Tex. Has Baptist, Christian, Methodist and Presbyterian
churches, 2 banks, a broom factory, an ice plant, a saw mill, a planing mill, 5
hotels, a public library, electric light and water companies. Three weekly
newspapers the News Otero County Advertiser and La Nueva Epoca are published.
The New Mexico Institute for the Blind is located here. The soil in the vicinity
is very fertile and well adapted to agriculture. Fruit growing and stock raising
are the leading industries. Exp W F & Co. Tel W U. 
J M Hawkins P M. 

Alamo State Bank (capital $15,000), C E Mitchell, pres; C M Hunter, cashr. 
Alamo Theatre, Robt N Woodworth mngr. 
Alamogordo Hotel, Mrs Maud Brooks propr. 
Alamogordo Improvement Co, L H Kempner, pres; Jos Seinsheimer, sec and treas;
    lands. 
Alamogordo Lumber Co, C S Woods, gen supt; Edwin Mechem, agt. 
Alamogordo News, Guthrie Smith pub. 
Alamogordo Public Library, Mary Darbyshire librarian. 
Alamogordo Retailers & Business Mens Assn, L R Hughes, pres; Dean Sherry, sec. 
Alamogordo Water Power Co, Frank W Beach gen mngr, electric lighting. 
Alamogordo Water Works Co, Frank W Beach gen mngr. 
ALAMOGORDO & CLOUDCROFT Stage Line, John Q Grant Propr. (See adv.) 
Andregg Alb, meats. 
Barringer D Moreau, livery. 
Bemis Mrs Callie C, milliner. 
Boncher Dennis A, harnessmkr. 
Brooks Mrs Maud, propr Alamogordo Hotel. 
Buck A J & Son (Alonzo J and Lon L), undertakers. 
Burmaster Paul, phys. 
Byus Geo A, pub Otero County Advertiser. 
Cady Oliver G, jeweler. 
Carl Geo, ice mnfr. 
Carmack Wm E, grocer. 
CITY LIVERY & TRANSFER, JOHN Q Grant Propr. (See adv.) 
Edington J E, county surveyor.
Evans Henry S, jeweler.
First National Bank (capital $25,000), C E Mitchell, pres; S G Phillips, cashr.
Fribley Danl A, meats.
Gilbert Jesse R, phys.
Glenmore Hotel, Wm S Hewitt propr.
GRANT JOHN Q, PROPR CITY Livery & Transfer and Alamogordo & Cloudcroft
    Stage Line. (See p 99.)
Hamilton H B, dist atty.
Harrison Jno E, pub La Nueva Epoca.
Hewitt Wm S, propr Glenmore Hotel.
Hill Jas J, cigars.
Holmes Jesse G, phys.
Hughes & Bennett (Louis R Hughes, Jas W Bennett), grocers.
Hulett M Ione, osteopath.
Hunter Reuben, broom mnfr.
Isakson Axel, harnessmkr.
Jarvis Elmo R, dentist.
JONES JOHN C, PROPR Southwestern Hotel. (See p 99.)
Kriegel Chas, grocer.
La Nueva Epoca, Jno E Harrison pub.
Lawson J L, lawyer.
Logsdon Clayton E, restaurant.
Loomis & Stewart (Herbert W Loomis, Bud Stewart), tailors.
McClements Henry J, furniture.
McKinley Eber D, phys.
McRae Lumber Co, J H McRae, pres; W M Foxworth, sec.
Majestic Theatre, A F Menger agt.
Major Hal H, lawyer.
Mann Wentworth W, grocer.
Martin Edw, barber.
Martin Robt C, barber.
MECHEM EDWIN, LAWYER AND Agt Alamogordo Lumber Co.
MENGER ALBERT F, REAL Estate, Insurance, Abstracter and Notary Public.
    (See p 99.)
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co, G T McQuillen mngr.
Mulligan Robt J, piano tuner.
Myers Chas, wool dealer.
New Mexico Institute for the Blind, G J Wolfinger, sec and treas;
    R R Pratt, supt.
Oliver M L, furniture.
Oliver T B, clothing.
Orr Jas E, sewing machines.
Otero County Advertiser, Geo A Byus pub.
Owens Thos H, barber.
Parker Sidney M, real est
POLLOCK RALPH F, Photographer. (See p 99.) 
Prince Chas F, dry goods. 
Reber Walter H, saloon. 
Renshaw Billy, restaurant. 
Rolland Frank C, drugs. 
St Elmo Hotel, Geo Weigle propr. 
Salsberry Jos, blksmith. 
Scipio Geo C, hardware. 
Sherry Dean, ins agt. 
Sherry & Sherry (Byron and Prosper), lawyers. 
Singleton Harvey B, planing mill. 
Smith Guthrie, pub Alamogordo News. 
Sorenson Andr, phonographs. 
SOUTHWESTERN HOTEL, J C Jones Propr, opp Depot. (See p 99.) 
Stalcup Wm K, real est. 
Stepp & Murrell (Jno P McCalmont, Wm D Murrell), hay and grain. 
Summit Hotel, Wm E Stewart propr. 
Tower Geo M, blksmith. 
Waldschmidt Chas H, phys. 
Warner Wm E, drugs. 
Warnock Geo F, hardware. 
Weigle Geo, propr St Elmo Hotel. 
Wolfinger Geo J, dry goods. 
Yale & Loomis (Jed R Yale, Herbert W Loomis), live stock.


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POLK'S NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA
PICTORIAL STATE GAZETTEER
AND
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
FIRST STATEHOOD EDITION
1912-1913
VOLUME NO. 1
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