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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22
Special City Election.

pursuant to the proclamation OF Hon.
george I urry Governor ot the Territory
~ W." Mexico, under date OF August SIh.
'9la' the same having been published aud
p"'l'u as required by law. declaring the
lo"h OF lucumcari, New Mexico. To he
q Guy WIN all he powers. privileges,
nh'IeN and liabilities Of cities N the Terri
lofI OF Ne" MEXICO by Chapter III al tho
sessions Laws OF 1908 and the same hay.
my Drrn divided into -Four Wards as the
"a" directs by the Board OF Trustees OF
the Town II rucumcari, namely
flkSl WAkD All that portion OF
sad CliJ OF Tucumcari, New Mexico,
lflng south from the center of the III
fa,o X Rock Island Railroad Co.
and the Chicago, Rock Island a III
faso Railroad Co. rlghi-ui- way and Nest
on adams street 10 the western boundary
lines OF SAID city and North Of Laughlin
Avenue,
SECOND WARD-All that portion OF
Naih 'iiy North OF the center OF the M
faso 4 ko X Island Railroad Co right of.
way and the Chicago, Rock island x III
F,so Railroad Co rlght-of way.
THIRD WAkD-Ail that portion of
sad ! nv south of the center Of the ri
paso X Rock Island Co. and the Chicago,
ROCK Island x III Paso Raj .oad co.
r~ghi.o''way TO LauRhlin Avenue and East
~ ADAMS Street to the eastern boundary
line ui said c,Iy
FOURTH WARD-All thai portion OF
sad Guy South Of L1ughlin Avenue.
Notice Is hereby gwen that ON the 22nd
Gay OF september, I9Ja, that beng the
third Tuesday Of sad month, will be the
day tor the special election Tor the election
OF officers for the Civ OF Tucumcar.
The officers 10 be elected are four Al.
dermen' one from each ward. and one
Mayor to be elected at large.
All persons desiring to vote a, the
SPECIAL election mus, register. and the
Registration books will lie opened twenty
days before said r%lcclion at and in The
Tour wards, IN Ward No. ! at the NJ Il.
tioldenb1rg Cos, store, in Ward No. > al
W. J. bnehanan's residence: in Ward No.
nj j. A, Streets residence and IN Ward
NO 4 ~ II. kankin's residence.
Done at Tucumcari, New M.yico, his
2ist day 81 August, igrs.
-, DosALD SrEwAsT,
lshALl Mayor,
A''sp; j. H. DAvaHTRY Clerk.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22
DELEGATION THROWN OUT,

The Nara Visa New Mexican has
on IT'S first page, in glaring head.
lines, IN the issue OF August I4th,
Regular Delegation Thrown Out
without a hearing before the Con.
ventlon. This statement is not
true, and the Nara Visa New Mex.
ican knows II, and it is not going
to benefit that paper or any body
else TO make such statements. The
Nara Visa delegation got all that
was coming to them, and the regu.
lar delegation was seated. Mr..
Belknap and the editor OF the Nara
Visa New Mexican were the con-
testing delegation, and were no,
thrown out until after they had had
due consideration from the com.
mittee on credentials. Their method
OF steam-roller politics, on the re-.
publicans OF the Nara Visa precinct
did not work as they expected, and
this rs an instance OF where two or
three are gathered together in my
- etc, that they did not move
anything except themselves from
representation in the County Con.
vention. Just as well put a little
liniment on the sore spot; come out
and do business in the wide.open,
this is the policy OF the republicans
and 1t is expected Of them, and they
are going to do it in Quay County.
So push-don't knock.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

The editor OF the News is pleas.
I'D to learn that Earl Shaub, son
OF MIR. and Mrs. O.. W. Shaub OF
this city, vino was Tor several
months an employe OF this paper,
is now City Editor c. the AshvilIe,
y. c., Citizen, one OF the leading
papers OF that state, and is max.
ing good. Earl left here to take a
course in stenography and book.
keeping at Nashville, Tenn, and
while engaged in this course, be.
gan writing stories Tor the maya.
zines, and is now considered able
among a craft OF the best editors
in North Carolina.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22
THE VERY BEST Q

O.. w. Elliot, n San lon Valley,
farmer, was in Wednesday and
among a number who called at this
office. In answer to a question he
said; ! have fifty acres Of Milo
maize thirty DAYS old, which IS al.
most waist high, and expect TO har.
vest 2So tons; five acres OF Indian
corn that the world cannot beat;
will have $500, 90 worth oil iced tor
sale, after ] set aside enough tor
NV own use, which will he enough
To iced seven horses, thirty hogs
and two cows. | also have a
splendid garden. turnips, radishes
and greens, which are fine; have
tried chicken every other dav Tor
dinner, regularly.
! prepared nv ground early:
first broke 1t deep, mulched it well
and then rolled it, and held off my
planting until the rain, which was
on the 18th dav OF July, and my
crop is tar beyond my expectations;
every acre | have will mature be-.
yond a doubt. The 1--WE claims
lninIng me are in equally as good
shape rs NINE.
settled on thus iarm March Ist,
1907, and have Just made my final
proof, have on 1t now, n two story
barn I6x5o, two wells eighteen
feet deep, and one two hundred
and s%ixty.hve, Tor stock, and other
improvements necessary Tor hand.
ling ordinary farm stock. shall
put in fifty acres OF wheat this tall,
and will put IN fifty acres OF new
land.
q. Is the farm Tor sale?
A. No Sir, not AT any price.
-. What do you consider 1t
WORTH
a. consider it worth So. 500.
.. Are there any homcstcad,rs
in your immediate precinct thai,
are in need OF assistance from the
Government
A. No Sir.
o. DO you know ANYTHING
about a petition that was %circula.
ted in your community, asking Tor
relief from the Government
4. do.
q. What do you know about
this pctitionI
a. | know ! was asked in r..
gard TO it, and refused to have any.
thing 20 do with IT.
q. What is YOU opinion as to
the reasons these people are ask.
ing Tor rcliet from the Government
a. Ny opinion is that It is a
bunch, some OF them too lazy TO
work, and haven't got energy and
backbone enough about them to
take care OF a good thing when it
is given TO them, others may he
subjects OF misfortune and not To
blame.
O., What did you reply when
10 IN regard to this matter?
A. When | was talked to in r..
gard to this matter | offered them
work in abundance, and che money
TO pay tor same, which was r..
fused.
.. What did they saw.
a. They said that thcy were in
actual need, and that while they
get a little work there, il
would not he an abundance Tor all,
and ! agreed to furnish work Tor
any family that proved to me that
they yer in actual need at which
time they talked against our banks
and our merchants, which TO my
certain knowledge, a hard working
man has never been refused &c.
commodations by either.
The foregoing statement OF Mr..
has a different ring, to that
oi the delegate, who acted as
spokesman Tor San lon in the mass
meeting held At the Air Dome on
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

Proclamation OF the city council
has been made ordering an election
ior mayor and tour aldermen, to
tar" place within the next thirty
DAYS. Twenty DAYS are allowed
Ion registration Ut the voters IN the
different wards. See that YOUR
names ~" registered, II q care
to vote IN this election.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22
MR.. BRYAN AND HIS PLATFORM


The Chicago Record Herald calls
attention to the tact that there are
some sentences in Mr.. Bryan's
speech OF acceptance which are
calculated to start a rather novel
controversy. They refer to the
omissions OF party platforms and
solenly assert the binding charac-
ter OF such flashes CT silence.
A party, says Mr.. Bryan, an.
nounces its position on the issues
OF the day, and IAN official is not
at liberty to use the authority vest.
ed in him to urge personal views
which have not been submitted to
the voters tor their approval"
This has several implications,
some OF which are perhaps obvious,
but none OF which is without inter.
est.
The conservative democrats will
be told by the harmony seekers in
the party that the personal views
OF the candidate on government
ownership OF railroads, on the ref.
erendum and initiative, on finance
etc, need not give them the least
uneasiness since Mr.. Bryan con.
siders himself bound by the omis.
sions OF the platform.
Some interpreters will find in this
sule as TO omissions a criticism OF
TAFT, who took the liberty OF ad.
ding some desirable things to the
platform OF the Chicago Convention.
But it happens that the things thus
added by Candidate Taft are things
which Candidate Bryan indorses
and thinks good Tor the people;
Further applying the rule, it is
clearly possible to read into it a
criticism OF President Roosevelt
who, rs Mr.. Bryan SAYS, lacked
positive platform sanction tor his
vigorous campaign in favor OF rate
legislation and more effective con.
troll OF the railroads.
Yet Mr.. Bryan has never found
fault with the president tor thus
transcending the instructions OF his
platform and drawing inspiration
from three democratic platforms.
On the contrary he has always APP.
proved the presidents curse and
reloiced, as he now does, in the
tact that democrats have cordially
supported the personal Roose.
welt policies. II Roosevelt was
wrong in urging personal views 1t
was the duty OF Nj. Bryan to with.
hold supper, from him instead OF
freely according 1t while saying
that the president has stolen my
clothes"
The rule must be taken with
large qualifications. Omissions are
not always binding, Tor the people
speak in other ways besides plat.
forms, and 1t is not hard 10 decide
whether a president who departs
from a platform is urging merely
personal OF ripe, dominant, popular
views On congress.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

The News is pleased to announce
that NJ. c. Mechem, OF this city,
late District Attorney OF Quay and
Guadalupe Counties, and as W.
consider, one OF the ablcst lawyers
IN the southwest, was nominated
by the Councilmanic Convention
held at Santa Fe on the 10Th inst.
Mir. Mechem has always been a
leader in the republican party in
northeast New Mexico, and IS
known in every section OF IL, and
generally liked by the people. a
better choice tor this place, and
one more satisfactory to the party
and the people, could not, in our
opinion, have been made. There
is little question OF MIR. Mechems
election, and there is no doubt bu,
that he will make a councilman
OF the territorial assembly who will
meet every requirement OF our citi.
zenship. This nomination will
lend great strength TO the local re.
publican ticket, not only in Quay
county, but in Guadalupe, and
Mr.. Mechem will roll up large ma.
lorities in the counties OF the dis.
trict, including Quay, Guada lupe
and San Miguel.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

tue lTtn INST, IN the list oil pucS-
tons asked by the Chairman, MIR.
Thompson, To the committee from
San ION, We note the following:
.. In vour precinct, how many
have no money, cannot borrow any
and cannot make crops without
hclpH
~. About ninety per cent.
II IN truth ninety per cent Ut the
people OF that locality were IN need,
Mr. Elliott would have known
something about It. /. {. Crcs1p,
another prominent farmer ol San
Jon Valley, should also know some.
thing about 1t. The people in the
san Jon Village, who several weeks
agO offered 10 assist any family
found IN need Of the ncCcssarics oi
lite, should certainly know some.
thing about the distress. We no.
ticr again IN the questions asked
by MI. Thompson VI Mr. Lewis,
spokesman ior San Jon Valley.
Nv hat do YOU know OF any iami.
lies suffering Ion provisions, IN
yOur precinct n present.
\. There arc about sixteen o.
seventeen.
o.. DO any others OF thc com.
mite" know Of any murc2
In answering, On" oi the com.
mltt""mcn said that h. knew Of
three IN his di trlct, winch would
make twenty In all.
Now II there ar twenty families
IN the san ion vicinity that need
aSSIStanc" IN the way 1i the nrc,,.
satlc- Oi lite, WHY on earth l., #,
that they do not report the name,
OF those IN need 10 the hu,inr,,
m"n and citizens Ut their cummu.
nlty who are willing, and Offering
assistance, and further 10 ASST
them IN securing seed wheat ,tc.
hen W" notice further IN the list
OF questions asked bN Mr.. Ihump.
son VI Nh. Lewis:
- How many families have
forage crops planted,
~ Well, pretty near all Of them.
- What chance nave they to
maturc2
~ None at all under the pres.
cnt circumstances.
Now this account has not IN.
proper ring, Tor the reason thar
many farmers IN tina, locality.
among them J.. {. Crcsap, tells
ne News representative thar
many OF tho crops are better than
last year. Mr.. Crcsap reports that
ms malze, kaiiir and cane viii
yield more thi, year than last, ON
=" same ground. f.. NJ. WYATT
SAID IN answer to a question, thar
ms Iced crop, melons and vcpcta.
blcS Will b" better than last year.
II" has been marketing his bean
crop IN lucumCarl each Monday
lor the past six weeks, selling them
'D' nom 'lsht 10 iltccn cents Der
pound. K. II, Nonncllv, two.and
a'hali miles northwest Of San Ion.
has "A splendid crop Of Irish pota.
toes which he has been marketing
at san Jon At $3.50 per bu,h,l,
iic showed The News representa-.
i've roasting ears that he had been
sci ing lor twenty cents per d,z.n.
liis crop oi maze and cane viii
better than last year. W, f..
iIttman has harvested his wheat
crop, which has thrcshcd from
to fourteen bushels pcr acre;
IN the absence OF the thrcshinp
machine, he rcsortcd 10 the old
plan OF tranplng 1t out by horses.
! ne quality Is excellent, round
plump grains, well filled heads.
! he results have been SO salts.
factory IN this years wheat crop
mat he is now seeding in che.
hundred acres. !. NJ. Dudley, H..
!. White, w, b. Clark, Jesse d.
White, {. H.. Miller, and many
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

I. n. Taylor, a farmer living
eight miles northeast, Tueumcari,
brought to the News office this
morning a bunch OF heads oil maize
as fine as we have ever seen. II you
want to see what maize will do in
Quay county, with ninety.iour days
OF dry weather, come into the News
Office and take q look at this.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

In all the eloquent enumerations
Of the perils from which the country
has suffered for a number OF years,
the Great Commoner omits the
ghost OF free silver and the spectre
OF the government ownership OF
railroads and every socialistic isms
that this grand old Comedy OF
Errors" democratic party has
INDUCED in.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22
PREPARATION OF SOIL FOR
WHEAT

its issue OF August 18th, has n very
sensible argument on how to pre-.
pare the soil for wheat. which is
not only applicable to the soil con.
ditions in Oklahoma, hut through.
out the entire southwest.
The Journal says: The one
great cause tor the low average
yield OF wheat in Oklahoma is poor
preparation OF the soil Tor sowing
where one farmer does the work in
the right way, ten DO not, and as a
result, the average yield OF wheat is
shametully low, and the profits
from wheat growing do not nearly
approach what they should. The
success OF the Minnesota Exper.
mental Station is developing a
variety oil wheat which Yields a
couple OF bushels more to the acre
than varieties previously grown in
That state. The increased Weld OF
two bushels per acre means a grea,
many dollars to the people OF Min.
nesota, and the method by which
the increase has been made is being
widely advertised, and the whole
secret OF it is in the thorough prep.
ara,ion OF the soil Tor seed"
Now Quay county is going to
crop a large amount OF wheat this
wear, and it soil preparation will
accomplish anything in Minnesota
leo, Oklahoma, Kansas and other
places where experiments have
been made for the purpose OF dem.
~onstration, why NJ, take advant.
age OF this Information, on the
farms OF Quay county, Here is
the plan; deep early blowing and
enough narrowing to compact the
soil ard hold the moisture. The
drier the climate, the earlier should
the blowing be begun. In very
dry areas wheat is grown one year,
and then the next year is spent in
getting the soil in preparation Tor
growing another crop the following
year.
The Farm Journal further adds
that its readers in New Mexico and
the Texas Panhandle need not he.
come offended by the suggestions
that they might follow this plan
with profit. A little scratching of
the surface OF the soil does not ft
the land tor wheat: the yields are
generally proportionate to the
amount OF work done. Now in
Quay county this year, and in
Roosevelt joining US, wheat that
was seeded in in a crude way has
produced ten to twenty bushels per
acre. !. w. Campbell had a small
acreage in wheat, five miles south.
east OF Tucumcari, that made an
average yield OF ten bushels, that
was simply plowed in without any
further preparation, and he informs
US that he averaged ten bushels
per acre without drop OF rain from
the time the wheat came up until
II was harvested. II this can be-
accomplished with so little effort in
a wear that We consider too dry Tor
crops OF any kind, in sections OF
the county, what may we expect
with a reasonable season and thor.
ough preparation Tor seeding.
The News would like to suggest
TO farmers who intend to farm Tor
profit, TO make their preparations
tor seeding, and get as much wheat
IN this tall as they possibly can,
and another year may demonstrate
that we have the banner wheat
country oil the great southwest.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

The News is pushing the work
OF the Special Edition and hopes
TO finish it by September 18th.
This will be one OF the greatest
advertising editions yer issued in
northeast New Mexico by any
newspaper concern, as we'll as the
best patronized.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

Anent the approaching election
OF a Mayor and Alderman tor the
new city OF Tucumcari, the people
have seemed to favor the contin.
uing in Office OF the present Mayor
and Board OF Trustees, but owing
to the necessity OF creating wards,
and electing Aldermen from those
wards, a change in the Board must
necessarily occur. Mayor Stewart
has cmphatically declined to con.
slider a reelection as Mayor, and
his friends are willing to accept his
decision as final, provided he will
allow his name to be placed in
nomination Tor member OF the
Board OF Aldermen. Herman
Gerhardt has haen mentioned by n
great many, as being OF first class
moyoral,y timber, and We believe
he is. What the people want is n
mayor and Board who are up.to.
date business men, who are prop.
erty owners and will run the bust.
les OF this city in a business like
manner, as economically, and yet
as efficiently. as possible.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

Tucumcari has received pcrmis.
sion under the territorial statutes
10 change the form OF government
to that OF city, and the municipal
government will soon be establish.
ed. Within the new city limits is
property assessed at sSI2, 600.
For a town only about five years
old, that is n remarkable record.
Ell Paso Herald.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22
HOW ABOUT THE FART

Many farmers are asking the
News il we are going to have a lair
this tall. ]. a. Scott who lives
three miles northeast OF town in.
forms us that his crops, OF Indian
corn, kafir, cane, millet. melons,
fruits, berries etc, are better than
last year, and that he is going to
produce an abundance OF all OF
them. Then some OF the farmers
from Quay, and several vest OF
town are interested in whether or
not we are to have n lair.
The News would suggest that
the Business Mems League take
the matter up at the mex, meeting,
and find out il possible, whether or
not a tair IS practical this tall.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

Find out what ward you are in,
and register 90 that you can vote in
the city election, il you care to.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

The "reiormers" in Tucumcari
talk SO much in groups on the streets
that women shoppers have TO take
to the road, and protests are arts.
lng in volume. The Tucumcari
News wants she reiormers to let
up talking about drouth and gov.
eminent aid, in order that the regu.
lar business OF the thriving town
can proceed. I'll Paso Herald.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

Hon. NJ. {. Mcchem, OF Tucum.
carl, was nominated from the San
Miguel Guadalupe Quay district,
the opposition OF Guadalupe
county. MIR. Mcchem is a strong
mar and well qualified Tor the posi-.
ton. He has many friends in this
county and Will poll his iuIl party
vote. The nomination is satisiac.
tory to our people since we could
not secure 1t Tor Guadalupe coun.
~ man. Santa Rosa Sun,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

MI sorts Of vegetables are com.
lng INTO the market now-spunp
chickens and fresh eggs.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

The News is pleased to know OF
the appointments OF w. +. Buchan.
an, President Vi the First National
Bank Of Tucumcari, and Chas.
kohn, OF Montoya, as members OF
the Territorial Central Committee.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

The call Tor the Republican coun.
~ Convention may be seen else.
where in this issue. The date is
September 18th, when iull republi.
can county tickle, and representa-
tive will be nominated. The repre-
sentation in the county Convention
will be one hundred delegates. II
is time the republicans were getting
busy; the campaign will he short.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

City election is coming on, reg.
il you care to vote,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

The urnnrauc Primary hn h denominations Cmy officials and representative, was held IN the
prcmrts OF the county, SATURDAY, August Imb. and u' vote vas much heavier thanw ascN"rtd
No election ash held in precinct tmmylmu,I unnos.m and in n"nN.NNcn OFTEN, owing to the tact
Iruhm the party was qncantd in the vote TOT slmn, ami hat the, democrats will not likely poll
more than eighteen hundred OF two uuandN votes in the November lection.
Im- nML rmns chow thu vote M nnNmntn as hIIM,
, 1908-06-13

gle, II. J. G.. 8, Clouston, AR 4, Canega-
ia, D. G.
Pass list. - Archibald, D. W.; Baldwin,
W.. J., A. B.. Campbell, A. d.; Canegata D..
c.. Clouston, H r. Dunno, G.. Fraser, NJ.
j.; Geggie, H. j. g.. Gillis. S. H. Gliddon,
W. O.. Hickson, G. r Hawkshaw, E. p;
Kennedy, A. HI. n. Locke, J. A.; Lockwood,
A. L.. Macneill, A. L. H. Mavety, l.. LeR.
Peabody, H. S.; Shannon, W. L.. Taylor,
S. W.. B.. A.
In addition to those whose names appear
on the above list as having passed in all
subjects of the first year, the following have
passed in
Histology-Howitt, c.; Legault, J. H.;
Mccain, W. E.. Mcmillan, W. H. Mulca-
hey, w. E.
Anatomy-Glickman, A.; Johnson, F. A.
Stewart, J. D.; Youland, w. E.
Physiology-Bancroft, A. G.. Hewitt, c.;
Johnson, f.. A. McAllYsters ". J.
Inorganic chemistry-Amant, Harry How
1T, G.
Bacteriology- Mulcahey. w. E.