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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-15

lOOXll2 with two residences and outhuildihgs, on the north.
east corner of High and Second streets, A splendid home
for the present aud will he business lots. ......,. 5000
one seven roam house and one live room house on the east
side OF Fourth street IN the Mciec addition, Prices sl,2OI
aud sl,IiO respectively, but II sale OF b'th is made .. $3.50
40 acres patented land and "A lease on a school section for
four wears A 81, 40 stock NJ gmdS, good house and store
house, ~ head of cattle, a number of hogs, farming nipple
mentS, etc, at Puerto. Write Tor a full description.
iTVe' ''''''''' '..''''.''' '''''', ''',''''' '''t'' 'Fil wv
l2ixli1 on corner ot Smith aud Second streets, This Is the
Ocst location for a irstclasS hoel OF business houses IN the
clty' fTce ''''''''''' '''''''''''''' S2Wn
~ acres patented land : miles east uf Tucumcari. Price $50
Lots |, : aud 3 Ia block |, Mctiee addition. ,...,,,,..,. $50
These luis are an feet deep.
Lot In block McGce addition INSTRUMENTATION, 10
Lots and 2 IN block ! In McGee addition .............,. 700
Lot . Ia block " MCGee addition ..................... 30
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-15
THE VAN REALTY
O Office 2dS Street News BuhMg
We" elk city property" FARMS ranches and r""p"A"~"s "e charge as o" commissions per cent" " the party selling


We offer Tor sale the following, il not sold before you buy;
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-15

Il A Prentice Register.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
A Musical Centipede.

While he was in the far west during
his first tour of America, Hartmann
played at a city where many miners
from nearby camps attended his con-
cert. One giant fellow was partic-
uIarly captivated by Hartmann's art
and stood about at the stage door for
half an hour after the concert, to see
the violinist enter his carriage Just
as Hartmann reached the street he
noticed that the pavement was wet
from rain and said:
I've left my rubbers in the dressing
ROOM
Instantly a miner adorer of the ar
fist cried: I'll get 'em for you," and
dashed into the building, reappearing
few seconds later with the desired
fOotgear. THANK you very much in
deed" said Hartmann gratefully to
the willing messenger. The latter, en-
barrassed beyond measure at being
addressed by the great artist, blurted
forth: "Oh, don't mention it. 1 err
wish you were a centipede."
Mr. Hartmann will appear at the
Keylor Grand theater, Monday evening
January 4, under the auspices Of the
Whitman conservatory.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
BILLY SUNDAY IN SPOKANE.

Up in, Spokane when the newspaper
to a SO, 000-ma to- order shed, which
for the occasion has been nicknamed
tabernacle, and take a column or two
of the hOtfrOm- the-bat preachments
of Billy Sunday, he of baseball and
syndicated religion fame.
When it comes to making the word
pictures that really picture, Billy Sun
day is there with bells. Outside of
our old friend Thowas w. Lawson,
Billy is the star performer in the
modernizedE English line. Why, When
he describes hell you can smell the
sulphur and hear the distress cries of
the poor damned who inhabit
that particular section of geography.
Learned opinions differ as to Wheth-
err Sundays Christianity is of the
simOn-pure, bowed in the bottle va
riety, but when it comes to drawing
the big crowd and getting the marrow
bones of a bunch Of self confessed sin
nerS down on the mOurners bench.
Billy is all to the merry, and his
meetings are a continuous moving
scott and stay to- pray story of old If
there is anything in the commonly
accepted belief that what we call con-
version saves souls, Billy Sunday is
the heavy weight -Soul-SaVing CHAM
piOn of modern times. Most of the
ministers in Spokane are already pre-
dieting the moral regeneration of the
Evergreen states SOdom and Gomor-
rah.
Sundays peculiar style of diction
has brought upon him his chief ad-
verse criticism. as can be readily seen
from the following selections from
one of his sermons:
IF there is anything on Gods dirt
haven't any use for it is a tobacco
using preacher
"A man may use tobacco and be
Christian, but he is a mighty dirty
Christian"
Some people pray as if they ex-
pected nothing, and they are not dis
appointed
+ NO man can pray Thy kingdom
the whiskey ticket"
II Goa should come ana meet you
when you ring his doorbell you'd say,
% Lord, are you there? 1 didn't eX
pect to meet you! ~
I hate to see a man When his wife
dies, go to the florists and pay SIS or
$40 for a Gates Ajar or floral pillow
with Rest on it. Not that | hate to
see him buy the flowers, but that he
waits until his wife is dead. He waits
until the undertaken has pumped her
full of embalming fluid and screwed
down the coffin lid; until six feet of
dirt are piled on top of her; then goes
and dumps a big armful of flowers on
/ the grave and says, There, now, smell
those, darn you, if you can.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
WEATHER FORECAST.

Walla Walla and vicinity: Snow to
night or Friday.
Washington: Rain west portion,
snow east portion tonight or Friday.
Weather Conditions.
A large area of high pressure or
considerable strength attended by W
low temperatures is advancing from
western Canada sOutheastWard along
the eastern slope Of the Rocky noun
tains. Temperatures as low as 80
degrees below zero prevail in 6
katchewan and the cold wave
sweeping toward the middle west. In
the Pacific northwest temperatures re-
main nearly stationary. The pressure
is diminishing on the north Pacific
coast. but as yet the only precipitation
occurring is light snoWfalls at Walla
Walla and Spokane. Snow has fallen
along the northern border of the
United States and rain has prevailed
in the Atlantic states. The indica-
tons are for snow in this vicinity to.
night or Friday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
Spend Your Holt
day Vacation at
Paso Robes

If complete rest and most perfect
conditions imaginable for nature cure
are what you need, spend your holi
days at Paso Robes Hot Springs, Cal
ifornia. A week or two, and even few
days there will accomplish more in
the way of restored energy than a
much longer period and more expen-
sive treatment elsewhere, because
good old Mother Nature is nurse and
physician.
Paso Robes is taking the same rank
in America and enjoying the same
fame for wonderful cures that Carls-
bad and Baden Baden do in Europe
The hotel is q marvel Of comfort and
luxury, and the bath house built by
the city, free to all, is said to be one
of the best in the world 1t is a stub
born ailment and a hopeless condition
of physical breakdown that the min
eral waters and hot mud baths of Paso
Robes will not heal in a short time
Call on r. Burns, Dist. Pass Agent,
0. r. & N. Co.. for descriptive book
lets of PasO Robes, and he will also
tell you al labout rates
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
ANOTHER DEAL
FOR SCRIBER

PORTLAND, Dec. 31.-Another al
legged scheme to defraud the govern
ment out of over 1000 acres of timber
land has just come to light by a suit
in equity to cancel patents to lands in
Heppner and Umatilla counties filed
in the United States circuit court to-
day, by District Attorney McCourt.
Among the defendants is Jefferson w.
Scriber, an official of the Farmers and
Traders National bank. of La Grande,
arrested some time ago, accused Of
embeZzlement.. 1t is understood that
Scriber's step downward was when he
was alleged to have forged the name of
Asa B. Thompson to a $4,000 note. The
original note was given by Thompson,
Scriber putting the money in land. 1t
is charged that when the examiner was
due to inspect the affairs of the bank
Scriber forged Thompson's name 20
cover up the deal Thompson is also
defendant
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
RAILROAD JUGGLERS.

It was shown recently by an expert
testifving in the Northern Pacific rate
litigation that the valuation hgureS
submitted by the officials of that road
were padded to the extent of $59,00o,-
000 on many OCCASIONS, not at all oiiil-
cult to recall. this juggling feat with
figures representing property Valua-
tions, net income, and surplus prop
erly available for the declaration OF
dividends, has been duplicated. But II
is with figures that have to DO with
property valuations from which the
most wonderful sleight-o f-hand re
suits are evolved.
AS between the showing calculated
to constitute a basis for the ADJUST
ment of rates and another showing,
to serve as a basis on which the tax
collector shall proceed, there Is al
WAYS the most remarkable dlscrepan-
CIV. But the railroad manager is ever
ready on occasion to pre- rent first one
of these and then the other with per-
feet eGuanimity. And if it comes to a
pinch he can expertly present both
at the same time, and maintain that
both are entitled to absolute cred
ence. The fact is that these matters
Of property valuations, net income,
dividends and the like are supposed
to be beyond the intelligence of the
ordinary man, or of any man who is
not on the inside. who does not under
stand the professional method of their
creation
The public knows that the whole
process is juggling; but there have
been no means devised as yet by which
it may be dispensed with There OUGHT
to be such means. operating uniform
". Railroad bookkeeping needs to be
standardized so that the cost and the
net income will appear as definit"
quantities unon which the tax gather
er, the stock buyer and the ratepayer
can relv
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31

winklev of his great love for little
folks with whom he would romp ana
nlav. and his affection for his young
daughter. Meenie, how every dog III
the village would wag it's tall Tor Joy
at the, sight of RIP" and with 1t ali
his weakness for the flowing bowl Oh
how he was driven from his nome py
his wife Gretchen and went into the
Catskill mountains where he CRANK
with the ghosts of Hendrlch Huoson
and his pirate crew the fatal draughe
which put him to sleep for ~ years
awaking to find his wife married 70
the man who had aided him in becom-
inc q drunkard and his little daughter
Meenia grown to womanhood ana sun
in love with Hendrich Vedder the ne
70 and playmate of her child days.
It is a charming story one winch
will never grow old and so long ds
if is played by a Jefferson and Kept
up to its present high standing just
so long will it appeal to the better
class of theatergoers and remain one OF
the standard attractions Of the Amer
lean stage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31

Lathrop went to the church last even
ing at o'clock, as is his custom on
Saturdays, and upon turning on the
lights discovered a side window brok-
en-. Rushing around to the rear door,
Rev Lathrop found White. A strug
gle ensued, in which the minister prov
ed victorious, and took his prisoner
across the street to store where the
police were notified. Whites plead
ings had no effect upon the minister.
Finally, as a last resort, he tried to
bribe his captor with so cents with
which to pay for the broken window.
When searched at the police station
a Jimmy and other burglar tools were
found
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
SITES. FORESIGHT AND HIND
SIGHT.

If Mr.. Allen Reynolds had a piece Of
ground which he wanted to sell to the
government for a public building site,
and the government, through its au-
thorized agent, agreed to buy this site,
nobody can blame Mr.. Reynolds. That
was business.
If adjacent property holders profit
ed by the selection of the Reynolds
site. nobody can blame said adjacent
property holders. That was business,
also.
If property holders on the SOU side
Of the city, some of whom wanted to
sci and some of whom wanted to be
adjacent" to the public building site,
are displeased at the selection. and
want to kick, thinking that by kicking
they can influence the treasury depart
ment to change the selection, nobody
can blame them, either. That is bust
ness. too.
But if the town is to become in
VOWED in a sectional quarrel, if bitter
and lasting animOsities are to be en-
gendered, if-WOrSt of all-thiS quar-
rel is to operate to delay the erection
of the federal building. there will be
blame to be laid somewhere. That is
net business.
The Evening Statesman mas its own
personal opinion a to the wisdom dis
played in the selection of the north
side site. but it does not believe that
its influence with the treasury depart
ment is of sufficient weight to war
rant a public expression of this opin-
ion. If, rs Mr. Sharpstein his sug-
Gestad. the treasury department would
order a Referendum vote, it might be
willing to take sides"
Regarding the ugly runners in circu-
lat on concerning the conduct OF
Special Agent Mcdowell. while here
this newspaper is frank to say that it
believes the fullest possible investl-
cation should be had. If the runor>
are subs antiated, Mr. Mcdowell
should and probably would be sum
marily kicked out of the treasury de-
partment; and this irrespective Of tn.
merits or dement's Of the site, recon-
mended by him to the secretary of the
treasury
Meanwhile, The Evening Statesra,
believes that it is fulfilling its duty b,
keeping its many readers Informed a
to the developments in the tug of wa
between the southsiders and the north
siders. in expressing the hope tina
out Of this quarrel there will come n,
lasting ill-feeling and in expressin
the further hope that the quarrel Wi
not be sufficiently prolonged to della
the ereCtion of Uncle Sans new HON
in the Garden City
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
"The Alaskan"

Forrest Huff portraying the part OF
the Alaskan in the original comic ope-
"a of the title. was last seen west OF
Chicago with 1.-The Princess Che ope-
"a company in 1904.
Mr. Huff has not always been an OPP
cratic singer, but was for some sea-
sons engaged in dramatic work in
leading stock companies and was
with many great stars He was prom
inent member of the late Madame
Janauscheck's company when that dis
tinguished artistic made her farewell
tour OF this country. Mr.. Huff is the
baritone of 1.-The Alaskon'' company
and has highly distinguished himself
by his artistic rendition of some OF
the beautiful numbers of that opera
May be seen here soon at the Keylo'
Grand theater.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31

His nominees was the matter Of Jest
ing remark recently, and the little girl
took it all in.
Papa she asked the next day, "God
made you, didn't hep
Yes DEAR replied her father
And did he make me- too?" she
questioned father.
Certainly" was the reply as he
turned back to his book.
WELL" commented Ethel as she
looked in the mirror Il guess he must
be doing better work noW."-Philadel-
phlia Ledger.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
ashore Acres" Coming.

James A. Herne's great play. "Shore
Acres" which has been seen by more
people probably than any other play
in the last quarter of a century, is
booked to appear in this city at the
Keylor Grand theater soon.
Archie Bovd. the character actor is
playing the part of Nathaniel Berry.
Mr.. Boyd has a strong company sup
porting him. "Shore Acres is one OF
the greatest of all rural plays.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
MOTHER OF RAINES
HAS COLLAPSED.
Doestic Corrects Testimony Given In
Court Yesterday


L. l., Dec. Sit was
announced today shortly after court
convened that the mother OF Thornton
J. Hams, ON trial for participation i'll
the killing of Villa Annis, collapsed
last night and is unable to testify.
The prosecution may take her deposit
ton at her hotel.
Judge Crane revoked his former rul-
ing excluding the prosecutions wit
nesses from the room. Minnie Ropne,
the colored domestic in the home, of
Captain Hams, today corrected her
previous testimony that she told Cap
tain Hams Of his. Wife's alleged mis-
conduct on the day of his return from
San Francisco. She said she first told
the captain of the misconduct on the
Sunday following the captains arrival
home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
Student Kills His Chum In Mock Duel
In Oakland.

SANTA CRUZ, Calf, Dec. 81
Thomas Richie, student in the state
university, was shot through the heart
and instantly killed last night by w.
Cockrost, of Oakland, fellow student
in a mock duel, according to word re-
ceived here. Both men We're handling
revolvers before they retired at the
summr home of Dr. H. P. Carlton of
Oakland. where they were guests and
it was thought the guns were empty
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31

picked up stone and sent it crashing
through a second-story, ivy covered
window, where there Immediately ap-
peared face purple with rage. "And
that added the young man, helpfully,
SIS the DEAN" Thus it was that he
came to leave one seat of learning for
another.-Westmins Gazette.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
Cheap Farm Lands.

In the famous Grangevilie country
near Lewiston. Idaho, now being opened
by two lines of railroad. Pronounced b,
J. j. Hill Of the Great Northern railroad
o be the Garden of the, Pacific North
west" mild Climate, fertile soil, produ-
Ing heavy crops of grain, hay and fruit.
No irrigation. Write for circular.
A. F. PARKER.
Grangevtlle Id3hc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
ShoWinu All the Siohts

An Oxford student was showing two
fair cousins through Christchurch COL
lege. That he explained, lis the pic
ture gallery; that the library; and that
tower contains the famous bell. Great
Tom of Oxford" StOOriner uujokIv no
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
A Cheap Blowout.

A canny old ScOtchman. MacDougal
Who, like al Of his people, was frugal,
Whene'er he felt fine
Stead OF ordering wine
Would go blow himself on bugle
Success Magazine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
Practice Makes Perfect

Ethel's father would not be described
even by those most intimate with his
many good points, as a handsome man.
The Apollo Belvedere had nothing to
fear from him in a beauty contest.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31

Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas jefferson will come to the
Keylor Grand theater as the New Year
offering. Thomas Jefferson has al
ready established himself a favorite
with theatergoers all over this country
and proved himself a worthy successor
to his famous sire.
For generations, parents have told
their children the story of rip Van
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
BURGLARS PLEA FAILS
TO WEAKEN PREACHER
Rector Captures Thug in Act of Loot
ing a Church-Fifty- Cent
Bride Refused

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.-Rev. c.
N Lathrop, rector of the Church of
the Advent, after a desperate struggle
tonight, captured Albert J. White, who
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
FOE rAI.E-ReaI Estate
Wolfe, Valaer & Brooke
Real Estate
Is and Il aine Bldg.
Phone 1721

$500 for a fine garden and fruit
tract of 10 acres, only two miles from
city and close to car line, abundance of
water to irrigate with, would take
small city priperty as part payment
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31

A good livery stable in Waitsburg
rented for five years at $50 per m onth:
to trade for Walla Walla property.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31

THE VIAVI SYSTEM OF TREAT
ment cures in Natures own way.
We surely save you from the knife.
Parlors, PIC, 217. Telephone 606.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31

$500 down, balance on easy payments
buys fine modern bungalow of six
rooms, fire place. basement, close in,
in Green Park, Price $500.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31


in Green Park, Price $4,000.
$4,000 per acre buys $50 acres, $50
acres in summer fallOw wheat, five
miles to town, abundance of well
water, young orchard, will take good
city property as part payment, and
take grain payments for balance.
$1,000 buys fine new five-rOom house.
new barn. wind mill; one-half acre.
$1,000 buys a fine diversified farm Of
240 acres, considerable can be irrigat-
ed. $50 acres wheat land balance good
pasture and alfalfa land
To trade for smaller property, one
acre, running water, ram, new modern
eight-room house, hot and cold water,
close to car line, east of city. Price,
$4,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31
ADJUSTMENTS
Thomas Jefferson.

, o T. = O. o 80 o - 4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-31

$1,000 buys fine new five'-rOom house.
new barn, wind mill; one-half acre.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-17
. At THE ORPHEUN

The Eldids, wonderful Mexican trick
cyclists, have been engaged by Man
ager Cooley Of the Orpheum theater as
a special feature for the performance
Of Lend Ne Your Wife" next Mon
day Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
The Eldids are touring the world,
having just finished a season with one
OF the big vaudeville circuits Of the
United States. In their line Of work
they are unsurpassed.
Three more performances are to
be given OF Home Sweet Home,
which was presented for the first time
last night, proving a very entertaining
play. Home Sweet Home" is to be
played tonight, tomorrow night and
tomorrow at the matinee. There fa
considerable local interest in the play
as little Ida Hingley Of Honolulu takes
a part.
/ LEND Me Your Wife" which Is
scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, is in Itself as funny
a farce as one could wish to see and
alone would be a drawing attraction
With the great bicycle act OF the FL
dds as an additional feature 1t can BIZ
seen that next week gives promise d
being more than ordinarily entertain
ing. Seats for Lend Me Your Wife
and Under Sealed Orders" which ia U
be played at the end Of the week, ar
on sale
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-17
SIZES CROOK

John Efnger has brought suit in
the Circuit Court against Marion c.
Crook doing business under the name
of the Hawaii Photo and Art Com
pany, on several accounts which he
has had assigned to himself. These
are SIPS 50 for advertising contracted
with Chas r. Frazier; $500 5 for sup
plies from John I. Warren; $72 &c on
a note to E. o. Hall q Son, and to the
plaintiff doing business as the Hawai-
and South Seas Curio Company Gor
SIS. SO, open account; the total aggre-
eating $4OS CT. w. w. Thayer is at.
torney for the plaintiff.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-17
Commissioners sale
% r.
ValuabIoRGaIE Estate
GTTIrAT'TV M
SITUATE ON
AALA LANE (so-CALLED) AT
KAMAKELA, HONOLULU, ISL
AND AND COUNTY OF OAHU,
TERRITORY OF HAWAII.

Pursuant to a Decree OF Foreclosure
and Sale made by the Honorable w. j.
Robinson. Third Judge OF the Circuit
Court of the First Judicial Circuit.
Island and County of Oahu, Territory
of Hawaii, at Chambers, in Equity, on
the 9th day Of January, A. d. 1908, in
an action entitled, %. W. Leonhart
petitioner, VS.. Annoy Silva, NJ e. Sill
va, Hawaii Land Company, Limited,
an Hawaiian Corporation, J. O. Car
ter, p Muhlendorf Bathsheba NJ Al
len and NJ p. Robinson, Trustees un-
der the viii and of the Estate of S.
c. Allen, deceased, respondents, Bill to
Foroclose a Mortgage" Equity Dlyi-
sion, No. 1879, the undersigned, as
Commissioner, duly appointed by said
decree, will sell at Public Auction, to
the highest and best bidder for cash,
subject to acceptance of bid and ap-
proval and confirmation Of such sale
| by the Court, on