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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
A Record REQ Run.

l.. A. Clcm, the Flying Dutch.
man, in charge OF tie autos AT J
4. Streets livery barn, made a
record REQ run from Amarillo
Thursday. lie had been over to
Amarillo for repairs Tor his ma.
chine. and on the home run with
three passengers, Wash Batson,
the county commissioner at EndCe,
his father and uncle, he made the
run through 10 Tucumcari, a dis.
tance OF I2o miles, in y hours and
40 minutes. This is q star record
Tor a t6.horsc.power machine on
cross country roads, and there is
not likely another man IN the Coun.
try who could do as well, but Glenn
is a thorough man, able not only
~ a.:"e, but fix any part broken.
His average was a little less than
II miles per hour, and was about
the same each nile OF the road.
Others have made on parts OF the
run a much higher speed, but they
tall down on the average. This
machine is AN old one, being IN the
third year ol is service, but is
still "A gocr. Glenn has driven II
the past ten months.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
A Beautiful Easter Service.

Most OF the churches observed
Easter with appropriate ,cTvices,
hut perhaps the most beautiful
and impressive OF them all was
held IN the PRESBYTERIAN Church
and concluded with the LhriStrn.
ing OF two dear baby girls
The church was cNqulsIt'ly deco.
rated with potted plants and cut
flowers from the choicest collcc.
tions in the city and the splendid
choir rendered beautiful and ap.
proprlate music,
What more impressive and ap.
propriate service could be- con.
celvcd than that OF dcdicating the
tender little buds that make glad
our homes To their maker.
SO amid the glowing blossoms
aud on the glad Easter morn
token OF now lite and aboundinp
Joy in the risen Lord Auabel the
tive-ycar.old daughter OF Or, aud
Mrs. Ruckcr, and Louise Gaudin,
the baby girl OF Mr.. and Mrs. Al
Gaudin were ChriStened by Rev.
DuBose.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
WORKING SLOT MACHINES
Claibe and Roy Johnson Arrested
For Putting Slugs In M chimes.

For some time past the owners
OF the various slot machines in this
city have been finding large mum.
Der OF pieces OF lead about the size
and weight OF a quarter in their
machines hui! were unable to dis.
cover the source from whence they
came. Several weeks ago a detect.
i've was employed to unravel the
mystery.
On last Friday evening the John.
son brothers were caught using the
lead slugs in machines and were
immediately placed under arrest
by Sheriff Street, who before com.
mittinu them to Jail conducted
them To their rooms where u
thorough search was instituted
and all the necessary implements
aud material lor making thu bogus
quarters were found. They were
then placed in Jail to await their
trial which will be- held shortly,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
DAWSON AND TUCUMCARI
WILL CROSS BATS ON THE
TUCUMCARI DIAMOND
SUNDAY.
Excursion Will Run from Dawson
with 300 People, reaching
Here about il,3o o'clock

Dawson's crack base ball nine
will be here tomorrow to play the
first game OF the season with the
Tucumcari club. An excursion
will run from Dawson reaching
here about 1880, carrying more
than 500 visitors. We should
make it point to see that they
have every attention possible or
desirable while guests OF this city.
Tucumcari don't do things by
halves and let US show our visitors
always that we appreciate them.
This ball game promises to be a
good one and is likely TO be among
the best we will have during the
season, and every lover OF the great
national game should he interested
in this date. The grand stand is
finished and is a good one, costing
something like a thousand dollars
and the patrons oil the game may
have as much comfort as is expect
ed anywhere while watching the
game,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
BURNETT WILL BUILD
DALHART HOTEL
The Contrast Has Been Let To Ar>
ehiteet Burnett Of this City,
Consideration Being
S35,ooO.oo
WORK WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY

Architect Geo. Burnett of this city
has landed the contract Tor the erec.
ton OF s3s, 900. 90 hotel for X. w.
Wood OF Dalhart. This is to be a
modern building in every respect,
soxI4o feet, two stories and base
ment; hot and cold water, electric
lights and telephone in each room.
This is an enterprise that every
town must have and Tucumcari is
behind Dalhart in this one particu-
lar. We must have hotel here
this year. Maybe we are setting
our sights little too high as we
are alter a 10000 building. and
while il would be a winner we
would better have a $40, 900 one
than none at all. Let US keep
after this matter until we land il.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
Epworh League Social

This time II was "A very unique
affair to say the very least and
everyone got theli moneys worth
OF iuu besides having the satisiac.
tion OF knowing that they were
helping a good cause tina, OF
beautiiying a very wcather.bcaten
looking church cdliicc.
The majority ni the crowd were
dressed as "tacky" as they could
possibly make themselves and
came masked. The wonderful COS.
tunes gotten up 10y the ladies and
the remarkable line OF hcadpear in
evidence certainly attcsted the in.
gcnuity OF these ladies in getting
up something tacky.' Gacky
men were in the minority !hc
ladies had the advantage OF them.
Some OF the ladies were garbcd IN
table cloths, table cotcrs, dresses
worn by their great erandmothers
and all the old ribbons, laces,
flowers and plumes they could pin
Ous ~ lh'A NlllN HONi'Attbh
OF unique females was truly one to
stagger the unsuspccting guest.
The refreshments were AS :acky
as the costumes, consisting OF
doughnuts, or as Alfred Henry
Lewis has iacctiously dubbed them,
tried holes, and ginger bread,
handed IN tin pans and washed
down with pink lemonade, with old
newspapers for napkins and fence
splintcrs tor toothpicks.
Miss Lula Dozicr was unani.
mously voted the prize tor being
the hardest looking female pres.
ent as the bachelor Judges put it..
Something near ten dollars was
realized and a very enjoyable even
INK was spent.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
CEMENT BRICK FACTORY
DOING GOOD BUSINESS and PUTTING
OUT FIRST CLASS
ARTICLE

Saddlcr * Moore, proprietcrs OF
the luCumcari Cement Btica iac.
tory, report Il very good bus, 1css
IN their line. They are pu1ting
ont about $50 bricks daily. They
keep in stock about 5000 or 1000
well seasoned ones and furnish
same on demand. The standard
si2r is sN2o inches, but they fill
orders Tor all sizes, both Doth
and rough iacc.
Their bricks have been accepted
hy the architects and contrat ,ors,
and are said to- bc ol the best eradc
and make oi any IN the territory.
u. +. kaglcy, local manager Tor
the hrm, has been with them Tor
several years aud has had ycVrs OF
experience in the business. He
states that they are now prepared
To fill orders ior any quanti'ir, and
sizes on shortest notice.
They have put up about ltcon
buildings in Amarillo, FIVE OF which
are two stories high. and the; will
furnish the blocks Tor the Prcsby.
tcrlan church to hc erected i,l this
tcwn. They also have contracts
to furnish material Tor several res.
idcnccs which will hc erected in
the near future,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
Government Building Will Be
Erected for Y 5 Land Office

4 government agent here this
week has arranged Tor the immcdi.
ate erection OF government build.
ing Tor the T.. :. Land Office which
will he opened here 90 the first
day OF July. The building will hc
south aud Joining the First Ma
tional Bank 5oxso two stori, with
basement. The first story oil this
building will hc used 10y the post.
oihC" aud the second ior the land
office. Ihr present postoliicc
building will be remodclcd and
used Tor the accounting room OF
the First National Bank and the
lodge room above cut up into
offices. The building will he the
property OF w. +. Buchanan and
will be- leased 10 the government
for a term oil years.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
Children's Day at the White House

Monday ol this week was the day
set apart lor the children at the
Executive Mansion in Washington,
!, was "cgg.rolling time" on the
l., ,utiiul lawn south OF the White
House and as has been the custom
Tor a number OF years, Presidcn,
Roosevelt ordered the grounds
thrown open to the children oi the
National Capital.
This great day, eagerly antici.
pated by hundreds oi tots, be-
longs exclusively to the children
the little folks have a monopoly oi
the grounds and no grown.up is ad.
mitted unless accompanied 10y u
little tot too small TO take care OF
itself. II is said that when a
grown.up is unduly anxious to gain
admission TO the grounds and wit
ness this irolic OF the kiddics, she
will borrow baby ol some one
who reloiccs in surplus.
Aud so Easter Monday is al.
ways Children's Day at the White
House; this has become a National
institution aud one that the chill
dren heartily endorse, The prcsi'
dent and Mrs. Rooevelt usually
appear on the library balcony over
looking tn. lawn, and both enjoy
the pretty picture oi thousands oil
R...N.N,I .Hh NJ
the president speaks iew words
TO the children and he has an APP
preciative audience, Tor the chill
dren realize that the president Is
friend to the litte ones.
The cgg-rollins goes merrily on
Thousands OF children with bas'
ketsiul ci colored, hard-boiled egg:
cover the beautiful new grass
emerald green and sprinkled with
yiolets and yellow crocuses.
Over there two little boys -!
engaged in a 'ba.tle glor!Jus will
hard.boilcd eggs as weapons. The
stand few feet apart, count one
two, three and then each rolls al
egg towards the other. OF cours
somebody's 1gg is smashed and tn
victor helps the vanquished eat hi
broken and forfeited egg.
In a few hours the beautiful law
is strewn with eggs and shells, an,
enough eggs have been destroye,
to feed an army. But what mat
ters it il thousands oil cbildrel
have been made happyl
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
b. Of L. T. and Z. Ball.

The first hall OF the u. OF l. f..
t.. Lost River Lodge No. COS, Of
this city was celebrated on the
night OF the 22nd and there were
about two hundred people present.
The music was good and the pro.
gram was a very enjoyable one all
the way through. These boys al.
ways consider the best OF every.
thing good enough Tor them and
when they dance they leave nothing
unlonc Tor the pleasure OF their
guests. The Trainmcn are getting
ready ior their first ball which will
also be worth while ioI those who
love to- dance.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
Bard Items.

Correspondence.
More rain, more work.
MIR. Rhodes is still very sick.
Mrs. Sands and daughter. Beu-
lah, visited with J. NJ. Hedgecoke' S
family at Endec Saturday night
and Sunday.
MIR. Gilmore and family, from
Texas, have moved onto their
claim one mile east OF Bard.
Quite number from this vicinity
attended Sunday school aud the
Easter services at Endee Sunday.
After the morning services were
concluded the kind ladies' OF the
community spread bountliul sup
ply oi the most delicious food
which every one present enjoyed to
the fullest extent, After a time OF
rest and social chat all were gath
cred into the school house for song
service and an hour was spent very
pleasantly singing III the good
old fashioned way" where all take
part.
Mr.. Hayre went to Amarillo
Tuesday on his way home at
Groveton, Texas.
Elbert Alfred has been feeding
his squirrels and rats poison this
week. Everyone in the neighbor-
hood should follow his example
and start in time, so they will not
have to plant the second time.
Mr.. Elkins, who has been visit
ing his brother three miles west,
returned to his home in Dakota
Tuesday, via Amarillo.
All invited TO the singing Sun
day at the home OF ID. +. Owen.
Miss Bernice Carter visited Miss
Susie Sanders last Wednesday.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
HICK>RY FARM
One Of the Best Plays Ever Pre-
sented BY Home Talent

The play given on last evening
at Warren's hall by the Young
Mems Club was decidedly the best
home talent play yet put on in Tu.
cumcar.. The histronic talent re.
vealed for the first time bv some OF
our home people was great sur.
prise to many in the audience; in.
deed there are travelling stock com.
panies, old hands at the business,
that could not have surpassed the
performance last night given by
ameteurs under the supervision OF
Lawrence McCarty.
The cast was we'll selected, each
performer seemed eminently fitted
Tor his part.
Perhaps the hit OF the evening
was the courtship of Larry Nc.
keegan, the forid alderman, which
part was played by Lawrence Nc
Carty. who was decidedly at home
as the witty lrishman, and Miss
Nell Preston, who as the suscepti.
BILE widow, trying to rope in the
alderman tor her fourth, was ad-
mlrable; their antics convulsed the
audience; and Priscillas little
feminine schemes to help the alder
man pop" displayed Miss Pres.
ton 5 decided talent, as an imper.
senator.
w. a. Askew was the honest,
guileless old hayseed to perlection
and made a decided hit each time
that he drawled, "Ill he gol.
darned" and ambled across the
stage. Who would have suspect
ed that beneath Askew's modes,
exterior lay hidden such powers o.
= comedy and tragedy
Harry II. McElrov portrayed
the william in the play in a won
deriully realistic manner. Per
haps to him should be awarded
the palm, for the part was IN,
most difficult one in the cast
McElroy was the scheming, Gun
ming, merciess william to periec
ton and his diabolical expression
and ominous hiss was simply aw
tul and made ones blood run cold
Among others that deserve men
ton were Mrs. T.. l.. Warren a
essie, the unsophisticated countr,
girl led away from Hick'ry Farm
by the cold. blooded william, an,
Ed Warren, Iessie's lover.
The seer wherein the white
haired old father, Askew, embrace,
his repentant daughter on he
home coming was very touohin
indeed.
The best scene OF course wa
the last in which the cornere,
william duly died hard and so yer
realistically that the audience a.
one man shuddered and groanec
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
ODD FELLOWS WILL Gel.
EBRATE EIGHTY. NINTH
ANNIVERSARY.
Tucumcari Lodge No. 10, with
Daughters Of Rebekah and
knights Of Pythias will
March from Hall Sun.
day at 10 O'clock
TO Church.
ALL MEMBERS or THESE Or
DERS INVITED.

The local lodge ui Odd Fellows
and krbckahs and Knights oi
PythlaS will meet ~ the hail Sun.
day morning at 10 o'clock and
march to the NJ. T.. church, South,
where they will listen to an ami.
versary sermon OF the |. o q. T..
Order, to be- delivered by Rev. j..
w. Campbell, oi this city. The
procession will be- lead by the
band and the line oi march will hc
from the hail south down Second
street to High street and thence
east to the church. The sermon
will begin at ~ a. M. All Odd
Fellows, Rcbekahs and knight. oil
Pythias are Cordially invited.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
CIGAR MANUFACTURE
Factory No, 80 Reports Business In
creasing Rapidly.

C.. c. Pawcll proprietor OF Cigar
Factory No. I3o, states that owing
TO the increased demands Tor his
goods that he has had to employ
an additional force oil cigar makers
to meet the demand, and a further
increase in iorcr will have to be
made in the near future.
Mr.. Pawell is now putting out
one OF the best homemade cigars
on the market. His popular brands
are the Little Traveller" and
Half Cigar, and they are max.
ing many friends among the lovers
OF the clear Havana.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
Special Meeting Of
The City Council.

There will be a special meeting
OF the City Council at the Office OF
J. X. Daughtry, at 3 y. an. on
Tuesday, April 7Sth, called Tor the
purpose OF discussing the sanitary
condition OF Tucumcari.
All the physicians OF Tucumcafi
and the Sanitary Committee OF the
Business Mems League are es-
pecially invited to attend this
meeting, as matters OF great inn
portance are TO be discussed and
acted upon.
DONALD STEWART. Mayor
Attest; ]. X. DAuoHrss. Clerk.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
STOLEN GOODS
RECOVERED.
pr. n d. Nichols Found His Horses
and Wagon and SiIverwsre and
other Stolen Goods at Isidor.
THIEF TRADES TEAM TO
PANCHMAN AND ESCAPES.

The hired man, Wilbur Kelly,
who DR.. II. -. Nichols left in
charge OF his ranch while he and
his family were at Hot Springs,
Arkan as, hitched up his team and
loaded in everything OF value he
could find about the place, includ-
ing clothing. silvetware, etc, and
lett the country. He was gone
several davs before the THEFT was
discovered. And, when DR..
Crume, the physician in charge oil
Nichols practice during his ab.
sencc, found the hired man and
the household goods, and wagon
and team gone, the sheriff was no.
tihcd aud search was Immediately
begun. The property was discov-
cred at Isidor where il had been
left with : ranchman, pending the
return OF Kelly who said he was
going to Las Cruces TO wire home
20 Philadelphia for money to buy
lands in the ranchman's neighbor-
hood. Like Rider Haggard's man,
he went out to sea and never came
back. He traded DR.. Nichols
horses to the ranchman for a sad
die horse and left the wagon and
goods there, alleging his intention
to return in a few days. DR.
Nichols tells us he recovered all o
his goods, amounting to neat
81, 500. A strenuous effort is be
ing made to apprehend Kelly and i
is believed that he will be founC
somewhere in the southwestern
part OF the territory.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
N. v .GAllesos Confirmed Receiv.
er OF Land Office
Special to the New Mexrean.

Special to the New Mexcan.
Washington, April rs. The
nomination OF n, ", Gallegos oh
Tucumcari, TO be receiver OF the
new United States land office at
that place, was today confirmed by
the Senate on a favorable Tcpor,
10y the Senate committee On public
lands. Governor George Curry
and Delegate W. IL, Andrews
united in urging and voting ior the
confirmation which was according.
ly done, Two clerks have been
ordered from the land office at
Clayton ior duty TO the land Office
oil Tucumcari.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25

Misses Lettie and Louise Neil
roy from FL Faso, are in town
today Tor a two days visit with
their brother Harry IL. McElroy.
They are the guests OF Mrs.
Eugene Gordon and will be enter
tanned tonight at an informal
gathering OF Mr.. McE'roy's young
friends, by Mrs. w. N. Croford.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25

VIM A. 'Sehubel, contractor,
erecting the new Trust Building,
is in the city and will resume work
Monday, The work will be rushed
TO completion. He is also bidding
on the government, building which
is 10 be- erected Oh the second
street south OF the First National
Bank. This building is to be fifty
feet square and two or three stories
high. II must be completed by
the first oi July, in order to be
ready Tor the land Office force
which will begin work on that date.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25

\. !, Baker, OF Hanlry ani his
li,tlc daughter, Thclma, were in
town yesterday, Mr.. Baker says
they have had an abundance oi rain
lately aud that crops ot all kinds
are looking we'll Corn planning is
over and much OF it is up and
growing as last as good SOL and
plenty oi moisture can make il.
]. NJ. Alvey and family have gone
TO Dawson to visit relatives.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25

James L. lvans, OF House, aud
Miss Mary L. Massegee, OF Quay,
were married at the court house on
the aand by Judge X. l.. Patterson.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25

The play Hick.ry Farm win he
repeated Monday night. Proceeds
will 20 to the Y. M. {. a. work.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Making Numerous improvements.
400, 900. Gallon Reservoir 10
Be Butt

MIR. Brickly, manager OF the
Public Service Company stated
this week that that company had
Just received the plans and specifi.
cations from Architect Geo. Bur.
nett Tor a 100000 reservoir. 1t
will be- constructed oil reinforced
concrete and will be located back
Of the securing plant adjacent to
city wells. Two cars ri pipe have
already been shipped and upon ar.
rival will be placed immediately on
Main and Aber streets and will ex.
tend to the city limit About two
miles OF pipe will be used. The
work on the new io-lnch well is
progressing rapidly and will he
completed in q short time. \ new
compound pump with capacity OF
500 gallons per minute has been
purchased and is expected TO ar.
rived at AN early date.
Mr. Brinkley states that with the
present machinery and the new
machinery now on the way the
water supply will be settled and
that Tucumcari will have sufficient
water Tor both the consumers and
the fire department.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-04-25

Robt. Scroggins, prominent
farmer and stock man south Of
town was in the burg Thursday ior
ranch supplies. He tells the edi-
TOT OF the News that his locality
had enough rain this month il scat
tered out at proper periods to make
two good crops. The grass is
coming tine and the people are in
good spirits,
Frank Lewis, oi Ryan, Okla.
has been in town Tor several days
attending to business matters. lie
IS Interested in lands here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-22
scott DENIES
STEEfENS CHARGE
EDITOR OF oREGoNlAN SAYS Al.
LEGGED TELEGRAM Is MERE
FICTION.

PORTLAND, Feb. 22.-Harvey w.
|Scott. editor of the Oregonian, makes
ia complete denial of both the author
|ship and knowledge of the alleged
lagreement between United States Sem
!ator Bourne and Scott in relation to
the senatorship which is published in
the March American Magazine by Lin
coin steffens. Scott, in an editorial, de-
clares:
1T is simply fiction This so-called
agreement, alleged to have been writ
ten by Mr.. Scott, was not written by
him nor dictated by, him nor ever seen
by him until now. 1t never existed.
1T is a fabrication by somebody and
never existed. 1t follows of course that
it was not wired to- Salem on the last
night of the session or at any time by
Mr.. Ladd or any one else. and Mr..
Ladd. moreover, never saw II until it
was shown him in this magazine arti-
Gle"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-22
FOUND MASToDoN TOOTH.
Miner Unearths Monster Boiar On
Marshal Creek While Digging for
Gold.

Yesterday Jim McCord. who is min
ling out on Marshall creek, brought to
Baker City a piece of a tooth that evil
IDENTITY belonged to a mastodon at a
time when this section of the country
was in the tropical zone, says the
Herald McCord found the tooth while
working in the Gleason placers abou,
|36 miles east of Baker, and at a depth
of 80 feet.
Near the tooth was recently found
an $S gold nugget, but Jim declares
that the Mastadon tooth had been filled
land this nugget was the filling which
had dropped out Traces of ivory can
be seen through the portion of the
tooth indicat ting that at one time it
was all ivory, but the sands and water
|have worked changes.
The tooth has been broken off and
the part Mr.. McCord had measured
is 1-2 by s. 1-2 inches and weighed six
pounds. 1t is on exhibition in the Bar
saloon.