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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE CALLS
UPON SENATE COMMITTEE TO FURNISH
COPIES OF CHARGES OF CORRUPTION

Sante Fe, n. NJ, March 6-The
s',rh week OF the territorial lcgis-
lature found both houses putting
in some good licks and as the scs-
sion nears its close il is evident
that more good legislation than
was al first anticipated will he en-
acted at this session.
The features OF the present week
were the passage by the house OF a
three-cent railway passenger fare
bill, introduced by Mr.. Martinez,
and the passage by both houses OF
a Joint resolution calling upon the
Senate Committee on Territories
oil the l.. ). Congress to furnish
copies OF the charges made before
the committee 10y certain New
Mexico citizens alleging corruption
in official affairs in the territory,
and which charges are believed to
have been primarily responsible
tor the defeat ot the statehood bill
at the present session OF congress.
The fight on the three-cent bill
was spectacular. MIR. Roberts
and MIR. Baker led the opposition
10 this measure. Both based their
opposition to the tact the bill was
unconstitutional and in contraven.
ton oil the federal statutes. Both
being lawyers had given the meas.
uIe careful consideration and were
oil the opinion that il enacted the
bill would not be valid. These
representative favored regulation
OF the railroads by railway com
mission, as suggested by Governor
Curry, and hence voted against
the Martinez bill. On the other
hand Speaker Miera espoused the
cause OF the common people and
made an impass,oned appeal Tor
the passage ot the bill. When
the roll was called it was found
that the bill had passed the lower
body by vote OF 10 To s. The
bill is now before the Council com.
mlttee on railroads and It is gen.
orally conceded that 1t will never
get through the upperIbody,
The Spiess bill providing for a
levy OF two and one.hali mills on
all live stock to provide a fund for
the stamping out oi contagious
and infectious diseases among
live stock was signed during the
week by the governor, the bill
having passed both houses. This
measure was framed by the Terri
torial Cattle Sanitary Board and is
believed II will fill long ielt want
in curbing those diseases which
ravage live stock.
Ii now begins to look as il the
law makers would have TO 40 on
record with regard 10 bill regu.
lating the liquor traffic. The past
week no less than half a hundred
petitions have been presented in
both houses. urging the enactment
oi either a local option law or one
providing strict prohibition. These
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06

petitions have come from almost
every section OF the territory aud
bear hundreds oi signatures. Ore
petition from Santa Fe alone bore
almost one thousand signatures.
including the governor $ and every
member oi hi official family. The
temperance workers are laboring
necessarily Tor the passage OF some
kind OF a law regulating the liquor
traffic and il work will accomplish
anything they should succeed, 1t
is believed that these petitions will
have the effect OF forcing a report
on one OF the several local option
measures now pending IN commit
tee and which have been there
since the first week OF the session.
Mr.. Prince introduced in the
Council this week bill having for
its purpose the increasing OF the
membership OF the territorial board
oi education from seven 10 nine
members, IL is the purpose OF
this bill to provide two extra mem
bers on this board who are not to
be teachers or connected with any
educational institution, they to
serve as the representatives OF the
rural schools. As the law is nov,
the territorial board OF education
is composed OF the Governor and
the heads oi the several higher
educational institutions.
The Catron bill providing Tor
the completion OF the famous scenic
highway between Santa Fe and
Las Vegas passed the Council on
Tuesday. The bill also provides
Tor the construction OF a road to
the cliff dwellings twenty miles
west OF Santa Fe in PaJarito Park,
by convlcts. II is believed this
hill will pass the House and become
law. Its enactment is urged by
Governor Curry.
The Mcl3ee bill providing Tor
the government OF certain cities by
the commission form OF govern
ment, affecting those towns having
population OF 5000 or more, passed
the Council on Tuesday.
The Walters indeterminate sen.
tence and parole bill passed the
House and is now in Council com.
mittee. Its passage is reasonably
certain. This measure is a good
one and will allow those persons
not convicted OF murder or treason
to be sentenced to the penitentiary
Tor an indefinite period, their re-.
lease or parole depending upon
their good behavior.
While one new county, that oi
Curry, has been created. the
chances Tor the creation OF still
another new county, to be known
as Artesia county, out OF parts OF
Chaves and Eddv counties with
Artesie as the county seat, now
seems more than probable. This
week a new delegation OF Artesia
county boosters in the persons Of
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06
TWO YOUNG LASSIES
TAKE LONG JOURNEY
Run Away From Home 10 Es-
cape a ChastisemeNt

With only ten cents, lew
crackers and some cheese between
them, Catherine Julian and Ethel
Cowart, two thirteen year old girls,
lett their homes in this cit, las,
Wednesday and were missing until
late Thursday night. The child.
rem were not missed until after
school hours on Wednesday. their
parents supposing that they had
gone TO school. After the dismiss
al, however, and all the other
children had gone home, the moth .
ers oi the two runaways became
anxious and as darkness came on
their anxiety changed 10 grief
Their teacher was called up and
II was learned that the two girls
had not been in school the day
previous. Searching parties were
organized and the search was con.
tinued all night. No traces were
found OF the children, however,
until the next morning when it was
learned that they had been seen IN
Canadian.
kilograms were sent To stop them
there but an answer came back to
the effect that, while they had
spent the night there with the sec
tion ioreman's family they had dis
shortly after breakfast.
This caused deeper griei on the
part OF their loved ones a, home
and all day their rlothers walked
the floor with wringing hands.
The agent at Campana was wir.
ed to hold the girls and did so as
they came up late in the afternoon,
foot sore and tired. The girls
were placed on the next in hound
train and reached home late Thurs
day night.
They give as their excuse Tor
running away their fear OF chastise.
ment Tor having played truant at
school the first days OF the week.
They say that they had started TO
Oklahoma where they were going
TO stay with relatives until they
were assured OF being able to r..
turn home with out being repri.
mand ID tor having left their classes
at school
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06
CITY ALDERMEN BEGIN PRELIMINARY
ARRANGEMENTS TOWARD THE BONDING
OF THIS CITY FOR SEWERAGE SYSTEM
Geo W. Councilman
Meets With Unanimous Approval.

That the city council began its
preliminary arrangements toward
bonding the city tor the amount OF
one hundred thousand dollars, ap.
proxlmately, ior the purpose OF
installing a sewerage system, has
caused considerable enthusiasm.
Things are beginning to look like
business, ,and there is no doubt but
that the city will be installing the
sewerage system before the middle
of the summer.
Upon motion OF Geo. w. Evans,
Jr., councilman from the fourth
ward OF the city, at the last meet.
ing OF the aldermen, the matter ot
bonding the CITY was discussed
and the preliminary arrangements
ordered. The motion met with
such approval by the remainder OF
the hoard that IL was seconded by
every other member present, almost
simultaneously.
Alderman Evans and Reed Hol.
loman, attorney Tor the city, ex-
planned in full to the board that
they had taken the matter up OF
their own accord and discussed
thoroughly with Mr.. UIcn, OF the
Ulrn, Sou,heriin Bonding Co.
They said iha, Mr.. Ulen had said
that he would make an advance
lid on the bonds II the city would
follow all his preliminary Instruc.
tions 10 the letter.
They said that Mr.. Ulen had ad.
vised them to have "a survey oi the
city made showing a profile OF all
the streets through which the
sewer is to pass. The survey is
to he absolutely correct. with per.
feet maps, protiles and notes IN
detail. Mr.. Ulen then said that il
would he necessary to take a CEN
sus OF the people living inside the
corporate limits. Then it would
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06

-. l.. Newkirk, ]. W. Turknetr
and IL. l.. Null, arrived IN the
capital Tor the purpose OF fostering
the passage oi this bill, which is
to he introduced most any DAY
and they are already making con-
siderable headway. Several week :
ago there was another committee
here from Artesla on the same mis-
sion, but Tor some reason or other
they did not seem to accomplish
much Of any thing towards getting
the bill through the Legislature,
hence the new delegation. 1t
might be said that this last COM
mittee is really doing the first good
work Tor the cause OF Artesia coun-
~, matters ior the creation oil this
county having taken a more favor
able turn since their arrival a few
DAYS ago. The Artrsia county
proposition is one OF the most log.
zeal OF any OF those pending. Ii
will he a republican county in a
democratic stronghold and will
have an assessed valuation it is
claimed OF a million and a quarter
dollars The county will he carved
out oi parts OF southern Chavcs
and northern Eddy counties, the
area to he taken from either not
being sufficient to cripple these
large and wealthy counties. Mr..
Newklrk, who is at the head OF
tins later delegation, is the orlgi-
nal Artesia county boomer and he
is an interchangeable worker.
Although the House tabled Mr..
Mullens bill providing suffrage
tor women IN school elections, he
is not discouraged and it is likely
the bill will be introduced before
the session closes. lie is working
Tor the measure and believes that
such a law should be enacted so
as to validate the election OF women
as county school superintendent
IN several OF the counties and also
TO allow the women TO have some
voice in school elections, in which
they are vitally interested. There
was no Just opposition to his bill,
but II was tabled nevertheless.
The news from Washington OF
the defeat OF the statehood bill was
keen disappointment to the leg.
islaiors and the people OF the ter
ritory generally, and it would seem
from the Associated Press dis
patches from the national capital,
that the chief opposition came
from within instead OF without the
territory. According to Governor
Curry, SO long as there is a lack
oi unity on the statehood question
among the people oi New Mexico,
Just so long viii we tail TO enjoy
the rights OF American citizenship.
The people OF the territory are dis
appointed over the result, but not
discouraged. The battle will be
taken up at the next regular session
oil Congress with even greater vigoy
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06
DEVOR GIVES NEWS
TRAFFIC FIGURES
Over $50 Cars are Handled
Here Every Day

Traffic on the Southwestern
during the month OF February is
Tar ahead OF any ever experienced
in Tucumcari before. l.. =. DE.
vor was interviewed on the local
traffic question this week and while
he turned through his books he
gave the News the following fig
ures, which speak Tor themselves.
Said Mr.. Devor:
Il find tha, We handled during
the month 1870. cars. During
the same month in 1908, we hand.
led 10, 400 cars; making an increase
Tor the month OF 2ooI cars. This
includes cars in and out OF the
station in all directions, and aver.
ages $50 cars per day. During
February 1908, we received from
the Dawson line I,o42 loads OF
coal and coke; during the month
OF February Just closed, we re-.
celved 2,26o loads, making an in.
crease Tor the last month OF /, a26
loads Of coal and coke.
The fruit business at the
present time is much heavier than
IL has ever been through this
station. Yesterday we received
and forwarded no loads OF or.
anges, celery and lemons.
This will give you an idea oi
the amount OF business handled al
this station. We feel encouraged
to know that the business is great.
ly increased over 1908.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06
Little Romance.

A happy little romance came to
close in this city last Monday
evening, when Miss LYDIA Dony.
mer and w. X. Lyen were mar
ried at the Rock Island depot.
MIR Lven came up from I'll Paso
and met his tiancee who reached
here from Kansas City that even
ing. The young couple were mar
rled in the train and continued
their way to FL Paso where they
will make their future home.
Rev. w. n. Dubose performed
the ceremony.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06

none other IN the territory. No
amount will he actually required,
but II was named at one hundred
thousand d d4llats. To install the
systcm that the aldermen have in
mind 1t may require from ninety TO
one hundred thousand dollars.
The sentiment OF th, aldermen is
to pu' ~ the best at any cost. A
s'werag, system that wa .u ,irs,.
class and will still be in good con.
dltion and ample Tor the needs OF
the city, though It be ten times
double, thirty years hence.
The voting and the selling OF
these bonds will he transacted un
der the Federal law. The Federal
law briefly stated, will allow
corporation 10 vote sufficient
amount oi bonds TO construct
water works or sewerage systems,
IN this case the object is Tor sew.
erage, hut in order 70 have the
right to sell the bonds an election
must hr held at which two.thirds
OF the voters express themselves
In favor OF the proposition.
BY the time the election is or.
dcred the amount Tor which the
citlz ms are to vote will have been
estimated and stated in the order
Tor the election together with the
purpose ot the election.
Comment on the streets, since
the aldermen began their p.ellmi-
nary arrangements, toward the
voting OF the bonds has been con.
siderable and the sentiment is
generally found to be almost
unanimously in favor OF tk- voting
OF the bonds The News has had
representative on the streets to
sound public opinion on the qucs.
tlOn and hnds that the property
owners and the most influential
business rGen OF the city are all in
favor oi II.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT N. c. MECHEM is ILL
CAUSES MUCH ANXIETY IN the CITY

Much anxiety among the citizens
OF the city and commrnity was
caused this week by the an
nouncement that councilman Me IN.
EN-, who represents this district in
the territorial legislature, WAS dan.
kerously i'll. The wires have been
kept busy by interested ones all
anxious to hear the latest news
about the condition Of the i'll coun.
Gilman, DIR. kluttz oil FL Paso,
was, telegraphed to aud asked to
take charge OF Mr.. Mechem and
keep the citizens here informed as
to every change.
The latest information Is that
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06
TWO MEN ARE RUN DOWN BY BOX CAR
AND ESCAPE DEATH ONLY BY MIRACLE

Silas May, OF this city, and Mr..
Crawford, OF the Bell Ranch had a
hair breadth escape IRON death
last Saturday night. The two men
were returning from the Dawson
depot IN hack and were crossing
the railroad tracks when they were
run down by a box car. The
vehicle in which they rode was
completely demolished. Driver
Mcdowell was thrown from his
seat and considerable bruised up
though he received no serious in
iuries. May and Crawford mira
culously escaped unhurt.
They say that they waited Tor a
lcng line Of cars which were beng
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06

switched in the yards to pass the
crossing and that a switchman
yelled all right before the driver
attempted to cross. At the Minute
they we're on the track the cars
came back and struck the hack
broadside.
The hack belonged to Alex
Streets livery barn. Street has
not entered suit against the rail
road company but he received q
notice the following morning that
the company would settle the
amount OF the damages satisiactor-
lily.
The damages amount 10 over
twelve hundred dollars.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06

Mr.. Mechem has taken a turn for
the better though he is still very
low. Mechen was first attacked
by a serious cold, but the undaunt-
ed represr ntative, would not neg
lect his duties long enough TO doc.
tor II and continued until he con.
tracted the grippe in a very serious
stage.
{. {. Davidson left Tor Santa lie
last Wednesday night to visit
Mechem and stay with him dur.
ing the worst OF his sickness.
Every word from Santa Fe is read
with anxiety and every telegram
stating that he is improving is re.
ceived with great satisfaction.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06
OWNER OF THE FAMOUS DRY
GOODS STORE DISAPPEARS
c. Smith Sells His Stock Perlsten Brothers and Takes
sVery Sudden Trip
EVANS, JR.. is APPOINTED RECEIVER
Business Men Of the City Say That the Failure Is Only
Due to Smiths Encouragement

Quite a Hurry was occasioned in
the business circles and especially
among the mercantile men OF the
city last Saturday night when il
was announced tha, the Famous
dry goods store had been pur.
chased 10y the Perlstein brothers.
Creditors OF the Famous bc,.. 10
run thither and yon and the Office
OF the justice OF the peace was one
oi the busiest places IN the country,
issuing garnishees against the pur.
chasers. In less than an hour
alter the transaction had been re.
corded, over thirty garnishees had
been served on the Perlsteip
brpthers.
NJ {. Smith, the owner OF the
store, took the train as soon as he
had sold the stock and has not
been seen since. Ii was Smiths
evident intention TO take all the
money he could get in his posses.
sion and leave hls creditors with
nothing. Perlsteln paid Smith a
check Tor FIVE hundred dollars TO
hold the deal and agreed to pay
him the remaining three thousand
and FIVE hundred dollars lust as
soon as possible Perlstein was
prevented from doing this, how.
ever, Tor the stock was soon at.
tached and the remaining money
was taken to appease the creditors.
The failure of the Famous
IS the hrst Que that ever occurred
IN this city. From all outward
appea, ances the store was in a
tiourishing condition, but men who
were IN a position to know the
true situation say that they are
surprised that the firm kept up as
long as it did. They say that
they had looked for il long ago
and that the only puzzle is that
Smith managed to get credit until
the last.
The stock which was left on
hand is valued at approximately
ive thousand dollars while the
liabilities OF the company are said
to be something over eight thous.
and dollars.
Geo. w. Evans, Jr was appoint.
ed receiver Tor the bankrupt firm
and has been engaged all the week
in Strengthening out the entangle.
ment into which the business has
fallen. To date the receiver has
taken in charge three thousand
aud FIVE hundred dollars which
was due Smith. He has attached
about two thousand dollars worth
OF goods at the depot, which were
billed 10 the Famous, and a lew
book accounts. Reports OF credi.
tors continue to come in every day.
Many OF the oldest merchants in
the city have expressed their opin-
ion oi the failure and it is the
unanimous one that the bankruptcy
was not due to poor financial con-
ditions IN the city or community.
They say that 1t was poor manage.
ment on the Part OF the Famous
dry goods company which brought
about the crash.
Mr.. Smith was seen in FL Paso
last Monday by newspaper men OF
that city and expressed himself as
being considerably surprised that
his stock had been attached. He
said that II the report was true he
would come back to Tucumcari and
straighten the matter up. He was
informed that the report was wide
spread to say the least but to date
Smith has not been seen again.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-06

The United States Express COM
pany have new express wagon on
the streets. Another sign OF the
increasing business which is done
in this city.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
Waldo

Waldo, March 5.-Alrs. Calvin
Seas, of Marion, spent part of last
week at the home OF her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Beeke!
Benson Williams, stenographer
who is employed by fraternal or
,ganization in the city of Columbus,
is of duty a few days and is visiting
friends and relatives in and around
Cardington.
Miss Emo Underwood, who has
been employed at the home OF A. G.
FIechtner the past few weeks, re-
turned TO her home south of Carding-
ton, Sunday.
Richard Squibb moved from the
Lawrence farm to his property in
Adelaide, Monday.
There will be preaching services
at Salem Sunday morning and even
dng, conducted by Pastor o.. j.
Stone.
Miss Florence McCienathan re-
turned Sunday from weeks stay
with her sister, Mrs. Allen WI
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
Brief Mention

Herbert iceland has accepted
position with the Prudential Life
Insurance company in this city.
Johnston Mooney, of West Cen
ter street, who has been quite III,
was able to be about today.
John Walker. who for many
years past has held the position of
operator and clerk at the Big Four
freight office today resigned his
position.
Mrs. X. b.. Robbins returned to
her home in Broadway this morning
after visiting at the hcme of Mr..
and Mrs. w. j. Robbins, of South
Grand avenue.
Mrs. Catherine Knowles IS crit
icaly III at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Roberts, Of Delaware
aNenue. Mrs. Knowles was
brought 10 the Roberts home from
Kirkpatrick
Funeral services over the remains
of William Shuster, the victimS of
railroad accident at DaRue will be
held from me I,aRIe Baptist church
Sunday afternoon at 1:3O o'clock.
Burial win be made in LaRue cem-
etery.
There will be Sunday service at
the Waddell Home for Aged Women
tomorrCw, conducted by Francis Will
ard chapter w, C. 7. U. Rev. Mr..
Richard M1lel'and Brown, rector of
ST. Paul's Episcopal church, will de-
liver the address of the afternoon.
The case of c. e. Perry against
Geer and Cass in the coutt OF Jus
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
Beware of OintmentS for
Catarrh That Contain
Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely rear
range the whole system when enter
ing 1t Though the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should neve" be used
except on prescriptions from repu-
table physicians, as the damages they
will do is ten fold to the good You
can possibly derive fro mthem. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J..
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, contains
no mercury, and Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio,
by f. ]. Cheney & Co., Testimonials
free.
Sold by druggists. Price 75c per
bottle. t~NS'
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.