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Re. Orm cones when l. an is a5.e realize the Ci e-ence b. tween q past and baci,g- ound.
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I have noticed that even if a Gt3- on man marlies a Chli-ty girl they lave Sunday supplement children.
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Teddy, IT,, is going a-balloon- ing. Wonder if he will furnish his own gas?
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A MOST TOUCHING APPEAL

falls short of its desired effect if ad- dressed to small crowd of interested
 listeners MT. Business Man, are you wasting your ammunition on the small crowd that would trade with you anyway, or do you want to reach those who are not particularly inter ested in your business? If you do, make your appeal for trade to the
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largest and most intelligent audience in your commun- ity, the readers of this paper. They have count less wants. Your ads will be read by them, and they will become your custom CTS. Try it and see.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
TUCUMCARI ELKS
ORGANIZE TODAY
Visitors to Be Entertained
at a Dutch Lunch in
Masonic Hall.

Tucumcari Lodge number ll12 Of
the Elks will be- instituted in this city
this afternon aud evening. There are
over fifty members here from other
lodges and over one Iundred applica
tions which will give TucumcRri one
Of the strongest lodges IN the terri
tory.
Dr q. n, Flemming, deputy Grand
Exhaulted Ruler of New Mexico, from
Ra,on, together with party Of six in
cluding Esteemed Leading knight Mar
tin Of Las Vegas Lodge, J. -. Leahy
and Others, will be ON hand to institute
the new lodge.
The visitors will be entertained roy
ally at dutch lunch which will be
given In the Masonic Hall after the in
stitution has been concluded.
An Elk lodge in Tucumeari is some
thing that has long beer desired but
was denied until the population Of ths
city warranted Its organization, A,
soon rs Thoroughly organized the mem
bers will begin to plan the eonstrue
tion Of lodge rooms and club In this
city,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
STEEL ARRIVING
FOR THE CHOCTAW
Fifteen Thousand Gallons
OF Water Daily to
Saw the Rails.
CONTRACT Is MADE

Steel for the Tucumcari and Mem.
phis railroad began 20 arrive In the
Tucumcari yards this week, and when
the first full shipment is In il will
amount to n single line Of rails one
hundred and thirty miles long or u
track half tha, length.
None Of the rails are now ready for
use, however, for every one has to
have twelve inches sawed OF Of each
end before they can be put down. This
10 because the rails to be laid on the
new road have been used before and
are being shipped in second hand
Rails once used are generally batter,
ed on the ends and before they eau
be Of service on u second track have
to be sawed OF.
j. NJ STARK, engineer In charge
signed contract with the TueumearI
Water company this week for water
supply enough TO run the engine that
will saw the rails and keep his saw,
cool The water to run the engine
will amount to practically nothing a,
the engine is small one and sits OF
a ear in the yards.
The amount Of water required fol
keeping the saws cool during the pro
cess of saving is is not 50 insignificant
however, as 1t Is estimated that af
teen thousand gallons Of water will b,
used every day for this purpose. Thi
will require constant stream Of wa
ter from one and one quarter pipe
The process Of sawing the rails viii
require four months.
The work Of laying them will be be
gun just as soon as enough has beer
sawed to give the steel layers a start
The saving engine 10 expected TO b.
In the yards ready FOR business neE
Monday.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
SALOONS ARE NO
PLACE FOR LADIES
N e W Territorial Law
Brought UP In the Lo.
Cal Courts.

Saloons are no place for ladies, was
the decision Of Justice Patterson last
Monday morning when the new terri.
torinl law, prohibiting any woman
from being in or around a saloon, was
brought up for the first time in n 10.
cal court.
Irene Kent, Of the Redlight
district, was the defendant and IL was
alleged that she had been visiting the
Redlight saloon and was on her way
TO her room with a tray Of glasses
when arrested. She pleaded guilty and
was fined fifteen dollars and costs.
wemen are specified in the new law
AZ follows;
II shall be unlawful for the owner
Of any saloon within the territory OF
New Mexico 10 permit any woman
either for hire or otherwise, TO sing
to recite. 20 dance, TO play on any
musical instrument, to give any theatr
eal or other exhibition, 10 drink q
serve drinks or any other form OF
refreshments or viands, or TO solicit
for the purchase or sale thereof, I,
engage in or to take part in any gam,
Of chance or amusement or 10 loitel
in any saloon or in any spsrtmen,
thereof
II shall he unlawful for any woman
to visit, drink or to serve any intoxi
eating drinks of any kind whatever
in any room adjacent to or within on'
hundred feet of a saloon or any plac,
whore intoxicating liquors are sold o
given away, or found lettering sroun'
or within one hundred feet Of tn,
same.
Violation Of the law is punishabl
by 6ne or imprisonment or both. Oh
GERS not enforcing 1t can be punishe,
by fine or imprisonment or both an,
shall also be relieved of their CON
mission.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
CLINK AND BUBBLES OF THE
GLASS THRILL THE HEARTS
OF THE JOLLY BANOUETEERS
Many Toasts of the Occasion Were the Cleverest and
Wittiest Ever Heard at Tucumcari Spread. Snap
Ginger Fun and Applause Filled Them all from
the Beginning to the Finish.


Judge NJ. g. Mechcm acted m toast.
master and in his own inimitable way
introduced the various speakers Of the
evening with well chosen, witty remarks
for which he In noted among his hosts
0f friends. The first speaker upon
whom he called was Hon. G. G. David.
son, otherwise known as the Little
Giant" who responded to the toast /:
"Our IIonored Guest.
Mr.. Davidson; Mr.. Toastmas,er and
gentlemen. This is the first speech
have attempted to make in sometime.
(Applause.) That applause reminds
me Of the story which think | have
heard my friend Judge Mechem tell
and tell this story with apologies to
my friend Rome Donohoo. The story
of couple of gentlemen who were
out over the prairie districts of Wyo.
ming. They had .ost their way and
one Of the parties suffered quite a
bit and his companion suggested that
he approach a house that was near and
find out their way. A. was natural,
he was little excited and could not
make himself understood by the lady
at the beginning and finally the lady
said - don't understand you. Fin
ally he said "M.m m madam, | h.h.h
h aven Z sad d thing yet CAP
plause)'
In attempting to r~pond TO the
toast that was assigned 90 me by the
Toastmasier | will drst say that II
had no, been my privilege To meet
Judge Cooley until the occasion of his
visit at this time. lie has been resi-
dent Of the Territory for sometime
past. but I believe this is his first Wis
il to our County and City and with
YOU all and on behalf of the citizens
Of the County ! desire to extend u
him n most CORDIAL welcome. To ss
sure him that we appreciate the mis-
sion upon which he comes, to bettel
acauaint himself with the citizens o'
this County aud District, which he u
to represent in n Judicial capacity,
capacity that ! might say il one tina
I feel aud believe IN the most honora
bile position that any citizen Of thu
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
PRESIDENT GUEST
OF THE REBEKAHS
Talks on Unwritten Work
and Gives Interesting
History of Order.

In honor Of Mrs. Hogsdon, president
Of the Rebekah Assembly Of the Ter
ritory, a called meeting Of Ruth Rebek'
nh Lodge was held in the hall last
Wednesday night for the purpose OF
entertaining the distinguished visitor
Mrs. IIogsdon has been making n tour
Of the lodges of the territory and hns
instituted two new ones which makes
"A total Of nineteen now in New Mexico.
A peculiar incident, never before
known In the history of Odd Fellow
ship is the fact that Mrs. Hodsdon IN
the wife Of Grand Master Hogsdon Of
the Odd Fellows aud was elected TO
Office the same time he was The
president left here Thursday for Santa
Rosa from whence she went TO Alamo
gordo, closing her itinerary.
while here she gave q full account
OF the unwritten work and made very
able and interesting talk on the his
tory Of the order of which she IL the
president in .Iew Mexico.
Several other addresses were made
during the evening and elegan, re-
freshments were served.
A movement il now on foot TO get
the Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows "a
meet in Tucumcari In October of 1910
II the effort In successful, the Rebekah
assembly will meet IN this city a, the
same time and the occasion will be one
long to he remembered by the loca
orders.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
WHEN THE LADIES FINISHED
WITH EX-GOVERNOR BUCHTEL
NOTHING WAS LEFT TO TELL
AS Man the Career of Sam Houston Stands out With
out Parallel in American History. Had One of
the most Brilliant Campaigns on Record Infuenc.
ed the History of States


Gov. Bucbtel Of Colorado may have
been most efficient executive, but
IL Is a sure cinch that Rev. Buchtel,
which Is the same man since he lost
his job, hasn Z the sense the average
man is born with. The reverend has
been piroutting around in the east
somew here, and in the course Of an
interview on the working Of equal
suffrage in Colorado made the state.
mcnt that the good women didn Z
vote, they were too busy, and that
those who did so performed the deed
with positive injury to the common.
wealth. II was undoubtedly his
opinion of the matter, but 1t was anoth.
or one of those eases in which It was
foolish to tell the truth. II you think
the sisters didn't proceed to mix 1t
with the reverend you get another
guess. The way they landed on him
was a revelation. Among those who
did II was his own women folks, aud
they were ably assisted by all the
sisters from Steamboat Springs To
Trinidad. They didn I say much, only
that Buch was har, that the truth
was not in him, that he had slander
ed the more or less fair sex, had
knocked on his own state, aud re.
nigged on the very forces that made
him governor. When they got through
there wa no more to be told, like the
end Of the Mowgli stories. The rev.
erend gentleman bore II meekly, seem.
ing to realize that IL was exactly the
place where nothing would become him
80 much as a shut mouth. When he
went back to Denver, he got of at
the junction, aud went home by way
Of the back alleys, and so bribed the
Jap cook that ne remained in the barn
two days before even his women knew
he was on the place, in the mean
time sending out eniissaries with an
olive branch as big as an alfalfa
stack, who finally hxed 1t up 50 that
/, was safe to move about n little
without being mobbed by the suffra
gettes. lie is still maintaining the shut
mouth before referred to, and when
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM MATRIMONY
Lad of Six Volunteers to
Push a Good Thing
Along.
BUT PASTOR FoRGETs

II was indeed u hnirbreadth escape
that two fond hearts hid from tolls of
matrimony last Monday evening,
much to the disappointment Of local
clergyman who missed rich reward
In having the satisfaction of knowing
that he had done u good deed, for in
80 much as the male heart is a good
fellow and journalist withal there
il little doubt but what satisfaction
would have been the extent of the
divine student = reward.
However. as stated above the es.
cape was breathless one. Both
parties are well known in this city
but as this romance is not generally
public IL il in consideration Of the
bushes Of the pretty maiden's pink
and white, 10 say nothing of the dire
threats of the other ON the editor =
anatomy in ease their identity IN re.
vealed, their names shall accordingly
nc htHi w Ah' hNii''chh HhthSe hoie
fOrevermore,
Like most affairs of so serious q
nature this one was the outcome OF
what was Intended for joke and
and when a good mama said that she
would marry her daughter to the
above mentioned male heart, as a
surprise to a gathering which was "a
he at the home Monday evening, II
was with no thought whatever that
her words would be taken seriously
But alas, they were, and by bright
lad Of six who hearing the promise
Of the good mama silently volunteered
20 assist all that he could in pushinl
the good thing along, made his wa,
to the home Of the clergyman and afte
duly engaging him to be present, spec
flying the place and hour, left rejoic
ing in his soul that he had SO faithful
ly performed his mission.
The thought Of unitir2 the heart
Of two no prominent " very wall
of life, augmented by the dreams o
so large a slice OF Cupid's pie, whiel
is being cut so promiseuously recently
were elating to the minister and car
ried his mind so far from other thing
that during the course Of the day h
became dizzy and forgot the hou
that the lad had specified.
This was perhaps all that saved th
two from living happily ever aftel
ward and causing all else TO forever
more hold their peace, to say uothin
Of blasting all his chances Of eve
performing the ceremony for which b
| (Contknued ON last paaa,l
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
BEREAvED WIDOW
VISITS HIS GRAVE
Wife Of J. w. White, Who
was Killed in Runaway
Is In City.
q ETS ms r A N G E

Mrs. J. w. White, the bereaved
wieow Of one Of the three men who
were killed in runaway on the Choe
taw two weeks ago, her brother and
mother. arrived In the city last Tues.
day, intending TO take the remains Of
their beloved one back 20 shawnee for
burial. White in the one Of the men
who was so long unidenti fled, and
even after his name was learned IL
was not until his relatives came in
this week that IL was known that any
members of his family were living.
Mrs. white first received the news
Of her husband y horrible death In the
extra edition Of the Tucumeari News,
which carried a full account of the ne
cident the day of its occurrence. On
reaching the city his relatives deeid.
ed that they would not remove his re.
mains but leave him where he was
buried by the Woodmen a; Suanyside
cemetery.
MIR. white had 1.-TWO trunks, a large
Que aud small one in his possession,
also "a vslise, which he stored some
where, but to date his wife has been
unable TO locate them. Any informa
tion as 20 the whereabouts Of this
property would be much appreciated
il given to ). II, Neafus, Consul Com
mander W. q. W. of this city.
The insurance of the deceased man
amounts to one thousand dollars and
will be paid by his home lodge at Sun
nyside, n. NJ. The widow will be IN
possession of the money in only few
days. white had been II druggist Ia
Shawnee, for several years, but came
to this country on account of hi
health. His wife Is at present re
siding in Amarillo, He leaves one
child, u six year old boy.
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anybody asks him IL be said IL, he
points 20 an authorized statement,
printed in ls.point type, to the effect
that his meaning was grossly mis-
interpreted. That is always the fash
ion Of big men when they tell what
they really think, and q new reporter
doesn't have any more sense then to
tell the world what 1t is. II is not Of
record that the ex-governor IL par
ticularly pcnitent. lie is merely dodg
ing the lightning, aud that In where
he is q whole lot wiser than be was
when he started the rumpus
All Of which goes to show the ever.
lnsting danger Of shooting oG your
mouth, which Is always loaded. II is
morally certain to hit somebody and
the FIRST thing you know you are
yanked up on the charge Of slander.
There are some illustration precedents
In tbs line. Dr. Burchard wsd one
Of them. His little old phrase abou;
'' RUn,. Ronanism and REBELLION, - put
lin Blaine among the also rams, -
aud caused the unspeakable blight of
Cievelandism to be fastened a. the
c 'uu'ry. There wasn't anything very
bad about what he said. ANY person
with sense at all could identify IL AZ
piffie, very appropriate for the min.
istrial assembly, which usually has
about that grasp Of real current con.
ditions. When it was spit right Qua in
meeting, and the updiserininating x
aud uncharitable reporters gave it to
the world, it raised one corner Of
sheol, and caused political land
slide that was among the greatest mis-
fortunes the country ever had. Bur.
chard differed from Buehtel in that
he tried to explain II away, and ss is
usual 10 such cases, every time he
opened his mouth he put both feet in
IL.
OF still more illustrious rank was
the break Of the great and only Ted
dy, when he threw q brick at Gene
Debs and described him an "an un.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
]. A. STREET rs ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF
TRUSTEES FOR DEMONSTRATION FARM

The selection Of one Of the sections
recommended is TO be made by the
Territorial Commission Of Public
Lands but win In all probability be
the one the most desired by the tras-
tees. The seleetion will be made jas,
as soon as the best sections are 70.
commended.
Az soon m section 10 selected the
trustees viii 70 10 work ilnmsdiAtsly
improving if. u Ia planned now 90
have several aersn broksn this fsli
ana crop Of fall wheat pat into tho
used this year bat n u probable tat
BY spring the boys u ssripss will bs
a We eseana.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
SOUTH METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
OBSERVES ANNUAL CHILDRENS DAY

TO hor untiring efforts. II was at her
suggestion that the affair was brought
up and she had been pushing 1t from
the first, teaching each one Of the liz.
tie ones the part aud arranging the
program.
Every number on the program was
well rendered and not once was there
any hesitaney on the part OF any Of
the little ones. They were all per-
feetly drilled.
The numbers deserving special men
ton are, The Robins Song by the
Junior Department and the map draw
Ing by Caroline Benson and ssllis
croHord.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31

At the first regular meeting Of the
trustees Of the Territorial Experimen.
tai Station last Monday afternoon, an
organization was perfected, Of which
Alex. Street was made chairman aud
Herman Gerhardt, secretary. The
third member OF the board IN Creseen.
eiano Gallegos, Of Santa Rosa.
The Trustees decided 20 begin work
at once and as 0allegos does not live
In this vicinity, he consented that
Street and 0erhardt be appointed n
committee Of two to r,eommend eer.
tain sections Of school land near by
from which one 10 10 be selected for
the Demonstration farm.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
TREE ZOE CREAM SUPPER.

The New Home School House, eight
miles east Of this city, was a scene Of
a gay and jolly time last Tuesday
evening when the citizens Of the com.
munity gave a free lee cream supper
there, There were several from this
city who went out and all report q
happy time. The affair was strictly q
social one given by the people and no
money was raised for any purpose.
A large gathering was present aud
one man claims no never knew .hsrs
were 20 many sirls In Quay county
bsfoFs.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
be given the position.

be given the position.
The proposition made by the local
Athletic association concerning tho
new baseball park in the MeGee ad'
dition was granted and the work Of
moving the grandstand has already be-
gun.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31

trial Judge, aud on account of the
peculiar condition existing here, not
only M n trial Judge, but IN an ap
pellate Judge M well.
The Judiciary Of this country has
always held an honorable and an en-.
viable position, not only in this eoun.
try, but In the estimation Of foreign
countries as well. Judge Cooley comes
to us young in years, but ripe In ex.
perience, a man who has held official
positions before and the position to
which he has now been elevated by the
President Of the United States, is but
one Of merit that he has won by full.
filling honorably every confidence that
has heretofore been reposed in him
and as n citizen Of Quay County, and
M a Member ~ the Bar Of IN, Dis.
trict, | sincerely trust that the field
Of his usefulness will blossom 10 the
future more rapidly than il has in the
past and wish TO assure him Of this
fact, that should further laurels be
added 20 his present honors the people
of Quay County will be among the
first to applaud. tApplause.)
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31

Judge Cooley: Mr.. Toastmaster and
gentlemen of Tucumcari and Quay
County and | think ought to add
Guadalupe County as that County is
represented here this evening. I recol.
lect that as small hoy one of my
principal amusemeuts on the Fourth 60
July used to be to put a giant cracker
under u tin can and then wait To see
what would happen. During the last
few days ! have been resting with th.
Saints up the street here and have
heard something Of the plaguing that
has been going on against the Toast
master and others here and the plots
that were being hatched against him
and I have been sitting back watching
for them to 20 of, aud in the mean
time thanking my lucky stars that
have been married for some years past
and did not have that interesting event
awaiting me M they have.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20

Washington. February 19.-(Special.)- When Speaker Cannon comes to appoint the committees of the House for the Sixty first Congress, whether at the extraordi- nary or the long session. beginning in De- cember next. three of the leading repre- senatives in Congress will be brought to the attention of Uncle Joe" for the chairmanship of the committee on rivers and harbors D. s. Alexander of New York, George P. Lawrence of Massachu- setts and James H. Davidson of Wisconsin in the place of Theodore E. Burton, who, on March, succeeds John B. Foraker as a senator from Ohio.
 MT. Alexander becomes the ranking member of the rivers and harbors com mittee through the defeat of Represen- tative Ernest F. Acheson of Pennsylvania for renomination and Is by all precedents, therefore, most likely to land the chair manship of one of the most important committees in the Congress, dealing as it does with the rivers, harbors and canals of the country. But sometimes the speaker overrides precedents and appoints to the head of a committee a member whose geographical situation commands recognition in the makeup of a committee.
 MT. Alexander became a member of the rivers and harbors committee of the House in the Fifty-fifth Congress and has