The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31

10 speak for dontoya aud on behalf
Of that town and the people Of the
surrounding country l wish TO extend
a welcome to Judge Cooley tonight. We
only now the Judge by reputation, but
assure him that that has been such that
We will esteem and respect him and II
there is anything In our power that We
can do for him, We will be only too
glad to do IL. As my friend the toast
master has mentioned the wind at Mon
toya, | wish to call his attention to
the fact that re always tis our DO
vines 20 the fence and say nothing
more about IL, but the next time that
Judge Cooley is entertained In this
County, | trust 1t will be at the City
Of Montoya and not Mt a suburb.
POSTMASTER; The third town In the
County, not in sue or outlook, but in
age, is the town OF Nara Visa. The
meaning of the Word is Marrow
View" but anyone who thinks that is
the attitude Of her citizens is sadly mis-
taken. | will call upon Mr.. Belknap
to tell Us Of Nara VISA
MIR. Belknap: Mr. Toastmaster and
gentlemen; l approve of what the
POSTMASTER has said regardin; the
View OF the business men and resi-
dents Of Nara Visa, / don I believe
any Of them can be said TO have a
Narrow View" | am pleased to be
present here tonight and extend u most
cordial welcome from the citizens Of
Nara Visa to the Judge of this dis
trict. l feel called upon to say that
while ! nave not been engaged In the
practice of Law rs long as brother
Wright, yet at the time | cam, here
there was but one town in the County
along the railroad, and that was Tu
cumeari. There were some s~idetracks
along the Rock Island, but they had
not grown to towns yet. We nov have
Montoya, CoLant, Tucumcari. Canode,
Logan. Obar, Nara lisa along the rail
road and they are ali good towns and
| believe We all Join together in wei
coming our new Judge. | feel called
upon at this time to say tat IL is the
duty Of each Of these towns TO work
for the common good Of Quay County,
VI are all proud "a the County aud
proud Of the progress that has been
made in the last three years, and /
gr..t ua uptIi ali an,tt,.a o.. ....L -.
the common good OF Quay County and
the Sixth Judicial district.
Toastmaster: Nara lisa Is not the
only town North of Tucumcari; we
have the growing town Of Obar. I am
reliably informed that they are never
troubled for the want Of rain there,
they simply press the button and IL
rains. II Is also q fact that alfalfa
grows 30 well there that II IL becom.
ing a menace to the community. /
will call upon the Bard Of obar,"
to tell US about his City. Mr.. Kline
felter. Too much Of a good thing, or
alfalfa as a pestl"
Mr.. Klinefelter: Mr.. Toastmaster
and other gentlemen; wish someone
would look out and see whether the
dray has backed up to the door. ask.
ed my friend Mr.. Eddy to prepare
about forty pounds OF offhand notes for
an i~mpromptu speech for me to give
tonight and it was 20 bedelivered by
the dray at the door. Has II comet
(Voiee) They are loading il with a
crane at the depot. II the drayman
cannot deliver those remarks, | don I
see how I can deliver them.
Ed Ellis: Let me have the waybiIl
and they'll be right up! | wish to
say in the first place that | join you
all in the friendly remark ks that have
been made around the table 20 our
guest Of honor, but ! wish to caution
him and call his attention 70 the fact
that he will find his career full Of
trials! Our guest, | believe, was born
in the wilds of Westchester County,
New York. He has my sympathy. lie
is not responsible for that. lie has
redeemed himself very largely, in the
estimation Of the people Of New Mex.
leo, by coming TO our Territory. We
will overlook has past; we always do
that when a man comes to our Terri.
tory and ask no questions as 20 the
cause for immigration, IL in the proper
thing to do aud we take man, not for
what he has been, but for what he is
going 20 he; what he will be, that is
the western idea. Now I understand
our honored guest is not only n New
York man, but Is a descendant Of the
paritans, but was raised with his par.
ents near Boston. Now then, gentle.
men, Boston Is the Hub Of the Universe.
1 was there IS or 20 years ago and
the pleasant time I had there was get
ting up early In the morning and 20
ing out on the commons and seeing
the honorable city council grease the
Hub.
Boston Is q great educational center
remember n thing that impressed
that on my mind, Al ! was walking
through the public gardens and on down
the avenue l saw signs placed all
through the garden reading Dogs not
allowed here" I met . Boston man
and I says "My friend, I wish 10 have