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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
ALMOST AN inch
OF PEARLY RAIN
General Rainfall Over Quay
County and this Portion
of the Territory.
s M I L Z s Z x LAIN
Came at Cpportune Time AL.
though Crops Had Not
Suffered for Moisture

4 bountiful rainfall was general
through this county and over this por
,ion oi the territory last Wednesday
night aud Thursday. II vas the first
heavy rain this season aud was wei
coined hy ,ot settlers with smiles aud
cheer, typical only % Quay County
farmers during the rainy season
Rain clouds had been banking every
afternoon for week ~ kind of
teasing. fashion and repurts Of rain
came from several sections of the ter.
ritory encouraging the farmers to a
great extent But Quay county got
hers Wednesday afternoon when rain
began to fall aud continued through
the next day.
The shower was not like those IN
most parts of New Mexico, coming
In heavy down pour but II fell steady
aud gave the ground thorough soak
ing Three quarters of an inch fell
Wednesday afternoon aud during the
night.
The rain came here at an opportunc
time and blew the prophecies OF the
pesimcsi to smitherines. This county
had not been suffering for lack of rain
aud crops were making headway though
they had begun 10 show slight signs
of drought which will hc ohlitcratcd
by the recent moisture.
The season IN now on aud i, is safe tu
say that rain will not bc uncommon
from now until the end of the summer.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22

Ruesscs, surmises and wishes. The play
IA intense throughout aud IN the kind
that makes the entire audience lean
forward with interest. Vet 1t II not
all "a mere love story. but contains u
good strain of local coloring aud IL
filled with vii aud fun from tho frs,
The east II composed Of fifteen play
ers, the young ladies oi which are the
mast beautiful aud charming this ter
riiOry has g. boast Of The men 20
gagged, simply form back ground for
the excellence Of the lady performers.
In addition there will be "a dozen
".upers - who will serve ns an army
aud ride across the stage on horse bnck.
One OF the best characters OF the
play is Diuah, the old black Nanny,
and this role will be played by one Of
the mos, beautiful ladies of this city.
though on this occasion her pink aud
white will not show through the mask
~ she enters with cookie aud sweets
for DE young white folks in the pnrlor.
Gustave, will be the dutch character
and with his unsurpassed girth he will
be as dutch NJ wienicrwurS and pref.
lcls aud promises to throw the audience
into convulsions of laughter
Parson Blossom knows his business
despite the fact that he ~ n slow M
most preachers are when enthusiastic
young people are being married. And
as the enemy enters the door in the
hopes of preventing the marriage he
is not aroused from lephargy
The management of the company
promises that seats will soon Ice on
sale In places where they will bc So
cere without first falling into the hands
of brokers.
The play will undoubtedly he the iol.
lest ever presented on II local stage, and
there il no doubt but what the play.
ers will play as they never played he.
fore. The management has recently
been IN Kansas city where II has pro.
cured the costumes which will he here
In II few days. They are true to the
times in which the play is supposed
To have taken place and will be used
in the next rehearsal
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
WILL ROBINSON PICTURES
BEAUTY OF SENTIMENT IN
CUSTOM OF MEMORIAL DAY
Commeraism Has Not Dried Up Divine Stream Of Gratitude
and Patriotic Americans Decorate Graves Of Those
Who Fell Defending Native Soil.
CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD ALL OVER COUNTRY

A week from Monday, May 3ist.
will be observed the most beautiful
of all American customs, the decOra
tion of the graves of those who have
fallen ia defense OF THEN native land
aud those VINO have fallen asleep since
the spectre of war faded from. the land,
leaving only It's memory aud the fear
that the dream of empire may visit
y upon W some day. II Is the one
festival OF the year that is inspired
by the purre. and most exalted senti.
mcnt, for there are nJae that surpass
love OF native land aud Veneru, ion Of
those who gave the greatest measure
of IT, As It will be observed IN this
city, 80 It will be observed ali over
the land, aud il is well that II is 80,
for It IA an annual proof that CONNER.
cialism has not dried up the divine
stream Of gratitude
OF course by far the greater number
Vt graves thai will be strewn with
flowers will be those of the soldiers
of he great Wal of sccrsslon, for there
were more of those who wore the grey
aud the blue thun IN all other wars,
and then again the day WAS in the
first place peculiarly designed for them,
though It has been expanded to include
all OF those who have served their
country. Not every one who places
the laurel knows that the occasion was
born IN the south, that the first heroes
grave bcsprcad with flowers was that
Of confederate soldier, but such was
rcrtnul ythe ease. The idea of the
day occurred 80 Miss Mary Davidson,
principal of the Confederate School -
at Richmond, Va, and Il was immcdi
ately taken up III the other cities of
the Old Dominion, and all over the
south. Two Years later the decOrat ION
uf Confederate graves at Pittsburg,
Va, was witnessed by Mrs. John \.
Logan, Of Illinois, one Of the noble wo.
men of American history, who was
struck with the appropriateness Of the
idea began by Miss Davidson on May
20, 1866. General Logan was at that
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
OLD VIRGINIA ROMANCE
TO BE PRESENTED TO THE
LOCAL LOVERS OF DRAMA
Fourteen Members Of Tueumear Society Circles MASTERING
"Ihe Raiders" and Will Presen, Story the Local
Opera House in the Near Future.
WILL PLAY AS THEY NEVER PLAYED BEFORE

Tucumcnri local talent IN planning
an entertainment tor tue lovers Of
drama that will long be- remembered
~ ono of the most brilliant perform
nnccs ever enacted IN the west. 4
ease of fifteen of the best known mem.
befs ui the society Of this city ~ mas
tcring the charming little play, the
" Raiders, aud will present II at the
Crystal Theatre IN the near future, the
exact date Ia be announced later.
The Raiders II pretty southern
lo," story, filled with u dash of 70.
nance aud we'll spiced with poetry aud
sentiment, The sitting dates back in
Gl, when war was abroad IN the land
aud the sc' de is ntered around one
of the old classical plantations IN Nir
ginia. where maidens all were fair, aud
deeds courageous wnxed strong in the
hearts of men.
The leading characters Of the play
nre stephen Fairfax aud Lieutenant
sinclair, officers IN Morgan = brigade
which was then on campaign
in the Old Dominion. by chance these
two young officers find themselves in
the home Of Judge Glcnton, the master
of the plantation, who has n daughter.
iairet than IN told of IN books and n
visitor, Miss Rose blossom, the daugh.
ter of worthy minister
The two officers were being hard
pressed by the enemy when they were
MD away by the girls aud the ineyita
bile happened, could /, have been other
wise when such things ara just Ms ma
tural IN Old Virginia M they are In
New Mexico these later days.
And then 10 add to the romance and
the interest of the auair i.lewllyu
Prize. Il friend of the Judges and an
adluirer of his daughter, presents him
self ~ the role OF "a william aud does
all III his power Ia prevent marriage
which he foresecs. But love has al
ways laughed Mt locks aud burst
through bars aud Prices efforts only
add to the determination ot those who
feel the spirit of cupid.
The sequel to this story is still uu'
known to the audience despite their
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
THEY WERE IMPRESSED

The fact that it raincd this wrck
II one that has been impressed or
most every one IN the county fol
one, the News ."portcr has been told
II all up and down the streets and
now is thoroughly convinced Of IL.
hut there are others, three young men
especially who had i, impressed on
them both mentally aud physically TO-
The extent that their cosmos was GOV.
cred with spots all black aud blue.
The thr g in question are just from
ST. Louis aud tho first day took u
tramp 10 Tucumcari Mountain. They
had heard about the wind md sand
here but had never been told that it
halls occasionally. They de- not need
telling now, for II was after dark
when they got back TO the house.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22

time commander Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, and the idea was at
once fixed upon has normally sluggish
brain by the vivid imagery of his wife,
aud from his acceptance of the idea
developed the rite as W. now have IL.
Also at the suggestion OF bis wife, May
80 was fixed as the annual day upon
which the graves OF the heroes should
be- decorated, 1t being the time all over
the country when the flowers Of nature
are sweetest and most plentiful, and
the date was fixed upon the calendar
Of the Grand Army, then mighty
host compared 10 the grizzled remnant
now reisaiuing to melt like snow be
fore the tooth of time. With true
broadncss the day was aceep;, ~
over the country by the people Of b,N
sides, and the beauty of 1t Is striking
that It viii certainly bc continued so
long as the fire of patriotism burns Ia
this land Of liberty. Al first each side
decorated its own graves, for the great
wound was still fresh, but in a few
years II began 10 be recognized a. a
day without section aud Of common
moment. IGe first union decoration
day was held at Louisville, KY, on
May 80, 1870, aud in most parts of
the country the graves OF both Fed.
eral and Confederate are blessed alike,
the great American heart recognising
them a. patriots OF equal merit, i'm.
PEELED by the same divine consciousness
OF fight aud love of native land. Soue
small souls on both sides are cot able
to rise 10 this height, hut they are 80
vastly IA the minority that they don {
count, and pii,cd Tor their inability to
understand the real meaning of the
day. if II Is ~ u part Of the
country whore one side of the eolors
are IN the majority they place wreaihs
upon the mounds of those who were
their honored adversarics. IL the pro.
portion is reversed, it is the same, and
1t is to this fact the. the greatest
nobility of the day is due. There is
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
CLEANING UP DAY"
is NEXT SATURDAY
All Citizens are Asked to
Take Part in Whole.
Some Exercise.
WILL BE AN ANNUAL

""N"' "''e'' nus ""nouh'"" 'n"'
h'N' H"'"rn"y WIZ pe ''enh'hR VI
'"E' ""'"'""y '"o @''"' nus "'''
N'''''"' "s '"e '"S SINCE u '"''''S l"s'
n''o'e p''or"''"h n"y ana 'he mayor
'houeh' WEI" 10 nave 'he e''E ~ neat
"'h' ON 'h' h"''"hh' ho'ld"y
'''"h'hs UP u"! WIZ o' "h "nhn''
''eh' mere IN 'he iu'nre ana wiz ~
ways come luS' 'ho any pe'or' '"eo'"
non ""y ana wi'i be f'p"rde hS on"
o' 'he '''y hoi'""yS' ''e''hhs 'p
'"! N now e'"R Pta''''ed 'h All 'h'
'"s''rh e"'es ana II reported 10 De
:" '''S'"' ~ every way
W course " " rue po'l'Y 81 tue
WY y" Keep '''"" "'""Fs p"' '"' l"i
pose OF 'he nay IN 10 Re' t'h oi All
'he trash abo"t the premises 'ra' II
not considered literally as ART and
ute Sueh thlhgs M cans, boxes ana
po't'es ana o'hcf thingS thH' nave not
h'eh sent 10 the dump pie long he
These are exercises In which all are
asked Ia take part and the city will
furnish scavenger wagons to haul on
all that has accumulated. The city
only asks that each family gather
its trash into heap in the hack
yard 80 II can he removed easily.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
MEXICAN FREl0HTER FINDS TEAM AND
WAGON BEARING MARKS OF ROUGH USE

his horses waiting for him and was told
that they came Of their own aeeord.
The team had evidently been worked
hard aud the wagon bore marks Of
rough use.
Garcia lost hia wagon one night when
he left II standing in fornt Of bis
house. Tho harness was left hanging
On the wheel aud the team was ssak.
cd close by. The next morning tho
complete outfit was miszlng. Garcia
is employed AZ freishtor between this
city snd the construction eamps On the
Tueumesr. and Msaphis road.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
INSURANCE
ON A Tf(NI(AlITY
Insurance Company Claims
L. G. Rucker Cannot Col.
lect Money on Stock.
MAY FIGHT THE CASE
Attorney Hittson Declares
Mrs. Rucker is Entitled
to Amount Claimed.

The insurance sdiuSters, who were
acre from Denver all last week adjust
ing the losses sustained IN the First
National .,s"L building dre, have re-
turned to Denver after settling All ti.y!s
business here with the exception of the
claim made by Mrs. l.. G.. Rucker.
In an interview with ATTORNEY Hit.
sou II was explained that this matter
was not adjusted owing to techicality
of law aud she was denied insurance
on the ground that she carried none,
and no one else could collect the amount
she claimed. The insurance company
claims that Mrs. RUckcr's name il I'm.
ma o. Rurker aud cited instances on
the records whore she has purchased
property and had the deeds made on,
To Emma -. Ruckrf
The insurance was made ont in the
name l.. &. Rucker That IL DR.. Ruck
er's initials and IL the way he styles
himself l.. G. Rucker, however, made
affidavit to the effect that he owned
no property in this city and had no
interest IN the stock Of millinery goods
that was burned.
The companies admit that they ear
~ insurance for l.. &. Rucker but say
he cannot collect insurance on stock
Of goods that was none Of his
Mrs. Rucker and her attorney Henry
llittsnn, maintain that she il entitled
10 the insurance aud cite the statutes
To ~ hold their claim. II is probable
that Mrs RucKer will enter suit agains,
the company and fight the ease. How
ever, no suit has been filed "a date.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22

some one SHOULD turn in the alarm.
The fire department has been mucn
congratulated ON their quick movement
aud line of hose was stretched 10
the building before 1t was known
whether IL was ON FIRE or not, The
alarm caused quite a eommouon and
as both opera houses were just turn.
ing ont large crowd was supplied and
over 6ve hundred people were on the
scene before the whistle stopped blow
ing.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22

After diligent search Of almost two
weeks Pedro Garcia, who had his
freight wagon, harness and horses stol
en- from him while he slept, fonnd his
property scattered and worn Garcia
had secured the county when he
found the wagon in an old lane fifteen
macs from the city. Two miles fur
ther on he found his harness hanging
on n wire fence. The team coa. not
be found at all and was compelled 10
hire another team to bring his wagon
and harness home.
On reaching home, however, he found
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
FINDS DIAMOND.

Hugh Porter was made mhliant
Wednesday wnen diamond he had
lost on the streets was returned to
him. The stone was worth a hundred
dollars aud Porter was not prone Ia
part with it, Accordingly he notified
the jewellers to keep watch for IL
aud It was through Yasecn that the
iem was returned. II had been found
by man who offered to sell II for
one tenth Of It's value.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
SUPREME coUnT TERM.

NJ. G, Mechem has received notice
that the supreme court will meet In
special term in santa Fe on June 10th
for the purpose of re.districting the
TERRITORY. Seven new districts will
he created out Of the six old ones.
II will be impossible to tell how much
the local district will he changed or
diminished but it is probable that 1t
will be changed some.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
WORK PROGRESSING.

Excavation work ON the new school
house in making rapid progress aud the
Easements will soon be completed. The
dir, which is being taken out will he
spread about the building and lawn
planted on IT, II is rich with loan
and VIII raise heavy lawn.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22

aud he work Of repairing II il a dit.
hcult task. Most of the ioists be-.
tween the first aud second stories. much
of the flooring on both stories ant n
great deal Of metal ceiling viii! have
to be replaced.
Contractor Schubcl pad premium
to have the mrtorial shippe III N
.oon rs possible 'nd already maeh ~
II hns brIved, Muirheads s'o, and
the lodge room will be tho first por,
ilons Of the building repaired
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
SEEING SIGHTS.

Donald Stewart is in Pasadena and
Las Angeles and writes the Editor Of
the News that he is seeing the sights.
Says you eau see EN- for quarter and
II is worth the money Il YOU do have
To chase the ear three blocks and loose
your hat on the way.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
MATRoN s MEDAL CONTEST.

The Womaus Christian Temperance
Union will hold Matron q Medal Con.
test at the Baptist Church Monday
night The same program will be re-.
pcaied at the Anderson School House,
four miles east of the city, Friday
night.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
RECEIVES APPOINTMENT.

william \. Hall Of this city was sp.
pointed Thursday 10 four years schol.
arship, at the Agricultural College, by
NJ. e. Mcchem. Hall has been stu.
dent in the public schools here and
leaves an cnviable record behind him.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
TWENTY THOUSAND
FOR QUAY COUNTY

W. W. Oden, the sheriff Of the
new county of Curry, was in the
- city this week aud notified G. II.
. chenaull, the county treasurer,
. that Curry now has the Twenty
Thousand dollars due Quay for
. the townships given up to Curry
" when that county was created
. out Of portions OF Quay aud
. Roosevelt. The money will be
= paid over next week.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22

Continued on Page ~
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

sit down." he shrieked. as he forced
''o seat "Lapdogs must be carried in
~ ,i outside Of Berlin ne meets with gen.
,, ei "ermans and paints, too. pleasanter scenes
win more critical point Of ,iovr ~, -,
p'ri'als have conveyed less agreeable impres-
ois- Al Potsdam. for example. he would
nave mad something 10 say about the Inenabl,,
taste marking some Of the decorations
bu'' after all. on a journey like MIR SchauIler.s
~ Is always well 10 look on the bright side of
1iiihss' The result of his having done SO is q
'ii@ffnlhg book which, it may be added is
charningly Illustrated
Mr.. PeiNotto's new book. Through the French
provinces" does not break absolutely new
ground but il Is fresher than most recent eolle..
uons OF notes taken in France. He has gone
Gown the seine and up the ose in a motor boat
ne has drawn some chateaus which are eompar-
atively unfamiliar, and his wanderinrs in shor,
are clearly those of the leisurely artist ratI or
than The hurrying tourist He does not q E
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

ters lmperfectly TO match-to journalism and
authorship is invented rather than seen al first
hand through the imagination that converts the
material of life into literature The whole thine:
Is not quite good enough Peter lacks the dis
junction needed TO give him Il place among the
hgures that have struggled sp from Grub street
IN English fiction; to be sure, no divine fire is
claimed for him, but herein would lie his only
interest in book. He is well called Peter
Homunculus; one doubts at the end if he will
ever emerge from the ranks to which he has
risen. And what is said here of him applies,
TO all the characters of the story-to the old
bookseller 10 the rector, to his daughter to the
actress; Tessa alone, minor figure, holds the
attention: the woman in red among people face
TO face with daily want, who see in her nothing,
but a fellow being solving the problem Of 4
bloater, a crust of bread and a roof in a way
that is her own concern. not theirs; a fellow
being moreover, ready to help in distress Ali
of which does not mean that the book does not
interest one in the reading: it's shOrtcO.ning is
that IL leaves no convincing impression after
the last page has been turned.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

dain, either TO turn from lordly monuments and
other souvenirs of glorious past to the prosaic
interests Of the present. In the valley of the
Lot he observed the proceedings of the Tabbds-
SdiTC which is TO say the educated SOW, who is
led forth at the end of a rope into the fields by
the truffie hunter and most dutifully aids him
in his search Mr.. PeiXOtto notes, by the way,
the amazing scope OF this business. In CahOrs,
in Martel, and in Brive," he says, 1--WE saw i'm
portant markets where trufies the only
commodity and where the exchange of money
from 10 on a Friday afternoon often amounts
TO 10000 1900 francs" Obviously, Nj.
PoixOttos text aims at telling US Of the French
provinces in many of their aspects, Of people
and things well Of beautiful buildings
His pen drawings are clever, though wanting IN
the crisp contrasts which would have made
them not only gayer but more convincing. Per-
haps his restraint is deliberate, but it is GER
tainy not well advised, since il gives a grey
monotony of tone 10 his otherwise very capable
sketches
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

things with a touch so sympathetic and inspirit-
ing that many a reader is likely 10 follow in his
footsttfs OF course the supremacy Of the
sOgtl iu the current literature Of travel is not
q matter of faddism alone. In Italy or Spain
the picturesque object is usually a beautiful OBJ
ject d ie not SO. altogether, in Germany The
swelling towers Of the north the lofty gables or
The numerous fountains are quaint rather than
lovely Nevertheless they are, in their way, de-
lIgitfCI tH look upon, and though the ristas in
an OLD German town may not be enveloped in
The charm of art they are undeniably romantic,
with. t... "a certain warmth and friendliness
about t..m.
We do not know whether Mr.. Schauiiler has
found anything really romantic in Berlin, but
be has 90 any rate succeeded in drawing so at
uartive portrait Of that unattractiVe city
thar one e.arcely notices the inc0ngruty Of its
Inclusion u q book like this one. He makes
the most .f that energy and good sense which
have con .rHutcd SO much 10 the administration
C the u.,.olIality, and he is at pains 10 show
t.at a., E.r.iuer for all his self-COnceit and
GOODNESS Is NOT without admirable characters
lies sun the stories he has TO tell scarcely
illustrate .u engaging temperament One Of
uefn. Which hc declar,s is true, relates TO a
Berlin conductor who observed lady standing
n his y,...e with a lapdog in her arms. ''Sit
Gown. he aied. But i prefer 10 stand" she