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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
CARTER SUCCEEDS IN
GETTING NEW POSTAL
SERVICE ON DAWSON
Two New Postal Clerks Added
and Service Much Improved

Alter a year OF constant work,
4. X. Carter has succeeded in
having the postoiiice department
at Washington establish the Tu.
cumcari and DaW son postal service
line. This is to he a regular rail
road postal service and the ar
rangements Tor 1t will be completed
inside OF a lew days.
This is a considerable improve
ment over the present system oil
distribution on the Dawson. At
present all letters have to pass
t,.ISigh the local office. a letter
from Dawson 10 Roy has to come
10 rucumcari and then 20 back TO
Roy. The new system will do away
with that and letters can be sent
from Roy to Dawson direct or from
any point on the Dawson branch
to any other point.
Two new postal clerks will be
put on the service. X. l.. Morley
has already been designated as one
oi them. The other is still TO be
appointed, These two men will
run into this city and this will be
headquarters. They will be paid
here. Ihls will make a total oI
thirty tour postal clerks receiving
( pay at the Tucumcari office.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
TVCVMCARI STEAM
LAUNDRY SOLD TO
W. r. BUCHANAN
Plant to Be Improved and will
Be Best In the Territory

The Tucumcari Steam Laundry
changed hands last Tuesday and
is now owned by W. +. Buchanan.
Mr. Buchanan has already begun
to make several needed repairs
and improvements on the laundry
which now promises to be one OF
tn, hest in the territory as soon as
improvements are completed.
Buchanan says that he is going
to improve this service and that
here alter persons can get FIRST class
laundry done here at the mo I
reasonable prices. Y K. Mordy,
an experienced laundry manager,
has been employed and he will he
in charge oi the work in the future.
The laundry will retain the origi.
nal name OF the Tucumcari Steam
Laundry. Buchanan saws that all
work will be guaranteed and that
every thing will be returned whole,
clean and promptly,
The rucumcari Laundry was
opened up in this city about year
and a hail ago 10y Fowler anc
Lanigan. II has remained under
their management since until puT
chased 10y Buchanan this week.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
CHARMING LITTLE ACTRESS
LET'S LARGE AUDIENCE WAIT
AS SHE PLAYS ANOTHER ROLE
Meets Anxious Lover and Eepes Court House Where
They are Married In Less Than Seventy Seconds
RETURNS TO STAGE AND NONE SUSPECTS HER

composurc and finished as though
her entire mind was conce ,trated
on the performance she was then
,nactlng. At the cnd oi the play
explanations were made to papa"
when he demanded the reason tor
his daughter disappearance just
before the opening Soper set the
matter right with him and they all
hurried of to a local hotel before
the report could be circulated
among the dispensing crowd.
Reconciliation followed an
though papa bad always opposed
the match, hr took the two to his
arms and all lett happily on their
way 10 points ia Colorado the next
morning.
The marriage is a elimination
oi romance which has progressed
for the past three years. Soper
first met Miss Hall IN rexico when
he became 80 infatuated with the
charms OF the pretty blonde that
he resigned his position as a gro-
Ger there and secured that OF tick.
ct seller With the Hall company.
His close attention to the young
musician, however, soon lest him
his new position and since that
time he has been working with the
railroad and saving his money for
the purpose OF carrying off the OBJ
icct ol his alteration as soon as OPP
po tun T. afforded. Soper was a
car inspector on the Santa Fe Tor
several months and he later came
to this city aud began work for the
Southwestern lie also managed
large cattle ranch. Soper saw his
lady love no more until the com
pany began "A three davs engage
mcnt here last week II was here
they determined to act.
Soper has a large number OF
friends in rucumcari and is well
known generally. Miss Hall made
a decided hit at the Crystal last
week and Is without doubt the
iavorite OF the season. She is a
modest little blonde, firm and res
olute. Her modesty and talents
both as a musician and an actress
won her the admiration and the
love OF all who saw her while in
this city.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27

Construction work on the Tu-
cumcari and Memphis is practical
" in progress all along the line OF
grading. All the contractors with
the exception OF Denison are on
the ground with their outhts and
several hundred men are now
working to put the grade in condi-
ton 10y the expiration OF the time
limit OF the contract.
Contractor Vaughn took the
field with a iorce oi one hundred
anu ten mules and fourteen car.
loads oi grading equipment the
FIRST oi this week. H. has the
largest torce at work on the grade.
HIS contract calls lor the compile
tion oi twenty six miles and his
section OF the work lies between
the station fourteen miles east OF
this city and the station on the
state line.
In all sixty miles OF the grade
has been sublct. All those having
contracts covering work between
TucumcaTi and the state line are
already at work and the whole
grade now resembles "A bcver dam
in the TALL. Contractors King aud
Pittman have the first nine miles
east ol this city and the limit OF
their contract expires at an early
date. They are working IN the
edge OF the city at present and
their portion ol the road bed will
be ready Tor the steel in the course
oi lew weeks.
Contractor OConnor who has
that section OF the grading which
lies between the station nine miles
out and that which is fourteen
miles out, began work two weeks
ago. He has force oi twenty
mules and three car loads oI
scrapcrs. His contract will ex.
piIe on the same date as that oI
King and Pittman. This early ex
piration was arranged in order tha
rails could be laid out Tor the III s.
fourteen miles for the purpose o
hauling bridge timl'ers and olhe
heavy material to where It is need
ed during the course OF construc
tion.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27

rotary OF the Interior, Ballenger,
to go to Washington on official
business. He had explained that
his propos' d trip was impor,an,
to the interests oil the people OF
the territory and when the refusal
came thy governor i,lt that IL was
a slap Gim"d o.rrctly Al him. The
resignation seemed 10 cast gloom
over all who heard oil Il.
President Tait's reply was i'm.
mediate and asked the governor
to withdraw his resignation assur
ing him that he possessed the full
confidence OF the administration.
Curry, ever with the interests OF
the people at heart, reconsIdered
the matter and Withdrew his resig-
nation.
Curry is popular with tn, mass
and no sooner hid his resignation
been announced than a storm OF
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
Gross Kelly Thanks FiremeN

]. Il. Daughtry, the chief OF the
fire department, is in receipt OF a
letter from the Gross Kelly com.
pany in which the company express
es their sincere thanks Tor the
splendid work the fire boys did in
saving their ware houses two weeks
ago. A check Tor one hundred
dollars accompanied the letter as
token OF Gross Kelleys appre-
citation and with the suggestion
that II be used as 8 nucleous Tor q
hrsmAp's fund,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
SIX WARRANTS CARRY OUT THREAT AND
WALK AWAY WITH THE CITY CALABOOSE

After ridiculing the city Gala
boose and saying they would walk
OFF with it before twenty iour hours
six hobos who we're Jailed last Sat-
urday evening on the charge OF
vagrancy proceeded to carry out
their threat and broke Jail Sunday
afternoon. They almost literally
walked OFF with il as they told the
marshal they would il he locked
them there.
From appearances they had out
side help. Indie ations point that
someone took a pick and broke
the large locks ON two Of the doors
and that the wholesale delivery
followed. The prisoners mads
their French leave somesime Spn
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
ONE MILLION TIES
FOR THE ROADBED
OF SOUTHWESTERN
Entire Road TO Be Re. Tied and
Ballasted at Early Date

Approximately 1000, 600 new
ties will be laid on the Southwest
ern which will practically retie the
entire line between Tucumcari and
Benson. Ties are already being
received Tor this purpose and the
work OF laying them will he COM
menced within the next ninety
days.
OF these ties, 2Se, 600 have al.
ready been sent to the western d.
vision, and 10000 have been
sent to the eastern division, About
400, 900 will also come TO the east.
etn division by the way OF Dali
hart. Other shipments are vet &c
he received Tor distribution over
the two main lines, and it is ex'
pected that all will be on the ground
within the next month. II has beer
about seven years since any con
siderable number OF new ties hav,
been put down on the road
Besides the ties, work oi bal
lasting the principal part OF tn,
western division with Stag will als'
be commenced within the next (, v
weeks. Ninety miles will be bal
lasted with Stag at once, com
mencing at the western end ot tbs
FL Paso Yards, and the work viii
I've pushed TO completion as fast al
possible. The Stag ballasting ha'
now been practically completed OF
the eastern division, only abou
three miles remaining to he dom
to connect the Stag ballast with tn,
rock ballast which has been put oil
from a point near Tularosa east
ward.
Ii is said that when the ballast
ing is completed, the new ties lai,
and other conte mplated improve
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27

protest went up and kilograms from
all quarters OF the territory began
to pour into the governors office
beseeching him TO reconsider the
resignation and continue as gov
erpor.
The people generally and in this
section OF the territory especially.
feel that Curry was right. He
had the interests OF the people at
heart and the reason he wanted TO
20 to Washington was because he
was wrapp' d IN the interests OF the
territory. II would be hard, was
the common feeling here, to deal
with any eastern carpetbagger wi o
might have been named as his sue
cessor alter the pleasant and har.
monious administration under
Curry, who understands so we'll,
the people and the conditions oi
the territory.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
ED. c. PORTER Is TAKEN TO NEBRASKA
TO STAND TRIAL ON A CASE OF FORGERY

Bringing requisition papers
with him, Tom Coleman, the sher-
III OF Boyd County Nebraska, ar.
rived in this city las, Saturday
and returned home the next day
taking Ed. c. Porter with him.
Porter was wanted in Nebraska on
the charge Of bank iorgeries, and
was arrested here 10y Sheriff Ward
and held Tor the Nebraska officer.
Porter was seen by News rep.
resentative before he left with the
sheriff and made the statemen,
that he had no fear 40 to the ont-
come. The prisoner said that he
had been engaged in the butcher
business in Nebraska and hat
when the panic OF 1907 came be
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27

After three years Ol disappoint-
mpnts and postponements, Miss
MYRTLE Hall, member OF ho
Hall musical comedy which play
ed IN this city last week, aud
Thomas Dan Soper, an employee
oi the Southwestern, stole from
the back door oi the Crystal The.
atre last Saturday Night and made
their way To- the court house and
were married.
II was almost time Tor the cur
tain TO rise On the first act when
the Young couple made theii de-
parture from the opera house and
a large audience was kept waiting
until the eloped ones should return
before the play began. On reach
ing the court house they begged
that the ceremony be conducted
as hutrledly a. possible and tha,
they De kept IN the most Sc.
cret part ot the building. They
were therefore led to the vault,
where are kept the archives OF the
county, and made man and wife IN
the space ol seventy seconds, 1t Is
said.
No DELAY was occasioned from
any source Judge Cutlip, Clerk
Donohoo and third party were in
waiting tor the young couple and
as soon as they arrived the mar.
riage was executed in all haste.
The little bride was as brave as a
Spartan. Only once, when ster
was heard IN the corridor, did she
show signs OF agitation and sh,
then but whispered trcnously
Hurry, fear papa will detec
US.
Papa was outdone howcve,
Tor the two were united withou
any molestatIon whatever, the,
hurried back to the opera hous,
and there the pretty little actress
played out her part during thre,
long acts without any one among
the audience once suspecting wha
had been the cause OF the delay II
the raising oi the curtain.
One time when she saw her hus
bands eyes held fast on her sh'
ialtered in the middle of sons
but in an instant she regained he
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
CONSTRUCTION WORK ON
TUCUMCARI & MEMPHIS is
NOW PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
Contractor Vaughn Takes the Field With Fourteen Car Loads
of Equipment and One Hundred and Ten Mules
MAY BE COMPLETED BEFORE TIME LIMIT

The work TO O'Conner is not
new. He has a portion OF the
same grade which he built six years
ago when the old road bed was
put IN shape Tor the Choctaw.
Gross, Kelly and Company have
the contract to supply all the camps
between this CITY and the state
line with provisions.
Contractor Dennison expects to
begin work on his portion OF the
grade early next week. Dennison
has the toughest part OF the road
to build. His territory takes in
the Caprock and it has been es.
tlmated that one car load oil DIV.
Mantle and giant powder will have
to be used Tor every mile he grades
through the rock bed.
J. a. Ware, the head contractor
is expected to spend next week IN
this city aud along the grade on an
inspection tour. Mr.. Bouchard,
who is the general manager OF the
+. \. Ware construction company,
says that the work is progressing
as lively as could be expected. He
says he thinks the grading will be
done before the time specified in
the contract.
The work is being done most
satisfactorily, he says, and will be
splendid sample OF engineering
and grading work when it is com.
plcted. Sub-contracts were only
let to capable men or firms and
thus cheap and faulty work will
be avoided.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27

day afternoon and il was not until
supper time that they were missed.
Benson said that il was one oi
the most ungrateiul things he ever
heard OF. Why" he said, THE
fellows claimed that they had no
address, all were broke fat as pan
cakes and So il was through pure
compassion that ! took them 10
Jail. hated to see them iounging
around the stock wards with moth
ing TO eat. We saved money
however, because II was cheaper
to repair the doors than 10 feed
them"
The locks ani hinges were re-
paired the next day and since shsn
the jail has held its. iull quota
without any signs of weakness,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27

lost considerable money.
He borrowed several hund, ID
dollars from the bank and gave as
security one hundred and twenty
FIVE head OF cattle, his butcher
shop and other property. He said
he was ignorant oi the law and
when he lett he thought that it
would he alright. That the bank
would take his property and cattle
and that would be the end Of IL.
Porter filed on a claim nine
miles east OF this city and has been
living there several months. He
says he will return and continue
his residence here as soon rs he
straightens up the matter In his
old home,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
Provides Rate Of Three Cents ,
Mile Ia the Territories
Special to the News

Was ington, March 40. There
has been introduced by Stephens,
OF Texas, a bill regulating the
PASSENGER iare on railroads in
Arizona and New Mexico, and for
other purposes. 1t vas read twice
and referred TO the committee OH
territories. II provides that the
pa sanger fare or all railroads IN
thu territories OF Arizona and New
Mexico shall not exceed cents
y mile, with an allowance Tor
haggag not to exceed a hundred
pounds in weight That when the
iare is paid to the conductor the
rate shall be tour cents per mile,
except from stations where no
tickets are sold and that the
minimum charge in no case shall
he less than as cents; that when
the fare does not end in five or
naught the nearest sum shall he
the fare; children shall not be
charged more than two cents per
mile il under ten years that Offices
shall be opened halt an hour before
the departure OF trains and on
failure to do SO shall not charge
more than three cents per mile and
shall keep offices lighted and
warmed and opened to the ingress
and egress oil all passengers who
are entitled to 20 therein Tor a time
not less than one hour before the
arrival OF all trains carrying pasg.
angers on such roads; and every
railroad company failing to comply
with this act shall be liable to any
party that NAV be injured by such
failure tor all damages occasioned
! thereby.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
YIADU(T MAY Be PLACED RAILROAD RATE BILL FOR
ACROSS RAILROAD YARDS NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA
Growth Of City Demands II and
Company Agrees to Build

Owing to the recent growth and
the increase in traffic between the
North and the main sections oi the
city il has been proposed that the
Southwestern Railroad company
build viaduct over the rail road
yards which will do away with the
danger OF the present crossings.
This matter has been discussed
by certain members oil the city
council with the officials OF the
rail road company and the company
assures the councilmen that they
will build a viaduct in the near
future under certain conditions.
General Super inlendent Hawks in
discussing the matter said that 1t
would he cheaper tor the railroad
to build the viaduct than to open
up streets through the main yards,
The company seems perfectly will
ing to build the viaduct II the city
will not compel them to open up
any OF the main streets across the
yards. Open streets would be
very dangerous to those who use
them and would also compel the
railroad company to move their
yards further west. Mr. Hawks
assures the aldermen that the com
pany will build the viaduct any
time under the above stated con-
ditions.
No location has been selected as
yet but is probable that Third
street will be selected Tor the over
head crossing. This would bring
it near the Gross Kelly wholesale
store. The company says that the
proposed crossing will sccommo.
date all classes OF vehicles as well
as all pedestrians.
The proposed viaduct will illimi.
nate all the dangers OF the present
crossings and al! the delays that
people are now sometimes COMPEL.
ed to undergo.
The company further agrees to
place a regular railroad crossing
near the stock yards Tor the bene,
TT OF the people residing northeast
Of the city. A good crossing il
already fosnd west OF the yards
Tor those living north west.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
TRAFFIC ON SOUTH.
WESTERN IS HEAVY
Local Freight House and Bag
gage Room Overflowing

The Southwestern is doing more
business this week than any other
week this year, is the substance OF
a statement made by L. >. Devor,
agent OF the local station, TO the
News yesterday. Mr.. Devor said
that the iruit traffic was over one
hundred cars a day and that all
other traffic was in propoT lion.
Somebody is doing some husi.
ness, h. said, tor when the rail.
roads do business somebody or
every body else rs bound TO be do
ing a little. The Tucumcari inn
ports this week are ahead OF any
thing | remember. The freight
depot is crowded and the force
there seems to be showed under
with business.
Mr.. Dcvor also said that IN,
baggage was heavier than ever be
fore in the history OF the town
Our room is taxed to the doors
all the time. And another motto,
able thing is that all the baggag,
is trunks and not boxes bound ~
IN wire. This shows that q hettel
class OF people is coming in. w,
hardly ever have whole car load
OF people get of here any more OF
the home seekers excursions bu, 1
steady stream seems to pour II
every day and they seem to b.
coming to stay since a great dea
oi our freight is house hold goods
and the trunks we hardly eve
handle two ways"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
Ckinks Are Deported

The four Cinnamon who have
been in the county Jail here Tor the
past three months were ordered
deported last week and have been
sent TO III Paso where the govern.
ment is bringing together a large
number oil Cinnamon who have
been smuggled into this country.
The four who were here had been
smuggled through ri Paso and
were arrested at the local rail road
station by the Chinese inspectors,
Two oi these Cinnamon came uL
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
Cap Rock R DAD

The new road through the Cap
Rock section oi this county is now
assured. Work on the new road
will begin in the course OF a month
or SO and be pushed through.
Governor Curry, in CONVEX sation
with w. +. buchanan, said that
hes would furnish convict labor for
the road in a short time.
This road will put Tucumcar,
in connection with the plains coun.
try and will he a great benefit &c
this city as we'll as to the county
generally. The road will be on,
OF the best constructed IN the ter,
ritory.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
Struck BY Valve

w. N. Cunningham, the foreman
OF me railroad water service crew.
was severly hurt last Monday by
being struck by large valve. A
deep cash was cut in his head and
he has been laid up since az q
result Of the accident.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
Baby Girl Dies

The little five months old baby
girl OF ]. X. Morris died OF pneu.
monia at the family residence here
last Monday. The funeral was
conducted from the home and the
interment took place in the Tu.
cumcari cemetery.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27
Work on Church Beins Rushed

Work on the Presbyterian church
is making rapid strides, a large
force is employed there and the
roof will be put on this week.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27

ments are made, the roadbed OF
the Southwestern will be one OF
the best IN the country.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27

The boys highly prize the letter
and will follow its suggestion and
deposit the check in the bank and
start fireman benefit fund.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-27

from III Paso hid under the matres.
ses in the pullman cars.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-18
"PEANUT LID"
NEWEST STYLE
Merry Widow" Hat Succeeded
BY Tiny One, Says Dame
Fashion

Chicago, Feb. l2.-Comes now
the peanut lid"
To the garret with the much
abused and dearly beloved Merry
Widow" hay which reigned despite
all the artillery fire of jokesmiths,
the rage of husbands and lovers and
the force of the elements.
Women like the sombreroesque
effects, the larger the better, and
that is all there is to be said about
it. But the national milliners, who
have just closed a weeks convention
pronounced death sentence upon the
Merry Widow" and all other fem
inine hats of her breed.
Enter now the 'Frenzied Finance
the Russian Tonk. the Maude Mul.
Ter. and the peanut and the flower
pot brigade. All of them are much
smaller than the Merry Widow, "
but by that peculiar brand of rea-
soning known only to milliners, the
price is higher. Consequently the
women will have to nave them.