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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09
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SEND PRODUCTS
TO COUNTY FAIR
Farmers Are Asked TO Leave Products
at once Of John q. Rsnsau

Tucumcari will hold her third an.
nual county fair October 20, 81 and
22. They are endeavoring 10 make this
one Of the best fairs ever held in Quay
county, and i, is to our, the county and
the territory's interest to help them.
They are offering large prizes on
all farm products and livestock. We
wish to see the Logan country repre-.
sented and have talked to some Of our
citizens about it. John Il. Rensau, our
L. S. Commissioner, will be glad to rs.
ceive any farm product you may wish
90 enter in this display. All that will
be required of you is to place your
name and address on a card, attach 1t
to your bundle and deliver same at Mr..
Reneau 3 otfiee. We will see that same
is entered in the display at Tueumcari.
II is up TO US to show what We can
raise in this country and there IL no
better way Of doing 40 than by hold.
ing successful fairs.-Logan Leader.
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SCHOOL NOTES.

The Tucumcari public schools have
adopted as their school colors, purple
and gold.
The city schools closed their first
month : week last evening. This morn
ing the teachers met in their regular
monthly meeting to discuss matters per.
tanning "a the schools and 10 receive
the warrants for their first months pay.
An excellent program will he carri.
ed out at the next regular monthly
teachers meeting.
The grade meetings for next week
are as follows; Primary teachers, Tues.
day evening, Intermediate grade teach.
ers, Thursday evening. The grammar
grade and High School teachers will
hold their grade meetings week follow.
ing all grade meetings are held AT
the central building at 400 r. NJ.
The New Mexico journal Of Educa.
tion classifcs the Tucumcari schools
ns one Of the seven city school systems
in New Mexico.
Words of commerdation Tor the new
catalogue Of the Tucumcari public
schools are found on every hand. II
is also eliciting favorable comment
from parties out of town.
The people Of Tucumcari are justly
proud of their schools There il not
a better school system in the South
west.
The total enrolment of pupils in the
Tucumcari schools for the first month
is 5l5 The average daily attendance
is $50. The per cent Of attendance is
p63s per cent The number Of teach
er's meetings held during the month
II four.
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KILLED BY LIaHgNINo.

Lewis swopes, living five miles north
OF Quay, was killed by tightening at
Ave clock Wednesday. lie had gone
10 Mesa Rodonda for wood and had
started down the mountain, when he
was struck and killed instantly, lie
was the son Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
W. swopes, and was seventeen years
old. His parents are originally from
Missouri. lie leaves besides his parents
two brothers and two sisters. IIe was
buried at Quay Thursday at four o..
clock. Luther was one of the popular
young men Of the Quay cammunity, and
his sudden taking away Is "a blow to
his family and his many friends. Sure
ly In the midst Of life We sre In death.
The News extends sympathy to the
borrowing family.
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BAY VIEW CLUB.

The initial meeting Of the year was
held by the Bay View Club at the home
~ Mrs. r. i. Donohoo, on Wednesday
II this week, aud most enthusiastic
membership was present, those in at
tendance being Masdames Cady, Che.
nault, Crofrord, Donohoo, George, Gold
enberg, Kinds, Jarrell. Koch, Muirhead,
Nichols, Randle, Staniil, Sherwood
Thomson and Welch. And the Club
was very pleased TO have as its guest
of the day Mrs. Floersheim, Of Roy.
At a very interesting business meet
ing, the designations of four Of our
last year. members were received with
regret; and 10 fill out our number Mes.
danes Beeth, Gordon. Caru,hers and
!. e. Jones were elected Ia membership.
Several bylaws were suggested and
adopted, by an unanimous vote of the
club, while various other items of bust
ness were disposed Of,
Roll call was responded TO by some.
thing of interest about Spain being
told by each in turn, the study this
year being upon Spain, Norway and
sweden, and Holland 4 most thorough
lesson review, touching upon Spanish
Life in Town and Country, and Span.
ish Traits, was a trip thru the capital
city, Madrid, conducted by Mrs, Jar.
rell, while the Map Study of Spain,
conducted by Mrs. IIindA, was more
than enjoyed by everyone present.
The afternoon being far advanced, the
reading was postponed until next week,
and all INDUCED in accounts of their
vacation pleasures while the hostess,
assisted by Mesdamcs Chenault and
Sherwood, served fruit Sundae and
cake. All dispersed, TO meet again
next week, With Mrs. Cade.
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OKLAHOMA'S FREAK CONSTI.
TUITION is TOUCHED UP IN A
PERT WAY BY TENDERFOOT
Feeling Growing Against Fake Fairs Used As Pretext
to Milk the Public of It's Money Under Plea of
Amusements.
aI's PROGRAM Is COMMENDED

So much has been said about the so
rallcd freak - constitution Of the new
state ~ 0klahoms, that more than
passing interest attaches 10 the col
lapse of the Columbia Bank q Trus,
company at Oklahoma City last week
The opportunity for severe test Of
he new act is right there, A. the Co.
lnmhia was the depository for $50
other state banks, and a million 6nd
half dollars are involved in this
particular item alone. Immediately
upon the crash, State Bank Commis.
sioner Young took charge Of the af.
fairs Of the institution and the de-.
positors generally seem to be perfect.
~ satisfied that In the course Of a few
days they will receive their money.
dollar TOR dollar. Under the Okla.
homa law the other banks are assessed
TO make good the losses, and there il
a marked disposition on the part Of the
other banks to resist the payment Of
such essment--presuming that the
accumulation ON hands In not sufficient
10 pay on the claim, when all the
Columbia assets are put in tho pot.
There is no mistaking the fact that IL
Is crucial time for the new law,
which has been discussed all over the
country, condemned by the banking
business aud endorsed by a great mum.
her Of tho common people. II the law
stands II can hardly be doubtful that
ihe net will be initiated ia great many
states ~ soon as the various legislatures
can affect II. The difference Of opinion
between the banking, is as strongly
marked in this case, as II i absent in
the new national law, which goes into
effect on the first of January next. Un.
der this act II will then be illegal TO
make out check in any sum less than
one dollar under penalty, and many so
look upon IL. They claim that a de.
positor has a natural right to make
check in the sum Of one cent il de.
sired, n belief that has been many
lines supported by the action Of the
government itself in making check in
hat amount in settlements. In other
words II is no one \ business as to
what the amount the check is. The
base of the new law is said to be
N the efforts of the propaganda lighting
he mail order houses, which the act !
: expected to hit hard. whether it
vii or not is another question. II may
'ffect them to some extent, but II is !
lot much harder to get money orders.
md humanity is apt to banker after
hat which is forbidden. However
hat may he, it must be recognized that
10Th of these laws are freaks in their
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BISHOP TrrAvAL HERE.

Bishop Titaval Of Santa Fe, has been
in the city several days. lie is max
ing an official visit TO all the parishes
Of his diocese. Father Molino and Lam.
inert were with him here. They held
services at the Crystal theater Thurs
day. 1t has been three years since
Bishop Titavsl visited this city and ia
answer to a question OF News report.
er, he expressed himself as surprised
at the growth Of the town. lie com.
mented favorably on the cement side
walks, the many brick and stone busi.
ness blocks, and the wide awake bu.i
ness spirit he noticed here. lie says
the creation Of a new parish aud the
location Of parish priest are now
under consideration. lie has agreed,
In fact, to give us a local priest when
the church is finished aud other nee.
essary preliminaTies are arranged. lie
stated that his trip over the territory
had proved a revelation to him as 20
the number and strength Of the Catho.
lie population. One third Of the Cath.
ollie population are Americans. file IL
invited by the Governor to be in Albu.
querque to act with the committee at
the reception of President Taft.
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DALHART's SPECIAL TRAIN

The special train from Dalhart to
the county fair here will leave tha,
city at 1880 n, m. on the morning of
the @lst, and the Rock Island has given
n rate of one fair for the round trip,
from all points between Dalhart and
rucumcari. This is a better rate than
we expected. It shows that the Rock
Island is interested in this city and
is willing TO assist US in any way rea.
sonable to boost the country. The people
of Tucumcari appreciate the company s
good offices. This train will return at
any time asked by the excursionists
on the night Of the 2lst, or the day OF
the 22nd.
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BAND BUYS UNIFORMS

The local band boys have ordered
uniforms aud will he ready to give us
music during the fair. The uniform is
blue with white trimming and is a
well tailored suit. The News In glad
to see Tucumcari recognize the necess.
ity and thus show II to this worthy or.
ganization. We simply must have a
band and these boys have been Civ
ing their time and expending consider
able amount Of money to give us a
credible one. The dicision ~ the bus.
mess men Of the city to uniform them
is timely. Mr. SHAFT, the leader, de.
serves great deal Of credit for the
labor in getting this band together and
instructing and leading Il until IL Is
capable Of doing us creditable service,
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Conductor Randall and wife have re
turned from a visit to friends in Mis-
souri,.
Travelling Auditor Rawlins, who was
formerly depot cashier here, paid his
family Il short visit this week.
At the meeting of the Bay View Club
this week, Mrs. DIR. Thompson was elect
cd President and Mrs. l.. +, Sherwood
Secretary.
], Florsheim and wife OF Roy, were
in the city this week for medical at
tention. Mrs. Florsheim remained sev.
eral days visiting the Goldenbergs.
Lester Collier, the hey who fell over
the Cap Rock, 20 miles north Of town
receiving injuries which rendered him
unconscious for several days, is report
ed much improved. lie is the son of
Yard Foreman Collier Of this place.
Steel has been laid on the Tucumcari
Memphis, to the distance of thirteen
and one half miles. The laying of
steel has been delayed for few days,
waiting for the grade TO be finished,
and the steel gang has been surfacing
the track already laid.
Our telegraph operators are to be
commended upon the manner In which
messages are handled at this office. A
few days ago DIR. Thompson Of our
city, wired message to his brother
in Ohio, which had to be delivered by
phone, and the answer TO the message
was received here In two hours from
the time the message was sent.
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NEW BANK OFFICERS

The News last week made mention
Of the sale of the Federal Bank OF
Tueumcari, n few days ago the new
stoc kholders took charge and elected
the following officersi J. A. Youree,
President; Henry Coke, viee.President; F;
&. W. Harrison, Cashier. Mr.. Harri.
son, the cashier, has had several years
experience as q banker, having been
engaged in banking at McAlister and
Kiowa, Oklahoma, and at Nara Visa,
n. Mex, He In one Of the class of
progressive young men, that is such a
potent factor In the building up of
a new country.
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Thursday, October, 2i.


! n. m. Steer Roping Contest.
Free Barbecue Dinner.
! p. M. Polo, Tucumcari w.. Bell Ranch
2 =. m. Ball Game.
Balloon Ascention after ball game.
+. m. Ball Game Fat men W.. Lean
men.
o p m. Fair Bail
Speakers of the DAY;
Goycrnor George Curry.
Hon. Willard Bclknap
Hon. l.. l.. Klcinfcl,or.
Hon Sim Mcfarland.
Friday October 49,
1890 to IL noon. Novelty Races.
Ere" Barbecue Dinner.
p N. Polo Tucumcnri vs. Bell Ranch
T.. m Base Bun Game.
Balloon Assertion after Ball Game.
730 p. m. Confetti night.
. p. m. Grand Mask Ball st Skating
Rink
Speakers of the day;
Hon. Judge Cooley.
Hon, Judge Brantley.
Hon. Chas. Kohn.
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SANTA FEE SURVEY
AT APACHE CANYON
Will Reach Tucum carl
About November First
One Percent Grade.
SOON TO BUILD ROAD

The Santa Pc survey from Clovis "a
this city has reached the Caprock, and
will spend some time In locating the
best grade upon To- the plateau. Puerto
canyon has been surveyed and a good
crossing NJ a grade Of y per cent may
be had over the Caprock there. Apache
canyon II now being surveyed aud II
II hoped by the engineer 10 lower the
grade NJ that point. A number ~ sur
veyS have been made Leading up TO
these crossings, aud after IL il decided
through which Of the canyons the road
will pass, the locating survey which Is
now underway several miles this way
from Clovis. will he made on across the
Caprock. The work has now been under
way for three weeks and - going Ia
require y month more 10 reach Turum
carl. There are twenty FIVE men ~
the party. They are now camped near
Apache canyon, and as soon ~ that il
finished the party will head straight
for this city, and should roach here
about the second week Of November
The cost To the Santa Fe for this sur
vey, preliminary aud FINAL locating, IL
running about 1925 n day aud will total
between $4,000 aud $1,000 when IL is
finished "a this city Hut. when /, il
finished the Santa Re Company will
know the exact cost of the construction
of the line. That il the instructions
tn the engineer, To make all necessary
surveys to determine the cost of the
construction Of line of railway from
Clovis "a Tucumcar when this work
j. done II il believed that the Santa
Fe company will begin work immedia
iclv on the construction. II IL no,
t"asonahl" Ia suppose that $4,000 OF
a. 900 would be expended by this com
psny unless they intended 10 build the
road. Mr.. Stewart, the engineer OF
tn" system, believes they intend to
build II a. soon NJ the survey is com.
pleted aud the reports on cost Of con.
struc'ion are in and accepted. II Is
the opinion Of those In touch with the
Santa Fe People, that they will finish
this line as eoon NJ they do the road
now Under construction from Coleman
to Clovis on which work is now IN
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NO EVIDENCE AGAINST HoaarNs

Territorial Mounted Policeman w. T..
Dudley WAS in town a few hours Sat
urday evening. lie had been at work
on the murder case at Santa Rosa for
"A week. lie made no statement further
than that there was absolutely no evi
dence against IIoggins, the Noise book
keeper. lie believes there is no pos.
sihilty of his being in any way con.
nected with the case. IIoggins' past
record and his family are the best and
he has always conducted himself in
GENTLE manner, his employers have
the greatest confidence in him. ".
G, Hawkins, editor of the Montoya Re.
publican has known lloRRins from hoy.
hood and says he has always been de
pendablc in everything. Much Of the
dope We had here about the ease was
false. Ranger Dudley was on a thous.
and mile jump from here on q clue
that may give some light on the sub
iect. Dudley is the Sherlock Homes
of the police force Of the territory and
has Ia his credit some of the shrewd
est detective work Of any officer in
the southwest and he will never quit
the ease as long as there is the slight.
est clue TO work on.
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EIGHT YEAR OLD
LAD KILLED
Boy Swings On Back of We
hicle and Leg Is Caught
In Wheel.
AMPUTATED AT KNEE

One Of the most unusual and heart
rending accidents that ever occurred
in this city happened yesterday after.
noon when James Mcdonald. eight year
old son Of Rock Island employee who
resides on the north side of the city
had his leg forcihly amputntcd NJ the
knee. The hoy had been to the farm
with his fath,f and they we're return
ing when the awful accident occurred.
The hoy was playing along the road.
swinging off aud on the back ~ the
biggy.
Although the vehicle was no, moving
with much speed II was impossible to
stop the horse NJ the first screams Of
the boy aud his leg had been completely
severed before The rig was brought to
a standstill. The lad was placed in
the buggy and brought to the city with
all speed possible. tie was taken home
and Dr. Arnold summoned at once. The
bones IN the knee had been 20 badly
ground that further amputation was
necessary and the operation was per.
formed yesterday afternoon by DR.. Ar.
mold assisted by Drs Dawson and Wolfe.
The accident is said TO he Of
most unusual nature. The Doctors say
that is is often the case when the bones
of the joint are 50 badly wrenched that
amputation is necessary but never In
their experience did they see tho lead
ers and blood vessels broken and the
leg completely severed ia an accident
the nature Of this one. The lad was
resting this morniug as well as could
lee expected. II il believed now that
the operation will be a successful one
Dalhart Evening News.
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TUCUMCARI OFFERS
EXHIBIT SPACE
Committee Has Arranged For Special
Train To Run On Dalhart Day.

Tucumcari IIo' is the word Of the
day and large numbers Of Dalhart citi
zens are making preparations 10 visit
Tucumcnri the Second day Of the Quay
county fair, which will be named IN
honor Of this city. The transportation
committee Of the fair has alrendy
made arrangements with the Rock Is.
land rond and has advanced the money
rs II guarantee for a special train to
run from this city to Tucumcari on
"Dalhart Day"
The Quay county hoys are going to
have the biggest aud best fair ever
pulled of In eastern New Mexico and
II was an honor which they bestowed
on this city when they named their
second and best day in honor Of Dnl
hart. The train will leave Dalhart NJ
any hour in the morning that the husi
ness men think best and will return any
time that night or the next morning
that Is convenient for the Dalhart dele.
cation.
4 letter from the Fair Committee
was received today in which they also
offer Dalhart space for an exhibit This
Is phase that had not been thought
Of before and no arrangements have
been made ~ far for taking exhibits
10 Tucumcari. There Is still plenty
Of time, however, and there is no doubt
but what Dalhart can win banner in
the exhibit line IL they 20 after it,
Dalhart Evening News.
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rIREMEN's CONVENTION.

The Ninth Annual Convention of the
Volunteer Firemens Association wss
held at Carlsbad, ". NJ, ON October s,
o and I. The following officers we're
elected for the ensuing year; p. ID.
MeElroy, Pres, Las Vegas; A. NJ. Dst.
telbaeh, secy., Santa Fe; Il. Maekei,
Treas, Las Vegas; Fred Muller, Board
Of Control, Las ve@.s, let Dist; Vice
President; L. O. Cramer, Alamogordo,
w. @. Warner, Carlsbad; b. y. Littls,on,
Tucumearii r. p. Porter, Las Cruces,
.. Romero, Las Vegas; J. O. Sanchez,
Santa Fej y. p. Quin, Clovis.
There were about thirty delegates
present at the convention. The dele
gates and members from Tusumsssi
were as follows; B. +. Littleton, A.
d. Pankey, q. Funk, 9. whitmors, q.
l.. Boland, Geo. Shelton, win Davis
and T. 8. Purse.
Clovis was selected a. the nsxt plsss
Of meeting In 1910.
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HYDRoPHOBIA Is
FINAL DIAGNOSIS
Bureau of Animal Industry
Investigat e s H orse s
Brain and So Reports.
SOMETHING OF RABIES

DR.. A. II. Kaslovitz was called n
few days ago TO treat a horse for the
VI B. GoldchRerg Co., and after MAX.
ing n diagnosis of tho ease pronounc.
ed 1t hydrophobia. A dog had been
killed few days before that he said
showed every symptom Of rabies, and IL
was believed that the horse had been
bitten by the dog. To make absolute.
~ sure Of the diagnosis, he took out
the spinal cord Of the animal and sent
Il 10 the bureau Of animal industry,
and the reply received is published in
full bclowi
Washington, d. c., Oct. 4. 1909.
DR.. A. u. Kaslovitz, Tucumcari, ~ NJ.
Sir; Replying to your letter Of the
2sth ultimo, regatding a mares brain
which you forwarded for examination ion,
you are advised that microscopic ex.
animation of the brain tissue demon.
strnted the presence Of Negri bodies
IN the ganglion cells Of the hippocam.
pus major. 1t is therefore evident that
the animal in question was suffering
with rabies at the time Of its death.
| am sending to your address, under
separate cover, Circular No. I2y en-.
titled "Rabics and Its Increasing Pre-
vnlenrc -
Nary raanectgully
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Grant Favors Cantsen

General Frederick ID. Grant, com.
manding the department Of the lakes,
makes it plain TO Secretary Dickepson
that he is in favor Of the canteen, or
army post saloon, which sounds sort
OF funny after the generals dry talk
at Chicago last week. He takes the
ground that IL Uncle Sam . lambs can
not get the JOY water at the post,
they will sneak il in from the outside,
q conclusion that Is not without
weight. But how about II IL all on
the outside 10 drys How ars the said
lambs going to do IL thens We leave
the puzzle in this form to the general
Of the w. c. T. U. who are now hop.
ping to it, and may Us well remark
that we are sorry for the general.
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SHRINERS WILL 60
TO hJBUUERQUE
Mystic Shrine viii Hold Convention
In tho Duke City October 18th
TO 23rd Inclusive.

The distinguished votaries Of King
Solomon will hold annual convention
in Albuquerque from the 18th to the
23rd inclusive Of this month. The city
is making great preparation for the en-.
tertainmcrt Of the visitors. There will
be an elaborate series Of entertainments
during the week for the knights Of the
oriental fcl, and it is expected that Il
great number of visitors will be at.
iracted to the city as a consequence.
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FREE LIBRARY.

Mr.. Carnegie says, ~ choose free
libraries for the best agencies for I'm.
proving the masses Of the people, he.
cause they give nothing for nothing.
They only help those who help them.
selves. They never pauperi,e. They
reach the aspiring, and open TO these
the chief treasures Of the world-thosc
treasured mp In books. A taste for
reading drives out lower tastes" Tu.
sumeari has a public library Of which
her citizens should be proud.
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TUouMoARI ONE OF THE SEVEN

Our school Is one of the sever ~
the first class in the territory. We
are in the class ~ city schools with
Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Roswell, Clio.
Wis and Santa Pc, aud one of the best
among them. The course here in the
public and in the high rhool is con.
sidered uptodate by the board Of edu.
cation of the territory. One Of the
class Of seven in the state recognized
"a the best is where We are this year.
The best Of everything ~ good
enough for Tucumcari.