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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15
ROSY N PLUMP.
Good Health from Right Food

Good Health from Right Food.
ITS not a new food to me-" remarked
a Va. man, in speaking of Grape-Nuts.
about twelve months ago my wife
was in very bad health, could not keep
anything on her stomach. The Doctor
recommended milk half water but II
was not sufficiently nourishing.
"a friend of mine told me n day to
try Grape-Nuts and cream. The result
was really marvellous. My wife sooD
regained her usual strength n to-day
is as rosy and plump as when a girl
of sixteen.
These are plain facts and nothing
1 could say in praise of Grape-Nut'
would exaggerate in the least, the value
Of this great food"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
ville,' in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time 70
time. They are genuine, true, ana
fell Of human inter
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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GirI's Head Observation-Disclosures Lose
81 All Her Hair-Daby Had Mill
Crust-Missionary's Wife Made
Perfect Cures by C%uticura.
For several years my husband was
a missionary In the Southwest. Every
N In that high and dry atmosphere
has more or less trouble with dandrun
and my daughters scalp became 20 en-
crustsd with It that I was alarmed for
fear she would lose all her hair. After
rtrying various remedies, In desperation
4 bought Z cake OF Cuticura Soap and
= box Of Cuticura Ointment. They left
~ scalp beautifully clean and free
from dandruf md I am happy to say
that tho Cuticura Remedies were .
complete success. l have also used
successfully the Cuticura Remedies for
so-called 'milk-crust' on baby's head.
Cuticura 10 4 blessing. Mrs. J.. A. OAR
ling, $40 Fifth ST.. Carthage, Ohio,
Jan. 20, 1905
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. Of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

I would never get more than temper
airy relief. A dragging pain and lame
ness in my back almost disabled me.
Dizzy spells came and went and tn,
secretions were irregular
Kidney Pills rid me OF thess
troubles and I feel better than 70,
years past"
Sold by all dealers. SOC a box
Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

ney disease. There
is a way to end these
troubles quickly.
M r h n H.
Wright, GOO East
First St, Mitchell,
s. D., says: Il suf-
fered ten years with
k d n e complaint,
md q doctor tnld
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15
In Doubt.

That's n curious looking mule
you're driving" remarked the man who
was whiting a pine stick.
"Yassir,'' answered Mr.. Erastus Pink
ley. 'IHe is kind o. GURUS
what will you take for him?''
"Whatll l take fob him? Say, boss,
is you referrin' to dat mule as a piece
O. property or an afiiction?"-Wash-
ington Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15
Thi, i. Awful,

"It's queer that women are so fond
of tea,,' remarked the cheerful idiot.
Why is it queer?' asked the type
writer boarder.
Because" explained the c. l., at is
the beginning of trials, troubles and
stribulationS.''
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15
She Hnd ucen Thcre.

"Of course sighed b young man
who had been handed the frigid mitt,
you don't know what it is to have
loved and lost"
"Oh. yes l do" answered the icy
hearted maid. shy pet, dog died last
week ~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15
Ne s.tter In Great s.ataa..

Tho British Isles are In the throes o.
Q butter famine. The state OF Affairs
which now exists In London has never
been experienced before in the memory
Of the Oldest living merchant. That
city, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow,
Bristol and other great centers of trade
may be said to be in a state Of panic.
1";ere is no reserve Of cold stored but.
ter at all. Many Of the prominent mar
garine manufacturers In England re
port that not for many years have they
been working at such high pressure to
Ill their pressing orders. 1t is antici-
pated that during the present high price
of butter ii viii meet with an enormous
sale.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

Senator Eugene Hale of Maine has
been chosen chairman of the Republican
caucus, to succeed the late Senator Alli-
son of Iowa. The Craftsmanship of the
Republican steering committee of the Sem
ate, determines all important legislation
in the Senate and also imposes the duty
of selecting members of the committee on
committees. all of them important duties.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

In sending the appointments of Hunt
ington Wilson as Third Assistant Secre-
tary of State and Daniel J. Keefe as
Commissioners General of Immigration to
a committee, Senators expressed the opin-
ion that Roosevelt should leave these ap-
pointments to Taft.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

North Dakota Democratic leaders, at
a meeting in Fargo, voted to leave the
matter Of appointments entirely to Gov.
Burke, unhampered by any suggestions
from the meeting.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

Although petitions from all over Min
nesota asking that the nomination of
Milton D. Purdy to be United States dis
trict judge have been showered upon
Senators Nelson and Clapp, they have
token no action in the matter.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15
The Limitations of Royalty.

NJ
The late King Oscar Of Sweden was
the least conventional Of monarchs, but
he had to courtesy to custom, neverthe-
less.
The king and Monsieur BONNER, the
botanist, met as strangers, the New
York Suns foreign correspondent says,
while out in search of flowers near
Stockholm. They were soon the best OF
riends and BONNER suggested lunch at
his inn.
Come home with me. instead" said
the other.
When the way led to the palace gates
BONNER hesitated.
I'm sorry" said his companion, "but
I happen to be the king Of this country
and this is the only place where I can
entertain nv friends"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

An interesting picture Of u war relic
has recently appeared, in an English
periodical. 1t is a French Cap of Lib
erty." carved and gilded and taken from
the masthead Of a wal vessel.
In 1894, during the war between Eng
land and France the Revolutionnaire, a
splendid French ship of eleven hundred
and forty-eight tons. was taken by a
British vessel and added to the British
navy. Two years later the Revolution
naire, still keeping her old name under
the English flag, commanded by Capt.
Francis Cole, captured her former Sis
ter ship, the Unite, a frigate of thirty
six guns.
The liberty cap from the main mast
was appropriated by Capt. Cole and is
now owned nv some OF his descendants.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15
PATIENT

Many women Think They Are
loom ed to B~ackachs.
1T is not right for women to be al.
ways ailing with backache, urinary ills
headache and other symptoms Of kid,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

President Roosevelt emphatically old
a delegation of West Virginia Congress
men and friends that they were wasting
time to recommend to him the name OF
the brother of Judge Peter Grosscup, to
be collector of internal revenue for that
State.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

A nursemaid in Irkutsk, Siberia, poi
soned the child given in her care to g'
rid of the trouble of watching it.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

Only one sBROMo QUIN1NE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
tor the signature Of r. W. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure q Cold in One Day. 25c.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15
II.

At the distance of about a mile n a
half from Rupert's Rest. there stood an
old farm. called The Narroway, con-
s;sting os a low black-and-white gabled
hause, standing in a prim, old-fashioned
garden. and three hundred acres of land,
well looked after and made to yield 10
the very utmost what it was capable of
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07
ArRsH1ps As SCOUTS IN WAR.

While the great Powers Of the world
are engaged in building Drcadnaughts
and e~ndeavoring TO outstrip one anoth
or by constantly increasing the size
and armament Of their battleships,
the development Of the airship con
tinues. 1t Is reported that Great Brit
ain intends to mount enormous 1873
inch guns on her new Dreadnoughts,
and to increase the secondary batter
les from 0. 20 i0inch rifles but many
persons criticise her apparent neglect
Of progress in aerial navigation. How
ever, Fred T. Jane, N expert on nav
al matters, declares the popular o n
eeption Of huge w~arships destroyed
by bombs dropped from balloons or
air-ships to be in the main imaginary.
Mr.. Jane believes that the power Of
high explosives is too limited to per
init Of the Airship becoming an effect
i've arm Of offence. Probably its chief
duty will be that Of scouting, espec'
tally under cover Of darkness, and Of
directing the attack Of torpedo boats
II ia considered an almost impossible
ity to defend q feet by a gun Are from
a night torpedo attack, and the main
protection at the present is its in
visibility. However, recent expert
ments in Austria have demonstrated
that all ships within a reasonable IA.
dius may easily he diseerned from q
balloon or dirigible on the darkss,
nights. Therefore, the result Of per
fecting aerial will probably be an In
crease in the number Of torpedo boa
d~estroyers and q more complete equip
ment Of torpedo netting to DO carried
by all battleships, rather than q deFig
ible bsttleship feet In the skies.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07
SAVE NEWS COUPONS AND
OBTAIN LUXURIES WITHOUT
DRAWING ON YOUR INCOME
Every Coupon Worth Five Cents on the Dollar. Every Cash
Purchase Can Be Reduced Five Per Cent BY Saving Them
and industrious Housewives Have Been Benefited

In each issue Of the News Is print
cd, for the benefit Of those who sub
scribe. In sevral Of the dis
play advertisements. These Coupons
are worth Ave cehts In trade on every
dollar cash purchase from tn" mer
chants in whose advertisements they ap
pear. Ia other words News subserib
ers are given q discount Of five per
cent ON every cash purchase made from
a News Advertiser who carries a cou'
pom in his ad.
A i've per cent discount on all pur
chases, Il can be readily seen, will soon
amount TO considerable cash. A maj
whose expenses amount TO one nun
dred dollars q month will save i've
dollars by saving coupons, and since
money saved Is money made, the
man who spends one hundred dollars
a month will make i've dollars over
and above his income every month.
Five dollars = month will supply the
little household necessities or to a sin
gle man, Injuries, which without eou
pons, would have to be deducted from
his actual earnings. In The home the i've
per cent saved on purchases made with
coupons will supply the children with
2encils and school books for the whole
year, in addition to many Of the other
little necessities that are needed every
day by the industrious housewife.
But this is not all, the merchants
who carry the ads. have anticipated
the News IN the move aud have gone
n step further and below
that they will give away certain vaia
able prizes to ttose for whom they
redeem the most coupons In q stated
time. Their propositions ares
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07
SANTA FE
Continued from first page.)

hut what the citizens Of Tucumcari
will sift the question and make n wise
choice when II comes 10 a final decision.
Fredericks states that he will guar
antee that surveyors will be in the
field ten days after the contract is
made with Tucumcari and that actual
work Of construction will he
ed In ninety DAYS. lie in In the city
today, and will possibly remain for
three or four days during which time
the issue will be carefully considered
from every standpoint.
The Fort Worth and Albuquerque has
Tucumcari on three proposed routes
and 4 movement has been started at
Roswell to connect the recos Valley
with this city. All road, lead to Tu
cumcari.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07

To say hat Tucumcari and Quay
county are elated over the confirmation
Of Judge NJ. z. Mechem is putting it
mildly. First because Mechem is wide
ly known and generally esteemed by
our people, and again because we con
slider him one VI the most capable law.
yers ia New Mexico. He is a man Of
principle and character, good breeding
aud u gentleman Of finished education.
His conformation was opposed unfor.
t~unately by a set Of grouchy malcontents
who have been engaged in venting
spleen since the creation Of the world,
and whose mission in life it seems is
TO besmirch character and to oppose
everything that tends to the better.
ment Of the community in which they
live. All Of this opposition was as
straws pitched against the wind, how
ever, and received little, if any con
sideration, before the Judiciary com.
mittee; but the opposition that did
have effect was made by Delegate An
drews, who did what he could to de.
feat the confirmation solely on per.
sonal grounds. Mr.. MCchem opposed
him for the republican nomination for
delegate to Congress last year, and
gave his influence to the candidacy Of
Hon. Edw. A. Mann. For this he was
vigorously opposed by Delegate Az.
drews. When the nature Of the chang.
- were known Mr.. Mechem's friends
form a half dozen states came to the
rescue, and for lack Of proof, or founda
ton, all charges we're withdrawn and
the confirmation made Immediately.
The local attempt TO hold up the con.
hrnation was as nothing, the leaders
" both parties considering IL contempt.
Gus and in some instances even william.
GUS. Mr.. Meehem received the biggest
vote Of any man who ever ran on the
republican ticket In this county last
year for the council Of the assembly
and II judges were elected by the peo.
pie he would today receive ninety
percent. Of the ballots Of both parties
for the Office IL We were voting for
him In this county. lie ~ one Of the
best known and most popular men In
this section Of New Mexico, and is
acknowledged one Of the most capable
members Of the territorial bar. The
News believes the Socorro district will
soon learn Of his worth, and will ap.
preeiate his good judgment.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07

Some Of the folks have been inclin
cd 20 poke fun At the journal for con.
sistantly urging methods Of farming
adapted TO dry weather. The past few
years lulled many Of them into the
pleasing notion that tho climate has
changed that II rains more than II
used TO. And . whole lot Of these
people thought Il useless to give the
preparation and cultivation which are
absolutely vital to crop production In
dry times and more ~prohtablethan the
easy ways In wet years. The present
season has given them a severe Jolt.
II gives me- no pleasure to have the
additional confirmation Of well estab.
lished facts which this years expert.
snes has given. I have every reason to
regret the disappointment Of those
who win not harvest what they hoped.
But this drOugh, has lie lessons and
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07

Most Of Tucumeari Is attending the
great celebration at Endee today. II
is estimated tnat Ave thousand people
are In attendance at the two day .
celebration at this new town yssto.
day and today and that they are be.
ing entertained In a royal manner
Horse races, base ball, music, speaking,
aud q regular carnival. The townsite
company has sold a large number Of
lots and 1t Is predicted that n genuine
boom Is on In that vicinity, both In
realty and agricultural lands. The new
town has the advantage Of some
other localities, In that It has an abun.
dance Of hne water, good agricultural
lands and the best bred horses and
cattle In northeast New Mexico.
The crops, too, are fne, the section
having had rains recently that insure
good yield Of all kinds Of farm pro.
duets. The railroad 10 now graded to
within a short distance Of the town.
site and many people are coming for
the purpose Of investing and opening
up different, businesses. The TOWNSHIP
people believe the next six months will
show a population Of fifteen hundred
and maybe two thousand people there
and that Endss Il going 10 be the prin'
eipsl town on "a, Tueumeah-A smphis
from Amarillo to Tueumesri. That
rcmsins TO be soon, however, "a Gar
Jon 10 siso lsyis claims 10 that honor
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07
CONTEST NOTICE
Department Of the Interior, u. 3. Land
Office, Tucumcari, N. NJ.
lima IL lOOo

Department Of the Interior, u. =. Land
Office, Tucumcari, N. NJ.
June II, 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed In this Office by Thad X.
Pennington, contestant, against Home
stead Entry, No. 0l065, made August
Is, 1908, for NW4NW4, See. 3, 7. 10
". n. 80 E.. Sw4NW4 and W2SWI, Sec.
ton -, Twp. 10 N. Of Range 80 b.,
". ". Principal Meridian, by Jose Mel.
bess, Contestec, in which II Is alleged
that said Jose Melbess has wholly b a
doned said tract; that he has changed
his residence therefrom for more than
SIX months ncx prior to the date Of
affidavit Of contest; that said tract Is
not settled upon and cultivated by said
party a. required by law.
Now therefore said parties are here
by notified to appear, respond, and offer
evidence touching said allegation at
10 O'Clock a. m. on August %, 1909, be.
fore A. Paul Siegel, L. s. Commissioner,
AT his Office In Nara Visa, New Mexico,
and that final hearing will be held at
10 o'clock a. m. ON September |, 1909,
before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office In Tueumeari,
\. VI.
The said contestant having, In a
proper affidavit, fled June IL, 1909, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service Of this notice
can no, be made, 1t Is hereby ordered
and directed that sich notice be given
by due aud proper publication.
Cont. 1889. X. A. Prentice Register.
7.lO.jt y. v. Gallegos, Receiver
T.. q, welch, Attorney for Contestant.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07

Following are other advertiser. who
will redeem all coupons that are pre-
5 nted to them under specified eoudi.
lions.
Tucumeari Transfer Co., Coal.
Pioneer Drug Store.
Mrs. X. T.. Severe, Millinery.
ROLAND Bros. a kanu, Gents Furn.
,shings.
j. l. &c keripg, Meat darkst.
Mrs. Neis, Photo.
Tucumcar steam Laundry.
Yaseen ~Jewelry.
Jumbo store, Drygoods and Clothing.
Jones, the Jeweler and optieiaL.
american Furniture Company.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

George Curry, Governor.
Nathan JsfA, Secretary.
Jose d. SIENNA, Clerk VI Supreme
Court.
Clancy, Atty. General.
Clark, supt. Pupiic Instruction.
y. A. Mann, Judge 9Th. District.
Chas. p. Downs, Clerk of Court.
u. IL. Wright, District Atty.
M. Y. Meehem, CouncilmAn.
h. A. Prentice, Register U. 3. Land
Once.
N. v. G~sllegos, Receiver U. 8. Land
Odiee.
r L. Patterson, Precinct Justice.
Fred White, Constable.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
J. y. Ward, sheriff.
John Cox, Jailer.
Y. III. Chenault, Treasurer.
J. ID. Cutlip, Probate Judge.
Il. +. Donohoo, Probate Clerk.
l. J. Briscoe, Assessor.
z. 3. Cramer, supt. Of Schools.
b. B~enavidez, Surveyor.
W. A. Dodson, J. NJ. Hodges and r.
Z. stubbins, Commissioner.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07

Tueumeari always fortunate, 10 now
expecting the greatest boost that has
yet been given her. The Santa lie
through Q head Official Of that famous
railway company has for many months
had under contemplation a road from
Tsxico or Clovis TO this city for the
purpose Of connecting with the Daw
son, and Colorado for coal. And since
a proposition from the joint communi.
ties Of Clovis and Tueumcari has been
made them, they are more than pleas.
cd TO say that action on the joint Offer
will be considered Immediately. The
proposition made them has been fully
outlined In the News in q previous is
sue, aud is that Tucumcari and Clovis
propose to give a. bonuses s50,0OU
each aud the right.o vi way aud terminal
grounds IL the santa Fe will continue
the brentwood Texico On to this city.
Actual construction IN underway on the
Brownwood. Texico and 1t IL now be.
lieyed that 1t will be continued on to
Tucumesri as soon a. the contractors
finish 10 Texico or Clovis, and IL Is
supposed that Clovis will be the point
Of intersection with the Santa he
Cutoff. And Of course, must be IL
the Tucumcari.C Clovis proposition is
accepted. The santa Fe already has
shops at Clovis and 1t Is natural to sup.
pose this will DO the sensible point OF
intersection, aud extension ON TO this
city. This is the roadTueumcari wants
~ Il will make Tucumcari n jobbing
center and enable our merchants 10
compete with Amarillo. This Is their
salvation in the future trade Of this
section OF New Mexico, a. they can Z
meet Amarillo prices unless there is
a reduction in rates, or IN other words
unless they get . jobbing rate into this
city. And, Of course, the consumer
will not object when a competing bns
Of railway is an here so the merchants
a retail 10 them ut q lower rate
The high freight rates into Tueumcsri
IL the one thing more than any other
that is holding the town back at Thu,
time. The haul to III Paso from St
Louis, Chicago and Kansas City /,
much cheaper than ~ Tueumcari from
these points and IL is high enough to
II Paso.. With . competing line via
the Gulf Of Mexico from the eastern
markets over the Santa Fe from til,
Gulf is the line we are after and the
one that will accomplish the purpos,
Of reducing railway rates into this
city. II will make Tucumcari tbs
jobbing center OF all northeast New
Mexico and extend our trade tone foI
many miles in every direction. Tu
eumcari has shown her faith in the
enterprise by her works, We have "
fered $4,000 and right of way with
a sufficient donation Of land for q
terminal. The proposition quits tn,
Santa Fe, ~e know that for the res
son that officials of that company hsv,
told US so. lac prospects for the ROAD
are good, very good.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07
SEWERAGE SURVEY ls COMPLETE
CONTINUED from FIRST pags.)

the purpose Of going over the detail Of
the system 50 that the question may
he thoroughly understood by everybody.
This IL appears to the News is a very
happy conclusion Of the sewerage prob
lem and the plan Of the council to bring
an expert here to ties, the feasibility
If the outlet aud other important
matters that the people wanted to
know about was a correct one. The
Matter should be pushed 20 the city
may have sewerage at the earliest hate
possible.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07
BARNEs = RANKIN

Have a beautiful twenty-five dollar
Buffet. which they request the New.
to state will be given away to the per.
son who brings them the most COUPON,
together with their ad. cut from the
News. The Buffet is being kept IN
their window aud can be seen at any
time. This Buffet is to he given away
on the same date N the other mer
chants viii give away their prizes.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07
THE TAYLOR NOVELTY STORE

Is going to give . hfteen dollar sl
Yer service. The set consists Of sis
table spoons, siE . spoons, six knives,
siI forks, one sugar she'll, one butter
knife aud Que cream spoon. The ser.
vice is guaranteed Rogers silver and
is beautiful carved in . new grape de
sign. This set Is in . Handsome case
and can he seen at any time 10 the
Taylor Novelty Store display window.