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The Ordway new era., 1909-05-28
TOWNS TOO DRY.

4 large delegation OF La Junta and
Rocky Fork business men passed
through here Monday bound'fpr Ante
lope Springs which are located about
> miles due north Of Ordway. They
were on a mission that has made the
automobile business good in these
two places for the past few years car
rying passengers to different sprin. 5
and water projects Of various kinds.
They returned the same evening and
reported finding sufficient quantity
of pure spring water to supply several
towns the size OF those mentioned
above and it is thought that the time
is not far distant when the water will
be brought across the divide into the
valley towns.
The Rocky Ford men that were in
the party were: Mayor Van Buskirk,
E. j. Kellogg, NJ. /. Meyers, G. NJ.
Coffman, Paul NJ. North, Arthur s.
Betmer, DR.. A. Coleman. II. l. Max.
we'll, w. J. Brown, L. r. FenalSOn, J.
n. X Kimsey, George c. Maxwell, DR.. +,
w. kearby, d. V. Burrell and +. Y,
Hauck.
The La Junta business men that
were in the party included Mayor H..
NJ. Spaulding, f. NJ. Bisbee, r. W.
Patterson, Charles Reynolds, Grant
Harbour. James McNeen, r. NJ. Nc
Cauley John Fisher, K. n. Kirkpat-
rick, Andy Mayors, Robert Anderson
and Fred b. Mason.
Some Of them encountered heavy
hail storm near Box Springs. Seven
autos were required to carry the party
and l25 miles were covered before
they reached home.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT
A hve.acre tract with house and
improvements. Also ten-acre tract
both near town.
PECK Il JOHNSON,
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CHURCH OF CHRIST

Special meetings have been In
progress since last Sunday. The song
service begins at 7:3O each evening
and the meetings close before 300
O'Clock. Rev. Clark Bower, Of Colo.
RADIO City, who is doing the preaching,
announces the following subjects:
Friday, May 2sth., (tonishu "rrust-
ed" Saturday, "What is Man?''
Sunday, at ll:O0 a. m, 1.-The Glory of
Christian Service" 400 p. D.. "Man's
Hemisphere" to men only. 40 p. m.
"The Early Church." the children
will Join In the opening OF this service.
Monday, "Christianity' Monuments. y
Tuesday, "The First Gospel Sermon. y
Wednesday, "Testing God" Thurs.
day, 1.-The Needs of Good Moral
Man"
The meetings will continue indefi
itely. The church hopes soon to have
a minister to locate here for regular
work.
Bible School, 9:45 a. m. every Sunday
morning.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend all these services.
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STUSG AGAIN

Myron Fenton, OF Ordway, came
over to our beautiful city last Monday
and also bringing a passenger in his
auto, Miss Faith Freeman. who ap-
piled for a position in our schools
They were surprised at the rapid
growth Fowler has made in the past
two years, and almost admitted thai
they thought 1t better town than
0rdway. Just to think. A. II We
would even compare Fowler with
Ordway, which, We notice, isn't even
mentioned upon the Missouri Pacific
time tahle.-Tribune.
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BLIND PEOPLE SWIM STRAIGHT
Keep Course with Marvellous Direct.
ness, Guided by Sound.

Just as some professional singers
win magnificent voices never learn
TO sing in perfect tune. so do the train.
ers OF really fine swimmers often find
IL impossible that men with every
quality for racing otherwise can bo
made or taught to swim even in an
approximately straight line.
Many splendid swimmer ia heat.
en- on this account, for his inyeterato
habit OF getting of his course natural.
~ gives him roundabout tourney.
But the remarkable fact remains that
plhd swimmers of whom there ara
IN this country a considerable number
IN connection with various institutions
lot persons so afflicted-uniyersall
ana without exception swim with
marvellous directness; indeed. in as
perfectly straight line as ia bumanIv
possible, even when the distance COW.
ered Is very considerable.
Blind swimmers can, It appears IN
nearing noise in any given direction
not only swim absolutely straight 10
the point whence the noise proceeds
but when left to themselves their
steering is just as accurate.
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\ clever idea for watering little
chickens may be seen at the Chas
Hensler place. 1t consists OF lard
pals fitted with lids tritle larger
and a notch cut In the rim Of the pail
a. deep as the water Is desired IN the
lid. The pail is filled, cover placed in
position, and the whole inverted
The water feeds into the lid aS fast a,
the little chicks lower II and there i
no danger OF them drowning and the
water is kept much cleaner, As they
cannot wade in 1t. This method Of
watering the young chicks has been
used for years by Mr.. Hensler and Is
worth trying.
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EvanseIlcal Church Services.

Services over sunday as follows:
sunday School, English aud German
at 10 a. III.
Services at 1900 a. IN.
Memorial services at 300 p. m.
Young Peoples Alliance at 200 p. N.
Sermon at 500 p. IN.
Bob Creek Sunday School at 10 a. IN.
Preaching at 1900 a. m.
Mid-wcek prayer meeting Wednes.
lay At 500 p. m.
Public cordially invited to all
services.
c. 5. STEINMETz.
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The Wichita Commercial Club has
planned a Trade Trip for June to
L. Their route will be over the NJ.
p. u Pueblo with stop at all Of the
towns cnruute and after spending Il
day in Culprado Springs. the party
will return over the Santa Fe. The
special will arrive In Ordway at $50
p. m on Tuesday. June sth and will
make 4 stop Of 70 minutes. The mcr'
chants OF Ordway will be on hand To
extend greetings.
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0RDWAY RECOGNIZED
Mistake In Missouri Pacific Map
TO be Rectifled

That IL pays to advertise. cannot
longer be questioned. The fact that
Ordway was not on the map was
hrruldrd To the world In the issue 0f
May 2+th., aud that the protest con
tained therein has b1rnc fruit, cannot
be questioned. The following letter
is selieXpIanatOry:
May l7lh., 1909
Mr.. b. II. Payne,
General Passenger Agent.
81. Louis, Missouri.
Dear Sir: incluse. herewith, CLIP
ping from the New Era, weekly pub
llculiuu ul Ordway, Colo, OF May II.
having reference to map in our fold
crS which does not include Ordway.
Ordwuy Is growing town and !
feel safe ia stating that they have ht
least. one thousand inhabitants and
its population l. increasing stcadi!S
and | would respectfully recommend
that We show same on the map in our
folders cutting out If necessary,
Numa. which T., a blind siding.
VIII you kindly advise II this can be
done IN the next issue and ub.tgc, that
| may explain the oversight in an IN
telligruI manner Ia the Ordway peo'
pie through their press at that iuint.
Yours truly,
C. F. WAGAE.
G.n. Agent
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Baptist Church Services

Sunday School at 10 a. IN.
Sermon at IlOO a. IN.
Young Peoples Meeting 200 p. m
Subject, The Sunday School as 4
Home Missionary Agency"
Preaching at Sugar City. 3:3O p. III.
Prayer meeting, 500 p. III. wedncs
day evening.
We extend to all a cordial invitation
to attend these services.
A. NJ. CRAVEN, Pastor.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

Mes>rs George G.. Briggs and Carl
ton f. Clark. both Of LDyriaui. hav e
rlr>ed deal whereby they become
the owners uf Tiemann'- dry goods,
millinery and furnishing store. Thank
iUE our old customers Tor their past
patronage and urging your continued
patronage in behalf Of the newcomers,
Yours very truly,
FRED TIEMANS
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PECK & JOHNSON,
The Ordway new era., 1909-05-28

Oficill announcement has been
made that the Missouri Pacific will
sign a contract for water at this place
and orders have been received to tap
the mains and make connections nee
eSSary for supplying the tanks at once.
The new contract Is for water amount
iug 10 So 80 per month.
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Services at the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
SUNDAY, Nav 30. 1909.

NUUUdy' May 80, IVON.
Sunday School, 1000 a. m. j. J.
Duncan, Supt. Subject OF Lesson,
" Relieving and Doing" James 2:l4-26.
Morning Worship II a. m,
Epworth League devotional meet
Ing, 100 p. IN. Topic, profitable
Hospitality" ii Luke II: l2-lI. Leader,
Marian Bass.
Evening preaching service 500 D. m,
Mid.week service Wednesday even.
ing at 500 o'clock.
A cordial welcome awaits you to all
these services.
A. W. RICE, Pastor
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MONEY

We now have arrangements com
pieted whereby we can get money or
short notice for farm loans.
PECK & JOHNSON.
The Ordway new era., 1909-05-28

Isn't it shameful, the amount Of
sparkling" that's going on in those
automobiles lately:
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17
WHEAT IS BEING HAR.
VESTED Z A GRADY
Grain Short But Headers Are
BeinS Used Other Crops
Are Flovrishing

Wheat harvest has commenced
throughout the country. Although
the straw Is short and a header is
necessary to gather the grain,
IL is thought that the yield pei
acre will be large.
Mrs. s. Z. Davis has a field
joining the Grady townsite on the
east that is being harvested this
week. Her place has very fair
tillage and the wheat is very good.
Several good nelds are to be
found eight and ten miles north
and east OF town. Z. r. Anderson
r. Nj. Blair, Mr.. Vandevenes and
a few others have fields that would
be a credit to any country.
Other crops are growing well.
In the Blair neighborhood is TO
be seen fields OF corn above a
mans waist. This is bigger than
anything close to town, but more
rain has fallen in that neighborhood
than we have had at this place.
Millet, maize aud kafir corn are
growing as fast as the corn and
prospects Tor a bumper crop look
better every week. Grady Record
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17
SOCIAL NOTES AND
PERSONAL MENTION

Thomas Baxter, the city scavenger,
sustained a broken leg one night early
this week while IN performance Of his
duties he was cleaning n cess pool In
the east part Of the city when his horses
made "A sudden lunge aud threw him
under the wheel Of the wagon. lie will
be laid up for several weeks.
William l.. Morrow, lecturer for the
Woodmon of the World, was 40 from
his home In Dallas this week. lie spent
one day In this city and wen, on to
Dawson where he spoke to the lodge
men there on the fraternity he repre-
sents. Mr.. Morrow will be In Tucum
earl again the middle Of next week aud
lecture before returning to Dallas.
r. A. Muirhead has moved the Utility
Cash Store from ne Cover building on
Main street to the EAST side Of the
FRS, National Bank building. lie now
has his two stores connected. The Dry
goods department facing Main street
and the other facing Second street.
Four years Y Muirhead had only a
hole In the wall but today his business
faces on two streets pud he il still ex
banding.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17
CONDUCTOR e E
DEATH IN WRECK
Rock Island Freight Has
Worst Smash-u up Known
on Local Division.

Henry Henkiny a Rock Island con
ductor running into this city, was dash
ed TO death in a wreck which occurred
between the towns Of Middlewater and
Romero about forty miles EAST Of thi,
city, last Sunday. The wreck was
caused by the breaking Of a brakebeam
which dropped on the track near a
bridge. The conductor was hurled
through the bridge as was brakeman
George Parsons, who was also fatally
injured.
The wreck was one Of the most dis.
astrous in Tia history Of the local
division Of the Rock Island and II was
several hours before the tracks were
cleared for services. Tho dead con.
ductor was inferred at Dalhart on Wed
nesday. He leaves u widow to mourn
his death. Brakeman Parsons Is still
in u critical condition and the physi.
clans say he has little chance for TO
covery.
Both men are old men on the road
and are well known In Tueumcari.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17
JOYOUS BUNCH SWARMS
OVER LOS G z

Los Angeles, July I2.-Fifty
thousand Elks are filling the city
with music and noise. Thousands
OF the antlered guests are on the
streets at all hours OF the day and
night and on the least provocation
impromptu patades are started.
The last delegations to arrive we're
those from Washington, ID. c.,
St. Paul, MINI, New Haven,
Detroit, Kansas City and Allegheny
City. After a days outing at
Pasadena the first official features
OF the reunion OF the grand lodge
were held in the auditorium, when
speeches OF welcome were deliver
ed by Governor Gillett, Mayor
Alexander OF Los Angeles, and
Motley Flint oil the Los Angeles
Elks committee. Grand Exalted
Ruler Rush Holland responded.
Tomorrow the grand lodge will
elect officers and the hottest fight
ever e Tor the rulership Of the
national herd is predicted. Sup.
porters OF August Hermann Of
Cincinnati claim a two to one vote,
while adherents OF J.. u. Sammis
OF Lemars, Ia, confidently predict
an easy victory for him, claiming
that more lodges are pledged for
him than any other candidate in
the history OF the order.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17
SEVEN BRICK AND CONCRETE
BUILDINGS FOE MARA VISA

G. w. Harrison, cashier Of the First
National Bank Of Nara Visa, has been
in town a day or two looking over
some Of the best buildings we have
in brick and cement, hoping to hnd
a model that will suit him for q bank
building he Is intending TO build at
Nara Visa. Most Of the business
houses destroyed by fire ten weeks ago
at Nara Visa will rebuild with rock,
brick aud cement. The First National
Bank will build n structure 50xs0 feet
two stories high of either brick or CO.
ment and contracts have been let for
two bricks, one Of them two stories
and for three concrete one story build
ings. This with the First National
bank makes 4 total Of seven brick and
concrete business blocks that are now
contracted. Tie News 10 pleased TO see
Nara Visa so rapidly rallying from her
terrible fire losses. The country
around them Is among the first sgricul.
tural land in the county and Nara Visa
must continue to be = prosperous bust
ness point ia the future.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17
TAFT is BACKING THE
FIGHT ON A

In the White House as we'll as
before members Of Congress, the
facts oil the rapid spread OF the
Illicit use OF cocaine have been
fully presented by representatives
in this movement in which the
American Health League is inter-
ested. While state laws act TO
conhne the domestic product OF
the drug largely to the Legitimate
and r-erciful uses OF the surgeon,
doc,or and dentist, it is shown
some dealers who pander 70 the
cravings OF the drug friends are
easily able to maintain secret
sources OF supply by importation
from abroad. Though cocaine
enough to conduct a whole OPP
Grafton costs less than a cent,
hundreds OF dollars worth OF the
drug is known to be sold each
year by many OF its illicit pur-
veyors.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17

sort has been done in this country.
The report also sets forth the
steady advance OF steam over sail
power, and the tendency toward
corporate ownership Of steam ton.
mage, especially the larger vessels.
In 1000 the average size OF vessels
owned by individuals was ia tons
and by corporations sac tons.
Operating expenses, so lar as
obtained, averaged about 80 per
cent OF the gross earnings. The
lowest raito OF operating costs was
on the bulk cargo vessels OF the
great lakes, the highest that OF
the packet lines on the Mississippi
system and southern rivers.
This report will be Of great
value in the present movement Tor
an intelligent and effective i'm.
ptovement OF the country's
waterways. II points out the posi-.
bilities OF water transportation,
the limitations existing thereon.
the reasons Tor their present in
efficiency, and the lines along
which action toward Improvement
can properly be taken. 1t demon
strates, finally, the necessity OF
dealing with the waterways under
a broad and comprehensive plan
rather than by localities and
sections.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17
CURRY A X
AN lar Z o
GOOD ROADS

Santa Fe n. NJ, July 6.-Gov.
ernor Curry this afternoon appear
ed before the board OF county
commissioners to earnestly plead
the cause OF good roads in this
country and Offering to extend al,
help possible through the terri.
torial good roads commission.
The board tbereupon voted $1,000
toward completing the Scenic
Highway to the Pecos and the
territory will give similar amount
furnishing convicts and other aid.
Ii is understood that the forest
service will give it's available
funds toward completing the pro-
ject and tina, the Santa Fe Rail-
road company will also be asked
to chip in. for il is realized tina,
the completion OF the Scenic High
way 10 the Pecos from Santa Fe
will be n OF the greatest draw
ing cards for tourist travel to
this section.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17
BLIND A ENJOYS
SEEING THE BALLOONS
Goes Out Every Day 10 "See'' the
Wnshts Fly Their Machine

Washington, July Through
going out TO Fort Myer to see"
the Wright brothers fly their aero
plane, Senator Gore from Okla.
homa is last becoming one OF the
most enthusiastic aeronauts in
Washington. Yet the senator is
stone blind.
Senator Cores substitute for
the eyes he lost by series OF &C.
cidents during his youth. is his
wife and a keen ems OF hearing,
to both OF which his mind is
peculiarly attoned. From them
he obtains the same thrill OF ex.
element that others experience
through first hand perception.
He is well satisfied with second
hand.
The presence OF Senator and
Mrs. Gore on the Fort Myer drill
grounds is regarded as an excellent
example OF the way in which her
eyes and his mind work together.
Few men in Washington are affect.
ed by the atmosphere" Of en-
event as the senator. That helps
him TO comprehend the quiet words
OF his wife, as she explains every
movement OF the aviRtors OF the
success or failure OF the machine
in starting, in maintaining itself
in the air, and in defending.
When all is concluded Senator
Gore is just as anxious to applaud
as any other spectator"
The Oklahoma senator also is
very fond OF watching" a base.
ball game, and he is a frequent
patron OF the American league
games here. Senator Cores wife
knows more about baseball than
many wives husbands.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17
WEATHER

Certain individuals In this locality
who spent a large portion Of the spring
whetting their knives for the scalp of
the weather man are now humbly apollo.
giving to that Official, who Is indeed
Kind to Quay County. Even the men
who sat back to see what IL was going
to do still have An opportunity to
make a paying crop and o WOW
that they are willing to forget and for.
give his short comings last spring since
he has been doing his level best for
the past three months to make this
locality a garden spot.
A more perfect month than June and
TO date In July, "wcatherously" speak.
ing, battles the best effort Of the Oldest
inhabitants Of Quay or any other diciple
Of Baron Munshausen. The annals Of
the record of Southern France, where
the climate In said to be similar TO that
Of Paradise, or Tennessee's proudest
boast show nothing to compare with
the Heaven born breeses that toy with
the tips Of bountiful crops and put new
life into the limbs Of erusty masculine
bipeds, who were inclined to indulge
in mental and expressive profanity be.
fore they knew what the weather ~.
sorter had In store for them.
Aside Of the bountiful crops Of the
county imagine II you can after reading
Of the prostrstions in the east, July
weather with the Thermometer playing
in the eighties and nights so cool that
blankets are necessary. Yet this is
real Tucumcari weather, the and that
has made the "Land Of the Turquois
Sky" a veritable land Of promise for
all who would hnd contentment.
Then wake and sound Te
Deum for the fact that you live In 4
land flowing with milk and honey.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17
GEORGE cAMPBEIL IA

George Campbell, n of the pioneer
settlers Of this county, died at his home
six miles west OF town Friday morning
Of appendicitis, Campbell was in town
the FIRST Of the week apparently q
we'll man. lie was riding the range neaI
his ranch Wednesday when he sudden
ly took sick and was unable to e
further. lie dismounted and lay down
to rest, steadily growing worse he wa
unable rise and waived the first pass
orby and explained his condition. lii
was removed to his home where h'
died Friday morning.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-17
Good Crops Are Promised

The government crop report Tor
July makes very pleasant reading
for the country. Reduced into
plain terms it indicates a yield OF
3.i6i. 900, 600 bushels oil corn,
Cog, 600, 600 bushels OF wheat,
o63, 600 900 bushels OF rye, and
1874, 600, 600 bushels OF barley.
Except in the single item OF wheat
this is a lead ove 1908, and the
falling off in wheat is only t,ooo.-
600 bushels. Save in 1909 and
1906, the BATS crop promises to
break all records. Barley is Tar
ahead OF the biggest crop Of the
past.
II is in corn, however, that the
largest gain is made. The crop OF
1906, which was 7,927, 600, 900
bushels, holds the record in corn
along to the present date, but IL
existing indications are maintained
the yield for 1909 will be a34,oo
600 bushels in excess OF that Of
that year. As the value OF the
corn is double that OF wheat the
gain which is promised tor 1909
is important. Owing to the com.
paratively low price oil corn in
1906, the big crop OF that year
did not place as much money in
the farmers pockets as did the
smaller ones OF 1907 and 1908.
That OF 1908 yielded the farmers
$3.50, 600, ooo. Undoubtly the
heavy crop OF the present season,
IL the present prospects are con.
tinued, will reduce prices some
what hut the growers will be com
pensated by the increased output.
Two months more must pass,
however, before the crop can be
estimated with any confidence.
Although the United States is
by tar the greatest manufacturing
country in the world, agriculture
continues to be an important inter-
est here. In farm products the
country has almost as long a lead
over all rivals as II has in manu-
features. For 1908 the aggregate
value OF all the country's farm
crops was s7,77S,ooo, 900, which
was a gain OF S2oo, 900, 900 over
1907, SI,o23,ooo,o 900 over 1906,
and SI,469, 900 900 over 1905.
The present prospect is that the
total for 1909 will 20 far above the
IS. 900, ooo, 900 mark. Moreover,
the people are likelv TO have cheap
er food than was expected, which
Is a boon OF large Importance to
the country. With the tariff soon
to be placed upon the statute book,
and with crops assured which will
be much above any harvested in
the past, the outlook for an early
return OF prosperity ought to be
bright enough to please the most
pessimistic. - Globe Democrat.