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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
M
LAYING T.
We Are Beginning to Real
lie This Line Is a
Fact.

We are beginning to realize that the
Tucumcari. Memphis ~ a fact. Nearly
two hundred men are putting down the
ties aud laying the rails that Is to con.
meet us with every state east and south
via Amarillo and Memphis. These are
better time for Tucumcari than some
Of us figure. We are certainly ap
preaching a better era Of business aud
general development than Wa realize.
The travel over this line IL going to
be heavy. Many people who have been
hearing of this country for the past
hye or six years are going To cone out
aud take a look n soon as this road Is
finished. They are to buy cheap lands
aud build good homes, they are going
TO make all sorts Of investments. The
country Is going TO prosper, and the
fellow who has stayed with, and helped
To ciyilize IL, is going to have an in.
ming. lie will realize on the long years
Of hard work and waiting for trans.
portation. Scientific farming Is going
to take the place Of the haphazard, the
fellows Who come now will be acquaint.
ed with the conditions which will enable
them to succeed in both agriculture
and business. The dairy farmer and
the poultry man are coming. Good
stock are coming, men who know how
20 handle the means at hand are going
TO help w TO turn our lands into homes
that will sustain n population that will
build cities and establish manufacturing
plants and businesses Of various kinds.
Industry is just abornin' in this city
aud county and opportunity is approach.
ing in many lines that will make tn.
cumcsrl a railway city in the next ten
years that will outstrip anything in
the southwest, until you reach the gate
city Of the Mexican republic. These
are not wild figures, they are facts. The
fellow who can look "a little ahead il
going 10 realize on his information and
tenacity to hold his balance while OPP.
portunity rides up 10 him. Our lands
are rich, our prospects for oil, gas and
artesinn water are good. The capital Is
coming to deyr'i. our resources. The
railways bring the people aud the people
bring the money necessary to evolution.
ile a country. Catch stop, and get
into the game and wait. Opportunity
is going to show up. You may he able
to help it approach. Don't knock the
country, il is alright. It's the new ION.
ditions and the different ways Of meet.
ing them that should occupy our time.
The Santa Re surveyors are in the
field to bring US another line Of railway.
This one from the Gulf 10 the North.
west. II is believed hat this line will
be finished from this city to Clovis by
the time the Gulf branch now building
reaches Clovis. All roads lead to Tu.
cGmcari, and mark you, Tucumcari is
going to be a city, whether we boost or
whether we don I, but let's boost, II is
hcalthful.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
z. II. HARTMAN

The great Hartman has passed away.
No career, even in this country of won
ders, compares with his. A dozen years
Z he was known only 20 a few per.
sonal friends. When he bought the
old Union aud Southern Pacific roads.
the question was rsked: Who is this
newcomer in the railroad feldi'' When
he bought those roads they were nearly
wrecked. They had been worked by
the old companies until both track and
equipment were worn out. They were
little more than a streak Of rusty steel
and a right OF way But this new man
began AZ once their restoration. lie
began 20 cut IN curves and reduce
grades, 10 replace light, worn out rails,
with the heaviest obtainahle; TO ex.
pend incredible sums on the roads and
their equipment-the Union Pacific soon
became as solid as the New York Cen
trail, the Lucin cutoff grew in 10 place
on the Southern Pacific, the Oregon
Shor, Line wa perfected in roadbed
and rolling stock, and all the time bust
ness Increased, all the time new pur
chases Of other property kept people
wondering, and but once was there any
default in payments, or reduction In
plans. He saw what was needed and
provided for IL; he knew the character
Of men needed 20 prosecute the work
and selected them; be seemed to have
a poet = imagination; the intuition Of
q seer, aud the most comprehensive
business grasp Of mind ever exhibited
In any railroad man. His death IL Il
most profound loss. We know Of no
one who a pick up his mantle and
successfully wear II. lie often turned
from great continental schemes TO
smaller ones. II he liked n farm or
summer resort he purchased II; to this
city he has been a mighty benefactor,
and a mighty factor In its progress
All In ALL among the great industrial
captains Of the age he has no peer, and
Of late II has grown more and more
apparent, that beyond his personal and
corporate holdings, the thought has been
NJ the same time 10 make his country
greater by making It's people more
prosperous. II is with deep sorrow that
we publish the news Of his death.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
Physical Geography, tEiective) study
SECOND YEAR.

Algebra,-completed and reviewed.
Text: Wentworth New School Alge.
bra.
English,-Composition, two periods
a week throughout the year. Text;
IIanson's English Composition, Part
Two. Grammar, one period a week
throughout the year. Text; MacEwans
Essentials Of the English Sentence,
Part, One. Literature, two periods a
week throughout the year. Classics
studied: shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Scott Lady Of the Lake, Coleridge =
Ancient Mariner.
History, Medieval and Modern, stud
led throughout the year. Text; Myers
Medieval and Modern History, Revised
Edition.
Latin,-Caesar, (Electiye). Text; Allen
and GreenouPh y Caesar, Book Inv.
Revised Edition.. Grammar, Allen
GIeenough's New Latin Grammar.
Compositions D'Ooge's Latin Compost,
ton, Part !
Zoology. (Elective) Study Of text,
three periods a week throughout the
first term. Laboratory Work, two per
iojs a week throughout the first term.
TeNti Coltou's Descriptive Zoology.
Laboratory Manual, Colton's Practical
Zoology.
Botany, tEleetive) Study Of text
three periods a week throughout the
second term. Laboratory work, two
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
THE WATER MELON KING

c. II. De Yampert, residing east Of
the city, is wearing the crown Of the
water melon king. lie brought in b
wagon load Of melons, great big striped
fellows, averaging yer fifty pounds,
yesterday. They would lay only two
deep In the wagon bed, and the flavor
would make a corn field "nigar" sing
"Happy Land" De Yampert has seY.
en- acres In melons and he IL marketing
several ear loads. We have said be
fore that this Is the water melon country
Of the southwest. We will add 10 that
statement now. II he proving TO be
the greatest melon country In the
United States. De Yampert will make
more money this year out 81 his seven
acres Of water melons than many Tex
~ farmers will clear OF Of their cot
ton. That Is the truth, have a slice.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

The Tucumcari Building q Loan As
ISOLATION Is now thoroughly organized
and ready for business. At a meeting
Of the stock holders Wednesday night
officers and a board Of directors were
elected. Herman Gerhardt was elect.
ed president and A. ID. G~oldengcrg,
vice president aud T. II. Sanders, Sec.
Treas. The board of directors are as
follows; T. A. Muirhcad, Chairman,
aud Earl George, A. r. Carter, r. A..
Prentice, X. =. Donohoo, G. II. Che.
nault and DR.. c. J. X. Moore. @. @.
Davidson, Earl George and T. II. San.
ders we're appointed q committee to
draft constitution and bylaws. Five
hundred shares Of stock have been sold
10 the inoorporators aud a second Sc.
ries will be issued In n short time. The
company is now ready to begin business.
Building 4 Loan has been the means
Of pushing many a town ahead In the
southwest and everywhere else in this
country. II has been the means u Is.
tablishing many homes where the build
Or was unable 20 go down into his
pocket for the ready cash 20 properly
house his family. II will do the same
thing here in Tucumcari aud the build.
ing trades will prosper as Il conre.
luence.
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CONTINUED on last pagc.)
COUNCIL MEETS.


Present, J.. A. street. Mayor; W. r.
Buchanan, 4. u. Dauber, q. w. Evans.
IT,, Councilman; Reed Holloman City
Attorney; j. r. DauRhtry, city Clerk.
Minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved,
finincc Committees report was
made. Bills were approved and war.
rants ordered drawn.
Petition Of the School BOARD for the
City 10 put a fre plug near the New
School house wa presented and read.
The Mayor appointed Councilman W,
=. Buchanan as Committee to look In.
to the matter aud report at next meet
ing.
Councilman A. Il. Dauber, moved that
the election for sewer bonds be ordered.
Motion seconded 10y W. r Buchanan
aud carried.
The matter Of increasing the Chief
Of Police Benson = salary was brought
up, and Councilman A. Il. Dauber NOV.
ed that his salary be made 10000 per
month, with the understanding that all
fees from arrests made by the Chief,
be turned into the City Treasury in.
stead of going to the Chief as hereto.
fore. Motion seconded by w. =. Buch.
apan and carried.
There being no further business the
council adjourned.
J. H. Daughtry, City Clerk.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
TuouMcARI PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CONTINUED from frst page.)

Laterature,-two periods a week
throughout the year.
Classics studied. Enoch Arden, Irv.
inR's Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, Long.
fellows Miles Standish.
spelling.-Reed's Word Lessons com
pletcd.
oeography,-Natural School Gcog
raphy completed. Geography Of New
Mexico.
Agriculture,-Burkett. Stevens aud
Hills Agriculture for beginners, com
pleted.
writing,-Dril on practice paper,
special attention TO movement spacing,
etc. Alternate with drawing.
Drawing. ALessons as given in Prac.
teal Drawing Course, No. Z. Alternate
with writing.
General Exercises,- Work Of Sixth
year continued.
Books and Supplies Needed,-waish's
New Grammar School Arithmetic, Part
II; Reed and KellSgg's Higher Lessons
In English, Webster's Elementary Com.
position, Reed = Word Lessons, Natural
School Geography, Burkett, Stevens
and Hills Agriculture for Beginners,
Practical Drawing Book No. Z, Classics:
Teunyson's Enoch Arden, Irving lie.
gend Of Sleepy Hollow, Longfellow :
Miles Lad bencu. draWiuu
pencil, pen and ink, eraser, foot rule,
writing tablet, box Of water %colors,
brush and water pans, a small sponge.
practice paper, two note books.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
CONTEST NOTICE
department Of the Interior, T., s. Land
Office, Tucumcnri. y. NJ.
Snnfnmhnr IL %

'Ilff, lu'llll'hil, ~ VI,
September, II, 1909
\ sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Carl &. IIeit
mann, contestant, against Homestead
Entry, No. lsOls, made May %, 1907,
for ~. NWi,, NWh SWh, or lots
I, : aud q, See. q. Twp I'm. of Range
33E, y. NJ T.. Meridian, by Bert +.
caruth, Contestee, in which 1t is al
legged that said entryman has wholly
abandoned said tract If land for more
than six months last past aud next
preceding the date of the affidavit Of
contest. That said affidavit is from in
formation aud belief a. - the ab.
,cnce Of the said cntryman.
said parties are herby notified TO
appear, respond, and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. m, on November q, 1909, before the
Register aud Receiver NJ the United
States Land Office in T%ucumcari, n.
".
The said contestant having, in a
proper AFFIDAVIT. filed September 3, 1909,
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service Of this
notice can not he made, IL Is hereby
ordered aud directed that such notice
he given by due and proper publication.
Cont. No. 2s3G Il. \. Prentice, Register.
9.lSO9 y V. Ghllegoe, Receiver.
j, +. Freeman, Attorney for Contest
ant
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

has ever had. The Chicago Tribune
estimates that more than 1000, 900 PEG.
pie win view the exhibits at the Col.
liseum In the two weeks they will be
there. The Tribune has paid $4,000
for the great building and the Rock
Island railroad company has sub leased
a large space which, in turn, II has
sub.let to towns, communities and
counties. This affords a splendid op.
p~ortunity for our farmers to get some
good advertising very cheap. Space
al be secured by writing now. Prem
ium lists can be secured Mt the News
Office.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

The people NJ Dalhart. Texas, have
prepared this year for the biggest Fair
in the history o. the country, since the
first Fair was held six years ago.
Every year has seen improvement Hs
10 the quality Of exhibits, the attrac.
tions and the premiums offered, and this
wear the business men Of that city have
invested $4,000 In their Fair before a
single piece Of printed matter was is
sued. This amount includes several per
manent and substantial improvements,
notable among which IL a fine race
track, a large and better grand stand,
a new addition 10 exhibition hall TO
he devoted exclusively ~ the women
In their art and home science work.
This year several attractions will he
seen there that will he worth going 70
see. Among them will be the lectures
by Prof. W. II. Campbell, the father
OF dry-farming, talks by "Alfalfa"
Watson, and the money has been paid
for space at both the State Fair at
Dallas, Texas, and the Chicago Tribune .
Symposium Of the Great Southwest bo'
ginning November Goth, and eontinu-
ing two weeks. The entire exhibition
win be taken TO Dallas and Chicago In
ckAsge of +. L. Ksnard the agent In
charge of the United States experiment
farm near Dalhart and this win con
stituts one Of tho best advertising mo
dsums for ihs Southwest this country
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
CONTEST NOTICE
Department Of the Interior, 4. 8. Land
Office. Tucumcari, y. NJ.
September, II. 1909.

September, II, 1909.
a sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by Carl q.
lleitmann, contestant, against Home
stead Entry, No. 23025, made February
g, 1905, for SEA NWh, 81 NEL, See.
8, and Swh NWh, Sec. s, Twp. len
~ Range 33E, y. VI. Principal, NERD
ian, by BERTHE c. IIuckleberry, Contcs
tee, in which II Is alleged that said en-
trvwoman has wholly abandoned said
tract Of land for more than six months
last past aud next preceding the date
~ the affidavit Of contest. That said
affidavit il made from information aud
belief NJ Ia absence Of cntrywoman
from said land.
Now therefore, said parties are here.
by notified To appear, respond, and Of
fer evidence touching said allegation
AT Ia o'clock a, n. on November q,
1909, before the Register and Receiver,
NJ the United States Land Office 10 tn
cnmcari, y. NJ.
The said contestant having, In a
proper affidavit, filed September 3. 1909,
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service Of this
notice can not he made, II II hereby
ordered aud directed that such notice
be given by due aud proper publication
Cont. 2s35. H. A, Prcatice, Register.
0'ls.0 90 n. " Gallegos, Receiver.
j. L, Freeman, Attorney.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

T. A. Muirhead is showing an in.
genious devise for holding machine
needles, shuttles, etc. II Is a revolving
affair with separate compartments for
each article, and Is worked or opened
by a combination like a box in the
postofice. The machine needles are
kept in small tin cases holding - dor.
each and are sold by the case. Que upon
irst seeing IL would think it a new kind
81 slot machine. II saves the merchant
and customer time and trouble, for II
is so arranged that II unlocks and opens
nj the article designated.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
FIRST YEAR.

Algebra, completed to Quadratic
Equations. Text: Wentworth New
School Algebra.
English,-composition, two periods
II week throughout the year. Text:
Hanson : English Composition, Part
One. Grammar, one period a week
throughout the year. Text: MacEwan :
Essentials Of the English Sentence, Part
One. Literature, two periods a week
throughout the year, Classics Studied
Shakespcare's Merchant Of Venice,
Lowell's Vision Of Sir Launfal, Iaw
thorne's House of Seven Gables.
History,-Ancient History, studied
throughout the year. Text; Myers An.
cient History, Revised Edition,
Latin, tElective) beginning Course,
Text; Collar and Daniels First Year
Latin.
Physical Geography, tElectivel study
Of text three periods a week through
out the year, Laboratory Work. two
periods a week throughout the year,
TeSt;payis' Physical Geography, Lab
oratory Manual; Trafton's Laboratory
and Field Exercises 10 Physical Geog
raohy,
Drill Exercises-Penmauship, four
periods a week throughout first term.
No text. Correspondence aud Business
Forms four Uari,Is a yUaek secnpd ,.ru
No text.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
NEW CAPRoCK
MINING CAMP
Wonderful Discoveries Are
Made During the Past
Week.

~. n. nrown who has loeated n mum.
her Of claims ON, IN the caprock. .ou,b
of the city. vas In town y,s,crdav with
some wonderful spccirens Of
pe,riaco,ion. Among the liz, vos ,
bcar's ,oo,b M pcrfec, as when !, wins
prowinv In the animal. month. The
enamel ON the tooth shine. hripb, I'M,
the in.ide of Il, il solid rock.
Another -pccimeu wa, n pe,ri6cd ear
bcIonvinu 10 .omc roce ~ human bcinvs
Tn. enr is n good specimen. bu, I, 4.
n little larger ,bnn ,bo-, tho average
cav. ru,ch., nf ,h. pluip. c,un,,, H.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

periods n week throughout the second
Botany.
Drill Exercises,-Mental Arithmetic,
four periods u week throughout the
term. Text; Mines Mental Arithme.
first term. Text; Milne Mental Arith.
mctic. Spelling and photography, four
periods a week Throughout, the second
term. Text; Reed = Word Lessons.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
EIGHTH YEAR

Arithmetic,-Walsh = New Grammar
School Arithmetic, Part II, completed.
English Grammar. Reed and Kcl
logg's Higher Lessons In English com.
pleted. Two periods a week throughout
the year. composition,-work based
on chapters V to VIII, Webster : Ele.
mentary Composition. One period a
week throughout the year. Literature,
two periods a week throughout the year.
Classics Studied : Evan
geline. Whittier = S~nowbound, Auto.
biography Of Franklin.
Physiology,-Conn = Elementary Ply.
siology ard Hygiene, completed.
History, - Montgomery Lea ling
Facts of American History, completed.
civics, -Boynton's School Civics,
completed.
Writing, Drill on practice paper as
in seventh Year. Alternate with Draw
ing.
Drawing, Work as given in Practi.
cal Drawing Book, No. 5. Alternate
with writing.
General Exercises,-Work As in Sew.
enth Year continued.
Books and Supplies Necded,-walsh :
New Grammar School Arithmetic Part
II, Reed and K~ellogg's Higher Les.
sons in English, Webster's Elementary
Composition. Classics: Longfellow 5
E~vangeline, Whittier 5 Snowbound, Au.
photography Of Franklin; Conn's Elr.
mentary Physiology and Hygiene, Mont.
gomery's Lending facts Of American
History, Boynton's School Civics, Prac.
teal Drawing Book, No. 8, lead pencil,
drawing pencil, pen and ink, eraser,
foot rule, writing tablet, box Of water
c%olors, brush and water pans, n small
sponge, practice paper, two note books.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

Postmaster Carter has been doing a
rushing business this week. lie han.
died I2G registered letters from the
local land office Wednesday. Tucum.
carl has one Of the best regulated ser
vices IN the territory. Postmaster Car.
ter aud every one Of his assistants
have their work in such shape that
n hand may reach any piece or pack.
4 wanted in an instant. Each clerk
has his own particular mark and II h
package or letter or n newspaper IL
misthrown, the clerk doing 1t can he
known a. soon As the misplaced piece
of mail is discovered. Everything is
arranged in a business like way and
the business OF the office is handled
with n less number of clerks than is
generally used in AN office of this size.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
THIRD YEAR

Geometry. Plane. completed Text
Wentworth b 5 Plane aud Solid Geometry,
Revised Edition).
English. Rhetoric and Composition,
two periods II week throughout the
year. Text: Lockwood and Emerson y
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

Owing To the fact that this afternoon
aud tomorrow afternoon will he taken
up with three bah games, the polo
players will not 70 ont. There will be
polo Zach Saturday afternoon the rest
Of the year.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

The October term Of the district
court will convene the third Monday,
the 18th day Of the month. The dock.
ct is not going to be as heavy as the
las, one, and the session will not like
ly last rs long as the spring term.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

A great number Of people were dis
appointed Sunday that the rain stop
ped the base ball game between Tu
cumcari and Montoya. II WAS start
Jag off at a lively clip. We have had
n few punk games here this summer
and a good lively one is greatly ap.
preciated.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

The News has 900 for the deep
well scheme, There are twenty OF
more others that have expressed their
more others that have expressed their
anxiety to take 800 or more worth
Of interest in the enterprise. Let,
yet at IL.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

The megaphonc hombres could be eS
cused from the grand stand 20 the
delight ~ the patrons ~ that shady
spot, during the games this afternoon
and tomorrow. The fellow who patron
iyes noise 10 the exclusion Of every
thing else is not always in the majority.
and Il Is a question whether he can
represent a respectable minority in
this man = town or not. Take a tum-
bile, boost all you want TO- but don't ne
a noisy b%laekguard among women and
children. Your mother never approved
81 such conduct, neither viii your wife
ar your sweetheart.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

DR.. W. q. Drake was in from Rag.
land this week attending To land bust
ness. lie says the country around Rag
land made some wheat but the other
crops are very short. The late forage
will do something, but the yield is not
sufficient to tide the farmers oyer in
many instances. DIR. brakes sons are
sowing a large amount Of wheat and
many farmers who intend TO leave the
locality for the winter are going "a
and are sowing whytt. They will re-.
turn in time to plant crops in the
spring. 1t seems that the Ragland dis
trict has been harder hit than any 9th.
er section ~ the county this year. Last
year they had some good crops and
the wheat this year was better than IN
other sections.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

In Kan a. It il no longer lawful for
bakers to knced the bread with their
bare feet. An amendment Is now In
order compelling them to shine their
boots daily.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

The crops are turning out much bet.
ter in most sections Of the county than
wa thought possible before the rains
began. In localities whore nothing
wa expected six weeks ago there !,
going to be a great deal Of forage
crops harvested. The county is In
much better condition ~ a whole thar
many Of the inhabitants believe. There
are excellent crops in some places.
We are much better of than parts 81
Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and other
states whore crops have been an ali.
solute failure over large areas.