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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27
Telephone Company Moves Into
It's Own Building.

The Tucumcari Telephone COM
pany moved their oiilc' and switch
board into the new building on
First street, last Wednesday.
The new building is a beautiful
structure, large and commodious
and will bc serv'cahle when this
city reaches the proportion OF
twenty thousand IN population. \
great deal OF money has BEEN re-
Gently spent on the local telephone
plant and it is the intention OF
manager WATSON to give Tucum-
cas-, the best telephone service that
rs possible
Several thousand yards OF cable
have been strung through the
streets and a new switch board has
been installed. The new board
has three times the capacity that
the old one had and a be- rnlarg.
ed al any time with very little diff.
Guilty.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27
BUSINESS LOCALS


Live and let live, is my motto.
MOTHS, the timer. 1t.2t
Three car loads OF choice prairie
hay at Mcdonald Il Dunlap. al.
Art Squares and Administer Rugs
al Loldenberg S. AIT
Mcdonald x Dunlap have the
best prices in the city on hay. al.
l., L. Tsylor's Novelty Store
Tor fresh coniectioneries. ao.ti
See Mcdonald * Dunlap for the
best prices on prairie hay. al. ,
See Morris for your contract
work. Opposite Chapmans. aI.2t
Don't forget that Peerless cas-.
ing, the hes; yet, at Morris shop.
2I-2t
Everything made under a strict
guarantee. Morris, the timer.
2I.2t
Latest thing in gentleman's neck
ties at /. +. Taylor's Novelty
Sore. ART c
Come in and see our splendid
display OF dishes. l.. l.. Taylor's
Novelty store, Ant C
A full line oil Lace Curtains and
Lace Door Panels just received at
OoldenbeTg S. 2I-It
We have a gpring line OF Clapp's
low quarter shoes.
2i-It The NJ. Is. Goldenberg Co.
The NJ. d. Goldenberg Co. has
Just received the spring line OF
Cluett shirts. 2I-It
Don't forget that we carry the
celebrated Cadet" Hose Tor men,
women and children,
ai.It The M. b. Goldenberg Co.
Triple Knee School Stockings
Tor girls and boys, best school
stockings on market. for IS cents.
l.. 4. Taylor's Novelty Store.
ART C
COAL, best in the city deliver
ed to your bin Tor s.. so the ton.
Call the I'D. Ellis Transfer Co.,
phones ago or 100. 40 at.
FOUND; A liz IN table cloth.
Owner can obtain same by calling
at the News Office and paying Tor
this notice. aI.,f
Miss Marguerite Blair will open
her manicuring parlors next Mon
day in room 10, Herring building.
Her specialties are manicuring,
shampooing, lace massage and
hair dressing, sI.ti
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27

a large crowd was entertained
on the corner OF Second and Main
streets yesterday at noon 10y a
band concer which was given as
an advertisement by the Crawford
opera company. The players
were all in hay seed uniform and
knew how TO put the music TO the
crowd.
There was nc n TO pass them
bv. All stopped and enjoyed It
while 1t lasted. And while they
played the crowd could simply
not keep then feet still. 20 Gee
I've sweet to me kid made every
body waltz, as did most OF the
other selections. The boys knew
how to toot their horns and the
same were footed to a fare-you.
we'll. They were the candy kids
when IL came to putting the wind
drought brass and a fellow made
the remark that he wished i'ucum.
carl could have such a concert
ev,ry day.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27
HOUSES CONTINUE TO
BUILD EACH DAY


There has never been n time in
the history oil Tucumcari tina,
several buildings were not IN
course OF construction. There has
always been anywhere from fifty
down to a halt dozen, especially
in warm weather when concrete
blocks and adobes a he made
without fear Of ir,ezlDH. Follow.
my is a list OF the ho1ses which
are now being built IN various
parts oi town. They are all up.to.
date rcsid. noes and such tn III,
city will he Justly proud oil when
completed. The contracts Tor
several more will be- let in the near
future and "A list oil these will be-
published in a later issue OF this
paper.
l.. e.. Coyle is building a hand.
some Tour room residence on SEC.
ond Street. The house is a frame
structure with commodious rooms,
~verandas, closets, pantry and bath
room. IL is being finely finished
up and will be ar addition to the
nelghhoih hood
A. X. Carter is building a con.
crete block house on FIRST Street.
IL will have seven rooms and will
be one OF the handsomest homes
in the city. Tho inside wood work
and outside hnishings vail h.
characteristics.
Eugen. Gordon is building a
pretty residence on North Center
Street. II will be a five room
frame building and very beautiful.
~ finished.
Mrs. Ridley is building a seven
room residence on Smith Street.
II is a very attractive structure
and is almost completed.
Taylor is building a four room
frame residence on FRS, street /,
is being very arti>tically finished
and will be completed next week.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27
7. A. MvirheAd Tells About Trim

i. \. Muirhead returned this
week from long trip 10 various
points east. !. A. did not re.
turn empty handed. he came
home with a large stock ol late
goods, many new ideas and a wild
desire TO get back to Quay county.
/. A. was corncred by a News
reporter Friday and made to tell
about MS trip. He was rushed
that day and spoke hurriedly any.
way he Is one OF those men who
know how TO economize time and
q say a great deal IN a few min
utes. That is one OF his receipts
Tor business and is a trait thai he
advises yourg men TO cultivate.
He told about his trip thus: Re.
turned from ST. Louis, New York
aud other eastern points. Wet
weather everywhere. Whole coun.
tr, a marsh from Kansas City TO
New York. Bought a large stock
Tor spring. VIII have the best
selected stock and most satlsiac.
tory prices we've ever had. BE.
tore buying ] always devote some
time TO the study OF what is being
shown IN large retail stores then
know what is up.to-date and what
is not. Everything in wholesale
stocks is not new and a buyer
must inform himself or he will get
home with a stock Of last years
styles and materials. know we
are right in that respect. As to
prices, was fortunate in securing
many lines way under regular
market values as will be demon
strated when goods arrive.
About the Racket StoreS Yes,
we'll have an immense stock Tor
that, and will consist OF most
everything that is usually found
in such stores. No. we have not
announced the name for our Rack.
e, store, but will do so next issue
oil the paper. Suggestions will be
received up to Thursday noon OF
next week. On account of my alb.
sence this was not announced at
the time planned. Yes, one sug.
gestion is allowed with each ten
cent purchase from that stock, and
we are going to give $500 cash
tor the best name for the store.
Too busy now to talk longer,
but 20 II readers al expect some.
thing interesting from US every
week from now on.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27

+ ]. Bates is in the city from
Ohar.
Miss Marguerite Y. Hastings,
who is a talented pianist from
Denver, announces that she will
organic a music class in this city
in the near future.
Invitations will soon I've GU for
the Eastern Star ball, to I've given
on St. PatrIcks' dav, March 18th
at the ,kating rink. The invita-.
tions will have to he presented ~
the door to gain admittanc..
David +. Ward, returned from
CRANBERRY, Texas, last Thursday.
Mr.. Ward has been off OF his claim
on a leave Of absence. lie has
returned to prove up. Mrs. Ward
is still visiting friends in Texas
Hugo Goldenberg has returned
from a xix weeks trip TO Pennsyl-
vania where he had been Tor the
benefit OF his health. He is much
improved and has returned to his
ranch in Lincoln county.
Royal a. Prentice has Just finish.
ed boring a we'll on his lots on
Third street and will build a six
room adobe house there as soon as
the weather will permit the max
lng OF adobes without fear OF ir, ez.
ing. The drIllets struck A heavy
flow OF water at one hundred and
thirty feet.
Supt, OF Missions for New Mex.
leo and Arizona, Presbyterian
church, John r.. Gass. ID. d., is
in the CITY Tor the purpose vi meet
INK with the trustees OF the church
which the pr, sbyterian congrrga.
ton is building. He notices man
improvements in the city since
his last visit.
4. K. Carter has finished the
drilling OF a well on his lot on
First street. Carter struck an ex.
cell.nt flow oi water at a depth OF
m hundred and thirtv-hve feet
So bounteous is the flow that the
water rose IN the pipe tor thirty
feet. This is the limi, TO which
water can b. forced under ordinary
atmospherical conditions in this
country. The rise OF water j. re.
garded as an indication OF ar'esian
uya,.y ,p ,h. ,,,,o,,.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27
Public Library Associat ton is Or.
CANNED in Tucumcar

NJ a we'll attended meeting OF
citizens and organizations, which
was held in the Methodist church
last Monday afternoon, an organi.
zation known as the Tucumcari
Public Library Association was
affected. The purpose oi the meet
ing, other than organizing was 10
discuss the plans for a public
library IN this city. The meeting
was presided over by V. w. Moore
and a hearty discussion Of the
proposition was entered into.
\ motion was made by Rev.
McBrid. 10 the effec, that the or.
panization he formed and that OF.
iicers he elected and dues fixed as
well as other details arranged.
The dues were fixed at one dol
lara year and a large membersh hip
Is being worked up. Many names
have been enrolled and large mum.
b'rs " being added daily.
Rooms will be- secured as soon
as possible and the books now on
hand catalogued. II was decided
TO have the library open every
night except Sunday night and on
Tuesday and Saturday afternoons
the ladies' will have charge.
The proceeds OF concerts and the
membership fees are 10 he used Tor
maintenance expenses and the
balance will be spent on the pur-
chase OF new books.
The association is already in
possession Of many valuable gifts
which were received with keen ap
probation and which encouraged
the members a great deal 10 enlarge
the stock OF books and add to the
comfort OF the rooms. The FOL.
lowing are gifts already received.
Miss Goldsmith, OF Pittsburg,
twenty five volumes OF bound books;
Mrs. Hart, e Barker, OF Casaus,
a bound book; Mrs. NJ. l. Peck.
oil Chicago, a file of Everybody's
and two sets OF books; Mrs. Geo.
Allen, six novels by Marion Craw.
ford; Dad Wallace, several maya
Gins and books; Mrs. NJ. o.. Koch,
Lady's Home Journals and other
magalins, The officers and direc-
tors OF the association have also
gwen a number OF hooks. Other
gifts will be published as they are
received. The next business meet.
INK Of the association will Ice held
at the Methodist church on the
evening oil March seventh.
The following officers were elect.
ed at the last meeting OF the as.
ISOLATION. Mrs Nichols, presi.
dent. W. IL. DuBose, vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Bess, recording secre.
tary, w. II, Brymer, correspond.
INK secretary. Miss Lula Bryan,
treasurer and libra rian. Mrs.
Crawford, Mrs. Steihaug, Mrs.
Clark and Mrs. Kinds assistan,
Librarians.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27
We also Have a Fu:! Line of Novelties

Remember the date of our opening, Friday
and Saturday. March 5th and 9th. Every
one Will get a souvenir. Special bargains
those days.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27

Look out Tor our opening Friday
and Saturday, March sth, and 9th,
special bargains that day. Sow.
enir to everyone present. l.. Z.
Taylor's Novelty Store, aI-It I
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27

WAATED-A district manager
for The Aetna Lie Insurance Co.,
Life Dept OF Hartford, Conn.
Write Mcknight & Williams, Gen.
eral Agents, Amarillo, Texas.
ai-3t'pd
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27

Some good desirable city real es
tate. For particulars call or ad.
dress w. Is. farrell. ao.tl
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27

Ysseen will always carry q full
and complete line olhigh grade goods
a. was yer brought to Tucumcari.
Everything guaranteed and prices
reasonable.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27

WANTED-A district manager
for The Aetna Life Insurance Co.,
CLiie Dept OF Hartford, Conn.
Write Mcknight * Williams, Gen
eral Agents, Amarillo, Texas.
2i-3t-pd
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-27
Baby Dies.

Little James Angus Scott, the
three months old baby girl OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Scott, died at the
Scott residence on First street
last Wednesday. The child had
been i'll with pneumonia Tor a lew
weeks before death. The funeral
services we're conducted by Rev.
w. II. DuBose and interment took
place in the Tucumcari cemetery
on Thursday.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-07-29
Lorimer. the New Illinois Senator
Father Of a SLIP Canal From Gil
cago to the Gulf - Hfeadwinner
From an Eady Aee-Good Mixer
ard Pop2ss..aa ;s Leya! 10 Friends

traitor, and his pursuit is relentless.
The foes OF ex-senator Hopkins ex-
plain the downfall Of that gentleman
as an effect Of that very cause. They
aver that It was Lorimer who made
Hopkins senator In the first place. and
when Lorimer was trying to nominate
Yates over Deneen they accused Hop
kins Of trying to carry water on both
shoulders. These are the charges, and,
whether true or not, the result Is the
same. Hopkins is out, and Lorimer is
In. The blond boss" turned the trick
In the face Of plurality for the for
mer senator In the primaries.
Perhaps the Democratic vote for
LorImer Is explained by that very
fight for governor. in which It is
charged that after Deneen was nomi-
mated Lorimer threw his forces to
Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic can
didate, and ran him a hundred thou
sand or SO ahead of his ticket After
ward an antI-Deneen bipartisan com
blnation organized the legislature. and
Lorlmer is given the credit for that
These lntrlcacies Of state politics have
peculiar twists. After all the battle
between the new senator and the gov
ernor, both Chicago men, by the way.
and former friends, one Of Lorimers
first moves after his election was to
make n call at the executive mansion.
and the Interview between the arch
enemies was so cordial that the Chica-
90 papers at once figured out an Of
fenslre and defensive alliance.
Waving His Candidate In.
One OF the most spectacular political
stunts ever pulled off by .Lorimer was
the nomination OF Dick Yates for gov
ernor nearly decade ago. Ii was on
the third ballot when the cause that
the Chicago man espoused seemed lost
and, according to report. another man
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-07-29

was actually nominated. Suddenly
Lorimer appeared on the stage waving
n Yates banner He kept 1t up until
the convention was stampeded. and In
the confusion the third ballot was new
err counted. 4 fourth roll call was or
dered. and the day was won for Yates.
The act by which the new senator
first forced himself into general notice
was almost as spectacular. 1t was In
1892. and he was delegate to the
Minneapolis convention. Illinois was
for the denomination OF Harrison. but
Lorimer would not be bound by the
delegation and voted for James G..
Blaine. As Blaine had hosts of friends
in Chicago. the rising young politician
lost nothing by the move.
A third incident shows streak Of
independence in Lorimcr that would
not be suspected from his reputation
as n machine man. 1t was In the days
Just after the Maine had been blown
up In Havana harbor and when Tom
Reed and the administration were try
ing to prevent or at least delay a
declaration of war. Lorimer served
notice on Reed that he would lead a
revolt, which he did and forced &c
ton. He pulled of similar coup In
his salad days as a Kid congressman.
Though he was supposed to keep si-
lent he made SO warm fight for the
Chicago public building bin that. IN
Srfto Of avervbodv else who was Look
ing for pork. the Windy City won the
day. II must be said for him that he
has always stood up for Chicago.
Much of the criticism of him has been
due to his championship OF his friends
and of Chicago interests. When Roose-
welt led the fight for meat inspection
II was Lorimer who rushed TO the sup
port OF the packing houses. Only re-
Gently the Michigan delegation was in
high dudgeon because Lorimer had
fathereJ scheme at saIlt Ste. Marie
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-07-29
Former Street Car Conductor.
Who Got Ills Start la Politics BY
Organizing His Craft. Is Known
as the Blond Bcss." ~
BY JAMES A. EDcERToN.

ny 0AFIEo -. IOlNs
"HE main facts about William
Lorimer, the new senator from
Illinois. are that he was born In
England; that he Is forty eight
years old; that he came TO the United
States In childhood; that his father,
who was a minister, died when the
lad was ten years old; that from then
on he has been breadwInner; that he
had little or no schooling; that be sold
papers, BACKED boots, wheeled salt In
the packing houses and was a horse
car conductor; that he became d ma
chine politician and Is now known as
the blond boss" that he has been
widely and yehemently denounced as
being representative OF the vicious
elements and "the INTERESTS" that new
ertheess his private life Is notably
clean and his family life ideal; that he
does not smoke, drink or swear; that
be har elght children. to whom he Is
devoted; that he is n large man. Sc
rene. unruhied, n good mixer and pop
ular. that he never goes back ON
friend that he has been In congress
seven terms, thht ne IL Known as the
father OF the deep waterway project
of a ship canal from the great lakes TO
the gulf; that he Is a fair speaker, but
prefers 10 work on the quiet, and that
his election NJ senator came ms a sur
prise Mt the end Of the longest dead
lock in the history OF Illinois.
This Is but a skeleton outline, but II
gives an idea OF the man. His career
IL not commonplace or usual by any
means, and perhaps the strangest
thing In II Is that he. party boss,
was elected to the senate by combi-
nation OF Republicans and Democrats.
Another striking feature about Lori
mer is that several times his enemies
have gleefully proclaimed that the
blond bose" was down and out. Yet
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-07-29

which was IN the interest Of some
Chicago corporation. Billy Lorimer is
Of Chicago and for Chicago.
The Ship Canal.
OF all the things Lorimer has done
)r attempted to do for his own town
the deep waterway project is the most
momentous. When be first began the
advocacy of this gigantic undertaking
little attention was paid to him even
In his own city. Gradually, however,
Chicago began to awaken until today
the ship canal from the lakes to the
gulf Is about the livest wire in the
middle west. After fighting for it
through many congresses and on the
stump all over Illinois the new sena-
tor had the pleasure OF seeing great
meet In Chicago in its be-
half, at which both President Taft
and William J. Bryan spoke in its IA
vor Now that he is In the senate he
will make a still harder fight for mis-
pet project and says that he will carry
It through. For his advocacy Of this
one benefcent enterprise much can be
forgiven him. There are many exam.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-07-29

at the next turn OF the wheel he won
greater victories than ever. His pres
eut triumph Is case In point He
had fought Deneen both IN the primal
ries and at the polls. and Deneen gave
him a druhbing each time, THAT Is
the end of Billy Lorimerw yelled
everybody. Aud now look at him
one minute dumped In the gutter and
left at the rear and the next on the
front seat of the band wagon at the
head OF the processionl
Serene and Canny.
Lorimer In his acceptance speech
blandly and benevolently banded out
bouquets TO everybody. even his foes:
looked as innocent and cherublc as a
blond boss could; said he was Repub-
had jumped the fence In his behalf:
talked for tariff revision downward
because II had been promised In the
platform. spoke good word-two of
them. IN fact-for his deep waterway
scheme and looked SO serene that no
one would have dreamed that he had
Just pulled eff deal without a paral-
lei in the history of American politics.
For an ex-street car conductor who
had got his first start in politics by
organizing his craft II was quite
piece OF generalship. Lorimer Is dis
tinctiveiy a politician. The convolu-
tions In his gray matter are not In
vain. They stand for something. He
Is canny. as becomes one OF Scotch
blood. which he r.. although born In
Manchester. He plays the game. and,
win or lose. be Is not gutter. His
loyalty to his friends is both his
strength and bis weakness. So long as
they stay by him be stays by them.
no matter what else they may do.
This had laid him open 60 many at
tacks On The ether hand, be has
long memory for bis enemies. Let a
friend double cross hin or play the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-07-29

MRS. EVA THoMMEN, Proprietor
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-26

eastern end Of the state will vote
solidly for Magee."
Colonel Rock has cast longing eyes
upon the mayoralty, and as he owns
a newspaper, Secretary Knox believes
that he would be a very strong can
diiate. 1t is understood that Repre-
sentative James Francis Burke will
start an immediate campaign to land
Colonel Rock in the mayoralty chair.
Lieutenant Governor Murphy was
promised that the combine would
throw their entire strength to him
for the governorship If he would in
turn throw his political strength to
further the ends of the latest state
combination.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-26
Notice to Contractors.

The board of directors of School
District No. 46, Wenatchee, Chelan
county, Washington, will receive
sealed bids up to II o'clock noon.
Thursday. May 6, 1909, at the office
of the clerk of the board, Wenatchee.
for the following items:
Item 1.
For the erection and completion of
a brick high school building COM
plete excepting plumbing and heat
ing.
Item 2.
For the heating and ventilating
plant for above named SCHOOL,
Item 3.
For the plumbing and drainage Of
above named school.
All of the above items to be exc
cuted according to the plans AMI
specifications prepared by Stephen &
Stephen, architects of Seattle, Wash7
ington.
Item 4.
For the erection and completion of
a four room brick school building &C
cording to plans and specifications
prepared by j. W. Sussex, architect.
Wenatchee, Washington.
Plans and specifications will be on
file at the office Of the clerk of the
board, Wenatchee, and az the Office
of Stephen & Stephen. architects.
New York building, Seattle, Wash
ington.
Each bid submitted must be ac-
companied by a certified check drawn
in favor of School District No. As,
'Chelan County, Washington, in am
cunts as follows:
Bid one, check for $500.
Bid two, check for $500.
Bid three, check for 5000.
Bid four, check for $500.
The board of directors reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
April 21, 1909.
JNO. A. GELLATLY,
*"s5-4 Clerk.