The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-13
IMPRESSIONS OF A TENDERFOOT
- Being UnorthodOs Sketches Of Real Human Interest -
(By Will RoBNsoN)
(By Will RoBiNsoN)


that life in a territory has its re-
compenses, since the custom OF
naming carpetbaggers Tor such
Jobs has gone out OF fashion.
Judge Mann is one OF the strong.
est men in public life in the south
west, big every way, and his re-
tention on the bench is the best
possible sign that il we can't have
statehood we a at least have
good government.
Some people always were ex-
travagant and unreasonable. Al.
bert T. Patrick, the murderer OF
William NJ. Rice, has petitioned
to the state OF New York to change
his imprisonment Tor the crime the
death penalty. There is absolutely
no reason why so lust a request
should be denied, and putting 1t
aside the knickerbockers are using
mighty poor business Judgement,
Allowing Patrick the average lease
OF prison lite, he will cost the state
thousands OF dollars to board,
whereas the electricity TO watt him
hence would amount to hut a few
cents. The economy is SO Oh.
vious that it should be recognized
and acted on.
The former residents OF Indiana
residing in Santa Fe, led by Hon.
G.. w. Pritchard, assembled in
solemn conclave the other evening
and proceeded to disclaim, discred-
it and utterly sting Senator Bev-
eridge. They ielt that as New
Mexicans it was hard enough 10 be
denied. statehood without ha wing
the cSfne blamed on the good Old
Hoosier state or its people, and no
one can blame them. He has laid
a heavy load upon them, and 1t
they are all OF them not at home
when the model Tor Joshua Craig
visits the territory no one is going
to accuse them OF incivility.
Just as a passing remark on that
statehood business, 1t may be adj
mitted that Governor Curry was
Immortality right when he said that
New Mexico cannot expect state
hood until It's own people line up.
The same thing is true OF county
division in a district | know Of.
notice in a recent issue OF the
esteemed Carlsbad Argus, an inter.
esting article abou, the twenty
years OF life in the Beautiful OF
MIR. Is. A. Nymyer, but the writer
forgot to mention one interesting
phase OF the veteran surveyor. So
far as | know the old man is the
only absolute unbeliever in the
Pecos Valley. He is not OF the
blatant kind, but simply refuses
to believe anything in :egard to
God or the Bible, and strange to
say his life has not been blasted
by command OF the infinite. He
has been run over by the political
road roller occasionally, but has
prospered in this worlds goods,
and has as fine a family as any
man could want, home, children
and grandchildren. Usually when
you find an unbeliever like that
he is offensive, lntrudiEg his be-
Lief TO the annoyance OF those who
do believe. but ii Nymyer has ever
done that | never heard OF it. The
preachers long ago gave him up,
and when he is called as a witness
II is taken as a matter OF course
that he should affirm instead OF
swear. All OF which pretty eifec.
tually explodes the idea that relig.
ion is an essential to good citizen.
ship.
The spirit OF public progress is
running high in Hereford, as be-
comes the town that promises TO
be the greatest on all Of the great
plains. Realizing the need OF a
stable Commercial Club, there
was a shaking OF the bushes, aud
less than six weeks, the member.
ship OF that body was boosted
from 20 to 2S8. There is no mys.
terry about the progress Of a town
al 4, 900 that can do that.
Ii might as well be admitted in
passing that a very great share OF
the splendid accomplishments OF
all the worthwhile border towns,
Carlsbad, Artesia, Roswell, Clovis
and Tucumcari, are due to the con-
slant pushing OF the Commercial
Clubs. II is another illustration
OF the value OF organization, and
that il is particularly affective in a
new country, in demonstrating TO
the outside world that the Pecos
Valley has something besides IN
finite resources, namely, push and
Ret-up-and.get.
The new editors OF the Portales
Herald are preachers, but that
doesn't prevent them IRON easily
and gracefully dropping into the
class oil champion crop reporters
I SO long held at equal periods by
Editor Frank Newkirk OF the Ar.
tesla News and James NJ. Wood OF
the Lakewood Progress. In their
second issue the reverend gentle
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