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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-07-01

yet became the star players Of their
time. | once saw a player, who became
the idol OF the baseball public the
country over, drink from a colored
glass finger bowl at Il prominent hotel
thinking IL was a bowl Of wine
There were many players, however,
well brought up, educated and Of gen.
tlemanly instincts, playing ball at the
same time with the crude article. anu
who did not disdain to associate with
their less fortunate fellows.
A real baseball player is born, not
made, and Paddy Callahan" from the
dump frequently "put it all one
80 Clarence Grayson" from the silk
stocking neighborhood.
But it was the advent of the col
lege player hat brought about the
gradual Transformation of the profc>
sional to his present high standard
among men and the general public. The
college player too has been the means
of uplifting the sport to the plane il
now occupies a. the great American
Game-the sport that is bound To he
all national in its scope.
There are nearly as many ex.college
players now members of the national
and American leagues aS there are
those who have not had the benefit
of the higher education" and they
will continue to enter the professional
ranks just as long rs the game is kept
at its present high level.
The first college player that I remem
Der of to take up baseball as II profes
sion. was Lee Richmond. who Joined
the Worcester, Mass, club then "a mem
Der Of the International Association in
1897. Richmond was a Brown univcr.
sity student. lie was a l%efthanded nit
ch r. a very rare article at that time.
and had made "A great reputation H.
college circles. lie was induced to be
IA professional by Frank Bancroft.
now the business manager of the Gin.
%cinnati Reds.
Richmond made just as big a sensa
tion in professional baseball n he had
n an amateur. lie was u "Southpaw -
with a curve, and he had as much speed
~ that other famous fork hand pit.
cher of late years. Rube Waddell.
The first game Richmond pitched n
a professional was against the Spring
neld. Mass. club and the latter was
shut out without a run and with only
two or three safe hits to their credit.
The score was : TO 0. The next year
$50, the Worcester club joined the Ma.
tional League and Richmond continued
his successes in the higher class organi.
zation.
Richmond is now n prosperous physi
elan out in Indiana somewhere aud has
Y regretted his experience in pro.
f%cssional baseball, although well re-
member ~ the time what au awful
rumpus there wa raised among the
high. brows all over the country bv
his action. Jumping Jack Jones. . a
famous pitcher of Yale, joined the Nth.
l"tics Of Philadelphia in 1883 aud helped
largely towards that club winning the
American Association championship that
season, having as pitching partner. Rob.
by Matthews.
Since those days college players have
eom" and gone with frequency and reg
ularity, and the majority of them have
made good although some were dropp !.
by the wayside. They have helped 'hc
game and assisted the players.
The more the better.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-07-01

Tueumcari Camp No. Is, W.. o. W.
meets second and fourth Nc day even.
ings of each month at the new Masonic
hall.
3. II. NEAFUs, q. q.
Y. N. sALYERR, Clark.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-07-01
LODGE DIRECTORY.
B. p. o. Z.

B. p. o. z.
Lodge No. Ire, Tucumcari, n. M.
meets Second and Fourth Wednesdays
IN each month. Special meeting every
other Wednesday nignt. Visiting Elks
invited.
ROYAL PRENTICE, Exalted Ruler.
7. l.. WEIGH, Secretary.
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Brotherhood Of Railway TrEinmen,
meets in new Masonic Hall, every Satur.
day at 500 p. m.
President, +. ID. VINALL
Secretary, ID. A. MACK ENZIE.
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NOTICE TO

Subscribers when writing 10 have
their address changed are requested to
give their p%ostohice address, also for.
mer p~ostonice address.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-07-01
CATHOLIC CHURCH

On Sundays: LIST mass at 200 A. NJ.
2nd mass at $500 A. NJ.
Weekly mass at 1900 A. NJ.
Rev. Jules II. Molinis, Pastor.
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BANK ACCOUNTS OF big
LINERS" ARE REDUCED
Continued from first page

cago O'brien, the famous limb player.
II is the commissions of the latter that
have ~''stung'' the local ''rooms.
Those close 30 the Chiagoan state that
he is something over SjO,uO0 winner
ON the season-sinc the bangtails
started to perform at Aqreduct.
Real racing for the money was com
mcnccd down around Baltimore, where
the circuit of half mile tracks annual
~ set the t%rotting ball a%rolling early
in June. The first meeting at Prospect
park served to bring into the lime
light a Grand Circuit t%rotting stake
candidate in the bay gelding with the
classical name OF County Jumper, .
who won in Il field of thirteen starters.
i%rotting the third heat in 2.2OlI, moth.
ing sensational 0f course unless the sea
son of the year is taken into considcra
ton. II il chiefly worth n note owing
Ia the fact that the bay gelding is
the first il the NJ. n NJ. candidates
eligible 10 20 out after the money this
season, and in this ease he won enough
to help IN keeping up the payments IN
the important events in which he j.
eligible Ia go out after the money this
season. aud in this ease he won enough
to help in keeping up the payments in
the important events in which he Is
eligible. County jumper j. owned aud
driven by r.. e. NJ. Van %Iirunt, of Red
Bank, y. j., and - "A son of Cascade,
dam Katie c, by Abdallah Wilkes.
The little grey pacing stallion Walter
Hal, 2.06Hi, and his youthful driver
Winston Garth. were also very much
in evidence at Baltimore. They hook.
eel up with their ancient enemy. Green
Pilot 2.0j3,, in the free for all pace aud
gave the bay horse a trimming IN
straight heats. The duel between these
two in the zig pace at the Bule Rib.
bon meeting last year was one of the
features Of the races. and, as in the
last ease, resulted in IA victory for Wal.
WI ildi, ullHouHH hIftn Illol won lNO
heats both horses taking their best rec
ords in this event. gree Pilot turned
the tables on his gray rival the follow.
ing week at Kalamazoo, and again il
took i've heats, Walter Hal winning
the first two.
Garth won with IN" gray later in the
week aud then transferred his scene of
operations TO the tracks of the South,
whore he was very successful, both with
Walter Hal and the calico colored pac.
ar, March MeEwen. 2.0sl, which re.
Gently was sold for a long pirce to
Canadian parties and will be campaign.
cd the Big Ring this season by Havers
James.
Garth is one Of the youngest drivers
IN the business, being yet in his teens,
hut there are many OF the veterans OF
the profession who have nothing on
the youthful Tennessean when It comes
To driving out a hard finish.
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Brotherhood OF Railway Carmen Of
America. meets every FIRST aud third
Friday evenings at $500 o'clock nj the
I'D bank building.
NJ. Il. MCDONALD, Chief Carmai j.
A. NJ. FENNELL, Secretary.
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Tueumcari Chapter No. Is, X. A. M.
Regular convention End Monday night
in each month. Visiting companions
are cordially invited.
JOHN q. JONES, II. p.
JOHN T.. WHITMORE, See.
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Tucumcari Lodge No. Is, |. o. o. F.,
meets every Thursday evening at the
new Masonic hall.
J. d. PICKERING, N. O.
r. q. SUMMEY, Secretary.
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NOTICE

All Catholic men interested in the for.
nation of Knights OF Columbus Council
at Tucumcari are requested to write for
particulars to Charles W. Casey, Tucum.
earl.
Rev. jules II. Molinie.
Acting Pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
The LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Some Interesting Items Of Local
News Gathered on the Rua
During the Past Week.
An Inventor of Note.

Many Leon and Decatur county
people will remember o. M. Howard,
many years ago the editor of The
Reporter, and a brother of w. H.
Howard of this city. We still have
evidence of his originality in the
way of double engraved wood type
and special cuts which he carved
out while he owned The Reporter
office many years ago. Mr.. Howard
is now putting on the market a
number of his inventions, including
multiple color disc for job presses
by which two, three or four color
work can be produced at one impress
sion, an automatic feed guage, an
automatic feeder which will feed
one, two, three or four jobs automat-
ically, and his company is Develop
ing a new type casting machine
which does fair to do away with the
great monopoly of the linotype, as
we'll as number of other useful
inventions for the printing trade.
He has offices at 99-1O1 Beekman
street, New York City, and some of
these days the name of Mont Howard
is going to be one of the greatest
inventors in the history Of America.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
WAS A SUDDEN DEATH
Heary ]. lands Died After Only a
Days Illness. Had Moved to
Benten Osly Previous Day.

Not for a long time has there been
a death which has shocked our citi-
zens like that of Henry J. Lands,
which occurred at Benton, Iowa, on
last Thursday evening. Mr.. Lands
had been a resident of Leon and the
immediate vicinity for a number of
years, and he was one of our most
popular and highly respected citizens.
After an active career as a farmer
he had decided that he would now
enjoy the fruits of his labor, and
accordingly had arranged to take
up his residence at Benton, Iowa,
where his son, DR.. Frank Lands, is
a we'll known physician. While
never complaining Mr.. Lands had
not been in good health for several
years, being great sufferer from
asthma. The first of last week he
worked pretty hard loading a. car
with his household goods for ship
ment to Benton, where he had de-
cided to locate. He left here in
company with his wife on Wednesday
morning, and on Thursday morning
he was taken sick. Although given
every attention he rapidly failed and
passed away at the home of his son
the same evening. His body was
brought to Leon Saturday morning,
funeral services being held from the
M. E. church at 1890 o'clock, inter-
ment being in the Leon cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
Editors Had Good Meeting at Abba.

The Reporter man spent Thurs
day and Friday at Abba, attending
the meeting of the Southern Iowa
Editorial Association. There was a
good attendance and the two days
were occupied in discussions of top
les of interest to the craft. 1t had
been seven years since we had visit
ed Abba, and we were surprised at
the substantial improvements which
have been made in this flourishing
little city, one of the best in the
state. Fine new modern business
houses, paved streets, an interurban
line connecting Abba with the sur
rounding coal fields, several new fac
tories, and a general air of improve
ment apparent in all lines. While
in Abba the visiting editors were
shown every attention by the local
fraternity, Horace Barnes, of the
Abba Republican, being specially ac-
tive in this line. We met several
former Leon citizens who are now
living at Abba, among them George
Carmean, who is in the drug busi-
ness, R. l. Mitchell, who Is engaged
in the implement business, and then
when we visited the Tobey & Beck
tell cigar factory we found whole
bunch of Leon boys employed as
cigar makers. Otis McKern is fore
man of the shop, and working with
him are Bert and Stub Gardner,
Henry and Fred McKern. The boys
have steady work and the factory
employs a large number Of cigar
makers. Thty are making good
cigars too, for the editors smoked
nothing but Abba cigars while they
were in Abba and we were present.
ed with box of La Vegas, the new
ten cent cigar they are putting on
the market.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08

Hamilton, age 13.
The election of officers for the en-
suing year followed, resulting as
follows:
President-Fred Woolley.'
Vice President-A. e. Cotterill.
| Secretary-J. w. Long.
Treasurer-F. A. CARRIER.
Fred Woolley was elected as dele
gate to the annual meeting of the
State Agricultural Society, with c..
M. Axes, as alternate.
Friday afternoon there was an
address on horticulture" by Prof.
Bliss, of Ames.
| On Friday evening the annual
rural declamatory contest was held
at the opera house, which was we'll
filled Three gold medals had been
offered, the contestants to be from
rural schools. There were eleven
contestants, and all acquitted them
selves in a very creditable manner,
the judges, Mrs. Jennie Steel Huegle,
county superintendent of Polk coun-
! ty, Miss Eta J. Rider, county super
| intendent of Ringgold county, and
Prof. A. S. Fulton, superintendent
of the Osceola public schools, award
ing first place to Willie Rogers, of
Hamilton township, his subject be-
ing "Sockery Setting Hen," Sec
ond to Frank Myers, of Center town
ship, his subject being "The Rail-
road Crossing" and third to Miss
Flossie Luce, of Franklin township,
with "The Stolen Watermelon"
Saturday was strictly devoted to
the teachers meeting and they had
a most interesting and instructive
program. The session commenced
promptly at $3.50 o'clock in the morn
ing and was in session All day. The
program opened with devotional ex-
ercises by Elder J. S. Coffin, and
the following program was carried
out. We regret that We cannot
speak individually of each number,
but suffice to say that they were all
good:
Song My Country Tis of Thee.
Echoes From /. S. T. A.. ..........,
Miss Ella GrOgan.
Better Preparation for Teachers. :.
Mrs. Jennie Steele Huegle, Des
Moines.
Discussion A C. Voelker.5
Agriculture in the Schools .......
........ A. S. Fulton, OSceOla.
Discussion ....... 90. H. Hollen.
Piano Duett ......
Misses Josephine and Ruth Chase
Some Characteristics of the Success
full Teacher F. H. Riggle, Decatur
Saturday, lis p. m.
Solo Miss Ruth Farquhar
Needed Reforms in the Public
Schools. 50. Hon. v. R. McGinnist
Discussion, F. r. Reed, j. C. Duff
field.
Effective Storytelling ...........
Miss Myrtle Ballantyne, Lamont
Discussion ........ Anna Hoadley
Piano Duet ...:
Misses Georgia Hurst, Alta Hart
Relation of Teacher to Pupil ......
j. H. Dutton, Davis City
Discussion ........ u. S. Weber
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
HAIR HEALTH.
If You Have Scalp or Hair Trouble
Take Advantage of This Offer.

We could not afford to so strongly
endorse Rexall "93" Hair Tonic and
continue to sell it as We do, If it did
not do all we claim it will. Should
our enthusiasm carry us away, and
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic not give
entire satisfaction to the users, they
would lose faith in us and our state
ments, and in consequence our busi-
ness prestige would suffer.
We assure you that If your hair is
to unnaturally fall out or
if you have any scalp trouble, Rex
all "93" Hair Tonic will promptly
eradicate dandruff, stimulate hair
growth and prevent premature bald
ness.
Our faith in Rexall "93' Hair
Tonic is so strong that we ask you
to try it on our positive guarantee
that your money will be cheerfully
refunded if it does not do as we
claim. Two sizes, soc and $1.00.
Sold only at our store-The Rexall
Store. Bell & Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
Smith-GibsOn.

Last Thursday at the parlors of
the Park Hotel occurred the mar
riage of Mr.. Delbert Smith and Miss
Lulu Bell Gibson, both of Garden
Grove, j. S. Coffin, pastor of the
Christian church, officiating. These
young people come from highly re-
spected families. Mr.. Smiths
father, John Smith, is a we'll known
citizen of Garden Grove, and Mr..
Gibson was formerly a citizen of the
vicinity of Leon, but moved to a
large farm near Garden Grove
which he purchased some two or
three years ago. The groom's broth
er and his wife accompanied him and
his lady to Leon and witnessed the
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will
make their home on a farm near
Garden Grove. A large circle of
friends unite in wishing them a pros
porous and happy life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
Send Your Express Packages Early.

1t is only a short time now until
Christmas and for several days be-
fore Christmas the express compan-
les are simply swamped with the
thousands of Christmas presents
which are shipped by express, and
in many cases the presents do not
reach their destination until sever
al days after Christmas. All this
could be very easily avoided if peo-
pie would send their express pack
ages at the earliest possible date.
The express agent has hard time
of it handling all the business and
when packages are taken to the Of
flee just before train time it is i'm
possible for him to bill them out
that day, and the company has is
sued strict orders that no packages
are to be shipped until they are bill
ed Just bear this in mind and you
will save lot of trouble and worry
about your packages. Ship them
early,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
Unloaded the Cinders.

There was a peculiar wreck down
at the depot last Saturday after
noon. Three big dump cars loaded
with cinders had been set on the
track for use in making the plat
forms for the new depot Owing
to the location of the tracks the
men could only unload one side of
each car, and while freight train
was switching in the yards they
kicked string of cars against the
cinder cars and the result was that
all three toppled over and unloaded
the cinders in a hurry, as we'll as
blocking the switch track for several
days, as it was no small job to get
the heavy cars back on the track.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08

L. C. McKern returned Sunday
from Henderson, Iowa, where he
made a good record ETAOIN SHR
had been shucking corn, and he
made a good record too, averaging
10 bushels per day for "a days.
Mrs. J. H. Zook and children,
Mrs. G.. w. Aten and Miss Mona
Feight, of Garden Grove, came Fri
day and visited a few days in this
city at the home of Mrs. Cooks par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Snyder.
E. D. Dorm, of Des Moines, form
er we'll known banker of this city,
was a visitor in this city last Thurs
day, going from here to Charlton to-
visit his son, A. E. Dorm, who is
engaged in the clothing business at.
Charlton. ..Ss
Aida Tansey, of Weldon, came
Thursday evening and visited few
days with relatives and friends in
this city. He had just returned
from trip of several weeks playing
in the band with the Yankee Robin-s
son circus. ,LIE
w. H. Allbaugh, of Des Moines,
who is visiting at the home of HIS
daughter, Mrs. o. E. Teale, at La
moni, was in Leon last Saturday, at
tending the funeral of H. J. Landis,
and visiting at the home of his son.
J. E. Albaugh.
Mrs. C. C. Little of this city, and
her sister, Mrs. A. M. Wickizer and
son knight, of Quinter, Kans., who
are here visiting, went to Humes-
ton Thursday and visited until Sat-
urday at the home of their sister.
Mrs. S. D. Newell.
U. G. John returned Saturday
morning from stay of several
weeks at Cheyenne, Wyoming, where
he filed on a 800 acre claim and built
a barn. He expects to move on the
claim shortly after the first of the
year. Frank w. CARRIER who located
near the same place some monthe
ago returned with Mr.. John in order
to gather the corn crop which he had
In here this year. He is we'll pleas
ed with his claih.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
Won Prizes With Leon Chickens.

c. w. Reeder, manager of the
Leon Orpingtons, won fifth prize for
the best pen at the Kansas City poul-
try show last week, with pen of
eight months old chicks, competing
with matured fowls, with his S. C.
White Orpingtons. There were 27
pens in the class, the largest list
of entries ever shown in single
class in the United States. There
were four imported pens and he
beat two of them. While at Kan
sas City he was offered $3.50 for
the cockerel which headed his pen,
but refused it. He also won first
on pullet and first on hen as well
as two specials at the Centerville
Poultry Show, where there was
strong competition. The Leon
Orpingtons are as good as there are
in the country anywhere.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
Change in Bank Officials.

At a meeting of the directors OF
the Exchange National Bank of Leon
on Monday, there was change made
in the officers of the bank, to take
effect January 1st. S. G. Mitchell.
who has been assistant cashier of
the bank for a number of years, will
retire with the close of the year,
having accepted the appointment of
deputy county auditor under Audi
tor Mclaughlin, and E. G. Monroe,
was elected as assistant cashier, and
will take the position when he goes
out of the county treasurer's Office
the first of the year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
Christian Church Notes.

The special service of the C. w.
B. M. last Lords day evening was
we'll attended and deep interested
manifested. The program revealed
some interesting facts about the
work of this organization and show
ed that marvellous results have been
accomplished. The only thing that
keeps this organization from Turn
ing the world upside down" is it's
lack of funds. Our Bible school is
growing in interest. The usual at
tendance is more than a hundred.
The theme for the sermon next
Lords day morning is "The King
dom or The Church. When and
where established The evening
theme, I'm the Image of God"
j. S. Coffin, Pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
Byrunl-MasSey.

Mr.. NJ. E. Byrum, of Garden
Grove, and Miss Ella Massey, of
Lineville, were married at the M.
E. parsonage in this city Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. E. M.
Hoff. After visiting few days with
relatives in the east side of the
county Mr.. and Mrs. Byrum will
make their home in Des Moines.
Many friends of these young people
extend their congratulations and wish
them every happiness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
Electric Theatre Closed Saturday
Night.

The Electric Theatre which has
been operated in this city for nearly
a year, closed Saturday night, and
Manager B. r. Scott is moving the
fixtures to Buxton, the big mining
camp near Abba, where he will run
a moving picture show.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
Coal, Coal, Coal!

Coal is a whole lot cheaper.
Come and see us before you
buy your winter coal. We have
in stock some of the famous
Illinois Carterville coal, lump,
egg and nut size, also Center
vile Block, and Smoky Hollow
lump and hard coal, two sizes,
chestnut and egg.
Leon Coal and Grain Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08

We are in receipt Of a commune
cation from Ebert A. Smith, of La
moni, asking us to !, correct the
statement that w. D. G. Pettyson,
who was sent to the insane hospital
at Clarinda last week, was a minister
of the l.. D. 8. church, stating that
while Mr.. Pattyson was at one time
3 member OF the church, he was
expelled from the church some ten
years ago. 4...l
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
, Broke His Leg.

Jap Cesler, a we'll known farmer
living mile south of Leon met with
an accident Sunday evening which
will confine him to the house for
some time. He was leading couple
of colts up to the house to water
them Sunday evening, and as they
passed through the gate the colts
crowded him against the gate In
such manner. as to fracture his
right leg.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-08
Killed in Denver.

Relatives and friends in this city
have received the sad news of the
death of Lyman, the ten year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Grayson, form
er residents of this city, who was
spending the winter with his mother
in Denver. The little fellow was
run over by a heavy coal wagon and
received injuries from which he died
a few hours later.