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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12

Lots 10 and III, Block Il, facing the
windmill by the Park; 4 bargain at
$4,000, partly terms.
Lot s, Block II, Highland Park, with
small house on same, $l50O0i terms.
Lots I and 2, Block IL, Gamble Addi'
ton, Just west Of wind mill Of G. II.
Chenault, within three blocke Of new
School, $4,000; Terms.
Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Gamble Add
ton, .....,.,,.....','''''. s521OO
Lots 0 and 10, Block /, Gamble Addi.
Lots i.s.s, Block q. McGcc Add, a
corner opposite r. r. Donohoo's resi-.
dence, tooO.OO
so acres patented land, Ave miles east,
tenant house aud dug-out, all fenced,
70 acres has been broken up two yesrs,
a bargain at tl2.50 per acre. One.
half cash, balance on time.
One Store house on Lot 4, Block 4,
Main street, renting at $4,000 per
month, eE0OU.OO
Lots iO.il.iS, Block /, Medss Second
Addition, with good four'rOom resi-
dence on same, .......... tl2oO.OO
Lot 8, Block Q, BUCHANAN Addition, good
two.Toom house, fence and barn $500
The Triangle Of Land just west Of the
Plaza Gdins, '.'......,,,. e3,oVO'Ou
Lot Q, Block Q, Buchanan Add. $4,000
LOts 8 and 9, Block Ss, Original Town.
site, ,................... 81, 100000
Is acres Just north Of H.. M. Smith, be,
tween the Rock Island and the Daw'
son Railroads, -. sl25.O0 an acre.
Lots l0.ii.l2, In Block IL, Daub . First
Addition, ..,.....,...'... N,0OOOO
Two Cement Block Sto.e Houses 25x60
feet on three lots on Smith 81, $1,000
IS Room Rooming House on Lots 3 and
4, Block 3, Buchanan Addition, with
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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12
WHEN WASHINGTON swoRE

"Did you ever know that Washington
had puc uf the closest calls Of his lie
within a stones throw of Times
Squurr'' remarked a New Yorker To
an out II town visitor. There 5 the
record VI it-nn adventure that came
near changing the history of the couu
try"
The New Yorker pointed 10 q bronze
tablet ON the row of houses facing
Times square above Forty third street.
II seems that in the revolution the
rrdcoats were Selling Manhattan aud
the Americans were getting out ~
fast ~ they could, bag aud baggage.
Times Square was open farm land
then, and the fugitives came up Broad.
way or B~lVomingdale road. General
Putnam aud his men were nearly caught
by the British, but got away and were
coming up the road when Washington
met them.
The Father Of His Country let GU,
u string IT curses and tried Co STOP
them, tn" man who writes historic.
hash Z the nerve to set down what b,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12

complaints Of damage from some
sections of the winter wheat country
the snow has been of for some
time but general condition of winter
wheat crop declared favorable. 81.
Louis again quoted lower cash wheat.
CORN: Corn had a little upturn dur
ing the morning. rhe buying was trac
able 10 a few local dealers aud country
commission houses with scattered or
ders accumulated over night. Nearly
everything in the way Of news was
against the market, weather map was
fine and forecast favorable. Cash corn
prices were lower. Good authorities de.
clare that Chicago has in all positions
fully 100000 bushels corn Mt this
writing. Kansas City reports the larg.
est stocks in years. Omaha is getting
a large run Of corn. Market has been
steadied each day during the week by
a certain amount Of country buying
IL these buyers get filled up or with.
draw from the market, the bearish feel
ing in the local trade might cause much
sharper break than yet recorded. The
feature OF the day was the drop in tn,
early month from a fraction premium
20 a discount under the July,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12
Authorship Of wasbigOnS Farewell Address

Inc letter was among Madison $
papers at his death, and some years
4 sold at auction In New York,
bringing tl,395, and passing into the
collection Of one Of New York s col
lcctors.
There is nothing in this letter TO
indicate that Washington retired from
public life on account Of his unpopu.
larity, and. IL 1t were necessary, would
show that Hamilton was not the author
If the valedictory address. Madison,
appealed to in the letter Just quoted,
did find time TO draw up such an al.
dress ~ Washington Indicated. This was
submitted to the president, and the lat
ter prepared a paper from IL. This copy
he submitted TO Jay, nj that time Chief
Justice of the United States supreme
court. and to Alexander Hamilton, the
secretary Of the treasury. In forward
ing the paper to Hamilton, Washing
ton wrote. even IL YOU should think
il best % throw the whole into a dif
fcrent form let me suggest, notwith
standing, that my draught may be re.
turned 20 me talong with yours with
such amendments and corrections az
to render IL a. perfect as the forma.
,ion is susceptible Of; %curtailed, IL toe
verbose. and relieved Of all ~tautology
not necessary to enforce the ideas In
the original or quoted part. My wish
J., that the whole may appear In a plair
style. and be handed 10 the public II
an homes, unaffected, simple part"
Hamilton prepared a draft whicl
Washington said he preferred to other
submitted to him. IL was mainly
change in form, but Hamilton 5 pape
e il said to have differed much from th,
. original. This draft was followed b,
I Washington, who wrote the address an,
y then submitted the new production 4
Pickering, McHenry and Wolcott. Thcs
made few changes and these are said t
a have been, as Pickering has recorded
is regarding chiefly the grammar AN
u composition
le Although the FIRST letter to Madiso
u on the subject bears the date of Ma
IN 90, 1899, the farewell address was n,
X given to the people until septemb,
20 10, 1895. In the meantime, a. h'
If been shown, it was undergoing =
peated alteration and improvement
e. various hands, yet the main ideas wei
~, Washington 5, and the final draft N,
ID only was in his hand, but very large
was Of has own composition.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12
COMING CITY OF NEW MEXICO

This week the writer made a trip TO
Tucumcari, and was more than ever i'm
pressed with the growth and thrifty
ness Of tnat young city. \ few short
years ago there was nothing but "A bare
desolate looking country with a COW
camp aud comisary close tn the present
site Of Tucumcari. Today that same
country is dotted with happy homes,
prosperous farmers and thriving young
city Of over Eve thousand inhabitants.
The Rock Island line, the first 10 pass
through the country and open IL up ~
10 move their la-ge shops and principal
division point TO that place, The Daw.
son line, that opens up one Of the larg'
est coal mining districts in the world
has it, terminal there. The Ecw liuc
Of Railroad from Memphis, Tenn, i,
building into town and II will be in
active operation 10y the first of March
and with the Santa Re from Clovis prac
tically assured and a number of othcl
railroads building towards Tucumcari
its future as a railroad center is rs
sured. Aud with a large fertile coun
try surrounding il, a large rumber oi
thriving young towns tributary theret,
and most important Of all a pushin,
hustling set OF men, that have shown
confidence In the future of the tow
by building large brick blocks, beauti
full residences aud a modern uptodat
sewer system. The future Of Tucum
earl AS a great City is as plain as tn
mole on Il beautiful woman's face
Mosquero Sun,
The Mosqucro sun is published a
the new town OF Mosquero in Unto
county on the Dawson branch Of tn
Southwestern. Hon. Il. +. Brown, men
her Of the legislature from Union cour
~, is the founder and the editor o
the sun, a paper that is boosting tn
interests of that section Of the cour
try. To have Mr.. Brown 20 sa
good things about our town is ploasin
20 the News. We know he means an
understands what he says. Mosquero
fortunate to ave such men a. he to rel
resent It's interests. The town is littI
more than o year old and has very fla.
tering prospects ahead. A lew count
is in prospect and Mosquero is going
have strong r, presentation for the coul
~ seat in the next New Mexico lcgisl
ltufg
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12
N MAKE
FINE w
Banks and Trust Companies
Under Territorial Super
vision Show Half Million
Increase Over 1908.

Santa he, n. NJ, Feb. 3.-Territor.
ial Travelling Auditor Charles v. SAT.
ford has completed his summary of the
statements Of territorial banks aud trust
companies on December ~. 1909. Thir.
~ eight banks reported, showing a to.
tai OF resources aud liabilities Of s6,.
lUl ,21l go, au increase ovcr the state
ment of June 80, 1909, of $I23,5l5.04.
Resources are itemized and totaled as
follows: Loan on real estate, $55I,374.6S
On collateral security, s762,6i6.7l; loans
aud discounts. s2.ll6,4O3.3 81; overdrafts,
I2,j5s.66; United States bonds, $4,000,
bank stock sg,4OO; other securities,
49, SIS. due from other banks aud trust
companies, s~s7,670.s2; real estate and
bank furniture and fixtures, s2Sj,slj,
checks and cash items, s~j6,9d9.l2; cash
ON hand, 81 200. G6O.Ol other resources
ss7,207.sl. The liabilities are itemizeo
aud totaled as follows: Capital stock
t1,il6,9Ol; surplus, ~$l2i,OOl4l; undi
vided profits $63,s3o.G7; deposits sub
jeet to check, s3,37s,259.23; time de
posits 81, 266, 9s2 80; due other banks
$52,37025; other liabilities, sI4,s7s.9j
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12
THE GREATEST BUTTER RECORD

Thus is said 10 he the best record of
any cow for a year, So far rs butter
fat i, concerned.
She is four and q half'ycars old aud
her name is Hon. Missy Of the Glen,
1890.
Sh" gave ASH pounds Of milk
ia m" year. the percentage of butter.
fat was an average OF G.5l.
The total amount of butter fat pro
duc"d in q year was 95i,7G pounds
which, when sailed aud WORKED, rep
resents i,lOO pounds of butter.
Hon. Missy of the Glen is a New
port, Rhode Island, ari,tocrat, Her
home - owned aud she WAS bred hy
Mr.. H. A. G. Taylor, nj Glen Farm.
Hon. Missy Of the Glen d, one of
twenty.seyen descendants Of an i'm.
ported cow, Polly del Epincl, 4.6lg.
Her sire was an Advanced Register
bull, but his name Is not mentioned
in the statement sent out By the
American Guernsey Cattle Club,
The Hon. Missy ealyed on October
25th. 1905. but her test did not begin
until December Isl aud then confirm.
cd a full year.
The lowest butter-fat content for
any one month was In the first month
-December-I.6s per cent; the high.
est was the following October, when
tnere was recorded the wonderful
average of 9,07 per sent.
Hon. Missy was a good feeder, In
October, when she produced l0i.4l
pounds Of butter.fat, she ate 5llig
pounds OF grain, besides corn fodder,
beets and pasture,
She was an out door coy in all
kinds of weather. Al first she was
Milkea twice a day, hut later three
times a day. She was only out of
condition three times in the year,
then caused by sore feet, and sho
ended the contest In excellent con.
dition.
This record il authentic. Every
~precaution was taken to verify milk.
ings and butter-fat percentage.
The reason why she is called The
Missy is because her record
above 1000 pounds Of butter in a
rear.
Later on We will try TO obtain an
Illustration Of Hon. .dissy OF the Glen.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12
NEWS OF H
A r X T s.
Little Change in Wheat;
Corn Shows Some Activ-
ity But Little Change in
Quotations.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Chicago, Feb. WHEAT; II was
a hard market to follow most Of the
session as the opening break in line
with weak Liverpool market was fol.
lowed Dy good rally close TO sll0h.
This little swell not only invited short
selling but holders were none 20 con
idcpt and considerable long wheat
came on the market as well. Rest OF
the news from ali quarters VAS a little
bearish in lone and before the close
the market showed decided weakness
and a break OF IA from extreme high
point. From Argentine shipments were
enlarged to 2,6Os 900 bushels visible
stocks at Argentine ports increased to
$4,000 bushels same time indicating
large movement from interior.
There was a temporary drop In North
west car lots due to a wreck on the
Great Northrn road but dispatches from
the Northwest all claim that large
quantity Of wheat is in transit and will
come forward for two weeks yet, ii there
il no bad storm to interfere. This in
formation together with the fact that
Minneapolis and Duluth stocks inereas'
ed over a million bushels for the week
added 10 the bearish feeling in the To-
cal trade. Whether correct or not ihc
trade think the May and cash wheat
here supported altogether by too much
by one bull interest and this Of itself
Is letting some Of the local holders to
lot 40 their lines, There was quite as
much selling Of long wheat on the late
break. 81. Louis Modern Miller con.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12

said. hut he could swear like q trooper
when be- got started Putnam men
were ~ scared, though. that they h'li
On running Washington wa Wild
with rage aud g]allopcd away with hi
,tnn acros. The fields. Where Bryant
r,fh now is. hc ran into 80 rrdruai-
and would have been taken II hl, com
ramon, hudu Z pulled him back. what
would have happened q Washington
had been made a prisoner View
York Times.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12
Memorials to the Father Of His Country


The adage that republics are IN
grateful would seem to hc completely
refuted 10y the manner IN which the
name aud fame of George Washington
have been conmcmoratcd at the Amer
lean capital. II ~ M cNaggetatiou to
say that no other hero of any age ar
nation has been honored so consplcu
uusly. The monuments, statues aud
other memorials whereby the first pres
ident has been given homage AZ the
American seat Of government are lie
signed primarily, ~ course. to honor
the individual for his whole notable
career. At the same time the Nersa
,tlity of the many sided Washington
is emphasized 10y some OF the memoir
iuls which. by their character, call T."
mind. respectively, his Invaluable ser.
vices ~ Il citizen, ~ u soldier aud ~
u statesman.
Ranking first. not only among the
tributes to the new world liberator,
n iNNN NlNf w W. lltNNblltAN hNiN'NE W.
personal memorials throughout the
world Is the great Washington Va.
tional monument that imposing shaft
ct white marble rising on the bank.
Ut the Potomac river to bcspeak the
gratitude of the whole American
people. This monument, which - the
highest masonry structure in IN,
world, and douhly impressive ~ it'
simplicity, j. an ohclisk aud has q
height ot SIS feet. The foundation
Is ~ feet deep aud the walls of the
ness at the bottom, gradually taprrlul
to a thickness ~ u inches ut III" t"l,
In the huge pile are stones contrib
utcd by ~ different states Ut the uniul
aud ~ American cities, as well 81
beautiful carved blocks of mathl
= from Italy, Egypt, Greece, Switzcr
land. Japan, China, siam, Brazil an
other nations which took opportunit
10 pay tribute to the greatest patriu
: Of all time.
= Gcn. Washington was yet Twin
when there first o~rigina,ed the plh
. for providing this supreme testimonii
d To- his military aud political scrNtc,
9 As early rs l7N3 the congress Of III
United States resolved 20 erect u ma
Il bile monument t. the nation : idol, nu
u II is said hat Washington himself 81
lccted a site the spot where the mon
ment now stands. The project WIS r
yivcd from time 10 time after n
death At Washington, but II was 10,
4 until 1898 tina, practical steps We
taken to- carry out the undertaken
% Funds were raised 10y popular ~
u Scription, aud in lsis the corner Stol
Of the towering structure was la
with due ceremony. In 1855 the fun,
l. which had been contributed were 4"
tc hausted. the shaft having nj that I'm
n. attained n height of 1852 feet. NOI
le ceased aud the project was NJ "a stan
still for more than II score of y"aI
or until 1873, when the national leg.
At lature appropriated money q" r"l
IN plete the masonry masterpiece. "
10 completed monument. which rcpi
SCENTS an expenditure Of more thi
81, 3OO,OOO, was dedicated n quarter
~ n century ago, on February 81, lN'
ba one Of the most famous of the II
N MORALS and one which has had q me
,v remarkable history is Horatio Gree
ough : heroic statue in marble
"A George Washington. This Stntu" I
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12

wear, occupied the most conspicuous
place on the plaza of the United states
capitul, hut lattcrly II has been r'
moved 10 the Smithsonian institution.
The figure Of Washington, ,cantlly ~
rnycd, IN the toga of = Roman senator
IS represented IN q sitting postum"
The left hand clasps q short sword
aud the right hand points toward n"n,
en-. On the granite pedestal - inscrih
ed the famous tribute ut ten. Henry
Lee. First IN War, First IN ; cacc,
aud First IN the Hearts ct Ills '"uu
trymcn.
The history ofthis statue dates from
the year 1859 when congress author
ilcd the president to employ III" 'cUlr
tor G]recnough 10 cNccutc u fuil length
statue. The figure, whirh weighs fully
II tons. was chisrlcd ~ Florence,
! Italy. aud the problem of bringing u
.afcl, to America proved u most per
picking one. Commodore Hull wH~
sent with u man of war 10 get the work
81 art. hut he found that II would Ice
uccc~sut, to RAP up the ships decks
In order 10 place the cumbersome but
ten ~ the hold. and be- objected q"
doing this. Finally, y merchant vessel
had to be chartered Tor the task aud
partially reconstructed. III" sta'u"
was first placed ~ the rutuudn at the
capitol. but later was placed on ih'
plaza. The figure. whicn cost lu,lr
Sam more than sI2,OUO, has alwaN =
been the object uf more ~ less r'l'l
cl,m because of the lack ct IIhprrN
In Washington - one 1T the trv
hnrschnck monuments "yrr erected u
the memory ct the foremost mllital!
leader of his day. The rIu"sirInl
I, statue 1T Washington, cun,pIcuou
even IN u city that boasts more sue.
statues than any other community col
I the cuntincnt-was produced hy 'lur
/, Mill, aud was east from cannon caI
I turcd FROM the British IN the war Il
lsi2. ten. Washington, dressed 0
. continental uniform, Is represented q
h witnessing the battle of Princeton II
4 horse represented m this -tniu" va
modelled from one captured from
wild herd on the prairie near fol
!. ~l.cny"uworth, Kansas.
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There does not seem "a have been any
unity Of belief regarding the author.
ship Of Washington 3 farewell address
among some Of the earlier historians,
and much Of the same confusion has
resulted from the various aud eontradic.
tory statements regarding Washington
retirement from public life. a page
from a letter written TO james Madi'
son by Washington, in May, l7o2, is to
some extent an answcr to some Of the
statements which have been made from
time TO time.
when all the facts In the ease are
arranged, there does not appear to be
any mystery surrounding either The
retirement Of Washington or Of the
authorship Of the historic address.
Briefly, as the letter quoted in fac.
simile indicates, Washington had de
cided 10 retire from public life before
the tide IT opposition TO him had set in,
and had determined 10 prepare what
wv uANlNtNA Wv y NhAf'AAh " ~
dress. 1t Is probable that 10 ques.
ton regarding the authorship Ut the
address would ever had arisen had
not the untimcly death Of Hamilton.
who was slam in a duel 10y Burr
thrown his private papers into the
hands VI persons who were not ap
prised of all the facts In the ease
They, OF some friends Of Hamilton
about the middle Of the last century
happened upon q draft NJ the address
IA the handwriting OF Hamilton, an,
Immediately spread the intelligence
that Washington : secretary Of III
treasury was the real author OF tn
paper.
Some historians. having in mind tn
wave Of opposition to Washingto
which arose during his FIRST term d
office. and which became more bite
during his second term have int
mated that the retirement Of the FIR
president was merely the act of
popularity and had enough commC
sense not to linger where he had bccon
uncomfortable. In 1879 Washington ST.
was the popular idol. There has bee
no disagreement on that score amoI
the historians, and It was on May
ot that year, during this period
good will, that the Father OF His Cou
try decided to retire from public Ia
II was also at this time that he "
devising in his mind a diguifed meth
Of making this withdrawal.
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HALLEYs COMET CAN BE
SEEN WITH TELESCOPE

Rev. James NJ. Cline OF Benton, Ark,
writes TO the Christian Advocate that
Iialleys comet can be seen with the
telescope, aud that the comet we have
seen in the west has nothing to do
with Halleys, lie informs the Advo.
cate that Halleys comet is In the east
between the consultations of Taurus
and Gcmini. In a short time il will
bee visible To the eye, and then We
can take a look AZ the real thing. The
comet that appeared in the west for
Il short time is one Of the uuimport
ant bodies which appear from time TO
time and has doubtless disappeared.
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One seven room house aud one FIVE room
house on the east side Of Fourth
street in the McGee Addition. Price.
Sl,2o' and 1850 respectively, hut II
sale Of both is made ....... $500
Lots : and :, block 30, MrGec add $500
Lots > and q, block 20, Russell add. 5000
lot >, block 10, Rr ssell addition .S27j
Lots T. and + Of lot 2, Herring subdi.
VISION, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
l21Sli2 on corner Of Smith aud See.
oud streets, This IL the best location
for a first class hotel or business house
In the city. Price ...,,... sl2, 900
Lot 7 blockl, McGee addition. 5000
One Of the best sites for a hotel ln
Tucumcari, with east front on cor
ner Of Second aud Ger ter, sts. $4,000
One irst.class business on Main street.
will net $500 per month, for. . .s2,75O
Splendid l4'room ]rooming house on "A
lot 5Oxli2, on the corner Of Adams
aud Smith streets. This is one of the
best business properties we have 10
offer, Price $4,000, partly on time,
The best Cafe IN the host location in
the cIty, ..,,,.......,.,,,, 81 800
One Groom house Southeast corner Of
smith street, furnished, go. $4,000
One 4'room house furnished on Smith
street, ','''.'.'..''.',,.,.. $l,IuO
Lots 3, 4, 8 and 6, block 7, Mc0ee See,
ond Addition, each, .......... sl7s
Lots 3 and 4, block /, MeGee Second
Addition, each, minimum. tl75
100 acres patented land, well fenced,
good tenan, house, splendid well and
windmill, on the line Of the ChoctAw
RGsroad. Price $4,000. Has been
held at $500, but must be sold at
once. A bargain.
Northeast quarter of Seetiol ~, Town.
ship ION, Range SEE, with as acres
broken, well fenced 1890 boz house
we'll with plenty Of good water. OIL 200