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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-19
MITE
THE TEXLINE BANK
After Two Attempts They
Take Fright And Escape
To Mountains.

Dnlhart. Texas. Nov. 1.-THE hank
~ Texline. 30 miles north Of Dalhart.
was dynamited last night by yepgmen.
Two explosions were made. when the
people near were aroused and III" rob.
bers driven away. The burglars failed
TO get into the safe aud did not get
anything, This baak = y branch Of
the first National Of Dalhart.
Responding 20 Telephone calls PreSi.
dent Slaughter. with the sheriff and
his deputies went 70 TexIine on the
first train and are now in not pursuit
Of the robbers. who took 10 the noun.
,ains Of New Mexico,
All damage 20 bank and fixtures is
covered by insurance.
Texlipe. Texas. Nov. l4.-The safe
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PARKER AMUSEMENT COMPANY

II was announced that 'he Pa kcr
Amusement Company would reach III"
city on last Monday aud wnuli show
Of seine delay they did NJ, reach the
city until Tuesday and they did not
open up their shows until Wednesday
afternoon at 2:3O. rh. Parker is one
of the largest and hes; Carnival go ~
panies in the Southwest. Their land
is Il splendid one. and the concerts they
gave each afternoon and evening at
the Corner of Main aud Second streets
were very much enioyed. From Tu.
rumcari they will 20 To Amarillo.
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BAY VIEW CLUB

The bay view club meeting of this
week was AZ the home of Mrs. Crofford,
and the days program was an instruc.
tive one.
Roll call was from the KOron. the
Mohammcdans Bible, and responses
were given by Mesdam.s Anderson,
Beeth, hess, Cady, Chenault, Crofiord,
Donohoo. George, Gordon. Kinds, Koch,
Randle and Sherwood.
The b. mess session over, Mrs. Cady
gave for Mrs. Gordon an illustrated
talk from III. magazine about China :
Workers and How They Live that
was most interesting. The paper OF the
day upon Secret Societies in China,
was ably written by Mrs. Compbell and
read by Mrs. Donohoo. A short re-
cess was enjoyed while We awaited
our teacher members who ave the les.
son review and the reading, Mrs Kinds
outlining China s five wars, the drama it
five acts. entitled THE Awakening OF
China, - while Mrs, Bess gave the Sc
lection assigned IN the magazine, Sill
Henry Watton's The Happy Life. -
The hostess served a tempting salad
course. and after a short social time
Club adjourned to meet with Mrs, Don
ohoo this week. Mrs. Pcyton wal
guest Of the day.
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MEN AT
d. ROCK SPRINGS
Prepare to. Meet Band of
Mexicans Reported Ad-
vancing on Town.
AMERICANS STONED
IN CHIHUAHUA

Rock Springs, Tex, Nov. l5.-As n
result of the report that a body of
300 armed Mexicans were marching
upon this town, cowboys and ranchmen
from the surrounding country. armed
with rifles and revolvers, are pouring
into Rock Springs.
Ranch people of this section are so
anxious for a combat with the Mexican
band that they will probably start on
q march this afternoon to meet the al.
legged invaders.
II il believed by the officers that the
reported invasion in q hoax.
Del Rio Hears Nothing
OF The armed Band.
Del Rio, Texas, Nov. i5.-Rumors of
armed Mexicans advancing on Rock
Springs cannot he verified in any par.
%ticular. II is practically impossible
for such an occurrence with the extra
precautions being taken by Federal of.
ficials here and all along the border.
Rock Springs people are uneasy aud are
watching carefully. Everything here
and at Las VEGAS. across the river, is
quiet.
A telephone message from Sheriff
Pope of Edwards county today stated
that he had an armed force ready TO
meet any hostile movement that might
be made by Mexicans. lie said there
were no indications of such a move.
ment at Rock Springs, but nevertheless
he has made preparations to meet any
emergency.
Everybody is on guard. and not n
Mexican is in sight. - is the way he de.
scribes the situation.
The sheriff at Del Rio has heard moth,
ing of any serious movement, and denies
tclephoning such Information to Rock
Springs Monday.
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of the Tcxlinc bank was blown open
about | o'clock this morning. The X
plosion was heard by citizens who sur
rounded the bank ut once, but the burg
lars escaped, without securing anything,
Windows were shattered all around
by the explosion.
The robbers entered the bank by
breaking open the front door.
There is no clcw to those attempting
thc robbery.
Officers are now investigating.
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TOI.STOI N HIS
WIFE ARE DYING
Silent Tragedy Is Making a
Close of Great Novelist's
Life. :.
LAST SACRAMENT
GIVEN TO

lula, Russia, Nov. ls.-The condition
of both count Leo Tolstoi and the count
ess is reported today to be critical.
The count appears TO be succumbing TO
fever brought on by mental distress
and exposure incident To his voluntary
exile from home while his deserted wife
is dying of IA broken heart. The mind
of the great Russian scarcely could
have conceived of u more tragic ending
of W lives which have been inter.
woven for half q century. Tolstoi was
overcome with fati,u H. while attempting
yesterday to continue his pilgrimag" TO
the monastery at Shamardino in the
Caucasus, where he had hoped to spend
his last days in the Tolstoian colony
ON the shores of the Black Sea.
Lies Dy.ng. in a Hut
Tolstoi lies in o miserable hut at q
railroad flag station OF Astapova, to
which he was taken from the train
when his physician and companion. DIR
M~akeovetsky, realized that a c~ontinu
ance of the journey would result II
death. Today the condition OF the aRec
man is most serious.
On the Tolstoi estate at lasnayn
Poliua, the countess today received tn'
last sacrament. When her husband lis
appeared Thursday she twice attemp,
ed suicide. Since then she has not touch
ed food and she is Frustrated mentally
and physically.
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PACIFIC A
MEETS
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Governors, Senators, Repre-
sentatives and Prominent
Men from Pacific Slope
States Will Attend.
TOPICS OF VITAL
TO l.

Some indications of the favor with
which San Francisco is regarded in the
middle west ms the site for the Panama
exposition is shown by the enthusias.
tie endorsement of the California metro.
polls by the great organizations of bust
ness mel in Chicago and Omaha.
A short time ago the head Of the New
Orleans publicity bureau at Omaha sent
out a report that the Crescent city had
endorsed by the Commercial Club, the
leading commercial organization OF that
city. Immediately a meeting Of the
club was called. the alleged endorsement
denied and a resolution endorsing San
Francisco adopted by an overwhelming
majority.
The City Council Of Omaha. in the
meantime, had adopted by a unanimous
vote, a resolution endorsing San Fran.
cisco as the site for the Panama exposi.
ton.
The National Business Men : League
of Chicago is unqualiiedly IN favor of
the San Francisco exposition and has
adopted resolutions voicing in unmis.
taxable language its preference for the
Pacific coast city rs the site for the
Panama exposition.
s. Lewis y for New Orleans, but the
preference 10 admittedly due chiefly to
sentiment. That there is a strong feel
ing friendly for San Francisco in
that city is e' ident 10 all. The st
Lewis Times asks: "why should New
Orleans be favored at the expense ni
San Francisco. and adds:
"The argument OF neighborliness is
more than counterbalancea by Other
arguments which readily come 10 mind
Summer has always been accepted sea
son for world = fairs. Therefore III,
matter Of climate should be u first con
sideration. New Orleans has n very
kindly climate TO offer winter tourists
hut its ummers are unbearable. Genera
Humidity appears to have his fortified
lions most strongly established in th'
beautiful crescent city and he is {
known foe Ia comfort and exercise III
every kind
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whisked away to a safe place.

whiskcd away 10 q safe place.
With a yell the crowd surged for.
ward. but the police with clubs drove
the rioters back. In the struggle the
police captured a sledgc hammer aud
several crowbars.
Chief Pleads with Mob.
chief Srttn went out and pleaded
, ith tn n"G rs peaceful cit. zen, Il
90 home. u, told them Williams w,.
only held ~ 4 suspect and that thcr"
no T. .>di', evidence aga!rSt nm
he crow ,rrcd, but tried n";hin.
u.ore serious.
The Ashury Park common council
has Offered q reward of $500 Or th,'
arrest and conviction of the me- i,r"r,
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-28
LEIGH.
From the World.

From the World.
Henry xoeller is quite a trapper hsv
ing caught 3 muskrats, skunks, 4 minks
and l weasel 80 far this winter.
Ed Wurdeman underwent an opera.
ton for appendicitis Thursday morning
at the hands of the Mayo specialists in
Rochester, MINI. Mrs. Wurdemsn and
Frieda are with him.
Thursdays Omaha World Herald
brought the sad intelligence to relatives
and friends here that Mrs. Penrod was
injured in q wreck in Chicago. Mrs..
Penrod left here Tuesday, for visit
With relatives at her old home in Indiana
The dispatch states that dozen persons
we're injured one perhaps fatally, in a
collision between the Msnhatten flyer on
the Pennsylvania railroad and q switch
engine on the elevated structure at West
Fifty-sevecth street 10 the city limits.
The locomotive was thrown of the track
finally crashing against visduct girder,
when the boiler exploded and SET fire TO
the baggage car and mail coach. Among
the injured is Mrs. Bertha Penrod, Of
Leigh, Neb., cut and bruised.
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SCHUYLER.

From the Sun.
Before leaving for his future CalifOr-
MA home John V8nHousen handed the
editor IA most unique souvenir 1t is an
invitation to "a ball held in Westkill, n.
Y, on the evening of July 18th. 1877 1t
Is more than novel insofar as il provid-
as "a bill for y 80, which includes the
dance, supper for yourself and lady and
your team put in barn and fed This
dance WAS held Is years ago just after
the civil war and shows the manner in
which dances were given in those days
Ten of the tubes, five piers of the new
Platte river bridge. have been sunk and
the gang is now filling them with con.
crete. These piers will be completed
and four of the steel spans swung before
the other piers will he put in. The
bridge work is moving along nicely but
not as fast rs We woCld like to have it.
IL the bridge is we'll built all will be
satisfied. There are but two piers yet to
be put down and when that is done it
will not be long until the work is COM
pleted.
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ALBION.

From the News.
Il. Rice took his departure Friday
morning for California where he will
spend the winter and early spring with
his sister who resides there He does
not expect to return to Albion until some
time IN May.
While Smelling corn for Geo. Brisbane
near st. Edward Saturday, J. ". Green
had one of his hands caught in the feed
er of the shelter. 1t was necessary to
amputate the thumb and two first fingers
al the hand.
VIM. Silvers. formerly of this county
but now located in Oregon, writes here
that he has rented his land for the COM
ing year and is going to spend the winter
in California. In the spring he expects
to come back tn Albion for visit with
relatives and friends.
Jochum Krohn passed away at his
home west OF town last Friday morning.
Dec. 10Th. He fell into a cistern on
which he was working. Nov. 18th. his fall
resulting in broken leg and badly in
jured arm. This together with heart
trouble. with which he was afflicted. are
doubtless the Immediate csnses OF his
death. He Was close to fifty-nine years
OF age. and not in condition Ia withstand
such shock
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CEDAR RAPIDS.

From the Outlook.
John Darling arrived in Cedar Rapids
from Missouri last Friday and remained
until Monday shaking hands with nu-
merous friends. He recently held large
sale on his farm in Missouri and has
shipped his household goods to Colum.
bus where they expect to make their
future home.
Down at Bert Wilcott's last Sunday
night they had prepared fine meat
loaf which was intended rs part of a
lunch for the J. A. Smith family to take
on their long trip to California. After
the cooking process the dainty morsel
was set out doors and placed under a
box to cool TO: the night. The next
morning the women folks found the meat
loaf missing, some sneak thief having
come some time through the night. care
fully raised the box and other coverings
and neatly took the loaf out of the dish
and ''vamoosed" 1t was indeed Z dis
appointment, especially to the Smiths
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They Make Themselves. Like Their
Idols, as Hideous as Possible.

unoy Make themselves, Like heir
Idols, as Hideous as Possible.
The most important period of the
young Africans life is that between
youth and manhood Tor womanhood).
1t is then that the witch doctor is ex-
tremcly busy with his various mys-
FERROUS rites. 1t is IN important part of
his calling to be hideous, as in most
cases he undoubtedly is. A ridiculous
mask covers his head. and wildcat or
other skins are hung around his loins.
Pigment of various cOlOrs is plenti-
fully daubed over his body. and in this
hideOuS state it is not to be wondered
Mt that he strikes terror into the
maidenS' hearts as he dances wildly
In the dim freight, glazing ut them
with fiendish eyes. The timid young
creatures are like the hare which trem-
bles rs the hoverin. bird Of prey flut-
tiers over its head Self will is crushed,
and the erStwhile playful. willful child
Is transformed in most cases into a
frightened creature. with. for the time
being. no will of her own. 1t is n curl
Gus thing that nothing connected with
what one may call the spiritual side
Of the blacks life is ever beauti-
full. Their carved figures are always,
to say the least. SrOtesque and calcu-
lated TO brighten rather than comfort
the bereaved.-Wide World Magazine.
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PLATTE CENTER
From the sigma.

From the Signal.
The freight train on this branch made
a trip last Sunday. Too much business
for weeks only six days in length.
The many friends of Mr.. Pat Carey
whose illness We mentioned last week.
are glad to learn that he is much im-
proved and able to be up and walking
around.
Mrs. Donovan, who has been a guest
at the Ed Higgins home for the past two
weeks, departed for her home at Seneca
Ill.,, Tuesday. Mrs. Donovan AMI Mrs.
Higgins were schoolmates. Mrs. Hig-
gins accompanied her to Columbus.
Ms. J. J. krings. who had been a
patient in the Columbus hospital for
several weeks, was permitted to leave
that institution last Monday, and is STOP
ping for few days at the home of Mr..
krings' mother in Columbus She eX-
poets to be able to come to the home of
her parents Mr. and Mrs G. Gronenthal
at this place, to spend Christmas. and
will remain several weeks before return
ing to her home at Cedar Rapids
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CENTRAL. CITY.

From the Nonpar"ii.
Claude Reynolds. who has been rum
ming rs a brakeman on the Union Pacific
out of Columbus, has been laid off tenn
porarily and he and Mrs Reynolds are
now living in Central City. He has
taken a position IN the Farrand store.
Joe A. HAYS attended "a meeting of The
Capital Removal Association at Grand
Island Monday evening At that meet
ing bill was presented and discussed
providing for a vote on the removal pro-
position. This bill will he presented TO
the legislature for passage at the coming
season.
The women are always doing some
thing to spite the men. When the senti-
ment for the removal OF their hats in
public meetings became so strong that
they couldn't resist it they Immediately
set about To find some other means of
sggravatinn. Now they wear SO much
false hair that it doesn't make any diff
ference whether they have their hats on
or not.
Another advertising fakir has worked
fourteen of Central City's business firms
for advertising on calendar. Contrary
to the usual system this job is neatly
printed and presents a good appearance.
Ali the benefit the advertisers will get
ont OF the business. however. could be
pat in their eyes. Men who would not
insert an sd IN a newspaper if they were
given premium for doing so will read
lily bite on a proposition of this kind.
Advertising is science that some bust
ness men never seem 10 learn.
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SILVER CREEK.

From the Sand.
After long and well spent life, 2J
years OF it In this community, Philip
Piffer has gone to his great reward. He
died Sunday morning, Dec. Is, at about
, o clock. at his home west OF Silver
Creek, at the ripe old age of ~ years. ,
months and IL days.
For nearly So years her eyes had be-
held the light of this world when, at :
O'Clock Monday morning. Dec. IS, Sarah
ii Tolman closed them in her last sleep
on earth She was a woman Of strong
character and had faithfully borne her
part 10 the worlds work. To the aged
death comes AS rest and though the
parting was sad, her living friends and
relatives knew that they could not keep
her always.
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SHELBY.

From the sun.
II is expected that the Dancin eleya
tor will be filled before next week, not
enough cars ear be received FOX the
large amount of grain coming in. The
roads near Duncan were so well graded
this fall and grain is q good price there,
so everyone is busy hauling.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Alt and family
were inst set free after few weeks I'M
der quarantine with scarlet fever. Lydia
the oldest daughter WAS the patient
there. Mr.. John JaaX and family take
their place and try staying at home I'M
til Christina gets over her illness, which
We suppose and hope will he but short
time as her illness is not serious School
In District No. GS closed Tuesday oh ac-
count of the disease.
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FULLERTON.
From the News-.Journal.

From the News-.Journal.
Mrs. J. c. Augustus was q Columbus
passenger last Friday. She visited q
couple of days with her son Wood
Smith and said be was having fine sue
cess in his new ten cent store.
Skating parties have been all the GO
for the past few evenings. About fifty
young people were invited out TO the
Robert Clark farm last Friday evening.
They went by the way Of the hay rack
route and skated by moonlight. After
skating until a late hour they we're in.
vited into the hOnse and treated to ap-
pies and nuts.
J. A. StOrch AMI Morgan Flsherty re-
ceived their commissions from Governor
Shsllenberger a few days ago bearing
the Governors signature and golden seal.
j. A. Storch was Brig'd Genl and NJ. J.
Flaherty, Major and Quarter Master, N.
n. G.. Major Flaherty was rendered a
position in the Adjutsnt GenI's Office
but did not sse fit to accept.
Messrs johnson and Randolph had
quite serious accidents in the Mckay Il
Westveer drug store. one day last week.
while getting ready to empty large bot
tie of sulphuric acid. in the back room,
the bottle suddenly burst and deluged
their feet with the acid which instantly
burned their shoes and clothing They
ran to the room where Mr.. Mckay pour
ed smOnia where the acid had burned the
clothing and floor. Ar. johnson had q
hand burned and both feel the effects Of
breathing the fumes of the acid.
God bless the girl who works. She is
not too proud TO earn her own living,
nor ashamed to be caught at her daily
task. She smiles a, you from behind the
desk or counter. Perhaps she teaches or
helps with the housework-lt matters
not. The sight OF her is an inspiration.
1t is an honor 10 know this girl and he
worthy of her esteem. Lift your hat to
her, young man, as she passes by. She
is queen in the realm of womanhood--
che is q princess among the toilers God
bless and protect the girl who works.
Ex.
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IIOwELI.S
from the Journal.

from the Journal.
Last Friday Frank Hudec was taken
to Schuyler by Village Marshall Sachy
and given hearing before the board OF
insanity who pronounced him q fit sub
ject for ,iipsomsnic treatment. For a
long time he has been drinking to ex-
cess, neglecting his family and often
abusing them, and had used liquor IL
such an extent that he is now in pitia-
BILE condition, both mentally and physi-
cally.
As ii. W. Stuhr started to drive ont
Of Clarkson Thursday afternoon rnna-
way team ran into his horses near the
Koci blacksmith shop. When the shock
OF the collision was over and inventory
of losses made, it was found that one Of
Mr.. Stuhr's horses had been pierced
through and through by the tongue Of
the other mans buggy and after run
ming into tue animal more than two feet
the tongue had broken of. The rnna-
way team was the property Of Mr.. Koz-
lik, who farms the John ProkOpec place,
and he immediately settled with MIR.
Stnhr for the horse The animal had to
be killed 10 put it ont of misery
On last Thursday morning at eight
O'Clock. mt the family home. occurred the.
death of one Of the pioneer residents of
Clarkson, Joseph ARnel, after an illness
of over month from the effects Of a
stroke Of paralysis. The deceased was
horn in Bohemia, and at the time of his
death was fifty-nine years and three
months. He came tn America thirty
years ago, his parents settling near Cedar
Rapids, Ia. From there he went to Wis
consin and few years later, in 1871. he
came to Nebraska and LOCATED over at
David City. There he wac married on
the fifth day of October. 1879. to Miss
Anna Wavrin, who survives him. For a
short time after their marriage they re-
sided at Stanton, but came 10 Olarkson
in 1886. when the town was first establish
ed, and have lived here ever since Ten
children were born to this union. seven
of whom are living
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8onnyelabber.

New drinks have sometimes a glOri
Gus and brief popularity. Lord Straf
ford. writing to Lord COttinston il
1856. extOls ''bOnnycIabber." which Ii.
says lis the bravest. freshest drinl
you ever tasted. Your Spanish dol
would. on the heats Of Madrid. hans
his nose and shake his beard an hour
over every Sop he took Of 1t and take
It to be the drink of the gods all thu
while"
No one. however. seems to know
the exact composition Of the seductiv.
'bonnyciabber." although from an al
fusion to 1t by Ben Jonson it woult
seem to have been a mixture Of bee,
and Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.
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Betrothals In Germany.

In Germany IN elaborate method of
announcing the betrothal practically
puts IN end to all breach Of promise
cases. As soon as Il couple become
engaged the pair visit the town hall
and declare their willingness to marry
and sign. with witnesses. u series Of
documents which render a change of
mind Oh the mans part practically out
of the question. When either party
wishes to withdraw from this agree
ment the pair again visit the town hall
and additional documents are formally
signed. Witnessed and sealed. The au-
thorities then determine the question
Of compensation for injured feelings.
etc