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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-15
SANTA FE RAILWAY
AIDS DRY FARMING
Prof. J. d. Tinsley, Agricul.
tural College, Mesilla, En-
ployed to Travel the Lines.
BEGAN JANUARY

The Santa Fe railroad IL going 10
make an active campaign this year In
the interest Of Dry Farming in New
Mexico. While many of the roads have
aided the work extensively in the west,
the Santa Fe is the Firs, to take IL up
Hs a practical business and put its own
expert onto the job.
The Santa be has employed Prof. j..
y. Tinsley for next year to superintend
demonstration work IA the dry farming
districts along It's lines In New Mexico.
Prof. Tinsley will begin WORK on Jan.
| aud expects W visit the towns along
the Santa Fe lines during January, lie
will begin at Elkins on the PecOs val.
ley road aud work north 20 Clovis and
Texico, from there Yves, .long the cut.
of to Mountainair and reach the main.
line in San Miguel, Mora and Colfax
counties the latter part Of the month
or early in February.
The object Of this trip will he to
select the localities and tho men for
carrying on the work.
Where farmer s organizations already
exist that are willing to assume the
oversight Of the work, IL will be done
in cooperation with them. Where there
are no organizations, one will be
formed similar 20 the Farmers lnsti.
tute society.
The reason for working through an
organization is 10 arouse n greater In.
teres, in the work than il it we're done
directly with the individual. While the
actual work will be done by few men
i, is very desirable that all the people
Of the community should be in touch
with it, for the work is intended for
the good Of the community.
The farmers who cooperate will be-
expected to furnish the land and the
labor, and the Santa Fe will furnish
the services of Prof. Tinslcy and some
seed. The demonstrations will be prIn'
cipally on methods of handling the land
such US breaking, preparing the seed
bed seeding and cultivation and the
introduction OF good seed of the crops
now grown in the locality and the in.
PRODUCTION of new varieties and crops
of which the seed can be obtained.
The area to he handled by one farm
er will not be more than FIVE acres
aud from two to Gve farmers will be
selected for community. Prof Tinsley
will visit each community about once
month to see that the work is being
properly done and ON these visits will
lecture to the farmers where they de
sire 1t.
II is expected that not only the
farmers but the commercial clubs aud
similar organizations, and everybody
interested IN the development of ,he
dry farming districts will assist in
making this movement of the greatest
possible benefit.-El Paso Herald.
Professor j. X. Tinslcy has lcctured
the farmers Of Quay county in this city
number of times, aud a great bene
III resulted to them as consequence
IL will be well for them to keep In
mInd the things he has told them about
this country, II they will read after
him while he is in the service Of th,
Santa 70 they will further profit by
his long study aud experience with the
agricultural college Of this territory.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-15
ROBBERS ATTEMPT
HOLD-UP
Lee and Ernest Blankenship
Halted in the Dark in the
South End of the City.
ESCAPE ON BICYCLES

As Leo and Ernest Blankenship were
going home from this city Tuesday
night, they were attacked by a would
lie robber near the southern limits Of
town. The boys were riding their
wheels when they were commanded to
halt, but one Of the boys gave the
alarm and continued to ride as fast AZ
possible In the direction Of home and
the robber allowed tho other one "a
pass.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-15
THE SCIENCE OF
DRY FARMING
Quay County in the Lead to
Demonstrate It's Success
Beyond Question.
FARM NOW AT WORK

New Mexico leads all the older com
monwcalths In the matter Of advanced
IDEAS in agricultural education in one
important respect.
In addition TO a we'll equipped agri
cultural college and experiment station,
maintained jointly by the Federal and
territorial governments, like those found
in the older states, New Mexico has
gone one step farther and Is now es.
tablishing the first demonstration farm
IN the country under control Of any
state or territory. Oklahoma has some.
thing Of the same kind, but less CON.
prohonsive in its scope.
Quick Action on Bill
At the session of the New Mexico
legislature last winter a bill was intro.
duced and supported by Hon. NJ. O.
Mechem, now Judge of the seventh dis.
trict of New Mexico, provided for a
denomination farm in each Of the
eastern or dry farming counties Of the
territory.
The bill failed in passage in that
form, but was modified 30 as to provide
for one such farm, and fixed the loca.
tion in Quay County, which was in Mr..
Meehem's district, and Is q typical dry
farming county, and Tucumcari Is readi.
ly accessible from all the "dry" sec.
tions.
The first appropriation is $4,000 for
the 6.st two years and the first funds
became available November !, 1909.
Board Controls Farm
The control of the farm is vested in
a board Of three trustees ON whom de.
wolves the entire work Of directing and
overseeing the management Of the
farm. The board consists Of J. A,
Street, Herman Gerhardt, OF Tucumcari,
aud Cresciano Gallegos, of Santa Rosa,
". NJ.
In order TO reduce the expense, a
school section, near Tucumcari, has been
leased, and thus the heavy initial cost
Of the land ia saved, leaving most Of
the appropriation for the necessary
equipment.
The school section had been under
lease aud the purchase Of the leasehold
carried with 1t Il pretty fair outfit Of
farm buildings, all Of which can be
utilized.
A competent man has been employed
AS manager and work has already
begun in preparation for next sea
son 3 crop.
Adopt Campbell System
The trustees have decided 10 adopt
the straight Campbell system of cult
vation Tor several hundred acres, and
while the work on the farm will be
done under their direction, they will
avail themselves Of all the assistance
that can be given them by Prof. Camp
bell.
There is already a good supply OF
moisture in the ground all over Quay
county aud IL in believed that IL csI
! be demonstrated that this can bs 70
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-15
HOW ENDEE
WAS FOUNDED
Settled in 1882 BY John Z.
and Geo. M. Day as Endee
Cattle Ranch.


The following story Of the founding
Of the town Of Endee was published
In the last weeks issue Of the Hereford
Record;
In the year 1882, before there was
any Hereford, John Il. aud Geo. M.
Day went into New Mexico and estab.
lished u ranch. The cattle brand used
by the Day boys was "ND." In 1883
IL was agreed to establish a postofice
but what to name II was a puzzle TO
the boys. 1t was finally agreed to name
II IND" but how 20 spell IL was the
question. With the help OF outsiders
II was spelled out as "Endee" aud the
little town Of New Mexico still bears
the name. The Day brothers ran IA
store, restaurant and postofhce, George
Day being the postmaster. Tho town
was composed of a store, blacksmith
shop, postofiice, restaurant and two
saloons. The saloons were the render
vous Of the cowboys, and after they
had imbibcd freely they would go into
the restaurant and eat. The Day boys
owned the restaurant and John Day
said many times the cowboys would
come in, order their coffee, pull their
six shooters and stir 1t with the muz.
sle. They would pick up tin pie plates
in one hand, hold them up and shoot
through them. Most Of the provisions
for the store at Endee were freighted
from Las Vegas New Mexico, "a dis.
tauce Of $50 miles. Supplies were later
hauled from Amarillo. In those days
IL did not require much provisions and
il was made possible to haul enough
at one trip to last several months. The
store furnished all the ranches in that
country. The present location OF I'm.
dee is now about eight miles from its
first location, on the Rock Island rail.
road. In 1890 the Day boys loft En-.
dec and both settled ON the ranch
ghteen miles northeast of Hereford,
where now lives John L. Day.
John l.. Day stopped at the Record
office saturday night on his way home
after having returned from Amarillo,
aud being in a reminiscent mood gave US
this brief but interesting piece of his
tory. Mr.. Day is now past w years old
and feels almost ss hale and hearty ss
Re I'D when he went through the siren
uous years Of locating the town Of
ND" Goo. M. Day, the brother, is
now living ut Edgewatcr, Colorado
hereford Record.
Endcu IN now one OF the growing
towns of northeast New McNic" and
las great future before il ia agrlcul.
turo and stock raising. The new town
is less than n year old and has sever.
al stores, two hotels, lumber yard aud
other buiness houses, aud others under
construction, among them being IA
cement block 25AsO feet which will
be used for n store, postotlice aud bank.
The Tucumcari. Memphis railway is just
building into the new town this month.
The outlook for rapidly developing
community is very favorable. The soil
is fertile and water shallow. The class
of people settling are progressive and
are going to make good in both agri'
culture and stock. The opportunities
in that vicinity Ior the hoinesee ker are
probably greater than at any other
place in the county and this year many
people are going 10 settle there.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-15
DE oLTyKRA.a .aHoLsoN

II. y. Do olivera and Miss Emma
Gholson wer married at Clovis on
December gath. Mr.. De olivera. In a
son Of Mrs. Anna De olivera of this
city, and Miss Gholson is a popular
young lady of the Quay vicinity. The
News wishes the young people q "Bon
Voyage
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-15
MAKES LEAP IN THE DARK
John Peter Farr Shoots
Himself Rather Than Be.
come a Burden on Friends
SICK SEVERAL MONTHS


Wednesday at 10 o'clock In the rear
room Of DR.. Tomlinson Drug Store
on west Main street this city. Farr
was old and in bad health, with no
relatives in this community and fear.
ing that he would become a burden on
the city. placed revolver 20 his head,
rang down the curtain, and passed from
the stage of life. Poor old man. II
seems hard 20 have to quit life under
any circumstances, but TO reach old
age away from those that could soften
and cheer the declining years, and min.
lister in the time of sickness and ad.
versity, to feel the vitality Of life slow.
ly ebbing away, the last dollar spent
and not capable of earning a support,
seeing nothing ahead but want and suf.
fering, we wonder whether or not a man
is insane IL he decides that rather than
burden Others he will take "'leap In
the dark
As a News reporter was passing the
store Of Dr. Tomlinson Wednesday, he
heard the report Of n pistol and a gen.
tleman came 10 the door aud called
bin saying that n suicide had been com
mitted. The reporter went into the
store and in the back room found Farr
in u sitting position on a lounge with
a bullet hole in his right temple and
the blood streaming from the wound
Blood was flowing from his mouth and
but n short time. The ball passed
through his head, struck the board par.
tition, glanced 20 the ceiling and fell
on the floor only n few feet from tho
hand that still held the smoking wea.
pom.
Physicians were soon at his side but
II was apparent that nothing could be
don't for him as the wound was u fstsl
one. lie died In about forty minutis.
The body was taken 10 the morgus
where n coroners jury held an inquest,
rendering the verdict Of suicide.
The jury was composed Of I'D. Hall,
G. II. Cooper, Walter Purdin, W. n.
Ridley, j. J. Harrison and 8. A. Coin.
or.
Farr was n French Canadian. He
was born in Montreal, Canuda, where
he lived for many years. lie was mar.
ried and had four sons. His wife has
been dead for some years, and he did
not know Of the whereabouts Of any
Of his sons. lie came to this terri.
tory from Mexico. lie came to Tu.
cumcari in January 1909 with Tobing
and Mendenhall, who had contract
on the construction Of the Rock Island
railroad. lie was with the Morgan
Grocery Company when that firm sold
out TO the Whitmore Grocery Company.
lie was employed for a while with A.
u, Dauber, a. bar tender, but for sew.
eral months has had no employment
and his means were exhausted. DIR. Tom.
linson had been caring for him for
about two months and Wednesday morn.
ing had spoken To some Of the officials
of the city in regard TO bis condition.
Chief Of Police Benson and Council.
man Neafus has gone TO investigate
the matter aud entering the drug store
asked where is FART" DIR. Tomlin
son replied "in the back room" and
rs they started toward the room Farr
pressed 3s revolver to his head, touch
ed the trigger and transferred his case
to higher Tribunal.
His remains were buried in Tueum-
earl Cemetery Thursday noon.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-15

David Tyre, who has hlled the posi-
tion Of Chinese Inspector al this city,
has gone TO New Orleans, and his place
has been flied by Mr.. Cornthwaits from
III Paso.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-15

.. X. Jamsson, the popular cashier
Of the u. p. q q. W. at this place, will
so to Ii Psso toaisht TO spend Sunday
with friends In the Pass City.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-15

The store Of ]. V. oaIlegos Of conant,
was burned Wednesday morning. The
cause Of the fire is not known. The
lOss 10 only partly covered by insur'
sbes
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70 ocate at the happy ceremony propose for the
Wednesday after Easter. That Cynthia was baptized
by me- and confirmed at my hands, makes my Office in
this, the solemnization of her marriage, than
usually congenal and joyful have to congratu-
late you, Mr.. Varick Heavens gift to you. Thy
wife is constellation of virtues
Believe me- always, very faithfully yours,
JAMES ANGUS HETHERINGToN,
Bishop of Manhattan.
To Richard Varck, Esq,
% Madison Avenue, New York.
Cunard Line, R. NJ. S. Mauretania
My DARLING DAD: l have been thinking all day of
what happened just precisely ten months ago. l won
der if you know what mean And I'm delighted that
Dicky Boy smashed his machine and his "ioclavcu-
lar" or whatever it was funny old DR.. Madison called
it; for he hadn't I'm just he and shouldn't be
here together, and Well, really, Dad, you haven't
the slightest conception of what dear he is.
We have had charming trip over, simply delightful.
The weather unusually rough for this season. and
it has poured rain continuously; but-wel Dearest,
it has been lovely.
am posting this to you from Queenstown. Dicky
sends love.
Your devoted daughter, CYNTHIA.
May ii. 1909.
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JULY 81. 1910

22-caliber rife told Miss Cynthia you good
sport. ].
Arsdale Towers, Mount Kisce, NY.
My DEAR Mr.. VARIcK: l am sorry you missed
the letter wrote you to Bar Harbor which has just
been returned to me; for am sure you would have
been charmed with her. She is quite the oveiest girl
know and m bit ashamed to say so, despite
kinshp. AS a rule think we don't give relations
so am sending this to cub We are opening our
town house week from to-day, and are giving small
dinner party November g. when shall be delighted
to have you with us. Cordially yours
CYNTHIA VAN ARsDALE.
P. S. How silly of me! The "loveliest girl is my
cousin, Cynthia Van Arsdale who at Bar Harbor
at that time She is to be married to Tom Dappleton
next month
October Is, 1908. {. V. A.
Estate of stuyvesant Varick, 80 Pine St. New York,
8 November, 1908.
My DEAREST l didn't sleep wink last night from
sheer happiness. You in my heart and mind
every minute. And now there is only one cloud in the
clear heaven of my bliss, that chump Rutherford. If it
had not been for him with his insane story of your
gagement mi ght now be on our honeymoon One
thing is certain will not have him for best man-no,
nor even for an usher.
Body and soul, Darling, am yours, RICHARD.
Peabody Bristol & Turner Real Estate
SOB Fifth Avenue, New York.
December g. 1908.
DEAR SIR: We are glad to be able to report that
have at last secured the Westchester property you
desired, at the figure named and shall be able to
give you possession by the first of January The road
you specified is private road, crossing the highest
point of the property and the spot at which the
accident you mention occurred will afford ideal loca
ton for your proposed house.
Awaiting your further commands, are,
Respectfully yours,
PEABODY BRISTOL & TURNER.
TO Richard Varick Esq,
80 Pine Street, New York.
Diocese of Manhattan, Episcopal Residence,
Is April, 1909.
My DEAR SIR: It will give me great pleasure
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A SIMPLE LIFE
May IA. 1909.
By Eva Dean

IN glass JAR standing dusty table, there
l dwe1t, in cluttered little room at the back
of scientists laboratory, a sea anemone. She
was something of a patrician, apparently, never
concerning herself about her food, exerting
herself to stir from the rock which she born
because for countless generations her ancestors
had not found it necessary to go out and follow up
their food. In way another it had always
come to them, and they had nothing to do but
reach out and take it, very much would be the
case with some little Prince of the Blood to-day.
Therefore, the anemone that dwelt in the glass jar
on the table, although it quite different
environment from that in which any of her ancestors
had dwelt still retained the family habit of merely
holding out her feathery fingers and waiting for her
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1OOd " diOp llllO CllClI
1t seemed to the people who
passed by the glass jar on the dusty
table that the little fingers were
always reaching out; but they were
very sensitive and timid, and as
soon as they were approached by
any object with which they were
unfamiliar, they would curl up and
withdraw them selves from sight.
The shrimps that lived in the jar
with the anemone might bump
against her in their play, as often
as it happened, without causing her
to draw in so much as a single
finger; but they were old friends of
hers, and lifelong acquaintance.
With the scientist, however, it
was different; and every morning
when she felt upon the surface of
the water the strange touch of the
little stick with which he used to
pull the floating seaweed and waste
out of the jar, she closed her little
tendrils tightly until the process
was over and the stick removed. In
fact, she knew nothing of the scien-
fist whatever, or the friendly inter-
est he took in her welfare which
caused him to go to the trouble of
cleaning out her little glass world
every morning, and after doing so
to put bit of clam on the end of
the stick and place it within her
reach, so that she would be able to
find it as soon as she got hungry.
But faithfulness, it seems, will at
E-I hn of
sea anemone; for one day, when the
scientist was feeling about in the jar
with his little stick, he noticed that
the anemone did not shrink away
and clutch her feathery fingers, but
instead that she reached them all
out toward the stick. She was say
ing, Il do not fear you any longer,
you clumsy old stick! Now where
is that CLAMP
Although the little sea anemone
did not know that it was not to the
stick that she was indebted for the
clam, nevertheless her action filled
the heart of the scientist with most
exquisite delight; not, to be sure,
because he had succeeded in win
ming the confidence of his little pro-
tegee, but because he had established
a new scientific fact.
NOTE.-This fact was related to the
author by Superintendent Spencer of
the New York Aquarium.
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envelops; just folded it and sealed it.
She still writes with quill and blots
with black sand.
As for your question, How should
she know that Philip loved her a
thousand times more?
Cordially yours,
CYNTHIA VAN ARsDALE.
August Is, 1908.
On Board Steam Yacht Onteora,
New London, Conn.,,
September, 1908.
My DEAR Miss CYNTHIA: Quite
unexpectedly l am off on a cruise to
the Maine coast on Bobby Tithering-
tons yacht. 1t is just possible we
may pay a brief visit to the North
Shore, in which event | hope to see
you.
AS for your question, her heart
should tell her George ought to be
willing to trust to that | am sure |
should be willing
Most sincerely yours,
RICHARD VARICK.
To Miss Cynthia Van Arsdale,
Curlew Lodge, Nahant, Mass.
Boston, September 10, 1908.
DEAR AUNT CYNTHIA: / saw Mr..
Variek when he came to Grandma's
after you had gone away, and | think
he is fine. He kissed me, and l would
not let Marie wash the kiss of. l
wish he was my uncle Mama says
maybe he will be some day. We got
home from Nahant last night. To-
morrow we start for the White Noun
tains.
Your affectionate niece,
ANITA.
Camp Saint Regis,
Spitfre Lake, The Adirondacks,
September %, 1905
DEAR UNCLE DICK: The canoe you
sent me is a crackerjack, and l thank
you thousand times. l have called
it the Cynthia, and had the name
painted on the bow by a fellow at
Paul Smiths Cynthia is after Miss
Cynthia Van Arsdale, who is one of
the party at the camp just now. She
is the prettiest girl l ever saw, and
the jolliest. She says she knows you;
and if you want my private opinion
think she regards you as rather muff.
Affectionately your nephew,
JACK.
P. S. I wish you would send me
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books told you Of ordered copies sent to you from
BrentanoS
With all good wishes, believe me,
Yours faithfully,
RICHARD VARICK
To Miss Van Arsdale,
Roekcrest, Roslyn, L. l.
Rockcrest Roslyn, L. l.
DEAR Mr.. VARIcK: Many, many thanks for the
books l have read them both very carefully and
thoughtfully, and had not known their authors
l should have been sure they were written by men
do not agree with you in the least Agatha should have
broken her engagement and married Philip. She was
mercenary little wretch, and her subsequent unhapp
deserved You know it is because the faculty
of writing is chiefly masculine endowment that the
reproach of making the world miserable has always been
thrown on the women.
If woman had written that story, she would have
made the girl follow her hearts pleadings And the
other story quite Just to the don't believe
you really felt as you argued Now did you?
En- ''' CYNTHIA s0 VAN ARsDA1E.
August 10, 1905
United States Hotel, Saratoga, N. Y.
My DEAR Miss VAN ARsDALE: How charmingy
naive you are! You took precisely the view hoped
found novel for you with Just little closer parallel
Suppose, for instance, Philip had had less money
than George,-drop the mercenary part of it,-but
Philip in the field He appeared after she had
promised George and loved her more, thousand
times more, than George could possibly love her.
What then?
Faithfully yours,
RICHARD VARICK.
To Miss Van Arsdale
Rockcrest, Roslyn, L. I.
Curlew Lodge, Nahant. Mass.
My DEAR Mr.. VARICK: Your letter followed me
here, where l visiting my grandmother wish
you knew her She is the dearest old lady in all the
world, and has the quaintes house and the sweetest
oldtime and customs, right here in the midst
of this ashionaby exclusive Boston cold roast Set
This paper which l writing, for instance is
characteristic of her For long while she didn't use