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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
THREE. YEAR HOMESTEAD
BILL is AGREED UPON

\ Washington dispatch to the Den.
yer Post, dated May -, says.
The senate and House confcrccs ON
ihr Iiorah thrcc.y year homestead bill
have roHchcd final agreement upon
the conflicting House and senate pro.
vision, contained in the hill.
Congressman Taylor aud his as.ociat.
60. Of the House borc OIL the palm Of
victory. which mean. homo,taads on
easy terms for those who care to set.
rIc upon the remaining public land.
u $50 West.
Secretary Of the Interior Fisher, who
has been opposing the bin iu every pos.
,,pIc way, has yielded hi, ,cruplc, con.
rcrning water power sites, minerals
timber and cultivation requirement..
with the result that SETTLERS will get,
their land and everything il contains.
upon satisfying the government they
have lived three years upon i'
Those who take lands may be- absent
from them for five months Of each yenr
during settlement period II IL required
that they shall cultivate one..ixtccntl
ut their holdings the second year and
our. ighth the third wear. For several
week., Secretary Fisher has been in.
,i>tug that the cultivation requirement.,
hc placed ~ one fourth of the land but
congressman Taylor, Mundcll aud Fer.
ri, ,trcnuou,lv objected that cxactiou
would br too hcnv".
Providing 'h" House aud senate will
adopt the report of the confcrecs which
now seem, certain, the bill will become
q law, for President Tart hn, agreed
To- ign il.
"rhi, measure ou wh ii we have
been working for 50 many month,
mean. untold relief 20 several thousand
Struggling homcsteadcrs. said Taylor.
In permitting them 20 prove up aud
get q title in three wears they will have
q hasl, of credit aud leave of absence
will permit them to earn money when
tha, is possible. tn" bill applies to cX
i-ring homestead entry "f every sort
! Including the 32U.acrc farms in the
! dry farming regions. believe the pass
aye of thi, new law will mean the ad
iitiou ot 25,Ooo people to Colorado " rth
the next two years. II i, certain Il
head off a large share Of the vast It'd,
Of immigration to Canada
What is true Of Colorado j. ais,
,ruc uf New Mexico, aud here = hoping
the bills goes through all right.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
TUCUMCARI TEACHERS
FOR NEXT YEAR

The Board of Directors az recent
meeting. after "A very careful canvas ot
nearly one hundred aud fifty appIca
tion-. chose the following persons for
plncr, ON the .aculty Of the Tucumcari
Public school, for the coming year:
superintendent Jos :. Hofer
Principal High School Clarence l..
Daley
Principal Commercial Department
+. H. Henderson,
High School English aud Mathcmat.
les Virginia IIcndreu,
Eighth Gradc-W :. Ious
seventh Grade. Nellie IIcrshhorgor
Sixth Grade Carrie Moore.
Fifth Gradc-Nlicc Biggcrstail
Fourth Gradc Harriet Phcnicie aud
Lillian \. Bcss
Third Grade Eugenia A. Roy ana
Edith u, Endrews
second Grade Cornclia \ Burke and
Willie Lawmg
First Grade Clara Gcrhardt, lliXi"
Harrison, Oracle l.. Jeffrey and Mary
Fitzgerald.
It will be noted that Tucumcari shall
continue hcr policy Of holding her teach
crS A. long as possible, aud that hcr
schools will continue to grow in the tu'
, turc as in the past In only few in
stances has there been any change M
the personcl of the teaching force for
the coming year, Tn those instances
the places made vacant by teachers leav
ing this field for one more desirable
have been filled with teachers with q
record of raining and experience that
will assure the friends and patrons the
very best service. Every care has been
taken to place those in charge Of theil
( respective places on account of the p"
culiar fitness for such places, and It Il
believed that the coming year will h'
a record school year.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31


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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
ANNUAL REPORT

The superintendent Annual Report
Of the Tucumcari Public Schools is r.
follows:
EnGlish.spcaking pupils; Boys, $50;
,ir~ 3S5, or 76j in all Spauish.speak
ing pupils, Boys, co. Girls 20, or 1870
making a total Of 9Oi
The aggregate number Of days in Al.
tendance was 99lT6 the length of Schoo
Term in days was $50.
\ comparison of this report with that
Of he previous year, shows an increase
of II speaking aud Is Span
ish.,peakiug pupils enrolled the past
year There is also an increase of 2O67 4
day, for the aggregate attendance.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
MRS. MARR DIES

Mrs. Florence MARI, wife of F. c.
Mari, aud sister of Mrs. h. NJ Loony,
of this city, died while at the hospital
in ~. Worth, Texas, May 25th.
Mrs Mari was once resident OF
this city, beloved by a host of friends
here aud at Stephcnsyille Texas, where
she and her husband have lived for the
past two years; also at Marietta, okla,
whore she will be laid to rest.
Mrs Mari was n devoted Christian
having Joined the Baptist church quite
early in life, was a member Of First
Baptist church in this city while here
Her death will cause much sadness "a
her friends and relatives here.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
SINGER AND WIFE DEPART

Mn. and Mrs Geo L. Rose left Tues.
day morning Of this week, after a sue.
cr,sfui week Of the revival conducted
by the local pastors, since DIR Bulgin
left for his home in California.
They were TO have given a concert
Monday evening, but on account of
the city's quarantine caused by the re.
cent development few cases of scar.
let fever, they were unable to put on
the performance.
It was reported that Mr. Rose was
robbed on the way to the train, hHt
50 far we have been unable to verify
the report.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
FIRST FLYER CLOSES
BOOK OF LIFE
Fever Claims Wilbur Wnght-His In
vention One OF the Greatest Of
Modern Times

Dayton. o. May 30. Wilbur Wright
the noted aviator. died early ihis morn
ing of typhoid fever. lie nd been
III for several week, and number
of times had been reported at tn' poin'
of death, but each time rallied
Following sinking spell Lha' de-
vrloprd soon after midnight, Mr., Wright
died at 3;lj today lie had hcu near
death for many day, aud thoagh us
condition from time 10 time gave some
hope Ia member, of his family, the at
tending physicians. DrS. d. b. ConklIn
aud Levi splitter maintained through.
ont the batter part ot the sickness that
be- could not recover
when the patient succumb'cd Ice was
surrounded hy the members Of his fam
lily, which include, his aged f;Ithcr,BiSl'.
up Milton Wright, Miss CathcIinrWrlght
OryiIlc, the ro.mvcu'nr of the aero
plane; Rcurhlu Wright, and Lorn
Wright An oi the family '".Tdes in
this vicinity, except Rruchliu, who lives
ia Kansas City
Mr Wright wa. seized with typhoid
May /. while ON business trip in the
East On that dag he returned t6' Day
ton from Roston. aud consulted witt
Dr Cnnkiu Tie went 10 bed lmm"
diatclv aud It was several days before
hi, ru,r was definitely dngnosetl ~
typhoid.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
TORNADO SWEEPS
OKLAHOMA TOWN
Residents Of Skiatook Flock TO Storm
Cellars--For Twenty. Five Miles
Homes Were Demolished
ANOTHER TwIsTER IN OKLAHOMA
Destroys OIL DerIicks-All Five Mem.
bers Of One Family Are Hurt. Wo.
man Carried 100 Feet

InI'" oNIa, May -. Accompanied
lh' greatest electrical display ever seen
In ihIN section OF the country q tornado
swept through the rich ll"m.rH valley
and ih" town "i Nhlai"on, eighteen
m'I", northwest OF mere, late last night
leaving IN D., wah" eight hu"wu dead
"nd ct least q ,""r" or more "i injured,
several oi whom Will probably die.
stretch "i country - milo, long
ami 3oV yards wide wa, completely de.
Nasiaicd by 'h" twl,t"r. \II rommuni
cation with the oui,ld" world was ca.
I'll aud details "t 'h" 'wi,'rr dli not
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
oRAToRIcAL CONTEST


about June 2lst lthc date has not
been fully agreed upon the Tucumcari
Chnmh"r of Commerce will give an en-.
tcrtniumcui that will he both uuiqu,
and enjoyable something that will be-
remembered for wears to come. Moth.
ing like il has ever been attempted here
but it will bc bowling. screaming SUE
cess.
The committee in charge would give
~ only q brief outline at this time. but
sufficient Ia make us curious aud ".
make u, feel confident that there would
be- crowded house aud delighted an
di"urc when the time comes.
The entertainment will Ice in the form,
Of IAN oratorica contest participated
iu hv number Of Tucumcnri's bust
ncs, and professional men. Ccnpctcn,
Judge, Will award y prize 10 the br>'
/ speaker The character of speeches and
the flow ct real oratorv can hr nntici
po'"d from the partial list of partici
pant, that ha, been disclosed 10 H.. and
wr herewith punt the name, q, the,
were given to u- These men are uI,
known 20 possess rare oratorical ability
aud the flow and roll aud ronr Of clu
qUcuro uu 'hgr orca~iou viii pui prr,i
druiial candidates tp shame. one rx
. al a.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
EDITOR Is WHIPPED

Roswell, N. NJ, May 29.--Claiming
that his wife had been insuted In "A
newspaper article which appeared in
the Roswell Record, Pearl Wilson last
night attacked and beat up severely
Charles Il. Mason, ediror OF the Record.
Mason was pounded numerically by
Wilson until he declared he had enough
and will carry bruised features for
some time to come. Wilson was charged
with assault and it is said a petition is
heing circulated among Wilson = friends
asking each to contribute ten cents to.
ward paying his fine.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
PRESIDENT NAMES NEW
RESISTERs AND RECEIVERS

Among the names Of the Registers
aud Receivers sent to the Senate by
President Taft we notice N. " Gall
egos for Receiver and Royal A. Prem.
tice, for Register at Tueumeari.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
ARIZONA SENATE PASSES
THREE CENT FARE BILL

Phoenix, Ariz., May 20,-ln the SCI.
ate today bills regulating the Office of
state treasurer and providing for three
cent railroad fares were passed
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
DIXON ASKS TAFT TO WITHDRAW

Washington, u, g., May -, senator
Dixon, head of the Roosevelt national
headquarters, to-day ISSUED statement
practically calling ou Pc,idcut Tart to
Withdraw from the presidential con.
tpst
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31

\ party from the Tucson Aril, cN'
, tension were here thi, morning with q
Glahmoustrr, and in exhibiting il, one
was bitten through the haud. While
badly swollen, +, was giving him little
pain. They left for Denver with the
monster"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
HEAD HAMMER

ca May 18th j NJ Head of House.
was married to Miss Mary Hammer, Of
Ruth, at the Court House ia Tucumcari
by Judge Cutlip
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31

Mrs, l.. r. Davenport, the mother Of
Judge winter who has been here for
tivcs ut Crowcll. TcNa,, aud will 20
from there 10 cisco, Texas.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31

Conductor r B, Jones is in FL Paso
on a vacation Left today.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31
GARD OF THANKS

"" desire 20 thauk our friends and
u",ghh"rs for their kindness and sym
pathy during the recent bereavement
IN our home.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31

Sprinkle the streets--settle the dust
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-31

lara = Rice
June l.. Rice
Geo. r. Rice
Arizona republican., 1912-09-27
CHAPTER XVI. mariner ntal Divisions

Section 1 For the purpose of s,m- plifying and conveniently conducting the government of the City of Phoe nix under this charter, the business affairs of the City shall be divided into three divisions, which shall be designated as follows:
 A Division of Public Safety; a Division of Public Finance, and a Division of Public Works, all of which shall be under the supervision and control of the commission.
 The mayor shall have charge of the Division of Public Safety and he shall designate the commissioner to Finance and the commissioner to have charge of the Division of Pub lie Works.
 In the Division of Public Safety shall be included the Police Depart ment, the Fire Department and the Health Department, together with the equipment, apparatus and parapher- nalia pertaining to each of said de- partments and necessary to operate the same. In the Division of Pub lie Finance shall be included the Tax Department, the License Department, the Accounts Department, and Li- braries; together with the equip ment, apparatus and paraphernalia pertaining to each of said depart ments and necessary to operate the same. In the Division of Public Works shall be included the Street Department, the Water Department, including the city's irrigation sys- tenn, the Sewer Department, the Building Department, Public Build | ings and Parks, together with the equipment apparatus and parapher-
 nalia pertaining to each of said de- partments and necessary to operate l the same.
 Section 2. The commission may, by ordinance, include additional de- partments in any of the said divi- sions. or transfer any department from one division to another l Section 3. The mayor and each commissioner shall devote all the time necessary to fully and faithful | ly discharge their respective official | duties.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-27
CHAPTER XIX. Franchise and Public Utilities

Section l. No franchise shall be granted by the city, except upon the majority vote of the qualified tax paying electors voting in favor there of, and the question of it's being granted shall be submitted to such vote upon deposit with the city clerk of the estimated expense to be de- termined by the Commission) of such submission by the applicant for said franchise.
 Section 2. All franchises or privi- leges hereafter granted shall plainly specify on what particular streets, al- leys, avenues or other public proper ty the same shall apply; and no fran chise or privilege shall hereafter be granted by the city in general terms or to apply to the city generally.
 Section 3. The power to regulate the rates; fares and charges for ser vice by public utility corporations is hereby reserved to the people, to be exercised by them by ordinance of the Commission or in the manner herein provided for initiating or referring an ordinance. Any right or regulation shall further include the right to re- quire the uniform, convenient and adequate service to the public and reasonable extensions of such service and of such public utility works. Section 4. No franchise, right or privilege or license shall be consid- cred as granted by any ordinance ex- cept when granted therein in plain and unambiguous terms, and any and every ambiguity shall be construed iu fo of ho nit claimant under such ordinance.
 Section ,. Every ordinance grant | ing any franchise shall prohibit the issuing of any stock on account there of by any corporation holding or doing any business under said franchise, to
 an amount in excess of the sum which
 shall be fixed for said purpose by the Commission whenever requested so to do by the holder of said franchise; ! the said sum as fixed by the Com
Arizona republican., 1912-09-27
CHAPTER XIV.
Meetings of the Commission


 Section l. The commission shall meet for the regular transaction of business at least once every week: the day of meeting shall be fixed and determined at the first meeting of the commission; said first meet ing shall be called by the mayor elect as soon as he and the other commissioners shall have been duly elected and qualified.
 Section ?. Special meetings may be called by the mayor, or by any two members of the commission.
 Section 9 Any citizen of this city may have access to the minutes up on application to the city clerk.
 Section 4 Any citizen of this city may appear before the commis- sion at any of its regular meetings and may present a written motion; such motion shall be acted upon by the commission, in the regular course of business, within fifteen days.
 Section ,. Two members shall constitute a quorum to transact busi- ness. but a smaller number may ad- journ from day to day until quor- um can be obtained.
 Section 5. A majority vote of all the members of the commission shall be necessary to pass any ordinance resolution or motion.
 Section :. No member shall be excused from voting except upon mat ters involving the consideration of his own official conduct. In all other cases a failure to vote shall be en- tered on the minutes as a negative vote.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-27
CHAPTER XV. Executive and Administrative De- partments

Section | The executive, admin istrative powers, authority and du- ties of the city, not otherwise pro- vided for. shall be distributed among the chief officials of the city, here matter referred to, who shall have charge of and be responsible for the proper administration of the duties of their respective offices or depart ments and who shall be subject to the supervision and control of the commission
 Section ?. The chief officials of the city shall be a city clerk, city assessor, city treasurer, city collec- tor, city attorney, city engineer. chief of police, fire chief, street superin- tendent. and such other heads of de partments as may hereafter be ere ated or designated by the commits sion. All such chief officials shall be appointed and may be removed by a majority vote of the commission. The commission, at any time when in it's judgment the interests of the . city so demand, may consolidate and place in charge of one such officer the functions and duties of two or more of such officers. The commits sion shall by ordnance pTeScfiDe lHe duties of all the chief officials.
 Provided, however, that until such designation is made, all of such chief officials shall perform the duties and have the rights now vested and inn posed in them by law or existing or dinance not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter.
 The Commission shall at the first regular meeting after the election of it's members, or as soon thereafter as practicable proceed to the appoint ment of the chief officials of the city and the determination of their duties as provided in this chapter.
 Section 8. The commission shal have power by ordinance to create and discontinue offices, deputyships assistantships and employments other than those prescribed for in this Charter, to provide the modes of fill ing them, to prescribe the duties per taining thereto, according to it's judg rnent of the needs of the city, and t' determine the mode of removing anl such officer, deputy, assistant or em plovee. except as otherwise provided in this Charter
 The Commission may by ordinance appoint an officer who shall be { head over the appointive officers ant departments; and delegate to hin
Arizona republican., 1912-09-27
CHAPTER XVII. Finance and Taxation

Section 1. The fiscal year of the city shall commence upon the 1st day of January of each year.
 Section | The commission shall by ordinance provide a system for the assessment, levy and collection of all city taxes, not inconsistent with the provisions of this charter.
 The commission shall have power to avail itself by ordinance of any law of the State of Arizona, now or hereafter in force and comply with the requirements thereof whereby assessments may be made by the assessor of the county in which the City of Phoenix is situated. and taxes collected by the tax collector of said county for and in behalf of the said City of Phoenix. Other provisions or this charter concerning the assess ment, levy and collection of taxes shall be subject to the provisions of any such ordinance while the same shall be in force.
 Section 8 On or before the first Monday in November in each year or on such date in each year as shall be fixed by the commission,
Arizona republican., 1912-09-27

ing of the commission held not less than one day after the meeting at which such motion was made
 Section 13 All ordinances shall be signed by the mayor and at tested by the city clerk, transcribed in the book of ordinances and pub lished in the official newspaper not less than ten days before taking ef- feet.
 Section II. No ordinance shall be revised re-enaCted or amended by reference to it's title only; but the ordinance to be revised or re-en- acted, or the section or sections thereof to be amended or the new section or sections to be added there to- shall be set forth and adopted in the method provided for in this chapter for the adoption of ordi- frances.
 Section 15. No ordinance nor sec ton thereof shall be repealed or sus- pended except by ordinance adopted in the manner provided in this chapter
 Section Is. A true and correct copy of all ordinances and resolu tions shall be kept and certified to by the city clerk in book marked "City Ordinances; such record copy, with such certificate, or the original ordinance, shall be prima facie evil dence of the contents of the ordi rance or resolution and of the due passage and publication of the same, and shall be admissible as such in any court or proceeding. Such rec ords shall not be filed in any case, but shall be returned to the custody of the city clerk. Nothing contain ed herein shall be construed to pre- vent the proof of the passage and publication of an ordinance in any other way provided by law
 Section 17. The commission shall, within one year after it's OrganiZa- ton under this charter and from time to time thereafter, cause all Ordinan- ces and resolutions at such time in force to be classified under appro- priate heads. and together with or separately from the charter of the city and such provisions of the Con- stitutiOn and laws of the state as the commission may deem eXpedient to be published in book form; pro- vided, however, that the said com mission may cause to be omitted from such publication all such or dinances or resolutions which have been enacted for temporary purposes and have become for all practical purposes imperative or of no prac- tical value.