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The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19
To Have Building For Ex-
hibits To Fair

Two weeks before the County
Fair at Clovis. there viii be
placed at the disposal Of the far
mers q building where they may
bring their exhibits for the fair
and have. it recorded to the pro-
per parties, insuring against any
mistakes. the recording of ex-
hibits during the rushed days Of
the fair. We are bound to carry
off several premiums and want as
many exhibits as possible, and
you should have something
among your products that will
help swell the collection TO be
rent from this district. The ex-
.hibits viii be conveyed from this
store room to Clovis and the re-
cord taken here will be given to
the proper committee at the fair
grounds and you will be assured
the proper credits. Furthermore
we must by all means have this
same collection of exhibits to
take in the State Fair at Albu-
querque, October. z, 8. 9, 10, IL
and IL, for there will we receive
some other advertising Grady
Record.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE
JAFFA FOR CONGRESS
RosweII Merchant is Sure Winner New Men For
Old Party On State Central
COMMITTEES

T
hand made a progressive reppb-
iiean speech, advocating many Of
the principles advocated By the
progressive party,
FolloWipg is the republican
ticket. ssns-a
Nathan Jaaia, Of Roswell for
Congress. easa
Levi A, Hughes, Of Santa Fe,
Eufracio GallegOs, Of Union,
Matt Fowler Of Grant, President.
ial Electors.
Charles A. Spiess, San Miguel
National Committeeman.
Herbert w. Clark, of San
Miguel State Chairman.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19
Gurry County Fair Record
m ksrealoen


If there is anythingin the line
of talk handed out by the Clovis
men in the CITY this week. the
Curry county fair at Clovis on
September ~ and IS. will be
something atfidei6ut0f the or
-dlnary lR -tRe-Way- -ee fairs.
Curry county has had a bet
ter agricultural Season than for
five years, II said AZ E. Curren,
publisher of the Clovis News,
and delegate to tbe Republican
state convention, yesterday.
sIhe CROPS have literally amazed
eYenathe most optimistic farmers
and the present season has dem
onstrated c0nclusiYely what the
plains country can do with a
reasonable an0unt Of rain. The
dry faFmed products displays
with bethe finest ever collected
IN eastern New Mexico and the
pick Of them will be brought to
the state fair here. I think thev
will surprise some of the dry
farming doubteIsa Meanwhile we
are going to have the best at
tendedland biggest county fair
we have ever had and Clovis is
looking Tor anywhere from a 600
t05, GOO Visitors.59 a9als
Mr. Currenj isa superintendent
Of Curry county,. exhibits for the
state fair, H-A Armstrong be-
ing vice president of the fair of
Curry county ana both are the
ivest kind Of boosters. Albu-
Herald. ~
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19
Alfalfa Reco omn1ended.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept 10 Near
ly a hundred veterinarians met
here yesterday and discussed the
horse epidemic which is now
ravaging this ssate From a
London. England, veterinary
surgeon this word was cabled to
Governor Aldrieh
The same epidemic was in
South Africa a year ago just as
it is now ravaging Nebraska. 1t
can be cured and prevented by
not using grain and BY feeding
only alfalfa or wild hay grown
in an altitude of over 1000 feet.
Germs live only in damp climate
and enter the horses system
through the nose,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19
ONLY THREE BIG CIR.
CUSES.
Only Three Shows Of the
First Class Travelling OH
the Road.

There are only three of the
of, the first class travel
ing on the road today. That is.
there are only three circuses car
rying three rings in which the
performance lis given. These
circuses are the Barnum& Bailey
Ringing and The Yankee Rob-
inson circus. AAOf these shows
have three rings, two elevated
stages and the usual hippodrome
tract where the races are held.
The Robinson circus gives its
Wild West performance in the
tract The other
two shows do not carry the Wild
West annex, but giye.a specta-
cuIar Performance in addition to
the circus. .
The Sious Falls Argus-Leader,
speaking of the Robinson circus,
states that theperformanceis lis on
a par with either the Barnum or
Ringing circus and states em-
phatieally that tfie-present Yam
kee Robinson circus wiz excel
the Barnum show within a few
years.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19
The Womanis Club.

Iifl5 lF7
The Womaus Club ofClovis
is becoming a factor in the up
builng and the identifying and
for all general purposes of good,a
for the welfare Of the town, that
viii have to be reconed within the
future. The real purpose. of the
club is for general study and im-
.provement Of the Individual
members, but they are a class of
women that are not narrow or
selfish but they can see the
need Of their influence and Of
giving a helping hand in any
good cause and are willing to
give for the good Of Clovis.
While the club is young, and
they need lots more energetic
members they are making splen-
did efforts to do good things.
Their efforts to help benefit the
public schools and school grounds
win have to be recognized sooner
or later. Their efforts to keep
Vegetables, meats and general
produce in the stores sanitary,
will eyentuIly be given the aid
of the health department and of
citizens, and instead Of getting
fruits Vegetables and meats that
have had thousands Of flies
crawling over, leaving a trail of
millions Of germs Of all lindsand
a variety of millions of more
germs from the streets, where
they are multiplying faster than
numbers can recon, gathered up
by ou, FREQUENT dust storms and
carried to all stores and perfit-
ted to lodge on all produce i've
win get instead Of this, vegta-
tables that have been washed
and eieansed Of germs, meats
from glass cases kept perfectly
sanitary and IN which the aid of
sodium suiDhite has pot been
given to aged and tainted meats
to make them look fresh, aise
butter out Of ice boxes that are
properly ventilated and kept SAN
itary and where germs are not
making desperate effort to
make up the deficiencyin weight
We win Get q dollars worth of
sugar for q dollar q quart Of
vinegar in a quart bottle, a ten
pound roast when we have order-
ed it, and a pound Of butter tpr
the price, instead Of all the short
weights we get now The ner-
chants will be compelled to fe-
cognize the Womans club and
the citizens Of CLOVIS and give
them aclean square deal.
Their efforts to beauty the
eourtlhouse square wilb leventa-
lyget tresuits. While gitis true
that theina efforts so far do Dot
show results this is their first
year and first attemptaaod the
county commissioners have paid
little heed to them and have not
cO-operated with them as he's
been promised. But in timeI
they do not doubt that sidewalks
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19

Amarillo, Texas. Sept IA.
AlG. Boyee, Sr., was shot and
killed here this afternoon by J.
b. Sneed with whose wife Boyce
eloped to Canada last fall.
Sneed is shortly to stand trial
for the murder Of Boyce's father
who was shot at Fort Worth,
Jan Is, last, as a result Of the
eiopment Of the son Sneed shot
today.
The presence of Sneed in this
city was not known until after
the shooting. Boyce returned to
the city only recently. ao
i The sbootingtcok place within
a block of the business district
of the city on the principal street
Shortly after the shooting Sneed
surrendered to the local anthori-
ties, giving up an automatic shot
gun andtwo automatic reyolVers.
He waived hearing. refused to
give out any statement and was
locked up. He win be arraigned
before the grand jury which re-
eonvenes Monday.
At the sound of the first shot
e fired. bystanaers turned from
~s8oyce, who'had collapsed, to the
assailant.
Ws9ring overalls, a heavy
growth of beard On his face, he
appeared 70 be a tramp. He adj
vanced toward Boyce, firing as
he came. Approximately score
Of buckshot took effect in Boyces
side.
The disappearance of Mrs,
Sneed from a Fort Worth sani-
tarinm last fall was followed a
month later by detention with
Boyce in Winnipeg, Man. MI
tuai friends brought about a re-
coneilhation between the banker
and his wife and Boyce was re-
leased from custody after the
couple had returned to Fort
Worth.
Boyee, Sr., was shot and killed
in the lobby Of a Fort Worth
hotel Jan. 1S, last. because Of
remarks he is alleged to have
made deroghtory to Mrs. Sneed.
Sneed was tried for the killing
but the jury was unable to agree,
and pending q second trial,
which is set Tor November 18th,
he was released under bond.
r 3 Massey & CO.. gave their
2 tallopening the el7th and 18th.
& the store was artistically decora-
TED witch all new fan novelties.
While courteous and accommOda-
ting clerks waited upon the
crowds. During the day whip
ped cream, chocolate and cakes
We're served to every one. while
they listened TO excellent music.
FURNISHED BY j pianist. IL was
2 lfeat indeed, and too much
could not be said ia the way
Massey q CO.. 40 things
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19
' Killing Nehr Grady.

rs lugt as we 81 TO press the
.geMs comes frpm Grady to the
effect that j Frank. Ebimg was
-sAoe and killed last nipht bv
Dick CawthorH. The defRils are
meagre. but isisaid-that iieceas-
ed was too intimate vita Cav
thorn wife The ira gedy occur
red near Jonesville, sever miles
southwest Of Grady.
.l4 VIC 'tAttzl
Mrs. M. l.. Shade and laugh
-teT lDeZq qf Glogis. Xare stopping
at the Glen Rock Hotel ifucum-
carl News o4rrrg
lsdpt MeMah5k returbkd Sat
urday froma a business tib.down
the D6adDJ jlloW
Miss Pixley of Portales nassed
thEQlgh Clovis saturday earoute
to Illinois Tl
gfA hrs m tbNlcD lSst waalz de-
tfoyed 4 half block off frame
buildings 90 mainstreet near the
dep86 'phe blaze is said g6 have
been Of incendiary origin.
j. b. Observation-Disclosures
miles north of Texico wasi 3 the
city Saturday and enrolled as a
neWJsubscriber Mr.. Cloc8 Says
the crops are good in his locality
and that the farmers are Getting
ready TO attend the County fair
September271 and 28th.
Iteen ih mind the Bic C5dntg
fan on Sept. 27-28. rhousands
OF people are coming t1 the
preatet df1 land faien show
ever heldiuN New Mexico.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19
NIiscelIaheous Items.

ls 2 Qpll Moose, but Booker y.
Washington isn't
Snow fellin France the other
night showing that the Callic
republic is after Michigan,s re-
lcord. ST Ioqso
The late Emperor OF Japaf
sometimes wrote as many las SO.
poems a day but then he never
had to worry about the high cost.
Of 2 cent stamps. ls glf
The half-baked philosophers
who are calling Baby Astors
So, 600, 600 a handicap would have
to be put in straight Jackets for
q couple Of weeks if somebody
should die and leave iein S45B,
Anew York printer weighing
1876 pounds has married a dainty
young thing of $50 pounds.
Built for comfort not for speed.
Chicago's educated burgulars
now claims to be insane, That
what they all say.
Teddy has landed the Suffrag-
gette vote, but can he coax the
G. A. R. into camp.
When lifeinsuranoe companies
can afford s14 100000 skyscrap-
ers we need no vital statistics toll
prove that AmericaEs are the
healthiest race on earth 0a 4
Nothing as popular as a straw
vote when there isa julep at the
other end Of the straw. A2-o3
Still those excluded coloredI
delegates don't deserve much
sympathy. After the Brown
vile affair they should have had
better sense than to enlist Under
Roosevelt.
Ex-delegate Thomas n Ryan.
may be deferring his interview.
with professor Wilson. Until he
has had time to polish up on his
Greek, Latin and higher math-
Iematics.
OCCASIONALLY a Judge h toI
show even more ability 10 Wfi-
ting a resignation that TflT bel
accepted Than he has shown in
preparing opinions.
1t may be that a bull moose
can whip an elephant But a
number Of progressiNes c0ntUuel
to bet on the elephant N
Occasionally during q Roose- /
welt demonstration Mr.. Perkins
must be in danger Of forgetting
himself and waiyihg ehedkboos
INSTEAD Of pocket handkerchief.
Uncle Joe kicked 4 feel 4inch.
at a kicking party He can
kick better than that at another
party we know Of.
Mr. Taft evidently believes
thai the veto power was bestog-
ed fora. wise and pfacticat1ia
pose and shoald not be allowed
to drift into disuse.
Jack Johnson s casual remarks
about finding training more diff
cult than it used to be. sounds a
littleilkean effort t6.tempt some
ambitious fighter to dare Jack to
knock a good sized purse off hisl
shoalder. 41-l
N I4e'ff --1it1553l JONI
Fire at about 1870 o'clock last
night destroyed the resideuceuf
Captain r. g. Bumlein ia the |
west part Of the towns 0wmgi
to the muddy conditions Of the
streets the-fre department made
SLOW progress.
DE Dpnean lefe the early part
Of the week for Ozark, Mo-,
he was called on the account of
the sickness Of his mother.
rLeftie Louie, rhnd5 {IGypS'
THE Blood, whose real names |
are Harry Horowitz and Louis |
Rosenberg have been captured.
These are the men Who wore ac.l
c6sed of llalune Roa8thaL Of
which Police Lieutenant Chas.
II NJ. vi. Ifr... "a. HL,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19

Excursion Rates


For the following occasions.
low rate round trip tickets viii
be on sale at Clovis on dates
named below: Pecos Valley Fair
Roewell, N M, Oct. la 1912.
Dates of sale, Sept. 29th 3Oth
Oct. 1st and End return limit.
Oct. 9TH 1912. One fare S4.85
for the round trip New Mexico
State fair. Albuquerque. m. M
Oct. 9TH to 18th 1912. Dates Of
sale Oct. 5th to 18th, return
limit, Oct 18th 1912. One fare
$l085 for the round trip.
Reeves County fair. Pecas Tex.
Oct. 8-ll, 1912. date of sale Oct.
1tb tOllth, return limit Oct. 18,
1912. one fare $l0.40 for the
round trip. ID. G. Knowles,
iAUf
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19
Rebekahs Give Chicken
l. supper -

10 commemorate Z the 61st
apniversarYpf the,estabiishment
of the Rebekah lodge Friendship
Rebekah lodge Of this city held
their annual social meeting
Wednesday, teveningaL11e
9lAfterthe lfegnlau business of
the lodge the. evening was turn
ed into a social one, which every
one SO Thoroughly enlovad. The
Misses Anna and Ella Curren
-eaeF-delivered reading as we'll
.as.sel leetions. .on-the, piano which
We've higAly-ap appreciated by all.
Miss Veta Bills very ably read
the life and history of the Rebe-
kah lodge, and also rendered
several beautifuf piano selections.
AFTER the pr0gram.attehtion was
tufned to well prepareH supper
CONSISTING of chicken, pickles,
sandwiches, fruits and coffee.
a Ihoroughly good timewas had
by gll members present which
were a goodl3 Number.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19

Sidna Allen, so-called leader
of the Allen clan. which shot np
the Carroll copntyc0u house at
Hillsville, Va, last March kill
ing Judge Massey and Others
were captured last Fridhy in
Des Moines, Iowa. Wesley Ed
wards bis nephew was captured
with him. would have given
up long AGO, said Alien if
1 thought we could get a square
deal
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-09-19
Waadmen'a eireIe -banee.

The ladies' of the Woodman
Circle gave a daMce in ttle Owen
lblAlding Wednesday a3ening.
The hall was brilliantly lighted.
while the ladies made every one
.tQ feel at home and enibV them.
Selves thoroughly lAboiit thirty
couples were presentj Music
was furnished BY thes1Liebelt
orchestra. ifl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-19
FIRST CAR CEM|N|
ZINC ORE SHIPPED
Noted Old Producer Joins
Procession of the 1intic
Propositions.

By A shipment forwarded to the gas
smelling belt on Monday OF nrst-class
zinc ore. the Gemini. one of the famous
old silver and lead producers of the Tin
tic camp, takes its place among TIC re-
sourceful Tintic propositions which arc
fortunate enough 10 trim their sails to
meet practically any breeze that may
blow. AZ in the case of all the new zinc
producers OF Tintic, II is found that the
Gcmlni zinc orc has accompanied tho old
silver and lead ore bodies In a very
faithful manner, and il Is not difficult
matter nor an expensive one. as Il consc-
quence, 10 drive into the zinc and take
II out for the market,
The Gc,uni Is Q very close corporation.
and one Of the old fashioned capitail7.a-
tiou sort, this company having only 5000
shares OF stock. the par value CT Whicn
is 800 per share. During the many
years that this property ,has been in op--
Grafton II has produced many millions OF
dollars In mineral wealth. as ls Indicated
by the Tact that the total dividends paid
to the present tlme amount 10 S2,loO,0OO,
or si26 per share,
While the anagemcnt is meeting with
SUCCESS in opening zinc orc tonnage.
thereby taking advantage o; the present
high spclter market, the silver and lead
resources OF the property are not being
neglected, and the mine has every indl-
cation yet OF being q big producer OF
this character Of ore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-19
NEW SILVER LEDGE
OPENED AT COBALT

development Of what appears TO be
OF far-reachiDg Importance TO NipisyinC
mas JUST taken place OH what Is knows
as the Seneca Superior property, Situated
ar Cart Lake IN the southern portion OF
dsne ane Cobalt camp. Here, at a depth OF,
zeo Ieet below the surface at q distance
OF i3S teet from the shaft, a rich silver
lcdee four 10 five Inches IN width, and
averaging from 1000 ounces TO $500 ounces
per ton. has been encountered
Lying on either side OF Cart Lake,
Nlpissng has r large area with a ccr-
tain part containing Lower Huronian
formation, the most productive of tho
Cobalt series. Very little work has been
done In this section OF tho property, and
II is estimated that there are upward of
100 acres of ground In this portion Of the
mine practically unprospected. The new
vein strikes in n northwest and south
east direction, and tho Indications arc
that IL viii correlatc with one of tho
Nipisslng veins situated TO the west OF
the lake and also continue into the area
southeast or Cart Lake. where little or
no work has been done The new dis
corery, which Is recorded ss an Import
ant one, adds prospective value to this
southern portion OF the Nlpissing PROV
er1y.
A report from Cobalt states that the
frst section OF the new low grade mill
OF the Nipisslng property has Just been
placed In commission which Is several
days ahead Of schedule time. II is be-
Teved now that within two weeks the
entire plant VIII be operating.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-19
New Carbonate Ores.

=, Mr.. .Orcm adds that he is increasing
the tonnage shipped steadily and he ex-
poets the month OF November TO close
wltn not less than $4,000 tons shipped
to the smeltcr. This will prove d splen-
did period for the company
While the development work OF the
Ludwig mine AT depth Is full of intense
interest, demonstrating as 1t docs the
faithful continuation OF the big copper
ore bodies with depth, the operations on
the first level are Of especial interest
because they arc reaching into territory
that has never ben sounded i'm the Lud-
wig.
The drift on the first level has been
proceeding TO the south for seventy feet
I'D first-class carbonate copper ore and
as This is the most southern face in tho
Ludwig, and as The face is as firm us
ever and all indications point to The
ore going on to the south indcfinit ely,
Il. vast score Of practically proved ter
rttoly is thus added to the mine for
futuro operations. This carbonate ore
throughout tho seventy feet has been
anywhere from two to ten feet in width.
a safe average for the entire distance
being six fret
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-19
Former Board Resigns.

The designations OF Directors Earnest L.
Ciodbe. Anthony III. Godbe, Henry Sadler
and ], p. Megath were submitted at
the meeting OF the board on Monday. and
the following were elected directors in
their stead: Charles y. Knox, William
T. Weber. John A, Kirby and a. y
Smith. Mr.. Webber was one OF the orig
inal owners OF the Nevada Hills property
or Nevada. serving for four or five years
as general manager and member of the
executive committee. John A. Kirby is
far toe well known in Utah and Nevada
rs one OF the most successful OF the many
Utahns who have made good IN a sub
stantlal way during the past few years
IN the Sagebrush state to require any
further Introduction TO the west. 4. Y,
Smith Is the general manager Of the
Prince company since tho Knox interests
assumed control two months ago, and Il
has been under his direction that the
property has been demonstrated to be OK
aciy as represented by the former owners
OF control
This official assumption OF the control
OF the Prince destinies establishes the
consummation of 4 deal that has been
pending for many months, and il Is the
universal opinion OF stockholders that
the Prince is to DO conducted along lines
OF great production, for being Il lon'-srade
proposition IL necessarily demands large
production and Il multiplicity OF small
profits
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-19
MIDDLE SWANSEA IS
OWNED BY KNIGHTS

II is learned that the control OF the
Middle Swansea Mining company has
and upon q reorsanization of the COM
paDy the following officials and directors
We're elected: Jesse Knight. president; j
William knight, vice president, W. Les
Ter Mangum, secretary and treasurer
These three. with George A. Jones and
Richard u. Shepard, constitute the board
OF directors.
II is the intention to pursue develop
ment work on this property at once, and
as the property ndjoins the Eureka Swan
sea Extension territory. which is being
developed Via the Centennial Eureka
companys ground, the owners are conf
dent of carly and gratifying results.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-19
FIRST DISCOVERY OF
GOLD IN ALASKA

Gold Was first discovered I'm Ala ska in
tS4S. IN the gravcis Of streams tributary
TO Kcnai river, by y. r. Doroshin, who
was then making. IN examination OF the
mineral resources OF tho district for the
Russian \ merican company Owing to
the low gold content OF the aurifcrous
little prospecting. Scarcely anything Is
known OF any activity In the gold fields
ot Ala ska between 1850 and 1894, though
il IS stated that gold was discovered on
creek in 1888. and at Anchor Point IN
1889. Placers we're found Bear and
Palmer creeks in 1894 and on Canyon,
Mills and Lynx creeks In 1895; These
stampede of several thousand men to
this field. Crow Creek was stakcd at this
time but did not yield any gold until
two years later. In 1898 second rush,
partly an overflow from the Iilondike
stampede, was made to the Turnagain
Arm section.
In a report entitled Cold Deposits of
the Seward Sunrise Region, Kenai Pcnln-
suia." by p. l.. Johnson. recently issued
by the United States Geological Survey
as bulletin 5oO-E. the distribution and
occurrence OF bold-bcarins lodes and
pacers OF the upper part Of Kenai pen
insula are discussed, Although the
present known distribution OF aurferous
graYeis In the district IS widespread. the
twenty-five claims were being worked at
one time or another in 1911, and from
seventy-five to 100 mon were engaged In
placer mining during the open season.
The production OF place. gold In 1911
from Renal peninsula is estimated at
1640 crude ounces, valued at $4,000 for
gold and $50 for silver The value OF
the placer gold Of this region varies from
sloS5 to s11.Si an ounce ASSAYS of tho
gold lodes Of the region range from 81 TO
S716 a ton.
Although the temperature Frequently
falls as low as 40 degrees below zero In
n1ldWinteT the conditions near Seward,
Sunrise and Hope are favorable for gard
eninS, vegetables being raised in consld-
cradle quantities for local consuInption
Cranbcrrles, currants, blucbcrrics burIsle-
berries and a few salmonberries GROW
Wild: Native grasses are abundant, fur
ni5llug good feed for horses during the
summer Considera bic nay is now be-
Ing made IN the peninsula. especially in
the vicinity OF Hope and Sunrise