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The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-02-19
TRAINS OVER THE NEW
ROAD ON MARCH FIRST
Regular Passenger Trains to Lubbock and Return and
Local Freight to Slaton R. R. Business Increasing

The News is informed by
railroad employees that regular
traffic over the new Galveston
Pacific railroad will be inaugu-
rated on the first of March and
that a regular passenger
train will leave Clovis at seven
in the morning returning at six
in the evening. 1t will make
connection with both north and
south bound trains at Lubbock
and local freight will be in
stalled which will make the en-
tire division run to Slaton, Tex.
Through traffic from the Gulf to
the Pacific will not be arranged
until later IN the season, possi-
bly, not until July. The compile
ton of this transcontinental line
into Clovis will mean additional
prosperity and already property
values are increasing and busi-
ness is taking on new life.
More train crews will make their
home in Clovis and it is an
nounced that five travelling men
will bring their families here
and make this their headquar-
ters as they can now work out
from here, east. west. south and
southeast. The completion of
this new line makes Clovis the
greatest railroad center in New
Mexico. The Santa Fe has just
signed a contract to deliver
18, 900 cars of California fruit
and is receiving new contracts
daily. At the rate of 200 cars a
day it will take them 80 days to
complete this contract alone.
The ice plant will Immediately
open to its full capacity of rs
tons a day. This plant employs
about forty people. The shop
machinery is in bad order and
more men are being now added
to the force to put it in repair
for the heavy work expected to
come soon. Summing up the
business outlook at Clovis, one
can truthfuliy say that it is bet
ter than it has been for four
years.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-02-19
New Probate Judge.

j. Simpson Morgan of Texico
has been appointed probate
judge of Curry county, vice A..
w. Hockenhull resigned. last
week. Mr.. HockenhulPs resig-
nation was made necessary by
reason of his appointment as as.
sistant district attorney thus
filling the position recently va
Gated by James a Hall of Por-
tales. The News is informed
that Mr., Morgan accepted
the appointm ent on the
condition that no obligation
strings were attached to it and
that he do his duty without fear
or favor. Mr.. Morgan was U.
s. Commissioner at Texico and
was recently admitted to prac-
tice as attorney before the
courts of the state. He is an
ambitious young man of good
habits and has many friends in
this county.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-02-19

Case against VIM. Ogg, charg-
e d with assault with deadly
weapon. was dropped upon
motion of district attorney with
privilege to reinstate.
Mrs. M. L. Morgan VS. W. A.
Foyil, judgement favor defend
ant.
w. B. Mersfelder VS. j. M.
Warner, trespass case, Judge.
ment favor defendant of $500.
w. F. Braswell VS. A. E. Seig-
ner, trespass case, judgment
favor plaintiff of $4.00, plaintiff
paying costs. =
The cases of the state VS. j. M.
Cram, l.. C. Coplen and H. l..
Ellison Of selling liquor t o
minors, were dismissed.
The following divorce cases
have been filed and docketed:
Pete Nc Daniel VS. Dora Nc
Daniel, John Rambo VS. Alice
Rambo, Vera Stevens vs. P. E.
Stevens, C. V. Steed VS. Eoline
Steed, Myrtle Myers VS. William
Myers.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-02-19
Commits sioner Elder Indicted

Roy D. Elder, chairman of the
board of county commissioners
of Curry county. was indicted
by the grand jury recently on
two separate counts for libeling,
Arthur E. Curren. of the Clovis
News, in two issues of his PAM
phlet called the st Vrain Journal.
He was arrested by sheriff Moye
and brought to Clovis in an auto
Saturday and his bond in one of
the cases was fixed at $3.50. 90.
which he raised and was released
from the custody of the sheriff.
His attorney, Jas Hall. argued
a motion to quash the indict-
ments before the court Tuesday.
alleging that the act of the legis-
lature of 1905 in Ieinstating the
old criminal libel law of 1889
was invalid because it was never
signed by the governor or the
presiding officers of the legisla-
ture and submitted what pur-
ported to be a certified copy of
the act received from the secre-
tary of the state with the omis-
sions of the signatures as above
given. I h e district attorney
opposed the motion and argued
that the indictments were good
and stated a sufficient cause of
action. He then wired the secre-
tary of the state of ascertain if
the engrossed bills were really
signed by the proper officers and
Immediately received a reply
that they were, whereupon the
court overruled the motion to
quash the indictments. Attor-
ney Halls next move was then
to file a demurrer which was SUBJ
mitted without argument, which
the Judge sustained. The dis
trict attorney filed motion and
order for appeal to the supreme
court to test the validity or con-
stitutionality of the acts of 1889
and 1905 and to find out definate.
ly to what extent the criminal
libel law of New Mexico applies
as modified by the constitution.
In the meantime Elder remains
under bond to await the further
action of the court after decision
is made by the supreme court.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-02-19

DIR. w. X. Lovelace, of Albu-
querque. and DR.. Smith, of
Vegas. were in the city Tuesday,
en- route to Roswell to oppear as
witness in tine $4,000 damage
suit Of Clara Zimmerman of
Ricardo vs. A. T. & S. F. rail-
way. The case grew out of the
shooting of Miss Zimmerman by
S. F. en9')ye.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-02-19

NEWS |Z|
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District court for Curry county
convened Monday of last week,
with Judge John Mcclure pre-
siding. No important criminal
cases were docketed for the
term and the time of the grand
jury was confined largely. it is
said. TO an investigation Of the
affairs o f the county officers.
The jury reported Friday night
with seven true and five no bills.
The indictments returned are
against John Doe Curtis, assault;
Robert Andrews. Dewitt Palmer
and Charles Palmer, Larceny;
r. N. Williams, removal from
Office as justice of peace of Text
co precinct: A. j. Nichols, in
sulting a female; Roy D. Elder,
Criminal libel and Roy d. Elder,
Criminal libel, e cases..
The no bills reported ar e
against John Foster, Harry
Springfield, Dee Nc Daniel. Tom
Hughes, W. H. Duckworth,
Leland Chapman, W. L. Mans
field and Sam Byars.
The only case of the term that
has been tried that has attract
ed more than ordinary attention
was that Of A. j. Nichols in
which it was alleged that he had
offered indignitie. or insults to a
IA year old girl named Birdie
Burkhardt, while she was in his
shoe store some time between
the 10th and 10th of December
of last year. 1t was brought out
in the case that the father of
the girl had offered to settle the
alleged damages in the case for
a consideration of $4,000. A
number of character witnesses
were examined a n d the case
went to the jury Tuesday even-
ing. After celebrating a | !
night the jury returned a verdict
about ten O'Clock Wednesday
morning of Not Guilty"
In the criminal libel cases of
Roy d. Elder of st Vrain. who
is one of the county commission
ers, the court overruled motion
to quash the indictments and
sustained a demurrer, it being
announced by the state that
the matter would be taken to
the supreme court to test the
validity of the criminal libel
acts. In the meantime. Mr..
Elder remains under bond t o
await the decision of the upper
court to determine whether or
not he will be brought to trial.
Action was taken on the fol-
lowing casses:
State VS. Earnest Parks and
Edison Hayes, plea of guilty,
sentenced 80 days and costs.
sentence suspended during good
behavior.
o. Thompson VS. Dora Gaines,
judgement for $l35. favor plain
tiff.
Divorce granted Ollie May
Sheffield from her husband, Jos.
Sheffield,
In the cases of the state VS.
Noel B. Pond. M. Boyle and l..
West, Nos. l72. 173 and IT'S re-
spectively. indictments W e r e
quashed upon the motion o f
district attorney. These were
the defendants in the American
Bank and Trust Company cases.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-02-19
BIG CROWDS ATTEND
FARMERS DAY MEETING
Not in Four Years Have the Farming Interests of Curry
County Been So Well Represented as Last Saturday.

Saturday was a gala day in
Clovis and the big event of the
last three or four years, as far
as the farmers of Curry County
are concerned. 1t was a splen-
did day and the weather brought
out the best representation of
actual "tillers" Of the soil that
have been seen on the streets of
Clovis in three or four years. 1t
even exceeded in attendance the
county fair of the last three
years. The Lyceum theatre was
secured for the meeting and here
a large crowd of farmers. stock
raisers nd poultry growers
listened attentively to the ad-
dresses made by those who have
had experience and training on
the subjects they covered.
The meeting was called to
order by President. B. d. Old
ham of the Clovis Chamber of
Commerce who presided and who
introduced the speakers:
Victor l.. Cory of the Texas
state agricultural farm at Lub-
book told the farmers about the
new forage crop called Soudan
Grass which he has grown sue
cessfully near Lubbock an d
which is considered one of 1.-The
best dry farm forage crop yet
discovered a S it makes three
crops of good hay in ordinary
seasons and is especially drouth
resisting crop, particularly
adapted to this very country.
c. l.. johnson, assistant dem
onstrator of the Santa Fe agri-
cultural department. who came
in the absence of H. M. Bainer,
spoke on the subject of soil
preparation and the conservation
of moisture. He advocated deep
fall plowing for spring planting
and deep spring plowing for fall
planting. He is an experienced
agriculturalist and gave h e
farmers some good pointers in
the matter of the preparation Of
the soil an d conservation of
moisture in the semi-arid Sec
tions of the country.
Will H. Pattison, proprietor of
the Clovis Creamery and Pro-
duce Company, spoke on the
subject of poultry and exhibited
some thoroughbred leghorn and
white orphington chickens.
Alex Shipley who has had a
life time experience in the stock
raising business, gave some
facts and figures regarding the
industry in Curry county. He
explained all the details of the
care and profit in the animal
from calf to the beef ready for
the slaughter hause. His argu-
ment was convincing.
J. D. Fleming, sometimes call
ed Farmer Fleming, gave his
experience and observation of
the silo, which he tested for the
first time this fall and winter.
He expressed himself as being
we'll pleased with his silo ex-
perience and thinks no Curry
county farmer should be without
one. He will double the capacity
Of his silo this fall.
One of the most interesting
talks of the meeting was made
by a boy, who, although never
before having spoken in public,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-02-19
Railroad Officials Here

Travelling in a special train
with four private cars. which
came over the new Galveston
Pacific railroad. a party of Santa
Fe railroad officials made Clovis
a visit Monday evening, going
west from here to Belen. The
party included W. B. Story, Vice
President; G. c. Starkweather.
General superintendent; F. c.
Fox. general manager. western
lines; and Dan Elliott, superin-
tendent of the plains division.
1t is said that no special signifi-
cence is attached to the visit of
the distinguished party at this
time and that they are merely
on a tour of inspection of the
lines. especially to inspect the
new cut off from the gulf which
will be open to regular traffic in
to Clovis on the first.
Hon. Nathan Jaffa of Roswell
was in the city Sunday en- route
home from Denver. where he
waa cononeted n khirtvthree de-
dree mason. He was accom-
panied by Sol Jaffa and son
Arthur, of Trinidad.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
COMPANY Is FORMED TO
MINE PRECIOUS STONES

Articles of Incorporation of the
Great Western Gem company were
filed yesterday with County Clerk
Davey. Winnemucca is named as the
principal place of business, the cap
italization is $4,000 and the incor-
porators are Deb-Roop, Katherine
r. Stiner, n. c. Chamberlain, John
r. Tyrell and E. P. Schmidt, all of
San Francisco.
Besides engaging in a general min
ing business, the object of the COM
pany is stated in the articles is Ito
mine for precious stones and gems
of every description and to engage in
the business of curing and cutting
said stones for the market"
1t is presumed that the company
intends to operate in the Virgin val
ley opal fields in northwestern Hum
boldt, as Mr.. Roop, one of the incor-
porators, 81 said to W a group of
opal claims in that section.-Hum-
boldt Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
A PLEA FOR THE WAR
ORPHANS OF EUROPE

Late last month some big mother
heart induced the Chicago Herald and
the San Francisco Chronicle to issue
a plea for Christmas gifts from the
children. Of their cities to their for
lorn little brothers and sisters in
Europe, and the U. S. Government has
sanctioned the plan by Offering the
use of a war ship to carry the gifts.
There has been a wonderful response
to this appeal in San Francisco and
throughout California and systematic
and definite arrangements have been
made for the sending of the great
ship and the distribution of its won
derful of tangible prayers for Peace
and Good Will" in the areas where
there is the greatest restitution.
The plan is not limited to the cities
or states mentioned and the Home
and School department of the Parent
Teachers Association here, feeling
that the true spirit Of it's organization
could be expressed in no better way.
has taken up the work for Elko.
A plea is extended to all the people
of Elko-old and young-for gifts of
toys, games and clothing suitable Off
children, especially the little ones.
These contributions will be received
at the grammar school and the Home
and School department will take
charge Of the work of packing and
shipping. The clothes or toys need
not be new but should be clean and
1t would assist the ladies in the work
OF packing If the packages be wrapped
and tied.
There is only n restriction made
by the promoters Of this plan and that
is that there shall be no toys suggest
i've of war, such as pistols, drums,
guns, toy soldiers, etc.
The packages will be packed and
shipped to the Chronicle office next
Friday afternoon.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
PosTMAsTERs CHOSEN
FOR NEVADA OFFICES

Following is a. list of recent ap.
pointments to fourth-class postmas.
terships in Nevada: Amos, Hum.
boldt county, Lulu G. Peterman:
Clark, Storey : county, Miss Ander-
son; Goodsprings, Clark County, Nor.
mar b.. Price; McDermitt, Humboldt
county, Annie u. Baber; Nelson,
Clark county, Victor Troise; Para
disc Valley, Humboldt county, Fred.
erick. M. Buckingham; Smith, Lyon
county, Mode M. Pierce; Bunker
vile, Clark county, James s.. Abbott:
Genoa, Douglas county, Edwin ".
Fettie; INLAY, Humboldt county.
George H.. Copeley; Lahontan.
Churchill county, John G. Bell; Lun.
ing, Mineral county, Guy L. Eckley;
Sheridan, Douglas county, Bertram
X. Russell; Silver City, Lyon county,
Carrie Hamilton; Sweetwater, Miner.
al county, William H. Roach; Union
vile, Humboldt county, Jane Hatton.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
JANE ADAMS TO
SPEAK IN ELKO


Miss Jane Adams, one of the best
known women in the United States
will speak here Saturday afternoon In
the interest Of the Equal Suffrage
League of Nevada. Miss Adams has
all her life been a worker for those
in the world whom she thought need
ed her help worst and she has thrown
all her energies toward the forward
ing OF the suffrage movement. She was
for many years a worker in the slums
of Chicago, where she is better known
as Jane Adams, of Hull House. and
is loved by almost everyone of the
inhabitants Of that portion of the
city as well IS all over the city. 1t
will be a big treat to Elko citizens
to have the opportunity of hearing
her and she will no doubt attract a
large crowd to hear her discourse.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
COMMERCIAL AND
MAYER ARRIVALS
Mayer

]. B.. Reite, Alameda, CAL; Grant s.
Pyle, San Francisco; Edgar Reinhart,
Jr., Reno; E. R. Pelz, San Francisco;
j. B. Wainwright, Reno; r. e. Carl
ton, San Francisco; w. ]. Cramer,
San Francisco; G.. NJ. Pickersgin, San
Francisco; Tasker l.. Oddie, Carson
City; A. w. Holmes, Reno; J.. Lo-
zano. Reno; ]. j. Schoer. Wells; R.
L. Anderson and wife, Deeth; r. NJ.
Anderson and wife, Deeth; R. B. Stew
art, Reed Station; Ed .Byrne, Reed
Station; George A. Hawkes., Reno; G..
w. Schultes and wife, Beowawe; F.
M. Hay, Reno; Phil Sharp, Wells; F.
G. Fitzgerald, Reno; Mrs N. B. ..el-
son Reno; John H. Cazier, Wells; Mrs
]. II. Taber, Salt Lake City; e. L..
Bachman, Tuscarora; John B. Garrett,
Whiterock; George Garrett, White
rock; p. S. Indart, Whiterock; E. c..
Murphy, Deeth, Miss Murphy, Deeth;
A Schillerstrom, Lee; l.. S. Mann, San
Fracisco; Rollo Branch, Sal Lake
City; w. ]. Mahoney, Beowawe; M.
O'Connor, Elko; G. Cowling, Bullion
Mrs. George Schultz, Beowawe; G..
r. Allen, Beowawe; H. Quillici, Rene;
A. H. Sevine, New York.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

The lion and the lamb are each hav:
ing theirs these days.
10y Lang, who is mining at Bullion.
came in Saturday for a short visit
with his family.
DR.. J.. J.. Gallagher, Government
sheep Inspector, was an arrival from
Golconda Saturday evening.
Mrs. j. H. Taber was an arrival from
Salt Lake City yesterday afternoon
and will pay a visit of two weeks to
relatives in this city.
Mrs. G. F. Loring and daughter
were arrivals from Reno Saturday
evening. Mrs. Loring will spend a
week in Elko visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Gheen.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12

package containing either food or
weight labeled upon them ~conspicu-
drug products brought into the state
for sale or put up here, except pack
ages containing less than two ounces,
~averdupois or liquid measure. The
statements of quantity must be plain
and not obscured by or part of any de-
sign or legend otherwise placed upon
the label.
The regulations are somewhat
drastic, framed so as to make plain
to the purchaser of any food or drug
product which is wrapped or enclosed
in any kind of receptacle, instant and
correct information as to the exact
amount of the product in the package
he purchases.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
MARRIAGE OF POPULAR
YOUNG PEOPLE

Mr.. Robert Anderson and Miss Jo-
sephine Martin were married at the
Baptist parsonage here Saturday eve
ming. Mr. Anderson is a prominent
rancher of Starr Valley and the bride
is an accomplished and popular young
lady. They will leave today for their
future home on the Anderson ranch
in Starr Valley neal Deeth. Rever-
end Charles McHarness, pastor OF the
Baptist church of this city performed
the ceremony.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
NEW RULES FOR
PACKING FOODS

The department of food and drug
control of the University of Nevada
agricultural experiment station has
issued ga bulletin establishing new
rules of procedure for manufacture
ers and p~urveyors of food products
in Nevada. The rules are those re-
Gently laid down by the federal de-
partment of food and drugs inspec-
ton, and have been made binding
upon Nevada edalers as part of the
states regulations.
All containers of food products
sold in the state must have. their
ously. This rule will apply to every
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12

Small, hot bullets give but little
pain" writes a war correspondent.
But ragged Ben Bosley of the Newhan
News insists that h els one patriot
that would rather have a large, cold
bottle than a small, hot, bullet. He
has also decided that he is favor of
getting along without any pain at all,
If possible.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
Commercia

B. F. -Bonewell, Portland; L. w.
Jordan, Salt Lake; G. w. Kennedy,
Lamoille; N. p. Mccoy, Lamoille; H.
Thomas Buckhorn; R. Johnson, Sac
ramento; ]. j.. Gallagher, Lovelock;
w. T. Arrera, San Francisco; F. w.
Snaps, Detroit, Michigan.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
NOTICE TO
PROPOSALS EoR BIDS

Notice is hereby. given that the
Board Of Directors Of the State of
Nevada for the Panama California
Exposition will receive proposals I'D
to twelve o'clock. noon on October
18th, 1914 for the construction and
completian of the Nevada Building to
be erected on its site at the Panama
Exposition, San Diego, California, &C.
cording to the official plans and speci-
fcations on file.
: Plans and specifications may be
had at the Office of F. j. De Long
champs, 204 Clay Peters Building,
Reno, Nevada. A deposit Of Ten
G1O.0O) Dollars will be required for
the return of each set of blue prints
and specifications.
Proposals shall be made according
to instructions in architects specif-
cations Each proposal shall be ac-
companied by certified check amount
ing 20 not les than Ave per cent OF
the amount Of the contractors bid.
and payable to the Board of Directors
Of the State of Nevada for the Pan
anna California Exposition.
Proposals shall be sealed In an
OPAQUE envelope and marked bid for
construction of Nevada building by
-, Contractor" and
directed to the Secretary Of said
Board of Directors at Carson City, Ne
vada.
Proposals shall be limited to Me-
vada contractors only; and Nevada
labor is to be employed. when reason.
ably practicable.
: The Board of Directors reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Board of Directors
of the State of Nevada for the Pan
anna California Exposition.
GILBERT @. ROSS, Secretary
Board of Directors OF the State of
Nevada for the Panama California Elk
position.
Dated Carson City, Nevada, septem-
Der Goth, 1914.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
Buys Automobile

Fred Doll of the Elko Hide and Junk
Company has purchased a new Max
well 5 passenger touring a from the
Steel garage.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12
FRANK n. WINTER
Democratic Nominee
for member of the Assembly

FOR SALE:-Team of horses, har-
s and spring wagon. Will. sell at
bargain. o X Second Hand Store.
O126t
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12

Well. we don't know. We are In
clined to believe that It is better to
tell a lie that doesn't harm anyone
than to tell the truth that hurts some
body.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12

Work .on the new Title Guarantee
building is progressing rapidly and
viii be ready for occupancy in a little
more than two weeks.
NJ. H. Cooper. the merchant tailor
expects to be located in his new place
of business on Fifth and Idaho streets,
in the next few days.
The local dealers handling the Max
well cars are putting quite a number
of them on the market recently. Sew
eral new MaXwells we're seen on the
street yesterday with the varnish still
shining on them.
At the Rex theatre tonight, 5 reels
of pictures. Pathe Weekly and DR..
Francisco Espenosa, explaining all
arts of mystery and spiritualism.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-12

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NOTICE OR REGISTRATION
STATE OF NEVADA, County or Elk

Notice 10 hereby given that the
time for the registration of the
names OF the qualified electors in
election district Of Elko Township OF
Elko, prior to the election to be held
on the Srd, day of November, A. ID.
1914 for the County OF Elko will J.
pire at six o'clock D. m. on the goth,
day of October A. d. 1914.
II. u. CASTLE,
Registry Agent.