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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01
CENTER STREET METHODIST
CHURCH MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
New Furniture and Carpets Trees Grass Shrubbery Be
ing Added Under Competent Supervision. A Move
In the Right Direction

From an improvement standpoint the
Center Street Methodist people are in
the limelight this week and have start.
cd something that should be taken up
by the other churches ~ well as the
citizens in general. Trees are being
planted around the entire property:
Bern" la grass lawn, hedge around the
lot on the inside of cement walks,which
surround all frontage OF property. Roses
vines and other flowers in parsonage
yard. An Of these outside improve
ments are under the supervision Of Prof
j. f.. Mundell.
for the church was placed with the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01
MRS. ETHEL WALLIS DIES
OF HEART TROUBLE

After brief illness, Mrs. Ethel Wal.
lis, wife Of Walter Wallis, died at their
home on South First St., Friday morn.
ing at Ave O'Clock.
The deceased had not been we'll for
some time but the end came ms sad
surprise to her family. Heart trouble
was the supposed cause Of her sudden
death. The funeral service was held
Mt the Center Street Methodist church
Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock, Rev. A.
NJ Evans officiating The body was in.
tered in the Sunnyside Cemetery.
Mrs. Wallis leaves behind her n faith.
er, mother, one sister and -four brothers
y nll OF whom attended the funeral. In
her own immediate family her husband
and little daughter only few weeks
Of age mourn her loss. She was thirty
two years Of age and had been in New
Mexico for long while, having for.
, merly lived near Quay.
The News joins in hearty sympathy
with those who mourn Cor her and we
trust that this cloud which hangs over
the saddened home may in measure
he lifted by the sweet consolation that
she has gone to place of no sorrows
in world without end.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01
TUCUMCAR| MARKETS
GIVEN EVERY WEEK
Local Merchants Report the
Following Prices Paid
for Produce

The following is a lis, OF prices pre-.
vailing on the date mentioned below We
have endeavored 10 cover the ground SC
the farmers may bring their produce to
to town with a knowledge Of wha, they
may expect to receive:
Wednesday. April
Maize, hulled, IFS.
Cane Seed, 800
Feteri,a Seed AIS to 3.25
Cane, bailed. 40 90 per ton.
Millet. baled. 1890 per ton.
Hens and Pullets ~ per lb.
Butter as per ID.
Eggs. per dozen rs.
Maize Heads per ton a4oo
Broom Corn per ton 6s.oo
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01

American Furniture Co. last week by
the ladies of the Wom1ns' Missionary
Society which consisted Of pews, car
pets, pulpit set, etc. These improve.
mcnts will cost about $1,000. Last year
this church raised about $4,000 per
month aud will probably exceed this
amount the present year.
During the present pastorate. eighty.
i've have been received into the church
of which twenty FIVE have been rcceiv.
ed through profession. Sunday school
has grown until it has an enrolment
1T about 26o in main school and about
seventy FIVE in the North Side Mission
school
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01
TRUTH ABOUT CON ,ENTIoN
THAT NOMINATE , THE NEW
CITY TICKET

Believing that the people who did not
attend the mass meetig Of citizens at
the Court House on the evening Of
March Gath have a ri ht 10 know the
real facts concerning the meeting and
to correct a misapprehension upon the
part Of many who have probably read
some of the press comm ents relative TO
the mass meeting, we desire 20 state
that instead Of the ecting being dom.
inanted by some twenty Mexicans
who had been previously treated 20
liquor" the real facts are that out Of
the 200 votes east for the candidates
for mayor there were only 81 Mexican
voters, and in Ward two where there
were 30 votes east for the candidates
for councilmen only seven Of the 80
were Mexican voters.
According to the correct registration
Of voters for the coming city election
there are over l60 qualified voters Of
the Spanish American lass. Does this
look like the so-callel drunken Mex.
icans' dominated the mass meetingf
Most of the Spanish american voters
have been born and reared in New
Mexico under the stars and stripes and
under that form of government that
guarantees to them equal rights with
other citizens no matter what the ma.
tionality. They have right 70 par.
ticipate in political affairs. They pay
their taxes. They are as proportion.
ateiy law abiding as any other people,
and their devotion TO this state and
the nation and patriotism cannot be
questioned. Isn't IL about time that
the people of Eastern New Mexico be-
gan 20 recognize the rights of the Span
ish Americans among them as DO the
Spanish Americans the tights and priv.
ileges of the Americans in those parts
Of the State where the Spanish Ameri-
cans are in the majorityi The people
Of Quay county send their representa-.
tives 10 the legislature demanding and
expecting that they secure for the peo
pie 1f tho county the enactment of such
provisions as will be locally beneficial.
Then by just such action as is above
mentioned, place their representative
in the embarrassing position Of being
compelled to continually apologize for
the treatment accorded to tAe Spanish
Americans in tho communities that
send them TO legislate for them. This
prejudice against the Spanish Ameri-
cans in this part of the state does not
predominate, but there Is enough Of IL
emanating from irres ponsible sources
to seriously handicap the efforts of
those who are broad enough minded to
recognize the equal rirhts of all and
who a,e honestly endeavoring to serve
the community and the state to the ex-
tent of their faculties in sincere efforts
to accomplish what Is best for the well
fare of all.
The so-called Americans could accom-
plish a great deal moro for the better.
ment of society IL they would discharge
their full duty towards the community
and the state instead Of saying and do
ing those things which engender race
hatred and sectional animosities
o. O. Davidson.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01
Mr.. QU|N OBJECTS TO
PREVIOUS REPORTS
The Irrigation Project Has Been About
Completed to the Extent of Max.
ing II Ready for Market

The promoter Of Pajarita Irrigation
Project by which Tucumcari will de.
rive some immediate benefit by way OF
advertising and permanent benefit
when capital is found TO finance the
project is about to leave for the east
to sell the proposition and II is expect.
ed that he will meet with the success
he has hoped for. Mr.. Quin has work.
ed hard and has never asked the cit
2ens OF Tucumcnri for even one cent in
cash to assist him in promoting this
project. lie has worked with little en-.
couragement from any source whatever
except that he sees good thing to
sell and II II il as salcable ms il Is sup.
posed TO be il must necessarily be n
good thing for Tucumcari. The worst
part Of the proposition is that the sup
ply Of water is limited and when IL
is established there will be many peo.
pie desiring 20 secure water and they
will have 20 be turned away. n you
20 get busy and ACT NOW for tomor.
row may be toe late. You can't lose.
80 why hesitate. The following letter
from Mr.. Quin will serve 10 clear up
Misunderstanding in regard TO him
and his work.
Editor News
Tho impression seems 20 prevail in
Tucumcari that the writer is connected
with other parties in promoting the Pa.
jarita Creek Irrigation project
This idea has probably been caused
by the mention of my name in the same
paragraph with this party in previous
issue Of the News, and 7 wish you
would use your columns to help cradi.
cate this erroneous impression.
7 took hold Of the project on my own
responsibility and resources, and have
not single afilintion of any kind in
.he matter.
II this should reach the eyes Of any
land owners under the proposed ditch.
with whom I have not yet arranged
for their property, either under the ir.
rigation contract, or by means of an
option or regular form of listing real
estate for sale, il will he 10 their ad.
vantage 20 look me up in the next few
days, for ] am soon going east TO 4.
nance the proposition, and when things
are under way, the same advantageous
arrangements will not he available. In
all probability there will he no water
at all for their land.
Seeing the great importance Of this
to each individual concerned. il is rath.
er surprising that everyone owning
land under the ditch would not insist
on my including their property. As IL
Is, ! have almost as much land as
can use, and am just in town now for
the purpose Of putting the finishing
touches on this end Of the proposition,
20 nave n good saleable proposition for
capitalists in the east.
Publishing this statement will serve
20 correct the above annoyance, and
will be greatly appreciated by
Yours respectfully.
q. w. QUIN.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01
MARCH WEATHER
SOMEWHAT VARIABLE
Weather Conditions During March AZ
Taken From Records Of U. 8. Elk.
pertinent Station

Notes On the weather during March,
1914 taken from the Records Of the u.
s. Dry Land Field station, at Tucum.
carl, \. NJ, reads as follows;
Wind Movement
Total number of miles blown from
March IL, S a. M. TO April l, s q. m.
was 375s miles.
Average velocity per hour for the 81
days was rs miles.
Highest 2i.hour average 2l.O miles
per hear n. m. Mar is to 3 a. m. Mar
10Th.
Lowest 2i.hour average 10 mile per
hour : a. m. Mar II to 9 a. IN. Mar l2.
Temperature
Max. temperature for March was n
degrees +. on both the 10th and eth.
Minimum Temperature for March
was II degrees +. on March 90.
Mean temperature for the month ~
degrees F.
Greatest daily range in temperature
was ~ degrees +. on March 10.
Precipitation
March i0-Snow 2 inches on level.
March 2l--Snow Q inches on level.
Total for the month"; inches snow
oT about 3 inch Of water.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01
SIX PER CENT LOANS

obtainable to buy, build or improve
farr, ranch and city property or re.
move incumbrance therefrom; Special
Privileges and Reasonable Terms. For
proposition, address. Finance Depart.
ment., 1897 Busch Bldg, Dallas, Texas
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01
JUST PAINT AND PAPER

That's often all that is needed 10
rent tenantless property or to get a
purchaser fer a hCuse you want TO sell.
Ask me what IL will cost.
ct T. $. CHAPPELL
7 use Pure White Lead and Linseed
oil. 2t
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01

Harry II. MeElroy Of Tueumcari,
came cut "Wednesday to attend TO legal
matters. ThurJday morning he went
on TO Endee to attend to some bust.
ness.--San Jon Sentinel.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01
COMMISSIONERS TO MEET

The County Commissioners will meet
here next week when some business Of
importance will be transacted,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01

am still in the ring for any kind
Of work In my line. Good work or M
charge. Stoves shined and put ny, goo
job.
DAD WALLACE
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01

WANTED-about one hundred fence
POSTS, must be straight. M, this office
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-04-17
.LEAVENWORTH LOSES
AGAIN, ELEVEN TO ONE
They Got an Awful Drubbing from the
Apple PiCkers from Down the
Valley

That the local ball team will have to
improve il they are to be contenders
for the pennant in the North Central
Washington Baseball League race this
season, was again demonstrated in the
game in Wenatchee last Sunday when
the Wenatcheeites won II to l. The
home team it seems never had lookin
from start to finish and it was simply a
nice little batting practice Tor the ap-
pie pickers.
'Turntable" Lee as he is called by
Wenatchee sporting writer started
the heaving for the Leavenworth ag-
gregation but bad bad day and his
offerings were badly treated by those
who faced him. He was replaced by
Billy Smith who was badly bumped by
the Wenatchee bunch two weeks ago,
but this time William was in better
form and held his opponents scoring
inside of the dozen mark. To get
right down to facts the pitching Of
either Lee OF Smith was good enough
to make a good showing, but look at
the error column, and it won't be
much trouble to figure out how it hap
pened.
The Waterville team will be here
Sunday and is rated as the best team
in the league.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-04-17
THREE ACRE ORCHARD
BRINGS Big RETURNS
Wenatchee Man Clears over $500 from
3 acre Tract-An Apple Orchard
Still a Good Investment

After deducting an expense of 30cts
per box for cost of growing and pack
ing, N. A. Heath, Of Wenatchee, real,
lied 2,720.43 net profit from his three
acre apple orchard last year. The aver
age gross receipts per box, orchard run,
were $1.28; and this amounted to an
average earning of $1O.51A per tree;
108 trees to the acre. The net reve-
nue. per acre was so06.S1. This does
not allow anything for salary to Mr..
Heath nor interest on his investment,
but he considers himself well paid fol
his time and money spent upon the
three acres which join the city.
Mr.. Heath has tabulated the follow
ing figures to show how the above re-
sults were obtained:
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-04-17
Peshastin Pickups

c. E. Stage is in Seattle this week
on business.
P. G. Fryberger is the owner of a
new Ford automobile.
A. G. Stage and wife motored to
Wenatchee last Tuesday.
Rev. Davis OF Leavenworlh spoke to
an appreciative audience here last
Sunday in the hall.
Sussex Bros. are improving their
rauch by putting hog-tight wire
fence around the place.
Robt. Pazel who had charge Of the
boarding house here last summer has
taken possession again and will con-
duct an up-to-date place throughout
the summer.
]. P. O'Byrn is on the coast this
week looking over new job that has
been offered him by the Great North
ern Ry. Friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
O'Byrn will hate to see them leave
Peshastin, as they have made many
warm friends since their arrival here.
Charley Wright has been installing a
new 25 h. D. engine this week in his
saw mill. Mr.. Wright has been run
ming his mill with water power, but
has decided that steam power will give
him more service. with this improve
ment Mr.. Wright will have one OF the
most up-to-date saw mills and box fac
tories around here.
The funeral Of Elmer Mckinney
was held Monday in the Catholic
church at Leavenworth, Father Vande-
Walle conducted the services. A large
number OF friends attended from this
place. Mr.. Mckinney was born in
the year Of 1871 in the state OF Hi
nois and later came to South Dakota,
where he was married to Mary Burns,
of Miller, S. D. On leaving that state
they came to Washington and located
on a farm up the Peshastin creek,
where they have been residing for
about one year. Mr.. Mckinney was
43 years old and leaves to mourn his
death a wife and one child besides
several other relatives who live in
South Dakota. Burial took place in
the Peshastin cemetery.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-04-17
S225,OOO Paid to Cashmere Growers

The Cashmere Fruit Growers Union
has just paid to growers SIS, 500, bring
ing the total payment on apples in the
1918 pools up to the immense sum Of
S225, 900. Based on 181, ,217 boxes
handled by the union in its fall pools
this amount represents an average pay
ment to date of $1.24 per box. This
is a net figure to the grower.
The Union has recently closed three
Of its four unreported pools, leaving now
only the IWinesap variety unclosed. OF
this variety the management reports
that eleven cars are still outstanding,
nine being in cold storage in the East
and two entransit sold already at good
prices f. o. b. Cashmere. From pres
ent indications it will be about May 1st
when the final results Of the Winesap
pool become known.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-04-17
ROAD 0VFRSEER MASSIE
IS DOING GOOD WORK
Has been Busy on the Roads of the Up
per Valley Since the Middle
of March

Mr.. Massie tells reporter for this
paper that people living on the roads
leading into Leavenworth, are highly
pleased with the work being done on
the public roads the past thirty days.
He says district road work is more sat-
isfactory, because in this way the work
can be done early, before the ground
dries out. So far he has worked on the
Cascade orchard road. the Eagle creek
and Chumstick roads, the roads on the
south side Of the river leading to the
settlement on the upper Icicle and the
residents living across the Wenatchee
river south of town. The Chumstrick
road has been widened and one or two
rockey points cut out. He expects to
get over the Beaver creek divide by
the last OF this week and do some much
needed repair work on the roads in the
Chewawa river valley.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-04-17
Death of Mrs. Varney

Zelma Rose Varney, wife of I, c. Var
ney Of this city, passed away at the
family home north of town Thursday
morning. Death came as the result Of
a general breakdown. Mrs. Varney
was fifty years Of age and had made her
home in this vicinity since 1905 She
was a devoted Christian woman and
leaves many friends. Besides hus-
band and son, Amos, aged II years;
she has two brothers, o. M. Downing,
of Eugene, Oregon, and G. F. Down
ing, of St. Paul, MINI. The funeral
arrangements are in charge of the Cas-
cade Undertaking Co. Just when the
funeral will take place has not been an
nounced as yet.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-04-17
The Bogus Check Artist Busy

Last Saturday man calling himself
Frank Sparks, a rather large man,
weighing about two hundred pounds,
worked the old game Of passing worth
less checks on two of our business
houses. He presented one for $23 to
the Mutual Mercantile Co. signed by
Elijah Jordan. The firm knew Mr..
Jordan and knew he had issued
checks to men who had been working
for him cashed the check, to find out
later that it was forgery. The same
party also passed check for a smaller
amount on c. B. Gordon. Mr.. Hearst
of the Mercantile company noticed
that the man signed his name with
his left hand. The officers have a
description OF the man but have not
located him. He evidently knew the
banks were closed Saturday afternoon
and that Jordan lived out OF town so
there was plenty of time for him to
get away before the forgery could be
detected. There is just one way in
which business men can protect them
selves against bad check men and that
is to refuse to take same unless en-
dorsed by some responsible party.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-04-17
Wenatchee Park

Nat Wray came up the first OF the
month to act in the capacity of ditch
walker for the Park Company this sea-
son.
Ed Blocker has moved up from East
Wenatchee and expects to work for ].
R. Peters.
R. M. Cowells recently moved his
family to Wenatchee Park and is work
ing on the Manzanola ranch.
A. F. Frantz came up with load of
nursery stock to plant on his tract. He
will be the first of the colony to plant.
Several OF the school children were
taken to Leavenworth to participate in
the spelling contest last week. They
did not win, but their effort is COM
mendable.
William Poeppomuller is back again
on his ranch. This time he brought a
cook with him, having been married
recently.
C. F. Rupel reports good business
nowadays. He carries supply Of gas
oline, zeroline, etc., for the motorist.
F. w. Pabst has returned from his
trip to Canada and reports having been
caught in 10 below zero weather while
there. He has purchased a team and
is now ready to make things hum.
L. H. Irwin was in Leavenworth the
first OF the week trading with the mer-
chants there.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-04-17
SI.50 Per Year
Big Crowds at M. {. Church

The Sunday School rally and Easter
program at the Methodist church drew
a record crowd according to Rev.
Snowden. Every seat was occupied and
many were forced to stand thruout the
services. The pastor believes that
the way the membership is increasing
and the enthusiasm being shown it
will be necessary to build an addition
to the church soon. The program
given by the children was unusually
good and enjoyed by all present. Over
S100 was raised last Sunday morning
and two new members were received
into the church.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-04-17
C. ]. ANDERSON'S WILL
IS BROKEN BY THE SON
Samuel J. Anderson Succeeds in Having
His Fathers Will Set ASide-PrO-
perty Worth $1,000

In the Superior court in Wenatchee
last Friday the will oil Charles ]. Ander-
son, deceased, in which he bequeathed
practically all his property to Henry o.
Nelson and wife Of this city, was set
aside. The suit to break the will was
brought by Samuel o. Anderson, son
Of the dead man, who claimed that for
months prior to his death he had been
kept in a state OF intoxication and that
the time the will was made he was not
in his right mind. There were num-
Der of witnesses called from here, and
while there was much time spent in the
submission of evidence and the argu-
ments Of the council, the Jurors requir-
ed only two ballots to come to unani-
nous conclusion. Attorneys for H. o.
Nelson have declared that they will ap-
peal the case to the Supreme court.
The estate, according to the testi-
mony, is worth about $4,000. 1t will
now be probated just as if its deceased
owner had died without will, and will
be distributed between his widow and
his son.
Reeves, Crollard & Reeves were at
torne, IS for young Anderson, and Re-
neau, Thomas & Hannah for Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-04-17
LAST MONDAY NIGHT
COUNCIL PAID BILLS
Ordered a Garbage Ordinance Drawn and
Attended to Matters of Minor
Importance

Excepting Councilman Jones, the en-
tire official family was present.
The clerk was instructed to see that
all bills. in the future, be properly
authenticated before being presented
to the council for payment.
The city owns several thousand feet
of old wooden water pipes, which is still
buried in the ground, being the pipe
bought by the city when it took over
the distribution system of the Tumwa-
ter Light & Water Co. J. E. Faulk-
ner applied for 1900 feet and agreed to
pay the city cents per foot and dig it
up himself. He to make bond to save
the city from damage suits for acci-
dents, and leave the street in as good
condition as he found it. 100 feet was
also sold to another man on the same
condition.
Engineer Barnum was instructed to
have cross walks put in at the intersec-
ton of Center and Evans street.
A resolution was introduced which
will result in the creation Of an improve
ment district taking in two or three
blocks on the west end of Commercial
street. The district will embrace the
bridge which is to be replaced by cul-
vert and earth fill. City Engineer Bar
mum was instructed to prepare plans,
specifications and make an estimate Of
the cost.
City Attorney Fox was instructed to
bring in an ordinance governing the
disposition of garbage and regulate the
city's dumping ground.
The city engineer was also instruct
ed to have the rock removed from the
street at the east line of the city, near
the railroad company's ice house.
This being bill paying night, over
four hundred dollars worth of bills were