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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24
QUAY COUNTY AND TU.
CUMCARI GET NICE
WR|TE.UP

Printed proofs have been received
by the board of county commission
ers Of the chapter on Quay county
which was written for the book now
being prepared for use at the San
Diego exposition. The chapter en-
braces something over four pages on
the county, and two on the city of
Tucumcayi, making six pages in all,
devoted To the advertisement Of Tu-
cumcari, in nearly three thousand
words.
The work on Quay county was
sent to the printers several weeks
ago. II is entitled, The Story of
Quay county and is written in the
form Of simple narrative rather
than as dry chronological state
ment, the form being adopted by
the commissioners in an endeavor TO
make the matter more entertaining
to the reader. thus causing more
persons To read the entire article. -
The subject matter begins with
the statement of the coming Of the
early rancheis into the section now
embraced by the county, the Sc
quence being followed through four
stages of the country's development;
first, the era of the Indian and buff
falo. Immediately before the white
man; second, the stage of the big
cattle and sheep ranches: third, the
day of the boomer with the advent
of the railway, and last, the settled
present with the successful dairy
and stock farmer.
Speaking of the immense size Of
the county. the chapter says, The
county embraces an area of 1884,
$40 acres, as large as the country of
Belgium, more than two and one
half times the size of Rhode Island,
or as large as Rhode Island and Dele
ware combined, large enough to
give homes Of 100 acres to approxi-
mately eight thousand families.
After carrying the country
through its various successes and
failures while finding itself, as might
be said. the story ends with atten-
tion being given to the work now
being done in the building of good
roads and the Identification of the
country. In this latter work the
women are given the credit, When
dawning prosperity eased her labors,
her hands turned naturally to the
higher work of civic Identification. -
Fifteen thousand copies of the
work are being prepared for free
disposition, by the board of exposi-
tion managers.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24
ANNOUNCEMENT

We are authorized To announce
Samuel II. McElroy as a candidate
for reelection to the office Of JUS
tice of the Peace in Precinct Number
One, Quay County, New Mexico,
subject to the will of the qualified
voters Of said Precinct, as an indie
pendent candidate.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24

An important change has been
made in the management of the
Tucumcari Abstract Il Insurance Co.
A. X. Carter. formerly manager,
going out and J. II. Dykes. one of
our respected citizens going in as
manager. We wish the firm good
luck and with their financial backing
they ought to continue to make
good. We are informed that this
company is working hard to be in
position to bond their abstracts and
will do so about March lst 1915,
which will be long step forward
for the city and county in general.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24
THREE ROBBERIES

Robbers were busy in this city
Monday night having affected EN-
frances into the X. C.. Saloon on east
main street where a quantity of
jewelry and other goods were stolen;
later going to the electric light
plant on west main street where a
suit of clothing was stolen. II is
said that several lockers at the rail.
way round house were also broken
into and articles of value taken
The local. officers have taken neces.
sary measures to apprehend the
guilty parties.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24
PORK AND POULTRY
INCREASE IN COUNTY

Reports from the county indicate
that the farmers are beginning To
realize that there is money in the
aising Of hogs and the fact has be-
come emphasized during the last few
weeks in the amount of home-raised
pork that has been cured in the
county. The editors of the county
have taken up this subject of advo-
eating the preparation of meats for
home consumption and il is said that
the matter has met with favorable
acceptance. The large quantity Of
forage produced this year has done
much toward bringing this possibil-
ity Of the Quay County farmer Ia
his attention.
The production of turkeys and
chickens for the outside market also
has become fact in the county. II
is said that a local wholesale firm has
made a profitable business this fall
and winter Of shipping turkeys and
similar produce to eastern markets
Several carloads were sent out this
week for the Christmas trade, having
been held here until Immediately
preceding the holiday shipping sea.
son in order to bring the best prices
With an improvement all over the
county in the general financial con.
ditions, it is believed that not only
will this industry increase but tina,
with increased incomes for the far,
mer, other means for increasing
their income will become known.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

The firm of Drs. Herring and
Chambers have this day. by mutual
consent. dissolved. Ali accounts
due said firm are to be paid TO Drs
Herring and Catterson, DIR. A. f.
Catterson having purchased Dr.
Chambers interest in same.
Dec. 10, 1914.
A. NJ. CHAMBERS, NJ. ID.
b. +. HERRING. M. d.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24

Special shipment of pawnbrok-
ers clothing Just received and GO
ng fast, at $500 to $500 for coats
and vests; same for overcoats.
Another shipment of overcoats
and pants on the way.
X. b. Garrett,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24
TUCUMCARI Wins TWO
GAMES At SANTA
ROSA

A party of nineteen boys and girls
left Tucumcari at seven o'clock on
Friday morning for Santa Rosa. All
minds were set on defeating the
Santa Rosa boys and girls at basket
ball. Some distance beyond Mon
toya the train passed Charles Col
denberg, a member of the team who
travelled overland. The party reach
ed Santa Rosa about ten O'Clock and
those who were not too sleepy were
treated To an auto ride by merchants
and business men of the town. All
the points Of interest were visited,
and the party returned just in time
for dinner.
The girls game began at two o.
clock and was fast and furious
throughout. Features of the game
were: The splendid work of Tu-
cumcari's running center, Hettie Al
len; the guarding done by Josephine
Gentry, and the excellent work done
by Santa Rosa's jumping center.
Hettie Allen. captain of the Tucum-
carl team, was the star player of the
game. The final score was Santa
Rosa IL, Tucumcari Ii. The game
was open, but marked by many un-
called fouls which gave a slight edge
To Santa Rosa.
The boys game began at three o.
clock. As clean game of basket
ball il left many things To be desired;
both teams played with too close
formation, so that frequent fouls
were unavoidable. However as in
the girls game, few fowls were call
ed. Unintentional rough plays were
features Of the game. Santa Rosa
had always played under Inter-col-
legiate rules, so they naturally play
cd rough game. All-in-all, the
teams were evenly matched. Santa
Rosa had larger men, but Tucum-
carl excelled in short passes and
team work. The teams were tied
six times during the game, with
Santa Rosa one point ahead at the
end of the first half. Tucumcari
came back strong the second half
and played excellent ball, winning
the game by score Of twenty-five
to twenty-four.
After the game Santa Rosa enter
tained the Tucumcari teams by TAX
ing them to picture show, and also
by giving an informal dance in hon
or of the victorious teams.
The good news of the victories so
affected the generosity of Mr.. A. ID.
Goldenberg that he gave banquet
at the Vorenberg on Sunday evening
in honor of the occasion. Plates
were laid for twenty-four and all
guests were in attendance except
Sylvia Jahns. Eta Love, Earl Ger
hardt. and Norval Jones. Guests Of
honor were Mr.. Hare, of the State
College at Las Cruces, Mr.. Stevens.
of Ration, and Mrs. Shadwick. At
ter pleasant repast, all departed
with warmer spot in their hearts
for the host and hostess, and deter
mined to bring yet more honor ia
the Tucumcari High School.
Those representing the Tucum'
carl High School were;
Girls, Hettie Allen, captain, Eta
Love, Rosie Tarpley, Alice Holt, JOS
ephine Gentry, Fisher Bond, Mad
Campbell, Sylvia Jahns.
Boys, Frank Shamblir, captain,
Charles Goldenberg. Clyde jackson,
Claude Fausnacht. Earl Gerhardt,
Floyd Wayne, Norval Jones, Clinton
Wharton, Edward Dixon.
Referees: Girls, Miss Florence
Seder; boys. VIM. Phillips.
Manauar prnf Shaduick
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24
NOTICE.
To MY FRIENDS AND PATRONS:

To MY FRIENDS AND PATRONS:
wish to announce that have re-
moved my Office from the Herring
building to rooms in the Rector
building. first door east Of DR.. STAN
fills office, where | shall be pleased TO
have you call and see me.
Respectfully,
DIR. A. Nj. CHAMBERS.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

The pastor will be in Roy next
Sunday. There will be no preaching
ut the church here but the other ser.
vices will be observed as follows:
Bible School, 9:45 a. m.
Communion Service, IL a. m.
Junior c. E., 3 p. m.
Y. P.S. C. f., $50 p. m.
Teachers meeting, Thursday eve
ming.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24

Tell the News about your visitors.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24

Dunn Transfer Co. will move
it for you. Call l04.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-21
CHAPTER III.
Without Fear.

The glider was at work gliding the
great bali on top of the church steeple
Every twenty years this had to be
done, and it was an event in the vii
lage. Moreover, it was dangerous, and,
like all dangers, fascinating.
The boys of Vicques stood in groups
in the street with their heads bent
back, watching the tiny figure of a
man that crept up an invisible ladder
far in the air, lashed to the side of the
steeple Up and up it went, like fly,
crawling on the feche. and there was
sinking feeling in each boys stom-
ach which was delightful, to think how
at any moment that creeping black
spot which was the glider might fall
down, down, and be dashed to pieces.
Achille Dufour suggested, Even
Francois would not dare climb that
ladder to the ball. Dare you? %
The great brown eyes of Francois
turned about the group; the boys wait
ed eagerly for his answer. 1t was al
ways this one who led into the dan
gerous places; always this one who
went a bit further when the others
courage failed.
81 dare" said Francois Then the
dark heads came together in an I'M
easy mass, and there was whispering
At the dinner-hour that day several
mothers of the village remarked that
their small lads were restless, not in
tent as usual on the black bread and
the soup of chopped vegetables and
the green beans-all anxious to finish
and get away. Only the mother OF
Francois, however. reasoned from this
that mischief was brewing When the
slim. why, little figure slipped from
the table and out through the oper
door. she rose and followed and stood
in the great entry watching him ract
across the field toward the church. HI
vesred bat once In his straight path
to turn to the Prilpoteaux cottage
where the glider lodged while In Vic
Quas.
How coon win one be at work u
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-21

and those first moments were beyond
words or embraces To touch his warm
hand was enough. The man on the
bay horse, trotting slowly along, saw
the meeting.
st is a woman out Of the common,
that one" he spoke aloud. "She rules
herself and the boy" And the boy
looked up as he came and smiled and
tugged at his cap with the hand which
his mother did not hold
Coed morning, m'sieur," he said
with friendliness, and the rider stared.
''Sacre bleu!" he flung back In his
atrong sudden voice. ''It is my friend.
The marshal. Was it you, then, glued
up there? Yet another fashion to play
with death. Ell? Nom dun CHEN! You
have a. star of good luck-you are
saved for something great, it must
be-
"M'sieur the Marshal" he flung at
Francois. Come and see me in the
chateau"
There was a clatter Of gallopins
hoofs; the bay mare and her rider
were far down the street.
"Who is it, my mother-the ferc;
gentleman?'' Francois asked.
"You are fortunate today, Fran
co.'s" Claire answered him. "The gooc
God has saved your life from a very
great foolishness, and also think vol
have made friend. 1t is the new
seigneur."
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-21
CHAPTER ~.
COMING to His Own.

Six years ago. before Waterloo, Ma
poleon had given the new chateau Of
Vicques and its lands to general the
Baron Gaspard Gourgaud, whom be
had before then fashioned into a ver~
good pattern of soldier out of mate
rial left over from the old aristocracy.
vicques lay in the Valley Delesmontes
.-s.of the mountains' league from
the little city Delesmontes, whose six
thousand inhabitants constituted it the
chief city of this valley OF the Jura.
Over vicques hung the mountain
called LIE Rose, behind lie Rose doomed
that greater mountain called lie Raj
meu; back of lie Raimeu rolled the
Jura range
/: The Baron-G General Gourgaud. taking
possession Of the chateau In this
month Of July, thought It lucky he had
not seen this domain of bis before,
else the vision would have turned his
heart from his duty. After a full careeT
almost In bozhood for the Cross OF
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-21
CHAPTER vi.
Work and Hone

The next day sheriff and his clerk
came and fixed red seals'to the house
and to everything in it which locked,
and Claire watched in a deep quiet,
the baby in her arms.
Something had been said already of
sending the children to this or that
uncle OF aunt-there would in a short
time be no home and no living for
them until the broken father could
gather himself and begin again. Lit
tie Francois resolved that he would
not go. He would stay with his father
and prove that eleven was not too
young to make money. AS he stood
watching the sheriff who moved gloom
lily about his unwelcome duty he was
aware of a horses hoofs beating down
the road, and he turned. In the midst
of his grief it was interesting to see
the Baron-General Gourgaud coming
on his bay mare Lesitte. The general
drew up beside him and looked at him
sternly.
Where is your father?" he shot at
him, and threw leg over and vaulted
off and flung the mares reins to the
lad, and swung into the great entry
and through the open door into the
cottage.
Francois, though broken-hearted,
was but eleven, and it was proud
thing to hold the seigneur's horse and
pleasant to see the spirited beast paw
the earth as he held her. He was SO
entranced with this occupation that
he forgot his bruised life and his lost
career entirely. For fifteen minutes
he forgot, and the other children gath
cred around him, and he ordered them
away from the horse and felt himself
| its guardian and an important person,
with complete satisfaction.
And at that, out of the house came
the seigneur, big and black-browed and
solid of tread, and with him that
broken-hearted father whose face re-
called all the tragedy.
Francois" his father spoke. more
gently than ever he had spoken be-
fore, 81 have taken your future from
you, my son. The seigneur wishes to
give it back. He wishes to make you
his child. Your mother conserlts-and
IL consent" His fathers arm was
about his neck. The generals abrupt
voice took up the statement.
will you come and live with me in
the chateau, Monsieur the Marshall
he demanded roughly. kindly. Il viii
treat you as son-you shall learn to
ride horse and shoot gun and be a
soldier. You shall fit yourself for the
part which we know must be played
one day. Will you Gomez"
For moment it seemed to Francois
that heaven had opened and miracle
of joy come down; then it flashed to
his mind that this dazzling gift had a
price. With a whole soul Francois cast
away the brilliant dream and hardly
felt an effort
81 thank you a Thousand times, my
seigneur," he answered with decision.
7 cannot go with you. must stay
and work for my father and my moth
er."
i There was silence tor minute in
the sunshiny garden; the children had
wandered away: the men did not
sneak: one heard only the mora Lis.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-21
The Little Figure Had Sprung Up, and
Stood, Threatening.

his black eyebrows lifted and he
glared over the paper.
You find it Interestingly" he de-
manded.
Francois, lips compressed, shook his
head firmly. mo, my Seigneur. Not
at all.'
81 agree with you,' the general said,
and sorted the papers over and laid
some away. Selecting sheet or two,
ne began to read again.
"Over the frozen roads the worn
army still trudged; every form of,
misery trudged with them. Hunger
was there, and cold, and suffering of
wounds, and suffering of lack of cloth
ing; more than this, there was the
constant dread of attack from flying
bands of Cossacks. From time to
time frightful explosions made one
turn ones head-it was the eaissons
exploded by order of the Emperor that
they might no longer cucumber US.
The snow fell The Emperor marched
on foot with US. Staff in hand, wrapped
in a large loose cloak, a furred Rus
sian cap on his head, he walked in
the midst Of his household, encourag-
ing with word, with smile, every
one who came near him.
There were many adventures which
showed the souls of men shining
through the nightmare of this horrible
time. Many noble deeds were done,
many heartbreaking ones. One which
was both happened to me. There was
an Italian officer in the corps under
Prince Eugene, who had been my COM
rade when was on the staff Of
Lannes; his name was Zappi-the
Marquis zappi. On the day after the
dreadful passing of the Beresina
River, / suddenly felt my strength go
II could walk no longer. A sick
loathing seized me. and groaned and
dragged my heavy feet forward, to
stay with my friends even few steps
more And with that an arm was
around me suddenly. and heard Zap
PTS quiet voice.
Keep up your courage, comrade;
we are going to see our homes yet,
| he said I shall take care OF you.
Look land 1 looked, and he had a
sledge with fur robes on it. never
4 knew where he got it-from some de-
serted Russian house, suppose. He
put me on the sledge and wrapped me
TO BE CONTINUED;
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-21

Francois urged it on him. The luck be-
gan to change; now and then the
stranger won, now and then Beaupre.
yet more often now the stranger, till
at length Francois was playing not
with the desire to lose, but with hope
to gain back something at least of the
considerable sum which he had lost.
Before this he had gone into his peck
ct and brought out that honorable nine
hundred francs, and had thrown one
louis dor after another on the black
table, and lost one after another. Yet
his confidence was still Strong-luck
would turn-this was his lucky day.
And now he would not regret carrying
away the strangers money. He began
to feel a fierce eagerness to get the
better of this antagonist became so
formidable. And a horrible nervous
ness was creeping over him at the dim
vision of thought thought kept
resolutely on the confines Of his con
seriousness, yet persistently pushing
forward-the thought that it might be
that he could not win the money back.
Doubled" he shouted promptly as
he lost again.
And he lost again. The nine hun
dred francs were gone; he gave a note
now, on his stock, and again he lost.
A deathly sickening sensation had
gripped him and was holding him.
In silence, with a crowd of silent
men, who in some way had come to
know what was happening, standing
about them, the two played the last
round. And Francois lost.
In silence he signed the note which
gave to the stranger his house and
furniture and land, all that he had in
the world.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-21

In boyish fashion, in homely Ian
guage of his class. yet with that dra-
matte instinct which is characteristics
ally French. Francois told his tale as
his grandmother had told it to him and
to his brothers ard sisters-the tale
which the children called Napoleon
Comes" The general listened with a
sincere interest
my boy" he addressed the lad, at
do not know the law am a soldier
Yet by my idea you are chevalier, Gre
ated SO by the act of the most power
full monarch who ever ruled France
by our Emperor Napoleon. The time
may come when, as the emperor said,
you may be marshal of France under
another Bonaparte. But that is a
small thing ii the time comes when
you may help another Bonaparte to
come to his right, to rule over France
It is that of which you must think till
the hour strikes, and then it is that
which you must give your life for"
Little Francois, the visionary, the
hero worshiper, trembled. 81 will do
it, my seigneur," he said, frightened yet
inspired, lifted into tremendous dig
Tying atmosphere. And with that a
secret which he had told no one, not
even his mother, broke forth. "My
seigneur, a strange thing happens
sometimes have dreams-yet they
are not dreams-in broad daylight.
see thingsII hear voices-which are
not of our village. Three times / saw
a long road up q mountain, and over
the mountain was a large star, saw
it three times, and once voice said II
is the star of the Bonapartes, but also
your star, Francois. Follow it..
The general was hard-headed per
son for all his cult of Napoleon, and
vision-seeing appeared to him non
sense. He pooh-poohed at once the
idea of star divided between the
house Of Bonaparte and small peas
ant. "Your mother had better put /;
wet cloth in your cap" he advised
Parbleu-seeing stars in midday
Some one-legged old fighter has beer
Cabling before you about the star o
the Bonapartes, and that and toucl
of sunstroke in this heat, it may be
have turned you silly. Let me hear n,
more of stars, but keep at your lessor
and learn to be-"
With that he was aware that tn
boy did not hear him. The light f1gur
was on tiptoes-the large eyes stare
at the wall, and the child spoke in a
unaffected voice as il something mu
fed spoke through him,
81 see the star" he said. 'I see
! through a window where there ar
iron bars. Ali" The interjet
ton was in the boys natural accen
and he shivered violently. "Ughi" Hi
teeth chartered and he looked abou
vaguely. ct is like an icehouse. l d
not like those dreams; they make m
so cold Seigneur, it is late; my mott
er will not be pleased. And 1 mus
stop at the garden and pick the veg
tables for supper-carrots and peas.
must hurry to get the peas and ca
rots."
Little Alike, clutching her father
thumb, watched as the boy disa
peared. Then, to the generals asto
, ishment, she began to sob. IL don
know" she answered his quick que
ton. ''But IL think it is because
. am sorry the little boy was so Id