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The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-07-02
The Agricultural and Stock Raising
Assets Of Curry County.

with them their possessions and
as each year passes they under
stand better the method Of cult
walton and when to plant, what
to plant and how to plant. The
vast majority now have a small
herd of stock or a dairy herd and
feed their forage crops to the
stock, making their profit from
the stock instead of marketing
the crop. This new system has
been revelation in stock
raising and it is NJ longer an
experiment but has proven to
b profitable. The principal
products Of Curry county are
wheat, maize, kaifir, feterita,
sudan grass, corn, broom corn
and vine products. The raising
of wheat has, during the past
three years proven to be one Of
our greatest and most profitable
crops. There is a large acreage
in wheaC in the northern section
of the county this year and the
harvest will be great. One far
mer, who resides twelve miles
north of Clovis sold his crop of
wheat last year. which he har-
vested from a 27j acre field, to a
local grain buyer for over S., 600
and had sufficient grain to re.
plant the tract. This same land
is planted in wheat this year
and the yield will he duplicated.
This same land is selling for
only s.. 90 to So 90 per acre while
on the Texas side of the line.
which is no better, is listed at
$40 90 to $35 90 per acre.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-07-02

Clovis is the county seat of
Curry County. which was Great
ed by Legislative enactment in
1909. 1t is the commercial and
transportation center of eastern
New Mexico. 1t is the dis
tributing point for a territory
covering a radius of one hundred
miles and is headquarters for
many travelling men. The pop
ulation roughly estimated is be.
tween 5000 and 1900. The school
census taken some time ago in
dicated a population of 5000. In
addition to being the trading and
marketing point for a thickly
settled country for fifty miles on
the north and thirty on the
south, east and west, Clovis is
the largest railroad center in
New Mexico with a monthly pay
roll of 500, 600 90 to $75, 600. 90 or
enough to support a town of its
present size without other re-.
sources. 1t is the junction of
the Santa Fe's new transconti.
mental short line, sometimes
cal ed the Belen Cut. of, and the
Pecos Valley line and the freight
and passenger division point on
both roads. 1t is also the freight
and passenger division point on
the new Galveston Pacific line
built last year over which line a
traveller can take a Pullman at
New Orleans and come to Clovis
without a change of cars. This
new line is now taking many
tourists from the sunny south to
the California exposition pre-
senting a most formidable com
petitor for the Southern Pacific.
Among h e improvements
placed by the Santa Fe at Clovis
at cost of over a million dollars
Includ. a concrete and brick
roundhOuse of 2S stalls; the larg.
est machine shops west of To !
Deka, Kansas, which employ !
approximately 500 men: a cen
.raI power house from which |
power and heat is generated for
all the yard works and buildings;
? material warehouse and oil |
storage depot which contains a
stock valued at $3.50, 600; wood !
work shop, blacksmith shop, a
,oal chute costing $50, 600; cinder
pit and apparatus, ice plant of |
I25 tons daily capacity; modern |
.wo story passenger depot; |
'reight depot and the Gran
Quivira, one of the largest and I
pest of Fred Harvey's eating |
houses which cost approximately !
800, 600; hospital costing $l25, |
)00, which is the best equipped |
IN the Santa Fe system, and the
Wells Fargo have a splendid ex.
press office near t h e depot,
Practically all these buildings |
ire of concrete construction of |
he mission style of architecture. |
While it is true that there |
would never have been a Clovis |
lere if it had not been for the
Santa Fe railroad, but the de-
yelopment of the city and coun- |
ny is not alone due to the efforts
If that great system. The larg
,st per centage of credit is due
o t h e enterprising citizens
whose energies and efforts have
ong been the subject of country
vide comment. There are few
communities in the whole south
vest that have been more con-
itantly kept before the public
,ye than this particular section
md there are few. if any, towns
or its age in the country, as
veil and as favorably advertis-
ID. Notwithstanding its steady
rrowth, it is still in its infancy,
% to speak, and is destined by
eason of its natural advantages
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-07-02

county is no small item. Thous-
ands of chickens and turkeys
were shipped to California and
Colorado markets last fall and
winter. 7 h e shipments are
usually light at this season of
the year.
CLIMATE
With an elevation of about
1000 feet, this section of the
state enjoys the very best of
climate; it being neither of the
extremes, too hot or too cold.
The winters are for the mos t
part, dry and pleasant and the
snow fall does not lay on the
ground for any length of time.
Those troubled with tubercular
or bronchial diseases find this
the ideal climate for its complete
cure f they come before it is too
late. No excessive heat is ex-
pe,ienced in summer and the
nights are always cool and de
lightful.
WATER
There is no section of the coun-
try that has better water than
the whole Of Curry county. 1t
contains no alkaline or gypsum
ingredients and is analyz ed 80
per cent pure. 1t ranges in
depth from 100 feet to 400 feet.
I h e supply is inexaustible,
especially at the greater depths.
The upper stratas furnish an
ample supply for all domestic
purposes.
SCHOOLS
Every rook and hamlet in the
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-07-02
Why Clovis Will Continue to Grow
and Be Prosperous.

and almost unlimited resources
to continue to grow and eventu.
ally be the metropolis of the
state. Its futue rapid growth
ana permanency is assured.
While Clovis has grown. it has
not been mushroom or boom
er $ growth, but a development
based upon permanent resources
and natural conditions. Clovis
Is the gateway into the new
state. 1t is the gateway from
the lower to the upper plains
country. 1t is the gateway from
Texas to New Mexico and is the
gateway to the famous Pecos
Valley which is the greatest
trult and alfalfa country in the
west. Clovis is a modern city
with a municipality owned water
works, electric light plant and
sewerage. 1t is up.to-date in
every respect and there are but
few lines of business that are
not represented.
SOME STATISTICS
From figures gathered by the
NEWS which We consider re-
liable, thnre has been no less
tGan 800 cars Of grain raised in
this county shipped to outside
markets within the past eight
months. These shipping points
include Clovis, Texico Far well,
Melrose, st Vrain, Havener and
San Jon and some has been
shipped from Friona Texas.
Cash Ramey, a grain bnyer in
Clovis, has shipped % cars Of
wheat and as much of maize and
feterita and has as much of the
latter now on hand. He esti-
mates that l40 to $50 cars have
been shipped from Texico- Far
well This is the largest broom
corn shipping point in the state.
A. l., Gurley and his agents at
the places mentioned taking
practically the entire crop. He
has also shipped many cars of
maize. kafiir, feterita
and millet and cane seed. The
Clovis Mill and Elevator Com
pany now handles most of the
grain crop marketed here and
always pays the highest market
price. The elevator was erected
last spring. In addition to be-
ing the largest grain shipping
county in the state. it is also
large live stock importer and
Shipley Brothers Cat
tie Company alone have shipped
into this county in the last three
years 2S5 cars or 10000 head of
cattle besides the thousands of
head they have had driven here.
Practically all these cattle We're
sold in small numbers to home
farmers and ranchmen. The
Central Meat Company have
shipped on an average of a car
of hogs a month TO market dur
ing the past 4 years and have
the demand of their
home market. Last year they
shipped l5 cars. or more than a
car month and expect to double
that this coming year. j. R.
Walker Meat Company shipped
twelve thousand pounds of poul-
try during the holidays and now
ship on an average of 600 pounds
Of dry hides each month. Many
other dealers are shipping as
much. The Clovis Creamery
and Produce Company shipped
20, 600 lbs of turkeys during the
holidays and 10000 lbs of chick
ems during the past year, also
50, 600 lbs. of butter during the
year. They have paid out to
Curry County farmers during
the past year the sum $25, 900
for cream.
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When the editor of the News
arrived in Clovis on Nav |, 1907
with bundle of newspapers en-
titled the CLOVIS News, there
was nothing to indicate that
this was to be the size of city,
except for the lot stakes, q
grading and well drilling outfit
and few burrows plowed where
the streets were designated.
The first issue of the News was
printed ON the Melrose Headlight
press, then published by the
father of the News editor. Tex
leo was then the boss town and
metropolis" of all this section
of the country. When the News
first made its appearance IN
TeXico. it was looked upon as a
curiosity and the inhabitants of
the border town then referred to
Clovis as Riley switch. " The
postofiice was first called Riley
and it was some time before it
was finally changed to Clovis.
After the railroad company was
satisfied that they were able
to obtain an abundance of pure
soft water, they then laid their
plans to make this great rail
road center for the cor verging
of all their eastern New Mexico
and Pauhal die lines
We do not claim to be a
prophet or son of a prophet,
but in the first issue OF this
paper, the prediction was made
that Clovis would be a three
% > division and that the big
shops would be located here;
that the Coleman cut off, or
Galveston road as it is now
called. would be built and that
the Cameo cut off would be
taken up from TeX,co to Cameo
and rebuild into Clovis. Strange
ly enough. all these predictions
have been fulfilled, Not so
strange either, when we had
first hand evidence by catching
a glimpse of the blue prints in
the Clayton lard office, on which
to base our prophesy.
With the coming of the iron
hoss also came the tillers and
toilers who appropriated 100
acres of terra hrma" from
Uncle Sans domain and with
proper cultivation and scientific
farming have made the earth
produce abundantly and blossom
like June rose; where the
roaming h rds had only a short
time previous held undisputed
possession. Now a new modern
city has sprung up as if by
magic and the church bell pro-
claims to the cowboy, the farm
er and the plainsman the dawn
OF the sabbath. Remarkable has
been the change and the develop |
ment Of this country in such a
short space of sine.
The immigration to Curry
county and the whole of eastern
New Mexico has been greater
during the last six months than
in a corresponding period during
the past five years. Last year !
when the drouth visited Kansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma. Texas and
other states east of us, we had
an x@undance of rain; enjoyed a
skhdid climate and reaped a
bountiful harvest Of golden
grain. This news was heralded
far and near and New Mexico
,Do.t;,,,lorI,- Currv Cnuntv was
the mecca of a new rush of
homeseekers. This country was
first settled to any great xtent
in 19O6.O7 when the railroad was
built and those horny hands"
of toll came to help build a new
empire; to develope new coun-
try and above all to make it a
permanent home. They broughtl
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-11-25

Doctor Pierce's Pellets are unequaled
Is Liver Pill. One tiny, Sssgar-coafed
Hsliet a Dose. Cure Sick Headache,
Bilious Headache, Dizziness, Constipa-
ton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and
all arrangements of the Liver, Stomach
and Bowels.
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AUTO:HIT
BY TRAIN;
5 PEOPLE
SERIOUSLY
INJURED
WERE ON THE WAY TO THE FLOR:
ENCE BALL PARK EAST OF
TOWN TO WITNESS FOOTBALL
GAME.
HURLED MORE THAN 20 FEET
speelaI to The paiIy Record: !.

Special to The Daily Record
Florence. Nov. 20.-one of the most
distressing accidents that has taken
place in Fremont county for some
time. occurred at Florence about 1:45
O'Clock this afternoon when an auto
mobile. containing eve people was
run over at tho crossing by Denver
& Rio Grande train No. / and all of
them seriously injured. The auto.
hich was driven by Ed. Johns. was
carrying party of Florence people
out to the ball park east OF town to
witness a football game between the
Florence high school team and the
Colorado Springs Terrors. when the
affair happened They were in the
act OF crossing the railroad track when
the train, which they were unable to
see on account of a dust storm and
scme freightcars standing on the side
track in front of them, struck the
automobile with terrific force; knock
ing the machine and its occupants a
distance of more than twenty feet.
There was in the car at the time
besides Mr., Johns, Mrs. A. \. Cutting.
OF Florence: Miss Frances Mac
Kenzie. a teacher in the Rockvale
schools; Miss Elsie Clark, the vocalist.
who recently returned to this country
from London. and c. b. Pierce, an
eastern man who is spending the win
ter in Florence for the benefit of his
health.
Nr. Johns had one OF his legs broken
in two places and was otherwise seri-
ously hurt: the worst. perhaps. be-
ing severe cut on the head Mrs
Cutting was also badly hurt inter
naily and some doubts are expressed
as 70 her recovery. Miss Mackenzie
and Miss Clark were both painfully
injured. but in neither case we're any
bones broken. As far as can be as
eertained. Pierce's wounds are not
especially serious.
The victims of the accident were
taken TO the hospital.
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The Peerless Flour mills on West
Main street was destroyed by fire
"Wednesday night. entsiling loss upon
the owners of between fifty and sixty
thousand dollars. on which there was
a total insurance OF little more than
one-haIf OF the investment in the prop
erty
The cause OF the fire is unknown,
but is thought may have resulted from
an internal dust explosion. or some
form OF spontaneous combustion.
The property was owned by the
Canon City Milling company. OF which
G ". Hodgfn is president and A. II.
McLain secretary and treasurer, but
was operated under lease by eorpo-
ration doing business under the name
of the Peeries mills. OF which L. F..
Sideboittom OF this city was the prin-
cipal stakeholder.
The Canon City Milling company car
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DEATH OF MRS. AMY HILL
0CTOGeNARIAn, SUNDAY

Mrs. Amy Hin. wife OF l. NJ. Hin.
died Mt the family residence. ie2
Riverside avenue. South Canon. at ;
O'Clock Sunday morning from pneu-
monia Ollowing an Illness of but
few days duration. Deceased was
So years OF age and had lived in Colo
RADIO many years. Mr.. Hin has
teen an invalid from heart disease for
long time and In waiting on him
Mrs. Hin had so exhausted her
strength and vitality as TO he peculiar
ly susceptible to disease.
Mrs. Hin was born In Ohio. hut was
one OF the pioneers OF the west Sne
vas a very large woman and spec
tally constructed coffin had TO be Sc
cured for the remains. She was a
member OF the Methodist church and
she lived In accordance with its doc
irines and precepts. The funeral will
take place from her late home in
South Canon 2:3o O'Clock Tuesday af-
ternoon and will be conducted by Rev.
A. l.. Chase. pastor of the congregation
OF the First Methodist church. Burial
will be at Lakeside cemetery.
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tain. rode twelve miles out of
Colorado Springs and got side track
I'd. l gave the brakeman fifty cents
ard he carried me into Denver.
Give my kind regards to DIR. Booth.
also his office girl. Don't you forget
to give my kind regards to that mis-
lion lady. she is rery good christian.
! thank Mr.. l.. F. Collins for the
shoes, / thank the marshal for the
railroad ticket. hope you will tell
all your good Christian friends to pray
for me. God help me in my weak con-
dition- / have no idea how long |
will be here.
thank you Van, for what you have
done for me. You will be rewarded
for it. II you don't in this world you
will in the next
Good Bye and God will bless you.
believe me.
! win pray for you.
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DEATH CANCELS
3 INDICTMENTS

Cripple Greek. Nov. 22.--Case OF
the people vs. James Bacon called
the clerk of the District court when
the criminal calendar OF the court was
read here.
Il am unable TO produce the defend
ant. your honor" said an attorney
addressing the court
The next case on the docket was
that of the people against James b.
Mcnamara
Unable TO produce the defendant
vas the attorneys perfunctory reply
"Theophile Bastine. charged with
cattle rustiing.- read the clerk hastily
Defendant is unable to appear in
coutr, your honor" said the attor-
ney
Judge Little was nonplused. Il would
like to know where these defendants
are and why they are not here to
stand trial." said the judge sternly.
They're all dead. your honor was
the reply.
James Bacon, former state repres-
entative from Teller and Park coun-
ties. was charged with the murder of
his wife and infant child in an explo-
sion at the Bacon home here three
years ago. Bacon. after spending two
months in jail. procured penknife
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REV. FAIRBANk ASKED TO
PREACH SPECIAL SERMON

Philadelphia. Pa. Nov. PA ma
tional convention carried from a com
mon center to Canon City and thence
to the nttermost PARTS OF America by
simultaneous services is an innova-
tion in scientific organization original
with the National Reform Associa-
ton which opens its 53rd annual CON
vention in Pittsburg. Pa. on Decem-
Der 5th.
Christian citizenship IS the keynote
Of all the work OF the National Re
form Association and carry the mes
sage of the convention to those who
cannot attend at Pittsburg all Of the
most distinguished celrgymen In Amer
ica have been Invited TO present Chris
tian citizenship to Sheir congregations
on December am Integral part of
the great National movement foster
ed by the National Reform Associa-
tion.
The Rev. A. n. Fairbanks. Canon
City. has been asked 10 preach spec
ial sermon on the general theme OF
Christian citizenship on December ;.
and thus the spirit of the convention
and the essence of its worldwide mes
sage will be brought into Canon City.
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PEERL ESS FLOUR
MILL IS BURNED
IN THE NIGHT
FFiremen Made Hard Fight bot Not
Much Saved; Property and Stock
Partially Insured; Origin Is. In
known.

der a decree dating back to 1861,
which is worth many thousands of dol.
lars.
Mr.. sidebottom and his associates
had been the lessees Of the property
for about five years. and by iudicious
energetic management we're making it
a highly successful and remuneratiye
enterprise. Under their control its
product was constantly finding a more
extended market and was In great de-
mand by dealers and consumers in
Salida. Westciiffe and other towns to
the west. as well as AT home. They had
an Unusually large stock OF merchan-
disc on hand at the time of the fire,
from which the salvage will be com.
paratively small
II was ten minutes to 10 O'Clock
when the fire alarm was sounded
from the whistle at he power plant.
hut II was so faint and indistinct that
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from a friend with which he ripped
open his abdomen. He died few
days later.
McNamara was alleged to have
blown up the High Line electric
tracks following an alteration with
officials of the railroad company. The
case has been pending in the courts
here for ten years. He was found
dead a few months ago in his cabin
near Altman.
Bastine was killed recently in Victor
when his horse fell with him.
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Most Eminent NE feal
Authorities Endorse 4.

Dr.. Eberle and DR.. Braithwaite -
well as DR., Simon ALI distinguished
authors-agree that whatever may be
furnishing us with . cine to the princi-
pies upon which it is to be tresteds
and accurate knowledge concerning the
nature Of disease can thus be obtained.
II bnckache, scalding urine or frequent
urination bother or distress ycu, or IL
uric acid in the blood has caused rheu-
matism, gout or sciatica or you suspect
kidney or bladder trouble just write DR..
Pierce at the Surgical Institute, Buffalo,
NY; send q sample of urine and de-
scribe symptoms. You will receive free
medical advice after Or. PierOe's = chemist
has examined the urine this will be
carefully done without charge, and you
will be under no obligation. DR.. Pierce
during many years of experimentation
has discovered a new remedy which he
finds is thirty-seven times more power
ful than lithia in removing uric acid
from the system. III you are suffering
from backache or the pains OF rlieuma-
tism, go to your best druggist and ask
for 50-cent box of "AHuric" put up
by DR.. Pierce. DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription for weak women and DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for
the blood have been favorably known
for the past forty years and more. They
are standard remedies to-day-as well
as Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for
the liver and bowels. You can get a
sample OF any one of these remedies
by writing DR.. Pierce.
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FUNERAL OF NEAL o. RALsroN
SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The funeral of the late Neal o. Rails
ton. which took place from the fam
lily home. corner OF Elm avenue and
Walnut street, Lincoln Park. at e:3o
Sunday afternoon. was one OF the
largest seen in this community for a
long time, There were several hun.
dred people in attendance; among
them the entire student body OF the
South Canon high school. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Elmer
w. Harner of Trinity Lutheran
church and were very impressive.
The fioral tributes were unusually
elaborate and beautiful. Intcrment
was at Lakeside cemetery.