The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-05
CELEBRATION AUG. 4
At PLAIN A SUCCESS
Big Picnic at Plain Attended by 1900
or 1900 People from All Parts
Of Quay County


yesterday and they we're well paid
for their time by the royal entertain
ment accorded them and il was high
ly spoken Of by all members of the
party.
There was large crowd present
which was estimated between 1900 and
1900. There we're people there from
a!l parts of the county who commenc-
ed to arrive early in the morning, con-
tinuing all day as many of the farm
ers were busy in their wheat fields.
One threshing gang was in sight of
the picnic grounds and a number of
others were detained at home on the
same account. Some report that their
fields will turn out as much as 20
bushels per acre.
A ball game between Forrest and
Plain, the latter being composed of
"a pickup team, was the chief attrac-
ton for the morning, but the game
Was too one-sided to be real interest
ing. The score was &c TO 3 in favor
OF Forrest. A call for dinner was
given and everybody lost no time in
est96lishing themselves in n good sub
stdntial position where they could get
square meal. There was plenty for
all and then some.
One fellow in the crowd directed an
insult TO some of the Tucumcari WIS.,
itors when he said we just came out
there to get one good square meal.
This might have been the truth if he
l. a a "a A l. =
who was one of the crowd, but il cost
some Of the party from five to ten
dollars to make the trip and we could
get pretty fair dinner in Tucumcari
for that amount, but we were so well
treated by the rest Of those good
plains people that we will cut out this
criticism as this man might be fee
BILE minded and did not know any bet
ter than TO think he would not get
n square meal if we were allowed to
get next to the table, and it is wrong
TO criticise him.
II took a full hour to finish dinner
which was served on two long tables
made by spreading the table cloths
out on the grass, and everybody who
furnished the fine cakes, pies, fried
chicken, etc, was more than willing
that we get our dinner baskets full,
and freely divided with those who were
there without dinner. To say that
il was the most enjoyable event of
the day is putting it mildly.
Judge Henry Swan Of Tucumcari.
was the speaker of the day and the
way he showed up the actions of the
last legislature was something fierce,
and knowing he was telling the truth
straight from the shoulder made US
shudder to think IL was true in "a state
where the folks are as progressive
as they are on the plains and in other
parts of this county and counties to
the south and north of US, but when
we look at the table of facts made
public by the state superintendent of
schools in which it is shown the illit-
eracy of some parts of the state and
then compare the people in the east
ern tier of counties to those of others
which shows that we have less than
five per cent who cannot read nor
write when some of the others run
up TO nearly half we can understand
why the bosses of both parties twist
them around their fingers and vote
the subjects as they please. Our peo-
pie stand for progress and thrift and
not for shiftlessness and graft, and
we heard many high concentrations
for Mr.. Swans open report of one of
the crookedest legislatures that ever
assembled.
Another ball game was being play
ed when we left for home and the
score was then 6 TO in favor of the
boys from Goat Ridge who had taken
up the task Of trimming the victor
ious team from Forrest, but we have
not learned how the score stood at
the end of the game.
A number of other attractions were
to be pulled off after the game such
as broncho busting, etc.
We wish to thank the good people
Of Plain and vicinity for their good
treatment ana hope to have the oppor-
tunity of going out again TO get bet
ter acquainted with the class Of farm
ers who will eventually put Quay on
the map as an agricultural county.
We might say that we did not see
a business man from Clovis or Mel
rose during the day but Tucumcar
was represented by the following fel,
lows who will be glad to reciprocal,
some day for the generosity accord
ed them Wednesday:
c. B. Hamilton, Geo. Eager, w. B
Rector, Jesse Smith, w. X. Moses, MAJ
Goldenberg, w. A. Foyil, A. X. Car
ter, w. +. Mundell, Frank Ward anc
son, Oscar Sandusky, Frank Lieben
dorfer, Lee G. Pearson, Henry Swan
T. A. Muirhead, IL. G. Markham, Ira
+. Furr, J. p. Montgomery, and c. +
Hawkins.