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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02
ASSESSORS NOTICE TO THE
PUBLIC

The Laws of the State of New Mex
leo require that every inhabitant of
the State, of full age and sound mind,
shall In each year make list of all
property subject to taxation of whicn
he is the owner or has the control or
management. Such list must be ON
the forps nrescriba& by the- State Tax.
Commission and must be made and
filed in the Office of the County Asses
sor on or after the first day of Janu-
ary and not later than the last busi-
ness day Of February of each year.
In compliance with law and for the
convenience of taxpayers, | will be
at the various places in Quay county
on the respective dates as follows, for
the purpose of taking lists of prop
erty.
Wednesday, January 5, 1916, Hudson
Thursday, January 6, Admission.
Friday, January Z, Rama.
Saturday, January g, forenoon only
at Porter.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
January 10, II, and ~, Nara Visa.
Thursday, January 10, Obar.
Friday and Saturday, January 14
and 10, Logan.
Monday, January II, Allen.
Tuesday and Wednesday. January
Is and 10, Endee.
Thursday, January 20, Bard.
Friday and Saturday, January 81.
and %, San Jon.
! Other appointments will he announe
1 ed later in this space.
Any person failing TO meet me at
one of these appointments may make
return mt my Office in Tucumcari at
any time within the limits fixed by law
as given above. or blank for making
rendition will be sent upon applica-
ton, by mail or in person, to my of.
flee.
A penalty of twenty-five per cen,
in addition tn the regular valuation
must be- added to the value of all
property not listed for assessment
within the time and in the form re.
Iquired by law. No exceptions can b,
made to this law.
| Very respectfully,
JAMES BRISCOE,
Tax Assessor, Quay County, New Mex
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02
PROF ZINGG Is INSANE

Las Vegas, Nov. 27,--Judge y. j.
Leahy last night signed an order COM
mitting Prof. O. c. Zingg, president of
the state normal school at FL Rito,
Rio Arriba county, to the state asy-
lum for the insane In this city. The
courts decision was reached after the
hearing of expert testimony from DR..
II. II. Smith and Mr.. NJ. +. Des Ma.
rias who pronounced Zingg u victim
of delusionary insanity, While he Is
apparently normal much Of the time
Zingg has periods Of violence and his
case is considered to be of the incur
able class.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02
GRANDPA POTTER

AlthuuRn tne SUBJECT OF TINS arti-
Gle had passed many mile-stones that
mark life's pathway and had Journey
ed far into the waning shadows that
precede the dawn of mans allotted
three score years and ten, the sum-
mons, that on thc evening of Novem-
her goth called Grandpa Potter to his
eternal rest, seemed untimely.
Contentedly enjoying the rcpose
earned after years of active labors,
Mr.. Potter and his faithful compan-
ion, who had in her young womanhood
Joined her hand and heart with his,
had lived In their comfortable little
cottage ON south 2nd street since 1907
since which time Grandpa Potter, as
he was familiarly called had been one
Of Tucumcari's highly respected citi-
zcns.
For one of his age he was extremely
hale and active and bore his years
far better than many, decade or
more younger, due In a great measure
to his active outdoor life, but when IL
was learned that he had contracted
pneumonia, those who knew the win
ters that had passed over him felt
grave forebodings, which became all
too real after about eleven days of the
malady.
He and his devoted wife had out
lived all of their children, and their
nearest relative residing i.- this cem-
munity, Is their granddaughter, Mrs.
Myrtle Adams, whom they reared and
who with her two little ones. lived
next door 70 them and to whom the
two beautiful little great grandchil-
dren were great comfort.
| Below we give brief biography OF
this splendid old man, few of whose
generation survive.
A. 8. Potter was born in Green
county, near Springfield, Missouri, on
March 20, 1886.
On April 20, 1854, he was married
to Eliza Stewart, who survives him
and who is now in her 10th year.
In 1861 he moved to Zena, Kansas
and engaged in the mercantile bust
ness.
In 1858 he was appointed 2nC
Lieutenant in the Kansas State Mil
tia and with his company entered IN,
Civil War. serving until the close.
Having left his mercantile bushes!
to serve his country In It's hour o.
peril, he, like many other patriot,
men of his time, found upon his re
turn to civil life that financial rui,
had ovcrtaken him ard he was forcet
to begin life anew.
He then turned toward western Kan
sas and pre-empted a homestead O
100 acres, doing his blowing with OK
len.
In 1870, he traded his farm in Kan
sas for land in Denton county, Texas
and moved there where he resided 70
10 years, going from there to the Dat
mountains in Socorro county, N. NJ.
Here he engaged in farming an
cattle-raising until 1904, when he re
moved TO the town of Socorro wher
he conducted meat market for thre
years, coming then to Tucumcari.
lie was n Mason and at the time O
his death held demit from Osweg
Lodge No. AZ at oswego, Kansas. Hi
demit was dated June 20, 1872.
Il To them seven children were borr
three of whom died young when re
siding on the homestead in Kansas
and both parents survived the Others
a Friend
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02
TURKEY DINNER

The officers and teachers Of the Bap-
tist Sunday school report as the best
turkey dinner ever given in Tucum-
carl, the one given them by Supt. E.
Pack at his home Tuesday evening.
There was not one thing left out that
comes in the eating line. Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. J. 4. Whitmore
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Dodson, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. c. Goodloe, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
+. Cusack, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Dis
mukes. Mr.. and Mrs Sam d. Taylor,
Misses Zilla Whitmore and Mary Stark
Messrs G. C. Culberson, James Hall
ard II. C. Neafus.
The whole Office force says they
were very much helped.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02

The Episcopal services on Sunday
morning and evening next will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. Kenneth Chorley, who is
the son of one of the most prominent
clergymen in New York, and an ex-
perienced member of the Lay Minis
try. Special music will be rendered at
both services, Ia view of MIR, Chor-
ley's wide popularity AS an athlete, a
business man, and Christian gentle
man OF unusual attainments, there will
doubtless hc large and representa-
tive attendance at both services.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02
GRAGG

On November 27, 1915, death enter
I'd tho home Of W. J. GragG and wice
IN the plains, and took from them
heir little daughter. Opal. aged 7
ears. 3 months. She was ray OF
sunshine to all who knew her. Her
'heerful prattling will he sadly miss.
ID from her home, and from among
ier school playmates.
May we he comforted by the thought
hat she Is at rest, and freed from the
uffering which she endured during
her illness. We extend our sincere
ympathy to the bereaved family.
A Friend
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02
REVIVAL SERVICES

The Rev. Chas. VIM. Dean Of Den
YER, Is conducting series of evangei-
istic services at the Christian church
They will continue this week and next
There will be services every even
ing at 1880 except Saturday evenings.
A cordial invitation Is extended to
the public TO attend these services.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02
BASKET BALL GAMES AT THE
OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY NIGHT

The basket ball games at the opera
house last Friday night drew large
crowd and everybody got their mon
ey's worth. Don't fail to see the game
tomorrow night. The girls will play
the preliminary and the main game
win be between the old rivals, the II.
s. and T. A. A. The town team will
have some new players and there win
be some change in the II. 8. line-up.
26c will pay your way 10 both games.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02
Tax Assessor, Quay County, New Mex.
HOUSE AND CONTENTS BURNED

The house and contents of Thomas
Jennings were burned last Thanksgiv-
ing morning on his place one mile
north and two miles east of Quay.
The fire is supposed to have been
caused by n defective flue and il is
said very little time was given the
family to get out and nothing of inn
lortance was saved.
The neiGhbors came TO town Satur-
day and took out more lumber TO re-
'uild house at once. We deeply
'ympathize with Mr.. jennings and
hone this bad luck win not happen
again. Fire can destroy many dol
lars worth of property in very short
space Of time.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02
SAD DEATH

Mr.. Holiday who came here few
months ago for his health, was like
a number of others. He came too late
and Saturday died at the home on
South ist street. The remains were
taken to Revuelto where they were
laid to rest.
This family has the sympathy of
the entire city in this their sad be-
reavement.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02
MUSICAL PROGRAM

which will he rendered at Tuesday
night services at the Presbyterian
church:
Prelude
Hymn-Congfegation
Anthem, Jesus Lover Of MS Soul
Choir.
Hymn Congregation,
Solo, Ave Maria. Mascagni-
Mrs. II. h. Stansbury
Duet, Selected Misses Edwards and
Brown.
Hymn--Cougregation.
Postludc.
Pianist--Mrs. q. +. Brown.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
d. w. Hearn, Pastor

Bible school at 9:45 a. m.
Communion and preaching IL a. m.
At the morning service Rev. Chas.
VIM. Dean will deliver the sermon.
, There will be no services at the
church In the evening on account of
the Union Services at the Methodist
church.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02

The Tucumcari Meat Co. has fine
big ad. in this weeks paper and IL
you want to compare prices with the
towns In the east this list will allow
you an opportunity to see that living
is not so high in Tucumcari as In a
few other places. Look up the ad.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-02

See Mrs. j. F. Tarpley for board
and room, at the Adams House.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01
/. Ventilation.
2. Heat.
3. Dryness.
Our Great Phosphate Reserve

A grave problem for the farmer is
to discover the needs of his depleted
or unfavorabley proportioned soil. Its
greatest need may be phosphoric acid,
one of the three substances that are
most necessary in maintaining fertil-
ity. the other two being nitrogen and
potash. Phosphoric acid for use in
fertilizers has been supplied for many
years in part by the phosphates of
Florida and Tennessee and from is
lands in the Pacific Ocean. These de-
posts can not always supply the de-
mand, and therefore the recent dis
covery that the Rocky Mountains con-
tain the largest known area of phos-
plate rock in the world is of vital in
terest to future generations, if not to
the present one.
Albert Richter claims to be the
original discoverer of the western
phosphate deposits, because he recog-
nized rock phosphate in Cache Coun-
ty, Utah, in 1889 and located claims
on it. These phosphate deposits are
said to have been Independently dis
covered in 1879 by R. A. Bidcock in
Rich county, Utah, in old diggings in
black rock that he mistook for gold
prospects. A large sample analysed
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01
Great Antiquity of Florida

For many years the origin OF the
peninsula of Florida has been the sub
ject of speculation among scientists
Some sixty years ago the great natu-
ralist Louis Agassiz advanced the n.y.
pothesis that the greater part of the
peninsula had been produced during
comparatively recent times by sue
cessive growth of coral reefs along its
southern margin, which has thus been
extended farther and farther into the
waters of the Gulf. A few years later
Joseph LeConte restated this view of
the organic origin of Florida and sug-
gested that the work Of corals has
been largely supplemented by mud and
other sediments dropped by the Gulf
Stream.
This hypothesis was generally &C
copied as correct for many years, but
in 1881 Prof. Eugene A. Smith discov-
cred that the greater part of the pen
insula Of Florida is underlain at no
great depth by limestones which are
not the work of corals and which were
formed long before the Recent epoch.
For the last 81 years these funda-
mental rocks of Florida, often called
the Ocala limestone, have been
thought to be nearly equivalent in
age to the Vicksburg limestone of
Mississippi and Alabama and have
been called the Vicksburg group. A
short time ago c. Wythe Cooke, of the
United States geological Survey, dis
covered shat the Ocala or so-called
Vicksburg limestone of Florida con-
tains many fossil remains of sea
shells of the same species that occur
in the marls near Jackson, Miss, and
that the Ocala limestone is of about
the same age as the Jackson forma-
ton and is considerably older than
has heretofore been supposed. In
stead of being of recent origin, as
was thought by Agassiz and LeConte,
the Floridian plateau was in exist
ence during the Eocene era-probably
two million years ago.
A copy of Mr.. Cookies paper on the
age of the Ocala limestone prof.
Paper 95-I, U. S. Geol. Survey which
is technical and intended mainly for
the use of professional biologists,
will be sent free on application to the
Director, United States Geological
Survey.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01

2 lbs; meat scrap / h.; buttermilk
IA pounds.
Turkeys will not fatten in confine-
ment, hence it is better to allow them
some exercise. Some turkey raisers
merely increase the amount of corn
in their regular ration when they de-
sire to fatten them.
For fattening ducks this is good
ration: Equal parts of wheat bran,
middlings, corn meal and 10 per cent
of beef scrap, three per cent of sharp
sand and five per cent of green food.
This is moistened with milk or water
and fed three times day all they will
desire to fatten them.
A good fattening ration for geese is
one part low grade flour, four parts
corn meal, one part sifted barley meal,
one part ground oats (hulls removed)
This is moistened with buttermilk or
sour milk to a crumbly consistency.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01
COMFORTING WORDS
Many A Belding Household Will Find
Them So

To have the pains and aches of a
bad back removed-to be entirely free
from annoying, dangerous urinary
disorders, is enough to make any kid
ney sufferer grateful. The following
advice of one who has suffered will
prove comforting words to hundreds
of Bedding readers.
William Hough, retired, 916 Alder
man St., Belding, says: 81 had kidney
trouble ever since | came from the
army and / kept getting worse. The
kidney secretions passed too frequent
~ and were painful. suffered from
lumbago and rheumatic pains. My
limbs were so stiff that had to have
help in getting around. The first
box of Doan's Kidney Pills helped me
and kept using them until was cur
ed"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Hough had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-advertisement.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01
F A r M A IN d
O r CHI A r ID


in 1899, however, proved to be high
grade phosphate rock. In 1908, on re-
commentator of the Geological Sur
vey, the Secretary of the Interior
withdrew from entry 100000 acres
of public land in Utah, Idaho, Wyom-
ing, believed to be valuable for phos-
phate, and this phosphate withdrawal
was continued by the President under
the act of June %, 1910. In 1909 and
succeeding years these phosphate de-
posits were systematically examined
by the United States Geological Sur
vey, and in 1910 phosphate rock was
discovered in Montana, near Melrose,
by Geologist H. S. Gale. On January
/, 1915, the total area of phosphate
lands in Montana, Utah, Wyoming,
and Idaho withdrawn from entry was
2,713,155 acres This phosphate re-
serve is larger than any similar area
in the United States; it is, indeed, the
largest area of phosphate rock yet
recognized in the world. UNITED
States Geological Survey
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01
State Controls All Road Work in

More and more communities are be-
ginning to realize that the money
raised for good roads purposes in
townships should be expended for
work. They are learning to regard
such expenditures in the same manner
that they would regard the employ
ment of any person for any special
work-giving the job to the person
most competent to carry it out, rather
than to the person, who happened to
get the most votes through political
office.
In order to get such results, the
realization has become quite general
that, in order to render maximum SER
vice, state highway departments
should be given some measure control
over the construction and mainten-
ance of local roads. For local roads
an amount exceeding $160,000,000 is
expended annually, with comparative
ly little result to show in the form of
improved road mileage for this great
outlay. The state of Iowa has met
this situation by placing all road work
in the state under the direction of the
state highway department.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon. =.
T. Colgrove, President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association.

According to this method, the high
way department places it's approval
upon the proposed work before It is
begun. In this way, no road official
is permitted to go out and expend the
taxpayers money as he sees fit. The
expert road builders in the states EN-
ploy examine the road where the i'm
provement is proposed and decide
whether the proposed work will RENE
dy the condition in the most economi-
cal way. They define the work and no
one has the opportunity Of soldier
ing" in road work at the expense Of
the taxpayers or through political
favor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01
P o u L r Y
CONSULTING DEPARTMENT
Farm Fattening of Poultry Profitable

Farm Fattening of Poultry Profitable
When farmer thinks of selling a
cow, steer, hog or any other kind of
live stock, the first thing he thinks of
is how to fatten it. Very few would
consider selling any of their live
sock without fattening it. But, what
do they do when it comes to the an
nual fall selling of their surplus
young stock and old hens? Don't
they, some evening, make up their
mind TO sell them the next day be-
cause they happen to go to town with
the big wagon? Orders are given the
boys to drive as many of the chickens
and hens into some coop, and see to
it that it is properly closed. The next
morning they are hastily cooped up
and taken TO town, because the big
wagon happened to go to town. When
they are told that the spring chickens
and hens are in poor condition they
act surprised; but the local buyer is
thoroughly acquainted with this char
acteristic behavior and with few re-
marks as to the poor condition of the
fowls buys them all about four or five
cents below the market quotations.
Is the ordinary farm poultry in
good or poor condition? Just the
other day / asked this same question
of one of the leading poultry dealers
in town, and he replied: "All farm
poultry comes in unfattened, and in
very poor condition. Some" he said,
"were in such poor condition that they
have to stand up against a fence to
cackle."
Very often the question is asked
chow much does it cost per pound
gain in fattening fowls ?" This, of
course, depends to some extent on the
cost of feed. At the Iowa State Col
'lege, $4,000 birds were fattened I'M
der packing house conditions. The
stock was ordinary farm poultry. The
first week the average gain was one
pound per bird. The second week the
average gain was but eight-tenths of
a pound. The average cost per pound
gain was four and one-half cents. The
United States Bureau of Animal In
dustry, in experiments, produced
pound Of gain at six and one-half
cents per pound. Present high prices
Of feed no doubt will bring the cost
producing pound Of gain between
six and one-half cents and seven
cents.
In fattening poultry first see to it
that the birds are free from lice. Birds
picked from the range, with large
frames and in a vigorous condition,
will produce the most gain at the least
possible cost. Average farm stock
can be fattened very profitably.
On the farm pen fattening will no
doubt be most profitable. Crate fat
tening, however, produces the best re-
suits for the producer supplying Sc
lected trade. Milk fattened poultry
demands a premium in most markets.
Length of Fattening Period
As a rule it does not pay to fatten
poultry for longer than two weeks.
The first few days feed very sparing-
ly. gradually increasing the amount
until at the beginning Of the second
week they are getting all they will
eat up clean twice day,
The following ration is a good one
for fattening: Corn meal lbs; shorts
h.; ground oats h.; beef scrap |
h.; buttermilk 10 lbs. Turkeys will
fatten readily on the following: Corn
meal 5 lbs; shorts (wheat middlings)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01
Michigan Spends $4,000, 900

Every now and then you will pick
up some paper in which the statement
is made that Michigan, the leading
motor car producer, has the worst
roads on EARTH" said Mr.. Hines. "Evi-
IDENTIFY some people do not know what
is going on, for since 1901 Michigan
has spent $56,O00,O00 for good roads.
but it makes a very respectable com
parison when population is figured"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01

In an effort to develop an improved
strain of chickens the agricultural
college of Cornell university plans to
keep an egg-laying record of a num-
Der of carefully selected hens furnish
ed by farmers in various parts of the
state. The best egg type Of hens
among them are to be mated with
choice male birds and chicks from
these matings will be distributed to
the poultrymen who send in the hens
to be tested.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01

Workmen employed in New York
plant which is manufacturing NUM-
tons for the allies are becoming af-
flicted with green hair and mustaches.
The acid used to clean the jackets of
shells is believed to be responsible for
the coloring. The brilliant green color
appears to be absolutely fast for no
amount of shampooing and scrubbing
has sufficed to remove it.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01

Final tabulations show that 812 of
the $500 passengers on board the
steamer Eastland when she capsized
in the Chicago river lost their lives.
More than half of this number were
women and nearly hundred of the
victims were children under the age of
16. A relief fund Of 100000 is to be
distributed among relatives Of the vic
tins. Federal indictments have been
returned against eight persons con-
nected with the accident Two of
these are government inspectors.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-01
Cold Settled
In His Back
Foley Kidney Pills always give me
-ompt reiicf."-Ed Velton, Rogers, Nebr.

Ed velton. of Rogers, Neb., writes:
II have used Foley Kidney Pills for
backache, the result OF catching cold
which settled in my back Foley
Kidney Pills always give me prompt
relief and | can cheerfully recon-
mend them"
The reason Foley Kidney Pills act
so satisfactorily is because they neu-
tralize and dissolve the poisonous
waste matter that remains in the
blood because the kidneys do not
do their work properly in altering
and casting out from the system uric
acid and other poisons.
Relief usually follows in a few
days and such symptoms as pain in
the sides or back. stiff joints, sore
muscles, rheumatism, too frequent
action Of the bladder at night, and
other painful and annoying ailments
disappear. Foley Kidney Pills con-
tain no harmful ingredients. They
are safe as well as quick acting.
WortIey q French
Connell's Drug Store