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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-24
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crossing a river was thoroughly
drenched and lost an expensive bag
filled with extra clothing. A man
from Indiana was stopping at the
hotel about a week ago. He was
travelling over the Island selling ma
chinery and told US he had been pull
ed out of river fords four time by
OK teams. The last time it took -four
yoke of oxen and six men to pull his
car out of the river.
Horse back riding is very common
here and carriages have bells to warn
people of their approach.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27

adopted. If | can further serve
the people of New Mexico, you have
only to call on me. | will carry the
standard of democracy as far is
yam able 10 do
With these words Mr.. Jones sat
down. Immediately, as by an cleo
trical impulse, the crowd of several
hundred that thronged the lower
floor Of the national guard armory
broke into a wild tumult of cheer
ing. Hats were thrown in the air
and delegates rushed to the platform
to grasp Mr.. Jones by the hand. As
he stood thus, leaning over and smil-
ing at the words of encouragement
and support uttered by his friends,
practically every man in the aud
fence crowded to the front in an eff
fort to reach the platform.
Carried Around Hall
While the enthusiasm was at its
highest point, W. W. Nichols. cOun-
ty chairman of Curry county, and
Robert F. BOulwarc. a delegate
from Grant county. both of them
husky, ablr-bOdicd men, seized Mr..
Jones and lifted him on their
shoulders. and rs the crowd surged
around them a march around the
hall was started Immediately the
band ~irurk nm "niNin " and - mn,
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
Continued on Page Five


Juan Duran, G. C.. Smith. Carlos
Corney, Corsenia Miera returned
from Albuquerque last night Fri
day in Duran's car. The trip was
made in two days of easy running,
the party leaving Santa Fe early
Friday morning and arriving here
about nine o'clock.
The remaining delegates stopped
over in Santa Fe and are expected
in Clayton tonight.
Those that returned state that
the Union county delegates were af-
forded more courtesy at the hands
of the convention than any other
county delegation and that when
Juan J. Duran's name was placed
before the convention itw as second
ed by eight counties and he was ell
ected unanimously.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
GLADSTONE DOCTOR KILLS TWO

Ration, y. M.-Frcd and Paul
Voolfolk, brothers, living ON a
homestead II miles south of this
city near Gladstone, were shot and
instantly killed shortly after :
o'clock last night by DR.. C.. h. Criles.
who occupies an adjoining home
stead. The shooting was the result
of a quarrel which it is said grew
out of charges made by Crilcs that
the Woolfolks had been paying at
tention to the formers wife.
Going to the Voolfolk place Criles
Is said to have told the two men he
had a score to settle" and used a
Winchester rifle Three shots were
fired, two of which inflicted fatal
wounds. Criles Immediately left the
ranch, saying he was going TO Ra-
ton to give himself up, but failed to
put in an appearance and deputy
sheriffs of ColfaX county apprehen-
ded him few miles from the scene
of the crime.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
COUNTY AGRICULTURIST TO
ARRIVE ABOUT JUNE 3RD

Orren Beatty, County Agent or
County Demonstrators, for Union
county, will arrive in Clayton June
third, according 70 word received
here the first of the week.
Mr.. Beatty will arrive in Ration,
from Oregon, the first Of the month
and will spend two days there with
County Agent Martineau, getting o
line on the work of the State Ex-
tension Department in this state.
Mr.. A. C. Cooley, Director of the
State Extension work is unable TO
accompany Beatty to Clayton at this
time but will be here some rev
days in the very near future.
The new Union county agent is a
graduate of the Oregon Agricultur-
al College where he was assistant
superintendent of one of the Dry
Farm stations of the college, for
four years, and since leaving the
school has been manager of a 6000
acre grain and stock farm and en-
gagged to a considerable extent in
County Agent work in his own state.
Mr.. Cooley recommends Mr.. Beat
ly highly and states in his letter
that he is sorry the Union County
Agent could not be in the field at
an earlier date, but the contracts
for the services of the agent were
late in reaching him.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
REPUBLIG TRUCK PURCHASED
Fire Boys Decide Republic Is One
Wanted And Mail Check For
Its Purchase

The members of the Clayton Fire
Department, after hearing the ad-
vantages of the jeffrey and Repub-
lie chemical trucks fully explained
by representatives of the two COM
panies decided in favor Of the RE-
public, and Morgan Harvey signed
the contract and mailed the check
that will bring the truck here with
all possible Dispatch Wednesday.
The truck will cost practically fif-
teen hundred dollars laid down in
CaytOn and will arrive about the
middle of July. Until a more suit
able place is prepared for its hous-
ing the truck will be kept in read
mess to answer fire alarms at the
Clayton Garage, across from the
PoStoilic". being centrally located
and the most convrnirnt place To
be- secured
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27

est team in Southern Colorado, Ia
be played on the local diamond
Decoration Day, next Tuesday, and
the Wednesday following.
These two games will be real ball
games as the local team is in ex-
team comes from a series of vic
tories in their home country.
Morton and Hatchett will be the
battery the first game and il is
probable Bill Lynch will be on the
mound the second game.
Lose BY Close Score
The local team fought every in-
ming of a good game last Sunday
but We're defeated by the Dalhart
semi-pro team. The score stood 4
to at the end of the game.
Dalhart got of on the right foot
in the second inning, scoring one
run. but Morton held them down
in the third. Two runs in the
fourth and one in the ninth made
the total
Lynch. pitching for the visitors
held his former team mates to a
few scattered hits until the seventh
and eighth innings. Good support of
the pitcher prevented the local boys
from scoring in the seventh but
they found Lynch's grove and a
weak place in the inricld in the
eighth and stacked up two runs.
The game was one of the best
and clcanrst ever played ON the ~,
cal grounds and a large crowd will
accompany the local team to Dal-
hart tomorrow to root them Il vic
tory if possible
some fourteen cars have already
been engaged by the local fans and
there will be probably as many
others decide to go Sunday morn
ing.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
Are You One of The Lucky
TWCntN-FirSt

one person ont of every twenty
one lu Union county is the owner of
AN automobile or Ford That j., not
one person out of every tMcnty-one
grown persons. but one out of every
tW"nty-uur men. women ami child
rem.
There have been two hundred and
lifly-four licenses granted auto
owners in this county for the year
1916, according to a report received
from the Secretary of state. 2i1 of
which We're individual licenses.
three dealers licenses and four mo-
tor cycle licenses.
Union county Is seventeenth in
population in the state. Sixteen
counties boast of larger popula-
tlon than Union hut only seven of
them can boast of a higher number
of auto Licensees Union county
ranks eighth in area and eighth i'm
number of automobiles in use.
The population of the county is
eleven thousand four hundred and
four. according to a census made by
the Gazetteer Publishing Company,
and has an area of five thousand
three hundred and seventy acres.
The figures given apply only to
licenses granted. 1t is understood
there are some ten or twelve appli-
cations for licenses already made or
to be made since the figures quoted
were received from the Secretary of
State.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
Lory BoggS Hears From Seaton

Lorian Bogs, linotype operator at
the Citizen Office, is in receipt of a
letter from Earnest Thompson Sc
ton, the writer who found local cor
or and inspiration for his many
western stories in and about Clay
ton several years ago.
The Letter is to thank Boggs for
sending him copy fo the News of
several months back which con-
tanned the story of the killing of a
Lob0 wolfe in ColraN county.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
Indians Clean Tn On DaIbart

The Dalhart road was hot with
Clayton cars during the first three
days of the week, carrying Clayton
fans to Dalhart for the Dalhart-In-
dian series Of three games. Accord
ing to reports the Indians sort of
played hOss' with the Dalhart team,
capturing two of the three games
by very one-sided scores. The trip,
says the fans, was. hawoever, worth
the money as they saw several in
stances of real ball playing.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
viii Sell SaIano Townsite

Tom Owens, Receiver of the local
land office, and J. NJ. Gibobns, also
OF the land office, will leave Sunday
for SalanO, ten miles south of Roy,
which tOwnsite they will sell at auc
ton to the highest bidder. Salano
is located i'll the southeast corner f
Mora county and is a prosperous
little town from all reports. The
reason of the sale is the alleged fail
ure of the tOwnsite company to Sc
cure clear title to the premises.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
Sam GRAY Home

sam Gray who has been attend
ing school at Roswell, returned TO
his home in this city the first of the
week. He was accompanied home
by Cleworth Glasco, a school mate,
who will spend several days here
before going on TO his home in
Grand Junction, Colorado.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
AlamOSa Lady Here

Mrs. Grosshaer, of Alamoosa,
Colorado, spent several days the
latter part Of last and the first of
this week, as the guest of her son
and daughtcr-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Walling. She returned to her
home in the Colorado city Tuesday
evening.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
Visited Friends

Mrs. John b. Simmonds. who is
now a resident of Colorado, having
taken up a claim in the Trinchera
district visited friends in Clayton
the latter port of last week. She left
for Trinchcra, Colo, Sunday eve
ming, joined by her daughter Bessie
who was on the train.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
will Visit Grandparents

Little Adriannc Johnson will spend
the summer with her grandparents
in Roswell, for which place she left
the fore part of the week. She was
accompanied to Amarillo by her
father, Morris Johnson and j, d. Eu-
banks, making the trip that far in
the new Mitchell car.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
New Druaaist Arrives

w. r. Owens, an experienced
druggist and stationery salesman,
arrived in Clayton the latter part of
the week, to accept a position with
Roses Pharmacy. Mr.. Owens comes
from Kansas City, where he has
been employed by some of the larg-
er drug stores.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
Covering Up The Rocks

WOrkmen are busy covering the
rocks on the extension of Main
Street, directly east of the Court
House. Dirt is being hauled in to
cover this rocky stretch of street
which is a dread to autoists, and
the street will be graded and
drained
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
DEMOCRATS ACCOMPLISH MORE IN Z YEARS THAN REPUR-
LICANS DID IN lO SAYS FORMER REPUBLICAN
CABINET OFFICER
(From The Indianapolis News, April 2G, I0l6)

(From the Indianapolis News April 26, 19l69
Hon Leslie Shaw former Secretary Treasury says
Il have hesitancy in admitting grave
Republican Party If it should and also whether
ought to try to defeat the party
eXcOraOn because has failed accomplish years
failed to do in forty II have small inadequate
and the Republican Party so per responsible
its nencency for the Republican Party has power
cent Of the last half century If defenSeS silly
submit does not lie in the mouth Republican Party
much about it, Let the administration
mniSraOn and while preparing for let what
all should be dOneprepaPe evenuaes
ensue."
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
Mrs. Mcdonald Ill

Mrs. \. j, Mcdonald, who recently
underwent an operation at the Min
niqua Hospital, at Pueblo, is report
ed very ill.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
Rosebud Party Visits Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Nechtrieb, Miss Ruby
Grossaint and Hayes and Warner
Roberts, motOred TO Clayton from
Rosebud the latter part of the week
and spent a day or two here shop
ping and visiting.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
I'D Chiffon Home

Ed Chiffon, son of DR.. Chiffon, re-
turned to Clayton the latter part of
last week after an absence of five
years, which he spent in California,
attending school.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
win Make Home In Trinidad

Mrs. Edgar Sherman, wife of tie
Newsman, and three sons, expect 10
leave Saturday evening for Trini-
dad where they will make their
home in the future. IA
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27

ID. l.. Morton, Of near David, was in
Clayton the latter part of the week.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27

r. w. Miller was in from Sedan,
Thursday.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-05-27
TRINIDAD TEAGELS COMING
TUESEAY AND WEDNESDAY,
Champions of Southern Colorado
Will Play Two Games With
Local Team

Manager George of the Clayton
team has arranged for two games
with the Trinidad Eagles, the fast
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
STORMY SESSION Of
RE|CHSTAG EXPECTED
Industrial Leaders To Move
Vote Of mo Confidence"
|, in Chancellor
By Carl w. Ackerman

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Berlin, Sept. 27.-The stormiest ses-
sion of the reichstag since the begin
ming of the war was fOresnadowed to-
day in discussions in the Berlin hotels
by members who arrived for the open
ing session tomorrow.
DR.. Coerting, an industrial leader
from Hanover, will move a vote of no
confidence in Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg. Coerting represents one
of the Center party groups, waglng
war on the chancellor. "a vote of no
confidence in the German reichstag
does not carry the significance attack
ing to similar action in most European
parliaments, where such an expression
Of displeasure is followed by the res
ignation Of the ministry.)
The absence of DR.. Liebknecnt, rad
ical socialist, arrested several weeks
ago for taking part In a disturbance
in Berlin, will certainly not contribute
to a calm session, though Liebknecnt
was probably the reichstag' S most dis
turbing member.
Other opponents Of the government
are ready to furnish attacks as soon
as the bars are let down for debate.
The chancellor will address the reich
stag at p. m. on subjects not yet re-
vealed. The voting of war credits and
Germany's future policy toward Eng
land will be the chief topics of the
taree weeks session.
The conservatives are pleased at the
results of the latest Zeppelin raids and
win demand an even more severe anti
English campaign,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27

A meeting of the creditors of the
Pacific Alaska company is scheduled
for clock this afternoon, at which
hour a directors meeting of the Pa
cific Coast company is also to be held
at San Francisco and similar meeting
of the Pacific Coast company, of which
the steamship company is subsidiary,
is being held in New York. The deal
if consummated, will make Tacoma the
head of the greatest shipping concern
on the Pacific coast.
The Northwest members of the
directorate of the Pacific Alaska
company arrived here early today and
Immediately went into conference with
President Alexander. Those present
were T. B. Wilcox, Portland; William
Jones, Chester Thorne and S. A. Per-
kins of Tacoma.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
Thursday. septemher 2s.
,tion to Elks.

Portland day, Transportation day,
Elks' day and night, Child Welfare
night.
Morning, reception to Elks.
10:00-10: :30-McElroy's band in grove.
:00-Arrival of Elks' special.
n:15-Vocal solo, DR.. Stewart
Mcclure, of Portland.
11:45-Elks' band.
Vocal solo, Miss Blanche
Hammel, of Corvallis.
Afternoon, (Grandstand at race courSe.)
1870 5:30-Speed program.
1890 2:30-Elks band.
2:45-Vocal solo, DR.. Stewart
Mcclure, of Portland.
3:15-Veterans Fife and Drum
400 5:30-Elks' band.
New Pavilion
1890 3:30-McElroy s band.
2:30-Miss Blanche Hammel, of
Corvallis.
4:0O-Veterans Fife and Drum
corps.
4:30-McElroy s band
Old Pavilion.
1870 3:00-Veterans Fife and Drum
corps.
3:45-McElroy s band.
4:30- 5:00-Veterans Fife and Drum
corps.
Evening, might Horse Show, Stadium)
S:00-Parade draft horses and
cattle.
1870 S:l5-Elks' band.
Mcclure, of Portland.
S:30-Vocal solo, DR.. Stewart
Mcclure, of Portland.
0-10:00-McE Elroy's band.
9:30-Vocal solo, Miss Blanche
Hammel, Corvallis.
New Pavilion, (Elks' Program.)
1880 S:l5-McElroy band.
Old Pavilion.
Child Welfare program.
McElroy's band.
Veterans Fife and Drum corps.
Special numbers by students and in
mates of state school for deaf, blind
boys industrial and feeble minded
institutes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
Criticised Officers
Got Six Months Resi-

Columbus. n. NJ, Sept. 27.-Private
Hugh Clark, Second Massachusetts in
fantrv, will be taken to Fort Leaven.
worth today to begin his sentence of
six months ct hard labor, imposed last
night by a oOurt-marital here.
The Massachusetts guardsman was
tried for writing letters TO an eastern
newspaper in which he criticised his
commanding officer, charging him with
neglect of duty and misappropriation
of funds.
The sentence was approved by the
war department at Washington before
it was made public. After he has
served out his term, Private Clark will
be dishonorably discharged from the
service.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27

a woman went into New York po-
lice station and began reading the Bible
to the officers in charge. She was ar
rested promptly and taken to the Belle
vue hospital insane ward, and subjected
to observation.
This recalls the story OF the man who
went to Westminster Abbey and kneit
in the aisle to pray.
Up ran a vcrger, who collared the
kneeling man and proceeded to turn him
over to the police.
"1f don t make an example of you,
sir, wen ave people prayin all over
tn church,"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
STEAMSHIP DEAL
INVOLVES S1O,OOO,0OO
President Of Company Denies
But Others Insist Deal
Is On

Tacoma, Wash, Sept. 27.-In spite
of denials by President II. F. Alexan-
der Of the Pacific-Alaska Navigation
company here today, local shipping men
credited reports that negotiations are
about to be brought to a successful
close for the purchase ly the Alaska
company of the fleet cf the Pacific
Coast Steamship company. The amount
involved in the reported deal is said
TO be $4,000 900.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
Salem Boys Pleased
With Regular Army

The Salem boys who have enlisted
in the regular army seem to be well
satisfied with their venture into the
big outside world. Frank NJ. Lock.
man, who was enlisted in Salem by
Sergeant shuster, writes from Ft.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27

of specially detailed instructors from
the different departments of the Ore
gon Agricultural college and classes in
judging of the exhibits in all depart
ments, including livestock, poultry, ag-
riculture, horticulture and the different
crafts, trades and sciences will be con
dueted daily.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27

William S. Mott has instituted suit in
the circuit court against the Standard
Accident Insurance company of Detroit,
Mich, asserting the company has re-
fused to pay him for the loss of sight
in one eye as it is claimed his contract
called for
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
PARKER TO GET BUSY

New Orleans, La, Sept. 81
Colonel John M. Parker, who
was nominated presidential can
didate on the progressive ticket
will start his anti-republican
guns booming in Cleveland Oc-
tober 7, he announced today.
He said he would attack the
republican party in general and
Governor Hughes and Colonel
Roosevelt in particular. Other
speeches are:
Cincinnati, October 10; New
York state, October 13 to 16,
and in Boston, October IS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27

corn, gheen peas, grapes, ice cream and
cake and native California wine.
! have met number of Salem boys
at Ft Mcdowell and they are all
pleased and as enthusiastic over tho
army as | am''
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27

Bainbridge Colby, Progressive Leaders;
"Tne record of the president is a
veritable claim for such support upon
all sincere progressives which the
latter cannot consistently ignore or
deny. Particularly is this true, as the
opposition to the presidents reelection
proceeds from an unregenerated repub-
licanism that has weathered the dan
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
Thomas A. Edison, World s greatest
Inventor:

ThomaS a, Edlson, WOriu greatest
Inventor:
"Wilson has given us peace with
honor Hughes talk about the United
States being despised is nonsense.
Neutrality is mighty trying policy,
but back of it are international law,
the rights of humanity and the future
of civilization. With reference to Mex
leo, | think the president has acted
wisely, justly and courageously. 1t
was right that the United States should
not have recognized such a murderOus
personality as Huerta. ! do not think
we should have intervened, nor do |
believe that we should intervene now.
Mexico is troublesome neighbor just
now, but war and conquest is not go
ing to make her better one. Both
against England and against human
slavery the United States worked out
its salvation through revolution and
it was a pretty slow, trying process. "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27

Luther Burbank, the plant wizard,
has discarded his lifelong republican
faith to vote for Wilson. "0ur great
est president since Lincoln, is Bur
bank S view.
And these are onlv n few instances
among many hundreds OF the foremost
men and women of the United States
VINO have heretofore voted with tho
republican party. paid Adv.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27

lrvis S. Cobb, author and war eOr-
respondent, VINO knows conditions in
Europe from personal observance since
the war began, says:
"President Wilson has preserved
American rights without sacrificing
American lives; he has won by dipio-
macy and craftsmanship what heavy
guns could not have won.u
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27

ger of reform, reabsorbed its most yo-
ciferous critic, and abandoned itself
again to reaction.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27

Portland day, Transportation day,
Elks' day and night, Child Welfare