The Clayton citizen. [volume] (Clayton, Union County, N.M.) 1906-19??, 1916-08-03
OLD SETTLERS ENJOY EATS,
SPEECHES AND CONTESTS

Some three or TOUR nunureu 1olks
consisting of old-settlers, new settlers,
speakers, and us, attended the old set
tiers picnic held in the grove on the
Tranquelino Garcia ranch today. CThe
Citizen child took nothing to eat, of
course, and here we wish to state that
T. j. Crumley and family came to the
rescue and we had one wonderful
feed if we never have another.( There
is only one regret we retain of the
whole affair. A. E. Snyder was there
and defied US to cite him to more and
better fried chicken than Mrs Sny-
der had prepared. Because of the
aforesaid feed we were unable to call
Snyder's bluff
THE subject of dinner was one of
the most interesting. Everybody |
seemed to have enough to feed the
whole crowd.
: C. S. Markin, who presided as chair
man of the entertainment committee
started things in the speaking line by
introducing Rev. A. p. Gaines, who
made a short and interesting talk, the
trend Of which was for higher moral
life through the coming of prohibition
n County Superintendent H. H. Err
rett's short talk showed that Union
county Iby thriftiness and ambition of
its settlers had climbed to commend
able point in educational lines. From
a dozen schools with a total of S5
teachers in 1908 to schools in every
part of the county with total part
of the new state rank first in educa-
tional progressivenessy Mr.. Errett al
so advocated, in his speech, the es-
tablishment of three High Schools in
various parts of the county with the
expense falling on all the county and
not any one district,
Prof. ]. w. Thompson made an in
teresting address which was well re-
ceived.
G. C. Smith worked over our state
lands, rather the system Of disposa
of state lands and the subsequent
uses to which the money is applied
Mr.. Smith maintains that the interes
from state land funds go to the sup
port of rural schools
Emma Norman, socialist new
settler near Cuates addressed tn
crowd along lines of her belief. Mrs
Norman is an interesting speaker an
her argument contained many point
of local interest, part of which wer
along lines of points in Mr.. Smith
speech-so much in fact that the re
porter heard this remark -"By goll!
that lady is making me out Socia
ist," said Gee See.
Little Miss Octavia Norman favor
ed the crowd with several s5lossI Nj:
Norman for one of her years has a
unusual voice and her efforts wei
well received.
I County Agriculturist Beatty talkt
to the crowd on subjects which most
trose present were deeply toncernc
that Of farming.
y Rob't. W. lsaacs closed the spea
ing program touching on the subje
of Union County's undeveloped I
sources. Oil was his theme. Mr..
aacs thinks that with the iudicious e
penditure Of little money it can
determined if there lies hidden
these parts any of the wealth pl
ducing fluid.
Various races and contests ma
up the balance of the program. Lad
of the crowd came to the front in t
races and contributed some of the b,
events on the amusement program
At the close of the affair w.
Lindsey, county organizer for [
Farmers Society of Equity, ;
nounced organization of new loc
at Lakeside school Friday and MI
skier school Saturday evening.