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The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
UNION REVIVAL STARTS
NEXT SUNDAY At Il

Last week word was received from
Mr.. Ham and Mr.. Ramsey who were
to conduct the Ham Ramsey revival
meeting, here beginning the last Of
the month, saying that they could not
start the union meeting until the 10th
of September, and in view Of the fact
that this would make the revival start
after school commences and throw it
rather late in the fall, the ministers
Of the churches cooperating decided
to call the revival of.
Later and following this decision,
the Methodist, Presbyterian and the
Christian Churches decided to CON-
mence a revival starting next Sunday
morning at 11:00 o'clock and contin-
uing for three weeks. These union
services will be held in the old air
dome which will be seated and fitted
up for the occasion. The morning
services on next Sunday will COM
mence at IL 100 a. m. and in the even
ing they will start at 8:15. On days
Of the week, beginning Monday, the
forenoon service will be held at 10 80
and the evening service at $50.
At each of the services one of the
pastors of the churches cooperating
in the union meeting will preach
Special music will be provided fol
and it is hoped and expected that the
services will draw large crowds The
pastors have announced their plan Of
campaign in an ad elsewhere in this
issue Here is what the pastors an
nounce as their plan: ITO conduct q
systematic campaign Of three weeks
for the salvation of souls. To preacf
the Gospel in all is phases with Holy
Ghost ferver. To have these Gospe
messages preached by men who live
in Clovis, who know local conditions
who have the welfare of the commu
nifty at heart and who will be herr
after the meeting closes to stand O.
fall by the messages they deliver"
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07

Oil men of Wichita Falls, Texas,
will close contract for a 5000 foot
well at Redland on August 10th, is
the information brought to this office
by Mr.. J. T. Taylor. 1t is more than
possible that the contract will pro-
vide for two holes. Mr.. Taylor says
that there is no question but what
this contract will go through and he
is almost equally certain that oil
will be found at Redland. He had
devoted much time and labor in hunt
ing out that country and he says he
has the right dope, that Redland will
be one of the big oil fields of the
state.-Portales Journal
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
GREAT WESTERN AC.
QUIRES NEW HOLDINGS

In addition to their holdings in
New Mexico, the Great Western Oil
and Refining Co. of this city has ac-
quired a contract for the purchase
of ten acres in the proven field Of
Burkburnett. This ten acres is in
out neart he big Texas Chief and
the famous northwestern extension
some of the other big producers, in
fact it is only about three-fourths Of
a mile from the Texas Chief. In ad-
dition to acquiring this acreage the
Great Western has now associated
with it some Of the prominent oil
men of Wichita Falls, Texas.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Last Saturday afternoon, Mrs. +.
C. Mclaughlin delightfully."- enter
tanned her daughter, Mary, with a
surprise party on her ninth birthday.
Games were played and refreshments
served on the lawn under the trees.
Those present were: Gracella Await,
Louise Robinson, Marjory Robinson,
Anna Belle Taylor, Mildred Taylor,
Virginia Hockenhull, Helen Hocken-
hull, Mary Childers, Katherine Chill
ders, Mildred Scott, Gene Scott,
Madge Story, Pauline Cawthorn,
Francis Beals, Inez Collins, Ruth
Payne, Velma Cawthorn, William
Henry Patton, Jack Veasy, Frederick
Mclaughlin. All reported a good
time.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
STATE TAX COMMISSION
HOLDS SESSION HERE

]. E. Saint, John JOerns, and j. r.
Aguilar, members Of the State Tax
Commission, were in Clovis Monday
and held an all day meeting at which
complaints Of merchants were heard
in regard to the raise Of valuation of
merchandise stocks. The tax COM
mission made quite an increase in
the valuation Of stocks Of goods in
this county, the total increase
amounting to sl91, POT $16O,952 Of
this was with Clovis merchants, $1S,-
O85 at TexicO, and $16,170 at Mel
rose. Quite a few business men ap-
peared before the board and some
were granted a decrease in valuation
after the hearing.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
R. R. MEN THREATEN
NATIONWIDE STRIKE

Washington, Aug 6.-Acting as a
unit for the first time in the presen-
tation Of wage demands, the fourteen
principal railroad unions today, in
expressing to Director General Hines
their disapproval Of President Will
sons proposal that congress create
commission to consider increased pay,
declared that wage questions must be
settled Immediately.
A general program to meet the
present crisis, involving the threat Of
a nation wide strike, was submitted
to the director general. 1t suggested
that the money to provide increased
pay should come from an appropria-
ton by congress to be followed by
appropriate freight rate advances
This Temporary relief" must be ac-
companied by a determined effort to
reduce the cost Of living.
Permanent solution Of the railroad
problem was declared to depend up
on the removal of returns to capital
as the sole purpose of operation and
the director general, accordingly, was
asked to recommend to President
Wilson that he attempt to obtain
ea.ly passage by congress of organic
ed labor's bill to eliminate private
capital from control Of the railroads
and to give the employees a share in
the profits. The unions declared the
belief of the workers that transpor-
tation rates should be sufficient to
guarantee just wages, maintain the
properties and give equitable returns
on money invested.
Interesting as were the suggestions
for removing the menace Of a ma
tionwide strike, the unified action Of
the fourteen organized attracted
equal attention. Labor leaders who
were questioned declined to say
whether the unions would act as q
whole in the future, but declared they
were going through with the present
situation as one body. The result
will be to put the solid weight Of
1000, 900 persons, virtually the en-
tire rail transportation personnel Of
the United States, back Of the de-
mands, with the possibility as never
before of the paralysis Of the nations
life II a general strike should ensue.
Cooperation between the four
brotherhood oods-engineers, fremen,
conductors and trainmen-for the
first time several years ago proved
the power Of united action in pas
sage Of the Adamson act.
The present situation was said to
be similar, but indefinitely more dan
gerous. Not only are the four broth
erhoods involved, but all the othe
unions also which have to deal WITH
maintainence Of equipment and the
moving Of trains.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
LOOKS GOOD IN FIELD
NORTH OF AMARILLO

c. j. Hagerling, Of the Nu-Mex
Oil Co., of Potales, was in Clovis
Tuesday Mr. Hagerling spent last
week in Amarillo and visited the
scene of the drilling north of Amar-
lilo. Mr.. Hagerling says these peo-
pie have a wonderful showing of gas
at depth Of something like 100
feet and that oil men generally are
expecting big things from the field
within the next few weeks.
Should oil be found in paying
quantities near Amarillo it will mean
a wonderful development for the en-
tire plains country for the drills will
start down in many new fields.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07

G. McDuff Gamble, who now lives
near Grady, was in town Wednesday.
Mr.. Gamble sold q place near Clovis
last fall and bought another in the
Grady neighborhood. He says this is
the second time he has been to Clovis
since he moved out and that he has
been making money and making up
for that he spent in town when he
lived near here. Mr.. Gamble gives
glowing reports Of the wheat crop
and the row crop in his neighborhood
and says It is the finest he ever saw
in this country. 1t will be six weeks,
he says, before threshing is done on
the wheat crop out his way.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
AN INTERESTING BOUT

At the skating rink last Saturday
night, Johnnie Connolly Of Roswell
and Mike Baca Of Santa Fe staged
what is said to have been the most
Interesting boxing bout that has been
pulled of here since tho sport has
been revived. The men were pretty
evenly matched and fought for the
complete twelve rounds, the decision
going to Connolly.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
OATS MADE s5
BUSHELS PER ACRE

= John Lee, who lives east of
= Claud about a mile, threshed the
= best crop of oats the News has
= yet heard of. From a field Of
+ ten acres Mr.. Lee threshed $50
= bushels or 95 bushels per acre.
= Before threshing, Mr.. Lee fed
= some Of these oats and when
= this is considered he likely made
+ in the neighborhood Of 100
= bushels per acre. Many Of the
= old farming countries with land
= selling for from 500 to 5000
+ per acre can not boast Of a
= yield of oats like Mr.. Lee made
= this year.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
l7,157 MEN FROM N. N.
SERVED IN THE WAR

Santa Fe, Aug. New Mexico
furnished a total Of 17,157 men for
service in the army and navy during
the great war. These are the figures
furnished Col. Bronson M. Cutting
today by Secretary Lansing Bloom
Of the New Mexico Board Of Histori-
cal service in the museum. This b
5000 more than the war department
gives the state credit for in its off,
cal statement and for one thing dem
onstrates how much more thoroughly
New Mexico's authorities are compil-
ing these statistics. Bernalillo county
leads with 1872 men, Grant 10 second
with 1873 men; Colfax third with
1,117 and San Miguel with 1,01s
men. Then come the other counties
in the following order: Chaves 926,
Santa Fe s25. Socorro 924, Union
1856, Curry 500, Dona Ana SAT, Eddy
537,, Lincoln 566, Luna 511, McKin-
ley 500, Taos 5Ss, 0tero 4S7, Quay
480, Rio Arriba 4S4, Guadalupe 365,
San Jaun $50, Torrance 34S DeBaca
263, Lea 2s3, Roosevelt 275, Sando-
val 267, Sierra 212, Valencia 217.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07

Shipley Bros. are selling grain
from their ranch north Of town this
week. Alex Shipley informed the
News man this week that they had
threshed 8,74O bushels Of wheat,
2,25O bushels Of oats and $50 bushels
Of rye this year. Shipley Bros. now
have a big truck running between
Clovis and their ranch marketing the
grain a. fast as Il can be hauled.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
TExICO.FARWELL is
CELEBRATING TO-DAY

Texico-Farwell is having a picnic
today. The celebration is being held
at the factory building Of the West
ern Tire Manufacturing Co. Quite
a few Clovis people are in attendance.
Music ic being furnished by john
sons band Of this city,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY

Both services at this church will be
red hot next Sunday, especially at
the night service. Singing and orch
estra extra fine. Come everybody to
a red hot time at the welcomest spot
in Clovis.
S. B. CULPEPPER, Pastor.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
PAVING IS ON THE WAY

The News is this week making a
new publication Of a legal notice in
regard to the paving which was de-
layed on account of technicalities
arising over the way property owners
were notified.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
DISTRICT COURT
cONVENEs NEXT WEEK

The August term of District Court
will convene in Clovis next Monday
with Judge Sam Bratton presiding.
Not great many important cases are
to come up, although there are the
usual number Of minor cases on the
docket.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
MRS E. P. CHAPMAN OF
BELEN DIED HERE

Mrs. E. P. Chapman Of Belen died
in Clovis Sunday and the remains
were shipped Monday by the Magic
City Undertaking Co, to Albuquerque
for burial. She was SO years of age
and was here for treatment when
death occurred.
Mrs. Chapman is the wife Of +. p,
Chapman Of Belen and is well known
to the railroad boys Of Clovis as her
husband has charge Of the reading
room there.
SHIPLEY BROTHERS MAKE
BIG YIELD OF GRAIN
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
BOY SCOUTS ON CAMPING TRIP

About twenty Clovis Boy Scouts
are at Hereford this week on a camp
ing trip. The boys left Monday
morning with plenty of provisions
and were prepared to stay for week.
Rev. i N. Jett went with them.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
FRIENDSHIP CLUB

Mrs. Zella McFarlin entertained
the Friendship Club on Tuesday aft
ernoon Of this week. A pleasant
afternoon was spent and delightful
refreshments were served. Those
present we're: Mrs. Patton, Mrs. Lem
Wright, Mrs. Mary Wright, Mrs. Mar
tin, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Cristenberry.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07

Do you want to work for nothing?
Then don't throw away the results Of
your work on trifing expenditures
War Savings Stamps are solid, grow
ing return.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07

Mr.. and Mrs. John Cage and Miss
Dollie McAlister Of Stephenvills,
Texas, are here for a visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cages son-in-
law, Tom Pagan, who lives northwest
of town. Mr.. Cage is an old confed-
crate soldier and fought in the war
alongside Of R. 0. Lawson of this
place. Speaking OF Curry County,
Mr.. Cage said he had seen a lot of
fine farming land and that he was
badly mistaken IL Curry County did
not have a wonderful future before
II from an agricultural standpoint.
He is delighted with the fine crops we
have here.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
LET'S HAVE A TRADE DAY

= Clovis should have a monthly !
= trades day. This would not only :
Z prove beneficial to the farmers 4
= but would also draw many peo- I
4 pie from a distance here to "
= trade. It could be made espec- I
= tally attractive by bargains by !
= the merchants, premiums for 7
= livestock, field crops, etc.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
STRIKE HALTS
GRAIN SHIPMENTS

Kansas City, August 6.-Rail- I
roads bringing wheat into Kan
sas City must curtail their daily 4
; arrivals to two hundred cars, I
} compared with the former daily
; average wheat movement to this 4
; market of $50 cars, officials Of
; the Kansas City terminal rail-
' way company announced late to-
= day The fact that all railroad I
= shopmen here are on strike is as
: sumed. as the reason for the Z
= order.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07

For Sale-Blacksmith shop and
garage doing good business in small
town. Reason for selling, poor
health. ]. N. La Rue, Shaw Kan
sas. 7-24-3tc
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07

]. f. Love Of this city and W. F.
Love Of Melrose left this week for
vacation trip to Galveston, Houston
and other points in south Texas.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07
SOME 1919 TAX VALUES
ON CURRY COUNTY ROLLS

Tax Assessor George finished the
Curry County tax rolls this week and
they have been forwarded to Santa Fe
for approval. The rolls show the
complete valuation of all property in
Curry County to be S10,S44,540.
The total valuations are about the
same as last year but different classes
of property have fuxuated. This year
there are 1908 hogs, where last year
there were 2238. There are also
fewer cattle, there having been 27,-
954 last year against 20,616 this
year. In 1918 there were 5,760
horses and this year we have 5,395.
While there is a slight decrease in
the number of cattle, hogs and
horses, there are considerably more
sheep and mules. In 1918 the rolls
showed 837 mules, whereas this
year we have 1 ,615 Sheep made the
greatest gain, having jumped from
2,S12 to S,031 in one years time.
Following are some of the valua-
tions shown on the rolls for this year:
Total value of town lots and improve
x,nrk. -, Iak. l., ooV,,kx, Q1 AAO O0e
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07

l treat all diseases and disorders
of women. DR.. H. r. Gibson. 73ltfs
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07

In School District No. (Clovis)
the entire valuation of property, less
the legal exemption, is sS,270, ,7s5, Of
this some Of the big valuations are as
fnllnur.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-08-07

Job Printing at the News Office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
Richmond Midgets
Defeat the Giants

The West Richmond Midgets
defeated the Centerville Giants
both games in a double header at
Centeryillc. Saturday afternoon,
The first game was easily taken
by a score of II. In the second
game Centerville rallied and it was
after an eleven inning game that
the score was 9S in favor of Rich
mond.
The lineup of the MidgetS was
as follows; Ewbank (sub, NiXom.
Carly. c. Jackson. Villains. Dish
man, Ryan McConaha. Jones, Den
ny and Alexander Batteries were
Ryan. Nixon. Carly, Nixon; for
Centerville: Blue and Wise.
AS Ew bank was unable to play
on account of a sprained wrist
he was substituted in the first
game by Nixon. in the second by
Denny.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
Hallowe,en Parties

Monday afternoon, from 4 to 6,
the High school gym will look like
a regular corn field with its corn
stalks and pumpkins. This is to
be the setting for the G.. A. A. Mas
querade party. All the girls will
find out who will be their future
fate on that evening, as there will
be two fortune telling booths.
Halloween games will be played.
Pop corn balls QUINN, um-mD and
apples will be piled around, invit-
ing the girls TO take some of them.
Spooks. Spooks! Spooks' Yes,
the girls OF Junior High school will
really see some. so we hear, next
Tuesday afternoon after school as
they walk around in dark and
gloomy places. A witchS hut will
be discovered in the gym. and ev-
cry girl will have her fortune told.
Peanut races and other games will
be played, and each girl will bring
her own lunch. The committee in
charge OF TINS party that promises
to be exciting. is composed of the
following girls: Mary Minnick,
Maxine Jones and Naomi DietZ.
The girls of Campfire Number
Two are going to have masquer
ade party at Helen Wenger's home
at $50 o'clock next Thursday eve
ming. Halloween games will be
played and a little play will prob
ably be given by some of the girls.
The committee that is arranging
for the party is made up of: Helen
Wenger chairman, Grace Egge
meyer. Frances Sheppard. Bernice
Burton, Louise Pierce and Mary
A. Knox.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
Catherine Runs OFF
One HqIlowe' en- Nigm..

One Halloween night a little girl
named Catherine Morris asked her
mother if she might go out that
night and brighten people, Her
mother forbade her going out at
all AS she turned away it was a
lucky thing that her mother ana
not see the look in her eyes Tor
there was something in her eyes
that meant mischief About nine
o'clock a small figure slipped out
of the back door of the Morris
mansion, dressed in red SUIT,
with horns projecting out on each
side of the forehead.
Now GATHERINGS father had seen
her go out and slipping on a Hal
lowe'en suit on the chair near
him and followed her About a
square away from her house. Cath
crime turned and saw a large fig
urc dressed in the same sort of a
suit she had on. When the figure
saw it had been discovered. it bent,
picked her up and carried her home
and into the living room, took off
his mask and there stood her faith
err He said nothing. but turned
her over and gave her good
spanking, after which she betook
herself off to her room and never
d;eohov-d her mother again.
Sarah pn;,;or =" Grade. Baxter
School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
'3eIgian Queen to
Qualify for Girl
Scout Honor

Queen elizabeth of Belgium
aust make her o1-.". bed, bake a pie
nd a loaf of bread, wt":>Hh dishes,
ress an infant and mend ii2r
lothes, if she is to receive the
ward of the Golden Eaglet, the
highest honor within the gift of the
Girl Scouts. The Queen, to whom
he award has been described by
he Girl Scouts, is said to be de-
sirous of earning the merit. 1t is
lutte probable that the royal
lisitor will strive to earn the honor
within the next three days.
The presentation of the Golden
3aglet will take place in New
'ork before the Queen leaves the
United States to return to Belgium.
he tests must be made, if posi-
lie, before member of the Court
of Honor of the Girl Scouts, who
must be satisfied that the tests are
satisfactorily performed. me
iolden Eaglet has never been
warded in New York. and the
Queen will be the first recipient
If the honor should she qualify for
it. Although honors and decora-
,ons in her own country and
throughout Europe are plentiful,
Queen understands that Amer
lea is a land of free people with no
titles and nobility, and she is said
10 be especially anxious to win ihhs
,iiii Scout award, an honor that
must be acquired on its merits.
Among others of the fourteen
required tests the Queen must pass
10 win the Golden Eaglet are pre-
pairing of six foods for an invalid.
he swimming of fifty yards with
Ter clothes on, the use of a type
writer and the collection and class
fication of wild flowers. Queen
elizabeth accepted a bouquet of
orget-me-nots, the national flower
IF Belgium, from the Girl Scouts.
he Queen is an admirer of the
{ cirl Scouts Brooklyn Eagle !
=. unior.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
Letter From A
Brand New Junior

We are always Slau =" pVp'lSh
letters from all our little friends
and We have just received one that
Vernon u. BANNER, Jr. is sup
posed to have written. We suspect,
though that some one else wrote
it. for Vernon, Jr.. is only two days
Old. If he continues 20 write as in
tcrCStinG letters. he will probably
be a regular Junior reporter" in
a few years, just as his daddy was
once for the big Palladium The
letter which was written to his
grandfather and grandmother Mr..
and Mrs. J, W. Brammer of Rich
mond follows;
October 81, 1919.
Dear Grandpa and Grandma:
| arrived in this beautiful town
wfordsviIlc, Ind) yesterday
morning at $50 Il. m. by way of
the "Stork Express"
1 began to look around for board
and room and taking advice from
the rest of the kids decided to try
it awhile at Boys Secretary Bran
mer'S.
You ought to see me, weigh 10
pounds and one ounce have blue
eyes and whole lot of black hair.
Most people think l have good
features but hard to see fer the
fat e,-"""t TO be the big gun
some day and cut the n." p-lce ol
living.
| have strong pair of lungs, if
you don't believe it ask my daddy
He tried to take a nap this after
noon.
The lady they call my mother
must be sick or she is awfully lazy
for she has been in bed ever since
| came. hear people say she is
getting along fine though
There has been another lady
here sewing on my Dads buttons.
don't know why he broke them off.
Now Granny and Grandad you
plan to come over and see me as
! am not figuring on taking anoth-
cr trip soon.
With love. your grandson,
Vernon D., Jr.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
RICHMOND BOY LOYAL
TO MAYOR ZIMMERMAN

In geography test held last
eek in one of the schools of
edmond, the question was
sked: who is the reigning king
England, and who is president
t the United States?"
One boy gave the following
nswer. which will probably be
'ews to many Juniors: George
is king of England, and Mayor
zimmerman is president of the
tnited States"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
SAMMY LIKES COMBINATIONS

Sammy was not prone to over
exerton in the classroom, there
fore his mother was both surprised
and delighted when he came home
one noon with this announcement:
81 got 100 this morning"
That's lovely, Sammy" ex-
claimed his mother. kissing him,
What did you make it in?"
Fifty in reading and fifty in
rithmetic. Lone Scout.