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The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
CLOVIS SHOULD EVOLVE
PLAN TO GET PAVING

A Texas town, no larger than Clo-
Wis, recently was able to carry out
a paving program by means of local
citizens digging down in their pockets
and buying the bonde Another meth
cd suggested is for the property own
ers to pay cash for the paving when
it is completed, thus making it un-
necessary for the contracting COM,
pany to sell bonds. Any property
owner in the business section who
would not be willing to do this is GER
tainly lacking in the civic pride that
is necessary to build a real town.
Clovis is suffering materially because
her streets are not paved and if any
good citizen has a plan 10 advance
whereby we will get paving, the News
would like to have his views on the
question.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
NIW MEXICO WILL HAVE
WARM CAMPAIGN

New NJ, leo does not have as long
a political npaign as some states,
but they are W. rm ones, and this year
promises to be j., exception to the
rule. Both parties now have their
organizations complete and the bat
tle-works has begun. Tys wears ago
the state election was a tan affair.
The influenza epidemic was on and
there was a ban on all public gather
ings. hence there were no speaking
campaigns The campaign was con-
ducted mostly through the press and
all the larger daily papers Of the state
we're supporting the Republican tick
ct. This year things will be differ
ent. There will be plenty Of spell
binders, and> both parties have sup
porters in the daily press.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
Land Marks
Gradually Going

While Clovis is very young city,
there are many land marks here that
bring back memories TO the oldest
settlers, but these are growing fewer
and fewer as the city continues to
grow. Another land mark was listed
among the missing when the old
frame structure was moved away and
the new McClelland building was
started on North Main Street.
Built in the palmy days, the build
ing was once popular saloon where
tub of suds" could be bought for
nickel, where there was a side en-
trance for the railroad men, and a
back room where the fate of the COM
munity politicians was decided.
Then came the drouth, and soft
drink stand flourished there; and
then a tailor shop; and then bakery.
And until few months ago Bill Ogg
dished out "eats" to hungry mob,
and played his electric piano.
But the tide Of modern improve
ment pushed the old building aside
to where it will be used for Other
purposes, and another land mark has
been forgotten. IN
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
JONES AND CURLESS
ATTEND ROAD MEET
Convention at Enid, Oklahoma, Com
Pletes Routing Of AbO Highway
Through Oklahoma and k..nSaS

d. w. Jones, secretary, and Bert
Curless. president, of the Clovis
Chamber Of Commerce attended Tho
Abo Pass Highway convention held
at Enid, Oklahoma, last Monday for
the purpose Of locating the highway
from Enid to Kansas City.
Eghty-four delegates from four
states were present at the convention
and the route was located through
Medfcrd, Blackwell and Newkirk,
Oklahoma, and through Arkansas
City, Winfield, ElDorado, Florence,
Emporia. Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas,
into Kansas City. This completes the
route from Kansas City to Socorro,
N. NJ, and makes il the shortest high
way between Kansas City and Los
Angeles.
Bert Curless, who has been mark
ing the routes through Texas and Ok
lahoma, completed the work as far as
Enid before the convention met.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
LAND SALES TAKE BIC
JUMP IN LAST 6 weeks
Curry County Property Attracting
Buyers From Many Statesj tho
Values Are Increasing

To those who are pessimistic about
the future growth of Clovis and Cur
ry County and the stability of land
and property values, it will be. Of in
terest to note the rapid way in which
farms and homes have changed hands
during the last six weeks.
Every week sees more new land
owners in the county, and sales have
recently been made to buyers from
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas,
and many other states in the north
and east.
The records of the County Clerk
show that since August list, no less
than 143 transfers have been made
covering city property in Clovis. In
the same length Of time there have
been 119 transfers Of farm land in
the county covering total Of 30,779
acres.
Sales of city property range from
single lots in the outskirts of the
town valued at few dollars, to Main
Street business buildings involving
thousands of dollars. Land sales
range from two-acre tracts sold for
school purposes, to several thousand
acres of farm land, the record sale
reaching nearly $4,000.
Local real estate men believe that
the rush to this county had just start
ed and that by spring there will be
hundreds Of new citizens and proper
ty owners in Clovis and Curry
County.
They believe, too, that values Of
city and farm property will increase
steadily, as they have during the past
few months.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
FALL FASHION SHOW
IS VERY POPULAR
Large Crowd is Pleased VIII. Nifty
Designs. Hardwick Brothe, !.
New Theatre Credit TO Clovis

The new Lyceum Theatre opened
Tuesday night Of this week with u
Fall Fashion Show put on by Clovis
merchants and a pleasing program
carefully arranged by the manage
ment of the Lyceum. The Fashion
Revue was under the direction Of
Miss Edith Gilligan Of Denver, Colo.
Mis- Ruby Jones. Miss Pearl Francis
and Mrs. L. Z. Williford represented
Kendall Dry Goods Company; Miss
Zelma Stephens, Mrs. R. NJ. Bishop,
and Mrs. Pearl Fridley represented
Luikart 4 Co and Mrs. Felix Man
dell, Mrs. A. W. Skarda and Mrs.
Phil Duckworth represented Mandell
Clothing and Dry Goods Co. The
models all wore hats furnished by
Miss Daisy Rainbolt's Little Smart
Shop. The display of beautiful wear
ing apparel for women was possibly
never equalled in this section and the
models were at their best in properly
displaying the pretty things for mi
lady for this season.
An especially interesting part Of
the program were the vocal selec-
tions by Mr.. George. Geake, formerly
of the Metropolitan GRIND Opera
Company. CLOVIS has seldom had the
opportunity Of hearing a singer Of
Mr.. Geake's class and his selections
brought forth rounds of applause
that brought him back to the stag,
for several encores.
In addition to the above program
an excellent picture show was given
The new Lyceum is complete II
every detail and Is certainly a credi
to Clovis. It has a seating capacit!
Of around 1000.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
MELROSE TO HAVE BIG
FAIR OCTOBER 8

Melrose is making arrangements
for big community fair which will
be held there on the Sth of October.
On Wednesday of this week a meet
ing was held and a fair association
organized with the following Officers;
R. N. Downie, president; W. H. Gra-
ham, vice-president; and Mrs. Rouch,
secretary. The fair and program will
be held at the High School there and
the stores will be closed from 1000
to 400 o'clock, making the day big
holiday. Melrose will bring choice
selection from her fair to the county
exhibition here the 14th, 18th and
10th of October.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
TENTS ARRIVE FOR,
CURRY COUNTY FAIR
Arrangements for Community Dis
plays and Exhibits Being Made
Through School Districts

Twenty-eight tents ranging in size
from 10x15 feet to 15x20 feet were
received Wednesday by E. Peterson,
county agent, for use in housing the
Boys and Girls Club delegates at the
Curry County Fair on October li.h,
18th and 10th. Similar tents will DC
obtained to take care Of the conf
munity farm products exhibits, and in
addition to these a larger tent 5Ox75
feet has been secured to house the
general displays.
Although definite plans have not
been announced, it is probable that
each community in the county will
have display tent, and prizes will be
given for the most attractive ones.
The community displays are being or
ganized through the school districts
Of the county, according to County
Superintendent James NJ. Buckley,
who is president of the Curry County
Fair Association.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
CITY COUNCIL PASSES
BUILDING ORDINANCE

At a regular meeting of the City
Council an ordinance was passed re-
garding the erection of buildings
across lots.
Section | of the ordinance reads
as follows: "The building and con-
struction of any residence or other
structure, not public building,
across lot or lets and not facing the
street on which the lot faces, and
within less than SO feet of the prop
eity line on which said lot faces, and
on less than two lots, is hereby de-
clared a nuisance"
A penalty of from $40 to $50 per
day is placed on the violation of this
ordinance.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
CHECK ARTIST DRAWS
PENITENTiARY TERM

Deputy Sheriff Pat Wood returned
this week from Santa Fe, where he
turned over William Krapf TO prison
authorities. Krapf, who was taken
into custody on a charge Of forging
$500 check on a Muleshoe bank
some time ago, was sentenced to a
term Of from two and one half 10
three years.
The check was made out to Buck
Duane, a famous character in one
of Zane Grey's novels, and was en-
dorscd by Krapf. After unsuccess-
full attempts to cash the check at
Muleshoe and Texico, $65 was Sc
cured at local bank before Krapf
was taken into custody.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
SERVICE MEN. NoTIcEl

The National War Work Council
of the Y. M. c. A. has on hand 1856
collected from Curry County for the
Y. M. c. A. during the war, and is
anxious to use this money for the
education of ex-service men in the
county.
If these funds are not used before
October lst they will be given to ac'
tive counties. Any ex-service mar
who could not obtain education
through the Federal Board Of VOca'
tional Training is urged to cOmmunl
cate with the Curry County Chapter
Of the Red Cross.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
COMMUNITY PIcNIcS ARE
TO BE HELD THIS WEEK

Everybody has been invited to at
tend the community fairs which will
be held at Bellview tomorrow (Frl-
day. and at Texico Saturday.
The Bellview fair, which will be
held with the displays from HOllenc,
has been widely advertised and will
have many visitors. Beginning at
1000 a. m. the program will last
through the day and will be conclud-
ed with q baseball game.
The Texico fair, which will be held
at the High School, also has a splen-
did program. Everyone is invited to
bring a basket lunch and attend these
fairs.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
NO NOMINATION YET
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Since Herman X. Grille has declined
to accept the Republican nomination
for Lieutenant Governor, the state
committee has been casting around
for a suitable man to place on the
ticket. A number hsve been suggest
ed for the position but so far no defi-
mite announcement of choice has
been made.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
O. O. sKIPWITH RETURNS

o. o. skipwith and family returned
this week from California where
they have been for about year. Mr..
Skipwith has accepted position
with the Temple Grocery. They made
the trip from California here in a
car and say the roads are bad on
account Of continued rains and that
they had hard trip.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
COAL SITUATION MAY
BECOME SERIOUS

The coal situation in Clovis this
winter is going to be acute, II present
indications count for anything. Deal
ers have been getting in some coal,
few cars a week, but it goes like hot
cakes and is sold from the cars with
out being unlOaded in the local coal
yards.
Local dealers say they are making
every effort to supply the demand
but the mines fail to make shipments,
claiming they are unable to get
enough cars.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
BAKERY TO OPEN UP
LAST OF THIS WEEK

The new bakery which will be
opened up in the new A. B. Austin
& Co. building on West Grand Ave-,
will start operation the last of this
week, according to c. N. Hardy. Mr..
Hardy, with C. L. Thomas, will ope-
rate the new business.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
CURRY COUNTY CENSUS FIGURES
ANNOUNCED by DEPARTMENT.
Farmers Now Busy
With Big Grain Crop

During the next thirty days Curry
County will be busy harvesting the
biggest maize and kaffir crop this
county has ever raised. The rains
of August have been followed by
warm weather this month which is
maturing the grain in a hurry. I'm
less cold weather comes at an earlier
date than is customary for this To-
cality little feed will be unharvested
when Jack Frost makes his first ap-
pearance.
Big Corn Crop
The corn crop in the county this
year is simply immense. The county
will produce more corn than it has
for any two years prior to this time.
1t is not going to be anything out
of the ordinary for the yield to be
forty bushels per acre.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
CORN PRICES DROP
BELOW ONE DOLLAR

For the first time since the sum,
mer Of 1917, corn fell below one dol
lar a bushel on the Kansas City mark
ct Monday. Contracts for December
delivery dropped to 99% cents.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
MARRIAGE RECORDS

Juan Del Vale, of Clovis and Con-
eepeion Romero Of Nuevo Laredo,
Mexico, were married Wednesday by
Judge J. P. Noble. David Del Vale
of Clovis, and Teresa Romero of Nu-
evo Laredo, Mexico, were also mar
ried by Judge Noble
Marriage license was issued Sat
urday to NJ. Soledad Torres and II
cente Holgum, both Of Clovis.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
WILL RETURN SOON

DR.. j. D. Lynch, democratic nomi-
nee for County Commissioner from this
district, writes that he will return to
Mclrose within the next few days.
He has been spending the summer in
Observation-Disclosures Messenger.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
MRS. MASON TO ADDRESS
LADIES IN CLOVIS

Mrs. g. E. Mason Of Roswell will
address the ladies' Of Curry County at
the Court House on next Tuesday
afternoon at 500 o'clock and again
in the evening at 500. Mrs. Mason
comes to Clovis under the auspices OF
the ladies Of the Curry County Demo-
Gratis Club and everybody Is invited
to come out and hear her address.
Mrs. Mason is a newspaper woman
Of Roswell and is prominent in WO-
mems club work.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
WOULD MAKE BETTING
PENITENTIARY OFFENSE

Chicago, Sept. 20.-The American
league will ask congress to enact a
law at its next session making betting
on q baseball game a penitentiary
offense, President B. B. johnson said
in a statement tonight.
President johnson said the league
would ask that this law be worded
to eliminate baseball pools.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
LET'S FIX EN- UP

The city is doing some good work
on Main Street this week which is
much appreciated. 1t looks like Clo-
Wis is not due to get any paving at
any time very soon and the neat best
thing is to get Main Street in shape
The town has come in for some very
unpopular criticism Of her business
section streets during the past year.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
BAPTIST HOSPITAL TO
BE COMPLETED SOON

The cement FOR the Baptist Hos
pital building has been received and
work on the structure will be rushed
to completion. The work has been
delayed for some time awaiting the
cement for the floors, basement and
the pebble-dashing, and the building
should be completed within a few
weeks.
The hospital will have room to ac-
comodate 2S patients, and as many
nurses as necessary will be employed.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
LITTLE WHEAT is
BEING SHIPPED NOW

Very little wheat Is being brought
into Clovis now, according to local
elevator men. Most Of the farmers
are busy putting in their fall wheat
and taking care Of their row crops.
1t is estimated that about three
fourths of the wheat in the county
has been shipped, and the remainder
is either in the stack or in granaries.
Wheat was selling at $500 this
morning.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
cox SPEAKING TODAY
IN NEW MEXICO

Gov. Cox is speaking in Albu-
qucrque today. His train was wrecked
in Arizona but a detour was made
and he will fill his appointment there
tonight. People from all over the
state will no doubt be there to hear
the democratic leader.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
WILL PLAY AT HALE
COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK

Johnson's band will leave Sunday
for Plainview where they have been
engaged to play a week at the Hale
County Fair. This is going to be one
Of the best county fairs staged in
the west this year.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
WOMEN WILL TAKE
INTEREST IN BALLOT

The man who figured women were
not going 10 take an interest in poli-
tics certainly ~ another guess com
ing. A big portion OIL .i.e@ "nA-
ious for their opportunity to come to
cast their first ballot. Women Will
be required to register the same as
men and must register their given
name instead Of that of their hus-
band.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
CONNECTED WITH MOTOR
INN REPAIR SHOP

W. R. Merrill of Montgomery, Ala,
arrived in Clovis this week and is
now connected with the Motor Inn
repair shop, of which his brother, R.
l.. Merrill, is proprietor.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
WILL HEAR cox

C. p. Kuykendall, Cash Ramey and
E. II. Robinson left this moTning for
Albuquerque, where they will hear an
address by Governor Cox this even
ing.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
W. c. T. U. MEETING

The W. c. T. will hold an open
meeting at the home Of Mrs. A. B.
Austin, Monday, Sept. 9th, at 500
D. m. Members and friends are in
vited to attend.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
RoswELL's POPULATION

The census bureau has announced
the population Of Roswell as 1852; !;
an. incrccsc over the last census OF
500, or 14.4 per cont.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
Population of Clovis.


The incorporated city of Clovis is
given a population CT 4,904 as COM
pared to 1886 in 1910, an increase
of over so per cent. This does not
include the Fitzhugh Addition and
several outlying additions. Many
people were overlooked by the emu
merators and Clovis riehtfully has a
much greater population than the
census figures show.
Melrose and Texico.
Melrose is given S64 population. Re
was not incorporated in 1910, so no
figures are available for that year.
Tcxico is given Ss1 population as
compared to 400 in 1910.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-09-23
CLOVIS SHOWS 80 PER
CENT GAIN SINCE LAST
CENSUS 70 YEARS AGO
Enumerators Missed Many Families
And Clovis Should Show Much
Greater Population Than Figures
Credit Town With.

Clovis precincts are given a popu-
lation of 5,901 according to prelimi-
nary announcement of the fourteenth
census sent out by the Bureau Of
census at Washington. These figures
indicate an increase Of 2,644 in the
past ten years, or Sl.22 per cent.
This data compiled from the figures
on the two voting districts of Clovis.
The official census of Curry Coun-
ty shows population of ,2S6.
The census Of the different pre-
cincts of the county follow:
Curry County -------11 1886
Precinct 1, Clovis, including
part of Clovis city-------S,355
Precinct 2, Texico, includ-
ing Texico village ------- 929
Precinct 8, Blacktower ------ 500
Precinct a, st. Vrain -L---- 307
Precinct 5, including Mel
rose village -------------- 902
Precinct 6, Field ---------- 294
Precinct Z, Grady --------- 400
Precinct 8, Hollene ------- 404
Precinct o, Clovis, including
part Of Clovis city ----- 1854
Precinct 10, Claud ------- 2s2
Precinct IL, Bellview ------- 429
Precinct IL, Boney ------- 173
Precinct 13, Shilo --------- SO2
Precinct Ia, Havener ------ 1853
Arizona republican., 1920-02-10
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KANSAS PHYSICIAN HERE-D,

KANSAS PHYSICIAN HERE-Dr Charles Caton of Concordia, Kan, a relative of Mir. and Mrs. T. J. Litzen- burg, arrived in the city yesterday for a visit of a few days.
 NEW p. O. RULING-Attention to a new ruling made by the postoffice authorities is called by J. A. Giffin, superintendent of mails, who recently received word from Washington that return cards on all window envelopes, including window stamped envelopes, must include name ot the sender, street address or number O. postoffice box, postoffice and state. MT. Giffin stated that if the rules were not com piled with, the letters would be placed in the unmaiIable class.
 DERNIER TO TUCSON-ti. N. Der nier of the internal revenue depart ment left this morning for Tucson, where he will be a government witness in case which will come up for trial in the federal court this week
 MARK DUNBAR'S RETURN-Nr. and Mrs. Mark Dunbar, who have been east for the past month, will arrive in Phoenix today. They will be in the city several days, en route for Fl Paso where they have resided for the past year. While east Dunbar established brokerage offices in New York and Philadelphia.
 SPECIAL AGENT ARRIVES James Ramsey, a special agent of the United States land office, with head quarters at Santa Fe. arrived in Phoe- nix yesterday. He will be established here for a week, going later to the Papaso reservation, where he will look over state selections and Indian allot- ments. Ramsey will be accompanied by A. H. Chatin, mineral examiner connected with the Santa Fe office. who is also in Phoenix at present Fred Erickson. a mineral examiner who has been here for several days, left last evening for Great Falls. Mont
 MRS. CORBETT CRITICALLY ILL Mrs. Corbett of the attorney gen erals office in in a critical condition with influenza. Many friends, soli- cititous regarding her condition, have called at her residence. but quiet is so much desired it is requested that in- quiries be made at the office of the at- torney general.
 KANSAS PEOPLE GATHER-More than 300 persons were present at the Christian church last Friday night when Kansas people gave a program
Arizona republican., 1920-02-10
EIGHT DIRECTORS OF
 ' W | 4 CHOSEN FUR
 THREE YEAR PERIODS

Eight directors of the Y. NJ. c. A. were elected for three year periods at the annual meeting of the members of the association held at the Central Christian church last, night In addi- tion. Mrs. J. M. Barker and Mrs. J. $. Stark were named to fill uncompleted directorates ending 1921 and 1922, re- spectively.
 Those elected at last nights meeting were Mrs. c. H. Dunlap, Mrs. T. F. Campbell Mrs. w. P. Sears, Mrs. C. B. Laird. Mrs. Garrett Schuller, Mrs Fred Warren, Mrs. D. H. Burtis and Miss Anna Miller.
 Miss Ella Bennett, students secre- tary at the Tempe normal, spoke last night on the student basis problem which will be considered at the na- tional convention of the Y. w. c. A. at Cleveland April 1920. Miss Dor othy Cate, secretary at the Indian school spoke on the work of the Y. w. C. A. among Indian girls.
 Reports were rendered by Mrs. John Dennett, Jr., president; Mrs. A T. Esgate, treasurer: Miss Edna H. Por- ter, general secretary; Miss Mary R. Lee, girls work secretary; Mrs. Lee PurvineS, chairman of the cafeteria committed; Mrs. c. B. Laird, chair man of the boarding home committee, and Miss Mildred Doris of the Blue Triangle club at the high school.