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The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
MOYE HILL Mcdaniel
BUREAU HOLDS MEETING

On Tuesday evening the Moye and
Hill Mcdaniel communities held a
farm bureau meeting at the Noye
school house for finishing up pro.
jects for 1921 and planning winters
work. They were the first commun-
ity to hold their meeting preliminary
to the countrywide meeting.
Mr.. f. A. Douglass, community
chairman, presided and stated the
purposes of the meeting. Mr.. J. D..
Hopper, chairman of the corn and pig
clubs, gave a brief report on the club
work, especially the $500 prize won
by the club in the county contest and
the $500 won by the Moye float.
General reports Of work were dis
cussed and plans were made for COM
munty threshing, selecting of seed
through demonstrations and for con-
ducting farm bureau socials this win
ten
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
THE WHITE MINSTRELS.

High Schol Auditorium, Friday,
Nov. 25, at s p, m.
Loyal Boys christian church,
Beautiful Flag"
Glass ten girls Baptist church)
"Swanie River"
Seven Lady Impersonators.
See full, program in next weeks
paper.
All under l6, admission 25c; adults
soc.
For benefit Clara Barton Memorial
fund.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
THANKSGIVING SERVICES.

As is usual in all cities the churches
will unite in union Thanksgiving
service, to be held this year in the
Presbyterian church and the sermon
to be delivered by the Rev. Stumph
of the Baptist Church.
This service will be held at 10
o'clock on Thursday morning and a
cordial invitation and urgent request
is made that the whole city attend.
Thanksgiving is a time for worship
and praise to God, and Rev. Stumph
will bring such a message as will turn
our hearts more eagerly to Him.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
CloDis School Man
Heads Association

Jas. NJ. Buckley and J. W. Tanner
leave Friday morning for Albuquer-
que where they will attend the New
Mexico Educational Association
which will be in session there for
three days next week.
Mr.. Buckley Is President.
Mr. Buckley will preside over the
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
w. H. DUcKWoRTH RECEIVES
HONORARY DEGREE.

Lieutenant-Governor Duckworth
returned the first of the week from
Santa Fe where he has been attending
the thirty-eighth reunion of the Scot
tish Rite Masons of New Mexico.
While at the reunion Mr.. Duckworth
received the degree of Knight Com
mander of the Court of Honor which
is an honorary degree between the
thirty-second and thirty-third degrees
in Masonry. There are twenty-eight
Knights Commander in the State of
New Mexico.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
GONE TO HOT SPRINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Phillips left
Friday for Hot Springs, N. NJ, where
they went for Mr.. Phillips health.
They had Intended going to Dallas
until Friday morning when they de,
cided to 90 to Hot Springs first.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
COTTON STALK WITH
TWENTY OPEN BOLLS

NJ. P. Martin, who lives four miles
south of Pleasant Hill, brought to
Clovis a stalk of cotton this week
that was raised on his place. The
cotton, which Mr. Martin says came
up volunteer, contained twenty open
bolls on it and all Of them were large
ones.
Ordinarily the season is too short
here to raise cotton but the weather
has been so warm this fall that a
cotton crop would have matured here
this year.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17

meetings of the Association, he hav-
ing been chosen president last sum-
mer to succeed E. W. Bowyer, for
merly of this place. This organiza.
tion of teachers is composed of about
thousand members and it is a dis
tinct honor to Clovis for her superin-
tendent of city schools to head the or
ganization.
J. w. Tanner, principal of the Clo-
Wis high school, is chairman of the
the principals section.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
HOME FROM VISIT
TO TEXAS POINTS

Mrs. c. W. Freasier arrived home
Sunday morning after an extended
visit to her husband who is in the oil
field at Mexia, Tex, and also stop
ped off and visited her brother, L. NJ.
Brown, and family, of Electra, Texas.
She reports fine time,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
F.F.F.Highway tobe
Logged andMapped
FORMER CLOVIS GIRL WINS
EXCLAMATION HONORS

Miss Madge Shepard, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Shepard, formerly
of this place, won first honors in the
defamation contest at Roswell last
week and will represent Roswell High
School in the state meet to be held
in Albuquerque soon.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
Commissioners Make
Tax Levies for 1921
NEW BRICK BUILDING.

Ramey & Wilkinson have commenc-
ed the erection OF a new brick build
ing on East Grand Avenue that has
been leased by W. Weir who is NOV
ing to Clovis from Oklahoma. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Weir will op-
crate a bakery in the building.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
LEGION DANCE

The American Legion will give a
dance a the Elks Home Tuesday
hight, Nov. 22. Music will be fur
niched by the orchestra of the Mile
Hi Follies Co., which shows at the
Lyceum next week
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17

A fire alarm was turned in from
one Of the section houses belonging
to the Santa Fe, Monday morning of
this week. The fire was put out be-
fore q great deal of damage was
done.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
ANOTHER FIRE ALARM

A fire alarm was turned in We'd
nesday from the residence Of r. j.
Neal on North Pile Street. Fire Chief
Jack Lewis says the cause of the fire
was in the wiring as a penny had been
used for u fuse. Very little damage
was done.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
SHOE SHOP MOVED.

]. c. Keathley, proprietor of the
Clovis Shoe Hospital, has moved his
shoe shop to South Main Street to
the location formerly occupied by A,
Wedmann. Mr.. Keathley's shop was
formerly on West Grand Ave.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
VISITING IN AMARILLO.

Mrs. Mary Lyons and daughter,
Miss Helen, motored to Amarillo last
week where Mrs. Lyons will visit for
while. Miss Helen returned the
first Of the week.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Cobb of
Pampa, Texas. visited their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Etzel, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb drove through
from Tampa in their Dodge car.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-11-17
Levies as a Whole About as Last
Year Which Means Only
Slight Change in Taxes.

The Board of County Commission
ers met the first of the week and
made the tax levies for this year. The
levies made are on the dollar valua-
ton and are as follows:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-09
JONES

Albert Jones. aged 70 years, died az
his home in Baltimore, Sunday, after
a lingering Illness.
Having lived for years In Mt Airy.
whore he conducted the banking firm
Of Jones and Company, Mr. Jones
was well known in this section OF the
State. Later he moved to Baltimore,
where he has since made his home.
For years he served on the Board of
Visitors OF the Maryland School for
the Deaf, acting as secretary, and re-
signed this Office in June last lie was
also associated with other nstitu-
tions in Maryland
Mr.. Jones was son OF the late
Francis s. and Harriet Dnwncy Jones.
His wife, who was Mrs Mamie Poole
Jones, died some years ago He leaves
three daughters and one son, Misses
Margaret, Nettic and Mamie Jones.
Mt the home, 2i6 West Lrnvale street.
Baltimore, and T. Poole Jones, OF
Frederick.
Funeral from The late residence on
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock with
services at the house 1nicrmcnt ori-
waite.
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COLLEGE HEIGHTS

Mr.. John Baker and wife, Of near
Bark Hin, spent Wednesday evening
with Mrs. Harvey EckarG,
Mrs. Cannon, of Baltimore, has re-
turned home after spending some
time with Mrs. John Baker.
Mr.. Luderic and wife, Of Lancaster,
and Mr.. Oscar Magee and wife, Of
Harrisburg, spent Sunday with How
ard Eckard.
Mr. William King and wife spent
Monday evening with his mother, Mrs.
Wesley King.
Mr. Swartzer, wife and two
children, of York, and Mr. Walter Fc-
kard and wife and son, OF Mayberry,
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs Harvey Eckard
Mrs. Clara Zahn is spending sever
al days with Mrs Harvey 1ICkard.
Mrs. Richter spent Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. Harvey Eckard
Mrs Manager called on her mother,
Mrs. Wesley King, Wednesday,
Mr. and Mrs. John Myers and Mrs.
Richter spent Saturday in Hanover
Mrs. j. II. Gonso and children have
returned home after spending some
time with her mother in Frederick
Her sister came with her.
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geous paraphernalia. opens the main
tent program.
This program presents many Of the
worlds stars OF the arenic world as
sisted by scores upon scores of others.
There are several companies Of dumb
actors Everything is given in more
lavish fashion than ever before. Three
rings and an elevated stage are need
ed 10 take care OF the acrobatic and
musical seals, trained bears. lion acts
and the famous Sparks herds OF ele-
plants and q long list of acts which
acquires nearly two hours to pre-
sent This goth Century Wonder Cir
Gus has become one OF the greatest in
situations on the road today aud just
as there are more men and women,
more seals and more elephant actors
added so there are more clowns
more horses, more ponies, 20 delight
the children more and better trained
dogs. monkeys, bears-more every.
thing. The street parade which will
precede the Initial exhibition here is
fur and away the most novel ever at
tempted This city will see the circus
on Wednesday, September -2lst.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-09
pIKEsvILLE THE VICTIMS.

Last Sunday, September 4. nearly
1000 base hall fans visited Hin Top
Park, Fatapsco and saw the Patapsco
boys defeat the strong Pikesville Club
II to A. Shamer, who pitched for
the Patapsco boys, had the visitors at
his mercy, striking out II of those
heavy batters.
This Sunday, September II, the
well known Crown, Cork e Seal team
of Baltimore, will visit Patapsco for
double header and the fans can look
for two of the best games of the sea-
son.
Country Evans will twirl the open
ing game for Pathpsco. while Shamer
viii be held responsible for night cap.
On Sunday. September rs, the Cal
verton Club will visit Patapsco and
on Sunday. September Is, the Pataps-
co boys play the Hamden team at
Roosevelt Park, Baltimore Don't for
get the above dates and places II you
want 70 see real base ball.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-09
WILL POSTAGE STAMPS co orr

After nearly hundred years Of
licking" postage stamps 90 put ON
letters and packages. Il seems that
stamps have seen their best days. Al
ready much Of the third class and
even Of the second class. have cnve-
lopcs and wrappers with United
States =. o Permit printed, and
no stamps arc needed. The money r.
paid at the postofiict for the envelopes
and wrappers. recent newspaper
article IS a. follows: The Post OF.
flee Department has approved ma
chine which may be rented by pri-
waite persons and which viii print
upon letters the words. United
states Postage. paid. cents" After
the machine has stamped as mary
letters aR postage has been paid for, n
will stop. and has 10 be taken hack 10
the postohicc 70 be reset This has
reference 10 FIRST class mall"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-09
4 BOrQUET FOR HANOVER

Hanover rs o thriving little city.
which cannot be denied in the past
20 years, there have been many husi-
ness dcprcsglons and failures 10 the
commercial world Instead a. being
discouraged. Hanover took tresh o7ur-
age. some Of her sons invented new.
useful articles, had them patented.
gathered together capital employing
many men who naturally would emil
crate 10 other towns Extreme
scarcity OF houses. az an times, 80 tho
best sign OF prosperity
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Prominent speakers viii DE present
from Baltimore.
The " r. b. will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Martin,
Thursday night September 10. Mem
bers cordially invited to be present.
Farmers are getting out potatoes
which are small crop
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For many years the Sparks Circus
has been known as one of Americas
foremost tented enterprises, each
year something new has always been
added until now II ranks among the
best of the big tops and this sea
sen with one OF the greatest array OF
performers, horses and equipment ey-
before carried. promises to be ban
ner one. When the show visits this
city it will be exhibited in its own
specially constructed tents. It is said
that the Sparks Menagerie is equal to
any on the road today. A magnificent
Introductory pageant and grand revue
enlisting several hundreds OF per-
formers, companies OF horses and gor
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sonaEe by Rev. ! W. Reinccko this
city, on Wednesday evening. Scptcm-
her T. Rodney Glenn Haincs and Fan
ME Naomi YinEling
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SANDYyILLE

Rally Day Service will be held at
Sandy Mount Sunday morning Ocio-
Der ., at 1890. The same evening %
Christian EndeavuT rally win be held.
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NEARLY TWICE As BIG As OF FOR
MER YEARS MERGE BEST FEA-
TURES IN YARMOUTH NEW CIR.
Gus BIGGER, BETTER THAN
EVER. ARE TO GIVE EXHlBI-
TIONs HERE WEDNESDAY, SEPT.
2IST.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28
BEULAH NEWS

George Traebor claims that some
men attempted, to hold him up few
nights ago as he was returning home
from Pueblo. The would-be robbers
had an automobile stopped crosswise
Of the road with the lights out while
they were hiding In the weeds at the
roadside. The attempted hold-up was
staged n few miles out of Pueblo on
the Beulah road. Mr.. Traebor caught
sight of the men who We're about to
hold him up and escaped by turning
his car around before reaching them
and returned to Pueblo.
John Simonson. Fred Clark and
Kenneth Cook were business visitors
In Pueblo Tuesday. Mr.. Cook purchased
an automobile while there.
Mrs. Clark who was accidentally shot
by her son, Raymond. three weeks
ago. is able to sit UP a part OF the
day. She is in hospital in Pueblo and
IL is thought that she will be able to
he removed to her homo in about ten
davs.
Tuesday night about 10 o'clock
burglar entered n room in the an
mex cottage of Beulah hotel. and was
rifling a trunk belonging to Mr.. Cook.
Tho owner of the trunk observed a
light in the room that appeared to be
made by a fashlight Fred Clark
started to investigate the matter when
the burglar became alarmed and fed
He went west from the hotel but was
not caur : Nothing was found to have
been taken from the trunk
A Halloween social will be given
at the school here Saturday night A
program will also be given. All are In
vited.
Many of the ranch men are busy
rounding up their cattle in the hills
preparing for the winter months.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28
Rattlesnake Buttes News

r. II. Forney and wife have returned
to their land after being gone all sum-
mer. Mr.. Forney has been working
near Osborne. Kansas.
Mrs. Jess Smith. who formerly lived
at the Rattiesnake Buttes. is back
visiting among her many friends.
Mrs. Harry Schmidt OF east of the
Buttes. is spending the week in Pu-
eblo.
Tho Ladies Pioneer" club will meet
Wednesday. November :. The meet
ing will be a social affair. and also u
farewell to Mrs. Smith who will leave
soon for her new home, near Hotch
kiss, Colorado.
Mrs. Snyder of Colorado Springs.
sister OF Mrs. Gar Calland was out at
the sale Thursday looking after the in
terests of Mrs. Gar. C'.lland. who Is
in Colorado Springs at this time.
George Butler left for COLORADO
Springs the first of the week to help
his son, Elmer who met With n pain
full accident by running pitchfork
thru his foot. and is Unable to work.
He has 100 acres of corn to gather
and other feed to put up.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. Bryon Schell
of the Rattlesnake Duties. a daughter,
October 20, 1921.
w. ]. Collins Is building a new ad-
dition to his residence. on the farm.
Mrs l.. J. Souman, who was preach
ing at the North Butte school house
every other Sunday, has quit there and
has now three other new appointments.
She now breaches at the South Butte
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28
THE VALLEY. THE STATE. THE WEST

yer creek, which contributed to the
rather strong freshet experienced at
Pueblo one night in June, directors OF
the Beaver Park company have been
considering the idea of making new
and better reservoir at b. dsh hollow.
which would be outside the course OF
the stream. They have now decided
to do this by issue of bonds to the
amount of $225,0OO. They propose to
start work in the spring. Their sur
veys show that the new lake will not
only supply the lands previously irri-
gated but will cover 1000 acres more.
Charles e. and Stephen b. Hewes,
owners of Hewes- Kirkwood resort and
lands at the foot of Longs peak, have
incorporated town and have laid out
800 acres into lots and streets. The
Hewes brothers own 1000 acres of land.
Calculations at Colorado Springs
are that $4,000 would cover the cost OF
making good auto road over the old
Midland railroad grade from Divide
station to Glenwood Even If such road
We're opened to Arkansas valley 1t
would be a fine stroke.
Not one of the hunters who took out
licenses in Fremont county during the
deer season, landed a buck. The num-
Der of licenses issued reached three
hundred, which at So each brought in
Il revenue of $780,
Land in San Juan basin to the value
of s755,000 has been signed up in con-
nection with the proposed guarantee for
construction of a railroad outlet to
Gallup But this Is only little over
a third of the amount necessary.
Methodist conference of Grand juno
ton district has been in progress this
week at Delta. Bishop c. l.. Mead was
one of those taking part.
Carl Luck does not always have good
luck. He was fined $50 and costs when
Longmont officers found that the deer
he had killed. and whose head ne had
concealed, had no horns on it.
J. III. Cunningham. Loveland business
man. was appointed postmaster OF
Loveland by President Harding
Tampa's run of flood was salt water.
Poor stuff to fertilze gardens.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28

.c,oo, house and at Mt. View and
canada. every other Sunday. At
south Butte at IL O'Clock in the morn
ing and at Clanda at II o'clock and at
Mt. View at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
every other Sunday.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28

Arthur Eggerman of Pueblo motored
out Sunday morning and was guest
at the VIM. Haynes nome over Sunday.
He was accompanied back to Pueblo
by Miss Dolores Haynes. who has gone
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28

WESTERN CONVERSATIONS.
Two thousand new acres will go that
FAR toward offsetting some of the river
lands that were carried down to New
Orleans. Since the washing out of the
schaeffef dam and lake on upper Bca-
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28

T. II. Hamilton and son, who were on
the Diamond Three ranch the past sea-
son, are moving to the Bill Flagoelle
place. which Harry Hamilton has re-
Gently purchased and filed on as his
homestead,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28

spending several weeks here with her
mother, and brother Archie.
VIM. Haynes who is employed on a
bridge gang near Pueblo, is here
spending some time on his farm.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28

j: w. Crandall of east OF the Buttes,
delivered some nice corn to the Dia
mond Three ranch, Tuesday.
c. II. Schell local postmaster and
merchant, will soon commence drilling
well on his place.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28


Students, teachers and friends as
sembled to formally receive for the
Grand Junction schools u superb edu-
cational gift from Mrs Emma Erwin
Cooley, an extensive museum collec-
ton of inestimable value. Superin-
tendent Tope in his Introduction refer
red her as the most notable benefactor
the local schools have ever had. Mrs
Cooley made short address.
Among the features of the collection
are: Many birds of many species, some
of wonderful plumage, and including
feathered beauties from the Philippine
Islands.
Several hundred butterflies all sizes
and colors.
Mounted animals, from the smallest
weasel to buffalo calf and fawn, deer,
mountain sheep, goats, wolves.
Reptiles, fish, corals, shells, snakes.
pottery, baby ostrich and bride and
groom This last group is microscopic.
being fleas artistically mounted. a
speciality from prison convicts in Ari-
IONA.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28
TINE TO START SHELTERS.

T1NE TO START SMELTEI.S.
Uncompahgre peak on Big Cimarron
river is the scene of a sensational gold
strike made by a party of four men
who have been working claims there
for some time. one of these has dis
closed ore that is very rich in gold and
silver. One assay gives nearly Aooo
TO the ton in gold. with a little silver.
second assay is of ore found 45oo
feet away from the first, but on the
came vein. and runs still richer. it be-
ing 10000 or 554 ounces of gold and
is ounces of silver to the ton.
A few more reports like this should
have the effect of putting smoke again
in smelter stacks
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28

RFlORGANIED FOOTHIIjL SCHOOL.
W. II. Yost. principal of the Wetmore
school, states that the new consolida-
ton is starting off in good shape. Miss
Ruth Skeels of Florence. has the pri-
many grades. The consolidation carries
with 1t a two-year high school course.
There are ten pupils registered for the
Freshman wear. rnmrre~"'"f -'-''-
Is being considered by the board as
Vest suited for the needs of the school.
he total enrolment is fifty-nine and
the children of outlying districts are
transported to and from school by the
means of an auto truck.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-06
LANDLORDS TOOTH BIRTHDAY
 AT ROCKVILLE TOWN FARM

The changes at the town farm al Rockville, which was formerly known as Kings taverr, had celebration Tues day in honor of the Tooth birthday of Lemael King. who built the place. Mr, King built the tavern in stage coach days for his son. Hevekier King. The tavern was on the state highway and was well patronized. MT. King conduct cd the tavern for g number of years with John Waburton. They later de- cided that stage coach days were of the past and that the railroads were coming in, so the property was sold to the town of Vernon for town farm. Dur ing his remaining years, MT. King gave the inmates presents on his birthday and a little celebration was held. Since his death this practice has been kept up Sy his daughter Mrs Frances Masters Of New York Mrs. Masters sent money to Mrs Harwood of Rockville, who is relative, for a celebration in honor of her fathers birthday This money was used to purchase Yictrola records fruit, candy cigars, etc. A general good time was enjoyed in honor of, the birth day of the founder, Mrs Read, matror at the town farm, took charge of the fund and purchased the supplies for tn, celebration.