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The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
Local Business Man Sees Better
Business for Clayton Merchants
II They Only Invite IT,

Sam Johnson, Of tn, rirm Of Otto
Johnson Mercantile Co.. returned
last Friday from a visit TO the mar
kets in Denver, Kansas City and st.
Louis.
Mr.. Johnson was requested by The
News to give an expression con-
cerning the business situation which
has been grave for the past two
years, and which the people of New
Mexico are looking upon with con
Germ at the present time, they hav-
ing been visited with a drouth and
low prices. Mr.. Johnson's message
is one filled with optimism. altho
the local condition will in a meas
wc continue to dominate business
for the next few months. The out
look for improvement is very prom
ising; Clayton business men will see
revival in business If they only
invite it, for the good business in
the territory surrounding New Mex
leo must be reflected if Clayton
will be satisfied to accept IT,
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
WILLIAM II. TROUT

On Nov I'm. at 2:lO \. NJ. there
PASSED into the great hrvond after
4 long illness. Mr.. William II. Trout
He had come io Clayton some six
months previous lo his death in the
hope that the favorable climate
would aid materially I'M his rcrov-
cry. But he came too late. The
white Plague" had taken fatal hold
on its victim. and Notwithstanding
his persistent and courageous fight,
he gradually succumhcd 'o iho fear
ful malady.
He was accompanied lo Clayton
by his wife and sister-in-law Mrs
Susie +. Draper. who nurScd him
faithfully throughout his sickness.
Nothing within their power was left
undonc by these faithful women to
alleviate his suffering, and lo min
istpr to his every need His son.
Frank Trout and his nephew, Dick
Draper. both connected with the
Electric Garage, were with him
during his suffering and were at
his bedside when the end came.
Mr.. Trout was patient and uncom-
planning throughout his long period
Of suffering. He seemed from the
first To realize that he was fighting
against great odds. Slill he was
courageous and towards the end
ne seemed To be rrcuncilcd lo his
condition, and committed himself
! into the hands Of his Creator.
At the age of fifteen, Mr.. Trout
made public profession Of faith in
Christ. was baptized and united with
the Baptist Church Of his home
: town in Arkansas. He lived a con-
sislcnl, faithful Christian life auC
has now gone to a rich reward.
He leaves to moura his loss q
wife and son, both of whom are IL
Clayton, and two married daughter.
who live in Texas.
A good man and n honorable cIt.
izen has gone from ms. and while
his bodily presence will be- missed
yet his good influence will continue
to live on TO make life swceler anC
better for all with whom hc cam,
in contact.
A. FRIEND.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION
DISCUSSING WATER TREATY

Santa Fe. y. NJ. Nov. p -Commis-
sioncrs, governors. govcrnors-clcct
attorneys, irrigation engineers and
numerous other delegates are still
in session at Bishops Lodge in an
effort TO agree on an equitable diu-
sion of the waters of the Colorado
River for irrigation and power pur-
poses.
This is the third week of the ses-
sion and il is said that an agree
mcut is about to be reached and the
treaty drawn and signed. but very
little of a definite nature is allow
ed To pcrcolatc through the veil of
secrecy for publication
Secretary Hoover represents the
federal government and one com
missioner with several advisors rep
rc>culs each Of The seven states of
the Colorado River basin.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
LOCAL FIRM DOES
4 LARGE BUSINESS

Union county this season is an
oasis in the desert Of New Mexico,
for despite the drouth, business with
the merchants continues to be good
and the buyers strike that has
been so effective in other places is
hardly fclt in this section Of the
suite
The Oiir-Johnson Mercantile Co,
is one 81 the pioneer business hous-
-, IN Clayton. II has done a great
deal IN helping to establish the
farmers and the stocknen in their
respective businesses and to aid in
nuilr'rs up the country when il
required good business Judgment
and faith in the future Of New
Mexico.
by this service they therefore be-
come the business barometer Of
Northern New Mexico. In studying
conditions locally, we have taken
The volume Of business that this
firm has done during the past month
covering period from Oct p to
Nov. p They have shipped out
zen cars Of broom corn bought from
the farmers Of Union county at a
price of about S2OOOO per ton. They
have received at Clayton Q carloads
of merchandise: al Teyline, Texas.
70 carloads. and two carloads at Ro-
nero, Texas. These 2i car loads
Of merchandise were bought for
cash and were sold to the citizens
Of Union county
This volume Of business speaks
well for the business conditions of
Union county at this time With
the invitation Of the progressive
business men, business will not only
continue good. hut within a short
time We will gain that eagerly
sought state Of normalcy that has
been 50 much desired by the coun-
try at large
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
KATCRA-KOO GIVES WAY
TO ALL ABOARD"

The local Post of the Legion has
been advertising "Katcha-Koo' as
the production for its next annual
show, under its contract with John
b. Rogers Producing Company who
helped the Post put on Spring
time last May A wire was rcceiv-
ed today advising the Post that due
TO illness Of the director, the Pro-
ducing Company would be unable
to stage "katcha-Koo' but would
stage another excellent production,
equally as good, on the same dates
as announced for "Katcha-Koo," "
about December Il and r..
The committee has chosen All
Aboard which is one of the most
popular and successful musical
comedies ever seen ON The American
Stage. "All Aboard" is from the pen
of JUnic McCrcc, who has written
over a hundred professional stage
successes. II is a continuous whirl
wind of laughter, tuncful music at
jractive dances aud lively action
This IS a regular professional mus
ical and fanciful revue and the
ability of Clayton's talent is well
enough known to insure success.
According to the telegram re-
ceivcd the first rehearsal will he
held Monday night the 9th at tho
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
Union SERVICE

The churches Of Clayton will unite
in a union Thanksgiving service, on
Thursday. Nov. 3Oth. at 1000 o'clock
a. m, in the VI. F.. Church. Rev Guy
Davis Of the Presbyterian Church,
will deliver the address Of the day
and C.. r. Lewis will have charge Of
the music.
This is not a custom with Clay
ton churches, or Clayton people, but
II rs certainly a splendid way in
which to thank God for His many
blessings; and also il viii strength
en- the social as well as the spirit
ual life Of the community and Of
the individual If divers differences
may be forgotten and with ono voice
and in one accord the people will
pause from their usual activities
and lift together their voices in
praise and Thanksgiving.
Everyone is invited TO attend.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
LOCAL FISHERMEN
MAKE GOOD CATCH

No temptation could be greater
than to have three nice deer ap-
pear before party of huntsmen
three days before the season opens.
and yet Allen Wikoff, Ira Pcnning-
ton, II. A. Mum, of Clayton, and
G.. H. Walker of Dalhart solcmnly
affirm that this is what happened
To them in Texas while they were
on their recent fishing excursion TO
the Gulf. and they further affirm
that they regrctrully kept the spirit
and the letter of the law and per-
mitted them to go unmolested along
their way.
But on their arrival at the Gulf.
the lone tarpon that had persisted
in extending the tarpon fishing sea
son for about 30 days was not So
fortunate Through the combined
efforts of the four, they were able
to land him. and that they might
have a perfect story to tell. they
shipped by express to Simon Herr
stein the lonely tarpoH, which was
divided between the members of The
local Rotary club.
The party had intended lo make "a
hunt over The border i'm old Mexico.
but found that the approaching cleo
there had caused So much unrest
that the trip was abandoned.
The party were five days making
the trip down i'm ideal weather but
report that after heavy rains the
best they could io was Il days for
lhc return Mum. becoming home
sick, came in on the train ahead VI
the nlhnrs-
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
STOCK SHIPMENTS

Shipment of stock from Clayton
to the markets and feeding grounds
continues heavy. During the past
week there has been shipped from
Clayton. cars Of hogs for market
and ii cars Of cattle.
The lack of rain during the sea-
son has caused q shortage of pas
ture and the crop failure forced the
farmers ia sell their surplus stock
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
CLAYTON GIRLS TAKE
GRENVILLE'S SCALP

The girls basketball team of The
Clayton Hi were not satisfied 10
drub DalharCs team and send it
home in mourning When Grcnville
sent their team down this week to
match their skill. Clayton girls let
them have . points 10 keep them
from feeling dhe defeat too keenly
and then proceeded To roll up 81
points in an easy manner.
II is seldom the Clayton teams
begin their schedule with a string
Of victories, but this year they are
in fine shape and are out for the
championship of this section.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
THE PREsBYTERAN FAIR

Fair weather or foul The Pres
bytcrian ladies will hold their an
nual nr ON December Sth and 9th,
at the NJ. +. Church at which time
they VIII also serve meals.
From their success of last year
we predict this year to be better.
They offer a very attractive asSorl-
mcnt of handwork, that will serve
as beautiful and useful Nmas pres
onls and prices viii be very reason
able.
Visit the fair and take your meals
with those good ladies during these
date.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
MONDAY WAS DEMOCRATIC
OFFICER-ELECT DAY At
STATE CAPITOL BUILDING

Several of the newly elected state
officers visited the capitol building
in Santa Fc last Monday and made
the acquaintance of present Off
ais and sought information con-
corning the offices they are to fill
after January lst
Among them were Goycrnur-clccl
Hinkle Secretary of State-clect
Mrs. Chacon. Audtor-elcct Vigil
Supcriuicndcnt-clcct Miss Ecklcs.
Commissioner Of Public Lands-clect
Baca. \ilorncv Grncral-clccl Hell
mick. Treasurcr-clcct Corbin. Al
seem To- be- making arrangements
for apartments in which to reside
and most of them are considering
applications for appointments to
minor positions for which there are
said io be- great many.
Among the more important of the
assistants which are being discussed
Is assistant commissioner of pub
llc lands. ~ TIN, office has for the
past four or five years brought into
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The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24

Mrs. VI. C.. Ncvols and Mrs. +. J..
Morrison We're hostcsscs to the
Ladies Missionary Society af The
Baptist Church. Tuesday afternoon.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
FOOD SALE AT METHODIST
CHURCH

The Methodist Ladies Aid will
hold food sale on Wednesday,
November Doth. at Gentry q Sons
stone. The ladies will also fill
special orders. Telephone Mrs, Hay
don.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24
LOST Pair Tortoise Shcll-rimmed
,pectarlcs, without case. p. o.
Box 5ij i9-2

The 7. f. l., Glass oC the Baptist
Sunday school met with Mrs. j. C..
Turner. November 9th.
large number Of members and
two visitors were present, officers
for iho coming year were nominat-
rd and will be voted ON at the next
meeting, which will be with Mrs.
-. T Roberts, Dec. r..
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-11-24

Presbyterian Fair, Dec ysth and 9th.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
BOOSTERS HOLD
initial DRILL
Twenty-Eight Candidates Report at
Reservoir Park Sunday
Morning.

Twenty-eight candidates for the
Boosters baseball team, reported
for first practice, at Reservoir park
yesterday morning. The drill con-
| tinued throughout the entire day,
and was featured by a scrap be-
tween the Yannigans and Regulars,
which developed into a victory for
the Vans, to 5.
Every conceivable kind of prac-
tice was injected into the drill.
Pitchers, catchers, batters, infield-
ers, outfielders-all were put
through strenuous work The call
for pitchers, sounded by Manager
Iglehart, brought out four candi-
date for the mound
Coach Jack Tighe was unable to
be among those present, due to ILL
ness. Jack, however, expects to
join the squad next Sunday.
Manager Iglehart would like to
hear from any team desiring a
place on the Boosters schedule.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
BOWLING

Toledo. Ohio, April 3.-The 22nd
annual tournament of the American
bowling congress. open since Feb.
81. closed Sunday The Lincoln
Life Insurance company of Fort
Wayne, Ind, won first place in the
five men teams and a prize of ST.
600 with its score of 2,99S.
The Spinella brothers of New
York city topped the list with 1886
in the two men event for $500. Wal
lie LundgTen of Chicago won the
individual championship with an
A. B. {. record score of 729 and
draws $500 of the prize money.
Barney Spinella of New York
won the all events and $3.50 for
shooting 1899 for nine games, said
to be Il worlds record.
During the "a days of bowling
1,126 five men teams. 2,411 two men
teams and 4,S3S individuals COM
peted.
Chicago pin men took away more
than $4,000 in prize money of the
$4,000 odd in the A. B. c. Golfers.
Jimmy Blouin and Phil Wolff led
the Windy City contingent in dou-
bles with their 1.24S total, and take
down $l12.50 as their remuneration.
although finishing a bit below the
first ten leaders.
Lundgren's record total, of
course, led the whole list in SIN
giles.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

Rock Island cue fans will have
an opportunity tomorrow afternoon
and night, at the Brunswick bill
lizard parlors, to witness one of the
most remarkable billiard players
in the world, when George h. SUIT
ton, the handless wonder, will meet
George E. Spears, worlds straight
rail champion, in exhibition games
at straight-rail and balk-line bill
lizards.
To those who have never had a
chance to see Sutton play, it may
seem impossible that a man with
out hands could learn TO manipu-
late billiard cue Sutton not only
does iy but does it with such skill
that he ranks as one of the leading
balk-line stars. He holds the
worlds highest run of 799 at 1872
balk-line, mace at New York city
last year. In addition to playing
billiards, Sutton is an expert pen
man, a cartoonist OF merit, IN eX-
pert rife and pistol shot, plays golf,
drives his own auto and does nu-
merous other seemingly impossible
feats without hands
George E. Spears, who will OPP
pose Sutton here, is one of the best
known stars in the billiard world
He has held the stratght-rail cham
picnship for years and is consider
ed the worlds greatest fancy shot
artist. 1t is the first time the local
fans have had an opportunity TO
see two of the top-aotchers in a
match game in a number of years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
DUBUQUE SET
FOR CAMPAIGN
TOGET MONEY
Eight Teams Are Organized for
Drive Against Pockets Of
Business Men.

Dubuque, Iowa, April 3.-"Play
BALI"
The echo of the old cry heard SO
many times when Dubuque was for
tunate enough to have a league
club, will come back with real vol
ume next Wednesday when some
one hundred baseball boosters take
the field in an effort to put over
campaign for funds with which 10
support the city's team in the new
ly formed Mississippi Valley league.
The playing field will be the city
of Dubuque. The spectators Will
be those who have paid their en-
trance fee and are out there root
ing for the home team TO win.
And it will be a real baseball
fight.
Eight clubs will constitute the
Dubuque Boosters league.
Captains have already been Sc
lected They met yesterday at
lunch at the Chamber of Commerce
where plans for the contest next
Wednesday were gone over.
Captains of Teams.
The names of the teams and
their captains follow;
Dubuque-Sheriff F. j. Kennedy.
Cedar Rapids-Art UlriCh.
Rock Island-Herbert Hoffman.
WaterlOo-Dick Heller.
Ottumwa-Harry Clancy.
MarshailtOwn-C B. SCherr.
Chamber-CharIes Hermann.
Baseball Ass'n-W. E Wendt.
Each captain will select his team
of nine or more men The bail.
players will gather at a pep
meeting Tuesday evening at the
chamber at O'Clock where the
rules of the game will be outlined
by the umpires.
The pennant goes to the team
with the highest average Nobody
wants anything but the pennant so
the captains are selecting their
players with care and some real
action is expected when President
Frank Long of Dubuque Boosters
league shouts out his play BALI"
early Wednesday morning.
Conference Wednesday.
At noon on Wednesday thereIl
be a short respite from play. The
various teams VIII gather at the
chamber again for a conference and
a probable realignment Weak
spots will be strengthened and the
batting order changed if runs are
scarce.
In this connection, however, every
body feels that Dubuque wants
baseball and that there is no ques-
ton about support. Volunteers are
plentiful and enthusiasm among
the leaders is rising higher each
day.
The campaign is being conducted
jointly by the Dubuque Baseball
association and a committee re
Gently named by the board of dj-
rectors of the Chamber Of Com
MERGE. Team captains have been
selected from both organizations
and there is world of confidence
in the attitude OF the men who
have accepted the responsibility Of
putting the baseball team over.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
John Weissn7uiler, Called Human
Hydro-AirP[ane, Being Developed
To Sfar IN Neet Olympic Games

New York. April "a human
hydro-airplane, John Weissmuller
Of the Illinois Athletic club, is be-
ing developed to represent the Unit
ed States in the Olympic games at
Paris, in 1924.
Still in his teens, Weismuller'
ambition is to lower the worlds
record time for every event on the
swimming card. He already has
created records for at least a score
OF distances in the six months ne
has been in national competition.
He Will be Is years old June ..
He was born in Vienna, Austria,
but his family emigrated to Chicaeo
when he was an infant. 1t was with
group of barefoot boys that he
first padded in the surf of Lin
coin Park beach. At the age of s he
had taught himself to keep afioat
and until year and a half ago
he was his own mentor He stands
six foot one inch, weighs 1856, has
unusually broad shoulders and
large hands and feet, part of the
equipment of all great swimmers
of the past.
Il don't think my feet and hands
have much to do with it." he said.
It's all in the stroke and the tim
ing of the hands with the feet-six
beats to a stroke"
Contrary to general belief, he
does not employ the Australian
stroke, but what he calls the
American" stroke and declares
that the secret of his speed is in
the perfect synchronization of his
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
MOLINE CHIEF
GOES SCOUTING
FOR TWIRLERS
Failure of BOxmen and Catchers to
Show Stuff Needed, Disap-
points Mack

Manager Earle Mack of the Mo-
line P1ow Boys, is highly dissatis-
fed with the showing of, his pitch
ers and catchers in spring training
at Morgantown, N, c., according to
word received by officials of the
Moline Fans association today.
Following a loose contest with
the. Patawba College nine, at Nor
jgantown, Saturday which Moline
won, IS to 9, Mack departed on a
tour, the object of which is to- I'M
cover some talent that will replace
in small way a least the so-called
talent that is now aspiring to serve
the Moline representatives the COM
ing season on the mound and back
of the batter.
Mack felt the limit of endurance
had been reached when the collegi-
ans scored seven runs in one inning
the third. One Mr.. Maene was
toiling laboriously in the box at the
time.
His mates had given him a siS-
run lead in the first couple of in
nings. The blowup put Patawba
one run in the lead. Miller was
sent to the rescue. By that time
the youngsters had tired of running
the bases and he had comparatively
easy sailing the rest of the distance,
while the bats of the other members
of the team made the score mount
to the heights
Carleton Lord, who always blooms
in the spring, contributed four dou-
bles out of five times at bat Lords
hard-hitting has been the feature
of the Pillow Boys spring drill in the
southern cline. Hamil an outfield-
er. made home run, three singles
and a double out of six times at
bat. Miller, relief pitcher, drove out
a circuit wallop, and Shollenberger
got two doubles.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
BREAK GROUND
FOR PLANT OF
VALLEY ENTRY
WIN Be Modelled After Cedar Ra-
pids With Plenty of Space
Inside.

Waterloo, Ia. April 3.-Construc-
ton work on Waterloo's new base
I ball park will be started today or
Tuesday and will be rushed to
completion as rapidly as possible.
A. C. Willford, George d. Miller.
Mike Bl:tsch, contractor, Ernest IL.
Johnson, owner of the property and
]. G. Ralston, architect, will visit
Cedar Rapids to inspect the Cedar
Rapids baseball park The Water
loo park will be modelled after the
Bunny plant.
Cedar Rapids has one of the fin
est baseball parks in this section
of the country ard it is planned to
make the Waterloo park more
complete than the Cedar Rapids
park
: The Waterloo park will have a
capacity of $500
The grounds will also be one Of
the largest fields in a small minor
league. The fence will be 40 feet
from the home plate, so there will
be plenty of room inside the en-
closure for spectacular fielding ard
at the same time home runs will
have real merit when they are
clouted outside the local park.
Players Report Soon.
Manager Pat Ragan will arrive
in Waterloo during the week 20
complete his plans for the coming
season. The Waterloo players will
report here in two weeks. while
Z the playing season VIII be at hand
one month from yesterday.
Manager Raglan has been busily
engaged in signing new players
and will have a formidable comb
nation when the season opens. He
has signed a number of men who
are we'll known to him, while a
number of recruits will be given a
chance to make good.
Viggo Justensen, Ringgold, Ia.
a student at the Iowa State Teach
ers college, is one of the collegians
who will make a bid for a posi-
ton as infieldeT on the local team.
He is candidate for the position
of third base on the Teachers team
and it is predicted by baseball en-
thusiasts at the college that he
. will make good. He isN anxious to
win a place on the Waterloo team
and will no doubt be given a
chance.