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i. TláZ OATOH CmZCf -I . i LOCAL AiSD PERSONAL We are glad to say that Mr. Frank Barnhart is much better, he has been seriously ill with pneumonia. Tom Stoddard made a visit to Ra ton last Thursday. Mrs. Hitson from Des Moines spent the holidays in Clayton visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ed Utterback. Mrs. Cr. B. Holdsworth entertained tb Aurt'ovNClub last Thursday c"c nin.j. Tlie liOuue was decorated in reJ and green; red carnations being used. A '"''ions dinner was served at 7 o'clock, and everyone declared it a bp'.-'tiful affair. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stoddard are the pro .d parents of a little bnby girl who err'vpd Inst ThrsHnv. We wish her a happy New Year and may her visit ho hn a loT-thy one. "THE LIFE OF OUR SAVIOR" will be shown free for the poor child ren r.f the c'ty Sunday at 2:30 p. m. sharp. Admission 10c and 25c. Hardy Kerr the clerk at the Eklund Flotcl has returned home from Oklnho- i ' ere he spent Christmas with relatives. j M'ss Cleo Toombs, daughter of the I "TudTe" leaves Monday for Baylor, 1 ' T"''is, whore she will enter colindo. GüiTY HOLDS MEETING IN CLAYTON We wish Miss Cloo nil sorts of good lurk and success. I"a GiVs. o"r ponular school ro's- tress from Kenton is spending a few davs of hor vacation in Clnyton. Dr. and Mrs. Oliver are in town iron their ronch near Cuates. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis have mov ed to Gallup. Mr .Ellis was a clerk at t'ie Fruth druo; store. Dr. Ilayden has accented a position with the Fruth Fharmaey. He will i (ifun- the position loft vpnt by Mr. Ellis. Mr. Jack Potter is here visiting from his ranch in Ronton. Mr. Richard Burraoie has accepted a position as bookkeeper with the H. Herzstein Seed Co. Emer Kclley, the head clerk of the George H. Wade & Co. store, has been quite ill with La Grippe this week. Don't miss seeing the famous Dram atic Masterpiece, "The Life of Our Savior," Sunday at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m. .Admission 10c and 25c. The dance on Christmas night was a rip-roaring success. A big crowd at tended and everyone had a glorious time. Three cars of Fords arrived this morning for Mr. Wikoff, but still the demand for cars is greater than they cpt handle. Master Elmo Turpin spent Christ mas in Trinidad with little Tete Thompson and they had a pleasant Christmas. t Mrs. Herbert Herzstein entertain ed to entire Herzstein family at 6 o'clock dinner on Christmas day. Af ter the dinner they saw the "Ne'er Do-Well." The affair was in honor of Mrs. N. Herzstein, it being her birth day. Mrs. L. G. Moore, clerk at the Si mon Herzstein store left last Satur day for Shattuck, Okla., where she will make her home. We are very sor ry to loose this cahrming lady from . our midst Mr. and Mrs. R. Q. Palmer have have moved to the ranch and Dr. and Mrs. Fruth now occupy their residence. Mrs. Knox and Miss Fannie are spending a few days in town after the strenous Christmas rush. Mr. C. Roberts our enterprising in surance man eft Friday, for St. Louis, where he will attend to business mat ters. t Mr. Willis Plunkett one of our ranchmen is in town shopping for his boys who are going to give a big New Years party at the ranch. 'We know what a glorious time they will have. Mrs. C. E. Carpenter of El Paso, spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Snyder. Little Miss Mabel Snyder returned home with "her for an Indefinite stay. II. C, Morris, National Of ganízer" i the Farmers Equity Society return 1 to his home W Spend New Years V'tth his family. Miss Fannie Giles of Kenton spent Thursday in Clayton aoing some late Chris tA'as shopping. M. and Mrs. Carl Eklund returned Thursday from Denver, where they spent Christmas with Mrs. Eklund's sister. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sparks spent the holidays in town with Mrs. Spark's father, Robert Mansker. W. C. Bcckley, of Delta, Colo., ar rived last week to assist Miss Renick, the Western Union operator in attend ing to the large volume of business he now has. This will give a much better service than before as the hours are now from 7:30 to 10 p. m. For Rent Farmahed room. Apply Jt I. Hamm. tic. Wednesday was Equity Day in Clayton. The occasion was a celebra ron of the first .Wuul lteu.iion of the members of Union Cowty Locals. Da spite the inclement weather about 300 members cf the organization gathered ueic lu jiuilupiita, filling the ball to it a uauoül tap4v.ii,y. At one o'clock a procession was formed, headed by the Clayton Band, and marched through the business district, after which a picture was taken of the group by Photographer Lord. The crowd then assembled in Pal mer hall where a luncheon was served by the Ladies of the Equity. Then followed the program of the, afternoon, The meeting was opened by H. G, Morris. National Organizer who in troduced W. II. Lindsey, County pres ident, organizer. Mr Lindsey made a very interesting 10-minute talk, which was to the point regarding the Equity work. He con fined his remarks to the history and advancement of the local organiza lions. The fact that the Equity has been in existence but 1 1-2 or 2 years in this county, charting with two lo cr.ls and a handful of members and ha3 stoadilv crown to a body of 600 members, represented by 27 locals, speaks well for the administration of the ofnecrs. After Mr. Lindsey's address, H. G. Morris entertained the auüience with a son'' entitled "Since We Organized the F. S. E." He also took occasion in rendering thi3 number to add a .... . t- -A. -1. 1- - verse m wnicn no iook. a snoi as uie knockers, who are hammering at the society. Mr. Lindsey, acting as chairman, then introduced Orren L. Beatty, County Agriculturist. Mr. Beatty confined his remarks to co-operation fanning and stock raising. He with the subject of direct marketing and exchange. In tie course of bis remarks he took occasion to chide members who art unloyal to their So ciety, and dwelt strongly on the sub ject of Loyalty. He strongly urged all to remain steadfast and uphold the Equity, which had been instrumental In establishing better marketing con ditions in this county. He insisted that they be honest and square in their dealings Mid exemplify the full mean ing of the word "Equity." He told them that alvtrse situations would arise and that there would be some deny their Savior, but hoped that the majority would be faithful and hold up the organization. Then the task of raising more sub scriptions to tho Capital stock of $25,000 was taken up and several shares were sold. There only remains about $2000 more to raise and then the Society can incorporate with a capital of $25,000 and they will be on ' a good basis. Everyone present enjoyed the meet-! ing, and the prospects are much brighter for a successful business for 1917. Mr. Morris who has done such good work here left for Idaho, where he will take up the work similar to that done here. i ni.i.iii'.iüiTTTTrrrr Frank Gillworth of the Cimarron, was attending to business matters in Clayton this week. Allen Dean spent the hoidays in Mt. Dora, with his parents. Chet Malm of Kenton was Iness visitor in Clayton the the latter part of this week. a bus latter GREETINGS WE WISH TO EXTEND TO OUR PATRONS OUR SINCERE THANKS FOR THE MANY COURTESIES EX TENDED AND PATRONAGE GIV EN US DURING THE YEAR NINETEEN SIXTEEN, AND WISH ALL A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Citizen Publishing Company FOR SALE Two houses, 5 rooms each. One with bath room, lawn and trees. Nearly 3 acres of ground. Ideal for fruit orchard or chicken ranch. Address box 174 Clayton, N. M. or inquire at this ollice. in brought out the point that stock rais ing and farming must be worked I n harmony and that the farmers thru collective purchase would be able t secure the best blooded sires and thereby raise the standard of their stock, which would be hard to do, working individually, Mr. Morris again entertained the audience with the song entitled "Mother." Mr. J. A. McCune, man ager of the Equity Store then gave a splendid talk on the work done by the '--nity during the year closing. His report showed that the organization hocan a little over a year ago with CO members and had grown to a mem bership of 600 represented by 27 lo cal organizations. A district charter has been secured which takes in sev eral states and plans are being made for extending the work. In May a capital of ?1,000 was raised and a bus iness house established in Clayton. The first stock of goods amounted to $20. According to an invoice just taken a $1000 stock is now owned by the So ciety. ' During the year the Society has done a business representing $35,082 which is represented largely by the following carload lots of produce handled: 12 cars coal 1 car Potatoes 1 car Apples 4 cars - Oil Cake 2 cars Fence Posts I cars Cedar Shingles II cars Broom Corn 5000 lbs Binding Twine 4000 Bean Sacks 9115 lbs Poultry 2141 dozen - Eggs Groceries $7688.78 At the conclusion of Mr. McCune's report, Robert Lindsey recited a poem written especially for the occasion by n. G. Morris. "War Is Hell" which dealt with local conditions. The reel tation was dolivcrad in a splendidly inv presslve manner and Mr. Lindsey was forced to respond to an enchore Mr. Rixey of the State Bank of Com merce was on the program, but was unable to attend, and Herbert Ham mond, representing the First National Bank substituted. Mr. Hammond spoke on co-operation from a bankers stand point and the manner in which Mr. Hammond handled the subject show ed that he was well posted on finan cial conditions and was in sympathy with any co-operative movement that was beneficial to the comnu-.uy. David Lindsey then entertained with a recitation, entitled "Equity" and also responded to an enchore. David, like his elder brother acquitted himself with credit Both boys dis play much talent in this line. National Organizer Morrij then took the floor and delivered his parting ad monition to the organization, dealing Wheeler Hill was down from Mt. Dora the first of the week attending to business matters. Henry Kilburn, ranchman from near Mb Dora was a Clayton business vis itor this week. Dr. Presnall has moved his of fice from the old Opera House Building to the McCormack Building C. W. PRESNALL, M. D. Trinidad, Colo. We wish to extend to our many friends and patrons A Happy and Prosperous New Year FRUTH'S PHARMACY "The Quality Store" The 'First National Bank is just west of us PHONE 36 CLAYTON. N. M i .i.i mm , , , P.UM...P.M.BW1SÍ Will III) I 'I. , -.I.'I'I ' 1 1 '" 11 -1- Hf V"'" K nni ií ir nnp i vwVis i if i luuC JulJul : DÜ LjLXJ U U Do Your Farming the Modern Way Let the 8-16 Mogul do the worK If you have done 1 acre before do 5 more with a TRACTOR and take advantage of the good days that come between storms If ever the farmer had the chance, he has it .now .toget him self and family on the SUNNY SIDE OF EASY STREET. . Farm products never were so high, so increase your acre- age and take advantage of it. THE 8-16 MOGUL P is built to run with kerosene or any other liquid fuc&kove crude oil and we have the machine in stock and will be glad to demonstrate. "Where the Farmer Gets the Service' .V;