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rv a r c 1 ffhe ffueumeari Views And Tucumcari Times. A 5f 4 Volume 4, No. 40 MACHINE SHOPS RUNNING AT FULL CAPACITY One Hundred and Fifty Men Employed More Being Hired Daily. Machinery for (he Permanent Shops Arriving Daily By (be Cft.r-loa.d. The new temporary railroad ma chine shops here are now running at full blast. The shop force has been increased to over one hun dred and fifty men and more are being hired daily. The machinery for the new shops is coming in now every day by the car load, and will be set up in the permanent shops in the course of a few weeks. Another new switch engine is on the way, this will make three new switch engines for the yards. El Paso Elks in Mexican Bull Rin. El Paso, July 11 Six thousand people gathered In Juarez tonight to witness a bull fight by electric light given for the benefit of the Quien Sabe club composed of Elks who will go with a Mexican band of sixty pieces to Philadelphia Tuesday. Several Elks appeared as matadors in burlesque tights, while the real fighting was done by Mexican professionals. Chas. Beal is in Kansas City buying for an up-to-date butcher shop which he will open in the Gallegos building, south of M.H. Koch about August 1st. J. M. Gamble, of Mc Lean, Texas, and father of the real estate man L. P. Gamble, is in the city and will improve some of his prop erty in Gamble addition. Sixteen battleships are to be sent to take stations on the Pacific coast and in Philippine, Chinese and Japanese waters. The United States fleets in the Pacific are to be strengthened and increased. This is timely business. Preparation for war means peace these days, and an ounce of prevention is much better than a pound of cure. New Mexican. A torrid wave of special values at Gross-Kelly's Clear ance Sale. TUCUnCARI, NEW MEXICO, HELLO BILL! QUIEN SABE CLUB El Paso Elks Pass Through En-route to National Convention at Philadelphia One Hundred and Thirty-five Dele gates. Sixty Pieces in Band. Thursday night a large crowd of Tucumcari people gathered at the station to sec and greet the Elk delegation which passed through here on its way to the meeting of the Grand Lodge to be held in Philadelphia next week. The delegates were traveling in a spacial train of ten cars, which were beautifully decorated in red, white and blue colors. The dele gation was composed of one hun dred and thirty-five delegates, and many ladies also went along to share the pleasure of the trip. The party was mostly from El Paso although a few were from Phoenix, Tuson and Bisbee, Arizona. They had with them the Mexican band from Guadalajara, composed of more than sixty pieces. This band is second to none in Mexico. During the time the CELEBRATION AT PUERTO Grand Barbeque and Races, Tournament Riding, etc. Every Body On Earth is invited to attend the Grand Barbeque and celebration at Puerto on the 1 8th inst. Six to ten beeves will be slaughtered for the occasion, as well tis mutton, spring chicken etc. Some good purses will be up tor prizes and a good time is promised every visitor who will spend the day with Puerto people. Burglar Proof Safe. The Tucumcari First National Bank is Enstallinga Mosler-Corliss Patent Safe this week, which is said to be the best in the world and absolutely burglar proof. The weight is 15,000 pounds and the cost 3000.00. Ba.se Ba.ll. Tucumcari will cross bats with Montoya tomorrow. The boys at Montoya are prepared to give Tu cumcari a run for the money this time. Perlstein Brothers say they had a very satisfactory sale of mer chandise out of the bankrupt stock they advertised two weeks ago. SATURDAY, JULY 13. 1907. train stopped here, the band played several selections, among them being La Paloma, the Mexican National Hymn. The Grand Lodge will be in ses sion the first four days of next week. On Tuesday the large parade will take place, andon this occasion, as well as on other oc cassions during the convention, the "Quien Sal.e" club (this dele gation;, will be dressed in the uni form of a Mexican bull fighter, which no doubt, will be one of the most original garbs there, and will attract the eyes ol the Easterners more than any other uniform in the parade. As the tra;n pulled out amid the cheers of the crowd, it carried with it the best wishes of Tucumcari people for a pleasant journey and safe arrival at its destination. JAPANESE SOLDIERS CHOSS LINE AT EL PASO Tickets to Canada Serve as Pass ports For Wily Orientals. El Paso, Tex., July 9. Korty seven Japanese were admitted at this port yesterday on tickets pur chased to British Columbia, be sides sixty in transit to Cananea, Mexico. Immigration officers here say that an average of twenty five Japanese a day have been ad mitted here on tickets to Canada since the first of May. Railroad men state that these Japanese leave the trains at points in Ari zona and New Mexico and four teen left the train at Los Angeles last night. Every Japanese com ing here is a soldier and there are three hundred in Juarez. WOOL SCOURING PLANT BEGINS SEASON'S WORK The wool scouring plant will be gin Monday and a run of several months is expected. The mill has a large supply of wool on hand and much more engaged. A force of twenty men has been employed to work in the mill. They have been occupied the last week in pumping water, cleaning up and getting ready generally to start work Subscription $1. 00 a year. J. B. White is going to furnish cold drinks for the Puerto people on the 18th inst. Alfred II. Long of Ojo Del Anil, a prominent sheep man of that locality is in the city guest of Her man Gerhardt. The M. B. Goldenberg Co. is putting on their annual Clearance Sale which is managed again this year by Mr. Elliott who is among the best in his line. The Burch Shows last week were a frost and the fewer we have of this character the better. The price was twice what it should have been and aside from the in telligence of some of the animals was rather course. F. M. Salyers called at this office this week and ordered the News sent to his father and sister in Missouri. Mr. Salyers informs us that his father is contemplating coming to Quay county to live. J. C. Farley and family are moving to Nara Visa where they will take the management of the Nara Visa First National Bank. J. R. Daughtry the present cash ier has purchased the insurance business of John F. Seaman and is expected here today to take charge of the business. Mr. Morgan Llewellyn, the Sur veyor General of this Territory spent today in town. He express ed himself as greatly impressed with Tucumcari's growth and prosperity. The General is a brother of Major W. H. H. Llew ellyn the U. S. District Attorney for the Territory. The Tucumcari Trust and Sav ings Bank had $121,000 of depos its this week. There is no ques tion about there being money in the country when our banks carry all the time close to one half million dollars. The Trust & Savings is proud of their figures because they started last Septem ber with $15,000.00 and carry $100,000.00 deposits. $S Reward for milk cow brand ed A Aon left hip. C. H. Allredge. Our twenty-five cent bar gain counter is a winner. The Racket Store. Watch for our big pen-and-ink picture of sizzling hot bar-gains.-Gross, Kelly & Co,