The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume], March 21, 1908, Image 2

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Laidies' Aid Grand Minstrel Show
i
APRIL 16th, 1908
Heard on Depot Platform
At Dark Town, Kentucky
"Hello, thar, ole Razzor Face !"
"Well, 'clar to goodness if dar ain't Flamdoodle Brown.
What yo doin' back hyar in ole Kaintuck ? How come
yo leave dat town of Toop-macary you done bin blowin'
so much 'bout ; has dey run yo out ?"
"Aw, quit you foolin' nigger, ah's a what yo call a pro
curator, an' ah got mighty 'portant business hyar."
"Foh de land sake, Flam, 'splain youself ; y'aint guilty,
is yo I
"Gwan you fool, nigger, you sho' am igorant ; lem
me explicate. It's lak dis: De white folks back dar in
Tucumcari is suttinly de reachinist folks ah ever see,
an' dey sho' does get what dey reaches foh. Deys f eelin'
mighty peart right now, an' dey gits to porgnosticetin'
dat dey wants tuh listen tuh some ole time nigger music
an' see real ole hoe downs--de regular ole fashion kin',
an' as dey always wants de very best dey sends me back
hyar to procurate dem. Deys suttinly figuratin' on a high
ole jubilee time, an' ah wants yore persistence."
"Yo sho' has it, mistah Brown. Yo jes expectorate
yore remands."
"Am dat ole man Bill Bailey hyar yet ?" "Yassir."
"An' Rastus Johnsing ?" "Yassir." "An' Rube White
an' Pete Primrose an' Whangdoodle Jones ?" "Yassir !
yassir, deys all hyah." "An' Mandy Hoopskirt an' Sallie
Specldef ace an' Miranda Splayf eet ?" "Yassir."
"Den you stir dem ole stumps an' get dem ready, kase
de big doins will be comin' off befo' long, an' ah's done
don got de money to pay der railroad tickets. Depress
on der minds dat dey 's gotter hustle.' '
"All right, Flam, ah's off."
M MP W
GOOD NEWS TO
THE SETTLER
Plowed Land Not Taxable as Im
provements on Homesteads
Not Patented.
The fact that the assessor, act
ing under the advice of his attorney
had begun the assessing of plowed
land on unpatented homesteads,
has been causing much discussion
among the people, and that this pa
per did not believe it the intention
of the law to assess such lands, we
sought an interview with Territo
rial Auditor Safford, who happened
to be in town this week, as to the
intention of the territory in this
matter, and we were informed that
the question had been up for con
sideration and that such lands were
not to be rendered as taxable The
News believes there is much equity
in the ruling of the territory on
this point, as it would work a hard
ship on many farmers who are
spending a large amount of their
small surpluses to break out their
homesteads.
Muirhead's Limit Sale.
The annual limit sale of Messrs.
T. A. Muirhead & Co. promises to
surpass anything of its kind ever
held in Tucumcari. Mr. Muirhead
has recently returned from an ex
tended trip to the various markets
where he secured numberless bar
gains, and he is now offering to
share his profits with the people.
He has made extensive prepara
tions in order to make this sale a
success. His stoi" has been closed
for two days and a large additional
force employed in order that those
attending the sale will suffer no in
convenience in having to wait to be
served. Everything will be marked
in plain figures and an able and
proficient force of clerks will attend
to their wants. His store and ware
rooms are packed to overflowing
with the best lines of merchandise,
and at prices that will suit the
purse of the smallest buyer. Mr.
Muirhead, as an additional induce
ment, has offered quite a number
of beautiful and costly souvenirs
to those attending this sale, and
there will no doubt be some very
great competition on the part of the
buyers to secure them.
Bonito Doings.
Correspondence.
Why don't the school board start
the school house ? There has been
about enough donated, with more
accessible, and the deed to the
ground is recorded. We want the
school, and the taxpayers of No. 51
see that the number of their dis
trict is on the list of accessible
property, as the school money may
go estray.
The Walker neighborhood is full
of new comers. The Carpenter
brothers, from Oklahoma, and sev
eral of their neighbors, are among
them. On of them, Mr. A. H. Al
len, bought out Burton Cooper,
and another filed on land adjoining
Walker mountain.
Our neighbor, Salyers the black
smith, is entertaining his brother,
who is also a blacksmith, and who
is in search of a location for that
basiness.
Mr. Rush has just completed a
well for Mr. Averal, with water at
ajdepth of 70 feet.
O. K. Walker has located a home
stead in the Briscoe neighborhood.
M. F. Walker is completing an
underground storage tank for wa
ter, 12x15 feet and cemented.
1908 Baseball 1908.
The following towns that propose
to have a baseball team this season
are requested to have a representa
tive at Amarillo, Texas, March 27,
1908, for the purpose of conferring
with each other and perfecting
plans by which each town can main
tain a first class team throughout
the season: Childress, Canadian,
Higgins, Canyon City, Plainview,
Hereford, Texico, Portales, Kos
well, Carlsbad, Dalhart, Guymon,
Tucumcari, and all other towns
that desire to join with us for 1008
baseball. All papers kindly copy.
E. C. Ibffrkf.s,
Mgr. Amarillo Athletic Assn.
Moving pictures, 3,000 feet
every night. 24-tf
There is a case of small pox in
town, it is strictly quarantined,
and the board of health and the
city council are taking uveiy pre
caution to keep it isolated. No
spread of the malady is anticipated
but it is well for everybody to
vaccinate if need be. The drug
stores have now virus points and
it will be a safe plan to use thorn
freely where they are needed.
Twf.ntv Acrhs J ust outside city
limits, suitable for poultry, dairy
ing, gardening or surburban home.
Splendid land and location. This
is positively the cheapest filing of
its kind ever offered here. Price
$700. it Lanof. & Sisnf.y.
W. F. Manney, Sr., is building
a new residence on Monroe street.
The Young Men's Club held a
meeting Monday night, at which
the new oflicers wen installed.
The nuw oflicers are O. C. Mam
mons, President, W. A. Gamble,
Secretary, I. T. Pinn, Vice Presi
dent, and 1. R. Dodson, Trea
surer. The matter of the new
club rooms was discussed, but no
definite action taken. The dele
gates to the I C 1 Paso Convention
of the Y. M. C. A. also made a
report.
K. P. Uonohoo, the county clerk,
is building a red sandstone dwel
mg on Monroe street. J as. M.
Lawson is the contractor.
f Territorial Auditor Shafford was
"i town for a day or so the first
part of the week.