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"FAIR AND DEVELOPMENT NUMBER" Come to CLOVIS Oct. 5 and 6 Section One Pages 1 to 8 VOL. !). NO. 1 CLOVIS. CUKKY COUNTY. NEW MEXICO, OCTOMKI: 1. l'tlo ll THIS YEAR'S FAIR TO EGLIPSE OTHERS PROSPECTIVE LOCATORS ARE ATTRACTED TO MAGIC CITY Hi" (,f i '. t niimi--i puint in fav- I'l' (ll I'liHis I, ir I 1(1 1 1 1 IHI i ! i 1 1 1 1 lallt 'it:, its cv.elhiit r:ii I a .iy la'ilil ics. ll lias till- soil In j I'ntlii, . ; 1 1 1 1 1 . , t imy. Miin ami it, hniinl acres turn llioiis iiinl.- nf I. .il.l fj I ;-t. its into tin-lira, bed sin h MkU prh!i iim c.-lral homes and conic tn this country of promise ami promises fulfilled iiml In- one a I til a purl of us. They, like their fathers before1 them si i k tn follow tin- ad ice of tin. im mortal (Ir.-eley, t;0 West young man.'' Tiny do not, like tlu-lr fiTTT- its. have to travel In ov h'uiii or to M-rinl. consider till' treat lltl- I POIIV slaKe hl'lll siil.l..,le.l I.. ll... porliiniiiex (,r Ni u Mexico. Thcv soe, j priwitiotis of primitive travel, Keep more ellmu room, they wish fi imr 11 IooImhiI for hostile Indians ami H'i'eii.l out. ami it is impossible in imiruuditit; liatnlils; the trail lias 1 11 Hie middle west where lands have Mazed ami ureal I raiis-eont inenlal -'"''! he's urouiiii' up aroiin 1 hi n 11.'. c 7 lilies romiei t t s ,.e w,,. Thev iiiaj leave their ainestors roof ami by easy travel in pala.e i.u-. 1 step off at 1 lie wry iloor of nppor- I unity. There Is niii'h in store for elm Is, It has passeil tliroiif.'i the slae of :i hamlet to a riiy, it has ly reason of Its liriiiK en a uri-at railwav ss tein, been well aiheltisc.l by lour isls en route to the K"lili'li west. II has been plareii on the itinerary of the many visitors to the rost , is true in anv eiiv ii,i country ami has slo-ieil many a pros-jaml here in flovis. ii is in. ixcepin,., peclive locator in California, for llio.to I tn- rule, for it ,s a well esi.ib the climate here appeals to a Krcat ; Mr heil fact, that the Sum h western matiy better than will ji foum) any- I Tub 'oniiany, is the leaibr. ami wnert' 111 tliv wesi. REXALL" STORE SETS A PACE FOR HIGH-CLASS SERVICE HERE The Worlil over the It. '. ill store sl Is I'M' I lie best ilriin stores. Hi;,. Orchard of Roland Wick Loaded Down With Fruit. Id- three fcuislereil I'1""'' 1- Biven the eonl'Hi. lice ,,! !., of lb. pbysiciallH of Hi.. ri'-v "h" I 'I.e public, have the '' Hi. in the pnifeSNiollul efficicmy ami 1 M. pailislaklntf cur fulness in the ioiiiiounilini;. InarkelH iinnually. He also has an itbiiniliince of excellent soft water iiml a climate uiisitrpasse.l. It bus taken less than elubl eai'i to tnAru"iii whin Is leriueil n our v it .7 fili.n.l-, as H -enil-arbl iles Into a HiniliUK mir.leii ami pro IliB one of the best towns benviu lniueniue ami Amarillo This Hot been llolle wi: limit ( ff u l, the men ubo pioiieereil u rv if iy stoi I, , . I t 1 m iii.d to a 1 ' 1 iiti I a purpose, am) what they lin.i lei s ln-t tobl In a slll'.il of I-. Kilie stole blliblill, ivll.s Ptnetii wall,-, fine cbiircbi-. ,. client home - a 11. 1 si bonis thai t-1 'i'h t be be I in the pla ins ' 1.1:11 ' 1 , ml a 1 i' 1. .ii 1 t !:.il 1 aim.,! be e.i... 'I ill 111.' .V ..! i. I . 1 . ' ' 1 1 ! ; l ite llial. ' I".' :. I'.l' : fre. Tj ,, ' in C. o , ; . .: .. , ,., I tin . v can riml laiiil to their IlkiiiK. '"1 re pr ictive tlliill was L'Vur true of the now ofti'to east. With the uiiricullurlst will come the Investor ai il it will be but u very short time beiore values here will be (jreatlj ail 11 ilt'i-tl owiiiK to tlie Kteat ilemaii.l for properly. There ale Ihollsamls of y 1 1 1 1 1 1 k men pul'O ..Program for Curry County Fair.. TUESDAY, October 5 During the morninj? of the 5th all entries of both Live Stock and Agricultural Departments must be listed with the Secretary. Ofl'ice at the Elks' Auditorium, where ex hibits are to be presented. Kl:;()a. m.- Parade of Sells-Floto Circus. 11:00 a. m. to Noon -Concert by Prof. Croft's Ladies Land at the Auditorium. Arrangements of exhibits. 1:00 p. m.- Concert by Ladies Band at Auditorium. Exhibits opened to inspection. 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. -Performance of Sells-Floto Circes. Free picture show at Lyceum Theatre. 7:30 p. m.-Free picture show at Lyceum Theatre. Evening performance of the Sells-Floto. ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE for EXHIBITS Bert Curless. Agriculture: B. J. Catt. Live Stock. DOMESTIC SCIENCE and NEEDLE WORK Mrs. J. E. Shaw Van, Mrs. W. II. Pattison and Mrs. Bert Curless. ( LIVE STOCK -Jim Love, Ribt. Humphrey and Ira Gibbs. POULTRY -A. C. Fent, Dr. Lynch and W. C. Zerw.-r. i ..i .4 ' .. . U.tHWPN IIIH mil ' . -....f.v, -. , j tTSt ''r : ... i n ' ' mi- -fft'A.X,- 'stJ, ..-V-j. Ayr ClovU Ai a Wheat Marketing Center. lM,1iJWWMi 1 t ,. f muni Wi ,l""llll""-nr! FT rv.i,5 -- u t t a irni 0-r . j ri'Kardcil us one of tin. best in the plains country. The store hits been In evlilence -i I Ioiik as the city, and five year anil :n half ami W. . Duckworth of Wlch jltu. Kas., took over I In- store anil un der his management he has allowed the city to have it said that ii is die very acme or clriiK store making. He bronchi to the store many years of experience In the better stores of the middle and southwest, and havimr I had years of experience Us travelinj. .salesman, he was determined, it j seems, when he cl se I his field, to j I"' ii real led in s j,. W hile tie' store is one of the ureal , liexall i li nn, it i first cla.-s in , Ver ,"lHl' V '' I' III-- the hail. I -oiliest ' 0 '''('- -ol:l ro:.'-l:,.ll- ! n .'I..- . y. ;: ,s Ihe L'-lth ! 'i . I , ., , ,,, ,, The store Is attractive throughout. KTeal lasle leluK shown In the dls pliiv of the koo.!k uelltiK as a ninmiet to the public. Courtesy is ever pli jit and Ihe mono of the store seems to ho it fair deal at all times, there never belli k liny deception or deceit prae- v.'-.--0 ll.p .ant; Assnriuion Hjspit.il at Clovis Costing Over $123,000 00. i i . 1'ivkUMRrii. oil. I I. Hi. -ir ' 1 . A- -. - j" ft ' ' ) i- - Big Day at the Curry County Fair WEDNESDAY, October 6th to t":::n a. in. Concert by JnhnWs liaml Ati.!itoriiiin. It:.-:) a. iii. tn Noon Excrcis.'s. S;ivc-li by Alvin White. State Supt. of l-Mneation. .lurin- Ihe m. it-nine; the juij-ir.- ,,' i!Ve sio.-k and :rrit-ij:t nr. ui.lb,- talunvr pla.-e an. I ti.e uwaniinj; of 1 n iiinitt.s to win eis in :.: . I j ii -1 mer.t-s v. K take lire I :: to Jim. .. m. I'ara.ic of win , :n Live Sto.'k K.h;bi:s. -:'( to.'i.iin p. m. District Sclm. , ; i .M,rI. Sj...rts. P- t'oiif.-rt by Johnson':" 1 1 mi. M -l ie W iii be i.-ilefsjierseil with all ",s I),,'!) ,1 iv. l'iieie will lie sitnet billed-u'no-..very ,,.; ,.(.1,f,1 J:V : ii b. . . . r..:i. A. . I ' - ' .IS .1 - ' I 'lie of i le 1 ' I. . I ;. . far as i- : u -. -I'-- .11 .; : in-- j 1 1 '"lit I lie. I u:i Pa.fe , Sec. 1 ) f - f 4 -t 3 f Corn Field on Mitchell Farm Southwest of Clovis. SWINK and SIIKKI' A. M. Work,. ;. V. UM an, J. A. I.titta. IlOKSKSai d Ml'LKS J. Ii. (Jraham, 1'rof. Ilavden and v . ll. Doak. ... ACiKlLl'LTl'IlK- V. Ii. Alley, Mr. Wilmon and Llaud Kelly. RUIT and VEGETABLES -Jno. Fleming, J. 0. Wade and Dick Alderson. t "KLDMEtiT-LC. Mersfeider. J. R. Hull and J. h. bhaw V an. i ftv- -iV. A av "... I V, i 1 1. mr.... ti.. A ; J A Very Recent Picture of a Maize Field Near the City.