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County Clerk
111-20
Oldest Established Paner in Currv Countv
Official PaDer of U. S. Land Office
VOL. 15, NUMBER 10.
SIXTEEN PACES
CLOVI3, NEW MEXICO. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1921
SIXTEEN PAGES
$7,00 PER Y2AR
465 Cars of Wheat and
Other Grain go From Here
BETTER ROADS
BRING GRAIN
243 Cur. Wheat and 217 Cart Other
Grain Malta Bigger Total Ship,
mrnti thin This Time Lait Year
Cicvis is shipping a great deal larg
er j-roportion of the (ruin raised in
the county this year than it did last
year. Last week twenty-two cars of
wK-ut went out from this point and
the week before thirty-five cari were
shipped. Tlie shipping records show
that 1218 cars of wheat and 217 cars
of kaf fir, Indian corn and maize have
Kine forth from this point during the
setson. It is understood that 89
car of wheat have been shipped from
Hereford and 40 cars from Texico
during this same period. The other
gmin shipments from these points are
nut uvailnble.
Several fuctirs enter into Clovis'
increur.ed grain Miipments this year.
In the firit place Clovis elevator have
splendid facilities for handling grain
now, much hotter than they had last
year The roads to the north are
maintained in a better manner and
the fre'ght rules have been re-adjust
id. The milling-in-transit rate, to
L" -ther with the decrease in shipment i
going west, will result in u great suv
ing to farmers and by..inoss men.
Th'-sc privileges, together with the
improved condition of the Grady
run I. are the result of work done by
the Chaniber of Commerce this year.
Big Row Crop Coming.
Then is mi'ch wheat in the couity
yet tint has unt been marketed that
will come in for th" next few months.
In addition to the wheat there will bo
big shipments of knffir. niaiw and
com. possibly more tban there was
last year,' if another (rood rain comes
soon.
PAVING MATTER WILL
COME UP MONDAY NIGHT
The ('ity Council will take up the
matter of ordering more paving at its
meeting to be held Monday night of
next week. The outcome of this
meeting "ill prove of much interest
to the citizens of Clovis.
Will Exhibit Stock
At County Fair
-.
The New:: ni"n had the pleasure
the first of the week of a visit to
the stock farm of ( has. F.. Dennis
& Son northeast of town.
These nun have nunc of the finest
slock on this place tl-al has ever been
hi-ought to Fa.'t-rn Ni w Mexico. A
CI iv herd of Shorthorn cattle is
1 -ailed by the fine sin- Maxhull Wnn
ib rer which they purchased last fall
i t a price of $1,850.
The farm is also stocked with rcg-i-tered
Poland China hog.-', the own
ers Vori-img oil the theory thai a
llin'oughbi'd animal can be raised
just as cheaply as a poor one,
('has. K. Dennis and Fred K. Den
nis are both boosters for the Curry
County fair and will begin soon get
ting some of their cattle as well as
hogs in shape to be ..hown at the
sl ick exhibition.
HtHHtHHt 'i
BASE BALL SCHEDULE
FOR NEXT WEEK
The Clovis team goes to Tu-
cuiiicari for games there on
Tuesday nnd Wednesday of next
wei k. The team will then re-
turn to Clovis for four games
with Helen, beginning on Thurs-
day of next week. The Belen
team is said to be one of the
strongest in this seition of the
country.
LUIXART RETURNS FROM I
VISIT TO MARKETS
.1
W. 1. I.uikart and family returned
this week from an automobile trip to
Oklahoma. While his family visited
in Oklahoma, Mr. I.uikart visited tin-
eastern markets and bought new fall;
and winter goods for his store. He
says prices are getting more stable
and manufacturers are making a
higher class of poods than they have
for several years, the trend seeming
to be toward petting back to old basis
of manufacturing higher grade mer
chandise. Speaking of conditions in
Oklahoma Mr. Luikart says that state
has been affected by dry weather and
conditions there are not near as good
as in this section.
DROWNED WHILE VISITING
AT BEAUMONT, TEXAS
I.ee Wait, the eleven year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. I.. Russell, who
live in cast Clovis, was drowned
Thursday of Inst week at Itcaumonl,
Texas. The deceased child and his
mother were visiting relatives at
Heaumont, and the child, with others,
was in swimming at that place when
the sad accident occurred. The re
mains were shipped to Clovis anil in
terred in the cemetery here, funeral I M:s Glndy.i Hovel will attend husi
services being conducted by Rev. ('. noss college at Dallas. Texas.
D. Poston from the Christian church!
Sunday morning. Mr. Russell is an
employe :-t the Santa Fe shops. The
News joins the many friends of the
bereaved parents and relnliv
oM ending condolences.
CLOVIS TEAM
WINS GAMES
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Takei Two From Floydada, Two
From Roawell and One From
Clinton the Past Week.
The Clovis ball team has had a
winning streak the past week and
fans have seen some excellent games.
The majority of the series with Floy
dada was won by the home team last
week. The Thursday game was 4 to
0 in favor of the visitors, but the
Friday and Saturday games were easy
victories for Clovis, the score being
8 to 5 and 4 to .1.
Took Both From Rotwell.
The two games Sunday and Mon
day with Roswell were very otic-sided.
In the Sunday game the Roswell team
was defeated, !l to 1. Murphy and
Garrett were the batteries for Clovis
nnd Ruswcll used three pitchers. The
fcitine of the game was the pitch
ing of Mureliy who had perfeet con
trol and had the Ro'-well batters at
his mercy. The Monday game was
al.-o an enV vi-!otr for Clftv's, the
.-.cone being H to .j. Alihaus and G.-ir-
relt were the batteries for the homo
!. am. The features of Ibis game were
;!'.o two home runs by Garrett.
Clinton Here New
Clovis won ' from Clinton, Okla.,
in the Tuesday game. The result was
11 to 8. Graves and Garrelt were
th.- batteries for Clovis.
Wednesday's game with Clinton
was alt interesting one. Clinton won,
but the home team gave them a good
run for the money. The score was
7 lo 2 in favor of the visitors until
the ninth inning. In the ninth, after
two men were out, Clovis got four
runs.
The Clinton tenni is playieg here
this al'teroon and will play the lo
cals again tomorrow.
SHOPS RE-EMPLOY ABOUT
FIFTY MEN THIS WEEK
Reports coming from the workmen
at the Santa Fe shops say that in the
neighborhood of fifty men have been
added to the working force there thi
week. The sign of renewed activity
In railroad circles looks very encour
nring at this time.
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE
MARRIED LAST SATURDAY
Mr. Jack Dunn and Miss Evelyn
Hamilton were murried last Saturday
evening at I-'arwell, Judge Temple of
that place performing the ceremony.
The wedding was a quiet, informal
affair.
j The br;de is the daughter of Mrs.
1 (i. M. liryaii and is well known in
I Clovis. The groom is a prosperous
young Parmer County ranchman nnd
is well known in Clovis as well as in
his own county.
The young folks will make their
home at the Dunn ranch in Parmer
County, and are this week receiving
tin' congratulations of their host of
friends.
Many From Clovis
Will Attend College
Many Clovis boys and girls will at
teiM' college elsewhere this fall and
winter. Some have left and others
will go in a short time to take up
their studies. The following are
among those who will attend:
Misses Kathleen Love and Mario
Whiteside, Sotithirn Methodist Uni
versity at Dallas, Texas
Fred Overton, University of Ten-
tK-.(foe Hi. .Nashville.
Kent Hunt, Univcrs-ty of Texas
at Austin.
( Marion KllioM. Park College at
I'arkv lle. Mo.
j Wendell Foreman, Simmons Col
lege, Abiit-ne, Texas'.
I Bland Kads, SC'.to College, I.as
I duces, N. M.
! Miller Crouch, University of Ok-
j lahnma, Norman, Okla. I
Mioses lone and Kay Buster. Hap-;
Mist Training Selioo
r,
Fort Worth,;
A'iic M .itgomeiy. Daniel Blake
luiiincrs College, Ilri wiwood, Texa.i.
Miss Katie Sue and Raymond Bu
Iianr.an, University of Arkansas, Fay
etteville. Ark.
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Business College, Albuquerque, N. M.
Miss Ruth Hyatt, Christian (Vllcg
Columbia, Mo.
Miss Ruby Jones, Hamilton Colleg
Lexington, Ky.
Miss Ruth Payne, Kidd-Key Col
lege, Sherman, Texas.
lilanchard Pritchard, Cornell I'ni
ve -sity, Ithacn, N. Y.
Miss Lillian and Perkins Button,
State University, Albuquerque, N. M.
Miss Ruth Hough, Business Collet.
Roswell, N. M.
Much New Land
Beinf? Broken Now
Many acres of sod land have been
plowed up this summer and will be
in cultivation next year for the first
lime. At the rate that Curry Coun
ty is getting under the plow it v ill
not be many years before fifty per
cent oi tlie enrire county is uiue-i
eultivat on. The land has increased
in price until it is no longer prol'it
able to use Mich n large portion of
the acreage for trusting purposes.
The increased acres which will be
planted mostly in fall wheat will
make the money ( rnn lig''' 'N''
year if another good wheat crop is
made. Weather, prophets are already
predicting that there w'dl be a good
deal of snow this winter ns we had
little last winter ar.d if this should be
the case, Curry County hus a good
prospect of making another good
wheat yield. This section alnnt in
variably makes good grain yields
following snowy winters.
PAND CONCERT AGAIN
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
No band concert was held last Fri
day niifht on account of members of
Iho bund being away on a vacation.
The concert will be held at the usual
time Uridny night of this week.
C. of C. Forum is
Very Interesting
Much interest was manifested in
the fo'uni meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce held at the court house
Monday night for the purpose of dis
cussing the proposed constitutional
amendments that are to be voted on
this month.
C. F. Houghton presid'-d over the
meeting and speeches were made by
Hev. W. V. Hrander, Hai-y 1.. rat-
toMi x. V. Horkei.hull, Jus! A
Hall,
Alex
J. B. MeGlicc, W. W. Mayes
Shipley and D. W. Jones.
Both sides of the nniendiiients were
championed in some instances bin
the majority of the amendments were
opposed. Amendment one, extending
the right to hold office to women and
Amendment four, exempting certain
property of cx-soldiers from taxation
were not discussed as those assigned
for these subjects were not present.
The meeting was a very helpful one
and the speakers gave the audience
some really helpful information on
the imoortnnt subjects to be voted
on soon.
TUCUMCARI ROUND-UP
The Tucumcari Round-Up will be
held on the nth, tith and 7 til of this
month. Kedoced rates have bien se
cured on the Hock Island railroad and
that city is expecting an exceptional
ly large crowd at her annual cow
boy celebration.
HOME FROM COLORADO
Dr. and Mrs. C. I.. McClellan re
turned this week from Denver, Colo
nido, where they have been for the
past month. The Doctor Ins been
taking some special work there and
they have also been taking a vaca
t -on in tie- mountains.
POPE SPEAKS
TO KIWANIANS
Amliri0 EHitor Milke, ,ntere,ting
T , ., ,,. ,.
Improvement in Clovia.
S. A. Jones presided over the Ki
wanis club Wednesday. I!. I). Ship-
'll"jhy of Floydada, Texas, brother of
iiv-1 . . . . ...
I Alex Shihtev nf thin cite, u-u enovt
at the club and made an interesting
talk. Mr. Shipley is a large land
owner in Floyd County but said he
ii-na ii.illi.wi l ...I... it K..t tl.:.
(..fin ii lump; tu tiOOOl lOCtl LUIP WMP
just as pood a section of country as
his and n much better wheat-raising
section. He owns land h-re and de
clared that he was going to plant it in
wheat this fall. Mr. Shipley said that
he disced his land in his county im
mediately after cutting the wheat
and he believed this custom should be
bo practiced here in order to con
serve the moisture.
Former Mayor Talkt
Lester Stone, forme'- mayor of
Clovis, declared that while lie lived
in Amarilln, he still believed that Clo
vis was one of the best towns in the
world, and he knew that it had the
best people in the counlry 1'ving here.
Je Pope Makci a Grand Snor-cli.
Joe Pope, editor of the Aniaiillo
Daily News, was a special guest of
the club, and made n wonderful talk
on the development of Clovis nnd the
plains country in general. There are
few people in these parts that can
handle the Knglish latigii.if.'e as well
as Mr. Pope. He can make a good I
speech on any subject at any time.
Mr. Pope praised Clovis for her pro-1
gressiveness. for her pretty homes
and cited the ninny improvements
that had been made in the town dur
ing the pnst jear or two.
He declared that f lovis was suff'
ciently removed from other centers
to make a good city.
Mr. Pope has done much Chaniber
of Commerce work and took a special
note of the fact that Clevis has a
bve coiiiinet'cinl bodv with three han-
dred members. His talk was heart
ily enjoyed by nil present.
A Good Newspaper Man.
As managing editor of the Anin-
rillo Dit'lv News, M
Pope lias great
ly improved the news fenturex of j move there about the fifteenth of
that paper in the last few months. He this month to take charge of the busi
is succeeding in li s work of making ness. Both of these men have been
it one of the great daily papers of with Barry Hardware Company at
this western country. this place.
THREE DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSMEN WILL
STUMP FOR HANNA
Three Democratic congu-ss-men,
John S. Garner, Texas;
Marvm Jones, Texas; and Carl
Hayden, Arizona, will stump the
state for II. II. Hanna, Demo
cratic senatorial candidate.
They have offered their serv
ices to stale democratic head
quarter. Congressman Jones is from
Aniaiillo, represents the Pan
handle district, and is a fluent
speaker. Congressman Garner
is from Uvalde anil from the
standpoint of service is the old
est member of the Texas dele
gation. C. C.
NEWTON SERIOUSLY
INJURED Bi AUTO
C. C. Newton happened to a very
painful accident last Saturday after
noon which resulted in his getting a
leg broken and knee cap thrown nut
of place. Mr. Newton had just re
turned from a trip to Tulia, Texas,
and after driving his car in the ga
rage and going into the house he re
turned again and cranked up the
machine while it was in gear with
the result that it lunged forward,
throwing :iim against the side of the
garage. The injuries are very pain
ful but Mr. Newton is getting along
very well under the circumstances.
He will hi confined to his bed for
sometime.
SCHOOL REGISTRATION NOTICE
Fridav. Sent ember !Mh, ut one
o'clock p. ill., will be the day for
registration of all pupils in the Clovis
schools.
All pupils living west nf Mitchell
Street will reirister at La Casita
building (west side.)
All other pupils evopt the 7th and
Nth grades and high school pupils
will register at the Eugene Field
school building (east side. I
Ail 7'h and 8th gride i.nd high
school pupils will register at the high
school building.
High school pupils who filled nil!
cards at the close of school last year
need not report Friday.
Only pupils in grades 1, 2, .'I and
4, living south of the railroad shops
will regii-ter at the south side ward
building.
Pupils coming in on trucks will
register at the nearest building to
them.
Jas. M. Bickley.
C. REIFF CAME
NEAR DROWNING MONDAY
I. ('. Reiff, manager of the Rail
ways Ice Company, came near being
drowned at the swimnrng pool Mon
day morning. Mr. Reiff was a mem
ber of a swimming party that visited
the pool early that morning. After
having swum across the pool he was
on the side holding to the rope, in
water barely over his head, when he
turned loose the rope and went under.
Members of the party who mi.v him
go under thought he was merely div-l
ing into the water and trying to see
how long lie could stay uiiib-r. Wle-n
he did not come up at the proper
time he Was rescued, but lull unl I
:if ' l he cmie near dro-.vnini;. It is
supposed that Mr. Reiff fainted or
was rt ri-Ken with trouble wit li In,-
heart. II
is an exce eni swimmer
II. d for this reason his associates did
not go to his rescue as earlv as thevi
might have. Mr. R..iff was u-,ce. i
scions for an lvmr or .,.,-,. ;,f,,., .1... !
accie.ini nappeiiiu anil was
happened and was in tin
hospital a day or two the first of tie
week. FORMER MAYOR HERE
Lester Stone, former mayor of CI-.),
vis, has been here for a few days
this week l-ioking after business mat
ters, Mr. Stone lias many friends in
Clovis who hope to see him some day
decide to move back hero to make
his home.
BOUGHT HARDWARE STOKE
AT AUBREY, TEXAS
Tom Smith and Trigg l.awson
have purcliared a stock of hardware
- ! at Aubrey, Texas, and they plan to
WILL OBSERVE
LABOR M
Special Program Has Been Prepared
For Holiday. Buiineit Home!
Will P- Closed All Day.
Labor Day will be properly ob
served in Clovis next Monday, Titer
will be a parade v.hi -h will start at
ten o'clock. Some of th- union.! that,
will participate in the parade are:
Boilei maken, Labor.-.', i nrpeiitcrs.
Maintenance of Wa;-, Machinist-',
Micct Mi la' Work-:-', Blark.'ii'.iths
Tcams!"rs, Railway v'l'-il.s. Painters,
Carmen, linkers, Retail Clerks and
others.
Immediately following the pa'iide
the speaking will be held near the
Clovis Killing Station on North Main
Street. Hon. James D. Hamlin of
Kurwell, Prof. Jus. M. llickley nnd
others will speak,
In the afternoon there will be a
ball game and other amusements.
Johnson's band will furnish music
for the day.
In the evening there will be a dance .
at the Klks Hall and the fight fans
will have an opportunity of seeing a
boxing match at the Klka Auditorium
between Otto Moore of El Paso and
Joe Denton of Taboka, Texas.
ELGIN WHITE AS HOST
Lust Thursday evening a crowd of
young people were very delightfully
entertained at the home of Elgin
Whit". The color scheme of pink and
white was very beautifjlly carried
out during the evening.
Several pleasing games were play
ed and five contests were held, the
winners being awarded prizes. Re
freshments of pink and white ice
cream were served to the following:
Misses Esther Ileatherly, Mary Brian,
Aib-eiie Rou-jht, Ilortinse Boinar,
W i t in it Crawford, Nannie I.ee Hawk
ins, Gertrude White, Irene I.ove and
Catherine Smith. Messrs. Karl Coilins,
Harold Murphy, Kent Hunt, Wilbur
Anderson, Glenn Hunt. Raymond
Rice, Leslie Cant, and Oliver Buster.
After a slinit hay ride and water
melon feast with Mrs. White as chap
erone, the guests departed, declaring
the evening's entertainment a delight
ful success.
TO DISCUSS AMENDMENTS'
Ordinarily, proposed constitutional
amendments do not get the consid
eration from the voters they should,
but interest in the coming election,
at which time eleven amendments will
be voted on seems to be gathering
weight. The Kiwanis Club, at its
meeting next Wednesday, will devote
the entire meeting to a discussion
of the amendments.
G. O. P. is Failure
Says Demo. Chief
Con cross by taking its icci.ss says
( bail iiiiiii White, .f tin- Democratic;
nationiil committee, i;i a formal state
ment h;-s voluntarily joined the rank'
of the .-,,7:if.li'l0 '.iiu-mphiycd.
A -iiii.g the eonures;. for iiu-iina-
city and incf fi ci'-ncy the Democratic.
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chairman says: "an extra
T" ,','ll""'y
hi,!i 'I'1'1 lls j"1' f,)l' 11 "lo"th 'l"
'"iVI,::' I"''"'11 "''" '"niedial ir.-.-is-
U'o unless lie- agricu'tiiral bill should
justify its support'-rs in projecting
L ivi '-n'lcnt into private business."
Mr. White d'-scrihed the situation
us "in sad contrast" with the Demo
crat ie congress, which, he says, re
mained in continuous session until
it.i J-gislativi- program was completed.
GRADY MEETING
The meeting under tin- hiir wh'te
tent begins at Grady, N. M., Aucust
;!l, to continue hol'-finitely. The
evangel'sts in charge are Rev. Mrs.
Florence Davis, and Rev. Miss Sadie
McNccs. The sermons will he scrip
tural, soul stirring and convincing.
The I'Mingelists are of the old fash
ioned type, expecting God to move
upon the scene, giving an old time re
vival us n the days of our fathers.
You nre invited, come, and enjoy the
feast. Reporter.