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Vol. XVll.
Dg voted to the Upbuilding of Cla.Ttoa, Union County. a.rJ. Country in G-onorai.
Clayton, Union County, N. M .Friday, April 71905.
No. 51.
tit Clayton Enterprise
Published Xirrrjr Kritlny. .
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ADVEKTISlM) RTKM -)l
known On Application.
' -.iH itlim ha tarn mfcUtn th Si-oind
Ai nl P-ti.Urlnril t Witshhurton.
H. ('. ti fc tn EMTfttTKlxir enturi-d '
4H Pt Oftto In t'Ujtoo, N. M. a Sncnni)
ir mitt jr.
President Raoscvelt I Clayton K iitou road. The busi
Will puss through Clayton some "fa nu n resttxuided libwrnlly ami
time in the foreiuion of April Uth t3Inyttu eXjieet to hold the
if the 'itinerary of tlu trip is onr- tnide from that part of I he county
rie-l ont as now published. The slie had better win t it I hut then
President will travel ly special is a lioj 1 i -.id ad tiie wyor tin
train, in otn of the most nitimd-B id Koud that is coAiing a croa
Woman uffrage is alright in
tUw". o far as purifying (xlitics
u rvja;oruud,notici3 how it works
i 4 Colorado?
ts iioiico th tt tliore li n boen
11 few (tenths from the heat in tin
Kat lattt week, for an wen torn,
jiertnro northeastern New Mexiec
can't U lieat, We neither freezt
to di-utli, tior u't 11 sun stroke.
It giern to us that if some, o'
the residents of the North Eas
jmrt of onr couuty. would circular
th nec usury petition they could
liitfe ll'i.-il Free Delirery. As one
lmu l.-et f unilies on a thirty-fivS
mile route, entitles them to it.
Town loyalty, says a valued ex
iunge. demands not only a (lis
x)stitioii and willingness to unite
. with other citizens in a movement
which promises to ln for the gen
eral go.R hut also good words foi
the town 111 season and out of seas
mn. It demands a preference ol
houm products, patronizing lionn
linsinecs houses and home iustitn
tons, (loins one individual eh-.n
in maintaining and increasing the
.'imty and hoalthfuluess of tlu
iwn and, wherever possible. giv
iul the'o.mthe preference above
all uther communities. '
- ' From every state we hear th.
rj-y ""Scarcity of timber" did yon
ever stop to think that if the man
that h id liomesteaded a quarter
section of public land five year?
ug and liad planted five acres ol
it to timber, what it would Ix
worth to" day? One acre of land
will crow four hundred trees five
acres would produce two thousand
tntes, and by plauting a tr.e ad
apte I to the soil, stop aud figure
uu wliat an acre would be wortl
fur femse posts alone. Black Lo
cust is a well known post timber.
Ii grows rapidly, is well adapted
to bard, stiff, soil, and stands more
drought than any other timber
ned for posts, These properties
iiia it very popular in many
lutrts of tue west. 8t out au acre
or two on some of your waste land
it i4 a safe investment
ficent trains ever seen in' this jart
of the country. The train will
consist of three curs, the firit f
which is a composite car buvemy
feet long, a bn;ai;e compartment
twenty two feet long a barber n!:op
bath room, smoking room, libary
mid bufftit. Next is th.- pilvn'e
car "Fonvst" si-veuty f' et lon.
confaiuiny an ol).servaUon room
and eitfUt sections of bi-rtlm. The
Vresiditit'g juivate car is thi
Kocket. a toiiiijartment ttcenw
i l la four private slet'iiiny; com
partmeutB, and a dJniuK r vni 1 ii
le rear. The Prefiideiit will pfisi-
irough here mi route from fcai:
intoniu, Texas; to Colorado, on
his hunting trip.
New Marriage Law.
An Act regarding 1 rriages.
providing for uniform system of
records therefor, and for other ptir
poieB. H. B. No. 121).
1 he act nuikea u license rcoms
ite before a marriage can be boI-
mniz d in the T-.rritory. The
icense is to be obtained from the
probate clerk, bat parties residing
more than ten miles from the
county seat may maio application
i'or license to any person authoriz
ed to perform marriages who is to
make no charge for secnritig such
icense for the contracting couple.
L'he persou who officiates at the
marrjiige lunst require tuu pro-
ductioti of the license before he
an solemuixs the marriage mid
nust iu addition satisiy himself ax
10 the legvd qualifications of the
persons desiring to entitr into the
Oiarriwl state. The person offiniat-
ing must trurtify tha uiarriaga to
the pmlxito clerk within ninty
ays after the ceremony, who ahull
cord it in a properly indexed
marriage record book A fee of
ne dollar is to b paid the probate
clerk for issuing the liccse in id
recording it. A copy of .this act
is to le posted by the probate
clerk of each county in at kast
three conspicuous places in each
preciu.t of the county. The aet
ilso prescribes the form of license,
brm of application and form of
certificate. Violations of the law
are punishable by a fine ob from
$0 to $100 and imprisonment of
rom ten to sixty days.
The Legislature of each state
and territory through which the
V.&H. Ft Woith R R, passes
huld civs tb so called "two
roads" anything they ask for. in
Bluipe of privileges, when a Rai
Uoad corporation will donate the
fcurvecs of their employes free 0!
charge to haul, and guard the
President's special, and theu wil
not evun grant excursion rates for
the citizens along the lina to at
tend the Reunion for which the
President is making the trip south
to meat the members of his Rough
Riders brigade, "the services of
which had a great deal to do with
placing the President where he is
to day, is to suy the least, about as
shabby. a treatment as was ever ac
cordod the patrons of any road, and
atooninc to at small a graft. Like
the Commoner we wonder if Pres
i-!cnt Roosovelt, can accept free
rides from the corporations he says
he is trying to subdue and be iu
earnest in the matter. A number 0:
, ih Rough Kiders were, in our
town Wednesday and asked by
win for rates, tnd received tha en
couaring answer we can do
nothing for you.
Resolutions.
Whereas, it has pleased the Su
preme Ruler of the universe, in
His all. wiss providence to remove
from our midst our high'y respect
ed and much Iwloved brother
Barton M. Wherrit. We desire to
express in part the sorrow that we
deeply reel, do it tuerolore re.
solved, that we extend our exp'es
siou of sorrow and heart felt sym
pathy, first of all to his brother
Robert and tha immediate relatives
in their sad bereavement; second
ly, that we sympathize deeply with
his homelode at Pleasant Hill.
Mo., in their regret and grief ; third
that his force among ns will be
sadly missed.
Bo it further resolved, that one
copy of these resolutions be sent
to Mr. Robert Whorritt, a seconci
U the Lodge at Pleasant Hill M
and a third be placed upon our re
cords.
Robert II. Dkan )
W. Humi Bbow Committee
(J. L. Marsh )
' W. T. Lumpkin, of the Cimar
ron valley wis in town the first of
the week circulating a petition for
the purpose of raising money to
build a wagon road up Road, Can
yon as far as the IToward Ranch
then up the South East side of the
Canyon there to cpnnect with the
iuT County, Okl.ilioim: and on
to Trinidad Colo, is not a'pape
road, mi l it Iwliovca tliu city to
be stir itself.
Mini.-is; Notes.
The past wet-i has been a histo-
j ry making cpjeli for two mining
districts ot Northeastern Union
County. TI10- wonderful coppv-i
ileiioaits-of liie Cimarron river ami
tributaries have at lust nlirnct'Xi
tliu . LtenlioK tliey merit and it- it
now the prediction of sclent fii
geologists dud mineralogists tha
havw been there, and mail.; a stud;
of the formations, durim; the pas
lew inonUs, that it is uistined t
be one of the great niineial pro
du..-iiig legions of the wo.ld. Am
as iliij opinion comes unniiiiiious
ly f Join iM.-ii taut have tpen'.. a lit.
time in ihe study of inim iolog
even the kkeptical. 11 re forced t
give more than ordinary crcdenci
to th results of the investigation;
these men haw made. For ovei
twenty years the surlnce rlnshes o.
coppiM". g )Idand silver, tlutcau bi
found in the plainly defi nnl miner
al truck that conicsoiit of ('oloradt
and enti:rs N.nv Mexico iu its
N'orthenst corner, has attracted
periodic&l attention fimn prospect
ors but us they were men of mix I
( rate meaiis, and directed their in
vest'gaiious in a prinii.ive v;
and but little progrca. wan wvviv
hy theui Miitil that wonderful w hi
wind of human push and 1 ner
darcu ft.itui' 1 cam ', saw atui con
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querHi. iievunnii ini msinc 1
111 tn.j -pioneer pvrio.i.ot picn n
sliovl. when nil the capital the
piosptM'tors had to invest, won'r
:iar lly buy n free liuuui. lie now
with eoinpiacency bp's capita;
flowing into the country by the
thousands, and the rapid cnlniiiia
tioiiof all his former hopes i' linn,
success.
The Coronado Copjier Co. lint
recently acquired extensi re inter
ests in Peacock Canyon ami wil
push development in a way t'la
unlimited capital enables. Th
Company is composed of men win
seeni to have all the necessan
qualities to make a success of any
thi..g they might undertake. Nexi
week wo will try to give a low
further facts in regards to the nev
Comp iny, that is not now at hand
Dr. II, W. Queen of Alva O. T
secretary of the Corona.lo Copper
Co. lias been quite sick at Ale
McK.-snzie's, for a fyw diys but
hopes to be able to return lionn
soon.
Chas. ALavj'
ilftorncv,
elusion, New Moriico.
Trrctice h ftr I tiled Siati s Tiand Ot'.iceaa -cin'tv.
Fa ED MALM'S'
Barber Shop,
Located next door to levin's S;
Laumli'v. ClavUni. N. M
FAWCETJ' & DEAN,
Dr. C. F.
ickicv
f Nysieicn and S .-r'con
jQilic at MHiuoeu's D.-ug Sltn.
VJiolcsalj s ml Rttail
General Mercii .nts1,
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Cimarron Notes
Frank Forrest of Hak'rviHe has
been dangerously sick for the past
week but is slowly recovering un
der the treatment of Dr. Lane oi
Kenton.
Alex McKenzie is baptising his
8haep this week at his ranch on
Tuckalute according to practical
rites and method.
Jno. W. Foster, a memlier of the
new Copper Co. has been detained
by tha rain sevvral days longer
than he wanted to stay but the an
noyance was greatly abbreviated
by the kind hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. Alex McKenzie, Mr. Foster's
home is in Wichita, Kansas.
Several of our citizens are ab
sent this week attending (o busi
ness at the County Heat Mrs, W.
E, Davis and Son Will. Mr. and
Mrs. Wnt, Lumpkins and family
are among the absent ones.
Grass is coming fast, especialy
in Flat-Head, Peacock, Like and
Sheep-Pen Canyons and the cattle
are begining an energetic harvest
We are glad for them ax the past
severe winter has been unusunly
trying 011 their vitality.
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4V1I.LIAM lil'.MK liROWN
DENTIST;
.( ?:.re i.l Pr. J. C. S!im k
j)ii. .!. ('. SLAl'IC
Poysiclw end Si-rcon
Special Attention (lit'i-n to
ea.s -.i of omen. '
C:.aytov.' - - - N. ?1.
Cleaned. Pres ed. and Repaired,
V.irro Carncs, Now Locate! Three Doors
past of City Meat Market, has opened cr a "suit cub" '
Keeps your clothes in iirst class shape,
W..T. EATON
Attorney at L'iw
Ci.aytov, . -' .
OiMVii:i V, l':ASTr;:;.VO:m .
A'tnniey iit Lwv
Clayton-. . . . . N, f,
O. T. TOOMIVS
Attorney at LiV.v
Clayton.
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1 ..GENERAL
Scalers lit
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Where they SELL AT PRICES that rraka CISTCAlR: HAPPY and COMPITITCRS SAO.
Wool. Hides. Pelts,
Catties and Sheep
Dry Goods and No
tions. Up.to-Bate
millinery and Dress
fitaKing Department,
Orders Caken Tor Cadies, misses and Gents CaiioMllade Suit .',
Wafting and Dress SKirts.
STERLING READY-TO-WEAR LOTHING. RGELOFS HATS AND PETER'S SHOES.
Pay Less; Dress Better
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