The Clayton News, 1915-10-30

Wire of Prominent Real Estate Man Passed Auuy Wednesday Morning at Home on West Side. This community was shocked Wednesday to learn that Mrs. Lura Pennington, wife of Ira. L. Penning Pennington, - ton, Pennington, of the realestata firm of Pen Pennington - nington Pennington & Talbot, had passed away that morning at 8:00 o'clock. Al Although - though Although In poor health, her death came as a shock to family and friends. Mrs. Pennington, whose maiden name was Lura A. Errett, was born at Gridley, Kansas, April 28, 1883. After graduating from the common schools of her district, she attend attended - ed attended the Kansas Stale Normal school at Emporia, Kansas, after which she taught for two years. It waa during the summer of 1905 that she became acquainted with Mr. Ira L. Pennington of Brock, Nebraska. This acquaintance ripen ripened - ed ripened into love, which resulted in theii marriage at her home near Gridley, Kansas, on June 6, 1900. After their marriage they lived at Brock, Nebraska, for a little more' than one year. It was here that her health became impaired by that1 dread disease, known as the while plague. This necessitated a new lo-, cation which would be more con- ducive to good health. She and her husband came over overland - land overland to Clayton, where they decided to locate, taking up a claim seven seventeen - teen seventeen miles southwest of Clayton They resided on the claim for eight eighteen - een eighteen months, after which they located in Clayton, where they have since lived. When a mere girl she gave her life and service to Jesus Christ, uniting wilh the M. E. Church of Gridley, Kansas, In which church the held membersiiip at Ihe time of . btr death. The climate of Ibis state, while il arrested the progress of th dU dU-use, - use, dU-use, did not cure. It was an up uphill - hill uphill battle. She fought patient! lo the very end, fi.e;ng her lot with unstinted bravery and cheerf'iii.ess. I ndoubtedly her 'ifc was proloiu;. 1 ) tho faithful -are of her devjtod husband, whose eq al in devotiu is rarely lo be four.). He sharei I -sympathy of tin f ntire commu. Hj in his loss. In addition to her husband she leaves to mourn her loss a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. 11. H. Errett Sr., of Gridley, Kansas; three sisters, Mrs. Ed. Dryer and Mrs. J. B. Reed of Gridley, Kansas, and Miss Celia Errett of Bisbee, Arizona; three brothers, G. S. and Newton of Gridley, Kansas, and County Supt. H. H. Errett Jr. of this place. Funeral services were conducted at 10:00 o'clock on Friday morning in the M. E. Church of this place, Ih.i Rev. R. S. Dum officiating. At the grave the service was conducted by the members of the local Royal Neighbors Lodge, of which the de deceased - ceased deceased was a member. Six mem members - bers members of the lodgo acted as pall pall-l - l pall-l arers. The large assemblage of fi ionds and neighbors was a silent tribute to the esteem in which she was held by the entire community. As a mark of respect every business house was closed for one hour, dur during - ing during the time of the services. To Let The three ofllces in my two-story ! ildiog, (over the telegraph office). 'I tiene offices will be ready for occu occu-I - I occu-I aiicy about November 5lh. Have I en recently painted, papered, and r novated throughout, are provided vim new shades, and will be for lo lo-i - i lo-i ition and general condition, unex unex-c - c unex-c lied in town. Will rent all three I 'get.her or one or two ofllces, as ap ap-I - I ap-I lieunt may desire. For terms see subscribed or L. W. Kingdom. 4 A. W. Thompson. . Fioe Cuneh of Burks y II. C. Abbott of the Mt. Dora Sheep pany, was in Albuquerque this vedi and received 100 head of year- r.s, dumlHtulette rams which he Vg'irht last week. These rims were

me misiivss vi me west. v According to Mr. Abbott, the stock business is booming in Union county, but poli-' lies is rather an uncertain quantity. He is a boostei wherever ho is. Springer Stocinan. Methodist Notes for Sunday, Oct. 31. 9:45 a. m. Sunday school. 11:00 a. m. Morning worship and Sermon by the pastor. Subject: '"The Indeflniteness of God." ":00 P- Preaching at Sampson school house. 7:30 P- m- Evening worship and sermon Subject: "'A character Sketch." Mid-week service for bible-study on Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Ray Spoils Dum, Minister. Alabama Minstrels Coming You say minstrel shows are all the same when you see one you see them all. We beg to differ with you and after seeing this company you will say that it is a novelty, and not like anything traveling. You spent dollars of your money and hours of your time expecting to see a really first class Minstrel Show. You will see it if you attend the Alabama Minstrels. . The public, regardless of race, sex, age, color, religious belief or political preference turn out to see this Minstrel Company. Clayton, Thursday, November 4th. President Receives Congratulations President Wilson has received a letter from Pierre Font, president of Andorra, the oldest and second smallest republic in the world, in which he is congratulated upon the stand taken by the United States for neutrality, and also for the ma material - terial material aid rendered lo the Belgians. The president of Andorra also says that his republic is "always ready to lend its feeble voice toward a peace conference." Andorra is lo located - cated located on the southern slope of the Pyrennes adjacent to France and Spain and became a republic about the year 790. It contains 175 square miles and has a population of about 6,000. Card of 'thanks We wish to thank our friends and neighbors, and the Royal Neighbors, for their kindness and assistance during the illness and death of my wif. and our sister, Lura A. Pen Pennington. - nington. Pennington. Ira L. Pennington. Henry H. Errett, Newton Errett, George Errett, , . Lottie Dryer. . Ed Coker and E. L. Turley of near Gladstone, were business vis visitors - itors visitors in the county seat the llrst of the week. Both are regular read readers - ers readers uf The News and boosters for Union county. u v Don Francisco Miera of near Been- ham, attended to business in the 'ounly M-at Thursday and Friday. Don Francisco is one of the county's heat citizens and a News booster While here he squared his sub scription account in advance, say ing that he was glad to help us to 'hat new press. yS J. Van Cogdill of near Grenvillo, vas a business visitor and trader

llrst three days of Thauksicivinic week. The best brains of the country have been secured for this occa occasion. - sion. occasion. Men and women who have no superiors in their special lines will address the teachers and the big crowd of visitors that will be present at that time. Among the notables who will be heard will be Philip Van Ness Myers, author of Myers text hooks, Cora Wilson st'wai t. famous as the originator of th- 'moonlight schools" of the Kentucky mountains, and Prof. O. II. Benson, of the United Stales de department, - partment, department, of agriculture. Hon. John J. Lent., for many years a member of congress from come to the convention. Anticipati ing a great crowd, the executive committee of the association has se secured - cured secured the national guard armory, which will seat 2,500 people, for the bigger attractions during the con convention. - vention. convention. The sectional meeting will be held in the spacious high school auditorium, where tho con vention was held last year. In four years' time the member membership - ship membership of the association has grown from 4fi0 to approximately 1,700. It is the aim of those in charge f the affairs this year to swell the membership to more than 2,000 at this convention, and present indi indications - cations indications are that this mark will be passed with a considerable margin to spare. JNO. MILNE, Local Sec'y. Coming The original Alabama Minstrls. Tho record breaking, pace making colored minstrel organization of the I nninnait fnnmín in il nnl """" " "..uie.y m'; , m0" (.exPen8"e colored minstrel organization ou the I face of the earth presenting more j ef,f luiye U:<ia and novelties than that is good in minstrelsy blazing BU,,UU' " me,7 na - " ve PP'08 - vorite colored minstrel show, ?.n en entertainment - tertainment entertainment that any mother, daugh ter, sister or sweetheart can attend without fear of being offended, a performance as clean as a minis minister's - ter's minister's sermon. You must seo IL Ev Everything - erything Everything is new this year but the name. New singers, dancers, specialties, acts, costume 8, etc. You'll gel your money's worth if you see the Alabams. Clayton Nov November - ember November 4. H. R. French, one of Cimarron county's prominent citizens, ha.s been ill at his daughter's home, Mrs. Liggett He was operated on Thursday and is progressing nicely and expects to be able to return to bis home in a short time.

farming boom ws on," said Presi- dent Boyd. ' "In northeastern New Mexico today, a? in Oklahoma in those days, elevttors are going up almost over night. Wheat acreage is being doubled over and over again. Men are í selling a season's crop for more mc'iiey than they con considered - sidered considered the land worth on which it was grown, and the purchase of farm implements and equipment is only united by the supply. I noticed at nearly every town in the three coun counties - ties counties at which I .'stopped farm ma machinery - chinery machinery piled up around the stores and warehouses, which had not suffi sufficient - cient sufficient room under cover, and what was even more significant, I noticed that the streets of these towns were crowded with hitched teams and au automobiles, - tomobiles, automobiles, while Ihe stores were full of people trading." "When one slops to consider, how however, - ever, however, there' is nothing so very as astonishing - tonishing astonishing about this development; It has come a little sooner and faster than we expected, but it was due to come. Conditions agriculturally, in eastern Mora and Colfax counties, in Union and Quay .bounties are much the same as tliose in Oklahomiyes Oklahomiyes-pecially - pecially Oklahomiyes-pecially the western part of the state. The New Mexico section has a little less average rainfall; but to make up for this its soils lend themselves mor,! readily to dry-land cultivation and moisture conserva conservation, - tion, conservation, and are more productive than those of Oklahoma. There is no use predicting a great future for this section of New Mexico. It is already! here. II is clear that farming in northeast New Mexico has been re reduced - duced reduced to a conservative, intelligent basis, and that from this time on, even in the face of unfavorable sea seasons, - sons, seasons, the acreage used will steadily increase while production will grow more satisfactory as the farmers be become - come become better acquainted with con conditions - ditions conditions and opportunities. I look to this region as ono of the most pro ductive also of Bludents for the higher educational institutions of the state. The farmers of tho whole northeast section are progressive and wide awake and " understand fully the value and necessity for thorough educational equipment for their children. Editor Miera Says to Editor Guyer About as Follows: To the Editor of the Clayton Citizen:

into any pnnucai polemic wim me on! gruy mine, aim nave never Be Before - fore Before mentioned him for good or bad, but since he has seen fit to jump on us, and has been doing so for months, anil has been making his living for a long time out of the procecus oi our money wunoui our consent, we nave ueciueti in meel him a little more than half way and show lo the people his mulishness and hypocrisy; although admitting some shame in entering into a pol polemic, - emic, polemic, with this egotistical member of the ass family. A. C. MIERA, Editor La Union del Pueblo Spanish Paper. J. Rufus Wallingford will be pre presented - sented presented on the new screen at The Dixie Monday, November 8th. He will be supported by Max Figman, pretty Miss RoberUon and an all star cast. These pictures will be pre- ! se.nted each Monday and they are funny. Remember the date. J. R. Patterson, merchant and post- master at Patterson, "ttend d to business in the city Thursday and j,ritl W. A. Roach of near Wanette. in advance subscriber, ness was getting his name on , llm 8nhs,rmtion list n a nnid rUnt part of his-busi- Mr and M H(inry Gottman of West Plains, Missouri, arrived the nrsl of w,,k makn thpip homo on their ranch west of town. Mr. Gottman is an old friend of The nnilfi,i in , ,,. l lllllll H III 1 IIIH K1IH1 (II riM7.n farmer. 'hns. If. Benefiel, one of the good ei'izoes rf the Grenville country, 't n''ed to business in the county S"nt Friday.

DH. BOYD BOOStS UNION COUNTY mule like the editor of the Citizen, TEACHERS TO HOLD BIG SlSiO. ' is competent to correct, as his mul-' -r- Presldcnt of New Mexico University islmess prompts liim lo claim, all Largest Membership in History of Writes of Great Possibilities of manner of errors, il would be bel ter I AvJiilution to 'be P.nfolíd. l-ead-Thls Section. Predicts Great Gain, fur those so believing lo leave the ing: Educators ' to be Present. country and migrate to a place Albuquerque, N. M.,Oct. 28. Pres- where mulishness (stiibborjiuyss 4h,uqutirque N.M., Oct. 28. With ident David U. Boyd, of the New and fault-finding), is it ,"gceater,a lirftgra'm .tlíut óould not be ex ex-Mexico - Mexico ex-Mexico University, who has been evidence of civilization than it is in celled by any teachers' association Oiling engagements ut county teach- this county and state. Mr. Gray ( in the United Stales, and with ers' meetings and other speaking en- Mule, about pie, as mentioned in al- every educator tilled with the spirit gagementa in Colfax, Mora and I nion inostjevery sentence of ypir af tide, of enthusiasm, ami .the determin-

circulation books to prove il. When Ohio and one of the most distin distin-I - I distin-I was in the Citizen olllce and ac- guished public men in thTcountry, cepted as president of the concern, will also address the people, and and filling the belly of the old gray not the least of the attractions at mule, my Spanish publication was the convention will be Hon. Felix a first-class publication; as soon as Martinez, who, during the better I got out and the old gray mule part of his lifetime has interest- was not able to keep its belly filled, ed himself in the subject of educa educa-my - my educa-my publication was no good. This lion among the Spanish-American shows to tho people some of the children of New Mexico, high education, competency and The railroads have offered a rate ability of the Gray Mule Editor of which will prove a great induce induce-Juit - Juit induce-Juit CicilfiJiCiUijui, f..4 . nwn! lo. alt-who have the educational Wu have never beforo entered interests of the we at heart to

were from Williams, Arizona. With eventy f:swool lamb rams they were reloaded here Wednesday and shipped lo the. ranch al Mt. Dora, i'nion county. Mr. Abbott returned home Wednesday overland in his uring car in an interview with him he Mu tul that the meeting of Ihe sheepgrower's association at Al Albuquerque - buquerque Albuquerque last week was the most successful in Hie history of the asso asso-ria'.um. - ria'.um. asso-ria'.um. Mr. Abbott was president of the association up until the lasl meeting when be was made vice vice-president. - president. vice-president. He is one of the most thorough sheep growers in the state, uiidcrslandiiiK every phase of the b jsii)''st, made so by forty years in