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University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Clovis News, 1911-1913 New Mexico Historical Newspapers 12-11-1919 Clovis News, 12-11-1919 The ewN s Print. Co. Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/clovis_news Recommended Citation The eN ws Print. Co.. "Clovis News, 12-11-1919." (1919). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/clovis_news/346 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the New Mexico Historical Newspapers at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Clovis News, 1911-1913 by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. í rate Q 9ilrfficí9Stó) WYÍÍfflíP Oldest Established " Paper in Curry County Official Paper of U. S. Land Office VOL. 13, NUMBER 23. CLOV1S. NEW MEXICO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11,1919 BAND CONCERT ON LARGE BASEMENT FRIDAY, JANUARY 19th TO BARRY BUILDINGS SUP sell BE . HEAVIEST BUSINESS JohnBan's Band will give a band Work is progressing nicely on the 111 concert and enterfcuinmont on jthe excavating for tho basement for the 19th. BY DIG MAJORITY It will be held at the High two buildings J. H. Barry will erect Gill5 School Auditorium and the proceeds on North Main. These two buildings III OF THE will go toward purchasing new suits will hav a basement for the entire 1H for the band. In addition to BY ..it! the band 140 feet back to the alley line, which music, there will be quartets, saxa-pho- basement will be by Clovis voted on the proposition to used the Barry solos and readings, giving a Hardware Co. as storage stock. issue flOO.000 worth of additional BUYS OUT PARTNER . for RAMSEY People have traveled a greater dis varied program that will be appre- Mr. Barry saya Clovis NOT COMING achool bond Tuosday and the propo Main Street tance to trade at Clovis this fall than W. I. Luikart has ciated by all. There will no doubt property is getting to be too valuable sition carried by an overwhelming recently purchas- S. M. Ramsey, ever before. The automobile haa nut be a good attendance at the enter- for owners not whom the News stal- majority, the vote being 214 ed the Interest of his partner, Claude to utilize it in every the eople in the rural districts for the tainment as everyone is ed last week' had accepted the por- and Miller, in the Luikart & Co. dry goods interested In way possible. Much of the dirt from the issue and G9 against. The vote was tion of to smaller towns surrounding in seeing the band boys bedecked in the basement is being hauled to Secretary the Chamber of light because everyone seemed to store and ia now sole owner of the South closer touch with Clovis as a take about the fashion Commerce, has reconsidered the mat- trade business. The Luikast firm has en- propel when they Main where the street is low and will center. it for granted the issue would pass ter and thia week in Clovis merchants renort that begin their public entertainments save much filling in when paving is a letter to C. and the other fellow vot- joyed a good business during the past they are having the holiday let do the next spring. W. Harrison, president of the local fineet few years under Mr. Luikart'a man- done next spring. trade they ing. The vote by wards was as fol- organization, said he had decided to havé ever had. Every day agement and he is to be congratulated now, the lows: " again assume tho editorship of the stores are all filled with upon becoming the sole owner of the WARD NO. 1 Amarillo Daily News. busy shoppers who are taking advan- business. For the Bonds in CHICAGO GETS NEXT T tage of the excellent stocks here to Against the Bonds 23 SKARDA HARDWARE CO. do their buying. Last Saturday and COMMANDER OF BATTERY WARD NO. 2 SOLD TO CARLSBAD FIRM Saturday before last, the News man For the Bonds 81 "A" DIES AT ROSWELL saw automobile after automobile Against the Bonds 17 The Skarda Hardware Company leaving Clovis filled with newly wrap- Col. Chas. DeBremond died at ped WARD NO. 3 has been purchased by the Roberts-Dearbor- bundles. For the Bonds Roswell on Sunday of this week. Col. There are two or three reasons for Washington, Dec. 10. Chicago New Hardware Company of DeBremond was commander of Bat- York, Dec. 9. The cost of this increased business in Clovis. Against the Bonds was Carlsbad. The deal waa closed sev- In tery "A" on the Mexican dur- selected today as the place for living as based on ninety staple com- WARD NO. 4 border eral weeks ago but was not given to the first place the merchants of the ing the there, and the republican national convention modities advanced 1.3 per cent during For the Bonds trouble as such won the public until this week. The new town are wide awake and have filled next year. June 8 was selected as the last month now Against Bonds the love and respcet of the men serv- and stands at 131 their, stores with up to date merchan- the the date owners of the business will assume ing under him. When he went to for the convention. per cent above the pre-w- level, or COURT HOUSE charge on January 1st George O. dise, and again they have used print- France, in answer to the The selections were made by the the highest ever known, according to For the Bonds 6 call for Roberts will be manager of the busi- ers ink to tell the people what they trained men, he was made Lieutenant republican national committee. The figures made public today by Brad-street- s. Against the Bonds 11 ness and is thia week moving from have. Not in any other town in New Colonel, and as such contest for the convention city was The plan it to utilise the money commanded a Carlsbad to Clovii. Mr. Roberta has Mexico are there as live a bunch of number of batteries. narrowed to Chicago and Louis Textiles, provisions and groceries from the sale of the bonds In eon St spent quita a bit of his time here as advertising merchants as there are ia Colonel DeBremond born and the vote was 14 for Chicago and constitute the bulk of the commod- itructing two new school buildings was in he had charge of the sale of Molina Clovis. Switierland in July 1863 and 9 for St. Louis. ities. In Clovla. On the east aide the Eu came to tractors for the company in this ter Roswell in 1894. Price advances in England have Field building will be torn down ritory last summer. SOME COLD WEATHER Kene been much greater than those in the nd the material used in a new and ELKS CHARITY BALL United States, however, for at the aubstantial structure to be erected The plumbers were close of November they were 2.8 per kept on the there, larger than the present build The Elks will have their annual jump in Clovis week account 815 cent over those for the end of Octo this on In it and modern in every respect. In Charity Ball. on Thursday, Dee. 18th. of burst water pipes. Monday ber, 12.4 per cent abort those of a and II probability work will commence The price of admission will be one Tuesday nighta 'section year ago, and 172 per cent above gave this the on building about March 1st DESTROYED dollar and the proceeds, as is the coldest this 0T FIRE August 1, 1914. weather of the season, the ' school being held for the lost two custom each year, will go toward pur- gauge at Barry Hardware Co., regist- months in temporary quarters. In chasing Christmas cheer for the needy ering four above zero each night. SCHOOL TEACHERS addition to this, a ward school will be in Clovis and vicinity. This weather has made a decided hole The Farwoll Inn was destroyed by ARE ENTERTAINED erected somewhere on the west side, Hardwick Bros, of this place closed in most every man's coal pile right at fire early Tuesday morning, the blaze small but substantial, to be used by MUCH a deal the past week whereby they are a time when there is A mighty little starting from a defective flue. The WATER IS WASTED Th? Hustler,Class of the Christian the Spanish speaking pupils. now owners of the picture show at bit in the country. fire was discovered when it first Sunduy School, entcrtuined the school The plan is also to possibly put an Hereford. This is a fortunate deal broke out but on account of no water G.'W. Chalfant, manager of the teachers last Friday evening at the other story on the La Casita building for our neighboring Texas town as DIED FROM INJURIES to fight the flames with it wits im- City Water and Light 'ant says much High School gymnasium. Nearly on th west side, giving more school it insures that they will have an up possible to save the building. Much water is being wasted in Clovis, caus- every member the class was pres- capacity there. of picture show with clean at of the furnishings ed by people leaving James D. McKinley, who was so of the building their hydrants ent. The teachers were met at the will be appreciated. Bonds 14 be Sold Jan. 14. tractions- that were saved as the building burned open to prevent freezing.