University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Clovis News, 1911-1913 New Mexico Historical Newspapers 7-31-1919 Clovis News, 07-31-1919 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, 07-31-1919." (1919). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/clovis_news/327 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]. j7 . Oldest Established Paper in Curry County Official Paper of U. S. Land Offlce VOL. 13, NUMBER 6. CLOV1S, NEW MEXICO, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1919 $1.80 PER YEAR WHEAT TURNING OUT BRIDCE COMPLETED WELL AT GRADY DISÍD OVER FRIO DRAW MILLION DOLLAR WHEAT UiHES Clyde Stan field of Grady was in County Road Superintendent Geo. own Wednesday. Mr. Stanfield says McLean says he has just finished the the wheat is turning out fine out his bridge across the Frio draw near IN ON AUGUST 11 way. The & Cox Stanfield thresher, George Keenan's place and that it is CROP BIG MARKETED US he says, hug more work than can be the best bridge in the county. This handled for some weeks. Mr. Stan- U will be a great benefit to the wheat field soy that last week they threshed hauler from the north part of the District Court will convene on' between five thousand and six thous- county. Mr. McLesn says that it will The binders and headers have BAND CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT WHEAT PRICES IN Monday, August 11th, for the August and bushels of wheat and the average hold a ten ton truck or all that can about finished their work now and yield per acre was twenty seven and on it. CLOVIS THIS WEEK term, with Judge Sam Bratton pre- be put the threshermen are on the job gett- The band concert will be held on one-ha- lf bushels. ing Curry County's golden grain siding, H. A. Seerest, court reporter; Friday evening of this week instead No. 1 Hard Winter Test WILLARD MUST CIVE Wheat for the elevator. And it W. A. Have.ier, Assistant District of Saturday. An especial program SAM 60 pounds better, must not con- JONES BACK THIRD TO UNCLE SAM or is golden grain, too, for there are has been prepared for this week's tain more 1 per cent foreign Attorney, R. S. Rowells, District At- than of some fields in the county from which concert. In addition to the regular L. material, shall be bright, cool and torney, and S, D. Dean, sheriff. S. Jones returned to Clovis this Jess Willnrd will have to pay Uncle the farmer will sell from $75 to $80 numbers on the printed program, L. Vi week being in one-thir- sweet with not more than 13 per There is not an exceptionally large after th service for a Sam almost d of his receipts per acre. Ansel White will render two or three cent of moisture, must contain move docket and the term of court will not year or more. Mr. Jones spent sev- from the big title fight. A stream of wagons and trucks aro trombone solos. Mr. White is a gift- than 23 per of hard, vitre- likely last longer than usual unless eral months overseas. Hi will again The income tux man will collect cent dark busy hauling grain to the elevators ed musician and all who attend the be ous grains. Trice $2.05. the grand jury returns a good many with the Citizens Bunk and will (31,950 from the deposed champion as fust as it can be threshed. It is Friday night concert will certainly No. 2 Wheat Test bills. Following are the jurors that take the position formerly held by next year when the taxes fall due. Hard Winter not hard to figure what a task this get a treat. 58 not than 2 have been named for the term: C. L, Pritchard, who will be book- On the $101,000 there will be a pounds or better, more will be when one realizes that there & per cent of foreign materiul, shull be Crand Jury keeper for Jones Lindley. normal tax of four per cent, on the will be in the neighborhood of a half cool and sweet and with not more W. E. Marsh, Clovis. MOVING TO CLOVIS first $4,000 and eight per cent on the million bushels of wheat threshed in than 14 per cent of moisture, and L. M. Boney, Bellview. BUYING AUTOMOBILES resh the county this season. At the pre & must contain more than 25 per cent A. C. Kent, Clovis. The Great Western Oil Refining Then comes the surtax which grad- vailing price this will bring to the of dark, hard and vitreous grains. Harry Highfill, Clovis. Company is moving to Clovis and will One of the best indications of pros- uates upward on all incomes over farmers of our county in the neigh- is $23,-51- Price $2.02. 8. F. Morris, Melrose. occupy offices in the Gurlcy Building. perity in Curry County the sales $5,000. Jess will have to pay 0 borhood of a million dollars. deal- No. 3 Hard Winter Wheat Test J. F. Bell, Clovis. The company has all the machinery of automobiles that the various on the $100,000 and $520 on the From present indications the 56 pounds or better, must not contain E. J. Dennis, Clovis. on the ground for their deep test well ers in Clovis are reporting now. The additional $1,000. threshers will not get the wheat crop they more than 3 per cent of foreign ma- W. T. Peterson, Bellview. southeast of Kenna four miles. The automobile men say that sell Dempaey will have to pay $3,530 all worked out until the row crops derrick they get terial, shall be cool and sweet with W. 11. Musick, Hollene. has been completed and cars and trucks as fast as to the government as income tax will be ready to thresh, especially if is not more than per cent of mois- Flem Sullins, Grady. everything is in readiness to begin them. And all this before the from his share of the purse. His nor 144 they are delayed by bad weather. The drilling soon. begun in ture, and must contain more than 25 W. W. Engram, Texico. their wheat money has to roll mal tax will be $2,040, and his sur yield is running as high as 40 bush per cent of dark, hard and vitreous W. W. H ungate, Pleasant Rill. too. tax, $1,490. els per acre and it has been conserva- grains... Price $1.98. L. H. Dixon, Havener. BIG ROW CROP, TOO tively estimated that the average for All lower grades to be bought on W. L. PotU, Hollene. LABOR DAY CELEBRATION A FIRE ALARM the county will run at least twenty their merits by sample as per Gov S. F. Mulhair, Hollene. Much has been written and said bushels which is remarkably good ernment regulation. All wheat test W. E. Spade, Clovis. about Curry County's million dollar The various labor organisations in A fire in the three hundred when it is figured that the nation ing under 56 pounds is no grade T. F. Teeter, Clovis. wheat crop. It is going to put much Clovis are planning for a big celebra- block on West Grand Avenue caused average is in the neighborhood of wheat and Government regulation John Humphrey, Clovis. money into the country, but while tion on Labor Day, Monday, Septem- - the first fire alarm to be turned in thirteen bushels per acre. prices do not apply to it, so thtt J. D. Woods, Havener, we are talking about this wonderful yer 1st. that Clovis has had for sometime. It Big Fall Acreage wheat testing under 56 pounds has S. L. Willis, Havener. wheat yield it must not be forgotten was apparently caused from a penny From all over the county comes. to be sold in open market, or for ex W. R. Womack, Fields. that the eounty will harvest a row COUNTRY LOOKS GOOD or other metalic substance being the report that there will be a big fall port. J. W. Manning, Hollene. crop this full which has never been TO STATE INSURANCE placed behind the electric light fuses. acreage of wheat this year. The No. 1 Hard Winter Wheat at Kan F. K. Mason, Clovis. excelled In the history of the county. COMMISSIONER OF IOWA The only damage done was burning moisture is in the ground and there sas City, $2.18. A. L. Murks, Claud. out the wiring of the house. is a general feeling that next year is B. I. Boyd, Clovis. J. W. Bailey, State Insurance Com- going to be a wheat year too. BIG WHEAT YIELD L. M. Wood. Clovis. missioner of Iowa, was a Clovis vis- 1 czra-s- mi troops John Droak, Hollene. itor lust week and while here was the NU-M- EX CO. LETS Mr. Evans, who lives on the old . Patit Jury guest of H. F. Young, the farm limn Ben Crawford place near" Hollene Newt. Hyatt, Clovis. man. Iowa Insurance companies loan T made a wheat yield of from 37 to 40 J. F. Myers, Clovis. quite a bit of money in this part of CONTRACT FOR bushels per acre. So far this is the J.