University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Clovis News, 1911-1913 New Mexico Historical Newspapers 4-9-1915 Clovis News, 04-09-1915 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, 04-09-1915." (1915). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/clovis_news/114 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]. cJ JJIDIJ Let us protect DTMT We wil1 ienl 1 you with an KCNl yur vacn! lilii 13 114 house today! Old Line Policy. Phone 62. BAKER Bros. Agency. BAKER Bros. Agency. CLOVIS, COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, APRIL 9, 1915 VOL. 8. NO. 40 CURRY $1.00 TER YEAR ,BOND ISSUE CARRIES BY LARGE MAJORITY Some Flowers Easter in Clovis. Coleman-Fifie- ld Ambulance Team ISSUE FOR $18,000.00 While You Live Easter was observed with Last Friday evening at eight Makes Spectacular Run. BOND appropriate sermons and spec- Ralph It is nothing unusual to place o'clock Rev. D. Fifield, of Considerable commotion was ial music in all the Clovis Texico, d Miss MAJORITY flowers on the casket or the an Elsie Coleman, started along Main Friday CARRIES BY LARGE. churches. Protestant and Catho- St grave of the dead. We will of Minnesota, were married at morning when hospital team lic. The new dresses and beau- the even throw bouquets to the liv- the church i n Farwell. The which was hitched to load of tiful hats were in evidence too, a Many Women Cast Ballot and Manifest Much Interest. ing sometimes when we are church was beautifully decorat- coal became and which also featured the coming frightened ran about separated from ed, and the seating capacity away, using "for to be of Easter and made us realize Main street them. But how seldom w e would not accomodate the their course while en route back held Tuesday for that springtime had come at last. people. Miss Coleman was The election Willard is Champion show our appreciation of those at to their stable at the hospital. electing five "The Open Daor," the name of by ma- the purpose of whose fellowship still continues! tended Mrs. Hendrix as At the first crossing the side also to vote Jess Wiilard, th Kansas cow- the Easter exercises at the tron of honor and school trustees and From the time I came to Clovis Mr.Fifield's boards jarred loose, and the bond issue boy, is the new heavywetght Christian church, by the Sun- first man was Rev. Hendrix, on the $18,000.00 I have had unfailing cause for balance of Main street to Mon- at champion pugilist of the world. day School children, with Misses pastor of the Methodist church aroused.moie interest than gratitude to the Clovis people, roe was strewn with the valu- The He knocked out Jack Johnson, "Sweetie' Oldham and Pauline in Texico. A simple ring cere- first seemed apparent. and especially has there grown able commodity. One- would this the black champion, in Downing taking leading parts, mony was performed by C. W. school conditions were bad the upon me for the past few months have thought that the long of insufficient tweny sixth round of their was a decided success and much Lambert, pastor of the Christian year on account a feeling that 1 must express looked for paving of Main had a feeling championship bout here today, praise is due Mesdames Claude church of Clovis. school room and this gratitude in this broad-cas- t begun. Att'y J. S. Fitzhugh, it was Johnson's fight all the Downing, Mansingo and Hicks Mr. Fifield has recently taken seems to have been general that way. while trying to stop the run- way until the twenty-secon- for training the children. the work as minister of there should not be a continua- Through all these months, and the away was hit by a Ford car, any round, when his vitality left Christian churhes of Farwell, tion of existing conditions especially since the opening of which was driven by a woman. of him because of the hard pace Christian Church. Portales and Melrose and has al- longer. The concensus Christmas season I have been Outside of rather a severe good which he carried thoughout the Beginning Sunday, ready a large number of friends opinion seems to be that a the undeserving recipient o f next the shake up, Mr. Fitzhugh was early rounds. in these places who are glad to substantial ward school should such a stream of favors and Christian Church will hold its soon able to be about and jok- The Kansas plainsman then Lyce- welcome his helper and to wish be built on the West side. The kindnesses of many kinds from evening services in the ing over the incident. good opened his heaviest attack and them success and happiness in bond issue carried by a the Christian Church people in um for a time. Careful thought in the next few rounds carried new work. substantial majority. 487 votes particular Clovis people will be taken to make each ser- their of th the fight away from the black and vice interesting and helpful to Clovis Woman' Club. were cast, 357 in favor generally that I have been utter- A man and toppled him over with all. Special music every Sun- The Clovis Womans Club met issue anl 130 against t. ly at a loss to know how to re- Praetorians rights and lefts to the jaw and Come help last week total of 493 votes being cast ceive them becomingly and to day evening. and All members of Clovis Council at the home of the blows to the face. president, for directors and bond issue. make a fitting reply. Since the us. o f Praetorians No. 770 are Mrs. T. J. Stalker. Seventeen thousand persons Rev. B. Rice, Paso, was a special call- The five trustees selected out source of some of these is yet J. of El especially urged to be present This meeting H. saw the combat and when John- will April ed to study of the ten named were: W. undiscovered, I am throwing out Texas be here 16th, at the next regular meeting of numbers on the 357; son crumpled up on the floor preach for year book which had omit- Taylor, 378; A. J. Rodes. these remarks as a bouquet of 15th and 18th to us Praetorians, the second Tuesday baen from a fierce right swing to the special cam- ted previous W. I. Luikart. 273; D. N. Croft, flowers, mag- and to lead us in a night the 13th. o f April, a t at meetings. jaw, the crowd broke into the an offering to the 212; A. L. Dillon. 210. paign for pledges for our Hall, which was for- There was a good attendance ring. Soldiers cleared the ring. nanimous spirit of the people of Praetorian this city. May their perfume building fund. This campaign merly known as Moose Hall. and the program was very en- Johnson took the referee's be brougt joyable to present. reach to the last heart that beats is to to a climax at Some special work and1 several those count while lying on the ropes, Lyceum Sunday evening, The Club Buys Artificial Limb to the tune of "brotherly love" the will take the Queen's Degree. met last Tuesday but the moment after Referee Apr. 18th. Mr. Rice is the afternoon in regular session A. L. Await was acting as the whether he knows me or not. The ladies will serve refresh- Welsh had given the decision, president of the New Mexico with Mrs. F. K. Mason. trood Samaritan this week in After some considerable ex- ments. the former champion got to his West Texas Christian Mission-ai- y The meeting opened with jrettinar money subscribed to perience with sickness both in Make a special effort to be feet in lime to greet the wild Society and 'is a man of nat- quotations from the Bible. procure an artificial limb for my own home and in the home present. rush of excited spectators. ional reputation. You can't Miss Curren responded with a Nichols. $100 was neces- of others, I am thoroughly con- J. R. Elmore, Recorder. I'earl The knockout came so sudden- afford mis3 hearing him. piano solo, "Humoresque" and and amount hud been vinced that one would not soon to' B, M. Brizendine, sary that ly that the big crowd seemed as Mrs. S. C. Nutter read a beau raised by Mr. Await find a place where there is great- Sublime Augustus. practically much dazed as Johnson himself. Methodist Church. tiful poem, "Easter Angels" by Thursday evening. er sympathy or more willingness Up to the time of the final blow, we can have an attendance G. W4 Crofts, an Iowa poet, who is 14 years old had t o help everywhere manifest. If A Biithday Party. Pearl, Johnson showed but few marks of seventy three more this which explained the significance amputated at Texico Who is ever sick without feeling Master Ray Blumlein enter- her limb of battle but had slowed up and Sunday at Sunday School, than of Easter. years ago as a result about at least a few friends as tained 32 friends in honor of about six was perceptibly tiring, Willard last Sunday, we will then have During the hour of chatting, Bnake bite.