The Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, October 8, 1915 Page: 1 of 6
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FOR CLAUDE AND ARMSTRONG COUNTY
VOL. XIV.
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COIJNTV. TEXAS, OCTOBER H. 1015.
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Grain Shipments for the months of July and August only: Claude—Wheat 202 cars, Oats 91 cars, Rye 26 cars, Maize 9 cars;
Goodnight—Wheat 68 cars, Oats 14 cars.
boost for the home town
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These were the closing words of
Dr. Bias' lecture here Monday night,
with which he counted the ten num-
ber lecture course that Is to ho given
In Claude this year.
Mr. Bias said that the most import-
ant question now confronting the
Afnerlcan people was not the ques-
tion of National defense, but the de-
fense of the homo town. In fact, in
the success of the home town depend-
ed the Btublllty of the nation. The
successful homo town stimulated all
the virtues that go in the making of
loyal nation, and with a loyal nation
we needn't worry about the defense
of the nation. The nation would
naturally be defended if it were nec-
essary.
The speaker pointed out tlie fact
that when grandfather was born, five
per cent of the population of the
country lived in urban centers, when
father was bom nine per cent lived
in urban centers, and now the amaz-
ing statistics point to (lie fact that
fifty per cent of the people live in
the Industrial centers of the country.
And Mr. Sias predicted that before
many years ninety per cent of the
people would be living, existing and
dying away slowly in the cities, un-
less something was done to turn the
tide of humanity from the large cen-
ters of population. To.turn this tide
It would be necessary to make the
home, the community life and the
home town more attractive.
This could be brought about in
several ways: by having social cen-
ters in the country and parks and
places of clean amusement in the
home town. Make the home town a
place that people love and they will
not leave It.
Mr. Slas showed how the spending
of money in the home town enhanced
the value of properly : > «! contributed
very greatly to the prosperity u tb<
individuals of the community. The
value of land is governed by Ms pi ox
imlty to an industrial center. There
fore. If the home town prospers, Un-
people of the community will he-tome,
more prosperous and with more pros
perlty and wise planning on ilie part
of citizens, life can be made worth
living in the home town as nmeh so
as In the city.
The speaker spoke quite extensive-
ly of the mail order, or catalogue,
houses and gave Instances of where
they had educated the people to trade
away from home to the destruction
of the home town and thoir own
good fortune, lie said that Richard
W. Sears in tho early days of his life
was a telegraph operator up in Mln
nesota, and also at the same time wat,
a very close observer of human na-
ture. He discovered, as a general
rule, that the American people were
not loyal, that tbey would not stand
by their best, and closest friends, lie
decided to build a fortune on thic
weakness of the American people. Hf
parted out selllniTclieap watches to
people at a distance. Soon he moved
to Chicago and opened a business
there and in twenty years he was
doing a business of over one hundred
Mr. Sias paid hla respects to the
retired farmer who "moved to town
to die cheap," In so much that he
was never willing to take part in any
enterprise that was started for the
betterment of the copnnunlty. In
this connection ho said there were
three kinds of farmers: the tired
farmer, the retired farmer, and the
rubher-tlred farmer.
He also paid a tribute to (he
church, asserting that the idea that
nobody but women and children and
feeble minded children ever went to
church was untrue, and proved that
it tho men did not go to church they
were filling the penal Institutions of
Lite country, and gave figures to show
,hat there were 000 men In the juils
mil penitentiaries of tlie county
where there were three women. He
isserted that it was ridiculous some-
• imes, the amount of Influence that
was credited to tho church.
In the course of his lecture Mr Bias
referred to Theodore Roosevelt as a
"has been," William Jennings Bryan
as a possible "coiner," and Woodrow
Wilson as an "isser." lie also raid
that we were fortunate in hazing
Woodrow Wilson In the Presidential
chair instead of Theodore Roosevelt,
In the present national crisis. Which
statement brought fortii hearty ap-
plause from the audience.
The speaker lias a very pleasinp
lppearance on the stage and there
was not a minute but that he was
■laying something worth while, and
while he said some things and ad-
vanced some ideas that were not ap
plieable to our home town, his ad-
dress was one that inspires and gives
one a broader view of life.
Tho next number of tho lyceum
course.will lie Dr. Francis T. Cable
lecturer and entertainer, and will be
i fine number, l.et the whole corn
,-nuniiy conspire right now to givi
him, as well as nil the rest of the ly
. i inn performances, a full house am
i hearty attention. In that way W(
lull get the best out of a man that
there is in him. Those who missed
[Jr. Sias, missed something gre.it
Don't let it happen In you again.
THE HIGH SCHOOL
NAMES OFFICIALS
to this important body.
Tax Collector Hickox and Tax
Collector McLaren were instances
of association of ideas rather than
ef accurate knowlege.
County Superintendent Mobley
was mentioned on some papers that
ignored his judical office. Mrs.
McCaleb suffered at (he hands of
one speller and became "Mrs. Mc-
Klip",
Judge Johnson, Constable Trice,
Sheriff Roberson, Auctioneer Smal-
ley, County Clerk Mobley, County
officer Oayton, Judge officer Moore,
County Treasurer Mrs. T. E. Trice,
Attorney at law Moore and Moore,
Judge Umphries, County Clerk
Blanton, County Clerk Gibson,
County Judge Umphries, County
Attorney Bishop, District Judge
Trice, Stailings, alderman,—these
were some of the interesting per-
sonnges found among the officers
but the one that proved the most
puzzling in tracing out the probable
idea was "County Seat McLaren."
All of the papers were neatly
written showing that the teachers
in the Claude School demand care-
ful work from the pupils. The list
that was most nearly correct was
that of Lonnie Hood with Robert
Taylor, Horace Sheid trying as close
seconds. Freda Keen submitted
' he best paper among the girls.
Now the next thing to be asked is.
How many parents can set these
children right?
Claude will never be a growing,
prosperous town untill its citizens
t ike some interest in its govern
inent.
Contributed.
tlicy expected a very close
game. But the Buffalos will
more than likely come back
before the season is over, so
keep your eye on them.
The success of the cadets is
attributable to the excellent
coaching the team got before
it went into the game. The
Goodnight t"ain 1ms in it the
making of a famous eleven,
and with I lie proper coaching,
which will doubtless be iven,
and is hemp given, tliey will
he able to gain sonic import-
ant victories before the season
is over.
I'anlianille I'loncer Dead.
At :! o'clock yesterday afternoon
in 1 he eemet'fVy at Claude tlie body of
Claude Vyrc-B, one time engineer and
lifelong railroad mail, was laid at rest
The service was conducted in part by
the members or the Masonic order, in
which lie held membership, but the
tender, eloquent speech of Ills old
friend and associate in the service.
Prank Harrington, was the marked
feature of the ceremony.
as the Henry Ccrbln place. Ho was
then living at Clarendon, the dlvls-
on headquarters and running on the
road. When John Hoffer, later the
first county clerk of Armstrong
bounty, was sent here by the state
to look Into land matters here, he
raised tho question ot the legality of
Mr. Ayres' course and the latter re-
linquished his clainv
A. W. Ayres, brother of the de-
ceased, told of his int..iduction to this
country: "Claude came here In re-
iponse to an advertisement for east-
ern engineers and soon after sent for
me to live on his section to hold It
down for him. A1 Hawkins and I
had some fun as long as the ammu-
nition and snake medicine, which
I'laude had given me, held out, but
it did not take long for the loneliness
and the Inconveniences to make life a
drag to me. My stay ended rather
unexpectedly. The lullaby of a rat-
tler under my bed got on my nerves.
Ill dispatching him 1 grew so warm
and thirsty that the distance to the
railroad water tank seemed too great
for me. I decided to drink tomato
Juice but when I reached for a can
on the corner shelf another rattler
sang out his preemption and I gave
him full possession. I wanted to get
that snake just to show Claude. I
The body was brought here from
Fort Worth, and was accompanied by llried to run lilni Into a fruit Jar but
Ills brother, A W. Ayres. or Wichita failed so 1 sent him to join his mate.
Wiiii eleven rattlers In one pocket
millions a year.
Then he said if he
could live another twenty years h<
would cause the weeds and grass to
grow In every village and hamlet In
America. "But the good Lord saw
(it to take him away for the salva-
tion ot the home town," asserted the
speaker.
Mr. Slas paid a tribute to the pro-
gressive spirit of the West In the
erection of fine school houses and
magnificent public buildings, and
| encouraged the peoplo to put in bet-
ter equipment and more social foa-'
tares In our school and in our corn
munlty life, asserting that these
were the things that really went Into
the —fclef or the really successful
hone town.
Militaiy Lads
Defeat Buffalos
Amarillo Military Academy
Ideated Goodnight ('ollepe in
licir first clash of the year, at
ioodnight Monday afternoon,
lie score standing (i_ to (I in
'avor of I lie soli icrs.
Kay, the cadets half back, a
t'la.tde boy, made a touchdown
before the game had been in
progress one and it 'Itnif niiti-
•ltes. It was it game highly fav-
orable (to the military boys
front the beginning 'iceotding
t> report.", Lipsey, i|"arter
and thirteen in nnotlier, with a bun-
dle of clothes and two guns I dashed
Kails, his daughter. Mrs. .Mary lin-
ker of the same place, tils son, Vin-
cent. bis otii comrades and running
mates, A. C. Fowler and Frank liar-1for Claude's train which I knew was
rington both of f hildre;.n and by a approaching. The expre-ssman
number of ollu.' fr'.en.M. j thought it was a hold-up when those
The burial of Mr. Ayres in Claude two guns were thrown Into the car
and that !.y Ills own request touched j but felt safe when I passed by and
lie J elide! est (luild* ill the benrts of jliionnted the C;ib Willi I'laude. I toll!
• 'Initde cili/.ens. It took the people i.iy brother that he need not count on
i. ck to the old d >h when t!i i popn- |i c to bold down bis old rattle-snake
a ion was more sp: rre ih n now, j den for I was leaving—in fact I had
.vhen each man who pulled a boll!left."
ord or who directed the course of
the trains which pushed i hronp.h bad
i distinct persotiiilily for the peop'e
whom I hey pushed and s:ervc.d ill the
( i'.sing. t;roups of persona wen
<« ii on (lie streets iu clo.e convene.
voiilh listening eagerly to reminiscent
age.
John Trice told of the day when
croup of surveyors were at work on
he townsite which belonged to his 1
<rollier, K. II. Trice, long deceased, i
Claude Ay re: stopped Ills engine
To look at A. 0. Fowler one would
|not realize that seventy-three years
|bad been his portion, lie is today
in active service, the oldest 111 any ca-
pacity on the Denver. "That is what
was said of Claude when he left the
j service seven years ago," said Mr.
lie was pulling a freight then and
Recently a friend of lite public
school sent a request that the child-
ren of the Hij,h School be asktd tc
make a list of the officers of Arrr.-
strnng County and of the town of
Claude. They were not to know
that there wis anything special in
the event or that an award had
been offered. The following were
the returns from the fifty four pa-
pers submitted.
The best known officer is Sherifi
Woodburn, only four ignored his ex-
istanee though two labeled him
deputy" and one "city sherifi.'
By the way there is a good story go-
ing the rounds rounds about Jim's
wide aquaintauce"
The otherofficers were as follows:
Cayton, 42. xsald
McCaleb, 42.
Mobley, 41.
Stailings, 23.
McLaren, 30.
Gibson, 15.
Trice, 12.
Cdins, 4.
The office of Mayor was presnted
to various capable persons the vote
standing:
Stailings, 9. R. A. Moore, C
Ashworth, 3; Covins, Nelson, and
Sheid, one cach.
Ten knew that Lawrence Zinn
had been made marshal but 25
i gave the honor and the office to R'
O. Ashworth.
A few spoke of commissioners,
though only four tried to mention
names; Iteside one or two child
drcn of Alderman only three refer
btck kicked ('ipllt goals during t leaving his train, joined the party in
tile game, ami put til some idle curiosity. "What are you going
Work thllt showed that bo ltad to name this burg?" was his first
had some very skillful coach- query. That had sorely troubled
il)<r before bo went into the those connected with the founding of
the little city. Armstrong was the
name the railroad hail given tlioj
switch but that had a duplicate else-
where in the state. So had all others
Fowler. "He signed up an hour be-
fore 1 did and it is from this that we
date our seniority. This was in Howie
in 1 ss2. The construction companies
were pushing this road through to
I
hieet the road which was being built
from Denver. As the work was com-
pleted farther west, the division point
was moved from Howie to Belleview
and then to Henrietta; later it came
to llarrold which became the largest
cattle shipping point iu the world.
Claude unil I worked our way west
j with the road. The first passenger
I trains that came through Claude
were five specials which joined in
which they had considered approprt-
|celebrating the completion of the
road. Claude pulled one engine and
■ oaches, leaky lamps, no dining cars,
no air brakes on firesights,—why in
my years of service 1 have seen a
magnificent transformation take
place in the railroad world. Tho pub-
lic does not know what all this has
cost nor do thev realize its value in
point of comfort ard safity. i re-
member tho days when people caroo
400 miles to Amarillo to take (ho
train and these appreciated the ser-
vice they found when they got there*.
I cannot help but contrast the e.eryiee
and I'm glad to be one of the old
boys who have lived in such change-
ful times."
Stories passed back and forth and
hearts were touched by the Interest
and romance of the old days and ten-
der thoughts prevailed in the little
town because of the coming back of
ihe mau who left it his name as a her-
itage.
game.
QTony Pratt, of the Good-
night College aggregation and
prominent in Goodnignt Col-
lego athletic annals for the
past two or three years, was
the hero of the day for the
Buffalos, and proved that he
was a natural born football
player. Several other boys did
some good playing for Good-
night, but the invincibility of
the soldiers brought over-1
whelming defeat over their
heads. The result| was a sur-
prise to the Amarillo lads as before It had been projected, Claude! 1
Avres filed on the section now known i.otcinoi *
ate. "Why dou't you name It for me,
boys?" he cried as he hurried back
to bis engiue. Thus was the question
settled and the town has ever since
borne the name of tTie man who fa-
vored it in life and In death asked
that he be allowed to come back to
the city of its dead.
Mr. Ayres was in a manner a citi-
zen of this section. In 1887 before
the town had been laid off. perhaps
Stoves! Stoves! Stoves!
Pipes, Tees and Elbows. Air-Tight
HEATERS at
Miller g Grimes
Let us set your stoves and save you
the trouble an > I
I another. Th—o were great times.
Tl )'d met at l 'olsom, N. M., tiarn-
i 1 antes Kolsom of Cleve-
lrnd. and .hero were ceremonies such
as '■ r y accompany such events. A
i...i . . i.d a gold spike were driven
at the point of unloiw. Then we went
ru to Denver taking our Cowboy
U .i.d. all dressed up In chaps and
spit.-. '! here was a reception at the
mansion and all sorts of
festivities," and Mr. Fowler's eyes
twinkled with the memories that his
words had conjured up.
Frank Harrington would" not talk
about the time Black Jack held up
Ihe train in New Mexico; he refused
to give details of tho gun play in
which lilack Jack took him for
target but retired precipitately with
one nrni shot all to pieces. "Why, I
did not even know that I had hurt
him; he disappeared over a little hill
In some bushes and we went on to
Trinidad. But when I get to talking
of old time's I get to thlnkiug of the
wonderful amount of money the Den-
ver has spent In equipment since
.those days. Little citgi^cti,, little
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
The lirst Lyceum number
was given in the school nndi-
torium Oct. 4, by Dt. Sia«.
His subject was "Defending
the Ilonii) Town." He gave
n very helpful discourse on
bow the people of Claude
mieht improve their commun-
ity and at the same time raise
the moral standard, especially
of the young people, it was
highly enjoyed by all.
The J. U. G. and ihe litis*
kie Societies meet iu their re-
spective places Friday, Oct. 1.
Each rendered a splendid pro-
gram considering it was their
first this year. The J. I
girls voted to order class pins
for the members.
The High School bask-t ball
oirls have bought their goals
ami are laying <>tV the ball
grounds. They will be vemly t<>
b.ipin work in earnest, this
week.
Miss McClatn's little pupils
organized a <n -iety last Friday
afternoon; they named k 'The
P.tisy lice-;" lltey will have a
program evt ry two weeks on
Friday afternoo.i. The follow-
ing officers were eleetttl: Pres-
ident, Guydelle Woodburn;
Secretary, Mildred Davis;
Treasurer,,!. LJ, Steplums.
Mesdames Wood'nirn, Uon-
nel and McLaren were visitors
)f the lower grades this week.
Our school is going to hav«*,
an Honor Roll thi? year; all
pupils making an average of
!R> or over will have their uomts
put on the Roll each month.
The roll of the lower grades
will be printed iu the Claude
News next week. The High
School Roll for last um.ith is
as follows.
Seventh Grade: Gertrude
Stepheis.
Eighth Guide: Mabel Page, .
Mtklreel Moore, Ruth Corlun,
Andrew Stnalley.
Ninth Grade: iorace Sliei ',
Alma Pafford.
Tenth Grade.—Lois Branson
Ele;enthGradc.---Lois Snni •
ey, Annie Clark, .lame McCa-
leb.
These who made 100 iu de-
portment tile Olive ISassctt,
Mildred Moore, Oder ]miiti,
Gertrude, Wallace Keahcy, Roy
Slav, Otilla Fov, Horace Duf-
fel, Maggie Rutherford, Lots
liran son. Jatues McCak'o,
Jeanne Reck, Bern ice Ne'sou
Marene Patterson, Vm« F
Lucille Hntzattl.
m
I sett, Lucille Hnut
|beth Beck, 1.
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Bishop, Marvin E. The Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, October 8, 1915, newspaper, October 8, 1915; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth348644/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Richard S. and Leah Morris Memorial Library.