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BELTON, TEXAS* FRIDAY, NOVEHBER 13, 1008
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Number 34
Senator Carmack
Killed In Duel
Nashville. Tenn., Nov. 10.—Colon-
el Duncan Cooper, who was with blB
son, Robin Cooper, when the latter
ahot and killed ex-Senator Carmack
yesterday afternoon, was brought be-
fore Esquire Levine this morning.
He is charged with murder and car-
rying concealed weapons. Colonel
Cooper waived examination and was
remanded to jail without bond. War
rants were sworn out today against
Robin Cooper, who killed Carmack,
charging him with murder and car-
rying concealed weapons. He 1b still
at the hospital and it Is not known
when he will appear for preliminary
trial.
There are no new depelopments
from yesterday's tragedy, but there
are many rumors afloat.
Funeral services will be held In
Columbia, Tenn., about noon tomor-
row when Bishop Hoss of the Meth-
odist Episcopal church, South, will
preach the sermon.
Governor Patterson Shocked
Memphis, Tenn., Npv. 10.—a Nash
ville dispatch quotes Governor Pat-
terson, regarding the killing of ex-
Senator Carmack, who was shot in a
street duel by Robin Cooper:
"i deeply deplore the unfortunate
tragedy. i saw both Mr. Cooper and
his father thlB morning and nothing
occurred to cause me to suppose any
altercation would take place with
Senator Carmack or any one else.
Colonel Cooper has been very much
grieved at the use of his name by
Senator Carmack and i learned that
he had prepared a note to send Sen-
ator Carmack, demanding that in fu-
ture his name be not used In editor-
ials, as he was a mere private citi-
zen and should not be subject to pub-
he attack or ridicule.
"i strongly advised against sending
the note as did his son, Robin Coop-
er and also Mr. Bradford believing it
might cause a difficulty and urging
him to take no notice of the bojec-
tlonal editorial. Colonel Cooper as-
sured me he would not send the note
and there would be nothing more of
it.
"Robin Cooper left the Maxwell
House with me In the morning and
promised to stay with his father,who
seemed to be excited and prevent any
further trouble. i thought the whole
matter ended until my return from
the capltol in the evening, when i
was shocked to learn of what had oc-
curred."
BE SURE YOU ABE RIGHT.
Thru an authentic source, a report
reaching the Times Wednesday at
ternoon stated that Mr. John New-
som, a prominent farmer residing in
the Nolanville community appeared
before the commissioners' court sit-
ting at Belton Wed., and com
plained to that body that eight bales
of cotton had lost one hundred and
thirty pounds as between the weights
on scales at Nolanville and at Bel-
ton.
Mr. Newsom was advised by the
commissioners to lay the matter be-
fore the county attorney, which, It
is asserted, he did forthwith.
The Came of the Tragedy.
The editorial referring to Colonel
Cooper in the Tennessean of yester-
day morning Is one of several which
have mentioned Cooper, appearing at
previous times. It has reference to
a recent conference between Gover-
nor Patterson and former Governor
John t. Cox, between whom, because
of past political contests, it has been
alleged the feeling was anything but
cordial. The editorial is headed,
"The Diplomat of the Zwelbund,"
and reads as follows:
"To Major Duncan Brown Cooper,
who wrought the great coalition;who
achieved the harmonious confluence
of incompatible elements; who weld-
ed the pewter handle to the wooden
spoon; who grafted the dead bough
to the living tree and made it bloom
and bourgeon and bend with golden
fruit; who made playmates of the
lamb and the leopard, and .boon com-
panions of the spider and the fly;
who made soda and vinegar dwell
placidly In the same bottle, and who
taught oil and water how they might
agree—to Major Duncan Brown
Cooper, the greatest dlploman of the
political zwelbund, be all honor and
glory forever."'
Garner'* Livery Barn Burns.
Wednesday night fire destroyed
the livery and transfer stable of
Hood Garner, located north of the
Katy depot. The alarm was turned
in about five minutes to four o,-
clock, and the "boy3" responded Im-
mediately. The fire started in the
southeast corner of thj stable where
several tons of hay was stored and
quickly spread over the entire buil-
ding. The ownership of the stable
hps changed hands many times in
the last few years, the building was
for a number of years occupied by
the Belton Steam Laundry, and was
built by Mr. Dow.
This building has been the scene
of many fires in the past, the last
ctirrlng on last Christmas eve, when
a great deal of feed stuff was de-
stroyed.
Something like 11,764 worth of
▼abides were destroyed, a number
of pairs of harness, and about $176
worth of feed.
The flra la supposed to have beea
act by an Iseendtify, aad waa parti-
ally oovered'by pi au ran re. The. bull-
dint waa rained atf 1,000.;
Grand Jury Investigation.
Tre report further stated that this
matter will be subjected to a rigid
investigation by the grand jury
which is now in session.
It seems that under existing
statutes certain penalties are pro-
vided for. In such cases wherein It is
found that cotton scales not in con-
formity with Government regulations
are used.—Temple Telegram.
The extremes to which our f/p-
loved Temple contemporaries will
go in their endeavor to pick some
flaw In the cotton situation as be-
tween Belton and Temple is pathe-
tic in the extreme. Once before,
during the present season,^ wis the
report circulated that the Belton
cotton weigher was In jail for swin-
dling in cotton, weights. Just who
started this report is a matter of
conjecture, but the present scare
crow is easily located. Belton has
been able to take care of herself in
these matters up to the present and
there Is no question but that she
will continue to do so. Th« weigh-
er at Belton is amenable to the Ihw
in this instance, and If it Is found
that his scales are Inaccurate then
it is a matter for grand jury action.
If, upon investigation, it is found
that Mr. Woison's scales are correct
then the above article will play the
traditional part of the boomerang,
and It will then be evidence posi-
tive that Temple is not playing the
game fair. Up to the present time
Belton has won out In all contro-
versarles and has remained 'queen of
the situation. Any man has a right
to go Before the commlsKlanerti court
and make complaint regarding the
weights of the public weighiM-, but
he eln'uli] be certain that he has a
grievance before doing so. or else
he Is liable to the party against
whom he makes the complaint. Mr.
George Wolston has been weighing
fotlon on the Belton cotton platform
for a quarter of a century, and nev-
er before this season has there been
the slightest suspicion regarding
the accuracy of his weights, and it
looks exceedingly queer that at this
late day he should be thus accused.
The Democrat makes no charges ag-
ainst any one in this connection at
the present time, but it proposes to
go into the merits of the case and
if Mr. Wolston is foun'l >o be inac-
curate In his weights to the detri-
ment of the cotton raisers the Dem-
ocrat will be as insistent in his
punishment as possible, and on the
other hand, if there 1b nothing in
the present Instance, it proposes to
expose the whole scheme, and place
the blame on those who are respon-
sible for it and the result Will be
anything but pleasant to the perpe-
trators of the wrong.
Belton has played the game fair
and has won the plaudits of the
people of this territory, and if It
Is found that there Is a frame-up
against her there will be something
doing, and the perpetrators had bet-
ter hunt tall timber, 't is notable
fact that there has not been a sin-
gle dissatisfied farmer in the Belton
market this season exvept in two in-
stances, both of which look exceed-
ingly suspicious. The Democrat
will have more to say in connection
with the above charge, and .tu- rea-
ders may depend upon it that there
will be nothing covered up In the
matter, nnd we expect to ba very se-
vere in handling the ca<e under con-
sideration. So far as the Democrat
is concerned It does not beflevc there
la a thing in the above charge as
the Nolanville gin man is Just as 11-
nble to have defective scales as Mr.
Wolston, and the only thing we cen-
sure anyone for Is the publlca ion
of these Insinuations by Belton's
only competitor without going into
the matter and are sure they are
right then they have a perfcct right
to go ahead. The Democrat has
never had anything In its columns
regarding the cotton situation at
Belton and Temple but plain, un-
varnished facts, which we hsve ev-
ery right to use In behalf of Its own
town.
We pronn-jo to tarM pat in the po-
sition we have occupied all the sea-
aoa \
COMPARATIVE
STATEMENT
Washington, d. c.. Nov. 9.—There
are 26,295 active ginneries and they
report 8,199,728 bales of cotton gla-
ned from the growth of 1908 to No-
-ember 1. These figures were an-
nounced by the tensua bureau today
against 26,096 ginneries and 6,128-
562 bales at a corresponding date in
1907; 27,370 ginneries and 6,900,-
395 bales in 1906, and 27,802 gin-
neries and 6,45^,595 bales in 1905.
The report counta round bales aB half
bales and includes 149,340 round
bales for 1908; 125,785 for 1907;
169,741 for 1906 and 183,870 for
1905. The number of Sea Island
bales Include 45,495 for 1908; 33,-
131 for 1907; 21,706 for 1906. and
49,461 for 1905. The corrected fig-
ures showing the quantity of cotton
ginned this season to October 18 are
6,296,166 bales.
In Tezaa.
Cotton ginned In Texas to same
<?ato, 2 zoijhsf bales ts compared
504 bales In 1906 and 1,664,266 in
1905.
Hester's crop for Texas last year
showed only 2,221,000; thus more
cotton has already been ginned in
Texas to November 1 than was gin-
ned last year altogether.
witr 1,523,147 bales'"«n T?F',r^T,SJTnJbrai of the trapper
may catch doxenfM a, single night.
When finisbe<iiLihe; blanket is a
beautiful thing pf dazzling white-
ness, extremely1 light and very
warm. Its warsitli is secured not
only by the.fo^fct also by the air
in the many slenwt£ubes. In time
the blankets low their beautiful
whiteness, but Jth#f'retain their es-
sential qualities and last for years.
They are highly prized by the In-
dians, and they fetch good prices.
As a matter of {act, they are seldom
seen outside o&Canada, and, like an
eiderdown quilt, they are overwarm
for heated honae* in this latitude.
It is probabfe'thst fully 200 rab-
bits go to the jnaking of such a
blanket, since one elrin makes but
a single narrow ptripr of the whole
seven feet. A®<. bid Indian chief
was asked one, night as he sat be-
fore his cam$fii* id the north how
many skins W*# 'required for a
blanket. He looked at th? question
er and said. wiuUfatnile
Til tell voujjfhoW many skins
The Corn Crop.
Washington, Nov. 9.—An average
yield of 26.2 bushels of corn per acre
and an indication total production of
2,642,687,000 bushel of corn are pre-
liminary estimates announced in the
report of the department of agri-
culture Issued today, summarizing
the corn crop.
The Cotton Conference.
Memphis, Nov. 9.—The first ses-
8io nof a three days cotton conven-
tion will open here tomorrow with a
delegation present from every cotton
growing state in the South. Presi-
dent Harvie Jordan of the Southern
Cotton Growers Association was one
of the first arrivals and said a large
attendance was assured. The para-
mount object o fthe gathering will be
to devise ways and means to ad-
vance the price of cotton. The con-
ference will also endeavor to de-
vise means to make advances to far-
mers In order that they may be en-
abled to hold the crop for better pri-
ecs when values are depressed thru
manipulation.
CANADIIlt! jiAAE SKINS.
Mad* Into W
liar
From the
hare, which
United States
Light Blankttf
in*.
the Canadian
ea" south into the
id jn winter turns
•now whiter th^ Indians make one
of the warmest fend softest of blan-
kets.
After tho Skato has been cured
it" is cut with a
a- single narrow
length. The strip
into a tube seven
inner diameter of
a quarter of an
and made
sharp knife
■trip many |
is carefulrf j
feet long, wit
rather more _ _
inch and an dulefr diameter of about
half an inch- '.V' ,
The skinfe'thin, but tough, so
that the tube,is tight, but strong.
The edges aipjyrfwed together with
great care ai& firmness. Enough
of these tub<j^'a#e made to form a
blanket seveft iWt square.
When all
ed together
that the blanl
ly made as
this is done
the men me:
which are so n
hade they are sew-
[animal sinews, so
> almost as at rone-
were woven. All
he Indian women,
apping the hares,
is in the far
t
make a rabbit
"Yon go out
the woods wh
many
etn .
a clear spot in
He snow is very
G. C. SnavVly was la towa Wednss-
rtav en butfLf* tre* felt fcoas ha |he
Tyler farm. ' •••• 4 • •
I
Work to Start en Compress.
. .Superintendent Smith of Philadel-
phia, who has control of ail the mc-
Fiidden compress interests of the
i'nited States waa in Belton Wednes-
day in consultation with local con-
tractors regarding the rebuilding of
the compress here. Mr. Smith has
charge of the building and ail con-
structive work in the compress line
of the McFadden agency, as stated
above and he was here making ar-
rnagement8 for the clearing away
of the debris of the burned press
and also to make arrangements for
the construction of the new presB.
He did not say positively as to when
work would begin here, but It Is
understood that no time would be
lost in rebuilding a press for Bel-
ton that the entire city would be
proud of.
By riason of the failure of the
former press to run, there is some
skepticism as regards the new press,
but every evidence at the present
time indicates that Belton will be
right in the swim with a compress
to handle the business for next sea-
son. Another thing which looks
well Is the fact that those who are
interested in the press have arrang-
ed for the concentration of a great
amount, of cotton at this point, and
this press will have all it can han-
dle next year.
Th6re is no question whether
this can be done, and It Is learned
from good authority that all arrant
gements have been made to control
all the cotton on the San Angelo
branch of the Santa Fe as far out
as Brownwoot!. or rather everything
this side of Brownwood, which wjll
keep the Belton press busy all the
-sason.
As eaid in a former Issue of the
Democrat, this should give inspira-
tion to the people of our town to go
iftrr other enterprises. There is
nothing prcured without effort In
thu busy day of commercialism, and
with proper effdrt Teltoii can play
an Important part In the establish-
ment of enterprises like the com-
press. We have every advantage to
offer for these kind of things, and
the thins tor us to do is to get busy
and every fsllow keep an eye. out for
things In this line.
Prof. Binkley, formerly super-
intendent of tbe Temple school*,
but now a teacher at the South-
western University at
town Was in Belton Tuesday.
deep in. early winter ami. giro- r
whole day to felling trees and gath-
ering light, dTy wood for a fire.
Then at night yoni make your fire, a
very big fire, of all the wood vot;
Rave gathered.
- "Jt jv^l light Cp nil the clearing
and will melt the surface snow for
many yards around. The hare? will
coine out of fhe woods in whole
families, attracted bv the light of
your fire, and will crouch on the
surfiio'.' in ■■'I'ltvuwltiug. a.
watch it. There they will sit for
hours until the fire has gradually
died down.
"Meanwhile the cold night will
have again frozen the surface of the
enow, and the rabbits, which have
covered it so thick you cannot see
anything but their fur an'd their
eves, will freeze tight to the freez-
ing snow. You can go out with a
stick then and knock them all on
the head, but it will be a big job.
When it is done, however, you'll
have enough rabbit skins to make a
blanket like mine."—Washington
Post.
An Inch of Rain.
The rain fell in buckets, the
thunder racketed terribly and the
lightning drew zigzag linea of bright
gold upon the violet skv.
"So you, too, don't know what an
inch of rain is exactly," said the
weather clerk, as he looked at his
rain measuring instrument "Very
few people do, it seems. I'll explain
it to you.
"An acre is 6,272,C40 square
inches. An inch of water on an
acre is therefore 6.272,040 cubic
Inches. That amount, at 227 cubic
inches to the gallon, equals 22,000
gallons or 220,000 pounds or 100
tons.
"An inch of rain is, in other
words, rain falling at the rate of
100 tons to the acre."—Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
High Tonad.
A citizen of culture and poetic
taste went to a public library and
asked for Shelley's "Prometheus
Unbound." He was rather taken
aback when the librarian replied
with great hantenr, "We don't keep
any unbound books in this library."
Elk Hall Being Prepared.
The work of preparing the hall
for the occupancy of the Elk's lodge
was begun Monday. Tbe hall will
be located In the James building,
the second story being utilised. The
lodge, as Is well known, was eecured
through the efforts of a number of
Beltonltes, at the Elk's convention at
Dallas, who were st the tlaie mem-
bers of the Temple lodge.
H. C. PIERCE
MAKES BOND
Austin, Tex., Nov. 9.—h .s. Pierce
made bond In the sum of 120,000 to-
day and It was given Sheriff Mat-
thews to secure the magnate's ap-
pearance in court for trial. His sur-
eties represent five millions, and are
George w. Llttlefield, president, and
h. a. Wroe, ,vice-president, of the
American National Bank; Joseph
Nalle, lumber dealer; Walter Tips,
hardware merchant; w. r. Hamby,
president, and Chester Thrasher,cash-
ier of the Cltlzena' Bank and Trust
Co; Theo. Low, chothing merchant;
George Hume, president of tbe Capi-
tol Bank and Trust Co; p. J. Law-
less of the International and Great
Northern; a. j. Eliers, dry goods
merchant.
The case was continued until the
January term of court.
As soon as Sheriff Matthews ap-
proved the bond, Pierce shook hands
with him and aBked the sheriff to
call when In St. Louis, and the of-
ficer so promised. Pierce and his at-
torneys immediately returned to the
hotel. The magnate will remain in
Austin until tomorrow and will like-
ly decide to go to the gulf hunting
and fishing. Pierce said he was de-
lighted with the trip to Texas.
Pierce Arrives at Austin.
Austin, Tex., Nov. 9.—h. Clay
Pierce, the oil magnate charged with
perjury in making an affidavit to se-
cure a permit for the Waters-Pierce
Oil company, arrived at Austin at 6
o'clock this morning in bis private
car Zamora over the m. k. & t. Ac-
companying him are h. s. Priest,
Colonel Fordyce, e. b. Perkins, Sam
Canty and Georgf Clark of Waco.
The car was left standing immediate-
ly in front of the station with all
curtains drawn. No one stirred un-
til 7:15 when one of the secretaries
left the car. a porter answered all
luestlons concerning .Pierce with
'Not up yet." At 8:30 Pierce left
he car with Priest on one side and
Fordyce on the other, and walked to
the Drisklil Hotel, where rooms 20
and 22 were assigned to the party.
Breakfast was had at 9. Sheriff
Matthews said at 9:15 that he would
iwalt the multi-millionaire at his
office if he did not remain too long
it breakfast. His surrender was
icherittlti at to o'clock. pi.rce ap-
peared to enjoy his breakfabt and en-
tertained Prisst, Clark and Fordyce
with recollections of Ben Thomp-
on. - -
Leaving the hotel, Pierce, accom-
panied by Priest and Clack, walked
to the office of Attorney James h.
Robertson, then to the court house.
Sheriff Matthews met the magnate in
he hall and they shouk hands cor-
lially. No word of surrender or ar-
."st was uttered. The party entered
ho district court room where Pierce
ook a seat, Clarke on one side, For-
lyce on the other, while his attor-
neys conferred with Judge Calhoun
ind District Attorney Hamilton. a
large crowd fathered at the court
house to wtness the arrest. Pierce
was confronted with a dozen kodaks,
!>ut sttod the siege unconcerned.
Newspaper men were unable to break
through the phalanx of friends for
in interview and were warned that
the attempt would be useless.
Tennessee Valey.
Well, as i have seen nothing from
this place in some time, i will see
If i can write the news.
The weather has been fine and
most everybody Is through gathering
cotton, a few are still digging pota-
toes.
Mrs. John r. Whitley and her
daughter, Miss Kate, from Hamlin,
have been visiting relatives in the
Valley for the past week, but have
gone to Sparta where they will spend
a few days at their old home.
The party at Mr. John Pittman's
Saturday night was quite a success.
a number of boys and girls from
Belton came out and all report a
njee time.
Miss Vera Rather spent Saturday
night and Sunday with friends out
here.
Mr. c. m. At wood returned Mon-
lay evening from Coleman City
where he has been gone to look at
the country and visit his daughter,
Mrs. Lee Mlllweee. He Is well
nleased Iwth the western count- y.
Maclin Robertson was in town
Tuesday from Sala<}o.
TO OI8CU88 COTTON PRICK*.
OUR TREES.
loin* Variatia* Hav* a Diff*r*nt Nam*
In Evary Stat*.
What is called black locust in
Pennsylvania is yollow locust in
Massachusetts, white locust in New
York, red locust in one part of Ten-
nessee and green in another. Ln
Maine it is simply locust, in Louisi-
ana acacia, in Minnesota honey lo-
cust and in Maryland post locust.
These many names overlap and are
not strictly separated by state lines.
On the other hand, the true hon-
ey locust (which belongs to an al- ue three days. Governors of half
together distinct genus from the a dozen or more States will be pres-
black locust) is known also as black 1
locust, sweet locust) thorn locust,
locust, three thorned acacia, thorn
tree, honey shucks, piquant amou-
rette, confederate pintree and a few
other names.
White pine is a tree of so dis-
Qrowers, Ginnera and Others Interw
ested Will Confer,
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 9.—Cotton
growers, ginners and many others
whose interests are allied will meet
in mass meeting here this week to
discuss the present downward ten-
dency of spot cotton prices and the
night rider situation in the South
and to agree as to remedial meas-
ures. The meeting will be called to
order next Tuesday and will contin-
Texaa Case In Washington.
Washington: The Supreme Court
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE JAIL
The cells and the walls In the
per story of the jail are being palr'-
ed this week. The gray color favored
will make the Interior much lightr-,
the red color formerly used darken-
ing the place and very little llgh
could reach the prisoners.
Mrs. J. M. Hendrix, of Holland
ia here this week taking treat-
ment at the Dankworth health
Institute. She is improving
rapidly and soon will be dis-
charged!
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Creswell,
of Temple were guests of friends
hereon Sunday.
ent and will lead their active sup-
port toward making the cotton con-
vention one of the most important
gathering of its kind ever held in>
the South. Advices from President
Jordan of the Southern Cotton A ~
i pine is a tree ol so dis- sociation, who called the conference,
tinguishen appearance that it is en-1 indicates the attendance will be very
titled to one name among lumber-1 large from all the Southern States,
men as well as among botanists. (j[r_ Jordan is expectcd to arrive in
But it does not have it. | Memphis Monday to take active
In both Massachusetts and South charge of the arrangements.
Carolina it is sometimes known as | ,
Weymouth pine, which is its uni- To Stop Big Waste of Gas. <
versal name in Europe. Pennsylva- Henripttn; The bi ^ well of
mans occasionally speak of it as this , . running wild. Mr.
soft nine, rennesBeeans as sprue*. • .
and in other parts of the soutE it i 1>ro*D' ,'.'6 af V"E
called northern pine. ' ^ has dJrrec (';1 t lC 8urvT 8
The loblolly pine is a southern *m °" ,M?n,lav 0 r,u" the.
tree, and the piople of the south "n £h'chJ° £°nsl:r,ui\\ * 1'ne
have been liberal with names, some- 0 Fort Wortf am! l)allt* m ord«
times applying several in a restrict- 1 °°™sunie V U} fU3' as ^ 83 weU
ed locality. In North'Carolina it in a8.0^ Practl^al 0:l, an<1 ^,8
loblolly oldfield, torch, rosemary, think that is the only way left ito
slash, shortleaf, sap, Indian, yellow. *80P tho Tastl; of Kd8< whlch
swamp and longstraw, each being escaf!n* f^±™°n *'t-T !
followed bv the word "pine." In at ihe rate of 22.000.000 cubic feet
Maryland it is longshucks, in De!a- ever-v twenty-four hours.
ware longKchat, in Virginia corn-
stalk, foxtail, spruce, swamp and
others. It is called meadow pine in
Florida. of the Unitid States received briefs
From New England to the Caro- Wednesday in the case of Marcellus
linas the tulip poplar is frequently Thomas vs. Texas involving the
called whitewood or tulip tree. Vel- right of a negro prisoner to demand
low poplar is its usual name in negroes on the trial jury. Thomas
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and was <jjonvicted in Harris County on
Kentucky and on the market in the the charge of murdering two white
|orm of luqiber. It is tulip pop men. Counsel for the prisoner mov-
lar jn TUiaois, poplar in Ohio, ed a new trial on the-ground thlt
white postal in Indiana, blue pop- negroes had been excluded from the
lar in Delaware, hickory poplar in jury, but the trial court held that
Virginia, popple in Rhode Island, negroes had not been excluded, and
cucumber tree in New York and the supreme court of the State held
canoe wood in Tcnnepsee. the same way^ ,,,
The birches are equally rieb'4n ~ . .-..v frvfr.--itm
names, and some of the name- Poultrymert to Org^nla#.
cling after the lumber reaches mar-1 Dalks. pouitrytnen of Teias have
ket. "Cherry* and "mahogany ^ movement for the organi_
furniture may be made from what ... V
in Maine is known as sweet birch. zatlon of « ^ "ionization. The
but which changes its name nt the purposes of the state body are for
crossing of almost every state line federating the several smaller bodies
as the tree's habitat is traced south- , state, the avoiding of conflicts
ward. N *n dates of the smaller shows and
Scarcely half a dozen of the al- the devising of some method of in-
most 500 species of forest trees suring the payment of premiums of-
found in the United States are pop- fered in the little shows. As a cul-
tefR by their botanical mination it is intended that there
names. A few, however, are so shall he a showing of the better
known, among them being catalpii birds from the various shows at a
and sassafras. But even these suf- state show, or at the Southwestern
fer through mispronunciation by Poultry Association's show.
those who try to speak them.—For- .... ^ ^
estry and Irrigatiok. i 0ne dead: Kentucky Feud.
_ Lexington, Ky.: As a result of 8
Football Game. ' feud at Campon Junction, about 20
Friday afternoon, at 4 o clock miles west of Jackson, Tslow Allen,
the Belton high school football aged 20, was shot and killed last
team will meet the Temple high night; Alvin Oarves, aged 22, was
school team, in what promises badly injured, and Clarence Sher-
to be the most interesting game man, who did the shooting, was shot
of the season, at the ball ground in the head, but managed to escape
near the North Belton Cemetery, to the mountains. ^ Eight bottles of
Both teams are well trained and whiskey shipped into the town is
confident of victory. And the said to have brought on the trouble
pupils of both schools arc "
wrought up to the highest pitch Saturday was the closing day of
of enthusiasm and will be at the the great West Texas Fair at Saw
gatre in force, singing the son?rr Angelo when another large crowd
and giving the yells of their rc- was in attendance.
spective schools. Every citizen,:
of Belton should come out to Ont Killed: Two Injured.
this game and help support t!.c Anniston: In a fight at Edwardi-
local high school team. T: c ' ^jie Saturday night, James Vaugh-
singing and rooting will be well ft coll student, shot and killed
worth the price of admission tr Rarker and woumkd Elbert-
those who do not understand the Jone9 and Bart MeCormick. Jones'
game. A special car will lonv d make station of the
the square for the grounds „ w y * McCormick
c °WlUcJ?y.SSto • "«"* « ' ■ "Mh T°i
Barker was shot through the heart
Cotton Receipts.
three times. Immediately after the
_ ... . , iir i shooting. Vaughan was placed on •
Public Weigher Wolston i train nd bro ht to Anniston,
statistics show that Belton up to where he wa8 ,ac(.d in jail. ,
Thursday evening has receive..^ r
more cotton than was received
dur.ng the entire season last
year bv nearly live thousand
Assassin Tails In Attempt
Calcutta: A daring attempt wae
l>
it-port, in which we a e ah
UiCbted.
in-1
Flee Barns.
An alarm of fire was sounded from
he residence formerly owned an 1
Of-u; l^d by A. L. Curtis, but new
tb< property of M. W. Taylor on
ever.
Writes Concernlnc Pendens.
arrived on tbe scene.
tsm
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bales. The receipt this yearL made Satnnlay evening by a Bengali,
right close to 10,000 mark where to assassinate Sir Andrew Hender-
in last ye*ar we received just ^ Lie nanti
little more than five thousand Governor of Bengal. Like three °yhMri
bales the entire season. This! attempts that have been made since)
■h certainly a ve.'y tucoumgin_ I ^'8 appointment to that otnee in
1903, this latest attack upon him
proved unsuccessful, Sir Andrew;
escaping without any injnry what-*
"i
Austin: Assistant Adjutant Qen«
era! E. M. Plielps Tuesday •ddreM*.
No.th Pearl street yesterday mcru- ^ R ,eUer to ^
In* M 0:30. The fire started in .ho Department at Washington looking
kitchen fJue but was extlngul'l*e<t *. v • 3- a- ,. TT^
by the occupant, before the firemen the adjudication of a question thlt
Has i mart ant bearing on the qualifi-
cutions Jot pension* of several hnn-
Llnt*>n Archor, waa in town dred veterana of-those wars. Thai
Tardily from his borne mar «p'.wtiotf is, whether er not payment
Holland. for supplies ft'mi she s a title to
mum as doe* payment for E rviow. |
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Bell County Democrat (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1908, newspaper, November 13, 1908; Belton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth232365/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.