Abilene Semi-Weekly Farm Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 24, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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BsilslB&fl "Will no of llrlck 100x100
Feet will Cost $20000 j Finns
Draft n for Pnston Brick on
North First St.
Just to show tholr confidence In tho
future of Ablleno and to get ready for
a boom In the fall Messrs. Compere
Brothers and Henry James three well
known citizens announce the early
erection of five storo and offlco build-
ings at the corner of Walnut-and North
Third streets Immediately east of the
poafofflce facing south and west.
Plans which wore drawn by Pres-
ton & Curtis are nearlng completion
and the Job will bo out for bidders next
week. The five buildings will have
a Bouth and -west frontage of 100 foet
and a north frontage of 75 feet. Two
stores 25 by 75 feet will faco south
and west. The lntter two stores will
be one story the others two. The en-
tire half block Is to built of red brick
trimmed In. gray with Abilene bricks
for backing purposes. A drop awning
will extend around the buildings on
two. sides. Tho stairway will face
west. The entire cost will reach anout
520000.
The Faxton Building.
Plans for the George L. Paxton
building drawn by Preston & Curtis
are also nearlng completion ums'is
to be a two story structure directly
In the rear of the Citizens National
Bank building with a frontage 50 by
130 feet on North First street facing
south. It Will have a gray brick front.
Abilene brick will be used for backing
purposes? and will cost between $12-
000 and ?15000. The contract wjjl
be let some day next week.
COST OF LIVING HIGHER
THAN BUT ONE YEAR AGO
Government's Meat Contract Given
' to Swift and Co.. . Supports
Above Assertion.
SAN ANTONIO May" 21. That the
cost of Uncle Sam's living has materi-
ally increased 'during the past twelve
months was Bhown today by contracts
for beef for army posts In Texas
awarded at department headquarters
.here today.
The price Is a full third higher than
that paid a year ago. Swift & Com-
pany got tho contract for all but two
posts. Their quotations ranged from
$8.40 to $1050 per hundred pounds.
The bidding was brisk practically
every packing company operating in
the state taking part.
BODY OF WILL ItEVELS
INTERRED AT POTOSI.
After a siege of several days slck-
neBB with typhoid-fever Will Revels
the nlnteori year old son of John Re-
vels living on Chestnut and South
Eighth streets died at one o'clock thla
morning and the body will be Itnorred
ln the Potosl cemetery at four o'clock
this afternoon.
CYCLONIC WINDS VISITED
. PARTS OF LAMAR COUNTY
Number of Homes Blown Down and
Cotton Wheat and Oat Crops
Were Ilndlf Damaged.
PARIS May 23. Lahiar pounty ex.
perlenced w'nd of nlmosf cyclonic pro-
portions this morning. Cotton oats
und wheat wero badly damaged esp
dally in the west ond of tho county
where hte wind was especially fierce)
Incomplete reports bore today Indi-
cate that" a dozen or more homes in va-
rious parts of the. county wore blowr
over. Dave Hammond and Oscar Mci
Bath were .the heaviest losers. No fa-
talities wore resorted.
Telephone telegraph ami oectrif
light wires wore torn cown tnrougnou
the storm belt and conimunlcutloi-
with the sectjons vjslted by tho w)nC
ls as yrt Incomplete. The wind wat
accompanied by a heavy rain.
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A fL Persley of Dallas .arrived in the
i'K.
city Sunday evealng sad will spad
several days her on a.buslMss aa
proapctl trip. While 'fulaeVctfy
Kr Prle' wilY stoiVi' "lrlk
J. D. KM.
BICE FIELDS SWEPT MMY
Heavy Rains Cause Streams to Itlso
Breaking Lei ccs and Washing
Away Crops. Sorcral In-
'jnrcd in the Storm.
Special to The Reporter.
HOUSTON May 21 One dead and
twenty towns reporting houses blown
aay or damaged scores hurt and all
streams rising Is the result of a sovere
storm throughout this section last
night following the high winds of
Thursday night and Friday. Accord
ing to reports received hero today the
total number of Injured- will reach one
hundrod. Beto Hernandez a Mexican
was killed at Gonzales Texas by
lightning. The property damage at
that place reaches thouands of dol
lars.
Heavy rains sovoro winds hall and
an electric display visited entire Cen-
tral and Southwestern Texas last
night and to'day reports from more
than twenty tbwns show th ' damage
was done to property and porsons. The
levees of several pice fields were s'wept
away by the rising streams.
Reports from Pauls Valley and that
section state that two persons wero
killed and some thirty injured by a
wind of .cyolonic .proportions which
visited there last night. A severe rain
and "hail storm accompanied the wind
destroying all crops and gardens.
AVIATOIt MAKES A FLIGHT
ACROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL
DEAIj England May 21 Coufit Do
Lesseps a rench aviator who started
at three thirty this afternoon on a
flight across the English Channel In
an neroplano landed here.
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TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ARE CREATED INGOUNTY
Commissioners Court Provides Further
Facilities For Very Rapidly
Growing Population.
Prom Friday's Dally:
By a decision of the Commissioners
Court of Taylor county two new
school districts have been created and
probably before the sessions are clos
ed other districts will be created
School District No. 52 west of Caps
is cut off a strip of Guadalupe county
school land and will be available to
the new town west of Caps on the San-
ta Fe
School District No. 53 called New-
hbpo was formed In the north end of
the county. Including a part of Taylor
and .Tones. It is what Is known as n
county line district.
County Superintendent of Schools E.
V. White id busy taking the scholastic
census of tho county. In the latter
part of June ho will bo able to give
the results. Dast year's census show
ed about 6400 children between the
scholastic ages of 7 and 17 years. This
year Mr. White thinks the number will
approximate 7000 .
ALLEGEO BOGUS CHECK '
DASHER WAS CAPTURED
Nervy Bank 'Employ 0 Recognizes HI'i
Visitor and Ghes Pursuit;
Croud is Attracted.
Special to The Reporter.
FORT WORTH May 23. At tho Far-
mers & Merchants National bank tbtf
morning there was caused somo ex
citement by the alleged attempt of r
man named W. A. Edmutiaons to can)
a forged check.
It Js stated that this waa Edmunsons'
second attempt and that ho was rec-
ognized by David Boaz paying teller
who attempted to capture him. Ed
nmiiBona fled Boaz pursued and th'
alleged bogus check cashcr was cap-
turned after a fist tight .
Edmunsons was placed in custody
The flight and chase attracted the at-
tention of several hundred people. It
Is said that Edmunsons confessed thai
he attempted to secure money undpi
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STREET 7AVEMENT T. G. RAILROAD CHUFiGH CONDEMNS
COMMITTEE BACK MEN IN THE CITY THE LEGAL SALOON
MAYOR KIItBY AND ASSOCLVTES
RETURNED TODAY FROM: A
TRIP TO ST. JO. . -
SAW THE HAS5ANT PAVING
Will Submit Formal Recommendation
to City Council at the Kext
Regular meeting Tues-
day May 21th.
Mayor E N. Klrby City Attorney
IsaacB City Engineer Leonard and AN
derman M inter comprising tho Street
Paving Committee returned this morn-
ing from St. Jo. Mo. and other points
Where thoy Investigatea the Hassam
paving the manufacturers of which
are bidding onthe Ablleno street pav-
ing job. Ocknnder Brothers of Waco
are Texas agents. Tne party were ac-
companied by P. W. Whitley of tho
Ockander Company and two other gen
tlemen from Stamford. They left tho I
Stamford party nt Kansas City.
The committee has made out Its for-
mal report of recommendations which
will bo submitted at Tuesday's meeting
of the City Council Shortly afterward
the contract will bo let and Mr. Klrby
Is authority for the statement that uc
work In the streets will likely
beMu by the mlddlo of June certainly
no Inter than July 1.
The committee has considered bids
from and Investigated pavings of brick
asphalt bltulitbic granitoid and Has-
Bam people and has gono into the mat-
ter with great thoroughness nnd intel
ligence. They have carefully weighed
every detail every climatic condition
and" will recommend tho paving they
believe to be Bulted to Ablleno.
They returned by way of Fort Worth
after spending flvo hours in St Jo
tour hours in Kansas City and an hour
and a halt at Donleon. They left Tues-
day night of this week.
"The country generally from' Ablleno
to St Jo appears to bo In forst rate
chape'' sutdMr Klrby "aud wo were
rained on every day wo were gono I
never saw things looking so well."
MRS W. C. ttOOHE DIED LAST
NIGHT FROM PERITONITIS
Mra. W. C. Mooro who was In the Abl
lone Hospital for treatment fqr perl
tonltls died there this morning at ono
thirty o'clock at tho ago of forty-two.
The body wns placed In tho first eaBt-
bound passenger this morning where
It was conveyed to Ranger where bur-
ial will take place lato this afternoon
W. C. Moore husband and Clayburn
Moore son of tbe decease accotnpan.
led the body.
Jr'N Partr.o this cHr bad tad been
la' iwsMwstsnwtB ktma 'o to-
day's mob trata.
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T.C.
MEN IN THE CITY
ARE HERE ONJ BUSINESS CON.
NECTED WITH BUILDING
INTO ABILENE.
TWO CONSULTATIONS HELD
Railroad Men Enthusiastic Over Pros.
pect of Ablleno and Think Road
" Likely to leave this Afternoon .
fpr Roton ou Business trip.
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Col. C. H Sharmon chief engineer of
the Tqxas Central railway and H. J.
Curcton attorney for that road aro
in tho city today on business connec-
ted with tho road. DuVlng this morn-
ing tho railroad men were in consuf-
tatlon with Abilene railroad men. An-
other consultation was held this after-
noon at two o'clock.
While having nothing to give out as
yet both Texas Contral men seem In
excellent spirits and seem to be on
thuslnstlc over ovorythlng connected
with this city. In speaking of their
trip hero Mr. Cureton. said: "Whllo
we aro not yet ready to tell all wo
hnvo done everything still looks all
right fpr Abilene. There aro many
tilings which rcclulro a good deal of
time as for Instance tho fifty mllea of
right of way between this point and
Rising Star and Jt will yet bo Bome
days before wo know definitely what
is to bo done." I
VUI. 0MUI 1I1VII MUU VVlf JllltU IU DU
of the road but was wiling to complr
mont Abilene saying that If prlyato
Impressions count this city will not
run second for the road. Tho two offi-
cials leave this afternoon for Rotan
whore they will spend tomorrow on
railroad 'business before returning to
Rising Star
TWO SUITS FOR PARTITION
FILED BY MRS. CLAUDE HYDE
Special to Tho Reporter.
KANSAS CITY..MO May 21-r-Two
suits asking for a partition of the es-
tate left by Col Swopo waa filed today
by Mrs B O. Hydo wife of thq physi-
cian convicted of tho murdor of Swopc
BOARD'OF MISSIONS NAMES
A KUMBER OF SECRETARIES
Uy Associated Presa.
AHHUV I.I.W N l. MllV H:iTllf
Board of Missions Methodist Episcopal
church South composed of tho college
of Bishops and other noted men Irf
church affaire met today appointed
secretaries of the various boards and
finished other Important work.
E. M. Brocton and wife of Batrd were
amosg the visitors in the city yester-
day O. M. Maxw4t Bl DeUow is Is the1
city tse guest of r 4r.grs; r' w.
Carter.
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY SAYS
DUTY OF CHUHCII IS TO
' SUITRESS TRAFFIC'
ANNUAL REPORTS RECEIVED
Address to be IH'lhcred This Afternoon
and tonight Tomorrow to bo Gli-
en 0er to Devotional Excrcis-
es Resolutions Monday
By Associated Press:
DlCKSON TENN. May 21. In tho
report of the temporary committee to
the Cumberland Presbytorinn assem-
bly here today tbe legalized saloon
Was denounced as tho most gigantic
evil now existing in tle nation and But-
ting as tho goal for tho church 'to
strive for tho cntlro elimination of all
formal of liquor traffic In (lie United
States. Tills report caused consldorni
bio discussion and it is believed that
when brought ta tho nssembly in form
of a resolution for a vote will rocolvo
somo negative votes although It will
bo carried.
Among other reports rend at tills
morning's session wus that of tho legal
boa'rd of ilnnnce which announced the
expenditure of ovor ftvo thousand dol-
lnrs In litigation over church property
With tho Northern Presbyterian church.
It Is expected that a resolution Will
bo adopted before the conclusion of
II1U WDOOIIllii; T11IL. n DUbdCDb owtllu
other plan for deciding on tho disputed
property ovor tho country than by le-
gul procedure which is costly to both
sides. '
Several Important addresses are
ecuuuuii'ii iur Klin uiiuiiiuuii uuu iu i
night. Monday resolutions will bo In-
dogate . Sunday wbon ovorlra - JJ JE
tp dovouonai exorcises. Ail unusuauy
largo number of delegates are In nt-
tendaace.
LUMBER TRUST UNDFR PKOBE
OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
By AHHoclnted Press
WASHINGTON May 2.'!. Tho Do.
imrtmontof Justlco Is Investigating the
price of lumber In tho United Stntcr
with a vlow of determining wliQther o-
not the so-called lumber trust may bt
rrachod by the Sherman anti-trust law
ou the ground that It Is a comblnutlo'
n restraint of trade.
II( B Smith an.j wjfq to Nick Al-
Icy. lo(s 1 and 2 block 15G city
of Abilene ...............$2500
Laura A. and J. U Johnson to
John R. Kackechnoy lots 4
5 and 0 block 1 Steffons &
I Lowdon subdivision of lot 3
I block 204 city of Abilene m..V.7C0.
E. O Bchorsck to T. II Yisson.
1 Woefc ISO cMr AUIii..aM
WAS DALLAS NEWS HOAXED?
Fort Worth Record Boldly Sujo Se
mid Supports Theory With
Genuine Slgnnlures
Front Unllcy.4
Another scnsntlon has developed
with regard to tho mysterious letter
purported to have boon Written by Sen-
ator J W. Bailey Trom Washington to
S. L. Russell Plnlnvlow and published
In Wednesday's Ibsuo of The Dallas
No.ws. "
S.'D. Hunter Secretary of tho Pola-
doxter Club of Taylor .county todny m
ceived tho following tolegrnhi from
JW. Torroll of Dallas:
Dallas Toxns "May 19. '10
S D. Hunter Abilene Texas.
Havo Just received tho following
wlro from Senator Bailey: "I havo(Just
seon.copy of Dallas' News containing;
purported loiter to S. U Russell. Some-
body lias Imposed on him (Russell) or
ho has attempted to Impose on tho
pcoplo of TcxoB for it is absolutely
certain that I did not wjito that let-
ter J. W. Balloy." '
(Signed) J. W. Torroll.
The Fort Worth Record of data
Thursday May ID' stipes Its frank bo-
liof that tho alleged letter from Balloy
to Russull Is a forgery poi petratcd on
The Dallas News To strengthen Its
theory Tho Record publishes Bovoral
fac-sluillo signatures of Senator Bailey
directly under tho slgnnturo to tho
Russell lettor alid lets tho pcoplo of
TexaB Judge for themselves. A careful
ovamlnntlon of tho two signatures
shows several marked ilifferoncos;. For
Instnuco the "J. W. B." In tho Pialn-
Ylew lettor aro connected evidently
having ben Written without thq lilting
of tho pen. In no one of th flvn gcfi-
ulno signatures presuming thoy are
genuine published in Tho Record nrc
tho three initials so Joined llalloyu
slgnaWreB show an' Inclination toward
obliqueness. Tho Plnlnvlow slgnntnre
Is almost If not quite perpendicular
The "B's" and the "a's" aro dissimilar.
Only tho "e-y" at tho o'nd of the name
with tho cnrclosn downward swoop of
the pon aro similar.
In any event whether the signature
aro genuine or no n brand now pbaae
In thq present political situation baa
piesented Itsolf to tho voters or th
Texas to the almost utter exclusion at
nil other episodes Incidont to the gub-
ernatorial race.
Tho story referred toas having been
published n Tho Record appears B to-
day's Issue of Tho Reporter.
DUFFALO GAP LIVE OAK
SENDS ODT FIRST ISSUE
Another Weekly Newspaper for Tajtac
Count) And It's a Real
News? Sheet Too.
Tho latest and nowest nowepapor to
find Its way to the ExcWngo Editors
doBk Is tho Buffalo Gap Llvo Oak th
first Issuo of which was published Fri-
day of last weok.
Tho Live Oak dorlVes Its name from
tho faqt that the town of Buffalo Oap
lies In tho heart of a monster grays oC
picturesque live onk treos Its motto:
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K"l .
llvo oaks from llttlo acorns
taken to mean that the pro-
- -- -- nnrt:i . them W8
Tho Llvo Oak's debut Is flatteringly
Auspicious. Eight pagos all home
print with nppYoxlinately three bub-
drcd Inches of display advertising and
the announcements of thirteen :andl.
dates for office is not so bad. K the
Llvo Oak Can keep it up tho "little
acorns" will soon turn Into lovely fat
dollars
Readable matter Is attractively plac-
ed throughout. On tho first page la as
oxcollont article on Buffalo Gup and
hor resources. Tio editorial depart-
ment Is In the hands of M. O. Jonklas
formerly editor of the Hawloy Hustler
assisted by W. II. Wright a recqnt'Sd-
dltlon to Buffalo Gap. Mr Wright M
an entertaining writer with a ke
roso for news and win doubtless be
able to keep up his ond of the ropf
without much trouble.
The Reporter most.
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Abilene Semi-Weekly Farm Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 24, 1910, newspaper, May 24, 1910; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth314593/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.