Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1905 Page: 2 of 8
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DOWN AT AUSTIN.
STORM STILL IN FORCE.
DALLAS COUNTY’S ORGANIZATION
S. P. HABBEN, Fwovwisvon.
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TEXAS
CARROLUTON,
NEWS IN NUTSHELLS.
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Pens ion.-,—First
year
year.
First
year
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State Reformatory—First year (37,-
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Want Guns they Can Carry Away.
Chicago: Rapid-fire guns w*m-
on
of any
and the follow ing officers
elected:
President—Dr.
Hutchins.
Secretary—R. R. Ellis, Lancaster.
A little daiM of Mm. Scott, a widow
at Sherman. was so badly boned from
Its etofktnx catchinc oa fire, that it
of 25 cents a mile, and always collect
it.
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5
Fire Chinese laborers were arrested
by Chinese Inspector E. 8. Blain, at
Alamagorrto. for being unlawfully in
the United States in violation of the
Chinese esclvsion act and were
brought before United States Commis
stoner W. 8. Shepherd, and after trial.
thusiasm, which lias been on the
leaven for some time u now at full
It is estimated also that wish the pres-
ent large force of men it will be ten
total of 691#.
las county
votes,
votes.
' Deaf an«l Dumb Asylum—First year
(99,85 (, se,ud (99,650.
iiailrnul
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| trict south ot thr Ohio timing the next, ; the members of the House.
| Grew Desperate and Shot Himself.
Fort Worth: Jesse H. Melton. son
1 ol Capt. Jesse J Melton, aged 39 years,
and a prominent member of the
Knights of Pythias, killed himself with
a revolver Wednesday afternoon The
midday meal §ad just been completed,
whew Melton walked Into a front room
A pistol shot was heard and members
on the.
Railway,
« cmou™ cMtmt ]HE GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
' tai to cattle. Cattle that had been in
rhe Brazos bottom have not been hurt
but cat tie on the prairie were dying
in large numbers. L was not. from wet-
ness. but from cold. Owners generally
( had driven their cattle into the bot-
toms. but thousands remained on tbs
prairies, and they were dying very rap-
idly.
Old Court House at Waco Sold.
Waco: The old court bouse of Mc-
lennan County was sold Wednesday af-
ternoon ar. public outcry by Sheriff O.
W. Tilley, under orders of the com-
missioners’ court, the county having
erected about two years ago a modern
and beautiful court bouse, costing
about a quarter of a million dollars.
Crow Bros, bought the old building
and grounds for #10.000 and will use
same for a mammoth laundry.
citiirn* are *top|w«| in the streets
at night and arrested unless they
give the officers money.
While E. C. Jordan and W. A.
Conlce, two prominent citizens of
Corn hill. were out on the l«ce farm
Jordan accidentally discharged a
double-barrel shotgun. The con-
tents severed jugular vein and be
diet! instantly.
Heart failure, said to L. e IHv«j" here* about
Fitzgerald
heat. The recent bond issue
$.'>00,000, besides the regular
Argentine Republic War Ended.
Buenos Ayres: The insurrection
’ has been definitely crushed. All rebels
are either dispersed or captured. Maj.
Villamayor and a handful of men from
shut out Tram fhe Bahia-Blanca garrison are still at
--------------/ until last [large. bat his capture is imminent,
and Vicksburr. Miss., was cut | The Government has decreed the dis-
armament and dissolution of nil corps
which took part tn the insurrection,
cold Several officers have received promo-
telephono! t<f>n for bravery during the recent fight
5 -
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Adrift in Open Boat.
Halifax. N. S t After battling tn an
open boat with the tempratnre lb be-
low and a mighty gale lashing dhe sea.'
Captain Gorst. three passengers and
ten of the crew of the ill-fated Damar*
have reached Pleasant Point. Every
person was encased in a thick ice from
head to foot. Mrs. Prowse, who was
in the boat, bore up under the trying
ordeal wonderfully well and endured
the great hardship with fortitude.
X
Youngest Confederate Major Dead.
Denver, Colo.; Edwin Fitzgerald,
assistant general freight agent of
the Southern Railway system, diol
in this city Tuesday night after ,i
severe attack of la grrpjtc, from
which be was suffering when he ar-
• .... -■.•-.I a week ago. Mr.
by taunts from class- pjjxg,.ra|,| was a well-known rail-
r<rjd man and fought through inc
Civil War on the Confederate side.
Hr was the youngest Major in the
Confederate Army.
will raise all streams cud rivers and I developing as to what should be done
start the lee. which has held many , »ith the anti-pass bill Some members
.several [ declare it to be their purpose to fix
• up a tree pass bill so drastic that it
com-' will make the Senatorial hair curt.
It is proposed to tack on amend-
ments declaring that if any man is
of
ex-
year #12,400,
Ju lierary—First year (607,600, sec- broken
The T-aredo onion crop is said by
railroad officials, promises to be the
largest in many years.
Red River has been frozen over and
teams have l>een driven over it draw-
ing loaded wagons at Denison.
Henry Heirholtzer was given fifteen
resident, of Dal-[years in the penitentiary for the kill-
yea r
The persistence of the Senate in
passing platform demands in drastic
are for warm rains over the entire dis-[ shape continues to distort many of
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A. W. Carnes, 1 thirty-six hours .which, it is expected considerable difference of opinion is
I > — _ , —— I . ....... „ _ — .. . I —I .- — —>■ r. — < 1 . .. n — — ... wbaf uhnilIH h*> d<Jfl^
for a campaign of actual road con-
struction.
The committee on permanent or-
ganization submitted its i_r ,
which was adopted. The name of
the organization is to l>e the Dallas !
County Good Roads Association. central gulf region,
and the follow ing officers were
To the West.
St. Ishim: Thirty-two boys,,
ranging in age from 1? to years, |
Dallas County Leads.
Dallas: Dallas city polls paid, 5195;
! exemption certificates. 832; total,
polls outside the city, 4800;
I total ef 10427 for Dallas county. Hous-
ton polls paid. 4038; exemption cer-
tificates, 729; total. 4787: receipts out-
Dallas: The good roads train
now touring the State has come and
As at other places visited,
as will occur at places yet io be
visited by those gentlemen repre-
senting the National Good Roads
Association, there was much speak-
I ing, some of which showed that the
politician and the man looking for
D. Roccfeller offer* i-snaps’’ w35 «>n hand? The gentle-
1
t ions ami enterprises for 1906 and 1907 ■
are as follows:
Executive Department^ First
aged German #2o.8ot;, second (18488.
State Revenue Agt ut -First year i
675. se-ond #2675.
Mansion and Grounds--First yearl
(4880. second (1650.
Slate Department First year (14,1
410. second (13.5W.
Treasury Depari ment- First
the Baptista of that State giv» sociation were enthusiastic and had
$100,000. | their subject well in hand and are
Bv a vote of -15 to 10 the Assem-' managers of men. The grafter and
blv of California has passed a bil’! the politician played his wiles as
” * *L* 1 “ *_ * » an «>r-
conijM>sed mainly of
Washington, Feb. 8.—After a ccr-
tinuous sitting of nine hours the Sen-
(83,110,'ate at #:45 o'clock last night passed ,nlt of the CTW.
the joint statehood bill. As passed the
Fish an.i Oysrer Commission—First I ^j|( jd<, for th< o< the
year (2400. second (2400. |
IJve Stock Sanitary Commission - i 8*-at«’ °* O»«l»homa. to be composed
First year (13,000. second (I3,tw. [of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, and
Supreme Court—First year (19,640, i New Mexico, according to the present
scetwl #’!*.8** boundaries, with Arizona eliminated.
Court Criminal Appeals—First year, —a
(»,♦#», second (22.430. Th< ,on« wa“ characterized
Court Civil Appeals. First IMstrict—! by exciting incidents and many sur-
Flrst year (13J5O, second $13,150. [prises.
Second District First year, (12,^50,; No mtoxicants are to be sold within
Comptroller's
year (60,815, second (80,815.
Attorney General's Office—First year
(17,970, second (1747b.
General Land Office—-First vear (S.">,-
145, second (86,11».
R-tucation Department—First year'
(17.200, second 17,400. ■
Buildings and Grounds First year 'a,i »irst
(28.540, second (28.540. i
Firrvhaslnw Agent—First rear (I,-; -j -----.
700. second (4700. ' ,05' !’^”,nd
A ljmant General’s Office—First year; J,oufederate_ Home- First year (71,-
(40.1 io, second (10,1 to. I w travel. Street car traffic was inter-1
Fuhlie Printing-First year (25.220. I>af ami Dumb Asylum (colored)—' .-rimislv Railwav train..1
second (25 820 First year (21.695, second (21,695. ! tered w,tt‘ «wrtotMl>. Railway trains ■
Slate University—First year (I'>».-^ Department of Agriculture, etc.— were late on all lines entering rhe city.*
928, second (151.928. I First year (18.488, second (18.488. The Chicago train was four hours late;
Medical Branch- First year (<1,896,! 'rs‘ trains from the South were marked
upon the boards at the stations at
from one to three hours iate am: toe
Sr. Louis trains were one hour late.
New Orleans reports delay in the ar-
rival cf railway trains and unseason-
ably warm weather
The mangement ot the relphcne com-
purchased an tm-aerr trad ot taiui Austin: The amounts asked for the I
four miles west of that city ami will support of government and its ins’ttu- "'t
erect a fine club house and improve
the grounds at once.
Mrs. F. Zell, an
woman wa» found dead in Iwul at
Sherman and the coroner returned
a verdict to the effect that death
was due to natural causes.
At a meeting of the Stale depart-
ment of the G. A. IL at Dallas a few (28,480. second (it*,48«’.
days since that city was selected as Comptroller’s Department—First
the next meeting place of that body,
at a time yet to be selected.
Thiy Dunning, head of the wreck-
ed Citizens’ Bank of Mount Ayr.
Iowa, was found guilty hy a jury of
fraudulent banking. The jury was
©ut seven and one-half hours.
The Modern Order of Praetorians
are perfecting details of plans for,
the erection of a new building for :
home offices in Dallas. The propos-
ed building will cost about $85,000.
Arkansas' Jate-t law on trusts
prohibits the sale of any article sicond (11,896.
made by any trust or combine in
that State. The same iaw is made
applicable to insurance companies.
On Thursday several horses fell
on the icy streets of Dallas, one of
which broke a leg and hud to he
shot. The police refused to allow
smooth (hod horses to pass on the
down'town streets.
Joe Bryant.
I, H 111.4.L
A shipment of $1,000 worth <A gone.
R !1 County eggs was made to New and
York bv a Temple firm.
The Piea.-ant Grove school, i#
Navarro county is now closed fol,
the second time on acccunt o!
■mall pox.
John I ~
000 to Mississippi College, provided; mcn representing the National As-
Central Texas Cattle Suffer.
Houston: Hon. A. E. Masterson, jits*
from Brazoria county, stare* that the
most of them orphaiM ami all of' rw-csent cold spell has been largely fa-
trwm picked up on the streets of -* ■*-
New York, have pass>*d through Fn-
•en Station on their way to Texas to
Iweonre ranchmen. They were sent
from the New York Farm Memo-
rial School by the New York <*l>il-
drvn's Aid Society, and arc to Ire
plar ed with ranch and farm owners
in the neighborhood of Woodbury.
. w m m '
Killed by a Flying Wrench.
Beaumont; Edward Parr, 10
years old. tlicrl at the listers’ Hos-
pital Taesriav night as the result ot
injnries sustained in an accident at
Spindle Top at. 5 o'clock in the aft-
ernoon. He wan employed by Hen-
ry O’NeaJ ns oil dnller and »n
tightening a screw on a pipe which I ** tfce ram,,Jr rartlog ia. fowad Ma* dy-
be was adjusting when a large wl,h * buDet from a 38-caliber re-
wrench flew lack, striking him IB ’«•»•» J"*1 above bis heart. He died
»--■» —•» »— *■—witkia twenty miantea after Ike shot.
brought on 1
mates in a public school of the
Bronx, has caused the death of Je-
seph Kramer, seven year# old, who
failed of promotion.
Qualified voters of Dallas Coun-
ty dumber nearly 12,000 according
tn the statement of Tax Collector
Henry H. Jacobv after a hurried, “ . ,
•ummarv Tuesday night. City and rtn a«tom«hrle ears are to he used
county are almost tied in the matter Kusstana for the protectmn
of the paid poll*. of the Trans-Stbcrtan railroad. Six
' ... 4. of *h<»* >*'*n onlered by
Dr. S. J*. Hornbeak, dean at tifi jjadmlae Summerfield, represent t-
faenny of Trinity LnHeraty sny# |hc Ktt<wbl|
GOTcmnwn1.
that all yraagrment* have i>era >bo tbr (-hi, Mtmnobi..
completed for the naiversity sum- Thev KrTr (,njered for imme-
■rr achool to be held, beginnmf diatr delivery and will be sent to ------------------------- -----
June 6, and continuing eight weeka witbin the next two weeks, the head find frar taring hu skfiOL
! bill to increase the salaries of Dis-
------; Fifth District—First
' J secant! (12.4UO.
year1 ■ ----- —
«>n<l (607.800.
- ,. ■ Confederate f\—5.—,
' ’ ’ j (218.555, second (215,675.
I State Orphans' Home—First
(17,220, second (17420.
(I#8,050. second (186.050.
San Antonio Lunatic Asylum-
year (128,290. second (128,290.
Terrell Lunatic Asylum—First year
(214,890. second (214,89V.
Epileptic Colony—First year (75,400,
I second (75,400.
I Blind Asylum—First year (55,746,
. seevn I (55.700
Found Dead in His Bed.
Mineral Wefla: C. 3. Boykin, n form- ]
er resident of Dallas, but who reeklel
in Memphis. Tex., was found dead in
his room at the Hexagon Hotel about
10 o’clock Tuesday night. There was
a pistol shut wo:rn.I in his head. Death
in believed to have been accidental.
C. S. Boyken was -a residonr nt not.1
the State of Oklahoma for a period of las imfil about ten yean ago. He had i ing of John I*. Hoerr. at El Paso, last
twenty-one years. extensive interests In Mineral Wefts. ; May.
The tSorm Area Stretches from Louis-
ville to New Orleans.
Louisville, Ky., Feb X—Wl:h rain
and rlcet fallin.-; over nezriy every
mile of country from rhe Ohio river
to Ntw Or’.ear.s the usual avenues of
wire communication, which has been
demoralized since Sunday, west from
pemliturc in eash and otherwise of bad to worse Nearly every branch of
al>out $80,1)00 ,x*r annum by the comnurcial life felt the interruption,
county will do much toward start- and theprospects for better condi
tions are tot promising Cloutly weatk-
er, with rain, sitter or snow, prevails J Sunday; the bill prohibiting the tele-
Deaf and Dumb Asylum (colored)—-
First year (21.695, second (21,695.
Department of Agricwlture, etc.—
First year (18,488, second (18.488.
MisceI!an-’ous appropriations First
I year (25,hCU, second (25,060.
North Texas Nermal—First year’ The total of the amounts asked by
(40,250, second (10.250. 'b" < ommirtec in for the year 1906,
Sam Houston Normal—First year l";M>L«24.66: for 1907, (3,092,994.66.
(10.250. second (40.550. I The »*»«>*«« receipts of the State
San Marcos Normal—First year >37,- t’OVernuienl is for the year 1906, (3,-
500. second (37^00. J >0t>,0tP>: for the year 1907, (:t,.»00,«8>.
Girls Indus:rial CToBegc—First year 3P,pr°r>r»ationw for the
(29.550. second (24,350. ( year 1906 of (3,104.724.66, the deficit of :
Agrienltnral and Mechanical College aPProximat'dy (1,000,000 and (1,104,- pany in New Orleans has received re-
- First year (71,ooofi second (71,000. - 24 68. or >1,0»»0,0»)0 k»i than the reve- fronl (n Mississippi and
PwkirU* V.#r»kkal__Fir mi vi>ar I It it Vf‘>r, IS 'AutJilDCd.
.V,--.? * ? I - Uxtisiana showing that in ptoys.eal
a eonduitor on the H-'Pwrtment of PwbUe Health--FIrr.t W-”h,n«ton' Feb. 8—After a cer- pneper.y aiOD€. rbe telephone company
rr IV u? , I, , jear (46,640. second (46.640 t.nuoun sitting of nine hours the Sen- has suffered a less of (130.000 as a re-
Texas and New Orleans Hallway, / ypar f------->
was shot by his wife on rhe streets second (63.110.
cf Dallas Thursday, Twn l>a!l«
took effect in Bryant's back. The
beginning of the trouble dates back
•nine time.
Wholesale blackmail by the po-
lice of Warsaw is alleged by the cor-
respondent in that city of the Daily
5lail. who assorts that respectable
; second (12J55O.
1 Third District—First year (12^50,;
1 second (12.550.
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There Is ►ut Little to Show as Com-
pletcd Work-
Austin, Tex.. Feb The First
House bill to be passed by the Senate
received the finishing touches in the
upper house yesterday. It was th© bill
declaring June 3, Jefferson Davis’
birthday, a ligal holiday.
The Senate also finally passed the
Hanger bill providing for the forfeit-
ure of liquor dealers' braids tf they
open their saloons between midnight
ing the Iwdl rolling in this county tions are net promising Cloudy wrath-[and 6 o’clock in the morning or on
-------■— ..r — i----* ---- er wj(h rain, sleet or snow, prevails(Sunday; the bill prohibiting the tele-
I from the Dakota* to rhe Gulf of Mcx- phone and telegrqpb franks, and the
| ico, where, with warmer weather.
report, i heavy rain has teen falling for forty-[trict Judges from (2.MX) to (.,,500 a
eight hours.
A storm area is moving in over tbo |
The indications!
Treasurer—I. M. Cochran. Dal- 1 of ’hern in a tight clasp for ai
• weeks.
R. «. I The telegraph and telephone
T, 1 panics are fighting against trementou^ I
i
exper jt will be taken as prima facie evi-
a— 1 __- x- _ folnnv ttnrl
public official he will lone his
bly of t'aliforoia has passed a
ceding the Yosemite Valley to the usual, but Dallas t'oiinty has
general Government. ganization
Henri German, president, of the broad-browed, hig-hatied men of af-
board of directors of credit Lyon-1 fairs,
aise, of Paris, died at 4 o'clock!
Thursday morning.
Poll taxes paid in the city of Dal- [
; ling and application were dulv elab-
orated. The ncvuled legislation wa-
discussed; methods of precinct.
! county and State organization we:c
j detailed; repair- and earc of roads
were ably and fully treated. Con-
cluding the meeting, which, not-1-Mesquite; Precinct No. 5, F. 1
withstanding the severest sleet arvi ; Hammond. Lancaster; Precinct No. I
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| hastily erected poles than the accmn-: road companies to give free tranapor-
ulated ice snaps them. l> .=> j. - -
las.
Vice Presidents at largi
Kimbrough, Mesquite; John
Jones. Garland. odds. Enarnwiss quantities cf new ma
Vice Presidents- Precinct No. !, [ tcriai are required in a widely scat-lfound with a free pass on hla person
M. H. Mahana, Dallas; Preemet No’ l' •r‘>* «n<1 AWWcutty is exper ,|r will be taken ai> prima facie «vt-
?. Newton Stultz, Richardson ; Pre- len«ed (a finding men. Bustnesj is ac , lienee that he is guilty of a felony, and
eim t No. 3, Jasper R^pard. Gar-i ““’y ",lto-ict‘1 ,o in':*nn‘t* j *r fce ,s
"I The other faction in the House ia
is enormous. Wires drifting to the support of the Onion-
are no sooner strong on a long line of! Peeler bill, which merely requires rail-
It is believed • tat ion to public officials, not withstaad-
it will be a month before communlca-j ;r.g the fact that many officials are al-
tfon is resumed ever regular routes.' lowed mileage by the State at the rate’
I. __■< . , . . u —. —. I. v. .1.— — . I.. — 1 .. a
The ground embraced in the
building, control and maintenance
of public highways was fully covey-
las aggregate VoOO. and th<^ 'in it' preparation, hand
the county number 4.t<00. The ex-
emptions number about 2.400.
The International and Great
Northern Railway has decided to
bttiU » spur from Houston to the a|>[v fM,[v Ir(>a|m| < on. Hand; Precinct No‘. 1. S. B. Marshall, ! The lf)»s in revenue to the telegraph' position.
Humble oil fields, a distance of nine <.1„tfing th<. wl,„.lu lln(. [ Mesquite; Precinct No. 5. F. f. and to th,- brokerage houses controll l
witii»tamiin«r the ^evoreut <l«>et nn.-i ' lltimmond l.:inei,-rer - Precinct Nr» ! leased wires is enormcuts. Wires
Swift & Co. are arranging to have cold Weather this section has known T>. Dr. ('. A. Carroll. Cedar Hill;
erec ted at their Fort Worth plant for many years, a complete county | Precinct No. 7. Dr. .1. FI. Paine,
a large building for fertilizer and; organization was fornwd and officers ! Grand Prairie; l*recinct No. 8, C.
ice. As yet no definite plans havo for each precinct named. The en-|G. Miller. Irving,
been agreed on. —-----
The Cleburne Country Club has STJITE EXPENSES FOR NEXT TWO YEJiRS.
80-acre tract of land Austin: The amounts asked for the- Fourth District—First year $12,700,’ days be fere the wires are restored be-
( tween Chattaunoga and Atlanta alone
to say nothing of hepairing miles of j
lines in Arkansas, Texas.;
Louisiana. Florida, Georgia and Kcn-1
tacky.
Natchez. Miss., was
the world from Saturday
Austin Lunatic Asylum—First year, nighr, I
off f_T two days. Shreveport, La., also
was isolated for manv hours.
Chattanooga reports a s:ow.
rain .and telegraph and
lines in a demoralized ccndilim. The;a Santiago.
Tennessee river is rising rapidly. i i
Knoxville says the atree. s there arc
impassible far pedestrains and teams'
on acount df the sleet.
In Louisville the ooid rain fell
steadily on a 3-inch layer of ice. whicti
has for two werks made the streets!
and sidewalks an nneerrain means of[
travel.
side of Houston. 2151. making n grand
It will be seen that Dal-
leads Harris county 3909
Dallas leads Houston by 1260
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