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ABILENE REPORTER
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U. S. AGRICULTURE
MAN VISITS CITY
CARLTON It. RALl HERE IN IN-
TERESTS OF DRY FARMING
METHODS FOR GRAIN.
BEST SECTION OF THE STATE
According to AH Reports so Fax Re-
ceived by Him Mr. Hall says Ab
' leno Country Has produced
Best Crops for Tftls Year.
. Carlton R. Ball of the Bureau of
Plant lnduBtryof the United States
Agricultural department hod been In
Abilene and tbef surrounding country
sluco Saturday afternoon gathering
information of a 'general nature ro
gardlng the special crops of mllo
jimlzQ and knfllr corn and also noting
-what progress hoB been made In tho
line of harvesting these crops by ma-
chlnory. . While hero this time Mr.
Ball has only been Investigating the
value of .these tWo crops as compared
to corn and other crops both In a com-
mercial lino and for forage. On his
return trip through this section ho
will gather a full report on the crop
conditions and' send In to the head-
quarters of his department at Ama'rll-
lo. ' '
Mr. Ball Is sent out by the depart-
ment through tho summer and fall in
the special work of ascertaining the
progress and development made Inthe
southwestern part of the state In dry
farming grain. .Although he has not
"made an official report to the depart-
ment of this section he. freely states
that all his reports bo far received
point tor the fact that the section from
Abilene' north has this year produced
the best. crops of any section' of Texas
despite the two drouths which have
Visited here. He" will return' through
here in two Weeks and Will then gath-
er information for his official report to
the department.
An Interesting fact about the work
of the Agricultural station which ftlie
...... Vinr4 nntn hi flinl In AlTltl
is that htey have placed in the
hands of many of the' farmers of the
different varieties all improved in tho
state and arc encouraging the dry
farming methods In this section of the
state. From Abilene Mr Ball goes
to Stamford and then back to head-
quarters at Amarlllo leaving tonight
on the Wichita Valley.
7 B. IIEITCHEW APPOINTED
NEW ASSISTANT POSTMASTER
George R. McManis former assist-
ant postmaster at this place has re-
signed that post on account of. Ill
health and will move'back to hid for-
mer home at Baird. Hissuccessor is
J. B. Heitchew who resigns his posi-
tion as stenographer for. A. H. Kirby
to accept the position of. assistant
postmaster. Mr. Hpttchow began his
duties Wednesday. ' '
DALLAS CONTRACTOR SECURES
CONTRACT FOR NEW BUILDING.
Special to tho Reporter.
WASHINGTON D. C. Sept l.r-Tho
contract for the erection of a new fed-
eral building at Gonzales Texas was
awarded today to L. R. Wright of Dal-
las for fprty-on6 thousand. dollars.
ABILENE DELEGATES BACK
FROM G. E.
Narrowly Missed Securing Banner
But Had to Yield tho Handsome
Trophy to Midland
Tho Abllono delegation to tho dis-
trict convention of the Christian En-
deavor held Friday Saturday and Sun
clay last at Sweetwater has returned
to this plncp minus tho banner they
tried so valiantly to secure but jub-
ilant over tho outlook of Endeavor
work In this section In tho party
returned woro Misses Alma Totten
Salllo Hemphill Eula Edlna Mamlo
McNatt Dora and Flora Harris Allee
Dyer; Messrs Carl and Ralph Stev-
ens Jcsso Humphroyj Frank Suggs
Homer Scott E P. Stalling Terry
Davis Geno Maxwell and Pastor Geo
H. Morrison.
At Sunday's session tho program
rendered was very attractlyoly gotten
up. A quartet composed of Messrs.
Stevens Maxwell Morrison and Mc-
Carty of Swcetwator Bang "Speed
.Away."
The contest for tho banner for the
beat delegation was brisk though good
natured. Midland won but Abilene
was a close second Following Is a
list of soma of the competing towns
with their number of representatives:
Colorado 38 Stanton E. Midland 7
Seymour 2. Haskell 2 Merkel 2 Ea-
kota 2 Abilene 18.
The next district convention will be
held at Colorado.'
AillLENE A SOUTHERN IS 30W
WITHIN A MILE OF HALL1NGEH.
Tho grading crow of the Abllono &
Southerli complototi nil dump work
Into Balllngor Inst Friday night nnd
most or thorn wore dismissed. 'Today
tho truck laying crew Is within ono
mllo or Itnltlngor nnd It Is expected
that tract; will bo completed Into the
town by Wednesday nlglit. Morgan
.Tones was In town last week and an-.
notinced that ho expected trains to bo
running over the road by tho seventh
of September In time to carry pas-
BongetB Into Abllono for tho West Tex-
as Fair.
WALNUT STREET MEETING
CONTINUES? GOOD INTEREST
Tho tent meeting at tjio Walnut
Street Baptist meeting Is progressing
nicely. Tho rain Monday afternoon
made tho grourid'wot around tho tent
notwithstanding this a largo con-
gregation was present last night Rey.
Morgan preached and atho conclus-
ion of the sermon several asked ror
prayer and f Ivo of six made profession
of faith. There wero flye additions to
tho church making1 a total of abput
40 since- tho meeting began a week
ago iast Sunday: The' cervices will "bo
continued all this week at 10:30 in the
morning and 8:30 in the evening'.. Ev-
erybody luvited.
AWFUL REPORTS
DEATH' LIST PLACED HIGHER' AS
REPORTS CONTINUE TO BE'
SLOWLY RECEIVED
COMMUNICATION IS. DIFFICULT
Bridges re Dojvn Tracks v- Washed
Out and All. Wires Are Down;
President Diaz Prepares to Rc-
e Hove Bclcngnrcd Sections
Special to The Reporter.
MEXICO CITY August 30 A Con--
Ber.vation of the estimato of damage
wrought at Monterey by flood places
the dead at. 1400 and property loss at.
$12000000. The river has'receded and
all further damage is tover; Up to tho
present G50 bodies have been recover-
ed. Fifteen thousand persons' are
homeless in Monterey and the federal
authorities are-busy in the organiza-
tion of relief measures..
The. situation at Monterey accord-
ing to dispatches ( is precarious in the
extreme and immediate succor from
President Diaz is urgently' needed it
is understood that tho president will
send a company of soldiers and provis-
ions to tho suffererR.
EL PASO Aug. 30. Dispatches re-
ceived here today from Monterey say
six hundred bodies have already been
recovered from the' flood swept dis-
tricts and that homeless families arq
starving) though some provsiiqns have
been given out. There is no railroad
communication botween El Paso nnd
Mpntoroyj No trains will bo able "to
run for forty-olght hours.
Survivors In the stricken parts of
San LuIb are reported to be starving
to death as the floods washed away
all means of getting provisions. Watpr
surrounds tho sufforers on all sides
and Jt Is. Impossible to cross bridges
that were not washed away; It is be-
lieved that tho dtfath list will reach
li'100 and tha property Iobs $12000-
000 Tho ralhs have censod.
MONTEREY August 3 it Efforts
to house feed and cloth tho flood suf-
ferers nr enieeling'wtth only half suc-
cess today as wire and train services
are still crippled. Tim number of bo-
dies recovered has reached six hun-
dred. The misery existing among tho
poorer classes Is pltful to behold. Tho
supply of fresh water Ib short and It
Ib reported that tho fresh water res-
ervoir Ib broken. Thero will be no
trains from hor'o to Laredo until Fri-
day. A DRY FARMING LESSON
WILL THE FARMER ACCEPT ITT
In Erath county sayB Farm and
Ranch three men planted cotton In
tho samn field. When extreme dry
-weather came Mr. Geo. Lydla and Mr.
Miller decided not to work their cot-
ton. Mr. T' J. Lydla cultivated his
without waiting for rain and mado a
dust mulph about It. Later tho first
two lost their crops T. J Lydla's
p.ron Ib fine nnd Erowlnc rapidly. Now
the question Bhould bo. asked by every
man Interested: What mauo tno uu-
feronco? The soils were tho samo
and conditions wore tho same. The
duBt mulch preserved molsturo and let
Ii moisture from tno atmospnero. uui-
tWatlnn nermltted air to roach the
soils and roots or the plants without
drying tnem out. -more nro jew siron-
irnr Insfrmrfm of the advantages of
cultivation In dry weather'. Geo. Ly-
dla ami Mr. Mlllor have teamed by
failure T. J Lyuia oy success ann
tens of thousands should learn from
their Experiences.
FROM
MONTEREY
DISTRICT COURT
NOW
SESSION
OPENED THIS MORNING AT NINE
O'CLOCK FOR SESSION OP
SEVEN WEEKS
GRAND JURY BEGINS WORK
Twelve Men Listen to Red-hot Charge
from Court tlnm Rettro to Bus- ';
Incss; No Criminal Cases to
Come up this Week
District court opened at nine o'clock
Monday a. m. for a session1 to last
through "seven weeks; -"-The docket es-
pecially tho clvllf-ls.i extraordinarily
heavy thoro being no les than a hun-
dred nnd twenty-eight nppearaneoi
cases. Theso woro filed slnco tho.
February term.
At the hour of opening' tho court
room was comfortably filled with
spectators in which body 'thero was
ono lonely woman. Behind tho law-
yers' railings wero the officers of tho
court some twenty attorneys and rep
resentatives of the press
Tho following la tho grand Jury for
the August term of district court:
D.; Ti Harkrldor foreman; W:' E.
Beasleyt W. A. Parmelly J. R Keeling
George W Wlgg'n C. C.. Compero J..
Tom Warren J. D. Soutnworth J. A..
Boyce Sam Butman Henry Frazlor
and Tom Hay. .
r J. C. Long was appointed by tho
court as dOor baliff and strictly en-
joined to kcep"all loiterers away from
tho Jury ropm.
Immediately after convening court
Judge Blantdn commenced tho reading
of his' charge to the grand Jury. It.
was a' long document twenty pages of
manuscript brlstlihg with defiance to
law breakers and - covering overjj-
known if orm of offenses. It was given
the. closest attention throughout and
at the close when His Honor perspir-
ing and husky. reached for tlie water
hjtcher every ono said it was the hot?
test ennrge ever uetivereu in me coume
room. It is published in full. In this
issue. '
Tho criminal docket will not bo tak-
en up until next week for the reason
that the district attorney will need all
tho first week In assisting the grand
jury. For that body has ltd work cut
out for it. The Judge told thom what
to do without mincing matters In the
least. If his suggestions are to ho
carried out it will be a day for reck-
oning for all culprits and breakers of
the. law'-- Even confectioners who are
alleged to sell cold drinks o'h Sunday
come beneath his ban and nutomobil-
Ists who make record trips to. ad-.
Joining towns are aparontly in for a
tusslet 'with Hln Honor.
DAUGHTER OP SIMMONS PRES-
IDENT HETURN8 FROM TRIP.
'Miss Mary Louise. Sandefor second
daughter of Prof and Mrs J. D. San-
defor arrived hero Wednesday from
Nashvllio Terin. whore bIig had spent
tlipsummcr. Mtes Sandefor was ac-
companied homo by Miss Hoyt Hamil-
ton of Nashvllio 'who W03 expression
Instructor at John Tarlottm pcademy
and Collego Inst season. This season
Hhe will teach-in the public cchool at
Stamfords l
PREMIUM RAISED FOR
FIRST THREE RALES
8100 Subscribed by Merchants to
Three Farmers Getting to
Market Find.
Following tho marltetlng of tho first
bale hero Monday afternoon tho sub-
scription fund was started by tho
Twenty-Fivo Thousand Club for tho
purpose of paying a premium to the
first three farmers marketing cotton
at Abllopo. Tho committee appointed
tovralso the money secured In all ono
hundred dollars from the morcliaptB
of tho city to bo distributed na fol-
lows: f 50.00 to tho first bale $30.00" for tho
second balo nnd $20.00 for the third
bale. In addition to this tho farmers
who. bring In tho first three bales will
each recelvo a three months subscrip-
tion to both of tho weekly papers of
tho city viz: Taylor County News and
Abllono Reporter.
MERCHANT COMMITS SUICIDE
FATHER ATTEMPTS SAME ACT
SHRBVEPORT Sept 1. Marshall
Nelson a mor'chnnt and twenty-five
years of ago committed suicide today
at Stonewall twenty miles south of
here by tuklng carbolic acid. Hla
father J. W Kelson attempted sUJ-
:Ido by cutting hla throat with a razbr
and may die: The cause has not been
r erlalned but both parties' are prom-
THEY SUSPECTED
CROOKED D0IN6S
SAN ANGELO PEOPLE OF OPINION
THAT ABILENE AUTOISTS
WERE MERE SPIES.
NORMAL COMMISSION THERE
Which Wtffl n Fnct Totally Unknown
to Abllcncllos Who Went on
PurJcly Business Matter
Drinks on Augclo.
Tho following' laughablo Btory ap-
peared In Thursdays edition of tho
Sun Angela Standard:
.'"Oli wo'ro Just down hero looking
tho town over. No; nothing In parti-
cular; no definite business Just a
Httlb pleasure jaunt"
"Tills Is the way tho 'men from Abl-
lono express themselves to-day as
they loiter around tho Landpn and
tako In tho "sights" particularly .that
which has to do with tho ontortaln-
inent of tho Normal Committee.
They say too that they nro moro
than surprised to ilnd the board in
San Angolo at this time.
"Why we'd no idea that tho State
normal locating board would bo huro
at this time. We woro very much
surprised to run Into them. No tho
object of .our visit is not on tho nor-
mal proposition Wo JuBt hnpponed
to bo Here ' when they wore that's
all;" ;.
"Oh no. We are from a big Grocory
Company of; Abilene nnd do a largo
btyiness In' that line but we nro'"not
ilguring.on anything in San Angelo
As I said wo are Just hero for a lit-
tle visit that's all." . .
Though thpy stoutly deny thathpy1
have any interest in what goes on
toro us regards the Normal Shcdol
proposition tho concensus of opin-
ion among thoso Interested hero who
know they were In towri.'was thnttho
party from Abilene was hero for the
purpose of seeing how we entertain
tho state oiucinls.
riTh!s is too funny.. The Idea of
Abilene sending a idelegatipn to San
Angelo to spy on the actions of the
Normal Commission Is absurdly com-
ical. In he first place It would have
done no good for obvIotiB reasons. In
tho second place Ablleho frankly does
not fear San Angelo as bolng n den-
gernus. bidder for the normal. .Tho
gentlemen hi tho automobile vvoro as
they stated on business bent. The
owner of tho car (It Is a Cadillac
"30') is proprietor of a well known
local wholesale grocery establish-
ment Ho was accompanied by an-
other member of tho -firm his young
Bon nnd the boh's chum.
In this case tho drinks are unmis-
takably on San Angolo and Tho Stan-
dard DR. COOPER'S BOYS' SCHOOL
WILL OPEN MONDAY SEPT. G
Dr. O H. Cooper's school for boys
will opon. Its first Session Monday
September G at tho corner of North
Fourth and Ornngo. streets. Tho doc-
tor will start his project under fa-
vorable conditions with as many boy
students as ho can handle at this
tlmo.
PAIR OF RAILROAD MEN
PASS THROUGH ABILENE
Assistant General Manager T. & P.
Is Accompanied by Division
Superintendent
J. W. Everman Assistant General
Managor of tho Texas & Pacific rail-
road accompanied by Division Supor-
intondont J. W. Ward of Big Springs
passed through Abllono today on tholr
way to the head offlc at Dallas after
having mado an Inspection trip along
the western route. Contrary to his
usual custom Mr. Everman did not
travol In his private car but was on
tho Pullman on tho rear end com-
fortably onsconced In a camp chnlr.
"You have a flnq town hero" ia
said craning his neck that ho might
see beyond tho spapIouB (?) Toxda fi;
Pacific dopat ''about the beBt I know
of anywhere oh tho T. &Pbetweep
Fort Worth und El Paso."
"But yoii won't get tho Normal"
broke In Mr Ward comfortably
"Why not?''. Inquired the reporter
In a. panic of fear lest tho superin-
tendent had some Inside Information
which lio might not carp to give out.
"BecauBo Big Springs la going to
got It " was tho stereotyped res-
ponse at which everything grew traii.
q'ull again. For that's the old gag
that gde out of twentyelghl lawns
bidding for the Normal oyeryouq is
dead Biiro to win.
MommS' iiuioK to take
PLACE OF OLD SHAOhU
Tho contract luur been awarded to
W. E Hnshti for tho erection pt n
modern brick building 25 by 75 fqpt
on tho lot which was foriuorly Occu-
pied by tho old wooden ahuck imxt to
tho Smolfo House; Billiard parlors.
Tho contract wbb nWnrded by Grnnt
Hftthnw'ny of Midland Who oWhb tho
lot. Mr. Hasha bugnu working thla
morning tearing down tho burned
building and catlmntca that ho will
itnvo tho new- building coufplotod by
December 1st nt lonst. tt has not yet
been definitely decided whether tho
now structure will bo ono or twq stories.
JACKSONVILLE MAN NARROWLY
ESCAPES A HORRIBLE DEATH.
JACKSONVILLE Sept. 1. N'owt
Jordan of this city narrowly escaped
death lato; last night under the wheels
of an L & G. N. Pnaesngor train
Whllo getting off tho train Ills fqot
flipped on n banana peeling. Ono fin-
goi' was cut off; a log .badly maslfcd
and Jordan Buffered other injuries.
Ho wns taken to tho hospital hero
whoVo according to reports lip Ib do-
ing nicely;
POTOSI PEOPLE
REPORT OF MOB FORMING THERE
DENOUNCED BY THEM A3 A
RANK INJUSTICE.
SIXTY SIGNERS TO PROTEST
Numbered Among Whom nro Verj
Best People of FotoHl Comiuuntty;
Signers .'Wiuit Justice If
JNotlilng Else done Thorn
Sp'oclnl to Tho Roporter.
POTOSI Taylor County Sept. L
Having noticed ltt tho" Dally Reporter
of Suilduy August -20 un article In
wlilch was found words to this effect:
"A report Is said to havo como from
the. south part of tho county to tho
effect that a mob from PotosI had
been formed nnd would soon bo bat-
tering away at tho door of tho comi-
ty jail'' wo tho citizens of PotosI
community and signers of this pro-
tost do wish to Btntp that this is un-
true and without foundation Avhat-
over. Wo. wero "interested in tho appro-
henslon of Mr. Owon. and when ho waa
captured and was In the 'custody of
tho. county officers wo woro perfectly
BOtlsfled and woro Just as willing to
protect him from mob violence as any
of our county offlcora.
Wo tho citizens of PotosI commu-
nity feol that tho above statement In
your papor was a grcnt Injustice to
us and wc donounco. that statement
as ungrounded nnd without founda-
tion whatever. Tha.t prisoner would
havo been just as snfo In tho handB of
a 'single officer In PotosI as bo Would
havo boon In any jail In the Btato An
for mob violence uo such talk was
heard In public or In private by any
man und It wns a gremt surprise to
us when It emtio out In print. Wo re
quest that this be published In both
dally and weekly as wo dtiom It Just
tlco to UB
B; P. Smothers B F. Johnson R. L.
Brookshler J. IL Petreo c I) Medarls
W R. Johnson V S; Clayton Roger
Williams M Ijckley Gib Rlchurd-
Bon J. uVsimpaon S. M. Smothers
E. D. Klrkortdall G. W. Chadwlck
D M. Elder J. P Eldori G. W Smith
w. T. Woodv. T. O Putnam J Hender
son Wm A Bowie W 8 Chlnn E. C
Cornelius J. R. CurtlB A. F. Lackloy
G A. Wobb JIl. Smith Chester Eth
ridge J M. Cutblrth J. W. Perry M. P
Williams J II Davis Allen William
J D. 'Allen B. S Hancock R E.
Brooksl)ler O L Smothers Ross Wil-
liams D C Rumph M D'Melvln Hen-
dorBon A B Smothers J. Fullor' W
W. Holly W M Webb J. C Curnos J
P. Welch J. O. Felcb 8 C Bright V
8 Mngee R. M. Brown B W Boarden
W I. Elderr D F. Dowhlngr M. A AVH-
llama F S Rountroo L D. Roed Q.
T. Robinson Wr II Blttlck J II. Wear
DR. AND MRS. GATES RETURN
FROM ROCHESTER MINNESOTA
Many Abilene friends of Dr and
Mrs. 8 It Culcs are delighted to wot-
como them back after an nbsencp ot
iionilv two months having spont most
of tho tlmo at "Rochester. Minnesota.
Thoy woro In Rochester consulting
tho world's famed Burgeons Dr. May-hi-
nnd Mavor and in tholr Institution
Mrs. CateB' undorwont n very dollcuto
flurglcul tiperutlon Mr Cates though
yet quite weak Is getting ulong nice-
ly nnd it Is believed lUnt her complete
recovery Ja only n matter of time. Bo-
foro returning to Abilene thoy Bpont
two weeks In Chicago.
INJUSTICE
ONE
CYLGLONE TWISTS
UP SMALL TOWN
DIALVILLE ON COTTON BELT VIC-
TIM TO STORM RAIN AND
VIVID LIGHTNING
TWELVE PERSONS INJUHED
None of Tluw Howcicr Seriously?
Reports from Rural Communities
Adjacent to Dlnlvllle Say rain
Fell Jn Torrents.
Special to Tho Reporter;
JACKSONVILLE Sopt 1 An nu-
thontlo report lias como to this city
regarding a oyclono which struck tho
sninll station of Dlalvillo on tho Cot-
ton Belt 'eighteen miles from horo.
Tho storm la said to havo como Upbn
tho town nt n Into hour and tho citi-
zens were totally unprepared to meet
It. CmiBldorablo .damage Was done
though to whnt extent cannot jie ac-
curately estimated unt'l n (liorougli
tnvc8tlgnlon has been mado. A num-
ber ot houses woro completely demol-
ished household goods strewn up nnd
down tho 'streets and practically ev-
ery homo In tho town was moved off
Its. fouiidntloiiB by the twister. Tele-
graph and..tolophond wires being out
of commission forbid much communi-
cation. It Is stated howevor that
twolvo pooplo. woro Injured nono ot
thom BoHously
A Inter report coming In from rural
dlstrfctB surrounding Dlalvillo espe-
cially those which woro in' tho Btorm
bolt Indicates that tho damago was
materially firentor than In tho town.
The twister was .accompanied by a
heavy rnln .irhlch foil 'Wlhout Inter
ruptlon for sovoral hours. TJliree
uiiiles liro reported to havo boon killed
by lightning. AH rivers and crooks
nro up. .from. 'rum. tQflj!fl Isciiuul ford
ng them is roddorcd ImposBlblo .'for
several days.
BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN TURNED
OVEIt TO V SGOVERNJWENT
PHILADELPHIA Sept. L Tho bat-
tleship Michigan Avns1 thlrt morning-
turned over to tho United States gov
ornmont by tho builders. The Michi-
gan's displacement Is olxteoii thousand
tons and It cnrrlos eight twolvo Inch
guns. Sho will Ue commanded by
Cnptntn Usher and vllt bo given a try-
out by tho Nnyy department sometime
this mouth. '
STOCK MARKET
Special to Tho noportor.
FORT WORTH. Sopt. 1 CUttlo re-
colpta 2000; Hog receipts -2500. Stoors
steady tops $i. Cows Btendy strong-
tons $3.30. Calves high tops 8G.no.
Hogs higher tpps $8.
DESPITE CLOSE WATCH HOB-
HER EVADES AUTHORITIES
LEW1STON PA. Sopt l.dcspltO
tho c)oso watch" that' has boon kept
for tho nnm who ycfltpnlay held up
and robbod a train on tho Pennsyl-
vania railroad noar bore tho bandit
has so far evaded capture and It Ib
probnblo ho will nQver ho recaptured.
The railroad company has Buvoraf do-
tcotlvcB searching for 'tho robber.
CAPTAIN GEORGE PINES .
FOR ARILENE COUNTRY
iW Arthur In A Finn Flaws But
Abllono Just About Suits the
.Salvation Army Man.
'
Special to tho Reportor.
PORT ARTHUR Sopt. Abilene"
Roporter! It gives mo groat pleasure
to write a lino to tho dear old Ropor-
ter and tho many friends "wo have la
Abllono Every day my thought go
back to your city of tho West. We
have howover no complaint to make
about tills little city which Is planted
by the water sde. Wo havo tho prom-
ise that It shall grow and proaper.
Vet thero la something vastly differ-
ent about the west both in tho coun-
try air you breathe ami In tho peo-
ple Thoro aro no hotter people In
tho world than thoso that reside in
the .west I bollove I am able to
Judge aa I mix with all classes In tha
Btato. Wo aro looking ior better
things in Port Arthur
Cnpt. and Mrs George
FLAMES DESTROY SAW MILL
LOSS ESTIMATED AT fWH.
Hnnnlal to Tho ROPOrtor.
JACKSONVILLE Sept. l.Flftme
thla morning destroyed ft Hr mv
mill belonging to B. P. Trtmtktims tou
miles gouthweal ?t hero cjiuBlng a
Ip&s pf Bix "thousand dollars Forty
thousand feet of lumber wa saved.
Tha cause of the bla-o la unknown.
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The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, September 3, 1909, newspaper, September 3, 1909; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth314544/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.