The Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 4, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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TH AaULfcMX R1PORTXH ABILSN1 T1XJUI
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BUNION AND
WAeSTAFF
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(Contlnuea.from. page one)
Instructing a representative Blanteit coSld ndt amend tho mica of pf5cee-
declaring that it did so do and by dure unless a two-thirds voto was bad
thanking the voters for their pait sup- and Inasmuch ris they did toot even
port othls candidacies ft have a majority tfley could not boa-
rVagstoff. I" 8blc nav0 tw0 tiurus as required.
WaKsthtf oncned bv navln ' . '1 ?Ld. i".? f0"6" unftflm0U9
"Blantdri had had published a" lot 6f w." 1X la."i- -...-...
llJSSKSS nrE r"?' W sendhlto A fo iVea enVsaW
1 intentional or unintentional. Ho de- We ncotl hlm ucre..
uiuri-u iiiui no uimscii nid nor mnKe: a....-! - ti i .. .. . i..
"fininiirt!onioi a? answcr ihi knd ot n cnmpai8ri and 6uw nwjrtort
v -"-b" b". o;w . ... . ' by WncstAff In the coursn of h 8 talk.
Vri!i5!feVfiwV.!!S'. wlKnr? Ve ns Bl!r lS0C Ho also added that while ho was no
wTf. iu muwu juiu.uiuu nuuniuuBu uw me uuvornor am in apologist for Governor Colrtultt Uo
2Ln.. r. ?'X" "fT. "" Vl V2" ' " ' ? Ln!Jln" Allowed a custom established man
VZv&JF TV.& lt tf "I" "!??. "2 .g 'Mf Plctaw for the governor for the legis-
r ... : k ; it i I . ". J v ;. . . . . . "iu ll"i' Ialive halls.
luijr aiicr u u Hime legisiuiuru uuu au aay menuonca reuisiricung an at- Wagstaff declared that he would
Jrndr 3ftlIton in reply showed a tack that Blanton made on Wagstaff n0Tcr consider himself Instructed by
lLCTd 0tJli Pcf d "8s ot V?GCLft Thture1y n'S1! a mere plurality It requiring a ma-
ffl!..?' iSrJM. h "2?? .r.lP"Ci lhai Jm Cunn-Uy to' instruct a representative or
"Do you know that now there ifr-a" 'Thrh it Jim rhitinlnehnm nli vmtr ..i...l ... .t ... ... ..
tktit on 6ver the oil lands ownod by what you have told tho people ho has i8iied arici0 that f vno nnbfcallm to
Wanton. "The big oil corporations clArcd Wagstaff. cd for years in Democrnfld Drluiai-los
doft't want Ihe gojernmeht to develop t have said for three years that i dd tficy will notih bdr Urcterentla.
tjiese fields and produce Us own oil intended making the Congressional primary on February ath. Now Judge.
u..u iuu iui iHiiiivo. w. nc.ua raco mis year jfour umes me re- why did ypu say this. 1 call on you
mm uinu. uduo. man iik kkikuu.u uiaincting Din was up anu . on every t0 cxulrvln It"
(ivvipiu nuiii uii su.viumvuk u - UCCIIS1UU 1 VOIUU IOr 11. 1 BIWajH Will fmforrln nlrnln t.. Ilin rii-lmiioni n
vninn i . ftt.i ufnnrr iai .. r i. . . . ii.i-i.ii. ucicrnng iiuuni 10 me expenses 01
would you do if such a fight came up -Who told you that I heard thing ft" Pt?Jf d. J ! '1ffu LonTv foiiowod
ahd you wbre In Congress? You who were not right at Dewey?" asked Wag- JJc . om ofeari in nUow fcJ rt!
have reprc3cnted oil companies and staff. uie cusiom 01 jcars in nuowing me
big corporations for 25 years?" You have denied Jim Cunningham FS" "JJZS hffiw tl &tot
Ulanton also declared that VnA I will not tell you Just yet who a" fnr. e fBlS0SB.f1i2S.
siairs economy pinnk was unsnie say- to d mo." replied Ulanton "i don't if'"bnli"r " j..AT Titninn
Intf h wUnn n r-nrlnln latrn l.orr. ........ !.... 1. -.l.- l ..- h(l fOr Other ItelUS OH Which DlantOtl
O - x.Ba aijv.t u.v l Uli k IU 111TU 41 IUI Ui UtIIVIO 111 UUl
Want Ads
would make my way In the world and
.was determined to do so." i
DIanton claimed that br building i
tho street railway and helping build .
nn RlminniiA rnllocA Wncstaff bad
greatly enhanced the valuo of his when in tne marKet ror any ciasa 01
property near tho college. Istcclter cattle see us before you buy.
I do not hold that ngnlnst mm" uecu uniiaers or Jonn kMeyer. mono
Bald Blanton "but Wagstaff Is a good No. 757. 9-27-tt
hMathAoo nfktt nnit Iin bnftitr uhflf hrtl ' .---- .
trrrto lMl tlmn tA trrtv It WlV. If tU'UHl X nCRU Ol IllUIVaiUIU IIUlBi'tt Ui
tin tt nlthllAn .! Iittn
wlUmpro to FJprldkV'ho found controversy but will you-deny this '" Thop Uctus were unproved by tho
out thai .unless the Texas lawn wor also?" I ; ' . . . .1 J
changeda would have to stand n "I will" said Wagstaff. r.fft'l 1 ft
bar ca$Jhation Uiere. This lawyer -Ulanton tells you 1 won't pay my l S"- LtSj?nf"8 CJ
WtWio Wagstaff and Wagstaf( secur-honcst debts because tho street rail- ?PP"P aa"" icaVoKSS''
Pfllhik nuniiifn nf n Into In Hi liw a- .... rtnnnnn.. ...r. ...t i... .!. lf. T UU0r lmC gOUCIl IllCIT Ilionoy.
..Y ..ww . w0u nuji vuinaiiT huo ouvu 1 iiv viv -
luiuiu uruwuuiiuc liiim uuiiuuiivi Haiti nin rnnnv nmvnn tmv iim nor rnni mi
BlhhCon and bVcry law passed by Uib every obligation 1 have" declared tho .""nJ" ? 'i?
legislature is estimated to cbst tho speaker. liandilng of cotton ho
Btffe ism. Vngstaff then told how the . Street oner o farme a and
ngstaff wciit carefully
plank in his platform regarding (lib
us to advance
allow them to
11 loin iiuw uiu oiruui .. . ..i r n
"Tlilnk of It friends'" Ulanton said railway came to bo built explaining ""'" '"' ? "' ''.r ..
"Fllahd d0'fia yur ?y !!llh"Saa0nTbnt0in0?-BonS him to run for the state legislature In
aud'iW&fcaey epcit to keep qo faSv- 'tlcnt citizens each put In $u000 nnd snylnir that least of all Judne
Ination aritf Ui6n .the lawyer chanced idem! nnd never expected to. Ho re-
his kln.aniliU(M'tiibYO to Florida pcatcd thnt tho company was notpiop-
Drfinfjtft Uilif man who spends crly notified of the speciarpaving ta.t
yoffij(UlK)'Htat!aonomlcal? nnd declared nhat the street railway
Ulanton should blame his record as
legislator.
"N'ow read the onu of February
lt15" said Ulanton
ra':.rkT; " . : ;.. Hri.i .t.rt Im. mni' . imvcirt it Willi me but instead
afrma uus coiorauo uccoru -v........... ..uw.... . .......w.- Mtnrtlnir 'mv
.i.... i...im n...i .....t
u'.iir juuhu uiiii onu-
"TAT tySLirnr1 ;ainHO lnv ot ;;. Havinc Ine "slncorcly your friend' it sUirtott
PMafeft 8b1?m lwo;caf8 nB0 Who inner Se other day Ulan- '" ' and ended 'youw truly.'
SBSSfelSSSS ton "you sB'tha"'? ld InffrSt A letter from Ferguson to Wngstafl
fimffiauffl lti Wt. ice nnd water companies wa. rend tin which the Governor thnk-
.iy.?;?'?".?"". r"n.A..B.l . iin.i Hnani-cl .nn 7r.00d. Who tol.l vou cd tlio Taylor county renrescntntlvc
nriiHmikUHiiiv wiinrn mi iiiiitiiin nn inu -- - -- - r v "- -- -
)1V L.t.nritlM..
mi. I- M.MMMnr IIIIIL
gUHU-Ia lUUlJJlluua lllltl! VUUIKUU
rtgnf ia not wmtt Wagstaff's plat- "ir I am not mistaken Judge 1 tie-
if'diea. - Here yoii did" replied Ulanton.
hbffcJUeukcr declared that the plank "Well sir you nre certainly vcry
:'s .platform regarding rural much mistaken. Alter investing iwoivo
it wofthloss.-."! lmow tliat thousand dollars for seven years with-
1 could riovor in tho world 'get Con- out drawing a cent. Interest or divl-
thta in i'nln tttinti nn4lrt tirwt T r V ilntlilbT f aftlfl Alii n 11 ll ntAntlftfl lltt tllWOTl
not going to promise you something thousand dollnrs. And I never waB as w?rk? for and secured the passage
that I know I cannot do." ho Bald. glad in my lire to get out ot nnymipg."' "" 7 ";""" "" ""- """ "
t.r n 1 wah thnt. for scvornl tlme 1 ar 3ool law of Texas whereby ov
.."' ""K.""B ""lu".u"UBOV"'lJ' ;7;.Bh. r ;rw i.rni wr-rural school gets aid from the
rZ.rri C: i w o'rm wiM o- ?c-. .all.ged on the origin of this
for Jits support and aid In important
measures gotten through the legisla
ture
"Ho was thanking you for that ex
tra v-'.ooo said Ulanton.
"Well he ought to" replied Wan
staff.
Wagstaff stated that he Introduced
ablo preparedness policy for the gov
ernment. Ulanton saying that tho word to'11 'olJ tnt J.uKe Ulanton?"
reasonable was not a definite promise.
bill tho speaker said that Oovornor
"I said I think you nre worth that ''nnjiau was uic nm ono to mini
..: .. . ' ...r. ... ...:.:.".".;" : " nnii .nnnv. r...iio.i ntnmnn oi u or ihmiukju u inn mat lie nun
lie men ouiunuu nis own piniiorm on ""'-'' ' wi .-k-.v ............ intriifldr.! It ntM Rrrnm.i Uf
tliat point. "Well you are mistaken ngaln oir ma mtrouuecu u oa secured if
lim " 4 Mrtt -r .... i.... 1 inniti imnmxi.i;.
here without a dime and' In thirty ..He also declared thnt elurlng the o
had made my property as much more
valuablo as it did yours I would have
given twenty-five thousand dollars In
stead of ono or two Wagstaff."
Time was called on Judge Ulanton
at this juncture concluding the de
bate as far ns Hamby is concerned.
ElkXDALC SFEAKIMI.
With slightly cooler weather but
with uncooled nrdbr Taylor county's
two congressional candidates Satur-
day night carried their debato into
Elmdalo where they wero grouted by
la 8oiuevhat larger audience than on
'Friday night at Hamby. And like th
Hamby audience tho Elmdale audience
gave ample ovldenco of its Interest
in tho campaign by frequent applause.
11 was noticeable that there wero
many ladleB present and that the
apparently took us lively nu interest
iu the dbbate as did their voter es-
corts. Judge Wagstaff opened tho debate
Introduced by Thos. Hay who pre-
sidad. Aftor a few preliminary remarks
and after thanking tho Klimlalo voters
for their support four years ago whiSn
a candidate for the legislature Judge
THE
alc. Will Klvcilrwon part of pur
chase. Moneiow rJfthl pniles. Ad4
dress or DhZre J- N. Shenlrd..AbI
lene TexasMtouto Emir 11-5-61
CimiSTL Rescut Homo f Jr fallen
girls .th havQsmrayed .frlin Jesus
rrrt thr rltthf with dfif T
clrl lioro jRul ciiirlffu intlnoenu'
glvo tln otherly'x'arc tflrfners It'.
you vAttyyoitr clughtyrso become
ChrlstBn senjinhoni Jme. No cor
respoilffnce.fltlroiiglip malls. Come
to serflWojmy tpri(rreasonnble. Airs.
Ucll mmmJ0AioA Ave. N. Fort
WorllrfrTcxns. y tf
" ' ' ' 1 '
POtPAiLUT'heaD. or trade five acres
good SaliUy land with barn cow-shed
anu goou six room House. Apply to u
H. CreIgJitpii Caps Texas. 12-1-Miit
Farmers & Merchants
National Bank
OF ABILENE TEXAS
FftmtEN'T 300 acres of land 2& ftillW
nofllienstoJJIuidnle; ISO in cultivar
tfofti t6q ImBtuti tjobjl imprrtvements
lasting -water. Apply to A11I Voung
Clyde Texas. l2-22-4t
OWN AflfJME is good farllisV nily
size tracts from 10 acres to 480 acres.
Prides $16 to $50 per acre One-tenth
cash balance 1 to 20 years. 7 uerCent.
Wngstaff went .straight to buslheSs Seven fino Abilene homes to sell or
Idbttirr un tits tilntfnrm nliinl. liv nlnilk 'inrxliiinirii t. r tn....i..n n.1.n I
....... .. ... x......w... ....... rf r .... v....... ..fei.. .... . kUkkklltllk uiunu
Capital
$100000
Surplus tni Proiilt - - 65000-
1 1
II 1"
1 ; M3iiX-l&
II ' I
P ' BMiHMaKiiaJ9nBnHBkti
k. D g jlUaES president
A.r . V. W. IAII .. -'
-rf .. r..fcl.
HKNHY JAMES itoui.
' W It. KE1SULE - Asslstnnt Cashier
and thoroughly explaining how ho Abilene Texas
contempiaicu corning lor luiuoiini
legislation that would benefit all
cIqbscs
After dealing with lifs own platform
Judge Wagstaff took' up articles pub-
lished by Judge Ulanton In which
Wagstaff was attacked on various
matters. Ono of the first of tlmso
was tho question of tho negro vote In
primaries.
Wngstaff said: .
"Judge Ulanton said In ono of his
articles that 1 was appealing to the
12-21-8U
NOTICE-TO FAllMEttSI will haVo
on car load of mules to let out for
tholr kceptng January 7 and S. (Mar-
enco Cowden. l2-ao-3t
j i.
1 have my fccdmlll nnd tlireahor set
at the Fnrmnrs Warehouse Cnh' grind
or thresh any day. WildyYTurncr. ' I
12-30-4t
COW OWNEItS-Savo your cream mm
notify us to collect it with our motor
.. ....ft.. 1. ..Hl.M.l Itl.t. Llfinil.tt .
IwTYklfr rn at 11 V l..rn ..Bain wr St'n':0- !0 "lfl 1na (w "U
onlRh? low ?w eat 51? E The krtnh- ' AnythliiB from 1 pound
cratio primaries for many years 1W?.?' !?S? Tuy' Ablcno. 'LQX'
kj( 'I-IIVUB U4.U li-.lU-.l
this country. -Hu has not explained TJ
uis nuacK yoi nnu 1 vin unit nun .... .. .
again If he docs not explain it now. OR SALE OttTIUDb IS Inli wagon
"I am not In favor ot them voting father double harness ono mule.
in tho primaries and 1 am not in fa- Kooii hack old buggy coaj and wood
vor of tli
tween us
vote In
"Do you mean to say you will pre- :
vent negroes fiom entering this pri- FOil SALE OK TRADE Farm mulcn
mnry if they are Democrats?" inter-'at a bargain I'hone us.. H. II.
ivj.ut
prlninrlos and 1 am not In fa- kooii muck old DUggy coa and woo-J
hem voting in this primary be- 'icatcr. agppd one. .Will tulto a good
is nnd I'll see that tlioydon't .Iejroy"jB9"ou deal .fosse Scott.
It If I can." L l-.!-2t
AUTOMOBILES
Roprcsont an investment of from $500.00 to $3000.00 or
more. If tho same money was placed in a home you
yould not think of oing over night without insurance
Then why not protect money invested in the Auto It
is far more liable tcburn thau the home it3 a combina-
tion of gasoline m and electricity. If you own ono
think about this lid phono or call on
MOTZ & CURTIS
THEY WILL PROTECT YOU.
iHoIdor.
Uiat point.
Hero Judge Ulanton stepped down
oMhhESS 2K.lSJ? crBT iiavo nccumula ed something. Iro campaign he wonllW bring
Tfrln K.na'fd"!ldIV' enough to make myself comfortable n Ulanton' record questions of hU
ing tho palms of his hands ho asked Am' 1 f "
if Wtgstaffu hands showod marks ot
work) like that.
Integrity or how tho people liked him
t v nt i u li.iniM-Bfi I i iittfilunpllin
.- -.lft. 1 I I I . - '-AUUU tlfZ laVt-QOUt 114 uupuvuuh
innn n"n ' . o ' " i Ulaiilon'a attacks on himself.
?i.00: T6 and5 l" Lm"0knM C0'l Each state should attend to its own
"No. they havo not." declared Ulan- "" "" ."" " "" " " l . n'fair a concerns prohibition. wnv
ton. "If he shad ever worked the-raarkn J.i"n" L"5' c-VirIIR Umt. ens auff rage. tc
.n..l.1 I.e. Ilw.ru U I1a. In n I.."ll- ull UIU "OV BI1U lllHl II Stingy matt. T.. nnnnlliulA.. U'ntl. on I.I llinf V.
man whllo you' and I take tho day . ''IJL1"10."' nm B0r.ry 'ou hav" would ulwaya work for RoniHthing that
""1 '""" would benefit tho rural schools.
JfK IOr anil rf in V'i(ulilitnn mill Hinv
marry prospdrlty. Judge thrro four oars am! don't siicmo.1 in
married more money ii .J ..m i. .ti..r
ituu una; i! iiJiai iii(ibft t.ju '
fOrtlfidations along tho Rio Grande
do
c and TsposTlhU1 until tho anTi gj " P " held
..!SI l nU U"eCt h rd0 Q" tS snfn'llrrnrZ
a Pullmun pass.
nianton you
"Now don't you people think I am ". "'"' "?
mn1 of Wntratnft tnr I nm nnl- Tin l"" t 114 e.
lnnlm inn murh Hlrn ffvi1 nlkl Aiimlmm . "' W"l get you all affidavit from HlJ' .'hnt ntnntnn unntH If 1 ilnn't
'" Si aT.at Ihnv .n?Ver ro: awy h oac enormous hlghwa
I If the nation- ffirj1 wl from hm' interrupted on tlmt rjvor where nothing but 'coc
ayt
coons
ami possums" will over trayol and put
looks too much like good
Lincoln. I couIUn t bo
1 1 n m V M n jl 4 M n ft
UIUUIUI1 UCLal.U llkUl. it uiu muliuu- iif.T.in
bi Bpveriinieni biiuuiu vv run cconoui- iu- .. ..." P"U pouiiio win uvur iruyui uuu jiui
Ically the stilte government Bhould " "Sf.ta " "t read a letter ho had Umt noney yn0 tho brains ot the
also SKere til read from the expense Tv" " " i . '.. . school rhildren or tho land then I'll
accounKallowfd Governor Colquitt by ? uf'raer . on' 'n T'10. H10 cwq home and stay here."
the leglslaturl of which Wagstaff was Saffir?ffnSS?B ' ' H-s.
?!"i.'..a.T"'Bn.B"""co" "ivy ers had I'one'B ur..ualiH0l7 i. n . In his closing arguments Judge
inent Ulanton took occasion to reply to some
The speaker also declared that h f tho xt&Umionts of Wagstaff. He de-
ciarjU mat uo uau tuai nigiii uiuue
stover
believed thltf was economy.
Ulanton cwsed his opening speech
i... ni.i.. im... ...hi. nTA.tnrf mm il...
uj utniiiK ipmo "Jl nBwu un i..v ... A. .. ........-. " .i...i i.. I... . il... .(..li
question of a plurality vote properly "' "f" " ? fe"or"' vn ? h w. ' .hin u "CJ
w.u... . Mlu V.UIIH.UUU in u houi o - -" -"- '
vJIft
lly Roll Recipe
lly Two EH Required
Janet Neh'ensU Hill Editor of
4on Looking 2chool Magazine
recelvluK S75 for IiIr
wuen tho Waters
Is services and "thai 0o borore.
I'ierco Oil comnan - " made him
come to Hamby uud
Thii Telly Roll is fast becon
' on Bfcotint ol tHoaNtTiv it
With proper VHTullijig Itjilu
fresh a wbbl
iten up I
;ui
prfl'idln)
indole for !
Tjacae
bill was un in tho lflirMiitm-n h.. ..nik.i make you a speech 'and I made bin
agulpbt it every time and workea thank you for voting for him and thu
against allowing those people to come ia the first time ho' has over done
linnl. (nln I........ nlltin. nun ft tlimtl " clltft lll.'llltnn
"What about tho outlaw iMuiranco.'"1-1181 night 1 thanked the puoiile of
vuiiiiiaiuta .-- aSKeil UlUllton. (.iuiioi iur men bujijumi u ihu nos-
1 "Thank you. Judge Ulanton. Ill tell staff forgot to thank them and I felt
you about that. You said that I voted 6 sorry for him that I thanked them
for allowing them to coma back with- r Mm nyself- Tonight he bass caught
out paylug back nasebMiionts. tfidnl " and he thanked you people for jour
jtm" .votes for him as a member of the ieg-
"Yes" auswered Ulanton. Islaturo and its tho first thanks you
1 "Then I'll read you tho record ou are evn g?tten from Wagstaff."
that." r Ulanton declared that 1'reslden
rt 'Here Wagstaff showed that ho votea'''Pe of the Texus Kirmers t'nlon
to pat a bill allowing the companiea could havo written such a letter as
tu come back into Texas but onlv bv Wagstaff read to any one.
paying DaciJi assessments and uayiUK ie a1'0 " umt ut nau ' wug-
axes.in the future. A wpateft agree-. iaW udmit that Waters PJeree and
weiU was also reached between rei- pierce Fordyce oil conipanls were Uie
resentatives ot the company aud Gov samo tiling- - f
ernor Ferguton he bald whereby th& "Then If they are no' wonder you
er
IL r !? . insurance companies were to lend voted against tne water pierce com-
rtfij(tUmt "' v f'l'whar they loaned to tile farmers av Pay coming haek into Testis Vag-
llflllMllff 1ir7l nif fflT 1 flTII It ril II rl C r.li. nm. .mil .l...ll.. .ll . .. xtuft 'ri.ov nw alrnfklv liuro In Ilia
Brtil4t TtHU OF J fwiu Hurl l..fr Ifiu.. ...a.. ljhn tun fkirlii tT li. lHfr-n irnrKv.. Afiknlh.
f biUteU light J itUpiUgarl Hill nWI In tliu t... ...I.I. I.. n.. ..".. !!.. ..n.l Ihiu. Ann't nun.l n .! l.nnL
-A- 7.T i" .!:.. a- "i '! BIUIB lllllllll 1IVU 1UUID. ou mv; " 1 k.vw u b ""v
l
tujr fotmlir
zrgJT'
Mvt jH'fi m ij jtt'jri ? . . it. kfriii .H. i-: In
r . """" " T""' MVVHHJ VUUUV lUACkl "
ilf. . nffKfet this In nnlur . wli h.l Illuntun Kalil thnt Waeslaff's rxittnn
tl e sugar Into the eggs: add the benefit to the farmers. .plan was a poor solution that tii
JwttooJirind then the flour sifted threQ Wagstaff also stated that In the mat-' farmers do not need to carry their cot-
tiajes wXh tbe fcalt and IwkinC lOWllcr:. tar or rulsinv thn nv if k.-o..nr.r..'lf.ii over froni oar to vitur rikI lns(
and lastly the milk. Bake-ia-a but- xjhers in the legislature from ?4 to $5 .on it as they do when storing It aud
$5f? dfPPMCPa.nJ turn out on a damp per Uay he had voted the four doUar borrowing now. What they need lib
eldth. trim off tin -rio lws nnriil . .: ... " i...j ... . ..... ... 1 ....
ki '-7. i '- --- way every time.
wtt jelly and turn over and over into -Then If I am wrone I bd. vour
arQUwb&e6tm warm. Dredge the top parJ iW fiton B' b
tth powdered sugar. w J' Q- tlm0 aong u
fltot milk used in the jelly roll en- Judge Blanton.1' safd Wagstaff.
abks it to be rolled without danger of "When I make a mlstuka thouirh. I
i Jit ! ft. -- --. t- -t. - T- K M . . T .....
untniwg uvc iuc juu b-umagaoi. am wnnng to auuit it. ijave you yet ar your meiitiouiug tne laot mat i
also b careful to have the eggs ahd begged my pardon fen declaring tliat hud married a girl who has a rioh
Bags btaUa together until very light the- district Judges receive! ?500 for daddy. My tf was a wt Texas
aB4uuy. Bake m a moderate oven expenses?" jgirl. Uurn iu this country; in Shackl-
K C Jeljy Bell is illustrated oa pag . "I didn't say that." Ifprd county. Her fatUw la well off
thfity-lio of-tlte new and Juudsoniely I "Aw bbucke." ; fbut J hao uover revived a dollar
tiltideaAJ. Aft.u. tj V rUm yZt I Ii thh' mtiftai. .if tlin ilf l-ivi tnrtilt Irntii littrk
"WJ.-- m ivmi AJWki .. MU.V.I M My wm.-a.u.w... .u ...
bcojjreu jreg by seudtaac put wagstait said tuat no was tor Uie 'jyjuui we wrp marriau he told me
! iu ccyjugccu ujji om wiai x wa K1UV.U. y rpyf s& '"' si '"tiy vajii? m
to IluHUpu lie aaiu uianiiey could uotvpiekea out hiiu orauaea Tor iu. I
reconsider the matter and that they told him to change the brand that I
Krtlri Iu nHrtiiririAfif rulfftf urn! n 1n
i:r''.iK'Yt"".z' :;:.;.""... .1 .
can got the benefit of tbe eighteen and
twenty cents per pound tbe European
spinners pay for the cotton.
"Judge Wagstaff I was surprised
SSKLSe
.joTG
BikliUF Pow.ler ia thm
CK.'Oiob. XU
runted Ulanton
"I do" replied WagBtnfi. "There
are white men who will see that they
do not voto. Are you in fiuor of them
entering it?"
"If they are Democrats they have
oi constitutional right to enter tho
primaries. 1 am Iu ravor ot giving tnc
negro his right the biuho as tuiy other
man" answered Ulanton
"Then yoif"want thorn In our url-
Tn ary and I dou't yet you say I have
appealed to tho negro voto continued
Wagstaff.
Wogynnff then continued taking up
attacks mudvJjy Ulanton ami answer
ing them. In conclusion lie declar-
ed that no matter Uint ho might know
concerning Ulunton's private life lit;
would never bring It up In his iniu-
palgu. HL.LVIOX iSl'UAh.S.
Ulunton oucued by thauUluu the
men and women of KJmdale fur their
bupport of him In previous elections
declaring that the women there were
frlonds and that he thought just
as much of their friendship und blip-
port as he did of tlmt of tho voters
After repeating IiIh former stite-
ments on the'redlstrictlne bill mutter
In which ho claimed Wagstaff tcltl
Jliu Cunningham at Austin that he
did not Avant this section redlstrlcted.
Ulanton added that ho had Saturda
seen Cuuulnghnm on tho streets of
Ablleno and that Cunningham had
again said this incident whb true.
After mentioning several suits In
which Wagstaff had represented cor-
porations 'and won Ulunton declared
lie won these on technicalities and
then retold tho affulr of tho street
railway taxed.
"When you wuro running for the
legislature jou promised to abollbb
the appellate courts ut you huve
not. Inbtead you voted to create one
more court aud voted to raise the
pay of the 27 judges to 5I.00U per
year.
"You oted to croute It uew dis-
trict courts and you got Hie measure
through. You know the district judgt
now are not working half time. The)
draw $3000 nor yoarTWun the btate.
Kach district attorney gets $2.54)0 and
eacli stenographer I1.S00. Soiuo of
those new courts us the same dis-
trict attorneys und stenographers but
they all have different judges at three
thousunil dollars a vuar.
"I could take on- two inoro counties
and 4till have time for a vacation
every year oil full pay and you knuff
it for I wrote you at AUbtin and told
you putting tho matter squarely bo-
fore you "
After continuing bib attacks ou
Wgatatfji legislative record nowo
further Jtulga Ulanton said tbathti
wibhed to gt-t the Mm rod letter affair
straight before the people
"Tho Reporter in mentioning tbU
Friday afternoon did not make noU
of the fact that Mr. Sharp who wrote
to Wagbtaff Mas an anti. and that
he wrote Wagbtaff with the Inteiuion
of getting hiiu off the fem-eon the
prohibition xiuafatiun. I want yuu to
bay that next time."
Judge Ulanton received hearty ap-
plause atM conclusion ofhls talk
misr&taff floret. "
Judge WJsiaff was brief when ke
started his final argument of the
evouiug denying quickly beverul of
the allegations of bis 'et end
explaining hit. pobitlon ou Icglslativj
matters that Ulautun Hutil wt-re
against him. He wu applaadod. j
me. cauaiauiefi win aou esLco.
bate at workel oa thi night of irfiuij
day. January-Mli. Friday ujjtUei-!anii batiXactory.
speak at Trout aud next Saturday Ifl.uu ina- bettle.
night at Nubia 'gists.
LOST One light brown Jerspy heifer
six months old. No brands or marks
A. Lllllus. l-3-2t'
1)11. fi. II. Iii:GETT
Practlco Limited to Diseases
of tho
EYE. EAIt NOSE AND THROAT
Office on the Second Floor
naclford Uulldlng.
DUCK TELLS OF
' WORK OF 1915
SHOWS WHAT 'Hi: HAS HUM.
I.Vn.KKST UFllKTTKIl FARM
IX DrillM' Y1JAR.
AUTHORIZED TO INSPECT.
Dr. C. M. Llndlei.' kual eU-rlnar-
frwn the
Commt
authorizing
interstaic
117."i
7?S'j
i;
3t0
Syu
Rutirini; Farm Asent r n
issued the following interesting stato
nient Friday:
Summary of work doim in Taylor i
County by I. it. Duck During the Year1
VS19
Visit tju- farmiira
ConreioncoB with farmers who
called by phono or called at
omce ta?
Conferences with busiuesB men ItJtJ
.uiioa traveled In Interest of work fJT
WU...". 1012 fr
Number of farmers' meetings
attended . .
Approximate attendance at these
meetings .
Offielal letters written
Number of bullotlna mid circu
lars uistriuuted :n2u
Cattlo vaccinated H6$
J logs inuoculated 170
Other animals treated aj
oaiiipieb 01 milk and ureatn teb-
td (Jl.
1000 feet of terraces laid off 43
In maklog the nbovo ronort 1 wisli
to thank tho largo number of farmers
and hublnebb men who have co-operated
with 1110 during tho past year.
Jiucn more could have been done had
this co-operation been more ceneral
over the county. There ure sections
of the county n which I havo done
very little but 1 liuve done my best
under the circumstances.
We have another man taking un the
work In this county uud I can bpeak
from experience that he had much
rather have the people call on him
and wprk hlm hard than to stand
neck anu let mm uo labs. The hard-
et work that I have done during the
past year has been days that I found
nutnittu tM Jo that I thought was a
Ueiii tu the pwjnte of this county
There Ti a great worfc. fo Be done In
Ui county along ugriciiltural liaes
and .e need a mail to devote nis en-
tiro time to thia work. As farmers
we do not nav time to look up a
wftule lut of exf.M-1 intents thai are be
lug run uud uian uf u would net
get the btjieut of thenuimTWs we hi
some onu eUe tell jrabout jhem
hope that alt ofytiie farmeie in this
county will bcgtjfto profit if the -wops
that is tH.-iug Jbue in ttllfc-1 ?fr
agrKulluit
''The rescue or the Urakeman's Chil-
dren. (Knlcm.) An cptsodo in tht
Hazards ot Helen series- A dlschiir
ed brakomnn in revenge starta a flat
'rur and box car running wild down
the track towards tho President's spe
cial. He does not know thnt his two
children aro playing on tho flat cni
Helen lcarna of It and with the moth.;
er jumps Into an engine cab and
Btarts pursuit on n parallel track. She1
IX runs nlougsldo the flying cars? leaps'
from tho cab to the'enr sets the brakes
land by means of a rope attached to;
the throttlu.Jtud run through tnc can
I window stos tho engine Just in time.
unci; Heje GlbyBtUaThoHclen
i& I
a arar& -mfm - v-
m.ainay iNeea
wmmj&aiJFML
irEr 3.00
A jfiVffT Strong easy fittinr.
rr-w-ky-. llllk Uiiu VUlCf
ssytf water from run-
ning in at the front.
ntl. v. il.......nt ... 1.1. I
1'iotfctor Ifat. T5 cents tC?rAS
' Saltsaction CvarauleeJ 4l(GFval
AJ.TOWERCO.'rSlB
'! HOST ON CIS.VW
bbibNb
njij
uy tiiutfiWutt. horses
mules and hefiiBr interstaOkbhlp-
Ijbm'h' i'l Mirf5 hurt your c-fht
k JPij o.k.i t not. t.lu - if my
S nV Ci'U n t'llir; to fiyfT out
Hfn'honi for m nugiMjjiif. At
ffllioiiif nflfr the IjUjT
II . (. WIUilJToiifR.
I A'JLrfiir NehjTor"
HvaUS I'oplar St
w
t.iJIH.5 I a
lk t.V
I lie Utc:
XARDS ii
grubbed
feoted pj
tt nXtT
i i' mwTmJrtt'm M .ft'. ''
4Jitri0ttrdf
WURIiJ'Urlui) JITU
k I'roSjjfseaKi Si 1
rDtnriKit.srm
ir LiKmk:
fiflhtycmi
1 1
over-
scles of
the two
edy is RAlr-
It bhould
E$Hy over the af-
revult vitl be prompt
Price. 0 ipo and
Sold by all drug
adv-B
Xmas Holiday
Exoursioi
ALMOST
Foxm
EvvKYamm
.BaaaVS0aaaaaaaaaaV; 4r
P LalllUF jG 0F
xf use the mew
jt'rnR-
m a -
fi iW
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
(I'ald In Advance.)
For County Judge:
H ROB KEBI1LK.
J-:. M. OVEHSHINElt.
Fwr-Sheriff
J T. DODSON (lte-Klectlou)
For County Attorney;
W. H. GRAHAM.
For County Clerk:
J. I). H I WON- (re.olectlon).
For County Tax Collector;
W. F. DH.I.ARD (re-election)
0. II. TITTLE.
For County Superintendent:
J. S. SMITH. lUe-c'Ii.ition.i
For Commissioner 1'reclnct 1;
J. C. MONTGOMERY.
H. E. .MEYKIt.
For Commissioner Precinct 3:
DAN O'CONNElkl.
For Public Weigher!
R. J. EUdSON
For County Treasurer:
S. L. NEEI.Y.
J A. BOYCJE
For District Clerk?
J. N- ROUTH.
J VVUMU.
For County Tax Assessor;
- W. T. St. JOHN (re-election.)
JOHN . VANCJS.
J. 3. pATTHItSON.
LiAR (ROVI l'AUMRI.I.V
istable of Precinct 1:
J. P. HARDEN.
For County Superintendent:
.AUTHUR J. J0NE9.
TRAIN
mishiie Special"
To tin XOKTJI uud KAST
FAST2R AND FINER
Sec T. & I. Uy. Agents for
lull iiartieular&
OEO. 1). 1IUKTKK
t Uitu'J. Pij&s Agoijt.
A. I). UHlh
Aibs't. Uuu'J pas. Agt
DAliIiAS.
Union Painless
Dentists
Uuaranteeo. dental v.rork at reasona-
ble prices. Examination free. Hour
8 to 6 daily. Sunday by appointment.
RIekard Building corner South First
nd Chestnut streeta. Phone 408.
Bit. W. T. STI
DENTJ
Booms c aud
over MjajPtnore-
BTU
Office 09
aTatt.
jpriander Uulldbife.
taore-Bas l
r Hnslilniif'o 1
Wt IafaatsM Cbildrjf
Ajflys brtm -tf w nr
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