Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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YULETIDE GREETINGS
To Our Friends
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ancfCtistomers'
f Now comes again Dear Old Christmas the joy and glee of
J childhood which has completed its annual journey and an-
other oasis is reached in the flight of time. And the older ones
as well as the young hail with joy the return of thiB day with its
sweet memories still cherished with a sacred love. Truly -in our
welcome of this glad day we can join the inspired writer "Glory
to God in the Highest .and on Earth Peace Good Will Toward
Men." While we listen to the chimes of sweet music of this
heaven-born day we yield our pen to poetic strain?
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The
feet
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flstmas
memoj
ells again yo bre
the mldnightjflty.
again vrvraiko
of the days gono by.
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Sweet rnjlnorles okTthe faces dear
That MRUed bjmde us long ago
Ot vdRes womo longer hear.
ybunBlad muajc thrills us now.";
0 Christinas hells o'er land and sea
PeaJtut and tell of peace arid lovo
lope and pardon.ull and free
llle Christ fair star shines clear .
above.
O "Christmas bells no. sound a weon
innn thrill i wlt.K Hiioh mi To delicht.
u i'lIethinkVttia't tho angels iean
fi j From their homes on Christmas night.
And as each canderice soft and clear
5 BeneaCh. the starlight Bides and Bwells
' It Is .their lovo Bong that wo hear
f . ' Amid your; notes ye Christmas bells."
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ABILENE DRY GOODS COMPANY
'jlm Gobor.
I In tho -first inatnnco llto defendant
Htnndn charged with violating tin) local
option law riH covored by tho recently
I enacted folony Btatuto Thin esse wont
to the conrt of nppealfl several months
I ago and wan recently decided tulvorso-
ly to tho Interests of the defendant
who through his nttoriu.) ploAd tnnt
lnnnmuch As local option was effective
if at all boforo tho passing ot tho law
it could not bo binding upon hlin.
Another contention of the dofendant
Is that tho law placing prohibition in
effect whilo a contest' 1b ponding is
unconstitutional. Tho court passed
adversely on both Ibbuoh and today In
tho refusal of the new trial reaffirms
tho position. The other- caso Is that
of "tho stato. ot Toxas vs. Jim Gobor
In which the dofendant was convicted
charged with violation ot tho local. op
uon law. una wuu 1110 iirai iubi cauu
carried up"from Potter county after
locnl option wont Into effect The cas-
es havo both attracted great attention
in this portion of tho state.
Hie old fashioned way of dosing n
weak stomach or stimulating the
Heart or Kidneys is all wrong. Dr.
Shoop first pointed out this error.
This Is why his prescription Dr.
Shoop's Restorative is directed en-
tirely to tho cause of theso aliments
Tho weak Inside or controlling nerves.
It isn't so difficult says Dr. Shoop to
strengthen a. weak stomach heart or
kidney If one goes at It correctly.
Each inside organ has its controlling
or inside nerve. 'When these nerves
fall then those organs must surely
falter. These vital truths aro leading
druggists oveVywhero to dispense and
recommend Drv8hoop's Restorative.
Test It n few days and see! Improve-
ment will promptly and surely follow
Sold by .McLeraore Bass Drug Co.
newspape r men from tho Tombs Police
Court th their offlcnB. 1ntcr ho wont
into partnership with "lllg Tim" lit a
saloon
llptli lind the genius for politics and
alflo Bhrowd business heads Both made
money nml yet kept tho following Of
less prosperous days
fntlnmtos Bay. Mint' "Litllo Tlni" wnB
tho brains ot tho Clan Sullivan and
that ho financed many of his bettor
known coubIu's successful ventures.
Llttlo Tim never drank nor smoked.
Ills refraining from liquor ho explain-
ed tersely with tho declaration that "a
boozer can novor succeed."'
Llttlo Tim's funral will boliold Fri-
day morning and tho pallbearers will
include politicians great and small)
from Throughout tho city. "
To his widow will go a considerable
fortune. LIko tho other Sulllvarts "Lit.
tie Tim1' was counted a rich man.
TIM SULLIVAN PIES .
FROM BRIGIIT'S DISEASE.
NEW YORK Dec. 22. Timothy P.
Sullivan the. "Little Tim" of the Bow-
ery and power in. metropolitan poll-
tics died here tonight He had been
in bad health for more than 6 months
Death resulted from Brlght's disease
and inflammation ot the heart
Just when ''Little Tim'' was born;
history does not show but he died In
early middle life worn out say his
.friends by overwork. At the time ;of.
his death ho was chairman of the fi-
nance committee ot the Board of Air
dermen. Always active in politics he
had at one time or another been a
member of the State Legislature and
acting Mayor of the city. "Big Tim"
Timothy D. Sullivan the State Sena-
tor is now the only one of the famous
SuillvanB left.
"Little Tim'; when he first Started tt.
work a mere? boy "ran copy" for the
NEW YORK Dec. 22. In 1898 Lon-
don and the wholo world were sot a-
talklng about the adventures of a se-
date gray bearded gentleman known
to the reading public as Louis do
Dougemont who had returned from
tho South Seas and was publishing
His story In installments in tho World-
wide Magazlno. His adventures while
more like Robinson Crusoe's than Dr.
Cook's aro recalled by Cook's lack qt
convincing proof in his report to the
University of Copenhagen.
So Impressed was the moneyed pop-
ulation with De Rougemonfa Btory
that an expedition headed by Sir Geo.
Newness was formed with a capital of
$1QO000 to recover the fabulous wealth
the adventurer said hajiad left behind.
It appears according to his own.
story that Louis de Rougeniont wns
tho sole survivor of the. Vellland com-
manded by Capt Peter Jensen t which
went down in the teeth ot a monsoon
In 1864 somewhere off the coast of
Australia. On this island Do Rouge-
mont scooped up. three priceless black
pearls and idscovered thousands of
dollars' worth of white and pink pearls
and pearl shells.
Visited by Cannibals.
He. built a rude hut and' lived many
years. In solitude.. One 'day a raft drift-
ed ashore with four cannibals aboard
a man a woman and two boys. By
unusual .acrobatlec feats he won their
favor "and was soon able to converse
with them. -
.Finally the blacks eager' to return to
their liome induced De Rougemont to
accompany them in his rudely con-
structed boat not however until he
had burled his treasure. After ten
days at sea they came to the home of
the cannibals. The shore was lined
with natives completely naked. De
Rougemont told of their customs life
and how the men would devour a whole
kangaroo but didn't .explain way he
was not n victim.
.Marriage tt NhIIto Girl.
Tho most Interesting part of his sto-
ry wns tho coromony attending hi
marriage to n hntlvo girl. Two chiefs'
nppronched him with a maiden of 16
ono ot thorn handed him a vicious club
with n gcstiiro taken by him to mean
"Kill her for a feast" Taking his own
Ufa in his hands Do Rougemont tried
to make tho chlotK Understand that liq
would not kill the; glr). Ho was suc-
cessful and accepted tho girl as his
wife and next day exchanged her for
nnothcr as was the custom..
' Do Rougommont eventually escaped
from tho island and returned to Lon-
don. Alleged Exposure.
In October 1898 tho London Chron-
icle published an alleged cxposuro of
Do Rougemont whoso real namc.lt.
Btnted was Henri Greln who had boon
living In Sydnoy Now South Wales for
seventeen years. This was Inter con-
flrmemd In a letter received in Sahc
Francisco from Groin's Wife.
Plnlnvlow Dec. 14 1909
Dear Santa ClaUs:
I wllLwrlto and toll you what I want
for Xmds. I want a dollibuucv. a
doll a teddy bear a doll trunk and a
murr and rur. I want sorao clothos
for my doll too. I want all kinds of
fruit and candles. Good night
- Little Flora Webb
PJalnviow Dec. 14 1909.
Dear Sahta'Claus:
' I will write to'you to tell you what
I want- A doll; and a muff and fur.
I want a .bible and ft story book r
Want soma nut's candy and some1 frultBi
uood night Norma Webb.
Dear Editor:
I was a llttlo late cettlne. bit letter
in. Tape failed to get some of his' Re
porters on time. I want you to be sure
and publish my letter as I use
to live In Abilene. I guess you knew
my papa who was a .contractor. I used
to enjoy Christmas times in Abilene
very much. We came to Plalnvlew
for papa's health. He is getting weir
now. Norma Webb.
J. N Sheppard has returned to his
home in the. Tye neighborhood aftej-
tfperidlng yesterday here on business.
Dr. G. W. Squlbbo formerly' of Put-
nam' and who had been here visiting-
friends left yesterday afternoon for'
Merkel where he has decided to locate.
J. P. B.radwell wife and son Walter
Bradwell who had been in Merkel
visiting friends have returned home.
J. B. Shannon of Tyo is among the
business visitors In Abilene '
I 'STOLE A MILLION
GIVEN SIX YEARS
CINCINNATI Dec 22. Charles L.
TRTarrlner deposed local treasurer of
the Big Four railroad pleaded guilty
to embezzlement In tho common pleas
court today and wns sentenced to
servo six years In tho Ohio peniten-
tiary . Warrlner was indicted on two counts
one charging embezzlement of $50.-1
600 and the other of grand larceny of
the same sum during the month of
October last.
Tho last trtftl of Mrs. Jeanetto Stew
art Ford tho woman In tho case Is
Bet for next Monday.
When nBked if he had anything to(
say why tne sentence snoiuu not no
pronounced "Warrlner said:
"Very little. I know I have trans.
.grossed but I know also that I have
suffered. I ask in all mercy that I
foe sentenced at once." ;
"With tho sentencing ot Warrlnerr It
Is believed there will be no further
sensational disclosures In the huge
theft Boforo his trial Warrlner had
frequently declared he would maito
public tho names of oth'era who wore
Involved in tho matter.
Practically tho only public comment
that -was heard when the result of the
trial became known was that of sur-
ivrlse at the leniency of tho sentence.
Warrinor may bo brought to trial
saln on numerous other counts tmt
roaeoutor Hunt siaieu uns fuiornoon.
tfcat (his would not bo done unless It
vrB found later that the prisoner had
MHicjaled part ot tho proceeds or his
' tSeftB.
J. L. Carrie Merkel Texas Says:
"Ddan's. f Kidney Pills did mo( more
ofllclencr.
good tliin any other remedy I ever
used ar 1 I thtnkOiey stand alone bs
a cure orkldnejfcomplalnt. My back
gave te ire or LSss trouble for several
years. At tlnfcs the misery was In
fprm o a Jujl throbbing ache then
It cnan ;eu ifrsnnrp snooting vwingea.
The kh neyecretlonsjSxausd mo
ielng too
:e MBlng
tealth has
have glv-
I havO re-
to several of
constdt 't a
(haTl of annynnce.tb
m dP pas&jgc. slue
nuney ruin my bs
Br nndJmy kidnos
Hfurttfer trouble
dldeavbfs rennray
nftghborRtuT I
ft-e to ( so. '
of sale II'
tf. iOStlT
sold
a great
freque:
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Remember
take no other
all dealors PrlC"
-Mllburn Cdi Buffalo
agents for the United
ename Doan's and
yard Th? women had died Instantly
but Murray lived an hour after he shot
himself. He refused to make a statement
T. J. Rlsh an aged man who was
In the store when Murray opened rlre
broke through a window In his haste
to escape and was seriously Injured.
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CO M I N G
On Christmas Time
HANDICAPPED
'fkh U jtKe Case' With Jinny Ablleno
PeepJc.
Too many Abilene citizens aro hand-
icapped wjtb R bad back Tho unceas-
' lag "pain causes constant misery rank-
iac wdrk a burden and stooping Or lift
tug an Impossibility. The back aches
i ..tt nmvontlne refreshing rest and
ja th morning ia atift and Jae. Plas-
ter d HmeHta may gtv. relief but
eaanot reach tho cause Tg rtlmlnato
tthe palna and achea you nwt owretbo
Tri43fat '" '
poan'a Wny.Pi ertri McJfM-
Bfya anil um thi .perwaiWtlr. I
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MINER'S QUADRUPLE CRIME
FAMILY IS WIPED OUT
LONDON Ky. Dec. 22 A triple mur
dor and Bulclde occurred at Pittsburg
a mining village in this county late
today when Wlillam Murray a minor.-
35 years old shot and killed Elbert
Cole Mrs. -Murray wife of the slayer
and Mrs. Murray's mother Mrs. CheBt"
nut nnd then turned tho weapon upon
himself liiflictlfig a wound which re-
sulted in death. Family estrangements
Bald" tb havo been duo to Murray's
objections to tho alleged attentions of
Colo to Mrs Murray aro given as the
cause of Murray's acL.
Cole who was a son of Assistant
Mine. inspector P. C. Cole was 22
years old and was the manager of a
general store In Pittsburg in which
the first tragedy was enacted..
Murray entered the store and with-
out warning opened fire on Cole kll-
lllig him almost Instantly. Murray
then went to his home a short distance
away and shot his mother-in-law as
Slio was leaving the house and then
opened fire on his wife who was just
returning home frpm a visit to a noigh
bar. HIb . wife fell Just outsldo the
yard and ho pulled her Inside and
while she was yet alive fired auother
shot into her heart Then ho turned
'When found by the sheriff the wife
in.other-ln.law and husband ware In a
Jfcwp together in ona comer of the
SAJfTA FE ROADBED
$300000 TO BE SPENT
GALVESTON Dec. 22 For the pur
pose of standardizing the roadbed be
tween Temple. Lampasas Brownwood'
and Zephyr the Santa Fo. railroad an.
nounces the authorization of an expen-
diture aggregating ?300.000.
Tho contracts for this work havo
boon prepared submitted to contract-
ore and bids are now being received.
Theso bids it Is stated wilt be opened
on or about Dec. 28 and It is provided
that actual work shall start Immedi-
ately. From three to six months will
be required for tho work and while
It will begin In the year 1910 It will
bo considered at 190? work tho ap
propriation having been mado in that
year.
It is also intopded by the Santa Fe
to Bpond in the coming year a sum
equal to tho abovo on tho San Angelo
division In preparation for heavy traf.
fie which will come with the comple-
tion of tho Santa Fo's Gnlveston-l'a-clflc
coast division mado possible by
tho Texlco cut-off
In addition to standardizing n large
amount of new grading has been pro.
vidod for and heavier stool will replaco
a great doal of that now in use;
it Is also announced that fifteen new
locomotives of standard type and mod-
ern Improvements havo been ordered
for tho use ot tho Snnta Fo. These en-
gines It is stated will begin to arrlyq
shortly after the first of tho year and
tho delivery will be completed In the
early months of 1010
This new equipment is also a part of
tho general plan of the Improvement
service nnd tho new fast route to tho
Pacific coast
PANHANDLE PROsTStE
FILLED WITH JOY
AMARILLO Toxas Deo 22 prohi-
bitionists in Amarillo are elated oyer
the refusal of the court of criminal up.
peala today to grant rehearing (n the
cases of the atate ot Texaa ys. J i
MacQulre and the atate of Tevaa va
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Goto
J- F. Clark's
DEPARTMENT STORE
On North First Street Opposite the
Depot. Next Door to Metro-
politan Cafe
This store has a big assort-
ment of Xmas goods any-
thing like a complete enumer-
ation is out of the question.
Every department says come
every department answers
'ready" Every department
reflects the result of our care
in buying.
Toys! Toys! Toys!
Large Small; All kinds me-
chanical and spring.
See our new line of Xmas
Candies.
!
Call and See the New Department
Store on North 1 St. Opposite Depot
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Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1909, newspaper, December 24, 1909; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth315679/m1/4/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.