San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 262, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 18, 1912 Page: 4 of 16
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JAK A\TONIO EXPRESS: WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IS. Toil
1B0UT CM INCH OF RAIN FALLS R. VAN WAGNER CAME TO TEXAS
AT WACO, ACCOMPANIED DV
ELECTRICAL DISPLAY.
IN 1850—SKETCH OF
HIS LIFE.
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cotton fie
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lave f
two <i
more
Tex,,
.. —A sev o
r this city
•f rain fell. Tho !
s i t, 17, A wind |
riett. : rtTuall sU- j
< h:
crops.
<hed. A b<
:ur to llfcav:
Mil resi-
»! light-
put ttie
ioti. In
;iius uud
Sept. IT Unin fell lie re
tis-, fli>i in several
accompli!i -d b> a cool
the south-
ing latei
m spl.fiv
white tot
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;t visited liti
iclx a Btniw
tin. it
s
ii fire I.-
this section for
1 prospects
e places
>t IT A i
, of Arm in
,il Bsliowers |
ie past
■d i*oi
otton i- damaged
c i11. and ae l.caT) m. overs Seating It into
tin- / iv.und
LKAXDKK, Tex- F« pt. .IT, I here was
o in the country north of
- ri 11 da;u.u>' to i;otton,
\ ■ • r, i » small ana. A
in the rattje locality, and
ie co|ton here Is turning
- or more to ;he r\er.\ Ion
hered !>y October 1 if had
iot interfere. Water both
east Is becoming a matter
• : turice here
n .-uihII t
this
(onti ted.
heavy laS
8 utile IimL
out halt a b
will all he ^
we.'thei (i • -
lor m i and
ol sen us it:
lei
BlUUlii*. lev, Sept. IT. The long
drouth was broken la?a night by a rail ><
©f two and n half inches. 1 ho rain ^as
of relief only.
YOAM M, Tcv, Sept IT Wsu-rdnv
from 1J. o to 1: .0 Yoakum reveled in lite
first tra.^h floater md ^us 1 w.;shiic. rain
in three months. About one und one hall
irr-lx-,; oj watei fell I >•: ^ '•1,111 1
turroundii - country : iiow the rain t" havo
Leen b nil.
HALT. 1MTSV1ILK. IV.* • 'P! '<• A
fine raiii tell here yesterday, the f rst M
se\« ral months. 11 wi! be of inestimable
^ alue i:i main w > t '
cf the value in en .Ming i
fall gnna us aud in li ■ - '■
water, the abating of the
is a blessing.
A DK1 NS, Tex, Sept. IT.
vicinity w* ■ visited t 1 -■
day n."ruing. It will >e
t«> the ianners. > i
and it wns necessary r-.">
water for stock a dlstan
thing
.pie to plant |
iUs for stock |
ust uui ance 1
VdUlns and
»d rain Moti-
^ iout benefit
were all dry
oroe to haul
eight miles.
It rained abou ttweuty minutes.
(K\Ti;i; pe\., -pt. it. \
half ii.eh ef lain fell heie Sunday after-
l.Mon. It »\ i: i> the .Ins!, which had
iM-c.rrie dbtri ,-in^. (.'otton in some in-
utan« >'i vas daniat'd.
1\KItliYIl Li; 'i'e.\.. Sept. IT All inch
and a half of rain fell here Sumtay 1 he
rain was badly ne led. as only slight
fetowet,- had fallen since June.
BAY CITY, Tex., Sept. IT. Tht> e*"es
slvely hot spell here has broken up .with
quite a heavy rain. This is the rice har-
vest time anil just at this Juncture a rain
is not needed, though a change iu ihe
ten.pernture conditions Is wt . omed lti< e
is moving fast ivu, and while some few
farmtrs have fallen short, ii" ueral
rii e " iitcou e for the eount y is considered
very good. Good corn has been made and
n good cotton erop has bet i mi"! •. though
pickers arc needed badly s- m.-; jIii-
1.30b bales have been .inned hey-' which
at this date is quite a showing for a -cc-
tion which two years ago did not gjn a
bale.
SAX ANORLO, Tex . Sept. 1T A norther
struck here Sunday night md continued
through a part "f Monday. The ther
Rionieter dropped O'om so degrees down to
dl- The sudden (dian^e (-aused n<> one any
inconvenience find w is welcomed by many,
I ringing with It relief from the prolonged
hot spell.
BANGS. To - . Sept. IT The first northc
of the season is <»i> The cotton rush is
most over. The crop is short, about like
last year.
(iAINKiSVfLLi:. Tex. Sept. IT, A hard
rain fell here tins morning.
MAT HIS. Tex . Sept. IT. An inch of
rain fell here Monday at noon, and pros-
j;c is are good f"r more. The farme s
w( re not n; vious to see rain, as much of
thy cotton is .still in the fields
LA IIKIM) Tc. . Sept. IT. Persons nr-
ri\ ii U hele ! •• ill the ■ : r uudi .. country
t. d;i s re| ort he s > nlay in va-
rb-ii> parts of the count) On the heights
ia the city limits p <' ■ trace of rain was
noted yesterday while a heavy rain fell
in the city.
W'KIMAK, Ti r. s. pt. IT file section
In and around W nar t•» tV xt. nu'li
and vest received a good, . ing rain
yesterday afternoon, it ame too late to
benefit tin crops, but w'oi of great
benefit to ]. <:uiage for the winte
LOOJxIIAKT. Sept. IT. Slight show-
ers fell here during yesterday, and heavy
clouds hang over the city toil .v In many
cotton fields the staple is sti.! h« . ■ ami
n hard, driving rain will do untold dan:
age. The gauge at the waterworks plant
shows a gradual decrease m the w;'ter
supply of the springs, and the siiuatb u
is fleeoinln.. alarming.
I'LEASAXTON. Tex . ?ept. 1T^ The ex-
tende i drouth in At i- o-,n ('ount; w >
broken Monday evnitig, when m gentle
Ihower fell npon nether earth. It l-toks
\er.v much dk^inore is to follow. The
furmers v.,»re not ^Minting rain, hut the
»t(><kmei) are re j« iriiu over Ihe supply of
Itoek water they now have
SM1U0Y. Tex., Sept. ]7. It.'iin in suffi-
cient quanti11» s to • Io a gcat deal
^ou'1 has fallen tot.li north and «outh
of this place the last two day In ti
tow" there were only showers. Cott- n
is still I'oniing iri rapidly, the Fin at this
plao !:a ing turned out over 1,100 bales
to dale.
R. VAN WAt.NKR.
Special Tel^pi to The Express.
OAKLWh, Tex, S'ept IV- Vpon the
death of K. \ an Wagner Sr., ^rptembpr
!■' at hi: t'.one in Oakland, one of tl.
oldest of ihe piev-r settlers of this
portion of the Slate passed away.
JV wt- i--rn at i'l'Ughkeepsie, N. Y., in
l i, and v. a descendant of forefathers
wl .. took live part in the revolution.
In i at ■ lite ho foresaw the confine;
grealm > «■; the \\ est and in 1S19 went
to Umah.i, then an Indian trading post of
•i •» iuh ! itai i . to file on a Government
land claim. .Hut the rush to Texas had
' . un in am . st. and the following year
!" .ii.i iiu on a sugar plantation near
< 'oluiuhhi ( ;\ the t'.razos Associated
witli in ie. Morgan I,. Smith. In the
colli. :!bm and refining of sugar for sev-
t i l y* a i' was probablv one of the
earlj i .tit ■ i1 in ihat industry in the
i>it.-or.\ oi i State.
la ; . i i i l to Prairie Point (later
named •..'audi, in Colorado County,
where hi !'nm had acquired considerable
.
m« r( <utii< i1 n. i!iia-s. At the outl>reak of
th. Civil War '.<• I*, spoiid• • 1 to the call
for vol 'jtcei s the Confedc! a< :.', join-
Mi (iii in battalion and wa- • ngaged
in coast defense service until the close
of the conflict.
lb turning liome in 1 he settled down
to his life's work, married Miss Jose-
phine Anst' iie and reared a large f.-miily.
lie paid o!f a hcav> debt of his firm,
occasioned by loss< :• of the war, and es-
tablished a substantial busiin ss, which
ie p- r: i nail}' conflicted until five years
I . si'l• ■ ~ a w idow surviving he leaves
li' • . hlldren Rupert Jr. <>f Manguin,
ok a..; John and Willis of Mathis, Felix,
who li es at the old home, and Mrs. \V.
J. Walden of Houston.'
rROSECl'TION INTIMATES THAT
IT THROWS AL1 GAINS TO NEW
JERSEY CORPORATION.
CHICAGO, Sent. 1—Althc ^h it sold '
5100,000,**X> worth of farm Implements, th?
International llan ur Company of!
America last year nch only $l5o,000 in
profits, or fifteen h*i Uedths 1 pet
cent, according to li. C. Haskins, the |
president, who test.:: teia\ i» :ort a
special • \an.a • en*«
suit to dissolve the corporation
Questions va re a-k . . Government
attorneys to s!,ow t at the Intc,iiati<
Harvester Comp. of America was I
merely the s- iing ag»n> ^ ot the Int. -
natioi al Harvest r < mp.my of .New J' -
Bry at id that the laner . anpany was |
to make ail the jocin* .
New Jerst y corporation in i iich a. prn. ••
as wi!i • n ihli ^ . 1 •
have neither h loss nor a pro!itV ash d ;
Iviwin 1 i Jrosvenor, special assistant At
torney General.
"Our object is to buy as cheaply as " •
can, and t" make- as much as p '.
We tr\ to buy front the 4Nc\\
company at prices we woulu g« t
any other company, replied M; lius-
kins
"Hut you never have paid a dlvidcmi
'No, w» never have."
Ml ' of today's session was devot d to
describing the lechineai f« aturt oi i
impleno tits. Mr. Hasklna re ted i o
methods of sale to farm, is 'n un • •
the Government's charge that a- a trust
the harvester company maintained t ' • <
' io the serious injury of the farm, r
The wltn- -s said the comp.; i to
agents with a ft per cent <■ 1 'or
< sh and the agent, by adding e t,
ilei.c lined the price the fa-
pay. One reason, Mr. lla.ku • . mcd,
why the sales company made o. <i
COa, while it. sold $hm,000,CHjn v. • a ol im-
plements, was that it was < <c ' • ' !.■ ex-
panding its business and cxp» n ig large
sums for advertising.
STATE NlWS BRIEFS
WEDDINGS.
IiTirwUTK. Tex., Pept. 17 - At
tli.' pai-sonage, Uov. F. 11.
.lai'kton cnti'lalinu, John Charles Par-
! i dfli and Mis; Kdiii** E. Kelly, daughter
j oi' lit J. W . Kelly, were married. .Mr.
| 1 tat 11.rli i' cl|i Aiinrncy and was for-
. ur !•' ftli rirk-hi.i'K. They will soon
i in In their Iiew eotta0'e on East
Fourth .Street.
JIASux I e x. Sept. 17. W. H. Snn-
tiers "I'd Mis. Sain.tntha Fee were mar-
i ieii heii ii tin- li mo ol W. r. Alexander,
•Itnlife WliUliiBoa pel furmluj,' tli# cere-
mony.
Kixax, Tex., Sept. 17.—Married, at the
resMt-in'i' of Hie |,ri.lf'H parents. Mr. and
Mrs I' J. Hailey, In Smith Elgin, Sunday
i-yinim; F l.onnle Anderson of Austin
and Mis* Eula Lee Bailey, Hey. J. C.
Welch "I'fli'iatlng. Sir. and Mrs. Ander-
eiii left (or Austin Monday, where tliey
will wake their home.
GAS, SOURNESS AND
lust as Soon as 'Tape's Diapepsin"
Comes in Contact With the Stom-
ach All Distress Is Gone.
"Really does'* put bud stomachs in order
^-''really does" overcome Indigestion, dys-
pepsia, a as. heartburn nud sourness in five
minutes—that—Just that makes 1'apes
Diopepsin the largest soiling stomach reg-
ulator ill the world If what you eat, fer-
ments into stubborn linr; —. y«-u l-e ii uas
and eructate sour, undigested food nd
acid: head is dizzy and ache? breath foul;
tongue conted; yotir Inside filled with bile
and ind ."siihle waste, remember the n.o
incnt Diapepsin comes iu contact with tin
stomach ail such distress vanishes. It's
truly astonishing almost marvelous, und
the joy is its harmlessness.
A large 50-eenr ca >e of Pape's Dlapepsin
will give you a hundred dollars' worth of
satisfaction or your druggist hands you
your money back.
It's worth Its weight In gold to men and
women who can't get their stomachs regu-
lated. It belongs in ur bom Mould
always be kept handy in case of a sick,
sour, upset stomach during the day or at
night., it's the quickest, surest and most
ban^ess stomas doctor iu the world.
Mason County Valuations.
S| ■ I ■ -ITr-1 ins to Tli KipteM.
MA SOX. Ti'.\ . Sept. 17. The Comnits-
donen;' Court finis.bed Its work of revis-
ing ,nd rei'tiuK the lounly tax rolls
Unlay ni'il Tux ( olleetor I.eslie will at
mei sisd the ropy to the state Comp-
troller Al isun i .unity lias ij(Jll,H80 ai res
I, n i, .. J...1 at $2.«!KU>26 The county
ami state t.u rat. is 71 2-3 tents and tlie
total amount of las is $30,007.
City Building Discussed at Temple.
Sl "1*1 '1'|. 1 t'j.'1'ain in The lixpress.
TlOMl'LC. Ti . Sept. 17.—Forty iiusl-
im-sm n en of leinpia, representins all lines
Of tilde, manufacture and industry, and
all iij.>i:iliei", of the t'liaraber of Oiiumerce.
uui at luiiclietn at one of tl.e prlneipai
hotels tod y, In accordance with a plan
rmntiy uilopted In-iiiKUiating this wteldy
custom, i bo gathering was entertained
Willi ii;tiii sting talks on tlvtc de\elop-
ri eat and pm^iess fiom ex-Mayor William
i rnnu.il. >• I- M'-i'elvey, I'. 1- l.ownii
Jr. .i.i 1 James K Ferguson, eacli taking
as 111- sa.bjeet some spedalt) which he
. , ..ied necessary In the plan of city
in.-,Id, .. Tii" tuple assigned for discus-
. .■1 ! ■- ilie day >v»* "iVI at Is the Best
1' i i liiiiid I ji TempleV" The luncheon
i. I, mi the aspect of a general round-
i. e tii sen -Ion, with interchange of views
i man suhjeets titnong the various
guest s
Heavy Business Done at Cuero.
S[i."*1hI Telegratn to The Express.
ri LRU, lex.. Sept. IT. -Cuero express
liipments, both incoming and outgoing,
i:re io . •? '1 in ordinarily heavy and Sep-
tra,hoi business will likely create a new
re. ird. With an increase In working force,
trains are very often delayed from ten to
fifteen minutes, while the express men
work like putting out a Tire to load and
unload. August receipts this year ran
,-ihout Ihe line as hist year, but August
j iast year showed Sl.(MH) increase over liMO.
| I es; r-e| ten her was also' a bi ,r gainer over
liliO. and it loo km like this September will
slew as big an increase over 11)11 as 1911
j did over HMO. Besides the regular agent
at this place the express company em-
ploys five men and two wagons.
Gardenhire to Be Steever's Aide.
Special Tolegrara to The Eitprpss.
KL PASO, Tex., Sept. 17 -The new com-
p.andjr of the Department of Texas, Gen.
E. Z. Steever, has announced the official
appointment of Lieut. W. '. Gardenhire
of the Fourth Cavalry as his aide. Gen-
eral Steever is entitled to two aides, but
has not selected the second. Lieutenant
Gardenhire wns formerly General Steever^
oiiartermaster when Steever was colonel of
the Fourth.
RUNGE Some exciter, t w., caused
here yesterday ♦•vcn iu; u .< i 1 al Tout a
rneai market caught • With quick
and effective fire fighting it was soon
extinguished and \ci;. little »: . ■ ge wa.-
done, only Mr. Torn received . oiue be
vere burns on his arms
FLOHKSV1 LI>K In a fr< e for-all fight
near the Aiexiean ct n hration groui.ds
last night, Noe lOsguivel, a Mexican cit-
izen oi this place, was stabbed neveral
times about tho body. His wounds may
prove fatal. The trouble arose over a
row at the celebration.
LLANu—Mrs. T J. Moore and daugh-
ter, Mrs. ,Sykes, accompanied by their
guest, Miss Mar;. Johnston, have re-
turned to their homes in Llano.
ARANSAS PASS- \t the close of busi-
ness September 4. the First State Bank
of Aransas Pass sh iwed a total bi» m
amounting to 917.33. The handling of
cotton'through this port has increased
deposits in the local banks and made it
necessary for them to increase their
stock.
SAN ANGELO -Mexicans here observed
Mexican Independence Day Monday with
a patriotic programme. In the evening
a dance was given. The celebration
passed off without any disturbances of
any kind.
HOUSTON- At the session of the City
Commission yesterday afternoon an ordi-
nance was adopted ordering the removal
of {ill shacks and flimsj const ruction
from the rt^ideijCfe and business districts.
Announcement is made that it w*il be
strictly enforced.
STOCK DALE The three days' celebra-
tion in honor of Mexican Independence
Day closed here last night In a general
jollification. M. Toscano, the principal
manager, reports the affair a grand suc-
cess financially and otherwise.
HOUSTON—Oscar B. Davis, a black-
smith, recently here from Binning; am,
Ala., and AlDed LaFrance are ;;i a hos-
pital today injured, with chanc- s against
the recovery of the former. In alleged
trouble between the two, Davis was
stabbed four times and LaFrance was
struck on the head with a brick.
SHERMAN—Sherman's issue of $198,000
permanent improvement bonds was. today
sold fo the Harris Trust and Savings
Company at par. accrued interest and a
premium of $1,319, There were five bid-
ders. The money will be used for street
paving, ward school buildings and im-
provements in the fire department.
SNYDER—Jim Massey, a former Scur-
ry County cowboy, now on a ranch at
Ely, New, last week won the capital
prize of $500 in a riding eontest at Cal-
gary. Canada Be is a son of Fire Chiet
L. YY. Massey of Snyder.
GAINESVILLE - Alderman Hendsley
was seriously hurt today by failing from
a buggy. The vehicle passed over his
body.
GAINESVILLE A committee of the
Retail Merchants' Association is solicit-
ing funds to he used for improving the
roads on the Oklahoma side of Red ltiver
for the belief.i of Oklahoma farmers
who wish to market their cotton here.
GOLIAD An election held here Septem-
ber 10 on the issuance of bonds to the
amount of $20,000 carricd by 40 for and 2
against.
MATHIS—The Mexican population held
a three days' fiesta here in celebration
of the Dies y Sles. A street parade,
headed by a Mexican brass band, took
place at 4 o'clock Jtfomjay afternoon. The
celebration ended at night with a big
show and dance.
ASIIERTON—1The Mexican celebration,
which was held In the Mexican end of
Asherton, came to a close Monday night
after, two days' duration. A large num-
ber of the Mexicans are away in the
cotton fields, and as a result the cele-
bration was a very tame affair com-
pared to the ones held here in former
years.
SEGUIN—The Mexican* of this vicinity
High Mason Coming to San Antonio.
Bpeeial Telegram to The tfxpresn.
Eli PASO, Tex., Sept. 17.—W. H. M
Ciiilough, secretary of the Scottish Rite
Masonic bodies in El Paso. left tonight for
San Antonio, where he will assist in the
installation "f a new lodge of perfection
of that branch of Masonry. Mr. MeCul-
Ifl i thirty e ,i ri degree Mason and
i< one of the few sovereign grand inspec-
tors of the Scottish Kite In Texas. The
t,ew body will be the first Scottish Kite
»r non r"rnmr| jfl Smm AntOIiiO, Here-
tofore Dallas, Galveston, Houston and El
I'aso hive leen the pfineipal centers in
Tex;• s for that brunch of tu« Masonic
iirder
Tiie highest point of woman's hnp-
pineBg is reached only through moth-
| rrhood. Yet the mother-to-ba Is often
fearful of nature's ordeal and shrinks
from the suffering incident to its con-
summation. In Mother's Friend is to
be found a medicine of great value to
every expectant mother, it is intended
to prepare tho system for tho crisis,
and thus relievo, in great part, tho
fcutferlng through which tho mother
usually passes. Tho regular use of
Mother's Friend will repay any mother
in the comfort it affords before, and
the helpful restoration to health and
rtrength it brings
about after baby
comes. Mother's
Friend is for sale
at drug stores.
Write for our
free book for expectant mothers
which contains much valuable inform
mation.
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rHEN you see the Kewrple Kutontsyou
will want them all. The Kutouts are
eolored, just as if they were alive. They have
both fronts and backs. When you cut them
cut and paste them together they look good
either going or coming. The Kutouts are
several inches high, too, as big as little dolls
should be. And they stand up all alone.
You will find them in the October number
of the Woman's Home Companion. More
Kewrpies every month, and Dotty Darling,
who is a beautiful little doll girl, Dotty's
Baby Brother, and clothes for Dotty Darling
too. Rose O'Neill, the famous artist,
makes the Kewpie Kutouts. Don't you want
to play with them? You can have them.
Just ask mother for 15 cents
and go to the nearest news-stand for the Woman's Home Companion
—-or cut out and send us the Kewpie Kewpon in the cornc, with the
same 15 cents, and you will get postpaid, the October number of the
HPELL j'our mother too that she wi-1 find the Woman's Home
Companion jammed full of things that will interest her just
as much as the Kewpies interest you—things like clothes and
styles and cooking and parties and all sorts of ideas that will
make life happier and better for herself and father and for you.
Just send this Kewpon and 15 cents—
Woman's Home Companion, 331 Fourth Avenue, New York
closed their celebration Monday night
with ,'t lii;.; parade In ivltlch were several
handsomely decorated floats, societies In
marcliltiK order ami vehicles of various
kinds, followed by 'spuaking and dancing
(tt Voucka's Pavilion. The celebration
had a larger attendance than any event
of the kkil for many years and good
order prevailed throughout.
LOCKHA RT—Messrs. J. B. Hatchett
and Monroe have forwarded to State
Chairman Cato Sells $170, which they
collected for the Woodrow Wilson cam-
paign fund This amount was contrib-
uted by residents of Lockhart and none
gave more than $1. The county's sub-
scription will swell the amount much
gri ater.
KM IT 11VILLE—T he Mexicans suitably
celebrated their Independence flay with
large crowds, gala decorations and pa-
triotic orations, having a jolly good
time.
ELGIN—1The Civic Improvement Club
is mc ,,iig an 'effort to nave the cot-
ton seed warehouses and other unsightly
builders removed from the central por-
tion of the city, and In their places
pretty parks are planned.
WACO—The naval recruiting station
will i,i .t be closed here. After preparing
in it . • tin., :. v i,ii!,i.*i i master 11 !
Llov r received orders from Dallas to
hold 111., station open for recruits a few
dti>:- lunger. The change in plans was
announced this morning.
I TT-..MPLE—l'lans are being prepared for
i the tuple sanitarium which provide ex-
ten and costly Improvements and
I eni -omenta to that institution which
wil t approximately itO.OuO. A firm
of i .i t Worth architects Is drawing the
pi The latter contemplate a three-
st' r brick building one block Ion®,
e<i pi ii with elevators, sanitary kitchens
ail modern hospital improvements.
V, ik will commence just as soon as
■ i l-aets can be let after completion of
tin plans. The present institution will
I" practically rebuilt, hut arrangement*
a been made whereby no interruption
i mi mess will occur as a result of the
alterations and improvements.
KMPLE—The city authorities are mak-
a crusade against all violators of
:!y ordlnane,' rolnttnr to business
mis which prohibits the extension of
my sign a distance of more than two
;cet lira lie sidewalk when attached to
the building. As a result a number of
unlawful and dangerous signs have been
taken down by the owners rather than
risk prosecution,
TEMPLlv-W. O. Cox has tendered his
resignation as a member of the lioat'd of
Water Commissioners und same litis been
accepted by Mayor Wutters and the City
t'oui'ci!. and 11 W. Melsner was named
to fill the vacancy. Mayor Watters has
also reappointed all the old members
of the commission as follows: Chairman,
iliai'ics M. Campbell; J. C. Mitchell, I).
M. Seybold, two years each; Dr. K. W.
Noble, C. E. Bruner and J l. W. Meisner,
one year each.
LAVERN1A—J. A. MeAllster, who was
hurt a week ago by his horse, was taken
to Ban Antonio last night and placed in
a sanitarium for treatment.
I'EAHSALL—The September term of
the District Court convened here this
morning with Judge J. F, Mullaly of
1-aredo presiding. The work of impanel-
ling the Jury was completed before
noon and the grand jury went to
work Immediately. There Is not a single
criminal ease on the docket and this
session will no doubt be of short dura-
tion.
CUEKO, Tex., Sept. 17.—Light showers
fell here yesterday, but apparently not
enough to do an; good. This mornin.r,
however, formers from the Lindenau sec-
tion were in town and reported one of
the best rains of the season. Other sec-
tions got varying amounts, from a dust-
layer to half an inch.
Kewpie Kewpon
Woman'* Home Companion • 148
3S1 Fourth Avenue, Mow YorU 1
Herein 15 cents. PleatwrhurrytheOctobr,
Womin'i Home Companion to me, con-
taining the fitft of tho Kewpie Kutoutt
■ fmf-.
■
RUSK PRISON INSPECTED
Governor Colquitt and Parly Then Go
to Huntsville.
Spprlal Telegram to The BxprenA.
RI SK, Tex., Sept. 17.—Governor Col-
quitt, Ben Cabell, L.{ W. Tittle and Rob-
ert Brahan, Penitentiary Commissioners,
and Ii. F. Looney, nominee for Attorney
General, and W, H. Mayes, nominee for
Lieutenant Governor, were here Inspect-
ing tho prison and iron ore lands.
The Governor seemed to be favorably
lmpi, -sed with the iron Industry and.ex-
pressed himself in favor of operating
same If it was not leased.
Th»* entire party left for Huntsville this
afternoon
We frequently bear a hair preparation
referred to as a "cure" for baldness. Jusi
exactly what is meant by it in each In-
stance Is a question. Baldness is
not a disease and hence does not
permit of a ^ure. It Is a result In-
variably to be traced to the dan-
druff germ and if the condition has
heroine chronic that l«. if there l« G-OINGI
hnl,. fnlli- HlHPIOMWIlSAVtlT
complete atrophy of the nan loin --XL
a "cure" Is absolutely lmpos- ^
glossy, fluffy
cannot
OUll., Jiiwonjiuii,y mm r-
in a scalp infested with dandruff any^morg
•los
siblc.
Approaching boldness, indicated
bv falling hair, may be checked and
If' the hair follicles are not dead the
hair muy be induced again to grow.
This Is accomplished by regular mwkimwiumwit
applications of Xewbro's Herpleide, / \
which cleanses the scalp and kills f . o'
the dandruff germ. The destrnc- ^ tjj,
tlon of the germ stops the accumu-
lation of scarf skin and thus elim-
inates the most common enemy to , -
beautiful hair GONE !ll
ueauiuui uun. TrcutttsnnERHool
thnn a delicate plant can grow on an ast
heap. The scalp must be kept clean, free
from dandruff und in a healthy con-
dition The superior merits of Ler-
ptelde as a hair preservative an«
bettutifier are well known and It re-"
reives the highest endorsements,
from professloual men. stage folK
and the best people everywhere.
Xewbro's Herpleide is sold at all
toilet goods counters in 50-eent and
$1 sizes. Your dealer will guarantee!
it to do all that is claimed or re-l
fund your money. Applications ob-
tained nt all first-class barber shopt»
and halrdresslng parlors.
Send 10 cents In postage or sliver
to cover cost of packing and mail-
ing. to the Herpleide Co., Dept. 8.
Detroit, Mich., for n sample iiottls
and valuable booklet on tho enr®
of the hair.
Plseber's
agents.
Drug Store, special
Cattle Sold at Rrigg-s.
Speclnl Telegram to The Kxpresa.
I1KIGGS, Tex., Sept. 17.—Buyers from
tho Panhandle country have bought and.
shipped out from this section about 8,000
ewes, the ranchers being forced to sell
on account Bf scarcity of water. Tha
price paid for sheep Is around $2.25 per
head. Several carloads of cattle havs
been bought In this vicinity also, owlns
to drouthy conditions. i
Alcohol for Boys? Co To Your Doctor
Ask your doctor how often he prescribes an alcoholic stimulant for
children. He will probably sav, "Very, very rarely." Ask him
how often he prescribes a tonic for them. He will probably answer,
"Very, very frequently." Then ask him about Ayer's non-
alcoholic Sarsapariild a tonic for the young.
ir Co.,
Ma
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