The Fort Stockton Pioneer. (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1908 Page: 1 of 6
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V SMttuu feu iv PUiu ut laiaili »•! PctmCmqii X
BRANNON
dealer in di:y coons avi» <,i:o< runs
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GROCERY DEPARTMENT
GRiM'I'ltY Hoi K IS I RUSH ASII COUmMK AM> I \IaK1 A KII’LIIaLTI
OK t'AlFRI'G TO I (IK IfJOIl'C'f.AS.H FA Mil \ UNOf'KKt IUaHK.
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I i (hiit a n*t rallior (hen i( « j
•‘lisni, f *r il *p»**..d* lalinlly a* /
Mi .1 it* in Iruiil. |
T > iliwatrai*: h<ma \**ar* •*«• 7
in < nmii*ai'ii.Mr« ( urt <>fl»r«d |
■ *• unt.tr <*n <• *> i* »l|** Kv**ry- 7
* nljr then L«-gati t» »<*i out '• a
p •i* n»«><l with •trychr»n*» ill Ofti**r 7
t kill • ynt •* I{«h« ii ng n prion il
• Hi * w u*<l lllVH lllli. Ni.W it »*• 7
k II i lit a iff**»t Miauvf >) (••*, tt »*n d
ur jack-rubbit* will 11>et• »•<•, l»— r
4' n i* their it i enemy wit! i !•J a
destroyed. If fli*« jack rabbit m- 7
'T'lia**, ihi'V «tll t‘i«t ni<>r« of curil
gra«< and our cattle Mill antler. 7
Nu» to » in-* hklout tin* «litl hup- 'g
p«n. Itut tlna m not nil tllesto- 7
rv. It mnu found tint tliut umny d
iik 1111*4* v\»•!*• kilbel either by taking 7
tie* po'M'nii'it liaiti "r hv eating UJjl
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V •• - I;»i L. - wuagI
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i * in9 caraiNfcNif am1 . 4
an 111 •|naliti—I le%#l. Tt»* alight* *«•• t
• •I (>r» . * that 1 i«•*(<■• rip- ;'’•** * *
pi**, •mi every tiali (hat c*»titi«i | i||,"ti»
die surface I r *ak* (In* m- ii' loot at •*»
f a dead Ii v«-l. Vat an « nil it a
Ir «! tnrfaei'^itiii for »*»hiI Ban*
(«•■•-• it ha* appaieiii y kept to a
pr-»((v nt.if- rut ii*d
I arm (In* (he h-vel of the surface.
• »l l.ak** Kfia,
\<i» mm hav » atr<»i>g evid *iirca
tt nt tIt• • |mv**| ha« in t alaav* ii
nppri'timately tie* *ani*. Tliaiij
ia move (han «*ne Lf
1nnmtug ihi *ii »r*k
atul ahoM ..n tint 1.tiring more
(nan one long period ol |i>ih tin*
water* -• at a iezei.
H'liiftthiug muat than have
it K-rMiit from the lak»*« present
•ntrotinriiiiga The inflow moat
I***mii greater, or tin* outlet
wa* dammed t<» u higher lave1
I hai another change in water level
vi ill occur tome tun.* again ia rea-
son a I ly to he expected, Hint we can
aoino ratiae to expect tlua
change to he expedited or retarded fleer* and men
t v the net* f civil / d man The Jrivilixed fVooa <■
water now goea out <d I •*k • Mi • h gl« call filled nil
gnu through the ('hung Kiv«r, county. It vi(M|
' ■ Inch fonnci Iv cnrruul all itawa*|far in nilvandtj
t* r t l.nke Miclngmi. i'hia would had as little » frl
ton slight extent diminish the in-
il >w of wat»*r to Lake Krie, Then
again the outlet of Lake Krie— (ha
Niagara Hi'or—is he:ng tampornl
with for the purpose
elect 1 ic power on
•cah* in the world. 1
will have so no elWt prohgMy up*
on the level of Lake Krie Thu*
the greatest causes for a change of
level III that lake are developing
through the efforts of civilised
man.
Now nnimnla and plants in a to gulches
state ol nature preserve a kind of
level, commonly called an eijuili-
brum among themselves, w
analogo f in many respects to this began to tike tiiwir place with ua
Itfca level. Thus in ucountry uu* nml ("w» old cnee began to diaep*
HJeterbed by the agitations lari_\VeU« were bored in dry
ana not can (hey tmd nil*
af|4-re the native pm.lie gma* that
it once f«*d upon, i he ptace of
llu* nativ* gra»« ha« ....... taken l y
the gi“mt rmi plant, which has
U<d lieen aide to »u«taili llaeif ill a
«tate of oatig • anywhere unaided,
ev n tn A’in it e. it* Inrth pla* »*
Ni « * me •uHi change n* Hi a is
/Ii line . ieginhfng to take place in !Vc<>a
at lake, Ir »unt\ ai d it « only commence
mg. it is true (hut civiii/*d man
ha* lieen here for V> years, iiut
lie ha* not b >• u here m force, nor
has he occupied it or iikhI it until
the*« past l*ii years. A little p'*t
ut h urt Hlo* ktoo, with a irw x-
patriatini officers and aoldiera:
these m i ro simply sign postH point-
ing to t)u« future. The hugle at
reveille might be heard u hull
mile from that little post: aa dgf
a* the direct iiitluenco nLJfeMdWI
OHMS’ FURNISHINOS
in this dki*ai: i vii:n r i can m u thi: momi K \sri;>ioi s ihiksskk imk
U.KY LATKST HTY LK1 IN llATb. HIlOKS, SHIHTS, Til'd, AN I) IN I ACT ALL
thk: uujusims fok stylk am» roviour i am amo aokmt for rmc
WKIdrKNOWN A. H. ItOSK TAILOIMNO CO., ANI» AM NOW KKaDY TO TAKK
YOlIt MIC AM Hi: FOR THAI NF.\V 8PK1N0 MIT.
GET READY FOR HOT WEATHER
gjrrff AKKI YKI> A FI’I.L AND rOMPLKUC ASSORTdKN T OF THIS SK \SON’S
STtLKS HATS, OXFORDS AND HOSIERY. LACKS KMUROIDKRIKS
AND r iOeftAT*pRY «0W9 AMD IIOliON^.
’* ... 4
'* ’.trd ! ( *4 ■ H *• •,< . i' h/. . j, • *“■
W ilrnt. Ic * ihu
I^HpMMrtng io d> with
HJMary number of June
Tcli the next year made
l ucle Turn Ray’s peach
Horxest Dealing a r\d Fair Treatment
orchard.
Ag.iin many
crows (or ravens
an nnr people clAiin them to he);
were poisoned during the wnr|
agaimt the coyote. And this was
thought to be good because the
crow a destroy much corn during
the milk stage in September. Dull
on the < flier hand the crow* during i
the balance cf the year live on
something else, upon snakes, grass-
hoppers. and various kinds of in— J
sects and small animals, and it is ,
a* yet an open question, whether
thev d<» n»»«r« hil.tn than good.
Tins illustration goes to show
wry imperfectly how the extin-1
giiisliuient or diminution of some1
plant or animal may cause toils
accost>mod range very widespread
efleciH. These change* are now
gaing ou, aifd will probably he*
oont Mars proiieQHCi d as our sel-
ttais turu D farming They may
out uossaislwrabU figure m the sue-
revs of fanuing, and should be|
carefully watched by every one
•ilunted so as to be aide to do so.
It is n Well kuown fact to those
who have tried to garden in l'ecos
county, tint insects are more dan-
gerous to the gardens here than
the drouth and it is evident that
on hud or animal should be w»rr*
ed against, a Inch gains its living by
preyii.g upon destructive insects.
Ho the study nod observation of
ths habit of our native plants and
animals is not merely a matter ol
interest to a few curious people: it
is on the contrary directly connect
ed with the future prosperity of this
section, and it would he •«; the
greatest value to us to have smoug
ns a trained body of men, such as
our Department of (lie Interiori
•end# out to observe the habita of
insects,
is my motto and I respectfully invite you to call on me and inspect
Yours to feerve,
my stock
years ago. the hist division w a*
> of developing composed * t cattlemen. They
the grniHf'V‘t brought in cattle by the thouannds,
Tins in time and some change* began so >u to
be observed in our plant* and am~
mala. They made war on the pan-
ther and the wolf. Their cattle
began tn make tr.nl* down which
the water ran after rains, and •cr.i,
our nmooth surface waa cut up in-
Fire* were kept down
Ai.d the meMjiiito and other hustle*
began to get a toolhnld cn plain*
Inch is of pure gin**. New forage plant*
BRANNON
BL1)(
FT. STOCKTON
SOME REAL ESTATE BARGAINS
brought aboilby’ciftTigsd wetiona uud uvw kinds of birds
{ms, Us warring foroaa of fains w«l animals bagan to Iraq non t
nnd fh#a. inally got down to • ploe^ where they were never be-
pretty uniform scale. That ia in fdftgsdu,
such a place there will l»e a preity N we begin to have suspicion
general and fairlv regular pro|M>r-, that the next division—the man
lion of each kind of native plant with ilia ho«—ia about to come,
and animal. This proportion will j With him cornea the greatest p.iw-
•utTsr a'annual changes: it may er to change our old conditiona —
sillier local variations, but in the t«* bring us new life, and to stamp
l’p to thia
I HAVK FOR SALK ABOUT TWKNTY RANCHES RANGING
IN MZK PROM ONK TO 150,000 ACRES WHICH I CAN STILL
CHEAP AND ON EASY TERMS. ALSO LANDS OF ALL KINDS
AND CLASSES, IMPROVED AND UNIM PROVED, PATENTED
AND SCHOOL LANDS. LANDS FOR LEASE AND STOCK OF
ALL KINDS TAKEN TO PASTURE.
Anyone doairing to purchase a good *mail ranch of 10 tn 15 swctiutis, good tillable land in
the artesian belt will do well io confer with me.
SPECIAL BARGAINS: One pasture near Fort Sb cklnii, about 15 sections in pasture,
alternate sections bought from State nt an average of f I 50 per acre, all under fence and fairly
well improved, plenty of water at from H to k’0 feet, plenty of wood for fuel and fence stays.
This laud will be proven up within the next aix months. Price made known upon application.
Two good ranches of about Rl sections each, one-half bought from State at about $ 1 ‘25
|>er acre, near Fort Stockton, good iniproveiuentr, plenty cl water. This ia a bargain if sold
at once.
Good two and one-half section ranch, well improved, all good tillnbl.. laud.
I CAN SUPPLY YOl WITH ANY KIND OF A LAND Pit J POSITION
YOU WANT AND SHALL TAKK PLEASURE IN ANSWERING ANY
AND ALL QUESTIONS COURTEOUSLY AND PROMPTLY. PARTIES
HAVING LANDS FOR SALK WILL DO WELL TO SEE ME.
average it will runaiii pretty cm- oul some of tliv old
slant, just as thu waters of Lake time, while we have had changes
Kn* mainliin a pretty regular in our animal and plant life, they
level. If in the economy of nature, have not been strongly marked,
a plant or an animal has been nor far-reaching. But with the
weighed tn the halanoe and found oounng of the tanner wo may ex-
wanting and unable to bear the pect » revolution—a quiet but
comnetiou that foces it, it does not; none ilie he* a radiwal revolution
perish off the face of that country >«» onr surroundings in our native
at one# or even very rapidly. It' ainmals aud plants, when the old
gives place slowly, disputing its .•hall give way to the tew. Audit
ground and Irving every dvvioe j baa seemed good to me reset down
open to it, in order to maiuUiu its • items about our mdigioous
p| a on. animals and plants before they
But when you introduce civil- have utterly gout from ua. It
|sed man ou the aoeue, there eoinaa liH 1* thua on record for future
in a power tremendous in Ha po- reference. Wbat 1 havetoeeyie
ttuey to upbuild or deetroy. The I think metier of common oSeer-
animal that might have survived vatiou among those who have
a thoueand years.in a slow deea- lived here 16 or 20 year*, and
deno#, or might n*var *a?e died where I rely upon my own oheer
out, periehee in a lew yeere: the velion I ehall so elate it. It will
plant that never soald by ite own h» very much appreciated if auy
guaided effvirU have »urrivvd iu obaervipg soul ahall correct or add
animals aud birds in
older Iscalitiea.
Ho much for the importance
of observing the oliangee goung
on in the Nautrel History of
our enuuty. Now we will take up
iu a somewhat desultory manner a
consideration of tire animals Slid
plant# which have displayed some
change of cond.tiou during^
LAWYER AND
LAND AGENT
LEE FOWLE
FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS
Bring Your Job Work to The PI
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McKee, Jesse. The Fort Stockton Pioneer. (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1908, newspaper, April 23, 1908; Fort Stockton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806878/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .