The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1893 Page: 4 of 6
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Coffey vllle, Kan., March 37—A b»nk ' Bn Association member: tr living Ink
ibbery partaking of the daring shown P1""* whern U no Association, I*
the famnit. i__. invited lo attend, also pastor* of
churche* and otu.ru Interested In this
This Little “Cut”
robbery partaking of
at the famoua Coffey villa affair last
October, in which aevcral of the parti-
cipants lost their live*, wan enacted at
Caney, Kan., tbla afternoon. The only
thing tnlasSng to make it more closely
w ^ resemble the robbery in which the Dal-
rru « o' » Itona took P*rt was that nobody was hurt.
TJ u> ~ * '^*,e bandits got $4000, have a good start
!?£_..»'< j on the pursuers and will probably nover
irf ,zT rr CD r ItA nnnf...a4
Is to remind yon of the
--Springfield Wagon,-
Sold for $63 Cask.
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Caney Is a email town eight miles
south of here and very oiose to the In-
special work for young men. Reduced
rates on railroad on certificate plan have
been secured and entertainment provided
free fur all attending tbe Convention.
Thtru hundred delegates are expected
to be In attendance, representing all
sections of the State.
Binders, Mowers, Threshers and Hay Presses will
Time terms on “Good Notes", but Cosh will buy Cheaper.
Remember :—I also buy Grain. I pay you Cash.
‘Down by the Mill.
W. E. MOFFITT.
THE POST-MIRROR.
| Tbe amount $17,000, for the eomple-
---------—-----( ‘ton of the Texas building at the
D. J. Moffitt, Editor and Manager. ! World's fair has all been guaranteed and
_______ (Texas will be represented at the fair.
TgBMS TO 8UB9CKIBKR8. I GrC8t credlt <* d»« to Mrs. Tobin, pres-
<)ne Copy, one year..............$|.2fi Identof the Texas ladles fair association
n°py-*/x month>.................. In securing tbe means by which the
o-cop,, ib~ °-°»»-.........m ......in b. rep„«„jd. «
TWW unnra *» •mount secured Geo. Gould paid $6000,
THIS NEWS IV BRIEF- C. P. Huntington $5000. H C. Reuse
A light crop of wheat is expected in president of tbe M. K. A T., $2000. tbe
k“n*u’ I oattle men in convention at Fort Worth
Toot’s the Fert Worth murdere;- has #30, R. B. Paddock, of Waco $S(13 and
een >- k..__ the balance ,n V8rioU8 amounu fro[J1
parties throughout the state. Texas
building, SOxIOOfeet, Is already sheathed
find rnnfnrI (n sk. .
* wi * TV uri U |
luien sentenced to be hung.
The Panhandle has flattering pros-
pects for an Immense wheat crop.
Hr BROWN’S IRON BITTERS
f'ur.b Indigestion, Illllmunes*, Pyspeptia Mai*-
.. ------------- rl*. Nommanm*. and tieneml Pc-billly I’liysl-
dian Territory line The hank dans rcoommvud it All dsalun salt It. OsmdiM
_ . _ y ' 1De uuuk robbed , h**tr*de mark nn<l crowed red line* on wi*mm.
was the Caney Valley, the only oue In 1 ----- v
town- J Railway Construction-
At 1:06 this afternoon, a man recog- The New York Financial Indicator
nized as the notorious Henry Starr, and ' **ys that railway construction will soon
a man named Newcouib entered tbe | be lu full swing again and prints a table
bank unmasked, and leveling weapons, showing 164 new lines In thirty-five
at tbe cashier and other employes, four States and Territories, with over 4.800
in all, demanded the money. Without ml es of proposed mileage, on which
any adoo the employes obeyed and be- some work has been done or is about to
fore five minutes elapsed from the time be begun.
the bandits entered the place, they were At the close of last year, or at the
In possession of all the bank’s cash, present time, we find the following new
America. The trip involves a sea vov-
uge of 12,000 miles, a tedious journey
Inland, the climbing of barren and pro.
clpltous mountains 10,000 feet high, ami
tbo conveyance of a heavy end awkward
load of astronomical Instruments to tlm
lofty point on the Andes where the ob-
servation Js to be made.—Greenville
Banner.
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McILHEE'i WINE 07 CAHObl lot Weak Nrrv
about $4000. Nobody but the bank’s
employes were In the place and the ban-
dits bad nothing especially to fear.
Cooly placing tbe money In bags and
warning the bankers they would meet
r - v uwu »uvi luisvn lll^ lien
lines and mileage credited to the South:
State. Lines. Miles.
Alabama.................. 8
Arkansas.................. 6
Florida.................... 3
Georgia.................. ^
® wuuiu meet Georgia.................. 7
instant death should they attempt to'Louisiana.................. 2
make an .mr.-i-.- . . . . ’ n
---------------- „“•■■'""'S.vuijuoieei, is already sheaihed
A Boston man claims to have dls- . »nd roofed in, and tbo contractors are
covered perpeutal motion in ibe form ---------
of a small railroad. It will be exhibited
at the World’s fair.
—^T^Honatott and Texas Central difpot
-Ww at™ **** W8* «™k bY lightning last
. dnesday and burned up, the ticket
----------j uuiuvu up, me ucKet
iBce was in tbe depot and was destroyed,
Egyptian cotton, three million dollars
worth of which waa imported lost year
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make an outcry, the bandits backed out
out of tbe bank.
Reaching the door, which opens on
the main street, and by which the usual
number of people were passing, the men
hurried to homes hitched in front and
were soon on the WHy at a rapid rate to-
ward the Indian Territory. Nobody
paid particular notice even to tbeir
strange actions as they ran for their
horses and drove off. and as it was some
time before tbe bank employes recovered
sufficiently from their freight to make
alarm, tbe fleeing men had plenty of
time In which to gain- a good start.
When alarm was Anally given the news
of the daring .robbery spread rapidly
a*! « .be .u« iST* 1**-
building occupies what he considers the
most commanding spot on the World’s
fair grounds, and will, when completed, thirty minutes and It now seems impos- Unlted Slates as a gl
compare favorably with most all other/ slbio that they he caught. Nothing has fl“KshiP °* Columbus,
state buildings, and in architectural been heard from them late to niirbt n<m w>I"^whcie in tl
beauty and design, will .urpass them -A.—---15
all. This will be welcome news to tbe
98
203
272
269
41
81
129
369
90
227
1.730
Mlse'islppi................ 2
Tennessee................. 4
Texas .................... »
Virginia.................. 6
West Virginia.............13
Total................... 60
Though West Virginia leads in the
number of new lines, Texas lays it over
all others In mileage by nearly 100 miles.
Other lines will doubtless be projected
or started during the year and the out-
look Is certainly full of promise.—Ex.
Many Persons
Arc broken down from overwork or household
carc“ Brown's Iron Bitters
rebuild* iho syuem, old* rtigntlon, remove* ex-
•vis of bile, and core* maisrl tier the aermice.
— - - —— . .,----,«-•vt-' A Present from Spain.
ganized and started in pursuit. Before Washington, March 28.—The govern-
a start could be made, however, tbe n1en, ot 8,,aln trough the state depart-
robber* Imri iho aiiua.s.__.a ment ha* offi('l»l!v tn »h>.
--------- IWjCmr people of Texas, but all credit will be
into this country, la to bo experimented ! d“« • few ladles of Texas for without
on by the United States government ‘heir untiring efforts Texas would not
this year In ail the cotton growing have been known at the World’s fair.
Dr.K. H. Jones, the murderer of Capt.
V. G. /Veal, of Dai'aa, was sentenced to
the penitentiary last week, in accordance
wvlth the verdict of the jury rendered
"|»me time ago. He claims his trial was
St a fair oue.
he Chicago, Rook lslafld and Texas
Ulroad company hat located a town
V ‘he Wise county coal mines, about
.miles east of Bridgeport, which
*»en named Coal City. Tbe town
l^belng laid off and as soon as the
’ • got a plat made a sale of lots
Svertlsed. Coal City is located
in a very} fine section of country and is
ealcpiatftd to make a town of consider
abieTuim ortance.
■A
dicy inaugurated by President
Mexico of establishing free
public Schools In every municipality of
[mhlio is being put Into effect rap-
■ Tbe oonpulsory school law which
iwoenf ly Went into effeot is being rigidly
onfonied throughout the country and
reports show the school attendance has
largely Increased daring the last few
inontBs.
A party of forty Chinese passed
ibroitgh Monterey on their way to the
Rio Grande border, where they will at-
tempt to smuggle themselves Into tbe
United States. They are on foot and
expect to roaoh New Laredo in about
rwo weeks. The United States author-
ities have been notified. It Is believed
an organised band of American* is ex
V.oe President Stevenson said to a
Washington reported: “Yon boys will
be just as welcome as in the old days.
Thire will be no sentry standing in
front of tbe vice pretIdent’s room. You
will not be forced to dive Into your
pockets and fish out a card to be trans-
mitted to me on a salver. The door will
stand wide open. There are sofas Inside
for you to occupy. Yon will walk right
in, and if I am not there you will send
for me. Wherever I am tbe newspaper
man Is welcome. I am tbe vice presi-
dent of the people, and the people are
entitled to know what I am dolug.
There will be no red tape about the
office.”
robbers bad secured the advantage of ,nent *Ja" officially tendered to the
thirty minutes and It now seems Impos- Unlted Slates as a gift tbe reproduced
sibie that thav b« nan<*h> «.__flueshiD of Columbus, tbe Santa Maria
tbe Gulf of Mexico
en route to this country to participate
In sbe naval review. The ceremonies
of acceptance will be held later on.
* WMC OF CMOVI, a Tania lor Wo
State Convention of young Mon. -----
Coital can a, Texas, April 18—10. i The *omen of New Orleans who were
The Tenth Annual Convention of the 'n*tlu,1,iental in overthrowing the Lou-
’ounp Mnn'a niirlatfon A____* Ulanu Lotkeri’ }|AV<* an .nil
Several members of the American
Board of Commtsaioners for foreign
Missions have lodged with Acting As-
sistant Secretaly of 8tate Quincy a com-
plaint that American missionaries are
Ill-treated by natives of Turkey, who
are not restrained by Turkish author-
ities; that Turkish officials Interfere
with the correspondence of American
mlssionaiies, and that message from
United States Minister Thompson have
not reached tbe State Department, from
which Mr. Thompson Infers that bis
mall has been tampered with. An In-
vestigation of the State Department
reeords has been begun, with a view to
learning whether or not the last charge
is true.—N. Y. World.
rhe lenth Annual Convention of the in overthrowing the Lou-
Young Men's Christian Associations of l8,8na Lottery have organized an antl-
the State, will be beld at Coastcana Pu*l*istlc league and i„e press of tbe
April 18-16. The prlneipul HfieAfcerg in ***• taken up their cause and is
attendance will Be: Rev. wTn Scott work.ln* "P» public sentiment which,
D. D. of Galveston, Rev. C. L, Sea- 111,1 believed, will forestall anyprlze As-
shole* of Dallas. Rev. B. D. Cockrlll D. oonte**« in that city in the
D. of Trinity Universit;’, Rev. O. 8. —Gainesville Signal.
Ottarnd 8?P. Spenocl of's^Louis F of^h °bje"‘ ^ ‘•kiog observations
8. Brockman of N. Y. City, L E. Brown kh r ‘f*® °! ‘h“ "UD “ the lhrec
of Chicago, S. B. Herr of Little Rock, r c‘“ b®
Special ^attractions “Zta h^f/n °^tChL'Ck «* on
arranired his way to the top of the Andes In South . "'u 8nd *ee k,ni hi* office, first
___ _• door “orth of Post office. n5l
RAILROAD, FARM, IAAvu,,
ftwtKJ, lna,Mq.u<taMt Ftttbx.
TBOIUSANM OF HUM a UUX. CUAUNItB
ntxE. ntxwiKT pim. ;
TN£ M«MUU.EN WOVEI WIRE FENCE 60..
ut. m ua^uo*. aEZZm’
W. E. Moffltt, agent for tlie above goods
P. HOLT, M. D.
Physio.Medical Physician
and Surgeon.
PILOT POINT,TEXAS.
of Chronic Dlae**.-* .
Heart, Stomach, Bowel* i
and those peculiar to Female*. Reet*( * -
l^roubies—PHe*. fistula Ac., cured w'tUflta*.
ou‘tte?tlon Rrom buslne**.
",d *•
Harness! Saddles!
Buggies I Buggies!
Tsee my stock of
t» • Road Carts,
Bam and Olds wagons. Tricycle Sulky
■Howe, Canton Rose Disc Har-
rows, Hayes Pumps,
HTand ®*rd Wire at Bottom Price*.
J, S» DARWALL^ s. W. Cor. Square, Pilot Point.
I have added to my stock a full line of
Saddles and Harness, and will make
it to your interest to see pie
before buying.
Have a flm-clMs workman employed and can put up
good* to oitier. Repairing solicited. * P
v. i. cum
-----„-----~ V8 -n'l'criURUii 1* CX-j is , T, , ,
teiwlvely ongn^ed In Chinese • n0W $ ”,f 1
Into the United State*. I«ay cM«*of<rw.!i“l‘JlS? 5^**81?.B*,r,ra.
DesAh missed Dr. Gllrceest of Gaines
vllle, by a narrow margin. The1 w!'°*<wv*ia_____________ r ^
w“* p*‘""“or ,h“'n h”-d
^na*\S;.!..°'6XVo«r,OJl'‘,,0t U
K*y* CHKKEt A CO., Props., Toledo, O
th« undersiannC, have known K. J. eke■’
r th* 1*** i* -oar*. believe him per
sas^iMrVr <mt ,ny obl‘**tton
West A Traax, Wholesale Di-ugglota, Toledo O
tadKStaRfSMC l,ntlr_n*l!7d »<’*•
k\
*--------we. » UVIII lie UHU
prescribed nitrate of silver, directing,
of oouise, that it be diluted. The nurse,
instead of diluting each dose, a* was In- w,
tended, poured the whole quantity into inadtrociiV^n0?^ aet.
a pitcher of water, which wag left stan- j th« «y»tem. i-rtcc 73e. psr botu«.>a?i>j
ding on a table. A* the doctor was t ***'
preparing to leave last night, feeling | It Is learned Bollvu'h^Twd a trerty
nd dranTu rZ' c *,matal WtU>r jot ^ and alliance with emit, where-
- nd drank It. Tbf discovery was made by the latter government agree* to cede
second too late. He hastened | to the former a port upon the Pacific
i dr°lh6r “* l« W'P 8"d *n.truct the
-aved J ,Pl ,ea’Q,eUt Bolivian nation. Bolivia thus becomes
J virtually a vassal of Chill. i
.ties.
rnirTISMn I
The Largest and Best Selected
STOCK OF FURNITURE
Sewing Machines, Wall Paper, Window Glass, W’indo'w
Pianos, Organs, Carpets Etc.
Ever bronglit_to Pilot Poi_
Complete stock of Undertakers Goods. Prices
i be found in Northwest Texas. Come and see m
bUy°rn0t 'W. B. CARS,
VVEsr SIDE SQUARE, PILOT'poiNT TE^
T
According to the Higginsvllle, Mis-
souri, Advance tbe “gentlemen who
manipulate bucksaws contemplate rais-
ing tbe price of sawing wood on account
of tbe increase in tbe cost of bacon
rind.”
Tbe Jays when missionaries were
scut lo convert tbe heathen, and were
themselves ’converted—into soup and
other culinary concoction*--without
protest upon the part of tbe United
States government, are foever gone.
Men-of-war will be seat to tbe Mediter'^
raneun to seo that the missionaries in^
America are allowed to pursue their
noble calling without interference upon
the pnrt of Turkey; the tough old semi-
European, semi-Asiatic fowl that should
have been carved up long ago.—Ga-
zette.
Delivery*
I will do your delivering at the follow-
ing prices:
Bran per sack fie..
Oats “ “ 6c.
Hay “ 1 Rale fio,
“ “ 8 “ 10C.
Corn 1 bushel Ifc.
“ 8 “ 10c.
Flour 1000 lb*. .V,
Trunks 13*.
“ round trip 2$c. .
And other hauling is proportion.
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Moffitt, D. J. The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1893, newspaper, March 31, 1893; Pilot Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth984570/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .