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The Batesville Herald.
VOL. 8.
BATESVILLE, TEXAS. THURSDAY. OCT. 22 1908.
NO. 41
J. G. SMYTH, N. G. PULLIAM, W. P. DERMODY,
President. Vioe-Preardent. Vice-President.
J W. VANHAM, W. P. MORGAN,
Cashier. Assistant Cashier.
The Commercial National Bank
Capital Stock, fioo.ooo.oo. Surplus, $20,000.00
DIRECTORS,
I. M. WILLIAMS
r. G. SMYTH
IRA HAVINS N. B. PULLIAM
W. P. DEHMODY W. S DOLE
HENRY VANHAM
We solicit aooounts and will Rive all business prompt, accurate and
considerate attention. The greatest liberality of treatment consistent
with safe banking methods uniformly extended.
W. D. Kincaid, President. J A. Mangum. Vice-President.
F. J. Rheiner, Cashier.
The Uvalde National Bank
Depository for Zavala and Uvalde County Funds.
Capital Stook..................................$125,000.00
Surplus....................................... 25,000.00
Stockholders’ Responsibility..................... 125,000.00
Total Responsibility........................$275,000.00
DIRECTORS:—T. O. Frost, J. M. Kincaid, W D Kincaid, W. B.
Walcott, F. J, Rheiner, Geo. A. Kennedy, .T, A Mnngunr.
We are better prepared than ever to take care «f all business entrusted to aa.
Semi us yours.
Corner Main Street and City Hall Plaga. UVALDE, TEXAS.
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O.tr B. D. a.raklll A TEXAS
Don’t Use a Scarecrow
Te Drive Away the
Hail Order Wolf
You can drive him out
quickly if you use the mail
order houses’ own weapon
—advertising. Mail •rdcr
concerns are spending
thousands of dollars every
week in order to pet trade
from the home merchants.
Do you think for a minute
they would keep it up if
they didn’t get the busi-
ness ? Don’t take it for
granted that every one
within a radius of 25 miles
knows what you have to
sell, and what your prices are. Nine times out of ten your prices
are lower, but the customer is influenced by the up-to-date adver-
tising of the mail order house. Every article you advertise should
be dtscrxbed and prietd. You must tell your stc.-y in an inter-
esting way, and .when you want to reach the buyers of this com-
munity use the columns of this paper.
Enlarging Your Business
If you are in
business and vou
want to make
more money you
will read every
word we have to
say. Are you
spending your
money for ad-
vertising in hap-
hazard fashion
as if intended
for charity, or do you adver-
tise for direct results?
Did you ever stop te think
how your advertising can be
made a source of profit to
you, and how its value ean be
measured in dollars and
cents. If you have not, you
■ re throwing money away,
Advertising is a modern
business necessity, but must
be conducted on business
principles. If you are not
satisfied with your advertising
you should set aside a certain
amount of money to be spent
annually, and then carefully
note the effect it has in in-
creasing your volume of busi-
ness; whether a 10, 20 or 30
per cent increase. If you
watch this gain from year to
you will become intensely in-
terested in your advertising,
and how you can make it en-
large your business.
If you try this method we
believe you will not want to
let a single issue of this paper
go to press without something
from your store.
We will be pleased to have
you call on us, and we will
take pleasure in explaining
our annual contract for so
many inches, and how it can be
used in whatever amount that
seems necessary to you.
If you can sell goods over
the counter we can also show
you why this paper will beat
serve your interests when you
want to reach the people of
this community.
You Don’t Need a Town Crier
. £% to emphasize the merits of your business or an-
nounce your special sales. A straight story told in
a straight way to the readers of this paper will
quickly reach the ears of the thoughtful, intelligent
buying public, the people who have the money ia
J 1 their pockets, and the people who listen to reason
^ * and not noise. Our books, will show you a list
the kind of people you appeal to. CaM and see them at this oflto.
HIS MIND WAS BLANK FOR SEV-
ERAL MONTHS.
WAS W0RKIN6 IN ZING MINE.
Is Now as Well Mentally and Phyalcal-
ly aa He Ever Wae—Worked in a
Joplin Mo., Mine.
Humble, Tex.—John E. Webb, ab-
sent (our months from his home in
Humble, most of which time his
whereabouts were unknown to his
wife and friends, is at home again.
He Is well both mentally and physic-
ally. His mind is now as clear as
it ever was, while aside from the fact
that he was worked at hard labor, he
Is as well physically as he ever was.
One of his most Intimate friends
called at his home Sunday to see him
and, if possible, to secure something
that might tend to unravel the mys-
tery surrounding his disappearance.
The circumstances of the finding of
his team and buggy in a livery stable
in Houston and the finding of his
clothes and valuables in a bathhouse
In (Jalveston, the statements of peo-
ple who say they saw him in the wa-
ter bathing—these are familiar to the
public, for the reason that the press
at the time of Mr. Webb’s disappear-
ance gave details of the occurrence.
It waB thought that he had been
caught in an undertow and was
drowned, though no body was ever
found. In fact, the living man drop-
ped from the face of the earth. The
clothes in the bathhouse gave a clew
to the manner of his disappearing, but
no dead remains were coughed up by
the waves to prove it. It was a clew
and that was all.
The discovery of Johnny Webb at
Joplin. Mo., about two weeks ago,
where he was working at hard labor in
a zinc mine, notwithstanding that he
Is comfortably fixed in this world's
goods, is also well known. He Is now
back in Humble with his wife, and
meeting and chatting with his friends,
and to those who have been close to
him he tells a story, the only story
he can tell—and that In a nutshell:
"I remember that I was In a buggy
driving to Houston one day last June.
1 do not remember arriving in Hous-
ton. In fact, the last thing 1 remem-
ber is that I was on the road leading
to Houston. What happened to me,
or what overcame me, I have not the
faintest recollection. When I cume to
myself I was on the streets of Joplin,
Mo. I had no recollection of how I got
there, nor why 1 was there.”—State-
ment of Johnny E. Webb to an inti-
mate friend.
TRAGEDY AT^ NEWTON.
Bullet Passed Through Brochard and
Killed His Son.
Orange, Tex.—The shocking news of
a tragedy occurring at Newton, Texas,
at 10 o’clock Saturday night, in which
W. T. Brochurd, barber and confection-
ery merchant, was mortally wounded
and his little 0-year-old son killed in-
stantly by Will Hext. a laborer aged
about 35 years, reached here Sunday
at 10 o'clock by passengers coming
from Newton over the Frisco railroad.
The report says that an argument
^originated between Hext and Bro-
ohard on account of a small bill due
the latter by the former. The matter
being seemingly settled, the two par-
ticipated in a drink at Hiawatha und
when the party was about to separate
four shots were fired by Hext with a
revolver, all of which took effect, two
In Brochard's breast, one In the abdo-
men and the fourth In the left shoul-
der, which passed through and struck
the youth In the neck, causing Instant
death.
King Consents to Arbuzzi-Elkins Match
Turin.—Although no official an-
nouncement has been given out with
reference to the marriage of the duke
of Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins,
It Is asserted that the king has defi-
nitely given his consent. As a conse-
quence, the duke is preparing to leave
for the United States. It is likely
that he will proceed via Havre. The
newspapers, In the belief that the
marriage Is certain, say that Miss El-
kins ran now he considered as an
Italian royal princess, while after her
marriage she will have the position
and honors due her as a member of
the royal family.
REFUSED REHEARING IN GROSS
TAX RECEIPTS CASE.
JOHN WEBB TURNS UP.STATE WILL_L08E S400'000 MURDERS STEPFATHER. I""*™ county laho oeai. BACK IN WALLER JAIL.
In Four Courts Love Law Has Been
Twice Sustained and Twice De-
clared Unconetitutional.
Austin, Tex.—News was received
here Monday that the United States
Supreme Court had refused a rehearing
ir. the Love gross receipts tax case,
which means that It has finally killed
the law of the Twenty-ninth Legisla-
ture laying a tax of 1 per cent on the
grosB earnings of Texas railroads. The
state loses approximately $400,000
taxes, which were due under said law,
but will never receive It, as this de-
cision is final. The author of the law
is T. B. Love, the present superin-
tendent of banking and insurance.
Quite a few railroads, particularly the
smaller lines, paid the tax, but the
court now says they did not have to,
that it was unconstitutional. A divided
court effected the decision, five Judges
against the law and four for Its valid-
ity on the grounds of state rights. It
v/as a moat important principle, and
the Texas case will be quiet for years
to come. The trial court here sus-
tained the law, but the Third Court of
Civil Appeals declared It unconstitu-
tional In a fifty-seven-; x ge typewritten
opinion, and is now s..stained by the
highest court in the laud. The Texas
Supreme Court revert? si the appellate
court's decision, and n v in turn it is
reversed and the app Hate court up-
held.
PIERCE MUST COME TO TEXAS.
Was Arrested in St. L -rule, Extradition
Honored, Habeas Corpus Sought.
Washington.—Horn/ Clay Pierce,
head of the Waters Pierce Oil Comr
pany, will have to e<j ae to Texas to
answer the lndlctmei f of the Travis
county grand jury cl irglng him with
false swearing In diji lection with the
admittance of the \N it-rs Pierce Oil
Company into Texas in 19UU. The ous-
ter and penalty cases against his com-
pany, and now pending in the Supreme
Court announced Monday that the peti-
tion of counsel for Pierce for a rehear-
ing of the case was refused, the last
legal resource of counsel was exhaust-
ed. The clerk of the Supreme Court
stated Monday afternoon that the man-
date of the court would issue at once,
and that Pierce would he taken Into
custody by the sheriff at St. Ixruls, who
would turn his prisoner over to the
Texas authorities '>u , -mand.
BOY’S HEAD CUT OFF.
Returning From School and Crossed
Track In Front of a Long Freight.
Denleon. Tex.—Clarence Bolen, aged
7 years, while returning home from
school Monday afternoon in company
with other children, was run over by
a southbound Frisco freight train and
his head cut off and his body cut in
twain. Ho was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Bolen, 728 West Murray street.
Forest Fire Victims Number 41.
Bay City, Mich.—The verified known
death list resulting from the , forest
fires in Presque isle and Alpetia coun-
ties stands at forty-one, with several
people still reported missing and a
growing probability of severe loss of
life in northern Pulaski and Krakow
townships in Presque isle county"'the
first Indication of which came Sunday
with the reporting of six bodies in Pu-
laski, including those of Mr. Hermann
Erke and his several children. Two
woodmen Monday found the skeleton
of Mrs. William IT. Rose, who lived
near Ocqueroo,
Tuberculosis Exhibit at Houston.
Austin. Tex. State Health Officer
Brumby Is advised that the Houston
Carnival will defray the expense of ex-
hibiting the New York tuberculosis
show at the No-Tsu-Oh engagement.
This means that the attempt of the
Louisiana State Board of Health to get
It to Shreveport fails.
First 8pike in Uvalde’s Railway.
Uvalde, Tex.—In the presence of a
large crowd the first spike was driven
Monday by Mayor Burney of Uvalde
and llawllngson of Sansome In the con-
struction of the Uvalde street ruilway.
Sperry and Party at Tokio.
Toklo.—Rear Admiral Sperry, com-
mander In chief of the Atlantic battle-
ship fleet, accompanied by the squad-
ron commanders and the cnptalns of
the various ships, arrived In Tokio at
10 o'clock Sunday morning, coming
by special train from Yokohama The
party was received with unbounded
enthusiasm by the crowd that sur-
rounded the station when the train ar-
rived. The weather was clear and
beautiful.
Corn Growers' Meeting.
San Antonio, Tex.—President Mu*
lally of the Business Men’s Club is at-
tempting to secure the next annual
meeting of the Corn Growers' Associ-
ation for this city. The next date and
place of meeting will be fixed soon by
the executive committee.
Leesville, Tex—Cotton picking Is
progressing rapidly during the contln
ued fair weather. There have been
about 1,4(>0 bale* ginned here to date.
Another fifteen days of fair weather
will see the cotton all out.
Bryan, Tex.- K. L. Reed, penitent!
ary transfer agent, came In Sunday and
removed from the Brazos county Jail
five negroes sentenced to penal servi-
tude at (he recent term of the district
court.
Angleton. Tex.—The county institute
met In Angleton Monday morning at
10 o'clock und will continue during the
week. Teachers from all over the ooun-
j ty will be present and a busy Houston
is anticipated.
Day of Functions With Yankee Fleet
Yokohama—Storm battered, but)
magnificent, the American battleship j
fleet lies In the harbor, the entire as j
semblage making & display unprece- j
dented In the history of Yokohama.
Santa Fe Shops Burned.
Amarillo, Tex.—A disastrous fire
broke out In the Santa Fe shops at
6:15 o'clock Saturday afternoon, de-
stroying the roundhouse, the entire
shops, water tanks, coal chutes and
wiping out the plant with the excep-
tion of the storeroom. The loss Is
probably $100,000. The buildings will
be at once replaced.
Markham, Tex.—Rain fell here Fri-
day. Some Japan rice remains to be
thrashed, but the thrashing season la
practically over.
H. C. WOOD'S HEAD SHOT
WITH SHOTGUN.
OFF
MISSOURI TRUST COMPANY BUYS
IN WHARTON.
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HAD MISTREATED HIS MOTHER.
Improved Tract of 25,000 Acres Taken
Over—Amount Involved
It 9800,000;
Boy Surrendered to the Officere, Giv-
ing ae a Reason for the Deed That
Woods Abused Mrs. Woods.
Temple, Tex.—Resenting what he ;
characterized as the cruel treatment I
of his mother, Clay Bell, a young boy,
aged 17 years, Monday night used u
shotgun upon his stepfather, H. C.
Woods, a farmer who lives near Craw-
ford, with fatnl effect, shooling the
entire top of the man's head off us ho
sat in a chair. Woods und his wife
had been married about a year and a
short, time ago the woman came here
in ill health to pay a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Nichols, of 820
South Third street. Mouday was cir-
cus nay and Woods took, advanlatge
of the occasion to pay this city a visit.
Meeting Mr. Nichols he accompanied
the latter to his home and was in a ]
room talking with his wife when the
shooting occurred. Only one barrel j
of the gun was fired, hut that was
more I hail sufficient to accomplish its
result. The boy assailant Immediate-
ly surrendered to the officers and
gave the reasons first presented as
the cause of hiB act. An Inquest was
held by Justice Ward and a verdict
rendered to the effect that deceased
came to his death In the manner stat-
ed. Bell Is being confined In the coun-
ty jail at Belton pending preliminary
examination.
Temple, Tex.—The body of H. P.
Woods, till' man who wus filled here
Monday night, and for which crime
his step-son, Clay Bell, Is being held
In confinement without bond, is lying
unclaimed at a local undertaker’s es-
tablishment, pending an effort to lo-
cate relatives of the dead man, who
are rupitosed to reside In Kentucky,
lrom which place he came to Texas.
HIGH DIVER DIVED TO DEATH.
Rebounded From Net, Head Struck
Stone, Fracturing Skull.
Decatur, Tex.—During the progress
of the Decatur fall festival and car-
nival here Tuesday at 4 o’clock Allle
McKenzie, a high diver with the
amusement < tmpany, was killed in a
headlong plunge from the top of the
watqr tower Into a net eighty feet
below. The water tower, which sits
on the northwest corner of the pub-
lic square, was substituted for the
aerial ladder platform which, is only
seventy feet high. It Is thought by
the attendants that this caused him
to rnisscaleuiate. Vie struck the net
on his feet, rebounded and struck a
stone, cutting a large gash in the fore-
head, into the brain cavity. Death
was instantaneous. The groat crowd
was appalled and panic stricken. At-
tendants rushed forward and conveyed
the body^ to a neartiy drug store,
where It was taken charge of by the
Knights of Pythias, of which order
he was a member. He was also a
member of tho Modern Woodmen of
America.
Japan Rice Twenty Barrels Per Acre.
Angleton, Tex.—Tuesday Mr. Casey,
who lias rice on the Dr. Stockton rice
funn, says his Japan rice is thrashing
out about 20 barrels to the acre, or a
little more, though the Honduras rice
whs not giving near as good returns
Mr. Casey has in something over 400
acres of both kinds, and had the sea-
son been such as It usually Is he
would perhaps have made an average
of 20 barrels to the acre, which would
have brought a very handsome return
for Hie years’ work.
Predicts 35 Feet.
Corpus Chrlstl, Tex.—Contractor
Plcton, who Is constructing the jetties
ut Aransas Pass, announces that he
will complete the north Jetty this
week and begin on the south Jetty
next Monday. He says when the Jet-
ties have been completed there will be
thrity-flve feet of water through the
pass.
Houston, Tex.—A land deal of more
than ordinary Importance was perfect-
ed Wednesday afternoon when the
Missouri Lincoln Trust company took
over approximately 25.U0U acres of
Wharton county land, lying just north
of the Matagorda county line. Thy
purchase was made by the Colonial
Lund conffiany, which has headquar-
ters in Chicago and St. Louis, and tho
new owners of the properly value it
at approximately between $600,000
and $806,000. It is their purpose to
cut it up into small tracts and sell it
to actual settlers.
The land is highly improved and
has been in cultivation for the past
seven years by the Southern Irrigation
company, to whom It was sold ubout
a year ago by Jonathan Lane. The
company bus an extensive Irrigation
plant on the site of the land, and with
sufficient Irrigation facilities to water
much more laud than is iuvolved In
the transaction.
The representatives of the company
have much faith in the coast country
Mud say they feel that the laud
they have purchased Is worth any-
where from $200 to $300 an acre.
The land conveyed in the transac-
tion Wednesday was sold to the Mis-
souri Trust company about a year ago
for $600,000.
REWARD FOR HIGHT RIDERS.
Neill Wired Governor, Asking That He
Offer $500.
Fort Worth, Tex.—In line with the
declaration of war on night riders by
the Farmers’ Union, President Neill
has telegraphed Gov. Campbell re-
questing that he, on behalf of the
stute, offer a reward of $600 for the
apprehension and conviction of night
riders, pledging the support of tho
Farmers’ Union In any way they may
assist.
Before leaving for Comanche and
Howard counties Wednesday, whore
he will meet the county unions, Mr.
Neill announced this action und reit-
erated his statements as to his eager-
ness for the night riders, "so called,"
to be brought to light for the exoner-
ation of the union and to show to the
contrary that the enemies of the un-
ion are at the bottom of the plot.
Plucky Woman Held Reins.
Houston, Tex.—A lady who gave her
name as Mrs. Peterson wus the rider
in one of the most exciting runaways
that has ever occurred on the streets
of Houston, Tuesday. She was driving
a supposedly gentle animal and when
near the corner of Main street and
Franklin avenue the shaft of the bug
gy became slightly bent and Jabbed
the horse in the side. Tho animal
dashed madly into Main street and
with the buggy Hwaylng from side to
side of the street ran for fully twenty-
five blocks before being stopped by
Deputy Sheriff Tom Smith.
Fig Preserving Plant at Victoria.
Victoria, Tex.—It Is now practically
assured that a fig preserving plant
will tie established in our country in
the nf'nr future. R. W. Holhert, In-
dustrial agent of the J. C. Carpenter
Fig Company of Houston, has pur-
chased 120 acres of land at $40 per
acre at Bloomington, a new settle-
ment In this county, and will plant It
with figs and oranges. He says this
section Is the best fig and orange
proposition in Texas.
ALLEGED BUCHTEIN MUR0ERER8
HAVE BEEN RETURNED.
CONTINUALLY ON THE MOVE.
Officers Have Been Kept Busy Eluding
the Mobs Organized to Reak
Vengeance Upon Them.
Hempstead, Tex.—The two negroes
who are charged with the killing of
Mr. Buchtein, a prosperous and well-
known farmer, In the lower part of the
county, were brought here Wednesday
night about 8:30 o'clock and lodged
in the Waller county jail.
The officers have been busy keeping
the whereabouts of these two negroes
from the public, as feeling against
them has been at a fever heat since
the murder of Buchtein. They were
first placed In the Waller county jail,
(hen tuken to Washington county for
safekeeping, where the officers en-
countered a mob und did some good
work In keeping the prisoners from
their clutches. They were moved
again to the Caldwell jail, also being
followed by a determined crowd who
sought to give them Justice, but they
were foiled again, being permitted to
look through the jail to see if the ne-
groes were confined there, und finding
that they were up against it, they all
returned home, and now find that the
Hempstead jail holds their much-
searched for men. Sheriff J. J. Ferry
and Rangers Hamer, Bailey and Lar-
kin left here on the noon train Wed-
nesday for Culdwell, and brought the
two negroes to Hempstead and lodged
them in the jail.
ALVIN EXHIBIT TO DALLAS.
Cargo Forwarded, Including an Orange
Tree Full of FruiL
Alvin, Tex.—The Alvin exhibit for
tho Dallas Fair left this week, it con-
sisted of one carload of strictly Alvin
products. Among the products calcu-
lated to attract special attention was
an orange tree from the Rockwell
nursery which had from 800 to 600 or-
anges on It.
This exhibit is believed to be the
best that has been sent from here.
More products of considerable quantity
are to follow by express. The Carpen-
ter Fig Preserving Company is to
have a fine display of Its goods as they
appear on the market. A committee
was appointed to have charge during
the fair.
* Did Chaldeans Live in TexasT
Jacksonville, Tex.—Mrs. Marie Lu-
cille Morreaux of Dallas, a member
of the American Anthro|ioioglcal Socie-
ty and Interested In tho Smithsonian
Institution, was here Investigating the
finding of certain relics on the Benge
farm near town, an account of which
has been in the dally press. Mr. J.
A. Templeton, who acquired these
findings from Mr. Benge, was of the
opinion that they related to certain
Indian tribes that roamed over this
section before It was settled by the
white man, hut Mrs. Morreaux says
that from the style and decoration on
the pottery she believes these relics
date hack to the Chaldean age.
Partisan Parents Compromise.
Dallas, Tex.—Bryan and Taft are
t.he names bestowed upon twin sons
of Hugh and Lizzie Rowel), 496 North
Harw ood street. The lioys arrivedj W|jj hnvH lo be abandoned entirely,
Fleet's Delay Spoil* Program.
Tokio.—The unexpected delay in the
arrival of the American fleet, which
has encountered atormy weather off
the coast of the southern Islands of
Japan, h*B caused much disappoint-
ment In Yokohama and Tokla owing
to the enforced postponement of the
elaborate reception planned for tho
Americans. Some part* of the pro-
gram, which provide some form of en-
tertainment for nearly every hour of
the time after the arrival of the fleet
at Yokohama scheduled for the 17th,
Wednesday and weigh, respectively, whjrb means that none of Japan's pro-
seven and five pounds. The father, | BranJ (,|u| out as planned.
19 years of age, Is a Democrat. The
mother, aged 16, Is a Itepuhllcan. The
boys Were therefore named for the ri-
val candidates.
Night Rider* in Brown.
Brownwood. Tex.—Night riders ap- [
poured In two different parts of the
county Monday night. At May they
posted a notice on the (Tibbs gin warn-
ing them not to gin any more or the
gtn would be burned, and within a
short dsltance of town notices were
put tn the mail boxes warniug differ-
ent parties not to gather any more
cotton until prices become better.
Fatal Accident at San Saba.
Han Saba. Tex.—Will Patnbrlck was
Instantly killed and J. B. Yarborough
seriously Injured by the burr of a corn
mill bursting and part of the rock
striking Fambrlek, breaking his neck
and crushing his skull and one leg
Boy Gored by Pet Goat.
Nacogdoches, Tex.—Eugene Llnthl-
I cum, 6 yeur old, was accidentally gored
Corn Shelter Burned. j »•* a pel Angora goat. One horn went
Rochester, Te*.—The corn shellcr I through his cheek Into the mouth, the
and grist mill belonging to A. B. Ca 1 o'1'*’1' through the fleshy part of th»
rothers was destroyed by fire at 4:3o|**rin. Te Injury is not considered serf
Wednesday evening, ail the machin-
ery except a traction engine being to-
tally destroyed. About 2.000 bushels
of corn was also a total loss, estimat-
ed at $5,000; no Insurance.
Kaiser an Inventor.
Berlin.—Emperor William has in-
vented a new hub and brake for rail-
road trnins and automobiles, which
Cameron, Tex.—J. fl. Clay. w*« tried
In the county court Wednesday before
a jury on a charge of theft of some
cotton and found guilty and fined |60
and live days In the county Jail.
Artesian Gusher Struck.
Gainesville, Tex.—The Paul Mahon-
ia described as offering the greatest j ey oil Company, which Is boring for
possible guarantee against accidents puraffine oil six miles north of the
arising from the failure of existing ! city, Saturday night struck a pressure
brakes to operate when called upon. of artesian water and it is shooting
---1 ntt>. f,.„t in the air. The drilling will
Floresvllle, Te*.—Up to date 4.886 be continued day and night Mr. Ma-
bnles of cotton have been ginned In honey stated he expected to strike a
Floresvllle this season. There are flow of oil with as muoh pressure as
several other gins in the county, and . he had gone through the stratum of
all are busy.
water
West Point, Tex —Commissioner Al Corpus Chrlstl, Tex—Word has
len and road hands are grading the ] been received from Mr Hoy Campbell 1
main street hero In this town this! that the postponed meeting of the!
week and placing concrete drains in at I South Texas Truck Growers' Assocla- j
Ih. crossings, a work which has been j tlon will he held In this city Satur-1
badly needed. i Oct. 24.
Palestine, Tex.—On account of the
drouth the water company has begun
using water from the old lake for a
short time to allow the new reservoir
time to refill from tho springs that
feed It. This condition, however, will
last only a short time.
Temple, Tex.—Bartlett lay* claim to
the champion boy cotton picker of
1908, and presents for the honor Mas
ter Thomas Hughree, aged 12 years,
who achieved the feat a few days
snee of gathering 281 pound* of cotton
on the farm of J. W. Ray, east of
Belton, Tex.—The farmers In Bel’
1 county are harvesting a heavy corn j
crop, and on account of the good
prices prevailing are marketing It rap-1
Idly. Ho far 115 cars have been loaded 1
and shipped from Belton. There Is a |
marked improvement in the grade of)
i corn now raised here. i
Livingston, Tex.—County court,
which has been In session for the past
two days, adjourned for the week, all,
criminal business having been dis-
posed of. Civil and probate business
will be taken up Monday, the l»th of
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Herman, George C. The Batesville Herald. (Batesville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1908, newspaper, October 22, 1908; Batesville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1108056/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .