The Decatur News. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1902 Page: 3 of 8
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TEXAS THE LEADER
Census Bulletin Shows She Has
Made the Best Record
IN RAISING OF FARM PRODUCTS
The Figures that Have Bees Glvea Oat Are
Strong fvldeace of the Wonderful
Growth of the State.
Washington, Jul/ 8.—The bulletin on
agriculture in Texas, given out by tih'e
census bureau, reveals a splendid prog-
ress, and illustrates to some extent
(what has been accomplished by. divers-
ification. The fact that in agricultural
progress Texas has made the best re-
cord of all the states is enough to
Btir <the pride of all Texas citizenship.
The farms of Texas, June 1, 1900, i
numbered 352,190, and were valued at
1691,773,613. Of this amount $100,222,-
811, or 14.5 per cent represents the
value of buildings and $591,550,802, or
85.5 per cent, the value of the land and
Improvements other than buildings. On
the same date the value of farm imple-
ments and machinery was $30,125,705
and of livestock $240,576,955. These
values, added to that of farms, give
$962,476,273 as to total value of farm
property.
The products derived from domestic
animals, poultry and bees, including
animals slaughtered on farms, are re-
ferred to in this bulletin as “animal
products." The total value of all such
products, together with the value
of all crops, is termed “total value of
farm products." This value for 1899
(was $239,823,244, of which amount $72,-
852,533, or 30.4 per cent, represents the
value of animal products, and $166,-
•70,711, or 69.6 per cent, the value of
crops. Including forest products cut or
produced on farms. The total value of
farm products tor 1899 exceeds that for
1889 by $128,123,814, or 114.7 per cent.,
but a part of this gain is doubtless due
to a more detailed enumeration in 1900
than In 1890.
The gross farm income is obtained
by deducting the value of the products
fed to livestock on the farms of the
producers from the total value of farm
products. In 1899 the reported value of
products fed was $30,476,810, leaving
$209,346,434 as the gross farm income
for that year. The ratio which this
amount bears to the “total value of
farm property" is referred to in this
bulletin as the "percentage of gross
income upon investment.” For Texas
4n 1899 it was 21.8 per cent.
As no reports for expenditures for
taxes. Interest and insurance, feed for
•took and similar items have been ob-
Italned by any census, no statement of
net farm incomes can be given.
FATAL TO FIVE.
That Number of Men Killed by Light-
ning in Georgia.
Offerman, Ga.: Three white men and
two negroes were killed, and one white
•nd one negro seriously injured in a
thunderstorm here.
The men were all employed in the
/construction department of the South-
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph com-
pany, and were stretching wire when
htruck by lightning. The construction
Korces were working in two sections
jpbou five miles apart Three white
(men were killed and one Injured in one
^section and two negroes killed and
tone Injured in the other section. One
uigbtnlng bolt killed the five and in-
jured the others. The white men were
tell of Oleander, N. C.
•lx Killed.
Lisbon: The Madrid express was de-
railed, owing to some unknown cause,
hear Hurada, Portugal. Nearly all the
tears were wrecked. Six persons were
killed and twenty-seven injured.
Nine Thousand Mon Out
I Chicago: There are 12,000 freight
handlers in and about the various
freight houses of the twenty-four rail-
roads entering Chicago. Of this num-
R>er more than 9000 are now involved
Mn the strike. Some of the men who
(quit work did se under protest. Ea-
■pecially was this the case of the freight
{handlers of the Michigan Southern.
The suspension of operations by the
/freight handlers occasioned much trou-
ible about the railway warehouses and
WIFE A CORPSE.
TEXAS SHERIFFS.
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
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TEXAS TOPICS.
The Husband and the Frleud Fatally
Wounded.
New Turk: Karl Von Boeckman
shot and killed his wife, fatally wound-
ed O. F. Farwell, a friend of his fam-
ily, and then sent a bullet through his
own head.
The shooting occurred at the home
of Mrs. Von Boeckman in the upper
part of Manhattan. A sister of the
dead woman said Von Boeckman had
served eighteen months for burglary in
a Massachusetts prison and that in
the meantime his wife had put two of
their five children in an institution,
allowed another to be adopted an*
supported herself and the other two.
A few months ago Von Boeckman
went to live with his wife in the flat
where the shooting occurred, but the
man took to drink, it is said, and
treated his wife so badly that she
caused his arrest. He was sentenced
to imprisonment, but Monday returned
and got into the flat while his wife
was out. She heard of the visit and
got Farwell to ask the police what
could be done. He returned to the
flat after receiving a promise that an
officer would be sent to investigate.
While Farwell was in the flat Von
Boeckman returned and began shoot-
ing. Farwell fought with him to get
the .pistol, but was overpowered and
shot twice. Then Von Boeckman went
close to his wife and shot her through
the head and put a bullet through bls
own head.
Physicians say neither of the men
can live.
Sold In New York.
New York: There was sold at pub-
lic auction in front of the cotton ex-
change the first bale of cotton to be
received from Texas this year. The
500 pounds of cotton in the bale
brought $150, which was a little more
than three times the market value.
The purchaser was George W. Cum-
mings. The cotton was shipped to this
city by W. B. Adams & Co., of Devine,
Tex., with the understanding that the
proceeds should go to the manual
training school there. »
Notable Nuptials.
New York: Former Senator Dorsey
of Arkansas was married to Miss
Laura Bigelow at Grace church, by
Rev. Dr. William K. Huntington. Mrs.
Bigelow, widow of John Bigelow, finan-
cial agent for the United States gov-
ernment in London for twenty years,
' gave the bride away. The ceremony
was witnessed by a few relatives.
After a tour of European cities, MK
and Mrs. Dorsey will make their horns
in Los Angeles, Cal.
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Two Strikes.
Baltimore, Md.: Two strike orders
went into effect and 1400 union work-
men affiliated with the Carpenters' and
Garment Workers’ unions quit work.
A demand for higher wages was made.
Six hundred garment workers, Includ-
ing operators and pressers, are out.
Both the striking carpenters and gar-
ment workers are confident that all
their demands will be acceded to in a
few days.
Fifty in a Fight.
Denison: The Lehigh and Hailey--
rille, I. T., baseball nines played a
game of ball at Atoka Sunday. There
was a disagreement over the correct-
ness of a decision of the umpire and a
general fight ensued. About fifty men
became involved in the fight, and sev-
eral persons were badly hurt. W. W.
Bradley, who undertook to act as
peacemaker, was struck on the head
with a baseball bat and badly injured.
There was much excitement.
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In Confederate Service-
London: Dr. Mullen, found dead tn
his bed room in Liddington Place,
Paddington, was a native of Germany,
and after practicing in Paris, went to
America, where he held an Important
place in the medical department of
the Confederacy during the Civil war.
He came to London after the war and
acquired an excellent medical reputa-
tion. He had lately lived as a recluse.
Louisiana Farm Values.
Washington: A bulletin giving the
status of the agricultural Interests of
Louisiana Issued by the census bureau
places the total number of farms at
115,969 and their value at $141,130,-
<10. Adding the value of livestock
and farm implements, the total is In-
creased to $198,538,905.
The total value of farm products for
1899 was $72,667,302. The average
else of farms in the state is given as
ninety-five acres. About M per cent
of the farms are operated by negroea
Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Is Hold
at Waco.
Waco; There were many long faces
Monday night and Tuesday morning
among conductors on trains leading to
waco—there were so many passes to
write up. It takes lots of time to
write up a trainload of passes. No
matter what station was the starting
point the destination was Waco and
the occasion the twenty-fifth annual
meeting of the Texas Sheriffs’ associa-
tion. Waco being the most centrally
located of any prominent Texas town,
there is a larger attendance on the as-
sociation this year than for the last
two previous ones. Houston, the place
of the last meeting, is in one corner
of the state, and El Paso, the place
of the previous meeting, is at another
corner.
The Fifty-fourth district court room
was made to reverberate to the sound
of the tack hammer—the ladies of
Waco were tastefully decorating the in-
terior with flags and bunting.
It was not until the noon hour that
Sheriff Baker of McLennan county
called the association to order to in-
troduce Dev. Dr. Page, rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal church, who in a
short prayer, invoked divine guidance
upon the deliberations of the sheriffs
association.
Judge Joe W. Taylor of the Waco
bar made the welcoming address on
the part of the city of Waco.
Sheriff Womack of Cooke county re-
sponded on behalf of the Sheriffs' as-
sociation.
Prior to being called to order by
President John W. Vann each member
present came forward and paid over to
Secretary John P. Kirk the amount of
his dues.
Roll call by the secretary showed a
quorum, which, after the reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting at
Houston, adopted them.
Announcement being made that the
secretary had had printed in pam-
phlet form the constitution and by-laws
of the association, each member was
requested to secure one.
President John W. Vann then read
his annual address, embodying his res-
ignation, in view of his no longer being
a sheriff.
SEEK TO ENJOIN.
Antis of Taylor County Take the Mab
ter Into Court.
Abilene, Tex.: The antl-prohibl-
tionists have filed a suit in the district
court of Taylor county asking for an
injunction restraining -the county judge
and other authorities from enforcing
the prohibition law in this county. The
pettlon attacks the law on two entrely
new propositions. The first is -that the
law states -that only a "majority of the
qualified voters” -in any county can
adopt local option and not a majority
of the voters voting in such election.
The second is that under our laws tihe
commissioners’ court can only attend
the county business and that in-order-
ing a prohibition election the court has
invaded the domain of the police regu-
lations and therefore It is unconstitu-
tional for this court to order such elec-
tion. Special election is attacked on
a number of other charges, but the
above two are the only new ones touch-
ing constitutionality of main law.
Wild Man Caught.
Guthrie: Following a swift chase,
the cowboys and Indians on the Osage
reservation have succeeded in captur-
ing an alleged wild man who in his ra-
tional moments gives his name as John
Podgett, and says he has friends in
Indiana, 8t. Louis and Arkansas. For
three weeks he terrorized the vicinity
by prowling about with a long dirk in
his hands, and with this he cut the
rope five times -when lassoed by the
cowboys. He was finally cornered,
knocked down with a club and while
unconscious was securely handcuffed.
He was turned over to the authorities
at Pawnee.
Train Rocked.
DeLeon, Tex.: As a Texas Central
passenger train was pulling out of Dub-
lin several stones were thrown at the
train, breaking several windows and
one striking the fireman, Injuring him
very painfully. The train went back
to Dublin and procured another fireman
and brought back aeveral officers to
've place where the rocks were thrown.
W. R. Smith of Mitchel! county was
: ominated by the Democrats of the
teenth district of Texas for con-
gress on the first ballot.
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Gen. Luther Hare will attend Texas
military encampment.
Dalias County Grand Jury Make*
Some Recommendations.
Dallas: The recent grand jury re-
commended the following relative to
primary elections:
We retommend that the general elec-
tion law be so amended as to make a
violation of any of ths provisions un-
der chapers 1 and 3, title 6, of the
Revised Statutes of 1895 a felony, and
that the general election laws so
amended be made applicable to primary
elections. We have made the above
recommendations as to amendments of
the election laws and their applica-
tion to primary elections because in
this country the primary election is in
effect the election and there is no rea-
son why ft should not be safe-guarded-
the same as the general election.
And in addition, we recommend to
the people of Texas that they vote for
the constitutional amendment requir-
ing the payment of a poll tax as a
qualification for voting, and that in the
event this amendment is adopted that
the legislature enact a law requiring
the presentation of a poll tax receipt
showing the payment of a poll tax at
leas six months before the election at
which the party proposes to vote, and
also requiring that this receipt be
stamped by the election judge where
party votes showing that he has voted
at that election. This, we believe,
would do more than anything else to
prevent a repetition of the frauds per-
petuated at recent primary election.
Homing Pigeons Released.
Beaumont: Two homing pigeon*
which were sent to the agent of Wells-
Fargo Express company here last Sat-
urday from Jamestown, N. Y., were
liberated Monday at 11 o’clock. The
birds flew a short distanc west, then
swung in a short circle to the north,
and started at a rapid gait in a north
and easterly line. Both birds were
magnificent specimens of their kind,
and interest will be felt in their wel-
fare until reported from their north-
ern home.
Have Been Moved.
Sherman: Engineer* of Rock Island,
who have been camped at Choctaw
school house, seven miles south of tho
city, have been move* several miles
southwest, transferring the work from
the east to the west side of the Hous-
ton and Texas Central railway.
The land owners at Cannon postof-
fice on the east side, and at Farming-
ton, on the west side, are wide awake,
and the indications are that liberal
proffers of right of way will be mado.
Reduced to Four Clubs.
Fort Worth: At a meeting of the
Texas Baseball league here the league
was reduced to four clubs, Waco and
Texarkana dropping out. President
John L. Ward presided at tho meeting.
The second series commenced on Wed-
nesday and will close on Sept. 7.
The championship for the first series
was awarded to the Corsicana team,
and Manager Upton Blair was congrat-
ulated by the league.
Mesquite’s Murder Mystery.
Mesquite, Tex.: On Sunday evening
about 3 o'clock some boys found the
remains of a white man, who had been
dead about five days, in Mesquite creek
bottom about one mile west of here.
A club with blood stains on it was
found near the body, and the supposi-
tion is the man was murdered, as his
skull was mashed above the eyes. Un-
dertaker Dunn of Dallas took charge
of the remains Monday night about
11 o’clock.
Twelve Cars Ditched.
San Antonio; Twelve cars of an
eastbound Southern Pacific freight
train left the track and went into a
ditch a mile and a half east of the
city. C. R. Allen, a brakeman, was
on top of one of the cars that turned
over and was dangerously injured. On
account of the wreck the Katy flyer
had to be sent out over the Aransas
Pass via Yoakum.
•even Negroes Drowned.
Shreveport, La.: Five bodies were
found floating in different parts of Red
river. They are those of the victim*
of a drowning on Saturday. Nine ne-
groes from Pandora plantation started
out for a picnic and owing to careless-
ness in overloading the boat it was
rapeI zed and only two saved. Tho**
drowned wane: . John Edwards and
wife, two Edwards children. Rose
Rivero and grandson, and an unknown
party- Two small children of a num
named Leroy were saved by clinging
to the boat a* they came to the *ur>
teste
•ora* Interesting Happening* in th*
Great Lone Star.
Belton will have a street fair.
The Taylor fair was a gratifying «>©•
cess.
Clifton and Groveton will hav*
banks.
Picnics were numerous on the
Fourth.
Dallas defeated Fort Worth at chess
on the Fourth.- •
San Antonto physicians will erect •
$50,000 sanitarium.
President Roosevelt and party ar*
due in Dallas Oct 2.
There were 1000 excursionists at Gal-
veston on the Fourth.
San Antonio Young Men’s Christian
association will hold a summer camp
at Rockport.
Fire broke out in the office of th*
Cleburne Enterprise and did about
$1000 damage. ,|
The schooner Mary Ann was struck
by a severe storm of Aransas Pass and
came near being wrecked.
The body of Mr. E. G. Rust, one of
the victims of the triple drowning at
Galveston,.was burled at Dallas.
W. W. Kidwell, who swallowed an
overdose of morphine at Hearne with
fatal effect, was burled at Dallas.
Willis Nathaniel Ayer, colored,
charged with killing his father near
Terrell, was remanded without ball.
Elks’ street fair at Ennis was largely
attended and was a most excellent at-
traction. Last day’s attendance was
6000.
Martin Hall, alleged to have five lin-
ing wives, was on trial at Waxahachie
charged with bigamy. He got two
years. : «.e<|
While making a fire with coal oil
the daughter of T. A. Gaskins, fir*
miles northwest of Merkel, was burned
to death.
During an attempt to arrest Jo*
Coombes, colored, at Dallas, Officer
Ledbetter shot him. The man died
some hour* after.
The negro, Anderson Holloway, who
shot Section Foreman Field of Haw-
kins, Harrison county, was captured
with bloodhounds.
John Davis, colored, was jailed at
Hillsboro. He Is alleged to have set
fire to a store at Hubbard City, the
flames of which a night watchman ex-
tinguished.
The Hopkins County Old Sellers’ as-
sociation held its annual reunion at
Sulphur Springs. Louis J. Wortham
was the chief speaker.
Charles Childress, while asleep on
the Santa Fe track near Sanger, was
run over and killed. A companion
named Claude Pass had a narrow es-
cape.
Andrew Holberder, a farmer near
Elemdorf, Bexar county, made affidavit
charging a Mexican with attempted
criminal assault on his (Holberder’s)
wife. ;
Arthur McIntosh, an El Paso negro
employed at Cloudcroft, N. M., was
found dead at that place with his skull
fractured. This is Cloudcroft’s first
murder. $
Construction work on the Dallas,
Cleburne and Southwestern railroad
has been let to a firm ot Joplin, Mo.
The road Is to be completed ninety
days after the 15th Inst
Miss Mattle Hill, of Kyle, an em-
ploye of the lunatic asylum at Austin,
died of typhoid fever. Se was making
preparations for her wedding when
stricken with the malady. 7
The old fiddlers’ contest at Denton
was listened to by 2000 persona Mr.
Taylor of Fort Worth 90 years oldl
got first prize, rendering "Snowbird*
in the Ashbank’’ and “Money Musk.”
Charles Harrington, a Dallas base-
ball player, was struck in the pit of
the stomach by a batted ball during a
game at Midlothian. He was pitching
and threw the runner out. Just *•
the ball was returned to him he drop-
ped dead.
Fence* Cut
Clarksville, Tex.: For the first tim*
in several years the fence entter is in
evidence in Red River county. A few
days ago * mile of wire fence on th*
farm of Cheatham & Owens, eighteen
miles southeast of thia place, on But
phur, was cut, nearly every panel be-
ing cut within that distance. Below
•this farm la one owned by Lawrence
Hill of Honey Grove, and a mile and a
half of hia farm fence was also cut
At Kansas City G. W. Matthew*
kilted his father and suicided. . - ~
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