Wichita Daily Times (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 252, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 4, 1917 Page: 3 of 18
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WICHITA DAILY TIMES, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, SUNDAY, MARCH 4. 1917 -PART ONE
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ROADS FOUND OF county now More
EVENLY DIVIDED
VARYING VALUES
FINANCIAL REPORTS ON NORTH-
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
PREPARED RECENTLY
Last Week's Redistricting First Sines
Organization of County—
Field Notes Given
t The commissioners precincts of
i Wichita county as rearranged recent-
1 ly. at a special. session of the com-
1 missioners’ court provide a much
mure more equitable basis of repre-1
sentation than under the old arrange-
ment. In the opinion of those studying |
the matter. The old districts had not!
Northwestern Shown to Be Valuable, been changed since the county was or-
! ganized.
The field notes of the new districts
follow:
Precinct No. —Beginning at the:
southeast corner of the county, thence
west to a point in the west line of
league 4, Denton county school lands,
thence north to the north line of the
Margaret Ramsey survey, abstract
191; thence west with the north line 1
of said stirvey to the southeast corner!
of block 15 of the Palo Pinto school
lands, thence north to a point on the
Th ne ■ Katslnorth bank of the Wichita river, thence
to be a losing proposition for the Katy down said river with its meanders to •
financially, creating an annual operat-The southeast corner of the John W 1
ing deficit of $9,000 annually, the southeast romer of me jonn W.
The report- on the Northwestern
agrees with the report of J. W. Ken-
drick recently made to interests con-
cerned in the Northwestern who stated
that by giving up Northwestern the
aKty would lose an annual revenue of
near $700,000. In this connection, how-
ever, it is pointed out by J. W. Butz,
superintendent that the North western
would indeed be in a hard fix were
it an independent road.
"Last year when the car shortage
was about as serious as could be, and
we were really hard up against it like
the other roads, the Katy hauled emp- the northeast corner of said survey
tan. from as far as Kansas cl and thenre east ,o ,h" southeast corner!
business Had we been an inatepend-et.the..Menrz .al nt s.zurv.ahiract
ent company we could hardly have
gotten enough cars to anywhere han-
dle our business. Then look at the
DEFICIT ON SOUTHERN
Profitable Lino. Figures Are
Given
While the Northwestern is shown
to be a very valuable Katy property,
its annual value to the system, after
paying all expenses, being nearly
$300,000, the report of Coverdale and
Colpitts, New York consulting engin-
eers, to the Eastern bankers working
on the reorganization of the system,
shows the Wichita Falls & Southern
the southeast corner of the John W.
Gresham survey, thence north to the
southwest corner of H. & G. N. R. sur-i
vey 35, thence east to a point in the,
west line of the 1). &. G. N. R. R. com-
pany survey 39, abstract 161; thence
. south with boundary line of foregoing |
I survey to the southwest corner, thence |
, east to its southeast corner, thence
south to the southwest corner of Lewis
Wells Survey, thence east to the south
east corner of Lewis Wells survey.
. Katy equipment we use. We don't
have to tie up the amount of money
in equipment, with its consequent up-
keep and depreciation charges as
would be the case were the North-
western an independent line. Anoth-
er thing, by handling business in
connection with the Katy we get a
much longer haul and consequently
more revenue than if we were an in
dependent line and business were
not routed by Wichita Falls and the
Katy for our benefit Then too, we
thence north to the southwest corner
of the B. B. B. & C. railway company
survey 1, thence east to the southeast
corm r of said survey, thence north to ‘
99: thence north to the southwest cor-
ner of said survey, abstract 92; thence
east to the southeast corner of Ab-1
stract 92. theme north in the south-,
west corner of block 2 in the George
Wheelwright supply, thence east to the 1
county line between Wichita and Clay
counties, thence south with the same
line to the place of beginning
Precinct 2. —Beginning at the north I
west corner of the Lewis Powell sur-!
vey, abstract 242, on the south bank of i
Red River, thence south to a point in
the north line of II. T. & B. railway!
company survey 5, thence east to the
northeast corner of said survey, thence 1
south to the southeast corner of said
survey, thence east to the northeast
al over ""I" S NSRAS corner of the W. W. Carroll survey 2,
1 . less . for Us B8 a part of the I Katy thence south to the south west corner
have the Katy system tradie agents
all over the United States soliciting
system, an item that is much larger
than it looks at first glance. My
judgment is that the Northwestern
would be In a rather sad plight, com-
pared to Its present condition, did it
not have a big brother like the
Katy."
The Coverdale and Colpitts report
says of the Northwestern and Wich-
ita Falls & Southern in part as fol-
lows:
Wichita Falls & Northwestern— 1
Haker
Nace
New Curtains
Brighten up the home at very small cost.
See the new things in Net.
Gives elegance
to a room-
BEAUTIFUL
NEW PATTERNS
at
15c to $1.00
per yard_________
Buck’s
Makes Cooking a
Pleasure
ENAMELED %
Pure White Oven
linings are sani-
tary and wash like a dish.
Buck’s
Gas
Ranges
$18.00 to $65.00
olt
Texas Furnit
COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS
abstraH Eitrene cone-neONA: corner of the W. W. Carroll survey aluo onpy or DADED I British Sodier Says
east corner of the George G. Martin then e south to the southwest corner HAS COPY PAPER Dnusn bonier Day .
abstract 184: thence south with the of S. rai way col Dany ... rveynort'w Lice, and Not Bombs,
-----OVER 100 YEARS OLD Make War Unpleasant
survey 1. abstract 268; thence east to | with the east boundary line of said ab
the southeast corner of said abst ract ? stract 134 to a point due a est of the ------
*.te South west corner of the S. A. & M. G.
ner of the earth nt,S’ loses , railway company survey 1 abstract Frank Jenne Owner of Interesting
least to a pointW fewest line 268; thence south to the southeast cor Relic--Tells of Death of
of 1 AG N maulway" company sur ner of the John W. Gresham survey, Washington |
vey 39; abstract 161; thence soiith to labstract so, to a point in the north
tiie southwest corner of said survey, bank of the BigW ichita river: thence
thence east to the southeast corner of tun the fiver with its meanders to a
said survey, thence south to the south-tpoint due north of the northeast corner!
west corner the Lewis wells’ survey, or block 11 of the Palo Pinto school
abstract 323; thence east to the south. Dlands: thence south to the southeast ,
east corner of the Lewis Wells survey, corner of block 15. Palo Minto county
thence north to the south west corner school lands, a point in the north line uary 4 1800 The paper contains an i. r
of the B B. B A- C railroad company the Margaret Ramsey survey, extended account of the death and fun- lack of time. That’s not the xifurest
survey 1; thence east to southeast thencewest with the said north line offer of George Washington, who hint hindrance. When one considers that
corner of said survey; thence north to the Margaret Ramsey survey to a died on December 14 of the previous I the average Tommy lives under con |
the northeast corner of said survey. I point due north of league 4 Denton Far ecemper 14 the Pretious ditions that a civilian.....rse would .
• - A - runty eeheal lands thence south tolim , , : . turn up his nose at, you will under i
The paper is four pages of four col- stand that the environment Is not
Mel largely of sheritrs notices of sales ofemisondla inealner."ritinE. **-
These lines, totaling 3X0 miles, runT
from Henrietta to Elk City, from
Wellington Junction to Wellington,
and from Elk City to Forgan. Owing
to the interdependence of traffic and
the way in which the liens of the
mortgages are distributed, the first
and refunding mortgage 5 per cent
bonds, of which $2,133,000 are out
standing; the first lien collateral trust]
mortgage 5 per cent bonds, of which
$843,000 are outstanding, and the first I
and refunding mortgage 5 per cent I corner snio nurrex _______— ________________________
bonds, of which $3.53 4.000 are out thence east to the southeast corner or Icounts school lands; thence south to
standing, must be considered as at - ------... .,— 41------------
taching to the entire 380 miles of line
in the order named. The interest
charges on these issues of bonds are
$106,650, $42,150 and $176,700 respec-
tively. The greater part of these
lines is laid with 66 and 60 pound
rail; the track is unballasted and
difficult to maintain The value of
these lines to the system averaged
annually in 1914 and 1915 $296,000,
If the lines had been operated inde-
pendently they would have shown a
net operating revenue available for
Interest charges of $271,000.
Wichita Falls & Southern—This
line, 56 miles, runs from Wichita Falls
to Newcastle and has outstanding
against it $729,000 Wichita Falls &
Southern first mortgage 5 per cent
bonds, with annual interest charges
of $36,450. The line Is laid with 60
pound rail, is unballasted and is In
bad physical condition The opera-
tion of this line caused the system,
before making allowance for interest
charges, an annual denicit in 1914 and
1915 of $9,000. Had the line been
operated independently the annual
deficit would have been $36,000.
Characterizing the report as unique
in that it reverses the usual process
of determining the value of each of
the lines composing the system on a
mileage prorate basis of revenue and
operating expenses and establishes
... valuation through an estimate of
the probable 1
DR. CROSS AND MISS LEA WEEK'S BANK CLEARINGS
TO TELL STORIES TODAY , IN EXCESS OF $450,000
Dr. P. G. Cross and Miss Annie . n
Lea will tell the stories at this uf • Wichita Falls bank clearings for the
Iternoon’s Children’s Story Hour at week just ended totalled $453,078.50.
the First Christian Church Readings considered a good showing for
will be given by Ena Everton, Jose- days, there being one holiday. The
' phine Bullock and Miss Jacoby. VEUrs, follow 1121 037 01
An interesting picture of life in the The story telling will commence at e 7,453315
trenches on the British front in France 3 o'clock All children up to fifteen 49.977.95
is furnished by a letter from a British, are invited and elders will be wel I Thursday ...... 74,680.00
soldier, recently received here. Lice comed. ' Friday 2... (holiday)
and mud, and a scarcity of, table-cloths, ----- | Saturday 132 850 44
bath tubs and such things, are harder TEXAS SENATE IS NOT I Week’s total ............ $433078.50
, A relic of more than ordinary inter to stand than the shells, as cording IN SESSION SATURDAY Previous total ..........$4,484,264.80
est is in the possession of - Frank I to this Tommy, whose letter Is inter ----, Total to date ...........14.937.343 30
Fenne, well known- Whjehita county I esting also for the confident note of Austin, Tex. March #.—The Senate
farmer, in the form of a copy of the victory which ft contains Some ex
; Hister (N. Y., County Gazette of Jan Icerpt 8 fe low: . o , journed last evening unt II Monday.
uary 4, 1800. The paper contains an As regards writing. It’s not only
was not in session today, having ad A $225.00 chest of Sterling Silver
was sold at Art’s auction for $120.
the Archer county line: thence west! .---
along the said county line to a point umns each. Its advertising consists
in the east line of the Robert
Kinn survey, thence west across the “goods and chatties, lands and tene- u
"itig Wichita river and down said ments" under executions; there are ton-iine last writing, you. this hattal-
stream with its meanders to the south-several of such notices. One advertise- on hasmeen servies on a fresh bit |
line. I have seen places that will be
famous when the history of this war
< orner of said survey : thence west to ! healthy, active., negro wench" 4 -eo-eboni like to
the southwest corner of the M A., Another card tells its own story: 1 wieh .... s. hatdar
Willis survey, thence north to the- “Second noth - of ms wife Hannah post was in an ala German dug T!
% is hereby given, forbidding all persons some dug ont too. we could get down
survey: thence east to the southeast ; whatever, from harboring or keping her there and alcen « ith , contented SNA
corner of the s A & M G. railway | and from trusting her on my acc.....it, i wine eerman then iurar ouS- But
company surveys: thence north to the as I am determined to pay no debts the mudihats this trouble its the
northwest corner-o-fthe-H. & G N. of her contracting." Met HEDressing dnl e has " < on
railroad company survey £1; thence The paper gives an account of the tend with
east to the southeast corner of the wecu.ugo
R. Co., survey 5; thence east to the G C. & SF survey No. 7: thence in which there ... e.eerencen ... was, urmes est for mine montfs. on.
northeast corner of said survey, thence 11-460 gulties with France, of that day. The the joy of a bed. bath, clean clothes,
south to the southeast corner of said , e east, to the southeast < orner Senate, in bending Greetings
survey; thence east to the northwest ' ' , & S. , survey b. thence mortl dent John Adams, "cannot
-an I east and north while the east ...
Henry llastie survey, abstract 98;
thence north to the southwest corner
of Henry Hastie survey, abstract 92:
thence east to the southeast corner or
abstract 92; thence north to the south ,
west corner of block 2. George Wheel * -------- . * m.
wright survey, abstract 30: thence east I west corner of the Patience Castleman mient, announces for sale a half in
to tine line Wichita survey; thence north to the Northwest iterest in a Saw mill also, a stout, ,
to the county line net ween WVIchita ,..... l healthy active wench ′ cOUEH to be written
and clay counties, thence north with
said county line to a point in the south iron
bank of Tted River thence up said river Gillis survey. ‘Thence north to the
with is meanders to the place or We. northwestcorner of the M1. A. Willis
ginning.
• Precinct 3 —Beginning at the north
I west corner of the Lewis Powell sur-
vey, abstract 243 on the south bank
of Red River: thence south to a point
in the north line of the II. T. & B. ft
The paper gives an account of the tend with
proceedings of the American Congress, “Just think of it T have not seen
■ are references to diffi-: a table cloth for nine months. Oh
Senate. In sending greetings to I’resl- being free from lice, having an easy
-.- .... ------- --- refrain chair to sit in, eating ones meals in
------------------------------========== boundary ......n . 3 p sur from lamenting that the arts and cal a fashion above that of a pig- shells.
Railway Gazette ara of the cov 1244 * HUF umnies of factions and designing men bullets, hombs and the like are not
========
Big snnst
ifsstoun. KansaWA-exaanehan the est to a po nt In the norm me o he arms. The inside column rules of the I nor. years. Oh. yes, I reckon to be a
.... ,...........i division of - rates were, financing of this process was rather | Robert Mekinnsurvey; thence west
the lines operated independently, the glaringly piecemeal work.” i across the Big Wichita river and down
- I sald stream with its meanders to the
=============== ■ south west corner of the Patience Cas-
- . l. Y I tleman survey; thence north to the
the
STYLES THAT SPEAK EMPHATICALLY
of
Smartness
TWO OF via
THE MANY
McCALL
DESIGNS FOR A
March 6*
End of the Sea-
son dresses that
are practical, at-
tractive and ea-
sily reproduced
at small expense
by the home' ‘
dressmaker v .
McCALL
PATTERNS for
March
NOW
ON SALE.
T.sphone 1M. ^&J&«6^
820-822
Indiana
paper are turned to give heavy black civilian again before the year el.....s '
borders, i mourning for W ashingt on L ____
Congressional tributes and a memorial ..-- -
PoemWashington are included in AMERCAN FREIGHTER SAILS
The %storekeepers of that day did FOR UN NAMED FRENCH PORT
.northwest, corner of the said survey: - O did .
thenre west to the southwest corner business largely on a € ash basis, gen By Associated Press
: of the M A Willis survey; theme | eral assortments of dry goods and gro- , New York, March 3 The American
. 1 . , treries being offered for cash or Drfreight steamer Sliver Shelr
™->" Meme TIN TS srisfis. * ***** 2m,: maumm a
nished by a bit of verse in which one citizens among the crew.
advertiser indulges: " I --------____---------
"Luther Andres & Company have this _
day - I TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN 4
Been opening goods both fresh and NORTH CAROLINA TOWN
r north C. «s. aurxer thence de *“ received near every kind in--emudtat-4,Prmm
north and east and north with the east That you in any store can find.
boundary Hine of waidsurvey to the An,1, art 1 rur-h's- by the bale.
.northeast corner of same, a point in 1 ′ am determined to retail
the south line of the S. A. & M. G. For ready pay a little lower
I railway company survey 1: thence Than ever have been had before
west to the southwest corner of the I with my brethren mean to live,
1 saidsurvey: thence north to the But as for credit shall not give.
I northeast corner of the James Cole
corner of said S. A. & G. N. railway
company survey 3; thence north to
the northeast corner of H. & G N. rail-
way company survey 27: thence north
to the northeast corner of said survey;
thence east to, the southeast corner
That you in any store can find.
For ready pay a little lower
[ Tarboro, N. C. March 3.— Two po
| lice officers were killed and Mayor I
IO. JI leech—was—mortally wounded .
here today by W. <', Nelson, whenT
the officials unearthed a quantity of
whiskey in Nelson's home. Feeling
run right against Nelson tonight.
GIVEN $5,000 DAMAGES FOR
FALSE ARREST AND LIBEL)
I survey to a point on thesouth bank I would not live to rouse your passion,
of Red River: thence n p the said river For credit here is out of fastion
I with its meanders to the north west cor-My friends and buyers, one and all.
ner of the county; thence south with I it will pay you well to give a call
the west line of said county to a place You always may find me by my sign.
i of beginning. • .......• A few rods from the house divine."
| _____________________I Mr. Andres was not too insistent as
to cash, however, for his advertisement
LIGHT SNOW FALLS HERE - further states that the "fresh and
ALMOST ALL DAY SATURDAY gay" goods will be given in exchange
------ I for wheat, rye. buck wheat, oats, corn.
I Snow was again a prominent fea-butter, flax, ashes and raw hides, add-
′ ture of the local weather programming that "cash will not be refused"
' Saturday, a light, dusty snow falling- The changes that a century has
most of the day. Not until late in the wrought in European politics are in RANCH MANAGER ,
day was the snow sufficiently thick dicated by news of a defeat adminis- KILLED IN ACCIDENT
i to leave tangible evidence of itself on tered to an Austro-Russian force, by -
roofs and streets, but there was enough the French troops. I Aster
to add at least a little moisture to that! ----------------— Fort Worth. Texas. March 3.—A tel
which recent rains and shows have NOMINATE BERNSTORFF AS
AS CANDIDATE FOR REICHSTAG
I By Associated Press
Houston, Texas, March 3.- A ver:
dict of $5,000 damages for false ur
rest and libel, in connection with the 1
robbery of the bank at Merit, Texas'
In 1913, was returned here todav In I
favor of George G. Hunter of Pales-
line, against the Texas Bankers' -As-
sociation and W. A Boyd, chief de-
tective of the association. Ilie case
had been on trial tor two weeks .
given.
rA prediction of fair weather was
made for today.
egram was received here this after
noon announcing the killing in an au-
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, March 3.-Count Von
1 Bernstorff, former German ambassa-
Auction sale of fine Jewelry every |dor at Washington, has been nomin
afternoon at 2:30. evenings at 7:30 ’ated as a candidate for the Reichstag
Every article guaranteed. Art Jewelry’ In place of the late Herr Von Nelding,
Co. 252 Itc I according to the Telegraaf.
tomobile accident of P orge Arnett
of Canyon, Texas He was manager of
the Elwood ranch and one of the best
known ranchmen in the state. -
A $225.00 chest of Sterling Silver
was sold at Art s auction for $120,
252 ltc
THE BELL CLOTHING CO
803 Indiana Avenue-
NEW SPRING FASHIONS
Women’s and Misses’
-——Silk Dresses —
Very Attractively Priced-
$ 15.00 and up
Richly embroidered models, showing the fashion-
able lines—developed in crepe de chine, tuf-
feta and crepe meteor and the combina-
tions with Georgette crepe.
Ladies’ Suits, Coats and Millinery in the new
styles for Spring,
9 Suits, Hats, Shoes, Shirts and Furnishings, in the
new Spring and Summer styles for men—priced
lower than others ask.
Bell Clothing Company
803 Indiana Ave.
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