The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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CROSBYTON, CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1912,
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2,500 Bales of Cotton
Marketed in Spur.
From Texas Spur.
Up to Tuesday night the re-
ceipts of thl two cotton yards of
.'Spur totaled 2,425 bales; 1,533
having been received at the
j Farmers' Union and 802 at the
Public Yard. As the product has
been comiug in at a rapid rate
during the week the figures are
now estimated at from 2,500 to
3,000 bales.
At the same date the Swenson'
Gin had turned out 1,268 bales,
while the Farmers' Gin Company
had handled 780 bales, making a
total of 2,008 bales ginned in
Spur this season.
Very few, if any, of the farm-
ers of the Spur country have
finished gathering their cotton,
while a large per cent of the cot-
ton growers of the country have
only begun in harvesting their
crops. Especially is this so in
the northern part of the county.
The cotton crop throughout the
Dr. Brooks Declares for Com-
pulsory Education.
Portends Railroad Extension
To Spur.
An article appearing in a re-
cent issue of the Dallas News is
sustaining to the "belief of many
Silk Imports Show Heavy
Decrease.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 30—
The American woman is learn-
ing- to be economical and is
that the Crosbyton-SouthplainS | spending $5,000,000 less .than
Railroad, now in operation be-j sbe did a year ago for silk, ac-
tween Lubbock and Crosbyton cording to a report issued recent-
will be extended to Spur. At j ly by the Federal Department of
any rate, the officials of this com- j Agriculture. The imports o f
jpany seem to have the extension silk during the 12-month period
Waco, Texas, Oct. 30.—In a
report submitted to the Texas
"Welfare Commission by Dr. S.
P. Brooks, President of Baylor
University and Chairman of the
Committee on Education appoint-
ed by the Commission to investi-
gate educational affairs in this
Alton and a large percent of the 'statet a strong plea is made for
Dickens countries are unusually higher education and for the ad-
late, and as these sections will vancement and ^enlargement of
make ^an estimated yield of at -Texas educational institutions
least one-half bale per acre, the jn(-0 a br0ader scope of education-
cotton receipts of Spur wtll total al work .'Too long have Tex_
bales before the ans |u}[ecj themselves to sleep In
season is over. • ! contemplation of their great pub-
I lie school fund, trying to believe
The following party left Cros-' that there was nought for the
byton this morning on the train present generation to do but
for Amarillo where they will at- drink at the fountain prepared
Tend the closing scene (it is hop-, by the fathers," says Dr. Brooks'
ed) of the county seat ^ase, report.
which will be called .tomorrow :J "Our university might as well
Judge J. W. Burton, Judge Pink take its place as a world institu-
L. Parrish, Deputy Sheriff T. C. tion, as its officers and profess-
Mathies, and A. B. Spencer, as-Jors can do. Its buildings and
sistant general manager of the grounds should be planned on a
Crosbyton-Southplairis Railroad, scale that will attract the best
they were accompanied by Judge educational architects of the
Chas. Rogan of Austin, who will world. Its departments should
assist in thecjse. The attorneys embrace the whole field of known
in the case, as well as all 'the university knowledge and L>e
citizenship, feel sure for a victory ready to discover and adopt ev-
for Crosbyton. This case has | ©ry other method now hid from
caused a great deal of unpleas- j the mind ot man. Twenty mil-
antness in Crosby-county and it i lion people will be in Texas in a
is hoped that it will be settled , few years. Our university should
for good. I not only have departments of art.
' law, medicine, labor, commerce,
Rev. p. D. Pipkin, pastor of j a„^ engineering, but should pro-
the Methodist church of Crosby- j jeCt a school of mines and for^
ton, was a caller'at the Review ^estry
on the fifth of next month he |dar<jjz(1tion of all public and1
(.under consideration and the pro
ject may materialize.
An excerp of the article as ap-
pearing in the News follows:
"J. W. Burton, general attor-
ney, and A. B. Spencer, general
manager of the Crosbyton-South- j
plains Ry., were here recently Washington, D C., Oct. 30-
and advised that immigration in- i report issued to-day by the U.
to that section of Texas portends j g Department of Agriculture
the extension of the above nam- j shows that the total production
ed railroad to Spur, Dickens Co., ;0f tame hay in Texas this year
ending June 30, 1912, were only
$69,541,672 while the amount qf
imports of this product for the
previous year was $74,938,265.
•More Hay' and Better Hay.
and to Seymour."—Texas Spur.
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will'attend the conference of the
private institutions that give the
church which meets at Abilene. | weu, known college degree and
Bro. Pipkin is of the opinion
that he will remain at Crosbyton
for another year at least and the
community wTduld regret to see
him sent elsewhere.
Letter to J. A. Lindsey,
Crosbyton, Texas
Dear Sir: Porterhouse, so much;
neck, so much; all the way be-
tween.
... Just so with, paint. Devoe
— lead-and-zinc is-the.porterhouse..
Nobody wants the neck: the be- , . __ ... ,
, , i tendance is $18.55, while that of
--.tween, some-say, is good enough r .? _ av_
declares for some wise system
of compulsoi*y education.
In ' a table submitted by Dr.
Brooks, it is shown that che per
cent school' population enrolled
in fechopl in Texas is 65 46 per
cent as compared with an aver-
age in other states of 72 per
cent. Comparing Texas with
California, which is one of the
most advanced states in the
Uhjion in the matter of educa-
tion, he shows that our expendi-
ture per capita of average at-
The Old-Time Mother.
Oh give me the old-time mother.
With her quaint old Southern ways •
And the home she made ideal,
In the good old by-gone days.
How full was her cup of contentment
In whatever circle she moved —
Ever true to the "man she mairied,
Since she married the man she loved.
She deemed her children a blessing —
More precious than jewels, est eh one;
They rise up and call her blessed
Since her oWTffine -. uties are done.
Her faith, so lofty, so simple,
Made God so-pea-HCo me.
In the hush of the moments while
kneeling,
At my old-time mother's knee.
What a halo of beauty she hovered
About the old world somehow,
When that tender old hand of mother
Would so gently stroke mtf brow.
Her words Iike pictures of silver,
Her deeds like apples of gold.
Grow bright on memory's pages,
With a worth that has never be.n
told.
Floating down out of the channels of
commerce,
All aglow in the-v^orld's great
thought, >
Unseen, but none the less real,
Are the. fruits of the truth that she
taught.
Now gone to the yrave, do you tell me?
Nay, gone to the mansions on high,
No crypt coul 1 entomb such mothers;
They live—they never could die.
Texas Eggs Attract Attention
Providence, R. I., "Oct. 30 —A
dispatch from the Federal De-
partment of Agriculture a t
Washington quotes eggs at an
average price of 19.1 cents in
Continental United States and
at 15 cents in Texas, the banner
was approximately 542,000 tons
which is an increase over last
year's production of 153,000 tons
or 43 per cent. The yield per
acre this year is 1.40 tons as
compared with 1 ton last year
and the quality of the product ia
40 per cent better than in 1911.
Growth of Texas Banks.
The Commissioner of Backing,
Austin, Texas, completed a con-
densed summary of conditions of
State banks at the close of busi-
ness on September 4, last. The
growth of State banks in Texas
is remarkable. Not only have
the number increased, but capP
tal stock has increased, al^o the
other items which go to make up
an expansion of the banking
business. The story .of the in-
creases is best told in the figures
below:
During the period from June
14. to Sept. 4, being the dates of
the last two call.*, the capital
stock of State banks arid bank
and trust companies of Texas in-
creased a net amount of $1,377.-
000, as follows1:
Four new banks and trust
companies, with a capital of
$750,000: seventeen new banks,
with a capital of $347,000: two
bank and trust companies in-
creased capital $245,000; seven
banksicvCxe^sA4..«.a iMital $135y000y
total $1,447,000; less two banks
liquidated $100,000; leaving a net
increase of $1,377,000; making a
total capital., of all banks and
trust companies of $26,537,500;
surplus and undivided profits,
$7,424,390.17: grand total o f
capital and surplus $33,961,890.-
poulcry state of the.nation. The 17; being an increase in surplus
days
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Round Bali
Ext
Washington, D
Reports received
respondents in
Department of A;
dicafce that the
round bale are riumbe;
6,134 ot' these bales
ginned in that state so
season while last year 7,;
had been ginned dur
same period. In 191Q
mately 11,000 of these
been ginned up to September
compared with 11,600 in
There is a movement on f<
the Lone Star State for the
adoption of a uniform bale and '
the reports of the Agricultur
Department denote that some
progress has been made.
Imports of Dairy Products, jjj
Show Decrease. -
Becker to Go to
Electric Chair.
Defendant Passes Sleepless
Night—Jurors Decline to
Discuss Deliberations.
New York, Oct. 25.— Police
Lieutenant Becker, found guilty
last night of( the murder of Her-
man Rosenthal, this morning de-
nounced Judge Goff's Charge to
the jury, saying that alone caus-
ed his conviction. He said the
conduct of the entire trial had
been against him.
The twelve men who refused
today to discuss their delibera-
tions, returned their verdict of
first degree murder against Beck-
er at 12.02. He is the first of 7
men to be tried for the murder
of Rosenthal. On Wednesday,
Oct. 30, Supreme Justice Qoff
will fix the time for the 'prison-
er's death in the electric chair.
Exhausted by the ordeal of the
trial, John F. Mclntyre, chief
counsel for the defense, never-
theless-began today the prelimin-
ary steps looking to an appeal
and a stay of execution for his
client. L The case will be fought
to the court of appeals, and
Becker, pacing his cell in the
Tombs, expresses hope of the
outcome.
Surprised Their Friends.
When Belton Djckinson re-
signed his position on the first of
the month to accept a more pay-
ing one at Ciosbjton, we had iio Texas Sky line was never
idea that he,intended to change! briprhter or more full of promise
from the state of singleness to.Uhan at the present time. The
married life, but it seems we did I passion for results was never
not know Be. ton, and when we ; stronKer than at this hour. The
picked up last Thursday s Fort ^e;ire for progress was never so
Worth Record we ?aw where • overpowering as it is to-dav. As
license to marry had been grant-, the sun oJ the 33rd Legislature
- Washington, D. C., Oct. 30—
The imports of dairy products
into the United States decreased
in value approximately $86,735
during the past, year according
to data compiled by the Federal
Department of Agriculture. The
total value of dairy products im-
ported for the year ending June
30, 1912, was $10,029.853 as com-
pared with $10,116,588 for the
previous year. The recent in-
crease in the dairying industry
of the Southwest, and especially
Texas is said to be the cause of
these conditions.
The Texas Sky Line.
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ed to B. Y.!Dickinson and Miss
approaches the eastern horizen
Eugenia Patton, also a citizen of an(j dissipates clouds of distrust,
Itasca, but who was at that time
teaching music at, Bluffdale.
iWe are not acquainted with the
details of the affair, further than
following the marriage~jtKeTiap-
py young couple continued on
their way to Crosbyton to make
that city their home in the
future.
While Mr. Dickinson had only
been with The Item for ten
months past, he learned the busi-
ness rapidly and will mike a
good printer^ He was a faithful
the thought of life of the sta'e
bursts into a new world.
The Texas Welfare Commission
which has just closed its labors
has pushed the state forward a
hundred years; patriotisffn and
common se: se pulse through
thei r recommeTrdatfeHSnSffS°mSny™'
politicians who have been spin-,
ning whirligigs over the graves
of our illustrious dead have been
pinned under.the timbers of fall-
en ideas; others more sagacious
have sniffed public sentiment
worker, pleasant and agreeable and found it red hot, and those
highest quotation given is for
the state of Rhode Island, the
price being'36 cents per dozen.
Ilfiip
Tor them.
But Devoe costs less, n o t
more, than between. Lead-and-
oil is between; it is.the old-fash-
ion paint. But zinc has come jn.,
. Zinc toughens white lead. De-
.-;..yoe lead-and-zinc is the paint;
that wears twice as long as lead-
Mr. John N Deitel, Fair^^Hav-
en, N. Y, writes^—. .. '
"Mr Charles 'Hollenbeck, o^tMs ^luce, pri'intcd
■l)U hmtsc three yonri ;ui<r v.jfh Devoe lead-aqd
tine; his father painted at the same time With
lead-and-oll. To-day the son's house looks as well
as the day it-was painted, While the father's house
has all Chalked off and needs painting very badly.
- The father says „he will paint with Devoe next
I California if $59.01, The ex-
penditure per capita of entire
population rin -Texas is $2.71,
compared with $7.05 in Califor-
nia. '
Dr. Brooks sounds a note of
warning to the.j)eo6le against
political control of our institu-
tions of learning an^l pleads for
a more liberal support of all our
schools and colleges.
F W Divofif TJO
54 ^ New York
Don H. "Biggers left for his
home at Lubbock this morning
where he will grind out the copy
for a magazine that he will soon
haye before the public. Mr
Yours truly; * s—jBTggers is a literary man and his
■ ^ j Writings are among the most
promineht In Texas; and he will
J. A. Bedingfield and his son
Frank, were in Crosbyton Fri-
day from their home at Ralls,
at^d they informed the Review
man that the new gin at Ralls
is ginning something like fifty
and undivided profit account of
$85,101,74; loans and discounts
increased during the period $3.-
212,376.25; individual deposits
increased $8,855,880.20; total re-
serve on demand deposits 45 per
cent.
There are eighteen banks con-
ducting a savings department.
They are as follows: San Antonio
1, Dallas 3, El Paso 3, Terrell 1,
bales of cotton per day. Mr.
Bedingfield stated that many of | Beaumont 1, Denison 1, Sar. An-
the farmers in their territory had gelo-1, Marlin 1, Brownsville 1,
gathered all or about all their Del Ribi;~Tj?ler 1, Waco 1, Abi-
crop and had simply stored it in ietfe 1, Paris 1.
the field until the new gin was The actual cash otr hand being
ready for the crop and that! there
were nearly 200 bales in the gin's
warehouses before they got ready
to begin operation. This gin is
a great thing for Crosby county
and will be a great inducement
for the planting of cotton on a
more extensive scale.
Don H. Biggers, farmer, news-
paper man, scholar, and a gentlef
man, of Lubbock made a pleas-
required reserve of fifteen per
cent of the deposits in these
savings departments exceeds
this reserve fund by $71,205.93.
Mr. Davis of Cleburne, is in
Crosbyton this week buying pea-
nuts, and he says he will buy all
there is in the county if he can
get them. *
Mrs. Cora Bouhds, who has
around the office and it was wit
regret that we gave him u
Belton is a high-toned Christian
gentleman and will/matee a suc-
cess of life. '
The bride is the oldest daugh-
ter of Mr. and'Mrs. J. E. Patton,
accomplikhed and possessed of
many of those graces that go to
make up the model wife.
- Both these young people were
very popular in Itasca and num-
bers of friends join The Item in
expression of good wishes for
their martial happiness. — The
Itasca Item.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Culwell
returned last Saturday from Dal-
las, where they had been attend-
ing the StajteJEair^-and Mr. Cul-
well tells us that the Fair is good
this fall and that Crosby couuty
could have beaten any county on
the plains this year if we had
Only gotteh b^sy and done so.
G. T. Germany tells us-that he tion of moisture
has ordered a, half car of bran, methods.,.
cake ana co|tori; | " *
who possess a streak of genious
have already adapted themselves I
to a higher order of civilizations)
The Texas sky line blossoms With
prosperity. -
Uncle Sam is Our Best Friend.
The Texas County Farm Dejtn*'"
onstrators representing the Fed-
eral Agricultural Department
have just closed a session ^at Fort i
Worth. Dr. Bradford Knapp,
Special Agent in charge of F
ers' Demonstration and Co-Op-.. ■
erative. Work, Elbert
Field Agent for Texas and Okl
hopna and Isaac W. Hill, Sj "
Ag^nt oftBoys* and Girls J
stration Work, were among
Washington Officials of
addressed the meeting. ■ „
' There were fifty-three C
Farm Demonstrators pre
they ^were in session Id
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White, Frank E. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1912, newspaper, October 31, 1912; Crosbyton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242306/m1/1/: accessed June 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.