Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 65, Ed. 1 Friday, July 28, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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ELECTION RETURNS WILL
Report to the Comptroller ol the Currency (Condensed) of tlio Condition of
The Citizens National Bank
OF ABILENE TEXAS
At the Closeof Business June 7 1911
BE 0FF1C ALLYUUUNItU
ON THURSDAY AUGUST 31
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IFinal Step in Unofficial Count Taken
Early Today With Checking Up Of
Newspaper Estimates '
31011 OUTWITTED
AN I lb LfcAU bi bfObZAUIcljnin;cd0fl Ycmb can.
cd lly Grim Reaper
man heturns Fnoar rut eight
COUNTJES INCOMPLETE.
In Surprising Return.
LONQVIEW July 25. Allen Rus-
sell the negro who assnluted a Bo
hemian woman at Mineolu and Who
was brought hero for safe keeping
lirfirtv wounded died here at seven
ZAPATA GAVE SOUDANTI VOTE XIX TZZt .
cola and Wood county arrived here
about dark and joined by a number
Sontli Texns. Anti Stronghold Sends of people here prepared to storm the
Jail and take the prisoner me aiine-
eola people scattered over town so
quickly after arriving that they were
l ..ll1 lint -..lirvTi th'oV nsRfimlilod
S1ly?5.!lThe.at majority Jt the W tonight the crowd was large
at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon was a ew f13 Lv nm of
6362 according to figures available to Jhe Program ad J"1' e
tto Associated Press. All counties had I lively was it planned that th ne
Deen heard from unofficially! in reach U" w?uW llvctd "Jf
Ing this count and from but eight were I whIle oneer had not doath 0CCUrred
the returns incomplete The isslng y id
returns were known to be very smnUj uirwis oi iii?. e
irnnffiMnrriienkliiifrTnltoflns. cun.iuuio uuu.d auu ..v.0...v .
The final step in the unofficial count
of the statewide election ballots was
taken early today when the widely dif-
fering figures of Texas tiewspapers
and pro and anti headquarters as to
the result were revised as much as
possible and checked up. The result
was a practically unanimous verdict
that the unofficial returns show from
iive to six thousand majority for the
antis though returns received this
morning swelled the anti lead by sev-
eral hundred.
effort to view the dead negros body.
GROWTH OF ABILENE
Resources
LoatiB and overdrafts .'... .... ..;.. $377134.16
Liabilities
tJ. S. and Other Bonds
C5.000.00
Capital ...'. i ...... " ' ' .' ' ' . ..1150000.00
Surplus .and Profits . . . ; lii ' .' '' ' ' ' 50887.19
fjfb I 1 j i nf3art 1fciBrfTnaft'iHfry
Banking House and Fixtures
MltMMM
Other Real Estate
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Cash and Due from Banks and TJ. S. Treas:
17760.00
' 1108.12
2i0472.80.
u.ftMfoJutimmmm
Circulation . ;...'Deposits
Bills Payable .;......;.;.'......
60000.00
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IJrW'Wiy'lAy"' '-V np o
Borrowed Money
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NONE
NONE
Total
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;j371465.08-
Total
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;...... ..$G7L465.08
Increase iDeposits since January 7th $120292:98
The Above Statement is Correct:
G. L. PAXTON.lPresident.
JOE. F. GARRISON Cashier
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REEVES COUNTY (S1BL KILLED
VTInWer County Toted Pry.
HAS
BEN
AMAZING
Cnlifornlnn .Visiting Father In Taylor
Snrprlsc"d at DoTelopments In
Last Four 1'ears.
'The great rush of immigration to
Corrected" returns from Winkler California has never slocked up" he
county today gave the pros. 26 and an-'.Bald. "There is a great undeveloped
tls 18 votes instead of pros 17 and antis1 area in the southwest part of the
25 as was reported yesterday. Thlslstate that awaits only the touch of
puts "Winkler in the dry column. j irrigation and to this locality the. eye
Zapata County Solidly Anti. of immigration has lately turned."
From Iaredo this morning the Zapa- p. Groene of Coallnga Cal. arrived
ta county returns were given as a 276 1 in Abilene Tuesday and is spending a
solid anti majority no pro votes being months vacation visiting his father
reported. Zapata is a border county Fritz Groene three miles west of Abl-
southeast of Laredo. lene. Mr. Groene is in ttie mercantile
. business in the famous Cpallng'a oil
Pro Banners Co" to lVnste. ! district of California. He visited in
By Associated "''-ess. ' Abilene four years ago.
att.csttw .Tniv ?k Riv fhmisnnrt nro.' . "It is amazincr." he said "the man-
banners have gone to waste here. They rier in which Abilene bas thrown off' gin. There was some talk of lynching
were secured for intended use in a pa- her town ways and taken on tne city.uiis morning out mui mis juusueu.
rade last night celebrating an expected garb.' When I was here last you bad
pro victory. The negro jrethodlst con. no street cars or paved streets. This
'Terence now In session here ordered is a wonderful country and Abilene
the banners. They were not used. has I think a great future situated
August 31 Bate of Count. as it is in the very heart of the state.
Augst 31 is the date fixed for the I have noticed particularly your mer-
ofllclal count of the Btatewid selection ' cantile establishments here and find
ballots .The date falls on Thursday.. them strictly "up to snuff."
iwr. uroene . states mat uamqrnia is
Young Mexican Arrested Charged with.
Crime Special Session of the
Grand Jury Called.
PECOS Tex.f July' 24 A Miss Brown
living about eight miles west of Sara-
gosa was murdered late yesterday af.
ternoon by a Mexican youth 17 years
old.
It seems thdt-Miss Brown had been
visiting her friends in Saragosa a
small town about thirty miles below
I Pecos on the Pecos valley Southern
Railway and upon returning home in
a buggy by herself was accosted by tho
Mexican. During a struggle the Mexi-
can stabbed the girl several times.
When the blood commenced running
from her mouth the Mexican f ted.-
The. whole country was worked up
Into Intense excitement but was'ntik'N'
ed down by the quick apprehension of
the accused 'who Was brought to Pe'e'os
this morning to. await action of special
'called grand jury meeting tomorrow
Judge Isaacs of the District Court
hurried here from Midland and an-
nounced that Immediately after thr
grand jury reports the trial will he-
Saves Two Lives.
1 overrun with 'Texas prospectors whom
lie patriotically declares makes the
"Neither my sister nor "myself might best citizens in the world
be living to-day if. it had not been for
Dr. King's New Discovery" writes A.
D. McDonald of Fayettevllle N; C. R.
F. D. No. 8 "for we both had frightful
SPECIAL SUBSCRIPTION OFFER
"For years I suffered unspeakable
r torture from indigestion constipation
and liver trouble" wrote A. K. Smith
a war veteran at Erie Pa. "but -Dr.
King's New Life Pills fixed me all right
They're simply great." Try them for
any stomach liver or kidney trouble.
Only 25c at McLemoreBass Drug Co.
was a member will have upon their
erstwhile friendly relations. The Gov-
ernor and the pastor have been warm
personal- friends since boyhood but
during the campaign just closed the
two differed and the latter chose to
roundly criticise the Governor from
his pulpit. Since Dr. Bradfield ox-
pressed the intention to administer a
"public spanking" to Governor Colquitt
the latter has remained away from liir
church although he has been accus-
tomed to attend services regularly
each Sunday.
It is also stated that. a number of
other member of the congregation in.
eluding Secretary of State C. C. Mc-
Donald former State Comptroller Fin-
ley and Private Secretary J T. Bow-
man have been conspicuous by their ab
sence at the church sineff' the '.recent
unpleasantness.
In spite of his arraingment of the
of the Governor's political views Dr.
Bradfield was afrequent visitor at the
executive department almost up to the
day of the election but he has not call-
ed on the Governor since the election.
During the afternoon the divine paid
a call upon State Comptroller W. P.
Lane in company with Judge A.. W..
Terrell and Milton Harris for the pur-
pose it Is "understood to confer wifi
the Comptroller regarding plans to
raisfi a fund for the further investiga
tion of the alleged poll tax frauds. In
Travis county.
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sore lungs coughs colds hemorrhage
lagrjppe asthma hay fever croup
"whooplpg cough all bronghlal trou-
blesIts supreme. Trial bottle free.
COc and $1.00. Guaranteed by McLe-more-Bass
Drug Co.
Lllnrrls County Lends In Toinl Est!.
nled "Valuations for Nineteen
Hundred Eleven.
COMPERE NEWS ITEMS
COMPTROLLER'S STATEMENT.
Solves A Deep Mystery.
"I want to thank you from the. bot-
tom of my heart" wrote C. B. Rader.of
Lewisburg W. Va.; "for the wonderful
double benefit! got from Electric Bit.
ters. In curing me of both a severe
case of stomach trouble and of .rheu-
matism from which I had been an al-
Ablleno Daily Reporter three months
coughs that no other remedy could and one six page wall chart j.'map)
help. We were told my sister had con- tnr nniv jibr nnsh. Thn nonnrtor
sumption. She was very weak and Bves you aU.the local ne.ws' of thel mo8t ihelpleS9 sufforef ior ten VTB-
naa nignt sweats Dut your wonaernu day an(1 the news of the. world by
meaicme completely cured us Dqtn. us telegraph each day while it 13 fresh
tne nest i ever usea or nearu or." For
JULY 25. As I have pot noticed
pere for some time I will write a
anything in the Reporter from Corn-
few lines.
This part of the country has been
visited by plenty of rain and crops
are looking fine.
Mrs. Carr has boon vory sick - for
the last few days and. wo hope that
she will soon bo able to be up.
Mr. Rutherford and family of Stam.
ford are spending the week with Mrs.
Cnrr.
Miss Peftrl Ratye Is visiting her sis
ter in Stanton this week. i
AUSTIN' Tex. July 2C The comp-
troller's department has prepared a
statement showing the estimated val-
ues for 1911 In the various counties In
Texas. Tho greatest increases are
shown In the larger counties where
there aro large cities while In sonv
Instances there have been material de-
creases in the smaller counties. As
hns been Btated heretofore the Jtfltnl
estimated valuations aro $2185007700
agninat $238&fi00121 actual valuations
for 1910 Bhowlng an Increase of $90.
Harris county loads in total estimat-
ed valuations for 1911. being $120000-
000 against $105254502 actual valua
tions for last year; Dallas Is second
It suited my case as though made just
for rile." For dyspepsia indigestion
jaundice and to rid the system of kid-
ney poisons that cause rhdumatism
Electric Bitters has no equal. Try
them. Every bottle Is guaranteed to
satisfy. Only 50c at McLemore-Bass
CHEROKEE IS THE FIRST
Under Lnw Returns Will He Formally
Cnnvnssed Forty Days After Elec-
tion Result August 31.
jubid. cam iiirvm uim iMKuuo wh .i-i-i 7fiK nnn rtlnDf tmnccnom
Spurgean went to Anson Monday and'fn lnaf v ' - "."
l..i " t v i ..v. i vuum) in iiiiai
while there Eugene purchased a now
with $97040000 against $82334830 for
UUP ilnfct vi.nf Tarrant la . ..11. son
Mrs. Harris Is visiting her daughter; OOD(000; BanBt $8Se;02920: McLennan
In Anson tbls week 1 follows-with $48059301 aualnst S 14-
Mr and Mrs. Pollock are entertain- 421905; El Paso Is uoxt with $42500. "o no question however but that ho l
Ing a new daughter at their home this ooo aealnst $40297102 for the pr.?vIoiifi highly. pleased at the victory of tho
yem. lycar: Galveston Is next In order with amis. t thoiiKh dlsannolnted at ho
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AUSTIN1 Tex. July 25. Cherokee
was the first county to rush Its elec-
tion returns into the office of tho Sec.
rotary of State. Tho sealed report of
the Commlsloners' Court of that county
was received at Austin today.
Tho law provides that the election
roturns from the different ' counties
Bhnll bo opened by tho Secretary of
State in the presence of tho Governor
Mrs. M. A. Haynes of. Dallas iB I"
Abilene the guest of her son Dr. F
E; Haynes. MrB Haynes Ms- in' her
eightieth year and .lives with a dau
ghter In Dallas.
Mr .T. TT. Savace of Clyde who
spent yesterday in this City' left ovo
the Texas and Pacific this morning
for her home.
Mrs. E. W Kimbol of Gorman after
a brief visit in this city the gueBt of
her brother J. O Sholton 418 Cedar
street has returned to her home.
T. J. Harber of the Pleasant Hill
community passed through Ablleno
this morning on. his way to Mineral
Wells whore ho will probably remalfi
several weeks.
Mrs. Charles Motz sr. and daughr
tor. Mrs. Ella M. Low.don. accompa
nled by tho latter's Httlo daughter
Alice left over tho Texas and Pact
fie this morning for Mineral Wells.
Now crop TURNIP SEED AT
BEESON'S GROCERY.
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MONEY
TALKS
and always to the
point. Both day and
night it's piling up in-
terest and making its
owner the richer.
BANKING METHODS here are profit-
able to our patrons. Loans and invest-
ments' negotiated through this bank are
reliable and satisfactory. If notjnow
a depositor we invite you to come in and
be one of us.
Commercial National Bank
ABILENE
TEXAS
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OFF FOR WORLD
A
GASOL
CRUISE
ENE YACHT
Millionaire Hammond Expects to Spend
Rest of His Life on Elaborate-
ly Fitted Vessel
Mrs. M. L. Christian and son for-
merly of this city loft over tho Tex-
and Attorney General on tho fortieth nB aid Pacific this morning for Da -
day following the election election day 'aH' t0 0n Ir- Christian. They will
excluded which means that tho eleo- rc'sa ri Dallns-
tlon will not be offlclaly declared until TM1 .
ufust 31 Mrs. Earl RorryhUl has gone on 4
The Governor has declined to make
visit to her parents T P. nnd Mrs.
rtlmi. . no rtunln lnnvltif ' nvor tlio
Z lTZVJTnVhJ? ??' Ablleno and Southern Wednesday nf-
the election preferring to maintain his .
customary quiet dignity. There can n00'1
NEW YORK .inly 25.--James B.
Hammond the millionaire typewriter
inventor and manufacturer of Colum-
bus avenue and Ninetieth street star-
ted yesterday In his 95-foot gasolene
yacht Lounger II. on the round of
the' ports of the world.
He is seventy-throe years old UPd
be says ho intends to spend tho remain
dor of his days on tho Lounger II. As
Mr. Hammond hns made up his mind
to live to be one hundred yenrB old he
has twenty-seven years of blissful
voyaging and cruising In prospect. Tho
yacht is certainly beautiful nnji com-
modious enough to tempt one to pro-
long existence upon her.
She Is sixteen feet beam and draws
only three feet. She Ib equipped with
every device that Bclonce can suggest
provided with every comport and lux
ury. If her engine should refuse duty
thoro Is sail to fall back upon She Is
good for fifteen knots an hour.
Thoro Is a refrigerating plant for
cooling tho cabins in summer and
tiero are thermostatic Installations
for keeping an even temperature In
winter. She has a tank for carrying
fresh fish. In n cockpit especially. con-
structed for It nostloB au automobile.
The start 'Wob made from the yard
of tho Now York Yacht Launch and
Englno Compnny at MorrjB Heights
on tho Harlem Tho first stop will bo
nt Now Haven. Accompanying him aro
he will present htir to the United States
Government as a model of marine ar-
chitecture. Some of the relatives of the wealthy
manufacturer sonie time ago tried to
have him declared Incompetent to man
age his estate but th ecoiirts decided
that Mr. Hammond was fully compe-
tent to look out for his fortune and
himself.
SOLOXS ARRIVLNG
Mr. Foster made a business trip to A38.S90.i40 against $.14940000 while
Merkel Monday. Travis follows with $35000000 against
Vr. Palmer and family have been '?34104070 for tho previous year
visft'ng relatives in our community
for several days. SPECIAT SrnRCRiPTIOV OFFER
Mr. John Shannon Jb carrying the! An"one IH Importer three months
mail on Route One this week. "nH "ft P1 "" wau r""rt nuim
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small margin by which the amendment l)e mad0 r Augi lBt- applications
was defentcd. Ho has prevlpusly ex- wl' D0 received niier mat uaie
pressed the opinion that tho antis did E v WHITE
not poll their full vote because of be-1
ing overconfident. j County Supt. Taylor Couptv
Considerable comment Is being In. Friends of John Moor nro glad to
dulged In locally and about the Canltol eee him un and' pbout after a tliree
for onlv $1.35 cash. The RoporrJ especially regarding the effect the re- weeks tussle with typhoid fever.
'ot!ce to School Patron)
Ail applications for transfers must a nurse a masseur a chauffeur a soc-
newn la scarce In this nart of r ' '" '" """" e 'tsporrnr eBjwuy resuming yio enect the re-
1 will close5 w !i best wlsh" " tR I07I a H-'cert criticism by Rev. Dr. W. D. Brad.
a iAUJ-ai. -telegraph each day while t 1 freb odlat Church of which the Governor
Good assortment of fresh turnip seed.
LEENSON'S GROCERY
retnry; Pinky a Hoston bull; a mother
dog nnd bIx puppies. a canary and u
phonograph
Cnpt. Into Is in command. Tho sklpr
por's wlfo Is tho cook The skipper's
cousin 1b tho wireless operator and his
brother. in-law tho boB.un.
During his twenty-seven-year cruise.
Mr Hammond Bald he Intended to
touch at nbont every port. After ho is
Rcnrosentutlro Raker Says Thnt Ap-
propriation Rill Shuld Have
. Reon Passed at Hcgulur
Session
AUSTIN July 26 The first mem-
bers of the thirty second legislature
to reach -here for tho special session
which cpnvones next Monday morn-
ing Is Representative Bnkor of Hoou
county. Mr. Raker when seen ex-
pressed tho opinion that there would
bo some exciting times at tho special
session notwithstanding the fact that
tho governor has oiily submitted thus
far for consideration In his call tho
general appropriation hill and the
reapportionment of tho representative
and soiiatorlal districts.
Mr. Raker Is of the opinion tt
tho prohibition question will como up
for consideration not that anything
I tangible can bo done In passing any
faws on tho subject but tho members
will Insist upon discussing the situa-
tion He did not caro to oxprcss him-
self as to whether or not an Investi-
gation will ho instituted on tho char-
ges made by tho proB of alleged frauds
practiced at .certain poIntB In tho state
in tho ojoctlou Saturday
Ho bolioves that tho legislature
mado a mlBtako last winter by ad-
journing without having onncted tw
general appropriation bill. Had t"l
been dono ho Bald it would have ob-
viated tho necessity for calling tn
law makers together this summer. Ho
was in favor of romnlnlng here until
tho appropriation bill was dlBposeu
of. He has some doubts whether tne
general appropriation bill nnd the -apportionment
measure will bo p""6
ed at quo extra sosslon. It 1s entire-
ly possible to accomplish tho tasK.
but If Borne of the members get con-
trary nnd want to talk prohibition ana
insist on a legislative Investigation
nf ih.. onKont nlurtnlnil. It Will l""e
cludo tho possibility of passing tlics
through with the Lounger II he says nea8wres
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