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jTHB ABILllfg JtlfORTift ABILEHE TBXAI.
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mi-Weddy Reports y'ST. M which
MY ABILENE PR.NT.NG CO. gj T Mh. llesTA"
1 -i held In Inylor county during 1917.
Entered as Second Class Mall at Important matters will come before
Abilene. Texas. jtne voters of the county dnrlnR tho
v- 1 ' year and every man should bo prcpar-
SUBSCRIPTION HATES: d to exercise his rights as a free cltU
Ona tear tin advance) ..$1.00 on that of suffrage Buy a poll tax
ffrrr "- " today. If you live in Abilene buy both"
A TELEPHONES: County'nnd city poll. You cannot vote
iHSlnftss and CircutaUbn 67 In Abilene without paying BOTH.
gtJUoVlal Office .. S9
Society 109? orSiS "Chicken Salad and Punch".
- ' "" "- It now seems certain .that another
Subscribers falling to reeelre their pa "chicken salad and punch" episode is
per regularly wU confer a favor upon to hold the boards at Austin 'for n
tho management by reporting the same short while at least Since the law
to the -business office THOne No. 67. says that the Governor of Texas shall
! le paid $400000 and no more H seem9
Any erroneous reflect ion upon tho char to us that the law should be followed
acter .standing or reputation or any however wo do not belleiVe that Hooo
person firm or corporation which may ia enough to pay the man who serves
occur Irf tlrt columns of The Reporter this great state in that capacity it
will bo gladly corrected Upon Its being seems to us that the bill which was
brought to the attention of tho firm Introduced during tho present session
fixing the salary at $?5Ofl.0O Is low
enough.
Belgians Starring
rujru ' if n'i"M -
swns
The Fee System.
It Is likely that the present legisla-
ture will submit to the voters of the
l'iiiiiiv i iiiitv it- lot?. state a constitutional amendment nbol-'
' ! Ishlng our fee system and putting!
county officers on a salary basis in
It begin to look as If the Abilene that event the newspapers of the state
.1 field Is to be properly developed should discuss tho subject very freely.
The thmoh Oil Company will tbeglh As we see It the fee systwn Is one oi
well No. 2 at an onrly date. No. J the greatest evils of our state govern
-liouM and will doubtless follow the ment and Is the source of much of
otnpleUon of No. 2- the "crookedness In the enforcement
: . of tho law. Along- with the abolishing
The movement of United Slate of tho fee system should go the dis.
troops from the outposts ia Mexico has trlct courts of the state. Each county
been begun and It is thought that court should be given jurisdiction In
nolo Sam will have all of his men on all cases now held by District courts
Amortca soil within a tew weeks. We and should remain in session constant
rt wondering what tho next move ly. The county Judge and county at
wiH be torneys of the state should bo pal
well for their service thus assuring;
"cnator Lattlmoro has introduced a strong men for each place. That the"
Mil cretttinf; a publJe utilities oommls plan would result in more satisfactory
sioh of flvo' members each fellow to service to the state and a great saving
i. r-m Mhrr of sfK H a yoar. of its funds seonts 'certain. If .Texas
T vaa t not In neod ot any more com- tg going to keep her District CourU
missioners. It can welt afford to do nm continue to increase their number
w rthout about half or those it now Ve hope It wiH not keep the fee systetr
jas and that the people will study the
: ;- x question If it is submittal to thdtn bj
The French and Bnglteh pre-- seeut a constitutional amendment.
to te better satisfied with President :. ..-
ilon- address than some of tho Missouri's Iron Ring.
iWtdmhi pan ln thls nlr. It The Sl ijuis Republic is evident!;
.is to K pcted that German aym- m pam jn iB efforts to have th
14thzer would Bad It a little hard to fegoari Assembly provklc for a con
waMo the Preatdeiifa suggeetlon for uUutional convention. The aaim
: muiiM:;g world peace. not may can thn?. lg tnw ot Te3cn. -vhle the kc
PUMIC POJHIS UUl as "i'6 "
Missouri The Repawns sate:
-There is tree In St. Ljbu. a go
Arizona's Experience upon Actual
Test of Prohibition
i There are mua in l'hoeuix. Tucson
take th" dee Just tho samp.
... ....1.1....1 . ..& mArtWf hV
iweiu aiii-hu' "" mere l ireo ui si. !"". .-
ttern wm o Me&ico by a Georgia firm Iod tree H0Wj whlch 20 year ago wa
sport i T tm-k.flghtlns. Bull ftgbtfas u wjntea to keep It from the gnaw
ha b'u ilawed in the Republic. It tetjJ of jors so he had a guan
u- tiBH .'-r seme American to lift hi porpeadicaKir Iron rods held togelh
or her bands la holy horror. Mexico ipkLtaeh riaga put around th
lighting poor h.okens. They Amid lXft In no of tlnc the rods dU
t. h&.i d to do that tort of tWnK. appre fct ye ring were lti
bv i'ot t they foUow ihtlr enllBW- tfcar& gy are to-day. eftUag Into th
nd Ur'tuT of the UU4 SUteevand gyavipg WOod ot the tre. wafcenhx
ighi a.en m-itead vitality nwktag k more liaUe U
. dimasc fro dnwght and ineeet eae
lAsadinp lepartent atorea ars nla w1as
hi? otrtiiB for wowea an ie -Hack in 1S75 citrtala appointed ett
i in. a.- V. .y 3 Mo " . Ueiw t MiMMMiri. ano to ateRtt"
t 1.. u rk sLe ae a ma a4 he organied fe of B growtos State
tUere - no reason for nlaetn them tnmtA H canatltuUoR for the Com
a- thr dialvantge to which they atv weaith. n was an awpk teatru
p. wt u :wir The cre man wcat thw !or H jt the approval o
i wcii.n mike their atUre the more tfje eicujrate and wa adopted h
wise Vrv 'U Aow If " are to bo w H( te tt however; it was
tie jultt A wh woretnf!! dead like the iron fnune arofcnd th
n-tid o. fckirta o aU oii y lree u ta been oMtsrovit but ther
wouW t. ireer to Et about wore - &Xm3 me the Iroa rings harming
. U- 44 l y inetaacw ! ap- J gteapptag the very thins It wa.
. aline '.- evil wwnte. designed to aerve aad saittgiferd."
TW.i!nwritten Law.
Poat d
THE GREAT WHITE PLAGUE.
h The Saturoay EveRwis rw --
lit iu a" "w"- " " crlhea seeaes mar ar wa j"
red fifty Uwnaand people dla afUr year m the coarta of the Laltet
murder csnUaues to increase. 31et
whose duties call them to the eoan
roam know what the Post say te true
Men asd women who WB are w. "
. . .- tuctiA it throuet
the efforts of shrewd lawyers the vast
. r.r fnua tHUaTMllOSlS
Three hundred thnnsaad of or
mhwA eWWren are affected with tu.
lercter garni
E-ry day thw arena wj ww
The President's Address
I Resident Wilson has again "start
led" the more conservative element of I
congress by appearing before the Senj ' '
late anil In a wpII rrtn.4t-fl ntiA rain. !
fully thought out speech declaring that At tho end 6? two years of a hnrrl- many as possible and with this Tn
In his opinion It is unthinkable for Me conflict surpassing the wars of an-1 vww plea'ls for contributions to bo
the United States to attempt to furth- cletrt times and setting a new mark sent to Belgian Children's FuncL cars
or escape tho responsibility ot iaftlng for killing men and making widows of the Ulorary DJgoAt .11-8) fofih
a part In. and being a part ot a move- &"d orphatre. th0 little country Bel- StmL N'ew York. All sums of $12
ment which will not only establish glum prosperous before tho Ruro- or more will ho acknowledged by the
world peace but will enforce World penn' struggle opened now has more Literary HtgeaL Not a cent will b"o
peaeo. ! am proposing as It were. l'an one million of its native children deducted ror poatngo or ienci wor
that the nations should with bno ac- starving' but the antrum given will go directly
cord adopt tho doctrine of President ''tn ho name of God. Ihe FathoT let to aid those starving BHgiatis.
Monroe aa the doctrine of tho world Ms 'lop the slow starvation of t(m- Jtte Innidreit children will bo cared
that no nation should soek In Mfonii nt Mlon Bolglnn children." Is a TifnyeHiir by tho Ulerhry DiBesf It will be
Its nolicv nver anv other nnHhn hr nnt cut by lb.6 Lltrrary nigosL It4 u to Amerlen to nrfvenf fttrlber star
people but that every nation shouhj a p'ayer that Is belrg sent out (9 pub- aflon in Belgrnni. It will lie up to
be left -free to determine Its own poll- l'-at'ons throughout the tfnltbd Slates thl nation to snpplv a biscuit a day
cj Its own wny of development un. The I ttru-nry Digest has started a a a supplementary meal In addition
hindered unthreatened. unafraid' tho movement to savo thte vast number to lss than noorhouso rations that
IH.UC along Wlin tne great anU power- n imurtu uuui Binrtiuu. hibhc ih..i.- mnu uuu iiiiiimu uuuuiuii ui uu.-
rul. 1 am proposing that all nations dollars will save a child from slow rlntn are cow getting
heneetorth avoid entangling alliances starvation says the Utefary piftst.' Hrr-eatlng c prayer of the Literary
which would draw them Into competi- TO save all the Utile ones of the now Dtget- "In tlt name of God th9
lion ot power catch them In a net of war-ragged Belgium would take n Very Father let us stop tho slow starvation
Intricue and aotruh rtvntrv nmi iiu large amrunt of money. The Literary of one million Belgian children."-
turb their own nffatrs with influences D'R"t has begun a task to save as Waco Morning New
from wlthouL There is no intnngling
alliance in a concert of action.
Ot course there was a difference ot
opinion about such a speech. Some
said It was. staggering some said It
was astounding other the noblest ut
ternhce that has fallen from human
lips since tho declaration ot indepen
dencc. The president himself said' vn that New Mexico has a iowln-
after tho address1 "1 have said what tion pending In Utc senate prov.dlng ana1 Douglas now who are leading
everybody has been longing for but ror a state constitutional amendment cieor eyeu sober lives now for tho tlrst
nas thought Impossible. Now it ap- forblddihg the manufacture or disposal timo 1h years and laero ar0 hundred
pears to be possible." The president 0f ativ alcohOlla linuor except that of young boys standing on the thresli-
Is right the vast majority of the pco- II9Pi for medical mechnntcal sctentlA old ot hinhhaod who never have sten
pie ot the earth want that some wny nc pr rellgtbus purposes It Is well for inside of a aaloon and may never see
ihall be found whereby world peace tUc people of the state as well tjs th" one or bo subjected to the. liquor temp-
toay be established and maintained. lopMature to consider the effects of tatlon. In tho one case good mlddlo
The soul revolts against the terrible prchlottlon :n Arlxonn. It tnay safely aged or. elderly men have boon re-
ilaughter that prevails In Europe be assumed that the benefits of pro- cia'.mod for tho benefit or thc state
where women become widows and hipition experienced In Arhona would themselves and tholr faullle. and lu
Jhlldren are made orphans by the mU a)(0 De experienced In Now Moxloo. the other good young men are being
Ions each month homes ruined and Rmj thP difficulties encountorod In en- safgnlt against Injury
burned and lives blighted until the ron-tag the law In Arlionn would be If New Mexico would know what
yery battlements ot heaven loug for thn ame In tho casc of New Mexico. 'Annum thlnka of prohibition now
Jte cr of suffering to cease. The .Hoth are nest door to the Mexican that the state has had ohi actual
ipeeth is tho act of a courageous border nnd hnVc long stretches ot working experience with it. it Is only
honest farseelng. Christian statesman innoiy spnee which facilitates smug- neceeeary to recnll that in the laai
who places human life above dollars ?ine Honor. Enforcement of a pro- state election Arlacna voted for abso-
irsil who would meet the groat tloe- Hi.Hipn measure ttOuld Undoubtedly lute prohibition ae against the pvr-
rine ot democracy nnd havo tho gov- Ur as difficult and. expensive In Now sonal use' which had threatened to
rnraenta of the world contribute to M.rt.o sis in Arizona. deetruy the effecttveneee of thc proht-
he good trf the masses na against the' Prolilb'tton in Arltona has not meant bttlon lw already ih effect by an
asses. The speech is but a recognL jl0 piimlnatlon or drinking or ot overwhelming majority
ion of the tact thnt '"man cannot Uvo tlmnkenneN Nor lws It depopulated Now that the Webb-Kenyun net ha
o hlnwelf." It Is the utterance that the jails. Intoxicated men are still ar- been upheld one of the strongeat af-
he world had a right to expect from r-t.-d in Artaoha apd traffic lu tha gumenu agulnat state prohibition
man who is directing tho destiny of Zi-trabend t still fairly common de- losea Its firce: the argutnetit until
v people who proudly call themselves gp the best otforta of peace officers now well taken that state prohibition
hrlatlan. It la not only a history . tui the courts to pat an end to It could not and would not keep liquor
asking speech more than that it is it g a costly and sometime almost out of the state. The effectiveness of
he beginning ot the end ot tho groat- discouraging thing to maintain prohi- state prohibition wilt depend hencn-
st and most useless war tho world Htlon in Arizona. hforth upon the -teal of State officers
tas ever witnessed a wnr that has However. It has decreased drunken- and on the public sentiment behind tho
iroven that no longer are nations able rtesr decreased the number of men prohibtUoo law to sustain It and back
o carry out tholr selttoh doairoa by Jailed for Intoxication greatly leesen- up the Officers.
:pending billions of dollars for muni- eV the number ot cr'moa trnceablo to The Herald Is aware ot the very
Ions and by sending ngaList the ene- Hquor. bettered the credit ot many a great difficulties In the way of com-
ny millions of their fairest and boat family and salvaged many a man who plete mceets of state prohibition any-
oung men. as drifting on the rocW. 'where. These hae been gone over so
SsW J BBBBBBBBBl sV If SM 11 t F St BBK SB . InSEH WM 1
lure tr hundred sonte. -Mired to fare Justice but through
. .loaiTu in every sven e3s -. .si lawvers the vast
v xst w"1"" -- - v LMes HU wt 9 V- - ""'-"
Yy tubreuio6ia majority of cases are decided y tn
ixm that fact troupe yen. -agwrittan law" We wouw w ur
Wo hear a gren deal ahont thn war moBH)nt dtseouat the sacredaess of th
ta fcurop What ahont this ney in tmtA)X9 TOW. we woubl not destro;
vjr on fvuntry? th hnfflaa of ear hind. On the athe:
Are you too Uy wWi other this j we WOuW protect them in even
t . wether bca thto? . wny paiW y ay tmmi
it w- art- it wonUt t vl tor written law" h
tafer t t-.e out to granplv Uh the ell. m y w tiut aiii to the mar
ta sti-a i he en. of our nMsdwal t irtBp w9niry. H tl
ten nd !d ' r8iS xMai w wr pl&cing th defennan'
. . t rU " . . .l that or
t-ar sua cohhuob awc m. - SB y ae4 upm m . --
iir etr Mitchell ay that tne we rMBemberins those deprive o
erm or tut-rcutoais -.re to t tfcs ppert the dead a weUa
ia erv ..ing ihiw. Tbt) are there g ypathy tor th Hvintg. Tn
ufkfes r.d -ihnt -iy waging fw j.
a !5mi i chance to -ifc.ip. j A te4f suffeirins ttom to splrltt
How at- wt to detect this? Varnfnliy emptian h roler intn th
WWIe eiu$ km thfc nruwary JZ BW fc.. Of ur h
pnneipte! of aeaith and sanfAatton. m u a wurder Satiety
uw art torr.r rertam tht - 4eaiamd 3mm- ej
w d -uoe ? to are imawtne. f ssentatty esse4n and TW
J-pen ten us tht gersas nnte i illiterately kl ihis nnt 1
( mi auusruns hn iy hecanw t te nOuM m v the d
naru- Tti-a rriolhnwy an r-'eSe4 &m nn ttfcnL whnt hen- '
UK or tbut- Un sA th tmm3 l fg r cir&j; ani .hpy
xemm a.-licat . 'nrfnAn. Baiiiinn andnte
JLd when tUe friedif 9mm nvtBtffT3nr sshn4 and unshanie4. to tr-
ck;. the stw nt i!hmil!nffn - JJ raiJi hart-toret eu
i.- t - r ".fEt then wumh
U hneik nfc tt. thc Urn- klfi vary hai; her bnebawa
then? I wis vr' nne; ne 4 '
Kspurt triiiMt - i WH mmmVkm; ?
. hDI. i Mir m.d MirrtMJMlnge at .... jv k. utnt (MtrearhiaiBn nf
.m rmiA antenri k the anaww. j agB4 ehtW uJ tfcat ton one!
-i. -l- ajtiauu ue nf tothnren-!! .C wE H.U aaA th
ii tnnU hn hunted and pn 'uanoi cm4 Thta nt o Ux
nrn'mmmm Ufc fW wManfaUtan rtmm enk ifMs tohf -i.
n-nsaMe f h nnJtnenO iTn the mm pneiiWe l
u.xm bm aht. I wvtu A.m rfti W a ftsure Of
And IU ftN deinftlix mM w-Jjg hsl t in Ik
tnnHsln ntsntfe q-wttit innrtJnn mt mm any Um h-
TnWswwMin to ttjiamien treat if mv nvnrti4 tete a chcn aid nmuy
t.iMk th inaw ennr tk.e; an t -niuut a. miudar irhU hnMs rS1i
i ui jm.H .nsaxMkt that t nl- to tBJ -We ninUU cnwnt
tsvm u tc pnenfer nur mi fsmT4M annnr ia r ga by n-
ne hmt mtnttw Umttrone! itxn d "ind nu -
Th vr aaint lufc-fvhs4 hi nnt teWrtely IdBf siwUU-r M-ntuwra!
tuajsr Jtf' JhnJnnw; H ia t.HII km tn ent tu ihr a a
lujtenns $C W Vf Anwrieans wlw; y tawr-t ma i t .r mm
KeSVYi4 fcfe eaA nj yw mmmm M gwm th -... u m
. ' we11""!.' " W UW- " -'SWJ"" IP RP IIPWI " -
t iMl 1 -"- Willi 1 Vll I i L tbdlsJ Siwtba
' 33S- . MRS MI4NM MM Un n U l
t Mga? I n
President Wilson not only took an It has also Increased taxes to some
Mlvanced position when he declared ettent because of the bw9 of the re-
hat It te untblnkablo that the great venae derived from saloon business
Jnited States of Amarlcon shall take bat the anaie amount or tueney re-
io nart In this. World catastroaho. bnt rantna for weetlna Ihn atnto's Venttlre-
te scalod the heigh ta cf-tjntfh when wonts. The people! money now poa
le declared that "peaeo must serve tne twtciinr baser and caiutle-sUok
he Interests of mankind and not maker instead of to the saloon kooper
aerely tho nations engage!." In. de- and broad meat and other necessities
.laring that It must be a peaeo with- have iroae In fxrhnnjte for that money
nit victory a peace that recogntaes instead of liquor.' This calls to mind
he rtghta of the peoples of allna- the fatl that Phovafv baker wero lit-
Ions to govern themselves including -ally wamied with business the
. united and autonomous I'elnud" tht Wrt or second we mtlrt prohibition
'resident sounded the bugle 'call o! et into ffert. SoiAehow or other
tumanlty that will touch the very their business was the first to show
leart ot the great and good God tht the effect of cutting off the liquor aup-
nade tbte old world and flung it Into Ply.
pace and set It going. The declara-
Ion is akin to. and was bam in tae
jame heart that thoaglU It not rob-
lery to give his ONLY begotten son
that ha mieht save all who would
?ome unto Him Those who believe '
that world peace is but the dream of
a weakened mind will find in the
President's speech the rantinga of a.
politician a shrewd diplomat hut that
will not binder thinking people ot all J
jrhat this daring man has proposed.! .
Onee they think the plan wfll open to!
them and the world will hnfiinV The Hrporter hua rccened the fol
thinking seriously along a line that tovrmn with a request to publish:
jrtU unfold ita deirabiM ihe ntiad Progrant secoad searton of the C
..i.. m o.ut ramnridiMudt th l"ttl West Texas Uletrlet Pkrmera'
often that It ia unnecessary to repeat
then all her. Hut four consideration
It seoms to The Herald have not usu-
ally been given the attention they un-r-ft
by the advocate ot complete l'"-
h.'bltktu; one to the necessity of pro
vtdiHg some offectual aultetitute for
the (Mwa saloon as a plat a for men
to congregate In their idle hours . at.
other W the probable Increase In the
use of even more dangerous stmiulat-
Itig and hnb'.t forming drugs .titer a'
cohol i pat OHt of reach; anottier i
he neueity ot good training In outr.
for both toys and girls to form habiu
of self-cnntrol; another Is the widely
d'.f ferlnis hablta of different races aud
naticHalitlcs. EI Iaao Herald.
PROGRAM FOR
CENIRAL WEST
FARMERS' MEET
Ctm-
reaehes out and comprebenda' the " vt " uin nrmeni" m-
Kheme. tatUute dtetrtct court ' room January
"Who shall y that we ntann not at ZJJZ't.X. f BB"lB
the dawn of a new day when the re-
er KnnneU caaty. Texas.
to Handle them. E. E- Swll Trias
Department Agriculture
Lire Stock on the Farm. J. c Pat-
terson. Texas Department Agriculture.
Poultry on the Farm. H. It Pen-nk-fc.
Stamford.
IVrdnesdajr Jan. 31 Afternoon Ses-
sion IlNtrlrt Court Itoow.
Convene 1 : 3o p. m. Called to order
Uy PreaWent C. A. IXmmhs.
Tick Kradleatlon. Speaker to be
uppMed by the V. S. (fuvornment.
Heme UcoHomics Sins J. L. ijm-
drnnt( Texas Department Agriculture.
HuIm.i Sei.Iou.
All speaker are renpeetfuliy re-
quented to dlcue the auhjecta as
briefly m possible withent sacrifteinx
vainaM time. The apenher are well
poet! oa their reepecUve suhjerts
We inrtte everybody to com and
bring your wives and children
sources of the world will no longer he rufsdaj January S Jlornln-j Sesalon
as4 u destroy the Uvea nf men and . Dhtrlct Court lloout.
d- nnMUkFt- iw whan tha tkuutkt ' ORVe t a. - Called to order
of the great men of the age shall he PmaMent t. A. Doofis. Invowlkml ? t nieeting may he arranged
tamed to eonstroctive thines? The fan f Addrsna of Welcome Mayor J. W tor "- Indrnn for her Heme Eeo-
nmntes aoa iJomestte Science Depart.
-Judge C. II. WilliaB- -
h&m 1 I wish la urg uooh the various
$50.00 Reward
FOR MITCHELL TOURING CAR "
Five passenger 1017 Touring Blue Bod
Red wheels Muffler cut out. Lost in Waco
December 27 ltyl(. Last seen at Gasoline
Station at McGregor. Address
FIREMANS FUND INSURANCE CO. '
Insurance Bldg. Dallas.
Is Your Car insured against theft?. The cost
is low SEE
iVIOTZ & CURTIS
rrri'-im-
.W.'y-
He la n native borih Tean nnd has Ho left on tho Katy Satur
lieon lllng In Haskell cottuty about In resooiine to the telograni
N'yw"- ' X. It. ltarrow of the A .
. i w Ti . .... Furniture Company left
A. 1. Malik a Itohemlan farmer 11- u!iif rr tr.....u. n.iw.1...
lng 3 miles north of this city is Um ... (.. k..i.
owtier Of a watch he ha carried 2'. j. w. Zetu . o u. j
years. He bought thht watch In Alia- iut f i.l. i. ir r
Wo llunmi.r on.l ... r.. .... ' . - '" -J sm.un.
"7..".r.rU.r;" ;? .I"" """: w D.Ulaa on bufclneae.
-- ....... ...-. ... j... nv. -
lias worn the
1 TL. HiiHlM.lniu n wa ...... .
watch continually alncc.i Zt-L. "" .... ..-;::
mmm.Im t.. n.i- . i- . r. . t itfMfc ua ihp i"W -t'liy i
vuiniHK .-o. iiiis sir is Ui olrii. ..i . . :
pattern and is quite different h ap
pcarance from our modern designs.
it bus never been re.-aird but few?" ork ""tonfd In a
They tr working three sbltt-
hour each They csnect tn
tunes aud keeps splendid time.
BILL WOULD GIVE
GOVERNORS! 0000
HSTEAD OF $4000
days.
MUD HILL NOTES
By The Assoc.atud Proas.
Atsri.N. Ttu. Jan 2.: A rrsoiu-
t'uu to anind th coatltutkni and give
the governor f the state a abry of
jwH) insteaa of tiou a year was
latroducfd toda by Senators Johnson
and Hall.
-w"-w ' " ...-'-' - CT . . ...
WilOtt has nnred to (hampioa .
tnamoase
Mr
i pruiph as old as the history of the
world bnt new to fne; who Late di-
rected the govemaunt nf the nation
of earth to this good day.
AUTOMOBILE TURNS
OVER BUT OCCUPANTS
ONLY SLIGHTLY HURT
WANTS WILSON TO
TRY 25-GENT OAY
MENU AS EXAMPLE
WAkiUKUlUX. Jn. 24.- HmbfeHit
HUwon was urgefe u u t...ali
2iHjat na mt-nu used b iiial of
Siew York polM-etnen to Jj.awwura'c
ho taejpenaive foods may reduce the
hiKta cost of lirtag.
Mrs. Kula McChwry. get for the
moteiuent augmented thnt tu- ejpen-
rmnk at tne sxf llonne wojild ha
-.. .-i.. .l- . . . .. ... ..'. ... .i . i. . .. i. mntf aTMr
nm mm us uw rnrmern inpti -"""' ipruijM; ui aenmnst " -
to the Iennte K- litennsnirlu SHes.jr8 Atdeeations tn th menttna iti no h If Wilson pensent"
Preparation of Or gtt. Fmd Cnek-'WI tan pass wtti.he tsud the.Wr. MteCkary quoted the prMehtns
ran.
Abilene. 8Ut Uenartntenl nf Agriculture wilt
Heieeiion. J. W. Ke41 SUtn uet splrha rale and you will be
Department at ABrteultar. .umw Utter hi regard t w
I LHverUiut on nf Cfa--Jnn. BaM Again urging upon you the iuir
iew. Wlasate. .lanae nf nrarttrtng Urge atudae
tpjAiia intent of ctantntltteng. M tW Vttluable imuilln w are
fuebdaj Jauuary 3-Aferu.ii Se.f Iteapctfuliy.
sln IJhlrfet Court Jlooni. J C A Douse rran
Couvtjan l. p. hu Called tn order W R. HuhUw. Sy.
wr r riminriii i a. imaa i -
I How snail AerteuKure m Taught tnf
i tne j-uwic teniT it
I Baaticv ruin !.
lAWlene " I U V IN UI ULU
The tour oMruiMts ot th car of eL ltm: H . ". " Wflll I HI lLl
u.. -. ... . k. an into Closnr itelatiou&hJB.
HAMLIN NEWS NOIES
Vit.U 1IIUU Jan 21.-Weil
itor. l dohl think I rer KvC
letters from thi contniuuft
.".our penuissluu wc w'll git
l-w iU'ms frum Mini Hill
lneflt of tsHM.e ho do t.t
whre Mud lilli hi we .IH .
that it la about tour uiik .
nf Uuftalo Ui or ten tui.
et or Abiletie.
Wheat and oats are !.
inc tb roi-ent ho-a. lu.
for a hi grain crop this ..i
On nronnnt or the cold t.
eAj there was no sthool b
Many tf the men and U-
cemmuntty went hunting
now wa on the ground It
portt that they killed tu-
game. Moly Jok rabbltn
A crowd of young foil; an-
Mnriy last Saturdfy night
Floyd's.
Wgnr Itohlnnon was a pi a-
ec at the name of Mr. OK -uftexH4ou.
Mtan 1 let tie le. onr alw -i
can bui Snmtdy veiling
hense at Cap tu rusnutv L
Monday.
t f kto and family i
AUiute MttMday In their
4lan of the youns coupi- - -riwl
-Ijeup Voar" but no i
anful quiet
Neil tune we will not -
bfor letting you hear f m . .
mmnnm easn- ' i1" "
NEWS NOTES FROM HERKEL
1
M h.i nBn tETt-4 IK. Xltit tilt it UkLiU S t .
ment on 'th Cane road Bnnday. esah- SLf" nli? CM" pUI'l
. n.- ur.-Z B '..8fel w itelUni a Cn-GiwraUv!
.rj" i "Z nurtMpttaiC AKiatWn D. C. Dovn
Tinsnna and tttti em. Oejcy. wnr DWtftme Agrhswlttwe.
to th r. Mt Mann wa drira; Tb(iwLi 4aB sfght Stosiett
'"' l-S e at DIstriel Court Kuem.
nMJsrwnfsie-4 tsmhwtod t umen .t ee p. Cajkrf
SULarL!f 5ftS f5.."-. i A Kins Albany; J
OF 28 CHILDREN:
HOLDS RECORD
SWK4ri hi The IUjorUr.
HASKKU Jan. Xt W u gaj.
f. Hl4g ten wtine north uf HiuJu-n
.' ? . Th H taek. cworsuh.. TT -! lite
"j c.saA.l las ri tSflA taikJI m u at r "- ! ai ! "ss
ntta w m iiruvi. a -b ahbFlaea . .1.- nim
tlTLaan1annaLlnlL B11 T" Tnlfc-COnnm ' nWsr. frnln X M?ui.
" UIU s ' WhTtW iaT at trad list a ! uumVar m lutlsv iki Fniiu ...... -..iu
tiry TnnwaH wan pInfiy nt by ilita x4 to fl saiautMi
iite Rta. white r. Mann wnm-r. iveduhsdar. Jan. 2iwsrutUl. k !- arStti. KZ.irT .Ir."
kjivv kkiw aa Uu kaail u-Uck i.Vi i7i V .. P "--.-- --. ww wt un miu
- -r.. 11 nn. "- m- mv i.. -.5lt. 'i.1 '- ftmirix.T I'nur. amj.... .'.".kv. j a. c....... a.
. .. s .-..y.ft rr.k s.r.n. . A mo. Ml. iMuutani ijc
T --.L- j "- . - - - Jit- . J - v-m..T r nm
mms. tdti
MKBKKU Jan
mow luis put u good tu
GrouRtL
SnnrinbehdnNt R. U !'
elty schoai nan taet r
tUlcute flow the State IM-
HAilU TtmiL .la . jnM Watinn oUiylH that M-
ft Ferret he uid their Mm. of -mall- !1 f"5 ! !t
anode hMwn na th MeeM Varitvl!rh's H nttnlhlS Uat M
iatett toiL3Cf fHfftrfa-v ilr.Jttcfcarda.ff 'SS " "''
w nure lb stotk to his nrnseat "? a3 r
rrhtsy aorutag aMwt . the'1' lf .ttfy
bnUlnl new honte of lhh JlllsaP f -U?BWif ?eBd tbl
Hi. ruund With the mJSSm $ AHBf "e01 .
ti ut. . .. " irrrzrr.tWU m their new addH"
p 1 . Ml 4nHHU m tar-m luiuv Jam Ilia
mum anu uit toatentn was a twUl!
sir iiilaap tauj jt isvwjram.
: u im nn ia nnhnoMH. us!
Hut diwreted until tb wht
100 wan un lum.
im gni nefe uuwmsm that rM'
"WW- W Mm. J. P Kauur oft
1?n?ku 1f '.t6 "Mrnn dnnijtaW
V
fi ti !&. rf.ii. . . m . . ww"
in nttmnanm ah akwalcnrVH heia th faiW .7.. Ir. ?" ! m irery
- .. v. w ' - -' ..p
lft a uhI brnlKj) aM p
1 xa nt in earn ?:
t 11 1 L'--A-. . ihsa& faaif iirir anaai'
.. "JLr.Si i1 . ' - Atffitwrnspit li i a
"" wnwnnn m- newsrk m u j isscis ne4 Other" Iut md Hnw n eulo
aS'SESfft SMl tn rst?nniy-t Wtdren fourth a. wl 6rTw-el
MJi J QkJuitU aid fHdB.-t a Znbjr.'tlni and U Kru wkh hi mud r ifh BafcaaA:
M and U Hrlng wkh h-U tuud vn
k larujnv end b ai ..
tiMt haet u altb
fnr nwny days th hniidu
raady tor the aUmtivr ''
ckamJUu that will Jind a t
t the yoetftftice.'
H I ftutJnuMHt ha
Mffl ami will be M k at '
tha Farwnra t Mfirchuat.
Hudntnjuj iBtorwM ui that '
b hnre thht weak.
II t. MnrrnuRha. ho U
tor sowe thrwn ueuhm is i-
fauwe hjn tnwa and witrK -
Mr. T- I Orinwn. vb i-
phnhl tove for ahont '"
rupnfted as hntatx wmuv !'
H1... t.111 VEtu.t-t.1 flu.
Wh ggsUUil nnelwta . tK- tVIIo .n? ..r:..!.Hn7u r-an
a tn aito-au. uJt rr?.sr- t. !" ??".Tlr".. .. .
T- T-ir - j mm mm wmmMmmr '"""- thuf ht l lu "'""
r 11 itnstii '- - - - . .. .ti ...
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