Canyon City News. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1905 Page: 2 of 4
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CANYON CITY NEWS.
l'ul.lislhl Every Krl.lnv
My GEO. A. MKANDON
r.mrreu hi rovtnmcr Rt ranyon lily as
Scrond-t'laxft Matter. Olflrr if 1'ulilication.
West Kvplyn Street.
srrrhr stringfellow-hume hdw.co.
Thjuts urnt out of the county
promptly discontinued it expiration
of time paid for.
SUBSCRIPTION.
One Year ;....:$ 1. 00
Six months .50
ANTI-FREE PASS.
The Senate "anti-free pass"
bill now up to the House for
action is burdened with too
many imperfections the consti-
tution of the State considered
to stand before any court of
competent jurisdiction. It
makes a farce of the public de
mand and the mere passage of
such a measure should be be-
neath the good sense and digni
ty of a Texas law making body
and its highest of that class
the Senate.
It has been the practice of the
railroads to issue free passes to
certain officers who may at
times come in contact with their
interests. Judges of courts
high and low certain high exe-
cutive officers and member of
legislative bodies state county
and municipal all come within
this class. The most favored
of any are the members of the
Legislature. These gentlemen
have not only been able to com-
mand free passes anywhere they
want to go for themselves but
for relatives and even for friends
and constituents. In fact the
railroads do not dare to refuse
them anything "on this line
'requested.'" "Good policy"
is what the railroads term it
but the general public don't ap
prove it and say it must stop;
that it savors too much of
bribery and may lead to cor-
ruption among "public servants."
The sensible practical way to
carry out this public demand
toe Democratic pledge is to
prohibit the acceptance by any
officer who is vested with execu-
tive legislative or judicial pow
ers of any free pass either for
himself relatives or anybody
else. And when as in the Sen-
ate bill it is attempted ;to abro-
gate certain constitutional priv-
ileges of the "railroads them-
selves as well as interfering
with the general progress and
welfare of the entire State all
foreign to the public desire or
needs and then claim this
measure as a party pledge re
deemed it is too ridiculous even
for argument.
An anti-free pass law Texas
needs the railroads are anxious
for it as well as the mass ot the
people but the Senate bill? No
we don't want it neither does
its daddy.
Ready For Winter
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And
Spring
9
usiness?
We have anticipated the varied wants of our many customers in the way of Winter & Spring supplies
and are ready to serve you in the best possible manner when you happen to be fn need of
Hardware Implements and all kinds of Farming machinery
Wagons Buggies Harness and Saddles. Ecliuse wood and Steel
Star Windmills Pipe Casing and Cylinders Barb Wire and Nails.
win fact everything that is kept in a first-class hardware store.
Best ine of Queensware and Glassware ever brought to Canyon. w
IN SHELF HARDWARE
r Our stock is complete and we can supply your wants at a savinjr to vou. Call for what vou want in
this hne-we have it. We can't enumerate the whole line but suffice to say we are setting the pace
L for the great Plains country especially in Price and Quality. What you need to do is to come into
t
t
our place and let us convince you.
StdnQfellovp3iume Dar&vvare do.
(L(LO STRINGFELLOW-HUME HDW. CO. Ll9JlJ
The Weather.
PLAINVIEWS TO DO.
Citizens of Plainview and vicini-
ty to the number of 119 have pub-
lished a call for a mass meeting to
be held at Plainview Friday and
Saturday February 24-25 begin-
ning at n a. m. Friday to discuss
the agricultural situation of the
South Plains generally. The pro-
gram is full of live subjects and on
getting to the bottom of it the mass
meeting ought to organize itself into
a Farmers' Institute and then it will
be in a better shape for business.
There is nothing equal to a well
attended live Farmers Institute for
getting a country to the front and
not only in agriculture but in
all other things that tend to make
life worth living for.
The practice of cigarette
smoking unfits a boy for any of
the higher business callings of
life strong mental calibre is
wanted these days.
Since our last issue we have ex-
perienced another blizzard the
worst so far this winter. It came
up Saturday and by Sunday morn
ing the mercury stood at 8 below
zero. Monday morning the mer
cury fell to the lowest point so far
for us 12 below zero. Since then
it has been getting warmer and it
is believed that we have passed
through the worst part of the win-
ter. It has been fearfully hard on all
stock that were not well provided
with both feed and shelter. The
losses however for this county
will be smail as most of the stock
men had plenty of feed. Indeed
we may safely say that the only
losers to amount to anything are
those having cattle in the "Block"
pastures where little if any prepar
ations were made for feeding. Out
side of this county from all reports
the losses among cattle all over the
range country are already consider
able but it is too early yet to get
anything like exact figures. One
thing however is sure what one
man loses another gains for those
that are left are worth that much
the more. This of course is
mighty poor consolation for the
losers but such is life.
" 'Tis an ill wind that brings
nobody good." This is as true to-
day as when first uttered for al
though the past blizzard conditions
have been extremely trying on the
range people they have been ideal
for the farmer and to the decided
advantage of the stock-farmer.
Nothing does mother earth more
good than a good freezing unless it
be a thorough soaking and when
these two things combine as in the
present instance lots of snow to j
melt and run in and good freezes to
kill injurious bugs and make the
soil friable the conditions cou
hardly be improved upon. The
Plains ought to make a bumper
crop this year and no doubt will
The advantage to the stock-farmer
lays in the fact that better prices
will prevail for his products. This
old world of ours demands so much
meat and when the ranges fail to
furnish it it must fall back for its
supply upon the barnyards of the
stock-farmer and pay his price.
Argue as we may it is now gen
erally acknowledged as a fact that
the very conditions which favor the
range men are within themselves
antagonistic to the stock-farmer.
The future of the Plains is for the
stock-farmer good and strong.
X. W. T. 1 A. Attention.
Dear Boys: Your secretary
wishes to commence in the near
future his work of preparing for the
190; convention and the pleasures
1 incidental thereto. To this end. he
asks that every member drop him
a word right away offering sug-
gestions as to what excursion we
should to arrange for etc. From
these suggestious he will formulate
plans for the "greatest good for tin
greatest number" and will com
mence the campaign tor a repetition
of the successful convention of last
year. Please do not neglect this
matter and also kindly publish this
communication in your papers that
it may reach every newspaper man
in Northwest Texas. Suggestions
are solicited not only from members
but from bona fide newspaper men
who intend joining us this year at
Hereford. Fraternally
Orion Proctor Sec.
Bridgeport Texas.
C. Wdlu
iciim
NEW BARBER SHOP3
SHAVE HAIR TRIM AND SHAMPOOING.
Razors and Scissors always Sharp "Ui
Represent Fort Worth Acme Laundry. Give me a part of your patron-
age. In Crawford building south fide street.
The doctors are all busy and
about halt of the people of the
city are suffering with grip bad
colds inlluenza or threatened
with pneumonia. It is a good
time to stay in doors and take
care of the health. Lampasas
Leader.
Sound advice Bro. Vernor al
though more applicable at Lam
pasas than here and if you can
only follow it up by telling us
bow to continue our business so
as to keep up the fuel and other
supplies and follow it we shall!
be under everlasting obligations
to you.
For the Soot Nuisance.
IKE
RAILROAD IS
COMING
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And so is our new stock of all
kinds of Building Material. No
one CAN undersell us and no
one SHALL do it.
CANYON LUMBER CO.
CANYON CITY TEXAS.
T. H. ROWAN.
LIVERY FEED AND SALE STABLE
Uest teams and rigs always on band
SPECIALTY.
Bus meets all trains.
DRUMMER
RIGS A
THE FIRST NATL BANK
(Successor to StoekniciiH National Dank.)
A loving couple drove through
the streets of Marshall (Mo.) in
blissful ignorance that a "conta-
gious disease" card was fastened
to the back of their automobile.
Don't throw potato parings
into the garbage box but into
the stove and thereby save
yourself from the annoyance of
having to call the fire depart
ment to put out a chimney fire
Such is the advice of Cbie
Meninger says the Milwaukee
Sentinel.
From personal experience
know that the burning of potato
parings prevents the gathering
of soot. I know of a family
that is keeping up a strong solt
coal Are in its kitchen ran
every day during the winter
but you can never find any trace
of soot on the lids the bottom
of kettles or in any part of the
stove.
"Potato parings are burued in
the stove daily. Another ef-
fective method is the burniug of
pieces of zinc. I am not cliem-
st enough to know but it seems
to me that the fumes generated
during the combustion of the
CAPITAL AND SIJKPMIS
OFFICERS.
$80000.00
L. T. LrcSTKIl PUESIDENT.
John Uutson Vice-Puks.
zinc prevent the gathering of
a A. Park Cashier.
liiAvis Shaw Ass't.
DIRECTORS.
L- T. Lestek
John Uutson t t tT
J.N.Donohoo RM.L;S
We Invito vnii to open un account with us n
THE NEWS $1.00 PER YEAR.
suui tinu u is in is scot mat is
the cause of most chimney
fires."
Witherspoon & Gough.
"What are you crying about?"
asked a stranger of a lad standlnir
n front of a newspaper office weep
ing as if his heart would break
"Oh pa s gone up stairs to whip
tne editor." "Well lias lie come
down yet? pursued the good Sa-
maritan. "Pieces of him have"
said the boy with a fresh burst of
tears "and I'm expecting the rest
every rninute.' tx.
Nothing to Fear.
The
The Dallas Semi-weekly News
and this paper one year for Si. 80.
e Question rf
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stances ;in medicines which has
been agitating the minds of many
people does not concern those who
use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Mothers need haw tu
" csiiailiy in
continuing to give it to their little
ones as it contains absolutely noth-
ing injurious. This remedy is not
only perfectly safe to PIVP cm-ill
inuuren out is a medicine of
worth am morif It 1
""i-. 11 nas a wi
wide reputation for its cur
cough colds and crouD am
always be relied upon. p0
ty b. V. Wirt druggist
greal
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Canyon City News. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1905, newspaper, February 17, 1905; Canyon City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth322976/m1/2/?q=central+place+railroads: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .