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THIABIIJCKg WOKR ABIL1MX. TEXAS.
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BE ABILENE rniXXING COMrASr.'fort to redlstrict lut In t!o effort to
1022-23 North Second! Street.
Entered as Second-Class Mail at Abt-
lene Texas October 14 1903.
SUBSCIUITION KATES.
une near tin aavanccj i.uu and tno failure Is the result of the lm-
Slx Months (In advance) ........ .BOjpossible effort to reconcile them. There
Subscribers failing to receive their j is not n man of ordinary Intelligence
paper regularly will confer a favor Hi Texas who could not In two days
npon uiu management uy reporting mo
same to tho business ofllCe. Phone 67
TELEPHONES:
Business and Circulation 6?
Editorial Ofllce 829
Rontntr .1097 ni "118
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liiny erroneous reiiecuon upon uiu .-.V.....J .. -. .. "" "v
character standing or reputation of Mrdny and formally announced his can-
any person firm or corporation which dldacy for the United Slates Senate
may appear in tho columns of Tho President Brooks Is a peico advocate
Reporter will bo gladly corrected upon ntid prohibitionist of national reputa-
ta i.pin i.rnuHif o itirt attention of tlon. He is nn nblo man and if the
.... .. it .L.'nifAraiif wncr. umis tint wninr star.
the firm).
FRIDAY 1INE I
i .no.
FIGHTING MUvr stop jn Mexico a meeting on Saturday .nine tun.
FIGHTING MUST STOP IN MEXICO. aimW 0(t ft ftrg0 nttenu-nnc0 of
"-" . . farmers and business melt. Tho meet-
President Wilson will drop n little rtg. Ib t0 be holI nt Ul0 Chamber of
note Tuesday to Mie loaders down in Commerce in Abilene and the subjects
Mexico telling them that In his opinion on tho program nro nil of vital Inter-
they have been given ample time to est to tho people of this part of Tcx-
devclop n government that can stop as. if you are n fWiermnko your or-
the so-allcd war In that c untry. Mr. rangomunts to attend aliTNX-you are a
Wilson will not indicate -that course merchant or town business man you
lm will follow in hrlnc niicini ilm cannot afford to miss the meeting.
T I i ... . ! President Cockrell and Secretary Ful-
stacking or arms but siinply offers tho ler ulVo reparc(i a rogram that will
suggestion that it is time to stop. In bo nt0ro8tlng and Instructive
this move the Froildent will hnvo tho
hearty approval of the people of the COUNTY DIVERSIFYING AND MAR
lulled Stntcs. The most nrdont ponce KETING ASSOCIATION
lovqr can ask no greater proof of good. --
faith than our government has shown Tho announcement was made Sun-
in waiting for Mexico to settle her fay morning that a car load of hogs
own nffnirs without Interf-rettco from!ouW )0 'PPeil from Abilene to
the United States. The tlu.c has come n"et early this week under tho d
when the people of Mexico face a "fJ SX
famine when the militant elements Uml 80Uml9 Hkc business. When the
have pillaged the farms ranches farmers sell their cotton on some
cities and homes of that once lovely basis of that kind they will begin to
land until nothing but wnnt remains reap the profits of their labor. As It
Something must and will ho done to Is sold now somebody else gets the
establish a stable government profit and the producer is left to exist
on nn Industry which they handle be-
GERMANY'S ANSWER. HWo for many t0 Bot along nt all is
tho fact that homo labor produces the
Germany's answer so far as The cotton which if paid for nt the same
Reporter Is able to Judgj .is simply a price hired labor costs would leave a
question. Nothing more unless it bo a ato ilw fanner ttl Uu omJ of thc
declaration that she acted in self tie- Benson. Tho Reporter maintains that
fense. Certainly the United States the farmer who produces his cotton
will state her poiitlon so clearly that V ll wlh. HIb own ramlly- -
. . .... ....... . . titled to wages for tho cultivating and
urrnmny win auu uio poirn. m our noxi
note. But wo mast give his honofc Jrtj(U f h8 nvHtniont. Too many
Herr Von Jngow tho credit of the e'op0 (m tie rarm and In other indus-
doubt and nssufno that ho nnd his trios figure thnt nil they uro entitled
Kaiser nro sincere In wanting to know to is a living and arc satisfied when
JUST tho position of this government their crop or manufactured products
on certain points at Issue before the yields them n small wngo. Some day
final reply to our noto Is made. a system of selling cotton is going to
Tho Reporter Is ngaln-jt war. but If '0 adopted that will give the farmer
President Wilson falls fo reach an L f" JSJ"!! . ' JL "SLl
agreement with Germany this side of
it then wo are with him iu the last.
iA.1 tno t-rosiueni nanuw tne siiua-
tlon and then hack him up. That is.
our doctrine.
cTDAUinPiiDirc nn wfi I ucne
JIIniVml).tJ . .... .!.. ha.
Mnr Hinn nun.. Tim Uonnrtnr linn
called attention to the fart that straw-cossful years in the history of tho
berries do well In this country and that schools. Tho enrollment at Simmons
when given proper attention yiold pay- paol the five hundred mark and
Ing crops In another column of this Abilene Christian Collego went about
paper Capt. W. C. KInsolIng furnish- forty per cent above her best In for-
es tho public his oxperienco In raising mor years. Abilene has 10 greater as-
strawborries this year. Those who stH than her colleges and tho citizens
are na-u&Intcd lth Mr. Klnsolvlng ot this city sljould use cvury oppoitu-
know that he sta'os reliable faetB nty to induce people thny meet to
only nnd that anyone lntorostqd In patronize Abilene bchools.
raising borries will liav the bunofitl - -" -
of his oxperlwuo nnd advice. Thore 'JAPAN TO HAVE LARGER ARMY
are some conditions to bq mt in raiS'J AND NAVY
Ing strawberries juccogsfully that aret '
Impossible to ma iy peoplabut thoro' Tne Japme Uiet baa adopted a
nro iranv In ihla iwllon who can ralao bill for a larger army nnd Navy. Ja
!! Lurrliu I.. In.trn .11 1 ntlt Itxa mill
wini nrnfit in linniKnlv.-q ami Uio
community At any rate read Capt
Kinsolvlnc'8 articla which will bo
f;.i in mn nnn.i
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THE RE.DISTR1CTING BIL.L.
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The Dallas News of Monday MayamJ bObUr0 a8 Ume w into bUlorj
31st. stales this paper's position on
the Congressional Ho-Uhwrtctlug IHH.'ci..........! c...i (mtt nmi m ev
'Uio KDHBCitoBUw met .iidi unioss we
may hope for re-dlstricthg by anolh-
er special boIou that it can pot be
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doue until 1U17 which J1I bo too lato
lor tno elections or. laib ana win oniy
become serviceable for 11US. two year
lefore we have a new census and
then remarks that "to say that political.
vf.irfuz.it&tini fa n inntltir nf no (m.l
!rlMUee I. Or dny thV fundamental
postulate of our schemo of govern- . XT. i i
Lnt. Going further The News very! AWone Summer .Normal and
copttly state the demand for r Simmons Summer bchool w 11 begin
dtetrfctlng In the following words: i JunB ban'1 a la:fe at-
U redtstricUng were a dWieuIt twaam.0 is expected the Abilene
matter some excuse could be offered J"wl has long baen on of the larg-
for this default But tt is not difficult. aDd in J"48 f UN wTb.
all tho statements to the contrary not- " wi "h ln the school
withstanding Tbire are but two In- - r ' tnMlia .tuo
dUpenwble rc.ulrnts. On. is ttet fctandl ol lh f L st Jh '
th shall be no great disparity bo- moim bummer bchool is last taking its
tweeu the populations of bay two dlv Place at the bead ol euminer bchools.
tjrlcU nd Uie qUm is that. In a go- The oquipmeat climate and faculty of-
eraphlcjii e. tluy bhomd bo roa- fard hwe is not surpassed in the
jBpriWy ;omi.ct It is doslrable of state and teachers wishing to study
course that cuuaue shoull bo group- during the summer can tind no-more
d in a wav to mikt tha dfatrluia ho- dollghtful surrounduiss than hero.
.nm.M.iia in rusiuxt to ucnnmnti in.
terMtbut thte minor rairniant con
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Ve satUied to a reasonable degree
I without mftklng the two major require
(difficulty Is encounlorfcd not In tho ef-
I gerrymander find It is upon that rock
that all bills havo foundered. To re-
district requires that the Interest of
tho people shall bo serve i. To gerry-
mander requires hat tho aspirations
Irreconellatlo with 'the other.
revise tho congressional '.nan In a way
that would apportion political power
fairly and satisfactorily to all save
ambitious politicians"
BROOKS IN RACE
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rresiticiu a. i. jirooss 01 uayior
Dcotiic of Texas elect him to the posi
tion ho seekB he will serve tho Inter
est of Texas well.
COUNTY INSTITUTE SHOULD BE
WELL ATTENDED.
The program published In Tho He-
porter on Sunday for the Farmers Co-
operative Demonstration Workers for
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tg arl(ml .Mt of pro(U(.Uon. Ajf
tIl0n tll0 jmck to tl0 farn queirflon
wjh huve found a lasting solution
COLLEGES HAVE SUCCESSFUL
YEAR.
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iilinmnns ami Auune innsiian -oi
lego have JUt closed tilO most BUC
OJtl IB IirCDariUK tO flgllt. I'Ot fOT
neaeo and alio U on thv' right tracli
when ho builds up a great army am
navy. Am was tho casa -IUi Europe
ibo will It bo with Japau wiien ht
gets fahells planted in every ditch i
juer iniMfiiuii imhii.wii o-"
SniannoA galore there will ilin be PLtb
HiiL' left for lior but to tart a wai
wili that be done. Senator Morris
duufpuiu ' - "
wybod WUun bd faid that Europe
fa wd rB8ig ae preparation she
h been k)E for a baU century to
wurtler nor puoplltf unii jwtroy hr
property. Ad what has ben true of
WU be nw of ny C0UUry
Umt pmmtm for war.
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ABILENE ; FORMAL AND t SIMMONS
Hasorvatlons in Anna HalL Cowdun
Hall and private rosldems near Sha1 -
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mons iuutcate a large auunaance.
LARGE CROWD AT
COMMENCEMENT
SPEECH OF HON. MOKRJS S1IEP
PARI) ONE OF THE GREATEST
EYEK 1IEAH1) IN ABILKNE
EXERCISES WERE SUCCESS
(Irndnnllng Class Hcccivcs Manj IJenu
tlfnl Flowers Parting Words of
.President Snndcfcr Wero
' Verj impressive.
Commencement 1915 ot Simmons
Collego was an occnslon that will live
for many years In tho minds nnd
henrts of tho more than one thousand
people who wero present. The audi-
torium and galleries of Simmons Col-
lego wero packed and jammed by 10
o'clock the hour for tho commence
ment exercises to begin. It Was a
great crowd perhaps tho largest and
most enthusiastic which over gather
ed on a similar occasion at Simmons.
The program was begun by singing
"All Hall immanucl" after which ur
It. A. Kimbrough offered tho Invoci"-
tlon. Tho Clnsa song was sung by tin
Seniors nftor which a Thesis was read
by both W. K. Ituth and T. N Cars-
well. Miss Kate Nicolds favored tho
niiuienro with n violin solo with Miss
Ollto Knight as accompanist.
Hon. Morris Sheppard Junior
I'nitcd Stntcs Sdnntor from Texas de-
livered the Commencement address
using as his subject "Christian CltU
zonshlp." The address was ono of tho
most eloquent and beautiful addresses
ever heard In Abilene. From tho be-
ginning to tho end tho Bpeaker held
ho nudienco spell-bound nnd hi
matchless reasoning and Biiblimo ora-
ory drove home In n great fashion tho
fact that not until Jesus Christ came
into the world did tho people get the
t-oncoptiou ot tho brotherhood ot man
and tho fatherhood or God. A report
of the address will be published In this
paper at a later date.
Tho presentation of diplomas w.is
mndo by President Sandcfer who In
ippropriato words bade tho members
God speed as they go out Into the
world of actual life. Thrco words
wero used in the parting speech of the
President ilo asked tho class to
build around them "Industry Adjust-
ment Fidelity."
Friends furnished many beautiful
flowers for the class and they wero
displayed on the stage Tho names of
those graduating follow:
Art N'ello Hodges Jennie Pcarce.
BxprcH8lon-Euuna Evans Vera
Fentbcrston. '
Academy Ray C. IJlllups Vergil d.
Bishop Horace J. Ulackwell. Ned C.
Griffin Jcsso Hodges Charles A.
Lamb Cecil P. Lawrence John- 11.
Mclaughlin. ' '
Hachelor of Arts (A. I).) Clinton 2.
Adams. Hoy Ilradley Harvey C-
Brown F. Thomas Carson. T. N. Cnrs-
woll. J. Milton vflayton K. Truott
Compere. Lulu Gowde Ruth Holmes
Walter U Hester JXf A. Hood Eva
lobe Audrey Johnaoiir-QJlIo Knigh.
Whvlo McGregor Dcnnlo II. Mansell
Knto Nicolds Clarence h. Prlclmrd
Mack F. Richardson Carl Ulster Wil-
liam U. Routli. Mary Louise Sandcfer.
Elmer C Stearns Lula Taylor
George W. Thomas Addlo Tompkins
Granville B. Tripled. Forrest U. Weak-
ley. G
ROBBED OF $57.05
(Sl'I.F HKFIMNG COMPANY'S SEIl.
VILE STATION KNTERKM ANI
I'OllllL'l) OF CASH.
The sendee station of tho Gulf He
fining Company. located under tht
Laughter Undertaking Company's
chapel on South First street was
burglarized some time Monday night
and J57.W extracted from the desk.
The burglar entered the rear b
smashing a window broko through a
bcreen partition and wrecked the
desk in reaching the money drawor.
A handful of silver some bills and a
five-cent piece the whole totaling
$57.05 were the fruits of his labors.
Officers were notified of the
ON STATION
bery by I. II. Jeffriee. local uianagerfcial hole?
for the Gulf Iteflning Company. It ls l havo sold this year $17iJJi wortli
believed that the burglar knew hUjof these berries frqm one-ninth of an
ground thoroughly else he coud noijacre not counting what 1 gave away
havo looted the cash. The fact that(and ate. This wuuld be at the rau.
the banks were closed Monday ana;of $113-05 per acre.
that no depobit could be mads w-as
probably responsible for tlw money
being Jn the cafeh drawer-
Word has been received hero that
the cash drawer in the oxnres
flee at Sweetwater was robbed
of-
ot
TB9.00 Monday nfgM.
MISS BOARDMAN AND
WILSON WILL CONFER
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Juno 1. "-President
WlUon will have a confrqncs tpmori
row witn iiiis siabiu iJoariiBian on
iuu uuu uross iii'iu ior uio ugu oi iiw
Mexican border army pobtsaa Uljols
for the collection of food tor starving
il ox leans.
Mhss Boardman has asked th$ pres
"1 to put into offset an ombargo4
I on exports of arras to Mexico and on-
1 uu 17.LUU1. lb in ill in t lu DtcAiuu Ann ui
TO ANNOUNCE BIG
ENTERPRISE SOON
DETAILS BEING ARRANGED FOH
NEW ENTEKPKISEjt $SuO0
GUAIIANTEE POSTED.
At tho regular meeting ot th6 A'd-
lono Chamber of Commerce Monday
morning n deal was closed for a great
now enterprise for Abilene tho na
turo of which will bo kept secret un-
til certain details have bepn com-
pleted. Arrangements havo been made with
a largo conrern to carry out the plans
for this enterprise nnd n guarantee
of 45000 will bo deposited by tho com
pany to binu Its part or tne contract.
When tho details arc announced In a
few dnys they Will crdatb a sensation
in tho business circle of tho Central
West.
Beside the closing of this big deal
the directors did routine business An
important decision was reached re
garding tho meetings of the directo-
rate during tho summer it being tho
soiiso of tho gathering thnt regular
meetings should bo discarded through
uio monuis oi June juiy nnu Aug-
ust. However tlio president will be
given power (o call a meeting nt ntiv
time ho may see fit.
Tho absence from town during the
summer months of several directors
was tho cause of this action.
Secretnry Fred T. Wood was in-
structed to devote his time through
the summer months to tho Fair. He
will also pay attention to tho Fourth
of July celebration and will lake caro
Of tiro regular Chamber of Commerce
work as well.
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY
ITEMS FROM STAMFORD
STAMFORD Texas May 31 -F S.
Hustings nnd family have returned
from Fort Worth after a short visit
in that city.
Judge W. T. Anderson and son
Henry have returned from a short
visit to Corpus Chrlsti.
.Mr. nnd Mrs.- . 11. McLaughlin
spent n few daya In Plainview the pnBt
weeK.
Mr. and Mrri. Holliitn of Hico spent
this week In tho city the guesUf of rel-
atives." Mrs. B. Forrestor nnd daughter. Miss
Annie are visiting relatives la Cor
pus ciiristl.
Mrs. .1. M. Porter left Monday or
tins week for Quannh to attend th
bedside of a sick brother.
R. M. Dlckerson spent Monday of
this week In Hnskcll.
C K. Strlbllng and wife of Throck
morton have been visiting their
daughter Mrs. J M. Bennett ot this
city.
Dr. T. A. Jonoa has returned from
Honey (irovo whero ho has been vis-
iting this week.
Dalton Moore spent Monday of thS
weofc in Sngerton Toxns on business
Mrs. .Maymo Hav Howard .pont
Sunday qf this wi&kJ in Haskell th
guest of friends. '
Judge Cobbes of Anson was in the
city tho first of the week on business
matters.
Miss Maymo Yates entertained tho
"300" Club Friday of this week.
Mrs. Rudolph Colbert was hostess
to the Bridge Club Wednesday of thlh
wecK.
STRAWBERRY FIELD
PROFITABLE CROP HERE
CapL . ('. KlnMihlng Sold S17UM
Worth of Hcrrlex From .Mn(h
of An Acre.
ilr. Editor:
It has been said that "v hoover
ciiihea two blades of grass lo grow
where hut ono grow before is u beno-
factor to tho world." If this bo true
and the statement I mako below
causes acres of strawberries to grow
Where none grew before might I not
be given some credit on the benefac-
tor account. I saw It stated in a pa-
per that Jlunuels county had bogged
down financially raising cotton and
had rehabilitated horself raising
chlcki-ns and eggs. If this Iw tru.
might not as modobt a tliini: as straw-
rob-'berriea lift bonie man out of a llnan
-
Now Mr. Editor not wishing to b.-
placed In the category of a "Baron
Munchausen' and fearing I have not
a reputation for veracity so robust as
to risk It on a bare personal stato-
nient I stand ready la furnish. Ihc
proof to any enterprising individual
or boosters club who will investigate
Ten acres lu strawberries would add
J 15432 00 to the wealth jjf the coun-
try Instead of a large "amount sent
away to ship them
I stand ready to bupply any Informa-
tion I qan to any one wishing to try
out the enterprise. Knowing your
just reputation for pushing every en-
terprise of the country 1 respectfully
submjf the abqve.
Yours
TV. C. pINSOLVING.
Picnic at Trent June 17th.
Tront visitors to AbHone Tuesday
announcod that there would be an I-
10. Q. F. baskot plculc at Trant on
June nth to which the people of Abi-
lene ar.e invited. Special propara-
tlops are being n-ade for a great
iirins n r nuiriv mnii inr a ii-m; r
EO
IN PECULIAR WAY
IS SUPPOSEU THAT LtGIIT.MKti
OBUSHEp HOOF OF P. 0. FOR.
UrS' BA11X SEAH T0WK.
A portion of tho roof on the big
bam at tho I o. Fofhus farm near
town wns crushed In a peculiar and
mysterious manner durltic tho elec
trical stbtm Saturday hlglit.
Mr. FOrmis concludes that lightning
struck the roof but Is unable to un
derstand why the timber wns not sot
ntire. He states that the rafters wero
splintered nnd crushed as If subject
ed to an Immense weight. No other
part of tho barn was injured nnd then
was hot a spark- of flro visible nny-
wnoro about tho structure.
"Tho wheat was beaten down to
some extent by the heavy rain but
1 think nil tho grain 1s vigorous
enough to raise Itself ngaln" said Mr.
torbtiB. "Young grain was homed
wonuerruiiy by tno rain."
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CAPS NEWS NOTES
Spcclnl to Tho Itoporter.
CAPS Tex. May 31. Tho farmers
nro busy now destroying the weeds
in the cotton and mnlzc and getting
rendy to mow the grnsses. Tho bind'
era nro preparing to harvest the gold
en grnln.
Tho 'wheat nnd oat crops. In this
section nro very flattering.
Tho general health of tho common
Ity Is good ntthough there Is soiru
sickness. Zeklnl Coarn Is very sick
ntthough ho is thought to be some
better. Tho Itov. Stutts lids been
on tho sick Itst this week but is
some better nt this time.
II G. B. Fain Is making niiltc n lot
of Improvements on his reMdctico
When rompleto his home will bo mado
very attractive.
3Ir. and Mrs. J. E. Kendall made
irn extended visit io Ft. Worth Dal
las and other points In north nnd
central Texari.
Mrs. Vick Stafford visited in MerK
el Inst week nt the homo of Pro.
Atlcock nnd Mrs. l B. Smith.
Miss Wllmer Smith of Morkcl vis
ited Mrs. Kirk nnd U. O. B. Frtln tho
latter part of last Week returning
home Sunday nfternoon.
The Caps high school closed last
Friday This was one of the best
school years that Cnps has over had.
Misses Bertha and Minnie Starr left
Monday night for' their home in Mor
pan. Caps people wish tnem greai
success.
Prof. Hood tho principal of the
Caps high school Is still in the com-
munity. Sirs. H. E. L. Stutts nnd children
visited Mrs. J. M. Bonnott of Sweet
water the first of the wcok but wore
called homo Wednesday! night on ac-
count of the Illness of tho Rev. Stunts
Children's Day was observed last
Sunday at the Methodist chunh. Llt-
tlo Winnie Drummnnd gave the wol-
eome address which was highly en-
Joyed by nil. The Hev Stutts de-
livered an address. There vva" quite
a large crowii present. A very lib-
eral collection was taken.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrh
Ed ninghatu extended their sympn-
thy In the recent loss of th"ir two
little girls. Cnthorlno was burled
Sunday May 10. There was a largo
crowd nt the funeral. A beautiful
wreath of flowers prepared by a lan
In Midland was placed on" the gravo
On the Wednesday following LIttIo
Bertha was laid to rest by the side of
her sister Catherine and another
wreath of flowers was prepared bj
home friends. We pray God's bless-
ing upon tho father and molhor and
brothorh and sisters.
It G. B. Fain made a bushings trip
to Tuscola Tuesday.
Tho mother of It. O. B. Fain has
gono to mako her homo with tho fam
ily
Garv Hall of Trent Is vlsltliic her
grandfather this week
FARMERS BUSY IN TYE
COMMUNITY AT PRESENT
TYE Tevas. May 31 High windH
from both thf north and south aro
whipping the young crops and lat'i
oats about so that one would think
that they would do no good but It Is
remarkable how that in spite of tho
winds and dry weather young crop
rominuo to grow bo nicely dml oats
are still making and maturing u good
grain.
Harvesters aro singing on every
side now In tho wheat and oat fields.
Johnson grabs is also being cut and
baled. If tho woather continue fav-
orable for this sort of work 'or ton
days more thore will bo an Immense
amount of tboso farm products bayed
in fine condition.
Tho early wheat and oat aro fine.
't'ner later gram win vary from a low
grade to medium.
Our bchool trusteoa have elected
teachers for another- year. Professor
J. Ioslie Mc.Nces of Mcrkel wan elec-
ted as superintendent and th' sam
teachers that we had last year. Miss
Pope Miss Holden and MibB Wilson
were elected for the other rooms.
Mrs. S U Cromer and children
of Colorado are visiting Mrs M II
Hudson this week-
Mr. Hilton's family who have been
living In our city since Mr. Hilton
was elftcjod county clerk are gojug
to move to Abilene next Tuasdny. Wo
rogret vej-y much to havo to give them
up
T"ie onterprifalng Sunday school
sutierintojident of the Methodist
church Marvin Vick. with Jtf fine
board of officers and teachers ar
t - urtn h nni Mn a. 1 a
making the school boom as
it
has
AN
0
never before.
ll-
Over a Million
Dollars
In resources is shoy-m by our last official itatement We
are the largest banking institution between Fort Worth
and 1 Paso and are equipped to take care of any and all
business entrusted io our care.
We do all for our Customers a good bank should do hfd
will appreciate your business large er satalL
The Farmers & Merchants
National Bank
Notary Bonds
EXECUTED FOR
60c
MOTZ & CURTIS
ey
MMI
iirtiL
IN PUCES
SHALL STRIPS 01' TLUHIIOItV
jVIIKUK HAIL FELL S.UV DAM-
AUE OF 50 TO . PEKOEST.
Oats In some parts of Taylor county
adjacent to Abilene wero damaged by
hall last Saturday night according to
J. B. Duck who conducted an Inves-
tigation Tuesday.
"Four miles north of Abllcno a nar
row strip of territory was subjected to
heavy hull and na a result oats wore
damaged from fifty to seventy-live
percent In the territory affected" said
Mr. Duck. "Tho gralnH in Uio ripe
oata wero beaten out. and tho green
oats wero stripped of leaves Fortu
nately tills strip I3 not oxtenBlvo.
"Between Ahlleno and PotosI near
tho latter placo tho oat Holds wore
also damaged. This strip wiib also'
small and tho total damage will not be
much. In this section tho damage was
from 23 to 50 percent. Wheat was
liHrt slightly not as much as tho oats."
It is not believed that the couuty'u
small grain prospects will bo seriously
affected by thoso scattered spots.
Mtrntu of Soda For Water Jlelons.
Mr. I U. Seaton. Seymour Texas
writes: "Having seen your article on
nltrato ot soda I think you aro right
as to Its value. I havo tried It on
cabbago and cantaloupo but not on
water molons.
As I havo two acres ln molons would
liko to know if it will pay me to use
on thorn and it so how much to the
bill nnd where can I get It at $3 pr
100 pounds?"
Replying to tho above Inquiries if
Uio vines uro slow to start a mure
pinch of the 11 b. sprinkled around the
hill a few inches from the vine will
glvo a quick start and no doubt bring
tho melons a llttlo earlier.
After the viues "put on 100 pounds
per acre broadcast will increase the
yield and hasten maturity. It applied
before tho fruit Is sot. tho vines will
get tho boost at expense of the fruit.
I understand that $1 per 100 poundb
has been asked for nltrato of soda In
small Jots recently which is pretty
steep I should say. Considering tho
largo interest in nitrate of soda of alo
for experimental purposes 1 wonder
that it is not advertised mora and that
moro qncouragoment ts not offered is
to price for experimentation.
It It. CIAUIDGB.
Ag. Agent T &
kldnoy
solves grav-
ak and lame
leumatUm and all Irregular-
Idneys and bladder ln
men
Hi initial
bladder troubles ln children. If noli
sold by your druggist will oe sent by
mau on receipt or Ji.vu. une email
bottle is two month's treatment and
'seldom falls to peifect a cure. Send
for testimonials from this and other
gtatea. Dr. E. W. Hall. 2925 QUtc
Htret sH. Louis Mo
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NEEDMOREHOGSFOR
ffiltl SHIPMENT
MVKKETlMt ASSOCIATION WANTS
3000 POI'MIS Mil HE TO 3IAKK.
. UP FULL CAltLOAI).
Tho Taylor County Diversifying and
Marketing Association has 1.1000
pounds of hogs pledged for thu car to
bo shipped to Fort Worth tho first
of the coming week and a call Is is-
sued for about 3000 pounds moro to
mako up tho carload.
Farmers nnd swine raisers who do-
slro to get tho tup Jirico for their hogs
should communicate with I. II. Duck
of Abllcno at once. Tho shipment will
bo mado under the auspices of tho
Marketing. club nnd In this way tho
very best prlcoB can bo secured.
!! I IH. 1M. IIIHI
NEUKASKA'S FIRST WHITE (JIIILIJ.
B tho United Press.
OMAHA. Nob. Jim' J.'. In lS'Jfi at
Bellovue about twent miles from
Omaha tho flrHt whlto child was born
In what is now the btate of Nebraska
first saw tho light of day. Today this
individual now a whito-hulrod man
eighty jeara of ago. Is still alive and
ho has recently visited tho scono ot
Ids birth and curly childhood.
His uamo is Dr. Samuol T. Merili.
of Rochester N. V. Ami instead of the
crudo wooden huts ami log htockudes
which kept tho unfriendly Indians
from molesting tho whlto settlors of
tho llttlo trading community Dr. Mer-
ili found on his return to Omaha tall
bkyscrnpors and a metropolitan city
of 150000 population.
Or Merili vvuu the son of a mission-
ary who was working among tho In-
dians at Bollevuo In what was th?n
teli territory of Nebraska In 183" and
na a palo face papooso ho was tho ob-
ject of much iuterebt umoug the friend-
ly Indians who came there to trade.
GUION NEWS NOTES
GUION Tx Juno 2.--Llght show-
ers fell here SundavjiUtfit which will
help some but twice as much would
havo helped us much moro.
Gtaixi la riufiiiluK iast jiwL iduder
uro voryjmsy.
J. Iirsfoody brought out a new bin-
jJerTast week.
Mr. and Mrs- J. 1 Harrison boast
a new girl born last week Mother and
babo both doing well.
Miss Dora Trout of Comanche. Ok-
lahoma is visiting her grand parents
Mr. and Mrs. M. P- Williams and tho
fumily ot her uuolu. Prof. SI. A. Wil-
liams. A. I Pondry went to Abilene Tues-
day on business.
Berries and grapes aro fine here
iiiiil tho peach crop on prairie land Is
exceptionally uooil. but in tho baud.
I the wet woutEur and leaf oury havo
'an but destroyed tho poacties.
Thoro aro many woods hero yot that
demand tho attoqtlon of farmers.
Many of our young peopio attended
singing at Ovalo Sunday and report u
great crowd plenty to eat and much
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