Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 63, Ed. 1 Monday, September 23, 1907 Page: 1 of 12
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A8 THE VLAEMmm.
IffUL DOT Of REVENGE
' 1M r&lger Sjh Ht tfcePaster Rata-
tRJ3;t AlI-jrBound to the clap-
witM' crushed to death In tho blg-
'(jifritll of the famous Malaborgo
fhtaon iho parson Of chd'rOh where
!!Pe4ella .sounded paid horribly this
"tKijiMali: .for wrecking the home of -the"
. fif Too murderer still chuckling over
'i3hls victim's fearful ending" awaits
trial In the Malabcrge prison. His wife
' hasigono -mad. Divided between their
i 'feeling thai? credit rather than blame
attaches .to a deed Of vengeance by a
rVfonged husband and repuganco at
. the. hideous nature of the punishment
. t even In a 'dying (manthe villagers
. hardly lmpwwlmse slde.to take. '
? ' Against; .the pastor'' there Is but 'the
qrie'wltriess the ringer-of the chimes.
Golng.to the "church to sound the bells
fpr the usual servlcoij he! surprised his
wife' and'' the fiastor . hef says in one
.another's a'rriW The wlfiy the first
to 'see'her husband 'escaped. The pas-
tor1 stumbled 'however as he rushed
lor-theladder; leading down ffpm the
loft and before! he .could; recover hlm-
SHlf the hell rlnfrer had snlzfirl nnd tied'
'hlm. hand and tool then binding the
r'. helpless man firmly to .the jelapper of
uie Diggest'oeji ne pegan 10 souna ine
1 chimes furiously. . ' .
The murdcredvman's. blood .stream-
ing.'upon 'them" fromthe bell tower;
conveyed the flrst'news.pf -the tragedy
- .tol the congregation. Hurryiij up fhe
.ladder to. ihe "loft they found the. pas-
. tor. with nearly every-bone In .his body
' broken 'and tiie- ringer. stUl madjy
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I OISTRIG? COURT
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WORK ON THE CRIMINAL.'DdCKET
3 BEGUN THIS MORNING.'
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TRt POOL CASE IS ON TRIAL
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. h .hJ Judge Calhoun Reconvenes .Grand' Jury
; f For IavcstlgatloB oi Jteceht ;
'&$ . ; Alleged; Violations.
. . Workmen ;the criminal docket of. the"
district pourt. was begua this morning
;" the case of A RC Pool charged' with
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.criminal1 assault being the first caned.
;RIraVLillati Bowie wife of J. D. Bowie
'.is the prosecutrix and the date of the
alleged assaultvis April 26 1907. The.
defendant is .represented by Hon. iy.
is Cunningham and the prosecution 1s
.being; cqndujSted by District Attorney
Rfahaffey he selection of the 1nry
as. 'completed just before noon and
the witnesses were sworn In after
which a recess was taken until 1:15
this afternoon when tho trial was be
gun The JToiloXUjg 4sthe Jury; J. A.
MfeMahan 'SfeirHng Jordan J. D Den-
nnrd BK D Ijoats J. & Lall T. RI.
BrewBter "W. H.. Chandler B. J Dyers
C. L. ilweese R. J. Hannah W .A.
Campbell-G. DrHul'sey..
Other cases set for trial this Week
are pis follows:. ' -
' Staio vs. J R. Edwards chafged with
' forgery and passing of forged lnstru-
mept : I
' - State vs. W J;; 'ilrsons charged
wlth forgery and attempting -to' pass
forged Instrument
Stao Vs Wallace Campbell charged
with theft of donkey
Stato vsi Luther Collins charged
with thefi of. donkey.
-' r Graad jHry Is BccoMOHed.
The grand Jury was reconvened this'
-morning Jy Judge J. H. Calhoun at
9:30 o'clock and in about five minutea
' he Instructed them to investigate sev-
eral alleged violations of the laws
whlch have occurred Blnce they were
discharged and any ' other violations
which may come 'to their notice Or
knowledge
v Doa't.nl;t your stomach. At the
first Indication of trouble take some-
tWmf mtHWlll heU It along In IU
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VOLUME XII.
CHANGES HIS 'FIELD CATlKJi
LIC PASTOR TRANSFERRED
Rov. J. A. Schauf who for a year or
.two haB beqn in charge of tho mission
work of tho Cathodlo church from Cls-
co to Colorado on tho T. P.r and from
Cisco7 Co' Rotan qn the T. C. haB been
transferred to the station nt Pilot
Point whero his entire time will be.
given to tho pastorate of that ono
church which consists of about ninety
families; Mr. Schauf has been a tire
less worker here and will be missed
not by his parishioners alone but all
who know htm as ho Is a very pleas
ant arid popular gentleman. Ho made
humorous frlerida outside his flock
arid is given up with Regret He leaves
at midnight for bis now field of labor
and we send good wishes after him.
The new priest In charge Is to bo
Father Huettlle who hasf Just been
inducted into the priesthood this be
ing his first work. Two churches only
in thlsmlsalon one here; whero tho
pastors homp Is located next door to
the church and the other at Clyde one
of the "first Catholic churches .In the
western iSart of. .the state. The .field
here Is rapidly widening and the
young priest will have ample opportu-
nity for exercising his energies.
NEGRESS IS BEftTEN
SUFFERS SEVERE AND SERIOUS
PUNISHMENT SAT. NIGHT. '
OFFICERS LOOK FOR ACCUSEO
Alleged Tha.D Sparks Beat .yife
Over Head )Vithf Gun and Then
H Fired Upon' Her;.
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: Omcers are "looking for D. Sparks
one oMlie.cQlered citizens .of Abilene
who is wanted jftr alleged wife beating.
The trouble Is said to. have.occutred
I about hre'e 'o'clock iifcty .morning;
air'a BervaniaapuseonTionn f niru
street. According to-tho story. oldjjto
the ;ofilcers the- negress was. beaten
over the head with a six-shooter jmd'
after her- assailant was ejected from
the house he fired a bullet through the
dooi5 which passedHhrough tho right
thigh of fcthe -negro woman. maklnga
painful wound. The wounds on ihe
head are severe though 'not consider
ed i serious. L Until a. late hour this
niqrnlngjthe . officers s'had failed ip find
tlie;ac'cusedj- u
NEWS NOTE. REPORTED .
FROM IIOLLIS.' SAmTARIUM
Miss Bessie.' Smith .has returned to
her'home at Merkel feeling much Im-
proved; ; - 4 :. vr ' '
.Mrs.- Maggie" McGlnty of. Aspprmont
who recently underwent a Burglcal' opr
eratlon Is .fast recovering and will be;
ablo to' return home tills week.-r
Joe. Qiehh of Aspormopt Is-at tho
sanitarium for surgical treatment
Rlrs. R. Rt WHlte who was operaf
ted on for appendicitis last week Is
getting along nicely and will return
to her home this weekff
Gordon Estell of DeLeon Is at the
sanitarium and will be operated on
or appendicitis Tuesday
Marriage License.
W C. Dawdy and Rllss .Willie; O
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VJTALS STATISTICS.
Births.
To Rfr and Mrs R. B. Graggat
Abilene on Sept. 13 a boy
To jRtr. an'd Mrs. 8. M.' Smith' at
Abilene' on Sept 8 a boy.
W. J Robertson of Sweetwater' was
here today on bis way to Hawley tblB
afternoon to visit his knsman J L.
Sharp.
F. P Clodfelter of Celeste' left for
Anson today on a 'busjlness trip. HeJ
wllll returjo hereand remain Abilene
during the cotton seson
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Rfrs. 3i A.. Car and children of An-
son who have been visiting at Ter-
rell returned to their hdmo today
B R. Stein of Arkansas was here
enroute . to Anson today to visit Dr.
McCabe
An Ounce 61 Freventleii
Is worth a pound of cure Thore are
many poor sufferers consumptive
who are hopolf ss of getting well who
it they had takea care of thenwelvea
would now be wll. A cough Is the
foundation of consumption Ballard's
Horehound Syrupwtll cure that couit
Mr. 8 Gret Falls Montana wrltw:
"I nave used BalUrd HoWouaa fvjr
MONDAt 3El?TEMgER 23 1907
C0MP8BS TO nWE If KILLED
FIRST ALE TO BE l'RESSEB WED-
NESDAY OR THURSDAY
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REPAIR WORK IS ABOUT' MNE
SHperiHtcHdcHt Expects CjeeltsM for
SeaseR but Ncccssarijfy Llpgg.UMa
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The repair work on the boilers and
x.
machinery at the Western Texakf.ConV
pross Company will bo completed to
morrow and the run for the season
will bo; started Wednesday or Thurso
day of this week. The compress has
at the present 300 bales on hand. Su-
perintendent Matkln said td a- repre
sentative .jf Thd Reporter 'that. It
womu be impossible to try to make
an estimate of. tho' bales to be'presscd
for thO season. Te crpp lp'ot'-co.nra$
shorter than last year although the
compress has a new flelrf Opened by
the Abilene & Northern from whjch
tliey will; draw "some'atrontige. JThe
total of last" year's run ' -was 48.00Q.
bales. The capacity of the compress
at Abilene Is about 1000 per -day as
many as;i250 having been turned out'
In ten. hours but the work which could
be done In forty to fifty days Is In a
period of'slx or eight months.
pus Ackermans as bookkeeper and
George Bass Hill .as chief clerk will
assist Capt Matkln during the pres-
ent season. '"
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PhllSmlth wife and child of Merjiel
who have been In Abllene'-vlsltlrig RlrB.
Smith's parents A. R. and $trs. Hii-
cockT returned home last night.' V
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Mrs. .Claude L Wood. '.of California
and slstprtifelss Hessle Estes of Ab(-;
lene; camb In' Jast nlglt from VIsalw
Cal tp visit' Mrs.- Wpail s mother Mrs.
W.'vB. Estes ' " .
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Miss Alma Klmmell returned-i.home
last night.'-: " '
Mrs. C; A :McCaulley and child of
Merlcel who; have been here visiting
the former's. brother. Geo. B; RlcCaul-
ley returned 'home.iast night. v
'W. E. Kirk and 'wife of this t city
left last night for Nashville Tenn. to
be present; at- the annual Homecom-
ing. ' ' ti -
P. L. McDonald of; Anson passed
through Abilene last night on nls way
to'Colzer where he will do some proaT
pectlng.
Rlr. and .Rlrs.H.' Atchison of Stan-
ton' who have been visiting Walter
-Jackson In Jpnes county left for their
liome last night f '
Rlrs;' D. Rogers left last night 'for
Mlnepla 'to be present at the burial of
the Mabree boy who was murdered at
Dallasyes'terday. ;
w; C. Hudson and mother' Rlrs. M.
D. Hudson C and sister RHss Lacle
came In Saturday morning from Flshf
er county. .
' p. R. Wileman of' Fort Worth who
has been In Abilene' and points on tho
A. . H. railroad on buslpess ia8 re-
turned homo. '
A O. StVothor of "Fort Worth who
haB been In Abilene on business left
Saturday afternoon on a .visit to some
friends In Anson. -
W 8. Hatcher left Abilene Saturday
for Frost in response to a telegram
palling him to the bedside of . his
brother who was thought to be dying;
Mr. and Sfrs. W.r R. Horn of "Cnw
Roads who havp been at the Alexan-
der Sanitarium left for homo Satur-
day. y" .
O F Cowden of Rlldland who haB
brought his son to Abilene to entor
school In Simmons returned to bis
homo Saturday afternoon.
Dr. John Preston returned to Abi-
lene Saturday from Jackson Mlss.t
where he carried his daughter MIbs
Fannie to college.
Miss McKay of this place Is visit-
Ing Miss Maggie Neville at Anson Miss
Neville Ima ben visiting Miss McKay
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W. IL Vernon part owner pf the
Dally Bulletin. Hamlin's ew dally
newspaper la In the city today taking
$AL MtABRY VICTUrf OF HOHRI.
1 LE TRAGEDY At DALLAS.
HEA8 IS SEVEREO FROM BODY
Teiejee sMeS8sgote Abilene Lsjy
( Mlt.es Mengre Details ofthe Mar-
der nd Rebberjr.
Aiiolcphbno. message at .2:30 Sunday
afternoon to Mrs. D. Rogers tells of a
hprrlble-murder and "robbery at Dallas
Saturday .night Of which Earl RIabry
ah Abilene boy was' the victim. Tho
yoting man' was about eighteen 5-years
of. age and had been working ntf Dub
lin. It Is 'not known whethor he was
at Dallas on a pleasure visit oron
route to Abilene. His body iVns. found
by officers the head almost' soverad
frdm the trunk and three stabs any ono
of which 'would have proved.fatal had
been made' over the. eart. Papers
of tho'body gavo'tno.offlcers tho Infor-
mation' that he had lived at Abilene
and that his mother Mrs; Brannoh'
was inougm 10 oe nero. Mraurainon
is visiting a slt'ser thirty miles from'
Aspormont and recent reports are to
the eff6etv that she" 1st confined to her
bed and is In a critical condition. TheJ
news of the deatliOf her" boy has not
reached her yet. The' victim was a
very quiet Unassuming " young . man
and during his residence lij .Abilene
held different positions for Abilene
business men and made a number of
young friends who will be sorry to
learn of his death.- Rlrs.D.. RogeVs
friend of tho mother of the murdered
boy left last night for''DalIns arid will
havp the remains burled. at MIneola.
No further particulars of the murder4
uuii ruuuery uio uui.iiuuuiu jh iinu
time. - ' f
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Stories of the Street
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Rounded up Daily by
' Reporter Rustlers 5
P. Rl -McKlnney considers that jxll
dftlie credit for the recent rains
should be. given to him. Ho said this
morning: "I caused It all. There wbb
no one else who had anything to do
with It Rfy 'plan Is a simple one
though a little expensive dud can be
used by some one elso the next time
we are In need of any of the favors at
the hands of the rain gods Just take
all of the top of your. hOuso off a"s' I
did and before you cap get it back; on
thorp will como rain ''in abundance
Some darifago-was done hut I am 'glad
of; It bocause It' brought7 a" blessing for
my neighbors and farmer friends."
'TF. Scott -of Hawley -was on our
streets today and as can be "seen in
an intervlow In this Issue ho is elated
over the promises pf good things for
Hawley He believes that peanut rais
ing is the proper thing for the Hawley
farmer but lies aid:' "I doh!t Hkojtho
peanut business and am going to
make arrangements to come back to
old Abilene It is the best yet and
i am Compelled to relurti to my -first
loVe for here I can enjoy life better
than anywhere else on this earth;"
Mr. and Rlrs A. A' Naswortliy of
Clydo wore In the city yesterday vls-
Itlhx th5r daughters Stesdaroes J
Pop! nnd Arthur RIcEacbern.
T H Wlngo nnd family of Caps who
have been In Hawley visiting tho fam-
Ilyof B D. Wlngo wore hero today
on their way home.
' J. E. McKnlght of Murfreesboro
Tenn who has been In Abilene on
!;ualnoss loft or Cisco this morning
lift
-Rllsa Eva Stalllngs of Terrell who
has been visiting friends In- Abilene
left on a' visit at Clyde this morning. .
:
C B Poo of Carb6n who has been
In Abilene on business returned to
his homo Saturday night at midnight.
d IBM mir w pw WW
Mrs. W. It. Henry of Balrd who has
been visiting her sister Rlrs. T. Pop-
ter here returned home this morning.
Rlrs C. F. Williamson and children
of this city 'returned homo Saturday
from a visit to relatives at Balrd.
E O Conder of the 'Merkel neigh-
borhood who has been in Abilene On
business returned home Saturday
T. C. Pool and family of Balrd who
NUMBER
THU NEW AWNING ADDS TO TIIK
APPEARANCE OF ABILENE HANK
Tho low modern nnlng. for tho
Farmers ; Rferchants National bank
Is1 completed ahd the painters will fin
ish thtfir work today Tho Improve-
ment adds greatly to the' appearance
of this Institution which s. pthohvlse.
fitted un with the1 mosjt. modern rurnl
turo and fixtures a$. well as furulsh-
ing a much better light for work
' ' i r m i i i i ''
J.'ll! Shiininltnr hnn noAontari n nnol.
tlOn wIUi RIoore Bros. & Company and
began his duties this morning.
Will Rushing of Los Angeles. Cal
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is muuug mo visuors io Auupno ana
it Is likely tliat he will changei his
place of .resldonce from the
land of sunshine hnd flowers to tho
land .of milk' and. honey '
Mrs tidohe Daugiierty and rdaughtor
Rllss Loulso.ot Donton who have been
visiting tho family of Judge -T. W.
Daugherty returned home last night I
They were nctbmpanled.by Rlrs. T. yf
Daugherty. I
J. W. Teague; of Navasota who has
been prospoctlrig'lntho Abilene coun
try returned to his homo last night
Mr. Te'dgtio likes this section rind will
move hep tho latter part of October.
COTTON RECEIPTS FROM FARM.
E11S' WAGONS FOR SEASON.
NEARING THE THOUSAND MARK
rice of the Staple Takes Another
Small Tumble Since the Close of
Saturday's Market.
The wagon receipts of 'tho fleecy
staple at Abilene has almost reached'
tho'one; thousand mark and It ls'ro-
bable: that the total 'ftVUtifclSsdT tolflglie
will bo beyond thatMnumbor The ro?
cblptsijat tlie various yardsVat eleven;
oqiocic tnis morning .were. as follows:
L W Ross Public Weigher'.". 80Q'
Dick Hart 'yard . .': .-; ' .'.V... '?
Farmer's Union Warehouse.. 71
Tdtat ...... 878"
At the tlniO'Of thp ylslt of Tho Re-
porter man to the yards- there were
25 or 30 bales on the streets a' nunir
her j more at thd gins. Tho rocolptB
to' date as compared with this time
last year Is but little less. Tuesday
of last week a comparison Bhowed a
gain of 25 bnles for tlib season '.but
this has been lost and some more The
recolpts for this year are guessed at
from"' 16000 to 25000 against the ro-
celptg of. 32000' Jast season ; Tho price
of iho staple shows' another decline
of about .25 points since the closb of
the market Saturday tho uvorago prlc-
os paid on the .streets' this morning
being from 11.75 to il.85e though
some few bales may have brought a
higher price. The average price paid
Saturday was about 1210.
Both the lovers of the artistic and
tho devotes of tho realistic will find
an opportunity to worship at their res
pective shrines next -Tuesday Sept 24
at Lycpum theatre the event being
Benton's magnificent production of
"The Cow.boy'B Girl". The play that
became famous In aalngle night. Ev-
ery effort has been made to koeiNthls
wonderful Play up to Its high standard
pf excellence and purity. The origi-
nal scenery the original story of heart
Interest Its wealth of mirth provoking
scenes and. Incidents and above nil
its atmosphere i of the plalns have
been preserved In all their pleading
entirety1 A refroshlngtreat Is In store
for allt. Tickets at Sloes'
W C Hudson of Dickens county
who has been in Abilene oh business
e(t for Fort Worth this morning...
J IT. Goblsby of Anson who .has
beon In Abilene several days on bus-
iness' returned toji'la home Saturody
District Judge J. H. Culhoun return
ed this iiioriiliig froiii Cisco whero he
spent Sunday with his family.
-
. K( Clack loft Saturday night for
Austin where . h will outer the fall I
term of the State University. -
RT Mugness and J A Bell of Merkel
who have been In Abileno on business
returned home last night
J
Tom McClure of Balrd who has
Always : On :. Ti
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THE 6006ER CHI
SJfALL SPANISH PEANUT !SM
ING JONES CO; TOWN tf AQU
HAWLET CITIZEN IMTEI
Twenty Acres Yielite 1W- 1Hh I
Manes fer Grower aiPwflt ff I
Over 9IM&4 t
It's a HttlW Spanish-noanut tha
making' Hawloy a little town it
tallos north of Abileno tm the Abll
& Northern famous. This1 fcrav
youngster 1s but ono year qA. at
bettor Known to the outside wl
than a lot of town's much lnt-mJ
bigi! uuu uiuor m age. awioy is
uatod In tho edge Of tho.great shlnil
country and on tho Clear Fork ot
Brazos rlvor.
. Fletcher Scott who was lnstrut
tnl In tho organization and bull
or this now town Jwas a vlsltoi
Abilene this morning nnd vifhon ai
the conditions of tho cotton croi
that Bection"8nld:
"Tho conditions' of. cotton coral
favorably with tho real of tho Abll
country though' that; la a. aldo 11
with tho Hawloy country. Wo
a peanut country arid tho oxporlr
of this yoar have demonstrated till
la tho most profitable crop to bo
on Our soil. Tho how crop is pal
tho'.growors from $50 to 8100 por
and It Is grown twjth "less labor
the cotton. Rlr. Hunter rocontlv
off his 20 -acres 1000 bushels for
arid the hay brought him about $111
ucro')tluislt will be seen that ho tl
oyer $50Jpor hcro; Ono man.cahl
tivatoand tnlcocare of 125 to' 150 ;
n peanuts The interest In pe
growing haB caused land In that!
Hon to Increase Ui value and the
plo of Hawloy nnd vicinity are fe
good Wo had a good rain better!
that which tell at Abilene;"
PERSONALS
U. B. Adams' left lor Wichita
today. ;;
Gif Wynn came ;in Hiirmornlnig.J
Anson.
R Grndy wont to Hhwley toda
business;
I D Smltldof this1 city- is In
5 UUOIIIVOO 1
. uscar Adams of awoteater
Abilene; today.
Charlie Rlyors made a buBlnesn
to Hawloy todav. -
'Matt N. Glover 'of Hawley wl
i. - i ." a i "
Abileno today; S
A. L. Suggs of;.Hawey spent!
of tho day In. Ablene;
t n. unodoa is bUjidlpa a I
iiouso on Aiesquite street;
.! Gnrrfson made a .business
to Hawley thls.'afternbon.
' J. B McGee of this city went tol
kelt this nfternoon on business.
Rlrs. A. RI Brookniah of Navasl
In the .city visiting Rlrs Jo
Frnnchlow. '
p. Rf. Spann county attorn!
Grimes county .is spending thd
In tho city.
W R Rlartln of. Hawley will
been here on business returned
today
W. W Tempie of Horieygrc
prospector to this section left fo
BOn tills afternoon.
Sam ilooro of Hawloy retur
that place this afternoon from
to El Paso
G F. Dookory of Hawloy Is
city F. N Booth of Stamford .d
theclty awhlle today.
Rlrs. B. O Hargrove of Merkel
hag been visiting at Hawley and
ford returnqd to her home today
J B.'Kont of Athens Is a prl
tor to the Abileno couutry
Sam Juckson was In from tbel
ley neighborhood today.
S. J RteKaughun of Hawjey
the city today on business.
J A. Stephens and O Jones
well loft today on a business
Stamford.
It P Cauthorit and sister '1
Mrs; O. Cautliorn t Hawley arel
city.
Rlrs. C. B Scarborough !
Mrs. M. A. Slaton left for Ami
Hamlin this afternoon.
A L. Smith and family pf" thlJ
who have been visiting at
have returned home.
Jr. T Tims of Grapevine a "II
tor to this section left BatHrd
ternoofj for Stamford. .
Father J. A Schauf roturped
Saturday from Civue. wiiere HI
hU ruUr apnolntmat.
BMJtle the 12yer.pia iu'.;
r j r- w i
ilin aiMi tkU it
k WBtf rUUMied mq
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Shook, L. B. Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 63, Ed. 1 Monday, September 23, 1907, newspaper, September 23, 1907; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth333111/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.