The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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- TEXAS
AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF SERV-
ICE. WANTS REST.
IP:
®Y
New Orleans, for the first time in
its history, passed a "dry" Sunday od
December 29.
rat passenger agents pro-
i. the $$|>oent railroad fare,
claiming that the rate 1b a money-los-
1n£ iTTopoSilion.
test
The Hopkins County fruit growers
•and farmers will plant 2000 acres in
fruiF tres this winter, mostly peaches.
A large percentage of Elberta peaches
are being set out.
Miss May Ferguson, while cleaning
some garments with gasoline In a Dal-
las tlat, Saturday evening, wa§ Jatally
burned Ijy an explosion of the fluid,
dying during the flight. .
Rev. W. E. Mason, who was struck
in the head by two pistol bullets somo
four weeks ago, was out and preached
his first sermon since that Sunday in
his home town, Cleburne.
About 150 bales of cotton stored in
thhe Farmers ' Union warehouse at
Grandview to be held for 15 cents,
were turned loose last week at prices
ranging from 10 cents to 10 3-4 cents.
The issuance of free passes by all
|nmon carriers in the State of Geor-
fce'ased on January 1, in compliance
a general order recently issued
fthe State Railroad Commission.
The Postofflce Inspector at New Or-
fans has been notified that the post*
pice at Dripping Springs, Texas, was
lurglarized Saturday night, the safe
oeing blown open and all cash stolen.
The Government demonstration dai-
ry farm at Denison will soon be ready
for business. Mr. Moser, the manager,
staites that the farm is attracting a
great deal of attention, and that there
is a general awakening of Interest i&
the dairy business.
After a two days' successful duck
hunt on Lake Surprise, near Galves-
ton, William J. Bryan and Governor
T. M. Campbell of Texas and other
guests of W. L. Moody, banker and
capitalist of Galvesiton, returned to
that city Saturday evening.
Judge Yancy Lewis of Dallas is out
in a card In answer to many friends
who have urged his candidacy for a
prominent State office, saying that he
was not now and would not be at any
time during this campaign a candidate
for any office.
King Washington, a negro, has en-
I tered suit against the International
' and Great Northern Railroad because
ho claims that a porter on this road
beat him up. He wants $1000 as dam-
ai_
1 Kaufman County Singing Con
Bi met at Ro.se Ilill Sunday,
from all portions of the coun-
! in attendance. Excellent mil-
ls rendered, which created en-
stic interest in the day's pro-
Itln was named
of tl
Ipn. J. A
beted Pr
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the next meet-
Teacher's As-
veil, Corsicana,
B. F. Stewart,
and C. C. Fos*
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SERVED IN EVERY CAPACITY
John C. Harrison, a widely known
banker of Fort Worth, died at his
(home Sunday.
Judge Alton B. Parker has an-
nounced that he is down and out of
L
Georgia becomes the first Southern
State with the advent of the new year.
There Is no question but that the
law will be enforced.
Saturday afternoon one of the sev-
enteen buffaloes sent to the Wichita
National Game preserve by the New
York Zoological Garden died sudden-
ly.
$51 J. B. Turner, living six miles north-
east of Paris, was accidentally shot
by his eight-year-old grandson while
they were in the woods hunting Sat-
urday.
The leading cotton raisers of Gray-
son County state that it is their in-
tention to plant only fifty per cent
as much cotton in 1908 as was plant-
ed this year.
A Score of Years With the State Sol-
diery In Both Field and Staff
Service.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 1. — Brig. Gen.
Henry Hutchlns yesterday announced
his Application for retirement from
the Texas National Guard in the fol-
lowing:
"After more than twenty years' ac-
tive service, I have applied for retire-
ment, effective this date, and it seems
proper to now express my appreci-
ation of the loyal services rendered
by officers and men.
"I count myself fortunate that my
services have been both in field and
staff, and that on two occasions I have
commanded provincal regiments whom
duty has called to distant States, com-
posed of companies and officered from
all the regiments of the Texas Na-
tional Guard, and that under all cir-
cumstances loyal support has been
given me.
"I, who now join the 'old guard,' ex-
tend my very best wishes to the 'new
guard.' HENRY HUTCHINGS,
Brigadier General, Texas National
Guard."
A Costly Fizzle.
Washington: The Senate Commit-
tee on Military Affairs spent on the
investigation of the Brownsville shoot-
ing affair now in progress over $30,-
000 between July 1, 190G, and June
30, 1907, according to the report of
the Secretary of the Senate just pub-
lished. Most of the Items are for trav-
eling and other expenses of witnesses,
and stand between $200 and $300 each.
The largest item is $3,739 for printing
and transcribing the hearings.
Passing of Mrs. Anson Jones.
Houston: Mrs. Anson Jones died
at her home at noon Tuesday, the last
day of the year, aged eighty-six years,
five months and seven days. She was
the widow of Dr. C. Anson Jones, the
last President of the Republic of Tex-
as. She heard the guns of the Alamo
from a camp on Clear Creek, and had
been President of the Daughters of
the Republic of Texas. Many rela-
tives survive her.
Prohibition in Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala.: With the shrill
shrieks of the hundreds of whistles of
industry announcing the new year,
every saloon in the county closed its
doorB sine die. Tuesday night was
the time set for prohibition to go in-
to effect in those counties of Ala-
bama in which local option elections
have been held during the year. When
the result of the election Tuesday in
Crenshaw County became known, it
was added to the prohibition ranks.
Nine Die in a Mine.
Albuquerque, N. M.: At least nine
miners were killed and three fatally
and two seriously injured in an ex-
plosion of gas and coal dust at noon
Tuesday in the Bernal mine at Car-
thage, Socorro County, N. M., one of
the thrte large coal mines owned by
the Carthage Fuel Company. Nine
dead bodies have befen taken out,
and although the mine Is still filled
with gas, it is believed that no more
victims remain in the workings.
PHRI
Orient Gets the $120,000.
Fairview, Ok.: The Orient has won!
The last spike on what htfs been
known for ten days past as the "Dill
City Gap" of the Kansas City, Mexico
and Orient was driven Tuesday night,
thereby gaining for the road a bonus
of $120,000 offered in bonds by Wich-
ita and Sedgwick County, Kansas, is
the line to the Texas boundary be com-
pleted before whistles, bells, etc., told
to a waiting world that a new- year
had begun.
John R. Frances, an aged man, fell
from a Dallas street car Monday, and
died from his injuries Tuesday.
Lillian Neely, a three-year-old girl,
died In Austin Monday night, as the
result of scalding. She fell into a tub
of hot water two days before.
An old whiskey distillery at Pratt-
ville, Delta County, has been pur-
chased by a band of hpllness people
below Broadway, and will be moved
across the Sulphur and converted Into
a church building.
.
OF BOOZE.
Output of a Brewery Turned Loose in
Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City, Ok., Dec, 31.—Twen
ty-three hundred barrels of "green"
beer, valued at $18,400, the property of
the New State Drewery of this city,
which Is owned by the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing Association of St, Louis, are
being poured Into thhe sewei# of Ok-
lahoma City under the director of the
deputy internal revenue collector,
Charles Howard of 101 Reno. The de-
struction of the beer commenced yes-
terday afternoon.
The beer was partly brewed when
the prohibitory law went into effect
on November 16, and since then the
brewery and the State and Govern-
ment officials have been engaged in a
controversy in regard to its disposal.
The State officers informed President
Hy Thompson of the brewery that he
could not ship it out of the State nor
sell It to anyone. Internal Revenue
Collector Howard was appealed to, and
he replied that the brewery would be
prosecuted If the brewery destroyed
the beer.
Mr. Thompson replied that he would
take off the refrigeration, which would
spoil the beer, and Collector Howard
replied that if he did so he would
surely be prosecuted.
Finally an appeal was made to the
Commissioner at Washington, who is-
sued orders for destroying the beer
under the supervision of Deputy How-
ard.
GENERAL PROSPERITY HERE.
The Army of American Workingmen
Under His Banner.
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 31. — Thirty-
five hundred skilled mechanics who
have been out of employment on ac-
count of the financial stringency will
go back to work Monday in the iron
industry of Milwaukee. This number
does not include the small squads that
have been put on from time to time
during the last three weeks. The Al-
lis-Chalmers Company will put on
1200, the National Enameling and
Stamping Company 1000, National
Brake & Electric Company 400, Pawl-
ing & Harnischfeger 300, Northkeflt-
ern Malleable Iron Works 200, Thomas
Furnace Company 1500 and the Falk
Company 300.
All foundries have orders booked
ahead for some weeks to come, the
outlook, being very encouraging.
To Reach Coal Field.
Jewett: The spur that is being built
to the old Bear Grass coal mine is
nearing completion, and the Trinity
and Bj-azos Valley people will get the
iron down and the coal mine people
will commence preparations to open
up the mine. There are large quan-
tities of very fine lignite out there.
The mine that Is being operated out
on the Houston and Texas Central,
some five miles from here, is putting
out several cars every day.
Big Mail Robbery.
Waco: Officers have just disclosed
the fact that bushels of letters, reg-
istered packages, etc., were stolen
from the trucks at Temple probably
Saturday night and taken to a thick-
et near here and opened. About fif-
teen thousand dollars' worth of checks,
money orders and drafts were found
in a pile where the letters had been
torn open, but the registered pack-
ages and money in the letters was
taken.
Captain D. Ridley of Paris, a promi-
nent Confederate veterim, died in that
city Saturday morning.
Mighty Fine Cotton.
Fort Worth: Statement is made by
O. B. Burnett of Memphis, Hall Coun-
ty, that this year's yield on forty-two
acres of cotton will amount to fifty-
four bales. This Is exceptionally heavy
considering the fact that last year's
Government report was to the effect
that the average acreage yield in the
State amounted to but two-fifths of a
bale. A few years ago Hall County
was reckoned out of the cotton belt.
Sherman Citizen Drops Dead.
Sherman: Dan Stratton, one of the
most prominent citizens of Sherman,
dropped dead at his home here Sun-
day night. He had started to retire
and. fell over (lead. Mr. Stratton had
a remarkable business record, having
served tho Wells-Faigo Hxpress Com-
pany as an agent for twenty-six years
and the Waters-Pierce Oil Company
for tho same length- of time in the
same capacity.
QUESTION OF INSURING DEPOS-
ITS BECOMING ACUTE. ^
FEDERAL ACTION MAY COME
If
Texas and Kansas Take Acti<t,n>
the Federal Government Will
Do So.
Washington, Dec. 30. — Comptrolll
of the Currency RIdgely is still wal
ing to hear from the Attorney, ftenei
on the question as to whethe
Oklahoma National baftUs can
themselves of the State law guiy
teeing deposits, or set. aside a
Itors' guarantee fund among
selves.
In this connection, WitHai
nings Bryan's effort to have Go1
Campbell call a fecial session
Texas Legislature for the pur)
passing a law similar to the Oklj
act is watched with interest
Treasury officials. It is concedj
if a State with as many National
as Texas has follows the exam]
by Oklahoma, the Federal Govej
will have to take some action !
vent National hanks from being
capped in a State which gua
the deposits of State banks. I
Devastations of Green Bug Have Di«.
couraged Planters.
Dallas, Dec. 28. Reports from rep-
resentative farmers indicate that
wheat acreage In Texas has been.re-
duced about twenty per cent. The es-
timates on the per cent of reduction
range from 11 f teen to twenty-five per
cent.
Fear of the green bug, which devas
tated this year's wheat crop, Is said
to have been the chief factor In the
reduction of wheat acreage. The de-
Blre of the farmers to devote all of
their ground to cotton Is also said to
have resulted In the reduction of the
wheat acreage.
The newly planted crop of wheat is
reported to ^be in excellent conditiun,
with every chance, judging from pres-
ent conditions, of reaching full matu-
rity.
According to John R. Umphress, who
farms seven miles east of Dallas, there
are no green bugs to be found in his
section.
in 1900-01 the conditions for the pro-
duction of wheat were Ideal, and the
crop then amounted to about 22,000,-
000 bushels. During the five years pre-
ceding arid the five years following
that time the production of wheat in
Texas has been about ten or twelve
million bushels.
Bryan'
irante#8
overncir
close^
luld ta'
Houston: Referring to Mr.
suggestion concerning tho
ing of State bank deposits, <]
Campbell said that he was
watching the situation, and wc|
whatever steps he might dei
sary if emergencies arose.
did not commit himself to
the inference was that he #88 ®o t
favorably impressed with Mr I PO"111 s
suggestion, although he
himself in his usual guardeJ
TWO SERVANTS SUICIDE.
VI
necet-
i [While he
Ihe idea,
expressed
fashion.
Clouds Pushed Awa
Wheeling, W. Va.: The
depression which has affec
thing like 15,000 men in Win |
the Ohio Valley, due to the
in the money market, has
beeta lifted, for orders hay
ceived to put the greater
the idle men to work on
In Wheeling at least fou:
men who have been idle
time for two wonths will
on that day.
industrial
ted some-
;eling and
tringency
pparently
been re-
umber of
anuary 2.
thousand
lost of the
get started
Sick Woman's Death Apparently Un-
(■«. nerves a Man.
j lort Worth, Tex., Dec. 28. — Miss
j Maryland Hodgkinnori, twenty-nine
! years of age, an linglish woman by
! birth, employed as a child's nurse at
the tiorrte of win field Scott ih this city,
died at 11 o'clock yesterday morning
from the effects of carbolic acid pois-
oning. .ajiv —
James Jacob Stagner, forty years of
age, a German by birth, employed by
Mr. Scott as a coachman, blew the top
of his head off with a heavy charge
of buckshot just before the woman ex-
pired.
There was apparently no connection
between the two servants who are now
dead, except that they were in the
employ of the same family and were
well acquainted. The woman had been
in poor health prior to her arrival here
a few months ago, and the only cause
assigned for the coachman's act was
that he was unnerved by the sight of
the agonies of the dying woman after
she had swallowed the acid, and was
temporarily mentally unbalanced by
the Bhock.
Buffalo, N. Y.: It is b,
the first week in January
the large industrial planti
and vicinity resume ope
full forces. The Snow
Works is within two hun
its full working force, a|
pected will, by the middl
add these employes to
The managers of the Lacl
Plant-expect to place a:
ol the plant back into o;
in January.
lieved that
will see all
of Buffalo
ations with
team Pump
red men of
d it is ex-
of January,
Its payroll,
awanna Steel
ther portion
eration ear'y
Big Mexican Packerl* start®'
San Antonio: The Mfjxlcan Nation"
al Packing Company, wi*11 a caP,tal of
$15,000,000, began busli
Saturday, the first
slaughtered in the pre
prominent officials at
packing house of the c
apan, State of Mlchoa<
pany only recently sec
to do business In Me:
ten-year franchise to
pants of the Republic.
ess in Mexico
ullock being
ence of many
the principal
mpany at UrU1
|an. The corn-
ed a franchise
ico. It has a
operate in all
Building permite in
amounted to $2,843,228
illas last year
Panhandle Road JExtended-
Wichita Falls: AnlexcurBlon trB,n
carrying more than f00 Pe°Ple wa
run from Archer Cltf Saturday over
the new Wichita Fall8 and Southern
Railway. Excursionilts were accom-
panied by a brass ba*(1- Tho road 18
now in operation frod® Frederick, Ok.,
to Archer City, Texjf8' and w,n ,n a
few weeks bo complqted as 'ar as
ney. Young County. JFrom oln&y- the
road is toi connect!wltl1 Texas
and Pacific, it Is sal
Prominent D<fctor Dles-
Dallas: Dr. J. J IlrlKKS **
his home at the H***8 Sanitarium,
corner Jefferson ai)1'' yler Streets,
Oak Cliff, at 4 o'cloPk Saturday morn-
ing. He had for srveral mo,,th8 becn
a sufferer from disease, and
had on Friday rel.rrnod from a visit
to Mineral ^re11s, fwh"6 he faad 8°ne
In the hope of flnf""^ rp"ef- v'as
known that the d^oa8e had Involved
his heart, and dea|h waa expected.
Dense Fog Causes Five Deaths.
Detroit, Mich.: Speeding through a
dense fog at forty miles an hour,
Grand Trunk passenger train No. 5,
which left Port Huron shortly before
7 o'clock Friday night for this city,
collided head-on with a double-header
freight train half a mile north of Len-
ox, Mich. Two - engineers, two fire-
men and a switchman met deaths four
being killed instantly and tho fifth dy-
ing three hours later. All the passen-
gers escaped injury.
San Angelo Experiment Farm.
San Angelo: The Business Club of
San Angelo will establish an experi-
ment farm to test practically and thor-
oughly the methods of H. W. Camp-
bell of Lincoln, Neb., an expert in
that line. Joseph Tweedy has named
Postmaster Blanchard and R. H. Hen-
derson to act with him in looking after
the farm. Dr. March has tendered the
use of a splendid tract of land near the
city for the use of the committee.
Cholera is ravaging the' pilgrims in
Mecca. The deaths at Mecca, Medina
and Yembo are averaging -100 a day.
Cracksmen a few nights sinco at
Fulton, Mo., carried away the safe In
a book store to a place where they
could hammer it open at leisure.
The State Department of Banking
is advised that the State Bank of
Johnson City, which suspended a short
time ago, resumed business Tuesday.
Thomas Love of Dallas, now In tho
insurance department, states that ho
will not be a candidate for Attorney
General, as has been currently re-
ported. ■:&, .■$ ''■
Thirty-seven' divorces in two days
in New York City tells the tale of
lack of sanctity which the marriage
vows hold nowadays.
James Worthington McEachln, one
of the best known young men of Fort
Ilend County, shot and killed hiifiself
early Wednesday morning at the home
of Edward Cunningham at Sugarland.
Gabe Wesley, a faithful negro, who
has worked for Mayor Baker in Waco
thirty years, was shot In the stomach
and fatally wounded at 3 o'clock Mon-
day morning b^y a burglar.
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Banger, John. The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1908, newspaper, January 7, 1908; Linden, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth340847/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.