The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 22, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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THE CASS COUNTY SUN |
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JOHN BANGER, Publisher.
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LINDEN,
- TEXAS
The worst one can say of Auckland
Is that It is absolutely all right.
The French simply can not under-
stand Wilbur Wright. He must talk
with his hands still.
A man named Wind won $15,000 in
a Panama lottery, and, of course,
blew it all in inside of a week.
Another evidence that the horseless
age has not yet been reached is New
York's crusade against horse thieves.
Marie Corelli is writing a novel
against "the drink habit." Just see
what awful things the drink habit la
responsible for.
A Washington couple have had the
union label printed on their wedding
invitations. Doss that make the walk
ing delegate the best man?
A Colorado couple got married the
other day and the license bore the
number 1313. Their divorce papers
will probably be marked 2323.
New Zealand is a great soclologi
cal laboratory, but in her advertise-
ments strict accuracy is not con'
sidered essential, it would seem.
The owners of skyscrapers seem to
entertain the idea that the windows
were made to be seen through. This
proves them to be frank idealists.
The shah is reported to have sus-
pended the Persian constitution. Per-
haps he thinks that this is the only
way in which he can now attract at-
tention.'
The speed craze is a pathological
condition known as "locomotor ma
nia," says a French savant. The po-
lice know of a fine little cure for that
complaint.
An 18-year-old husband in New York
has been having serious trouble with
his second wife. Probably she refused
to let him play with the other boys in
the neighborhood.
A writer in a popular magazine de-
scribes dynamite as "canned thunder,
If he should try to use a can-opener
on it he might find that he had spokei
better than he knew.
"Chorus girls gain wisdom witL
age," 'says the Jacksonville Times
Union. That can't be true, or some
of them would be the wisest people
on earth. Which they aren't.
A French expert says that the
broken wing of the aeroplane is the
punctured tire of the automobile.
The difference is that when the tire
pops, the machine is on the ground.
It is a very sad day for all the boys
who have been inventing flying ma-
chines in the rear of the woodshed,
and as yet haven't got them so tract-
able that they will leave the earth.
Chicago is supposed to be 75 years
old. It'is no mere compliment to say
that she does not look her age. How-
ever, she will be just as fresh and
lively when she is twice lier present
age.
West New York, N. J., is in hard
luck. It has no money to buy feed
for the horses in its fire department,
and, in fact, still owes for the horses.
It ought to go into the hands of a re-
ceiver.
An impression is gaining ground
that a Chicago college professor Is not
sonsldered a success unless he say3
something t*.at would sound down-
right nonsensical as coming from the
avara>^ intellect.
A 90-year-old Connecticut man com-
mitted suicide because he didn't want
to live to be a hundred. Some people
have such a morbid fear of their per-
sonal habits—smoking, drinking, otc.
—getting into the Sunday papers.
According to Humane Officer Ware,
16,425 women have been beaten by
Toledo husbands in the last 15 yearB.
During the same period three times
as many Cleveland women, declares
the Leader of that city, have been
presented with diamond rings and
sealskin coats.
About twice the height of the
Washington monument and 74 feet
higher than the Eiffel Tower will be
the altitude of the ball on the flag-
pole of a proposed new insurance
building in New York—the building
Itself to be 909 feet, or more than four
times the height of Bunker Hill monu-
fP'"*
When the Jackles of the battleship
fleet come sailing home again they
will get a welcome worthy of the oc-
casion. The announcement of the
plan to have a grand naval review as
a fitting display in honor of the ships,
the officers and the men who have
reflected such credit upon the Ameri-
can name will be most satisfactory
to everybody except the man with the
chronic "grouch ''
FOUR KILLED IN WRECK
TWO COACHES ROLL DOWN EM-
BANKMENT ON YAZOO AND
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
SEVERAL PERSONS MISSING
Twenty-Six Are Injured and Some May
Be Pinned Under the
Wreckage.
Clarksville, Miss., Sept. 15—Four
persons are known to have boon kill-
oil and twenty-six ir/jureil in a
wreck on the Y<azo and Mississippi
Valley Railroad two miles south of
here yesterday afternoon when two
coaches of a passenger train rolled
down an embankment. Two or three
passengers are unaccounted for and
it is possible their bodies will be
found under the wreck. The wreck-
ed train was No. 314, which left
Jackson at 6:25 and was known as
the "Jackson Special." The train,
upon approaching Clarksville, was
behind time and was running at an
unusually high rate of speed when,
without warning, the chair car and
a day coach left the track. After hav-
ing dragged several yards, the two
coaches, which were well filled with
passengers, broke loose from the oars
ahead and turned over an embank-
ment and were crushed into a mass
of wood and iron. The wreck, it is
said, was caused by the expansion
of the steel rails after the engine
and advance cars had passed over
them.
Negro Tried for Murder.
Springfield, 111.: The trial of Jo-
seph James, a negro, charged with
the murder of ('. A. Ballard, a con-
ductor, began here Monday. The
tragedy occurred in front of Bal-
lard's home on the night of July 5.
It was the spiriting away of James
and George Richardson, another ne-
gro charged with assaulting Mrs.
Karl Hal Ian, which resulted in the
destruction by the mob of Loper's
restaurant, the lynching of one ne-
gro. the wrecking of several negro
business houses and burning of other
negro properties, the killing and
wounding of fifty white men.
Wages Cut for Seamstresses.
Xew York: Their wages having
already been reduced by the compe-
tition of labor saving machinery, the
needle women in the clothing fac-
tory in 'the Xew York navy yard
learn with dismay that further re-
duction of their earnings is threat-
ened. The women are widows and
daughters of 1'nion veterans and for
thirty years they have sowed on by
band the white braid and stars for
all the jackies* uniforms, number*
i rig from 30,000 to 00,000 per
month.
Negroes Plan to Burn Town.
Brookshire: At noon Monday,
though everything is <|iiiet following
the lynching of Dave Xewton, it is
reported the net-roes are planning to
bum the town, but ollieers are keep-
ing a strict watch on all their move-
ments. The whites are armed and
••eady to meet the emergency.
Cholera In Russia.
St. IV;erbury: It is officially an-
nounce,! that from noon of Septem-
ber 12 until noon Monday there were
i;'(> cases of cholera and sixty-four
deaths in this eitv.
City Cleared of Smoke.
Chicago: After twenty-four hours
of a yellow haze that reminded trav-
elers of a London fog, minus the
driz'.le, a steady wind began Monday
evening to drive away from Chicago
the smoke from the forest fires in
the northwest. At midnight rain
began falling, serving to complete
the work of cleaning the atmosphere
of smoke. Only one accident was re-
ported during the day and was at-
tributed to the smoke.
Large Spot on 8un.
Pittsburg, Pa.: Attracted Uv prob-
ably the mo«t rcmarkabii «ui">ra
boreal is ever witnessed Dr. John
Broadshear, the well known j-.cienlis-ts
and astronomer Saturday night
made measurements of the immense
sun spot he ju*t photjjrapheu. Thi«
spot covers 2,250,000 spnre miles of
the surface of th'j sun nnd lits a
temperature estimate at «u,00t de-
grees above zero.
TOBACCO IN NACOGDOCHES.
Farmers Realize $150.00 An Acre from
Land in Tobacoo.
Austin, Sept. 12.—According to
June C. Harris, one of the leading
reidents of Nacogdoches county,
that county will soon cultivate noth-
ing but tobacco, that is within the
next five years tobacco will be the
leading industry. Speaking of the
tobacco industry in Nacogdoches
county he said there was now 150
acres in cultivation, that is for the
tobacco season which ended last July
and this paid the growers a net re-
turn on the investment of an aver-
age of $150 an acre. He said that
the coming season there will be at
least 5000 acres of land planted ex-
clusively in tobacco, and possibly the
number will reach 10,000 acres. The
farmers are quitting the cultivation
of cotton and other farm products
and are devoting their time to tobac-
co entirely, as they are assured of a
ready market for the product. Tau-
sig & Company of Chicago, dealers
in leaf tobacco, have contracted to
build a three-story warehouse, entail-
ing an expenditure of nearly
$100,000 and have contracted to buy
all the tobacco raised by the farmers
in Nacogdoches county.
More Pay Rolls Found.
Austin: Col. E. M. Phelps, assis-
tant adjutant general, pent yester-
day in the basement of the comp-
troller's office delivery into the mass
of records that have been abandon-
ed, and examination of the papers
found warrants the assertion that
several hundred persons will be aid-
ed in securing pensions under the re-
cent congressional net. He found pay
rolls of twenty companies that in-
clude the names of about 1000 men
who founght in the border wars of
the latter 50's, the majority of whom
have not been filed with the depart-
ment at Washington.
Texas Delegates Appointed.
Austin: Gov. Campbell Friday
appointed delegates to the Trans-
Mississippi Congress in San Fran-
cisco this fall, and designated a per-
manent commission on conservation
of natural resource for this State.
The latter will co-operate with the
Bureau of Forestery in developing
Texas in connection with the gen-
eral efforts at conscrvatin through-
out the United States outlnod at the
recent conference of governors held
in Washington.
Cholera in St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg: The city of St.
Petersburg has jumped to first place
among the cholera infested centers
in Uussiq. The disease already has
gained a foothold in all quarters of
the city. There have been sixteen
new cases and three deaths up to
noon Friday. This gives a total of
sixty-eight cases in three days. The
municipality has placed the sum of
$21,500 at the immediate disposal of
the Sanitary Commission with which
to tight the disease.
Guaranty Law Held Valid.
Guthrie, Okla: The Oklahoma
bank guaranty deposit law, whereby
banks are assessed a certain per cent
of their average daily deposits to
create a guaranty fund was held con-
stitutional Thursday in an opinion
by Chief Justice Robert L. Williams
of the State supreme court, the other
four members of the court concur-
ring.
Prof. Zitiz. director of the Vati-
can. picture galleries, died Friday at
Albanon, Italy.
Two Killed; Several Injured.
Pitttsburg, Pa.: Two persons weie
burned to death Friday night, two
others seriously burned and two wo-
men were injured by falling walls,
while four other persons were slight-
ly injured as a result f a gas ex-
plosion at the home of Kev. Father
George Misqual of the Greek ortho-
dox Catholic church in Bedford ave-
nue.
To Visit Agad Mother.
Paris: 'Grandpa" Mayhew of
Petty, who is 79 years old, left this
week for Monet, Mo., to attend the
birthday of his mother, who will be
PO years old Monday. He says that
his mother was very frail as a young
woman, but that now, within one
year of the century mark, she can
get around lively and read without
glasses.
Gov. Johnson Sunday issued a
proclamation calling for aid for
the forest sufferers in Northeast-
ern Minnesota.
THIRTV (POUR PERSONS INJURED.
Open Switch Blamed for Accident On
Erie, at Geneva, Pa.
Meadville, Pa., Sept. 14.—Thirty-
four persons were injured early yes-
terday in the wreck of Erie train
No. 4, Chicago to New York ex-
press, at Geneva, Pa., a small station
near here, the wreck, officials be-
lieve, being due to enemies of the
road opening a switch shortly before
the passenger train arrived. All of
the injured were brought to this city
and twenty-three of them were tak-
en to Spncer hospital. Five of these
after having tliQir injuries dressed,
were discharged during the day,
while eighteen still remain in the hos-
pital. Thirty-one of the injured
were passengers and three railroad
employes. A majority of the form-
er wore Italian and Greek laborers.
It is not believed any of the victims
will die from their injuries.
MOB HANGS NEGRO.
Accused of Complicity in Killing Was
Taken From Jail.
Sealy, Austin oC., Tex., Sept. 14—
Further details about the murder of
John Buchtein on his father's plan-
tation in tlie Brazoe bottoms Sat-
urday morning were reported here
Sunday morning. Young Buchtein
liad a. dispute at one of his rent
houses with his negro renter, New-
ton. When he started to leave one
of Newton's sons shot Buchtein from
behind with a Winchester rifle, kill-
ing him instantly. As soon as the
facte became known a large posse
started out after the New tons—
father and two sons—who had left
the place, and some time Saturday
they found one of them, a brother of
the real murderer, had just been
placed in the Brookshire jail. The
mob broke into the jail, secured
Newton and hung him to a telegraph
pole on the lvaty railroad about a
mile west of Brookshire, where the
corpse was still hanging Sunday
morning.
Boy Killed in Gin.
Paris: The 5-year-old son of J. W.
Rogers, living six miles north-
west of town, was fatally injured in
a gin accident. The child had ac-
companied his father to a gin and
while in front of one of the stands
Mr. Rogers reached down and caught
some seed in his hand to examine.
The little bov, in imitation of his
father, thrust his luuul under the
stand to catch the seed as they fell.
His- fingers caught in the saws and
hfs left arm was pulled all the way
in and the saws cut him on tho
breast.
Government Officials Sued.
Chicago: The president of the
United States and other officials are
being sued to prevent the government
from withdrawing timber lands from
government reserves. In the Federal
coutr at Carson City Saturday and
case of the Eureka Livestock Com-
pany against President Roosevelt,
Seen arv of Agriculture Wilson,
Chief Forester Pinchot and Forester
Barnett was argued. Their rights in
withdrawing forest reserve were at<
tacked.
Tree Killed; One Escapes.
Cleveland: Four men walking on
the track of the Lake Shore road
here Sunday morning were struck
bv a rapidly moving light engine. All
the men were tossed in the air. Two
of them fell under the wheels of the
engine and were killed. Another
was so badly hurt he died while be-
ing "taken tr< the liospital. Tho
fourth man escaped serious injury.
Organist Stabbed to Death.
Charlotte, N. C.: A special from
Newton says that Sunday morning
Miss Willie Bullington, 19 years of
age, was stabbed to death by Lon
Rader, aged 21. The girl was seated
at, the organ playing the closing
hymn at Sunday-school when sud-
denly Rader leaped across seteral
benches and with his pocket knife
stabbed her once in the back a.n<?
twice in the breast.
Terrible Accident at Corsicana.
Coraicana: A mon irho has not
been identified fell against the saw
in a wood yard here late Saturday
afternoon and is now in a dying con-
dition. The saw entered his right
side and ranged across the breast to
the left shoulder, exposing the heart
and lungs and taking off the left
arm above the wrist. The man has
not utered a word and there is noth-
ing about his clothing by which he
-«u> identified
NEWS FROM
OVER TEXAS
The Bankers Trust Company with a
capital stock of $150,000 Is the latest
financial institution inaugurated in
Dallas.
Judge George N. Aldreilga passed
away at his home in Dallas Saturday
morning. For several years re suffer-
ed with kldnejr disease.
Out of San Antonio sixteen hours
between the time they dt.v.ced an3
their r.rrivr.1 in Dallas two big tour-
ing cars t'.rrived there Mon lay.
Ed R. Kone, Democratic nominee for
the office of Commissioner of Agri-
culture, will probably be appointed to.
fill the unexpired term of R. T. Milner.
Four prisoners escaped from jail
early Tuesday morning at Lampasas.
All were charged with grave crime3
They cut through a cage, then broke
open the wall.
C. A. Brockman, aged 46 years, a
farmer of Verona, near McKinney
shot and killed himself Tuesday. He
leaves a family. It is believed 111
health was the cause.
In a free for all fight in a saloon in *
Dallas Tuesday night, a man giving
his name as Woods and who said he
resided at Richardson, was badly beat-
en up about the head.
It was decided by the Commercial
Club and men identified with the to-
bacco Industry at Nacogdoches to send
a large and elaborate exhibit to the'
State Fair at Dallas.
Charles McCoy, a member of the
noted contracting firm of Young & Mc-
Coy, was drowneu .anday night in.
Galveston bay, nor Spillman's Isla-tf.
The body ha.= not yet been recovered.
Robert H. Nation, aged seventy
years, died at Beeville Tuesday. He
became noted for gallant services un-
der General Lee in the civil war. He
had resided here for twenty years.
A west-nound Texas and Pacific
train was badly wrecked near Mine
ola Tuesday, when a car containing
twelve tons of blasting powder ex
ploded.
The body of J. W. Waters, aged 80
years, was found hanging to a rafter
in the barn on the premises of his son,
Jame3 Waters, near Cedar Mills Satur
day morning.
A cutting affray occurred Saturday
night in the Mexican negro section oi
the restricted district of Beaumont
which resulted in the almost'instant
death of Alvina Gonzales and the fata)
injury of F. Romeo.
Taylor claims the citizenship oi*
some record breaking cotton pickers.
John Davidson, 54 years of age, picked
a fraction over 1,700 pounds in four
days and in the same length of time
Tom Rucker, aged 32, picked 2,151
pounds.
Early last Friday morning at Hills-
boro, Dr. J. W. Watson, an ccculist,
shot and killed Carl Horn, fatally
woundcl Miss Ethel Edsall, and then
killed himself. The girl died the next
day. Watson had a wife and two chil-
dren and was 37 years old; Horn 21,
and Miss Edsall 18 years of age.
The North Texas Medical Society
will have as its guest at the session
in Dallas, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2 and 3, Dr. W. J
Mayo of Rochester, Minn. He is re-
garded as one of the eminent surgeons
of America. jr
During a fight between two negrc
men in Marlin, Tuesday, a shotgun
was discharged, and the load took ef-
fect in the body of a 4-monthsoid
negro baby that was in the house
asleep, killing it instantly.
The State Department is making
vigorous efforts to induce the Mexican
government to grant a prompt hear-
ing to tho three El Paso boys who
were put in Jail In that country for
crossing from Texas with arms and
ammunition.
Three El Paso boys who went Into
Mexico on a fishing trip,.one day last
week, carrying along with them a 22-
caliber rifle, were arrested by the
Mexican authorities and given consid-
erable trouble.
J. C. Wiggins, a prominent farmer liv.
Ing near Kllleen, was klcke<Lby a mule
Thursday afternoon and died this
mornint. It Is stated that he was
brushing the animal when it whirled
and kicked him in the groin without
an/ provocation.
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Banger, John. The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 22, 1908, newspaper, September 22, 1908; Linden, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth341397/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.