The Carbon News (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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CARBON, EASTLAND COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1909
VOL. 8, NO 39
TOM BARN-
ETT SHOT
MASKED MOB ENTER
JAIL AND SHOOT
BARNETT
Tom Barnett who was lodged
in the Taylor covnty jail at Ab-
ilene, with a life sentence for
the alleged murder of Alex C.
Sears in February, awaiting a
new hearing, was shot to death
Friday morning the 28th about 1
o’clock by a mob of masked men
Jailor Peevey was awaken Fri-
CYCLONE AT
ZEPHYR
BROWN Co. TOWN A
TOTAL RUIN.
A MOVE FOR
BETTER
ROADS
THE VALUE OF GOOD
ROADS TO TOWN
AND COUNTRY
Saturday evening last when
most of the citizens of the little
town of Zephyr were asleep
dreaming dreams of home and
loved ones, the mighty, deadly this ’f an °P°rtune t'me
wind power came with powerful ,for building of better roads
velosity demolishing houses, 's opinion of most of the
killing and wohnding the inhab- fading men of this and adjdin-
itants. Twenty-five lives are
known to have been lost and
day morning by a creaking'gome seventy-five, more or less,
sound of the door leading into seriously wounded. Only a few
his room and on raising up in
his bed he saw some three or
four masked men entering the
room and calling out as to what
they wanted one of the men told
Mr. Peevey to get up that they
wanted Tom Barnett. The door
was slamed- in the men’s faces
but it was soon pushed open and
the men overpowered the jailor
and secured the key to the main
entrance, then the cells were
pried op:n one by one until Bar-
nett was found. Coming to his
cell door the mob found it very
heav ily locked and after trying
for 3ome thirty or forty minutes
to open the door without success
cue of the mob suggested that
they shoot Barnett and two com-
menced shooting one useing a
winchester and the other \ pis-
tol. Some fifteen or twenty
shots were fired, the majority
taking Diace in the victual's
body. All the time the mob was
houses were left standing where
the day before was a beautiful
little city. Lightning struck
one of the business houses set-
ting it on fire and the flames
quickly spread. Amid the roar
of the wind, hail and rain the
cries of the dying and wounded
could be heard. Fathers, moth-
ers, brothers, sisters, friends
and companions were instantly
ushered into eternity bv the fall-
ing and flying timbers. This
storm is the worst that ever
struck this country. It was
some three hundred yards wide
and Some few miles in length,
striking about a mile west of
town and taking everything that
happened to be in its path.
There were some very promi-
ing counties. Realizing that we
have advanced to a stage of civ-
ilazation where we no longer
can stay in the old ruts that we
have trodden lo these many
years, and knowing that we will
never have first class roads so
long as we keep up the old way
of working them, or rather run-
ning over them, and seeing soon-
er or later that we must issue
bonds, and we believe this is
the only way to have good roads
and now seems to us to be the
time to get busy and have every
thing ready to begin work by
the time the farmers have laid
by their crops. Now of course
there is going to be some old
knocker to knock and kick about
this move, as it is always the
case when there is a little high-
er taxation in sight. Farmer
friends stop and think what
this means to you. How any-
nent people killed, among whom ?ne Can oppose a, manifeat
improvement is hard for us to
understand. The trifling in-
crease in expense is overborne
were T T. Cabler, County Clerk
of Brown county, his wife, son
and daughter. This was very
sad indeed as it took every mem
pricing open the cells ^nd whih ber of the family. Mr. Cabler
the shooting was taking place
Barnett never uttered one word,
not a groan entered from this
man. This was the most tragic
murder that has fallen under
our notice for some time. Tom
Barnett may have been guilty of
the murder of Alex C. Sears but
this did not justify these men in
taking the law in their hands
and murdering this man with-
out giving him the least possible
show for defence. Judge Blan-
ton says that he will do his duty
and prosecute the guilty party if
they can be found. There were
some forty or fifty men in the
mob and from all indications
they came from the direction of
Merkel, the home of Sears.
Barnett’s body was shipped to
Talpa, Coleman County, for
burial, there being several of
his connections hurried there.
So ends the careers of Alex
Sears and Tom Barnett.
For Sale or Trade.
I will sell my house in Man-
gum, Texas for cash or will
trade it for good land anywhere
in this country. If you want a
bargain call, phone or write me
at this office. S. R. Barnes.
was a very prominent man ant
has been serving as County
Clerk of Brown County for some
time. Mrs. Artie Hart of Brown
wood was also killed. Her hus-
band is a very prominent Prof,
in that city.
Relief trains were sent out
from Brownwood and Temple
and the good people of tho-e
places and elsewhere have con-
tributed liberally to the sufferers
Quite a lot of the wounded are
not expected to live as there
were a great number very ser-
iously injured. The people of
Browr.wood and Temple have
the situation well in hand. $2,-
500 was subscribed in ten min-
utes and the subscription is still
growing. The wounded were
taken to the hospitals at Temple
and are having the best possible
attention. This storm came
without warning and has no
equal in the history of this coun-
try.
You see only a few sweaters on
the streets now and we think all
will be at work soon we dont see
how they can sit around and do
uothing while there is so much
hustling in the air.
Do your bathing in th^ Carbon mineral water
We can give you
BATHS HOT or COLD
V We guarantee all our work and solicit *
you to patronize the
PAVILLIAN BARBER SHOP
We want your patronage in the laundry business
and remember
THE BASKET LEAVES ON
MONDAY
J. Y. DINCLER Mgr.
a hundred fold by the advanta
ges that will be secured. Better
roads means bettfer schools,
churches, town, more railroads,
more R. F. D. routes. In fact
there isn’t anything that will
cause our county to flourish or
towns to build as good over land
transportation. We confidently
appeal to the intelligent progres-
sive people of Eastland County
to do their duty and vote for
Better Roads.
Capt. W. W Loyd Dead.
Capt. W. W. Loyd, one of the
first settlers of this country, died
at his home near Sipe Springs
Friday morning the 20th and
JUNE CORN
We Have just received a new lot of
CANE SEED
MILLET, Big German
JUNE CORN
$1.50
$1.60 i
$2.00
Full Line of Provisions
:
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Ihat wo may allow’ ourselves and employes some time at
home and an opportunity for out-door recreation, we have
decided to close our store at 7 p.m., except on Saturday
from now until the first of September
Nearly all other businesses have an hour to close and it is
the custom w ith the merchants in onr surrounding towns to
close at this hour; therefore we hope no one will take ex-
ceptions to tnis action but will come in and make yonr
wishes known before that hour and allow us to
best attention. ** >- ....
give
our
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GORMAN BROS.
Have the goods.
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A Word About New Mexico.
Rev. G. M. Reynolds, an old
settler of this country, but now
of near Alamagorda, N. M.,
was hurried in the cemetery at made this office a pleasant call
that place Saturday. Paralysis
and congestion of the brain
caused his death. Capt. Loyd
was 74 years of age and came
to this country way back in the
seventies. He was for a long
time a Texas ranger and did his
State valiant service. He was
one of the brave band that drove
the hostile comanchies from
these parts. Never will we for-
get this distinguished old war-
rior and gentleman. Though l|e
is gone, his good work is left be-
lind to show that he has lived
and his name will be inscribed
in the book of the immortals.
We owe the liberty that we so
much enjoy to the hardships and
trials of men like Captain Loyd.
Hay his name be ever bright in
our memories. To his bereaved
wife, children and friends our
leartfelt sympathy is extended
to you in this great hour of be-
reavment.
Prof. Raymond Reeves, for-
merly of this place but now at
Guthrie, Okla., writes us that
he is now permanently located
at Guthrie with a strong firm in
the law business, and says tell
his Carbon friends (for he feels
that all are his friends) that at
any time he can do them a favor
in any way don’t forget to call
on him. We wish Prof. Reeves
the best of good luck and suc-
cess.
Friday afternoon. He had the
misfortune of loosing his wife a
few months ago and is now vis-
iting his daughter Mrs. G. N.
White near here. Rev. Rey-
nolds is owner and proprietor of
a nice mountain farm in the
mountains of Mexico, and in-
forms us that he always makes
a fine crop of anything that is
adapted to that high climate
such as cabbage, onion, potatoes
etc., in abundance, peas of all
varities, all kind of small grain
as wheat, oats and barley of
three varities, there being plen-
ty of snow in winter and rain in
the summer. * He says that on
his place pine and fir trees are
without number and that a man
can have wild turkey, bear or
deer meat as he chooses. His
place lies some thirty miles from
Alamagorda and his nearest
post office being eight«fcn miles.
The worst drawback in that
country, says Rev. Reynolds, is
the hard time they have market-
ing their produce, it being so
far, but always find a ready sale
for everything they raise. We
are always glad to talk to men
like Rev. Reynolds and hope to
have the pleasurt of his calling
again.
Topaz Discovered.
J. W. McCarley brought to
our office a few days ago some
samples of what he thinks are
genuine topaz which were found
in the oil well. Topaz is what
might be called a mineral and is
used as a gem. It is very pre-
cious and next in value to the
diamond. Should these stones
prove genuine the discovery wifi
be a fortune for Rising Star.
Mr. McCarley has sent them off
for analysis.-Rising Star Xray.
Notice.
I have a good young jersey
cow for sale at a bargain. She
is as gentle as can be, gives lots
of good rich milk and will milk
without calf. Call at this office
or see Mrs. W. T. Curtis.
The move to issue bonds for
better roads is a step in a dir-
ection, if properly carried out,
that will mean thousands of dol-
lars saved the farmers of this
county and make our county and
town SDiritually, morally and
financially better. Let every
citizen that loves his country,
honors and obeys her laws, take
hold of this move and push with
all his might to carry it through.
Money To Loan.
Plenty of money to loan on im-
proved farms at a reasonable
rate of interest, vendor lien
notes taken up and extended,
loans paid by installment to suit
borrower if so desired.—Rust &
Hill, Agents, Eastland, Texas.
Mrs. R. C. Chamber who has
been visiting relatives here for
some time returned to'her home
at Edna Hill Saturday.
WET ONCE MORE
Strange but true! Carbon seems deserted save the
occasional farmer who breaks something and comes to
the Shop for repairs or the broken down individual
hunting a Drug Shop for repairs. When in this latter
condition call on the
CARBON DRUG CO.
They carry a full line of all Patent Medicine and fill
your Perscriptions in the most accurate way and use
absolutely pure Drugs and sell you a refreshing cold
drink at any hour. Give us a trial
Get rid of those flies, we have the "dope"
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