The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1910 Page: 6 of 8
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Hon. R. V. Davidson opened
his campaign at Waco, April 21.
His speech would cover more
than a page in small type of the
largest paper in Texas, and The
Leader could not attempt to han-
dle it. On the question of pro-
hibition, which now seems to be
the leading issue, he states that
statutory prohibition would be
illegal, since the legislature has
taken the matter of prohibition
out of the hands of the law mak-
ers and placed it in the hands of
the people, as in local option
elections by the people in the
several precincts, counties, or
subdivisions of counties in the
state. His platform covers many
other questions besides prohibi-
tion, and he seems clear and
logical upon all of them. His j
literature will soon be spread
broadcast over the state, and the
people will not be without proper
information as to the views of
any of the candidates.
Gov. Patterson of Tennessee
has announced for another term,
and the people of the good old
State of Tennessee should now
do the rest^ They should snow
under and bury for all time this
daring politician who usurps
authority to license crime and to
scandalize the State. Gov. Pat-
terson, during his term, has
pardoned 965 convicts, of whom
152 had been convicted of mur-
der. His record is not only
shady, but, as thousands see it
considering all the killers he has
turned out to kill again, it has
blood on it. In his announce-
ment for re-election, embodying
an “explanation” as to why he
pardoned Col. Cooper, he pres-
ents not even the shadow of a
legal excuse. As a lawyer he
knows that it is not necessary
for a man to do the killing in
order to be guilty of murder. A
person in San Francisco can
murder another in Boston. As
far as evidence of conspiracy is
concerned, Gov. Patterson’s own
evidence, as to Col. Cooper’s
conduct and threats, taken with
the magazine pistol of Robin
Cooper and the hunt taken by
the two Coopers together, was
quite enough to satisfy the jury
and the courts. But, aside from
any discussion of the evidence,
the verdict of the jury and the
judgment of the court are
enough. No Governor has any
right to go behind these and
reverse them all in order to lib-
erate his friend. No man who
dares to do it is fit to be trusted
by a people who respect them-
selves and their institutions.
Gov. Patterson of Tennessee, by
his high-handed usurpation of
power in this case, has brought
before the people of this country
a new question. The pardoning
power must be taken away from
politicians of his stripe. It must
bo taken out of politics. It is
going to be done.—Dallas News.
Married, at Maxdale, Texas,
April 20th, 1910, Mr. W. Walter
Smith and Miss Alta Carpenter,
Rev. W. H. McGee officiating.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Smith, of School creek
section, and the bride is an off-
spring of one of the best Bell
county families. The Leader is
pleased to add its congratula-
tions and good wishes to those of
numerous friends of both bride
and groom. They will make
their home in the School creek
neighborhood, where the groom
has a nice piece of land and
where a residence will soon be
erected.
F. W. Pope and daughter, Miss
Lillian, are here from New Or-
leans. They have many friends
here, all of whom will be glad to
see them again.
San Saba Items.
From the News.
Tuesday a deal was closed by
which W. C. Cock sold his farm
and ranch, consisting of 1344
acres on Wallace creek to Anno
Behrens, Chas. Behrens and O. S.
Andres for a consideration of
$14 per acre. All the stock and
farming implements go in the
deal.
The school board at Goldth-
waite has re-elected W. W. Hart
to the position of superintendent
for the fourth successive term last
week. Prof. Hart has 5 made
good at the head of the Goldth-
waite schools as in other posi-
tions he has filled, but then it
was just as we expected. These
San Saba boys just will do that
way.
W. A. Ashley, one .of Chero-
kee’s prosperous stockmen, was
in San Saba Monday. He re-
ports the range good since the
rains. He has just delivered a
bunch of two year olds to a Mr.
Wilhelm out near Menard and
this week received a bunch of
yearlings from Ralph Owen and
B. F. Linn, and F. F. Edwards.
The two year olds brought him
$24 a head.
. A striking evidence of how
busy San Saba county people
are was illustrated in the dis-
trict court this week. When the
grand jury organized there were
only two applications for posi-
tions as bailiffs; one of these was
from justice precinct No. 2 and
from No. 3. Not an applicant
showed up from precinct No. 1
or 4. The grand jury has little
to do and this all goes to show
that San Saba county people are
busy and hence prosperous and
contented. And this is strikingly
remarkable when it is considered
that this job pays $2 a day.
Schwarz & Hoffmann sell an
internal pile remedy that saves
operations and other objectiona-
ble treatment. Ask for Hem-Roid.
Sold at $1 under full guarantee. 6
Now^that the Cotton Belt rail-
road has purchased the line from
Hamilton to Stephensville, it is
reported that it will extend into
the Panhandle country, thus
making feeders for its main line.
This promises to be a great year
for railroad building in Texas.
Citizen Roosevelt continues to
receive ovations in all the for-
eign countries he visits, and all
Americans abroad are endorsing
him as the legitimate candidate
for president of the United States
in 1912. It is probable that he
will make the race, and if so, be
elected. He is now recognized
everywhere as one of the greatest
men of modern times, if not the
greatest of this age.
I now have my shop in first-
class order and will be glad to
have my old customers call and
have their work done in the usual
good way. Horse shoeing and
any heavy work done in the best
manner. Let me repair your ma-
chinery.
d55wtf C. O. Buckland.
Frost is reported in the low
land, and some people say their
Irish potatoes, corn and johnson
grass is badly damaged by the
cold winds and frost, but proba-
bly all will come out, and when
harvest time comes it will be for-
gotten that there was frost in
April.
The Circus
acrobat finds it necessary at all times
to keep his muscles and joints supple.
That is the reason that hundreds of
them keep a bottle of Ballard’s Snow
Liniment always on hand. A sure cure'
for rheumatism, cuts, sprains, sore
throat, lame back, contracted muscles,
corns, bunions and all pains. Price 25c,
50c and $1 per bottle Sold by all drug-
gists.
About Good Roads for the County.
Some illustrations are given in
another part of this paper show-
ing the cost of bad roads to the
farmers of Texas, which is esti-
mated in dollars and cents by
the writer of those statistics at
more than eight million dollars
per annum.
The Leader is considered a
“good roads crank,” but when
a crank has something to show
for its “crankiness” or in other
words if the crank has been able
to draw water, it has some ex-
cuse for existence. The Leader
began the agitation of good
roads in 1898, and in the spring
of that year the largest mass
meeting of citizens and business
men ever assembled in this
county came together at the
court house and deliberated for
some hours on the condition of
the roads and how to improve
them. The result of that meet-
ing was an unprecedented move-
ment, the mass meeting request-
ing the commissioners court to
levy and collect an annual tax
of 12 1-2 cents on the $100.00
valuation of the taxable values
in the county for road purposes,
and this has been done success-
ively every year since that time.
No one has ever thought of
issuing bonds for roads in Lam-
pasas county, at the money to
keep the > roads in condition
comes in right along with the
other taxes of the county, and
the roads are being made better
and better every year. Others
may say what they please, but
The Leader is largely to be cred-
ited with these conditions, and if
it be “crankiness” the people
cah make the most of it, or enjoy
the good roads, if they so prefer.
Last spring the commissioners
court wanted to engage an extra
set of hands and teams or the
roads, and buy an additional
grader, but had not the ready
money to buy the teams and
grader, and a quiet meeting was
held to consider the matter. The
result was that the Leaderman
was authorized to collect suffi-
cient money to pay the interest
on the necessary amount to make
these purchases, and it was done,
the money being furnished with-
out further security than a prom-
ise of the court to refund when1
the cash should be placed in the
treasury. The grader and the
teams were purchased and an
extra set of hands has been at
work for nearly a year, with the
result that the roads all over the
county are getting proper atten-
tion.
The Leader is never behind
when it comes to working for ad-
vancement or improv e m e n t.
That beautiful spot around the
courthouse, known as the public
square, was the worst piece of
road in this county 12 years ago,
but it could not be surpassed for
beauty and utility now. Yet,
when The Leader first agitated
filling it up and making it pre-
sentable, it was laughed at as a
“crank.” There are other
things which need attention and
they will have it in due time.
Now read the illustrated article
headed “Transportation.” It
was not intended to make this
mention so lengthy, but it may
be supposed that it is just an-
other “cranky” spell of The
Leader.
Baby’s colic relieved every time
with Baby Aid Tablets. (Entirely
harmless.) Sold by Schwarz &
Hoffmann 25c a box. 6
Mrs. J. R. Beard and children
are here from the west, and will
spend some time at the home of
Mrs. Beard’s father, E. B. Rad-
ford. V
Fine Farm and Ranch for Sale
eight miles northeast of Lampa-
sas, 1000 acres, 150 acres in cul-
tivation, fine residence, well,
cistern, large barn, three-fourths
of a mile of Lucy creek furnishes
everlasting water. Two tenant
houses and gin on place. No
more desirable home anywhere
in this county. This property
can be divided into two parts,
265 acres will take all improve-
ments, and 735 will be pasture
land with a- good part of tillable
land without improvements ex-
cept fence and water. On public
road, rural mail, telephones, etc
For price, terms and other in-
formation, apply to W. "W. Allen,
owner, on the premises. w25
There was an army of gnats all
over this country Saturday even?
ing just befork the sun went
down. They were yellow in color
and filled the air with their pres-
ence, drifting with the wind. E.
W. Mitchell placed one of the in-
sects under a magnifying glass
and took a microscopic view of
it, and he declares the insect was
a perfect locust in miniature,
having the body, legs, form and
shape of the locust. If it be pos-
sible for these insects, small as
they appeared Saturday, to grow
into an army of voracious locusts,
they can do a great deal of harm
to the vegetation of the country.
Lan-Oint instantly stops any
skin itching. Seems magical. 50c
a box at Schwarz & Hoffmann. 6
v :
H. T. Hill reports that he has
sold 1200 two, three and four-
year-old steers to Mr. Adam, of
Cedarvale, Kansas, and will be-
gin to deliver same about the
10th of next month. The cattle
will make nearly fifty car loads.
Price not given.
The Presbyterian ladies served
dinner down in town Saturday.
The tables were of different sizes,
accommodating from four to six-
teen people, and they were beau-
tiful with white linen and cut
flowers. The price of the meal
was only 25c, and the dinner
could not be bought in some
places for $1.00. Ladies of all de-
nominations in town donated ar-
ticles and assisted in serving, and
the Presbyterians feel exceeding-
ly grateful to them all, as well as
to those who patronized them.
The the sales amounted to $71.40
with about $10 expenses.
S. C. Rhode Island Reds
Exclusively Farm Raised.
Vigorous stock. Eggs per sit-
ting, 75 cents; per 100 $4.00.
Delivered at any store in Lamp-
asas. Some utility hens for
sale. Miss Olive Rutledge.
w24 ’Phone 115 2-S 1-L.
Notice of Stockholders’ Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that a special
meeting of the stockholders of the
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Co.
has been called by the Board of Direct-
ors to convene at the general offices of
said company in the city of Houston,
Texas, at 12 o’clock noon on the 20th
day of May, 1910, for the purpose of
authorizing the making, execution and
delivery of a first mortgage upon the
railroad of said company constructed
from Mexia Junction, in Limestone
county, Texas, through the counties of
Limestone, Freestone, Leon, Madison,
Grimes and Brazos, to Nelleva, in
Brazos county, Texas, a distance of
approximately ninety-four and six one-
hundredths (94.06) miles, with its fran-
chises and appurtenances, to secure
the payment of bonds of said Houston
& Texas Central Railroad Company to
an amount of not exceeding three mill-
ion dollars ($3,000,000), payable at a
time not exceeding thirty years from
the date thereof, and bearing interest
at a rate not exceeding six per centum
per annum, payable semi-annually.
W. C. PARKER,
Secretary Houston & Texas Central
Railroad Company. w26
The Madame Yaw concert Sat-
urday night w^as under the au-
spices of the Woman’s Home
Mission society of the Methodist
church. The matter was worked
up by Mrs. C. D. Stokes, presi-
dent, who is a “pusher of things.”
She was ably assisted by the
members and by Rev. T. F. Ses-
sions, and Mesdames Mills and
McKinney. This was an enter-
tainment of the highest class and
it is a boost ior Lampasas to
have it come to town. The la-
dies cleared the sum of $96.15
after the singer’s guarantee of
$200, and her share over $300,
the opera house rent and .a few
minor expenses were paid.
Bryan Becomes a Pro Ally.
Springfield, Mo., April 21.—
William J. Bryan will speak in
Missouri in support of the move-
ment for state-wide prohibition.
The announcement to that effect
was made here today.
Samuel L. Clements, better
better known as “Mark Twain,”
the noted humorist, is dead at
his home, Redding Connecticut.
Letter to A. J. Mackey,
Lampasas, Texas.
Dear Sir;*There is only one paint
that takes least gallonsito cover a job:
Devoe. All the rest of the more than
200 makes of paint in the United States
take more. On a 10-gallon job the next
best paint takes one gal. more $5 more
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and that is about the worst. On a 100-
gallon job the extra cost of the worst
is about $600.
There are paints at every figure,
more as the cost runs-up.
There is only one paint that t^kes
least gallons; Devoe.
Yours truly,
98 F. W. DEVOE & Co.
P. S.—Little Lumber Co. sell our
paint. d-w
DICKASON, Dentist
THE MAN WHO
DELIVERS THE GOODS
Thorough Professional Training
Practical experience and properly appointed
office and appliances, warrant me in asserting
my fitness for the performance of high-grade
dental work.
D. C. COSBY, D. D. S.
Phone Connection. West side spuare
Lampasas, Texas
J. 0. Matthews. VV.H. Browning
MATTHEWS & BROWNING
Attorneys at Law,
Lampasas, Texas.
W. B. ABNEY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Civil Practice Exclusively
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1910, newspaper, April 29, 1910; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth891014/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.