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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-03
STATE POINTERS

The body of a we'll dressed man was
picked up floating in the bay about
three miles from the foot of Clay
street, Seattle, yesterday afternoon.
His face was badly decomposed, so
that it is impossible to tell how old
a man he was.
Plans have just been completed for a
new $1,000 opera house and Odd Fellows
hall at Orting.
Alex Loller of Chehalis has been ad-
judged insane and q rmmitted to the asy-
um at Steilacoom.
Inez Russell aged 2 years, was
struck by an Everett street car yes
terday and dragged some distance.
Though cut and bruised and all her
clothing torn off, the child escaped
serious injury.
A man by the name of DarroW was
crushed to death in logging camp
near Snoqualmie yesterday afternoon
by log rolling over him.
We-ya-lup, the Indian interpreter at
Fort Simcoe and Enoes and Frank
Micham, two other Indians, accom-
panied by their attorney, d. L. Crowd
er. left North Yakima today for Wash
ington, D. c., to confer with govern
ment officials relative to settling the
dispute over land that has been up
ever since the treaty was made with
the Indians years ago. There are
357,S ,S7S acres of this land lying on the
southern border of the reservation.
The government has offered the Indi-
ans s25O,OOO, but they want more.
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They have asked for $3.OOO,O0O. The
land is now mostly owned by white
settlers. The government acknowl-
edges the Indians claim to the land
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CASHIER GETS
LONG SENTENCE:

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 3.--George
Rose. cashier of the Produce Exchange
bank, who embezzed 100000 was today
sentenced to ten years in the psniten
tiary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-03

Plans have just been completed for a
new $1,000 opera house and Odd Fellows
hall at Orting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-03

was regularly organ zed for the business i
murder for pay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-03

reservoirs. Further, ! had an analysis Of
the city water made last Friday, and no
typhoid germs were discovered"
Then you did suspect something was
wrong?'
81 did not say that. For your iniorma-
tion | may add that the majority of the
typhoid cases reported to me during Janu-
ary came from out of town for treatment
in city hospitals"
Would you, then, be willing to let the
public have the list of these cases and the
residence of each patient?"
mo, | will not give you the list. And
how did you know that there were 20
cases of typhoid during January? How
did you get any information on that sub
ject? You did not get the number ex-
actly right. Nobody except one or two
persons in Tacoma knows the exact num-
Der of cases"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-03

LONDON, Feb IA letter from a
leading man in Toxic to friends here states
that everything is in readiness in Japan
for war, and that an outbreak is indvita-
BILE. Russia's concessions are not likely
to suffice and this is the last phase of
the negotiations before a resurt to arms.
Influential japanese citizens in Europe. in
cluding noted diplomats, have advised
Japan that now is the time to strike.
TOXIC, Feb 3.-An important council
was attended by the mikado, Marquis Ito,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-03

Alex Loller of Chehalis has been ad-
judged insane and q mmitted to the asy-
lum at Steilacoom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-03

water has ever been made by experts pro-
vidcd with the latest modern equipment
for the work. Some weeks ago an expert
offered to give the city a full and com
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-03

Japan, and that the latter will finally
strike the first blow which will precipi-
tate the Eastern conflict.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 3.-The
Seoul-Fusan railway, according to
dispatch from Vladivostock. has been
occupied by Japanese troops The
Japanese have also taken guns to
Seoul for the protection of their lega-
ton.
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A man by the name of Darrow was
crushed to death in a logging camp
near Snoqualmie yesterday afternoon
by a log rolling over him.
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No, sir, | must decline to giv4 you
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06

mOSy Oh Tue VA q CSLSSt ~ - We
did not have such a well organized and regulated
fire department such reduction would be impos-
sible. The officers and members OF our fire
department deserve the thanks OF every citizen
and property Owner In the city.
LIGHTING PLANT
In view of the improvements contemplated
during the coming year 1t would not, in my
Judgment. be wise to make any attempt to install
q lighting plant now. but 1t is q matter which
tant future. Careful Investigation should be
made az to whether an electric lighting plant or
4 gas plant should be Installed, and which can
be operated with the least expense and best
results. 1t is an improvement that is very much
needed, but waterworks and sewerage are very
much more essential 1t this time, and when
those improvements are made, then, no doubt,
the lighting question can be taken up and sue
CRY Prosperity
The last year has been one OF marked i'm
chants has been increased. Many public I'm.
provements have been made, and it is hoped
that this prosperity will be continued. 1t H. the
duty Of the city administration and our people to
work together Tor the common good of Milbank.
We should as q whple and Individually work
together to bring people to our city and increase
our trade. Political differences should cut no
figure when the welfare Of our city is at stake.
Sharp and active competition has to be met in
these times and the trade of our merchants
should be 90 increased that they will be able to
compete with all others and etill make a profit.
Our citizens also owe to our local merchants
their most loyal support. As a general rule
better goods can be secured at home for the
same prices that are paid to outsiders. We
should At slf times remember that our own
merchants are paying = large share OF the taxes
for the support and maintenance OF the city. and
1t is our duty to patronize tnem In preference
TO outsiders. who never contribute anything to
the support or do anything to benefit the city.
ave y respectfully submitted.
MayOr.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06

The librarian makes the following
report of the free library and reading
room for the month of April.
Average number of books taken
daily, II; Average number Of books
returned daily, Is; Number OF books
in circulation, 1853; Number Of adults
who have taken books, 142; Number
of boys who have taken books, lib;
Number of girls who have taken
books. PIP; Number of adults In to
read, 70; Number of boys into read,
ITO; Number of girls in to read, 95;
Number of visitors, 20: Average
daily attendance, 30. Among the
many visitors to Milbank who visited
and ~patronized the library were Chas.
Cullen Smith of Chicago, j. E. Teur-
an, Pierre, S. D., Mrs. Dora E.
Bailey. Garden City, S. D., Mrs. G.
w. Mosher, Sisseton, S. D. and Mrs.
A. G. Greer Of Graceville, MINI.
MINNIE SHANNON, Librarian.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06

The candidate at the head OF
the state republican ticket, Sam
uel III. Elrod, is one of the pioneer
settlers of Clark county, and
one of the clean, bright young
men of the state, whom to know
is to honor and respect, and the
announcement of his nomination
has been received by thousands
of personal friends all over the
state with All enthusiasm that
assures him a%.sweeping majority
at the election.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06

1t has been said that thunderstorms
are influenced by the moor. Nearly
$4,000 observations collected by the
United States weather bureau show q
preponderance of 33 per cent in the
drst half Of the lunar month. The
greatest number Of thunderstorms
come between the new moon and the
first quarter and the least number be-
tween the full and the last quar-
ter. This is perhaps the only satisfac-
tory evidence that the weather is at all
Influenced by the moon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06
n french Hplsoae.

A Frenchwoman took a seat In a
railway car in Paris the other day
when a man entered and sat down on
the edge OF her dress. She called his
attention to the fact and asked him,
nrst pleasantly. then angrily, to get
up. He paid no attention to her.
w~hereupon she boxed his ears repeat
eddy. He retaliated by pushing her
from her seat, w%hereupon she screamed
and he was arrested. 1t turned out
that he had not heard a word of what
she had said, being deaf, and he was
naturally indignant at her action; but
he apologized all the same.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06

Pierre, S. D.-Adjutant General
C0nklin has returned from the en-
campment ground at Watertown and
reports work practically completed on
the headquarters building and just
commenced on the messhouse.
The ad~jutant general has an order
mastering out Company j, Third
regiment, at Miller, and a second
order for the organization of a new
company at Sisseton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06

The following reports OF the
convention in relation to the con-
tests before the Webster cOnven-
ton is taken from u exchang-
eS:
Webster Reporter and Farmer: The
next business was the appointment of
a committee of eleven on credentials,
This committee retired at IL O'Clock
and took up the contests before the
convention from Roberts and Grant
counties. The committee was out four
hours and both sides of both counties
we're given a fair and impartial hear
ing. The cases we're carefully cOnsid-
cred after the delegates had intro
duced all the evidence and made their
arguments. After the members of the
committee had discussed the situation
and weighed all the evidence q ballot
was taken on each of the counties and
it was found that the committee was
unanimously in favor of seating the
delegation from Grant county and the
BabcOck delegation from Roberts
county. At five o'clock Chairman
Sears for the committee, made their
report ty this effect and the conven-
ton adopted the report.
Summit Signal: 1t was in the com
mittee room before the committee on
credentials that the battle for suprem-
acy was waged between the contesting
delegations. The contest from Grant
county was first heard by the commit
tee. +. L. BOuck and Geo. S. Xix
presented the side of the regularly
elected delegates, and w. F. Rabbit
and A. G.. Somers that of the confess
tants. Very heated discussions were
entered into. The fire brought to
bear upon the faction represented by
Mr.. Rabbit, by the argument Oft. L.
Bouck, was too great for Mr.. Rabbit,
who lost his head and continued to
interrupt the speaker until it was sug.
gested by one of the committee that
unless the gentlemen would be courte-
ous enough to keep quiet, it would be
necessary to request the marshal to
conduct him from the room. ~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06

Does q general banking business. Writes in
surance and makes loans on real estate on the
most favorable terms. 1t will pay you to see us
before placing your loans. When in Corona we
will be pleased to have you call at the bank and
get acquainted.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06

George S. Rix was appointed
on the state central committee
from Grant county and III. J..
Turner from Roberts county.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06

Engineer Wolff has also made a preliminary
survey for. q system of sewerage for our city, to
drain the low places where the storm water re-
mains and becomes stagnant, and also for sani-
tary sewerage. Petitions have been circulated
p generally signed by the citizens requesting
the council. to take action in that regard. There
is no question but that our city needs q system
OF sewerage. Cities of the size of Mhbank in
this section OF the country are successfully
maintaining sewerage systems, and with the
city. AZ compared with~many Others, there is no
reason why we should not have it. Each indi.
vidual who ie benefited by such system pays for
It, which according to the engineers report
will not b burdensomeN to anyone. The con-
v~enience and comfort that can be secured
through q sewerage system cannot be appreci-
ated until such system is installed, while from
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23

"close in" IS G.. w. Palmer S.
His patch of about three acres
is, you might say, right in town.
1t was planted June Is, will 90
close to waist high, is well
limbed and boiled and is at this
writing, Sept 20, also covered
with blooms. Planted a month
earlier, as it should have been,
or given a months longer lease
of life, as it ordinarily would
enjoy on the Plains. a third bale
to the acre would be easy and a
half bale proba BILE. Where cot
ton has passed this experiment
tai stage as in Swisher, Floyd
and Hale counties, and is cult
waited by turner's, the claim for
this year is made now at from
one, half to one bale per acre
average for the three counties.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23
NEW RAILROAD MATTERS.

A special from Chicago to the
Dallas News under date of Sept.
II, gives the following concern
ing our proposed new railroad:
&c. l.. Tallmadge OF Chicago today
returned from New York. where he
succeeded in financing II project which
will give Texas new railway line
through Il producing part of the
State, now without transportation
facilities.
The new line will extend south and
n little east from Canyon City, Tex,
in the direction OF san Antonio, to
which city it will probably be even
tually extended. The PecOS Valley
lines OF the Santa Fe now touch Can
yon City, but officials Of that road
deny that the Santa Fc has any i'll
terest in the projected line.
contracts let for the construction Of
loo miles of the road.
1t is understood that the same in
tereSts have made n survey for n See
Ond Texas line to extend from FL
PasO east. to be known as the East
and West Texas Railroad, and to
cross the northern Texas line at
some point south of Canyon City.
The FL Paso line will connect with
the Pecos Valley Road at Dexter, n.
NJ, in the heart OF the Pccos Valley
country. These two lines, it is said.
will give both the PecOs Valley and
the Panhandle Plains and South
Plains OF Texas ample transporta-
ton facilities.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23

Canyon City is enjoying at pres
ent a better trade than she has had
for the past two years, particularly
is this true of the lumber, coal and
hardware business. Alocal lumber
dealer informed a News reporter
Monday that on Friday OF last week
he loaded out fifteen wagon loads
OF material which will be utilized
for building new Plains homes. The
wagon yards are full every night
with wagons and teams that are
hauling away what Canyon City
business men have for sale. The
town has by no means the Symp-
toms of slumber that characterize
some of the Western towns during
such adversitieS as the West has
undergone lately.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23

Calves, Spring, 3OO lbs.
Mind you, the weights given
are those for common range or
grass stock. There are other
cattle here, many of them, pure
bred and high grades, that are
fwintered" to some extent which
would in heft and other particu-
lars sought by the markets come
up 10 the same class of stock
produced ~ the North. Horses
do exceptionally well here and
no country can beat this for
hogs.
SMALL GRAIN
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23
HOFFMAN PARAGRAPHS.

Prof, Mosely arrived last Thurs
day. Glad to have lin back again.
School opened Monday with flatter-
ing prospects.
j. r. Skidmore was in our midst
last week, we were indeed glad to
see him. Never saw him wear a
happier smile He seems TO be
searching for a jewel of some kind
that he expects to find. CD
j. M. White, of Amarillo, was in
our midst Sunday.
Relus Potter, of Amarillo, was in
our community Saturday buying
cattle.
The series of meetings closed at
Paloduro Sunday evening with
good results, and great honor 10
God. Rev. J. T. Burnett is pastor
and has done good work for the
past year. and has been called
again. He is a veiy jealous and
earnest pastor trying TO keep his
church in perfect duty all the time.
i. Bro. Wesson, of Hereford, came in
Monday night and did the preach
ing during the meeting. He is an
able servant of God, filled with the
Holy Spirit and love in his heart.
There were Is conversions; 8 re-
stored TO the JOY of salvation and
IL additions TO the church. The
church has a membership of 81, for
which we are very thankful. Sew
eral came from Hereford and assist
ed in the meeting.
A mission collection of $04I5
was taken up Sunday morning be.
fore service.
Mr.. Fewel OF Auxvasee, Mo-, is
out here prospecting. He is we'll
pleased with this country.
IASSlE. ]
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23
CO=Lumber


Portions of last and this week
a News reporter in company
with the genial "piCture man,
M. ). Lusoy. was out in the
country taking scenes for ''The
Earth" a Santa Fe Journal,
published at Chicago. These
views will include a bunch of
cattle, milo maize, oats in shock,
a cotton field and other rural
objects. The new school build
ing is perhaps the only enc that
will go from town. These, to-
Z ether with a write-up of town
and county indorsed by the
Board of Trade, will appear in
thirty thousand copies of "The
Earth" which Will be read in
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and other
States of the North.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23

nips carrots, rhubarb, beans
peas, but why particularlze Tor
all garden truck does we'll
Randall county has all these
things cow and they'll last tili
winter. When vegetables be
come ''scarce" at FIT. Worth
they are always in plenty on
the Plains and it does look 10
the News that with a little effort
on the part of our citizens a
thriving business could be got
ten up in supplying the eastern
market. Right here IS where
the crying need of Farmers
Institute is indicated.
I.ater on the News will have
something to say about pure
bred stock, alfalfa and many
other things. This article be-
gan, you may say, with the cow
it closes with the bee. when
the Supreme Architect OF the
universe wanted to picture
country as above all others 1t
was painted as ga land flowing
with milk and honey, ana even
so is Randall county, and IN
fact the whole of the great
plains country. All must admit
the COW does we'll here and now
comes G.. W. Palmer, one or our
very best citizens, and makes
the following statement con-
corning bees:
Last year he purchased two
swarms and that this season
each OF them gave off three adj
ditional swarms, and all--judg-
ing from the weight of one the
News reporter was invited to
litt-are full of honey. Verify,
verify, the long. thought barren
wastes of the Lone Star State
is destined to become the corner
stone of its agricultural promi-
hence and future prosperity.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23

In Randall county, where
given the attention required for
success elseW here, small grain
wheat and oats-has done we'll.
This year owing to total alb
Sence of rain last winter and
early spring the grain crop was
a failure, but last year, said to
have been about average, the
Weld for wheat in Randall and
the adjoining counties of Deaf
Smith and Swisher, was over
twenty bushels per acre. These
are the figures given by those
who did the threshing. Few
oats were threshed but the crops
visited by News reporter were
good enough for anybody.
KAFFIR, MAIZE AND MILLETT.
These productions to which
might be added cane, grow to
perfection here. The output
for this year will average for
maize and ka fir about 80 bush
els of heads per acre and per
haps 3 tons of forage. Millett
and cane will fall some below
the general average for past
years, taken the county over,
and may not yield over u tons
per acre. Indian corn is not
generally planted but Randall
county has several fields this
year that will readily go over
% bushels per acre-not good
year for corn eitber-missed a
rain just when it needed it
worst.
COTTON
In Randall county this staple
is in the experimental stage
Just a few patches IN this year
for the first time. It's going to
do all right. 1t was an entirely /
new proposition and as it gen
orally happens our people, most
of them, took to it in a kind of
half hearted way. A few how
ever, went right ahead and put
in patches" anyhow. One of
these, named because Of being
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23
!. w. Mcclure.

The News is authorized TO an
nounce |. w. Mcclure as a candi-
date for County Commissioner Of
precinct No, ). Mr., Mcclure is a
staunch citizen with a good level
business head and will make a
worthy successor to the present
excellent commissioner, T. F. Gille-
land, who, it is said, has declined to
serve longer in that capacity.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23
CANYON CITY NEWS.
GEO. A. BRANDON, Prop.
WALTER X. BRANDON, Editor,

The farmers over the county are
bringing into town some nice Speci
mems OF their products and one Of
just recent occurrence is worthy Of
special mention, that OF several
heads of milo maize brought in by
Sam Lotion from his place one
mile west of town and placed on
exhibition at Buie & Rollins real
estate office. The specimen is
hard to beat in any mans country.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23
Cured of Lame Back After
Is Years OF Suffering.

al had been troubled with lame
back for fifteen years and found
complete recovery in the use of
Chamberlain'S Pain Balm," says
John q. BiSher, Gillian, Ind. This
lnlment is also without an equal
for sprains and bruises, 1t is for
sale by S. Y. Writ, Druggist.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23

While Mrs. Stoddard was here a
local w. c. I. u. was organized
with the following officers elected:
Mrs. }. K. Dean, president, Miss
May Lar, secretary and Miss Ber-
tina Wallace, treasurer. Quite a
number of members were enrolled
at the initial meeting.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23
RANDALL CO. PRODUCTIONS.

1t is not many years since
that Randall, as well as all the
other Plains counties, was one
vast cattle range. In that day,
which was just before the COM
ing of the Iron Horse, no cOun-
try on Gods green earth pre-
scented better opportunities at
less outlay to the stockman than
did the great Plains. Hlther
came the drifting cowman from
the Central and Southern por-
tons of the State. Here he
found a second land Of Goshen
and well did he keep the secret
until the advent of the railroad
wrested it from him. Then as
now this great plateau, marked
upon some maps as a barren
waste or desert, was covered
with a fine turf of the best flesh
producing grasses in the world.
With no ticks, ''creeps" I'M
known, few screw worms, and
pure cold water everywhere and
easy to get, especially since the
era of the bored we'll industry,
it proved to be then and is now
a paradise for mans most useful
animals-the horse, COW and
hog.
Dealing with the present, the
News will state some facts go
ing to prove what the native
grasses alone will show in the
way of beef production. These
facts are nothing more nor less
than the average weight of com
mon range cattle, at different
ages, shipped from this county,
this year, to the Kansas City
and other markets. The figures
are furnished by well known
local shipper and tell the fol-
lowing tale:
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-09-23
V EGETABLES.

Speaking of vegetables, a
short trip through the county
this week brought to the view
of a News reporter lots of gar
den truck. Carloads of water
melons weighing up to eighty
pounds and with a flavor that
would gladden. the heart of a
Brazos river niger, are laying
around thick-nO market for
'em. Cabbages, solid, crisp and
otherwis AL, lots of them tip
ping the beam at II lbs. and
over; beets, Irish and sweet pO-
tatoes, tomatoes, turnips, pars'