The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-12
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TUESDAY.
Mrs. Ousley Dcad.--Airs. Ousley
who has been at the sanitarium for
some time did this morning. Her
condition had been very serious for
several days and her death had been
hourly expected.
boy Breaks Arm.--Tho seven year
old son OF G. W, Words, west OF town
foil while at play yesterday and broke
the two bones OF his forearm. Drs.
Patton aud Glst reset the fracture
which IS serious enough 20 keep tho
little follow IN close quarters for
several weeks.
Cattle on Feed. Popham q Sow
der have $50 heifer yearings and
lb0 2-year-old steers on feed at tNeir
Yards near Amarillo. They may fin
ish the cattle for market here, II
conditions encourage IT, Feeding
cattle az this time OF the year is a
new departure for the Panhandle.
Baby Swallows Laudanum. The
little child OF Mr. and Mrs. G. II.
Hilton. 80 Cleveland street, got hold
OF laudanum bottle yesterday and
swallowed most Of the contents be-
fore n was discovered. Quick work
On the part OF the physicians stopped
the work OF the drug and the child
IA now out OF danger.
Engineer Hurt.--Engineer Shaugh-
messy suffered a badly sprained leg
Sunday In an accident which might
easily have cost him his life. HIS
engine, one OF the big "battleships"
found a bad place in the track and
rolled over, sbaughnessey escaped
through the front window and Fire
man Lewis jumped clear without re-
ceiving any injury. shaughnessey
was brought here and is recovering
rapidly.
Dig Engine for WaterwOrks. The
work OF installing the big $50 horse
power engine at the waterworks mas
begun and workmon are sliding the
huge parts 10 their places on slslds
This engine is from the Allis- Chal-
mers factory at Milwaukee and rep
resents the highest perfection of It's
type. II will be some time before II
Is In running order, as the work bf
seetlng up such an engine is extern
sive. The fly wheel alone, which
comes in two sections weighs SO,-
900 pounds.
Fort Madison Sale Today.----At the
Western stockyards In Fort Madison
today, Judge Nelson is selling at
auction tho Panhandle feeders no has
gathered from various points. The
sale has been widely advertised and
will attract a large number OF farm
ers and stock feeders. The cattle
are yearlings and calves in prime con-
dillon and will be sold In lots TO
suit purchasers. They are well grad
ed and 1t Is expected that very salts
factory prices will be realized from
the sale. q
Independent Campaign, IS. p.
Coffee, chairman of the campaign
committee OF tho Independent ticket.
ls taking lay-off OF thirty days and
is looking over the field prepare
tory 20 opening an active campaign
for the entire ticket. The election
is just one month off and It is an
nounced that the Independent can
didates will announce in very few
days the dates etc. Of speaking ard
will at once begin work. The hide
pendents state that they are in nc
way discouraged in the matter, bpt
on the other hand, expect 20 elecr
at least a part of their ticket.
Especially Sweet Potatoes. MIR.
Puryear, VINO lives in Armstrong
county, fifteen miles southeast OF
Amarillo had wagon load of sweet
potatoes on the market this morrng
that made people sit up and take
notice. In the whole load there was
not potato that would weigh loss
than two pounds and a half and the
were much larger. One
which q purchaser weighed recorded
over eight pounds on the scales The
tubers were raised without irriga-
ton and Mr.. Puryear says the yield
per acre would reach $50 bushels.