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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-28
Applies to Us Also.

T,ba Now. ,aalizas that thaDeo-
,la If 4 ,,r,.,,,org cnunfv are now
boo - face with very serious
I,ronositinn-the removal OF the
ST Ia ,ailroad track from
I3anLaodla IN Washburn and re-
1a,.;,1o !, f,.on Panhandle 10 Am.
aT;iln IF o,IT, naonIa make prop
o.. affo,.+ [rahava no fe9rwhatayar
ri tho ,.asulf. if they rest quietly
~ thai,, homes and do nothing 10
,.a+aiD What of riobt belongs to
.hor, +ban eha,- mist avnect to
In.a TLnra - M onastjon bnt
u-ba+ q la,.ga majority ~ mo -- ron
,.esantatiyo--.,-,,..r-,' or,nGsad to the
/ ,.,,,.-',,-,,.;,,a;,,I -, inEoIyad that *
81 -. l,i l5- ,lI(, ru If railroad
.-ie 1,i,,, hean bnilt and Is
-carialIv foI. no public GOOD but
solely in the interest of one town
to the detriment OF another me
.,,,4 q, daIorro+i,,,
l4e,!., w ,,y - at i, citi1ens t6 Ans
tin to DroDerlv present the case
to our lawmakers. To do this it
is essential that there be concert
OF dGtioA' . Gp liIe lieGs,1d fa,.
,. ), II r lIi tara and I'd hotel bills, As
every taxpayer and every loyal
citizen OF Armstrong county IS
interested III TINS matter II mus
nol " leIl loi 'ils ~ -" ~ 40 Ja his
, D1l A9stin yin he flooded with
representatives from Amarillo
and our people must be up and
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-28
Nc,r Yeur,. on the Gnnecs.

To know whether one viii o-,iiv2 The
year Is almost universally regarded as
very Gle rablc piece of knowledge.
and to acquire it the men ana women
OF different nations resort to various
strata@ems 70 compel fate to stand and
deliver The dweller ay the Gauges
lights a tiny rush candle and fixes it
upright Oh Il bit Of board which he
launches on The waters Vt the sacred
stream II it remains alight until lie
can count III, the perfect number, he
regard his prospects as good for the
year. If it goes out the omen is unfa-
yorable. He gives himself the benefit
of expedition, TOO, for instead Of count
Ing in pr3saic lashion-One, two. three,
four-iu the Old slow style, he counts by
leaps and JJuuds-fvc, ten, fifteen,
twenty. twenty-five, thirry-aud thus
take advantage Of the Pickering can
die and hucruating wave and increases
his length Of days by the glibncss of
his tongue.-Hittsburg Press.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-28
watching the old Year out.

Watching the old year out has been
a common custom in many lands In
most countries it assumes with the Sc
ri0us minded the phase Of devotion. In
many countries where Roman Catholi-
cisu is the prevalent form Of faith the
year is begun with midnight masses.
Among the Greek Catholics the same
usage prevails. 1t declined in the
Church Of England, but was revived
by several Of the dissenting bodies, the
watch night Of the MethOdists being
merely modification of the once gen
eral practice. Among the conyiyially
inclined, however, watch night Is tax
en- anything but seriously, and the new
year is welcomed with such signs Of
rejoicing as % one who did not under
stand the customs would seem to indi-
cate that an men were heartily tired Of
existence AMI glad to see their years 90
by as speedily as possible.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-28
TIE NEW YEAR m JAPAN.
The DAY When the Mil,aGo Has to
Oct n at > O'Clock.

Oct n at > "'Ilock.
QUAINT and curious New Year GUS
toms exist ia Iauau. where III. Isl oi
january commence, with % r.,.riOus
festival celebrated at in the morn.
ing. At tia. time the Uibado. dressed
in Japanese costume. proceeds from
the palace. followed by hi, deputies mr.
rayed in auo eut style AMI the foreign
diplomats III reElIia dress. lie enters
a SmaI. JuAaMg or temple u,.-,gatcs
himself to the east wet, u..,a AMI
south and all present pray f., the
prosperity Of the nation
Later at ceremonial breakfast the
emperor and empress receive their
family ana court for three hours the
rooms being tArongcd. IT the nypila-
ton Of that time the real wear begins,
and formal luncheon is served from
which each guest is expected TO take
cup and saucer as 4 souvenir
Among the people the earth and
heaven are pr3pitiated by offerings Of
rice and vegetables. and s,i.s Of
red paper are pasted Oh the doors as
a sign of good luck. This color /. used
exclusively save in cases where a
death has occurred within year,
when blue paper is used .-.@tEad Of
red The DE- ends with people still
salutiug each other and attending the
plays ut the theaters, whore gorgeous
....
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-28
CAR SHORTAGE PLEA no GOOD.


Recent Investigations touching
the plea Of car shortage" now
being put forward by the rail
roads goes to show that they
have been misleading the people.
At Kansas City alone there are
said to be banked up on the yari-
Gus yards over 1000 empty freight
cars. Topeka shows over 300
empties, Springfield, Mo, 30.
Wichita $50 and 50 on all along
down the line empties on almost
every siding. \ special from
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-28
NEW YEARS GREETING.

The year 1906. just departing,
has been a prosperous one for
our country generally and espe-
cially so for the Texas Panhan-
die. No portion of the Panhan
die has proSpered more than the
Plains country and no part Of the
Plains more 80 than has Canyon
City and Randall county.
Good crops have been made;
crops, especially small grain,
which have not only demonstrate
ed the great natural fertility of
our soil but lis special adaptation
to the successful growing Of
wheat Twenty bushels average
the county over for 1898 and
twenty-five for 1906, with some
fields making a record Of over
forty bushels per acre. Other
crops have also yielded well, cat
tie have done fine and fat hogs
are plentiful.
All these things mentioned are
not new to Plains people. they
are used to them. but the outside
world has caught on" and a
general advance in land values
has been the natural conse-
quence. Inside of this good
year. 1906. Randall county land
has trebled in price and still the
rise j. on and from all appearan-
ces on to stay.
This upward tendency in the
country has affected the town.
such things always do. and Can
yon City during 1906 has about
doubled its population. Substan-
tial residences, many of them,
have been erected all over town:
others are being started and
more yet are contracted for In
the way of business houses brick
and concrete are rapidly taking
the place OF lumber; four large
bricks are now nearing compile
ton. one concrete was just begun
last week and three more are
waiting on the contractors II
fact il las been prngresssII alon
every line; lla .l.EaeT has been pIen-
gore ing we
-l1t say, and labor. both skilled
and unskiled, has found steady
employment and at good wages.
Yes, 1906 has been a good year,
d fat year, and from present in
dications 1907 VIII be one of equal
profit to the country generally.
The News has several reasons
for this prediction among which
are the excellent condition of the
fall sown wheat and the almost
positive assurance we have Of
large Immigration OF practical
farmers from the middle states
this winter and spring. There
are other reasons equally as po-
tent but those given already are
sufficient for the time.
And 50, thankful for the bless
ings of l906and with faith in this,
our Plains country. strengthened
by its experience The News con
fdently looks forward to 1901 for
a year Of even greater and better
things. Such is the retrospect
Of The News editor as the sands
OF 1906 are running low and so
with praises TO God from whom
all blessings flow he heartily
extends TO each Of The News
readers the old time honored
greeting
4 II.,.g.,- r,rf- [-y-..
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-28
Lille JOil1uJ'S
Resolutions

"a TEXT Tuesday i'll be N,w Year,
u day."
L Y Said Little Dohrny Lake.
Some restrictions, nom de-
clares,
really ought to make.
Mons PROMISED to stop gossiPin',
An SO has Sister Sue.
guess III rcsolute bit.
Les see-what shall | Cot
"l'll resolu,e, guess, to quit
A>spIttin' kindiin' woodi
Then pop ii! have 10 d. that work,
Like fathers always should.
An then, while I'm ardoin' it,
I'll reso!ule TO quit
The Sunday school, Ter coin thera
With ne don't make uo hit.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-28

I'D like to resclu;e some way
To git myself 6oati
want butt.A' billy ram
With whiskcrs on his throat
An then I'll resolute, guess.
To beat up Tommy llunti
He's took an stole my girl frum me.
The doggonc little runtI
II reckon that's enough Ter me
To resolutc jist nowi
AT any rate, I'll make tho, do
It's plenty, anyhow.
! Les see-l start on New Years day.
Well, that amt very fur.
Won't nom be ticklcd when she finds
How well I've minded herr
Denver Post
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This Office will pay 3 cents per
pound for n limited quantity oiclean,
white cotton rags.
Have you seen The many new
Dishes and Glassware at the
Canyon Hardware Co?
The Alaska prospector., 1906-12-20
The Northern saloon. formerly

The Northern saloon, formerly operated by Wm. Blackwell, has been purchased by Little A Co.,, and will be continued under the name of the Commcrcc. The sale was consumn ated Saturday, the now ownsrs taking immediate possession, Mr. Lit,le. of the firm IS we'll known here, having been a resident of Ellamar for several years,
 The loonl telephone system will De out of commission until new switchboard can be received from the States, which will be on the next boat to leave Seattle.
 The Shelikoff left Sunday morn ing for trip to Ellamar and Orca She will ,eturn Tuesday.
 Blankets in different weight and qualities also large stock of Colnforters may be found at Levys.
 There were number of petty thefts and attempted robberies last night. The increase in this kind of work will cause the people of the town to take summary meas ures to teach the thievlng ele- ment that Valdez Is a poor pla ce to practice in.
 There has been 20 many attempts at house breaking lately that many of the citizens are taking their val uables from their houses and stor- ing them in the vaults of the banks and mercantile houses.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-12-20
Quiet Wedding,

William M. Ethical and Miss Winnie Aahbv were united in marriage at the home of the hride's mother Saturday evening, Dec. l3, at 10 o'clock. There were no invitations issued, on,v the families of the contractina parties being present. Rev, Taylor was the officiating clergyman.
 The young couple are well known in Valdez, the groom hay ing been here for several years as manager of the Copper River Lun- Der Co.,, and the bride who is sister of Mrs. A. l.. Levy, spent ! portion of last year visiting here, They are universal favorites with all who know them and have tho best wishes of everyone, THE PRos- rEcroR extends congratulations.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-12-20
Wm. Lewis was an outgoing pmx-

senxer on the Saratoga. He hes been in this section for eight years and has decided to return home to south Dakota to visit his people,
 John Scharl has started for Tan ana with six dog team and a load of fresh eggs He left this morn ing.
 Capt, Armstrong, who has been developing a group of copper claims at Fleming Spit. near Orcx, went to the States on the Saratoga. He IS going out to purchase machinery for working the claims on large scale. Mr Armstrong had with him about five tons of fine ore from his property, some of which runs as high RE $115 to the ton. 1t contains bornite, glance and some native copper. This property was located in the fall of 1899, but ite value was not known until this year.
 The Flirt arrived last night from down the Sound with 12 passcn- gers.
 Miss Dougherty entertained party of friends a, her home veg terday evening.
 C. T. Brooks, who was taken to Seward on the last trip of the Dora from 1lliamna, had an operation performed and is recovering rapid ly. Mir Brooks was formerly com missioner at Sunrise, and is now interested in 8 copper bonanza near Lake Clark.
 George Meals has been quito i'll this week. He has been confined to his bed for several days
 Sausages.
 We have in stock German Ham Sausages, Balony, Blood Sausage, Liver Sausage and Frankfords, at Valdez Market. Phone 29,
 Dan Kennedy's stage will leave for Fairbanks tomorrow. He is taking a load Of freight and will return immediately with passen- gers.
 Hair brushes, bath brushes, clothes brushes, nail brushes, tooth brushes, finest goods, lowest prices at Owl Drug Co.
 From Tuesdays Bulletin
 One of the Orr & Go. stages is due this evening with six passen. gers.
 Seven teams arrived this morn ing from the Tanana
 The Shelikof sails for Seattle Dec. 20. Sho will carry no pas sengers but will take mail.
 COAL COAL W. H. Bush agent, or Copper River Draying Co.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-12-20

The mercantile department of the V B. * M O., is at stand, still until the details of reopenins and the insurance matter is set tied. An announcement of future plans will be made in few days.
 F. M Brown moves into his new law offices in the Copper block today.
 All of the baggage of the guests of the St. Elias was saved.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-12-20
OF LOCAL INTEREST
From Fridays Bulletin.

lnto warehouse of the V. R. &, N. Co,, but as they struck < build ing which contained nothing but Yukon stoves, did not steal any thing. There have been number of cascs of this kind during the past few weeks, and plans are now being made to capture the offend CTS m case there Is 6 repetition of tine stealing.
 Dr. Whiting and wife came up from Eyak on the Saratoga They Ill remain in Valdez this winter.
 Chas. Cowell eame out from Copper Center this week, and will probably y be in town for a number oi weeks. He shipped in load of supplies for Copper Center with the Crittenden teams which left this morning.
 Levy x Go. have received a full line of the justly famous Strong & Garfield Trail Shoes. Buy none ether If you want your moneys worth.
 From Saturdays Bulletin.
 The Saratoga arrived this fore noon from the westward She was delayed considerably v by bad weather, encountering heavy snow storms and thick weather all the way from Seward
 F. NJ. Brown will open a law of flee in the Copper block. The partnership heretofore existing be- tween Mir. Brown and Edlnu4:d Smith has been dissolved by mt tua] consent.
 Paul Jorgenson registered a: ;he St. Elias yesterday fl tom Fairbanks.
 T. w. Blakncy. who has been at Fidalgo bay for some time, super intending development work on bis copper property, leaves today en the Saratoga for business trip to the States. He has five men employed on his property and will keep them a; work all winter. The claims are showing up well.
 Bert Carvey, who has been at Orca for some time, returned to town today,
 Mir. and Mrs. Hotace Beach were arrivals from Seward on the Saratoga.
 The Saratoga leaves for the south at : o'clock this evening.
 Oscar Fish goes to he States on the Saratoga.
 Several teams Belonging to Crit tenden & Miller left this morning with freight for points along the trail. Mir, Crittendeu will start tomorrow on trip SIS far as Paxton's roadhouse.
 Geo. Tiffany, with an outfit of supplies for the Teikhell road house started over the trail this morning.
 From Mondays Balletin
 The Sheiikofi left Seward at six yesterday afternoon and arrived here at 10 this morning.
 The office 1f the A. c. Co. has been moved t0 new quarters in the
The Alaska prospector., 1906-12-20
From Mondays Bulletin

The SheiikofI left Seward at six yesterday afternoon and arrived here at 10 this morning.
 The office uf the A. c. Co. has been moved to new quarters in the Copper block, with entrance on Broadway,
 The E5aratoga finally got away last night abou' midnight. No other boa will leave nero until the first of shc year
 Allegre!ti famous chocolate creams trssh s1 every steamer. owi Dfag Oo,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-30
ANOTREH DEADLY NINE EXPLOSION.
Ten Men Known TO Be Dead, Score Hort
and Many are MISSING.

Ten men are known to be dead,
twenty-five injured and from twenty
five to seventy-five missing and be-
lieved to be dead, as the result Of
an explosion of gas in the shaft of
the Century Coal Company, at Cen
fury, small mining town situated
so miles south of Fairmont, West Yir-
ginia, on the Bellington and Buck
hanon branch, of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
The explosion took place at 4:30
Thursday afternoon, but owing to the
telephone wires being put out Of com
mission by high winds details are
lacking.
The Century mine, which is owned
by Shaw Brothers of Baltimore, Md,
is one of the largest Independent op-
erations in northern West Virginia.
Over ESQ men are employed daily in
the shaft, and had the explosion been
an hour earlier the loss Of life would
have been appalling.
AS it was, there were but few
remaining in the shaft, the main body
Of the miners having quit work for
the day. The giant fan, which fur
nishes air for the shaft, was partially
wrecked by the force Of the explosion,
but was repaired Immediately and
within an hour after the accident q
relief gang was at work in the mine.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-30
MORE TROUBLE
WITH FILIPINOS
Treacherous Rebel Band Take Con-
Stabulary BY Surprise,
PRETENSE AT SURRENDER
Leaders Of PuIajaneS Lined Up for Pho
tographs and then Brought Guns
Into Play.

A Manila special says: According
to adyices received Sunday, the re-
cent fight at Magtaon, Samar, between
the constabulary and Pulajanes was
the result of base treachery on the
part of the natives. AS & result of
the fight thirty Pulajanes were killed
and sixteen of the constabulary were
killed and wounded.
dispatch received from Captain
Jones of the constabulary at Magaton.
says that or March % Governor Cur
ry, Judge Lobinger and Superintend-
ent OF Schools Hoover arrived there
and camped over night near the Pula-
james.
The presence Of the officials was
made known to the rebellious natives,
and their leader announced that he
would surrender his force the next
day AS a result of this promise the
Americans returned to the town of
Magtaon, accompanied by Colonel
Aguilar, a Pulajane chief.
The next day, Saturday, four chiefs
of the Pulajanes with over one hun
dred men and fourteen guns appeared
at Magtaon, and lined up in front of
the constabulary barracks Between
the barracks and the Pulajanes stood
the group of American officials.
One of the chiefs expressed a wish
that his party be photographed in the
act Of surrendering, and Superintend-
ent Hoover, in compliance with the
request was adjusting his camera
when the Pulajanes leader blew
whistle and gave an order to advance.
The entire party Of natives thereupon
rushed upon the American officials,
who escaped to the Magtaon river, and
swan to the opposite bank
When the treachery of the natives
was apparent the constabulary imme-
diately opened fire and a fierce fight
ensued, in which the constabulary
gained a decisive victory The Pula-
james were chased to the mountains,
but the pursuers lost more guns than
they captured
The Americans were later found
with the exception of Governor Curry.
He was last seen being chased by Pu-
lajanes, and it is now believed he
is hiding in the dense brush in that
locality.
Three hundred constabulary are now
on the trail Of the fugltlyes and
searching for Governor Curry.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-30
MOODY AFTER LYNCHERS.
Attorney General Preparing TO Invoke
Federal Power to Punish Chatta-
nooga Citizens.

A Washington special says: Util-
izing every instrumentality at the COM
mand of the department of justice, At
torney General Moody will push for
ward with all possible vigor and dis
patch an investigation into the Chat
tanooga lynching with a view to the
punishment of the lynchers.
For the first time we now have q.
national lynching, one which the fed
eral government must and will pun
ish,'' the attorney general is quoted
as saying. ct is the theory of the
department of justice and of the SUI
preme court justices that Ed John
son, the negro lynched, was in the
charge of the federal government, be-
ing under the protection of an order
of the supreme court of the United
States. Acting upon that assumption,
orders have been sent the federal Of
ficials of Tennessee to make a full
aud complete investigation, using the
force Of the United States marshal,
and any ether force deemed neces-
sary for this purpose"
In the opinion Of the officials this
movement is of great Importance. All
previous efforts to have the federal
authorities interested in Iynching
cases have proved futile because the
punishment of lynchers mas been in
the hands of the state courts and
state authorities. This case, in the
opinion of the department of justice,
clearly opens the way for the federal
government to take a hand, and the
steps already taken show it's purpose
to do so.
A Knoxville, Tenn, dispatch says:
General J. R. Penland, United States
district attorney, Thursday morning
received an anonymous letter through
the mails in which he was severely
criticised for saying that he thought
that the lynching of the negro Ed
Johnson at Chattanooga was not JUS
tilted and that the sheriff of Hamit
ton county had been negligent. The
letter was mailed in Knoxville, and
was we'll written.
The district attorney is warned
against proceeding in the interest Of
the government, and is told that IF
you know yourself, you will let the
thing alone. That niger was guilty
and had made a confession that he
was, and what do you want to inter
fere for? The state courts, like that
in Knox county, that of the whole
state and of the United States, are
corrupt, and the people have got to
take the affairs in their hands"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-30
DECISION cAusLs DISAPPOINTMENT.
Administration Does Not Relish Turn Tsken
10 Case OF Packers.

A washington dispatch says: The
administration is greatly distressed
over the decision in the packers case
at Chicago, and makes no secret of
the fact.
Not only is Attorney General Moody
convinced that there is small hope in
taking an appeal in the case Of mem
bers of the so-cailed beef trust who
were acquitted in Chicago but the
belief is strong that if the decision If
Judge Humphreys holds good, there
is no prospect of obtaining the con-
vietion of any individual promoter OF
monopoly if he or his associates have
made any disclosures to Mr.. Garfield,
commissioner of corporations.
Mr. Garfield has been active In
number of different lines along which
the administration has expected to
push prosecutions under the antitrust
law. Under the decision Of the court
at Chicago immunity has. voluntarily,
as it were, been won by a great many
of these alleged violators of the law.
For the decision of the court is that
whether these men have sought inn
munity or not, immunity flows 70
them under the terms Of the act un-
der which the bureau of corporations
have been operating
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-30
POLITICAL PART
FOR WORKMEN
GomperS Asserts Party Of Labor
VIII Take the Field.
IGNORED LONG ENOUGH
Remedy is Wantei to Allay Existing
DemOralized Conditions, Says Had
OF Labor Federation.

The executive council of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor spent some
time in washington Thursday dis
cussing the replies of President Roose-
welt and Speaker Cannon to the bill
Of grievances presented to them and
to President Pro TEN. Frye, of the
senate Wednesday, regarding legisla-
tion affecting labor interests.
MI Gompers said that the conclu-
ding paragraph in the memorial
meant exactly what it said. That is
if congress fails to remedy the griev-
ances, the organization will appeal
direct to the people.
In ether words, he said the Fedora
ton of Labor will enter the field of
politics and urge organized labor to
elect men of their own choosing and
thus have a personal voice in the gov
eminent,
There will be further discussion of
the situation by the members of the
council, among when remarks of the
president and Mr.. Cannon have made
a deep impression.
Mr.. Gompers insists the council is
in the right regarding the statements
set forth IN the bill Of grievances, that
it has abundant proof Of the repre-
sensations made and that the condi-
r n; In is
the best proof OF its contentious.