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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-11-09
THIS APPLIES TO US.
Conditions about PIainveW Country
in hand of spectators Its ef-
fects and the remedy.

The following excellent article
is taken from the Plainview News
of last week and applies with
equal force to our conditions as
well as to theirs. That paper
says:
Are we, the people of Plain
view, Hale county and vicinity
satisfied with the present con
ditions of things? Are we con
tent to drift along as we are do
ing, with our lands owned by a
few individuals who hold them in
large tracts, with not enough
real farms in all the country to
raise The potatoes, cabbage and
other vegetables which the com
munity consumes, with not
enough real stockmen, dairymen,
etc, to produce the beef, pork,
butter, eggs, and other farm pro-
ducts required to supply the
needs of the people who live here
now, to say nothing OF those
whom we are expecting to come
to populate the city we arc plan
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-11-09

But little thought is needed to
see that what is required to
change the condition of things is
to give real farmers from the
older settled States Il chance to
settle here and pat these fertile
lands under genuine cultivation.
They will raise vegetables for US
in prodijal abundance; they will
produce meats and other farm
products in lavish quantities,
while the manifold needs which
this great increase in our pOpu-
lation will bring into our midst
will make business for our mer-
chants and professional men and
enable us to build city here on
these beautiful plains that we
will have reason to be proud of.
Think Of the absurdity, yea
worse, of the merchants of Plain
view having to send to places in
Colorado, five or six hundred
miles away, for the potatoes and
cabbage necessary to supply this
small community. Farmers can
obtain from S1.00 to $50 per
bushel for potatoes here in the
local market, but even at these
prices which are from two to
four times what these vegetables
sell for in Eastern and Northern
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-11-09

cannot be maintained. The only
way the present owners can
realize present values on these
lands is by selling them to the
only class of people who can and
will put them into cultivation
and make them productive.
Now we have a suggestion to
make to the fortunate present
holders of the titles of the lands
in this region. We want you to
take course that will make you
the most money, that will enable
you to realize the greatest profit
from your lands. Do not seek
for a speculatOr to whom you
can sell the whole body of land
that you own, who will buy it to
make a profit on it by selling it
w SOIllcOllc clSc uU dill tttlNdllCCd
price. Do not sell the whole of
any section to any one man. Di-
vide every section into four or
more parts and sell one quarter
out of each section to some man
who will make farm of it. It
will Immediately be put into cul-
tivatiOn, and as soon as it is brOk-
en- up and producing good crops
which will make showing of
what it is capable of raising.
The remainder portion of the
section will be worth more than
all that you now have is, and you
will have in the bank the addi-
tional money realized by the sale
of the first quarter section.
Then sell the remaining quarters
one at a time, as each quarter
section of the block that is de-
veloped will greatly enhance the
value of the remaining ones.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-11-09
ing to build?

These are plain questions, but
the conditions existing here to-
day warrant the asking of them.
If a real farmer, an actual cult
vator of the soil, comes here and
wants to buy forty, eighty, or
one hundred and sixty acres of
land to develop into a genuine
farm, can he buy ii: He will be
button-holed by a dozen of land
agents who will have sections
and multiples Of sections Of wild
prairie to sell him, but he dOesn' t
want such a great tract Of earth.
He can not till so much. He
wants a farm of suitable size to
cultivate and make every acre
produce something better and
more profitable than the wild
curly mesquite grass which nat
ure planted on these broad plains.
He wants to raise stock on these
cultivated products of his farm
which can be shipped direct to
Kansas City without first going
to Eastern Texas or Oklahoma or
Kansas to be fattened for market.
And in the great majority OF
cases he expects with the aid of
his family to do the most Of the
work on the farm himself
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-11-09

All kinds of Racket Goods
School supplies and Confection-
cry at Wilson'S. Try us.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-11-09

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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-11-09

Wanted-A position as sales
man in Dry goods or general
store, or as assistant bookeeper.
Several years experience; grad
uate of Hills Business College.
Address,
N. H. Hilyard,
Rogers Texas.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-13
1t Pays to Advertise.

Two or three weeks ago, the
Farmers Milling Company adver-
tised for macaroni wheat in the
Inter-Ocean,. and, last Monday,
they telephoned to take the adver-
tisement out, that they had all
the macaroni wheat they wanted.
Here is direct proof of the value
of the Inter-Ocean as an adver-
Using medium. We call the at
tention of the readers of the paper
to this fact, that they may act.
without hesitation when they want
to reach the public. 4
This is one of many instance
we might cite to prove the value
of our paper. We usethis because
of the prominence of the Farmers
Milling people, to whom we refer
for the history Of the transaction.
We do not wish to conceal the
fact that we are speaking a good
word for ourselves. We wish the
people of Ramsey county to ap-
preciate the fact that there is a
paper to which they can go and
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-13
A Man OF Genius Among Us.

It is with great pleasure that we.
notice growing appreciation Of
the great violinist, Skovgaard,
WHO'S living at Chautauqua with
his friends. The artist kindly
plays selection or two whenever
the program would suggest his ap-
pearance. At first his numbers
were indifferently received, but
his work grew upon the people.
until no one now can take his
place. We are not at all anxious to
figure in the role Of prophet, butwe
are willing to say that if Skovgaard
has the devotion to his work which
his ability justi6es, he may be.
come an impressario Of the very
first water. He has the emotion
al nature, and he has the power Of
Interpretation, which genius alone
can claim, and if he will conse-
crate himself to his profession
nothing can prevent him from be-
coming a master.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-13
The Legacy of War.

The average man and woman do
not appreciate the fact that the
great debts Of the world are the
result of war. At the present time
the world can not, and never will,
pay its debts. Most of the nations
are simply funding and refunding
their debts, changing their credit
ors and their rate Of interest and
borrowing what they can. The
people are bowed to the earth with
the burden they carry, and all be-
cause they are paying interest on
debts incurred by old wars and
taxes to sustain armies and navies.
At the present time each nation is
trying to Guido every other other
nation in magnitude of armament
and size Of army. Men who re-
feet are giving every encourage
ment to the sentiment that war is
"hell," and that the military spirit
should be discouraged. 1t is true,
there will have to be uniform re-
duction of ornaments and armies
by the. principal nations of the
world. That is feasible. Anoth-
er generation or two will bring
about this much to be desired end.
In bringing about a sentiment
favorable to the methods of peace
on oh indiuid11o1 cbo,,]d fool n 70
sponsibility. Stand up for an
advisory congress at the Hague,
and the bringing of all disputes Of
an international character before
it. Talk to your neighbor of the
woeful heritage Of war, and the
brutalizing influences of every
thing connected with it. Upon
this quiet method we must rely for
the sowing of the seed for the
harvest Of peace yet to come.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-13

aska until the public has found
out the villiany Of that claim. will
need some other high sounding
charge to tickle the tinpanum Of
the ears Of the politically incredu-
5lous, What will il Der Since
they must have carriorl. would it
not be an excellent idea to tether
out some of their sanctihed lead
ers out in the open, whore their
unthinking followers may see them
as they really are. They had bet
ter do it, forit will be done. lie
they think this fight is over, they
will find out their mistake. 1t will
be over when they are done for.
That flag. and those who bore it,
are a disgrace and a menace to the
commonwealth Of North Dakota.
Their complete submergence is
their just desert; the deep, dark
tarn Of oblivion their abiding
place; protoplasmic pap their
ration, and an eternity Of years in
which to grow an appreciation of
the enormity of the crime Of mis-
leading their fellow men, their
merciful provision. Differences
of opinion we can tolerate, and
even enjoy, but a design, with
malice aforethought, and in sell
fshness conceived, to destroy the
character of a brother is unforgive-
able. That is the sin with which
we charge the insurgents. It is
that crime for which they will
have to answer, and the only
satisfactory answer will their ex-
piring gasp.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-13
Victory or Defeat on a Mo-
Compromise Basis.

We go to press just as the con-
vention at Jamestown is seriously
getting to work. We do not fear
for the outcome. for there is moth
ing to do but to nominate a good
ticket and go home. That there
will be an insurgent on that ticket
we do not believe. Nor should
there be one. If they had fought
an honorable fight, or if they had
an issue of Importance, we would
favor division of the honors with
them. But they have no claims
upon the Stalwarts under either
position. They claimed that Alex
Mckenzie looted a mining proper
ty of Alaska, which they knew he
did not do. They also claimed
that because of this alleged looting
the state administration should be
discredited, a claim whose irrele.
vancy should have branded the
whole insurgent movements as a
farce. Upon these claims they
went to the people, and it will
forever remain a reflection upon
the intelligence of the voters of
North Dakota that SO many of
them could be led by designing
Office seekers of such mediocre
ability. We would enjoy being
generous to a foe, but under the;
circumstances, to acknowledge the
political existence Of those in
surgents would be an unspeakable
humiliation. They are wrong.
They have always been wrong.
They never will be right. Why
admit their existence upon the
earth I? #
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-13
The EEK
Never Compromise with q Cow
s afdly Enemy,

In the struggle between the In
ssurgents and the Stalwarts in
North Dakota, there has come to-
light no reason why there should
be any attempt at reconciliation
or compromise. No plan, policy
or principle has been shown to be
at issue. The republican party
has administered the affairs of the
state in a businesslike way. This
has not been denied by the most
rabid insurgent. The insurgents
have made a fight for the offices.
They have not been brave enough
to come out and state what they
wanted, but, on the other hand,
have waged a war Of nasty SANDER
by insinuation aud inuendo. They
have in the most unjust way pos
sible, abused Alexander Mckenzie,
whose only crimeywas to obey. one
court while disobeying another.
1t is q matter of record that mot
one dollar of property was ever
taken by Mr.. Mckenzie. It is a
matter of record that every dollars
worth of property was accounted
for in a businesslike way. He, as
we say, obeyed one court upon the
advice of his lawyer, and the court
of superior jurisdiction held him
for contempt, until President Nc
Kinley, at the solicitation of his
attorney general, and after the
case had been argued, revoked the
Ubiquitous decree, and gave him
his liberty. These insurgents
have covered the state with the
most cowardly SANDERS, which if
they had been true, had no relev-
ancy to the matter of state govern.
ment, and could in no way be at u,
tached to the present incumbents
of Office in this state. After such
a wicked campaign by the insurg.
ents, we can not trust them to do
anything honorable. Their cow
ardly course has forfeited our re-
spect. They should be shown no
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-13
We Would Like to Meet Him.

Who is the health inspector Of
Devils Lake? He should get to
work and clean up the city. We
think this city is no particular
credit from sanitary point Of
view. There are places in the al
leys and on vacant lots that are
almost as bad as are to be found
in the suburbs of Constantinople.
Every pound of this refuse should
be carried to Gehenna, across the
tracks and west Of the city. There
it can be burned. It certainly
should not be allowed to tester in
the summers sun. 8 M h
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-13
Provide Early for Help on the.

The time for strenuous work on
the farms is nearly here. Our
people would do well to begin now
to provide for their help. Do not
wait till your wheat is ready to
harvest. before you look for help.
Write to the old home and to the
old papers in the East and tell
them Of the cheap rates given by
the railways and the opportunity
to look up the country while out
here, One letter from each com
munity would solve the problem Of
harvest help.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-13
4 Proposition to the Chau-
N. s tauQuanS.

Would it not be a good idea for
our Chautauqua people to provide.
for the discussion of international
Arbitration at the next years As
sembly? This Association is made
up of progressive people Of a.
humanitarian bent of mind, and in
no way could they show their
broad sympathies and progressive
ness than in providing for the con
slderation Of this great subject.
They would be surprised at the
number Of sympathisers they
would have. a..
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-13

Convention 2 Sc the priviIeg Of the
majority, and in dignifed way.
ignore those scandal mongers.
Let them 60. If necessary accept
defeat, but compromise. Never
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08

Following is D. w. K. e solution
to the problem in last weeks MIR
RoR: The horse he had left plus
the one he gave to get out, equals
one-half Of the number he had be-
for making his sales on the fourth
day. Two times that equals four
horses, plus one horse given to
enter equals five horses, the num-
Der he had before entering the
fair on the fourth day. Following
the same principle back, he would
have: Five and l equals 6, 6
times 2 equals IL, and this added
to 1, makes l3 horses before
entering the third day; and 10 and
] equals ID, IA times 2 equals %,
and this added to /, makes 20 horses
before entering the second day;
and 20 and | equals 80, 80 times 2
equals 60, and this added to l,
makes 81 horses to start with.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08
School Report.

The Deputy Warden's monthly
school report to Warden Wolfer,
for February, shows that interest
in the prison night school is still
being maintained by those in
charge and the pupils who attend
the sessions.
During the month just closed,
IL sessions we're held. The at
tendance at the opening session
was l73; average, ia; highest,
l76; and the lowest, liz. Thir-
teen pupils were excused tempo
rarily, and one was excused
permanently.
The voluntary attendance was
127, and AZ were compelled to at
tend. The discipline in the
schoolroom has been excellent,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08

Ar amusing incident occurred
last Monday at one of the ware
houses while loading car OF
Irvine. The track at this place is
on downhill grade, and the block
ing had moved from it's place.
The state teamster drove up with
big load of Irvine and commenced
to load the car from the opposite
side to the warehouse. While he
was busy passing in the ffty-pound
bales, the car began to move. The
teamster, who imagined his team
was getting away, frantioally rushed
for the reins, crying whoa, whoa,
as he went along. Those who saw
the incident had the laugh of their
lives. When the teamster realized
it was the car instead of his team
that was moving, he looked like a
little boy who has just lost his TOP
down 9 rathole.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08
Librarians Register.

The prison librarians report fol
the month of February shows that
about the usual number of books
were drawn from the library dur
ing the month. The total number
was 1920. There Is slight de-
crease in the number of those who
are seeking knowledge through
the medium of the library. The
number drawn during December
was 1872, and for January, 1856.
The books selected embraced
the following branches of liter
AZURE: Fiction, 1,341; Magazines,
342; History, 165; Science, 249;
Biography, So; Travels, 81; Poetry,
%; and Religion, 26.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08
GbautauQua meeting.

There was but one member alb
sent when the president called the
meeting of the local Chautauquans
to order last Sunday afternoon.
The roll-call was heartily respond
ed to with timely and pertinent
quotations, after which few
minutes were devoted to the trans
action of business. It was when
the amendment to the bylaws was
made motion that the storm came,
almost without warning. A coup
to lay the motion on the table
was lost by a vote of eight to
twelve. The amendment was then
passed by a good majority, but the
opposition, at this juncture, after
giving good reasons for such action,
succeeded in passing motion to
revise all the bylaws and to auth
orize the president to appoint a
committee of one to prepare and
submit the same to the circle as
early as possible. It fell to the
secretary to perform this task of
drafting, tho had it been grating,
it might have been more to his
liking. The matter having been
thus disposed of for the time be-
ing, the program was proceeded
with.
The first two numbers on the
program were in a humorous vein
and served we'll to provoke mirth
and general good feeling, and were
fitting antidotes for the earlier
part of the session. The other two
may deservedly be classed with the
best that have been read before
the circle. One because of it's
graphic description of the island
of Mindanao, it's people, ETC., and
the other for it's mastery defence
of universal peace, as we'll as for
the splendid manner of it's delivery.
The program is as follows:
Member of Glass D
Glass Report-"SOme Nonsense. ...
.ss.s.. .,.......... Member of Glass G
PIANO Solo .................. :. Member of Glass
Special Report indanao" Member of Glass A
Glass Report "Another Chapter of Universal
feace" Member of Glass
By order of the president the
meeting adjourned.
E. B. D.-SECRETARY.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08
Board Of Control.

The State Board of Control met
at the prison last Tuesday to
transact the regular monthly bus
mess of the institution. Only two
members were present; namely,
Hon. 0. B. Gould, and Hon. L. A.
Rosing. State Agent Barncard
was in attendance at the meeting.
Governor johnson arrived at the
institution shortly after dinner
and attended the meeting Of the
board, which was continued until
late in the afternoon. A large
number of men were before the
board, some seeking a parole and
others on business. Governor
johnson was keenly interested in
the proceedings and took part in
questioning the inmates who ap-
peared before the board. After
considering all the applications
for parole, the board granted seven.
Governor johnson is interested
in the site for the new prison.
The committee appointed by May
or Armson, reported and were in
consultation with the board and
Warden Wolfer. The committee
was granted another three days
in which to make a report.
Warden Wolfer's financial state
ment for February shows collec-
tions on twine notes, etc., to the
amount of 1874, 369.O3. The mis-.
cellaneous receipts amounted to
$9,735.28. Of this sum $3,8O2.O5
was received for convict labor in
Irvine plant; $4,628.65 from labor
in shoe shop, and $122.75 for visi-
tors fees.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08
Prison Population.

During the past week there were
three arrivals and three discharges.
Those discharged we're: w. E. O.,
54l4; j. r., 1886; and E. r. A.,
1881.
The population of the prison is
72O, distributed as follows: First
grade 5S7, second grade, 176 and
third grade 7.
The last register number is 1923.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08

1t is expected that the masons
will complete their job of putting
cement foundations under the
heavy machines in the Irvine de.
partment by next Saturday. They
constructed three in v, eleven in
A, and sixteen in D. All the
heavy machines now rest on solid
foundations; and are independent
OF the floor or the building.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08
American Expansion.
Continued from page one.

stepped nearer to Logan, then uttered
an exclamation of joy, for he stood
face to face with his old college
chum, Jack Rogers. Laying down
our knives and forks, the rest of
us sat and gazed at the scene. There
stood those young men, one half
Supplied with liquor, the. other with
tears streaming down his cheeks, hold
ing each others hands. Rogers, alias
Logan, seeing his sweetheart, said:
"Nellie, Pm glad that you married
Jack. I'm sure you're happy with him.
And well, I'm not like / used to be.
Life out here has changed me. And I,
too, am married married to the cups"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08

"A deep silence ensued. broken occa-
sionally by Nellie's s0bs.
Explanations followed. Billy had
witnessed, not the marriage of hiR
sweetheart, Nellie, but her sister.
When the stage pulled out of Cam p
Crook the following morning it carried
our friends toward civilization. "A few
days later Jake brought us tidings OF
the marriage of Nellie and Jack.
ERID.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08
TO INMATES.

For the information of new arrivals
and all others desiring to send The
MIRROR to friends we wish to say that
plying with the following rules: Write
out your own name, register and cell
number and send to this Office with name
and address of person to whom paper is
to be sent. Each paper must be kept
clean and folded in the same manner as
II is w %daI you receive IT ana placed IN
mates are requested to comply with this
order whether sending out a copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08
CHAPEL Services.

The following is the program of
the services held in the chapel,
Sunday, March 4th, Father Cor
coran officiating:
March-"A Little Boy Called Taps. Orchestra
Waltz-"Let's All Go Up to Maud's". Orchestra
Hymn-"COme, Thou Almighty King" 49,.
announcements. ........... ..COngregatlOn
OOAiPeuAO...... OOTcOTdn
Anthem-"HoSanna" Choir
Prayer FIR. COrcoran and Congregation
Gospel Reading FIR Corcoran
Sermon Observation-Disclosures. FIR. COrcOran
Hymn-"How Firm A Foundation.
$500. Congregation
March-"America Forever. Orchestra
PARK PROGRAM
March-"York City Post". b. F. Crumling
observation-disclosures Cadets. :. C. A. Wood
March-"The Exalted Ruler. r.. B. Hall