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Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

the old country were killed and d3S
injured. in this country .6l7 killed and
2G.334 injured A vital element in
the problem and new to II as far as
We know, is the Increased strain ON
tiaiumon, which Mr.. Phelps considers
IN connection with the number md
Increase of our accidents. We give
the figures of his table of percentage,
describing deeimals 1t covers the
decade ended with June. 1906. Trula.
men Is used ms meaning enginemep.
hremen, and conductors. For this de.
cade our Increase In tho number Of
passengers carried one milo was g5
per cent; Increase In passengers kill.
ed. 2l5 per cent: in passengers In
Iured. $40 per cent; increase 10 nun.
Der OF employees killed. SO per cent;
Increase in number injured, 100 pcr
cont Increased average strain on the
individual trainman by volume of traf.
iic Increase, both freight and pas.
senger, LOG per cent; increase in total
number OF trainmen, 6s per cont: In
crease Of average strain. measured by
average ratio of increase to each train.
man of number of tons OF freight and
number of passengers carried ono mile
~ per cont. MIR. Phelps is much i'm
pressed with this Increased strain on
the tralnmen as a factor in the in
crease Of accidents. More and more
work as his hgurcs show. is put on the
men, and Air. Phelps thinks that only
paiilstakIng inveatigation by the na.
tionm government will reveal what
an element this is In causing the
American Lead in Railroad Aoci.
dents (Which Is the title of his ar
ticlel.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

Indianapolis News.
An admiral paper on American rail
way accidents is that by Edward Bun
nell Phelps, in the November Worlds
Work. Mr.. Phelps thinks that we
have had loose statements and general
figures. bur outside OF technical jour
nails no scientific demonstration os the
subject, SO that II has not been sharp.
" vlsualized to the people, and hence
there has been no effective protest.
Years of study given to the subject
convince him that the hrsi requisite c
realization Of our lamentahle laclu OF
leadership In effort TO reform the evil.
The situation Is set out Tor the year
1903. that being the last for which
the writer could obtain complete fs
ures In all countries.
The number Of passengers killed in
railroad accidents that year In the
United statos TO each 100000 car.
ried was 81. in the United Kingdom.
l.3; In Europe at large, IA. The mum.
Der OF passengers carried in the
United Kingdom was one and three
fourths as many as In our country aid
on ono-nlnth the mileage, thereby
greatly increasing the density OF trar
iic and hence liability to accidents
Tho railroads OF the United Kingdom
killed one passenger 10 cvory 1861.
95G carried. while we killed one 70
every l,9ss7i5l carried For every
l.000,0oo passengers carried we In
iured Ills; the United Kingdom, 2.SG;
all Europe. 10. In train accidents
only for the years 19Ol!O5. we killed
for each I0o,0O0,000 passengers carried
sl.6i; In the United Kingdom IL was
l.27. In the number OF passengers SC
Injured for the same years To each 10.
100000 carried, with ny II was 1928;
in the United Kingdom. d.ss.
For the i've years ended with 1906
the number of passengers carried n
the United Kingdom was 1858 .e7G. fSt
Ton one-ninth our mileage). From "ac
cidents from trains. rolling stock. per
manent way" etc. there were killed
as; Injured. 1907. In this country II
the fve years ended with June. 1906
were carried s,5s9.O24. 1888. OF whicl
from the same accidents wore killed
1.12s: injured, 25,7o5.
! The osvs of suylnsss was worse. y
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23
uNIEoRM nlconcr LAM

trenton, N. j., Dec. 20.--The efflca-
cy OF the uniform divorce law proposed
by the national divorce congress-. to
which the governors of forty-one states
sent delegnt ,A. win soon he tested In
New Jersey. tho Legislature. of this
state having passed a statue In ac.
cordance with the recommendations OF
the congress. Tho new law, which is
the first practical result OF the ma
tional divorce congress. will 60 ilto
effect on the first of the year.
Under tho provisions of the act, a,
marriage may be annulled when It v
shown to have been void by reason Of
age. kinship, incapacity or living
wife or husband. Al absolute divorce
may be secured only on two grounds
inidelity or willful and obstinate Do,
| sertion for years. A limited divorce,
or separation, may be secured ppsn
PROOF or extreme cruelty That Is all
there is 10 the new law. Those Who
are merely incompatible or who have
found an affinity" will have to stny
married in New Jersey. and In other
states as well, II the efforts of tho
divorce reformers to spread the law
upon the statute books of other states
are successful. 1t is hoped by this
means TO do away with migratory di.
vorces--the going from ono state =,
another for the purpose Of taking uu
residence long enough to secure =
divorce on grounds not allowable In
the state OF original residence.
Friends Of the measure are jubilant
at Its coming adoption by New Jersey
and are hopeful that the results will
be SO satisfactory. In the way OF rs-
ducing the number Of divorces, ~ To
induce the legislatures OF other states
to pass such law. The antidivorce
crusaders state that there has been On
increase of nearly 100000 In the num-.
ber OF divorces granted In the United
States during the last two decades
over the previous twenty years. In
the past twenty years, It Is STATED,
there have been 100000 divorces in
this country. This state of AFFAIRS. tho
reformers al!ege, is due 10 the con-
hicting statutes In the various states
| and the ease with which divorces may
be secured In some of the states.
While the supporters OF the uniform
law believe that II affords no loop-
holes through which the unhapplly
married may escape. without adequats
reason. the opponents OF the statute
declare that II will serve no ussfn.
purpose and will only result in in.
creasing marital infdelity. Divorce
lawyers openly boast that horse and
wagon may be driven through the law.
In cases where husband and wife fnn-
tually desire divorce, II viii only
be necessary, II is pointed out. for the
husband to provide proof of infldel-
| ity, when the courts will be forced to
grant divorce to the wife. This 10
| notoriously done in states which per-
| NIT divorce only on the ground or
| adultery. An attempt TO prevent such
collusion was made In New York state
| by the passage Of law making adul-
| terry a crime, but II has already be-
come n dead letter. owing to the i'm
possibility OF securing evidence strons
enough to convict in a criminal case.
Evidence that will be accepted as proof
Of infldellty in divorce court has
never been considered by the courts
as sufficient TO convict of crime.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Frank =. Sargent. commission Of i'm.
migration. says immigration for year
ending June 10, 1907, surpasses all
previous records.
Six special free dispensaries for the
treatment Of consumption have been
established through the activity If the
Chicago Tuberculosis institute.
Governor Cummlns of Iowa makes
formal announcement OF his candidacy
for the United States senate to sue
coed Senator Allison.
State Senator Broderick has sold his
West Side saloon, Chicago. saying he
would rather quit gracefully than get
run over by the Sunday closing move
ment
After a tour OF the European cont
nent In search Of health, Mrs. Rather
inc Tingley, lender in the Theosophis 81
school, returned to New York on boar
the steamer Lucania.
No attempt is made in New Yorl
To test the Sunday closing law, III,
theaters remaining closed. but th,
managers hope for action by the boar.
OF aldermen before next Sunday.
Walter Wellman says Presl1en
Roosevelt is making Inquiries es t,
the causes Of the recent financial nur
ry and that the result may be start
ling disclosures In regard to the worl
of his enemies.
Frank Popke, 10 years old. kille'
his father at his home on Clarepc
street, Fort Atkinson, Wis, this ever
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23
ON HER DRESSING TABLE.

Upon the shelf over the hairdreas-
ing table there should be thss>
things:
A bottle Of curling fluid.
A little dry sachet powder 10 b.
scattered In the hair and br,mhed
out.
Some finely powdered cornmsal Nuf
a dry shampoo.
A perfume spray for final scsntp
ing.
Some soap jelly and bath spray.
And fine variety of toilet articles,
big comb, soft brush and tiny tooth
brush for applying little oil to the
scalp In case the hair begins to turn
gray. In addition to these the luxust
ous woman has many other tainrn
But this list is ample for the hssinnoQ
epd sAs awAtsN In peed looks,
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23


ing. The father while intoxicated, and
armed with q butcher knife. chased his
wife around room, and Frank In
| terferred 10 save his mother
The Masons of Colorado Springs are
perfccting plans for sS5.ooO temple.
The sale OF property for Delinquent
taxes at Greeley did not exceed $4,000.
The agricultural college win give a
short course OF Instructions to tho
farmers OF the San Luis valley, ne-
ginning January 81.
The goyerno has sigEed requ siticn
payers for lhe .otun of Ella HoSner
from Missouri she is wanted in
Pueblo for shopliftIng
Elmer Brott. plead guilty to bur
glarizing icwelr5 store at Boulder
and was sentenced to from eight to
ten years In the penltcntiary,
As result of a quarrel .Jyer oh
two meu Tough pistol duel nsa
LeadVille in which both were badly
wounded. They fought in saloon
George Ynwitz OF Denver committed
suicide after losing his money at tho
gambling table and left his wife aud
Young daughter In destitute circum
ftarcps
Mrs. John Hcmcl wife OF a Russian
| beet worker at Fort Collins. was kli-
ed by the accidental discharge of a
shot gun in the hands of a cousin of
her husband The man Is under ar
| rect.
Nick Adams OF Leadville Is uuier
| arrest for stealing alarm clocks He
called Mt houses pretending that ho
was deaf and dumb ana presented
card asking Tor money. but this was
only pretext to swlpe thee locks
During the year that closed Novem-
Der 80. the game ana FISH department
distributed 4,5Ss,0OO trout from tho
! several fish hatcheries In the state
throughout the streams In the srate
This IL tn largest distribution Of
| loul ever made.
When Joseph d. Nanzieef purchase !
| the irving Miller ranch OF 100 acrcs
| near Anlt he astonishcd the vendor by
counting out $4,000, its price. in so
gold pieces. Nanzigcr. who owns a
| sheep ranch In Wyoming mas kept this
gold for the last month. carrying ii
with him while juurneying II Colorado
| for two weeks
The Canon City council has under
| consideration a license prohibiting the
! sale of spurious. yinous or malt IL
quors by druggists under any condi-
| tions, the prescription system being
| entirely done away with One clause
provides that druggist iof good re-
pute can be licensed to sell alcohol for
medicinal, mechanical or chemical pur-
poses
After considefabIe dabnfd. ne rJ,.fls
yer hoard OF aldermen voted in fnvor
| OF the Patton measure to restrict orew-
ers or other parties from holding more
than three saloon licenses at a time
This reform measure Is aimed at tho
brewery interests which are said to
| control over so per cent OF the saloon
licenses In Denver. It will come be-
fore the board OF supervisors at its
next meeting.
The Russian government has warn
ed China that unless Japan and China
within a reasonable time come To an
agreement similar to that embraced
by the RussoChinese telegraph con
yention Russia win present its mott.
iicatlon TINT this convention termi-
| mates with the year. The Indifference
OF the representatives Of the powers
shows the operation of the alliance
between Great Britain. Russia, France
and japan.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23
COLORADO NEWS.

Palisades is TO have a fire depart.
ment and all necessary equipment has
been ordered.
The Fort Collins sugar factory broke
the record by producing 1874 tons of
sugar In one dag last week.
Ruth Anderson. 1l.year.oid girl
OF Greeley il dead from locljaw. caus-
ed by stepping on a rusty nail.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron company
has reduced the price of coal from
Its Fremont county mines from 81 10
~ ~
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14
1t Makes Us Blush.

The Brand has always been in
clined to look upon Hereford as
being far in advance of her sister
Panhandle towns in most, if not
every respect, but visit to Can
yon City last week reveals the
inevitable fact that that progress,
i've city has at least passed us in
one particular, viz: in the CON
struction of substantial concrete
sidewalks. A walk of standard
size has been placed around the
entire square and the city coun-
ell, of which Geo. Abbott former
ly of this county is member,
has done some work worthy OF
emulation in the construction OF
cement crossings with culverts
made of the same material. Not
only has this useful work been
we'll executed in the business
portion of the town, but almost
every residence owner has taken
up the progressive spirit and
made similar improvements.
AS the Brand editor stood on
the street corner and beheld all
these improvements, he was made
to blush with shame that Here
ford had allowed her smaller
neighbor on the north to outStrip
her so far. However, if the pres
ent enthusiasm for identifying
our town keeps up, all cause for
bluShing will be removed and we
can bid defiance to Canyon or
any other western city, as we
have hitherto been able to do.
The only thing we have to sug,
gest at the present is that our
city council would spend their
time and money well if they
would pay visit to Canyon City
and observe their method of con
structing street crossings.
The Brand regrets sorely to
make the above admission, but
being compelled by circumstan
ces, we must submit and admit
The only concession we would
ask is that the Canyon City News
deal with Us as gently as possible
in the matter. Hereford Brand
Conceded to be up with Here
ford along general lines and tc
have passed her in this particu
/ lar one is a compliment indeed
when coming from as strenuous
Hereford champion as the
Brand. Thanks, Bro. Ray,
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14

Warm and dry tells the weather
story since last week. We have
had some cumulus clouds or "thun-
der heads commonly called, but
the drift of them has been eastward
and only showers, and light ones
at that have fallen here. The
mig also have been warmer than
common for this altitude.
The News man is no prophet and
will not put himself on record as
John A. Wallace has-he says sit
will rain this week. but he will
say that the cirrus clouds, called
by some "mares' tails" visible yes
terday and the day before would be
good evidence of a forthcoming rain
down in Central Texas.
Warm, dry and thirsty, as i'm
piled in the illustration.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14
Our Ball Team.

Our baseball team, now styled
the Canyon Cowboys, is adding
victory to victory up North.
In the first contest on the jour
ney, at Wellington, Kansas, al
three games went to Canyon.
In the second series Of games,
at Newton, Kansas, beginning
Thursday of last week, Canyon
won the first by a score of 10 tc
3, the second, played Friday, by
) to 3. and the third, on Saturday
by ) to /.
Sunday the Cowboys were bill
ed to match Wichita, but it being
too wet there the team proceeded
to the next appointed place, Kan
sas city.
Wednesday of this week the
Cowboys matched with Marco
line. Missouri, with Mitchell a.
pitcher, winning by score of ii
to /. Yesterdays game with the
same place was also in favor OF
the Cowboys by a score of II to 4.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14
Canyon City Death Rate.

Canyon City, as incorporated,
includes two sections and within
these lines are over 1900 souls as
shown by the sworn census re-
port of T. F. Reid recently taken
by order of the city council.
In common with other towns
of the Texas Plains country we
have had, beginning last fall, lots
of measles, some whooping
cough and Group, and several
cases of diptheria or its next of
kin and in all of them not one
single death for the town. This
is remarkable within itself, and
| The News is firmly of the belief
that not another town in the en-
tire Panhandle, population com
pared by number, can make so
good a showing. We confidently
challenge comparison on this
score.
Of deaths from other causes
among resident citizens of the
town within the last six months
the records show but two, Mrs.
J. |. Campbell and "a little girl,
Grace Foster. The first of these
grew out of confinement and the
little girl had paralysis. -Four
other deaths, two of which were
cOnSumptive, one of bowel trou-
BILE and the other heart failure
are not properly chargeable to
the town because either the par
ties dying came here afflicted or
their homes were elsewhere.
The News considers this re-
markably fine health showing
and also a very high recommen-
dation of the skillfulness of our
local physicians, Drs. d. NJ.
Stewart and Geo. J. Parsons.
Premises considered T h e
News doubts if any town, any
where, according to population,
can show for the same period of
time so low a death rate as Can
yon City.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14
Equalization Board Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all
those whose renditions of property
have been raised by the commits
sioners' court, that said court will
again meet on Monday and Tues
day, July and :, 1907, at which
time all such persons may appear
and show reasons, il any they may
have, why their property rendltlons
should not be raised
Done by order of the commission
erS' court this, June ID, 1907.
j. A. TATE, Co Clerk.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14

Mrs. J. NJ. Shafer of the Plain
view Herald, was here Sunday
night the guest Of old friends
and nabors, Mr.. and Mrs. r. q.
Oldham. Mrs. Shafer was on
her way to Portales, n. NJ, to
see her daughter, Mrs. S. E.
Moore. Mrs. Shafer informs
The News that Plainview will ex-
tend the glad hand to the North
west Texas Press Association on
the 25th and 26th of this month;
that those chickens promised at
Mineral Wells are ripe and that
all who come will receive "a vel
come that will be a pleasure for
them TO think of for years to
come.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14

The county judge asks us to
announce to those desiring to
take examination for teachers
certificates that the next county
examination will be held July )
and 6 next, and that on account
of the Summer Normal examina-
tons on July 10, II and II and
the 2nd one on July 81 to August
md, that there will be no county
examination in August. This is
in compliance with an order by
the State Superintendent and APP
plicants will please take notice
accordingly.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14
Hereford Leads.

The Brand has contended for
some time that Hereford is the
best Panhandle town and now we
are reported to the outside world
as the largest town. In the 1907
American Law directory list of
all towns of any consequence is
given. In this Amarillo is shown
to have 1900 population, Here
ford 1000 and Canyon City 200.
The Canyon City News and Daily
Panhandle will please take note
of the advance position which we
are occupying with respect to
population. Hereford Brand.
Even legal authorities go wrong
sometimes, Bro. Ray, and this is
very notable instance of it.
Peradventure, however, the fig
ures were transposed or it may
be that the word Canyon should
have appeared where the word
Hereford is, At any rate, dear
Brand, the foundation cited upon
which the advance position" is
taken reminds The News editor
of something he has heard some
where of house "builded upon
the sand and the winds came,
etc"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14
PLAINS CROP OUTLOOK.

The small grain outlook is not
near so good for this county as
at this time last year But,
while this is so, vet we have the
statement on very good author
ity that nowhere in our great
State will they do better in the
wheat yield than on the Plains.
Randall county will make some
wheat. Just how many bushels
per acre The News will not un-
dertake to say. 1t will, however,
state the opinions of those of our
farmers who have heretofore
been good authority on this ques-
ton.
l. W. Mcclure estimates the
crop on his place, some ten miles
southeast of town, at eight bush
els per acre.
L. \. Lochridge, an old wheat
farmer from Tarrant county and
a very conservative and safe man
along these lines, estimates his
crop, near Happy, of which he
has about 100 acres. at ten bush
els per acre sure" and perhaps
fifteen"
J. w Stoddard, J. H. Waller
and County Commissioner Knice-
~, all about in the same section
of the county, think ten bushels
per acre will tell the tale.
Ceta, through Ed Wesley and
others, estimate eight to ten
bushels and such is the allow
ance for the Umbarger section.
Commissioner NJ. S. Park says
that he turned his wheat field
into pasture, but that some of
his Majors will make close to ten
bushels per acre.
These estimates are on the fall
sown wheat, samples of which
brought to this Office show a
plump grain and of a high
grade 1t will be ready to cut
next week, The spring sown
wheat must have rain upon which
its output per acre wholly de-
ponds.
If these estimates of the yield
be near correct the total number
Of bushels for Randall county
will exceed that of last year by
reason of the fact that nearly
three times as many acres were
sown for 1907.
On the oat outlook The News
has been unable to secure any.
thing like reliable general re-
port.
c. Gordon-Cummings says his
oats, about thirty acres, while
low are well filed out and plenty
high to cut. He thinks his crop
would thresh out thirty-tive bush.
els per acre. There are others
who claim even more but as pre-.
yiously stated The News has
failed to get a general report
from the county.
In no other country known to
the writer would the small grain
have done half so well under the
same conditions as experienced
here this spring. 1t shows conclu-
sively that Plains soil can make
more wheat with less rain than
almost any other soil can.
Of other field crops it is yet
too early TO speak in the way Of
forming any estimate of the
yield.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14

The Northwest Texas Press
Association is called to meet at
Plainview on June - and 20. A
rousing good time is promised.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14

Charlie McDade and brother
are breaking some wild mules
and horses for NJ. n. Gallagher
this week.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14
Raise for Plains Postmasters.

Many postmasters all over
Texas will get a raise of salary
on July /. Among Plains offices
affected is Canyon City and other
nearby points as follows:
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-14
Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Harrison left
Tuesday for visit to relatives at
Dallas.
Administration Citation Notice.

To all persons interested in the adj
ministratiOn of the estate OF {. b.
Rider. deceased:
II. S Moran, administrator of the
estate OF & b. Rider, deceased, has
filed his final account in the county
court OF this, Randall county, which
will be acted upon at the next term
OF said court, commencing on the 18th
day OF August, 1907, at the court
house Of said Randall county. in the
town of Canyon City, when all per.
sons interested in the said estate may
appear and make objections thereto.
Given under my hand and seal Of
said court this 9th day OF June, A. ID.
1907. J. A. TATE, County Clerk
1913 [Scall Randall Co, Texas,