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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-16
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS.
New Bill Creates Office in Fifty
Seven Counties in State.

Austin, Tex, April 16-Prof F.
department of education, considers
the passage of the county supervis-
ion bill by the present legislature
and which measure is now in the
hands OF the governor to be the
most important piece OF educational
Legislation enacted during the pas
fifteen years by the state OF Texas
He says it marks an epoch in tn
educational development of tn
state, and will do more towards tn
improvement of the educational con
| ditions in the state than any Other
act which the legislature could pass
The new law at once creates the
office of county superintendent Of
schools in fifty-seven counties in the
state. These added to the forty-two
county superintendents already in
that many counties in the state
makes a total of ninety-nine and en-
braces all of the counties in Texas
having a scholastic population of
5000 and over.
An important feature of the new
law is THAT II STdutS tlt SdidlN oi
the county superintendents. In
counties having 5000 scholastics the
salary is fixed at $1100, and in
counties of 5000 to 1000 schOlasticS
$500, and in counties of 5000
scholastics or over the salary is fix
ed at $500. In many instances it
increases the present salary of
many of the county superintendents.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-16
ELECTION LAW DONTORED.
Provision Affecting L. $. senator,
Eliminated by Some One.

Austin, Tex. April ia mistake |
has been discovered in the election |
law amendment enacted during the |
closing days of the regular session
The bill is known as the James blan-
ket primary election law, with a
plurality feature.
An amendment was adopted pro-
viding that United States senators
be nominated by a direct vote Of the
people. In the bill AZ enrolled and
signed by the lieutenant Eoverno
and the speaker this importan
amendment has been eliminated.
Just how this mistake occurred
not known, but it is causing con
ment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-16
OFFICER SHOOTS AT NEGRO
Men and Boys Join Officers in Chase
After Fleet-Footed Coon.

Louis Phillips, a negro boy about
thirteen years old, gave the Officers
run for their money today about
12 O'Clock A large crowd of men
and boys Joined the officers in a
sprinting contest in which the speed
of the pursued negro was accelerat-
ed by three shots from the revolver
of Deputy Sheriff Sweat. The boy
continued his flight for freedom un-
til near the Washington street
bridge, where he was apprehended
bv his pursuers. He was brought to
the sheriff's office and after being
questioned some he was set at liber-
ty.
The arrest of the negro was made
on the report that he had assaulted
Mr.. j. b. McCaul at his wood yard
on North Rogers street The matter
was telephoned to the Officers and
when they started out to look for
the negro they saw him coming in
a run from the direction of the
wood yard The chase was immedi-
ately instituted The negro led his
pursuers down Elm and Franklin
street and when in front of Robb's
restaurant he was shot az by Deputy
Sheriff Sweat This only served 10
Increase the uegru's speed. and he
was not oyertaken until his respir-
alton organs had almost ceased
working
n is claimed tlNt the negro struck
NcCaul with "a piece OF zine. hut
only "a slight injury was inflicted.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-16
TWO CITIES WIPED OUT


thiipsnsingn Mex apri is
truYea hy uns of thn momf furious
earthquakes that has ever visited
this section t'p To aafe the known
dead number nbsxsn and the hattiY
injured twenty -sevwn AmonE the
dead II he wife ~ Postal Inspector
Leopold i.opex Guerra and the thlsa
of Jose Airman ths post master pf
the city Jose iopex Aartiuag. mana
ger of the Federal Telegrarh offie.
has been badly Injured by being
stone. The utmost panic prevails
everywhere and people are fleeing
To the open country The earth eou-
tiuues 10 rock Mt intervals of every
half hour and these minor shocks
are completing the work of deatrue-
ton OF the first earthquake All
telegraph com munsca.ion with the
outside world ceased shortly after
1880 o'clock Sunday night, when
the first shock was felt. The teie,
graph operators have installed tenn
porary quarters in an open square
and are working with the sky for a
roof
Word has reached here that the
city OF Chilapa, forty-two kflometers
TO the northeastward has also been
destroyed As yet no details have
been received as to the number OF
the dead and wounded. but II IL fear
ed that the list will be long one.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-16

lee brown. colorcd. was arraigu-
vd tor trial ia che district court ye--
terday afternoon ON "a charge of sod
omy This afternoon the jury
brought ln verdict of guilty and
as-ssscd the uoero's punishment al
u term OF five wears In the peniten-
tlary The ueero VHs tried at the last
previous term uf court and giteu
two yvaFs lu fht reformation, Upon
appcal the taee Wnt reversed aud rr
usudvd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-16
This May Interest You.

No one is immune from Kidney
trouble, SO 5ust remember that Fol-
eys Kidney Cure will stop the irreg-
ularities and cure any case OF kidney
and bladder trouble that is not be-
yond the reach of medicine. B. w.
Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-16

fht Southwestern University Ha-'
tsH feam uf GvnrEeiown arrived iu
the GEES thia mnruiuF in plss a ssfi.a
,t fvo afues sIth fhv TluitY tn.
tsaiit uiUe The '.sf esmr t.as
eallal thls afsuoou af utlar
au8 st tne ame hour tnmoFroe thr
ss,nud Same etl hs played. fhf
Sonfhwe~grfa University tgam u7n-
fssted hunogs With Texas Christian
ruiveuls aE Waea Yesterday snd
eau fAV aame hY SCORE ~ 8 to 7.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21


Editor Wallace Of the Fairfax
Standard grows enthusiastic over
the ball playing Of some of the fair
damsels of Fairfax. They played
three match games there last week,
and the scores indicate that they are
the real article. Asa says that they
can stop grounders, catch wild
throws and cover their bases like
real ball players. 1t strikes the un-
sophisticated that ball playing ought
to be a great deal more healthful
and graceful exercise for girls than
dancing in crowded ball room.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

THE GAZETTE is under obligations
to large number of nearby editors
for friendly notices on the occasion
of its recentl'anniversary. We are
taking these clippings home for
Mrs. Gazette, where they are best
appreciated, and can only only say
that we shall be glad when all of
our contemporaries get into the
automobile class and can come to
our pretty town occasionally and
exchange handshakes. To our coun-
ty associates we extend a special in
vitation to come here on Southside
Day, Sept. 26th. and we'll see if we
can't make a day of it..for the whole
push.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21
FIRST CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL.
Marshall Messenger:

Marshall Messenger:
During the recent meeting of
county school officers in Marshall
Mr.. @. C. Gregg was one of the
speakers, and naturally he gave much
attention to the modern idea Of con-
solidatedischool. districts, explaining
the goodaresults ATTAINED thru the
organization Of the first consolidated
district inILyon county, in his own
town of lLynd, and which he had
graphically portrayed thru text and
illustration lin This institute annual
book, and whichswas republished in
the columns of this paper. Sitting
in the audience was Jim Mitchell of
Amiret, and the broad grin on his
face was. with difficulty restrained
from breaking into.an audible guf-
faW, as his thoughts went back to
the really and truly original CONSOLE
dated SCHOOL, district of the county,
and with which both himself and
Mr.. Gregg, then county auditor, had
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21
Considerable talk is current abou

Considerable talk is current about
the denomination of Bob Dunn for
governor next year. Mr.. Dunn
would make good governor all
right, but appears to lack talent as
q iollier. There is a similarity in
the conditions as to Dunn and Heat
wole in several respects. Both are
splendid newspaper men and either
would.do loyal service for the state
in almost any position OF trust, as
they have already demonstrated.
But unfortunately, both WELD a
caustic pen and steadfastly ignore
the wiles Of. diplomacy. AS an illus
tration, here is one of Bob Dunn
latest: A most remarkable man is
GovernorTJ ohnson! Immediately up
on the issuance Of his proclamation
in sixsslanguages the majority of the
strikers shivered, sighed, sought
their holes in the earth and resumed
work."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21
Carlos Avery of the State gam

Carlos Avery of the State game
and fish commission has prepared an
exceedly handy folder containing
synopsis of the open and closed sea
sons for game and fish in this state.
The chart shows that the season for
prairie chicken, snipe, plover. wild
ducks and geese, opens the first of
next month and continues for two
months, except ducks and geese, the
season for these being open until
December. The open season for all
fish except trout will continue from
this time until next March, except
that pickerel, carp and bullheads
are not protected at all.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21
BEAVER IN MINNESOTA.

When John Lind was governor of
Minnesota he requested Canadian
authorities to contribute couple of
beavers to this state to be placed in
Itasca lake. The request was cheer
fully granted and the beavers were
duly domiciled in their new home,
took to it kindly, and like good and
Industrious human settlers proceed
ed to build home and multiply and
replenish the waters. The animals
are now quite numerous, their
Ebrush-pile looking residences on the
outside are beginning to dot the
lake shores, and the region is likely
to be once more the home of these
valuable fur bearing animals. "Once
more" is said because the beaver
was once very common where these
few are now. but were exterminated
by hunters and trappers. But the
present animals cannot be hunted,
hence may be expected to multiply
rapidly, and may soon be the source
Of considerable revenue to the state,
for beaver fur is very desirable and
getting scarcer and higher priced
every year, SO says Farm, Stock and
Home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

Lake Benton has reason to feel
proud Of the record of their cream
cry and It's manager, j. T. Pomroy,
who recently won first place over
$50 competitors in the greatest but
ter-making contest ever held in this
state, Mr.. Pomroy's score being 81.
In addition to this record Of quality,
the creamery company received $40,
900 for their July output Of butter,
which makes a big showing in guam
tity as we'll as quality. The News
has a right to boast over such an
achievement.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21
HUNTING LICENSES.

1
The law relative to licensing hun
tiers remains the same in effect as it
was previous to the recent session
| of the legislature, though somewhat
different in wording. No license is
required for hunter to shoot small
game in the county in which he re-
sides but if he desires to hunt out
side his own county he must pro-
cure license, costing 81, from his
county auditor. The license per-
mits hunter to shoot all kinds of
game, in season, and confers ship
ping privileges.
The funds derived from the sale
of licenses go into the game and fish
commissions general fund to be
used for protection and propagation
of game and fish. The funds avail
able for protection of game are linn
tied and all who enjoy hunting
should realize that when they pur-
chase a license they are contributing
their mite to the work Of game
protection for their own benefit and
the benefit of their children.
1t is reasonable that the man who
hunts should contribute in some
measure to this work and every man
who realizes this will buy his license
cheerfully and gladly.
Game wardens are of course in
structed to enforce the license pro-
vision Of the law strictly, the same
as all other provisions.
Hunting licenses for residents Of
the state are obtained of the several
county auditors and will be in their
hands about August 18th.
The shooting season commences,
on certain classes of game Sept. LIST,
and the license is good for the en-
tire season and all classes of game,
anywhere in the state.
Only one license can be issued to
any one person and it is not trans
ferable. 1t is also the duty of every
hunter to exhibit his license to any
person, on request.
The license is Of the coupon va
riety and has tags attached to be
used in shipment Of game by the
hunter to his place of residence.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

John D. Rockefeller has been writ
ing for the press that he is the
servant of the people and is har-
messed to cart in which thespeople
ride. It's about time the old party
was turned out to grass long enough
for the people to take an automobile
ride with antitrust gasoline for
power. The pious old fraud draws
the cart because he has found out
how to strangle all competition in his
line.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

y s = :
few hundred feet in length would
reduce the length Of the river two
miles. This kind of work would
nearly double the capacity Of the
river and lesson by one-half the dam
ger Of overflow which has been
greatly increased by the ditching
operations of the past few years.
just what effect the Strengthening
of the river would have, if any, up
on the water supply of the different
cities located along its banks, is not
known.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

to do. It was in the earliest seven
ties, and the county commissioners,
LOT whom Jim Mitchell was largely
which, consolidated the four town
ships OF Munroe, Custer, Sodus and
Amiret into one district and called
It number three. Of course the idea
LOT conveying the children to the
schools in covered and warm vans
was then not quite ripe, and grade
school ma ans were not on tap to
any appreciable extent. But the
tax system was in vogue the same
as now, and following the first levy
jim was approached by a Sodus
man. who has since been gathered
to his fathers, with: Say. jim,
what in hell does this new tangled
consolidation business mean? Do
you want to ruin us all? Why.
don't live within nine miles of that
damned school house, my children
can't go, and here | am taxed sixty
cents to support it. It's an outrage,
and | won't stand for it!'
The consolidated school house was
an abandoned railroad shanty near
the Sam Truax place. and the total
tax levy for the four consolidated
townships was an even hundred dol
lars.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

The Red river of the North pre-
sents perplexing problem when
ever there is heavy rainfall, and
although the most fertile valley in
the state, has witnessed a severe set
back in recent years. A Moorhead
paper explains the peculiar condi-
tions in the case. The length Of the
Red river from Breckenridge to the
Canadian line is practically 400 miles.
while in direct line it is not over
half that distance. The river runs
directly north, with many short
curves and bends, but with no de-
Election to either east or west Of
more than four or five miles. The
average fall Of the river is 6 inches
to the mile, and by cutting through
many of the bends the fall could be
almost doubled, giving swifter
current and carrying away the wa.
ter twice as rapidly as now. In
many places the cutting of a canal q
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

According to a political writer in
one of the dailies, there is consider
able talk of putting county option
plank into the Republican state plat
form next year. 1t is contended
that the saloon business is now prac-
tically controlled by the brewery
people and that the political power
of the dealers is not so potent as it
once was. If county option works
out here as it has in some of the
southern states, it ought to win.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

The GAZETTE is in receipt of the
Green.Lake Chautauqua edition of
the Willmar Tribune, which is a
creditable production in all respects.
1t is printed on green tinted book
paper and contains some clever car
toon work by Eben Lawson of the
Tribune staff in addition to the half
tone views of scenes about the lake.
The printing is neat and artistic, the
descriptive matter we'll written, and
the edition as a whole credit to
the Tribune's resources. Quite a
number of Redwood fishermen have
been yearly visitors at Green Lake
for many seasons, and with the adj
dition of a series of musical and
literary attractions, Redwood people
will be very likely to want to go to
the Green Lake Chautauqua next
year, as the success of the first sea-
son has prompted the management
to arrange for a repetition Of the
encampment on an improved scale
in 1903
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

cations for the current year So, 81, /
s6S.s7. Of this probably 81 600, 900
will not be spent. The fund now
has q million dollar balance, and the
revenues coming from taxation will
more than care for the balance, So
the state is in excellent financial
condition.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21
North Dakota has suffered fir

North Dakota has suffered from
destructive hail storms to a very
serious extent this season. A sec
ond storm of large area moved a
a swath forty miles long through
Steele, Cass and other counties, do
ing damage to crops running up into
the hundred thousands. The storm
came from the northeast and banks
Of the big ice chunks were found in
heaps hours after the storm.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

If there is any one tendency in
American political life today that is
strongly marked, it is the tendency
away from blind partisan action, OBJ
serves the Minneapolis Journal. New
er was the power of public opinion
over party action stronger than at
this moment. Never was the Amer
lean people less ready to follow a
leader, or adopt course of action
simply because man or movement
bore the party label. The independ-
ent voter is abroad in the land. He
is hardened to with attent vigilance
by the party leaders. They strive
to learn his opinions and desires, as
well as his weaknesses, that he may
be catered to and pleased. The sue
cessful party leader of today must
know how to follow as we'll as how
to lead. He who gets his ear closest
and earliest to the ground and catches
most unerringly the far-off tramp of
the independent thousands is the one
who later on gets front seat in
the band wagon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

One can almost hear the profound
sigh that goes up from Brother
Welles as he concludes notice in
the Sank Center Herald Of the mar
riage of Editor Whetston of Frank
lin with the despairing refrain
Zone by one the roses fall" Oh
course they do, old boy. The mora
is, gather We roses while We may.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21


State Auditor Iverson has an
nounced that the states disburse-
ments from the general revenue
fund for the fiscal year ending July
31st were 6,555, 1851. There were
unusual balances of appropriations
amounting to 1926, 6S5. 81, most Of
which were carried forward. New
appropriations becoming available
Aug. 1st came to S., 225, 1888, which
with 100000 in open accounts
makes a total of revenue fund obi.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

A down the river exchange is of
the opinion that the mouth of the
Minnesota river needs job of den
tistry. 1t states that there is a
rocky ledge there which backs up
the water at flood seasons as far as
Shakopee. Some people we know of
would do better with dam across
their mouth = but that is another
story.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

Private Secretary Frank A. Day
and wife visited with Tim O'Connor
at Renville for day or two recent
ly. Wonder if Frank left the plans
and specifications for the next Dem
ocratic campaign in Renville county
before taking his departure.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

A general reunion Of the Four
teenth Minnesota Infantry, U. S. Y.
will be held at the st. Paul Armory
on September A which is Wednes-
day Of State Fair week. All prepar-
atoms have been made for big time,
and the fun will last all day. All
veterans of the regiment.are earnest
" request to attend.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21
BY JAMES AIKEN
ADVERTISING RATES

Larger contracts at minimum rate of 10
cents per inch each insertion. Rates for
preferred position, metal base electros or
alternate insertions furnished at once.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-21

line.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-19
GUN-MEN

iN EvERAL ghost stories concerning
~ a possible conflict between cer-
~ tain so-called gcn-men and the
men engaged in the prosecution of the
grafters have come down the line, and
according to these there is "blood on
the moon" in San Francisco. All of
which goes to prove some of these
same so-called gun-men are good press
agents and find the pen more effective
than the sword or gun.
1t is fair to presume that if such
men are in San Francisco, and are
there for the alleged purpose of inter-
fering in the prosecution of the indicted
grafters, they do not read the signs OF
the times Alright.
The manhood, honor and character
of the Pacific coast are at stake In
these trials, and the man or men who
deliberately attempt to thwart justice
in these graft cases will be to the
present troubles Of San Francisco lust