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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-01
Another Railroad for Canyon City.

The Daily Panhandle talks of
the chartering of another rail
road from Kansas via. Amarillo
coming south. 1t may be after
the manner of other Panhandle
lines talked of, "a boom scheme,
but if not and a sure enough rail
road is projected it is bound to
come by Canyon City and in that
event it would be the very max
ing of the town. The Amarillo
Panhandle account reads on this
wise:
A Guthrie, Okla, dispatch in
the Dallas News gives the follow
ing account of the chartering of
new company in Oklahoma to
build line Of road to Amarillo:
The Kansas & Texas railway
was chartered today to build sew
eral hundred miles south from
Garden City. Kan. via Guymon,
Okla. to Amarillo, Tex, thence
southeast to Houston, Texas.
The estimated cost is 81, 100000,
for which sum the road is cap
! italized.
In Kansas the road will cross
the counties of Finney, Haskell,
Frank and Stevens. in Texas the
counties of HanSford, Hutchinson
Moore, Potter, Randall, SWisher,
Floyd, Dickens. Stonewall, Jones
Callahan, Brown, Comanche, Ham
| ilton, Coryell, Bell, Milan. Wash
ington. Wallace and Harris.
John H. Barnard, of Boston,
is the principal incorporation and
associated with him are J. L. Gil
son, C. NJ. Funk, G. W. Gibson,
J. r. Nc Cullow, W. C. Crow and
Earl Gibson, of Guymon.
In connection with the account
given Ill Tile NEWS, IL IL SldicN'
on local authority that moves
have been made toward securing
right of way for this latest rail
road project and that guarantees
for part of the route are already
made. Tomost people here, how
ever, the Gutherie report comes
as an entirely new proposition.
From here to Garden City, Kan.
the road would traverse a rich
and rapidly developing territory,
now without railroad facilities.
South from here the proposed
line makes thro' new country
for the same terminus as that for
the contemplated Brentwood
Texico extension of the Santa F'e.
1t would give, on shorter mile
age and more favorable grades
than any other route in existence,
an outlet for middle and western
Kansas and for all of western
Texas to Galveston.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-01

The kickers on the farm are by
no means as hard to get along
with as the kickers in town. On
the farm there is the kicking
COW and our long cared friend,
the mule, while in town there is
the old mossback who wants all
the municipal improvements
without paying for them. The
COW may be sold for beef, the
mule traded for a shotgun, but
nothing but a funeral will get rid
of town kicker, and then when
this event comes the editor is
duty bound to tell how sorry all
were that he was called away,
when just in the prime of life. =
Elk.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-01
Call Meeting Of Commercial Club.

President Geo. A. Brandon
Please call a special meeting OF
the Commercial Club and citizens
of Canyon City to convene at the
court house Saturday, Nov. md,
at , o'clock p. IN. to assist in de-
vising ways and means for enter
tanning the delegates attending
the Palo Duro National Park con
vention to be held here Tuesday
Nov. II, 1907.
JASPER n. HANEY,
j. G. HUNT,
a. S. ROLLINS,
Committee.
Responding to above request
the special meeting is hereby
called and full attendance is
earnestly solicited.
GEO. A. BRANDON,
President G.. G.. G.. G..
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-01
Plains Good Enough.

Il lived down in Ford county
before | came here remarked
Mr.. J. NJ. Harris to us yesterday
land when | told my wife l was
going to move to the plains, she
was uneasy for fear we would
come to want. | said, You have
never wanted anything since
we've been MARI led have yon?'
No she replied. yell, I said,
trust me and wA will go 70 the
plains, and you'h never want
there either. 1 have been here
several years and have always
made plenty. Had | sold every
year the maize, cane and katfir |
have raised on my 85-acre farm,
| am safe in saying, | would have
realized more than $1,000 or
something like $1,000 per acre.
No, ! don't want to sell; the
plains are good enough for me-"
Silverton Enterprise.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-01

1t is confidently expected that
Amarillo will be running over
with Methodists next week. The
Northwest Texas Annual Confer
ence convenes there Tuesday and
as the territory covered includes
Brownwood on the south, Corsi-
cana on the east and all this way
to the New Mexico line the mum
Der of representatives is bound
to be legion Good for ANA
rillo that Methodists don't re-
quire much water"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-01
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The quotations here given are
from the Canyon City grain deal
ers and show the market the day
before the issue of this paper.
The prices are for grain in sack
unless otherwise stated.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-01
GET THIS BY HEART.


into the office where he is en-
ployed, the factory in which he
works, the church in which he
breaches, or the bedside by which
he practices, You recognize him
at once.
He may be a little, insigniti-
cant-loOking fellow. but there is
a breezy manner about him that
compels attention. He may
weigh like a Taft, but you forget
his obesity in his ability to make
the wheels go round. He has a
swing and a step born only of
accomplishment. He is neither
gay, gaudy nor garrulous. He
is neither sleepy, sloppy nor sill
my. He is manly, mannerly and
methodical. He knows when,
where and why. He has the
happy faculty of arriving at ex-
actly the right time and place.
When he lands he lands squarely
with both feet pointing forward.
The man who makes good is
master of the situation. He is
not compelled to ask privileges
or make apologies in order to
hold his position. He is not
treated as an inferior by those
who hold more responsible posi-
tons, paying larger salaries. for
these men know that he is using
the actual talents of mankind for
the accomplishment of usual
work. Unusual mental power,
unused. does not equal unusual
mental power used. The man
who makes good never whines
He is never compelled TO do the
baby act or work the sympathetic
racket.
His work speaks for itself. 1t
is the testimony of the faithful
fidelity ola conscientious worker.
The man who makes good is
not content to rest on past ac-
complishments. Every act of
making good is an incentive to
further attempts in the same di-
rection. The past, therefore,
gives impetus in the present and
strength for the days that are to
come.
The man who makes good is
always in demand. He need
not worry about positions. If,
through necessity, he must make
a change. other men in the same
line are only too glad to give him
employment. There is only one
class Of people who should be
compelled to hunt for work
those young men who have not
yet had opportunity to make
good and show their worth to
employers who will appreciate
their ability in the work that is
congenial to their tastes.
The majority of men who
knock from pillar to post are
men who failed to make good in
the days when the currents of
life flowed swiftly in their veins.
Every once in while you hear
a man of 90 and upward called
to the SUPPLEMENTARY of some
business establishment or ten
dered position where brains are
required rather than muscles.
Such a call is a living witness to
the truth. In the days of youth
he made good.
When you hear of men com
planning that they have no chance,
explaining, they are LIES un-
fortunates, sitting down and
letting children support them,
you may hang it on your walls
as a truth that they have wasted
life, been querulous, insubordi-
nate, impractical, or have not
used their brains for the men for
whom they worked in the days Of
There is no NEGRO
NANCY about life, 1t proceeds
on definite and prescribed rules,
obeys laws and accomplishes
n,a c+ical results He who ObeVS
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-01
:. @. CONNER,
FARMS, RANCH LAND, CITY PROPERTY,
STEERS & STOCK CATTLE.

Loans on Real and Notary in
Canyon City-the place for great city Abundance of
running WATER natural drainage located the Santa Fe
being made the ranScontnenta line from Chicago to Caor
MIA. The Santa Fe (Guf lne) building South from
Canyon City Randall is the best county in the Panhan
die The general price of land from 81 to SIS per
Property in town speciality Don't fail to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
"The Lyman Twin Comedians

The Lyman Brothers who will appear
at Greenwood Opera House Wednesday,
Feb. goth, with their big company In the
musical farce comedy "The Rustlersv
have the remarkable distinction Of being
the only twin comedians today before
the public. These clever young players
have made over one half OF the people In
the United States forget the tolls Of life
and epjoya good laugh although they
are still IN the twenties and even now
at that age they are rated with the best
comedians Of the day, their work being
full Of originaIities and funny eccentrici-
ties of tho higher order. Their now
vehicle "Tbe Rustlers" is an elaborate
musical farce handsomely staged and
filed with bright clean and refreshing
comedy, intermlnglad with pretty music,
made sprightly by dainty chorus ele-
gantly costuned together with com
plioated and funny story portrayed by a
cast Of clever fun makers, The Summer
Girls, Military Maids, and The TrolIy
Girls are some Of the features which are
to be seen. Nh
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
Water Walker Reaches New Orleans
on Time.

New Orleans, Feb. 1l.-Capt. Charles
W. 0ldrieve has accomplished the feat
Of walking on water from Cincinnati to
New Orleans, a distance Of 1000 miles
in forty days lacking forty-ave minutes,
thereby winning the wofld's champion
ship and a bet Of 5000. oldrieve met
with an accident just before reaching
the goal at the head Of Canal street Sum
day that nearly cost him his life. The
big wooden shoes suddenly slipped out
ward and the water walker turned turtle,
His wife, who accompanied him all the
way in a row boat, rescued the captain.
Oldrieve left Cincinnati January at
noon on a wager that he would walk to
New Orleans in forty days. Al the falls
above Louisville he was delayed for
twenty -four hours and this allowance,
it was agreed, should DO computed in
time.
Oldrieve was In motion during day
light hours, lying over every night at
various landings. He was equipped
with shoes made Of cedar wood, four
feet five inches long, Ave inches broad
and seven inches deep. In gasoline
boat preceding the water walker were
Capt. ]. W. Weatheringtop, Of Dallas,
Tex, who backed oldrieye, and Arthur
Jones, representing Edward williams,
Of Boston, who laid the wager,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
OUR MOTTO: "BE JUST AND FEAR NOT"
". N. WELLINGTON
FOR STATE SENATOR
From the District OF Left0re and Tai
Iahatchie Counties.

The name OF Mr.. W. NJ. Whittington
Is announced in this Issue Of The Com.
monwealth as candidate for the State
Senate from the District composed OF
Lenore and Tallahatchio counties.
Mr.. Wilmington is the junior member
of the law firm Of Messrs. McClurg,
Gardner n Wilmington, and possesses
the qualifications necessary to make the
people Of this District capable lcgisla-
tor, should they elect him to the State
Senate,
Mr.. Wilmington Is native Of Frank
lin county, Miss, where he practlced bis
profession successfully few years
prior to locating In Greenwood. He is a
good speaker and will doubtless let the
voters OF the District hear from him on
tho stump before the August primaries
arc held.
10 the meantime, Mr.. Wilmington
submits his claims to tho people and
will appreciate favorable considera-
tion Of same at their hands.
Under an agreement OF several years
standing between the two counties, Le-
fore ls entitled to elect the Senator for
the next term without opposition from
Tallahatchie.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
WANT HARDWOOD
DELLA LANDS.
Buyers Searching for Desirable Tracts
and Fancy Prizes Belns Paid.

A decided revival Of activity in delta
land deals is being manifested, and the
market for timbcred tracts is exception
ally strong. Scores Of buyers for large
furniture manufacturing concerns are
now touring that section Of the state
looking for tracts varying from 800 to
5000 acres In extent, and fancy prices
are being offered. A deal was closed In
Yazoo county few days since, the tim
Der rights to tract on Silver Creek be-
ing sold TO the Kennedy Heading Facto-
ry, Of Memphis, for $4,000, the price
paid being over $40 per acre.
Hardwood tracts adjacent to the rail-
roads are almost impossible to obtain,
having been gobbled up by tho syndl-
Gates, but there are thousands Of acres
Of heavily timbered swamp and over
flowed lands in that section OF the state,
the value Of which is increasing with
each passing day. jackson News.
The Greenwood Land Co. has lot Of
desirable timbered lands listed for sale,
and has made some good sales to people
Of the North and West recently
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
the DEATH OF
MRS. LUCY WILKINS.
IA Good Woman Posses to Her Final
Reward,

After weeks of suffering Mrs. Lucy
wilkins passed to het great reward
Monday. and her rcmai4s were taken to
Winona the following day for interment
In her case to die was gain. A long life
OF unseldsh service and great usefulness
was crowned by peaceful death.
Daily for many years tho walked with
her Lord, rejoicing in the opportunity
for doing good to His followers aud con-
cerned that strangersl to Him might
learn to know Him; whSm to know Is
everlasting life.
For several years she has made her
home with her nephew, Mr.. G. ]. Nelson.
In the home, In the community her low
Ing heart, and active br}in. and willing
hands found chiefest delight 10 devising
and executing plans for the cheer and
comfort OF others.
Her cheerful heart and smiling count
enance brought sunshiRe to every cir
Gle; and "Aunt Lou was favorite with
all. Useful In life. calm in death, she
has gone In triumph to be with her
Lord. Carrollton Conservative.
Mrs. wilkins was fopmer resident Of
Greenwood, and her friends here COM
posed our entire population. She was
one Of the best women we ever knew,
and we feel sure she IL at rest in the
Great Beyond.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15

Mr.. H. T. jenkins, the travelling
man who was horsewhipped at Mer-
idian couple Of weeks ago by
Judge Robert Cochran, who had a
friend stand by with a pistol cover
ing jenkins, has made affidavit at
Newton charging Judge Cochran
with drunkenness while holding
public office. Mr.. jenkins states
that he has a number Of as reliable
witnesses as there are in the State
who will swear that they saw the
Judge drunk. and that he is going TO
prove it on him. The outcome Of
this case will be awaited with q
great deal Of interest, ~ Clarion
Ledger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
Eucl,re Party.

Mrs. 3. r. Young was tho oharmipg
hostess Of euchre party on last Tues
day afternoon In honor Of Mrs. william
SewelI. Of Meridian, and Mrs. Howard 8.
Morehcad, Of Port Gibson. The homA
was tastlly decorated In the carnival
coIors, and made most pleasing efEsct,
The carnival colors were also carried
out Ia the Ices,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
JAMES D. MONEY, JR.,
WAS ACQUITTED.
Most Unpopular Verdict Ever Render.
ed by Letiore County Jury.

The jury In the case OF tho State VS..
James d. Money, Jr., returned verdict
OF mot guilty" after being out about an
hour and thirty minutes, at 1I:25 O'Clock
last Saturday night, and he was thereby
released from custody
Never was verdict more severely
and openly condemned by fully two
thirds OF the large crowds Of our people
In daily attendance during the noted
trial.
The consensus Of opinion was that the
jury would disagree and mistrial be
ordered, but the verdict Of enot guilty.
was received by nearly everybody Az
though II had been clap Of thunder
from MONDAY sky!
Many people who did not remain at
the court house to hear the jary's vcr-
dict we're unwilling to believe the re-
port Sunday morning that the defend-
ant had been acquitted, 80 confident
we're they that hung jury was the best
hc coald hope for.
The jury and its verdict we're scored
in no uncertain or nnmistakahle term.
on the streets, at tho club rooms, ia the
church congregations, around the tlre-
sides and almost everywhere and by
almost everybody In Greenwood Sunday,
and information received since Is to the
effect that the verdict was received
with equally as strong disiavor all over
Lenore county.
Hon. Sam ID. Neill. our able. fearless
and faithful District Attorney, st.ted
publlaly sunday morning that he felt
very much disposed TO resign his Office,
giving NJ reason that this was the Sec
ond plain case OF murder In his distrIot
within the past few months wherein the
defendant had been permitted to 20 scot
free Of the penalty prescribed for such
oifenses.
James D. Money, Jr., Is nephew OF
Senator II. D. Money. He shot and kill
cd L. J. Henderson, q prominent planter,
at Money Station on the Sth day Of No
vember, 1908, In tho presence Of Hem
derson's wife and Mrs. James, both %
whom swore that Money opened. Aro o.
Henderson without warning. shooting
him three times from the rear and that,
aftcr bcink snostally wounded Hsndsr-.
son drew hls pistol. firing three times at
Money. Money plead self-defense, tss~
tifying that Henderson was trying to
draw hia pistol when hc first fred On
him.
Both the State and defonse wore reps
resented BY able attorneys, ~ Of Satur~
day being consumed In arguing the cAse.
Ex-IudGe A. r. Roane, Of Grenada, open~
cd With three hours speech tcp the
prosecution. Hon. A. r.. Gardner and
Congressman W. 8. Hill spoke tor the
defense In the afternoon, and DISTRICT
Attorney Sam D. Neill closed for the
State at the night session. Each Of tho
gentlemen made magnificent speeches.
and were listened to by the largest
audiences ever assembled In Greens
wood court house.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
ARCHITECT HUNTS
FINAL SETTLEMENTS
Or leilcre county's hapdsomc Court
House.

Architect r. II, Hunt, Of Chattanooga,
Tennessee, was In the city last week
making his final settlements on the new
court house, and 10 conversation with a
representative Of The Commonwealth,
MIR, Hunt stated that he had just made
his final report to the Board Of Super.
visors, and that all settlements had been
made for the new court house.
Mr.. Hunt also stated that Leaore
County could congratulate herself on
having the best court house In the State;
in fact, the hest bullding In the State
aside from tho State Capital building at
Jackson.
Mr.. Hunt paid high tribute to our
county officials, stating that he had not
dealt with a more faithful lot Of men
anywhere than those composing our
Board Of Supervisors, that they we're
thoroughly business In every particular,
In looking carefully after the affairs OF
the County, and that they were very
high-minded and just In All their deal
ings.
Ho also smoke very highly Of Judge
Williamson, our venerable County At
torney, from whose suggestions tho
court house was ilrst designed, and who
has carefully followed the progress Of
the building throughout every stage Of
the work, and has right to feel about
as much pride In the flnal success Of the
enterprise az does the Architect.
Mr.. Hunt also very highly praised Mr..
G. W. Crockett, our efficient chancery
Clerk, saying that Mr.. Crockett was not
only exceptionally efficient as an Official
in keeping all tha Affairs Of hia office In
such q thoroughly pn-to7date manner,
but that he was with all. very patient
and obliging, always meeting every
question and answering every request
for advice in such q prompt and courte-
GUS way as to readily demonstrate his
peculiar fitness for the position which
he holds,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
SOME ITIA BENA
NEWS ITEMS.
Social and Personal Doin1s In the
Roebuck Lake Town.

G. Dunn spent Sunday in Greenwood
R. IN. Love, OF Berclair, was In towr
Sunday.
]. J. Romine was up from Bear Greek
Saturday.
r. L. Edwards, OF Belzoni, was in town
Wednesday.
T. B. Cockrell was down from Lake
Henry Wednesday.
We regret TO note Mr.. III. Alexander
on the sick list this week.
J. G. Collier. Of Durant, is the guest Of
Mr.. ]. N. Bradford this week.
Miss Bessie Curry, Of Duck Hill, is the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. T. P. Kimbrough
this week.
A. ]. Johnson, one Of the cleverest
hardware drummers on the road, was
here Wednesday.
Misses Emma and Sallie Morris spent
Sunday at Wexford, the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. @. Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. q. Thomas, OF shep-
pardtown, spent Sunday here the guests
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Reese.
Miss Sarah Coleman was called to her
home in Livingston, Ala, Saturday, BY a
telegram saying her sister, Miss Pearl,
was quite sick.
There is soon to be town at Quito,
on the Delta Southern, where the r. r.
crosses Mosquito Lake. There will soon
be postofllce at that place, and it bids
fair to be nice little town some time
soon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15

The primary object In using fertilizer
is to produce larger Yield OF the crop
that IL TO be Immediately grown. or ID
already growing. on the land to which
The fertilizer ID TO be applied. As rule,
II contains from ten 70 sixteen per cent.
Y fooa. All IN 4 atbeF yords' 4 commercial Ter fer
tilizer contains IN every hundred pounds
weight from 10 to is pounds Of available
phosphoric acid, either alone, or that
amount Of phosphoric acid and potash
combined, or Of these two and nitrogen
Is called q complete" fertiIiser. Now.
this 10 to 10 pounds In each 100 pounds
OF the fertilizer is supposed to be, and
should be, practically soluble and avail
able at once. or within Z week or two,
for the use Of the crop. says Virginia
The remaining portion Of the fertiliser.
or the ~ to 20 pounds in each 100 pounds,
h d mixture OF insolnble phosphate and
1uIphate Of lime, some sand. water. or
Ea1ic matter and other things that are
necessarily incident 20 the msnufacture,
and cannot be econoricaliy removed.
tsss u ether as tse Z. sy crop i q ths Soii 'r
..er es q nt sRs " Tso sp5ssi 4 e aapply as
the plants with soluble plant food and
increase the yield Of the cotton, -grain,
grass or whatever the crop may be-;
4 incidentally. however. this fertillser does
help the land because It induces q larger
growth Of stalk. roots and foliage OF the
plants--or those parts that will be re-
turned to, and become part Of the soil.
A dose OF this fertilizer, for instance.
not only Increases the yield OF seed cot
ton, but also the siSe Of the stalkb,
the foliage, hulls and other parts that
70 immediately back and form part Of
the soil In the shape Of humus (decayed
vegetabje matter). But the principal way
to lWprove the coll itself, 4 70 odd ve4e-
table matter to Il IN TIE form of stable
manure. rsnoyating espps rotation q
crSDs six Ell sGss sssss fsDn' ssss. 4
via q incrssss ths ySsi6 X scrs, eotsss
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