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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
SNOW BUCKING on BELEN LINE.
Santa Fc Magazine Chronicles Open
ing of service Over Cutoff.

Santa Fc Magazine Chronicles Open
ing of service Over Cutoff.
The Santa Fe Employees Magazine
for February prints three interesting
half tones OF scenes on the Belen
cutoff few miles west of Texico
during the December snow. The ar
ticle which accompanies the pictures
records the opening of the line to
regular service and states "a few
facts about the cutoff, as follows;
ION December Is, 1907, regular
train service was established on the
Eastern Railway OF New Mexico,
practically bringing to a close the
long tedious construction work Of
nearly four years. Much has been
written during this time concerning
the new road and articles to the eff
feet that it was ballasted with gold
and that the Santa Fe was spending
millions to save mile appeared from
time to time, with more or less cor
rectness. The Belen cutoff gives
us two routes to the coast. There
is but little difference in their mile
age, and although 1t has been gener-
ally understood that the new line Is
shorter the two lines are about equal
in length. The Belen line, however,
is much better for freight service,
as IL takes away the heavy traffic
from the old route which has to cross
the Ration and Glorieta mountain
ranges. AS these two ranges aver
age in height about $500 feet, the
cost of transportation will be great
ly reduced.
When it was first proposed to
build this road the name Abo Pass
Line was applied to II on account
of the fact that u traversed the Abo
Pass. Later 1t was called the BeIen
cutoff but 1t was incorporated as
the Eastern Railway OF New Mex
leo"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
SEED WILL
Be HERE
Members Of Chamber Of Com
MERGE Order Sugar Beet
Seed From Germany
CFrom Fridays Daily)


Sugar beet seed for all Panhandle
farmers who intend to plant cror
OF beets this year will be in Anna,
rillo and ready for delivery within
few weeks This seed will be the
highest grade imported stock ship
ped from Germany on special order
for the Amarillo Chamber OF Com
merce, and will be offered for sale
TO farmers anywhere in the Pan
handle at actual cost, from Is to
rs cents per pound.
Eight Men Guarantee Purchase.
Eight Amarillo men, ]. II. Avery,
w. B. Patterson, II. T. Groom (also
OF Groom, r. L. stringfelow, L. B.
Mitchell, l.. A. Wells, E. l.. Doho-
ney aud Thomas r. Turner guar
antee the purchase OF 1000 pounds
OF seed and have wired to the im-
poriers in New York for the ship
ment.
w. S. Pardoner, OF the Oxnard
Construction company OF New York,
has already become interested in the
Panhandle sugar beet and he vol
unteered TO order these seed by cable
from Germany from the SANE grow
ers who produce all the seed used
in the beet producing country Of
Colorado. Henry T, oxnard, the
principal stockholder In this COM
psny Is one Of the largest producers
OF beet sugar In the United States
and the seed to be secured for Pan
handle farmers is the same as that
which the oxnard company requires
the farmers around It's factories to
use because Il has been found that
the beets produced from this seed
have the highest commercial value.
Should the results obtained this year
BY Panhandle farmers with sugar
beets correspond with the expert
ence OF those who have grown the
beets here in former years, the OK
nard company will be an interested
factor In the development OF the
manufacturing side Of the industry.
VIII Book Orders.
Orders for the seed will be booked
at the Chamber Of Commerce now
for delivery as soon as the seed
reaches here. Several other com.
mercial clubs and organizations in
tho Panhandle have signlfIed their
desire Of getting seed for the farm
ers in their vicinity, and orders 10.
these organizations for larger guam
titles will be acknowledged az once.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20

The question OF procuring sugar
beet seed for Panhandle farmers
seems to he serious problem. II
should not be so, Either our Cham
Der OF Commerce or some company
or individual should take up the
matter, procure the seed and seel It
TO the farmers who want to use H.,
The farmers do not want the seed
free, but are willing TO pay for II. It
ia estimated that 1t will require eight
pounds Of seed to plant an acre OF
beets. The very best seed can DO
imported from Germany, paid for,
shipped 10 this country and retsiled
at zoe TO csc per pound without loss
to the dealer. II were time that ac-
ton is taken upon this important
question. From 5000 TO 5000
pounds should be procured at once
by SOME one, as the sugar beet plant
ing ought not to be a failure through
lack OF seed-Amarillo Panhandle
Is It not possible, perhaps conve-
nient to obtain sugar beet seed near
er home than Germany? Can not
they be had from Nebraska, Colo
RADIO or Utah seed men? Certainly
sugar beet culture should not be
ignored by reason Of any question
OF ability to procure seed, and sure
ly Amarillo is not the kind of town
that would pass up proposition SO
simple and so potential as that
Dallas News.
Those who claim to know, assert
that the best and surest sugar beet
seed is imported from Germany. Ne
braska, Colorado and Utah get their
seed annually from that country. II
is authoratively stated that seed
grown in this country does not pro-
duce with any degree OF satisfaction,
But we are pleased to be able 10 In
form the News that Amarillo has
solved the problem: that the seed is
ordered and that Panhandle farmers
will be able to get 1t at cost price.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20

cinct which II follows along north
TIL It intersects with Fillmore
street Then back 10 the place Of
starting.
Precinct No. 2 starts from the
south door way goes to Fillmore
street and includes roughly speaking
the territory east from Fillmore
street and south OF precinct No. l..
Precinct No, starts from the west
door and includes territory west of
No, 2 and south from Sixth street,
Precinct No. takes up the re-
maining quarter from Sixth street
north and back to precinct No. /.
The various precincts will vote In
corner rooms OF the courthouse
which correspond to their direction
from the courthouse.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
ICY BLASTS SWEEP
OVER PANHANDLE
Blizzard Brings 6 Inches of Snow on Level and
sE Many Feet Deep in Drifts Which
Block Traffic

Less than twenty-four hours OF a
bllEEard full OF snow Is the Valentine
which February the 18th has duly
delivered TO all the Panhandle and
the Panhandlers. Al 3 O'Clock this
afternoon the norther has died away
TO Jet the snow rest in the drifts and
the sun has come strong 10 begin
clearing the work OF the blizzard,
snow Plows at Work.
In the meantime on every road out
OF Amarillo. section crews, extra
gangs and engines with plows are
shoVeling and bucking at the drifts
which have kept all the outgoing
trains in the Amarillo yards today.
Down POLK street all the operating
force OF the streev railway company
with some volunteers and several
advisers, Is using moral suaslon,
shovels and improvlsed snow plows
10 get two cars out OF the drifts In
front OF the Carson building whore
they stuck this morning. Al all the
coal offices in the town, tired order
men are explaining why customers
cant get orders OF coal right now.
Cabmen after strenuous nights
york laid down on the Job for short
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
Socialists Report Progress.

New York, Feb. 15.-With the
battle cry, Haywood for President"
the Arbeiter Ring national organ
ization of Socialists, began con-
vention here today. The session
will continue through tomorrow,
when reports will be received on the
growth of the movement through
out the country. Delegates are here
representing locals in New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connec-
ticut. Maryland, Illinois, Ohio and
the District of Columbia.
Organizers will be appointed for
other districts, and new plans OF
spreading the propaganda will be
discussed. The officers say that there
is a national membership OF thirty
thousand.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
SET APART new
VOTING PRECINCTS
CFrom Saturdays Dally,)

Increase in the voting population
OF the city has made 1t necessary to
set apart more voting places than
have heretofore been used, and yes
terday the commissioners court now
in session made new division OF
justice precinct No, which divides
Amarillo for voting purposes, I'm four
parts. All OF these voting precincts
will vote in the courthouse but the
voter will enter at the north east
south or west doors according to the
precinct in watch he lives.
Precinct No. / under the new di-
vision starts out the east door of the
court house turns to Sixth street on
the corner OF Fillmore and runs out
Sixth to Missouri avenue, the last
street in Denver Heights. From here
1t takes section line east to the
limit of the justice precinct then
north to the north line OF the pre-
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20

The attorney generals department
has ruled that after marriage GER
tificate has been recorded it is the
property Of the persons to whom II
was issued. Heretofore marriage
certificates have been regarded as
the property OF the state, and were
retained by the county clerk. Now
the happy groom may recover the
document and keep same as me-
mento of a very wise or foolish act.
Gregg County News (Longview.)
Few old grooms will demand their
papers. The average husband OF a
few years. standing wouldn't pay
postage on his marriage license for
the return of 1t. Not that he doesn't
value and appreciate the partner. he
acquired in negotiating the instru-
ment, but rather for the reason that
a ten-year-old marriage license APP
peals with about the same force that
last years turkey nest appeals to
the poultry trust.--Dailas News,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
Texas Quick to Seize.

II would be a revelation TO some
OF the dwellers in the Ohio valley,
Indiana and staid old Pennsylvania
TO see the rapidity and determination
with Which Texas people seize valu-
able opportunities after they have
been intelligently presented
Texas development has been ire
mendously rapid in the past and It's
speed promises to be accelerated
rather than decreased during the
future because of this very tendency.
Does one pioneer West Texas city
organize a commercial club?
Straightway twenty-five others fol-
low in its footsteps,
Does farmer in one county make
money raising peanuts? Next sea-
son a score of counties go in for
COOLERS and raise them successfully.
Does Panhandle farmer who has
more land than he knows what to do
with try some plains land in alfalfa
and find that it grows? Next year
the dull gray of the mesquite grass
gives place to vivid green in little
dotted fields through all the sur
rounding country.
Fort Worth has an example very
close to home. 1t seems only few
weeks ago since an effort was made
in Arlington to organize a CONNER
cial club. 1t is still less time since
the club was organized, furnished its
rooms and dedicated them. At the
dedication there was some little talk
about Arlington's opportunities as a
truck growing center, midway be-
tween Fort Worth and Dallas, where
1t has double market. Something
was also said at the meeting about
a canning factory which would use
up surplus labors OF boys and girls
in the summer time and also take
care of unsold vegetables and fruits.
Sunday mornings Telegram told
how a meeting of farmers and com
mercial club members was held Sat
urday evening. An organization was
effected A proposition to build a
canning factory was presented and
enough subscribed stock 10 insure the
projects success. At the next meet
ing list of acreages guaranteed will
be presented and it will be shown
that farmers around Arlington who
live on some Of the richest soil Tex
as sunshine ever made blossom. will
start 1908 with an impetus for truck
growing such as was never recorded
in Tarrant county before.
One good point about the new
canning factory is the plan to have II
owned exclusively by the people of
Arlington and the surrounding coun-
try. That is home industry of the
best type.
Arlington is to be congratulated
for having commercial club that
can do things. but after all II isn't
the commercial club, it's the people.
Fort Worth Telegram.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
BURWELL WINS.
Hughes Suit Decided at Canyon for
Defendant.
(From Saturdays Daily)

Defendant.
From Saturdays Daily.)
In the case OF ], e. Hughes against
W. NJ. Burwell involving about So
900 which has been on trial in the
district court at Canyon this week,
the jury yesterday returned ver-
diet In favor of the defendant.
The suit grows out of the suspen-
sion several years ago OF ], h.
Hughes from his office as sheriff OF
Potter county on account of charges
brought by various citizens. w. NJ.
Burwell was appointed sheriff in
Hughes place and acted in that ca
pacity for about a year while the
charges were being tried. None OF
the charges were made to stand in
court and Hughes was returned to
his office. He afterward brought
suit against Burwell to recover the
fees OF the office during that time.
The case has been hanging on for
several years and was removed to
Canyon on change OF venue from this
county.
Judge S. p. Huff, OF Vernon. has
presided as the trial because Judge
Browning was disqualified. Reeder
and Cooper represented the defend
ant an Yeale, Crudgington and Ha-
zelwood, and A. S. Rollins were at
torneys for the plaintiff.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
TO AWAIT GRAND JURY.
Defendants Bond at $1,000 In Me-
gro Shooting Case.
(From Fridays DailyO


After the conclusion OF the hear
Ing yesterday of the case against
Joe Benford for the shooting pf
Shed Harris last Sunday Justice
Holman bound the defendant over
to await the action OF the grand jury
and fixed his bond at $1,000 Ben
ford was unable TO make bond and
was returned to jail here.
Harris, the negro who was wound
ed, is still In the sanitarium but his
case is not at all serious and he will
be out in a short time.
Benford waived examination yes
terday and his attorney did not sub
nit testimony in the hearing. Ben
ford has stated that he was drunk
at the time OF the shooting.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20

Cellna, Feb, 15,--ollle NeGq lre,
an l1-year old boy, while watching a
dog fight, was struck by freight
train, His right foot was mashed
off
Ballinger, Feb, l5--The city coun-
ell has ordered an election for March
II TO decide the question OF issuing
SEQ, 900 in bonds for street improve
ment purposes.
Granbury, Feb, l5.--Thomas Will
llams. county clerk Of Hood county,
died at his home In this city.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20

Ten pounds Of seed are required to
the acre but as few farmers prob
ably will care to put in larger crop
this year than one acre the 1000
pounds OF seed will afford means for
wide and thorough trial of the
crop all over the Panhandle
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
ON THE MAIN LINE.
Thought II Wrong TO Steal From
Railway Company.

Railway Company.
The station agent at Canadian is
contributor to the Santa Fe Mag
azIne also, on account OF a letter
which he received some time ago
which was undated and unsigned
and was accompanied by money
order for IS, the writer evidently
desiring to be at peace with his con-
science. realizing that stealing from
the railway company is just as
wrong as any other kind OF stealing,
May his tribe increase! Following is
a copy OF the letter;
Dear slr:--One tine bought a
chlld's ticket for half when It should
have been full fare Since that
time have got right with God and
see In the Bible that II We defraud
we must restore. II we lie we must
confess, Yours. on the Bible line to
heaven"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
AMARILLo TRAIN,IEN CREDITED

The February number OF the same
magazine contains another picture OF
local interest IN a fine half tone OF
engine No, No. O243, with Engineer
Frank Redder and Fireman Barry
Atwood standing beside It. These
tralnmen have been given the credit
marks each for the neat appearance
OF their engine, which has been
named Pride OF the Pecos." and
Tra.nmaster briggs In writing to
them says:
1T Is pleasure to ride In a cab
where everything is Kept as neat
and clean as on your engine, can.
well understand that you both de-.
rive great deal Of satisfaction from
the fact that YOU keep your engine
in such fine condition, as 1t viii
make a cab pleasant place in :-hich
TO work"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20

time this morning and citizens With
out other means of getting down
town had TO get over the drifts on
foot or stay at home.
Wind 80 Miles.
The wind last night and this morn
ing reached a maximum velocity OF
fifty-two miles an hour according to
the gauge at the weather bureau but
this with the binding snow which
II drove before II made It equal to
even higher yelocities in clear wealth
or. Twenty-three above zero was
the lowest point reached and the
temperature most OF the time has
been barely below freezing. Tonight
the prediction is that the tempera-
ture will 90 TO a considerably lower
mark than was reached last night
out the air will be clear and stlll
and tomorrow VIII be fair. Up to
o'clock this morning the moisture
gauge al the bureau had registered
fall OF four and one-half inches
OF snow and the fall since that time
has made the total about six inches
The fall was at no time heavy but
the wind kept driving the snow after
il had fallen.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
County Clerk HAS BLANKS.

] have had blank certificates of
births and deaths printed at the
states expense and they are now in
the hands of the county clerks, and
can be obtained by the physicians
without cost. Tthey are there for
your use and there is absolutely no
excuse for noncompliance with this
law. There has been a steady in
crease in the number of physicians
that are reporting, but partial re-
ports are far from satisfactory, and
| intend to see that the recalcitrant
brother Is prosecuted for non-compl-
ance with the law.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20

v. V. Akin and n. Mcdonald are
two Kansas cattle buyers who are
here looking over the field.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
Report within 30 Days.

The purpose OF this letter is to call
your attention to the law enacted by
the Twenty-seventh legislature re-
curing physicians to make reports
of all births and deaths OF which
they are cognizant, to the county
clerk within thirty days after its oc-
currence under penalty for failure
to do so Of five dollars for each birth
and of not less than five or more
than fifty dollars for each death.
II is not my purpose to antagonize
the members OF the profession, but
your duty in this matter Is very
clear and II you do not realize It, It
will be necessary for me TO place the
matter in the hands OF the county
attorney. "a hint TO the wise Is suf-
ficient."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-20
ASKS VITAL
STATISTICS
State Health Officer Emphasizes
Importance Of Reports From
Local Doctors
(From Saturdays Dally)


Dr., w. NJ Brumby, state health
officers, has just sentout TO the ply
sicians Of che state letter urging
prompt and accurate reports of all
births and deaths. These reports
should be made out by the attending
physician and should be filed with
the county clerk who will report to
the state department OF public health
and vital statistics Each month the
county physician sends in n report
OF the general conditions in the coun-
ty and may also send in such other
special reports as the situation sug-
gests or as the state officer requires,
The law requiring the reporting OF
all deaths and births has been on the
statutes for several years but in
many parts OF the state 1t has been
carelessly observed. DR.. Brumby Is
taking steps TO correct this and
hereafter vital statistics will be much
more accurate than they have been
before this. Dr. Brumby says in his
letter to the physicians here:
New-York tribune., 1908-08-16

logic-at Columbia University Professor HysOp
unauestionably one of the most conspicuous dguss
in psychic research in this or any other country
Like Henry SidgwicIl himself, he tirs- became inter
ested in the subject through religious doubt an.
forthwith attacked its problems with the zeal Of
man whose principal characteristics are intense En-
thusiasm. resourcefulneSs OF wit. and nrelectul
fearlessness- As everybody knows. his expenence5
with Mrs Piper led him 20 unite with Hodgson an
Myers in regarding the spirI-ual1s-lc HYPOTHESIS as
the only one capable of explaining al The phenone12
encountered But he Is none the less able and eager
TO expose fraud wherever found. and II only ION
the police viewpoint his society VIII undouoied-{
do good work Associated with him are many o. o.
the American investigators formerly lientlhed Win
the F001ish Society. while some. notably William
lanes OF Harvard. the SitEwIck OF Psycnc K
search in the United States still keep up Their con
nection with the parent oTIlnlza-ion-
New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
Result of the Ghost Hunting

SUMMING up the results OF the really stleII-- ---
ghost hunting of the last twenty-five wears L II.
safely be said that if the hunters have not Aeon
nlished their main object ot definitely proving 'n-
existence Of spiritual world their labors have
nevertheless been OF high value II several IFg
tant directions They have exposed the Ira1lIS- -
pretensions Of innumerab,e charLatans. anu ~ --'
thls acted as protector for the credulous. Inc.
have shown that. making all possible allowance E.
error OF whatever kind there still remains IN 'ns
phenomena OF aPParitior-- r-alrvoyance 81;
residuun not explainabIe On the hypo'n:s3s1i I:3si
ci1;115 IIiIiry 70 the idea o. The influence OF s1s
Sest6n as factor both in -e cse and the enI+ 4. h
disease They have given needed 5'iililI' II9 s1,T
study Of abnormal mental -,n!--IonS Ai! 49, l
bv the discovery OF the c5rre-ated L4c-s Lirs i,-
Myers TO formulate his hypothesis Of tne g p
self they have opened the door % far reacnlS l,,
forms in the whole sociological d9rrain;n "a n ss
ton in the treatment of wee and criiie. =, 10
that makes for the upIif-.r- q the human 'AU