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, 1908-01-18

The Clio club met Tuesday evening
at the Downey residence, Mrs. Arnold
presenting the paper, which was on
Thomas Paine" The program quo
tation was: The Principles of Ameri-
ca Opened the Bastile." Mrs Fitch led
the discussion and Prof. Ridgaway
gave the reading. The club will hold
its next meeting with Prof. and Mrs.
Ridgaway.
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Mrs. Fred N. Fisher. Mrs. F. w. Lee
and Mrs. Jesse Converse will go to
Cheyenne next wee as delegates from
Hermion temple, Pythian Sisters, to be
present at the institution of a grand
temple of the order. Mrs. Langheldt
will also attend the meeting. The Chey-
enne Tribune writes as follows in re.
gard to the matter: "On January 21st,
, 1908-01-18

Jacques Laramie chapter Daughters
of the American Revolution held its an.
nual meeting at the home of Mrs. w.
H. Reed this afternoon, at $3.50, the lit.
erary program being devoted 10
Causes Which Led Up to the Revolu.
ton
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
A Trolley Party.
CFrom Mondays DailyO

VI lbul hNNhuN DdllN '
a novelty in Amarillo entertain
ments was the trolley party given
Friday evening by Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Gooch for their sister Miss
Virginia Num-. Rain, which was
probably good for other things in the
Panhandle. disturbed the plans Of
the hostess by coming just at the
time when the party was to meet for
the departure to Glenwood, and some
OF the guests were discouraged from
coming, but a number Of the picnick-
ers gathered at the Gooch home on
Tyler street, and as the hour was A
little late, the party made immediate
use of the baskets of good things
which had been brought by the young
ladies. Then, as the rain had stop
ped, the entire party went over 10
Polk street, took the special car
which was in waiting for them, and
spent the next hour in riding over
the lines. The same rain which had
been mentioned before had stopped
thingsin Glenwood where the pic
nickerS had intended visiting so the
party. after having a good time on
the car and thoroughly Advertising
the fact to the public along the lines,
came back to the house. Here mu-
sic, a benefit performance by F.. Z.
Sheriff's Adam Humbug' circus,
and songs by a quartet made the
end OF a pleasant evening come very
soon.
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.umn va domandcd and hought.

pump was demanded and bought.
The taxes increased, the people
got together and started an attack
on the machine
They elected another mayor on a
sane, middle OF the road platform "
He assumed charge OF affairs and
began TO Straighten things out, lie
did not do everything at once but be-
gan with municipal economies, He
headed of the machine which at
tempted TO sell a gas franchise for
political support and got the people
$4,000 for It,, He disclosed the wa
ter works pump matter and got rid
Of many of the barnacles.
But he declined to put a lid on
the city" and then he was attacked
and hampcrcd in his work.
The Knockers" knocked" the
mayor and his moderate friends were
attacked and threatened. A clean
candidate against the machine leader
was attacked because some OF his
friends were the mayors friends too,
II seemed as though all efforts TO
bring about reform would be
spoiled by a machine trick Of stirring
up trouble among those who had so
long worked together.
Get even with them and revenge
YOURSELF was the machine cry. II
worked for a little while.
Then the community, for II was a
most sensible community, took a
tumble to itself and decided that the
people we're not entirely daft"
And they went to the polls and
voted for the clean candidate first
and turned tho machine out and then
began to talk about their own dis
agreements,
The moral OF this Assyrian expe-
rence Is easily absorbed. History
has repeated itself many times since
then. II an old scheme to attempt
to stir up trouble within one army
so that the other may have a con-
quest,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
A CITY IN ASSYRIA.

once there was a prosperous city
of Assyria, where the people were
live and progressive and full OF gin
ger.
They were not perfect-few sue
cessful people are.
Some OF them were nervous and IT.
ritable and inclined to knock. Some
OF them believed that the city should
be conducted on liberal" lines; some
wanted it "closed tight and some,
the majority wanted to keep a me-
dunn course.
There was a coterie OF politicians
in town; not bad fellows at heart but
men who made politics their bust
ness" and who got over their heads
and formed a machine so that they
could always run things, They sue
ceeded and got holder and holder.
They elected a congressman and he
turned every one out OF office who
wouldn't do as he said They elected
county officials and the same thing
was done.
They secured control of newspa.
per and it got all the county print
ing at fabulous prices.
They controlled the elections and
the states attorney and had jurors
put on panels with instructions to
do as they said. Frauds were perpe-
trated and the criminals went free
because the states attorney would
not prosecute the machine" tools.
A mayor was elected by the ma
chine, the public works we're neglect
ed, the water works went to the dogs
while a host OF employees were kept
there so they could work and vote
for the machine.
A pump was choked down so It
would pump a million gallons a day
less than its capacity and a new
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
TO EXTEND RED CROSS.

Having been approved as "regu-
lars" by the war department and
with sufficient money and expert
ence available for the war, the
Grand Legion Of the Red Cross Of
Brooklyn will undertake 10 make ma
tional in its scope the movement by
which II originated,
The purpose of the legion is one
which will strongly appeal to those
who desire to avail themselves Of the
benefit Of military drill, but who do
not care to enter the military ser
vcie in the capacity Of soldiers. It's
object is TO alleviate distress in time
Of war or other public calamity.
With a Red Cross branch in every
community there would always be
available a large number of men,
Trained and disciplined, ready to 90
to the scene of disaster with
equipment for giving aid promptly ei-
nciently and intelligently. Had there
been a branch OF the organization
in San Francisco at the time Of the
earthquake much needless suffering
would have been avoided.
The drills OF the organization are
unique. The members are taught
how to help the injured starving and
thirsty; how to pick up a man who
has been wounded and each method
of carriage applicable to each kind
of injury how to dress wounds and
to give temporary aid in the absence
OF a surgeon.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
TATTLINGS FROM
TOWN OF TULIA
spacial to Daily Panhandle.

Tulia, Texas, July 17,--Swisher
county was organized just eighteen
years ago today with a small number
OF inhabitants. For short period
the county flourshed and then came
the almost forgotten "grasshopper
year" Not much had been planted
but even that, or most of it, was
harvested by these plaques, drouth
succeeded this pestilence and then
began the return to the older set
tied parts of this and other state.
Hundreds of settlers abandoned their
homes and left, Thousands Of dol
lars worth of farming machinery
were left to rust in the. fields and
then came the rains. The few who
had weather the drouth began to
make good crops, back came the set
tiers, not always the same men, but
others endowed with the same deter
mination to make themselves a home
and these beautiful prairies, show
how we'll they have succeeded. Beau.
tiful homes, green orchards, waving
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
PERSONAL MENTION
tFfom Mondays DaiIy.y

r. c. BALKAN, Of Dalhart, visited
friends here yesterday.
Frank Mitchell is down from Chan
ming today on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Green Wilson. Of
Plainview, passed through Amarillo
yesterday en- route to Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe II. Thomas, who
have been visiting Mrs Thomas
brother, Taylor Bassett and family
here, for the past few weeks, left
yesterday for their home in Raft,
Okla.
Mrs. Henry Hall and little daugh-
ter who have been visiting her faith
er, Judge n. c, Martin, sister, Mrs.
Thomas Currie, and other friends
here, for the past month, left yester-
day for their home in Dallas.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
Real Estate Transfers.

r. "A. Morris and wife to j. F. Hall
lots and I, block 397, Mirror, 49,
500.
L. c. Kirkes and wife to NJ. w.
Cunning CHAM, rots I and 2, IL. A.
Mobiles subdivision of block 229,
Plemons, $t,05O.
NJ D. Oliver Eakls to NJ a. Hud-
son, lots / and 2, block 22S, Plem-
ons. $1,000.
Lewis Anthony and wife 10 p. z.
Adams and wife. lots 5 and 6. An
thony subdivision Of block 226,
Plemons, $4,000,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23

II is understood that the leading
railroad managers have agreed to de-
fer the question OF a geSeral wage
cut for three months in the hope that
by that lime either conditions will be
improved SO that a cut will not be
necessary or the labor organizations
will recognize the necessity Of a re-
duction. The feeling prevails in some
companies that wages ought not to be
cut so long as dividends are paid.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23

here, has been chosen by tho troop
TO receive the scholarship 10 be is
ssuod IN the new government military
school az Fort Lcavenworth, Kan. ny
the terms ~ the offer Dewitt will
got scholarship covering tuition In
the school and wal also be allowed
pay which wiz cover his expenses
while In school. The school Is to
have a four years course along much
tho Same lines as those OF the ma
tional military academy at West
Point. The student on graduation
will be commissioned az second lieu
tenant and viii take service In the
army.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23

Our street corners these nights are
beleaguered by a bunch of nonsen-
steal, empty-headed praters, most Of
whom have a private AK to grind.
Last night duck savoring OF So
clalistic distemper, held forth, scored
Democrat and Republican alike and
wound up with the assertion that the
laboring classes should elect man
to head a party which he said doubt
less would fall from grace as fell
the other parties. Wind, thus wasted
was never known to mislead anybody.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
1t Cant Be Beat.

The best OF all teachers is expert
ence. c. NJ. Harden, of Silver City,
n, c., says: ~ find Electric Bitters
does all that's claimed for it. For
stomach, liver and kidney troubles
1T cant be beat. / have tried II and
find It a most excellent medicine.
Mr.. Harden is right; it's the best Of
all medicines also for weakness, lame
back, and all run down conditions.
Best too for chills and malaria. Sold
under guarantee at L. o. Thompson
& Co.'S drug store. soc.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23

A suit for damages out OF the or
binary has been begun before Judge
Gibbons, OF Chicago. by woman who
charges saloon-keeper with the re-
sponslbility OF her husbands death
by suicide. 1t is said to be the first
of the kind ever brought in the
courts OF Illinois, The courts OF New
York are said TO have twice given
judgments against saloonkeepers in
similar cases.
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ChroniClingS.
is power.

Purpose Is power.
A good listener Is often thought to
he an excellent cOnversationalist.
Character, like murder, will out
The sea Is the symbol OF the hu.
man soul.
A woman, perhaps an angel, should
certainly he a minister Of grace.
Truth is treasure.
As to the next world Faiths lad.
der, as to this a staff.
Our eternal possessions are not
what we get, but what We give.
Self-flattery is the cheapest COM
monost and most worthless OF pleas.
ures.-Houston Chronicle.
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ORGANIZE
CITY LIMITS
School Board Starts Move
ment 10 Make Valid
School District
lFrom Mnnday,s Dallyl

As the surest and safest means for
guaranteeing the maintenance OF
Amarillo city schools and for pro,
yiding buildng accommodation now
necessary, the board Of trustees for
the present Amarillo Independent
school District recommends in a
statement Issued today the organiza-
ton into a school district of the ter
rIlory embraced in the city limits Of
Amarillo This statement Is ad-
dressed to the citizens Of Amarillo
and is as follows:
The Amarillo Independent School
district now embraces about fifty-six
sections Of land, including the city
Of Amarillo, ana a part Of Randall
county. The recent decision Of the
supreme court affects most seriously
our district; tho Mcrtens case de-
cides that an independent district
like ours cannot, under the Constitu-
ton, embrace parts of two counties,
but must be confined to only one
county
We have given the matter careful
and full consideration, aided by at
torneys who kindly volunteered their
services, and we can SEQ only one
feasible and probable safe course to
continue and maintain our schools
That is, to at once call an election in
the city, submitting the proposition
to the voters Of the city Of Amarillo,
TO acquire the exclusive control OF
the schools within the limits OF the
city, Just such action as the city could
have at any time heretofore taken.
The courts have passed on such city
school districts. taxes and bonds
,thereunder, so that any future. bonds
issued by the city would have a ready
market value, when bonds under any
other possible district would have
doubtful sale. A petition is now in
circulation requesting the mayor to
call said election within twenty days.
y Vote Taxes Late.
III such election results in the city
OF Amarillo taking charge OF the
schools, then an election will follow
to fix the amount Of taxes to be low
led not TO exceed so cents on 500
for support and maintenance. Also
an election can be called for the
same time or afterward TO fix taxIo
build another school house, there be-
ing no difference in the legal maxi
mum rate from the former district,
Also seven trustees must he elected,
in whom are vested the same power
as the present trustees, the city coun-
ell assessing. making levy and col
lscting the taxes and paying over to
the treasurer OF the trustees who
manage the school as heretofore
Respectfully submitted,
NJ. C. MOBILES,
R. L. STRINGFELLoW,
r. B. NEWCoME,
F. NJ oNG,
L. A. WELLS,
F., p. POWELL,
JEFF d. BARTLETT.
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a city. Finally he decided the city
must be- Dodge city and suggested
the name TO the old lady Of Dutch
descent, and smiles beamod forth on
ner countenanco, which was a sure
sign that Dodge CITY was the place to
which she wanted to go,--Leayon-
worn Times.
Second Vice President Kendrck
has issued circular that the Santa
Fe has just issued a voucher for
$4,000 to pay for messages in excess
Of the free allowance which the road
is entitled 10 under contract and asks
that holders Of franks be more eco
nomlcal In the future
Two hundred and fifty-nine thou
sand, two hundred and eighty rail-
way servants as they are termed
in England draw wages that average
from $iS5 to $3.50 per week, Only
about II per cent OF them receive
the latter figure or In excess of that
Thirty blk roads doing business In
Texas show for the nine months end
ing May 1, a decrease Of nearly $l0,-
OOO,O 900 but the railroad commission
will not allow a raise OF freight rates
THE Texas railroad commission
general order No. Al was issued on
August 8, 1907, compliance with
which by the Southern Kansas Rail
way Of Texas and the Pecos Valley
Line Cpart OF the Santa re SYSTEM
will mean monthly expense b,l
about $500 for clerical hire and
a total expense of about $4,000 for
office room and facilities. The gem
eral order requires both ton miles
and revenues In connection with ey-
cry commodity on each and every
waybill, and classified under the gen
eral headings, interline, interstate,
state, intrastate and local. 1t also
requires separate statistics In con
nection with the less than carload
commodities, cotton, wool and live
stock. In connection with passen-
gers, they require under the same
general headings as for freight, the
following: Passengers carried earn
ing revenues passenger earning rev.
enue CARED one mile, and revenue
per passenger per mile, and average
distance carried for the following
classes: Full fare, special rates, free
passes, also the number of persons
other than employees carried on free
passes. Similar statistics are re-
quired in connection with express,
mail. excess baggage. storage and
freight carried on passenger trains,
special and service. After a discus
sion lasting ten months it has been
decided by the railroad companies
that this work must be done For
the Santa Fe interests at Amarillo
it will require about thirty-two men.
sixty days to catch up with the back
work, and then require about one
third the force to keep it up. This
expense at the present time of de-
preston is a tremendous burden and
whether it will be worth the money
remains to be seen. To comply
with the order, 1t will be necessary
to erect building to house the
clerks, as the general office build
ings are already as crowded as a
bee hive next TO an alfalfa patch"
Santa Fe Employees Magazine.
The clerks are here and the build
ing is nearly completed and 1t is
proving to be a bigger task than was
expected.
George Halleck, the Rock Island
dispatcher is framing up months
cessation from duty for himself. He
leaves for his old home August /,
and the chances are he'll return
doubled up"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23

A New York chicken farmer fat
tens his chicks by electricity. The
hen houses are all brilliantly illu-
minated with arc lights and at inter-
walls during night lights are turned
on and the misguided fowls, thinking
il is daylight fly off the roosts and
eat. This plan is also said to coax
an extra egg or two away from the
deluded hens.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
He PLEADS
INNOCENCE
Bank Cashier Says He Wandered
To Mexico To Make Money
and Make Good
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Los Angeles, July 20.-Willam r.
Walker, the absconding treasurer OF
the New Britain Comm Savings
Bank, whose extraditon from Mexico
was achieved only after he had spent
several months in jail at Ensenada.
departed today for New Britain in
custoday OF chief OF police, Egan, OF
that city. Walker declared he new
er received a dollar Of the sum miss
ing from the bank, said to be over
half q million dollars, and said his
object in fleeing to Mexico was to
make money from his mining inter
ests and repay every dollar lost by
the bank.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23

The court reporters OF Iowa who
have been in convention at Des
Moines want the law changed so
that $4,000 a year will be tho mini
mum salary. The minimum at pres
ent is $1,000. And they want the
per diem fee OF a court reporter 10
be increased from S. to $40. And
they also want the transcript fee In
creased so that reporter will get
10 cents for every 100 words in place
of the scent fee that is paid at pres
emit. ,.....
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
LOOKING FOR ONE SIMMONS.
(Fronm Mondays Dally)
TcNic0 Man Who Shot at Editor Is
Missing.

lcAlCO wan VINO Nllul hl fulNuI II
Missing.
City Marshal I'D Johnson, of Tex.
leo, spent yesterday and part OF to-
day in Amarillo, looking for ono sim
mons, a dance hall piano player who
left TeXico last week after a diifi'
Guilty in which he shot four times "a
Mr.. oliver OF the TeXlco Trumpet
one Of the bullets from his gun
struck oliver on the leg and inflicted
slight wound.
simmons was the husband Of tho
young woman who committed sui.
eide in TeXico about a month ago by
drinking carholic acid In her room In
the Central rooming house. Simmons
was away az the time in a dsraput-
able part Of the town and II was in
timated that his treatment Of his
wife caused the suicide. simmons
objected 10 the language which Oil
yor used in writing up the case in the
ToXico Trumpet and the III will which
grew out Of that led to the shooting
last week.
The man is described as big fell
low, blond, and red faced. He wore
a broad white hat when he left Tex
leo and light colorcd suit. II Is
known that he stopped over In ANA.
Trlo but as he had about $500 in his
possession al the time, It Is supposed
that he left for points further away.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23

A chair pusher in Atlantic City
found $4OO and got a reward of 12
cents for returning it to its owner.
Next time he should find $1,000, as
that might bring him as much as 25
cents and make the adventure worth
while. ....
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
Automobile For Sale.

Good secondhand automobile
Northern" for sale, in fair shape.
Must sell at once. Full informa-
ton and price sent on request. Write
VAL MILLER, Portales, N. NJ.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23

SPARKS AND SPIKES.
(From Mondays Daily

(From Mondays Daily)
An elderly lady called at the Santa
Fe ticket station and inquired Of the
agent when the train left for Dutch
City. The agent had not run across
a city by such a name and the old
lady kept saying that the place was
Dutch City. The agent was using
all his mental powers to locate such
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
EXCHANGE COMMENT.
Sheen Men Comhinc.

sheep Men COmhlnc'
Four thousand sheep men met at
salt Lake City in April, representing
2TOOO,oOO sheep with a value Of
$4,000 900. and formed an sssocia-
ton in the nature OF protective
trust against wool buyers Of the East.
The membership includes sheep men
from Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Ne
yada, Colorado, Arizona and New
Mexico. Every sheep man was asked
to hold his wool until higher prices
are offered than we're being paid at
the time tho association was formed.
Producers in all departments Of
agriculture meet with serious OBJ
stacles in satisfactorily marketing
their product, and that a certain
degree Of success may crown the Of
frots of the afrmer, planter and
stock raiser, 1t is important that all,
as circumstances seem TO warrant,
should act in concert and through
clearly defined organizations. Got
ton Journal.
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The Democratic party has never
gone before the people with a bet
ter platform. From all parts OF the
nation words of praise are coming
up and things are beginning to look
very much like William Jennings
Bryan Will be the next occupant OF
the White House. Abilene Daily Re.
peesGr.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23

President NELL, OF Texas, makes a
strong plea for 15-cent cotton, In
reply to the charge that the Farmers
Union Ia trust, he maintains that
million farmers who produce a
staple crop, banded together for tho
purpose Of obtaining a fair, living
price for their product, Is not trust.
Ono OF the strongest pleas for 10
cent cotton Is that It will libcrate
from the cotton fields Of the South
the women and children, and that
nothing short Of that price viii do IT.
That is reason enough,--Home and
Farm,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23

IL have seven fresh milk cows
for sale cheap and goood United
states cream separator. Write or call
on J. l.. Prichard, Canyon, Texas,
% 40
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23

FOR sALE-Two yearling shorthorn
bulls. Price reasonable. Address
Arthur Axen, st. Francis, Texas,
27S Id 4w D