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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-10-02
sWISHER COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
Commissioners Court Besieged by
Architects Submitting Plans and Spec
ifications for Swisher County's
New Court House.

ia re tfdln DrOuSnU lnJO Iulld
ten or more architects with their
trunks loaded with plans and
specifications (etc.) for the new
court house building, to be sub
mitted to the Commissioners
Court of Swisher county, which
convened in special session Mon
day morning for the purpose Of
considering and adopting plans
for the new building.
All of this army of architects
were up with the lark Monday
morning, fully armed and equip
ped with the necessary docu-
ments to do battle with the stur-
dy fathers of Swisher county,
and as soon as court was opened
they proceeded to get busy show
ing the court, each for himself
and in his own behalf, the why's
and wherefOres that made his
particular plan the only one
feasible and should be adopted.
But, as in all other matters per-
tanning to physical man, some of
them, and in fact, all of them ex-
cept one, was doomed to disap-
pointment, and according to their
way of reasoning another court
gone wrong. But the Commits.
sioners of Swisher county are
somewhat peculiar in this, that
they have way Of reasoning out
intricate matters and figuring
from cause to effect, not being
willing to place the interests of
SwiSher county at the mercy of
any individual by taking the
word of any of the architects as
| to the excellence of their indi-
vidual proposition, but requiring
them to demonstrate to the sat
isfaction of the court the super
iOr points of merit which they
claimed for their plans. Some
of them demonstrated and some
went duck hunting. Monday
and Tuesday were occupied by
the court in going over the va
rious plans submitted for their
consideration, and as it was a
foregOne conclusion that they
could not adopt them all, late
Tuesday they were thinned
down to three in the Standard
it was then that the grand
stand play began in earnest.
Wednesday morning the three
remaining ones were called into
court, one at at a time, and their
plans thoroughly gone over and
fully considered, resulting in
the adoption of the plans offered
by Withers & Elliott of STAN
ford, Texas.
We have not been able to get
the details of the plans, but from
our best information, the build
ing will be an imposing four
story structure, constructed of
pressed brick and trimmed with
stone, partly fire proof and part
ly semi-iirc proof, with a fiat top
and the blue sky for a back
ground. We do not question
but what the Commissioners
acted honestly and wisely and
secured the very best building
that it was possible to be secur-
ed for the money, and we trust
that all of our citizens will feel
the same way, as we are conf
dent that they did not act hastily
but took plenty of time to con-
slider each and every detail and
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09
OBJECTED TO ARREST BY NEGRO
G. T. Fleming Was Finally Subdued
and Fined $40

A Santa Fe switchman named G. T.
Fleming made business pick up Sat
urday night for Policeman Bryant, col
ored, who attempted to arrest him.
The fight occurred at Fourth and
Madison streets Saturday evening. and
a large and enthusiastic audience
watched the performance. The negro
officer approached Fleming with view
Of arresting him, and Fleming objected
to being arrested by a negro. In the
fight that followed neither of the scrap
pers was badly injured, and the mig
was more on the order of wrestling
match. Bryant attempted to club
Fleming, who defended himself by seiz-
ing the club and holding it. When the
officer attempted to draw his revolver,
he met with the same treatment. In the
meantime the patrol wagon, with sup
ply of reserves, had been called, and
upon its arrival the switehman was
subdued. He was fined $40 in police
court today on a charge of disorderly
conduct.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09

BILE in bringing out all the facts He
said that to formulate written charges
and limit the investigation to these
elation and make the operation of the
resolution a farce.
Mr.. LilIey asked that he be allowed to
name the manner in which the wit
nesses should be examined. He did not,
he said, desire to be the first witness.
Mr.. Boutelle stated it was the inten-
tion of the committee to have Mr. Lii
ley first state what he owns of his
knowledge, concerning these charges
and in order to allow him to procure an
attorney adjournment was taken until
Thursday morning.
The committee went into executive
session to consider Representative LII
ley's in the matter of witnesses whom
he desires to have summoned.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09

ter not try. to do us eny harm or to
run eny Of our people out of you're
town. Better men than you have been
shot or blowed up. If you love you're
wife and little children you will be
careful. Remember Shipy
CINCO CENTAVOS.
The other was:
Mr.. Chef Detectives: You had
better not try to Arrest eny Daagos.
LUX out if you do. We hev frens in
other citys. If you love your family
CINCO CENTAvos.
Below each of the signatures, cinco
centavo, which is Spanish for five
cents. a crude picture of skull and
bross bones had been made.
Raggio was taken into Chief
Ahern's Office The letters were not
about them. He was made to write
his name and such phrases as ''chief
of police and "chief of detectives" :"
When compared later the spelling and
formation of letters were found to be
the same as in the threatening let
ters. Raggio told of going to St.
Joseph last Thursday, the day the let
ters were written. and said he had left
there for Kansas City Friday.
81 was born and raised in Rome"
said Raggio. ST have been in many
other Italian cities. but spent most
CA lily lllllO IboiIlC. AIl az Cdi .
old and unmarried. I was in the
italian navy six years just before
coming to America. I have been over
here three years. came first to
New York. I have worked as a hotel
porter in a good many American
cities. From New York went to
Florida, to Mobile, New Orleans, st.
Louis, then to Chicago, where stayed
about six months and worked at the
Stock hotel on State street.
Raggio Is a small, round-shouldered
man, 26 years old. His blue eyes and
almost yellow hair make him look
like German. He speaks with; a
decided Italian accent. When ar
rested he was dressed in a black suit
of clothes, a black soft hat and pat
ent leather shoes with cloth tops. He
wore around his neck a black silk
muff1er and bright red necktie- His
hands are as soft as a woman's and
the nail on each of his little fingers
is at least half an inch long. His hair
is long. When searched he had no
weapons or money. Since coming to
the city Raggio has been staying at
the Stag hotel, 420 Main street.
st believe Raggio Is the man who
wrote the letters said Chief Ahern
"His looks and actions mark him as
a fanatic. Yet it may be hard to
prove that he is the man. There are
finger prints in ink on both the let
ters. Raggio's prints when taken by
the Bertillon system will. I think,
correspond with those on the letters
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09
Argument in shurnaker Case.

Harrisburg, Pa. March 9.-when
court opened for the seventh week in
the capitol conspiracy trial case, Percy
Allen Rose of Johnstown, Pa, began
his address in behalf of James NJ
Shumaker. former superintendent of
public grounds and buildings. Mr.
Rose contended that no conspiracy has
been proved and that Shumaker has
not been. connected with any wrong
doing
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09
PETRo REACHES HUTCHINSON.
RUNS His New Great Smith Car From
Factory Home.

Hutchinson, March 9.-Mr ]. c.
Petro accompanied by his brother r.
H. Petro of Topeka arrived from the
Capital city Sunday in his new Great
Smith car. The big automobile came
through in fine shape in spite of the
rough condition of the roads.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09
LEGAL.
First published in The Topeka Stase
Journal March s. 1908

At meeting of the City Council OF the
LILY LILY OF Topeka, Kansas. held March 2.
ed and adopted:
resolved, That the Mayor and Council
OF the City of Topeka deem it necessary
Tor the best interests of said city that
HARRISON street. from the south line Of
H5unlfiington 5,,alin avenue to the south line of
=, Eucna cll avenue, be graded. curbed and paw
eo twenty-five (26) feet wide with vitrified
brick On sand foundation.
c. e. JORDAN
or Topeka, Kansas. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy OF the original resolution now
on file in my office
[seaLl G. B. BURGE. City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09
Revolt in Congo Free State.

Antwerp, March 9.-Mail reports re-
ceived here from the Congo Independ-
ent state declare that the Issages and
Declares blacks on the upper Sanga
river, in the French Congo, have re-
volted. The French director of this
region has been taken prisoner. There
have already been several engagements
with the rebels
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09

for permit to sell intoxicafjnp lin,nrs
according ,ss to law at my drug store at No.
~ d53 th ana - E. 4th St; in the Second ward
Kansas, is now on file in the OFFICE ~
the probate Judge of Shawnee county.
kansas, and that the same has been set
Tor nearing by the Honorable R. F. Hay-
den, probate Judge of Shawnee county.
fkyansas, , on Tuesday, the slst day Of
March. 1908. at 10 o'clock a. m, at his
ontce in the court house, in the CITY az
Topeka. M. A lunches.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09

FOR RENT rooms light housekeeping
312 Monroe st.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09
BUSINESS CHANGES

FOR SALE--An established paying real
estate business in Topeka. Will be sold
very cheap. as owner has other interests
requiring his attention. Address Rea.
Estate, care Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09

of local and state business. Principal
safe and profits large. Address E. J.,
care journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09

FOR Rents room house $40 Van Buren,
ST., SIS. Ind. phone 2sSx
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09

rs A POOR 1NvEsTMENr. DEsIRA-
BILE RENTERS ARE. DAILY READING
THIS COLUMN.
SPEND 4sc FOR A WEEKS 2-LINE
AID. THE RESULTS WILL ASTONISH
YOU.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-09
MONEY.

MCJNEY-
~>>SrS--~So~-~N~~>-~~~~>S~~
MONEY tc loan on live stock oianns per
sonal security. household goods typewrit-
ers. w. e. Seguine, Alb K. A. Both phones
MONEY to loan on city property, also
~ persona tso & property. You can nay back
ment & Loan Co.. 113 e. 9Th st.
MONEY to loan on personal property,
payment 81. 3 week win par off loan SIS
in % weeks. G. III. F7intham, notary pub
lie, 9O6 e. 4th st. Either phone 977
MONEY to loan on live stock pianos. or
gans. typewrsters. household goods and
personal security. L. Biecoe. 522 Kan ave
Arizona republican., 1908-03-29
The Colonel

An Arabian, by and out of imported sire and dam. Fine disposition and a perfect carriage horse. Fee s1O.o0 in advance, with return privilege.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-29
sALvATIoN ARMY-sl,ndav $

SALVATION ARMY-Sunday ser vices: open air meetings at 10 a.m.. ? and p.m.: holiness meeting at II am. young peoples meeting at 3 pm; evening service at s o'clock. Rev. ]. II. Singleton will speak. Mrs. Sin gleton will sing. The public cordially invited.
 STUDYING ANTloUiTIES-Doctor and Mrs. Fewkes are In the city for a brief stay before leaving for Colorado, which they expect to do very soon. Dr. Fewkes, who has been in charge of excavations and repairs at Casa Grande ruin for some time, has fin ished for the present. having exhaust cd the appropriation made for that purpose He stopped his work there March II but has been making a few general excursions up and down the Gila and Salt rivers since then. in- specting old ruins and ancient land marks. as well as the general topo- graphical features. that he may be en- tirely familiar with this entire sec tion. He returned yesterday from a trip to Roosevelt and will leave this week for trip mp the San Pedro. Returning he expects to leave here on April : for Durango. Colo. in the vi- cinity of which he has sufficient im- portant work assigned him to keep him busy for the rest of the fiscal year. The chief work in that section will be the repairing and cleaning up of what is known as the Cliff Pal ace. the largest cliff dwelling known in the southwest. and for which work the government has made an appropria- tion.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-29
MOORES STO V ES ALWAYS PL1A k E ASE
IS SHE GUESSING AT TIT

IS SHE GUESSING AT TIT Not much. Her grandnOthes watch cd shadow on the ktchen floor, ard guessed when it was time to get oin- ner. Her mother FELT of the oven and guessed when it was tirls to put the biscuits in. This modern, uP-to- date woman does neither, for SHE KNOWS. She has modern Moorc's Steel Range, with every facility for making her work easy and sure, in cluding a practical and r;liable OVEN THERMOMETER. Be sure and give us opportunity to show yoo these before you boy.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-29
Bran bread, fresh every day at the Phoenix Bakery, 1Gc a loaf
WANTS TO BUY SNAKES

To the Editor of The Republican: Sir-A friend Of mine, an enthusiastic biologist, one of the regents of the College of Charleston. of Charleston. $. C., is very much interested in the collection of live snakes. and as he says, he is sure that there are a few of these rare specimens in Arizona that he would like to possess. for presentation to the museum connect ed with that venerable institution.
 He desires specimens of green rat tiers, white rattlers and horned rat tiers. MT. Williams would not be averse to buying several Gila mOn- sters and horned lizards
 Anyone having live specimens of this class of reptiles, communicating with Mr. Williams, with a view to selling, would be advertising Arizona to 9 large extent
 Address MT. Henrv P Williams Carolina Savings Bank, Charleston. $. C. YO-rs very truly,
 L. N. JESUNOFSKY.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-29
SADDLE AND HARNESS co. SPURS AND BITS. 70 West Washington St.
 Telephone Red 131.

RETURNED HOME.-Miss Sharlot
 Hall has returned to her home in
 Dewey. Arizona.
 B. Y. p. U. SOCIAl-The Baptist
 Young Peoples Union will hold so- cial in the lecture room of their church next Tuesday and most cor dially invites all friends and visitors
 in the city to come and enjoy the evening with them The social com mittee requests that all guests leave their pocketbooks at home. Every
 thing will be free to all The even- ing will close with literary banquet before April 1st
 INDUSTRIAL LIBERTY BAND- The Industrial Liberty Band will give a coreert as usual this afternoon at SIS, opposite the court h6nse plaza. under the direction of r. Bustos Fol- lowing is the program: March. Con stellation." (Clark); Sextet from Lu- cia de Lammermoore. DonizettD: IntermeZZo ''I Want to be a Soldier Man" (Johnson); Grand Overture "Pique Dame" CSuppe); Waltz "Tus Ojos" (Correa): Grand Overture 'Zampa" CHerold): March "Manda- tor" (Vandercook)
 CHRISTIAN SClENCE-The First Church of Christ, Scientist, postoffice building. entrance on Monroe street. Morning services at II o'clock; sub ject of lesson sermon. Reality" Sun- day-school at 9:45 am. Wednesday evening meeting at 1880 o'clock. Read ing rooms maintained in connection with this church may be found at the same address and are open daily to the public. All authorized literature per taining to Christian Science may here be read or purchased if desired. Visi- tors are made welcome.
 THE LAW DAY SESSlON-The business of the law day session of the district court yesterday consisted mostly of the continuance of the hear ing of motions and demurrers. In the matter of the Travellers Insurance against J. NJ O'ROurke and the plea and demurrer will be heard on April 1. This was an action to recover the premiums on accident insurance issued to persons engaged in work on the Roosevelt dam
 REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES. - The CltN central COlnnlltee met last nlSnt inthe office O: Thomas Prescott and issued a call for caucuses to be held in the second and fourth wards on the night of Wednesday April 1st. to select caucus ticket to be voted for at the primary on April 2nd. for the election of delegates to the city con vention to be held April [. There are ten delegates to elect in the fourth ward and twelve to elect in the second ward. The second ward caucus will be held ir the Ford hotel sample room and the fourth ward caucus will be held in the police court room in the ity hall. The central committee de- sires that the caucuses shall be well may give an expression of their views | attended, that the citizens generally | may give expression to their views.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-29
TWO RUNAwAYs-There was

TWO RUNAWAYS-There was a runaway incident on South Second street yesterday in which an old gen. tleman was thrown from a wagon and quite severely cut on the head An Indians team became frightened and while running frightened the old gen uemans team. Another runaway started from Frank Cavallierris black smith shop, where one horse had been taken from q team to be shod. The other horse was still hitched to the buggy and receiving a scare started to run. The neckyoke stayed on the tongue and the lone horse pulled the buggy as far as Bennett Lane before he was stopped
 BOUGHT A CITY BLOCK. - The Spaulding- -Rinard Co. bought Block A, Churchill addition yesterday. of w. T. Smith. The consideration has not been made public. but is understood to be little less than $4,00O. This block tOins or the east the block bought by the High school trustees several years ago. and for which s36O0 was paid. MT. Spaulding already owns nearly all the vacant lots in this IIlOuGn he was trying to run a corner on them but such is not the case. His inten- ton IS to immediately put these lots on the market with reasonable build ing restrictions which will keep up the high standard of improvements. NIT. Spaulding intends to build a com fortable modern residence in that neighborhood for a home and it is to his interest as well as to the interest of those already living in that local ity (which is d very desirable resi- dence districD to keep up the high standard of improvements that has al- ready been made
 MESA VERSUS FRATERNALS- The ball game on the slate for today is that between the Mesa regulars and the Fraternal Brotherhood nine. which last Saturday defeated Prescott by a score of 10 to l. The Fraternals are a little veal; in the box today. but they do not figure that they will need a very strong pitcher for the southsiders as they expect to do things with the ash furniture when Williams or Cuber offer their usual run of slants. The Fraternals would deplore defeat to- day, as they want to make a showing so as to insure the local backing of the fans when Prescott invades Phoe- nix next Saturday for two games. Congo will act as backstopper. The lineup will be the same as that used at Prescott with the exception of Yer mullen, who will be off the mound to- day.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-29
CdSfiIIiOn 4I66S

CastilIion is a black Percheron by imp. Casino 27s30 from imp. Debora 2oe52. Casino is the highest priced Percheron stallion ever imported, cost ing s1o,ooo. Fee S25.oo in advance, with return priviIece.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-29

When you go to see the home folks, Back in the dear old state,
 Take to them some Cactus Candy They will sur)Iy think it's great.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-29
NikddO eos

Jack, by Giant Jr, dam Queen Of Anderson. Mikado won grand cham pionship at St. Louis Exposition in his two -year-old form. 16L4 hands hiqh and weighs 12o0 lbs. Fee s20.00 in advance, with return privilege.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-29
Patsy Bolivar

Jack, years old, by an imported Spanish Jack from a recorded Ten nessee jennet. Patsy Bolivar is with out doubt the most perfect jack of his age in the southwest. Fee 5000 in ad- vance, with return privilege.
 Good pasture under woven wire fence, at s2.5o per month, for linn tied number of mares while breeding. For further information and partic- ulars address
 B. A. Packard.
 MANAGER, Tempe, Arizona.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-08-28

Palouse.- While their mothers at
tended a theater six small children
were roasted alive and two others
so horribly burned that one will
probably die, in fire that destroyed
the farmhouse of H. w Schultz, near
this city last week The little VIC
Tins of the awful tragedy are the
four daughters of Mrs. w. W. Fix
and the son and daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Schultz. The parents were all
absent from the farm at the time of
the tragedy, the mothers, who are
sisters, being at a theater in this
city, and Schultz and Fix on neigh
boris farm.
Little 11-year-old Rose Schultz
proved herself heroine and at the
same time probably gave her life to
save her smaller sisters and cousins.
She rushed into the burning build
ing to rescue them and sustained in
juries from which she will probably
die.
The six little corpses were brought
to an undertaking establishment
here, and the wounded children are
in a local hospital The charred
corpses bear no resemblance to hui
man beings, so completely were the
children cremated.
The cause of the fire is unknown,
though 1t is generally believed that
one of the children, in playing about
the stove East have started it.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-08-28
Logged-Off Land Meeting Called.

Everett-The executive committee
of the Washington Logged-Off Land
Association at its meeting last week
determined to call big meeting Sep
TENDER 12 at Everett to take up the
work of the association in detail.
Every chamber of commerce, COM
mercial club, county board of COM
misGioners and city councils of West
ern Washington is invited to send
an accredited delegate.
How to reduce the cost of powder
for blasting stumps seemed to be
considered the most important prob
lem before the meeting, over which
President Joel Shoemaker, of Seattle,
presided.
+. M. Sherman, millman from
Vashon island, advocated law per-
hitting counties or districts to bond
themselves for land-clearing pur-
poses and do the work of clearing
for individuals, taking a mortgage at
a low rate of interest on the land
cleared, to secure return of the ex-
penditure. Mr. Sherman states that
the greatest stumbling block in cheap
clearing is the price of powder.
The association at it's next meet
ing will consider new legislation
bearing on land clearing problem.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-08-28

Port Angeles -Surveyors for the
Port Angeles Railway & Terminal
Company, generally recognized as
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railroad will be placed in the field
August "a to begin the work OF
carrying out the plans of the COM
pany to tap the rich fields of timber
and resourceful peninsula of Clallam
county and thereby comply with the
terms of the franchise which has
granted the company an entrance
into Port Angeles and right-of-way
over the streets.
1t is generally believed by the
promoters of the road that the Mil
waukee will be the first road built
into this section.
At the same time report has
reached here that the Northern Pa.
cific also Will place its surveyors In
the field and will make race for
the first entrance into Port Angeles.
According to the franchise which
has been granted and which has been
formally accepted by the railway
company, the road must be built
into Port Angeles within two years
and at least $4,000 must be ex-
pended within a year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-08-28
Wage War on Diphtheria.

Port Townsend-Dr w. G. Stimp-
son, In charge of the United States
Marine Hospital service in this dis
trict, has left for Tatoosh in response
to orders from the Surgeon-General
for the purpose of taking over the
direction of the fight now being
waged to check the epidemic of diph-
iberia which caused one death and
for a time threatened to afflict every
one of the large colony of Govern
ment employees who, with their fami-
lies, are stationed on the detached
rock off Cape Flattery at the en-
trance to the Straits of Juan de Fuca.
When the disease first developed a
local private practitioner was dis
patched to the scene in a special tug
boat and has been attending the pa
tents ever since. DR.. Simpson took
along an additional supply of anti.
toxin. through the use of which he
Ncoo- - 90" the further spread Of
the eontagion.