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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

AS 10 interurbans, the Mckinney
Courier-Gazette says: THE interur-
ban gives Mckinney carpenters,
painters and other workmen an 0p-
portunity to live in Mckinney and
do work in the towns both north and
south. leaving here early in the
morning, returning to their homes
after the days work is over. Still
some people every once in awhile tell
us that the interurban hurt old Nc
Kinney. Rats, that's all we have TO
say"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17
Notice.

We have purchased the Theatori-
UNI and will continue the operation
of same at its present location till
Jan. /. After that date we will move
to the building occupied by Thomp-
son & Son and Arnold's music store
on the west side of the square,
where we will continue to please II,
the best possible manner with high
grade moving pictures and illustrat-
ed songs and hope to have continu-
ance of your patronage. 22l
S. D. EDMISTON,
JOHN J. THOMPSON.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Capt. j G. Jorgensen. the inven-
tor of the Kraig- Jorgensen rifle.
that magnificent weapon with which
the armies of the principal nations
of the earth are equipped, is an en-
ploye of the senate, at modest sal
airy, and holds a secondary position
up in the senate library, that cosy
corner into which senators like to
retire to read and study without in
terruption. Capt. Jorgensen is
scandinavian. a bright and capable
man, about fifty-fve years of age
and citizen of California. He lost
the profits of his invention through
unwise management, though his
partner has made a large fortune
from it. Capt. Jorgensen has perfec-
ted patent for an improved street
car fender from which he hopes to
make the fortune he missed on his
famous rifle.
Down in the stationery room of
the senate, where is kept a neat
stock of stationery for the use of the
members and employees of the senate
there is another character of some
little historic interest, in James
Jones, the colored porter. He was
Mr. Jefferson Davis body servant,
at Richmond, during the civil war,
and was with the president of the
Confederacy when he was captured,
down in Georgia by Federal soldiers
in the spring of 1865, soon after the
final surrender of Gen. Lee. Jim is
a colored gentleman. He has the
quiet perfect manners of the we'll
trained southern negro house-ser-
want and fills his position so we'll
that he has become a fixture in the
service of the senate. He was for
number of years a member of the
city council of Raleigh n. c., being
elected by the aid of the democrats,
and was placed in his position here
by Gen. VIM r. Cox Of North Caro-
I lima, when the latter become the
democratic secretary of state, i'll
1898 jim has told me there is no
truth in the story that Mr.. Davis
was disguised in woman's apparel at
the time of his arrest, and the news
paper men got good story of the
incident from him some years ago
| The old darkey has told me that
when the camp of the fleeing Con-
federates fell into the hands OF the
! Federal soldiers in the early morn
ing of that fateful day, Mr.. Davis
was but partially dressed, and that
/ he himself threw over Mr.. Davis
shoulders a long. loose rainproof
coat: and from this no doubt arose
the story that the eX-president was
disguised in woman's clothing. He
made no effort at all to escape, or to
hide himself, after the camp fell
| into the hands of the soldiers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Recent discoveries have caused
scientists to conclude that man as
originally created walked on his
hands and feet. In that event he evil
on the bosom of his trousers
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Good roads leading into a town
mean busy business days during all
kinds of weather and for every
week and month in the year.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

An effort was made during the re-
cent campaign to have the democrat
ic national committee use the story
above referred to concerning the
purchase of the Panama canal. but
the advisory committee, of which
Senator Culberson is a member, de-
clined it, for lack of proof
Discussion of the Brownsville in
cident will be resumed in the SEN
ate on Wednesday, when Senator
Lodge and Senator Foraker on OPP
posite sides of the issue, will occupy
the floor.
Mr. and Mrs Jack Beall are liv-
ing at the Hotel Cochran, oeautl-
full house on Fourteenth street. TIM
winter. They have heretofore lived
at the Cairo.
O'Connell of Massachusetts comes
back with the narrowest margin or
any man claiming reelection TO the
house. The count gives him MAJOR
. ity of four votes, out of some Az
/ 600 cast in the election. His oppon-
ent will contest.
/ Your Uncle Joe" Cannon will be
! reelected speaker of the next house,
/ when the time for election comes,
/ without any serious opposition. 1here
, has been a good deal of clustering
talk about beating him, but this Will
disappear, in time, as VIII all the
differences that now threaten repub-
| lican harmony in the next congress.
/ The republicans are adopts at TINS
/ sort of thing. Only the democrats
/ fight their differences to finish, and
| lose out because of them.
Champ Clark of Missouri, the new
| leader of the house, is seeking TO
| impress upon the members OF the
! democratic minority in that body the
| overwhelming importance of attend
| ing promptly to their duties as mem
| bers of committees, as well as regu-
lar attendance upon the floor There
| has been serious cause for complaint
on both accounts in the past.
The extra session, to follow Judge
| Taft's administration is expected to
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Another session of the Texas leg
islature will soon be convened but
business interests generally are
fore concerned in the early adjourn
ment of that body.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Phone H. A. Mcmillan at the Dali
ly Light Office when you want any
kild of printing done. The best work
guaranteed. Il
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Texas can lead the new south out
of the wilderness of industrial mac
tiyity if constructive craftsmanship
prevails at Austin, says the Fort
Worth Star
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17
Sold and Recommended by
:. w. FEARIS

open on Monday, March 18th, and
to end some time in June, or even
earlier The republicans hope to get
the new tariff bill in operation by
July LIST, the beginning of the next
fiscal year.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

According to the Washington
forecast President Roosevelts last
days as chief executive will be his
most unrestful. 1t took him a long
time but he finally played the devil.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

The Mckinney Courier-Gazette
SAYS: "All the farmers who come to
town speak in the highest praise of
the city's paved square. The far
properly appreciate a good thing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

AS Christmas approaches remem-
Der our Justly famous mineral wat
er. Like Waxahachie, it is the best
on earth
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Dear Santa Claus: | will write
you letter to tell you to bring me
little automobile that will run it
self that | can ride in. Please bring
me some candy and apples, cocoa
nuts, firecrackers and Roman can
dies | am eight years old. | live
three miles north of Forreston
Yours truly-Fay Whitefield
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

The Enterprise Publishing Company Is
in no wise responsible for debts that may
be contracted by employees, nor VIII we
any circumstances. Every empIoye oil
this office is paid promptly for work
done. This is to protect ourselves ana
FISHING COMPANY, Per q. W. Nc
Knight, Manager.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

If YOU have feelings get rid of
them They are only good to get
hurt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Do your Christmas shopping early
and late.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Dear Santa Claus: Please bring
me an auto with a little crank that
winds up and will make noise like
Oscar Dunlap's. Bring me train
and some candy and anything else
you want me to have.-George Da-
Wis Cannon. P. S.-Bring my little
friends every thing they want, too.
Goodbye---George
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

w. A. OWNBY City Editor
(Residence Phone, Bell No. 2s9l
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Dear Santa Claus: ! will write you
few kind words to let you know
what ! want for Christmas. ! want
you to bring me a baby doll and
buggy, a little muff and fur and lots
of good things to eat. | am eleven
years old. | have two little brothers,
one ten and the other seven years
old, bring them something nice too.
Halle Lou Mccormick.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation OF any
person, firm or corporation that may APP
will be gladly corrected upon it being
brought to the attention OF the manage
ment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

~

Dear Santa Claus: | will tell you
what | want Christmas. | want
Teddy bear. a big bisque doll, and
want you to bring me hand1. =
chief, some fireworks, fruit nnJ
candy. ,'i,'ase bring my little broth
err ho>i md fadder. 4 steam en-
CINE, drum and all kinds of candy
and fruit. Your little friend.-Eve-
Ign Bratcher
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-17

Entered at the Waxahachie Postoffice as
Mail Matter OF the Second Glass.
Woodruff County news., 1908-05-14
DEVlEW.
By Our Regular Correspondent.

By Our Regular Correspondent.
 Seaton Burrows, of Beebe came over Monday to seek employment.
 Charlie He ad, of Wynne, visited his daughter, Mrs. Ed King Sat urday.
 Mrs. Jake Hartsell is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Will Dupree, this week.
 Mayor, R. B. Crossett, of Nc Crory visited his brother's family here the first of the week.
 Rev. R. P. Bain, of Lonoke, preached an excellent sermon al Boards, Sunday evening.
 Miss Emma Shadle, after a weeks stay with her sister, at Wiville, returned home Sunday.
 MT. Moore, and wife, of- visited the latter's parents, MT. and Mrs. Shadle, Sunday.
 Mrs. Brown, of Beebe, came ov- CT last week to visit her daughter at the home of G. Stark's.
 Miss Ollie Barrentine, daughter of Rev. J. H. Barrentine, of Vel don, is visiting relatives here, this week.
 Bro. z. T. Bennett, our presid- ing elder, preached several good sermons here Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
 W. fl. Wilson, of Colona, was looking over our roads Tuesday, MT. Wilson is one of our most competent overseers.
 On next Saturday the voters should meet at the school house and vote a school tax and elect the very best men for directors.
Woodruff County news., 1908-05-14
PROGRAMME
UNCLE RUBE--A Drama in Four Acts Wherrv,. Hall, Wednesday Night, 8 O'clock, May, 1a. ,os
 Amazon Dri1l--Twelve Young Ladies
SYNOPOSiS OF PLAY.

 ACT I-The ''Old Homestead" Ike is mysiAed Tho n hears plain talk Uncle Rube Some citv va The battle of the bees Now call reg Tar circus SuS' ACT 1.-The Constables Ofice-Bub Green wants revon Marks proposal Mys The Deacons cunning not S ruin Uncle Rube receipt for $10OO0 The plot succeeds ACT H. Kitchen In The Old Farmhouse Getting sunno My speaks her mind Mark gets impudent catches t ble Uncle Rube and the Popping the question The supper. Uncle Rube arrested! ~ ACT IV-The Constables Office Waiting news Gordon gives Mark lesson in The acquittal Uncle Rnbo opens Some hard swearing Taggs her muscle Tho Deacon caught in his Mys fortune Happy endno
 CAST CHARACTERS.
 Reuben RodneyA Justice of the Peace School Trustee and master hand at swappin horses. Noble Wherry. Deacon Smaley-A smooth old vilan.-Wal Jmerson Mark-His promising rascal-rurner Fakes Gordon Gray-A young artist-Maynard Wherry. UpsOn Asterbit-A New York swell-EWell Pollett. Ike-The hired man.-Vernon Huff.
 Bub Green-A young rustic.-Oc Jefres.
 Bill Tappam-A constable.-Roscoe Hartin.
 Micent Lee-The pretty school maa amMiss Myrtle Wood Mrs. Maria Bunn-A charming widow-Miss Ida Tarpey Taggs-A waif from New York-Miss Ellen Lewis
 Time of playing-Two hours and quarter.
Woodruff County news., 1908-05-14
TO OUR GRADUATES.

Graduated3 Yes, nearly every hamlet, village, and town at this commencement season of the insti- tutions of learning, welcome home those who have spent years in hard study and with honors have graduated and many hopes and expectations are centered in you hopes that society will be elevated, many immorals corrected, wrongs righted and places of importance better filled. Do you ask, where is your place9 The world is before you, and tho ugh it may seem crowded, there are still many wants that it does not advertise, to avoid rush of applicants, but these wants exist, and are, indeed, very real, and your compensation will be as ample as you have brains pluck and energy to earn 1t. The world wants graduates who are men enough to search out these places and make room for them selves; it wants young women of sufficient self reliance to bear the disappointment of not securing the first position for which they apply; most of all, it wants eah racter, and it very wisely declines to accept a college or school diploma as con- elusive evidence of that. There fore we silently whisper, enter in-
 to your life work with right mo- tives, earnestness, zeal, and hon. esty of purpose, and thoroughness that will satisfy yourself; then others will be satisfied. Realize
Woodruff County news., 1908-05-14

This is the season of the year when the "Sweet Girl Graduate" fiouris hes. Now the lily white arm of the graduate fair flourish o'er her golden hair, carving the flower fragrant air in ribbons o f love and light as she begins: Down the untrodden pathway of life we can see the invisible footprints of an unseen land. We build the lad der on the sea of life whose fung- less rounds we mount From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, as Cowper says in his Thanatopsis. Beyond the Alps lies Italy; over the fence is out. 'Ho pon, ho pe- ver,' is the watch word of the voiceless spirit whose wings gleam in the shoreless waters of life's tempestuous sea-"
Woodruff County news., 1908-05-14

The out come of our schools this year has made splendid showing, and the out look glows with pros poets of unusual brightness. Now what is wanted is a following up. To some, vacation means a relaxation from all eff ort in the line of school work, but it will never do to let the enthusiasm die and expect to res urrect it three or four weeks before the time arrives to dust out and air the room for occupancy again. Let the faculty in charge and managers keep the ball rolling, the matter constantly before the people, and create such a sentiment among the people they will have no other idea than that the school of our town IS just calculated to meet their wants, and in the meantime plan to make them such. Study we'll wEat will meet the demands of a large majority, and make the schools ac- cordingly to meet them. Keep the matter before the people constantly, continually, all the time, and we can have school of double the present number, but bear in mind it will never be done by spasmodic effort. Only keep up the interest you have now.
Woodruff County news., 1908-05-14
OUR NEW SUBSCRIBERS.

Below is list of those who paid us in advance for the News since our last issue.
 R. M. Conner and Mrs. T. j.. Conner.
Woodruff County news., 1908-05-14

the responsibilities which have come to you, and assume them in great humbleness, and bear in mind, by your fruits ye shall be known.
Woodruff County news., 1908-05-14
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

COUNTY Representative
 E. M. CARL-LEE. Judge
 J. F. SUMMERS. Sheriff
 w. R. CAIN. Circuit Clerk
 VIM. MOORMAN. County Clerk
 ED B. CARL-LEE. Assessor.
 w. B. FAKES.
Woodruff County news., 1908-05-14
PIANO RECITAL

Given by Pupils of Mrs. Kathryn Faucette Taylor, Assisted by Mesdames Fakes, r1cCain, Lewis and Wherry.--VOice.
 May, n, 1908.
Woodruff County news., 1908-05-14
PROGRAMME Alpha Literary Society Entertain ment. School Chapel Friday
 Night, May, 8, 1908.

Roll Cal-Quotations from Tennyson. Address by the President. Duet-Gretchen Tarpley and Matte Wood. Sketch of Tennyson- Walter Jimerson. Recitation-Janie Schupp. Wit and humor-Turner Fakes Quartet-Nobe Wherry Ida Tarpley, Walter Jimerson and Linnie Kyle Debae-Resolved: That Greece to the cviZa on of the world than Rome Armatve Maynard Wher ry. Negative: Ewell Pollett. Duet-Ida Tarpley and Ruth Haley. 10 An aspiring dishwasher- Reading Nellie Brazeale Il News of the week-Mlton Marsh 12 Humorous story-Robert McFall 3 Monoogue-Before the miners mirror Ethel Johnson IA String music-Nobe Wherry, Walter Emerson and May nard Wherry. 15 Reuben and Rachel-Comedy drill: Walter Huff and Ruth Haley Robinson and Lnne Kyle and Willie Mccain and Ottie Huff.
 Noble Wherry President
 Nellie Brazeale, Secretary
Woodruff County news., 1908-05-14

BIBI--A COMEDY OF TOYS. Given by First and Second, and Fifth and Sixth Grade Pupils under Hiss Brewer and Mrs.
 w. G. billiard, May, l2, 1908.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-18

KoenIgstein attended tho Sioux City
fair this week.
Miss Myrtle Clark and her uncle,
John Hamm, who has been visiting
here, left for Creighton Saturday to
attend a Degree of Honor picnic
William Bartlett prominent stock
breeder Of Pierce, passed through
Norfolk enroute home from the Madi.
son county fair, where he won Ave
first prizes and a number OF others.
Preston Ogden, who underwent n
surgical operation Thursday morning,
is recovering from the shock of it
very nicely.
Mrs. Durland and her daughter, Mrs.
Memo Gutenberg and family, for.
merly of Norfolk but now of Chicago,
are planning to move to Kansas City
to be with Mrs Durland's son, Era r.
Durland
Fremont Tribune: C. Il. Tidd ex.
pressman at the union station. went
TO Norfolk yesterday, whore he will be
depot agent Mrs. Tidd is visiting in
Des MOincs Ia, and as soon as she re.
turns they will move to Norfolk.
u. l.. Clutter, the deputy game war
den, whose matrimonial ventures has
been called into question by the In
diana man who was formerly married
to Mr. Cutters present wife, has en-
gagged Senator Allen for an attorney
and has had his case in the court Of
Justice LANDER continued.
Among the Norfolk girls who are
teaching school in Pierce county are:
Miss Bessie Widaman, district No. /,
Misses Margaret Hamilton and &c.
neva Moolick. No. 6, Miss Nerna Cory
ell, No. If. Miss Nellie Flynn, No. p,
Miss Bessie Richey, No. %. Miss Re
hccca Dugan, No. 80, Miss Ena Vida,
80. So
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-18
0 MILL AGAIN
CLAIMS BASEBALL BELT
THEIR TEAM HAS WON THIRTEEN
OUT OF SEVENTEEN GAMES.

O'Neill, Neb., Sept. 14-Special to
The News: 1t was a dull and one.
sided game Sunday afternoon be.
tween O'Neill and Atkinson and re.
suited In complete shut-out for the
boys from the west, while the locals
made fourteen runs. Several Of the
locals got three-base hits and Prim-
ley made a home-run, but was sent
back to third for running into the
third baseman. Results:
O'Neill :. ..,,,,0 0 0 % 0 0 9 x-14
Atkinson :. 80 Q0QQ 900 o Q
Hits-O'Neill, II; Atkinson, I. Three
base hits, Primley, Nelson and Brophy.
Bases on balls, Kirkland Z, Batteries,
O'Neill, Primley and Wilson; Atkin.
son, Kirkland and Coyne. -.
This makes thirteen games O'Neill
has won out of seventeen played
O'Neill having won eight straight.
This is better than any team in this
section of Nebraska and O'Neill again
claims the championship. On next
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the
local team plays Hooper three games
at the Boone county fair at Albion for
800 a game. u"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-18
Election Echos.

wayne Democrat: About 2 o'clock
Wednesday morning after election
Attorney A. II. Davis was called out
of bed by primary election inquisi-
for at Stanton. After going to the
phone and listening to an excited
voice clamor for news of how Apple
nv and Randall ran in Wayne county
Mr.. Davis suggested that the Stan
tonite call up Sheriff Grant Mears'
with malice aforethought, as he knew
the sheriff had gone to Lincoln with
the horsethief,) as Mr. Mears was run
ming the Appleby campaign, you
know. Then the voice from Stanton
yelled to quit the kidding; it was
Mears, the honorable sheriff and Ap'
pleby booster himself. The sheriff eX-
planned that after reaching Norfolk
ne heard that mob was forming to
lynch his prisoner so went to stanton,
staying over night and from there
phoned to Wayne to learn how his
labor for Appleby had resulted. 1t is
surmised that Grant did not feel any
better when he learned how Randall
had ripped things up the ballots.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-18
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD.
Danford Taylor, Who Recently Moved
From Battle Creek, Dies.

Danford Taylor, who recently
moved from Battle Creek to Norfolk,
his daughter, Miss Idelle Taylor com
ing to this city to teach in the pub
lie schools, died Thursday after an
illness of two years duration. The
remains were taken at noon to Mon
mouth, H., where the funeral will be
held Saturday. Monmouth was Mr..
Taylors former home and the funeral
will be conducted by the Masonic
lodge of that city.
The wife and daughter accompanied
the remains east.
Mr.. Taylor was a veteran Of the
civil war having served as a lieu
tenant in company "D"of the Twelfth
Illinois cavalry.
He was born April %, 1871, in St.
Lawrence county. New York At an
early age he started west and was in
Illinois when the civil war broke out.
He was one Of six sons to enlist as
volunteers and became a commits
stoned officer before the close of the
great conflict He remained in Mon
mouth, H., until 1882 when he moved
to Columbus, Neb. He was in Atllin-
son about a year and then lived at
Tilden where he was engaged in the
mercantile business until 1895, when
he moved to Battle Creek, Just last
June he came here to live so that he
could be with his daughter, Miss
Idele Taylor, who teaches in the
primary department of Lincoln school,
For thirty years he has been a Mas.
ter Mason. Two daughters survive
him, Miss Idelle Taylor and Mrs.
Howard Miller of Battle Creek.