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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19
RAPID RISE OF ELLIS COUNT|AM
Former Cow Punehcr Now Presiden,
Of New York's Biggest Bank. >

Forty-fve years ago John w. Cas-
ties was barefooted and freckled
faced farmer boy in Ellis county. To-
day he is president of. a banking in
stitution in New York City whose
individual deposits exceed the ag-
gregate deposits of all the national
banks in Texas Mr.. Castles is not a
native of Ellis county. but accord
Ing to the best recollection of some
of the early settlers he came here
with his parents about 1863. His
father was a physician who located
on farm few miles below Waxa
hachie on Waxahachie creek. When
young Castles was engaged in the
strenuous pastime of busting bron-
chos and punching cattle he little
dreamed that In less than halt
century he would be at the head Of
the strongest banking institution in
the United States, He has many rel
atives and friends in the county who
are pleased to learn of his success
in the financial world. His mother
was a sister to the late DR.. J. c..
Fears of Waxahachie.
Several years ago Mr. Castles quit
the farm and went to Waco to en-
gage In business, He soon became as
sociated with the drug firm of Cam
eron, Castles & Story. This was the
beginning of business. career which
on Tuesday of this week placed him
at the head of the Union Trust COM
pany of New York. In this connec-
ton the following from the New
York Herald will be read with more
! than local interest
Following closely upon the an
nouncement of his resignation as
president of the Guaranty Trust COM
pany, on Monday, John w. Castles
yesterday was elected to the presi-
dency OF the Union Trust company.
succeeding to the Office held by the
late Edward King. The news, un-
expected In Wall street, was readily
accepted in financial circles as a de-
served promotion for Mr.. Castles and
he was the recipient of congratula-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19
OLD BONDS FOUND IN VAULT.
Quite aFlurry in the State Comptrol
ler's Office

Austin, Texas, Dec. 19.-Quite a
furry in the comptrollers depart
ment was created yesterday by the
discovery in an old vault in that de-
partment which Is being sold by the
state, of $1,000 5 per cent of the
city of Houston compromise bonds
issued on July /, 1888. and maturing
July /, 1918 which show that they
have never been registeded and the
controller does not know how they
came in this vault. Investigation
showed that they are part of an
issue of 100000 authorized to be
issued by an ordinance of Houston
to pay it's Indebtedness, on Jue 2,
1888. Five hundred and three thous-
and dollars of the issue as shown by
the report Of the city treasurer OF
Houston are an outstanding debt
against the city. Just what disposi-
ton of these bonds is to be made Is
not known.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19
NEXT SEASONS DTDS.
1908 Styles VIII Be Heathenish
Next Summer Dressmakers Say

Next Summer Dressmakers Say
Toledo, o., Dec. 19.-The official
ukase the dread pronunciamento, of
those who set the styles for madame
has gone forth and has struck hub
by" like a blast of liquid air.
With the setting of the new styles
for spring has come the edict that
none of milady's clothing which
served last summer. spring and fall
will be fit to wear. The styles have
completely changed. and the "ole"
clothes man and the ragpicker are
to reap a rich harvest. incidentally,
the benedict is up against it hard.
From head to toe, on the outside
at least, women's garments have
changed for spring wear. The gam
bols of the lamb will hold no joy
for the chief family proyider next
year.
The ukase went forth Saturday
from the semi-annual convention of
the National Cloak, Suit and Skirt
Manufacturers, and there is positive
ly no recall The wearing apparel
now In vogue must be cast aside.
The main thing about the new
styles for women will be the verti-
cal effect given the wearers. The
suits will come in one, two, and
three pieces, all hipless, and one of
the strongest features in the change
will be the reduced size at the bot
tom of both separate and suit skirts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19
Hotel Annex Opened.

Robert Harrison. proprietor of the
Rogers hotel, has leased ten rooms
on the second floor of portion Of a
brick block on the south side of East
Main street, and has had them fitted
up in elegant style for hotel an
mex The interior of all the rooms
has been painted and the walls dec
grated with new paper. The floors
have been hard oiled and large art
square placed In each room. All the
furnishings are new and of the very
best quality Of goods. The annex
was opened to the public Thursday
night
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19
WRECK ON CENTRAL.
Driving Rod of Engine Breaks and
Fireman Injured.

Passenger train No. on the Cen
trail, had serious accident near
Richardson Thursday evening. While
going south at a good rate of speed
with Engineer Overhiser at the
throttle and Fireman Jim Weather
ford keeping up the steam, the big
driving rod on the left side broke
and tore into the cab with a fearful
crash. Weatherford Is reported Quite
seriously hurt. The cab was badly
damaged and the train was delayed
about two hours. 1t Is considered a
miracle that Fireman Weatherford
came out of the wreck alive.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19
Flynn to Go Cp.

January l is expected to bring the
announcement that J. ]. Flynn will
be general superintendent of the
Trinity and Brazos Valley. President
Baker has been holding up this an
nouncement to see how we'll Mr.
Flynn rounded the Trinity and Bra
zos Valley into shape. Now, accord
ing to the opinion of President Win
chell Of the Rock Island, and many
other authorities, this work has been
done exceptionally we'll.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19
Injured by Mule.

Sunday night while leading mule
the little "a or IA year old son of
Mr.. E. N. Davenport, who lives west
OF town, was paved in the top Of the
head. The blow crushed the skull in
upon the brain and made a fright
fully ragged wound. 1t was necessary
in dressing 1t to remove a portion Of
the brain Up to Thursday the little
fellow was doing we'll and as time
goes by his chances to recover in
creases. Midlothian Argus.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19

The Trinity and Brazos Valley
hauled 500 more cars of grain into
Galveston in November than any
other line, according to statement
from the general offices of the new
line. The cotton movement was vir-
tually as satisfactory, an increase
over last year being shown.
Bat what pleased the Rock Island
and Frisco officials most is the fine
time that the Trinity and Brazos
Valley freight trains have been
making.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19
Lena Rivers.

Three acts of the play Lena Riv-
ers" are laid in the sunny south at
/ the home OF the Liyingstones;' near
Frankfort, Kentucky, one of the
most beautiful and typical old man.
siors of the south. The play is
crowded with amusing incidents and
has had an overwhelming amount
of success 1t Is said to be the most
popular native play descriptive OF
American humor now before the pub
lie. A pretty love story, giving rise
to unbounded and wholesome fun, is
a decided novelty, but this is the
combination furnished in Lena
Rivers the most brilliant comedy
drama success of the season. At the
opera house today, matinee and
night
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19
A BI1OGDLEss DUEL.
Two Negroes Take Shot at Each
Other Without Effect.

A bloodless duel was fought in
Freedman Saturday about IL o'clock
when Sim Allen and Jep Lowe, both
cnlored. took shot at each other.
The shooting caused considerable
excitement In that part OF the city.
Allen was armed with sixshooter
While Lowe used double barrel
shotgun. The shooting took place
near Aliens store but the cause has
not been learned. The combatants
were arrested and placed in the
county jail.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19
Holidays for school Children.

The children of the city public
schools will " given long holiday
vacation this year. The schools will
dismiss next Wednesday afternoon
and remain closed until Monday.
January A.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-19
COURT CENS0RS
PRESS REPORTS
Warns the Papers Not to Print
Testimony in Trial Of
Night Riders
SCOW[|NC, SURlY CROWD
Eight Men Charged With Murder Of
Quentin Rankin Unmoved by Re
cital Of 0utrase-Blood
Curdling Oath.

Union City, Tenn, Dec. 19.-At
the end of the first days testimony
in the trial of the eight men charged
with the night rider outrages at
Reelfoot lake, the state had made
considerable progress. 1t had intro
duced testimony covering the details
of the murder of Captain Quentin
Rankin and also had Succeeded In
presenting evidence supporting the
Identification OF two OF the prison.
ers as members of the masked band
which murdered Rankin. The little
court room was packed to suffoca-
ton, even the aisles being crowded,
while an eager throng, unable to OBJ
tain admission. stood all day upon
the stairway leading to the court
room and filled the corridors. The
crowd was made up almost entirely
of townspeople. few If any Of the
Reelfoot Inhabitants appearing on
the scene. to the evident delight and
relief of the court officials.
The prisoners, unkempt, scowling
and silent, pay little attention to the
proceedings. Only once yesterday did
they betray any emotion. One wit
ness who had been sworn into the
band against his will testified that
the only part of the oath he remem-
bered was that part which provided
that they would kill him If he re-
vealed anything. At this sardonic
grin spread over the features of
more than one Of the eight prison
erS.
That strict censorship of the
press will be established during the
trials was indicated when court
opened yesterday morning. After
cautioning the jury to confine theil
reading to novels and good books
Judge Jones said:
Before we commence the taking
of testimony, | want to make re-
quest of the newspapers here. AS
you know. there are over 100 indict-
ments yet to be tried. A juror who
has heard from either a witness or
from one who has heard from wit
ness what purports to be an account
of what happened is incompetent as
a juror. The supreme court has held
that a newspaper report OF testi-
mony comes within the forbidden
field. Hence. if the newspapers re-
port this testimony at this trial ii
will make it impossible to secure a
Jury in the cases to come, and thus
justice will be defeated"
, 1908-03-06
Cost of Labor Wars.

According to the Department Of Lab
or the strikes covering a period of
twenty years have caused a loss u
both sides of over 800 millions of dol
lars. Prominent leaders are now fgur
ing up some way to prevent this ever
lasting strife between capital and lab
or. If you are figuring on the cheap
est and best way to recove your lost
health you will get a bottle of Hosta :
ter's Stomach Bitters at once. 1t is
Natures own remedy for the many Ills
of mankind and for "a years has given
complete satisfaction. Don't expert
ment any longer when you know the
Bitters will cure you. Try a bottle
without any delay. 1t cures spring
fever. general debility, colds, grippe,
appetite, dyspepsia, indigestion
.costiveness, biliousness. female ills
and malaria. Always insist on get
ting Hostetter's.
, 1908-03-06
Notice Of Incorporation.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
chapter 10, Session Laws of Wyoming,
1905, that the Fillmore Ranch com.
pany is duly Incorporated.
That the capital stock of said com
rany is five thousand dollars, divided
into five hundred shares of ten dollars
each.
That the object for which said com
panyi is formed is to engage in the gen.
eral business of ranching within the
state of Wyoming and as incidental
thereto; to purchase, own and hold,
maintain and sci! ranch property, such
as lands, tenaments, water rights and
bitches; to secure water for irrigating
party of such lands as may be requir.
ed for said %ranching business; to buy
raise and sell all kinds of live stock;
to cultivate such portions OF lands &C
CURED as may be deemed advantageous
to said ranching business, and finally
to do all those things commonly Incl
dent to a general ranch business.
That the existence of said corpora.
ton begins on the first day of March,
A. d. 1905, and continues %forty-nine
years.
There are three directors and the
names of those who will manage the
corporation for the first year are as
follows: Nancy W. Brown, Jennie
Opelt and Melville C. Brown.
The operations of the company will
be carried on in Albany county, and the
location of the principal Office Of the
company is in the Weightman building,
on lot IA in block 200, in the city OF
Laramie, county of Albany and state
of Wyoming, and on the east side OF
Second street in said city. Melville G.
Brown is in charge of said office.
March 9Th, 1908.
FILLMORE RANCH COMPANY.
By NANCY W. BROWN,
M. C. BROWN, President.
Secretary.
, 1908-03-06

There is no truer saying than the old
saw: God made the country, but man
makes the town. Resources lend their
aid, but without the energy, the fore
sight and the ingenuity of man, cities
DO not grow. Laramie has had much
cone for her by the Almighty, But there
is an opportunity for a splendid show
ing upon the part of her men. A splen-
did opera house made of irst-class Lar
annie brick by Laramie workmen would
lie a good showing for 1908.
, 1908-03-06
Streaming

The American fleet has left South
America on its way northward. The
demonstrations in its honor in the sew
eral countries where it has touched
have been gratifying. The officers and
men have gwen a good account of them
selves. All indications seem to point
to a stronger relationship or Friendship
between the United states and these
republics of the south because of the
spirit which has been manifested in
connection with the entertainment OF
the fleet.
There will be a stop at Magdalena
bay in Lower California and then will
come the grand welcome on the west
ern coast of the United States. The
preparations which are being made for
the reception are on an elaborate scale.
The coast" will Guido itself in giving
honor to Evans and his men. The natur-
will be supplemented by the growing
desire to have a good sized fleet kept
permanently in California waters. The
consciousness that the Pacific rather
than the Atlantic is to be the scene Of
the world movements of the next de-
cade will add its influence to the ex-
uberance of the westerners.
There Is only one disturbing thing.
1t Is brought to attention by DR.. Blue,
the government official who is in
charge of the work of stamping out
the bubonic plague in San Francisco.
For some time the federal government
has been joined with the local author
tiles in trying to kill the rats in the
city. The former has contributed $780,.
900 a month and the latter $12, 900 ad-
ditional for this purpose. The rat
catch is pronounced satisfactory from
week to week.
The disturbing feature is that, while
there has been but two human cases
of bubonic plague in the last two
caught have shown the infection. OF
those caught in two weeks 1.3 per cent
have been infected. The officials be-
lieve that there will be danger just as
long as ever this small percentage is
found. For that reason citizens are
urged to greater efforts in the fight
against the rodents in order that, as
the government official mentioned puts
it, nothing may prevent the landing
of Admiral Evans men,"
At first thought the connection be-
tween the American fleet and a cam
raign against rats appears slight. But
it would be an unpleasant ending of
a long voyage If the Golden gate
chould be shut against the ships be-
cause of the presence of plague spleao
by rats. The fight is being waged so
vigorously, however, that the health
authorities believe that San Francisco
will be able to show a clean bill by the
time the smoking tunnels appear in the
Tribune.
, 1908-03-06
READY TO DIE.
WORKOUT Clerk Applies to Hospital to
Be Put Out of Way.

New York, March 6.-John Coe, who
described himself as a clerk out of en-
ployment, applied at Bellevue hospital
yesterday to be "Oslerized." He said
that he had outlived his usefulness and
that recent experiments with chem,
icals had destroyed all the organs of
his body save his lungs. He expressed
great admiration for DIR. Osler and
asked to be chloroformed in accordance
with ideas which he had heard attri-
buted to him. He was taken to the
psycopathic ward for observation as
to his sanity.
, 1908-03-06

Senator Warren's bill providing for
exchange of private lands within the
Crow Creek forest reserve east Of this
city for public lands outside has been
passed by the house, at the instance of
Representative Mondell, and is now In
the hands of the president. 1t Is the
idea to encourage the exchange of all
private lands inside the reserve for
lands outside, in order that 1t may be.
come n solid block of land for mill
tary purposes.
, 1908-03-06
TO- OUR ~CAMPBELLS,
AS BOTH DECLARE

no oSin 0CSLAhE.
Five babies were born to. Mrs. George
Campbell at ~Steubenyille, O., a few
mornings ago. Three of them, boys,
died within two hours, while the other
two, a boy and girl, are robust, and
DR.. Robert Loughlin, the attending
physician, declares they will live.
Mrs. Campbell weighs under 100
pounds and is frail. DR.. Loughlin says
she will recover
Campbell's brothers, Eugene and
Charles, sailors, with Admiral Evans
fleet, aboard the ~battleship Illinois,
are fathers of triplets while the wives
of two other brothers have given birth
to twins.
George Campbell was a sailor, too,
serving in Admiral Schley's fleet at
Santiago. His first wife died in 1898
after the birth of triplets.
, 1908-03-06
Notice of Administrators Sale.

Whereas, a order has been issued
to me out of the district court of the
Second judicial district sitting within
and for the county of Albany in the
state of Wyoming, directing the sale
of certain real estate, the property OF
the estate of Luther Fillmore, deceas-
ed, at public vendue to the highest ami
best bidder for cash, on the 7th day OF
March, A. D. 1908. Now, therefore, on
said It'll day of March, A. D, 1908, b.
tween the hour of 9 o'clock a m. and
the setting of the sun of said day, 1
will offer for sale at the west front
door of the county court house in the
of Laramie. in separate parcels,
the following described real property,
so ordered sold as aforesaid. to-wit:
Lot Nc. l in block No. 22S, in the city
Laramie-with all buildings and i'm.
.rovements thereon. Also the north
half of the north half Of section two,
township fifteen, range seventy-seven,
in Albany county, as per United States
together with water right,
iitcnes and other improvements there
on, and l will sell the same at the
time and place Aforesaid to the highest
and best bidder, for cash.
Dated February 10th, 1908.
A. G. JONES. Administrator.
, 1908-03-06
\. J.. Jones, constable, Laramie pre-.

A. j. Jones, constable, Laramie pre-
cinct.
The following applications for re-
tail liquor licenses we're read for the
first time and laid over for the second
reading, as by law required, to-wit:
William Lasher, ia Grand avenue.
Otto Schwatke, 121 First street.
Charles Schaffer, III First street.
No further business appearing the
hoard adjourned until Wednesday
morning, March Atm, 1908.
JAMES McGIBBON,
Attest: Chairman.
B. FEATHERSTONE, Clerk.
, 1908-03-06

Cheyenne has decided to have From.
tier days August 20, 81 and %. 1t is
now the intention to hold the show at
d new park to be made upon city LAM
lying north of the capital. 1t is the
/ urpose to make a playground that
will be permanent. About $40. 900 will
be expended in the work.
, 1908-03-06
.PENROSE BILL IS
BEING OPPOSED
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES AGAINST
MEASURE CONCERNING SEC
oND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
Purity League Enactment Aimed at
Socialist Paper in Kansas and
Likely To Affect Some Others
Probable That II viii Not Pass at
This Session Of Congress.

Washington, March 6.-Senator Bur
kett has recently received letters from
fraternal organizations which print
~fraternal journals urging in the strong
est terms possible the defeat of the
bill introduced by Senator Penrose OF
Pennsylvania early in the session,
which provides that when any issue
of any periodical has been declared
non-mailable by the Postofice depart
ment the periodical may be excluded
from the second class mai privileges
at the discretion of the postmaster gen.
eral.
May Exclude Many Papers.
The law departments of a number of
these fraternal organizations have We
hemently protested against the passage
of this bill on the ground that it would
exclude many fraternal publications
from the second class list and compel
them to pay first class postage.
An Expensive Law.
In case of the Woodmen of the World
it was Gained that the enforcement of
such an order would cost that organ
ization $4,000 a year. Similar losses
were cited with other fraternal asso-
Citations and so persistent were the
friends of these societies about the dire
effects of the bill hat Senator Bur,
kett took occasion to look up the mea-
sure.
Purity League Measure.
1t appears that the senior senator
from Pennsylvania introduced a bill at
the instance Of Wilbur F. Crafts of this
city, who Is at the head of the Purity
league of the United States, and it was
aimed primarily at certain socialist
publications of which there are several
in the west, one in particular in Kan
sas known as the Appeal to Reason.
Tempest In a Teapot.
This paper began a crusade against
the bill and so excited fraternal publ
cations that they bore down upon their
members in congress, all of which
turns out to be a tempest in a teapot
The bill has no show Of passage and it
ls gravely doubted if it will be consid-
cred by the committee of which Sena-
tor Penrose is chairman.
, 1908-03-06
SALARIES

The subcommittee of the senate com
mittee IN appropriations, of which Tel
Ter of Colorado and Warren of Wyo,
ming are members, has had incorporat,
ed in the legislative appropriation bill
the Guggenheim amendment to in,
crease salaries of surveyors general in
the western states from $500 to 81, 900
a year in different cases. This amend.
ment was fought for in the house by
Bonynge, Mondell and others, but was
lost.
, 1908-03-06

Since we don't need the aid of the
Bank of England in our monetary af-
fairs, h solid old oncern is reducing
its discount rate. John Bull is a sly
old dog when it comes to holding on
to the money.
, 1908-03-06

The Colorado executive got consid-
crably mad when he found that his au
ihority was trampled upon by a sheriff.
a district attorney and a district Judge.
He got back at the judge pretty good.
however, when he remarked that
there is no Law to prevent a court
Icing a jackass if it sees fit" After
, 1908-03-06

PILES CURED IN 6 TO "A DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure and cast of Itching, Blind. Bleed.
ing or %Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days
or money refunded. SOC. mw.f