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The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-28
Deserted spreckels Mansion.

In one of the prettiest parts Of the
town stands handsome dwelling of an
architectural style popular twenty years
ago. Its grounds are well kept, the
shrubbery and trees well trimmed, but
all the shutters are up and no one but
caretakers are in evidence. 1t is the
home of Claus spreekels, the sugar
king, whose successful ventures in Ha-
waiian sugar made him a multi-mil-
lionaire. His reverses in other lines of
business here caused him to leave Ha.
wall twelve or fourteen years ago with
a vow never to return, but he still owns
the house, and it is fully furnished
throughout. Honolulu speeulates whether
the building and its once rich furnish
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-28

Oahu Sugar Company will pay extra
dividends of one and half per cent
in October and December.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-28
HONOLULUS HOSPITALITY
BEST OF ALL THE CRUISE

ural demoralizing effect of the enter
tainmcnt IS interference with drills was
not as great as expected, while the sea
drills ordered by RearAdmiral Sperry,
the commander-in-chief, aroused pro-
fessional interest to an unusual pitch.
Clean. Pleasant City.
When first they came ashore the ma
jority of the men had never seen Homo.
lulu before, for the enlisted personnel
is young nowadays and the bulk of the
navy for several years has cruised At
lantic waters. They found clean,
pleasant city with excellent stores and
all the conveniences of centers of three
times the size in the United States. Mr..
| Walter Smith. editor Of the Honolulu
Commercial Advertiser, founded fifty
six years ago, and whose home was in
Utica, New York, before he became a
journalist on the Pacific Coast and a
correspondent in the Chinese-J apanese
war, said by way of illustration of Ha-
waits advantages: "When Utica, New
York, was boasting ninety telephones,
Honolulu had $500. 1t used electric
| lighting Immediately it was a practical
mode of illumination. Electric street
ears came a trifle late, but the system
was admirable when it was establish
ed. The first printing press set up in
San Francisco was shipped from Homo
lulu, and one of the earliest American
Governors Of California was sent here
by his parents to be educated.'
The people of Honolulu pride them.
selves on the age of their city. The
missionary element always has been
strong here, for New Englanders in
spirited to convert the heather of for
eign lands found in Hawaii, then called
the Sandwich Islands, not only tract
able population, but disease free eli
mate and rich country. Many of the old
missionary families had a thrifty sense
which founded fortunes represented to-
day in beautiful houses. automobiles
and other necessities of life in n pros
porous community. They also bequeath-
ed to the present generation certain
straight-laeed rule of civic conduct
which causes the bars to close at half
past eleven and on Sunday, while dur
ing effect week. the Tenderloin was
locked up tight as drum. The hula.
hula dance was put under legal ban a
few years ago, but could be seen in a
modified form on the socalled "nTid
way" which was largely patronized
by the men.
The conduct of the enlisted men was
exemplary, but that has become such
an old story now that it seems almost
reproach to mention the fact. Lieu
, tenant w. p. Cronan, of the Connect
cut, was permanent patrol officer ant
had little to do.
i Opposite the naval docks was reared
an arena where wrestling and boxing
matches were held. Sailors from the
fleet combated one another and wer,
matched against local champions. Mr.
Atkinson, former Territorial Secretary
was in charge of the sports. Lieuten
ant Weaver, feet athletic officer, look
ing after the feet g portion in the pro
: gram.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-28
Dances Most Pleasant.

Although large dances compliment
tary to the fleet sometimes lose attrac-
tiveness by repetition, this did not APP
ply to the affairs given at the Seaside
Hotel at Waikiki beach. A large dane
ing platform was built beside the surf,
under royal trees, and there a reception
and ball was given for the officers and
two dances for the men. The best peo-
pie of Honolulu attended both. The
prettiest girls waltzed with the blue
jackets. Petty officers bought ices and
coffee for their partners with as much
enthusiasm as they turn to their tasks
at target practice. The success of the
affair plainly showed that the best in
Honolulu was none too good for the
men behind the guns.
| Many of the excursions led the visi
tors past the wonderful sugar planta
tions which are the backbone of Ha
wall IS prosperity. From all the islands
of the group rich planters came to Ho
nolqlu with their families for the fes
tivities of fleet week CHARTERED at tn,
Alexander Young Hotel or at thu
Moana, at Waikiki, ir in their OWL
town houses, they joined in the enter
tainment of the naval guests. The
sugar industry may at some future time
be rivaled by the fruit growing. Pine
apple cultivation few years ago was
regarded sceptically, but wonderful sue
cess has attended it since, and some Of
the capital from its profits will prob
ably be turned into a tobacco-growinl
project from which great things are
expected.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11

mOsphere. He is taken out OF
self and made to think about Civ
ing joy, happiness, and perma-
nent good to others. Such is
the spirit of Christmas. If a
little is good let us take more
and keep it.
The glow of happy moments
with friends and loved ones, the
pleasure of having contributed to
others enjoyment should not too
quickly die away. Why not be
at pains to keep this beautiful
Christmas spirit with US a longer
time? Why should we let it die
out with the advent of new
year? We have learned its in
spring influence; why then
should we not extend it to Janu-
ary, to February, and the other
months to follow? Why should
we not carry into these months
the spirit of thinking of others,
of trying to help them, to for
ward them on their way? A
man takes up his work after the
Christmas season has passed
with better body, a more con
tented mind and with more real
enjoyment in doing things than
before. The pity is that it fades
so soon. .-Etude.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
A SenseIess Joke.

Some person who thought to
consumate a joke upon one of
the young men of this city and a
young lady from Hereford start
ed report this week that this
young man and the young lady
had gone to Amarillo last Friday
night and were quietly married.
In fact the joke went so far that
the Daily Panhandle of Amarillo
made an announcement of the
wedding. To a News reporter
the young man stated that there
was not a word of truth in the
whole matter, that he was in
Canyon City last Friday night
and it happens that the News re-
porter saw him at the opera
house. Some people do not
know how to joke in a pleasing
manner.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11

opinion OF nearly every man in
the whole crowd of people who
visited us.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Chalfant.
of Sac City, Iowa, were among
those who came down on the eX-
cursiOn last week and they are
immensely pleased with our city
and county. In speaking with
the News reporter this week
Mr.. Chalfant said that Texas did
not have a good name with his
people and that he had come
down more on a pleasure trip
than for any other reason, but
that after he arrived he soon be-
came more enthusiastic about the
country than any of our real
estate men.
DO you know" said he, that
| was never more surprised in
my life than | was when | found
out what kind of a country you
have. 1t is as good if not better
than anything we have in my
state and that is saying a whole
lot. Your climate is immense;
in fact it is .as near perfect as
anyone could wish.
Mrs. Chalfant and myself are
so well pleased with this coun-
try that we have written our son
who is in California to come out
here at once and locate. We can
not come at present ourselves on
of our business in the
state, but we certainly |
want our son to come here"
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
THREE BRICK BUILDINGS.
Rapid Work on Walls and Construction Of New
Store Houses on East Side Of Square
More to Go Up.

We have been reporting five
new store buildings to be built
on the east side of the square
and in evidence of the prediction
the walls of three of these build.
ings have been built during the
present week. The contractors,
Messrs Gillcoat and Skinner, as
soon as they could take their
brick-layerS from the court
house work, put their entire
force upon the work and as a re-
suit the entire brick work on the
three buildings were completed
with the exception of the brick
which go on the front over the
doors and that will be completed
just as soon as the steel girders
which support these brick can
be placed.
just as soon as the brick ar
riyes for the Hall-Abbott two
bricks, work will likewise begin
on those two buildings and the
contractors hope to build all the
walls of these two buildings
within a weeks time after they
get at the work. If they are
favored with good weather it
begins to look like the east side
of the square will be well built
up by the first of the year.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
Il We Kept Christmas Spirit Through the Year,

What $ the use Of holiday
Such is the thought of some
Last summer an old man who
had amassed a colossal fortune
passed from this life. He is un.
derstood to have said, 81 never
took vacation" But is this
idea a good one? The old prov
erb runs, "All work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy" Holi-
days are recognized by employ
ers generally, by busy brain
workers, as a necessity. The
bow that is always bent loses its
elasticity, its strength and its
usefulness. The worker whose
daily life is a dull routine must
have the occasional holiday to
Tighten the burden that would
otherwise become too heavy, and
make him sodden with the spirit
of unceasing, unchanging grind.
But the value of a holiday is
not simply that it releases one
from work for Il short time and
allows muscles to relax and
nerves to throw off the strain of
vigorous and quick response to
the various stimuli of our daily
labor, and offers the opportunity
of Il change Of environment, but
far more in the effect it can have
on the higher nature, on mind
and our capacity for esthetic
pleasure. a short rest from
work does a man good; a change
of scene does him good; when he
has chance to refresh his mind
and to make glad his soul he is
trebly benefited and strength
ened. And of all the drys and
seasons of relaxation no one time
has the interest and glad making
power of Christmas and attend
ing holiday season. No one is
wholly able to escape the spirit
that is everywhere, in the home,
in the public streets, in the
shops, in the concert, in the
church. For moment or. longer
one loses thought of the task
awaiting attention and is able to
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
Work to Begin Immediately,

We are expecting Mr.. Butt
from Kansas City, just any day
now," replied R. l.. Stringfellow
this forenoon, when asked rela-
tive to the Panhandle Packing
Company's plans. Immediately
upon his return to Amarillo we
will become active, He will be
accompanied south by his super
vising architect, and dirt will be
broken Immediately. We really
expect Mr.. Butt today, but at
the outside he will be here before
the close of the week.
After Mr.. Butt arrives we
will have a meeting and then all
of the preliminaries that have
been rounded out will receive the
official seal or sanction, and we
will watch 'er grow Amarillo
is to be congratulated upon land
ing this prize. p ally Pan
handle.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
Certificate to Mr.. Bowman.

County Judge w. M. Jeter has
issued a certificate of election to
Hon. J. R. Bowman as legislator
from this district. The count
shows that j. II. Bowman re-
ceived 5,991 votes while John [.
Green received 213 with 3 scat
tering, making a total of 6,207.
The law provides for a count of
the vote in this race thirty days
after the election by the county
judge and this is the basis of
Judge Jeter's action.-Daily Pan
handle.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
REUNION FOR NEXT YEAR.
Meeting Called For Next Monday For Selection
Of Committee on Arrangements For
Coming Entertainment

The reunion and old soldiers
convention has become a fixed
arrangement almost and the en-
tertainments provided in previ
Gus years have been very salts.
factory. The committee which
has had charge of the matter for
the past year has wound up all
of its business and is ready to
make it's final report. For the
purpose of making this report a
meeting has been called at the
court room next Monday after
noon at . O'Clock at which time a
committee to have charge of the
meeting for next year will be
selected.
This is most important mat
ter said j. d. Gamble, a mem
ber of the committee for the past
season, and the present com
mittee would like to see as large
an attendance at the meeting
next Monday as can possibly be
had. Every citizen of the town
especially ought to be interested
in this matter as it is clearly the
intention of the people of the
county to give a much greater
entertainment the coming year
than ever before, especially in
the matter of farm and garden
exhibits. We want to see every
body turn out next Monday and
have a rousing good meeting, ap-
point the new committee and re-
ceive the report of the present
one"
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
Star Elevator is Sold.

Announcement is made this
week that the Star Mill and Ele
vator Company have sold theil
elevator at this place to w. H.
Hicks who takes charge of the
elevator at once, the Star Mill
people retiring from this place.
The price paid is not made pub
lie yet. Mr.. Hicks stated to the
News reporter yesterday that he
would move his entire plant, in.
cluding the coal yards, up to the
present site of the elevator and
operate from that point.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
Fine Stock of Christmas Candies.

j. w. Cowart has just received
his large stock of nice Christmas
candies. He has over one hun
dred different kinds made by the
very best candy makers in the
country and desires that every
person visit his confectionery
store before buying candies,
nuts, fruit or anything of the
kind, either for Christmas or for
general USE
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
A World Wide Lesson.

At the reading rooms of the
First Churchof Christ, Scientist,
in this city next Sunday the sub,
ject will be God, the Preserver
of Man" This lesson sermon is
used all over the world on this
date and one who knows stated
to the News reporter that this
lesson-sermon will be a demon
stration and not a public discus
sion. 1t is the Word of God
read and not commented upon
by human opinion.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
ALL HOMESEEKERS
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC.
LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE VISIT THIS
COUNTY DURING THIS WEEK.
Iowa Citizens Join in Boosting This Country Of
Fine Climate, Good Soil and Pros
porous People.

There was an exceedingly
large crowd of people in thi,
county during the past weel
looking at the fertile lands which
surround us on all sides. Up tC
Thursday night there had ar
rived something like 212 of these
people who wanted to know
about this country, and this
crowd was increased with every
incoming train from the North
until Saturday night. 1t is esti
mated that some 275 people were
here.
Those that the News man got
a chance to see were very en-
thusiastic about everything that
they saw. One crowd of people
from Iowa consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. *. Chalfant, G.. B.
Cooper, b. G.. Stanzel, Silas
Stanzel and b. A. Anderson who
had come down somewhat preiu-
diced about some of the state
mentS made to them about the
country, were particularly out
spoken in their enthusiasm.
They were unanimous in stat
ing that they had found that the
country exceeded even tn cir
highest expectations and that it
by far exceeded the representa-,
tions which had been made to
them. They stated that they
liked the country, the climate,
the people here and could see no
reason why this country is not
Just as good if not better than
anything that they had in Iowa.
They did not think that it was
possible to find such a wonderful
country and such grand condi-
tions as they found in Canyon
City and the country surround
ing it.
One of the party said: After
all we have seen we feel it our
duty to say to all who are think
ing of making a change in loca-
tion or of making a good invest
ment by all means see this cOun-
try before buying anything. One
thing is very noticeable and that
is that there are no Knockers
here. They all believe in the
country and are willing to speak
a good word about it. The real
estate men do not interfere with
each otAef but all work together
for the goo1>>of the country.
Everything is clean amongst the
business men and they have fine
stocks of good goods
And that was the universal
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
Hotel Changes Hands,

The Victoria Hotel in this city
has again changed management,
j. II. Dunbar retiring to private
life and ID. n. Redburn assuming
control of the hostelry. Mr..
Redburn intends to thoroughly
overhaul the entire building and
will run Il strictly up-to-d date
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
Boon 10 West Texas.

The value of the demonstration
by the animal husbandry de
partment of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college that kahir
corn and milo maize are superior
to Indian corn as a fattening ra.
ton for cattle cannot well be
overestimated, and this proven
fact should work revolution in
the already rapidly developing
western portion of Texas. The
thoroughness with which this
test was made renders it deter
minative of the questions in
yolved, and further, being cor
roborated by a former but less
exacting test of the kind, should
set at rest all doubt of the super
ior value of these West Texas
grains. Milo maize and kaflir
corn will grow and yield bounti-
fully in every section of West
Texas and yield bountiful crops
in the dryest seasons. For many
reasons not necessary to enum-
crate here Texas has not equalled
Kansas, Iowa and Illinois as
corn producing states, and for
this reason has not taken rank
with these states as cattle feed
ing ground. But West Texas
can raise kafiir corn and milo
maize in competition with the
world, and now that it has been
demonstrated beyond doubt that
these grains make a cheaper and
better fattening ration than corn,
there can be no doubt that Texas
Will, within comparatively
short time, lead the world as a
cattle feeding state. When the
farmers and cattle raiSerS real
ize the full import of the result
Of these feeding experiments,
there will, without doubt, be n
large increase in acreage planted
to these crops, and not only will
the cattle raised in this section
be fattened at home, but the cat
tie from the ranges Of the south
western portion of the state will
be shipped here for finishing
and then carried on to market.
The economy of this arrange
ment must appeal to the cattle
men, it being cheaper to ship
cattle from South Texas up | ere
for feeding and then bring them
on to the Fort Worth market
than to ship them by a market
to be fattened in the corn belt. |
This demonstration will also
mean that more Texas cattle will
be fattened for market by the .
growers and fewer sold as feed .
ers to be fattcncd outside the .
state.
AS we said before, the value of
this demonstration cannot well
be oyerestimated, and is worth
more to Texas than the total cost
of maintaining the Agricultural
and Mechanical college and al It's
stations for many
years. Fort Worth Record.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-12-11
A DISASTROUS
TRAIN WRECK.
THREE MEN ARE DEAD AS A RESULT OF
HEAD-ON COLLISION OF TRAINS.
Three Lives Of Railroad Men Are Snuffed Out
Others are Injured-The Passengers
MiracuIousy Escape.

The most disastrous wreck of
passenger trains which has oc-
CURED in the whole panhandle
section occurred last Sunday
morning at the station named
Haney situated about six miles
North of this city of the Pecos
Valley branch of the Santa Fe
railway. Passenger train No. 2S
from Plainview to Amarillo which
was due here at 10:0S that morn
ing and which left here on time,
and west bound passenger train
No. POI from Kansas City to
Carlsbad and which is due here
at 1915 and which was running
twenty minutes late were the
two trains that came together
and caused such disastrous re-
suits.
AS a result of the collision
three men have already died, Mail
Clerk James X. Smith being
killed instantly while at work in
his car, Engineer Ed. Maham
dying before he could be taken
to the hospital at Amarillo, and
Conductor Barney Nelson linger-
ing until Tuesday afternoon
when he passed away after in
tense suffering.
1t is impossible that the cause
of the wreck will never be
known. Orders for passing of
the trains at Haney had been is
sued and train No. % had the
right of way. This train reach
ed Haney just before the other
train. Before the train could be
brought to a stop from the heavy
mist that was over the country
appeared the other train running
at a high speed. Engineer
Anderson and Fireman Holstien
on the up bound train saw that
a collision could not be avoided
and jumped in time to save their
lives. Fireman w. S. Alberts of
the west bound train looked up
just before the trains came to-
gether and plunged out of the
gangway to which action he can
the saving of his life.
Engineer Maham did not leave
his post Of duty. When he saw
the train he threw on the emerg-
ency brake but the trains we're
too close together and the two
engines went together like two
angry wild beasts crushing into
each other until actually locked
together requiring great force
on the part of the wrecking gang
to get them apart. When found
Maham still had his
hand upon the lever, had one foot
cut entirely off and his other leg
broken besides other injuries too
to mention.
Mail Clerk Smith possibly
never knew what happened. He
was working in the forward end
Of the car and when the collision
happened the entire car with the
exception of the top went to
pieces and when the rescuers
found him be was already dead.
The tender Of the engine on the
west bound train literally
ground his car to splinters.
Conductor Barney Nelson was
caught between two cars on his
rain and received injuries which
proved fatal as above stated. He
lad just finished working his
rain and was a passing from one
ar to the other when the trains
anne together.
A number of the passengers
'eceiyed more or less injuries
nd most of them on both trains
we're badly shaken up. Mr..
laley of this city was a pas
and received injuries
which will incapacitate him from
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