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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21
Time Too Short for Primary.

Mr.. s. P. Langsford, one of the as
piranfs for the Office of mayor, was
asked by reporter this morning for
an expression as to whether or not
he favored submitting the question
OF selecting a mayor to white man s
primary.
He said he wanted to be quoted
as having always favored white
mans primary and would be willing
to leave the choice as between him
and Mr. Lasswell for mayor to the
white voters Of the city II the special
election was not so near at hand. He
said the election was called for Fri
day. November 27. Thursday is
Thanksgiving day, and to hold q pri-
mary between now and Thursday
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21
SAFES ARE R|FLED
Of CONTENTS
Nitroglycerin Used by Burglars
at Keene and
Joshua.
LITTLE BOOTY IS SECURED
Town Alarmed and Shots Exchanged
With the Yeesman, Who Makes
Good His Escape-Ofh-
GERS in Pursuit.

Cleburne, Texas, Nov. 31.-Yegg-
men paid their respects to two John
son county towns Thursday night,
blowing several safes and making
hauls to the amount of 5000 or
more keene, home of the Seventh
Day Adventists, was visited by the
safeblowers about 1880 Friday
morning, where the iron strong box
OF Reid & Reid, grocers, was wreck
ed with pitroglycerin and contents
removed. Fifty-five dollars in cash
and 800 in stamps was secured
there, also a few dollars from the
cash drawer at the Katy depot, which
was rifled.
About the same hour of the morn
ing the safe in the store OF Sam
West at Joshua, a dozen miles away,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21

was opened by similar methods, the
big iron door being blown clear
across the store. The explosion was
heard by Olin Foster at the tele-
phone office, who raised the citizens
with the news that burglars were in
Vests store So prompt was the re-
sponse of the officers and citizens to
Fosters call, that the yeggmen were
unable to loot the safe. One of the
desperadoes was seen on the street
and shots were exchanged, but he
made good his escape, owing to the
general confusion.
Sheriff Whitson and a posse went
over from Cleburne as soon as the
news of the rail was received, but
no clew has as yet been obtained to
the guilty parties.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21
KATY TRAINS MEET.
Collision Occurs at Whitewright and
Both Engines Are Crippled.

Greenville, Texas, Nov 21.-A
head-on collision occurred at White
wright yesterday afternoon between
the south bound Katy passenger
train No. POI and local freight
train. The trains met near the sta
ton and both engines were badly
crippled. The trains were not going
at a very rapid speed and, while sew
eral of the passengers were shaken
up considerably there was nobody
seriously injured. One little girl was
thrown from her seat across the aisle
of the coach and the brakeman's 8
head was projected through a window
of the coach. The passenger train
was delayed an hour and fifteen min
utes in exchanging engines.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21
Big Corn Show.

Springfield, Ill, Nov. 21.-One of
the biggest displays of Indian corn
ever shown in the country is on hand
for the opening of the Illinois State
Corn Exposition on Monday. An ex-
tensive and remarkable exhibition of
the by-products of corn will also be
shown. The show will extend thru
all of next week
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21
.Inhllcc of Ihurrh.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 21.-Celebra-
ton of the golden jubilee OF
Holy Trinity church viii be com
menced tomorrow by the Carmelite
Fathers and will continue three
days. A solemn poutifical mass by
Bishop Canevin will open the ser
vices. Many prominent churchmen
will take part in the jubilee.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21
Negro Laborcr Hurt,

Jack Ray, hard working negro,
employed at the oil mill, got his leg
broken there last night 1t Ia under
stood that he was trucking meal In
to car on the railroad and failed
to notice switch engine at work
near by and It showed q car In such
. way as to catch him uhAwares and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21
Big Public Building.

Providence, R. l., Nov. 21.-Uncle
Sans new million dollar federal
building in this city is now practical
ly completed and it's doors will be
opened for a public inspection on
Monday. The building will be occu-
pied and open for business on No
vember 80
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21

the local people every success. local
people being in better position to
look after the property than they
were being 1900 miles away
The stockholders OF the new COM
pany will meet in a few days to or
ganiZe and select their officers
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21
Wood Pulp Hearing.

Washington, Nov. 21.-The tar
iff schedule which deals with wood
pulp, paper and books was taken up
for consideration today by the
ways and means committee of the
House. Prominent publishers advo-
Gated reduction in the duty on pa
per and wood pulp. declaring that
the very existence of free press is
threatened by the alleged extortion
OF the paper trust.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21
Hanging in Canal Zone.

Panama, Nov. 21.-J. Hubert
Stout. native of the Barbados, was
hanged yesterday at Culebra for the
murder of a Panama woman. This
was the first execution in the canal
zone since the American government
has had charge of it.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21
Missionary Meeting,

Louisville, Ky, Nov. 21.-Seyeral
high hgnitaries of the Episcopal
church in American will participate
in the missionary rally to be held
in Louisville tomorrow under the
auspices of the Laymen's League.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21
FARMER DROPPED DEAD.
H. T. Morris Expires Suddenly Near
Ennis of Heart Failure,

Mr.. II. T. Morris, substantial
farmer. living two miles north of En-
mis-, while on his way to his home
from town Wednesday, dropped dead
from heart failure. He was found by
a colored woman lying in a bed OF
ants.
Justice YOungblood viewed the
body and pronounced the death as
resulting from heart failure, induced
by over exertion.
Mr. Morris was 65 years of age
and had resided there for many
years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-21

would not give the candidates time
enough TO present their claims to the
voters of the city.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
SPOONS BRING
Grief TO TWO
CHORUS GIRLS
Arrested for Theft, One Cries and
Cafe Proprietor Forgot About
Collecting His Dues.

Ellensburg, Jan. 16.-Two chorus
girls of the gingerbread Man"
company, were routed out of their
berths in their sleeping car early
yesterday morning and brought be-
fore Justice Purdin on charge of
having stolen two spoons from the
Bank Cafe. After the performance
the previous evening the girls went
to the cafe for little supper. They
took the spoons as souvenirs. Har-
ry Danver, the proprietor, missed
the spoons several hours later. He
called on Marshal Shull to arrest
the suspected culprits. The girls re-
fused to submit to arrest upon the
officers first call at the car. So the
Justice was aroused. He issued the
warrant. When Shull arrived again
at the car door he found it locked
and a burly negro porter on guard.
Shull broke down the door. The
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20

grade entertainment that is making
Wenatchee a city of culture, and is
developing the right kind of spirit in
our high school. 1 wish we could
have more of this type of entertain
ment for our citizens.
Everything is going we'll with the
Wenatchee students at the Univer-
slty. Our Chelan County Club meets
tonight, and | understand some def
mite plans for getting in closer
touch with the high school students
OF Chelan country are contemplated.
AS soon as things are in good shane
and running smoothly we shall let
you know what we are doing. If you
have not received list of the Off
GERS of our club | shall be glad to
forward the same with little write
up as to how We are getting along.
should like to mention incidental
ly that Wenatchee, as an educational
center, is far ahead of many of the
larger cities in the state. From
90 per cent are attending the uni
versity. To think that so per cent
OF the graduates of a given class are
attending higher institution of
learning is indeed very gratifying to
us as citizens of Wenatchee. And
the best part of it is that they are
all the more loyal to their state in
aking advantage of what he state
is offering in preference to going to
some eastern university, whose repu-
tation was made many years ago.
This kind of loyalty is the stuff our
citizens are made of.
With the best wishes of all the
Wenatchee students, am, very truly
yours,
FRED M. CROLLARD.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
Is WENATCHEE BECOMING
A CITY OF CULTURE?
Letter From Fred CrOlIard States
That Reputation Being Made i'm
Something Else Besides Big Red
Apples.

Is Wenatchee to become a city of
culture and is Chelan county to be-
come a district known throughout
the state for the intellectual attain
ments of her citizens? The idea is
advanced in q letter received this
week by the editor of The World
from Fred NJ Crollard of the Uni
versity of Washington and private
secretary to Thimas F. Kane, presi-
dent of the institution.
The letter received is a personal
one, but on account of the fact that
it contains matter of interest to the
public, much of it is published. 1t
calls attention to some of the things
that are making for Wenatchee a
name in some other things beside
Big Red Apples. The letter says:
My Dear Woods-It may, perhaps,
be of some slight interest to you, as
member of the Lecture Course Com
mittee that so wisely arranged a date
last year for Professor Maynard Lee
Daggy in Wenatchee, to know that
Professor Daggy leaves Seattle this
week for an extended tour through
Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Washing
ton, and will lecture in some of the
big cities of these states. Profess
sor Daggy's reputation as a lecturer
and orator of the first rank is recog-
nized in this respect by the fact that
he is on the largest and most expen-
sive lecture course west of the Mis-
sissippi. Wenatchee is indeed to
be cOn0rat tulatod IN having had ~
opportunity to hear him, and my on
ly regret is that every man, woman
and child in our city did not get out
to hear him. You, know, Woods,
that it is this sort of cIean-cut, high
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
Tourist Club.

The regular Tourist Club meeting
was held at the home of Mrs. HI. Fl.
Whitaker on First street, on Friday
afternoon,w hen the following in
structive and enjoyable program was
given. The general subject under
discussion was Present Russia
Roll call was responded to by:
'Superstitions: How the Russian
Peasant Lives. Mrs. s. A. Thomp-
son.
Reading, 'Nigini Novgorod"-Mrs.
z. A. Lanham.
Agricultural Russia. Mrs. E.
S. Hager.
Condition of Women in Russia"
w. l. Reeves.
''Rites and Ceremonies of the
Greek Church Mrs. l.. r. Gillette.
The Tourist Club members expect
to enjoy a sleigh ride on Friday, Jan.
81, when the scene of the next meet
ing place will be the hospitable home
of Mrs. z. A. Lanham.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
ADDITION TO
LAW FIRM
Attorney Ludington of Illinois Joined
With COrbin & Kemp.

The personnel of the law firm of
COrbin & Kemp has been augmented
by the addition of third man and
this well-known firm of attorneys
will hereafter appear in the local
practice as Corbin, Ludington &
Kemp. The new member of the part
nership is Mr.. R. S. Ludington of
Dwight, ILL.,, lawyer of ability and
experience. Mr.. Corbin, who still
heads the firm, is recognized as one
of the ablest practitioners before the
Chelan county bar, and has recently
been honOred by receiving the en-
dorsement of the Republican mem
bers of the bar for the Office of Sd
perior Judge. Mr.. Fred Kemp has
been associated with Mr.. Corbin in
the practice for the past year and
has shown himself to be an attorney
of ability. He is an Ann Arbor man,
and was first admitted to practice in
the state of Michigan.
Mr.. Ludington came to Wenatchee
Continued on page 4).
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
TO BUILD ELECTRIC LINE
INTO WENATCHEE
Rumors OF the Kennewick- w enatchee-
Big Bend Electric Line. Report Says
That the Road is Assured.

The electric railroad which is be-
ing promoted by the stockholders of
the Hanford Irrigation project, is to
be built into Wenatchee. This Is
the well substantiated report which
has come to the World Office. In
order to ascertain the reliableness
of the report, a World representa-
tive took the trouble while on the
Sound the other day to ascertain
what he could of the facts.
The following was learned:
Il is the intention of the Hanford
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
OP|E READ
IS COMING
Will BE In Wenatchee Tomorrow
Night-Third Number of Lee
ture Course.

Opie Read will be in Wenatchee to-
morrow night. The Daily World
was in communication by phone to-
day with the noted humorist, and he
states that he will arrive here at
noon, and in the evening will give
his latest lecture: First One Thing
and Then Another"
One who has heard Opie Read says
of him:
"If the man who can make other
people laugh is alb lessing to human
ity, there ought to be statue erect
ed to Opie Read. There are few liv-
ing American storytellers who can
reproduce for us more perfectly than
Mr.. Read does, the speech, the man
ners, the whole social atmosphere of
the rural south and the rural west.
His latest lecture, First One Thing
and Then Another" is a sparkling
gem of humor and wit, not unmixed
with pathos. Strictly speaking it is
not lecture at all, but an informal
heart-to-heart talk that brings the
speaker into close intimacy with his
hearers, and keeps them roaring with
ie1uShtCl, vi VI away tAC ICdlS
throughout the. evening. On the
platform, as in his written works, Mr..
Read shines with brilliance all his
own. Everywhere he is received with
enthusiasm. The indescribable
witchery of his words, the charm Of
his voice and manner, the influence
of his personality, combine to weave
the magic spell that holds his audi
ences enthralled. He puts into gra-
phic and picturesque language much
that we, as Americans, have felt, but
only dimly comprehended. Reminis-
cense, criticism, anecdote, historic
fact, and literary estimate are blend
ed so delightfully."- that it is difficult
to tell which presents the greatest at
fractions for those who hear him.
The splendid genius of the man
shines forth in everything he says.
The humor is all pervasive, yet one
sees that the lecturers purpose is
serious. He shows himself to be a
wonderful delineator of character,
and an artist in the Interpretation of
his own work.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
CASHMERE new
SCHOOL BUILDING
District Gathers Up School Children
i'm Covered Sleighs.

One of the finest schools in the
state, the Cashmere school building,
is rapidly nearing completion, j. l.
Bailey & Co., contractors, are rush.
ing the work under the personal SUI
pervision of J. E. Miller, member
OF the firm. A large gang of men
are at work, and the plasterers will
begin operations the first of next
week. The building will be finished
by February Is, 1908.
l. j. Bailey & Co. have had the
entire contract, having broken the
ground. started brickyard and
made their own brick and cement
work, besides the entire inside fin
ishing and heating plant.
The school building is large
structure of brick. 1t will cost $780,
900, and it will have eight rooms
besides basement. The dimensions
are so 101 it., story.
One of the best features is the fine
heating plant, which will heat by
steam, not only the new building,
but the former high school which
is only short distance away. The
present means of getting the pupils
to school is certainly one of the
most creditable systems in the state.
Three closed sleighs make trips in
different directions and gather up
all school children for miles around,
bring them to school and take them
home at an expense to the school dis
trict of about $4,000 a year.
Cashmere certainly has right to
be proud of her new central school.
DR.. Culp was called up from We
natchee to attend Mrs. A. S. Page,
who is quite seriously ILL
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
TEAMS ARE CROSSING
ON THE NEW BRIDGE
Jack Oconnor, Builder of the First
Business House in Wenatchee,
First to Cross on the New
Structure.

Teams are crossing on the big
bridge. The first team to cross the
Columbia on the first wagon bridge
erected across the mighty stream was
that owned and driven by Jack
O'Connor. O'Connor is one of the
"old timers of the town. He has
been in Wenatchee for eighteen
years, and it was he who erected the
second building to be put up in the
town.
The first building constructed is
the one located two doors north of
the present court house, and built
by Moore & Watson, representatives
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
JAIL BREAKERS
STILL AT LARGE

Ira Gimble and Charles Schonihan,
the two Leavenworth men who es-
capped from the county jail the night
of the 14th, are still at large. Con-
stable Simmons says that it is his
opinion that friends of the prisoners
from Leavenworth unlocked the jail,
and it is believed they will yet be
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
1908 Crop To Be Handled at Tacom;

1908 Crop To Be Handled at Tacoma
Tacoma, Jan. 1S.-The Milwaukee
will handle the 1908 wheat crop
through the port of Tacoma.
Transcontinental trains will be
running to Tacoma over the line by
August, 1909.
Work on the company's private
waterway will begin within few
weeks, or as soon as the necessary
vacations are made, which will
probably be at the council meeting
of January 20.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20

people to build their line north to
Wenatchee. One branch will cut off
UP Moses Coulee into the Big Bend.
The other will come to Wenatches
as the terminus.
/; is the present intention to be-
giG work on this line during the
coming summer. Other reports
have been given out from time to
time, and this one seems to be the
confirmation of the others publish
e4 from time to time in the papers
OF the state.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
Family Meeting.

A. T. Fuller, brother of j. H. Full
Ter of this city, arrived yesterday
from Saskatchewan, Canada, for a
visit in the valley. Also Mrs. /. w.
Haight, sister of Mr.. Fuller and her
husband, from Salida, Colo, arrived
on the next train. They will go
from here to Vancouver, B. c.,
where other members of the family
reside. This is the first time that
Mrs. Haight and Mr.. A. T. Fuller,
her brother, have met in twenty
eight years.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20

Fred Matlick sold his residence on
Chelan avenue South Friday to A. ].
Olds, who is a ranch owner in the
valley. Mr.. and Mrs. Matlick will
leave soon for trip east, including
a visit at Burlington, iowa, after
after which they will return to this
country and go up into the Okano-
gan country, where they have pur-
chased land.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20

The young ladies of the st. Agnes
Guild of the Episcopal church met
with the Misses Keane at their home
on Douglas street Saturday aftes-
noon The members of the st. Agnes
Guild and the young men of the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew are plan
ming an entertainment to be given
in the near future.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20

of the Wenatchee Development Co.
Jack O'Connor put up a blacksmith
shop. 1t was appropriate, therefore,
that he should have the honor of
riding over the bridge with the
first team At 1870 o'clock Con-
tractor Gerrick phoned him that
the bridge was ready for crossing.
Thirty minutes later he was on the
bridge. In the rig with him were
Judge R. S. Steiner, John Gerrick,
j. M. Duffy, A. A. Fuller and Bridge
Builder Archer.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20

girls then submitted to arrest. In
court, which was held at once, one
of the girls broke down and cried.
Danver then agreed to dismiss the
case if the girls would pay for the
spoons. But the sight of beauty in
distress so fiustered him that he
forgot all about collecting the pay.
The girls got away with the spoons
and Danver paid the costs in the
case,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
A Sleighing Party.

The eighth grade of the city
city schools, chaperoned : by Nj.
Nance and Miss Kennedy, had de-
lightful sleighing party Friday eve
ming. Refreshments were served at
the home of Miss Georgia Lockwood
and a pleasant time is reported by
all.
This will be the first class to enter
the High School in midyear.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20

The Saturday night Whist Club,
whose members are Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Browne, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wildberger, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Olive and Mr.. and Mrs ]. A. Sea-
men, was entertained at the home of
the latter couple on Wenatchee ave-
nue. Saturday night.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20
A Warm Reception.

''Do the newcomers get warm re-
ception when they arrive at the big
red apple metropolis?" asks the We
natchee World. They probably do,
if they come properly loaded-which
may mean several things.-Tacoma
Ledger.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20

Mrs. Kathryn McNerney left this
afternoon for Cashmere, where she
instructs a weekly class in vocal mu-
sic, similar to an old-fashioned sing
ing school. Besides this class she
has number of pupils for piano les
sons.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-20

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Ellis of Seat
tie passed through this city on their
way to Spokane to hear the Spo-
kane-Wenatchee debate.
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Continued on page a.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-02-26
Paid ON ssnmnarn Rasi..

The largest Individual tax pay
ment this year was made Tuesday
morning by the Oregon Timber com
pany who turned inte the sheFia's
once si076,7s In payment Tor their
holdings In this county.
The above shows the result OF the
work done By County Assessor Fred
Rice Ia sending out cruisers furnish
"a hy the county court 20 estimate
the values of big timber stumpaEs.