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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-18
BlsAZOS VALLEY OFFICIALS


The motive power officials of the
Colorado and Southern railroad, un-
der escort of J. J! Flynn, superin-
tendent of the Trinity and Brazos
Valley road, spent last night in Dal-
las. They started from Denver and
ran through to Galveston. They are
now on their way back via Dallas
and Fort Worth. In the party are F..
W. Mahl, general masters mechanic,
and his daughters, Misses Virginia
and Felicia, H. c. Van Buskirk, su-
perintendent of motive power,- and
George Siemantal, general amaster
mechanic.
Mr. Mahl said there was no pub
lie significance in the trip of the paf-
ty 1t was merely one of tie period
ical gatherings of the motive power
officials for the purpose of compar-
ing ideas, so that they can work in
harmony.
Mr.. Flynn, speaking of the Trinity
and Brazos Valley road, which is af
filiated with the Colorado Southern
said that there is good movemea
Of cotton and grain for export, bu'
that otherwise business is little
quiet, as it usually is in Texas jus
before the holidays, though the in
dications pointed 40 good busines!
after the first of the year. Dallas
News
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CONFIRMS NEW TRAFFIC DEAL
James Beathe Tells Of Arrangement
Made With Brazos Valley.

Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 18.--
New people are moving into Texas
City daily, work is being pushed
night and day and $3.50, 900 is being
spent in Improvements and repairs,
announced James Beattie, assistant
general manager of the Texas City
Terminal company while here Thurs
day morning.
Mr. Beattie states that he will
maintain his home here in spite of
his Office headquarters being in Tex
as City Mr. Beattie was formerly
chief clerk to Vice President and
General Manager w. E. Green of the
Trinity and Brazos Valley.
Only few days ago, announce
Beattie was made.
Texas City is bound to grow anc
grow fast" said Mr. Beattie, fol
the business is already coming thai
way Money is being spent in large
amounts and new families are arriv-
ing on every train. Work is going on
both night and day"
Mr.. Beattie confirmed the report
of the traffic arrangement pending
between the Trinity and Brazos Val
ley and the Santa Fe for entrance
direct into Texas City junction. I'm
til now, the Trinity and Brazos Val
ley has been prevented from accept
ing business between Galveston and
Houston But a deal is now on and
will undoubtedly be eonsummated
whereby this old agreement will be
dissolved and the Trinity and Brazos
Valley can bill goods direct from or
to Texas City.
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ROOSEVELT ASKED
FOR INFORMATION
Congress Desires the Charges
Made by President Sup
ported by Facts.
NOT IN BELL|GERENT IIMO0D
Understood Executive Viii Reply on
Saturday but viii Make No Sen
sational Statements-Ans-
wer Will Be Tame.

Washington, Dec. 18.-The house
has respectfully requested the presi-
dent for any information which he
may have to support the charges
against congress that were expressed
in his last regular message. 1t was
not quite unanimous in taking this
action, but those who voted against
the resolution reported by the spe-
cial committee were so few as to
emphasize the largeness Of the ma
iority by which it was passed.
Thus the issue is joined squarely,
and as the saying is, it is up to the
president to come across The
popular belief has been all along
that. if invited, he would come
across in a manner that would
startle the country, but, according
to more select information, those
who have morbid love of scandal
are going to be disappointed.
s The president is not in a bellig-
erent mood, it is said. and therefore
he is not disposed to make public
any concrete information he may
have 1t is understood that the pres
ident will answer Saturday. Just
what his answer will be no one
knows in detailed way, but there
is reason to believe that he will say
that the statements in his message
were not meant to have the bread
application given to them by con-
gress and the public. 1t is under
, stood that the president will admit
that he has some information which,
III made public, would damage the
, regulations of public men, but that
! he will decline to make it public.
1t is pretty certain that the house
will accept this explanation as being
| in the nature of a retraction and be
content accordingly, though the
democrats may insist on demanding
! that the president either submit the
| information he has or retract un-
qualifiedly
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wright, but he is also an excellent
actor as was evidenced in his artis-
tic impersonation of the part of Rog-
er Daneway.
Mr., Paulding has written exCep-
tionally we'll in this instance. The
Woman S Hour is a comedy of mod
ern life 1t deals with the wiles of a
jealous woman pitted against the
clean purposes of a woman Of ster-
ling moral worth. and, as is right
and proper, the good woman tri-
umphs in the end.
The company supporting Miss
Thurston was exceptionally well bal
anced Miss Clara Sidney, as Mrs.
Augusta Revelton-Carter, Hester's
mercenary aunt, presented an excel
lent piece of character work. Frank
Dawson, as Johnathan Creadle, made
the most of his role in face, manner
and action. The part of Donald Fox
all, who adores Hester in his youth
full fashion, was very pleasingly por-
trayed by Baker Moore, and Edmund
Forde, as Beverly Reyelton, was
equal to all that was required of his
part
One of the finest representations
was that of Miss Caroline Newcomb,
as Maggie Tarby, Miss Temples
maid, who adores her mistress with
all the strength of her character
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-18

Just seven days more remain until
Christmas, the season when every
right-minded and right-hearted man
and woman instinctively turns back,
at least i'll thoughts, to the ances-
trail home, and thousands scattered
over this broad state will lay aside
their work for time and go back
TO the home OF their childhood. This
has Been prosperous year with
most people and on tomorrow the
railroads Of the state will begin the
sale of holiday tickets to the eastern
states and the indications are quite
favorable for a heavy traffic.
The rate will be the same as last
year and the tickets will be sold on
the same conditions, limited to re-
turn January 1.-THE Central will
sell via Houston and New Orleans.
the Brazos Valley will sell in con-
nection with the Frisco and the Ka
ty via McAlester and Memphis. The
Katy will set out a special coach
here tonight for the accommodation
of those who go over that line to-
morrow The car will be picked up
by the nrthbound train at 1906 to-
morrow morning.
Travelling passenger agents for
the Central, Frisco and Cotton Belt
arrived in the city yesterday.
Arthur NJ Hall OF Dallas, the gen.
eral travelling passenger agent of
the Katy, blew in with the norther
this morning. Mr.. Hall has been COM
ing here for the past four or five
years to talk holiday trade for the
Katy. Mr.. Hall always wears an sx-
pansive smile, but this morning his
physiognomy appeared more radiant
than usual. When asked the cause
OF his exuberant spirits he said:
I'm just tickled to death over that
new passenger station of ours in
this hustling little city. In former
years. when / remembered the old
barn we used here for passenger
depot, l was actually ashamed to So
licit business for the road. but now
can look man square in the face
and ask him to investigate the ad-
vantages offered by the Katy before
purchasing ticket over some other
line. The new station is one to be
proud sN and ! believe 1t Is apprecia-
ted By -the people of Waxahachie. ;"
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Odd Fellows.
Regula

Regular meeting Of Waxahachie
Lodge No. so, l. O. o. F., tonight.
Work In the second and third de-
grees.. All members urged to be
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-18

The following letter has been re-
ceived from Herman Lee Gott, age
nine years, one of our little friends
and readers of the Enterprise at Red
Oak:
Dear Editor: Please print my
letter and also my two little broth
ers letters as | would like for Santa
Claus to see them IL the best county
paper, the Waxahachie Enterprise.
Mamma likes to read it so we'll she
can hardly wait from one Friday un-
til the next for the paper to come. ]
will close. hoping to see our letters
in print and wishing you a Merr,
| Christmas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-18

palmist assumed the airs of a guar
dian and began suggesting the ad-
visibility of safe investment for his
secretary's savings. Finally he pro-
posed to Goedon that they together
purchase a block of stock in a Mexi-
can mining syndicate. Thinking the
proposition perfectly safe, young
Goedon drew draft for his entire
balance and gave it to his employer
to be invested in mining stocks.
Since that time Goedon has seen
neither mining stocks nor employer,
nor salary.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-18
DUG HIS WAY OUT Of DEEP WELL
Rescue Party Finds Supposed Dead
Man Very Much Alive.

Yoakum, Texas, Dec l8.-While
at work in an old well at Sweet
Home, the brick curbing caved in
and covered George Hagen to the
depth of "a feet. A doctor was sum
moned from Yoakum and a rescuing
force set to work to dig Hagen out
When down 1 feet they met Ha-
gen. who had secured an old iron
pipe and dug himself 12 feet from
the bottom. He was practically un-
hurt.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-18

GUS MEYERS, N. G.
C.. r. GIBSON. Secy-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-18
PIANIST GOT HIS COIN.
Young Man from Houston Plays
the Sucker in Muskogee.

Muskogee, Okla. Dec. 18.-At-
tracted by the polite address, the
fastidious attire and high-bred man
ners OF John Ford. gentleman palm
ist and alchemist, Joe H. Goedon,
lately of Houston, Texas. young
man of nineteen, accepted the ele-
CANT strangers offer to the position
OF private secretary and confidential
clerk In his palmistry studio at the
salary OF $75 per month.
The employer treated his young
secretary withsevery mark OF esteem
and cultivated his intimacy, until
Goedon confided in him the fact that
from his salary as country school
teacher in Texas he had saved some
six hundred dollars. Immediately the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-18

The many friends of the McDuf-
fie family will be glad to learn that
Misses Virginia and Lucy McDuffie,
who were so seriously hurt in the
runaway Saturday night, have who'll
ly regained consciousness and are
much improved. Mr.. Dan McDuff1e.
who is in sanitarium in Fort
Worth, is also reported much i'm
proved
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Basket Ball Game.

The High School Basket Ball
team and Trinity team will play a
game Tuesday, Dec. %, at AIS p.
M. sharp. The game will be played
on the Trinity campus. No admission
will be charged and everybody IS in
vited to attend. n
The Trinity Lineup: Center, Todd
center guard, Slaughter; goal
guards, Graves, Dinwiddie; goal,
pitchers, Herring, Burleson.
High School Lineup: Center,
Briggs; center guard, Rushing; goal
guards, Fearis, Mizell: local pitch
ers, Kennedy, Bullard.
Lineman, VIII Gather.
Referee, Nell Ryan.
Time Keeper, Mr.. Criddle. .
Scorer, Jack Hood
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-18
Victim of Roman Candle

Fort Worth, Texas. Dec. 1s.--
Max Witherspoon, aged IA, was
probably fatally injured yesterday
when sparks from a Roman candle
fell into his pocket, setting on
bunch of fire crackers. The youths
clothing was soon afire and he was
badly burned Passersby hearing his
screams, ran to his assistance, pre-
venting immediate DEATH
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-18
BACK TO THE OLD HOME.
Railroads Will Begin Selling Holiday
Tickets to the East Tomorrow.

"Oft as sit gazing into the fire.
lights fading glow,
The dark, uncertain shadows seem
wraiths Of the long ago
Always with a throbbing headache
and an aching sense of pain,
Comes the old, unquiet longing for
the peace of home again.
Eugene Field.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01
The New Station Located

Chief Engineer Churchill and As.
sistant Engineer Wentworth of the
Norfolk & Western Railway were in
Shepherdstown on Tuesday and loca-
ted the site for the proposed new pas
senger station in this place. 1t will
be recalled that the franchise that was
granted the company year ago re-
quired among other things that new
passenger station should be built at
some point within the corporation be-
tween the southern limit Of the town
and High street. The engineers on
Tuesday definitely decided to locate
the station on its ground between
German and High streets, between the
old line and the new track that is to
be constructed. The company owns a
considerable body of land there, pur-
chased from Joseph Turner, Henry
Reynolds, n. @. Marten and J. E.
Hunter, and there will be ample room
for the station and approaches. A
great deal of grading will be necessary,
as about 5000 yards Of earth and
stone will have to be removed in or
der to properly level up the ground.
There will be two approaches to the
station-one from German street and
the other from High. though the prin-
cipal way will be from German street.
The site selected is an eligible one
and will be very satisfactory to the
people of Shepherdstown and the trav-
cling public. 1t is conveniently locs-
ted only one or two blocks from the
centre of the town, and will be Access
sible and convenient. The present
station will be used exclusively for
freight, while the new one will be for
passengers only.
We hope that the railroad officials
will provide for Shepherdstown mod
ern and comfortable building and one
that will be credit to the road and
our community. Let us have some
thing showing architectural taste, too
that shall be in keeping with the
public buildings erected in this town
Of late years. 1t must be admitted
that the original stations along this
line weren't much for architecture, for
they were as ugly as they were incon-
venient. In order that freight conld
be easily dumped, the station platforms
were elevated, and passengers had to
walk up flight of steps to the wait.
ing room and then walk down again
to take the train. There was no train
shed or other protection for the peo-
pie, and they had to leave the train
or climb aboard exposed to whatever
sort of weather CHANGED to prevail.
After some twenty five or thirty years
of this sort of inconvenience, we sub
init to the officials that We are entitled
to something comfortable and up-to-
date that will please their patrons now
and cause future generations to rise up
and call them blessed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01
Interesting. But Not Hopeful.

A good deal of interest was mani
tested in this section the first OF the
week over the rumors that the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad was about to be-
gin active work in the construction of
it's cutoff between North Mountain
and Harper's Ferry by way of Shep-
herdstown. 1t was stated that the
owners OF the Eugle farm. west of Har-
per's Ferry. had been notified to move
their buildings from the railroads
right of way. and the presumption was.
naturally, that the company intended
to begin work. 1t was further stated
the line would be pushed as far as
Knotts quarries as quickly as posi-
bic, and that big force of laborers
would be put on the new line
Mr.. Robert Engle, who occupies the
place referred TO, was in town on Mon
day, and gave to the REGISTER the
sequel to the story. When the late
James W. Engle sold tne right of way
to the railroad company it was stipu.
lated that he was privilege | TO occupy
the buildings, which stand where the
tracks will be located, until the rail.
road needed its property. 1t was fur
Their provided that the buildings were
to remain his property, and he was to
have the privilege Of removing them
when 80 notified by the company.
Some time ago Major Hunter, the COM
pany's agent, told Mr.. Engle that he
would have to pay rent for the prop
erty if he desired it's continued use.
Mr.. Engle said that he would not do
this-declare1 that the house was his
and that he wouldn't pay rent for his
own property. No agreement could
be reached, and Major Hunter report
ed the facts to headquarters. Last
week Mr.. Engle received formal no
tice from the company to remove his
buildings from it's right Of way within
thirty days-and 80, instead of getting
ready to build the road, the probable
ity i, that the company is simply seek
ing to get ahead Of Mr.. Engle. The
latter expects to stand on his rights
and will not move or pay rent until
he is obliged to. The question ia a
knotty one, and technical interpra'
tation of the lease will have to settle
II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01
has Durham Been Caughtf

]. Fred Ksplinser, of this vicinity,
has given US the Denison (Texas) Daily
Herald, sent him by his sister, Mrs.
Kate Orndorff, Shlch gives interest
ing particulars concerning the arrest
of man believed to be James @. Dun.
ham. Durham, it will b. recalled, is
the man who murdered si1 persons at
San jose, California, on May 20, 1895.
His victims we're R. P. McGliucy for
merly Of Shephsrdstowu, and Mrs.
McGlincy; his wife, Mre. H,ttis R.
Durham; and Mrs Minnie Schlesslsr,
James K. Wells and Robert A. Brisco.
He made his escape, and although =
reward Of $ll 900 was offered for his
capture, he was never caught, nor
has anything ever been heard of him
since.
The Herald says that on the 9th of
September Deputy Marshal McAbee
arrested q man giving the name Of
William Hatfield at little town call
ed Woodbins, in Cooke county, Tex
as, having received information that
Hatfield was in reality Durham. The
officer arrested Hatfield at the poir.
OF the pistol and took him to jail at
Sherman, Texas, Correspondence
was entered into with the California
authorities, and Hatfield seemed to
answer the description Of Durham
perfectly, even to scar on his leg
and the mark of an old wound on his
foot. Last week Mrs. Mary Zimmer-
man, of San Francisco, who was vis-
iting her daughter in Sherman, and
who claimed to have known Durham.
went to the jail to see the prisoner.
She declared positively that the man
was Durham and seemed to be sure
ofher identification. Hatfield, how
ever, denies that he is the murderer,
and says that he has lived in Texas
all his life, though he has refused to
state where he has been located. An
officer from California was arranging
to 90 to Texas to see the prisoner
when the newspaper account from
which we get this information was
closed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Is
used nearly everywhere, because it not
only heals irritation Of the throat and
stops the cough, but it drives the cold
out of the system through its laxative
principle by assuring free and gentle
action OF the bowels. and that is the on
ly way to cure 8 cold. You can't cure it
as long as you are constipated. Insist
upon Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup.
Sold by Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01
Shepherd College Cadet Corps.

The Shepherd College Cadet Corps
has been reorganized by the promotion
of the following officers:
Second Lieutenant VIM. B. Snyder to
be Lieutenant.
First Sergeant D. Il. Dodd to be Sec
ond Lieutenant.
Color Sergeant F. o. Woerner to be
First Sergeant and acting Adjutant.
Quartermaster and Ordnance Sergeant
B. s. Pendleton to be Color Sergeant.
Sergeant A. T. Bragonier to be Quar-
termaster and Ordnance Sergeant.
Sergeant II. NJ. Banks, right guide.
Corporal d. P. Knode, left guide.
Corporals, NJ. R. Dodd, W. P. Sperow,
G. F. Lyme and O. D. Billmyer.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01

]. Richard Elliot, assistant cashier
of the Farmer and Producers BAuk
at Sistersvills, this State, put a pack
age containing $6, $50 OF the banks
money in his pocket last week and
then put out. BE was later arrest ct
in Springfield, Ohio, after hs had
spent about 1000 Of the money. Til,
man was half crazy from drinking alb
ainthe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01

A fine, healthy girl baby, weighing
8 pounds and having two Wsll.fOrmsd
heads, has come to Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Fallen at Bridgeport, Conn. The
mother and baby are in hospital and
both are doing we'll. The doctor says
that in all probability the baby will
live. Joseph Fallen. the father, is {
business man and q well known resi-
dent of North Bridgeport. Mrs. Falpr
is already the mother of four bright,
healthy children.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01
NOTICE. TO DEMOCRATS.

The Democrats of shepherdstOwn
and vicinity are invited to assemble
in the 6rsmen's hall on Thursday eve
ming, October 9th, at 7.30 clock. for
the purpose of organizing club. All
voters interested in the success of the
Democratic ticket at the approaching
election are urgently invited to attend
AMI assist in the organization.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01

1t is said that the case Of Sherman
Denham, whose removal as postmaster
at Clsrksburg, this State, has beer
urged by Congressman Sturslss, will
not be settled until after the election,
The Postofice Department dosSn
want to do anything that will affect
votes.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01
She Likes Good Things.

Mrs. Chas. E. Smith, of West Frank
lin, Maine, says: al like good things aud
have adopted DR.. Kings New Life Pills
as our family laxative medicine, because
they are good aud do their work with
out making fuss about it," These
painless purifiers sold at Hills drug
store. 25c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01
Bible Society Meeting.

The 10th annual meeting Of the Jeffer
son County auxiliary (Shepherdstown
Branch) OF the American Bible Society
will be he'd in the college auditorium
on Sunday evening. October IL, 1908, al
z O'Clock. As this Is our 10th anniver-
sary, all persons interested are invited
to attend.
W. P. LICKLIDER. Sec'Y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01
For Sore Feet.

Il have found Bucklen 8 ArnicI SAlve
to be the proper thing to use for sore
feet, az we'll as for healing burns, sores,
outs, and all manner OF GbraSions,"
writes Mr.. w. Stone, Of East Poland,
Maine. 1t is the proper thing too for
piles. Try II Sold under guarantee at
Hills drug store. 25c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01
Saved His Boys Life.

"My three year old boy was badly
constipated, had high fever and wAI
in an awful condition. gave him two
doses OF Foley's Orino Laxative and the
next morning the fever was gone and ht
was entirely we'll. Foley's Orino Laxa
tive saved his life." A. Wolkush, Cast
mer, Wis. Sold by Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01

The Pennsylvania Railroad will
discontinue eighteen local passenger
trains running in and out Of Phlls-
delphia, and at Baltimore ten will be
stopped. This doesn't look as if pros
perity is coming with rush.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01

Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs
quickly. strengthens the lungs and ex-
pels colds. Get the genuine in q yell
low package. Sold by Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-01

The State Convention Of the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy will
meet at Huntington next Wednesday.