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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-01
CHANGE OF VENUE
TO RANDALL COUNTY
WILLIAMS BROTHERS WILL Be TRIED HERE
FOR MURDER OF JOHN ARMSTRONG.
Application is Made sor Writ Of Habeas Corpus
Hearing is Held Here We'd
nesday-No Decision.

Before Judge Browning ad-
journed District Court at Far
well last week he granted John
w. Williams and Dobie Williams
an application for a change of
venue from Farmer county to
Randall county on the charge
pending against them for the
murder of John Armstrong.
The killing occurred at Bovina
about the middle of November.
The applicants set up in their
petition for change of venue that
they could not secure fair and
impartial trial in Farmer county
and that by changing to Randall
county they would be able to Sc
cure u speedy trial at the next
term of the district court which
convenes here on the first day of
February.
After the petition was granted
both the defendants were
brought here and placed in the
custody of the sheriff who took
them to Amarillo and placed
them in Jail there for safe keep
ing. Early this week an appli.
cation was made to Judge
Browning for a writ of habeas
corpus and he set the date for
the hearing in this city on We'd
nesday of this week.
On Wednesday the hearing
was begun and evidence was in
troduced for and against the ap-
plication, after which Judge
Browning took the matter under
adviSement and up to 8 o'clock
Thursday afternoon he had not
rendered a decision. Just what
he would do about the matter no
one can even speculate, and not
nearly all the evidence for and
against the guilt of the defend
ants was introduced and as to
whether the Judge will grant
them bond or not cannot now be
stated.
This case has caused great
deal of comment on account of
the prominence of all the parties
to the affray, and it is expected
that when the case is called for
trial in February here there will
be very large number of wit
nesses as well as spectators from
other counties here in attend
ance upon the court.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-01
VERY CLOSE CALL.
Light Plant Came Near Being Destroyed By
Ravages Of the Flames Hard
Work Saves Il.

Canyon City has been very
fortunate in never having a very
DISASTROUS fire but we came near
having a very bad one last Sat-
urday afternoon when an alarm
was turned in from the electric
light plant. Through careless
ness, according to report, some
one had dumped some live Goals
near the coal bins and the heat
from the Goals caused the wood
en- coal chutes to blaze. In a
very short time it looked as if
the entire plant would be de-
stroyed in spite of the efforts of
the assembled crowd of citizens.
Had the wind been in any other
direction than from the south it
would have been almost impossi-
BILE to put the flames out until
they had settled all the troubles
of the light company by burning
down the entire building.
Just the exact amount of dam
age cannot be told as there was
considerable coal in the bins, but
it is thought that $500 will cover
the loss.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-01
Swisher County Court House.

Reports reaching this city this
week state that the commission
.ers' court of Swisher county has
let the contract for the construc-
ton of the new court house for
that county, bonds for the erec-
ton of which were recently voted
upon and carried in that county.
The names of the contractors
could not be ascertained but we
understand that the contract
price was a little over $4,000.
1t is to be constructed of brick
and will be three stories high
and to be trimmed in terra Gotta.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-01
Marriage Business Picking Up.

In this county there are not
very many weddings and the is
suance of a marriage license does
not come every day or every
week for that matter. During
the past week County Clerk Gar
ner has issued four of these lic-
ense to the following people:
G.. w. King and Miss Jennie
Wilson.
j. A. Osborne and Elizabeth
Louise Barry.
Lawrence Davis and Miss Eth
el Cippecly.
|. H. Preslar and Miss Matte
Belle Prichard.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-01
BUSINESS HOUSES
BURNED IN HEREF0Rl
FLAMES DESTROY sssN BUILDINGS IN
SHORT TIME wEONssteS AFTERNOON.
Entire 1awn Turns Out to Fight For Business
II the fon Of the City-Loss Is
N the st Very Heavy.

Last Wednesday afternoon oul
sister city of Hereford suffered
the heaviest loss by fire in the
history of the town. Fire started
in the row of frame buildings
next to the railroad on the west
side of the street and it was ut
terly impossible to check the
flames until they had destroyed
seven business houses with prac'
tically all of their contents. The
entire block of houses was
burned until theWfe reached the
new brick opera house where the
efforts of those fighting the fire
proved of some avail.
In order 10 check the flames it
became necessary to pile great
stacks of flour and salt in sacks
almost entirely covering the
front of the opera house build
ing in order to keep the flames
from making a successful attack
through the front.
1t has been very hard to Sc
| .,,rn ,,n,,rotn ~ nf,r,notin,, nhonf
the fire for the reason that the
telephone service was put out of
commission, and while cOmmuni-
cation was established yester-
day morning accurate reports
were still not available.
AS above stated the fire loss
was very heavy, various esti-
mates having been given out, but
from the best information OBJ
tainable at the time we go to
press the loss will approximate
$4,000 with very small amount
of fire insurance. The telephone
exchange suffered a heavy loss
on account of the removal of
their switchboard and other par
aphernalia out of their building
together with the loss of their
main cable, and it is thought that
it will take nearly three weeks
to establish the local telephone
service again.
When the fire was discovered
general alarm was turned in
and the people turned out as a
whole and began efforts to fight
it. 1t is said that the main
street was crowded for four
blocks and that practically every
man in that city was used in the
endeavors to stamp out the con-
fagration.
Advices. from Hereford yes
terday morning were that ar
rangements were already being
made for the building of sub
stantial bricks on several of the
lots made vacant.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-01

In the advertising contest
which was given by the Thomp.
son Hardware Company, ending
on Christmas eve day, Dorothy
Burrow was the successful can
didate and received the miniature
Bucks stove. The stove was to
have been given to the little girl
who brought to their store the
largest number of their ads con-
tanning the trade mark of the
stove advertised.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-01
Card Of Thanks.

The undersigned wish, through
your paper, to thank the good
people of Canyon for remember,
ing our home on the night of
December 22nd. Pounding is
very common among the Ameri-
can people and there are pound
ings that are not very pleasant,
but the pounding received was
both pleasant and profitable to
us and will long be remembered.
May Heavens richest blessings
rest on every one who contri-
buted in any way to make the
occasion pleasant. Happy New
Year to one and all. Your Obed-
lent servants in the Lord S work.
Mr.. AND Mrs. II. y. SPEAKMAN
Good quality calling cards
100 25 cents.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-01

AT the Office of County Judge
Henson appeared G.. w. King and
Miss Jennie Wilson, both of this
county, on Christmas eve day
and after securing from the
county clerk the necessary IL
cense, Judge Henson performed
the ceremony which united them
for life. Miss Wilson is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Wilson living southeast of this
city.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-01
Burnett Baby Dead.

The little one week old child
of Rev. j. II. Burnett died at the
family residence last Saturday
morning and was buried that af-
ternoon in the cemetery of this
city by the side of its mother
who had proceeded it to her last
resting place the day before.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-01

Good quality calling cards
100 25 cents.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-01
JOHN KNIGHT
Real Estate.

Two tracts of 80 acres each,
two miles from the town Sec
ton, practically all level and
smoothe, red-sandy loan with
about so acres in cultivation,
on each tract. Small amount
of improvements. y
One hundred acres land
two miles from town. all of it
Smoothe with fine soil, about
II acres in cultivation and is
well fenced.
Sixty acres just East of the
100 acres, every foot tillable,
none in cultivation.
Many other good tracts for
sale among which are some
valley lands within one half of
a mile of town section. See
me if you want good values.
Office with l.. G.. Conner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-30
MAYOR BURIED TODAY
Final obsequies Over Barney Schmidt,
Of Muscatine, Most Imposing, and
Were Attended by Fully 1900 People.

Special to Times Republican
Muscatine, March 30.-At the Fam
lily theater at o'clock this afternoon.
was held the funeral of the late Mayor
Barney Schmidt, of Muscatine. Thir-
teen hundred people crowded into the
playhouse, in order to attend the final
obsequies, which were public. The fu-
neral was the largest ever held in Nus
catine. Aside from the police and city
officers. the entire city fire depart
ment, 500 strong, .attired in their uni
forms, attended the service in a body,
and escorted the remains to Greenwood
cemetery, where interment was made.
The services were in charge of The
Masonic order, the ceremony being by
Zeraphath Consistory of Davenport. A
large concourse of Masons, Elks, A. ..
u. w. and Maennerchor members at
tended the last rites in a body. AS a
mark Of respect to the departed ex-
ecutive, all business houses closed from
2 to O'clock and all flags in the city
are at half mast. At meeting of the
city council, held yesterday, William
Glossklaus, Second ward councilman,
was chosen mayor pro tempore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-30
HOUSE INTEREST LAGS
Few Members Present When Tariff
Debate Is Resumed-Dick, of Ohio,
Scores Prohibitive Tariff.

Washington. March 30.-Lagging in
terest in the tariff discussion was made
manifest today when it was observed
that but dozen members were in their
seats upon the convening of the house,
and that for the most part these We're
the ones scheduled to speak.
Today's debate was opened by Cox,
of Ohio, who pleaded for reduction In
duties on sewing machines. bicycles
and computing scales. Referring to
various witnesses before the ways and
means committee, Cox said:
"a prohibitive tariff inspires such
lust for gain and gold that these men
came here to swear their souls down
to the gates of hell in order to get gov
ernment license to rob the people.
Bates, of Pennsylvania, asserted the
Payne bill is revision downward and
not upward. 1.-The difference between
revenue for tariff and protection is that
increase which will stop ruinous COM
petition" he said.
RelteratiHs tiidl ne Was parity re-
sponslble for retaining the counter
vailing duty on crude ard refined Pc
troleum, Vreeland Of New York, said
that 1reile to many people oil and the
Standard Oil seemed synonymous,
there were 100000 American citizens
bringing to the surface every day
nearly 100000 worth of crude petrol
cum which had 40 more to do with the
Stadard company than had the farmer
who raised the wheat to do with the
miller to whom he sold it. Vreeland
said the schedule was based on hun
dreds of petitions from Independent oil
producers that the removal of the
counterwailing duty would not benefit
the Standard but would seriously in
lure the business of the Independents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-30
SALOONS RENEW FIGHT
Following Election of Phillips at OF
turwa Suits Attacking Validity Of
Saloon Closing Petition Are Pushed
Phillips Plurality Reduced to 1874.

Special to Times Republican.
Ottumwa, March s0.-Following the
election of Mayor Phillips for a third
term, the suits attacking the petitions
which closed the saloons of Ottumwa
were at once renewed and arguments
in the cases are under way this af-
ternoon. The good citizenship move-
ment during the campaign became SO
aggressive that the saloonists tempor-
arily abandoned the suits and devoted
their entire time to the political cam
paign.
The official returns reduce the plu-
rality of Mayor Phillips for reelection
to 1874 votes. Laurence Morrissey, a
student fresh from the state university,
led the democratic ticket and was
elected police judge by 706. The later
returns show that the democratic tick
ct was not entirely successful, the re-
publicans electing assessor and two
park commissioners.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-30
GOOD DOESN'T IKE
PAYNE TARIFF BILL
FIFTH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN
OPPOSES MAXIMUM AND MIN.
IMuM SCHEDULE.
ARGUES THAT WEST WILL
NOT BE BENEFITED
Iowa's Delegation Holds Meeting to
Discuss Attitude Toward Tariff Bill
Good Declares Measure Seeks to
Cultivate Trade With a cIub-AIl
Favor Free Tea and Coffee.
Special to Times-Republican.

opSCldl W 1tIIl6S-ISGDUDl1Can.
Washington, March 3O.-The Iowa
republican congressman spent yester-
day afternoon debating the tariff
among themselves, trying to decide
what changes they will insist upon in
the bill as preliminary to pledging
their support to rule. They found Mr..
Good the most vigorous revisionist. he
going SO far as to say that Iowa can't
get free lumber and yet act the hog by
insisting on hide duty.
The whole delegation wants free tea
and coffee. Beyond five 'conservations
Smith, Hull, Dawson and Kennedy
were not much concerned. They liked
the bill pretty well as it stands. 9th
ers wanted to vote on the glove, stock
ing's, glass, lumber, iron and steel and
petroleum schedules. The maximum
and minimum schedule was 'viciously
attacked by Mr.. Good.
Il do not see,'' he said, where this
bill will do a thing for the agricultur-
al west. The whole west has beer de-
manding revision that will help us
in our relations with other countries
and open wider markets for our meats
and breadstuffs. As understand these
maximum and minimum provisions,
they will not only fail TO accomplish
that, but will tend rather to. injure our
chances in fossign markets. That's
what / consider Iowa's greatest para
mount interest," in. revision, and / am
going to insisdAthat something effective
along that lite be done. You can't
catch flies wiz vinegar and you can't
cultivate ama De and beneficial :rade
relations witlKAclub, and that is what
is being trisa.nsA d. ssszgaa.2-s..---
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-30
The Sensational Report.

Horta, Fayal Island, the Azores,
March 3O.-In the Hamburg's steerage
hold lies a man in chains who seeks
the life of Theodore Roosevelt, recently
president of the United States.
Only Mr.. Roosevelt and few OF his
fellow passengers know OF this turl-
Gus prisoners existence.
AS the steamer was losing sight OF
land Giuseppe Tosti, a steerage pas
senger, broke from his companions
and started for the upper deck where
Mr.. Roosevelt was standing with his
son Kermit.
HE has let them take away my
child" shouted Tosti in English.
Now he shall pay for it'll"
Sailors seized Tosti, quickly mas
tered him, carried him below, and, by
the captains orders, put him in irons.
For four days the prisoner refused
to eat, constantly crying.
Roosevelt is trying to poison me-"
Inc snip 5 uOCCOE iiluSI ectSlC OIL AooA
offered to Tosti before he will eat it.
At Mr.. Roosevelt's request the
steamship Hamburg's course was
changed to the Azores. 1t skirted
Fayal Island all the morning and an
chored off Horta, the capital OF Fayal,
on the southeast coast.
Mr. Roosevelt is like a boy out OF
school. He is enjoying the voyage
hugely, and were he not so anxious to
get to Africa would seem to wish the
sea journey to last forever. He has
dropped the cares of state; his whole
heart, all his expectations and hopes,
are in the African hunting grounds.
He tells the passengers he has no fear
for his health while after big game.
Major Edgar A. Mearns, retired army
surgeon, who accompanied Mr.. Roose-
welt, has warned him against the dan
ger of going thru the country once
stricken by the sleeping sickness"
Major Mearns has given to Mr..
Roosevelt and to the members of his
party a hypodermic syringe filed with
an anti-venom to cure snake bite and
has ordered them never to go without
it after reaching the big game coun-
<v,u
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-30
fORGER DIES in JAIL
F. 3. Mitchell, in Jail at Dubuque,
succumbs to Excessive Use Of Drugs
His Arrest Revealed Life Secret Of
His Mother, Who Disappeared Years

tbs MOtn0Ty VvlO SiSoPfSosSN ~ SeA' =
Ago.
Special to Times-Republican.
Dubuque, March 30-F. B. Mitchell
was found dead in his cell in Jail this
morning. He was caught at East Du-
buque Feb. 12, after having passed a
forged draft on the United States Ex-
press Company for $3.50 and drafts on
merchants. He escaped the officers at
the hotel and was captured after an
all-night chase. He was identified as a
man who passed forged checks at Ona-
wa and Boone.
A sensation was created when his
mother, Mrs Fl. A. Morey, who is
homesteading a claim at Mobridge, S.
D., revealed her life secret. She was a
former Dubuque girl and left home
thirty years ago. Nothing was heard of
her till his arrest. Mitchell is an illeg-
itimate child and was born in Omaha,
and for ten years was a member of a
gang of crooks there. He was con-
firmed dope fiend and his death was
due 20 excess.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-30

ing some money to secure greater pup.
licity and to secure more facts upon
which to base the arguments for some
bill other than the Smith bill or the
Van Law bill. The debate on this sub
ject has been brilliant one. every
speech made being admirable in char
acter and spirited.
There is much criticism of the N
committee on prisons in having n =
a sub committee to inquire int e e
necessity for an investigation s le
board of control and the state ' on.
The hospital committee is call 9 Sit-
nesses before it this week and G sem
ate passed bill for visiting unit
tees in vacation. Between three
things the impression is getting out
that instead of Iowa being fairly we'll
managed state things are in horrible
condition of deplorable and tnexcusable
confusion, hence that the board OF con-
troll system is a dead failure and there
is need of a "hoase cleaning. AS
matter of fact the house sub committee
was appointed not to make the invests
cation which, if needed at all. would
consume the entire time of a committee
for >everal weeks. Members of the
..littee say they will try to dispose
of the matter very quickly and not
permit it to be dragged out over all
the time until the close of the session.
The bill fathered by State Dairy
Commissioner Wright to put a stop to
the methods by which the concentrator
lii nff
cooperative creameries, passed the
house as we'll as the senate, but it will
have to be thrashed out again in the
senate, because the house refused to
accept an amendment of the senate
permitting rate cutting to meet other
rate cutting. This relates especially to
the grain business which with poultry
buying, is included now. Senator Cos
son and the friends of the bill arc
prepared to accept the house view but
a fight is expected.
The optometry bill has been signed.
The new board will not be appointed
for some time as it is not necessary
until near July l. The three members
representing the optontetrists will be
selected by the state association, which
holds it's meeting here in May.
The visiting committee bill which
passed the senate is now entirely sat
isfactory to all the senator's. 1t provides
for separate committees to visit the In
stitutions. in groups. before the con-
vening of each legislative session, and
to report to the legislature at its open
ing. These committees can take their
time to make thorough investigation
of each institution and their reports
will be worth a great deal to the leg1s-
lature. 1t meets with the approval OF
friends of all the institutions. The
Bruce amendment which he hastily
proposed, was withdrawn, and after a
conference with others he had added to
the bill provision for a committee with
bread powers to investigate upon the
business methods in the state house
and as to all matters which the legis-
lature should know. This committee
will virtually supersede the present
on retrenchment and re-
form, and it is vastly different from the
which were at first made as
to a scandal probing commission.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-30

eight Creek Indians We're coraled fif-
teen miles out from the hills last night.
One negro was let go and the others
were sent to Jail at Eufaulia, the coun-
ty seat. AS to the number of Crazy
Snakes followers, no estimate can be
made. altho Hoffman is certain they
total 200 at least. OF these half are
renegade negroes. 1t is extremely
doubtful if there will be general en-
gagement between the Greeks and mill
itiamen Small ambuscajdes are to be
feared, but as the soldiers and depu-
ties are well armed. wary and eXper-
fenced, little real fighting is looked for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-30
BelittIe. the Uprising.

Guthrie. Okla, March 3O.-"Every-
thing is quiet in the district surround
ing Hickory Grounds" said Adjutant
General Canton this morning. Tele-
phone messages from three towns in
the trouble zone assure me there was
no trouble last night. I have no infor-
nation Of any kind from Colonel
Hoffman, who is in command Of the
soldiers, since 6 last evening. That was
OF the most quieting nature. I am
rather of the opinion that some wild
newspaper writer has worked off
only element Of danger lies in the fact
that SENSATIONAL writer's have caused
excitement and some one may have to
do something to keep UP show. From
my reports there have been but two
killed since the trouble began, and
those officers who seem to have had
extremely poor Judgment. Unless the
writers confine themselves to facts it
is possible they will be requested to
leave the country"
In q statement made today to the
Associated Press Governor Haskell de-
sclared there was no information In his
possession that warranted the wild re-
ports sent out from Hickory Grounds
and vicinity. Two deputy sheriffs were
killed near the home of Chief Chitto,"
oaid the governor, 'and Indians are
known to have, when disbanded, taken
to the hills. They simply are endeavor-
ing to keep out of the hands of the To-
cal authorities, and understand have
communicated to the state guard that
they are anxious to surrender. They do
mot want to fight, and never did, they
say. The idea of there being an Indian
war in the state is SO humorous it be-
comes painful
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-30
COURT OPENS At NEVADA.
Will Be Presided Over by Judge c. G..
Lee, Of Ames.
u to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican
Nevada, March 30.-District court
convened here today, with Judge c.
G. Lee, of Ames, on the bench. The
entire forenoon was spent in making
an assignment Of the cases for trial.
just after the noon recess, the mem
bers of the grand jury panel appeared,
and that body was organized and in-
structed. They went at once to work,
after receiving their Instructions.
The present grand jury consists OF
w. p. Zwilling, of this city, foreman;
w. e. New Of Richland township, j.
M. Christy, Union; j. w. Huffman.
Indian Creek; r. e. Marsh, Collins,
and g. E. Farnum, of Washington.
Mrs. II. E. Hadley is clerk, and Josiah
Dunahugh, bailiff.