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The avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 190?-1909, 1909-02-25
LUBBOCK GETS THE CREAM
Some Of the Best Citizens OF East
Texas Have Located To-
Lubbock County

70 those OF the east, who think
that the wild and woOley" west IS
populated entirely with drspera-
does, llilterate and uHcIylliZed pro.
pie, we call your attention to the
following article about recent ar
rivals iu our county, copied from
the Press journal Busk, Texas:
Mr.. Hub g Quinn inform u-
that be- j. arranging IIs affair Geo
move from Rusk and settle Iu
the city of Lubbock, ID LuODOcb
county lie has recently visited
lubbock sud gives glowing Je
scrIptlon Of lle country and tle
people of that locality. Quite q
number OF good citizens from
Cherokee county have already 10
Gated iu Lubbock county, among
them the McCrummeuS, Lewis, NJ
l.. Kught, George FairrIs and
Edgar Priest MIR Quinn reports
that they are all prosper.-g and
highly pleased with L. JDock
county.
Hub Quinn, as be Is Familiarity
known, vas born aud reared iu
Tins community and Is the Young.
est son of the late Col Is H.
Quinn. who was prominent
lawyer Of .his town and for many
years represented Tins Senatorial
District 100 the Senate He ls d
civil e. gileer and surveyor Dy
profession. and hu- been success
ful Iu that Iae OF wOrk 10 this
county For several years past,
M connection with hIs professional
work be has been engaged ln tht
fruit and truck sud dairy business,
aud has one of the huest orchard.
% this county Mr. Quinn IS an
honorable, honest aud upright
young mao and stands high % the
estimation Of oar people
We regret very much 10 lose
a. good citizen a. he Dr. from
our community and congratulate
the people OF Lubbock in securing
~ valuable a man 20 their bo~n
The avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 190?-1909, 1909-02-25
Coal Found In Taylor County

4 dispatch from Abilene to the
daily papers says What appears
To be r rich coal hnd is reported
10 the southern part Ok the county
near the new town of Ogala, on
the Abilene and Southeastern
Railroad Parties digging well
near this place struck a large ven
OF coal At depth Of some thirty
feet X l. l. House found some
chunks Of coal on q hill near where
the wei. va, beng dug. and this
The avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 190?-1909, 1909-02-25
I=PHTTERSON x SON -
Office North Side of Square LUBBOCK, TEXAS

led to futher investigation, which
the result that il is now believ
ell that coal IN paying quantities
can be mined in that section
The avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 190?-1909, 1909-02-25

We have vendor. lein notes for
sale at this Office. Don't send
away { these when you can get
them at home The Avalanche
Publishing Co.
The avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 190?-1909, 1909-02-25
For Sale

Two Large brood mafss, ~
hsuds high. aud one horse WI.
sell cheap. Join Black. OFerton
Addition. Lsbbook, Texas so.a
The avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 190?-1909, 1909-02-25

Ii would not be so if yO, were fur
the proper cooking utensils nd house
planes. When farmer mocha
work he wants all the beSt)0lS that ca
Why shouldn't housekeeer be suppl
the COnvenienCes that m'ern inventiC
duced to tighten her work See our line
Utensils and housekeepir appliances.
The avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 190?-1909, 1909-02-25

Do you need carbon psper,
get 1t Al the Avalanche Office.
The avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 190?-1909, 1909-02-25
IS Your Cooking and Houswork a. Drudgery?

s1iShed with
excepting APP
Hnic goes TO
- be bought.
i;'.ed with all
IN has pro-
Al, of Cooking
Ie al
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Most Drastic Legislation That Ever
Passed the Legislature is Enforc-
ed Upon the Railroad
Companies.
MUST FURNISH CARS
On Demand Of the Shipper and the
Question of Damages is Left
to the Shipper to Re-
cover.
[Gate City Special Service. i

lGate City Special Service.]
DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 24.-Gov.
3. F. Carroll today recommended for
election to the state board of parole
the Hon. w. M. Berry of ndianola
to succeed himself. The appointment
was confirmed by the senate in ex-
ecutve session.
On reconsideration Of DcwoIf a bill
providing change for the name of
the state normal school at Cedar
Falls the senate voted to change the
name to the state normal college.
The vote, a5 yeas and no nays.
The senate passed the Allen bill
with reference to demurragc II is one
Of the most drastic anti-raiiroad meas
ures ever that passed the body of the
legislature. 1t provides that railroad
companies shall upon demand of ship.
pers furnish freight cars. No excep-
tion or qualifications are included. No
penalty is fixed for failure to furnish
the cars, thus Ieeaving it to shippers
to recover actual damages from the
company for ite failure to comply with
the law.
Marston Of cerrogordo introduced
the new assumption Of risk bill in the
house. This proves that where men
3are employed to work on machinery )
register shall be maintained wherein
| the employees may write notice ot
defective machinery and that after
such notice is written no employs wi1o
returns to work on such machinery
shall be deemed to have assumed any
risk.
Representative koonze introduced
a bill making it unlawful for any rail-
road company to transport fish or
game taken from Iowa waters or kill.
ed on Iowa land in excess of twenty.
five pounds, and then only when the
affidavit from the shipper is furnished
to the effect that such fish or game is
not to be placed on the market for
Gale.
The house committee on banks will
hold public hearing tomorrow after
noon on the guaranty bank deposit
measures.
After heated discussion of the mo-
! ton to refer the optometry bill to the
committee on health, this motion was
defeated by the friends & the measure
and the bill is made a special order
| FOR tomorrow morning.
Both houses passed concurrent
resolution to adjourn tomorrow until
Wednesday Of next week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
ABUSED THE
ELKINS LAW
Attorneys for the Standard Oil Says
the Government MuIched His
company-Abused Elkins Act.

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 24.-Charging
the government with abusing the Elk
ins act by making it a means revenue
instead of means Of vindicating the
Jaw, attorney Miller, representing the
standard. today attached the indict-
ment under which the twenty-nine
million fine case is being conducted.
The argument supporting the motion
that the court fix a unit by which the
offepses of which the standard can be
convicted can be measured. Miller
declared the government attempting
to mulct the standard heavil and
declared number of alleged otfenses
for which the standard We're liable
was not the number of carlots or ship
ment but the number of complete
transactions. The court released at
noon to consider the argument.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
PRESIDENT AT.
ROBINSON FUNERAL
Arrived in New York in Special Car
to be Present at Funeral Of
a Relative.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-President
Roosevelt, accompanied by his daugh-
ters Mrs. Longworth and Ethel and
Secretary Loeb, arrived in special
car from Washington today to attend
the funeral of his nephew, Stewart
Douglas Robinson Tie presidential
party was met by Theo. Robinson: a
brother OF the deceased and driven to
the Robinson residence. The presi-
Dental party will return to Washing
ton after the services.
Following the services at the house
the funeral cortege proceeded under
a guard of mounted police down Fifth
avenue to t e church of the Holy
Communion where the burial ritual
was held. Taft joined the presidential
party at the church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
YOUNG BRIDE
ELOCTROCUTED
Young Woman Killed by Contact Of
Umbrella With Live Wire.

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 24.-While
on the way to the theatre las. night in
company with several relatives. Mrs.
Ethel Boeshans. aged is bride OF
two months, was electrocrted when
her umbrella came in contact in the
darkness with telephone wire which.
having been torn loose during the
wind and rain storm, had fallen over
a high tension wire A dozen per
sons tried to pull the young woman $
body away from the wire, and all
We're hurled to the ground by the
sLock one young man being severely
burned. The woman's father was
badly hurt in his frantic efforts to
extricate his daughters body. Finally
the wire was cut by lineman and
tie body removed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Federal Authorities Report That They
Have Unearthed Gang That
Has Operated All Over
the Country.
sW1NDLED MANY MEN ATTACK IN RESTAURANT
WRESTLING
Horse Races-Lived in Grand a Scene
Style Husban
Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 24.-The
federal officers, VINO caused the arrest
of ]. c. Aaybray and three others for
misuse of mail, say they have broke
up gang that operated in all parts of
tie United States, securing 100000
through the operation of swindling
scheme. The men are said to have
promoted fake wrestling, foot and
hcrse races. In the effects of the men
the authorities say they have found n
record of agents in all part of the
country. also correspc ndence from
men who have been victimized. They
lived in the best residence section
here, and had a suite. Of offices in d
down town building. They plead not
guilty to the charges made against
them A continuance was granted to
March 2nd.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
FEED ENTOMBED
MEN THROUGH TUBE
Nine Workmen Caught in a Cave in
Are Being Supplied With Air
and Food.

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 24.--Nine
men buried alive in a sewer are be-
ing kept alive today by tube through
which food is sent them. The men
We're entombed when two of their
companions were crushed by a cave
in late yesterday. The timbers used
as a support for the ceiling of the
tunnel fell in about the nine men
protecting them from being crushed.
Fellow workmen forced pipe through
the sand and rubbish and food is fur
nished them by this means Relays
Of workmen are endeavoring to dig
the men out. 1t is believed they will
be taken out alive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Wife Of San Francisco Millionaire
Took a Shot at Mrs. Emery,
stenosrapher in Her
Husbands Office.
Followed Her Husband in an Automo

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. "a
Mrs. James w. Cochran, wife of
millionaire attorney, was released on
bail furnished by her husband today
following scene" in a town restaur-
ant last night in which Mrs. Cochran
shot Mrs. L. K Emery through the
hand. Mrs. Emery, or Everett, was
Cochran's stenographer. Cochran
went to restaurant last evening,
followed by Mrs. Cochran il an auto
mobile. Entering the restaurant she
was engaged and the woman drew a
revolver and opened fire on Mrs.
Emery. on bullet passing through the
stenographer's hand Cochran grap-
pied his wife and succeed in taking
the revolver from her. Mrs. Cochran
was arrested on charge of assault
with intent of killing. Her husband
furnished a bond
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Effect of the Fight Among the Steel
Companies Results in the
Placing Of Large Orders
For Street.
FOR IDLE MEN
Illinois Steel Co. Opens Its Idle Fur.
naces and Increase Its Working
Force to Fifteen Hun
dred Men.

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 24-The effect
of the steel trusts announcement OF an
open market is resulting in the steel
companies of this section taking on
more men and opening the furnaces
idle. The Illinois Steel Company has
received orders for several thousand
tons of steel rails and have resumed
operations at Gary, Indiana This in
creases the force of men to 1900. The
steel companies are announcing a
price list that shows reduction in the
price of steel goods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
VIII be Called to Testify in the
cooper-sharp Trial to Fix Pres
enee of Cooper on Day
of Killing.
HAD 'PHoNED COOPER
The Cross Examination of Col. Cooper
Today Was Conducted by
Captain Fitzhush For
the State.

NASHVILLE Tenn, Feb. 24-Gov.
Patterson will be called as witness
Tor the defense in the trial of Cooper.
Sharp. 1t became evident today when
Col. Cooper in his direct examination
stated that the governor fixed the time
for the presence of the Cooper's on
Seventh avenue on the day of the
killing Of Carmack. The gov
ernor will be called to show he
telephoned Cooper to meet him at the
Mansion "in about 25 minutes,'' and
that 1T was in response to this mes
sage the Colonel and son were on the
way to the mansion when they caught
sight of Carmack.
Col Cooper resumed the stand to-.
day. The cross examination was con-
Quoted by Captain Fitzhugh for the
state
COL Cooper, in the cross examina-
ton told of the meeting with Car
mack. He said that something in his
sons nervous manner caused him to
turn around. When he saw Carmack
he said he concluded to have talk
with him and try to settle their
trouble.
Cooper said: "As ] spoke to Car
mack he reached for his pistol and
jumped behind Mrs. Eastman. ! re-
member saying something about the
; d coward who hides behind a
woman, but did not say I've got YOU
There were five shots fired, two by
Carmack and three by Robin. Car
mack fired first"
He said he didn't draw his pistol
until Narmacll fired at Robin. BY the
| time he got his pistol out the shoot
! ing was over.
Captain Fitzhugh, conducting the
cross examination for the state, went
into the record of Col. Cooper. caus-
ing him to identify a bill dated in
1883, which the Colone' admitted, ap-
propriaing s351.0S, which he received
on a land sale to his own use. Coop
er's counsel objected on ground that
the incident is remote. Fitzhugh de-
claring: I'VE propose to show the
colonel was defaulter for over $780,
600 We will trace his defalcations
/ to the present time and show how
much of his testimony the jury shall
be ieve. as to his character being the
same now as then
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
LOST IN SPECULATION
SHOT HIMSELF
w. S. Abeies, Well to do fer Many
Years as New York Merchant,
Lost on Stock Exchange.

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-W. S. Abeles
The retired member OF the firm OF
Aoeles and Schwa-tz. hats and mil
merry, New York, and tine D. s. Abeles
ana Company, clothiers, of st. Cloud
MINI. shot and killed himself early
.oday at the New York Offices of his
nrm. The cause he was ruined by
The sudden decline of stock in which
ne speculated. Abeles shot himself
twice through the mouth. He was
nlty-four and unmarried.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
LINER KAISER
WILHELM AGROUND
While on Her Way up the Bay, Steam.
er Goes Aground But is Soon
Floated.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-While try
ing to enter Gedney Channel on her
way up the bay today, North German
Lloyd liner, Kaiser Wilhelm, III,
went aground. Tugs went to her as
sistance and the vessel was soon
floated. She was not injured but
Captain b. Cuppers decided not to
take any more chances and anchored
off tle channel until the dense fog
that was over the channel lifts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Senatorial Investigation.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 24.-Tne SUI
preme court today denied petition
for leave to begin suit for an iniunc-
ton to restrain the state from appro-
priating money to defray the expens-
es of the legislative senatorial investi-
CATION. The court held that the legis-
lature has the power to provide for
appropriating money for such pur-
poses whether the primary law is
valid or not
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Russian Officers on the Austrian Fron-
tier Have Been Ordered by ST.
Petersburg to Prepare
For War.
'sERv1A GETS READY
Refusing Passports to Men and Boys
Of Military Ase-Austria 10
Unable to Satisfy
servia.

LONDON. Feb. III Messages from
Vienna today say at Yesterdays war
council Emperor Franse Joseph.
Arch Duke Franse Ferdinand and the
Asutrian generals decided it was Inn
possible to permanently satisfy Servia
by diplomatic means.
A Belgaria dispatch says Servia II
refusing passports to men and boys Of
military age. Russian officers Of the
Austrian frontier have been ordered by
st. Petersburg to be ready for hostili-
ties on an hours notice, according to
dispatches at the Russian capital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Weather Conditions.

Since yesterda. the storm center
has moved from near Kansas City to
western New York, and there have
been rains from the Mississippi val
ley to the Atlantic coast, which have
been heaviest in the Ohio valley, the
temperature rising in the storms
front
Fair, colder weather from the Rock.
les to the Mississippi valley is follow
ing the storm, freezing temperature
extending to Texas, and the area Of
high barometer is over the Plateau
region.
Rains have continued on the Pa
cific slope, with low barometer in
Oregon.
Fair weather is indicated for this
section tonight and Thursday the
temperature falling to about ten above
zero tonight becoming slowly warmer
by Thursday afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Not Serious About a Visit.

BERLIN. Feb. 24.-Intimate friends
of Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm
are authority for the statement today
that he is not seriously considering
the invitation to visit the United
States next summer when the Sender
klasse Yachts go over for races. Per
sonally the crown prince would like to
go his friends say, but they believe
that for state reasons he should remain
at home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
PLUNGED OVER
100 FOOT CLIFF
Awful Accident on an Ecuador Rail.
road in Which all Passengers
Were Killed.

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador Feb. "a
Between twenty-five and thirty per-
sons were killed and forty injured to-
day when a passenger train on the
main line plunged over hundred foot
cliff near Rio Bamba. The train crash
ed to the bottom of the ravine and the
coaches We're splintered. Every pas
senger was either killed or injured A
displaced rail caused the accident.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
NEW YORK FIREMEN
OVERCOME BY GAS
Twelve Firenlen Overcome and one
Temporarily Insane While Fight
ing the Flames.

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-Twelve fire.
men were overcome an. one driven
temporarily insane while fighting a
fire from gas meter explosion in a
four story building today Eight
houses We're burned to the ground,
two children We're injured. and twenty
five families were made homeless by
another fire which wiped out the
block of residences at Jamaica, L. l.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
paving the Way for Knox.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Feb. 24-The
house today adopted the report of the
conferees on the legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill which
reduces the salary of the secretary of
state from twelve thousand to eight
thousand. If the senate adopts the
report Senator Knox can be secretary
of state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
summoninq Business Men.

CHICAGO, H., Feb. "a. Business
men instead of farmers are being sun.
moned to the court today as veniremen
in the re-hearing of the twenty-nine
million standard oil case. The case
will be resumed before Judge Ander-
son tomorrow morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
THE WEATHER.
Indications for Iowa, Illinois and Mis,
souri, Wired from Chicago.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday. Colder tonight
For Illinois: Gene-a4ly fair tonight
and Thursday. Cold wave tonight
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Thurs.
day. Code, east portion tonight.
Rising temperature Thursday.
For Missouri Fair and colder to-
night Thursday fair with warmer
west portion
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Read The Daily Gate City.
Trains Caught in Blizzard

NORFOLK, Neb. Feb. 24-For the
fourth time in four weeks the train
service in north Nebraska and south
ern South Dakota is tied up by snow
drifts. Two trains are stalled in
drifts near here. Many telephone
poles are down.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Death List at Fourteen.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Feb. "a
fourteen persons were killed in a
tornado that swept through eastern
Arkansas according to the reports to-
day The number were injured is not
definitely known.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Dry Earmina conarrss.

CHEYENNE, Wyoming Feb. 2s.-
There was a large attendapce at the
second day trans-Missouri Ivy farming
congress. The next convlrtion will
probably be held in Billings, Mont.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Burlington Train Snow Bound.

z LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. PA mixed
passenger and freight train of the
burlington is fast in snow drift near
Hay Point. The train. with FIVE pas
sengers. has been stalled since last
night, and cannot be relieved for sew
eral hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Blizzard Brings Death.

DENVER, Colo. Feb 24-During
the blizzard Monday. a Mexican sheep
hcrder was frozen to death near
Hugo and another was so badly frozen
ne will die. B. F. Kirkpatrick, OF
Fort Morgan, was frozen to death
while hunting. Thousands of sheep
We're killed during the storm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Sunday Base Ball in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. PA bill
permitting Sunday base ball in In
diana passed the senate this afternoon
1t already passed the house. 1t is
believed Gov. Marshall will sign it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Domestic rrouble. Leads to Suicide.

domestic Trouble. Leads to Suicide.
iHlCAGO. H., Feb 24-Herman
etolzman. age SO, formerly well to do,
sulcided today at the house where his
Vile was living. Stolzman and wife
mad separated and couldn't be recon
SLED
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Local Observations.

Fee. Bar.Ther Wind. .Wea'h'r.
% Z pm. ;. 90 GO 40 NE Pt Rain
"a I am. % SO "a NV Cldy
River above low water OF 1854 feet
tenths.
Mean temperature, 40.
Maximum temperature, As.
Minimum temperature, IS.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH,
III Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Damage Near Evansville.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. "a
Houses were unroofed, barns demol-
ished and i've stock killed in the
cyclone which swept over Center town
ship, four miles north of Evansville,
Yesterday The homes of Robert
Moffitt Cicero Hornby and others
were wrenched from foundations, and
the sleeping people forced out into the
fury of the hail ard rain storm. Cows.
horses and hogs were killed by flying
wceckage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage Height. Change. Wealth.

st. Paul -. IA Frozen ~. Clear
La Crosse II Frozen -. Cldy
Davenport 8 SO 0.2 Cldy
Gailand 5 -. 49,. 49,.
Keokuk -. Is AZ 90 Cldy
ST. Louis 80 las 49,. Snow
The river will remain nearly sta
tionary.
c., b. & Q. Bridge, Burlington. Iowa,
Feb. 2S.-The present stage OF the riv-
er is 3 feet 61s inches above low wa
ter mark. a rise of 21a inches since
last report.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
Thirteen are pead.

Later advices show that the dead
IN the Fisher tornado number thir-
teen.
Because Of the Interruption Of wire
Communication with the storm swept
territory, only the most meagre in
formation is available tonight.
The dead in Lonoke county:
LESLIE GUNNELL, aged Z.
Near Augusta. Woodruff county:
BOB PRUETT and WIFE.
BONNIE SEAT and WIFE.
T1SHIE PHIPPS.
Unidentified negro.