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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
Poor Billiards.

"One summer in the country" sale
a well known amateur billiardist, IAN
other man and | were overtaken by d
storm and had to go into tavern fol
shelter. The rain fell steadily. We
had three or four long hours before US
Time began to hang heavily on our
hands.
"'Landlord,' said |, do you happen
to have billiard table,
Sure said the landlord. Sure
Just step this way, gents
HE proudly threw open the door of
a dark, stuify room. We saw an anti
quated table with IA patched cloth, and
in the corner was rack Of crooked
cues.
ANY balls?' said |.
Sure, said the landlord, and he un
locked closet and laid on the table
three white balls, all allke-there was
no spot, you know.
but. see here demonstrated,
how do you tell these balls apartT
"'Oh, that's all right said he. You
soon get to know 'em by their shape. "
st Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
{ Thief.

=. .isoLtrS Is quippy," said
ne iii!rr ''Cnp had quip toward
wr!.in. and she was always swipin
ink out of the scliOolroOm.
she swiped ink in her thimble
Shed fill the thimble up to the brim
and then stand it carefully in her hair
Mighty good balancin' was required on
the way back To her cell. Still, what
if she did spill drop or two on hei
scalp? \ female convict amt on view
like a society woman. is she?
"Of course as soon as we got on tC
the thimble game we put stop to it.
That didn't put IA stop to the ink steal
in, though, says to her one day Oh
the way back from the schoolroom:
We'll. Russell no more poetry writ
in with ink what don't belong to ye,
hey
"She just smiled and mumbled some.
thin.
"'Speak up says |. DO We miss yer
ink-yes or nO?'
'Bub-ub-ub.' says she, tryin' 10
brush past me. But | grabbed her
arm. | noticed a thin black thread Of
sump'n tricklin' from her lips. Yes,
sir. Would We believe it? She was
stealth the peoples ink now in her
orleans Times Demo
Graf
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
The P.lsxondrian Library.

Omar. Il faualical caliph who over,
ran Egypt about the middle If the scv.
enth century. proclaimed that. since
the Koran contained everything that
books had any right 10 exist. So he
condemned To destruction the immense
library mt AicXnndril founded by 'he
PtolcmieS and constantly enlarged by
their successors until the advent Of
the SaracenS How enormous it was
can he ina gined from the fact that for
six months the manuscripts supplied
the fuel Of 1000 public baths. 1t was
the most terrible blow ever inflicted
upon literature.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
G enius Rewarded.

A schu0lmaSlcr not famous for his
personal lcaCty swooped down on the
inattentive boy and found him draw.
Ing caricatureS. He picked up one
and asked the loy in Il voice of thun.
der is this meant for me-"
please. sir" said the victim, in Il
state of tcrror-'pease sir, did not
mean Ia make it so like"
The master destroyed the picture
and let the matter drop. - London
Globe.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22

Mrs. NJ. II. Garner and baby
went to Hereford Sunday. Some
of the Gamers kin folks have
been quite sick with the fever in
that city and Mrs. Garner has to
tender her services.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
Undecided.

If he has proposed. why don't you
give him an answer"
81 can't make mp my mind whether
would ike him when got BIN
nome. -Brocki-n Life
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
- In LIE &c shop.

Our charges 3rp the lowest in town.
observed the barber
"Cut rates en- said the customer Al,
he looked al his acerated chin In IN.
glasS.-Judge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
PREFERENCE
 L.ECKTURE!

Mrs. Susan Woodbury, the president of Hardscrabble Wom. ens' Christian Temperents Union, will give a leckture on the horrible evils of incompetence in the Town Hall on next Weds nesday, or Thursday Eve'g. Mrs. Woodbury is well knowed through- out the country for the good she has did along temperance lines and everybody in BingviiIe and vi. sinity is cordially invited to COME OUT AND HEAR HER The Admission will be free to all, ~ s
 Children under 12 years the same price. Mrs. Woodbury says that she thinks hard cider Is as bad as wkiskey. She is wrong It's Worse. If you are a drunkard come and hear Mrs. Woedbury on temperance. She will give you a lot of good advice, but no ticker. Bill Hepburn Is Es-
 pecially lnvited!!!
 The leckture will begin lat ' o'clock sharp. (P. M.) and will last until g o'clock the same night. Two hours of talk for nOthingl How can you afford to miss this great opportunity: You can't. Therefore come and bring your friends along and hear what, she has to say.
 HARDSCRABBLE
 ". c. T. U.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
Society

There has been a noticeable flutter in Bingviile society sinst the cooler weather set in, and unless we miss our guess we are going to have very gay season among our fashionables. The boys and girls have begin to talk about taffy-pulls, singin schools, sociables, balls, ct cetera.
 There will be dance in Gid Smalley's s new barn on next Friday. night if Gid can get the floor down by that time. This is only of the several. social events scheduled for the near future.
 Miss Amelia Tucker, accompanied by her mother, made shopping tour to the county seat last Saturday, where Amelia purchased a pair of Swede gloves which she will wear out to go- inss-on this winter. They come clean ur to her elbows., -------....-i------. ---.--
 Miss Milly Hoskins held a birthday reception at her residence last Wedues- day from 2 to s in honor of her 18th birthday. By consulting the files of the Bugie we are pained to learn that Mihy was born in the year 1880 This would make her 9 years old, as much as we hate to state it. ''4s ".
 We met Jim Hendricks on the street tother day. We are sorry to state that Jim is going down very fast these days. Anybody can see how he is fail ing in health and yet Jim can't see 1t We tried to convince him of it, but Jim denied it and came blame near getting mad. fl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
Country Correspondence
TIFEINVILLE.

Being as news from Tiffinviile ain't never appeared in the Bugle make 50 bold as to, send you a few items as per below:
 We could almost git up baseball nine in our midst if we only had . couple more piayers--we have seven now.
 Miss Saifie Corona, the daughter of our P. M., is making up cook book from some old recipes she copied from some old magazines. Sally says she Is going to have circuiatin cook book library when she gifts through.
 Mrs. Coombs had furnichure cat- tylog sent to her from the co seat lasi week. She don't know how the company who sent 1t got hold of her name. You must be becoming turrible poplar, Mrs. Coombs.
 Joe Higgins jest got in a stock of fans. You are lcetle mite late on fans for this year, Joe. F. There Is some talk here of inforcing the dog tax law, but dog owners ain't very much alarmed-there has been sich talk before, but nothing ever coma of it.
 Doc Livermore of Bingyille was saw in our midst lately Doc didn't state who his pashient here was and as a re- suit there has been considerable specti- fashion about it. !.
 Bill Webster is talking of making business trip to the co seat soon. Bill is quite a busy man
 Roomer has it that Miss Matilda Sparrow, our handsome school teacher, is a going to take up shorthand by mail. This roomer is important if true. 5s s MIJLTUM IN LITTLE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24

The horrible condition of our streets is sin and shame and burning dis grace smcared all over the fair esk,tt chun of Bingviiie. We meant to have spoke about this last week, but in the rush and hustle of going to press it was overlooked.
 Last weeks continuous rains have rendered the streets of Bingville almost impossible, except to them as don't care what happens to them. It Is next to impossible to cross the street in the vicinity of the postoffice, owing to the mud holes, bogs. ct cetery. which pre- vails in such profusion in the street at that point. Widow Skinner, unaware of. the awful condition of our main thor oughfare, had narrow excape from being drowned about dusk Thursday night. She started across from her house to the postofhce to see if there was any mail for her, but when half way acrost sunk in the mud to her knees and hotlered: Help! Help" Lem Brown, one of our most respected citi- zens and member of the fire depart ment, responded promptly. Plunging heroically out to where the widow was mired, he picked her up, placed her on ' his manly shoulders and carried her ashore, despite the fact that her hoop skirts got around his neck and like to have choked Lem to death.
 We regret to state that there was no mail for her.
 "Whose fault is theseterrible streets ," we ask. Whose fault, indeed, except the fault of the town Selectmen. For the benefit of them who has probably forgot who the town Seleetmen are, we give their names herewith, as follers
 CY HOSK1NS.
 JOE HINES.
 BILL SIMMS.
 When Cy and Joe and Bill was elect ed seleetmen of ,Bingville didn't they promise their constituents that they would fearlessly discharge the duties of their office to the best of their several abilities? Of course they did We'll, have they discharged them? Not by a awful sight!
 To our certain knowledge nobody has done a lick of work on the Bingville streets for the past, eight years. There has beer, considerable talk about it ev- cry once in a while Repairing the street has been made the issue of cleo tions every spring and fall, but after the election is over people stop setting up at night and worrying about the condi- ton of the streets. The general senti- ment is that since the streets has lasted us this long without being repaired il will surely last spell longer before the bottom drops out
 There is no doubt in our mind bu, that the terrific condition of the road through Bingville has driv trade away from our town. We know of one in stance where this was true. Eb Green stuck fast in the mud entering Bingville Wednesday. He had intended to pur- chase a dozen candies at Hen Weathers- by's store, but after he pried himself ou he turned around and drove to Hard scrabble, where he purchased his candles Every Bingville citizen ought to feel ashamed of this.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
Personals & Lokels Mkt

Your Bugle subscription for the past Y years or so is now due. Pay up early and avoid the rush. -
 Jabe Winslow has some kind ot growth a.conling on his neck. Doc Liyerrnore wants to amputate #, but Jabe says he'd ruther let if stay where it Is.
 Miss Almira Hobbs, who had awful disappointment in love recently, talks some of entering convent, whatever that is
 9 Piutarcia Stone of Sorrow Hollow paid US a visit last week, but thaes all. ;Putareif. owes us5 for f9syears. He's a charter subscriber, as you might say::, Abe Thomas had bayl of hard cider to leak on him during last week. Abe says the cider was just getting hard, toocs
 Widow Hineltiey has stopped wearing mourning for her last husband and is sprucing up wonderful recent. Runlor says she has her cap set for Silas Cum mings. How is this, Sir
 Jim Mason received letter from stranger asking Jim to meet him at the county seat and offering Jim 5000 in counterfeit money for $500 in good bank notes. Jim will meet him and will also get $500 worth for Deacon Butterworth. Jim says he ain't a-goipg to let a chance ike this git past him.
 Hi Henderson of Calamity Corners ,passed through our midst recently. His team was running of and he didn't stop, being as he. was in hurry. { HSfi Weathersby our enterprising storekeepet, requests us to ask his pat rons who come to the store in the cveri- ir1es to please not set on the counter as it disarranges his ginghans, ealieos and things
 Mrs. Hez Andrews lost a purse be- tween her house and the postofficc Tuesday afternoon. Whoever found it will be liberally rewarded for return of same. LATER-The party who picked it up was saw and if the purse is not returned immediate there will be trou- ble
 Molly Tucker had the quiusy last week, but is much improved at this writing. Molly is subject to it and 1t seems queer she hasn't had 1t before this, don't it now? @
 Deacon Andrews took his usual chew of tobacco in church last Sunday morn ing before he noticed that Brother Lemuel Hines had took his box of saw dust acrost to the other side of the church to use for hisself. Being as the Deacon couldn't hit the sawdust box that fur away there was nothing left for him to do but swaller the chew, which he done and hasn't been well since.
 Dad Henderson perdicts that this is going to be cold winter. Dad is a little late in perdictin', but he has hit it so
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
HeIp! Help!

The cold snap which occurred SO suddint and unexpected and unlocked for last week caught ps without much fuel in our woodshed, We will there fore give 2 annual subscriptions of one year each to the first person who will bring us load of wood. We have all the potatoes, squashes, butter, eggs, chickens, hams. which we need at pres ent, so don't bring any more of them. What we need is wood. We could also use money which has been owing us for the past IS years, or more, but we reckon it would be expecting too much to expect money.
 If you would bring on your wood at once you would be doing us great favor,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
RumOr Run Down

There is rumor all over town that Cy Hoskins was going to shingle his barn before cold weather set in, but we could not verify it, so before going to press we hunted up Cy and asked him about it. Cy asked us how much shingles was by the thousand? We told him we thought they was about s, and then Cy said that he had been thinking some of shingling his barn, but in view of the high price of shingles he guessed he would let It go. until next year or the year after. We are, therefore, glad to deny this. charge against Cy, accusing him of intending to shingle his barn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
hoticH !!

Being as we have a few debts to pay and have no money to pay them, we most respectfully ask that few of those who owes the Bugle for back sub scription will kindly pay up. We hate to annoy our subscribers by asking them for money. but in order to run the Buglc we must have some at once. We might add that we do not want the money for our own personal use--if we was ask ing for money coming to us with which to buy the bare necessities of life 1t would be different What we want with this money is to pay our debts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
Tho HardscrahhIs
 :. x. WeekIy Horror 1!

The Editor of that unknown in,ita- .tion of a newspaper: stie HafdscrsbbIe Banner, referred to us in. his last weeks issue as that human bunghole from Bingvilie" This only makes us laff. It didn't do us. any harm because the Banner only has bona fide cir culation of about 36, including sample copies and left-overs. Besides them who reads his vaporings in the Banner don't believe anything he says Everybody knows he's a jackass, also. Subscribe for the Buggle Our circulation is l54 and still a-ciimbing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
Lost!

I lost my briarwood pipe somewhere last Friday and l ain't saw hide nor hair of it since have smoked that pipe going on now 10 years and miss it aw- ful, not for it's intrinsick value. but for its associations, as you might say. Ii you smell anything that smells like my old pipe please investigate.
 DEACON ANDREWS. Binsyille (once).
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24

if will cut, hunt me up. I bought new grindstone very recent and am prepared to do anything in the sharping line.
 RAS SLOCOMB. 1 Bingville (i1wi).
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24

and so have decided to sell it to fill ticks with. Come and help yourself. Enough to fill tick, g cents; enough to fill ? ticks, 50 cents, and. 90 on.
 BingyiIIe. HEN CRANKY.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
Straw for TlcksI

Being as winter is coming on, hadn't you ought to get your bed tick filled with nice new straw? I have, lot more rye straw than l know what to do with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
Sharp Up!

Anybody wanting scizzors ground or kitchen knives whet up, or in fact any thing in the way of cuttelry fixed up so
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
TRUNKLESS BODY
FOUND IN RIVER

Detroit, Sept THE sheriff and
deputies dragged Ecorse Creek and
quizzed residents Of the down river
district all day in the. hope of learning
The identity Of the decapitated, arm
less, and IegIess body of young wo-
man found in the stream yesterday
morning but their efforts we're in vain
1t is thought that the body, which was
sewed in a gunny sack, was thrown
into the water at Detroit and carried
down to the creek.
Last night the authorities were en-
deaVOring to trace Mrs. Jessie Webb.
who was reported missing since Aug.
Is. She came here from Minneapolis
and her husband has been here seek
ing her. Surgeons are surprised at
the skill with which the limbs, arms
and head were cut off. They believe
he torso is that of a married woman
whose height was five feet, six inches.
A sack containing a dead dog was
found in Ecorse Creek recently
weighted down in the same manner as
the woman's body. Officials believe
the murderer used the dog for exper-
purposes
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
INDUSTRIAL PEACE
PLEDGED At FEAST

Seattle, Sept. A treaty Of peace
and reciprocity, entered into by the
business men Of Japan and those Of
the Pacific coast Of the United States,
was ratified last night at a banquet
gwen by the associa.ed chambers Of
commerce of eight Of the largest
cities on the Pacific coast to represen-
lat yes Of six great commercial cities
Of Japan. 1t is agreed by the con-
tracing parties, without signing any
papers, that they be friends always;
tia. they buy merchandise from ore
another; that they VIII make, pack.
ard ship goods in manner thai
pleases the purchaser, conform ng IL.
ire usages of his country.
All the Japanese were at the baa-
quet. They passed the day in visit,
ing factories that make goods which
Japan needs but does not produce,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
COOK HEARS NEWS
OF PEARY'S DEEDS
DECLARES HE'S GLAD HIS RIVAL
HAS WON SUC-
CESS.
SAYS POLE is GOOD ENOUGH FOR
TWO-EXPECTED
NEWS.

/ Copenhagen. Sent --Co,o,b,rr,,-,
u,os o1oo+rie,.5 To-. ,,;..,...,
/ ,'s7-'' ~ '''e lePofI
'"''' cal h"u reached the pole. Or.
COOK was immensely interested ana
said: THAT is good news hone
Lieutenant paar,- did no+ - ~, oo,,
rI;- ,,,...,.-..4.,..
''''0l'> anu POI . y" 'i'"'
region VIII cohhrm mine.
Copenhagen, Sept. when the
news was broken to DR.. Cook that
Lieut. Peav had realized his GOAL
roo1- MO-. soo+o5 - ,3r,,,.,.. .,,.........,
"'''''"
= oNi'lo' % anu Correspondents III
Ihe oaI room at IiVolcaslno. Around
his neck was a garland of pink roses
according to the Scandinavian n,atbo5
of bonorino boroos So,o,.,, soo,o,o-
''' >'''''''i''7 MN "'o "'e" gwen ana
repeated toasts drunk
When The whisper went around that
Peary had reached the pole Cook was
mmoved. He made a striking speech,
paid high tribute to Syerdrup, who sat
near, to whose discoveries he largely
owed his success; TO John K. Bradley.
who financed the expedition and The
LShmos VINO assisted and accompa
med MN. The whole story, he said
VIII not come out IN instruments, but
o"Il WleH competed. Nnen ne ceased
Sps"NIlIs he was SURROUNDED by COT
9p0',"eil'S, "'o ,ooNe" io' SOM
sign o. ei'lo'Io"' ou' C"S eNi'oIei S"'~
Slll'lLllSN III Sl"o.
Asked II there was any probability
OF Lieut.. PearE having found the
tube containing his records, Dr. Cook
replied: i hope so but that is doubt
full on account of the drift DR.. Cook
added: "PeaTy would have reached
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
TO TEST VIRTUE
Of BANKING LAW
SUIT BROUGHT BY WEYAUWEGA
FIRM AGAINST BANK
COMMISSIONER.
JUDGE WEBB OF SEVENTH CIR
CUT ISSUES TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER.
Madison, Sept. 4.

Papers were served yesterday upon
"ank Commissioner NJ. c. Bergh and
Attorney General Frank L. GiIber, in
a suit brought by the firm, Weed.
Junear and company of Weyauwega, to
compel the commissioner Of banking
to refrain from the enforcement OF
cdap,er 285 Of the laws Of 1909 re-
ing to banking.
The firm Of WeeG-Junear and com
pany is one Of the old financial inst
buttons OF Waupaca county and 3.
comprised at present Of H. W Weed,
Mary E. Potter and Ella B. Kirkwood,
copartncrs. 1t has been doing a pri-
vate business, it is said, for years, ~.
never as Il regularly organized bank
The law passed by the late legis-
Iture defines banking and under the
definition the arm Of Weed-Junear and
company is doing q banking business.
This it is no permitted 70 Go under
the law unless regularly organized
as a baaE. The firm had deposits Of
%25G,00O and being an old institution
objects to The interference r he law.
Judge c y. va o. - ventb
circast issued ? ten20o~r r. raining
order forbidd rg The en'otea@en, OF
10 law arG he ~ + -1n 70 test
lis c0nstitu ionaliry
The a-,o~nevs &C. WeeG-JuneaT &
company are Kronshage, McGovern,
Gcf, Fritz & Hannah Of Milwaukee
and D. B. Park Of Waupaca.
It is said by sone who are Ho' ~
-ar.,fa-,~t. tho =ubiec that cb's
sut Is brought a. TIE irstisation @.
the trus- companies though there is
nothing on the surface to indicate that
such is the case.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
KING JAMES A WINNER.
Takes S., 500 Ocean Handicap From
Kings Daughter.

Sheepshead Bay, Sept. I'm the
presence of firteen thousand persons,
King James, an even money favorite,
easily won the $1,000 Ocean handicap
mile yesterday, defeating Jack Atkin
by three lengths. The race was run
in the remarkably fast time of
1877 As.
Kings Daughter made the pace
clear around to the stretch with King
James hanging close, going very easy.
In the run to the wire, King James
took the lead and held it. Kings
Daughter finished third
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
PURSUING HOUNDS sUcCUMB.
Chase for Pennsylvania Train Robber
Temporarily Abandoned.

Lewiston, Pa, Sept. 5.-The chase
of the bandit who robbed a PennsyI-
vania train last Tuesday was tempo
partly abandoned yesterday afternoon.
'BIoodhounGs were unable to proceed
fur her through the mountains for
want of water. The robber had doub-
led back, then took a course over the
mountain His trail was covered with
underbrush. Following it tested the
endurance of the six armed men who
continued, until the bIoodhounds sue
cumbed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
MAY ARREST AMERICAN.
Warrant Is Issued in Annoy for Son of
Manila Millionaire.

Annoy, China, Sept. THE body OF
a wealthy merchant of Annoy who
disappeared a fortnight ago, was
found near this city Sunday An ex-
animation showed that he had been
murdered. The authorities have Is
sued warrants for the arrest of sew
eral prominent residents of Annoy, in
Guiding Eugenio VeIasco, an American
citizen, son of a Manila millionaire.
Julean B. Arnold, the American con
sui, insists if Velasco be held in Gus
tody and prosecuted, that it must be
by the American authorities.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
Eel 500 Feet to Death.

Rockford, H., Sept. 7.-Aeronaut
Banker of Aurora was dashed to
death before a labor crowd at Flee
trio park, near Syracuse, yesterday af-
ternoon. Banker assembled 500 feet
and cut loose from his balloon. The
parachute failed to open and Banker
fell like a rocket. Every bone in his
body " as broken.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09

Joseph Eisenger, one
of the passengers, was killed, and
Henry ClauseD, another passenger.
will die. Efsinger and Clausen were
musicians whom Hobbey was bring
ing home. Hobbey and his chauffeur
escaped with bad bruises. Hobbey,
who was driving the car, was arrested
and held in $4,000 bail.