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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
Salvation by Pipe Line.

The colOred parSOn had just
concluded a powerful sermon on
Salvation am Free, and was
announcing that a collection
would be taken for the benefit of
the parson and his family. Up
jumped an acutely brunette
brotherin the back of the church.
Look a-year, pahson, he in
terrupted, 20 amt no sooner
done tellin' US dat salvation am
free dan yo' go askin' Us TO
money. If salvation am free,
what's de use in payin' TO it?
OATS what | want to know. An
| tell 70 p'intedly dat | amt
goin' to glib yo' nothin' until l
find out. Now -"
Patience, brudder, patience"
said the parson. IN 'lucidate:
S'pose yo' was thirsty an come
to a river. Yo' could kneel right
down an drink yo' fill, couldn't
yo? An it wouldn't cost yo'
nothin', would it,"
"Ob cou Sc not. OATS Jest
what / -"
dat water would be free"
continued the parson. But
s'sposin' yo' was to hab dat wa
ter piped to yo' house; Yo'd
have to pay, wouldn't yo':"
'Yas, sub, but -
'Wal, brudder, so it is wild
salvation. De salvation am free,
but it's de hayin' it piped to yo'
dat yo' got to pay TO Pass de
hat, deacon, pass de hat. ''-Ey.
Magazine.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
A Cockroach Remedy

a housekeeper who was re
commended to try cucumber
peelings as a remedy for cock
reaches strewed the floor with
pieces Of the peel cut not very
thin and watched the sequel, says
a writer in Suburban Life. The
pests covered the peel in a short
time 50 that it could not be seen,
so voraciously were they engag-
ed in sucking the poisonous
moisture from it. The second
night that this was tried the
number Of cockroaches was re-
duced to a quarter and none
were left on the third night.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

The Commissioners court has
acted in good Judgment when
they placed their order for the
new furniture for the court house
now in the course Of completion.
While they did not buy the
highest priced furniture still
they selected a very fine quality
and grades and the designs pre-
scented show that the inside fur
nishings of the building will be
in keeping with the outside
beauty and symmetry of the
edihce.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
An APOLOGY TO CANYON CITY,

Even an editor Of a weekly pa
per like the Randall County News
is liable to make mistakes. For
some time we have been rearing
around and tearing our editorial
hair until We are almost bald
because Canyon City had taken
no steps towards the protection
of the property of the city from
fire and now we find we have
made mistake. We have claim
ed that We had no fire protection
at all, but we have to take of our
official hat and kneel in sack
cloth and ashes and beg the
humble pardon of the people Of
Canyon City whom We have so
Indignantly slandered. During
this week the editor has found
about fourteen feet and three
inches of rubber hose hidden
under the stage at the opera
house and with it was one good
brass nozzle for about three
quarter inch stream. So far as
the editor was able to ascertain
there was but nineteen holes in
the hose. We understand that
this hose and nozzle were pur-
chased by popular subscription
some years ago for fire protec-
ton. Whether or not there was
more of the hose at the time we
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
Great ~ Is Man,

Behold the animal called man,
as he goes forth in the morning
in all his glory, is kicked by Il
jack ass and expires in the even
ing. Isn't he great:
He places his thumbs in the
arm-holes of his vest and strut
teth across the railroad track
800 yards in front of an on-com-
ing train. His foot catches in
the coupling of a rail and he goes
to glory. Isn't he powerful:
He starts out driving the old
family buggy horse on a country
road; a razor-back hog jumps
from behind a clump of bushes
says boo" the horse upsets tn e
buggy and the man goes to join
the angels. He's a wonder!
He placeth his mouth over the
muzzle of d shot gun TO blow
through it to see if it is loaded.
He accidently strikes the ham
mer against a tree; the coroner
pronounces it suicide. Isn't he
independent:
He whistles Hot Time" as he
raises a five gallon can of coal
oil and pours it on some blazing
kindling. He stops whistling
suddenly when the explosion oc-
ours and is burned to a crisp.
Isn't he wise:
He worketh very hard and
steady for - years; saves a few
thousand dollars that ought to
have been spent for the comfort
of himself and family, takes a
flyer" in some class of futures
and goes to the poor house. He
knows it all.
He worketh and denieth his
family the comforts of life for
20 years in order to save some
thing for his children after he
is dead. He outlives the child
rem The administrator and the
lawyers get the property. Ism t
he the limit to good Judgment:
He goeth forth to seek an office
at the hands Of the people. He
is then incorrupt and everybody,
including himself, believes he is
incorrupGbIe. The lobbyist,
representing a special interest,
dimes and wines him: pays all
his expenses on several eXcur-
Sions;loans him all the money he
wants without interest and final
ly asks a small O. favor of him
as a law maker. He grants it
and is sold to the highest bidder.
Isn't he loyal:
Man knoweth not one minute
whether or not he will be alive
the next, and he knoweth not
today what mean trick he may
be guilty of tomorrow. Yet he
boasts of what he will and will
not do, Judging others by his
standard and lives his life as if
he always intended to remain
here. There is no doubt about
it man is a great animal.-Ex.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

The TeXline Local came out
last week under new manage
ment, r. b. Haynes now being
the guiding spirit in the editor
ial room. He has a very newsy
paper for his first edition and if
he keeps up the standard placed
by bis first issue he Will succeed
with the paper. We wish him
success.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
Been There Before.

4 new constable was on duty
at one of the London police courts
and was conducting a prisoner
to the cells.
Mind the step" he said, as
they came TO a dark corner.
''All right" muttered the pris-
oner: Il knew that step before
YOU were born. FIX.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

We have been, from time to
time, requested by large num-
Der of our subscribers who live
in the country, to call the atten-
ton of automobilists to the man
ner in which they pass wagons
and buggies upon the public
highways. Often these autos
come up from the rear and pass
close to the vehicles to which are
attached horses or mules which
become frightened at the gas
wagon" causing the drivers to
have much trouble in controlling
the teams, The autoiSts should
use some Judgment in these mat
tiers. The drivers of the teams
are even more human than the
autoists and they and their
teams should have at least por-
ton of the consideration allowed
them by law.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

Some people call the plains a
windy country" Well. what if
it is: You never hear Of any
property damages arising from
the winds. The editor has made
careful inquiries and has not yet
found ont where a single resi-
dencehas even been destroyed by
any wind or breeze that ever
blew here. Not many states can
say that.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
We notice an article In one

We notice an article in one Of
our exchanges this week stating
that one of the citizens Of that
county had killed a hog weigh
ing 800 pounds. People in Ran.
dali county have killed several
larger than that this year-John
H. Bel killing one that weighed
6Jo pounds week before last.
Al this Plains country is a great
hog raising country anyhow.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.
Mysterious Twelve" Make Final Report to
District Judge With Some Good
Recommendations.

In concluding their labors as
grand Jurors for the February
term of the district court in this
county last week that honorable
body submitted the usual written
report. In it are some very nice
ly worded phrases of advice
advice that, if needed, will make
for the benefit of the city and
county.
One particular portion of the
report especially covers ground
that some of the people, at least,
of this city know that should be
covered and if the parents would
heed the admonition there would
be less need for the grand jury
in the future especially as re-
CARDS trouble eminating from
the young boy class of meddlers
We give below the report of
the grand jury in full:
To Honorable J. n. Browning,
Judge 18th Judicial District of
Texas
We, the Grand Jury empannel-
ed at the February Term of the
District Court of Randall County
Submit this, our final report for
the term.
We have carefully Investigate
ed all violations of the criminal
laws of the State of Texas re-
ported to have been committed
in Randall county and have re-
turned four bills for felony and
four bills for miSdemeanOr.
The public building and pre-
misses have been inspected by us
and we report them in fairly
good condition. We wish, how
ever, to recommend the building
OF fire proof Jail as soon as the
finances of the county will per
nit.
We visited the public school
building in Canyon City and find
same to be clean, sanitary and
in good order On account, how
ever, of the possibility of a cal
amity from fire we believe that
all doors upstairs should open
out into the hallway. Also the
doors to the entrance into the
hallway down stairs we think
should open out as a further
precautiOn in case Of fire.
In conclusion we wish to say
that our county is almost clear
of crime and were it not for the
loose and easy methods of pro-
curing "firewater" in our neigh
boring metropolis, our peace
officers could put in all their
time fishing and playing check
erS.
We wish to call the attention
of parents to the depredations of
young Americans of the trundle-
bed size who 90 about touching
fire to weeds, grass and almost
anything that will burn and we
recommend the prompt applica-
ton of a good sound board to a
certain part of their anatomy
which best fits the board, there
by saving residents much I'M
easiness and future grand juries
valuable time.
We wish to thank the Court,
the District and County Attor-
neys and other county officers
for courtesies and kindness
shown US.
And now having concluded our
duties and finished our labors,
respectfully request to be dis
for the term.
l.. +. COWLING,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

In q short time the farmers Of
this country will be hard at
work putting in their spring
crops. Diyersitication of the
tilling and planting Of crops will
mean much for the farmer in
this section this year. Better
plant plenty Of feed crops and a
few hogs.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
Chance 10 Make Up.

why so sorrowful, girl?"
eve have parted forever. He
writes me to send back the
ring"
Tell him to call for it," ad-
vised the experienced friend. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

AHy erroneous reflection upon The character,
standing or reputation O.. any person, firm or
corporation which may appear in the columns
Of The News WI. he gladly corrected upon lis
being brought 10 the attention Of the publisher
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

cannot say but we do want to
apologize for saying that we have
no fire protection at ALL
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

Have you said anything good
about the town and county late
~:
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
Subscription Rates.

Papers sent out OF The county promptly dis
continued as expiration Of time paid for.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16

hold water and scalding pain in passingit it,
or bad effects following use of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp.R00t is not recommended for
everything but if you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, it will be found lust
the remedy you need. It has been thor
oughly tested in private practice, and has
proved so successful that special ar
range,nent has been made by which all
readers Of this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have sample bottle
sent free by nail, also book telling
more abo'lt Swa..i, 4soot, and how to
findoutif .;'-.
neyor b!ati,.~. ..-::5..5... IaENSENasiSssl
When wr;;: ,.inc,,.ien f:sII::::ssII d. -
reading tx; ..sols ::::........ e|...@..::..::3
ssss y vs sai, address 5iRss se I'd
DR.. Kilmer s. Co., Home :. ssanl-koc,.
Bingl,anlton, Y. The regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp Root,
DR.. Kilrner's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. Y. on every bottle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
The city Of Des Moines "does

The city Of Des Moines 'sdoes
things" For years they have
kept Capt. Hull in Congress to
work for them and now they
say they will keep him in Con-
gress until the Des Moines Ri
yer is made navjgable. Long
time since the people of Iowa,
by Legislation, undertook to
make the Des Moines river nav.
igable and they went so far as
to build a dam at Pennington,
but since that time the entire
work in that cline" has been in
"dam" not Hull dams either.
If the Captain remains in Con-
gress until the Des Moines riv-
er is made navigable he will be
an old man with lots of expert
ence. What does Judge Prou-
ty think of the proposition.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
"This state is paying out q

This state is paying out a
large sum every year for the
luxury of bads roads," says the
Boone News Republican. "It
is a losing proposition. Money
that is lost on account of the
present condition of the roads
would line the highways with
gold. 1t is simply astonishing
that a civilized country will
continue to suffer this great
loss and make no effort to i'm
prove conditions"
Miss Nellie South was able
to sit up a short time yesterday
the first time in over six weeks
Mrs. James McCune visited
Omaha friends today.
Chef Neufind and Lee Ear
nest were Omaha passengers
today.
Bert Faith transacted bust
ness in Omaha TODAY
Mr.. and Mrs. R L. Coulthard
Of Cal. junction will attend the
"Newly Webs" club this even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
r obert Harvey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
Piles! Piles! Piles!

Piles! Piles! Piles!
Williams Indian Pile ONT
mant will cure Blind, Bleeding
and Itching Piles. 1t absorbs
the tumors, allays itching at
once, acts as a poultice, gives
instant relief. Williams In
dian Pile Ointment is prepared
for Piles and itching of the
private parts. Sold bv drug
gists, mail SO, and sl.OO. Will
liams Mfg. Co., Prop, Cleve-
land, o. Doty & Peterson. If
Mrs. W. H. Fensler and daugh-
ter Bess left for Cherokee yes
terday.
Ed Reed made a business
trip to Omaha today.
A car load of hogs in the
South Omaha market broke the
record by selling for $40 per
hundred pounds.
VIM. Fisher was a caller al
The Times Office today. He
reports the boys in New Mexi-
co as doing nicely having raised
this year over 1000 in broom
corn besides other products. He
says they are all we'll pleased
With that country.
Mr.. George Tubbs Sr. will
celebrate his birthday this eve
ming by entertaining several
friends at supper.
Charley Neitzsch was an
Omaha visitor today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
Do Yot1 Get Up
With a Lame Back?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knows of DR.. Kilmer' $

bladder remedy, be-
cause of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Root fulhlls almost
every wish in over
coming rheumatism,
pain in the back kid
neys, liver, bladder
and every part of the
urinary passage. II
Nnrracfc if1nhi1if1, IN
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
Mrs. w. R. O'Neal was an
Omaha passenger this morning.

It's a Hard Proposition.
The farmer has a hard time
during the cold wintery wealth
er the railroad men must suffer
with cold the shop men work
under disadvantage, and the
merchants feels the want of
costumers but the hardest thing
to do is to get up a good daily
paper while everybody is snow
ed in. Locals are as scarce as
hens teeth and politics are alb
solutely dead in the shell. Taft's
message is long and the news
papers has set it up minimum
type generally so no one oford-
ianary eyes can havereadit and
if they did can't understand it
so it goes. Don't grumble if our
columns are not "chuck full"
of locals we will do better when
the storm ceases.
Mrs. Ted Rhodateck receiv-
ed a letter from her brother
Percy who is in western Wyo-
ming in which he states that
he and three others killed one
elk and two deer each. He
says the weather registers
about Is below zaro.
Robert Berry is reported bet
ter today.
Mrs. M. Heiman was visiting
friends in Omaha today.
Thermometer registered 10
degrees above zero this MORN
ing at Z o'clock being 20 de-
grees warmer than at the same
time of day yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Pitzer
were Omaha visitors today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
Fred Brown was a business
to Omaha today.
MP. Haysa freight conduct
or on the west 10 va division of
the CO N.W.has been appoint
ed assistant train master.

Foley's Qrino Laxative is best for
women and children. Its mild action
and pleasant taste make it preferable
to violent purgatives, such as pills tab
lets, etc. Cures constipation. DBL
Robt w. Harvey
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Pitzer
were Omaha visitors today.

]. A. McVey, one of our best
citizens, left today for Idaho
Falls, Idaho, where he goes to
make his future home, his wife
and family will follow him as
soon as the weather becomes
more settled. We are sorry to
have them leave Iowa, but as
The Times will follow them to
their new home, they will hear
often from their old Iowa home
and not feel 80 lonesome.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
]. B. Young transacted busi
ness in Council Bluffs today.

j. B. Young transacted busi
ness in Council Bluffs today.
Mrs. r C. Hills and Miss
Hyde were Omaha visitors to
day.
Miss Bess Bisbee has accept.
ed a position with the .Schau
wecker Millinery Parlors dur
ing the holidays.
John Culivan made business
trip 70 Council Bluffs today.
Mrs. E. 7. Giddings returned
from Woodbine this morning
after a few days visit.
Mrs. Hugh O'Neal visited
friends in Loveland today.
Mes. w. L Richardson visited
friends in Council Bluffs today
The board of supervisors of
Harrison county, Iowa have
chosen January 10th 1910 as
the Clay when the citiZs ms are
to vote on the proposition Of is
suing bonds for 100000 for
the building of a court house in
Logan. This is a proposition
like Panquo Ghost "Will not
down, "by their votes, wheather
they are prepared to tax
themselves to that amount fol-
the purposed named. If we
are to have a new court house,
| the amount named is not toe
large, as Harrison county is en-
titled to the best.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
Friday Dec 10

The cold weather seems to
be general over the west and
south, the thermometer going
down to zero in many places,
and at Fl. Smith, Ark. was IA
above being considered cold for
that country. Snow in Colora-
do and Wyoming is heavy
causing trouble to railroad
trains especially in the noun
tains.
Mrs. S. Joyce, Claremont, N. H
writes: About year ago Dough,
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy
1t cured me of severe case of kidney
trouble of several years standing. II
certainly is grand, good medicine,
and heartily recommend it," DBL
Robt w. Harvey
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
A Police mans Testimony

in. Paterson, night policeman of
Nashua, iowa, writes: Last winter
had bad cold on my lungs and tried
at least half dozen advertised cough
medicines and had treatment from two
physicians without getting any benefit.
A friend recommended Foley's Honey
and Tar and twu-thirds of bottle cur
ed me. 1consider it the greatest
cough and lung medicine in the world =
d3l
Robt. W. Harvey
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16

Weather reported the coolest
in California since Feb. IL 1908
On both of these occasions
there was a minimum temper
ature of 81 degrees.
Seth Dean went to Glenwood
this morning for a few days
visit.
Harry Boies was an Omaha
passenger today.
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
Q a 3 oRIA
Bates Hosbrook transacted
business in Logan today.
M. S. Ellis of Denver is here
on business.
Mrs. j. G. Schulmeister is
visiting friends in Omaha to-
day.
Mrs. L. R. Pike is visiting
friends in Omaha today.
In the write up of the must
cal in the paper last evening
we Internationally omitte d
the name of Mrs. Jessie Bur-
bank who was one of the ac-
companiests for the evening.
II. NJ. Cramar and Mr.. Allis
are attending the Corn Show
in Omaha today.
Mr.. w. w. Carroll of Chica-
go, assistant Gen. Storekeeper
was in the city today on BUSH
ness with ]. E Conroy.
Miss Mary Traverse was a
passenger to Omaha this morn
ing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
Williams Kidney pills


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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16
Children Cry
G 3 T q RIA

Saturday Dec. 18th 1909 the
weather continues rather win
terish, but the thermometer
reached 20 above Zero at 8 o.
clock A. M. Last year at this
date the thermometer registered
80 above. Indications are thu t
the weather will moderate very
soon.
Tom Smith county attorny f
Logan was in the city today on
Business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16

The sensation at Council
Bluffs is the jewelry store sit
uatiop, particularly as to Left
ert. Mr.. Leffert has for months
been preparing to open his big
new store at SOB Broadway, the
finest and most metropolitan
in the middle west, with a COM
plete new stock, urge and var
led. 1t was his expectation to
have this store open November
/. Delay followed delay until
now the store has just been es-
tablished and is in full swing.
This left but three weeks for
the holiday trade, which usually
extends over eight weeks. 1t
was up to Mr.. Lsffert to sacri-
flee much trade and carry goods
over to next year or make price
concessions. He adopted the
the latter course and in price
marking the new goods, follow
ed a horizontal cut throughout
He feels that he has been UNI
fotunate thus to get in the pinch
but he sees no other way out of
1t. He will look for his profit
at another time when circum
stances are different. The new
store is quite a show place. At
SOB Broadway, one block west
of the old Leffert stand dw16
Old Red Cloud, the famous
Sioux warrior, died at the Pine
Ridge Agency, Thursday, at the
age of 88 years. He will be re-
membered by the old settlers of
Montana, Wyoming, and the
Dakotas, as the bloody warrior
Of the west, some forty years
ago, but he has now gone to the
Happy Hunting Ground" of
the "Red Man." where all good
Indians go.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-16

A car load of cattle sold in
the Kansas City yards yester-
day for ten dollars and a half
hundred.