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New-York tribune., 1909-01-15
SENATE ACTS ON MRS. sAee's GIFT.

Washington Jan 1.-THE acceptance OF Conss1-
tuition Island in the Hudson River opposite West
Point y. y. presented 10 the government ny
Mrs. Margaret olivia Sage and Miss Anna Ssrtiefk
Warner Is authorized in a House resolution adopt
aI b,- the senate to-day with amendments The
resolution stipUIates that Miss Warner shall be
Darruitted To retain her residence on tbs Island
during her lifetime and that the land snaH os
ASSIGNED in perpetuity the United States Mill
,.r,- Academy. to become a part OF the military
reservation 1t is also especially provided that no
mart Of it is 10 be used public picnic or ex-
cGIrson ground
New-York tribune., 1909-01-15
STINSON Has P4PERS.
Panama Libel SAT- To Be Pressed
7cith Energy.
From The Tribune Rureau.1

Washington. Jan. H.-The papers in the Panama
Canal purchase have been forwarded to United
States Attorney Stimson OF the Southern District
Of New York, for the preparation Of libel suit
against those publishers who have reflected on
the transaction. The President has been advised
that method OF prosecution has been found. and.
although 1t is too early to reveal the government
plans it may be said that the prosecution will be
pushed with energy.
The President is deeply interested in this case.
and those charged with the prosecution realize that
they will his gratitude IL their efforts sue
Cessful
New-York tribune., 1909-01-15
LIFE PREseRvERs FOR MOTOR BOATS.

Washington Jan. 1.-THE Senate Committee on
Commerce to-day ordered a favorable report on a
hill recurring motor Of all kinds to carry life
ureseryers The present law applies only to motor
boats carrying passengers for hire
New-York tribune., 1909-01-15

Washingtor4 Jan. 14.-February 10. at o'clock
was designated to-day the time for counting the
electoral vote in the House Of Representatives by
the terms of a concurrent resolution reported by
Mr. Burrows from the COMMITTEES Privileges
snd Elections and adopted by the Senate
New-York tribune., 1909-01-15
"eArTLlNGr NELSON At WHITE HOUSE.

Washington. Jan. H.-"Battling' Nelson, light
weight champion of the world at the White
House about hours to-day most of the time
i'm the room Of Secretary LoeD. Nelson went ay
from the executive offices with handsome auto
yrapbed photograph OF the President and of
Mr. Loeb He complimented the President on his
long ride yesterday
New-York tribune., 1909-01-15

MINE PLANTERS LEAVE RIO JANEIRo.
Rio Janeiro Jan. H-The United States nins
nranters Arulistead. Captain Ferguson, and Ring
gold commanded by Lieutenant c. F. Coretn. WHOM
are proceeding from Governors Island New YORK
70 San Francisco by way Of the Strait OF Magellan.
sailed from Rio Janeir9D to-day for Montevtdoo
New-York tribune., 1909-01-15
L,L,uokALANI PRESSING HER CLAIM.

dasvor to obtain compensation FOR the loss OF her
kingdom. Iliuokalani, ex-Queen Of Hawaii. APP
peared to-day before the House Committee on
Claims 10 press her claim. She is Wiling 10 ac-
cept $4,000 as a complete settlement
New-York tribune., 1909-01-15
ARBITRATION TREATY WITH AUSTRIA

Washington Jan. lit announced at the
State Departnent to-day that arbitration treaty
between the United States and Austria Hungary
would he signed tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-15
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Hope for Emergency ReseTUe
Supplies.
ReSeT1'e
From The Tribune Bureau
Va rrnn La

To ASK CONGRESS FOR FUNDS-The mill
tory, authorities entertain the hope that the army
annroDriation BILL when reported from the House
Military Committee. will make generous proNlSIoh
g. ostahIiehfng a reserve stock OF clothing
..,,,,,,a and other supplies needed for an aug
rnented military force in time of war Congress
at the last session made its first appropTla-
fion for what Is TO be, under the order OF 'ne
President p reserve supply IN anticipation OF
.s ,,,,,Id not he equal the urgent demands
for immediate delivery. and when the CONDITIONS
oe the market would be such that the government
world be required TO pay extraordinary large
sums for the supplies II is hoped al TINS seS9r'"
-, stock nm to the needs Of one-thIrd OF the
army for year
New-York tribune., 1909-01-15
ORDERS 1ssUED.-The following orders have


been issued: p,,v
ri,,snant colonel ALBERT FlSIs KERN deputy com
s,P 4I-TFfOFF, commissary. a. purchasing commts-
,r5 subsistence superintendent. army transport
Sf.e TiIS 90 san Francisco. MAY /. Major ERAJ-THOFF
= arain station at Francisco until June >. then
To Manila ,,-r-,,. ..f----- ,- r,, .,-
Aa of Major KRAGTHpFF. TO san
Erancts,o. thence Kansas City- end relieve Cap
y. HACKER.
to Ma STIVERS ; assistant.
,,E6RGE MIVER. 2Oth Infantry. assigned
MsJC JCnandant school Of muskstry. Presidio ot Mon
- -
to 10th Company. -
,,ator CRY 1. EDIE- medical corps 70 Hot Springs
1h'1~ and Navy General Hospital
.,,es ~ absence: captain WILLIAM II BROOKS.
ea month: First Lieutenant DAVID
~ ROVER i1th Infantry. two months
New-York tribune., 1909-01-15

NAVY YARD LABORERS--The naval appFo-
prator act. which Is shortly 10 oe report tVu l'''"
,ba House Naval Committee, Will contain some
,,.r LEGISLATION relating To the employment 'i
,,.1i,rs at navy yards. especially at Brooklyn
VINO receive their compensation from the various
,,rsr concentrations for the naval service IheIs
= hon much confusion in this matter and no
ro,,,iation by law. II is considered that people
,,i, have been classified special laboTers are
-. ronarlv SO described; neither is the rate oi
ee regulated by law Under the new arrange
mont which is recommended 10y the Navy Depart
,, II will be possible to employ under each
80, ~ a navy yard certain civilians in the hu-
roa,, recommended needed. who shall receive
their compensation from fraction or the various
o,,,~onriatfnns which previously set aside by
,,onsress Tor that purpose In this way there VIII
ba a more exact control Of the situation Congress
,.uI sin,nIv alot the lump sum. and leave 70 the
t,.+ar,- NJ the Navy the establishment of grades.
. that there may ne few or many Of the
,,orfo,,s ratings as considered necessary In
49,. ,,-a, it will be possible to compete with the
- Of wages outside of the government yards
,I control the amount of expenditure
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
That Fair Exhibit Of Ours,

a look at the great variety of
farm. garden. and orchard pro.
drc+s that u.os or ovhih;tior ~
=,
'IIe rear u 'ile Ne"S once JdSV
week will convince and show to
the skeptical to what extent the
Deople here are alive to their
r,,.,,,.o ,,,o,,4,
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AnotAer feature TO De cohSla
cred in this connection IS the
fact that this has been an unus-
nal season hv reason Of the Iacl,
ac ao,o,,o,, o,,,o,,,,+ of o,,,,.oI
VI oo''- "'0'' "'''''''' VI "''' - 10
moisture
And yet the exhibits We're all
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22

have an average depth of five
feet in order that proper drain
age might be had from the resi-
denceS. He also stated that the
sewerage pipe proposed would
be sufficient in size to serve the
district covered even though the
entire district were thickly pop
ulated.
The contracts let are for first
quality of vitritied, salt glazed
sewer pipe Ofstandard thickness
and in quantities are approximate
ed and may be increased or de-
creased as the work requires,
the following is what the Engi-
neers estimate, 1926 feet, 6inch
sewer pipe, 14,53S feet of 8 inch
sewer pipe, 3130 feet II inch
sewer pipe, 40 pieces of 6x6 Y's.
80 pieces 6xS Tees, 80 pieces 6x8
Y's, piece Sx6 VS., 3 pieces Ok
II Y's, 6 pieces Sx12 Us, 667
pieces 6 in Vitrifed plugs.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
Married

Dan X. Usery, the popular
foreman of the News office, left
last Friday and was married to
Miss Winifred Rudolph of Strat.
ford, Texas at the home of the
brides parents on Tuesday. They
left Immediately after the cere-
mony and arrived in this city on
Wednesday where they will
make their home. The groom
had cottage beautifully furnish
ed on Vine street where the
youngpeople went to house keep
ing. The NEWS with hosts of
friends extends congratulations
and best wishes for long and
happy life.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
DIVERSITY CROPS
IN PANHANDLE
GREAT VARIETY OF PANHANDLE eX-
HlBTTS OF TEXAS FARMS
Thty-fve Counties in This State Show
What They Have 0ons
This Year

Diversified farmingis illustrat-
ed and emphasized in the thirt.
five county exhibits in the Agri-
culture Building at the State
Fair. The lesson is quite as
fOrcibly presented in the great
tent to the south of the main
building, where the Panhandle
counties have united in won
derfully complete display. Ap-
parently there is nothing that
earth will produce and that men
have use for that Texas will not
bring forth and in prime quality
and amount. And the dry wealth
er so much complained of, if it
has reduced the amount of the
productiveness for the season,
has more than made up for it in
the grade of vegetables, fruits,
berries grains and grasses that
are presented in samples at the
State Fair.
1t is the declaration of all the
exhibitors that they have not
selected the largest nor the
best of everything they have,
but that the aim has been to off
er a true picture of the general
average that may be expected by
industrious farmers. Few of the
things shown are of a sort not
commercially valuable in Texas,
most of them being readily mar
keted either at nearby towns or
within the bounds of the state,
if they are quickly perishable
products, or else having a profit
able sale in places over the west,
South, and Middle North.
Growing of alfalfa has become
general both in irrigation count
les, in dry farming sections and
in the places of normal rainfall.
With it have come bees and hon
ey, fine horses and consequently
dairying has prospered and
grown. Now there are many Of
the towns of North Texas, eSpeci
ally around which the farmers
find a ready sale for all their
milk to the creameries and these
in turn sell their productions in
nearby towns, at home or in
Dallas and Fort Worth.
1t is estimated that the pro
ducts now on display in the hall
and in the tents have a value on
the common market of more than
$4,000.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
Bought by King George in I77L.

The old house standing on the
corner of Batavia and Roosevelt
streets, New York, one of the
few buildings left intact as a
relic of colonial times, is about to
be torn down to make way for
apartment house. The house a
bit altered, has been standing
since the middle of the eighteen
tn century. 1t is one of the
landmarks of the Fourth ward.
In the year HI King George
III. bought the house and pro
perty for the sum of bis. The
deed of sale, with the signature
of the King attached, is now in
the possession of the present
owner. Thomas Farrell, of y
West One Hundred and Thirty
seventh street. An option on
the property has been given for
about 500, 900. Exchange.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
SEWER AND WATER WORKS
Contract is Let TO H. A, Campbell Of Amarillo
He Being The Lowest Bidder

The city council of Canyon
City met at the Mayors office,
Tuesday evening Oct 10Th at =
o'clock p. m. and a few citizens,
who had been invited to be pres
ent.
The bidders were as follows:
H. a. Campbell of Amarillo,
Texas S23, POS. 10
G. Jaeger, of Rich Hill, Mo,
with a Kansas City Firm
---------------S So. .S59. Is
j. Moore and Sons, San Anton
10, Texas ---------- 500, 775. 90
Reese q Peters, Carlsbad, n.
NJ. M.---------- S30,122.OO
a. G.. Kress, Construction Co.,
MuSkogee, Okla. $500 $50, 002. 90
f. H. Lankshenr, Dallas, Texas
Observation-Disclosures S3l, ,46S. 90
Ockander Bros. Waco, Texas,
-------- S31, 90
Callins Bros. Huston, Texas
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. S34, ,306.0
The contract was awarded to
the lowest bidder, II. \. Camp
bell of Amarillo, who also agrees
to take the City bonds at par in
payment of the work, giving the
city, however the privilege TO
negotiate the bonds for more if
it can do so.
Mr.. Campbell expects to be
gin actual construction within
thirty (30) days having placed
orders for the material.
The bonds are being 1.-THE
graphed, and the Mayor expects
them to be ready for delivery to
the purchasers within ten days
or two weeks at the fartherest
during which time, formal con
tracts and securities will be ar
ragned.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
CROWDS SEE PANHANDLE EXHIBIT.
J. h. Avery Returns From State Fair and tells
Much Good News.

j. Harve Avery has returned
to Amarillo from Dallis and in
conversion to a representative of
The Daily Panhandle said:
We have by far the best ex-
hibit on the grounds this year,
with a round tent ninety feet
across literally filled with grain,
garden truck and other offerings
each and collectively fit demon
strations of what the Panhandle
can do while other sections of
the great state of Texas are
burned up, SO far as crops are
concerned.
At this time the Panhandle
exhibits are in charge of Ed Kirk
and Eugene Avery, and the dis
play is attracting a great deal of
o++o,,+;o, T,ua7,.a aa,,,,.;o,
in with Amarillo, and still others
would have joined us but for the
fact that we were filed to the
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been named The Fort Worth e.
Denver road has ifs train aIreadv
in the wards and il is stated
that officials avnnct if to he =
record breaker Sleeper service
is annie fo, naeds of all and al.
raodv MANY reservations have
boo,, nodo
''Evarv man who c,p nossihIv
do so sborId avaiI b;msaIf of an
opportunity to attend this talr.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22

by the Attorney General of the
state and our people are now
ready for something else to go
after in order to advance the in
terests of the best town in Texas.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
State News

At a meeting of the publica-
ton board of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, Rev. q. G.
Rankin was reelected editor of
the Texas Christian Advocate in
Dallas Wednesday, Clarendon
Chronicle.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22
WATER WORKS
AND SEWERAGE
CONTRACT IS LET AND WORK WILL BE-
GIN ON SAME SOON
H. A. Campbell Of Amarillo was Awarded
r Contract His Bid Being the
Lowest


council with his plans for fire
protection, water system calls
for stand pipe elevated so feet
above the ground, to hold 80, 900
gallons of water, concrete sto-
rage tank to hold 100000 gallons
well, engine, boiler, pump,
pumping-house, and all equip
ment, together with a line of
eight inch main.
AS an estimate he placed the
stand pipe on the block of land
just across the railway track
from the electric light plant;
from which the mains would run
south to Houston street; thence
east on Houston street to and
around the square, a total length
about 300 feet water mains with
double fire hydrants at each
cross street along the proposed
route and at each corner OF the
square.
On Tuesday, Oct 10Th Contract
was let, under the plans and
specifications as outlined by en-
gineer Mantz, and estimates are
made for the following material
and subject to changes as con
tingencieS may occur: 144O feet
Cast Iron 6 in pipe: 5000 feet
Cast Iron : in pipe; II double
fire hydrantS, >, inch valves, 3,
5 in valves, I tons Cast Iron Fit
tingS, /, 10000 gallon water tank
|, $4,000 gallon water tank, /, 40
Concrete Tank, I, 60 pump,
pump house.
With the present fire engine
and the 1000 feet of hose there
would be a scope of territory
protected by ample water facil-
tiles nineteen blocks long and
six blocks wide which would
cover fully three fourths of the
residences in the city and all of
the business section with ample
protection.
The contract is let for sewer
age under plans and specitica-
tions as made by Engineer Man
tzsome time ago to the City
Council
The preliminary plans for the
sewerage covers the following
area; On the tier of block north
of the square, begin on the 18th
street west of the court house
running down the alley to alley
behind the west side of the
square connecting with a cross
main which serves the east side
of the square in the alley and
run east to the third street east
of the court house. On tier of
blocks first south of the court
house, beginon thirteenth street
west Of court house run east
through three blocks and hence
south to connect with next block
south. Begin again in alley east
of school house and thence east
to third street east of court
house. Second and third tiers
south Of court house, begin on
twelfth street west from court
house and run east to big main
on third street east of court
house.
The plans then call to run the
waste at least $500 feet or half
mile south east to some point
where the specific tanks will be
located. These plans give one
and fifth miles of water mains
with sixteen hydrants for fire
protection and $4,000 feet of
sewerage or over five miles of
sewerage lines.
AS to the sewerage, according
to the plans specified it would
serve at least seventy-five per
cent of the residences and pos
sibly more.
The sewerage mains are to
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22

The State Board of Education
will also to appoint a local boarC
2 of trustees consisting of three
7 men and it is probable that this
: will be done at the meeting or
r November 1St at Austin. The
, board will also, at that time,
likely appoint the superintendent
of construction and soon there
after will appoint the president
of the school.
There are a number of appli-
! cants for the presidency, the
more prominent of them being
State Superintendent r. B. Cous-
ms, who will accept should he be
appointed, Prof. F. A. Hauslien
of the North Texas State Normal
at Denton, and Prof. Marrs, Su-
perintendent of the public schools
at Terrell, Texas, The people of
this city are very much interested
in this particular part of the mat
ter inasmuch as the president
will become a permanent resi-
dent Of the CITY.
As to the other portion of the
faculty, they will not be appoint
ed until after next April but
FROM those who know it is learn
ed that the faculty will consist of
about nineteen or twenty and
this number alone will make quite
an addition to the city to say
nothing of their families.
AS for the main building it is
the intention of the state board
to have a main building of about
thirty-tWo to thirty-fve rooms
with a very large auditorium.
Then there is to be the presi-
nent's home, the labratory and
library building, the gymnasium
and heating plant with possibly
some other buildings of impor-
tance. AS soon as the kind of
buildings, their size and location
decided upon the grounds will be
laid off and designed with refer
ence to the beautifying of the
grounds and arrangements made
for the building Of concrete walks
around the grounds and from the
property line to the various build
ings, while trees suitable for this
climate will be planted at desig-
mated points. This work will be
done under the supervision of an
experienced landscape artist with
a view to having the most beau
tiful school grounds in the state.
The effect of the final location
of the site upon the realty mar
ket OF this city has been very
marked as there have been num-
erOus real estate deals made dur
ing the past week that have been
pending, awaiting the settlement
of the all-important question.
But the most important thing
about the whole thing is that
the prices being paid and asked
for the property is very nominal,
in fact those who come here
from other points are greatly
surprised at the low prices Of the
property which prevail, 1t seems
to be the sentiment of the people
Of the city to place the property
at such prices that people will be
able to buy and build among us,
and several Of the larger prop.
erty owners state that they are
, willing to sell to those who vii
agree to build houses at a lower
! price than to those who are buy.
ing for speculative purposes.
Altogether Canyon City anC
its citizens is pleased with every.
= thing in connection with the
Normal matter. The bonds anC
t everything have been arranged
: and the abstract of the property
r selected is now being examined
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-22

Be a News subscriber.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15

sermons of the city pastors next Sur
day.
Those who make the saloons their
Sunday resorts would not attend
church if the saloons We're closed
Many of those who attend the public
amusements would so to church II
the show houses We're closed on sun
day.
Excuses bring misery Selfcontrol
is the basis of lasting happiness, of
real prosperity. of religion and civili-
cation, and it is invariably coupled
with moderation in all things.
Can rotten egg be made sweet?
If this can be done YOU may revolu-
ticnize the character of any man, no
matter how bad he may be; but do
not waste time, in scattering pearls
before swine.
1t begins to look AS though Cook
and Peary will prove each other
frauds. and that there will be room
for another north.pole discoverer
Peary made some remarkable scores
in DAYS travel near the pole. 1t
would be difficult to match them in a
temperate zone on a macadamized
road His quickly expressed suspicion
of Cook was also against him, The
rogue is apt to think every other fell
low rogue at heart ii both eX-
plorers determined to return with a
north-pole discovery whether they
reached the pole or not. it would be
merely a coincidence.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-15

of Miss Anna Pelly, according 70
common understanding. 1t is known
that this place was tho habitation OF
bad negroes: that they INDUCED IN
grossly disorderly conduct almost
nightly; that complaints We're made
repeatedly to the authorities by the
law abiding neighbors. both black and
white, and no heed whatever was paid
to these complaints. There is reason
to believe that the negroes VINO on
three occasions insulted young white
ladies in that neighborhood had their
rendezyouz in this house and that il
the complaints had been needed and
the place suppressed or a firm hand
had been shown in its regulation
these insults to young women would
not haNe taken place, and-perhaps
Miss Poly would not have been muir
dered.