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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23
TEXlC0-C0LEMAN SURVEYORS
Coming at About Three Miles a
Day-TroubIe in the Sand
but Smooth Rest of the way

j. A. Christ of the Texico-Cole.
man survey camp No. l was in
town Monday purchasing more
supplies. He says the last Of the
TeXico-Coleman Santa Fe survey
will be completed about next
Monday when the surveyors
reach TeXico and tie their survey
onto the Santa Fe spur which
started east from here over two
years ago. The surveyors had
rough work getting through the
sand hills east of here, but now
they are moving along rapidly,
setting grade stakes tor the con-
struction crews, and coming at
about three miles a day. J. w.
Stewart, head locating engineer
for the Santa Fe, has charge of
the work.
This will complete the final
survey Of the much advertised
(and nfiicially named by the San
ia Fe as SUCH of the Texico-Cole-
man cutoff which will almost
literally shoot trains from the
Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mex
co.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23
A Christmas Dinner

o. the joys Of Christmas, anC
the big hearted kindness OF
friends. On last Saturday morn
ing James l.. Dow. editor and
proprietor Of the Avalanche.
handed out "A general invitation
10 the Avalanche force and their
families g. attend p Christmas
dinner az his hospItable home m
the west part of the city We
may well say that 10 was with
much pleasure that each and
every one in the Office al once ac-
cepted the invitation. from the
devil % the angel and went
in a body % this sImpt1us feast
The trarsferof the Lubbock Live
cry Co. being crowded 90 igs ut-
most capacity o. hold and carry
the entire force.
The following pcrsoncl made
up the party who partook of this
hospitality Mr. and Mrs. A. II.
Clinton, Geo. VI. Hill and family.
Miss Annie Good. j. ". DeShazo.
Jno r. Turner. W. J. Morris. G.. .
l. Webster, Otis Chancey and
Louis Medford, making a grand .
total Of sixteen who sat at the I.
feast.
II was Mr.. and Mrs Dow in
tention 10 have the dinner on
Christmas day. but being that
some Of those present were ex-
pecting 10 spend the holidays
away from here. they decided to
give it saturday so all could be
there. II
The table was loaded from one
end 10 the other with eatables
that would have made the eyes
IF John ID. Rockefeller bulge with i
hunger. a Christmas dinner in
very way. turkey with cram {
)erry sauce roast pork with
.,,,..,,,. o, "A ~ 3s.l;l;,.,,.. a.
hes Of mostVery denomination. Ii
alads on every corner. tea and Y
Office. besides many other dishes
hat we could not in our then !,
tate of mind remember were !
here. 3
The entire Avalanche force b
bin In wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Dow n
many such Christmas and may "
heir table never grow lighter 81
One Of The Force. m
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

/ Figuring all transactions from
a commercial basis is not good
business. While it is well TO fig
ure the cost in some cases at the
same time the world has received
its greatest good from sources
where selfshness played no part.
When one is prompted 10 DO a
. service for the common good Of
manhiNd cost has no relationship
10 the deed 10 miri
MANY times In life thefe is
found excuse by men In the cost
Many times men are prompted %
DO the handsome thing but after
a look at the cost they defer its
fulii.ment % a later date. The
result OF this is usually 20 lose the
bench, of the thing promised.
SeIhsh1ess should neyerextend
beyond a looking after ones act
ual needs. 1t is well and good
for mankind 10 provide the dry
sticks for the rainy day but the
greed now 50 evidentin
mankink is detrimental 20 the adj
the race as a whole.
Great undertakings need the
best talent Of the race. 1t some
times takes years for the accom-
JIishment of an apparently small
ask. When one sets out 10 DO
he common duties of life il
should be entered into with a fix
Is that knows not defeat nor
tops 10 count the cost. Results
re what we Of these times de-
ire and results we must have.
p 10 the present time this coun-
~ has beer content 10 dwell on
he borderland of great achieve
nents as a history makes and if
his country is ever 10 attain 10
Is rightful place along these .
mes il will have 10 look TO high t.
r methods of procedure than .
re employed by its leaders at .
he present time. Counting the
ost has kept America in the !
background. Counting the cost 4
i'll keep down every movement 4
'Oking 10 her future develop :,
Ient along philanthropic lines.
merica the beautiful. the grand :
lould soar above the cost II I
lould be- the incentive of the I
Fart Lose sight Of self and :,
owe 10 the highlands of endur- !
ice. Make high the mark Of !.
,ur hopes and build that the :.
ructure shall have beauty not 4
AIRED by greed. i
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

$. G. Spikes and family left
Saturday morning for Mexico.
whore they will make their fla
ture home. We regret to lose
this good family but hope that
they will be well pleased in their
new home.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

j. NJ. Dupree left this week for
Mt. Vernon, Commerce and other
points to spend the holidays.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

Mrs. b. f. Montgomery who
has spent severa! weeks with her
daughter Mrs. II. B. Smith. re-
turned home Monday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

Geo. n. Heifrin left on Mon
days train for Weatherford to
the holidays with his homefolks.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

Mrs. Al Lumnsden left Mon
day for Plainview where she will
visit for a few days.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23
$4,000 LAND DEAL
Rushing Land Company Closes
OeaI-SeIIs Twenty-four
Quarter Sections

Rushing Land Company report
sale of "a quarter sections of
land to A. NJ. Ludeman of Anto-
NY Kansas.
Mr.. Ludeman is buying this
land and intends to improve the
whole tract and put it under Gull
tiyation.
Mr., Ludeman is a practical far
mer from Illinois, having spent
u years there, after which he
entered into an extensive grain
4 business in Indiana at which he
spent five years. He then moved
TO Kansas where he invested in
farm lands.
He has extensive tracts in In
diana Kansas and gulf coast Of
Texas, but he thinks Hale and
Lubbock county far surpasses
anything he has seen for wheat,
corn and alfalfa.
This land is situated nine miles
northeast of Lubbock and is Of
sandy loan the best of farming
land 10 be had.
This land will be decided in
quarter section and each quarter
will be improved and cultivated
by the best Of farmers from Hi
nois and Kansas.
Jno. G.. HufstedIer and family
visited the majority Of lastwesk
in the thriving little cities of
Petersburg and Lockney Mr..
Hufstedier says everything looks
good over that way and that the
goose is hanging high.
Isaac q. Newton of Seymour.
Texas has announced his candi-
iacy for District Attorney in the 1
5Oth District I
Mrs James X. Robinson left I
morning for Amarillo. (
Dallas and other points to spend {
he holidays.
T. H. Ellis and family left :
londay morning for Ellis county y
where they will spend the holi-
avs visiting relatives.
Wilbur Timmons, of Meadow, =
'as a business visitor here Fri :
ay.
j. X. Powell of Emma, spent q
'riday in our city. q
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

}. A. Jernigan of Pecan Gap.
was here the latter part of last
week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

Mrs. W. G. Price left Monday
for Silvcrton 10 spend the holt
days.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

W. R. Sandefer was a passen-
ger on Mondays train to Plain
view.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

Judge Geo. r. Bean was a pas
senger to Plainview Monday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

r. ~lemers north side square
practical watch maker and Jewell
err nuf said % 2t
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

Miss Lucy Gerren of Meadow,
was in Lubbock Saturday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

j. X. Powell of Emma, spent
Friday in our city.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

Wilbur Timmons, of Meadow,
was a business visitor here Fri
day.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

W l.. Tn erwood % Childress
was here the first of the week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

F. c. Kemp of Dalhart, spent
Friday in our city.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

Chas. +. Jester of Dallas. was
here on business Saturday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

c. w. Stream of Amarillo, was
in Lubbock Saturday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

7. II. Ellis and family left
Monday morning for Ellis county
where they will spend the holi-
days visiting relatives.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

$. Zobler Of Dallas, was
business visitor here Saturday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

Nick Alley of Hale Center.
spent Saturday in our city.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

Mrs James X. Robinson left
Monday morning for Amarillo.
Dallas and other points to spend
the holidays.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-23

Isaac O. Newton of Seymour
Texas has announced his candi.
dacy for District Attorney in the
5Oth District
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01

The Knockers Club met at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. Annie Littell last Thurs
day afternoon. After a short business
session, an hour was spent in fancy
work. A delicious luncheon was served
at O'Clock and in the absence Of our
genial toast master, Mrs. Clara Ruvle,
Mr.. Littell was called upon to do the
honors, and, needless to sav, he did the
part well and jolly good time was en-
joyed by all.
On Thursday, the 18th, Mrs. Sarah
Trenam. assisted by Mrs. Clara Rusle
entertained at the home of the former.
These two ladies are noted for their
sociability and culinary art and from the
Knockers Club they get one more boost.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01
COPPER PRODUCTION

a high authority on copper figures the
consumption OF copper in the United
States for March at around SO. 900, 600
pounds, as compared with $1,000, 600
pounds i'll February, and by May the
consumption figures should reach the
6S, 900, 900 mark at the rate of increase.
With normal exports of, say $4,000 COO
pounds per month, that will come pretty
near taking care of the pro 1uction of
copper even on the present large scale.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01

Keno, New, April II, IVY.
Editor Yerineton Times: 1t was nv
privilege few davs since TO visit your
city and while theie | took pains to look
into many OF your agricultural, stock
raising and agricultural sections. Twas
great, surprised at the extent and Ger
tain possibilities oi each, and | could
not but be impressed with the import
anoe OF the early completion OF rail
road into your town. OF smelter near
Hot Springs and the early completion oi
the proposed water works.
With these improvements realized,
Your attractive little city will rapidly in
crease her population and soon become
one OF the most prosperous and enter
prising III our State. Your beautiful
valley is bound To be settled up with
thousands OF progressive successful farm
ers from the crowded sections oi the
middle west and eastern States. Your
county commissioners are wisely antici-
pating this desirable and increasing
crowd OF permanent home builders by
Us high school enterprise.
AS secretary for several years of the
Nevada Chamber OF Commerce at Reno.
III charge oi lis large exhibit rooms near
grasses, grains, vegetables. fruits, honey
and also mineral specimens the equal OF
those from the most favored sections OF
Nevada or California.
Mr. +. Fairbanks, then editor of the
Lyon County Times. acting ior our Ne
Nada Chamber Of Commerce, gathered
exhibits to show up the varied resources
OF your county. lie wrote frequent
able editorials. giving statistics and in
dncements tor settlers and investors of
capital, which we sent 10 many eastern
correspondents aud homeseekers.
During my recent visit to Nerington |
was pleased to learn that Mr.. Fairbanks
had been nominated for Mayor of Yer
ington. | cannot but feel that your city
Will luake no mistake and will do itself
credit III electiug Mr.. Fairbanks mayor
From s years acquaintance with him
believe he possesses the enterprising
public spirit and business qualities desir-
able in mayor that yerington now
needs to insure d rapid permanent
growth and enlistment OF capital for the
development OF mines and agricultural
resources.
write this without solicitation of Mr..
Fairbanks. aud because | ann interested
IN the progress OF one of the best coun-
ties OF Nevada. Yours truly.
G.. w. INGALLS,.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01
May NOT BUILD NOW

While tine developments at the Mason
Valley property in Nevada have been
such as to warrant the erection of a
smelling plant. and it has been decided
by the management that such plant
will be built, it will probably be year
before work is actually started. says the
Boston News Bureau.
There are about 600. 900 tons Of 4 per
cent ore in sight at the present time,
and it is planned to have 1000, 900 tons
of ore in sight before building the plant.
The company has 230. 900 shares of
stock remaining in its treasury, 10000
shares outstanding. and il is believed
that this treasury stock can be sold at a
sufficient price to meet the company's
financial needs
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01
AS HE SEES YERINGTON NEW HIGH SCHOOL SITE

Gu Saturday last Commissioners Mar
tin and Strosnider. accompanied, by
Prof. ]. Il. Bray, representing the State
Board of Education. inspected the vari
Gus sites for high school Some lot
owners accompanied the committee. also
Major ingalls, and Prof Howard.
fhe Kaufman. Hanson. Knierim. Sny-
der and Pilkington propositions were
taken up.
Gordon II. True. the altruistic and
brilliant young professor OF the Agricul
tural Station from Reno. who had put
up the need of five-acre tract for an
experimental ground plot vi ich would
incidentally make park for Yerington,
had indicated a new direction for the
proposition.
J. g. Kaufman offered an elegant site
free. and made tentative extra propo-
sitiVn OF FIVE acres at price to be given
later. Henry Hanson made a like prop.
osition at much length. g. ~ Knierim
offered six acres for $500. II. Pilking
ton offered block 2OOxl00 in the Ish
Addition for 81, and John Snyder offered
an additional six acres for IA nominal
price.
The committee reserved its decision.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01
WATER WORKS ARE ASSURED
The Plans Are Now Perfected to Give Yerington
Water System Second to None

+. w FaiI banks returned from Reno
and San Francisco last week with the
good news that the city of Yerinytou
was now practically assured of water
system before many weeks roll by. For
the past three months he has been using
] is best endeavors to place the water
works proposition in such manner as
to make il an attractive investment to
pany has been organized in Reno with
such men as ] 4. Gignoux as president
II " Huskey, vice-president and sec
retary. and Fred Stadtmuller as treas
urer, The company is incorporated un-
der the laws oi Nevada aud is capitalized
for Sl0O, 600 with the par value OF the
stock at 81 The new company has pro-
vided for an issue OF bonds to raise the
money To complete the aystem and has
male the Union Trust Co. of San Fran
cisco the trustee OF the company. A
first mortgage deed OF the co,upany's
holdings has been placed with the Trust
Co and it will act for the water company
as an agent III all business transactions
where the sale OF bonds take place. The
water company is offering a very attract.
i've bond. II is a twenty year 7 per
cent bond with the interest payable semi
annually TO the Union Trust Co as trus-
tee Of the water company. Every detail
in tile organization of the new company
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01
WILL Be A BOOM

Isaac Guggenheim the noted mining
man, just returned from European
trip, says: The United States is on
the treslold of the most prosperous era
in its history. Within stx months bar
ring untoward circumstances, the de-
preston since The 1907 panic will have
disappeared ] found the people of
Europe most confident OF approaching
prosperity in the United States to lead
the way in prosperity era that will ex-
tend to every corner of the globe.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01

has been carefully attended to as will he
vouched for by the Union Trust Co.
otherwise such a company could not be
induced TO act as the trustee Of the water
company. Mr. Fairbanks has turned
his franchise and other holdings over to
the new water company. aud while he is
not an officer in said new company he
has spent considerable Of his own money
IN promoting the enterprise and is a
stockholder in the new company. A
conimendable feature made with til. new
company is that Mr.. Fairbanks has had
the company issue stock in il for all the
stock that WAS issued in the old coin
panies Of yerington. which provides
against anybody who had dollar in
vested In either OF the old companies
losing anything they had invested. The
balance OF the pipe needed tor the sys-
TEN has been ordered from the manu-
facturers in San Francisco, and is now
IN course OF construction, and when
landed on the ground the entire pipe
line will be laid at once Several huud-
red dollars worth OF the bonds have been
already placed and il appears that there
is going to be verv little trouble to place
them all The proposition is one that
should appeal to every resident of Yer
ington, and those who cannot lend il
financial aid should at least give the
project their moral support.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01

Will you not come with me to play,
On April ", my twelfth birthday
Wen laugh and shout and jump
and run
oh, we II have such fun;
Until at last the lunch invites
Wen have such wondrous
appetites.
Yours truly, MILTON SAMUEL,
Those who were present were Lora
I4amberson, Hilda Sunstedt, Celia Knie-
rim, Hazel Ambrose, Vernon Ambrose,
James Powers, Chester Hilbun, Howard
Whitacre, Carlton Hironymous, Werner
Hironymous, Harry Davis and May
Baglin.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01
TAKE YOUR CHOICE

The following list of candidates for
city officers has been filed with the city
clerk for the election to be held next
Tuesday:
For Mayor +. w. Fairbanks, G. Il.
Leavitt, Il. Van Alstine
Councilmen, lst Ward Dewitt Crown
ingshield, T. 5. Lamberson
Coumcilmen. I'd Ward II Hanson.
G. w. Knierim, w. McDonough, J. o.
Parker.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01

j The Methodist Sunday school decided
to hold picnic May rs. and voted to
invite the members of the Catholic
Church. the Barrett's school and the
community at large, thus making il
general outing. The place has not yet
been decided upon, but will not be far
distant from the city and will probably
he south on account of the Barrett's.
If the invitation is accepted by the
other schools. committees will then be
appointed from the different schools to
arrange for games and sports.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01
A RECORD BREAKING SALE

The Nevada Mercantile and Supply
Co. have a new half page ad. in the
Times this week that talks for itself in
the price smashing line. The Dyer
Bros have caught on to the fact that it
is no use keeping in the dark and trying
to do business They have found out
that printing ink judiciously applied
works wonders The housewife will do
we'll to so over the prices they quote.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01
uNCALLEO FOR CENsURE A BOOM, SURE ENOUGH

The panorama OF the passing show at
both Hawthorne and Lucky Boy is
vividly described in every day details.in
letters received this week from Mrs.
Jones. the post mistress of Lucky Hoy
whose deceased husband. Guy Pritrharsi
discovered the mine while digging on
the toll road, and n. W. Willis who has
just gone to Hawthorne. Mrs. Jones
says: II never get time to run down
town as we wave little store in con-
nection with the post Office and scarcely
get get tifise to eat. As we have no
cabinet at present, we can't do very
much but let each one get his own mail.
We have only couple Of i0xil roouis.
One we cook, eat and sleep in. the other
we use for store and postoffice. But we
have l0xl4 building under construct
ion which, when furnished, will be am
pie space for all our needs and make IL
much more comfortable. We will carry
general iiue of goods if the town pros
pers. There are six saloons here now,
ani a French laundry ! heard, just
now that there was lot sold for 81 500.
80 we are not so slow as we might be ut
Lucky Boy.
Mr. Willis sys: This is regular old-tirme
Nevada rush They are jumping the
plaza as write at this moment. Twelve
tents are being put up across the street
OH what has always been an open space
west of the depot.
do not know how long they will stay
OH the lots but it will make some work
tor lawyers. This seems to be in line as
the business town, while Lucky Boy viii
be the dinner bucket town. an the
,wners Of the ground and most Of the
owners of the big leases make their
headquarters here. going up and back
in their autos morning and evening.
Everybody gets up here at about
O'Clock, and there is constant stir from
that time on. went up to the mine
Yesterday and found that there were
twenty-eight men at work sacking ore.
Charley Frost was cne of them and be
told me that 100 tons of ore was being
sacked every day. I am impressed more
and more with the fact that rewards in
aiming await the man who has the
,ourage to sink on good indications.
Practically nothing showed here on the
surface. save indications, and they be-
gan to get the ore only after sinking
down to depth OF 40 feet or more.
Until that depth was reached all they
had was little rich stringers. which they
saved with the utmost care however. aiid
which materially aided them in the de-
velopment of the deep laying ores. The
showing at Mountain View. by the way,
is much stronger than at this place.
Everything in the line of locating and
selling claims is overdone. The Yer
ington's have patented ground which
covers almost the entire mineralized
area outside the mines already developed
and naturally closes the door to pros
pectors. There are many of the big
ones from Gold6eld in here. among
whom saw the Donnelau brothers.
Sanlsberry and numerous others. Raw
hide has almost moved over in body.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-05-01

The Sunday school at Barrett's was
reorganized with the following teachers
and officers: Superintendent, Mrs. c..
Wilson; assistant, Mrs. Emma Osborne;
primary teacher, Mrs. Mollie Wilson;
intermediate, Mrs. +. Cross adults, Or.
Beatty; secretary, Miss Frances Nc
Gowe;;; treasurer, Miss Alice Osborn.