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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Special Session Results in Change Of Fire
Limits in Ciy-Ciy to Buy
More Cukets.

The city council met at the
office of Judge Haney last We'd
nesday morning in special ses-
sion to consider various matters
which were bothering the coun-
Gil, the principal one of which
was the matter of the fire limits.
After much discussion it was
decided that the limits be
changed so as to exclude the
north half of block 33, and the
south of block 81 from the limits.
This leaves the following blocks
inside the fire limits: The blocks
on the north, south, east and west
sides of the square, the blocks
on which the Victoria hotel is
situated as well as where the
Fulton Lumber company yard is
located, the north half of the
block in which the First National
bank and Thomas Brothers are
located, and the south half of the
block where Judge Haney's
Office is.
The council also took some
steps towards the cleaning out of
the various culvertS in this city
and instructed the street com
mittee to confer with the county
commissioners relative to the
kind of culverts which the county
proposed to purchase for the
county use and if the committee
saw proper to purchase some
new culverts for the city streets.
Some of the members were in
favor of the corrugated iron
while others advocated the vitri-
fed tiling but the matter was
finally left with the committee.
Pertaining to street lights a
proposition was presented for
the installation of four large gas
lights on the square but no ac-
ton was taken in the matter.
Some of the councilmen seem
to have sonnet hing up their
sleeves relative to the water
works question and intimated
that some person or persons
might apply to the city for a
charter for the installation of
plant provided they could secure
some encouragement from the
council. The different council
men expressed themselves as
being very favorable to such a
plan and that they would do all
that they could legally do for the
enterprise but no definite propo-
sition was submitted to the un-
known persons.
During the meeting Charley
Burrow appeared before the
body and made one of his very
nice and muchly appreciated
talks. In fact he is getting to
be quite a public speaker on GER
tain occasions.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
COMMISSIONERS
AT HARD WORK.
FURTHER REPORTS FROM LABORS OF THE
COUNTY OFFICIALS LAST WEEK.
Contract Let for Furnishing Furniture for New
Court House Buidng-Depository
Bond Approved.

That commissioners court GER
tainly had a strenuous time last
week, as we reported in our last
issue they had all that they could
possibly do. In fact they did not
get to finish their work and it
became necessary for them to
return here on Monday and fin
ish up their unfinished docket.
The court spent a great deal of
the time during the last portion
of the week in considering the
various propositions for the furn-
ishing of the court house. Every
one of the statesmen present, and
there were quite a number of
them, desired to explain to the
court the eXcellencies of his
chosen line of furniture. And
the court had to hear them all in
order to arrive at the best inter
estS of the people of the county.
In addition the court had to
examine the bond of G.. G. Fos-
ter as county surveyor and also
the bond of the First National
bank of this city as the county
depository for the ensuing two
years. Both these were exam
ined and approved.
The minutes of the court show
the following orders not reported
in our last issue.
The petition of the sheriff and
tax assessor for an increase in
their respective salaries were
examined and refused.
A large number of claims
against the county were checked
up, examined and approved.
Now comes to be considered
the bids of different agents offer
ing furniture for the court house
and the sealed bids being opened,
it was found that the Texas Seat
ing Company had bid the sum of
81, 1870 and that the same was the
lowest bid, it is therefore order
ed by the court that the contract
to furnish said furniture be
awarded to said Texas Seating
Company and that it be paid said
amount out of the funds of Ran
dali county when said company
shall have installed said furni-
ture in the new court house and
the same shall have been APP
proved and received by the com
misSiOnerS' court of said county.
The quarterly report of Cum
mings and Foster, butchers, was
examined and approved.
The bond of G. G. Foster in
the sum of 81 900 as county sur
veyor, with g. G. Foster as prin-
pal and G.. n. Harrison and j. c..
Pipkin as sureties, was examined
and approved.
The bond of the First National
bank of Canyon, as county de
pository, in the sum Of $4,000
with the bank as principal, and
L. T. Lester, l.. G. Lair, Travis
Shaw and r. G.. Oldham as sure.
ties was examined and approved,
Taxes upon west half of sur
vey IA, in block ,, and the south
| half and the northeast quarter Of
survey "a, block 2, were adjusted
\ and certified copy of order to be
sent to the state comptroller.
l The usual per diem of the Off
H GERS of the court was allowed.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

Mrs. NJ. A. Bogar has returned
from a months visit at her old
home in Illinois. She was ac-
companied by her daughter,
Mrs. A. B. Dills, who will visit
here for some time.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
COUNTY COURT
IS IN SESSION.
LIGHT DOCKET IN BOTH CRIMINAL AND
CIVIL BUSINESS FOR CONSIDERATION.
Not Necessary for Regular Jury to be Sum-
moned for This Term-WiIl Almost
Clear the Oockets.

Last Monday morning was the
time set for the regular Febru-
ary term of the county court of
this county and the court met
promptly. There is the lightest
docket almost in the history of
this court there being very few
cases to be tried and the crimi-
nal cases which are coming un-
der the attention of this term are
of a very triflling nature being
principally the four indictments
found by the grand jury in mis-
demeanor cases.
Yesterday the court was con-
cerned in the trying of the case
of r. w. O'Keefe against The
Pecos and Northern Texas Rail
way company arising on account
of delay in the shipment of live
stock to markets. This case
was on trial when our last notes
of the transactions of the court
were taken.
Lawyers who are attending the
court seem TO think that almost
the entire docket will be cleaned
up during the term and that
nearly every case which will be
on the dockets at the next term
will have to be new ones. There
was such light docket that
Judge Henson did not seem to
think that it was necessary to
summon the regular jury chosen
and therefore no jury list was
sent out. A special jury was
picked up Wednesday to try the
OKeefe case against the railway.
The minutes and dockets
showed the following orders yes
terday morning:
State of Texas, No. 2S9, VS.. Ell
Rusk; Plea of guilty and fine as
sessed at $50 with costs which
were paid.
State of Texas, No. 2S7, VS..
Forrest Hitchcock, divulging the
secrets of the Grand Jury. Set
for Thursday, Feb. -.
Rockwell Bros. e Co. No. $50,
Silas Lake ct al, continued to
perfect service.
r. W. O'Keefe, No, 269, vs..
Pecos and Northern Texas Rail
way Company ct ais, damages;
Motion of Defendant for appoint
ment of court stenographer
granted and George A. Work
appointed with fees at $500 per
day for services. This case was
on trial yesterday morning be-
fore jury.
M. Wakefield, No. 283, VS. Pecos
and Northern Texas Railway
Company ct ais; George A.Work
appointed stenographer at $500
per day for services. Plaintiff
granted leave to amend. This is
the next case set for trial.
J. w. Cummings, No. 2S4, VS..
Pecos and Northern Texas Rail
way, damages. No orders.
State of Texas, No 2SS, VS..
-, Drunkenness in public
place; No arrests shown and no
orders made.
State of Texas, No. 290, VS.. l..
C. Johnston, keeping disorder
ly house; no orders.
State of Texas, No. 291, VS..
-, Aggravated assault; No
arrests shown and no orders
, made.
l There have been a few orders
l made for the probate dockets
? but they have not yet been re-
2 corded in the probate minutes.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
Normal Bill Passes House,

Advices to this city state that
the bill pending before the legis-
lature for the establishment of a
State Normal school in western
Texas passed the house by safe
majority.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-20
AND CONOvER
FORSAkE OLD SITE
FOR NEW QUARTERS
Former Mechanic Street Firm
Housed in Spacious Building
in Frelinghuysen Avenue.

III the remova of his large stock from
the quarters he has occupied for the
past fifteen years, at II to % Mechanic
street, Isaac F.. Roe, proprietor of the
wholesale and retail hardware, tools.
machinery and supply house of Roe &
Conover, has emphasized his faith in
the belief that Newark possesses album
dant and valuable business sites in
other neighborhoods than hat Of the
-Four Corners.
The stock of Roe & Conover has been
transferred to a magnificent new plant
at 206-210 Fr~elinghuysen avenue and
every preparation has been made to
care for the increased volume of bust
ness which Mr.. Roe believes will follow
the change. The business was operated
at 200 and 202 Market street and the
Mechanic street address until it was be-
coming seriously cramped for room and
Mr.. Roe felt no conjunction in aban-
doning the heart of the city. Hours
were lost every day in delivering goods
because of the congestion of teams in
Mechanic street The new plant has
been SO arranged that not a single min
ute will be wasted in this way.
A bird's-eye view of the new plant
in Frelinghuysen avenue, which is used
on another page in connection with the
announcement of the removal of the
business will, with a little explanation,
enable everyone to see to what infinite
pains in arranging details Mr.. Roe
went that business at the new site
might proceed smoothly without a sim
gle hitch.
The sever buildings included in the
group occupy a space lis by 400 feet
with an additional IL" lis feet square.
The main building, 200 by sc feet, is
flanlked by a spur from the Lehigh VAL
ley Railroad and a driveway. Four
cars may be run into this switch and
unload simultaneously. Since the floor
of the main building is on a level with
the floors of the cars, the work of UNI
loading may be carried on easily and
with expedition. The general lighter
stock is carried in this building. which
is but one story in height. None of the
buildings exceed one story, n thus
the entire stock of the company is dis
played on one floor. Directly in the
rear of the main building is another
35 by 81 feet. in which the heavier
stock, consisting of bathtubs, lavator-
les, rope, nails, wheelbarrows, etc, are
carried. Across the switch from this
building is ano1. err structure 90 feet
wide and JOG feet long, in which the
piping and wrought iron is housed.
A building in the rear of the plot %
feet square, holds the tar p and
okum, and mex to it in the rear is the
machine shop, which is Al feet square.
The stable. a modern sanitary struc-
ture so by 40 feet, occupies a rear cor
ner of the lot, and a wagon shed So
feet square adjoins it.
In the spacious driveway two trucks
may easily pass. There are 400 feet
of track in the private spur, and the
buildings are all fireproof. They were
built in accordance with, designs pre-
pared by Mr.. Roe. The offices of the
firm are in the front end of the main
building.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-20
PLUCKY WOMAN
CLUBS YEGGMEN
To SAVE HUSBAND
Strikes Down Two Safe Blowers
and Guards Them Until
Police Arrive.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2~o.-Yeggmen who
struck down a Waterman as they were
burglarizing a store in Oyster Bay to-
day did not reckon with his wife. who
was following him. AS a consequence
of the woman's Interference when the
fight was over one burglar was shot,
a second was found unconscious and
the third was forced to flee to escape
capture.
Mrs. Richard Golden, wife of a Long
Island railroad employee, was the
heroine of the ARRAY. Golden started
on a burglar hunt. His wife followed.
carrying a large stick. Golden saw
suspicious lights in Thompson Bros.
store and investigated. He found
three men working over the safe and
pilfng up goods.
Hands up!" Golden yelled. The men
obeyed. but as Golden approached one
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-20

Precinct Police Station to report the
loss OF all the clothing he had care
iuliy purchased the night before. Lane
suid mat he was returning home and
stopped in a saloon ON Ferry street
near Market.
when he was a short distance from
me place ne was held up by two men
and relieved OF one shirt, white with
black dots; one blue necktie, one small
god ring. with three red stones and
70 In cash. He could not give a de-
scription of the mon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-20
STAR CLASSIFIED ADS ARE BEST.
BOY "HITCHING" BEHIND
COACH HAS LEG BROKEN.
Little Fellow Will Recover, Doc.
tors Saw.

"Hitching" behind a coach brought
Frank s Coleky, I years old, of -
Monroe street, to st. James's Hospital
yesterday with his left leg broken in
two places. 1t was said at the hospital
today that he would recover
Frank Lee, the driver of the coach
said that IL boy was hanging on the
springs in back when he fell off. His
foot caught between the spokes OF the
moving wheel breaking his leg. Lee
was taken to the Third Precinct sta
ton, but was allowed to go.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-20
PARENTS SAVE THREE
CHILDREN IN FIRE

MORRISTOWN, Dec. 2o.-Mr. and
Mrs. Owen Mcclure and their three
children were driven from their home in
Evergreen avenue early today to escape
from the flames that were consuming
the house.
The fire started under the front
piazza, n had gained considerable
Roadway before Mrs. McCune was
awakened by the smoke. She aroused
her husband, and they rescued the chill
dren from the smoke-filled rooms and
carried them to q neighbours home.
The house is just outside of the town
line. Chief J. Fred Runyon was ap.
pealed to for aid, and he responded
with Independent Hose Company's
automobile chemical engine. He found
the fire too much for the chemical, and,
as the flames threatened to set fire to
adjoining houses in the fire limits, a
general alarm was turned In for the
entire department. The firemen had a
long. hard fight in the cold. but finally
kept the fire from spreading.
The house was destroyed. The Nc
Cunes had no insurance. The loss will
be about $4,000.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-20

necessary for Mr.. Brokaw to take the
stand to throw som light IN the testi-
mony given by Mrs. Mary Blair
Brokaw early in the trial of her suit
for a separation and alimony.
The trial of the case, which was re-
sumed at Mineola, has been brought up
to a point where testimony OF friends Of
the defendant gives a new twist to tales
Of various occurrences on the Bsokaw
estates. Quarrels with her husband,
which, Mrs. Brokaw asserted We're
brought about by Mr.. Brokaw's un-
reasonable Jealousy and iii temper. have
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-20

of the robbers felled him with a club.
and the three pounced upon him. They
had not seen the young woman follow
ing. She struck down two of the rob
bers with her club and stunned a third
nan who was graphing with Golden.
Golden freed himself and fired at the
half-stunned man as he rose n
turned to run. The yeggman fell with
a bullet in his side. One of the others
his senses and fled. When
Golden and other watchmen returned
from a vain pursuit they found Mrs.
Golden standing guard over the un-
conscious man and threatening with
her club the wounded burglar. who
was attempting to rise. Both men are
under arrest. The wounded man may
recover.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-20
Attractions for Everybody
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-20
BROKAW MAY CONTRADICT
WIFE ON STAND TODAY.
Friends Say Their Quarrels
Were Trivial.

NEW YORK, Dec. POW. Gould
Brokaw may have.an opportunity today
to tell in court the story OF his marital
troubles. 1t is said to be not q process
that he raves. but his counsel has in
dictated that it probfbly would be
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-20

been asserted by guests Of the Brokaws
~ ltlgh Point and elsewhere to have
oeen trivial, for the most part, and as
mucn the fault of Mrs. Brokaw as of
her husband.
II IS expected that the trial will be
concluded this week. 20
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-20
UNFEELING HlGHWAYMEN
ROB HIM or HIS CLOTHES

Thomas Lane, OF 1so New YORK ave-
nue. came mo1Fnfully into the Third
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
INSTANTANEOUS.
EAST CHICAGO BOY
RESCUES FELLOW SKATER

East Chicago Jan. benjamin Sill
verman a sophomore student in the
local high-school, is the hero among
his fellows today. for acting the part
Of a life saver last Thursday afternoon.
Silverman was enjoying the season
SPORT, and skating on one of the
marshes north of town. With him on
the ice was another skater. an eight
year old boy, son Of a foreigner. The
latter broke through an air hole and
only through the prompt action Of Sill
verman, was the young lad helped out
of his predicament The water there
was not very deep. but the little fellow
might have struggled for a long time
by him self had no help arrived.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
BROADWAY TO Be EXTENDED
To MERR|LLv|LLE SHORTLY
Garys Principal Street Will Then Be Longest Straight
Road in Lake County When the Work
Is Com pleted:

rillville. Its great width and the fact
that 1t leads to the heart of what is
destined to be a great industrial center
will make it one of the most important
thoroughfares in the region.
Far the Better Plan.
For this reason the promoters Of the
new Crown Point-Gary interurban,
think that 1t would be much better to
secure a franchise on this street from
Merrillville than to buy a right of way
over a crooked and round about course.
But the building of Broadway
through to Merrillville is assured. Only
IL signatures are necessary and T. w
Englehart has already secured So sign
ers The residents along the route OF
the proposed street extension are de-
lighted over the prospects Of having
their farms on this great thoroughfare
The petition will be presented to the
county commissioners at their mex
meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
PRODUCE MARKET.

Butter-Receipts, s.24s tubs; cream
cry extra, s2c; price to retail dealers.
sac; prints. S4c; extra hrsts. csc; hrsts.
frsts, Csc; seconds. 21c; ladies No. 1
201kc; packing stock, zoe.
Eggs-Receipts, 3,93s cases miscel-
2Slsc; cases included. 2sG2sc: ordinary r
firsts, &c; f1rsts, must be 40 per cent
fresh. soc; prime frsts. must betaoi
whitewood cases and must be SO per
cent fresh, sic; extra, specially packed
for city trade and must be 70 per. cent
fresh, 34c; No. l dirties, % &c. chicks,
Ice; refrigerator f1rsts, Csc.
Potatoes-Receipts 20 cars; choice to
fancy, 72Q7Sc; fair to good, SIG zoe;
Sweet potatoeS-Illinois, $1,000 400.
Veal-Quotation for calves in good
order were as follows: SO TO so lbs
weight. 6@6hc: so to so lbs, -7@71kc.
50 D to aeS bseRibs No aaniy ls ss No
Joins Ice; No. round, Sc: No. l chuck,
&c; No. l plate, SIC.
Live poultry Turkeys, per Id, Ice;
chickens, fowls, lie; springs. bye;
ROSTERS. &c; geese, 1890; ducks. 12c.
Beans. = Pea beans. hand picked,
choice. s2.1sQ2.2o; fair to good. EOS g
ney. s1.S0Q1.95; lower grades. depend
ing on quality, $1.50q1.75; brown Swe-
dish, s2.a5q2.35; of grades, s1.so@2.ooi
Berries-Cranberries per brl. $500
II. 90; boxes, sS.OOqs-5o: Strawberries
Florida, goa 55c pei. OF.
@s1.O0 per bu; bananas, jumbo, pei
bunch, ST so; straight, $l.15@ LAO; culls
90c@ $1.25; bouquets, 7eQ soc; lemons
s22563.00: oranges, $I.25 63.25; pine.
apples. s150@200 per crate.
Green egetables-Beets. SOC pei
sack; cabbage. s1OoQ2.oO per brl: car
| caulifiower, 25927c per box; celery, 40.
| 0$125 per box: cucumbers, 75cQ 81. Z;
per do; horseradish, csc per bunch; let
lS0c: mushrooms, 15@25c per doz
| onions, % q coo per bu, parsley, home
grown. 100 171sc per doz; radishes. 1
! 035c per doz; string beans, green, 81 o.
| turnips, sack, 5oQ75c; squash, $1.00 pc
bril- watercress, 25@35c per basket
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02

The extension of Broadway TO Mer-
rilIviIIe and the change of the route of
the Crown POint-Gary interurban line,
so that 1T can secure franchise over
broadway from MerriIIviIlc to Gary in
stead of buying its right of way over
a less direct route, was made certain
yesterday when IT. w. Eng1ehart Sc
cured the required number of signers
Il. a road petition to insure the open
ing of Gary's great thoroughfare to
MerrilIviIle.
This is one of the splendid accom-
plishments which is fast making Gary
the hub of the region in which 1t is
located and is connecting it by numer-
Gus roads with surrounding country
communities. which will contribute tc
its prosperity while Gary buys its pro-
duce.
Broadway Will probably be the long
est straight street in Lake county wher
it is finally extended through to Mer,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-02
NEWYEAR PARTY SPOILED
Blaze in Grown Point Resi-
dence Calls Out Fire
Department.
Especial to TIE TINES

Crown Point Ind, Jan. 2.-The fire
department was calded out on New
Years eve about II o'clock to fight
blaze at the Vansciver residence, and
but for their timely efforts a disastrous
blaze might have taken place. The fire
started in the kitchen, probably from
an overheated chimney or electric wires
and had gained considerable Roadway
before the firemen arrived, but their eff
forts averted damaging blazt to the
other portions of the residence At the
time of the fire surprise party, given
by the friends of Dr. and Mrs. Houk
who live in the house, was in progress
and the guests were thrown into the
widest excitement The refreshments
to be served the guests were damaged
with the rest of the kitchen things and
deprived the gathering of many of it's
enjoyable features.