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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
THE DELAYED MAIL.
Crowds Wait at Postoffice or Come
and Go and Return Again All Sum
day Afternoon.

Every man and his brother and
sister must have expected to receive
some mail yesterday, for it was not
long after the mail bags had been
taken into the pOstOfhce that ali
toes seemed to be turned towards
the federal building Soon the
crowd gathered and grumbled ex-
ceedingly when it was seen that one
lone clerk with Mexican assist
ant was sorting out two
days mountains of ito be
exact, twenty-five sacks of papers
and three pouches OF letters. There
was nothing TO do but wait, but
that soon grew tresome, even
though one could dig into ones box
every now and then and get out
a stray letter or paper. So instead
of waiting there ali afternoon, people
generally would take the first paper
o. letter that the gods, or the mail
clerk PASSED out, go home and di-
gest its contents, and then return
for another grab. Even this privi-
lege was enjoyed only by those plu-
tocrats who pay so cents every now
and then for a box. For the gen.
eral deliveryites, there was nothing
dolng yesterday. Their mail was
handed out this morning. 1t was
nearly seven o'clock last evening be-
fore the work of distributing the
mail was completed.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
ENTERTAINED DELIGHTFULLY.
Judge and Mrs. A. W. Cunningham
Compliment Out of Town Visitors.

Judge and Mrs. A. w. Cunning
ham entertained most charmingIy
Thursday evening, at their home on
upper st. Charles St, in compliment
to their guests, Misses Lastinger Of
Oaxaca, Mexico.
Besides the guests of honor. those
who enjoyed the occasion were Mr..
and Mrs. Gilhousen, the Misses
Grant, Miss ames, Miss Taylor, Miss
Clearwater, Miss Pinkham. Miss
Mayes. Messrs Mckay, McDavitt
McGary. Scales, Whitman and
Thorn of this city and ar. Miller
of HarIingen.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06
PER SONALS

Capt. Wallace Reed and family
returned to the life saving station
on Brazos Island after a short visit
in town.
Postmaster Rentfro spent yester-
day with his family at their sum-
mer home at Point Isabel.
P. J. Vivier went down to the
Point Saturday to spend several
days with Mrs. Vivier and the
children, who are summering there.
A. d. Smith, editor and publisher
of Ell Sol, the well known Spanish
weekly paper of Alice, Texas, who
has been visiting the valley the past
two weeks, was in Brownsville sew
eral days last week. Mr.. Smith
was a welcome visitor at The Herald
office Saturday and spoke in very
complimentary terms of the hand
some plant and new home of this
paper. Mr.. Smith is one of the most
successful newspaper publishers in
South Texas, Ell Sol being a pros
porous paper, with a circulation
that would make many country
weekly papers turn green with
envy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lastinger, parents
of w. w. Lastinger, president of the
Brownsville State q Trust Bank of
this city, and their daughters, Miss
es Matte and Gladys Lastinger, form
erly of Waco, Texas, but who have
been residing in Oaxaca, Mexico, ar
rived recently on a visit of indefinite
length. Mr. and Mrs. Lastinger are
guests of their son and his family
and the Misses Lastinger are guests
OF Judge and Mrs. A. w. Cunning
ham. 1t is probable that the visi-
tors may decide to locate here.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06

District Attorney SaIzburg, OF Luz
eryne County, Pa. questions the
right OF railway companies to sell
liquor on dining. cars without a Ii
cense from each county through
which the lines pass. Seven conduc-
tors have been summoned to court,
charged with selling liquor contrary
to law.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06

A sarcophagus Of the fourth cen
fury, containing two intact human
bodies and many articles of archaeo-
logical interest, recently was unearth-
ed at the site of a drydock in course
OF construction at Tartano, Italy.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06

LyToTd, Texas, Sept. s., p.
Wafer overlooking Sebastian since
one p. m. and backing up half mile
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06

The following observations were
taken at the South Texas Garden for
the "a hours ending at eight O'Clock
today:
Brownsville Texas, Sept. 6, 1903
Barometer Z p. m. yesterday 1885
Barometer at 7 am. today 1898
Temperature at z a. m today II5
Maximum temp. yesterday 500
Minimum temp. this morning 1854
Brownsville, Texas, Sept. s.
Barometer Z p. m. yesterday 1884
Barometer at Z a. m. today 5000
Temperature at a. m. today $50
Maximum temp yesterday. 1913
Minimum temp. this morning 75.5
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-06

Capt. Wallace Reed and family
returned to the life saving station
on Brazos Island after short visit
in town.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19

in the outer edge of it, oil may De
poured in. Captain Howard has trleo
this scheme on several of the army
wagons and has found that it was a
complete success. While other wagons
had to be oiled frequently, the ones
with the patent hubs were found to be
in perfect condition necessftating oil
ing on an average of about once 9
month. In addition to this, the process
is simple.
Although not definitely decided upon
if is expected that this company VIII
begin the manufacture of these wheeis
at the present location of Mr.. Jones
on South Second street. Future plans
are not completed, but If the scheme
proves a paying one, a supstahtial
brick structure will be erected pefore
very long.
Trustees of the corporation are JONI
n tones and Captain Harold +. How
ard.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
bLA[0CK
ROAD MAY
NOT CONE
Walla Walla and Columbia
Threatens to Pass Up
Walla Walla.
WANT NORTHERN
PACIFIC TRACKS
If Hill Rails Cannot Be Used
Road Will Be Re-
surveyed.

With the assurance Of DR.. N. G.
Blalock that the electric road he is
planning is now definitely assured.
the money having been pledged for
capitalists, comes the report that it is
possible that the Dayton branch of the
Northern Pacific may be used for this
purpose This is not definite and can
not be given as such until Howard Ell
liot, of the Northern. Pacific is seen,
but If arrangements can be made,
whereby both concerns see advantage
in this change for them, this will pro<-
ably be the route Of the WaMa Walla
and Columbia Traction company.
Should difficulties arise and prevent
this arrangement, a resurvey up this
valley to Dayton will be made and the
line will then be constructed to paral-
lei the N. P. tracks. A substitute has
been offered to meet every contingency
however, and if it is found impossible
to obtain a good right of-way, that
route will be given up entirely and one
through the Touchet valley will be useo
instead
This route calls for line from this
city to the Pettijolfn road and from
that point follows the Touchet river
through Prescott, Waitsburg and final
ly terminates at Dayton. By this means
portion of the valley will be tapped
that is as yet untouched by roads and
the hackers of this enterprise strong
ly favor this location. This would cut
Walla Walla from the trunk road which
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
RUM0RS OF ANOTHER
ELECTRIC RAILROAD
AFLOAT ON BREEZE

would then only be the terminus Of
one of many spurs. Following this is
still the possibility that the road will
be continued down the Touchet to
Wallula, but as DR.. Blalock and others
high in the company oppose this, it is
not probable that this plah will be
adopted. When asked if his road would
ultimately run on the Northern Pacific
tracks DR.. Blalock said:
II am not at liberty to say, but
know that the Wala Walla Valley
Traction company will not, as has
been frequently rumored. We might
and then we might not, but all 1 can
safely say is, that the money for this
enterprise has been pledged by re-
sponsible, eastern capitalists and fur
ther than that nothing authentic can
be given out by me-"
AS soon as the necessary details
have been arranged and the money
promised for this purpose has been
deposited in a local bank, the work of
constructing and surveying will begin
and it is expected that before many
days these plans will all be perfected.
When once started the work Will be
finished with rush as it is the desire
of the corporation to have portion of
their track laid by next fall SO as to
handle, in measure, a part of the
coming crop of wheat.
DR.. Blalock will probably leave here
tonight or tomorrow for Pasco' where
it is expected that he will meet How
ard Elliot and talk over the situation
with him. Should they agree to consol-
idate and work the electric line over
the Northern Pacific tracks to Dayton,
work of Strengthening curves and
shortening the road will be started i'm
mediately, but even in case this pro-
ject falls through, other schemes have
already been devised. Power sites nave
been located and water rights secured
and if the line does take in the Tou-
chet valley, it is not possible that II
could pass this city, even if the dl-
rectors saw money in the proposition.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
STRAHORN ROAD SAID
TO BE- NOTHING MORE
THAN HARTMAN Line

The fact that the North Coast is
evading present Hartman territory,
building in only such sections of the
state as are not now tapped by the
o. r. & N. road, and making connec-
tions which will give those interests
every advantage, lends color to the re-
port that Strahorn is backed in his lat
est enterprise by the capital OF the
Hartman system. J. ]. Mangan, OF
this city, who was awarded the con-
tract for grading seven miles Of the
right -of-way near Alfalfa, now has a
large force Of workmen engaged on the
connection from the o. r & N. main
line from Pendleton to Spokane, to the
approach tosthe big bridge which is
being constructed over the Columbia
river at the confluence of the Snake.
A triangle in the roads adjoining the
townsite of Alfalfa will permit of Spo-
kane and Seattle connections with the
east, either by way of Pendleton and
Walla Walla, or by way Of Wallula and
Portland, thus giving Alfalfa the ad-
vantage Of four railroad lines-the 0;
r. & N, the Northern Pacific, the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
INCORPORATE
WHEEL FIRM
The Lubricating Wheel and
Roller Company Will
Build Factory.
TO MANUFACTURE
INVENTION OF JONES
Local Man Has Designed
Wheel That Needs
Little Oil.

For the purpose of manufacturing
and placing on the market recent
invention of John D. Jones, of this
city, articles of Incorporation were filed
this morning in the auditors Office
for the Lubricating Wheel and Roller
company.
This corporation has been capital
lied at $4,000 with 500 shares selling
at the value of 500 per share and
is comprised principally of local peo-
pie Calling for the manufacture. re-
pair. improvement and sale of al
kinds of wheels, rollers, pulleys, ETC.
the articles of incorporation state thai
the principle object of this concern is
to place on the market patent Whee
which is said to need oiling but abou'
once a month.
This wheel has been devised b.
"Jack" Jones and having interested
number of local capitalists in tn
movement, among whom is Captail
III. p. Howard, of Fort Walla Walla,
company was formed and as soon a.
possible, the recent invention will b
for sale.
The wheel is simple and merel,
consists of boring out the hub, f1llin
it with cotton and from hole bore
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19

19 and 20, ranges 23, "a, 25, 26 and 27,
and south half of township 21, ranges
%, "a, 25, 26 and 27, approximately
$4,000 acres, situated in Grant coun-
ty have been put into an association,
under the name of the Quincy Water
Users association. The association ap-
piled for a charter under the state law
for the purpose Of irrigating the lands.
An assessment Of two cents per acre
has been levied for the purpose of
making preliminary survey to prove
the feasibility and estimate the cost.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
MEAN THIEVES STEAL
TWO NEWsBoYs' PONIES

NORTH YAKIMA, March 19-The
officers OF this county believe a gang
of horse thieves is at work in the
valley. Many animals have been re-
ported missing this spring. The last
two reports are of ponies belonging to
newshoys. Not trace of the ponies
can be found. The boys had saved uu
their money carrying papers in order
to buy the ponies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
FIVE SEATTLE MEN ON
GOOD ROADS COMMISSION.

OLYMPIA, March 19.-Actlng Gov
Hay has appointed good ROADS ao-
visory commission. Inere Is no ioe"'
authority for such body but II mas
been the custom that such commlttee
ho named to take up better highway
matters with the state highway COM
mission. Those named by Gov. HAY
ora. Sam Hill. 6. C. Lancaster, Judge
q n. Hanford, r. II. Thomson ane
Henry L.andes, all of Seattle
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
ATTALIA Is TERMINAL
OF MUCH DISCUSSED
RAILROAD
Connections Are Already
Made Between Roads
In Question.

Strahorn's secret is no longer Sc
.cret even though he mas refused to
talk, and thu intentions, connections
and associations of the North Coast
road which have been troubling many
railroad men for more than year past,
have been determined with the an
rUuncement that the line is Harrl-
man extension, and that Alfalfa is the
terminal of the road.
Railroad officials in this section OF
the state show a tendency to take little
stock in the solution of the problem,
but a visit to Alfalfa will show that
all right of-way privileges stop there;
no grading contracts have been let this
side of that point, and the connections
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
WOULD NAME TORPEDO
BOAT AFTER MONAGHAN
Washington Senators Are WORKING te
Secure Recognition of Dead
Naval Hero

WASHINGTON, March 19-In view
of the custom made naming torpedo
boat destroyers after dead naval he
roes, an effort is being made to have
one of the five boats of this type re-
Gently authorized by congress named
after Ensign John r. Monaghan, ma
tive of Spokane, who was killed by a
band of Samoans.
Monaghan was he first naval cadet
appointed from the state of Washing
ton He met death in Samoa while
attempting to rescue a wounded COM
rade Senators Piles and Jones are
working to have Monaghan's memory
thus ffonored
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
School Work to Be Exhibited.

WHITE SALMON. March 1s-J.
Morgan Lewis, principal of the schools
here has lust sent to the educational
department of the Alaska Yukon Pa
cific exposition for exhibit a display OF
the work of the schools in White Sal
mon. The display includes work IN
mathematics. geography, free hand
drawing and nature study, represent
Ing all the grades from the first to the
eighth.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19

a moving train by the brakeman ana
conductor after he had purchased ana
presented his ticket good for ride
from North Yakima to Kiona He
claims he was not drunk, as has been
charged, but that he is a strorg pro-
hibitionist.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Booster Meeting at Lyle.

HUSUM, March ia booster
meeting was held Saturday at Lyle. on
the Columbia river. c. w. Ramsey, Of
the Klickitat Development league, and,
other Goldendale speakers were pres
ent. A few Portland residents also took
part in the meeting.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
|K|DNAPERS
ASK RANSOM
Nephew of Steel Magnate
Taken From School
Yesterday.
UNCLE PLEDGES
HUNDRED THOUSAND
Pinkerton Detectives and
Fifty Deputies Are Put
on Trail

SHARON, Pa, March 19.-Frank
Bull, the millionaire steel magnate.
announced today that he will spend
100000 searching for his nephew,
Willie Whitla, the son of Attorney
James Whitla, who was Kidnapped
from school yesterday. The kidnap-
pers sent message demanding $10,-
600 for the return of the boy. The
mother favors paying it.
Four Pinkerton detectives from
Pittsburg arrived to take up the
search. Fifty deputies were sworn
in today to assist Chief of Police
Crane. The whole western section of
the state is aroused.
There is much mystery az to how
the kidnappers expected to commune
cate with Whitla after the latter in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Missouri to Fioht Three cent Fare

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 10
That he would exhaust all powers of
the state before he would permit the
railroads to return to three-centa-m mile
passenger rates was the declaration of
Governor Hadley today. His state
ment followed the action of railroad
conference in Chicago Monday at
which the decision to restore the old
rate was taken.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
ASKS $500 DAMAGES FOR
BEING PUT OFF TRAIN.

NORTH YAKIMA, March 19.-John
Allen, sheepman OF this city, today
brought action against the Northern
Pacific Railway company to recover
$500 damages which he claims are due
him as a result of being thrown from
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
--LATEST TRACTION LINE
GOSSIP HAS o. r. e.
N. IN FIELD
Combination of Capitalists
Are Backing Movement
For New Service.

Another development in the rail-
road situation in the Walla Walla
valley was tipped off yesterday when
John W. Langdon, of the Green In
vestment company, purchased from
Braden Brothers, three miles south Of
this city, 140 acres of fertile fruit land.
which went for $500 an acre, and is to
be entered into a company tract which
the owners propose to cut up into small
acreage parcels, and to secure an cleo
trio line as one of the cards for the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
BRYAN HAS BIRTHDAY.

LINCOLN, March 19.-Wil-
liam J. Bryan is 49 years old
today: Hundreds of messages
of congratulation were receiv-
ed from all parts of the coun-
try. He postponed his lecture
tour to spend the day at home
with his family. Prominent
democrats, editors and citizens
will give the cOmmoner a ban
quet tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
OlJINCY VALLEY LAND OWN
ERS WANT WATER RIGHTS.

MORRISON, March 19.-Lands COM
prising the following townships: north
half of township H. and townships H.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19

with the o. r. & N, which are to give
the North Coast connections from Spo-
kane with the east via Walla Walla
and Pendleton; traffic connections from
Seattle to Spokane, through Alfalfa, or
connections from Seattle to the east,
via Walla Walla and Pendleton over
the Oregon Short Line, are already
made. and the contractors to whom
grading contracts have been let, are
now engaged in completing the work
from the main o. r & N. Spokane line
to the million dollar bridge across the
Columbia near Kennewick.
TranscontinentaI Line.
The recent announcement given by
those who are in a position to talk,
that the North Coast road will be
mart of transcontinental line, is TAX
en- as a further indication of the plaus-
ibility of the theory that the myster-
ions line is a part of the Hartman
system, as, with connections for the
east. either at Portland or Pendleton,
the Oregon Short Line and Southern
Pacific will furnish transportation ia
cilities to eastern points, and in that
manner the North Coast becomes
transcontinental line.
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WaEa WaIIa: Showers tonight
and Saturday.
Western Washington: Show
e~s tonight and Saturday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
TranscontinentaI Line.

tranScontinental line
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-12-11
Christmas Tree.

We shall have the usual Tree
on Holy InnOcents Day, which is
Tuesday after Christmas. twill
take place at 3 o'clock, so that
the children may get home be.
fore dark. All children of the
community will be remembered
between the ages of twelve and
one. All who have reached Il,
or under are omitted. We had
to make some limit, and this
seemed best, AS it is there are
over two hundred outside of our
Sunday School. The usual order
will be observed. The Grace
Church Sunday School children
will march in, singing, and have
reserved seats in front. No dis.
tinctiOn whatever will be made
between Grace Church children
who are not members of the Sun.
day School, and other children.
Only those who are members of
the Sunday School this year will
march with the classes.
r. r. CLAIBORNE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-12-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Wolf
have been here, all week, guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Wolf. The
many friends of Mrs. Morris
Wolf appreciate her visits and
wish they were more frequent.
They leave this afternoon for
New Orleans.
Mr.. Whitman Wilcox was a
caller at this Office on Wednes.
day. He says that what the
raisers of produce and truck
need in this parish is organiza,
ton. Without it, individuals are
at the mercy of the commission
men.
Mrs. E. L. Newsham leaves
next Friday for a visit to her
girlhood home at Donaldsonville.
Thence she will go to New Or,
leans to meet her son, Joe, com.
ing home from Spring Hill Col.
lege, Mobile, for the holidays.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-12-11
Thanksgiving Offering.

The money Offering of all the
churches together amounted TO
S29.55. st. Andrew $500; st.
Mary $3.50; St. John about s.,
and Grace Church a little over
SIS. The receipts will be sent
by Mr.. Belknap direct to treas.
urers, and will show to the pen.
ny. The vegetable offering in
Grace Church was very good,
and we have received letters Of
appreciation from the Homes. -
Grace Church News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-12-11
West Feliciana Bellies Engagement An.
nOunCed.

Mrs. Lucy j. Davis of Oak
Grove plantation announces the
engagement of her youngest
daughter, Caro- Eugene, to Mr..
Edward Noise Conrad of Gatun,
Isthmus of Panama. The mar.
riage will take place at Grace
Church, st. Francisville, early in
January.
This pleasant news will inter
est the large circle that the fam.
lily and friends of the brid e.
elect comprise. Miss Caro- is a
daughter of the late Capt. E.
Greene Davis, who served in
SCOTS LIST La. Cavalry, G. S. A.
She is one of the most popular
young ladies in West Feliciana
parish and is considered an orna-
ment to its society, not only for
her many graces and charms of
person but for a singularly sweet
and amiable disposition. Mr..
Conrad is not unknown in this
parish, where he has frequently
visited. He is a member of one
of Louisiana'S most noted old
families. His ancestors have
helped to make Louisiana history
illustrious, and he himself is a
fine specimen of it's young man.
hood. He is now serving with the
Corps of U. S. Engineers on the
Panama Canal.
The wedding is awaited with
interest and meantime many
prayers are speeding heaven.
ward for the happiness of this
proposed union of hearts and
hands.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-12-11

An interesting meeting of the
Parish Teachers Association was
held last Saturday, and a record
breaking attendance was chron-
icled, as twenty-one out of the
twenty-five teachers of the par.
ish answered roll call. The one
at Cat Island school was absent,
and the difficulty of getting here
was her ample excuse. Two SEES.
sions were held and some good
discussions were enjoyed.