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, 1909-11-18
A Mysterious Disease

John M. Wilcox one of the old
time ranchmen of this country and
cowman OF statewide reputation,
who now resides on the old Baggott
ranch on Encampment river, was IA
Saratoga visitor Friday. He re-
ports a deadly disease among his
horses, by which he has lost twelve
head in the past year, ten of them
recently,of a disease that has baffi-
ed every effort to handle. The
symptoms are, dropping of the
head, swelling of the legs and
dragging of the hind feet. The
appetite remains good and the an
imal will eat right up to toe hour
of death. No cough and no dis
charge. Mr.. Wilcox keeps the best
grade of horses and his loss is not
less than 81, 800. One animal worth
5000 was sick but a week, and a
team for which he had just refused
$500. died in a fortnight after
ward. Horses on the range as well
as those in pasture and those in
the stable in daily use, all are AT
fected alike. At present he has a
two-year-old stallion from Torrent
and a perfect image of the old horse
that begins to show symptoms of
the disease. Mr.. Wilcox has but
one team left to do the work on a
large ranch. He has sent for DR.
w. f. Pfaeging, State Veterinar-
ian, to aid in the eradication of the
disease. No other horses in that
, 1909-11-18
by ID. M. PLAIsrER.)

by d. M. PLAIsTER.)
The Elkhorn Copper Mining
Company, an Oklahoma corpora
hon, most of whose stock is held
by Oklahoma City business men,
held it's third annual meeting of
.the stockholders at their Office at
BIZ West Main street, Oklahoma
City, October 26th, 1909.
General Manager, Ray Campbe |
attended the meeting and gave an
Extensive and detailed report of
|the progress at the mine since the
Organization of the company in
September, 1906, incluping re-
ports of expert miners and mining
Engineers who had recently in
|spected the property. His report
was enthusiastically received and
was most encouraging and graft
Flying to the stockholders.
Iu part, he said that during the
mouths of August aud September
|l9O9 he shipped four carload lots,
'l50 tons of the ore to Denver
.smelters that averaged IL per
gent copper. That there is now
blocked out, by the more than TOO
fleet of underground workings,
enough ore to justify the company
lin installing a modern smelter
with a capacity of at least 100 tons
daily. That preparatory 10 install
ing this smelter, two sh fits of
miners are at work running a $50
foot tunnel to connect with the
present workings. That this tun-
mel will drain the mine completely
and greatly facilitate the handling
of the ore.
M. b. McKillip, superintendent
of the mine, is more than enthuis-
astic over ths ore now being block
, 1909-11-18
Assistant Secretary
Examines Accounts

Harry L. Forrest, assistant sec
rotary of the United SHELTERS,
Railway and Copper company, ar
rived in Encampment Thursday,
after being away on business con-
nected with affairs of the company
since last January. Mr.. Forrest
is an expert book-keeper and he
has returned to check up the books
and voucher the accounts so they
may be- in shape to be taken up
and settled at any time. Owing to
the many difficulties in getting
the affairs untangled and all ac-
counts settled, it has taken longer
than expected, but 1T will not be
long before this part of the bust
5 will be settled and the direct
ors will be able to take up the
question of going ahead with the
much needed development of the
company's property, 1t Is hoped
this will be done in the early
spring aud that the property will
be ON II paying basis before fall
Encampmsnt Herald.
, 1909-11-18

neighborhood are afflicted in he
same way at this time, tho other
ranchmen have been losers by the
same disease within the past three
years.
Hon. w. L. Peryam lost a num-
Der Of horses, two or three
years ago, by the same dis
ease and the Campbell Sheep
Company on Pass creek were
also loosers several years ago
by the same disease. Some ranch
men call the disease"Swamp fever
but Mr., Wilcox says the afflicted
animals have not the least fever
and that horses that run on the
range, where there is no swamp, are
just as liable to the disease as those
in low, swampy ground. No one,
not even any of the veterinarian S,
who have examined afflicted horses,
has been able to diagnose the dis
ease.
, 1909-11-18

ed out and the appearance of the
underground workings. That
there is a large ore body, and that
OF high grade copper consistency,
has been proven without a doubt
by the development work already
completed. The vein has not
only increased in size but also the
ore of the vein has greatly in
screaed in value as greater depth
was reached
When it is remembered that the
Elkhprn has, without a single
shutdown, been in operation since
the company was formed, too much
credit cannot be given Ray Camp
bell by whose untireing efforts this
record has been made possible.
Realizing that in the Elkhorn, he
and his associates had one of the
best copper mines in the State of
Wyoming, he has slowly and care
fully developed the proposition to
the credit of this district and his
judgement as n manager.
The retiring board of directors
was unanimously reelected. Fol-
lowing are the present officers of
the company.
Curtis Branson, President; Har-
ry Bass, Vice President; Ray
Campbell, Secretary and General
Manager; A. r. Newport, Treas
nrer.
, 1909-11-18

TUNNEL
|upt. McKillip Receives Orders to
Begin Construct 0n-Will Drain
800 Il. of Mining work.

M. b. McKillip, mining Supt.
fthe Efkhorn mine, was in Friday
nd Saturday from that place.
lie received orders from Ray
ampbell, IN tnager, who is now in
oklahoma, to at once begin work
a a tunnel which is Intended to
rain the mine. The tunnel will
e commenced at the slope of the
ill and run in AGO feet, where it
bill connect with the shaft at a
)epth of 800 feet from the surface.
hr. McKiliip says it will take
bout four months to drive this
nnnel but when it is completed it
bill drain the mine for 500 feet
Ind will also drain 800 feet of the
lein. Mr.. McKillip said: "The
irving of this tunnel is going to
implify our work in the Elkhorn
Fonderfully. The tunnel will not
lnly drain the workings, but il will
)heapen the getting out of the ore
ind the taking in of mine timbers.
Handling everything in the way of
|imbers, ore and water, by means
Pf one shaft, makes a great deal of
york.
81 have been at work in the Elk
horn since last March and all the
york l have done has been in ore
Che vein is from five to seven feet
h thickness and we have taken
lut enough ore while doing this
development work to pay the en-
fire expenses of the work. That
+ something phenomenal in my
)stimation, There are few mines
b the country that can say the
"The ore has been grey copper
hp to this time but in the bottom
the shaft can see we are coming
INTO sulphides. Grey copper is a
Concentration of ores which has
|aken place because the ore matter
baye been exposed to the action of
both the air and water, When we
get below permanent water we will
ind the ore in it's natural state,
Fhich is sulphide. When the tun-
bel is completed we will have 800
FEET of stopping above us, the ore of
Fhich will all run from IL to Is
per cent"
, 1909-11-18

Miss Bertha billiard, private tutor
to Maud Watt, the little daughter of
Mr.. aud Mrs. Matt Watt on Cedar
creek, was in from that place over
Sunday on a visit to her sister Mrs W.
p. Hays.
, 1909-11-18

Mrs, j. w. Case, who has been UP
here the past month, taking care of
her daughter, Mrs. Lufkin, left for
her home in Hanna yesterday morn
ing. Mrs. Lufkin is improving, but
very slowly.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15

A 500-mile canal, projected to
drain the great swamps of Florida,
would reclaim 100000 acres of
land.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15
SAN ANTONIO
IS ADVERTISING
WANTS PROPOSITION FOR BUILD
ING ROAD TO BROWNSVILLE.
Offeros 100000 Bonus for Capital
lists to Undertake Construction
People Along Line Will Give Cash
and Lands Amountingto 81 200, 900

That San Antonio's Business Men s
club has not abandoned the idea of
building railroad to Brownsville. is
evidenced by the following advertise
ment which appears in the current
number of the Engineering News:
The city of San Antonio through
the Business Mems Club, will con-
slider propositions from capitalists or
railway builders in connection with
project to build railway from San
Antonio to Brownsville, a distance
of about 800 miles. The city of San
Antonio to give 100000 of which it
is prepared to give SIS, 900 as a cash
bonus and the remainder to be used
in obtaining right-of-Way to the BeX-
ar county line and securing terminals
with in the city. Capitalists are stat
ed to be figuring on this proposition,
but as no definite contract has as yet
been submitted the Business Mems
Club of San Antonio is free to enter
tain propositions from any capitalists
or railway builders wishing-to build
this line. The City of San Antonio
does not intend to build this road it
self, nor does it wish to employ any
engineers to make preliminary sur
veys, nor does it wish to finance the
road itself. The city and the people
of the country through which the line
will pass are willing to give as a
bonus, either in lands or money, APP
proximately 100000 and to make
contracts with responsible railway
builders, who in turn will be required
to give evidence of substantial f.
nancial backing and to furnish salts
factory bond. John B. Darlington is
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15
GEO. P. BROWN, Sec. >
VIII Be Entertained.
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.
Martinez Murder Case is CalIed-No
Jury Secured.

In the district court this morning
the case of Manuel Martinez. charged
with murder, was called and both
state and defendant announced ready
for trial. A special venire of 100
men had been summoned for this
morning and was exhausted, with
only six jurors being secured Judge
Hopkins ordered the sheriff to sum-
mon another special venire of 100
men to appear tomorrow afternoon at
two O'Clock. Judge Hopkins gave ex-
plicit instructions to the deputies in
charge of the jury not to let them
separate as did a jury on a capital
case at last term. He also stated that
the jury would under no circum-
stances be allowed to leave the court
house, excepting for the purpose of
getting their meals.
Martinez is charged with the muir
der of another Mexican near Santa
Maria, the crime being alleged to
have been committed about seven
years ago.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15
LOCAL ITEMS

Would buy small ranch of 500 or
1000 acres, with buildings, is suited
Address "F, care Herald. 3-13-3
A Good Move.-A new concrete
sidewalk will be laid in front of the
Putegnat building on Elizabeth
street. work having begun on it this
morning Next
Wanted the Address or present To-
cation of DR.. Sherwood Robinson at
one time residing at Eagle Lake, Tex
as. Address or call upon F. G. Fow-
Ter, Hotel Majestic Brownsville,
Texas 1888
Deported.-Two Mexicans. Pablo
de Leon and Zenobio Tijerina, who
have been held in detention at the
local immigration office for the past
three weeks on account of being con-
tract laborers, were deported Saturday
upon advices from the department of
commerce and labor.
Building DeIayed.-Owing to delay
in receiving the doors and window
sashes for the new Herald building,
work has been suspended on the
building for several weeks. The ma
terial was ordered over two months
ago, and, had it been received
promptly, the building would have
been completed and The Herald in it's
new home long since.
Bought at "LittIe Indiana
Franklin Beal and Edward eBal of
Fairbanks, Iowa. who have been on
the valley for the past two weeks, left
for home yesterday. Before leaving
they purchased a fififty-five acre tract
of land in Little Indiana" which
they will have cleared at once.
Messrs. Beal expect to move Their
families here as soon as possible and
make Brownsville their home. Both
gentlement are delightd with the eli
mate and the opportunities offered
here.
Booklets are Notwithstanding
R. N Magill of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley Commercial Club, left yester-
day for Houston to inspect the work
on the booklet that the club is pub
fishing and if the work is satisfactory,
the booklets will be accepted and
to Brownsville at once. Mr..
Magill will return Wednesday The
booklets are expected to arrive the
latter part of the week, when anyone
wishing copies to send to friends can
obtain them by calling at the club
rooms.
Averted q unaway.-Grabbing
horse by one of it's hind legs, NJ Fink
yesterday afternoon stopped the
animal and perhaps pre-
vented some serious accident The
horse belonging to DR.. B. o.
Works. which was hitched to a buggy,
while standing in front of Willman's
Pharmacy became frightened and
started to run at breakneck speed
up Elizabeth street, when Mr.. Fink
who was standing near the scene
promptly ran out into the street and
stopped the runaway. Mr.. Fink
to catch the reins
which were dragging, but missed
them and caught the animals
leg instead. stopping the runaway as
described.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15

A great deal of American manufac-
lures of wood are sold in Edinburgh,
Scotland.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15
Cotton Farmers.

We have bought and will in a few
days begin erecting at San Benito,
Somplete cotton ginning plant which
Will have a capacity of one 500 ID.
bale every fifteen minutes. The ma
ehinery is all the latest improved and
the plant will be one of the best in
Texas. We viii be prepared 20 pay
ire highest market price for cotton
il the seed or will gin for TOLL Buy
SIS win be at all points on the branch
prepared to pay cash for cotton in
siy lTan-.Ty.
san Beaito Gotten Gin Company
3 5eHifg texas
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15
Idle Threats.

My parents used to threaten to
beat some sense into my head :"
Those idle threats that parents
never carry out should be discouraged
in every way possible -
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15
HOUSTON CLUB
ACCEPTS INVITATION
Letter to Secretary MagiII Announces
Date of Visit TO Brownsville.

Upon learning of the intended visit
of the Houston Trade Excursion to
this section. Secretary R. n. Magill
of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Com
mercial Club, with his accustomed
forethought, Immediately wrote ex-
tending a cordial invitation to the
Houstonians to visit Brownsville and
the valley. In response, the follow
ing letter has been received by Mr.,
MagiIl from Secretary George P.
Brown of the Houston Trade Excur-
sion Club:
Houston, March IL. 1909.
r. n. Magill. Secretary Lower Rio
Grande Valley Commercial Club.
Brownsville, Texas.
Dear Sir: On behalf of the mem
bers of the Houston Trade Excursion
Club, wish to thank you and at the
same time accept your kind invitation
to visit your fair city. You know
that in trade courtesy and success go
hand in hand, and 1 assure you that
the Houston Business Men only want
an excuse to visit Brownsville.
The party will arrive at Browns
vile by special train Tuesday, March
23rd at $40 p. m. and remain over
night, leaving Wednesday morning,
Marching oath at IL a. M They
would highly appreciate an oppor-
tunity to meet your business men if
such an arrangement can be agree
ably made. On Tuesday night they
would like to show Houston on can
vass with steropticon views Very
truly yours,
GEO. P. BROWN, Sec.
VIII Be Entertained.
The entertainment of this excur-
sion has been referred to the stand
ing entertainment committee of the
club which will meet in a few days
and decide upon a program of en-
tertainment AS the visitors will
be here all of Tuesday night and
nearly all of Wednesday forenoon
they will have ample time to meet the
local business men as they request.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15
Herald Want Ads
For saIe-siiscellaneous

FOR sALE-one I2xIe Button
Strap Erie boiler. with stack and
front complete, used about five
months. Hidalgo Irrigation Co.. Me-
Allen, Texas. 3-2-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15
Notice.

am now ready to pay all Gamer
on county Warrants up to and includ-
ing the seventh (7th) class.
Interest on all Cameron Counts
interest bearing Warrants, due March
LIST, 1909. shall be paid, as well as
Warrants Of the same class up r.
and including No. POI.
EDGAR l.. HICKS,
County Treasurer. Cameron Co.. Tex.
2-27-1m
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15

Several of the Roman emperors Wis
tied Britain, but one died there. This
was Severus who died at York, Feb
ruary 4, A. d. 211. The great tumu-
lus remaining at York is shown az
his funeral pile His ashes were taken
to Rome
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15

FOR SALE-In barrels or car LOAD
lots fine native lime. Apply TO John
Closner, Chaplin, Texas C2-5-tt
FOR SALE-Three. choice lots in
West Brownsville at a bargain if sold
soon; 1000 acres fine river front
bargain, $27 per acre. G. HeIbig.
Rio Grande Hotel. 1888
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15

The Brownsville Rifles viii report
at the armory tonight at eight o'clock
for the purpose of undergoing inspec-
ton by Major H. L. Ripley. of the
Sth U. S. Cavalry, who has been de-
tailed for this duty This will be the
first inspection of the new company
by a regular army officer.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15

Major Ripley of the Sth U. S. Cav
airy. stationed at San Antonio, ar
rived in the city on the noon train
and will inspect the Brownsville Ri
fies tonight
A. R. McCollum. editor and mana
ger of the Waco emi-Weekly Tri-
bune, spent several days here visiting
his SON, C. B. McCollum, leaving for
home today. Mr.. McCollum is one
of the ablest and most successful
newspaper publishers in Texas, and
has made the Tribune one of the best
known papers in the state The Her.
aid Office enjoyed a call from him
while ne was in the city
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15
Notice

DR.. J. S. Steele. of Monterey. viii
be in Brownsville Wednesday, March
18th, and can be found at the Miller
Hotel. DR.. Steele limits his practice
to the diseases of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, and the fitting of glasses.
3-15-2
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-15
Meteorogolical Report.

The following observations were
taken at the South Texas Garden for
the "a nourts ending at eight o'clock
today;
The Republican journal., 1909-03-25
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers in real estate were
recorded in Waldo County Registry of Deeds
for the week ending March %, 1909:
Herbert E. Bradman, Belfast to Charles E.
Knowlton, do; land and buildings in Belfast.
Oliver r. Bowdoin, Cambridge to Leroy S..
Nickerson, Stockton Springs; land in Stockton
Springs.
Caroline T. Baker, Belfast, to Amos E. earle
ton, do; land in Winterport.
Joseph H. Carleton, Winterport, to John W.
Arey, do; land in Winterport.
Nancy Curtis, Swanville, to Emerson Knowl-
ton, Monroe; land and buildings in Monroe.
Clifton P. Ellis, Searsport, to Gertrude NJ
Ellis, do; land and buildings in Searsport.
George M. Gray, Troy, to William F. Estes,
Dixmont; land and buildings in Troy
Horace Purington Co., Waterville to Charles
W. Wood, Burnham; land and buildings in
Burnham.
Minnie E. kenney, Burnham, to Dominik
Sussi, Pittsfield; land and buildings in Burn
ham.
Arthur W. and Warren Lear, Pennington
to Joel P. Wood, Northport; land and buildings
in Northport
Sanborn Mcfarland, Rico, Col, to James L.
Bean, Searsmont; land in Searsmont
Caroline E. Mari, Swanvile to Edward A.
Gross, do; land and buildings in Swanville.
The Republican journal., 1909-03-25

william F. Coombs cut his finger last Fri
day in the power cutter in the Estabrooks
Factory. The wound is doing well and
'ne niger undoubtedly will be saved.
There is to be an entertainment and social
az the Town House. Lincolnville this, Thurs
my evening for the benefit of the organ
bought for the Tucker schoolhouse, where
services have recently been held by Rev.
Z. II. Harvey of West Northport.
II VIII be good news to Belfast music-lovers
70 learn that the Ladies' Quartette composed
OF Mrs. Z. w. Wescott, Mrs. E, P. Frost. Mrs.
II. 5. Pitcher and Miss Emma Skay is to fur
nlsh the evenings entertainment for the May
festival to be held in Memorial Hall, May 3rd.
IN the afternoon there will be sale, baby
SHOW and May pole dance.
Tomorrow, Friday, evening there will be an
entertainment and sociable at the Brainard
schoolhouse, Northport There will be an in
teresting program of recitations and music by
W. r Greenlaw's fine Victor machine etc. Ice
cream and candy will be on sale The proceeds
ofthe evening will be devoted to the work of
the church in West Northport.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqu
Alumni will-be held with Mrs. George Mahon-
ey, No Salmond street, on Thursday after
noon, April LIST. All Chautauquan graduates
are invited. The study of Switzerland and
readings from, 'Our Life in the Swiss High
lands,' also Poems of Places will be the topics
for this meeting. Roll-call quotations about
the Alps.
The Republican journal., 1909-03-25
= The Winter Record of Ten PuIIets.

To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: | think
that the following may be interesting as a
winter laying record for 10 pullets. Be it said
that the birds are Barred Plymouth Rocks, that
they began to lay, variously, at the end Of Oc-
tober and during November, when they were
part of large flock. During December they
were housed with dozen Rhode Island Reds,
but even then laid an average, the ten of them
of 80 eggs per day.
In January, in pen by themselves,
tone brooder part time) 80 per day
In February,
tone brooder part time). .......5 per day
In March, q days. ................7.3 per day
During March the ten have twice laid 10
day; three times, 8; five times 8: thgee times Z,
which considering they have been laying stead
lily all winter, is remarkably good winter work
for ten pullets. They have had no male with
them. They have been fed all the time dry
feed quart wheat in morning few scraps
or pint of oats at noon; Z quart cracked corn at
night broadcast Park & Pollard dry mash before
them in hopper all the time, with meat scraps
and cabbage occasionally. Yours truly,
AMATEUR.