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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
NEGRO COUNTERFEITER
ARRESTED AT MEMPHIS
1t Is Believed He Has Been Operat-
ing i'm Texas Towns.

San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 2.-It is
believed by secret service men in
this city that the capture at Mem
phis, Tennessee, of John G. Payne,
negro counterfeiter, will in short
time put an end to the circulation OF
a very dangerous counterfeit silver
dollar in this part of the country.
FOR a time it was believed that the
counterfeiters' circulation here were
the work of Mexicans who worked
over the Mexican silver dollar and
gave twice its value when moulded
in the form of a United States dol
lar. Two MeXicans were arrested
short time ago at Ell Paso, charged
with the crime, but their detention
in prison awaiting trial did not les
sen the inflow of counterfeit silver
1t is alleged that Payne dealt largely
with the negroes of the southwest
and that it was through them that
the product of his spurious mint
found way into circulation 1t is
declared that Payne's work is so
perfect that many of the dollars pass
! through the banks Undecided
Just how he got the weight, ring
and general appearance of the stan
dard dollar is a mystery that so Ia
is unexplained.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
That Five-DoIlar Proposition.

The Daily Light has on its sub
scription list large number Of sub
scribers who pay S. in advance for
a. years subscription. Those who
take advantage of this offer not only
save a dollar on subscription each
year, but they are not troubled with
a collector during the time. One
thing in particular that we have no
ticed is that those who pay So in ad-
vance almost invariably continue to
pay in advance, and few, if any go
back to the 50-cents-p er-month plan
If you have never tried the five-dol-
lars-a-year advance plan we want
you to try it one time and you viii
at once see how well pleased You
will be. Il
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
FAMOUS IN A DAY
FOR THE BEAUTY or
HER HANDS AND ARMS
A Free Prescription That Does Its
Work Overnight-lo Can
Prepare II at Your
Own Home.

'Its my own discovery, and II
takes Just one night to get such mar
velous results" answers Miss Grace
Benson when her friends ask her
about the marvellous changes In the
appearance of her hands and arm
lyon can do the same thing II you
will take my advice" she says;
feel It my duty to tell every woman
what this wonderful prescription dld
for me Just think of it, 1t did all
this in night 1t affords me q
world of pleasure to tell anyone Else
inst how such remarkable resnlts
we're brought about. | give you
absolutely free, the Identical pre-
scription which has removed every
defect from my hands and arms.
You can form no idea of the marvel
GUS change it will make in just one
appIicationg The prescription,
which can be prepared at your own
home. is as follows: Go to any
drug store and buy an empty two
ounce bottle and also a one ounce
bottle of Kulux Compound. Put
the entire bottle of Kulux into the
two-ounce bottle. add quarter ounce
of witch hazel and fill with water.
Mix this at home. then you Will
know that it is the genuine article.
Apply night and morning. The
first application Will astonish you.
It makes the skin transparent, re-
moves all disoolorations, such as
tan, sun spots, freckles and coarse
pores, roughness and wrinkles, and
In fact. every blemish the hands and
arms are heir to. It also produces
marvellous effect on the neck and
| shoulders. If the neck is discolored
| from being exposed to the sun or
| from wearing high collars. this pre-
scription will Immediately relieve
| that condition No matter how
/ rough and ungainly the hands ana
arms, or what abuses they have had
/ through hard work and exposure TO
sun and wind. this prescription VIII
work a wonderful transformation IN
| i9 hours at the most Thousands
| Of women are using this prescription
with Just the same results that
have had d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02

]. A. Maple, 1875 s. 7th St. Steu-
benville, o.. says: For years | sur
fered from weak kidneys and Sc
we're bladder trouble, | learned OF
Foley's Kidney Pills and their Won
derful cures so | began taking them
and sure enough | had as good re-
results as any | heard about. My
hackaehe left me and 10 one OF my
business, eXpressman. that alone is
a great advantage. My kidneys acteo
free and normal, and that saved me
a lot Of misery, II is now a pleasure
to work where II used TO be mis-
cry. Foley's Kidney Pills have cured
me and have my highest praise -
For sale by Curlin's Two Drug
Stores. d~N
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
Common Colds Must BE Taken Ser.

iously For unless cured they sap the
vitality and lower the vital resist
ance to more serious infection. Pro-
tect your children and yourself by
the prompt use of Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound and note its quick
and decisive results. For coughs,
colds, Group, whooping cough, bron-
chitis and affections of the throat,
chest and lungs, it is an every ready
and valuable remedy. For sale by
Curlin's Two Drug Stores de- W
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02

twelve years Imprisonment four
years ago from McLennan county.
The charge was forgery, and the
amount involved was 500, which
was paid back long ago.
The governor heard the woman s
appeal, and whether he was moved
by her plea, or the desire to get at
the large accumulation of work upon
his desk, cannot be said, but he did
sign pardon and as he took it in
person to Private Secretary ]. 7.
Bowman to be forwarded to Hunts
vile, the woman fell on her knees
and offered up a prayer to the One
above who marks even the sparrow's
fall
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
FIVE DOLLAR BILL
CARRIED THIRTY YEARS
This Wonderful Feat Is Performed
by Kansas Man.

San Antonio, Texas, Sept q
Carrying a five dollar bill for thirty
years without spending it is feat
that few men can perform, yet NJ. P
Hallowell of Munden, Kas, who mas
large interests in this city and ticin-
ity, turned the trick. Thirty years
ago, an aunt of Mr.. Hailowells be.
queathed him five dollars in viii
The bequest in form of a five dollar
bill was paid to him in 1881 This
bill was folded away and kept until
today when it was invested in sill
yer mining stock of the Silver Hill
mine in Mexico. The bill had been so
carefully kept that it was but little
soiled, having been almost new
when it came into the possession of
Hallowell.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
Anniversary OF Big Rain.

J r. Thompson, ST., was in re-
miniscent mood Monday, and stated
to a Mirror man that just "a years
ago Monday there started falling
what proved to be the heaviest rain
fall that this section of the country
has ever experienced, before or
since He stated that the summer
and winter of 1886 and the spring
and summer of 1887 had been en-
tremely dry, and that the ground had
great cracks in it as is usually the
case in this black land belt dur
ing drouth, but, on August 2Sth,
1887. rain commenced falling in tor
rents and continued until well into
the following day, when, according
to the best methods then in vogue
for measuring the rainfall, between
"a and 26 inches of water fell, flood
ing this, Ellis and Navarro coun-
ties, the creek between this point
and Haley's gin being over mile
wide. A number of buildings floated
from their foundations and a mum
Der of people were drowned, besides
large number of stock.-Hillsborc
Mirror
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
HUSBAND WILL WAIT
IN VAIN FOR WIFE.
En- Route to Join Him She Jumps
Overheard from Liner and
Is Drowned.
Associated Press Special

Associated Press Special
New York, Sept 2-The hus-
band of Justina Fight, who is waiting
for her to join him on an Arkansas
farm, will wait in vain When the
steamer Rhein arrived here today
from Bremen the captain reported
that Mrs. Fight jumped overheard
on the morning of August 20, and
was dead when taken out of the wa
ter 1t is thought the woman was de-
mented
The chief officer was on the
bridge when the alarm was given
that a woman had jumped over
board. The steamer checked her
speed and swung around in circle
while boat was lowered and the
crew picked up the body. Mrs. Fight
was buried at sea.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
PRAYS IN GOVERNORS OFFICE.
Woman Thus Gives Thanks for Far
don of Husband.
Associated Press Special

Austin, Texas. Sept "A wom-
an who knelt, and smiling through
her tears asked Divine Providence
TO shower blessings upon the COVER
nor of the state OF Texas, was
sn,ctacle In the private office OF
Governor Colquitt yesterday
The woman. the daughter of a
Methodist minister of North Texas,
came 10 Austin with her two emil
dren. aud made personal appeal to
the chief executive for pardon lor
her husband, who was sentenced TO
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02

school superintendent First NJ f.
church, South, ] F. Isbell, pastor
]. b. Dry, Sunday school soperin-
tendent Line Street NJ, h. church,
South, j. w. Holsapple, pastor; r.
II. Cough, Sunday school superin-
tendent Central Christian church
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
81 90 MCAIcster COal.

| will book you big lump Meal
lister coal at $500 per ton But this
coal will not be the best quality. If
you want quality as well as big lump
it will cost you $3.50 per ton deliv-
cred Both phones Is. d. II, Thomp-
son 1877
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
Tell lis About n.

This paper can give all the local
news only as our friends lend us their
cooperation II anyone visits you. II
you contemplate leaving town. II you
see or hear or do anything out Of the
ordinary days routine. tell us about
it. that we NAV tell the public.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
Fish Pond and Cream Supper.

The ladies of the Main Street
Christian church will give an ice
cream supper and fish pond on the
court house lawn Saturday night. Ice
cream and cake will be served and
the children can enjoy themselves
with the fish pond. Don't miss 1t. %
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
FoIey's Kidney Remedy (Liquid)

| FoIey'S Kidney Remedy Nbiqu'ul
| Is great medicine of proven value
for both acute and chronic Kidney
and bladder ailments II is especiai /
" recommen to elderly people
for it's wonderful tonic and recon
structive qualities, and the perman
ent relief and comfort ii gives them
For sale by Curlin's TWO Drug
Stores. ""
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02

The Daily hght want column rs
the medium between the buyer and
seller. Get out of the old rut--a few
dimes spent in advertising through
! the want column WIN bring ~ tn
! Aesirea results.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02

If you have house FOR rent don
waste your time goiTg about trying
to find some one to occupy IT. Inc
cheapest and quickest way to let the
people know it is to place For
Rent ad in the want column OF the
Daily Light.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-07-07
ROCKY FORD wOODMEN
Capture Prizes at Big Log Rolling in
Pueblo on the Fourth

Rocky Ford Camp, No. le5. Woodmen
Of the World, captured about all the
honors at the big annual log rolling Of the
eighteenth district of Colorado, in Pueblo
on the Fourth.
To the number of several hundred the
local Woodmen. their families. friends and
big string of candidates filled the special
train and shortly before o'clock were
off to celebrate Independence Day in
Minnequa park. They had glorious day
for the glorious occasion. and spent it
gloriously.
Exhibition drills were put on by some
of the crack drill teams of the state, in
GLIDING the head camp team from Dem
yer, to which was awarded the first prize
of $3.50 and the retention of the hand
some head camp trophy for another year.
Following the drill came the saving and
ehopplng contests, the former being won
by Shoemaker and Hill of this city. who
succeeded in saving block from foo,
thick hard oak log in ls seconds. They
were awarded the prize offered by the
Pueblo Commerce Club.
The big feature of the log rolling was
the initiation of 325 candidates into the
mysteries of woodoraft by Head Consul
Boak of Denver and other officers of the
head camp. assisted by the degree team
of Valley Camp. Pueblo.
And in this Rocky Ford again captured
the honors and first prize by having the
largest class outside of Pueblo for initia-
ton. Rocky Ford Camp had rs candid
ates in line, a most creditable showing
especially when it is known that the cam
paign for members was commenced by
the local camp just month ago.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-07-07

The Rocky Ford Chauauqua again pleasure of the and
this last this third
both in attendance and the quality
afforded much fact that but little effort
to the required for its continuance next
Owing principally to the and executive ability of the West
Redah Chauauqua have the chautauqua business
furnished with the finest
able the fields of oraory music humo religious and reform
thought Our people quick realize the absurd small price
the artists the realm
the highest figures the lecture platform and they
be heard through the medium of syndicate
for their
period
only criticism that be offered that the
musical numbers quite good expected but that
they away common hem-noaby the
far ahead of anything heard the cau
platform and in themselves well worth the amount paid for
seasons ticket
Amongst the pleasing surprises furnished that of the lecture
Zehner last Friday afternoon This lady lecturer, it
the suragete ORDER but Of this her talk
patriotism and talented and refined this most pleasing
surely intoxicating the principles of Amer
cansm and love of county wherever she heard
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-07-07

The Otero Agricultural Club will hold
its postponed meeting on Saturday, July
8. in the A. B. S. Co. meeting room used
by the club. and the following interesting
program has been prepared for the after
noon:
Cantaloupes-Pioking Packing and
Shipping" ----------Prof. P. X. Blinn
Fifteen minutes discussion led by o. w.
West, o. J. Baxter, G. A. Wheelock,
George Todd
"Hogs for Profit" $50 C. F. Burke
Fifteen minutes discussion led by c. j..
Cover, George Samples. Mr.. Human
Owing to the Importance of the ques-'
tons involved there will undoubtedly be
large attendance at this meeting.
The Arkansas Valley Ditch association
water suit with Kansas will also be gen
orally discussed and the committee will
make its report.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-07-07
Marshal Craig Killed by Bob Harris
on Night of Fourth
Negro Murderer Escaped After Fatal Shooting, But was
Captured About SO Hours Later by the Mayor
and Acting Chief of Police

But little hour the curtain should
be rung down upon quiet peacable anniversary of
nations birth the clean record besmrched by
the most awful crime that has been perpetrated
in orderly and peace-lovins city, and result
thereof police officer is lying cold in death and
another lies grievously injured, while yet another
with his wife and aged parents occupants of the
county Jail.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-07-07

She was followed on Friday
evening by Sid Landon, who for
an hour and a half kept his big
audience convulsed with laughter
by his character portrayals of
some of Uncle Sans family.
There is nothing offensive in the
way that Landon ha ndles his sub
ject and his monologue is almost
as excellent as his pictures of real
life and we have yet to meet any
one that did not think his charac-
terization of the old Hoosier as
the equal of anything they had
ever witnessed.
The Hattie Rood Grace Co.,
consisting Of Mrs. Grace and her
twin daughters, gave pleasing
concert Friday afternoon and
evening.
On Saturday afternoon the
largest crowd that had yet been
assembled heard FrancisJ .Heney,
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-07-07

people Rocky they
o'clock Tuesday night when those returning
attendance the chautauqua heard the that like
wdre down the street that Bob Harris the and has
Night Marshall Ripper to be followed few minutes by the
still shocking that the coored despaado had killed Mar
shall Craig.
In remarkably short time legion of armed citizens accom-
panied deputies
the alleged find that shocking
mort was onv too true Stretched on the lawn the Harris home
South Thirteenth the rigid form of
marshal whose pad face upturned the soft light of the
and the white shirt bosom spreading crimson stain that
muey told the tragedy Over him standing guard old
veteanJack Sharp neghbor just the waywho the
upon the while within the house
though coo-the aged
wife, and bleeding bodies also evidence
and Dr. Barbours home office but blocks
wounded Kppewhose shattered
aceraed tongue prevented his adding anything but symbolic
testimony that murder and attempted murder had been DONE
1t required but examination by D Pollock and Wolfe
that Marshal Craig had met instant DEATH and under dc
Wilson
acting orders of Mayor Comanthe only
with auhority-he wife parents of Bob
them from the spreading
through searching
ences terrible fight showing every side in
furniture blood despatched walls and the snteed
of the officers clubs ttering the floor Even while
investigations In progress the man hunt was being carried by
armed who appeared spring from all Sides but trace
the murderer could be found
About o'clock Wednesday morning arrived and
personal charge of the hunt and in the early dawn
ees armed deputies conducting search of the
Improbable hiding places, fleeing only
block along the bank of the Rocky Ford ditch
There the blood stains ended and although
of the rauay cowboys
combined myriad
coaess having been almost
night again closed down without the finding of the fugitive
guards detailed patrol the streets that the tmd
might securely within their homes.
night of tfu by the majority of people
grateful before o'clock yesterday
whistle proclaim the dngs that the black murderer had been
captured safely the the county Jail at La Junta
capture told of his by Acting Chief of Police
Tney Mayor Ooman and members
night guard thoroughly cowed broken desparado
who allowed
struggle
To E. l.. P. Hanson night guards
negro street.
covering Harris AS they went guard after the Wednesday
footprints the damp earth leading
an open of the coored Baptist church
believing they had found their
ed the place o'clock yesterday morning
them and told the In company with Jack
Tnsey had been appointed temporarily fill the position
city marshal couple guards they the hid
ing place greeted by the apparon of the blood stained
negro standing the doorway with empty and upied hands
but a few securely
their prisoner place in A. W. Wghts and him
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-07-07
nARRlAdE KNOTS
We're Apparently Not All Tied In the
Month of June

On the first day of July romance thai
had its beginning couple of decades age
had its elimination in the wedding Of
Henry A. Ball and Mrs. L. Regain OF
Brookfield. Mo. The marriage ceremony
was performed by Rev. o. L. Orion at the
home of the brides relativesl Mr., and
Mrs. G. K. Bumgarner, where she was WIS.,
iting.
Away back in their young days Mr.. Ball
and his newly made bride had been
sweethearts but they drifted apart and
in time took unto themselves other lfe's
partners. For many years they had
heard nothing of each other. until Mrs.
Regain came out to visit her relatives and
look after some business matters. They
met again and finding that they were free
concluded to spend the remainder of their
lives in each others company, continuing
the story so abruptly broken off so many
years ago. and IN his pleasant and cozy
home in Garden Place the happy groom
one of well-known and most prominent
farmers-is reaping the fulfillment of
loves young dream. The Enterprise
joins in extending hearty congratulations.
pAvIs-MoBERLY
A very quiet but pretty wedding was
celebrated at the home Of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Cassius Davis, five
miles southeast of Rocky Ford, on Sun
day. July 2, the occasion being the marri-
age Of their daughter Setta to Mr.. Louis
Moberly.
Promptly at p. m. the bridal party
entered the room where the beautiful
marriage service of the Methodist Church
was read by Rev. Chas. R. Mathis. pastor
Of the Methodist Episcopal church of
Swink. The bride was attended by her
sister. Mrs. Esther Trout of Rocky Ford.
while c. Moberly Of La Junta, the groom's
brother. acted as best man. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moberly are well known in this vioi-
nifty and they certainly start right on llfe's
journey together. Both are oonseorated
christians, he being member of the off,
cal board of the Newdale M. E. church
and she occupying place in the Epworth
League cabinet and also a teacher in the
Sunday school.
Their many friends Join in wishing them
happiness and prosperity. They will
reside in Newdale.