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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
Serious Acting.

Author-I see you gave BIinks an
important part in this play. / thought
you were not good friends.
Manager-That's all right He gets
mobbed in the last act by a bunch Of
supers.
But that's all stage play"
"Not this time. have selected there
supers from among his creditors."--
Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
DAVENPORT GIRL is GONE
Ella May KiIcber Believed 90 HRVS
ElOped.

Ella May KilCher Believed 90 HRVG
Eloped.
Whether she eloped. met with foul
play or simply ran away from home
is a mystery which has been placed
I'm the hands OF the Davenport po-
lice by relatives Of Ella May Kilchsr
q years old, daughter OF Jacob
Kilcher. 513 Warren street II IS
possible that the girl may have elop-
ed with a man named Porter with
whom she had been on familiar
terms for some time prior 20 her
departure. Portor is missing from
Davenport. and the most plausible
theory is that the pair eloped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
Democrats. Attention.

A meeting OF the democratic city
township committee will be held at
Rock Island Turner hall Thursday,
March g, at p. m. for the purpose
of placing in nomination a city
township ticket. All democrats OF
the city are invited 10 be present.
BERT CORKEN, Chairman.
r. W. LAMONT, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

ner. Mrs. Mabel Usbone. Ella Van den
Berghe, ID. NJ Watts, Charles Wilger
Harvey ID. Whistler, Joseph * Wells
Mr.. Walker. Blanche Williams. For
eign: George Crothy, Camil Colpaert
c. c. Puciori, Henrie Van den Brier-
she.
HUGH 4. J. MDONALD.
Postmaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
Rufnrd posi-. Attention

Comrades of John Buford post are
requested to meet at Memorial hall
at p. m. Wednesday to attend the
funeral of deceased comrade, DR.. G.
G. Craig.
Signed. P. F. cox.
Commander.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

Don't you like TO get close TO ma
ture sometimesf"
Sure. I'm very fond OF these palm
ooms."-Pittsburg Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
Quick Relief for RheumatIsm.

George W. Rooms. Lawton, Mich
says: "Dr. Detchon's Relief for
Rheumatism has given my wife
wonderful benefit for rheumatism.
She could not lift hand or foot, had
TO be lifted for two months. She
began the use of the remedy and
improved rapidly. On Monday she
could not move and on Wednesday
she got up, dressed herself and walk
ed out for breakfast" Sold by Otto
Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue, Rock
Island and Gust SchlegeI, 20 West
Second street, Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
ILLINOIS ICE men
To MEET IN CITY
Two Hundred Dealers to At
tend Convention Beginning
Tomorrow.
IoWANs COME WEDNESDAY
Joint Session of Two Associations
Scheduled Here-Banquet We'd
nesday Night.

The Illinois Ice Dealers association
will hold its annual convention in TINS
city tomorrow and Wednesday. There
are to be morning and afternoon ses-
sions as well as banquet at the Ne"
Harper Wednesday evening. Two
hundred dealers from all parts of thf
state are expected to be present, ans
in addition there will be large num-
Der of Iowa dealers here Wednesday
afternoon and evening. The Iowa deal
ers are to hold state convention in
Davenport Wednesday and Thursday,
and the Wednesday afternoon meet
ing in this city will be a joint affair.
The sessions will be held at the New
Harper
The convention will be called TO or
der tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
The complete program for the two
days meeting follows:
TUESDAYS PROGRAM.
MORNING SESSION.
Registration: $50 to 10 a. m.
Call to order, 10 a. N.
Address of welcome-Mayor George
Washington McCaskrin.
Response-Ex-Presid l. s. Cal
lender
Roll call. followed by regular order
of business.
Adjourn for luncheon. IL O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Automobile trip for the ladies.
Continuation OF the regular order of
business.
New business.
Resolutions by J. F. Nickerson.
Address and report by Theo. o. Vii
ter, president of the American Associ-
alton of Refrigeration on the Vienna
congress and the Third International
congress Of refrigeration 10 be held in
the United States in 1913.
The Cost of the Retail Delivery of
Ice" a paper read by James W. Scott
of New York. before the Natural Ice
association convention last November.
CBy requesD J. s. Calender
Announcements
Adjourn
EVENING.
Illinois theatre. The Third De
gree" conferred upon the ice man.
WEDNESDAYS PROGRAM.
MORNING SESSION.
Call to order, $50 a. m.
Address by Exhibitors: Five min
ute talks.
Address by Harold w. Cole, secre-
tary Natural Ice association.
Question box and general discus
sion.
Report of committees.
Election of officers
Adjourn for luncheon
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Joint meeting of the Illinois and
Iowa Ice Dealers association at the
New Harper
Welcome to the Iowa association by
President Haegele.
Response by President Godfrey.
Local Organization, by c. A. Schoes-
SCI, Rock Island.
General discussion.
Adjourn Sine Die.
Banquet at the New Harper, s p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets invariably bring relief to wo-
men suffering from chronic constipa-
ton, headache, biliousness, dizziness,
sallowness of the skin and dyspepsia.
Sold by all druggists.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
ABOUT IRRIGATION
Fedora Irrigation Agent Answers
PracticaI Questions Concern
ing the South Plains

The question of irrigation has
for some time been agitating the
minds of a number of people in
this section of the west and our
people are anxious to get all the
information possible along these
lines.
The following interrogatives
answered by the government ex-
pert upon request from parties at
Plainview contain a great deal of
practical information about the
conditions and requirements Of
that section and as it is pretty
much the samein Lubbock county
it is also applicable to this terri
tory:
Il include answers herewith
TO questions asked Of me while
in your city recently, at the re-
quest Of your people, to render
assistance in the reclamation Of
the lands around PIainview:
"a. | desire to know whether
you consider the body Of water
underlying the Plainview district
of sufficient importance TO war
rant the installation of pump
ing plants for permanent irri-
CATION?
"A In view Of the fact that
the fill in recent geological age
over the entire Great Plains
country is found 70 be of the same
character from Eastern New
Mexico east across the Panhandle,
and that water is being pumped
for about 10, 900 acres Of land in
one district IN Eastern New Mex
leo. with no permanent effect
upon the water supply, ] have no
hesltancy in saying the supply IN
the Plainvlew country is ample F,
for permanent irrigation Of many !
thousands OF acres. The wells |
recently drilled in this section |
and at Lubbock show the same
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
Thai GRAIN ELEVATOR
Lubbock will Need One This Fall,
the lime is now at
Hand

Some months ago the Ava
lanche published a letter from
parties at Plainview to Mr.. MIG.
Abernathy, to the effect that
they would be willing to put in a
grain elevator in this town if the
acreage of feed stuff was suff-
cient 10 warrant such, and now
we believe that the time is at
hand when something should be
done along this line if they ex-
pect to carry out their promise
or the intent of the letter. We
hope that these gentlemen will at
once get busy and furnish this
much needed enterprise to our
farmers.
There will be the biggest crop
raised in this section of the plains
that has ever been raised on the
plains. This is almost an assured
fact. and We want to see some
thing develop that will promise a
good market.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
LUBBOCK COUNTY VOTES DRY NEARLY FOUR TO ONE
The Almost Complete Returns Give Majority For The Ants That
Cannot be Overcome by Later Retums-0NiciaI
Vote May Make Slight Changes

nearly complete reports from the
ten remaining counties, in which,
as a rule, the vote Of all but one
or two small boxes has been
reported.
The nine counties from which
these partial but nearly complete
reports have been received are
Armstrong, Donley, Moore Pc
cos, Preside. Red River, Dick
ems, Tarrant and Bailey.
The additional reports from
these counties can hardly prove
an important factor in the result.
IN LUBBOCK COUNTY
The election was very quiet in
this county. but a fairly good
vote was cast. In this county
the vote was little less than
tour 10 one in favor Of the amend
ment. which shows that Lubbock
county has not changed much
on the question since the local
option election a year ago.
The vote bv precinct or voting
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27

The following from the Dallas
News Tuesday about tells the
story of the election last Satur-
day Ii says as follows:
The News this morning prints
practically complete returns from
the election held last Saturday
upon the proposition 20 adopt an
amendment 10 the Constitution
prohibiting the sale or manu-
facture Of liquor within the
State.
These returns give a majority
Of 6.O37 against the amend
ment. and the News believes that
the final returns will not show
a material difference from these
figures. A mass Of reports is
still coming in, but most Of these
are duplicates Of former reports,
and many others make only
slight changes from the figures
already reported. The News
therefore. regarding II certain
that the amendment has been
defeated upon the face Of re-
turns by about 5000 majority.
will suspend compilation Of the
returns until the official figures
are available from practically all
OF the counties. Only a few Off
cial reports have thus far been
received.
The returns received by The
News show these totals:
For prohibition, go. 93l.
Against prohibition. 236. Cos.
The only counties from which
reports have not been received
are Upton and Winkler. the com
blned voting strength Of which is
202. The News has complete re-
ports from 30 counties and very
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
CITY Of LUBBOCK MAY GET AN OIL MILL THIS FALL
Parties Here This Week Looking Over the Situation and are Greatly
Encouraged by What They Have Seen During Their Trip.
Lubbock is Moving Out

For the past few months there
has been considerable talk about
new brick buildings in Lubbock.
but there has been nothing def
mite about any except the two
that are already under construc-
ton, but the proposition Of a
new one story brick on the lot
now occupied by the Elite Cafe,
next door north Of r. A. Rankin
and Sons Hardware, has devel-
oped TO the extent that il is now
an assured fact that it will be
built and work will begin within
two or three weeks from now.
The lot belongs 10 l.. Fred, of
Waco, and was purchased sew
eral months ago. Mr.. Fred has
for some time been figuring on
the matter Of a brick building on
this property, and has at last de-
cided 10 build one that will be
modern m every respect, and
strictly up-to-date. 1t will be p
xl25 feet, one story, and have
the latest equipments inside,
with fine large plate glass front,
which will make it one Of the
incest business houses for the
size in the city.
We understand that this gentle
man is also figuring with owners
Of the lot north of this lot for
the purchase of same, and if
they are successful in acquiring
the property, they will also put
BRICK on that lot, which will
make the north half Of the west
side Of the square solid brick and
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
concrete.

concrete.
Another proposition that is
showing up in pretty good shape
for this town is that of an oil
mill. Although there is nothing
to say definite about that. parties
have been here during the week,
looking over the situation,
proposition having been made
them from people of Lubbock.
They have looked over the crop
prospects, and are very fayorably
impressed with the conditions.
and we will probably hear from
them definitely as to what they
will do in the natter within a
short time. They are practical
men, men who know what they
are doing and know. what can be
done under certain circumstan-
ces, and we are sure than they
can see the handwriting on the
wall as a bright future for this
section Of the state, or else they
would not spend their valuable
time and money coming out here
to look over the situation.
Lubbock is moving out at a
regular gate. She is putting on
a fresh growth. She is putting
on city airs, and IN every respect
she is pushing forward to the
front ranks of South Plains
cities. Lubbock within a very
short time will double her popu-
lation and will ever keep pace
with the rapidly developing South
Plains country. Come to Lub-
book.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27

character Of formation as at Por'
tales. and deliver relatively the
same quantity of water. namely
from 900 TO 1900 gallons pei
minute.
20. Would the modern pump.
ing plant installed here be practi-
cal for irrigation?
"A. Perfectly feasible and
practicable.
"Q. What acreage could rea.
sonable be irrigated from q
modern plant of the No. 8 or No.
z centrifugal pump variety. under
the normal conditions of this
country as you know them to
be?
"A. 100 acres (if one foot be
considered, and which is, ! be.
lieve. ample) could be irrigated
in fifty. Neutrality-suspicious. days,
or. If the bitches were cement
lined. 800 acres could be success
fully irrigated during season. In
this connection ! should rec
ommend that irrigation be prac-
ticed throughout the winter sea
sons only. as the records show
your greatest precipitation occurs
during your growing season.
20. Approximately. what en-
gine capacity would be required
for a satisfactory pumping plant
TO irrigate 100 acres?
"A. One-half II. =. per foot
of head pumped against total
head includes suction and pres
sure heads. together with entry
and velocity heads. the latter two
being comparatively small as
compared with the suction and
pressure heads).
%. What would be the acre
feet distribution for a No. 6 CEN
trlfugal pump. per twenty-fOur
hours?
"A. Four acre feet.
"a. What would be the ap-
proximate cost per acre feet for
a frst-class and properly installed
plant Of the variety mentioned! !
"A. II Solar oil be used. cost
ing z cents per gallon. delivered,
the fuel cost per acre foot. II
pumped against a 35-foot total
head. would be 80 cents, or &c
cents per acre foot. per foot head.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
CANYON Clippings

Crops OF all Kinds fourishing
now since the fine rains last
week.
Our school trustees today let
the contract for our new school
building TO Hensley and Geely.
Of Lubbock. Construction is 10
begin as soon as material arrives.
Mr.. Hare reports ripe water
melons on his farm which sounds
o. X.
w. l.. Simpson, who lost his
entire cotton crop IRON the hail
last Monday. is replanting his
ground in maize.
Our young iOlNs enjoyed sing
ing at j. p. Webb's Sunday
night.
W. b. Burford broke and plant
ed some sod land last week.
viii Lundell is preparing tO
break some land on the quarter
section which he purchased iust
south Of W. J. Nairn's residence.
Wild Waves
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
TIGHTENING STRIKES TAHOKA
-Four Residences Struck During
Electrical Storm Last thursday
Afternoon -Four Houses Struck

Yesterday afternoon. during
the rain and thunder storm four
residences IN Tahoka were struck
by tightening and more or less
torn up: but no one was seriously
hurt at any Of the places struck.
Mr.. A. r. Cloyds residence. IN
east TahOka was struck. the bot
struck the roof near the brick
fue m the east room. passed
through the roof and ceiling
down the wall and out the south
door Of the room. The bolt only
slightly shocked Mr.. Cloyds
mother who was in the room
west Of the one that was struck.
The house was damaged very
little.
The home Of A. DeBoard in the
Shook Addition was struck near
the Kitchen fue. the bolt going
through the roof and down the
stove pipe. after going through
the ceiling the bolt seemed 10
sread. part of IL ripping off some
OF the ceiling another part went
down the pipe and through the
floor. The damage was assessed
at $50, covered by insurance.
The family was visiting al the
home Of Jesse Harrison when the
house was struck.
The Welcher house in south
Tahoka was struck on the comb
of the roof near the hue in the
south room. The bolt passed
through the roof. out the south
gable and down the wall into the
ground. The house was vacant.
The Prestron Majors house. in
North Tahoka. occupied By Mrs.
Edwards and her daughter. Miss
Alma. was struck. the bolt strick-
ing the sitting room hue. The
flue was shattered al the top and
the thimble blown out and the
room filled with SCOT. Mrs. Ed
wards was at Mrs. Honea's and
Miss Alma was down town az the
time the house was struck.
The wind that accompanied
the rain blew down several out
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
AVALANCHE ADVERTISERS

In this issue Of the Avalanche you will find immense
line Of advertising and urge every reader the
fact that will pay read them and just what the
chants Offering
There is nothing in the commercial world that shows
probation fully than for the merchants Of a
extensively advertise their and record with
the that Lubbock merchants take the lead
other town in Texas in the matter of advertising.
This paper enjoys fine advertising patronage all the time
and every possible way give value received
for every cent expended in It's columns.
Read the Avalanche ads They clear cut They have
message of value to the people They index Of
live merchants and they intended to benefit live people
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
Lubbock High School
Assignment of teachers for the
Lubbock Public Schools:

Lubbock Public Schools:
HIGH SCHOOL
G.. n. Atkinson, Principal,
English and History: P. F.
Brown, Mathematics; HIP Webb,
Science; Miss Edith Ward, Latin
and German; K. A. Burgess.
Eighth Grade.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Miss Flora McGee. Seventh
Grade: Miss Mae Murfee. Sixth
Grade; Miss Maude Nevis. Fifth
Grade.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT
Miss Crossett. Fourth Grade;
Miss Blanche Friedrich. Third
Grade. Miss Grace Rucker, Sec
ond Grade; Mrs. j. X. Wester,
First Grade.
WARD BUILDING
Mrs. +. Cline, Principal, Fourth
Grade; Miss Clemmie Clark,
Third Grade; Miss Maude Burns,
Second Grade: Mrs. f. X. Hay.
nes, First Grade: Miss Harriet
Brown. Music; Miss Evelyn
Word. Elocution.
This assignment of teachers is
subject TO change when the board
and Superintendent deem il TO
the best interest Of the school.
All pupils up TO and including the
Fourth Grade, living north Of
North Second Street. are assign
ed 10 the North building. and al
High School pupils living south
of North Third street are assign
ed 10 the High School building,
with such changes as the board
deems best 10 make.
EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTIONS
Friday and Saturday. August
the 25th. 26th. beginning at 900
a. m. at the High School Build
ing there will be held an exami-
nation. the purpose being to give
pupils who failed 10 take the eX-
at the close of scall.
or those who took II and failed TO
pass. another opportunity 10 do
so, and remember that no pupil
will be advanced 10 a higher
grade until he has met the re-
quirements. Let pupils and
parent take due notice and gov
ern themselves accordingly as
there will be no examination al
the opening Of school for tins
purpose.
J.K. WEsTER. Supt
A. A. Peoples returned Mon
dav frorn Waco
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
As Seen BN Visitors

We noticed that there was
seyera. thousand dollars worth OF
Improvement under way at Lub-
book Among them we might
mention the handsome three
story brick building Of the Citi-
zen's NATL bank that shows the
confidence the stockholders place
in the future of that city. There
Is another large two-story bull
ding under way for the first Nat
Bank and the Lubbock Drug Co. I.
but il has not progressed far
enough 10 make much comment,
but people who have seen the
plans. saw il will be a beauty
when complete.
Still other improvements Of no
less importance is several thous-
ana feet ofs fourteen feet side
walks which will be under con-
struction in a few days. This
will ad al least so per cent 10 the
beauty and convenience of the
town. A sewer system is also
contracted and work will start on
II right away.
We are glad 10 note such SUBJ
stantlal Improvements in our
sister city. Brownfeld Herald.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27

buildings and scattered anything
that was unstationary. Lynn
County News.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
Material for Big We'll

The Lubbock Coal and Grain
Company of this city received
unloaded a car of piping and
other material for the big well
that is being drilled in the Little
field range. The well is being
drilled by Nook a. Sons. and
they are making good progress
with their work.
Ii is the intention Of the peo-
pie behind this proposition 10
drill a well as deep as they can
20 or until they reach arteslan
flow. They believe that this can
be done and the progress Of the
well will be watched with con-
siderable degree OF interest by
the people OF this place as well
as other places.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27

Ms. S. A. Adams returned
Monday from Hale Center where
she had spent several days visit
ing relatives.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-07-27
THe METHODIST MEETING
PrOtracted Meeting at Methodist
Church Progressing Nicely
Having Good Sermons

Last Sunday was the first ser
mon OF the protracted services
at the Methodist church in this
city. Pastor Ben Hardy preach
ed strong sermons at eleven
o'clock and at the evening hour.
Monday Rev. McElrath. pastor
of the Methodist church at La
mesa, arrived and preached
Monday night and has been
preaching twice each day during
the week. His preaching is
very sincere and impressive. and
the result Of the meeting will
no doubt be very satisfactory TO
the christian people of the town.
The services will continue
through this week and include
Sunday. Rev. B. w. Wilkins is
here assisting in the singing.
and is doing some valuable ser
vice in that capacity.
VIM. Mckinley. who has the
contract to do the painting on the
depots and secticn houses for the
Crosbyton-South Plains Ry.. Co.
came in the latter part of last
week. and rested up a few days.
He said the rain was 10 heavy 10
permit his work for a few days
and thought he would come over
10 the city and spend a few days.
waiting for things 10 dry up a
bit. He has finished putting on
the finishing touches al Lorenzo
depot and will 20 TO Crosbyton
next. then 10 ldalu. A section
house is being built at Lubbock
too. which he will put the paint
on as SOON as he can get TO H.
Mrs. I'd Robinson returned
last Tuesday afternoon from
Dallas, where she had been yis-
iting her parents a month. Her
mother. Mrs. Brown and son re-
turned home with her 10 spend a
few weeks