The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
North, south, east and west. the

| North, south, east and west the
/ state OF Texas has been SEEMINGLY
olehched by one of the most generous
! falnfails that has visited the South
| west IN many months. The rain is 80
| Widespread as to fall very little short
OF statewide in its reach. Added to
| the precipitation that came Monday.
tuesday and Wednesday, the fan of
Friday and Friday night will undouht-
edly give not only a splendid season
IN the ground for all kinds of farming
operations, replenish thousands OF
stock water tanks and pools, but will
certainly start many streams running
that have not run in months.
Notice OF receipt of a warrant for
$4,000 for site for a new postoftice
for Marshall, Texas, was received on
Saturday. The site will cost $4,000,
citizens paying $4,000
Texas sheep men. favoring the Tex
as bounty bill. have prepared statistics
showing that if the wolves were de-
stroyed and the sheep industry encour-
aged Texas could easily increase its
sheep production to $4,000, 900 to 49,
100000 and these immense herds
would produce annually $7O,000,OOO to
S1O0OO0,000 in wool. The state now
has 100000 sheep, producing SO 3,0OO,-
600 worth of wool. 1t is claimed the
sheep could be raised on land which
is now too arid for any other use.
The United States circuit court of
appeals in decision handed down Fri
day uphold the constitutionality of the
jim Crow law of Oklahoma. The opin-
ion was written by Judge Adams and
concurred in by Judge Hook. Judge
Sanborn, presiding judge Of the court,
dlssented. The law requires railroads
TO nave separate cars for whites and
negroes and also attendant accommo-
datons separate, though equal
A majority opinion of the state SUI
preme court, delivered by Justice Will
hams, and concurred in by Chief JUS
tce Turner and Justice Hayes regard
ing the location of the seat of govern
ment permanently in Oklahoma City,
agreeable to terms Of an act passed by
the Legislature in special session last
December, was sustained. Dissenting
opinions We're delivered by Justice
Kane and Justice Dunn. the former
holding that the term imposed by the
congress and accepted by the consti
tutional convention, requiring the state
capital to be kept in Guthrie untu af-
ter 1913, was binding, While Justice
Dunn, without passing upon the ques-
ton Of whether the people could re-
move the embargo by vote, held that
the legislature was without power to
do so.
Attorney General Lightfoot made it
plain Friday that he viii do nothing
with the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
and International G. Great Northern
forfeiture matters and other lines Of
investigation until the legislature gives
him funds Independent of gubernator-
ial strings. He also says he has been
forced TO continue all the land suits
for the same reason.
The death Of Jucge Rufus Y. King,
president Of The Texas Terry Rangers
Association. which occurred in Belton
removed an interesting and patriotic
figure in the history OF Texas. Deceas-
ed came to Belton from Lee County in
1877 and had resided there ever since.
He was an active preacher of the Cos
pei thirty years ago at Giddings, aban-
doninS the ministry for the law, hav-
ing served two terms as county Judge
of Lee County In 1890 he was elect
ed to represent Bell County in the leg
islature. Governor Sayers appointed
him superintendent of the Confederate
Home at Austin, and his administra-
tion was a successful one.