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have contracted for and vii
likely make other contracts wher
they return. We understand
there is a move on foot now tC
build sidewalks 20 the west line
Of the Oyerton Addition, which
will be a mile and a half from
the square. and will be- a mighty
nice proposition and the Ava
lanche hopes 10 see the PROPOSE
ton carried out. We believe
thar everyone who owns proper
ty and Is able 20 put the walks
down should have them. They
add $50 much 20 the appearance
of the property and also the con
EenIenre and comfort of those
who walk o. and from town.
They also add several times their
worth o. the property, where
they are laid.
Material is still arriving for the
water works. and tie uItchirg
machine ls looked for daily The
progress 0n the We. Is entirely
satisfactory. and within few
days there Wi.. be q large force
OBJ. men at work putting in the
system of water work.. for the
city. As sl0r as that Is compile
ted the sewer work will begin.
and the same company has the
contract for both.
Thing are indeed .inr lo. n
.n 0.d Lubbock then. is ,..e.sg.
ua. improvements noticed .r
every slae. and Lubbock vl
500. a. anew taHu t.r aI t.e
a.l buildings s.I I..ru.rsl H.
replaced u.h modern .r... Ta.
building. ar. u. Old. .....r. t...
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POSTOFFCE BLOCK BEING CLEARED FOR NEW BRICK
Contract Was Let McCray Building Company Of Pamew and
Work Will Begin Within few Days, Water
Works Being Pushed

For a few months past ther,
has been an unusual amount o'
activity in the city of Lubbock
There has been something doing
all the time, and the indication,
are that the wave of improve
ment Is not yet at its best,
Several large contracts have beer
completed and more are under
course OF construction. with still
others in the hands of the
architects. drawing plans and
specifications, and making es-
inmates on other large buildings.
The end Is goo where ln sight and
it is expected that there will be-
several hundred thousand dollars
worth of improvements contract
ed for before the daWu.ng of the
new year
This week the contract was
let for the block OF buildings l1
occupy the southeast corner of
block lU' which is "a key iot o.
t1a r..I. s..era There xii"
bs "a baIfhIr.. tr4rtsyagr sa.tb
cash Mo ......rg ViH .b.
ors st0,y modern h...f and gi.|
have aI. The latest equipments.
McEag at PIaIuHeW. was the
sgecs.s.-.J .l8frr far t6is Eu.Ia.
~, and ,.s..I.r.f.r8 f.s+ van.
XIII r..lr .....- "a r.. #a..
a.s s..' F.. .....H FL. Fr.| ...-
rI.t..r Tn. .....r ~ t.s
XIX. r.. ... .-..t.. t.tI. ...
,...-.. aIt.. ..r.r art eI
-. I..-...r .I r..I..I -..r.
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Slaton Has a Fire

We learn that three business
houses together with their con-
tents were destroyed by fire in
Slaton last Friday afternoon. at
about 200 O'Clock. The fire
originated in the Journal Office.
the first paper Slaton had. and
spread to the adjoining buildings
resulting in the total destruc-
ton Of the tin shop and a ROOM
ing house adjoining.
We have not learned the
amount Of insurance carried or
whether any al all.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-10-26
The #0I Ranch Snow

This us entertainment. has
come au, gone, with Do "a large
bunch 0. L.Uu.c. cash. The
show Ua, in every respect what
10 was advertised to be- and ].
was q rea. wild west SHOW on
what 1t was lu days gone 8y Ii
brought back 90 memory t0 many
of the old timers, days when
they fought back The Indians
and when many of their com
rades We're slain by the red men.
They gave two entertainments
one in the afternoon and one
at night. Both performances
were well attended, end there
was an air of genera satisfac-
ton among the people. The
management of the show is well
founded, and they seem to be
gentlemanly in their dealings
with the public.
Inc big street parade occurred
at 11:30 Wednesday morning.
and was q very interesting fea-
ture of the day, and was looked
upon by a large number of peo-
pie. All in all it was a very at
tractive entertainment. 1t was
entirely different to any other
show that has ever come To town.
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the land listed and make mur
sales They hope ~ eliminate The
crossilring that is sometimes en-
gagged m by real estate men, ol
IN other words one agent trying
TO yet a prospective purchaser
away from some other agent ano
thereby spoil the whole thing
and neither sell, but succeed In
disgusting the prospector and
finally run him entirely out of
town and no one accomplished
anything but the town and the
country suffers because Of not
landing the party for substan-
tial citizen when he really
wanted to locate. This is one
way he spoke of much of the
immigration being turned away,
and one reason that the Plains
today are not any more thickly
settled. Another thing the eX-
change hopes to do is TO get
the property owners TO list their
land at a reasonable figure. and
then sell it for the list price, and
not graft a dollar or two dol
lars per acre on a tract of land
for the benefit of the agent. He
says that the land in this section
Of the country is cheap enough.
He says there is not an acre of
land in the great Panhandle
country that is too high, but the
people Of other sections often
think So because they do not
know He recommends that the
price be- put on the land that will
immigration and at
the same time give the owners
1t the property a reasonable
profit
After the conclusion of the
speech. Mayor Whee.oca was
called upon for talk, and he IN a
few words stated that when he
was called upon t0 saw some
hing which tended TO the de-
.eiaUmgIt OF the Plains coun-
ry that he could not resist. that
be- WAS anxious Co see the great
south Pains develop. that his
greatest delight was honest I'm
iel.InEs Iu land matters. We
leet many Improvements. and
ue Eay t1 get them is 10y Coz
operative measures and fair
quaa dealings with cur fellow
ntl.
A proposition was then made
or membership among the prop
rU owners of the town and <
0.. who were there and q
ur. number responded.
IH. Avalanche gave m ace 2
0.. .. the organization last
.... and we wish them The
Ha... of success. heleuu-
Ia. ..I one o. t.e best move. B
.ars .0.c t1 .ul gp the
IEn .0 .a.e.ou r.e country
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BORN 10 Mr. and Mrs. a. N
Ludeman. last Monday morning.
a F..U
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-10-26

grow and there will be some
changing in positions again next
week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-10-26
MASS MEETING LAST THURSDAY
Real Estate Men and Their Friends
Hold MassmeetIng And
Hear Organizer

yitng the citizens of LubbocI
and Lubbock county TO Rathe
at the court house Thursda,
afternoon to hear a speech b,
DR.. LeMay of Houston, who i,
the field Secretary Of the Texa,
Realty Association, there assem-
bled a very representative
crowd of the town people anC
many from the country to heal
what he had to say.
At $3.50 O'Clock, c. +. Parks
called the house to order and in
a few well chosen words made
known the object Of the meeting,
stated that the real estate men
of Lubbock had banded them
selves together in an organiZa-
ton that would hereafter be
known as the Lubbock County
Real Estate Exchange and the
intention of the organization
was TO improve the methods of
handling the real estate busi-
ness, that they might handle
more oft and give better salts
faction o. the property owners,
themselves and the parties pur-
chasing. After making the few
remarks outlined above be intro
lucel DR.. LeMay who addressed
the people lie tiT-, beg with
the water supply OF the South
Plains country how .r had been
found many years ago that the
Plains country was uuderlai !
Wllu am lueAuagsra..e suppl" OF
water and that the frontier
men na. drilled we'll, and UJJ in
pumps auI WuaM.I- and watt
ered the thousands and thou and
of cattle that formerly med
the Plains country and after
wards t.e former came. and le
put down NOR, wells and finally
the man altl irrigation ambition
came a.me and conceived the
idea that there was water insult
ugeut quantities t0 put in a
ul pumping uU..t and bring
la. water t8 tle slrtae. with
tne idea do view aI Irrigation. all
ut which had come along .l the
course .I the .eIe.1. mem. "a.
I.e r.. Plains country and
.... one la. u....U.I admir-
a0. and at ...s time there ar.
.. u..- ODD the Plains
CHAT ar. lwsuur t.Msar#
s.. thousands of gallons u#
wafer per aa. ur means OF ueiu
Im... q. The surface U. OIL.
IE muI n. called q. mem.
.# tua tim. ho met with a
great bod. u. men who d.I not
Ye.... In tne ownership of land.
llt.. dated the date ar the frs.
deed ever given back to the
time cf Abraham. He IS not lr
favor of men holding land no
great bodies. but saws he dis
.ourages it every time he gets
m opportunity. He favors sub
ilvidlng II and letting those
Xho have no land have
IN opportunity 20 procure
tract at a reasonable price
Ie detests land speculation. de-
.laring that il had been the basis
# some of the greatest evil of
he land. He spoke of the great
state of Texas and its many vari. ,
ties of soil.
Speaking of the great real es.
ate business. he stated that il ,
vas merely in it's infancy. He :
avs a great deal of the pros- 7,
,erity of the State of Texas Al :
he door of the real estate agents ;,
throughout the State. They are ,
.ustlers and boosters and are :
argely responsible for a great :
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-10-26
Married

Last Wednesday at the home
Of the Bride in Beaumont. Texas.
Mr.. j. X. Marlin and Miss MAY
Elizabeth Brockman. were united
in marriage.
They returned Monday and
will make this city their future
home. Mr.. Marlin. being
the proprietor Of the Retreat.
and one of our most popular
young men.
Mr. Marlin stated that m all
the journey that be saw n0>place
that looked better % HIM than
Lubbock.
Miss Nora Hampton and Miss
Nix. Of Slaton were here We'd
nesday the guests of Miss Bess
Puckotf The three paid the
Avalanche Office a pleasant visit
Miss Della Crosset of Lamesa.
ls visiting her sister. who is
teaching school hore this term.
BORN To Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ
Ludeman. LAST Monday morning,
a hoE
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-10-26

~ j. and Claude Croft OF
sidney Arkansas. visited the
family of w. H. Buchanan this
week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-10-26

J. " Davis and family re.
turned the latter part of last
week from q visit % McGreRor
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Sllerif's Sale.

W. L. Foster VS.. Allen Miller ct ais. No. 5311.
In Second District Court, Bossier Parish, La
DY virtue of writ of fieri facias,
ID issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, l have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town OF
Benton, La, on Saturday, September q,
1911, the following described property,
to-wit:
An undivided fourth interest in and to
the north half of south half and south
west quarter of northwest quarter of sec
ton q, township 10, range Is, contain
ing 200 acres, more or less, and the I'M
divided fourth interest being 50 acres,
more or less, situated in Bossier Parish,
Louisiana, together with Improvements
thereon.
Terms of Sale Cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat-
isfy the sum of $3.50, with 8 per cent
per annum interest on 1855 thereof from
December 4, 1903, less credit of $568. IA,
of date May 4, 1907, and like interest on
1888. 10 thereof from December 4, 1904
and like interest on 1855 thereof from
December 4, 1905, and like interest on
$3.50 thereof from December A, 1906,
until paid, and 10 per cent on said CAPT.
tai and interest as attorneys fees.
]. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, July 20, 1911. aug 81
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HOW Gold Plate !. Made.

Talking OF silver gilt plate. It n
often spoken of as gold plate. One
hears Of the gold service at Windsor
castle, of the gold plate owned by SOW
ereigns of Europe and by other per-
CONS in this country as well as abroad
AS a matter of fact, these so called
gold services are silver gilt, and only
a few pieces of pure gold are owned
by the English crown or any other
crown. 1t may interest our readers to
learn how this fire, mercurial or water
gilding-fcr it is known by all of these
three names-is DONE Pure gold and
mercury are mixed into paste. The
silver article to be gilded has been
chemically cleaned, is rubbed all over
with this paste, which has been placed
in silk bag, just as the blue used in
washing is put in a bag. When the
piece of plate has been rubbed over
it is perfectly white. 1t is then put
into an. oven, and gradually the mer-
curry goes off in fumes, leaving on the
article a deposit Of pure gold. which
has practically become one with the
piece. of silver and will last for centu-
ries.-London Cor. New York Post.
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Sherif's Sale.

No. H5l5. In the First Judicial District Court,
Caddo Parish, La. The Commercial Natlonal
Bank versus Silbernagle Company, Limited.
10y virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
ID to me directed from the honorable
First Judicial District Court OF Caddo
Parish. Louisiana, in the above entitled
and numbered suit, have seized ana
will offer for sale, at public auction, for
cash. without the benefit of appraise-
ment. at the principal front door OF the
Court House of Caddo Parish, Louisla-
ma, during the legal hours for sales, on
Saturday, August II, 1911,
An undivided one-half interest IN the
plantation known as the Cold rom!
plantation, situated on both SIDES OF
Red River, about eight miles north OF
the city of Shreveport, and lying parity
in the Parish of Bossier and partly 10
the Parish of Caddo, more particularly
described as follows: The following IN
Bossier Parish: Fractional section Is,
fractional section IA, fractional south
west quarter of section IL, southeast
quarter of section IL, fractional section
Ii, all in township 10 north, range IA
west, less however, 80 acres in section Is
sold to ]. w. Vance.
The following in Caddo Parish, Lou
isiana: Fractional section ii, fractional
south half of section 2, east half OF sec
ton 10, and about 100 acres in section
IA, described as follows: Run line east
and west entirely across the southwest
quarter and west half of southeast quar-
ter at such distance from Red River on
the western boundary of section as shall
make the desired quantity, or about lOO
acres, to lie between said line and said
river, about 100 acres, the land acquired
by J. B. Pickett from S. w. Vance De-
cember A, 1869, as shown by deed re-
corded in conveyance book Q, page o67,
all of said lands lying in township ~
north, range IA west, with a like interest
in all the buildings and improvements
thereon.
Said property seized as belonging te
above named defendant, and to be sold
for cash, without the benefit OF ap-
praisement, to pay and satisfy the sun
specified in said writ, say in the sum Of
SIS 900, with 6 per cent per annum in
terest on S. 900 thereof from August 4
1911, and like note of interest on S., OU
thereof from August 4, 1912, and like
note of interest on 5000 thereof from
August 4, 1913, and all costs of this suit
including 10 per cent attorneys fees or
said principal and interest.
Up. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff and ex-officio Auctioneer
Bossier Banner, July 6, 1911.
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PUTTING the Owl to Use.

There is choice old recipe. in which
the owl figures, ito make any one
That sleepeth answer to whatsoever
thou ask" given in "Physick For the
Poor published in London in 1857.
It says that you are to take the heart
Of ain owl and his left leg and put
that upon the breast of one that
sleepeth, and they shall reveal what
soever thou shalt ask them"
The Hindus. however. declare that
the flesh or blood of an owl will
make person insane who eats or
drinks it. On this account men who
are deyoured by jealousy of rival or
hatred of an enemy come furtively to
the market and purchase an owl. In
silence they carry it home and secretly
prepare a decoction, which an accom-
pIice will put into the food or drink of
the object of their malignant designs.
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The Spider Cure.

The request for nut to put spi-
der in to cure baby's whooping cough
which recently startled a Somerset
shopkeeper recalls the spider cures"
of the past There was, and indeed is.
for instance. that Irish belief in the
web as a remedy for cuts. warts and
bruises and that superstition OF the
eastern counties which credited it with
power to cure feyers. The weaver OF
the web, too, was looked upon as a
doctor of medicine.
A note from an ancient Notes and
Queries gives the illustra ton. Zone OF
ny parishioners suffering from ague. "
wrote Somerset vicar. twas advisrd
to catch large spider and shut him
mp in a box. AS he pines away the
disease is supposed to wear itself out"
Il similar belief prevailed in the south
of Ireland, but there treacle had to be
substituted for the box as coffin for
the ague healer-Westminst Gazette.
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Sherif's Sale.

Frank Edwards versus H. C. Brewster. No. 532l.
In Second District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
ID issued in the above entitled suit
and to me directed, / have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door Of the Court House, in the town OF
Benton, La, on Saturday, September 9,
1911, the following described property,
to-wit:
All of section 10, in township 10 north,
range Il west, situated in Bossier Par
ish, Louisiana, and containing 663.84
acres, more or less, together with all
Improvements thereon.
Terms of Sale - Cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat
isfy the sum of $1150 with per cent pei
annum interest thereon from March 20
1907, and all costs of suit, including
per cent on said sum and interest as
attorneys fees.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, August 3, 1911. 81
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The Doctors Joke.

\ physician who never goes out at
night without leaving directions as to
where to find him if wanted profess
siona!ly was at theater near Forty
second street recently with a friend.
Jusa before the curtain went up on
the second act an usher handed him a
note reading: ssCome to the Office III
once. Don't telephone. Come" The
note was signed by colleague. and
he doctor lost no time in obeying the
peremntory summons. Arriving at bis
destination. he was confronted by sew
eraI friends. who coolly explained that
he had been used to decide bet as to
the length of time it would take to COW
er the distance which he had trav-
orsed. The victims anger was only
slightly appeased when he was assur-
ed that the perpetrators of the joke
knew no one else who was good ma
tured enough to furnish the informa
ton looked fDr--New York Tribune.
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Notice

To Mortgage Creditors on Bossier City,
La, Property.
TN conformity with Section 81 of Act
i IS of 1888, notice is hereby given to
all parties holding mortgages on real
estate in Bossier City, Bossier Parish,
La, on which taxes for the year 1910
have not been paid, will begin the sale
of same at the front door of the Village
Hall on Saturday, August 10, 1911, and
that the number of pieces of property so
delinquent are now being advertised by
Simultaneous posting herewith, and in
the Bossier Banner, of Benton, La, in
conformity with the law and preparatory
to such sale.
The attention of mortgage creditors is
especially called to these advertisements
Of tax sales and they are warned to take
such steps prior to the sale as may be
necessary to protect their rights.
Witness my hand and seal at Bossier
City, La, this the 7th day of July, A. D.
ISL. D. E. SORRELL,
Village Marshal and Tax Collector.
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Sllerif's Sale.

B. A. Kelly versus Primus Willis. No. $685. In
Second District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
ID issued in the above entitled suit
and to me directed, I have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, on Saturday, August 5,
1911, the following described property,
to-wit:
The southwest quarter of the north
east quarter of section "a, in township
10, north of range 13 west, situated in
Bossier Parish, La, and containing 40
acres, more or less.
Terms of Sale Cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat-
isfy the sum of $4OO, with per cent
per annum interest thereon from De-
cember 10, 1904, until paid, and all
costs of suit, including 5. on said sum
and interest as attorneys fees.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, June q, 1911. augs
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Wanted a SuppIx.

Politics. remarked Washington
official, sis a science as well as cir
cus.s One of the funniest things ever
heard in that connection was about
the cowboy delegate to the constitu-
tional convention of Nevada when that
territory was about to become a state.
In the constitution was the stereO-
typed paragraph about the new states
having two senators to represent it in
Washington. When it was read to the
convention the cowboy delegate rose
and yelled out: What's the use. OF
limiting, it to two? We're overwhelm-
ingly Republican. and we can elect as
many as we want Washington
Star
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It Depends.

An actor and Il retired army man
were discussing the perils of their re-
spective callings.
GLOW would you like to stand with
shells bursting all round your" the
general demanded
"Well,' replied the actor. ut depends
on the age of the egg"
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The Demons.

"Critics are fine chaps" said an Eng
fish actor, "but must confess that
when they condemn your play you feel
annoyed.
ct wonder why we call the people
in the top of the house gods?' an ac-
tress asked an unsuccessful playwright
once.
I'VE do that the unsuccessful play
wright answered. so as to distinguish
them from the people. in the bottom OF
the house who write the criticisms"
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The rate of taxation is hereby fixed at
10 mills on the dollar of the assessed
value of property, to be divided as fol-
lows: Schools, 4 mills; general fund,
80 mills; roads and bridges, 2114 mills.
]. w. ELSTON,
a-s President Police jury.
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DR.. Y. IRWIN MILLER
DENTIST
DENTIST

Who Banner whose former Office
the Regent Shoe Store
Parish and the general public that he building opposite
the pooc site and opposite Court Square Office
and ventilated He would
Call him SHREVEPORT your
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Poor Venice.

Friend-And were you ever in Ven
ice? Mr.. Rich .uick-Yes. Slowest
town I was ever in The sewers were
busted all the time we were there!-
Puck.
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A Warm Welcome.

Sapleigh-Are You positive that Misc
Cutter is not in? The Maid-Yes, sir.
I'd lose my job II l wasn't. Boston
Transcript
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Notice
Is hereby given that | am applying for
a pardon. FRANK CONAwAY.
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Notice

Is hereby given that I am applying for
a pardon. WEBB COLEMAN.