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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-06
OLD ONE NOT IN KEEPING WITH PROGRESS
All Other Parts the Town undermining and Court House
Should not Stand In Background. Build Good
One is Prevailing Idea,

Another thing this is the head
Of the 72nd Judicial District,
the court house should be pro-
vided with District officers
apartments, so that they can be
found when they are wanted
without having to search the
Office buildings of the city for
them.
Then the records of the
county many Of them cannot be
preserved for the reason that
there is not sufiiciant yaultage TO
accommodate them, and in case
of a fire tho county would lose
much valuable paper in various
forms.
We believe that the time is
ripe for agitating the building of
at least a 500, 600 court house,
and we believe that a majority
of the people living in the county
are in favor Of il.
We are confident that within
the next few weeks a move will
be put on foot with this end in
view. We are in favor of it and
believe the people would vote
for issuing bonds with which to
build it.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-06

The article which follows por-
trays the situation m Lubbock as
seen by the Amarillo News staff
correspondent Il shows that
there has has been something
doing In Lubbock all the while
and that her growth is steady
and substantial. and means that
the people here intend % make a
city Of many thousand people 10
a short while. The rural dis
tricts are being looked after too
and agricultural lines are being
kept up In the front ranks The
visiting scribe writes:
Lubbock the seat of Lub-
book county and located in the
county's geographical center is
a busy and always building city
with a present population Of
$500. has seven churches and
eight church organizations two
national and a state bank, a
$50. coo brick high school build
ing and a $4,000 ward school
structure an Al telephone sys-
TEN connecting north via Plain
view Tulia and Amarillo. and
south via Tahoka. Gail and Big
Sprngs a$3Q, 900 electric light
plant: S25. 900 30 ton Ice plant;
a s.. 900 steam laundry: an SIS
600 brick Jail; three big lumber
yards two cotton gins: planning
mill. the able and advanced
Avalanche weekly newspaper.
three sheet metal works a
foundry and machine shop a
wholesale grocery a $4,000
terra Gotta Santa Fe passenger
depot. costly and commodous
brick and concrete business
blocks and an adjacent state ex-
perimental farm OF 100 acres.
RAILROADS
Lubbock has the Pecos A
Northern Texas railroad tSanta
Fe system) operating from Lub-
book to Amarillo and from Lub-
book to Lamesa; the A. 7. & 5.
f. between Lubbock and Cole
man. the Crosbyton & South
plains railroad now running be-
tween Lubbock and Crosbyton.
This is 10 be soon extended to
Spur, the seat Of Dickens county,
where il will connect with the
Stamford 4 Northwestern. thus
giving Lubbock a direct line To
Fort Worth and Dallas and other
eastern points.
The Altus, Lubbock. Roswell
& FL Paso railroad has already
done considerable grading be-
tween Lubbock and Memphis,
the seat of Hall county. and its
early complete construction will
hook up Lubbock with Oklahoma
City and points north and east.
The Acme. Quanah & Pacific
railroad. now running trains be-
tween Quanah and Paducah, is
slated to pass through Lubbock
on its extension to III Paso.
Lubbock. also. has location
on the coming extension Of the
Gulf. Texas a Western railroad
"A line now operating from
Dallas and Fort Worth to Sey-
mour, Baylor county.
The Colorado. Hereford a
Gulf railroad which is graded
fos i5 miles. is. Also headed for
Lubbock.
AFEw MONTHS CONSTRUCTION
within the last nine months
the lollos ing new Lubbock build
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-06
Congressman RandeII

Hon. c. b. Randell. Congress
man of the Fourth Texas Dis
trict. will be in Lubbock JunS IA
and viii address the voters Of
this city In the interest Of his
candidacy for the oiiiee Of u. $.
senator. an are invited "a
hear him.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-06
THIS IS ACTIVE SOUTH PLAINS RAILROAD CENTER
Aside from important Lines Already Completed Others Are Assured
And in Due lime viii Be Added to the List
Of Realties-Fay Culture

inqs have been commenced and
completed
The Citizens National Bank
building. cost $50, 600; the First
National Bank building cost
$50. 900. the Mercantile block
cost S25. 600. two other brick
buildings. costing $4,000 each;
and a $50 600 city water system.
Commenced within the same
period Of time and still under
construction is a $4,000 city
sewerage system and a $4,000
including ground and equip
ment cost hotel
The sewerage system viii be-
completed this summer while
the hotel win be ready for 0c-
cupancy July / Of this year
This hotel which has not yet
been named is being put up by
Merrill and Roberds, with A. O.
Harvey Of Fort Worth as con-
tractor The building is two
stories in height; is constructed
Of brick with pressed brick front;
has SD guest rooms all on the
second floor and ali outside
rooms has a 2ix54 feet dining
room and a i0xJ0 feet Office and
rotunda both on. the street
floor, and is moderuly equipped
throughout giving its guests
steam heat; electric lights: city
water and sewrage II private
bath and toilet rooms two public
baths and toilets, and a bel. call
system Sample rooms are lo-
Gated on the second floor with a
freight elevator. The city has
just appropriated $1,000 tor adj
ditional street grading and will
also probably. put down another
I-2 mile of cement sidewalks
this year
COMING IMPROVEMENTS
Lubbock improvements for
this year will include the putting
in by Abilene. Texas. parties q
big plant for the manufacture OF
sand brick by a chemical process
and half a hozen. or more. new
residences with costs ranging
from 50. 900 upward while next
year will see the erection OF a
$ie9, 900 court house and the
establishment of a large cotton
seed oil mill. The First National
bank has a capital stock of $50. 600
bank and the Citizens National
and 500. 900. while the State
bank is capitalized at $75, 900.
The Lubbock public schools
have l6 teachers; a pupil enroll
ment of 765; and 9 month session.
Lubbock has three daily rail-
road mails and was created on the
first of last month into a daily
stage line mail distributing point
covering the inland towns of
Brownfeld. Slide. Meadow,
Gomez and Plains arrangements
being now in progress to replace
these daily stage mail lines with
daily auto service 10 all the
above named towns except Plains.
THE COUNTY AND CROPS
This seasons farm acreage
will be largely IN excess Of that
Of last year. with gilt-edged
harvest prospects including
bountiful moisture season from
Last fall and winter farther in
creased by the downpourings Of
two rains within the last three
weeks.
two. thirds Of this years
grain growth will be milo malzs
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-06

and kafir corn, with wheat oats,
millet and cane for the other
third
On the Ludeman farm be-
tween $500 and 5000 acres Of
milo maize and kafhr corn will be
raised. Mr.. Ludeman operating
a $1,000 gasoline pIow outfit an
incident of whose work in the
running Of II grain planters at
the same time Mr.. Ludeman
similarly cultivated last year 500
acres in milo maize and kaiiir
corn.
Between 5, 600 and 6. 600 acres
OF cotton will be suItivated in the
county this season against 1000
acres last year
The county produced last
season an approximation Of 2, 800
bales Of cotton Of which LOO
bales were turned out by the two
Lubbock gins.
Alfalfa growing on naturally
sub-irrigated lands is annually
being added TO. while there is a
deepening impression that drilled
in alfalfa on rainfall upland
would prove success sful
WE'LL PUMPAGE IRRIGATION
The three chief well pumpage
irrigation plants in county oper-
alton this year are the McWhor-
ter. the Earhart and the Bacon.
The McWhorter plant has a
pumpage discharge of 1900 gal-
Ions Of water per minute and is
irrigating 90 acres of alfalfa and
running. in connection herewith
over 100 head of hogs. The
Earhart plant. with a pumpage
discharge OF 600 gallons per min
ute, has 40 acres in melons, gar
den vegetables, etc. while the
Bacon plant which has an at
tached big reservoir, is irrigating
so acres this year in various pro-
duets.
The new Mcmillan well is in
stalling its machinery and will
have a pumpage discharge Of
1000 gallons per minute. Mr.
Mcmillan. who is a Chicago capi-
taiist. who has been scientifically
studying well pumpage irrIga-
uon for several years past owns
five sections OF land near Lub-
book. which he proposes TO dot
next wear with pumpage plants
similar to the one he is now per-
fecting. with alfalfa as the prin-
cipal crop.
HIGH GRADE STOCK
The county is annuallyadding
90 It's numbers OF high grade
cattle. hogs. horses and mules,
while there is a strong disposl-
ton toward quite extended sheep
raising.
From last fall up 70 date
Lubbock station has shipped l9l
ears of cattle and two cars OF
mules, with an estimate of 60
cars 10 be yet loaded out this
spring. Cattle shipped prior to
January were block stuff,
while the rest have gone, or will
20 chiefly to Kansas feeding pas
lures, with some northern Pan.
handle feeding.
OTHER PRODUCE SHIPMENTS
From last years harvests
Lubbock station shipped 1876 cars
of grain; 60 cars of hay; and II
cars of melons.
IRRIGATION
"One cause of the large add.
tional farm acreage this season
is the incoming of new settlers.
| No record has been kept in this
direction except during the
month of last December, wher
10 new farming families were
added to the Lubbock region.
Practically all the tree, bush
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-06

am
Sro"eI oi Io''e' anu i'''''0'''
counties to General Agent BAN
er Of the Santa Fe railroad agri-
cplture 9euartment- may prove
80 ;.,+or.,t 81 ,,o,osing rnhbock
-
00'''''' ''''> Z ,o.,
Ainafiiio. rex De0' - l'l l.
Referring TO your request LOT
data perialnlng 20 my experience
and results Of growing max IN
the Tex Panhandle:
Onmy farm nine miles north
east from Amarillo / planted zOO
acres Of sod land and % acres
Of old land to flax the past year'
This being my initial experience
in the Texas Panhandle, and nav
ing no precedents to guide me IN
flax culture IN this section
planted my crop al little TOO early
during the last OF Aprll ana 'he
first OF May. MY yield from the
25O acres averaged me ltteeh
ll5) bushels to the acre Whlie
the eleven acres Yielded twenty
two l22) bushels to the acre.
using one-third bushel OF seeo 70
the acre.
ann now preparing my iahu
TO plant l9OO acres IN max lhe
the coming season possioly VIII
plant as much as zOoV acres
My method q preparing Ihe
soil|s 90 oreaNsod land ~ me
spring and ron down as Ias'
as broken. Oid land shouId oe
broken m the tall ana winter ana
KEEP u shallow cultivation our
ing The spring and up To TIE
time of planting which process
thoroughly prepares the SOL ana
destroys all grass ana vegetation.
Sow 20 iiax any time IN june
which VIII mature the crop duf-
me September p planning /
use an ordinary press drill ana
plant about two inches deep 1
cut and drop loose IN punches IN
the held with an ordinary broad
cast binder and leave until ready
for threshlng. when an ordinary
thresher is used.
u have grownilaX m Minnesota
and North Dakota Tor the past
twenty gears. In my Judgment
the Texas Panhandle Is the
greatest flax growing country /
have ever seen. lis soil ana
climate is better adapted to It's
growth and culture than any
other section Of the country lhat
has come under my observation.
( Here 1t attains a substantial ana
UNIFORM growth ana produces
from four TO SIX spears to tne
stalk. where oronarlly TWO or
three spears rs maximum me
seed mature large ana hrm ana
possesses a uniformity unknown
70 most Tax growing countries.
ia -
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-06

The following letlsr from ID.
L. hiekeox the well known ilaS
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-06

"One cause of the large addi-
tional farm acreage this season
is the incoming of new settlers.
No record has been kept in this
direction except during the
month of last December, when
10 new farming families were
added to the Lubbock region.
Practically all the tree. bush
and vine fruits are OF profuse
and perfect county production r
grapes and strawberries being OF
especial luxuriance while both
cantaloupe and sweet potatoes
need only extended planting and
systematic shipping sale 10 make
them big money getters.
Some flax viii be grown this
year the undoubted success o;
which will insure this great pro-
duet as a future leading Lubbock
county harvest the more espec.
lally a. FAX has recently develop.
ed biz Plains values as a stock
feeder and'a market faitener.
FLAX CULTURE
The following letlsr from ID.
A. Hl.L n.x iha Uall kno.4u IIax
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-09
OF FREE SAM
PIE Cured TETT-R
Surprised at
Quick Result from
ResinOl.

Often you hear of the continued use
of different advertised preparations ef-
fecting a cure, but who ever heard of
a free sample being SO SUCCESSFUL?
Here is the proof in the mothers own
words:
II am more than pleased with Resinol
Ointment and Soap. Part of the sample
of Resinol Ointment entirely cured nv
baby's face of letter.
Mrs. Bertha Hodnett.
"Stovall, Va"
Wonderful, isn't it2 But you will find
nothing which Is such an effectual rem
edy for all irritations, inhammations
and itching of the skin, from piles.
scalds and burns. TO cuts, sores. felons.
carbuncles, boils. eczema. BARRIERS itch.
letter and other skin troubles. II can
be instantly applied. and as easily as
cold cream, and has the recommended
ton Of thousands of physicians back
of IT. Resinol Soap contains the same
medicinal qualities as the Ointment
and should be used for all toilet pur-
poses and in connection with the oint-
ment. All druggists sell the Resinol
preparations; the Ointment in two sizes.
at SOC and 8 100, the Soap at 25c a cake.
or you can make a free trial by writ
ing for samples 70 Department l. Resi-
mol Chemical 60. Baltimore, Md
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-09
Bigarnist Took
Second Wife as
He Loved Quier

CAMDEN, March 1.-TWO wives con
fronted John Phifer in the Camden
Criminal Court yesterday, when he
pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy.
He had been arrested on complaint of
wife No. 2, who was Miss Bertha Wer-
ner. 1899 Federal street, who told the
court she had no knowledge of Phifer's
previous marriage when she became his
bride.
Phifer, in his own behalf, said tina
he had led an unhappy life, declaring
that his first wife wanted TO lead a
noisy life, while he preferred the sim
pie style. Phifer said that he would
come home at night and find no supper
ready and his wife out. Asserting that
No. ] also neglected the children, the
defendant said that he did not know
he was committing a crime when he
married the second wife.
In deferring sentence Judge Joline
said he was in a quandary as to what
to do.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-09
IL WELL SAYS MONEY
TRUST RUINED RAILROAD.

NEW, YORK, March "A. e. Still
we'll, builder OF the Kansas City,
Mexico and Orient railroad. which went
into the hands of a receiver Thursday,
assailed the so-called Money Trust"
at a mass-meeting under the auspices
of the National Educational Alliance
last night ana charged it with being
resonsible for the receivership.
The money trust has been chasing
me for sixteen a because 1 was sue
c~essful," he said. 'and al. last they
have thrown my road into the hands
of a receiver.
II tell you, gentlemen, this country
could be ruined within two weeks If
the big group Of men who control the
currency of the country, in New York,
wanted to do 1t. 1t is perfectly awful
to think that In this country, supposed
to be free, that a man, trying to be- on
the level and do the right thing, Is
prosecuted and almost ruined by this
system"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-09

Remember five weeks remain before
the close, and that is ample time to
secure votes enough to win one Of the
prizes, although, of course, every days
delay lessons you chances.
So why delay? Why not cut out the
coupon appearing herewith and lay a
foundation upon which to build a tall
stack of Popular Teacher" coupons.
Get all your friends. relatives, class
mates interested In the contest. Tell
them TO buy the Evening STAR, saw
the coupons and help you send your
teacher to Bermuda. Do not hesitate
in asking everybody you know; they
will be pleased to help you.
Send all the coupons to the School
Teacher Contest Editor. at the Eve
ming STAR office, who will be pleased
to answer any questions about the
you may wish to ask. Each
coupon will count for n vote II it is
properly and plainly filled out.
The teacher in Essex county receiv-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-09
COnvictS Escape
Like Eliza on Ice
Fired On, They Get Away in
the Fog.

OsSINING, N. Y, March 9.-Under
Of a heavy fog two prisoners es-
capped today from Sing Sing prison and
took to the ice-covered Hudson. They
are Thomas Donohue. who is serving a
term of from Ter to sixteen years for
granddaughter. and John Sebinsky, who
is serving from twenty to twenty-six
years for first degree burglary. Both
are from New York.
The two prisoners became separated
from the other men in the yards and
leaped over the iron fence on the river
front. They dropped midway between
guards on two piers, which extend $50
feet into the river. AS the men made
for freedom across the solid surface of
the river the alarm was given and the
guards emptied their revolvers at the
~retreating figures, which were soon
blotted by fog.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-09
VASSAR COLLEGE GIRLS
F0RM FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Organization Aims at Saving
Lives in Case of Blaze.

PoUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, March g.
Vassar College now has its own vol
unteer fire department. made up of
young women students. The new or
ganization aims rather at saving life
than fighting flames, and the girls
who have volunteered are being taught
chiefly the rudiments Of first aid in
case of fire. Miss Louise w. Farnham,
of New Haven, Conn, is the chief
of the new fire department. Her off,
cial title is fire captain.
In the drills which have been held
the volunteers have shown much skill
at unreeling hose and making coup
hngs In the corridors and performing
other duties required of them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-09
Dead Man Caused
Dream Shooting
Grace Says Wife Uttered First
Husbands Name.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 81 might
kill you at any time, Gene"
This is what Eugene II. Grace
claimed his wife, Mrs. Daley Obie
Grace, charged with shooting him. told
him one morning after she had emerged
from slumber that had been troubled
with unpleasant dreams.
Grace, it is said, told his attorney
yesterday all about the Nightmares
that his wife had been having for :aree
weeks prior to the shooting. The tt-
torney said Grace told him that when
Mrs. Grace talked aloud In her dreams
her former husband, Obie, who died IN
Philadelphia, was the central figure,
and that Obie appeared to be menacing
her.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-09
DO YOU ENJOY LIFE?
Thousands Of Citizens of the United States Do Not Get
the Enjoyment Out of Life Due Tham-Becaue
Their StOmachs Are in Bad Condition

stream of nervous, debilitated people
as we have since we began our pres
emit work can tell a man or woman in
this condition at a glance. We wish
to emphatically state that the number
OF debilitated people in the larger
American cities is appalling. Rita
Tone, the medicine we are helping to
Introduce, is to combat this condition.
1t is the best preparation ever before
sold to the public in that it is imme-
diately effective in cases of debility
and other troubles that go hand In
hand with stomach disorders. You
cannot hope to enjoy life or meet
with much success if you are tired all
the time, have little ambition, and feel
continually depressed In mind and body
Every half-sick, worn-out man or wom-
an owes II to themselves and thei,
family to try Rita-Tone. Menk,s pbar.
macy, lo6 Market street. has the agency
for Rita-Tone in Newark, and Mr.. Menk
will refund YOU money IL results are
not satisfactory.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-09

There is no reason why every stom-
ach sufferer in the city should not
truthfully utter the sentence: 81 I'm
perfectly we'll" If you continue to
suffer through IN ailment Of your
stomach it lie your own fault.
There is relief at hand. 1t is only
necessary for you to take advantage
of the opportunity. Rita-Tone, the
wonderful stomach remedy you hear SO
much about. is being sold at Menk's
Pharmacy, 106 Market street.
Remember, Rita-Tone is in a class by
itself. No other medicine has yet
achieved the success that this remedy
has in the treatment of stomach dis
orders.
Right now Is your opportunity and
right now Is the time you should take
advantage of 1t. Here is what a Rita
Tone demonstrators in Schenectady said
recently:
Anyone who has met a constant
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-09
MINISTER CLAIMS
NAMES WERE KEPT
OUT OF JURY BOX
continued from First rnse.l

day and Tuesday and Wednesday
morning. and not one called, although
from Thursday morning up TIL
Wednesday noon ten juries were called
consisting of accepted and III jur-
ors. of over 10 IN
on Wednesday. after the noon re-
cess when a petition was about to De
presented to the court, word was
passed that the matter wouiu pc au-
i,sted before Thursday and u names
would be put back in the box. rue
enough. on the first call for q jury on
Wednesday afternoon IN Judge Dun-
san's court eight of these tWeiVe men
we're called. four accepted n -FOUR
excused. the first time in about
week that any one of these twelve
men we're called. During the time
from Monday till Wednesday a num-
Der of Jurors were called as many as
four and five INES.
'rhat the names were out OF the o
is absolutely certain. Was it mad
vertent. an oversight The writer does
not so believe. The intention to keep
us out seems equally evident.
Why? Simply because twelve men
rendered q verdict contrary to the
wishes of the prosecutors office? Is
that why the jurors are drawn, to rem
der verdicts TO suit some individual OF
individuals. and do so whether the
State proves its case beyond a rea
sonable doubt?
Are the jurors who are to serve on
future iuries TO be intimidated by
such methods and our courts be null
lined. seems a proper question. 1t also
seems a proper question for investiga-
ton, for ii such actions prevail we
may Just as well close up the courts.
What is the standing OF cases tried
with jurors names not in the "box?'
Yours, A. n. STUBBLEBINE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-09
Many Are Nip and
in Teachers Contest
Close of First Week in Vote for Most Popular instructor
Shows Deluge of Candidates with None
Markedly in the Lead.

m oDAY marks TIN clos Of the nrt week OF the Popular Teacher contes
now running in the Evening STAR. II as many coupons reach the
4 STAR office during each of the remaining five weeks as hav been re-
eeved since h opening of the contest on Monday last a phenomenal vote
will have been poned when the contest ends
The vote of the pupils IF schools in and outside of Essex county is now
remarkably eyen, but, although the vote big, tn number of the candidates
enrolled for the STARS prizes is also large. and NJ particular teacher is in
the lead o n great extent. 1t would BE impossible to publish the names
of all those whose chances of winning appear at this time Utmost equal In
a few days. however. some of the candidates will, undoubtedly, have a de-
cided lead w the others, and then their names wi be published in the
Evening STAR. All boys ant girls should, therefore, work as hard IS they
can to secure all the votes possible 3 o that when the ma appear their
teachers name will head the list.
And every boy and girl who has rot yet entered the contest should do 50
AZ once