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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-13
CITY FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

4" Fire Chief, phone "A.
4" Chief of Police, phone 100.
. Residence, phone 410-J.
. 2-6 Bells
/" Cor. Main and Winner streets.
{" 2-S Bells
. City Hall.
3 :S-5 Bells.
4" Cor. Granite and Nutley streets.
. I-6 Bells
" Cor, Main and Gresham streets.
(. 5-3 Bells
I" Cor. Iowa and Fairview streets.
g 6-1 Bells
. Cor. Fourth and A streets.
" 7-3 Bells
" Cor. Sixth and C streets.
/. @ o o . (. o 8 g o @ q q o % @
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-13

FUR RENT-Furnishe hOusekeep-
ing rooms, NO. 296 E. Main st.
Call evenings. 2-4t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-13

FOR SALE-Team, buggy and har-
ness. Team gentle. Will drive
single or double and good under
saddle. Will sell for less than the
buggy and harness cost. j. F. Mel
q kle. 172 G. St 4-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-13

WANTED TO RENT OR BUY-GOOd
light express or fruit wagon. Must
be in good condition. Address
Express" Tidings office. 4-3t*
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-13

TO LET-CONTRACT for hauling
500 cords of wood. Inquire 115
Granite st. 94-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-13

LOOK HERE-Any time you want a
carriage or your garden plowed,
see E. N. Smith, 124 Morton St.
Phone 464-J. S5-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-13
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Pasture for one COW.
261 Oberlin street. 3-4t
FOR RENT-Rooming house in good
condition. Fifteen rooms, nine
furnished. Reasonable rent. In
quire at $50 First Ave. Phone
405-J. 104-1mO.
FOR RENT, SALE OR TRADE
Mountain ranch at Siskiyou, on
toll road. Address owner, D. L.
Brace, sos Board of Trade, Port
land, Ore. 3-6t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-13

LOST-In Ashland cemetery, on Dec
oratiOn Day, gold brooch set with
pearls and sapphires. Finder
please leave at Tidings office. 2-4t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-13

WANTED-First-class waitress at
Oregon Hotel. 4-3t
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
BUILDING MATERIAL HAULED OUT Of LUBBOCK
Number Of Sos Being Constructed Ne. Residences Being
Built, Additions to Dwelling Houses and Other
Improvements Denote Prosperity

mind that the farmers and ranch
men Of this section of the coun-
try are in easy circumstances
and speaks well for the general
conditions of the country.
The general farm conditions
seem TO be in fair shape. Take
the South Plains as a whole and
the crops are good. Many of
our farmers are scratching their
heads now and wondering how
they will be able to take care of
their immense feed crop. The
condition of cotton seems to be
favorable and it s beginning to
open which means that picking
will be on hand in a few weeks.
II is said that the yield will be
better this year than last. and
the crop averaged a good third
last year.
The men who have come to
the South Plains to farm and
have farmed have not failed.
Ii is the man who came here ex-
pecting to do nothing but put the
seed in the ground and trust to
luck for the yield that is raising
howl about poor crops. OF
course there are exceptions. The
rains have been spotted and
some places there is almost en-
tire failures (but very few not
on account of the laziness of the
farmer.
We are confident there are very
few of our farmers that would
exchange places today with the
east Texas farmer.
Everything is favorable enough
and we understand that many
of the land owners who have
heretofore been satisfied to let
their land remain untitled are
preparing to cultivate it another
year and will put Improvements
on the property for the purpose
OF placing tenants on the farms.
Opportunity awaits the East
Texas renter in the South Plains.
Come to Lubbock.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
Lubbock Public Schools

Lubbock Public Schools
| Lubbock Public Schools will
pen Monday. Sept. 2nd at 900
m. All patrons and friends
/ the school are invited to be
resent.
The opening exercises of the
thool viii consist Of the follow
BIZ program:
Music Miss Brown.
Prayer Rev. w. M. Lane.
Addresses. by Judge Geo. r.
bean and Jno. w. Baker and
bort talks by others.
| know of nothing that the
eople of Lubbock should be
bore interested in than the edu-
|ation of their children. hence
hcourage them by your presence
Ionday morning. There are
lany school problems which the
eachers alone cannot solve but
bust have the assistance of the
arents. therefore we invite you
D attend the opening of school
nd let US talk these matters
ver, that we may understand
Rch other and work together
Dr their solution.
II seems 10 Us that parents
hight devote two or three hours
nee a year to school. hence we
in expect all who possibly can
be present Monday morning.
This term Of the school will be
lught in the High School build
*. il possible, and all children
re requested TO assemble at
nat building Monday morning.
Many Of our teachers have
ken special work this summer
their respective departments.
the Universities. State Nor
ais and summer Normals and
~ better prepared TO do good
orb than heretofore. aud Il Ia
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

When one can see wagon load
after wagon load Of lumber and
building material rolling out Of
Lubbock in every direction there
is bound to be something doing
in the country round about us.
1t has been said by some one that
where there is much smoke there
surely is some fire near by. We
believe that where there is pur-
chasing of building material by
the farmers and ranchmen of the
country that somewhere in the
vicinity there is improving going
on.
The Avalanche mans eyes are
always open for something to
print. While we may at times
overlook some things of impor-
tance. we take special notice of
this particular class of lnforma-
ton. From many portions of
the state of Texas comes the cry
Of hard times, nothing doing
This causes us to look about our
own town TO see If there is any
immediate danger of the same
complaint being registered here.
but when we see these indica-
tons of improvement we decide
that there is no need Of serious
alarm.
A number of our farmers and
ranchmen are having large silos
built making preparations for
the big feed crops that they
are raising this year. Others
are building larger barns and
some of them new ones where
they have had none before.
Others are building additions to
their dwelling houses. Some are
building new ones entirely.
Fencing is being done by a num-
Der, while others are building
corrals, dipping watts. etc. All
this takes money and the greater
part of ii would be left undone if
they did not have cash to go
ahead with it. This satisfies our
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
Washington. Aug. "a. 1912.

Washington, Aug. "a. 1912.
ostmaster.
Sir:
The post Office appropriation
tt for the fiscal year ending
Inc 30, 1913, provides:
That hereafter post Offices of
Ie first and second classes shall
bt be open on Sundays tor the
|lrpose Of delivering mail to the
eneral public. but this provision
hall not prevent the prompt de-
very Of special delivery mail. F"
| Under this law you will close
he general delivery. carriers
indows. and lock boxes and
scontinue all deliveries by
krriers on Sunday. You will
bte. however that special de-
very mail IS excepted and you
III therefore arrange to have on
|lty a sufficient force 10 handle
bis mail matter promptly.
The Department desires to re-
bee Sunday work to the
inimum so that as many OF the
hployees as possible may enjoy
complete day Of rest on Sun
by. You should. therefore. re-
hire only a sufficient number Of
erks to report for duty on that
hy in order that transit mail
|hd the mail collected for dis
bitch may be handled without
elay. II no mail is dispatched
D Sunday a very early collection
kould be made on Monday morn
! < and the mail for local de-
Eery distributed before the
krriers leave for their first trip.
Respectfully.
G. P. GRANDFIELD.
|irst Assistant Postmaster Cen
tsl.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

our aim to make the school
better in all il departments.
Apart from the literary course
Miss Harriet Brown will conduct
her music class in connection
with the school. and we UNDER
stand that Misses Huff. Camp
bell and Cowan will conduct
music classes near the school
building so that all who desire
will have an opportunity to take
music. Miss Word will have an
Expression class convenient for
all who wish to study along
that line. and Mrs. Knox will
teach art. These instructors.
most of them, are well known in
Lubbock and those who are not
come highly recommended. aid
we have every reason to believe
that the work in these depart
ments will be excellent.
J. X. WEsTER. Supt.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
LUBBOCK POSTMASTER RECEIVES INSTRUCTIONS
t Assistant Post Master General Issues Letter to all Pomasters
Of First and Second Class Offices That No Mail will After
September First Be Delivered Sunday

The letter is self-explanatory
and as Lubbock is post Office
of this class il means that this
office will be under the regula.
tiuns indicated by the above
letter to Postmaster Stubbs,
The lobby of the Office will be
open and people who rave boxes
will be permitted to get their
mail that may have been put in
during. the previous week. but
none will be delivered through
the general delivery on Sunday,
nor will any Of the mail received
during Sunday be distri buted till
Monday morning. other than
letters bearing special delivery
stamps.
Letters may be mailed at the
post Office any time during Sun
day the same as heretofore and
win he dispatched he same as
usual.
This great refona was made
By act of conptoos and the post
master here has nothing to do
with the change except to put
il into effect in compliance with
instructions from the Depart
ment at Washington.
The new ruling may not be
appreciated by many. but 40 far
as the Avalanche is concerned it
is perfectly satisfactory. We
believe we have had something
to say along that line. that the
postal clerks should have a day
Of rest the same as in any other
occupation hence, we are very
well pleased with the ruling.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
New Business Firm

w. A. Brown an experienced
dry goods and grocery man will
open a stock of dry goods and
groceries in the Judd a. Son
building about the 10th of Sept
ember. The building will be
moved further west to the corner
of the block. The work of NOV
ing the building will commence
soon and the new stock will be-
gin arriving in a few days.
J. V. Roy had a reunion Of his
family last Sunday. His eight
children and their families. were
present and enjoyed Sundays
dinner at the old home. Mr..
Roy says counting his sons and
daughters. sons-in.law and
daughtera.in.law. together with
their children numbered "a and
a very enjoyable occasion Il was.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Great always is the wheat of
the Northern Texas Panhandle.
and greater yet is it this year.
Conservative estimates re-
ceived of wheat shipments this
season from concerned Northern
Panhandle railroad points are as
follows:
Shamrock, $50 cars; Groom.
$50 cars: Pampa, $50 cars:
Miami, $50 cars, and Canadian
800 cars-or a total from these
six stations of 1.600 which
means 900. 600 bushels.
Other railroad shipments with
in the same Panhandle radius
will contribute at least 500 cars
additional. so that Immediately
along the Rock Island from AM
arilIo to Shamrock and along the
Santa Fe from Amarillo to Ca
madam. over two million BUSH
els of wheat will be marketed
this year. which means. in round
figures at least two million dol
lars in wheat money. Amarillo
Daily Panhandle.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Several of our male population
left Thursday about noon for
Clovis to attend the prize hight.
which Ia TO be pulled of In that
city.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
Come to Lubbock

The Avalanche erred in "a
last week in its report of t
new scalp bounty law. In Il
dispatch under date line fro
Austin it read that $500 wou
be paid as a bounty for coyoe
scalps, but we find upon invest
cation that the coyote is in I'll
81 90 class and that a dollar is d
that will be allowed for his seal q
The $500 bounty is on lobo, grey
or timber wolves. panthers. Mex
lean lions. tigers and leopards.
Another point that must be re-
membered is that the entire hide
of the animal must be presented
IN person to the Commissioners
Court in the county in which said
animal was killed and a written
affidavit will be required TO that
effect. Remember this when you
slay any OF the animals included
in this list. so that YOU viii have
no trouble in collecting the houn-
~.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
TO CURE ELECTION EVILS
legisIator-eIect Of West is Pre-
pairing New Bill to Present
At Coming Session

Kerrville. Aug. 25. The Dem.
ocratic convention for the One
Hundred and Fifteenth district
convened here Saturday. A. M.
Kennedy, whose name was
/ placed on the ballot by petition
was declared the nominee for
representative. He received l,
343, votes and A. o. Lawlor 764.
Mr.. Kennedy has gwen out
the following statement: Il am
preparing and will introduce a
comprehensive election bill
which will be the most pro-
gressive measure Of the kind
that has ever been proposed in
this or any other state. II IL
becomes a law. and its provisions
are enforced. we have heard the
last of hired campaign managers
and paid political agitators in
Texas. Among the things pro-
posed will be the elimination of
that provision of the present
law which requires a city poll
tax in addition to the state and
county poll as a necessary quail
fcation to vote. Probably 80
per cent of the voters of Texas
pay S1.75, while the other 20
per cent pay from 50 90 to 81. 70.
This rs discrimination un-
warranted and should be rem
edied. Presidential primaries
will be provided for, as will the
election of United States Sena-
tors by a popular vote. Con-
ventions will be so regulated
that there can be no stolen
delegates and no excuse for
the repeal of the local self
government policy so long taught
by Democrats but which in this
state, since the convention
which met in Fort Worth in
1908. has been trampled under
foot by which ever faction hap
pened to control. The San
Antonio platform as to campaign
contributions will be followed
and then some. Majority nomi-
nations. for which | contended
in the legislature. which adopted
the present law, will be included.
Voting precincts will be limited
to 200 poll tax payers and pro-
visions made for prompt re-
turns from all elections. There
will be a publicity provision sim
liar to the Oregon law. which
provides for an official pam
phlet containing the arguments
for and against any candidate
or measure. the same to be sent
TO all the voters by the state.
While | dislike the idea of the
state doing anything for the
individual that he can and should
do for himself. yet if we are to
have primaries and expect men
even of more moderate means TO
run for office. we must resort
to the state publication of cam
paign literature. Generally
speaking. the bill will endeavor
TO give more power to the people
and less TO convention fixers.
Yet | would not destroy con-
ventions but would limit their
functions to certain routine
business in which they can
hardly 90 astray.
Mrs. w. l.. Pearson and child
rem of Tulia. are here this week
visiting the family of c. X. JAS
per. Mrs. Pearson being a sister
Of Mrs. Jasper. Mrs. Pearson is
the mother of twins seven years
old and triplets eighteen months
old. They are az bright. healthy
locking chaps. the triplets being
two girls and one boy and they
bear the distinction of being the
first triplets 10 visit Lubbock.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

The Lubbock band is making
making splendid progress. 1t
has been strengthened consider
ably of late by band men coming
in and accepting positions pro-
cured for them through the
efforts of the members of that
organization. The band has re-
Gently purchased new instru-
ment or two that will be of great
benefit to it. In order to raise
funds for the purpose of paying
for these instruments the boys
are going to practice up on a
play which wis be presented
at near future date and it is to
be hoped that the people will re-
spond literally when the time
comes and help them keep the
band up to high standard.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Arthur w. Jones. who con-
dueted a two weeks meeting
here IA to begin a series OF SER
mons In Snyder on the 3oth inst
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Miss Edie Sawyers. who has
been visiting relatives several
weeks in the vicinity of Rails.
came over Thursday morning and
is the guest OF Mrs. T. c. Green
hill for a few days.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Misses Ruby and Opal Ellis
left Monday for Canyon 10 vlsit
Cor a few days
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
The Radford Building

We understand that the con-
tract for the Radford Grocery
Company building was to have
been let at Abilene on the 26th.
hut the manager at this place
has no late information regard
ing it. However. we are sure
that we will have some detailed
information about 1t by the time
our next issue is produced.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

G. r. Caldwell. representing
the Amarillo Daily News. was
in the city Tuesday. and as
usual paid this Office a pleasant
call.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

The Avalanche force We fear
will become web-footed soon II
there is not some improvements
made in the sidewalks between
the square and our office. We
favor immediate construction OF
a walk from n connection with
the Western Windmill Com
panys walk 10 South Fourth
Street The time Il az hand.
It's badly needed. Lets DO Il
nov.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
BILLION DOLLAR APPR0RlA1 ION
Congress Closed Monday After
Passing the Cost of Living
Expense Bill

Washington, Aug. 26.-Con-
gress closed another billlon-dol-
lar session today, bat the exact
total of the nations cost Of
living varies as it is seen
through republican and demo-
cratic eyes.
The total appropriation for the
fiscal year 1913. which began
July |, 1912, amount to $l,0l9, =
636, 143. 66, as given to the senate
and house today by Senator War
rem and representative Fitzger-
aid, respectively chairmen Of the
two appropriation committees.
II is conceded by both of these
leaders that this is 81, 046. 900
less than the nations budget of
1912, but il is remained for
former Speaker Cannon, in be-
half of the republican forces of
the house, to produce figures TO
show that the present democratic
congress actually had appropri-
ated more for general purposes
than die the preceding republI-
can ceagress.
Representative Cannon declar-
ed that out of the general total
should be taken all expenditures
made for the Panama Canal.
With such deductions. he said.
the total appropriations for 1913
would be 5000, 656, l43, as COM
pared with a total of 1881, l22, S81
appropriated for general purposes
last year.
Predictions that the govern
ment would face a heavy deficit
at the end Of the year were made
by both Senator Warren Repre-
sentative Cannon. Senator Var
rem said President Taft and his
cabinet bad carefully reduced es-
Inmates to the lowest figures.
The appropriations actually made
are over $2l, 900, 600 less than the
estimates, and Republican Lead
ers declare it will be impossible
for the existing government
agencies to keep within them.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

The kokernot ranch is having
a large ware house erected on
the Posey switch in which they
will store feed. Its capacity is
four cars. and they will keep a
good supply of cotton seed meal,
cakes and other feed for their
stock during the bad days in
winter time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-02-22
SOCIALISM S. H.. c :.
Tbi, column !. devoted to propoundins the philosophy
Of Socialism
Let the nation own the trusts"

The teachings of socialism are an
expose OF the methods of capitalism
TO keep the people in ignorance of
the conditions as they actually exist
in this country and the world. In ord
er 10 understand capitalism and how
the capitalist control of public utili-
ties affects the people and their pros
perity one must understand the con
ditions surrounding such control.
The conditions and methods of
capitalism have been kept from the
knowledge of the people and the peo-
pie have been led to believe that
things were different from what they
actually are.
The teachings of socialism would
bring the actual conditions and meth
DDS to light. 1t would give us publ
city of big business methods. (You
have heard Of that before, haven't
your Are you afraid to know the
actual conditions as they exist here?
Are you afraid of the truth? If you
are do not read any socialist litera-
ture. Just continue to read your own
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-02-22
POLITICS SUBMERGED.

Thousands OF voices all over the
central part of this state, In stores,
hotels, club rooms and wherever men
congregate, are discussing Il new de
parturc in making the soil OF this
section blossom and bring forth pro
ducts and wealth regardless Of dry or
wet years saws a Miller dispatch. The
cry is going out for COWS, silos and
corn. In past years, before a political
campaign, especially if the years were
bad, the agitation was for laws to
help the people. Now politics is ig-
nored almost by the people. who talk
seed corn, COWS, and dairying. There
will be many silos built the coming
spring if half the agitation is their IA
vor realizes The new methods Of
farming now proposed Is likely to com
pletely change the prospects Of the
country east Of the Missouri river, and
even west of that stream. Where in
the past a small acreage Of corn was
planted by a farmer, hundreds of
acres will be put II by the same
men the coming year.
The new era that is about to be-
gin in farming will be watched with
interest and hailed with delight by
of South Dakota everywhere,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-02-22

middle where the good times are at
their heighth and not get them in TO
see q few OF their schoolmates, ana
to have a spelling match. This is
all right for those who are inclined
that way, but not one true American
boy in ten but likes to get just as
far away from school as he can on
a county fair day.
Now, Mr.. Stakeholder, think this
over and be at the next meeting on
March 2nd and be a live one. See If
we can all pun together and put up
a rood live time and one of the best
county fairs in the state, for We have
the best county,
One who is interested.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-02-22

On February LIST John H. Scriven,
Tor the past four years or more the
alloting agent on the Rosebud reser-
walton, assumed his new duties as SUI
p~erintendent and special disbursing
agent to succeed Major John B. Wood,
removed. Mr.. S~criven's home is at
Mitchell, and though he has been on
the Rosebud reservation many years
in an official capacity he has always
maintained his residence there.