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The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-14

Ioe o'i'dlng cement bridges on the
eM OF irregularities in the
OF contracts to Sheely,
aAeo IN the advertising OF bids. This
sso9ht Is only one-fAlf Of the
oeaonal amount Of the contract,
ComtS Clerk Carnahan has called
oPoa 'he district attorney for adj
vlco and suggests that the grand
jury De called to probe the matter.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-14
ebert COUNTY BRIDGES LIKE WELD'S

Elbert, Colo, March &c. G.
sfnsay, the Denver cement bridge
contractor, will have to sue F1bert
county il he wishes to be paid for
bridges that he constructed during
the past three months in tlhs
county. County Clerk allen CarnA.
han today refused to pay warrants
amounting to S8,5OO held by Sheeay
The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-14
Record hay at Library

Last Saturday was record
breaking day for visitors at the
Greeley public library. There were
453 people called, the greatest
number in the history of the IL
brary. The largest daily attend
ance before was February 10 or TINS
year when there were 44l visitors'
The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-14
Name Conservative Ticket

Anlt, March 13.-Just to vary the
r,ouOtony, the conservative ticket
yos nominated here last night and
siII lave it's supporters at the mu-
,iripaI election. T. A. hill, editor
of the Ault Advertiser, put up for
mayor on the citizens ticket, was
endorsed by the conservatives. the
nominees for alderman are George
Anderson, Roy Sewers, Fred Gira-
dot aud A. l.. Davis.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-14
School Open at LaSalle

LaSalle, March 13.-School has
started here after an enforced vaca-
ton of three weeks following the
quarantine for scarlet fever. Church
was held Sunday and public meet
ings will be resumed. Strict meas
ures were taken to prevent the
spread of scarlet fever and practi-
cally every case is out of quaran-
tine.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-14
! IS
|ARDED
DECISION
mR WATER WITH
upaNIES - VALUE
lCasE PROBABLY
APPEALED

L. 1s.-By the fav-
Of Judge James Tel
4 of Evans in the 30
Itch case in which the
solidated Ditch COM
.eley and Lovelsnd
Ady, the Louden ditcn !,
b companies OF Weid
he respondents, the
4 is given q decree
les the change OF the
|sion of the Evans
a point one and one
the Big Thompson,
concerns the entire
of the ditch, 80 feet,
are valued at $9O,-
II became necessary
head gate of the ditch
he river near the
Big Thompson be-
Int OF the Platte con-
ID out the head gate.
IN ditch continued to
be state legislature
kquiring that a decree
ben changes in points
tere made in bitches.
the town of Evans,
he Evans ditch, start
last fall to do this.
was opposed by the
ondents which alleg-
appropriation or pOr-
d been abandoned by
bgs Judge Teller fur
that the ditch shall
return waters coming
Thompson below the
od ditch and the
and Platte river
ractically insures the
appropriations at all
ther provides that
er in the Platte river
the Evans priorities
plied at the old head
bitch at its new point
bay depend on the ju-
the Big Thompson.
Itch received its orr
alton decree in April
fobably will be ap-
The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-14
I,uys Fine Hogs

Fort Lupton, March SD burke
shipped from Nebraska this morn
ing n number of thoroughbred larse
boned hogs which he will use ior
hrocdipr purposes. A number OF
r,rmers will go in for raising hogs,
having made money on their sm"i'
herds.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-14
AGED PIERCE
WOMAN IS DEAD

Pierce, March 12.-Mrs. Cordelia
Shafer, one of the best known and
most beloved women of Pierce, died
at her home here this morning OF
cancer following a long illness. For
the last three months Mrs. Shafer
has been very i'll but bore her suf-
ferings with great forttude.
She was born in Cincinnati, O.,
70 Years ago and spent her youth
there but the greater part of her
married life at Westport, Ind,
where one son still resides on the
old homestead. Four years ago
Mrs. Shafer joined her sons in
Pierce and since then has called the
west home. Her life was one OF
usefulness and its events those that
are usual to a devoted mother and
wife.
She is survived by five sons, Will
liam Shafer of Westport. Ind, Will
son NJ Shafer, superintendent of
the public schools at Cripple Creek,
j. c. Shafer of San Antonio, Tex,
Bert A. Shafer of Pierce, j. E. Shat
er of Pierce and one daughter, Mrs.
r. D. Rees, of Denver. The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
Pierce and interment will be made
at the old home in Westport, Ind.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-14
asurer Reports

urer Roady Kenehan
annual reprt to Gov.
me year ending Feb
= The report shows
n by the auditor,
feceipts, s664,847.7O;
sS94,921.11; bal
Fedit of the various
| &'422, 2,536.66. The
eposit in the various
state used as deposi-
E47.l7.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-14

Mrs. Carl ]. Douhan has received
a telegram from her sister. Mrs.
Mabel Neely, that she was uninjur-
ed in the big fire of the Mogul Min
ing company at Deadwood, S. ID.
Mrs. Neely was employed in the of
fees of themining company which
were completely destroyed by fire.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-27

To sam it all up If there be any
among us who think to move along
| In the qualification of every selfish
desire during His absence and de-
pend upon miraculous change of
| the whole current OF their lives in
the twinkling of an eye, would adj
wise them to sit down some rainy
day and think for awhile Just what
God really means.
1t vas my purpose when ! began
this letter to write on phi.oprcgeni-
tiveness but I got started and the
thilg wrote itself hope you
will like 1t.
Tuesday I left town in the after
noon and went out to the homo of
j. A. (Uncle Joel) Dixon. As many
know he lacks but about month
OF being SO years of age. He has
had a pretty bad winter and has
suffered from the effects of la
grippe and cold but he hopes to re-
cooperate with returning spring.
We have been acquainted about As
years SO had good deal to talk
about concerning the long ago. Mrs.
James Dixon, his honsekeeper, gave
me a good supper and good
breakfast found Jim Dixon listing
land where I did my first work in
1.-THE spring Of 1868 and it was there
III first felt the sensation of being
tired From that day to this
ha, 81, ga
heard statement that children do
not get tired Without any incl
dent worthy OF recording except
that called on my aunt, Mrs. John
Verheyden. / passed on to Rocket,
where I found things rather quiet.
At the store of Prude & Keaton |
found the boys in a good humor
and being visited by other mer-
chants. Two or three drummers
called during my visit and / have
told all this Just because Sam Prude
got back on my list dollars
worth. d. NJ. Marshall, who livel
away back, has sold his farm to
Field Patterson and purchased the
Rocket farm and gotten near the
public road. He has been cutting
down the hedges and is doing
thriving business selling Bots dare
post and piling. besides he win ul-
timately reclaim a lot of land that
has been unproductiyc because of
the hedge. Mrs. Marshall gave me
good dinner, and all this talk IL
brought about nv n NJ Civfro r,a
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-27

honest ma liebt ana FRANK &c cb;ld
hood Ruek Farrsr nlart;nr cotton
and chewing HE tobaceo lie cave
me subscription for his daughter
Mrs. Maggie Dnnavant. at Hollis,
Okla. | would not talk so abou,
Buck if he was not one of nv best
friends. r.. s. Ross of Palmer Q
was Just in from work. He has
some pretty stumpy land but some Is
clear Of stumps and is correctly
farmed. ]. G. Holder was in the
field preparing his land for cotton
planting. / enrolled him as a re.
cruit on my list. II. d. Wright had
finished the duties OF the dav and
had come home for the night. On
my way down in the thicket I ac-
eepted the invitation of Henry
Pierce to spend the night with him
and family. So I retraced nv steps
and went back to their home. Hen.
nv is native Texan and has had
TO fight iife's battles single handed
For a series of years fortune fruwn.
ed on him but the tickle old dana
during the past few years has turn.
ed smiling face and now he is get.
ting on nicely. He is a great read
or and kaene nrettv VOL, IN viii,
current events Nrs p,eroe fes vs
ana altoga+bor 4 a nIo..s.,t
time pefora Ioft tbov aara NO
snbscrintione tor Mrs p,s amt Miss
Lena pierce a. yvinters ravas ana
Mrs Pc brother p,frs rhsnman
at Hollis Okla Mrs y q saarcey
has not heep in good hea,th for
several months and is stavtng a. M
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took the Enterprise.

took the Enterprise.
On my way home | got In with
W. T. Porter on gravel wagon.
Soon after Sam Carothers overlook
me in his auto and invited me to
ride with him. The invitation was
thankfully accepted and we were
soon at home, Sam had been over
to Ferris writing insurance. I be-
lieve he told me he had written
three applications that day.
Friday morning ! boarded train
for Forreston. G. w. Martin is hav-
ling four brick buildings erected and
the work is progressing nicely. A.
! Null had gone to Waxahachie after
feed. At the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Newcomb hung up my merry
widow, rested Selim and Beck and
ate a good dinner. J. T. Bruce is
,cultiyating his farm this year him
self and I found him as busy as a
bee in tar bucket. spent a
while very pleasantly with Mrs.
Bruce and the children and went on
my way a richer man. On my way
to town held up Ira Green and Y.
c. Edmondson. They had been
before the commissioners court to
get an order for an election for the
organization and voting of bonds
for a school district. Under the new
law country school districts will
have to get busy and extend their
limits until they are able to main
tain three teacher school or they
cannot have more than eight era leg
taught. On my way to town Ota
Cantrell overlook me and gave me
the uee of seat in his buggy.
Saturday I met G. r. Oldham
from Red Oak ! who put his date
year ahead. J. c. Mans OF For
reston Is a new name on my list.
]. F. Taylor from Waxahaehie 2 us
ually noted for early corn renewed
Saturday. W. ]. Lowe from Waxa-
hachie 4 said he would not be sur
prised il his paper should be sent to
LaPryor. Texas. before II expires.
Today II. w. Powers, an old time
and highly respected citizen OF the
Oyilla country was here. j C. Tur-
ner from Waxahaehie 3 wrote me
a check for dollar. J. II. Smith,
a good farmer and for many years
deputy sheriff Of the Avalon COM
munity was here today and renew
ed for one year.
Dave Risinger suggested to me
the other day that Law compelling
land owners adjoining public roads
to keep the weeds down to the CEN
ter OF the roads. There is prin-
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FELT BAD
ALL THE TE,,EE:
sheIIhorn Lady Suffered a Great
Deal. But Is Ali Right Now.

shellhorn. Ala.-in letter from this
place Mrs Carrie May says; - short
tirac ago, I commenced 10 have weak
spells and headaches. falt bad all
the time, and soou grew so bad I
couldn't stay up thought woald die.
At last my husband got nc a bottle
OF Cardui. and it helped me; 80 lie got
some more After | had taken tile
second bottle, was entirely well.
/ wish every lady, suffering from
womanly trouble, would fry Cardui.
II Is the best medicine know OF. IT
did me more good than anything ever
used"
Cardui is a woman's tonlc-a
Strengthening medicine for women.
made from ingredients that ACT s9e-
citiaally on the womanly DREAMS, and
thus help TO build M the wornanly con
situation to glowing good health.
As remedy for wonlan's Ills. II has
successful record Of over 50 years.
Your druggist sells it. Please try It.
NIB Hfite 10. Ladies Advisory pspf.. Chstts-
poozs Medicine Co., Chattanooga. Tenn igf Sbec1Gl
distractions, and "a page book. Home freslness
tor Women. sent In plain stapprr. Or request
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-27

lship with Him and feel His presence.
In Genesis we find statement that
| the Lord God walked In the garden
in the cool of the day. In othor
| instances the throne of God is re-
ferrcd to. To say that these state
mentS are intended to be under
stood literally would be to destroy
the majesty. glory and power Of
deity. If He walked in the garden
then He he'd body and all bodies
! are circumscribed by boundaries.
If q body md filling limited
spree. then He could not be every
where. The idea intended to be con-
veyod was only He spoke to the
awakened conscience of the man and
woman, showed them the effect OF
their transgressicn and caused them
to hang their heads In shame. He
walks in TIE streets, in the fields,
in the shops, in fact wherever men
go even unto this day End shows
thom as plainly the effects of evil
doing as He did Adam and Eve.
Ing ths OLC III SIou IitNlAS AoIuluSy
more nor less than supreme power.
Earthly potcntates sit on thrones
and WELD the ceapter. BY a figure
LOT speech God is spoken of as an
emblem OF power. 'The earth Is
his footstool" The earth is as much
His dwelling place as could possibly
be any portion of the universe. The
expression footstool is only used to
illustrate the great height of His
presence.
The sun, moon and stars fill
the bottom Of the sea, the snow
capped mountain top, the center of
the earth are ell equally His foot
stool and abiding place. The new
Jerusalem with its jasper walls
1900 miles square is and could be
nothing but a figurative representa-
IN of perfect peace and happiness.
Such a thing as general head
quarters OF home office for God is
SO repugnant to rational concep-
ten of His power, and omnipres-
ence that no one could for one
moment seriously condider the
proposition. God is a spirit, is with
out body and without parts. God
is everywhere He could not be
everywhere and at the same time
in the body be at some particular
place. We have heard the express
sion: Prepare to meet thy God,
s,.5
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-27
CUPID AND HIGH PRICES.
Mail Order Courtship Keeps the Lit
tie God Busy Finding Mates.

What with the high cost OF living
and the growing Industrial and po~
litlcal independence of women,
many friends of Cupid have been
alarmed lest the god lose employ
ment. He may. or may not find
shooting so good along shady lanes.
In sequestered hooks and on moonlit
waters; but at any rate there is a
new field OF employment opening up
for him.
He VIII be advertising managet
for the minated.
One scarcely picks up paper
these days that he does not read OF
some mayor or postmaster or po-
lice matron who has Just received
a pleading letter from lonely
bachelor or wldower or maid seek
ing a companion. A whole bachelor
club in Middle West town recently
wrote to Sweden for bevy of
brides unseen. Cupid. In truth, will
not find these mail order patrons
solely leftoyers. Many of them are
acceptable. There IL much fraud in
the mail order marriage business.
but some plain human nature also.
which is by no means always unsHe-
cessful Golfers Weekly.
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FROM THE FIELD.


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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-27

y. w Weeks. NJ. D.. Onalaska,
Texas, has a customer who walked
- miles to his store for a bottle
OF Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. II contains no oplates, cures
coughs, colds, bronchitis hoarse-
ness, and tickling In throat. Best for
children and grown persons. For
sale by the Curtin Two Stores. Cur
lin Drug Co, north eide square,
Carlin Pharmacy, west side Of the
square. d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-27
Foley
Kidney
~
Pill
What They VIII Do for You

What They VIII Do for You
They will cure your backache,
strengthen your kidneys, cor
rect urinary irregularities. build
up the worn out tissues, and
eliminate the excess uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-
vent Bright's Disease and Dia-
bates, and restore health and
Itrength- Refuse substitutes.
CuRLiS's TWO DRUG STORES.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-27

cipie involved In It that do not ex-
actly like but such provision
would be no more unjust than n
dozen other laws | could mention,
I may have something to say anenr
the proposition at some future date
BILL COX
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-27

Call upon the Daily Light want
ads TO provide way to overcome
obstacles.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-27
Notice.

Renew your Ladies Home Journ-
al through me, before May 1, ana
save 80 cents. z. r. OWEN. ACT. %
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-27

CuRLrS's TWO DRUG STORES.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27

roads run, while helping counties not
so much. Newport News. for instance,
would Bet taxes on 81. $50, 900 now paid
In Richmond On the Southern, Alex
andrfa would get the revenue on
SG37b0o: Alexandria on S3lS,J00,
Lynchburg on s277ooO and Norfolk on
SS5S.o0o. These taxes would be as
sessed, on his plan, by the State Cor
poration Commission the money paid
into the State Treasury, and then die
tributed. Otherwise the railroads
would save Is cents on the 500 vaIun-
Son by reason Of lower tax rates in
localities than In the cities wh.r. re
incl! aoples
blow TO Schools,
Il iatal blow VAL Uc struck the pub
nc school system ol Roanoke il the
" liiiams bill becomes iaw said Pro-
tessor Harris Hart. superintendent OF
tne schools OF that Guy. lie and City
Attorney 5. hamilton Graves told how
the young city OF Roanoke has been
built up. pledSing lis faith on bonds
Tor puplic improvements in the belief
,nad ii wou,d get the rolling stock
city's schools on Thursday morning,
said Professor Hart. 80 per cent. were
chiidren OF parents dependent upon
ment.
City Attorney George Mason, Of Pc
terseurg, briefly opposed the bill from
much the same standpoints.
Judge Williams closed the debate,
speaking for tne bill. He was frank
indeed IN dealing with the question.
saving II was matter OF whose on
WAS gored. While few cities were
represented, he told the committee
men that 100 boards of supervisors
and 1000 district school boards were
awaiting their decision
Who Furnishes BusineAhs
In replying TO Colonel AnlerSOn's ar
gument that cities furnish most of the
business Of railroads, Judge Williams
IaIewel! and Wise end Lee counties
We're taken from the Norfolk and
Western that road would be, IN bank
ru2ic% within t~enty-four hours.
Taxing up the taxes paid by cities,
Judge Williams rehearsed what Rich
inond sets from the State-S50,oD0 for
The soidieFs Home, $4,000 To-, the
Department OF Agriculture, sent in
from al over the State-"unfortuna,c-
-, he said, ,'run by boards"
Judge Williams SAID members of the
and spend Il in Richmond Colonel
Anderson said II would be satsfac-
tory II the speaker should stay a home
a!!c spend his money there.
hurg have ceen for many years re-
ceiving the rolling stock taxes un-
molested. continued the patron, be-
could De distributed. The Constitu-
,!onal Convention came near putting
4 division IN its product, bur upon
the plea Of the cities that they were
In debt on the superstition OF CON
t!nuing TO receive the tax. the con-
yention said they could keep IT for
ten years. Now the Legislature may
act, and he asked that II do SO.
The committee had q short executive
session, but reached no decision, and
adjourned TO o'clock this afternoon,
when 1: WIZ determine its report.
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only safe course was TO do the best
thing
Use .cpurutc Boxes.
II reply 10 a complaint from Mr..
Throckmorton that ballots might go
into the wrong box II two parties are
holding primary. Mr.. Byrd said there
arc already provisions III the general
election Law 10 take care OF occa sional
mistakes and that he would not coun
tcnancc the practice Of giving judges
the right TO take tickets out OF boxes.
Different co!O.s of ballots were provid
cd In The bill to take care OF this point.
Recurring TO the point of the person
mel of the Judges, MIR. White, of Rock
bridge. said they nigh; be prejudiccd,
the Speaker responding that the re2u-
lay election officers had best act and
Chat the penal statutes are made TO
govern all primary elections by the
terms of the bill.
Mr.. Coleman, Of Norfolk, thought
there should be incorporated a pro-
vision that when one Judge commits
fraud II should be pl'ina factc evidence
that all ar" sgll,y, 20 conform to a de-
cision OF tn" supreme Court. The pa
iron said this should he placed, II 81
MI. in the general law. On suggestion
of Mr.. Weave, the bin was amcpded so
Friends at Polls.
Mr.. Brewer insisted OF having watch
crs az the polls, but Mr.. Byrd thought
II already IN the general law: if not
that was thc place to put II. Besides
there might De- twenty candidates, each
having friend 10 watch three judges
However Mi Brewer proceeded 10 draft
his amendment, On this point AIR. Mon
iaguc expressed his unwillingness &C
make . primary more stringent than Il
general election.
'rhc bill provides That piuraiity
candidate shall win. TO avoid second
contests II viii not apply ut all tC
presidential electors. since IL Is desir.
able that the party meet at least once
IN four years in convention.
In case of vacancy in an Office and
u special election, it was agreed that
committees could proceed as at pres
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27
SEM TIE

LicutenGnt-Go Governor j. TAYLOR ru
Tyson convened the upper house al ="
O'clock. and Rev. ". X. Burreu. of tb.
paramount Avenue Buptist Church Of
Tered prayer. Heading of the Journal
ana reports from the standing commit.
tees followed
The House bill providing for the Al
ninistrativc Board authorized by n
recent act Of tho Richmond City Coun.
cii, was reported vetoed by the Gov
ernor. The bill as passed by both
houses was Incorrectly drawn. The
veto was unanimously concerned in. a
new bin embodying the necessary cor
tect!ons Is already before tho House
and will be pushed 10 its passage.
Constituents Want Bills.
Numerous requests from private per-
sons and organizations for copies Of
various bills introduced in the Senate
caused Senator Featherston TO present
resolution, which was carried, direct
Ing tho printer to print ninety comics
Of each bill instead of sixty us hereto
fore. Senator Featherston stated that
the Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce.
has filed a request with him for n
complete file of all tho bills Introduced
at the present session. and that he
was unable 10 comply with this and
other requests because of the small
number that WAS printed. other Sen
ntors told Of similar experiences.
Proceeding to the calendar, the SEN
ate passed four bills on their third
reading. Two OF these wore Senate
TO amend the codo of Virginia rala-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27
Electrical
Tea Kettle

The Electrical Tea Kettle will be E38aRaB
found of great convenience. 1t can be ISSSsSzas@M
used the tabe-and the contents
will always be just right neither too !
hot too cold Made in several different styles anc