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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
The Cemetery

Il seems to be a hard matter
to get the proper interest
aroused in the cause of the Gem
etery improvements.
Every one seems heartily IN
favor of every move that Is
made for the betterment of the
Lubbock Cemetery but no one
seems to take enough interest
to meet with the faithful two ol
three TO promote the interest OF
our city of the dead. In another
place in this issue will be found
a call by the committee. Look i
up and do what you can to assist
i'm the matter. Those interested
in the cemetery at this place,
who do not live here can help by
mailing the members Of the
committee a check for such
amount as they feel inclined I,
give and il will be well spent,
Ii will take several hundred
dollars 10 carry out the presen
plans of the work and a dona
ton from any source will be ap'
preciated. Don't fail TO reae
the call.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

Through the efforts of a Fris-
co Agricultural Department in
cooperation with the farmers
along their lines. the corn crop
is thought to have been saved.
as indications point towards a
bumper crop. The Agricultural
Departments of the different
railroads in the state have been
conducting extensive expert
ments with seed corn and the re-
suit of their efforts has proven a
great boom to the farmers of
Texas.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
|HE A[TljS, LUBBOCK AND ROSWELL
|eRyTHlNG SHAPING UP MOST SATISFACTORILY, CON-
TRACTS ALL BEING CLOSED UP
|n. WEST WILL Be HERE IN 4 FEW DAYS
Of Santa Fe Indicate There Will be Something Oong
Soon on Completion Of Cutoff
Out OF Lubbock

quite encouraging for the early
getting to work on the line. W.
w. West has Just returned from
the east reaching his Office in
Houston Saturday night. A
letter received from him by
Judge Elliott yesterday states
that his trip was entirely salts
factory and that he had closed
up the bond matter. He is now
a very busy man, working out
the details Of inaugurating the
work. He states that the ques-
ton OF beginning the work here
or at Lubbock will have to be
worked out within the next few
weeks He will come here IN
side the next two weeks and
then the matter will be passed
upon after all things have been
considered.
This letter is very encourag-
ing and indicates a great GER
tainty OF the road being built at
once.
THE TEXlCo CUTOFF
The building Of the Santa Fe
Texico Cut of from Lubbock
seems to he taking on renewed
activity. that is the actions and
orders of the company would
indicate that something will be
doing on that line within a com.
Daratively short time.
The State Line News, pub.
lished at Texico has the follow.
ing to say:
1T is freely predicted by those
who are in a position to almost
know. that the Santa Fe vii
build or rather finish. the roac
already started between Lubbock
and tbs place this summer.
Although nothing official hal
been given out still the maneu
vers around the material yard:
and the orders given the various
construction gangs in this vicin
ity would lead a person to be
lieve that business is going q
pick up in the construction de
partment of this great railwa.
system soon.
I 1t is an admitted fact that tn
railroad situation. looks good
Come to Lubbock.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
Lubbock vs. Plainyiew

The Lubbock High School
team played Wayland College
team on the Plsinview diamond
Friday and Monday. The score
Friday was 3 to 2 in favor of
Lubbock. Monday the game
was a tie in the fourth inning
but Lubbock forfeited the game
to Plainview. Z. z. Black um-
pired the games. Batteries -
Plainview, Fridays game Haw'
kins-Foutz. Monday. Sowell'
Shotwell. Lubbock. Friday For
ris, Jones and Sanders. Monda,
ones-Sanders.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
The Weather

The Lubbock country has had
diversifcation of weather
since the Avalanche last visited
YOU. Friday and Saturday were
DAYS calculated to creep IN be-
tween ones affections for the
country: Sunday was a little
better and Monday was tair
weather which ended in rain.
Wednesday was one of those
balmy days and today one of the
finest of the season. Vegetation
of all kinds is coming out nicely
and the farmers are all getting
busy planting.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

IThe Avalanche has the follow
Il information to hand Its
taders this week on the railroad
fuation. This did not originate
| the Avalanche office and our
Ialous neighboring exchanges
I'm take notice that others are
hiding railroads to Lubbock as
LII as the Avalanche. Mr.
est and party will be in Lub-
bck soon to close up the final
+rangements with regard to the
kad and assures our people that
u kerything on the part Of the
ilders is ok.
1.-The Lockney Beacon, publish
in Lockney. a town on the
foposed route and a town that
As spent much money IN the
Hort to land the road, has this
say:
MIR. Homer Howard was IA
keeipt of a letter from Ed Ken
edy Of Houston Monday. stat
q that Mr.. West had Just re-
l,rned from a trip to Chicago
hd that while there he had been
kccessful in making all neces-
kry arrangements to build the
kltus railroad, and that he was
low busily arranging details 70
Iegin the work Of actual con-
kructon of the road. Mr.. Ken
Iedy further stated that Mr..
Nest and associates would be IN
his section within a short time.
y This report corroborates the
rticIe taken from the Memphis
|aper appearing elsewhere IN
hese columns. and il is now evi.
lent that within a very short
me work on the Altus railroad
kill be under construction.
The article referred to follow:
from the Hail County Herald on
(he Denver road where the AL
kus. Lubbock and Roswell inter
Sects that road:
No question comes up more
frequently on the streets now
khan that of the railroad situa
hon. Accordingly the Heral'
Has taken some trouble to fin'
But just what the situation is a
his time. The latest news u
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
WILL HAVE MORE SIDEWALKS
Broadway will Have Long String
Of Concrete Walks in the
Residence Portion

We have it upon good au-
thority that property owners
have practically all signed up
for the building of a contin-
uous walk from the corner of
the State Bank on the square
west to the west line of the
origional town section. which is
nearly half a mile. There is at
this time several short stretches
of walks in that distance. There
will be brought up to the require
ments where they are lacking,
and new ones put down in front
of the property where there is
none.
The walk will continue from
the square to the southeast cor
ner of Mayor Wheelock's prop
erty fourteen feet wide. From
that point it will be changed TO
five foot walk with a four
teen foot curb line, leaving a
space between the walk and the
curb for the planting Of trees,
grass etc. which will give the
property a very pretty appear
ance.
Lubbock Just keeps pushing
on and on. She seems to stop
FOR nothing. 1t is the real won-
der city of the Plains. 1t has no
equal for push and substanti-
ality. Her people know there is
a great future here, and are
building everything for future
needs as well as present comfort.
En- Route to MineraI Wells
J. B. Stone and wife and their
daughter. Miss Nell Stone, were
here a few days this week.
They were en- route TO Mineral
Wells. where they go hoping to
get relief from the physical
ailments of Mrs. Stone. who has
been afflicted with a slight
touch of dropsy,
This family is quite well known
in this city, especially by the old
timere here, as they were in
business at this place at one
time.
They note many and varied
changes in the town of Lub-
book since they lived here.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
A Good Landing
Some dime ago COUNTY Ju

Some time ago County Judge,
Dno. X. McGee got an inkllng
that Lubbock County was due
some money from the State
Comptroller's Department and
at once got busy to see II some
steps could not be taken to re-
cover it. The County Commits
sioners met and appointed a
special resident attorney IN
Austin TO dig into the matter and
Isee what could be done. AS a
result Lubbock county's finances
are to the good S2332. 10. that
being the amount Of the check
the treasurer received on the
account. Judge Nc Gee states
that since this investigation ths
.eounty has received Sl0l532 OF
tpckley County school money
These things are often worth
booking into and these amoun''
have been accommodating from
wear 10 year tor some time pas''
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
UNCLE SAM WARNS MEXICO
Americans Must be Protected OF
There will be Something Do
ing by U. S. Authorities.

Washington. April Ia. Warn
ing was issued today by the
United States to the Mexican
Government, as well as to Gen.
Pascual Orozco, commander of
the revolutionary forces, that
it expects and must demand that
American life and property
within the Republic of Mexico
be Justly and adequately protect
ed, and that this Government
must hold Mexico and the Mexi-
can people responsible for all
wanton or illegal acts sacrificing
or endangering American life or
damaging American property or
/ interests.
The attitude of the United
States as expressed to both the
I Federal and rebel authorities is
1 that any maltreatment OF Ameri-
can citizens will be deeply re-
sented by the American Govern
ment and people, and must he
( fully answered by the Mexican
I people "
Acting Secretary Huntington
Wilson Of the State Department,
who today issued special instrct-
ions to Ambassador Henry Lane
Wilson at the City Of Mexico
and Marion Letcher, American
. Consul at Chihuahua, authorized
the statement that Intervention
was not contemplated by the
/ United States.
/ INSTRUCTIONS TO AMBASSADOR
WILSON.
Ambassador Wilson was order
ed to communicate at once the
views OF the United States to
the Mexican Minister for Foreign
Affairs, and a copy of his IN
structions was likewise sent TO
Marion Letcher. American Con.
sui at Chihuahua. with special
representations addressed to
Gen. Orozco.
/ Gen Orozco recently refused TO
recognize Mr.. Letcher as the
American Consular representa-
tive, because the United States
withheld recognition of the rebel
cause. The representations to
Orozco accuse him of practical
murder of Thomas Fountain,
an American gunner. enlisted
with the Federais, but summar-
lily executed last week when
, taken prisoner by the insurrec-
tos.
MUST BE GIVEN HUMANE TREAT
MENT
Though declining to justify
: participation by Americans OF
, either side of the revolution. the
: United States expressly stipu
: lates that American .com
batants when taken prisoner
, must be given humane treat
ment in accordance with the in
ternational rules of war.
: The correspondence mad,
public tonight is admittedly th'
r strongest demand the Unite'
/ States is known to have mad'
: upon Mexico for respectful treat
ment OF Americans. as well a
? other foreigners. and declare
: that a continuation of illega
) acts is tending Ito difficultie
I and obligations. which it is t
T the interest of all true America
q
patriots, as it is the desire o
4 the United States. to avoid" ;"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

w. f. Broyles. father of Prof.
|. B. Broyles. the scientific Mas
seur. spent several days here
this week visiting his son.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

Mrs. Davie. who has been vis-
iting at Midland several weeks.
returned the latter part of last
week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

Quite a number Of the farm
ers have been here this week
attending County Court as jur-
ors.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

l.. o. Burford attended court
here the first of the week and
reports a nice rain in that COM
munity.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

MIR. Wolcott. Of the firm Of
Martin a Wolcott. grocers. is in
th city this week. looking after
business interests.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

j. Il. posey was up from the
ranch Wednesday looking after
business matters.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
Mrs. j. z. Fitzgerald.

Mrs. J. +. Fitzgerald, Of
Plains, sister of S. |. Johnston,
arrived in the city Tuesday and
is at the bedside of her daugh-
ter. Miss Olga. who is confined
to her bed at the home of W. j.
Morris. She is getting along
nicely however and no serious
results are looked for.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

|. 3. llasl has returned from
a'two weeks trip 10 points IN
NeN Mexlco.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

MIR. J. II. McClune. of Lub-
book. is up 'on a visit to his SON
in-law, G. S. Burke. who lives
on the Knight alfalfa ranch,
west of town. He gave US a
pleasant call, and spoke highly
of our town and county. Plain
view Herald.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

Roscoe Wilson attended to
legal business at Amarillo this
week and heard Judge Ram
sey's speech at Amarillo We'd
nesday afternoon.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

r. AZ. Barllss. Of Tshoka. was
a business visitor IN Lubbock the
lIal oi the week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

Prof. S. /. Boone. President
of the Boone Institute Of Mas
sage, spent Tuesday and We'd
nesday here,
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

Jim Bow'es is attending TO
court duties In Amarillo this
week. bsing one Of the jurors
In the Federal court At that
ulac,.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

W. ID. Shaw and family were
here Tuesday from near Aber-
nathy. transactjng business with
our merchants.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

We learn with deep regret of
the illness of ID. M. Jay. one of
the pioneer citizens of the Esta-
cado community. He has been
confined to his bed for a number
Of weeks and his relatives and
friends are very apprehensive Of
his condition. Mr.. Jay is well
up In years. We are informed
about 80 years of axe. and his
condition Is quite critical at this
time.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

Prof. j. ID. Burleson. OF Plain.
view, has come % Lnbboek to
spend a few months 10 the inter.
eat of the hoone Institute Of
Massage.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

i. !. Baker was In IRON me
Aeuif community the early part
ol the week and reports a nice
-. Monday ulllL
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

A. B. McLoud. was here the
latter part OF last week visit
ing at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Louis Robinson. of this
city. lie formerly was post
master at Tahoka, but now re-
sides in Kingsville. Texas.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

j. N. Hughes and family ar.
rived Ia Lubbock the first OF the
week and are residing In the
aaulh part NJ the city.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
Street improvements.

The big grader and wheel
scrapers have been put to use on
the streets again. The low
places are being filed up on
the square. West Broadway and
North First Street are coming in
for a good share Of working
over and the improvement is
very noticeable.
The Johnson County Court
House was destroyed by fire last
Monday. The building was
erected in 1883 and cost 500.
600 when erected. $50, 900 in
surance was carried on the
building. Two lives are feared
lost in the flames that of AS
sistant City Marshal Albert
Bledsoe. and a foreman by the
name of Shannon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-29

day morning at 2:15 o'clock, having
been afflicted with Bright's disease
for three years past.
, The deceased was the daughter OF
James and Emeline Demander, pion-
neer residents of Deposit. She was
born May 13, 1929, and received her
education in that village. In 1854
she married George Perigo, one son
being born to them, George H. Peri
go, now of Scranton. Her husband
died twenty-nine years ago last Jan
uary. After an absence of several
years Mrs. Perigo returned to Deposit
eight years ago and again made her
home here, her sister, Mrs. r. E.
Orr, and niece, Miss Fannie Orr, of
Aurora, ILL.,, coming to live with her.
The deceased is survived by one
son, George H., of Scranton, one sis
ter, Mrs. r. E. Orr, and four broth
ers, Henry Demander, of Blodgett
Mills, Pa, Ira, of Iowa, Herbert, of
Wisconsin, and Frank, of Mt. Pleas
ant, Pa.
The funeral services were held at
the home Friday evening at 1880
o'clock, Rev. G. r. Merrill, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, officiating.
The remains were taken to Scranton
for interment.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-29
is THIS SPRING?

Sprig seebs to hab cub ad ladst.
The crib id abroad i'd the lad, we
are snifflig ad wheesig wild colds id
our heads, red fladdle deck bads,
goose grease ad lidibent for us for
the dext few weegs Wilde the doc
tors bill beads the coal bans.
Berry Dlras are singig, brooks
are ruggig, ad the troud will sood be
bitig.
Ho! for the berry sprig!"
The foregoing is not the result of
the linotype machine going on a
rampage or of uncorrected proof but
it is the sad attempt of a Honesdale
man, who shed his winter under
clothing in too much enthusiasm
over the apparent advent of spring,
regardless of the fact that this is
still the month of March and good
ness knows what March will do be-
fore April dawns forth in all It's
splendor. Thursday March 21, was
the first official day of spring.
Unmistakable evidence of the ad-
vent of spring in Wayne county has
been coming in for the past few
weeks. Veracious residents allege
the robins were singing merrily.
From Lakeville comes news that
buds are beginning to appear on the
trees and an affidavit signed by a
worthy resident of Hawley attests
that rose bushes in his back yard are
putting forth new leaves. From all
parts of the country comes the re-
port that the peach crop is ruined,
the buds having been nipped by the
frost.
Another evidence of spring is
that the seed catalogs have taken
the place of the morning paper in
the house and all the old fishing rods
and tackle including trout lines are
being taken out of cold storage and
FURNISHED up for use. The best evil
dence, however, can be seen in
woman's apparel. Spring styles are
beginning to blossom from beneath
the furs and many spring hats can
be seen, but all is not over yet and
that Easter bonnet may get soiled
even on Easter, which is only some
two weeks away. OF course we ad-
NIT that 1t looks like winter, the air
is chilly and the birds are twitter-
ing in the trees, but it may be snow
Ing tomorrow.
After the long and severe winter
1t is no wonder that we are begin
ming to feel an attack of spring fever
even If 1t is only the 21st OF March.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-29
Jesuit OF FINDING THE POLE.
|ong Time Weather Predictions Now
Possible, Says Professor.


Long time weather predictions, for
Fhich scientists have been striving for
|enturies, is a probable result of the
discovery of the south pole. according
b Professor Il. G. Chamberlain. head
4 the geology department of the Uni
(ersity of Chicago.
f"Through the discovery OF the ma
pre- of the territory of the south pole.
|he wind movements and the general
|tmospheric conditions it will become
|ossible to make a complete map Of
pc wind movements over the face of
Pc globe" said Professor Chamber
pin. This will enable scientists to
PACE a storm from the point II gath
RS through the path 1t takes and un-
| II its force is spent As long as the
erritory about the south pole remain
p unknown land this could not be
lone, for the finest calculations would
|e upset often when the storm passed
|ver the south pole.
at has been known that certain De
|lliar atmospheric conditions, which
|xist nowhere else In the world, exist
L the south pole. This, coupled with
be unknown features Of the earth's
|prface in those regions, made the
|lotting of a complete map impossible.
fhe data which Captain Scott will
|ring back will be great contribution
b scientific knowledge"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-29
The Escape
OUT OF THE JAWS OF DEATH
by FRANK A. HUBBELI- Late Pivate
Co. ID 9th Port age, Wash.

Oh, you who heard not OF this woe,
Listen till you hear the tale.
1t caused the man of strength to
shrink.
1t turned the warrior pale.
1t made the youthful hair turn gray,
1t changed the youth to old,
1t made a skeleton form of some,
While thousands it turn cold.
1t was quite an uncertainty to me
that | would ever reach Columbia
when | overheard | was to be re-
taken. Several times they would
stop and argue the easiest and most
diabolical way to dispose of me.
Passing through Newberry 1t seemed
to be the delight of my captors to
complete my torture, they practising
the extent of their ingenuity while
standing at a well at the outskirts
of the town, refreshing themselves
but not drop for the poor, miser-
able Yankee. (Readers, shall draw
the screen again. One of them
started in advance as we left the
well to procure the rope and the
crowd. After my first nights exper-
ience with them, did not doubt the
cruelties they were capable of, and
| think they would have carried out
their intentions mad the patrol not
been waiting for me or some others
to take them to Columbia. My heart
was gladdened in a measure to get
out of their hands. The patrol were
not such had fellows. Yet at that
time with prison again staring me in
the face, l was Indifferent as to what
they did. My poor suffering body
was too far gone to care. Death
would have been a relief.
And when my sentence at the Col
umbia Jail was announced to remain
upon the stair steps "a hours with
out food-a guard at the top and
one at the foot-with instructions
to run a bayonette through me if l
went up or came down. | cnsidered
it very magnanimous to what l ex-
pected and consoled myself with this
pleasant surprise.
| was soon returned to the prison
from whence l had escaped, and
many were the questions from my
comrades. One especially, how it
felt to be free, and what we're the
chances for success.
The winter of ga passed, leaving
in it's prison record a sorrowing tale
of woe and want, and death, which
| hope never to see chronicled.
1t is February, 1865. There is a
new lot of guards on hand. Some
thing new is stirring the prison au-
thorities. The guards are preparing
to leave. Where now are they going
to take us? Can it be worse?
On our way to Charlotte, Captain
Wilson, 22 Mass. Boston; Captain
d. B. Meany, 18th Penn. Cavalry,
606 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia, Pa;
Durbrow, S1st Ohio; Lieut. Hagen
back, Easton, Pa; Capt. ]. F. Robin
son, Teluroid. Col, of my own regi-
ment, got our heads together. l am
encouraging them. Yes, they are
nearly willing to try Liberty. Oh, |
how sweet the sound. Look back |
upon the dark past. Will you go?
My very soul is aflame with the |
thought. l have tried it, come with |
me. There is a possibility of our
reaching the union lines in Tennes-
see. Oh come! Do not stay and |
die. Make an effort. Only a few |
hundred miles. I appeal to you, my |
comrades. Liberty! Oh, how sweet! |
Comet
(To be Continued)