davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
A NEW TRAIN SERVICE
Passenger Service Between Lubbock
And Cows VIII be lnsusv~ste6
Sunday. March ist

BEGINNING sunday, March fst the
Santa Fe Railway Company viii De-
gin regular passenger train service
between Lubbock and Clovis. carry
ing a fully equipped train.
The schedule has been arranged
so as 20 connect with the present
schedule Of trains running over the
Santa Fe and is as follows,
Train leaves Clovis. " NJ. each
day az 1880 a. m. arriving at Farwell
al 1855. and at Lubbock at HIS a.
M. remaining in Lubbock until 2:15
p. M. az which time II viii leave
for Clovis arriving at Fnrwell at 5:3s
.. M. and at Clovis at 600 p m.
This service viii be- the beginning
OF big thinrs the Santa Fe will DO
In the way OF putting on train serv.
ice over the Santa Fe. especially the
TeNico-Coieman Cut-On This piece
Of road Is now completed and the
track. We understand Is In fine con
dition. and as soon as possible there
will be new trains. including through
trains. put on. We have not reeceiv-
I'd any information as to the freight
service but there will probably be
two freight trains each way over this
road.
tubbock is on the main line. She
will come In Tor good share OF the
benefits to be derived from the new
road. and her name will continue In
20 in still more directions You can
come TO Lubbock by rail from moro
different directions now than any 9TH
or South Plains town. The invita-
tion IL extended TO all good people
to come.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
srae FRIDAY sleHr
Residence of " q Powell on West
broadway Badly Damaged by MID
niqht Blaze

A few minutes after the midnight
hour. the call Of are was heard. the
IL whistle At the Elcctric Light plant
bounded The alarm 10 the siumberine
kopuiaos and aroused the arcmen.
Il was discovered that the are was
a the handsome brick-veneered resi-
ience of " p. Powell. on West
broadway. The building was located
90 far out " be handily reached
by the fre department but by laying
400 feet u hose. water analiy reach
hi the burning building, and the
hames we're quickly extingusshed. not
hoxevsr. until the interior of two
rooms was almost entirely burned
but and the inside of the entire build
lus badly damaged by the Intense
k.af.
Tho furniture Is almost total loss
had the bedding is badly damaged.
f4ad II not been n brfck.venecred
putting. II would likely have been
complete destruction. No one was
II homo AZ the time the hre started.
Mira Powell and baby being In Ia
AokA. snd Mr.. Powell was not about
be premisss II is not known what
kaussd the nre. which seems to
re originated either In tho famiiys
Lcd room or closet adjoinine
The loss falls hsavisy upon Mr.
fowell, and while In dollars and cents
(he ioss may be practically cosered.
(npre we're many articles destroyed
hat money cannot replace.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
TEMPERATURE TAKES TUMBLE


Following a number Of warm DAYS
and nights. came tumble Of The
temperature that cooled every thing
on Ia my beginning sunday At.
tcrnoon The wind whipped round
o the north and by Monday morn.
ms there was Ice Ia abundance and
the citizenship of the south Plains
we're we'll satisfied bo remain close
about their heating stoves for two
avs this week AZ this writing.
Thursday morningl however the
prospects seem favorable for a warm.
ingHp and spring.like weather viii
likely prevail for an indefinite time.
From newspaper reports. the cold
snap Is very general. covering almost
tho entire state Of Texas. even the
extreme southern points report ice
aud coldest weather. In some In.
stances. for yoars past.
There IN much fear expressed as
to the condition Of the fruit crop.
especially in the warmer sections OF
the state. So far as the Lubbock
country In concerned. II In calculat-
ed that Il IL safe yet. and while
some may have been nipped In the
bud. there will he more than the
trces can carry. II no calamity &C.
ours later on.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
DIED THIS MORNING
Mrs. Matte MeDonalc succun,bs 10
Heart Faiiure--wilI 5e Buried In
The Lubbock Cemetery

~ 1890 o'clock this morning Mrs
Matte Mcdonald died al the over
ton Sanitsrium. where she had been
for several DAYS Mrs. Mcdonald has
resided in this section Of Texas for
several years and was well and IA.
vorably known By many of the town
people. as well a. by those in the
rural districts She had been az Post
City for several mouths however.
during last year and returned 10
Lubbock last fall and has made her
home with Mr. and Mrs. n Clark.
until she became IN some days ago
and WAS taken to the Sanitarium.
where the best OF attention could be
given and died this morning as
above stated from heart failure
Mrs. Mcdonald received fall when
q mere baby. which caused her body
20 be badly doformod. but she car
ried a cheerful disposition and was
much loved by those who knew her
best
Mrs Mcdonald has no near rela-
tives In Lubbock. but has a niece re-
siding somewhere In this county.
The remains viii be inferred in the
Lubbock Cemetery. by the side OF
her husband who died about three
years ago.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26

two Of this year The sanitary con-
dition OF the town means a great
deal 10 the health OF the community
during the next six months, and II
we begin early enough and get all
the rubbish and refuse away before
the warm spring days come. we win
have eliminated a great amount Of
discomfort from our midst in the
way Of sickness and possibly death.
OF some Of our people
Filth breeds sickness. and n our
town Il not thoroughly cleaned up
before the days OF warmer weather
come and the spring rains begin 10
moisteu everything up. We are sure
TO have more OF less sickness in this
community that we could prevent by
the proper action at this time.
A systematic cleanup campaign
should be waged throughout the
spring months then keep hooking-on
all summer--make Lubbock a clean.
healthy and beautiful town.
Then the invitation Come to Ihlb-
book
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
VOLUNTEER COMPANY LABORS UNDER OIFFIcUL TIES
DO Efficient Work When Once On the Ground With Equipment
But With Present Outfit They Are Handicapped Severe Loss
Nav Sc the Result if Change is Not Made Immediately

loaded on. il has 900 TO 500 pounds
over It's capacity. hence The failure
20 make a landing in time. This
condition exists when Il viii "go' az
an and !, Is usually the ease that Il
refuses 10 bulge from its stall when
worst needed
Lubbock win never get best re
suits from their system OF winter
works from Gre protective point Of
view until the FIRE company is civ
eu better equipment along uis
line They must either have an auto
are truck. or a good team of horses
and equippago. together with man
10 take care Of them aud be on hnnd
night and day. ready for emergen-
cies.
Lubbock Is daily aud nightly In
danger OF serious hrs-one tiHt
will be- a. extensive In its scope of
damage ~ was tha one when the
Lubbock Mercantile Company lost
their building. which loss could have
been avcrfcd had there been ade-
qunie are-1ghtinF facilities IN the
city.
IL behooyes us. then. b. get busy
on some sort OF proposition 20 I'M
prove the oonditlons The Avalsncha
does not know just how n can best
b. accomplished hut ihene Is a way.
and the quicker NE and thai way
me better q, will be FOR tho proparty
owners OF Llhbock
Our 1re boys are becoming dis
couraged. and are tempted to quit
n something ~ not done and that
rieht soon.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
GALVESTON ics-covgREo

Galveston. Tex. Fob. ei.--Sieet and
snow ara falling here this morning.
The streets were covered with Ice
for the first time In II years to
amount 10 anything.
Houston reports freezing weather.
out crops are protected from frost by
high winds
Waco fruit men estimate that 60
per cent oi tho fruit In that section
waS killed last night when tho ther.
mometer dropped 10 20 above zero.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26

A number Of times during the past
near. the Avalanche has had much
Io say regarding what We consider
knatter Of vital importance to the
karcty OF property IN this town. and
hat IL the importance Of having an
adequate hre-ashting equipment
IMbbock has splendid supply Of
rater- could not ask for better but
Ihe means Of applying the water 20
\ burning building b. not what 4
Ihould be. For some time we have
tad volunteer arc company They
have worked faithfully with what
they had to work with They have
responded az readily AZ any compa-
by 70 every call. and have pat forth
tvery effort possible 70 got the best
results, but to say that they are
handicapped. IN just beginning TO tell
their trolblea.
Il h the general opinion mat the
lailnre ~ the hre company To do ~
rood work a. they might Is due to
he fac, hat they are. not provided
sith proper conveyance to take them
10 the scene OF the Are when the
harm h turned IN The old auto
lshich they had equipped fcr the pnr
.,ose is not a success. " Tor no other
keason that n Is not sufficient IN ca
ksolty to carry the load that Is re-
uired n was only built for i've
passenger service to begin with.
md while the load of hose that u
lhould carry vifl weigh a. much as
kve passengers. and hy he time the
len belonging to the company are
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
LAND SALES REPORTED

J. y Garrison a co. report sale.
some days ago. of si5.000 and this
week this irm reports additional
sales aegregating $4,000. They also
have additional contracts upon sale
of si26.000 This Is a good showing
for the first two months NJ the year.
There IS total Of 6.7o0 acres in these
sales. of land IN Lubbock. Hale. Deaf
smith and Grayson counties. and also
some town property. both business
and residence.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
supAN-The MERCHANTS SIDE
A Lubbock Business Man Takes Issue
with Spectator on Sudan Grass
Farming Problem

Under this heading appeared an
article In the last issue OF the Ava
lancho. signed Spectator am not
surprised az rhe gentleman not sign
ing his name 70 the article. for the
reason Il has the earmarks OF an
author that Is absolutely ignorant,
and not the least posted on the Su-
dan grass question
Now Il seems that Mr. Spreckled
Tater has a kick coming at the mer-
chant and did not have quite nerve
enough to come out and above board
and put his name to the article. but
decided he would take a shot al them
from behind the door As | am Il
merchant in a small way. feel that
/ am justified In writing a few lines
in reply 10 Mr Specsled Tater's ar
ticle
IN the FIRST place, the merchants
Of Lubbock are responsible for the
bringing Of Sudan grass 70 the door
of the Lubbock county fnrner FOR
the reason that they gave up their
good money 10 locate the Experiment
Farm in Lubbock county, and IL was
through the Experiment Farm that
every farmer that raised Sudan grass
got his seed The 1850 acres that
was decided 10 the state Of Texas
FOR an Experiment Farm was paid
TOR by the citizens OF Lubbock coun
ty. and Is per cent of the amount
was paid by the merchants and bust
ness men of Lubhocs and will guess
that speckled later did not chip
ln. and yet Mr. speckled later
saws that the merchant should not
raise Sudan grass
He Also refers To- the proposition
that the people should trade With
the home merchant and says that no
does 80, and does NOT send his mon
ey on 20 the biz department stores,
but he handles the subject with
gloves. or. In other words. he ia az
bashf1 In handling that subject az
he is In signing his name He did
not say anything shout the farmer
walking into his home merchants
store and buyiDF bin of goods, and
walking ont. says to The merchant,
"Charee H." Now. the farmer does
not walk into Montgomery Ward a
Co.'S. or Sears Roebuck n Co.'S store
ana buy a bill ~ goods and tell them
To charge u. because he knows they
would not do 50.
u seems 10 me that the merchant
Is he friend Of the farmer. instead
of his enemy. trying 10 cheaper HIS
products by raising Sudan grass.
Now : am not "kuockerr on ms
farmer. We need lots more Of them
In Lubbock county and have spent
some money IN advertising this coun.
ty fo induce more farmers 10 come
bore. where they can have good
home and raise Sudan grass and be-
happy
Come 10 Lubbock'
FRANK D. IVTIrFTDCE
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
ooosoN MADE PRESIDING ELDER

Rev. y. W. Dodson. pastor OF tho
Methodist church at Memphis Texas.
has been made Presiding Elder of the
sweetwater District. to succeed Rev.
J. ". Sherman. deceased. Rev. Sher-
man was a delegate to the General
Conference at Oklahoma City His
place as delesate will be taken by
Rev Ernest Robinson. OF Amarillo.
as alternate.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
MARRIED

Last Saturday afternoons at the
home of Elder Lin Sanders In tho
north part Of the city, Mr.. Hall Loo
aey and Miss Nellie Meyers were
united In marriage. Elder Sanders
officiating. These young people are
both from Lubbock coanty families,
and highly respected In their respect.
i've neighborhoods.
Tho Avalanche wishes for them all
the happiness and prosperity that ia
possible during their journey through
life together.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26

Kent county commissioners are
considering favorably an oifcr OF $40
per acre for tho two leagues OF ccun.
~ school land belonging 10 that coan'
" and located IN Dawson and Mar
tin counties. II IA likely that deal
for this land will be closed IN tho
near future. n IN nov leased a. Toe
pr acre ior srAsing purposss.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26

The northbound Santa Pc carried
with II this morning a touring car.
which carried thu Wellington. (Kan.)
Concert Band. comprised OF ta per-
sons. ? men and a ladies'. They 50
from one reading room to anotLcr oye'
the Santa re lines. giving free en-
tertainments. nj the expense % tho
railway company.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
Aso olo LACE"

This play was presented al the op.
era House last Monday nivht 10 a
YER, npprccIstive audience. II 10 one
of the best. n not the hcst of plays
presented IN fnhbock. and those who
~~ss fersunsss sseush 20 b. present
snjcvee n shrouGnrat 'he p~rsoru-
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
HUSTLE iF YOU WIN
Only a short Time IN Which 10 Gath
er In the Winning Votes--contcs'
Closes Soon

No use 10 short aDcut the virtue
OF the Piano or other prizes. Al of
YOU have become familiar with them.
Now Is the time for steady, deter
mined effort. the kind that wears
and tears and makes character In
the doing Every one Of these con
testants who have been working for
the prize win be the better for the
effort even though there is only one
piano aud only one who can get H.
Who IL to be- the one' That is 10
DE the momentous question. DO they
NJ times see vision of a dray stop
ping at their door the men unload.
trainpinR into the house with the
beautiful instrlimen,-th the rcward OF
their prowess and endeavor2 How
much interest did You take Ia such
dream? Have YOU not dreams OF
your own? And how would you feel
10 have them realized Don't YOU
think you would have very much the
same feeling could YOU In some way
assist or have assisted iu the real
izaiion Of some such laudnble ambt
ton Try II Mud see put forth
every effort Bear In mind. some OF
the contestants whom you would IKE
10 see winner. and then go 80
work
Every time YOU spend "a dollar
put IL some place where YOU can get
a vote coupon and then turn Il over
to your chosen candidate. You may
not be the only one doing this and
how do you know butwhat your little
help viii turn tho trick and pot
the prize where sou want f? Won
people Who get out of yourselves once
IN while and do something for
somebody elise are beginning TO
learn tha true secret of a happy life,
and once you get In the way you
will keep n up forever you viii
speedily see that the millennium is
no ickle dream. but hlessed reall'
~ TO be brought about by lust sim
pie means
N when YOU do a kind act YOU
should fatally wal, for the gratitude,
you might the-sby miss the oppor-
mnity " dOing another. and failing
10 get what YOU foolishly desired.
lose an the joy 81 life. or. having
zoi Il. lose the other chance ~ being
saiisaed Res, keep ou trying then.
what Il done for others. you have
done twice for yourself. FOR what +
your end and object other than hap
piuezs which never follows greed
a piano is never a foolish possess
sion When one can pplay H. an
within reach Of rs sweet sound are
benefited thereby
The bonuses. from nov ON. are ~
follows.
For every new subscriptions.
$3.50 extra votes. making a total OF
ig.2eo
For every 7 renewal subscriptions.
We viii give 6.e00 extra votes, MAX
INK total ~ s.5e1 votes.
For eyer back subscriptions. We
win give f.0eo extra votes. making
a total OF $500.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
a. JUDD SELLS our

y. O. Abney. OF Lockney. has psr-
based the grocery store OF A. Judd.
md Ia now In charge Of the businesA
Zee his nd In this Issue.
Mr.. Abney comes TO Lubbock high
recommended. and We are glad TO
Pslcome this family into our midst.
dr. Abney h expecting his family
o arrive durins tho week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
BECKER GETS NEW TRIAL

Lieut. Chas. Becker. who was sen
fenced to tho electric chair In New
York city tor the killing OF Rosen-
thai. has been granted new trial
by the Court Of Criminal Appeals Of
that state. The reversal was grant
ed on account of errors Of the trial
court.
There were four other convictions
In the same case. and these were all
affirmed BY the Court Of Appeals.
Tue murder OF Rosenthal created
one Of the greatest moral upheavxls
ever developed In New York City.
and led TO tho clearing out Ct many
tough places Since the first wave
Of Indignation passed over. though.
many horribls crimes have como ~
light In this Sodom and 0omorrHk
ot tho Western Hrmisphsr>
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26

Mrs. Neil. mother of MIRA W. N.
I.sne. who has bsea Visiting hers the
ksst fev weeks reesrssd 70 har homs
|hs vsck.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26

-. ss6 M " \ wupss unvv
|ussrass iron . visls y Wsliieges&
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-05

in the coming primary struggle.
Therefore will ask you to allow the
readers of The Day Book to know
that the G. and F. Union is pushing
the candidacy of our own brother,
VIM. Ensweiler, who is~ambitious to
become county commissioner; also
Fred Shelton, former deputy factory
inspector, also in the game to be
county commissioner. Both brothers
being strong for union labor, we trust
you will give them a boost. 1 may
add, both are trying for place on the
Republican ticket. No strings tied
to them. Trusting you may see fit
to help us in the affair, we beg to
remain-Gardeners and Florist Union,
Louis Heidtmann, Sec'y.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-05
AN UNUSUAL MEETING

Editor Day Book:-I saw an I'M
usual meeting the other night. 1
stood at the corner of 47th and Hal
sted streets and listened to a candi-
date for public office talk squarely
and frankly to a throng Of several
hundred men and women. AS he talk
ed, lightning flashed and thunder set
in, and presently rain began to fall;
but the men and women, most of
them without umbrellas and many of
the men in shirtsleeves, remained
with the rain drenching them to hear
what the speaker had to say. He was
Lieut.-GoV. Barratt O'Hara, candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
for U. S. senator, and heard him
tell of his single-handed fight against
big business, big politics and big
newspapers, to do what he could for
the working men and women. heard
him tell of his work on the Illinois
wage commission, when his efforts
caused an increase in salary to over
100000 American working girls.
heard him answer in a manly, honest
way the methods used by big bust
ness to try to buy him and scare him
out of public service; and heard the
history of his fight for the senatorial
nomination against Roger Sullivan,
who is on laboT's unfair list.
thought it a remarkable fact that
man would stand at a public corner
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-05

talking to men and women for over
an hour, even in the face of a storm
and rain. It seemed to me that the
man had a real message for the peo-
pie he's serving, and am writing
to The Day Book, the enemy, like
O'Hara, of big business and big
newspapers, asking that in justice to
him this unusual incident be record
ed. The big newspapers of Chicago
will not print the truth about BarTatt
O'Hara in his fight for the nomina-
ton for senator, but 1 am sure that
The Day Book is giving him a fair
deaI.-Dan Suffert, Painters Local
SCI.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-05
WILKERsoN WOULD PROBE SELF

Former Dist Atty WiIkerson says
he will demand an open court inVes-
tigation into his administration. This
came after the news from Washing
ton that Former Atty Gen. Mercy
nolds is planning to probe Wilkerson.
Wilkerson has been in bad with Nc
Reynolds ever since the story leaked
out of local federal building that evil
dence against the Standard Oil Co.
was buried in the department of JUS
tice offices at Washington.
Then again it is said McReynolds
is peeved at stories that removed
Wilkerson because of his prosecution
of Big Business.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-05
WcToRY EoR UNION LABOR

VICTORY FOR UNION LABOR
Union labor scored a court vic
tory yesterday when Judge Dever
restrained the Metal Contractors
Assn from laying off members of the
Sheet Metal Workers Union, Lo-
cal 73.
Most of the troubles of the union
started when it refused to Join the
Building Trades Council. Before this
occurred, however, the contractors
had a contract with the union, but
announced they would break it I'M
less the union joined the Trades
Council.
No matter what the cut of meat
may be, it cannot be used to advan-
tage unless it is well cooked.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-11-12
PRICE OUTLOOK
FOR TOBACCO

The Reggie factories in France are
located out of the war fields and re-
ported running up to full capacity to
furnish tobacco for the troops. SINH
lar reports come from the German fac
tories. The same is true in Italy and
other of the European markets for Ky.
tobaccos'. England's factories are
furnishing the soldiers, the home mar
kets and the colonies within abatement
in amount.
Uncertainty and its result on prices
is being cleared up. Grocers were in
duced to buy large stocks of coffee at
an advance in price, because of the
war. when the importing and wholesale
trade knew that coffee would be one of
the products to be greatly depressed in
price. We were told that Kentucky's
black tobaccos would have little de-
mand. Of course the buyer would like
to get the crop at former lower prices.
The total consumption of tobacco in
Europe should increase during the war.
Especially should this be true of the
class of product produced in both Sec
lions of Kentucky
The Crimean has been the only wal
where tobacco was forbidden to the
troops. The order was quickly rescind.
ed. 1t is the universal experience that
tobacco is in great demand by the fight
ing armies, and reports from the camps
in Europe tell that the first effort Of
soldiers on entering a camp is to ash
for the one stimulent which is no
denied.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-11-12
FOOT BALL SEASON.

This is the season when the battle
cry of the gridlron can be heard all
over the land and every eye is turned
on the great Yale-Harvard game, when
it is said the largest crowd that has
ever been seated in the worlds history
will witness it. The Yale Bowl is an
oval shaped concrete structure with a
seating capacity of $4,000 and 5000
standing room. The applications for
tickets closed a week ago as they were
over applied by IL, 200 seats.
The Record, always believing in a
readable, up to date paper, will run
some feature pages on this great game
giving the pictures of captains and
leading players, as well as scenes where
the great games are played.