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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
By the United Press.

Galveston. Texas, July 2l,--N I'm
a bullet MOLE through her head and
he1 we'll dressed body halt buried II
tie sand. beautiful white woman
was found on the beach lust out
side the city limits today. The ponce
declared she had been murdered ana
robbed and they believe her assailants
had dragged the body 20 the beach III
hopes that the corpse would be wash
ed out with the tide.
An excited white man was seen
near the spot last night but his ideh-
tity is mystery
Apparently not more than twenty
two wears old the victim wore Whlte
dress and garments of fine Materials
a pair OF No. shoes of the pest
make and no jewelry The bullet
passed through her hat and COM
nletely through her brain. me ab-
se.nce OF powder marks support the
murder mystery OF the police.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
liuei'taN supporter.

Mexico, City. July 81 President
Carhaial viii not surrender pncon-
ditjonaHy as General Carranza ha.
demanded Carhajal will concen-
tgate Ills troops to resist an invasion
rather than to permit the constitu-
tlonalists to enter Mexico City With
out previous agreements and no,
Wreak vengeance o nthc supporters
al Huerta Who sailed last night tol
Jamaica This authoritative infor-
nation in diplomatic circles today
has caused u pessimiste feeling.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH
STREETS Of CAPITAL
street Cars and 0ther ConycyanceS
Were Wrecked and Burned.
Thousands OF Norkmen
Strike.
BY the Associated Press.

ST. petersbure Russia, July 1t, +
Blood flowed in the streets Of this
city today like water Hundreds OF
strikers were wounded Street ears
and other conyeyances were wreck
ed and burned on the streets The
riot was caused III the efforts Of the
Cossacks to clear the streets OF
strikers who are out in sympathy
with the working men in Baku. 1t
is estimated that one hundred
thousand persons are striking here
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
THE KING IS TRYING TO
SETTLE IRISH TROUBLE
Invites the Leaders Of AL the Parties
involved to 1t Conference nj
the Patace--Niews OF
cNsnan"rs
By the Associated Press

London. July I'll For an hour
and half today leaders Of all parties
in the Irish trouble conferred with
King George at the palace. Some
Of the newspapers consider the
Kings move as being revolutionary.
Today he brought together promi-
nont men who had not spoken to
each other for years, Some of them
had never before consented to meet
their king,
The conference adjourned but
wiII meet again Wednesday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
IONS TESTIFY
n CiIl.I.itN TRIAL.
R} the Associated Press.

? France Jury 2l.The first
I res IN the cailIaux trial today
wa Office boys who worked for
|elte one erouched behind the
stand utterlug low cries H.
F5ne how he found Calmette
tf'ls himself from Madame
b. bullets.
r. employees OF the Figaro tes-
aaL after the shooting Madam
f'iE was clear eyed and calm.
tafted TO speak, saving, since
Is no justice in France An
4 interrupted her saying Shut
/ mouth. You've done enough. ;"
Fopoh Madam Caillaux retort-
N not speaking to you"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
N[YIGl SEES The LAST
OF FgRNER O'CTA7yR
General Hucrta, Family and Friends
Now Enroute To Jamaica on
the German Cruiser
Dresden.
BY the nited p ess,

Puerto, Mexico, luly 2t-MeXico
has probably seen the last OF General
Huerta With General Hlanquet
and their families he was today en-
route to Kingston, Jamaica, on the
German cruiser Dresden, The de-
parture last night came as a sur
prise as it was understood that he
was in no hurry TO leave. The threa-
tened attack by constitutonalists
however, led his advisers to suggest
the early departure
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
fEOt RAJ LEAGUE
WINS A GREAT VICTORY
Ph|ee Baseball GETS Another
L" from the Courts hume
''en Against Hal Chase
Vacated.
ny the United Press,

''io' N. y, July 2l.-Hal
cue famous first baseman for
\ with the Chicago White Sox,
/ y play baseball with the
- League, The supreme court
vacated the temporary injunc-
oo'd'hed by organized baseball
e. enase from playing with the
aus This is great victory for
/ Federal league.
VI mutual obligations in
contract with Chicago was
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
SHIP OF H|NDUS
MAY Be BLOWN UP
CANADIAN LINER TRAINS HER
TWELVE INCH Guns ON JAP
NNESE LINER.
Hindus VIII BE Notified 20 Leave
on Their Ship Peacefully and II
The, Refuse II Will BE
sunk.
BY the United Press.

Van Couver, b. G., July ELK
pecting fighting between the mill
,iamen on a Canadian cruiser and
the three hundred Hindus on a Jap
auese liner in the harbor thousands
of persons today crowded the roofs
of houses in Van Couver to get "A
GOOD view of the fighting If it should
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
INTEREST INCREASES
IN CHI RICH ATTENDANCE
BY the Associated Press.

San Angelo, Texas, July 21.--Cou-
siderable interest has been arous-
ed here in reports that more men
are attending church since women
representative all the churches voted
to allow the men to come to church
coatless in hot weather.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
THE FIRST BALE, Is
SOLD in NEW YORK
BY the Associated Yress.

New York, July 21.-The first
bale of 1914 cotton, weighing three
hundred pounds, sold here today for
twelve cents a pound.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
A CURE IS F0UNO FOR
THE buB0N!C PLAGUE
Ii Is Reported That -Four Victims
Are Recovering and One Has
Been Cured. Official An
nouncemcnt to BE Made.
By the United Press.

New Orleans, La. July 2i.-An
absolute and complete cure for bu-
honic plague has been discovered
here. Official announcement is ex-
pected to be made later by Assistant
Surgeon General Rucker and DR..
Oscar bowling, president OF the state
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21
SIXTH INFECTED RAT
FOUND At NEW ORLEANS.
BY the Associated Press.

New Orleans, La, July 2l-The
sixth bubonic plague infected rat
was found here today,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-21

health board -Four plague tjcttn#
are reported recovering and one IA
teen cured
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26
CIVIC LEAGUE MEETING

The Monte Vista Civic League
met Monday at 3 p. IN. at the City
hall. While the attendance WAS
small as to numbers it was not
small in the way of interest and
enthusiasm.
The roll call was answered with
items of municipal and Civic Pro-
gress; open window class rooms,
and the splendid results in mental
efficiency and beneficial effects in
the physical development as CON-
pared with the children kept in
over heated close rooms; ways and
means of bringing about CON-
mon brotherhood by giving child
rem a chance to play-work their
own ideals and how to plan out
proper conditions in our own CON-
munity; the Farmer-folk Rest
Room and how to secure Que for
the comfort and convenience of
Monte Vista's out-of-town citizens
the great need of city drainage,
for sanitation, convenience and
beauty.
A message from Mayor Bro
naugh focused the attention of the
League upon the matter of imme-
diate plans in cooperation with
the City Council for securing a
building and furnishings for tenn
porary use, until lots can be se-
cured for a permanent building for
the farmer-folk rest room. The
local newspapers will gladly pub.
lish any communication from the
farming communities regarding
what they think Of having "A con
venient place where the farmers
and their families may go and
come at will and leave their be-
longings; have hot coffee or tea
with their own home luncheon;
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

best farmed agricultural district in
the entire Rocky mountain region
In any locality where land hold
lngs are large land prices are less
than their real value, and how true
1t Is in this splendid farming dis
trict. The good 16O-acre farms in
this locality that will make their
owners net profit of from SO 900
to $4,000 a year can be purchased
at from 500 to S125 an acre, and
the l6O-acre corn farm in the CEN
tral states that will net its owner
$1,000 to $1,000 will sell readily at
from $3.50 to $3.50 an acre.
The people from the corn states
come to our delightful Colorado
climate to avoid excessive heat
during the summer months. They
marvel at our enormous crops,
praise our beautiful scenery and
healthful climate, and yet for some
reason they do not learn of the
advantages and opportunities that
are offered in business way.
Our farming methods, such as
the irrigation of the crops, may
seem too puzzling to them or they
may think there is risk or uncer-
tainty about the water supply.
However, it is my opinion that if
the farmers of the corn states
really knew of the vast resources
and opportunities that this farm
ing di strict offers, and were assured
that they could buy place at its
real value, securing one that would
always be productive and profit
able to farm, that there would be
an increased demand for our farm
ing lands, and that the desired
farmer tor every 100 acres could be
secured.
An advertising campaign show
ing the productiveness of our farm
ing lands, the advantages and
profits to be gained in the raising
of hogs and the feeding of lambs,
explaining that undeveloped irri-
gable farms can be purchased at
from $50 to S75 an acre, and de-
veloped, improved places at from
S75 to Sl25, should attract hun
dreds of progressive eastern farm
ers to this valley.
For the information of any who
may be interested in owning an
irrigated farm, will say that The
San Luis Valley has an area of
about three million acres. Like
any other such vast area there is
land of all qualities, from the
cheapest rock covered soil to the
fertile productive farms. There
are thousands of as productive and
desireable acres in the good agri-
cultural districts as the sun shines
upon, and it is our opinion that
because there is not a farmer on
every 100 acres you can buy the
good and productive farms for
about one-half the cost Of the
Iowa and Illinois land that pro
duces less profit to its owners.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26
IS Big OPPORTUNITIES
The Information Prospective Settlers
and Investors Want
BY CARL B. STOW

This has been a season of big
crops for the farmers of this much
favored agricultural district. The
heavy SHOWS that covered our
mountain ranges last winter filled
our rivers, reservoirs and canals
with an over-abundance of water
for the successful irrigation of all
crops; the continual sunshine and
fast-growing season added its part
to the development of the plants,
resulting in the growth of enor-
nous yields of field peas, wheat,
oats, potatoes and alfalfa, and pro-
ducing crops of most unusual high
quality.
Thousands of acres of field peas
have been raised, and this valuable
crop will be fed to lam bs, hogs and
cattle during the coming winter
months. An immense acreage of
wheat is now being harvested and
the immense yield of this crop,
due to its splendid q uality, will
command high and profitable prices
for our farmers. The acreage in
oats is not so large as the wheat
area, but yields Of from 10 to 80
bushels an acre of this valuable
feeding crop were raised.
The potato crop of several thou
sand acres has probably eclipsed
all previo us yields, and the high
quality of the potatoes should give
our farmers higher prices for their
spuds than is paid producers in
any other locality in the United
States. Our high altitude, with
continual sunshine, combined with
irrigation and knowledge of sue
cessful methods of raising this
crop, has made potato raising one
of the leading and most profitable
Industries of the Monte Vista dis
trict.
Several thousand acres of land
we're see ded to alfalfa last sum-
mer, and splendid stands are re-
ported from nearly every person
VINO sowed this seed. The alfalfa
crop Is probably the most valuable
OF any crop grown in an irrigated
agricultural district, because of its
wonderful productiveness and its
inestlmable value in the rotation
Oh crops. These deep rooted plants
supply the necessary humus in the
soil for the production of enormous
crops OF grain and root crops, and
saen three and four year old al
,alta fields are plowed up, and this
'and seeded to other crops, the
yields are simply enormous.
AS stated above, the Monte Vista
agricultural district of the San
Luis valley has produced enor
nous crops this year, and yet this
vast area of fertile farming land
uaS not reached its maximum pro-
uuctlVeness because of the large
''nd holdings of our farmers.
one OF the greatest needs of this
,o'aiity today is more farmers, and
'Vefy l6O acres of this large ag-
'Vul'ural district had a farmer re.
D'lg upon it our rural population
0u'u De Increased at least three
'mes its present number, and We
you'd then boast Of the most pro.
N''''Se' most thickly settled and
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

Mrs. u. l.. Flesher returned TO
her home in Canon City Monday
night after having spent several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Will Farrow.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26
ELECT A CONGRESS FRIENDLY
TO THE PRESIDENT

President Wilson has accomplished more in
the g months he has been the leader OF his party
than any other who has preceded him.
He has shown a wonderful genius in the settle
ment of one great political problem time And
yet, many impatient; they want the railroad,
the land, the taxation, the suffrage the liquor and
other economic and social questions all settled
once
The president has made great stride toward
the settlement of the issues in the platform upon
which he elected. If the people will support
the present administration by re-electing members
of congress who have stood by the president, the
work of reform during the next two years will be
comparatively easy. The election of a congress
friendly to the president is the great issue in the
present campaign and all side issues should be
secondary,
THE POLICY of the Monte Vista Journal has al
ways been to follow the broad course in all things
In politics our endeavor has been and is now to
choose the princp and the man rather than the
seeking for spois, and evils in own party have
been the subject of our attack vigorously as in
the parties of other faith. The Journal will not
support candidates for office who are known to us
to be graers who allow themselves to be used
and influenced by graters and disorganizers.
HE OFFICE OF county coroner does not offer
sufficient inducement to the physicians of Monte
Vista TO warrant their acceptance, and by common
consent it has been decided by the doctors whose
names were written in on the primary ballot to
fasten the job onto Billy Woods. Coroner cases
frequently cause doctor to neglect his practice
and anyway the office is more in line with the du-
ties of the undertaken in administering first aid to
the deceased.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

James Hawkins Of Leonard, Mo,
who has been visiting his brother,
Wallace Hawkins, for few weeks,
left for his home Monday night.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

John Holmes of Chicago is in
the city for few days visit With
James A. Kelly, at Sunnyside. He
spept the summer on the Beidell
ranch with his son, James X.
Holmes.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

Mrs. Sam p. Mix came down
from Platoro last week, and on
Monday night went to Alamosa 10
remain during the week, on little
vacation.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

Mrs. ID j. Elliott is reported az
having been quito i'll during the
past week, at her home near the
foundry, but is slightly improved
at this time.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

neighbor meet neighbor, the north
country meet the south, and the
east, the west-sider; where the
older residents may meet the. new
conner and tell of their experience
and experiments as to how to irri-
gate, etc. where the housewives of
some years may pass along their
experiences to the newly.weds;
where the boys and girls may
bring of their handiwork from
home and school and show and
help boys and girls of other COM
munities while their parents are
trading
1T you would really care for such
a worthwhile place, express your
selves to the papers, to the mayor,
city council, and to every resident
of Monte Vista. We an belong.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

Mrs. Frank Johnston and two
children left Thursday night for
Denver, where she goes to visit
her father for a few weeks.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

Robert Bruce, the nine-months-
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Westal
Wallace, died Tuesday morning,
Sept. 22. Funeral services were
held at the residence Wednesday
afternoon, conducted by Drs. Moore
and Kerry, and a quartet of ladies
sang. Interment was made in the
Monte Vista cemetery.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

Mrs. Maud McManus and little
daughter stopped over between
trains Wednesday, en- route for
Alamosa to spend fair week with
her sister, Mrs. Montgomery.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26
THE MONTE VISTA ACR|CUL TURAL DISTRICT
FUGITIVE MURDERER
CAUGHT IN KANSAS

Louis Madril, who was con-
vlcted at the spring term of court
OF the crime of feloniously murder
ing his father in law in Del Norte
and who escaped from the county
Jail, has been apprehended in the
state penitentiary of Kansas, hav-
ing been entered August 80 at that
institution to serve term of five
to ten years for burglary in the
town of Barton. 1t seems that
Madril was going under the name
of Robert Ryan when arrested on
the burglary charge and D. E.
Nicholson, superintendent of iden-
titication of the federal prison, rec
ognized the picture taken of Mad
ril when he entered the peniten-
tiary as the same man in the pho
tos sent out by Sheriff Goad and
wired the information to the sheriff
at once.
Madril escaped the 9th of May
and Sheriff Goad made every effort
to recapture him, but lost all trace
of the fugitive after he reached Ell
Paso, When the requisition pa.
pers are prepared the Mexican will
be returned to Del Norte for SEN
tence.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

Mrs. Lucy Wright, sister of Mrs.
Grafton and Mrs. Hawkins, left
Thursday night for her home in
Columbia, Mo, after having spent
the summer here with relatives.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

Two consignments of fish were
received this week by the Forest
service and placed in the streams
Of this vicinity by local parties
Twenty eight thousand native fry
were placed in upper Rock creek
AMI fifty thousand of the brook
variety in the South Fork.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

Asa F. Middaugh was passen-
ger Wednesday night on the train
for Denver, where he went to meet
his daughter, Miss Florence, who
is returning from Europe. She
sailed on the 9TH of September on
the Pennsylvania, and writes that
aside from slight Inconvenience,
she has suffered no hardships since
the war began, and that Americans
are being treated with the utmost
cordiality and respect.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

The latest report from the bed
side of Mrs. A. G. Matthias, in
Denver, who underwent an opera
tion for goiter, is that she is i'm
proving rapidly and soon will be
at home. The operation was en-.
tirely successful, and nothing re-
mains now but for the patient to
regain strength.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-09-26

Mr., j. T. Tyner has bought a
Ford touring car of the En- Earl
Auto company, Mr., Tyner. has
been in the market for a car for
over a year, and after looking them
all over very carefully be came 10
the conclusion that the Ford was
the best buy.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-12-03
MUST FINISH wATERwoRKs
HeringtOn Wins in Legal skirmisf
With Construction Company

The city of Herington won de-
cision in the federal court at Topek'
Yesterday in the hearing of the re-
straining order brought by the
Tonkawa Construction company tc
prevent the city from bringing ac'
ton to compel the construction com
pany to turn the water into the
mains from the new water plant. q
w. Hurd, who with Frank Green
city attorney, represented the city
returned from Topeka this after
noon.
The construction company had
the contract for the new water plant
The company represented that 1t had
completed it's contract. After an In
spection by the state engineer the
city refused to accept the work
saving that it was not done accord
ing to contract, and that there were
imperfections. This the company
denied.
The city, meanwhile, wanted the
water turned into the mains, pu'
the company refused to do this un
less the city would accept the en-
tire contract. The city was MOI
willing to do this.
Judge Pollock in the federal cour'
at Topeka has ordered the company
to 70 ahead and complete its con
tract and then turn the work ovel
to the city. This means that certain
changes will have to be made and
the work done as the city contendet
It should be.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-12-03
WISHED OFFICE UPON HIM
Ralph Mcrrifield Learns Friends
Elected Him Constable

Some of Ralph Merrifield's friends
unknown to him, carried on a gum
shoe campaign preceding the recent
election, and wished upon" him
the office of constable for the
city. Mr.. Merrifield didn't know
anything about it until he received
a certificate of election.
He hasn't qualified yet.
C. s. Crawford, city attorney, says
that in recent years the city has had
no constable because none has been
elected.
A statute makes 1t misdemeanor
for anyone who is elected to an nf-
flee to refuse to qualify. However,
should Mr.. Merrifield decide not to
qualify, it is not at all likely that
he would be held for the penalty pro-
vided for in the statute.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-12-03
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

A wedding of much interest,
which comes as q surprise, is tnat
NJ Miss Veta Hinkle and Mr.. Roy
Tonkin Of Liberty, Mo-, which took
Mace in Salina Monday evening. The
beautiful and impressive ring serv-
ice of the First Methodist church
was read by DR.. Alexander G. Ben
nett, in the presence Of the imme-
diate family of the bride and a rev
nersonal friends. The bride Is the
daughter of Mrs. X. A. Hinkle' ana
was born and reared in Salina. Mr.
Tonkin's home is in Dickinson coun-
~. He is civil engineer and Is now
located at Liberty. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tonkin left at once for Liberty. sAe
travelled in a tailored suit OF navy
blue. with becoming hat to matcn.
AA&
The Shriners enjoyed a big time
in Salina yesterday. Thirty-nine can
didates walked the sands, the Shrin-
ers attended the musical show, Lit
tie Boy Blue" in the evening had a
big banquet in the Masonic hall fol-
lowing and later, danced. Among
those who attended from Abilene
were: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Engle, Mr..
and Mrs. o. B. Landes, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. G, Landes, George Anderson, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. E. Keel, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. H. Keel, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Keel, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Cans, w.
T. Cough, Miss Gertrude Cough
Melville Cough, Mr.. and Mrs. J. =.
Johntz, Miss Lois Crawford MIS-
G. M. Harger, Miss Lois Harger, Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Bath, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Jacobs, Newt. Cole, william
Shane, q. H. FOrney.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-12-03
Two Take Out First Papers

Matthew Schurr and his son,
Frederick Christian schurr, both Of
Elmo, took out first papers in nat
uralization today. They are natives
of Germany, coming to this country
in 1892. Another son will take out
papers as soon as he can. He would
have done so today but the supply
of naturalization blanks here 10 ex-
hausted, and Mr.. schurr will have
to wait until DR.. =. N. Blachly'
clerk of the court. receives some
more.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-12-03
ARLENE TO SEND $174
FOR BELGIANS' CHRISTMAS

People refuse to forget the Dollar
Christmas fund and contributions OF
81 each have been received by G. G.
sterl from Mrs. Thomas Kirby
Mrs. Gertrude Alexander and Wal
ter Alexander. The total for the
fund is now STA, and will go to
make Christmas as merry as may be
for the women and children in Bel
Rium. This fund is separate from
the relief fund which has been car
ried on over the county.