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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-19


VT Is June In Virginia, Juno in the
year OF our Lord 1852, The fields
are green, the early blosaoming
Of the honeysuekie gives a fra
rrauco to the air. At such q time, In
such scene and snh surroundings,
tive horsemen meet Both arc men OF
striking appearance and peood pres
ence and erc In the maturity OF their
middle manhood. They arr Snnleya,
cousins IN blood. The one on the bay
huntcr, Judge Lamar Stanley, Is
smooth Of face, that n marked with
cruel and heavy Inca Hh face Is
hnrnh and set, and tho grim lines Of
ME maintenance set the grimmer at the
npproach Of his klnsman, Colonel Ar
thur Stanley. Tho latter rides hh
chestnut saddler like a soldier. judge
SANKEY'S seat Ia that Of huntsman
Even AZ they ride they differ. Colonel
6tanley's face In kinder A white mus
tncho and imperial add to his soldicrly
appearance.
- a.
IN p's r u ~ 49,. g., ,ho
lamar Sunny INV -. - p..a,,.a,
Jefferson Davis In the field his
cousin, Arthur Stanley, followed the
fortunes OF the Confederate arms ns n
'''e'nue. " 'nu SUI " - ..,..,,,,.
o.o-s,ns ,n'n v.usi 80 - 80 Ia,
enpn ptner u, NV" ''a'' ~ -, ~ ' 800.
nlnp'.ions' ln,u u'u ~. NJ, ~. -,
WIN 'neir s'""'ns gs"' -.
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,sy ,e' .., poss'',,.' Al S, '''v s-,m n,.
ny neif'oom' 'n' u''''''''' % ''" '
NY
The family tradition ran 'nn' 'n''
great gem had iallen 10 nlhhlhs in'
tcor At nc feet OF SIR Arthur si'h.'N
tnI'' O'i''u. W "h'
about TO be burned nt me STAKE ny 'n'
Indians. whom he han ~ some why
anronted md aroused.
Thu legend was thnt inc ihulnh' hh'
deemed nc railing meteor nm ONION
from the Great spirit thnt the Whli'
man about 10 hc tortured was uiu'f
thc favor OF hts protection TINS .'s'
end further stated that SIR Ar'nuT
Stanley himself had so aecep'en the
dinmond from tho SKY as = token OF
supernatural favor. especially ~ thr
Indians had called u The fall'n sinr'
lI1ld rs "The Fallen star sir Ar'hnr
Ahnley himself ma nerh chl''n al''r
hIs hanlahmcnt from the court % King
james OF England Tor some VIII esca'
nada Of gnllaniry when he wns hn'
iurne1 Of twenty-five
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-19
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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-19


old nurse softly bustlod 10 tue door and
admitted the doctor.
In the copse Of woods, hardly far
tler than stones throw from the
mansion, night was falling darkly with
the mutterlngs " an approaching
storm over smolderlng TIRE crouch
ed Matt Harding. the gypsy. putting at
his short black pipe A cry Of pain
from the weather stained tent near by
reused the man. and be arose aud sui
lenly walked over aud entered the
shabby shelter.
In few moments he emerged and
hurried RAPIDLY In the direction Of
Stanley Hail.
Az he raped at the great door Of
the mansion Ned, the colored butler
opened It, throwing glare Of yellow
light upon the sinister face Of the
gypsy.
"You can't see nobody In this house
Mr.. Man" said Ned.
But tell you Colonel Stanley prom
lsed me his doctor would be here TO-
night aud that he would attend my
wife She needs tile doctor Now lts
a matter NJ life and death And MS
bad luck when gypsy dies without
being able tn face the rising ."n."
De coloncrs allus dom foolish Kind.
ncsses ~ poo white trash" grumbled
the darby as he shut the door on the
strange caller and went reluctantly IN
bear bis message
But the good old physician was posi-
tive that no harm would come from his
absence FOR an hour or so and hastened
away on bis cripnd ~ mercy.
At the little station Of Fairfax mean
while the now frightened London law
yer was wondering whether he should
load the elephant rife with which he
had provided himself and fortlfy him
self behind hls luggage. Az the bent
of horse honfs drew nearer the English
lawyer rose with leyeIed rife and cried
Halt who coc. there. friend or
foeT
The approaching hoHomau, Judge
Lamar stanley laughed grimly as he
called out ITS friend! Don't shoot"
And then be- rode up To the platform
and introduced himself 10 the English
mnn and explained matters 10 the lnis
TORS gnti4f1rtIou Then tho nudge
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-19


on the other hand, Judge Lamar
| Stanley had son, a sturdy boy VI
three Ills proud wife, equally with
/ himself. dreamed " day when this
| boy should bear the honors aud have
the vast estates Of the Stanley earl
dom nnd the wonderful. priceless dla
mond from the SLY,
Z As the two horscmen, kinsmen aud
bitter enemies. rode down upon cnch
other In smiling Virginia lane mel
Their would swcrye his horse a hairs
breadth for the other Into each other
| full TIT. their hluodcd horses charged
and then the superior horscmnnship of
the soldier skilled In cavalry encoun
tcrs. toll. over went horse aud judge
into the dust NJ the road, and. with n
hooking laugh aud not delgnIng 10
look bnok Mt his fallen kpsmnn who
arose and cursed and shook his 0st at
him, Colonel Stanley rode ON
The Judge. discounted In the dust.
saw the dark face of gypsy grlnnlnc
at him through a hedge near by. The
nedRr WIS on lhe property "' 'uus'
o''hi''' ''""D'cu Wv "'' "',,' 's''"
he now saw " gypsy van on 'ne QUIZ
sue OF 'he houf' Iu"se sunny
aulveIlng WIN rage Foue INTO tue guy
OF the houRe ahu n""I7el "'''''''' %"
the lhtrud,rS'
] but. vo' see. IL II like this" expos.
tulatcd tue gypsy. AN "'ohe "cIe
with my Whe' sur "ur peopo nnS
gone on Ny Nlte IN very SICK W.
can't ~ on. sir
"nht 90 ! care "na' Nus your
wFchh"l "ne' hhur'"' ule Juus'.
'Drl'c your horses on my i"nu anu E''
out. ! nm Judge III mus COUNTY
'hrpne You are president "l Tue
United states 100 Eu'ip'eh Tue
gypsy 10 you thihk you own Tue
roads because the gentleman tnNt NV"
rode by kno'Eso you "n your ""'Se
on the rohh
Housed !" burSt OF tury' the IuuEe
drove us horse at me gypsy ana
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hs "u'p w "."ay' .",'''"' 80, wv"
WV n"",',o"le $50 Inn" ,, , ,a,,aS
at her Slhe as thonEh IN pam 'ot'ern
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i've "'' " ''n'" ''.'t W." "u-
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salu 'ehscig' 'E"' WI V''V"''' T"
ner CONTIGUOUS EYES
/ Inc luuEe In'''I'u "Hu ""''''' "''
morse un' turning '' the E|lNl "'nn
he cursed MN nE''ih ma qua n''' n'
on ms ianu' Ih'h ITO r''' on
MrnhWhllr ''loh'l sinhl'y hHl ~"
den 10 the village OF Fnlri'A anu N'n
matted ms morse NJ me Eh'' OF l'T''
/ ~ cottage \ Sign 10y me Hnie n'r'
The words. 'pr Henry Lr'.
The doctor was 1000 Nmianlr mlh 'I
some sixty years, Inclined DO 'ornn
lcncc. kInsman NJ General robert T.
Lee. The dnctur hul been % surgeon
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-19

n II IS June in Virginia, Juno in the
year OF our Lord 1882, The fields
are green, the early blosaoming
- ~ ihn hnnnyanrkln Hixna a frn-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-19

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27
A Hint tottMothers
of Gro1u;ng Children
A Mild Laxative at Regular
Intervals Will Prevent
Consultation

A vital point upon which all schools
of medicine seem to agree is that nor
NAL regularity of the bowels is an es-
sential to good health. The Importance
of this is impressed particularly on
mothers of growing children.
A very valuable remedy that should
be kept in every home for use as occa-
sion arises, is DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin, a compound of simple laxative
herbs that has been prescribed by DR..
w. b. Caldwell, Of Monticello, H., for
more than twenty-five years, and which
can now be obtained in any we'll
stocked drug store for fifty cents a
bottle.
In a recent letter to DR.. Caldwell,
Mrs. H. c. Turner, S44 Main St, Butia-
10, n. Y, says, 81 bought a bottle OF
Dr. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin for my
baby, Roland Lee Turner, and find it
works just like you said it would. 1t is
fine for the stomach and bowels.
A bottle of DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pep
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27
The Palnya Pain.

Though a Tmail poem enumerates
500 ways in which the Palmya palm
may be used, one of it's most interest
ing uses is the production of sugar
called jaggery. This is the result OF
boiling down the fresh juice, and is
one of the chief sugars or south India.
Four or five quarts per rree per day
is the yield for four o. five months
Once in every three years the sap
drawing process is omitted, as other
wise the tree would die. The tree
begins to yield at fifteen years and
continues for abow fifty years. The
female tree yields about twice as
much sap as the male. Three quarts
of this sap make one pound of sugar
or jaggery, which is the chief sugar
used by the poor classes of India.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

every day Some of the stalks are as
high as the shoulders of a man, the
stand is fine and the crop has been
well worked. Those who are predicting
that only a small crop will be gathered
are being misled say the men who
make a study of the cotton crop. The
price is good and the price Of seed is
higher than ever known before, and
the cotton farmer will make more
money than he counted on making at
the beginning of the fall season.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27
Stop Before You Are Too Tired.

In the Womans Home Companion
Margaretta Tuttle writes a fiction story
entitled The Runaway Rest Cure"
in which a physician gives a patient
the following good advice:
TT is not the brain, nor the charac
ter that suffers first from overworF
but the body; and it is not until after
the body has rendered Up its excess
vitality-its youthfulness-that tho
nerves begin to pay toll. You are not
yet az that place; you are simply phys
ically tired. But this tire is danger
Gus, because It is the warning that the
limit OF your physical support is nearly
reached. We are coming to learn the
salue of fatigue as a warning. Those
who Dc the best work stop just before
hey are tired"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27
OCTOBER 27 IN HISTORY

1856 Opening of railway cOmmunica-
tion between Toronto and Mont
real.
1864 -Federals repulsed in battle at
Hatcher's Run, Va.
lS95-The main building of the Univer-
sity of Virginia destroyed by fire.
i904-The New York subway opened
for traffic.
1912 Gen. Felix Diaz. Mexican patriot,
condemned to death by court mar
tial at Vera Cruz.
British superintendent Auda-
Cious reported sunk by mine off
coast of Ireland and crew rescued
by Olympic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

Never take pepsin and preparations
containing pepsin or other digestive
ferments for. indigestion, as the more
you take, the more you will have to
take. What is needed is a tonic like
Chamberlain's Tablets that will enable
the stomach to perform its functions
naturally. Obtainable everywhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

When your food does not digest
well and you feel blue" tired and
discouraged, you should use a little
HERBINE at bedtime. 1t opens the
bowels. purif.es the system and re-
stores a fine feeling of health and en-.
srgy. Price soc. Sold by Bomar
Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27
GCHWAB'S PLANS APE
STILL A MTCTERY

Pittsburg, Pa. oct 27-Charles NJ
Schwab today secured control of the
Thomas Iron Company which, no doubt
viii be consolidated with the other
concerns to be included in the great
steel combine which he has been plan.
ming for the past few months What
the exact Schwab plans are, no one
seems to know, but they look specially
to development OF >peciai lines, ship.
building, armor plate, ordnance and
steel of all kinds which sell for the
highest prices per ton. Friends of Mr.
Schwab say he intends to build up the
most formidable rival of the steel cor.
poration in the country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27
REAL ESTATE

FOR REAL ESTATE, LOANS am
insurance, see L. f. Gu.llot, No
North WASHINGTON street, Ard
more, Okla. Phone S32-L 15lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

Drink pure distilled water, delivered
anywhere n city. Phone orders to 615.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27
LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS
Al The Ardmore, Oklahoma Post Office
October 25, 1915.

Al tbe Ardnore. Oklahoma Post Office
October 25, 1915.
LADIES
u-ovn. Mrs n
pa,ues Mrs .Ear
u,rI-as Miss Lille
Coo, Miss losruliue
rfrao Mrs. I.iss
r.,.ir,, lrre Iol,
ri,,rr efrs 7, r
r.usaics uf.s laua
gry 1Irs Annie
T-ar. Miss Joseulina
TGra.o3n Mrs M 8
aue..arar Mrs
1.r,.rs Mrs rl
,-.,r.u Mrs A
..r. Mrs Edward
raIr.f,s Mics o-eu
I.r,, rlia. 1Ivr-a
,I.rl.e,- 1r-e T1sia
r,rla,. l.-e 1r.f+fa
padd revara
l-.r.nr. F-f.s ur9r,ro
,.,it, rf,.l.
u.tr..,.. Mise r.r,r
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

FOR RENT

ROOM AND BOARD-$5.50 per week;
meal tickets, $500, at Mrs. Wards
Ill w. Broadway. i'ln
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27
MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS
WANTED-Clean white rags. Bring
them to Ardmoreite Office.
NOTICE-Ladies who want sewing
done real cheap, phone red 4j3.
27-3
WANTED TO BUY for cash, Al Jersey
COW, fresh. DR.. II. A. higgins, sprin-
ger. Okla. 27-3
.WA1JTED-l,o 600 men to let me write
their fire, cyclone and auto lrsur
ance. T. c. Bridgman zd-l~
ANNOUNCEMENT do crochet and
embroidery work. Your patronage
would be appreciated Willie Free
man, Phone %. 2G-3
WANTEB-By man and VILE cooking
and Kitchen work. Experience.
Best Of references. Address II. C..
Green, City. 2i-5
WANTED-To 20 your building i5u
you money On long time and JOS
interest free plans and specilca
tions. ". D. Taiafcrro, ConuactoI
THE OFFICE MANS sTOEE-Type
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

FOR REMITTANCE November l, three
furnished or unfurnished rooms.
PhoSe 376. 25-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27
FINANCIAL

FARM LOANS-Plenty or money al
low rates. w. B. Frame. Gin
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

FARM & CITY LOANS---Low rates.
G.P. Selvidge, 16 W.Ma.1. Phone 230
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

JUST MOVED to No. u, N. Wash
ington, opposite post office, where |
will do a general loan and pawn bust
ness, jeweiry and gents furnishings.
Ardmore Loan Office. r. Green
burg, Prop. 3-lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

Fortunately schedule X has not
caused any advance in the price of
flannel cakes
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

MONEY TO LOAN-Plenty of ii;
long time, low rates. RedfsId
Realty & Loan Co. Phone 90. LIN
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

FOR RENT-Two or three light house
keeping rooms and bedrooms. Mod
ern. 602 West Main. Phone 116. Mrs.
VIII Roberts. 25-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

NOTICE-Ladies who want sewing
done real cheap, phone red 4J3.
27-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

WANTED-Clean white rags. Bring
them to Ardmoreite Office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-27

WAETED-1,ogO men 10 let me write
their FIRE, cyclone and auto lrsur
ance. T. c. Bridgman z6-l-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-23

New York. April 23.-The question Of
the sanity of Harry X. Thaw win be
determined by jury. Supreme Court
Judge Hendrick. N decision handed
down today. granted the application for
the trial made by Thaw's attorneys.
Thaw was in court when Justice
Hendrick announced his opinion. His
face at once lighted up with pleasure.
He was kept busy for nearly half an
hour shaking hands.
."It will be good news to mother" he
told newspaper men. That's all i
want to say for publication"
Jury Findings Subject TO Review.
The moot question which Justice
Hendrick had to decide was whether
the court had power to grant jury
trial. He held 1t had such a power. He
said the jury had been Called In to aid
the court by their advice" and that
"the finding Of the jury would not bo
binding If the court was satisfied that
It was not in accordance with evidence
and with justice"
The trial was set for May II.
Not Criminal. Court Holds.
"It is therefore evident" wrote Jus.
tice Hendrick In his opinion. that in
this state there is ample precedent for
the empaneling OF jury to AID IN
trying the issues Of a fact raised on
the .-cyerce TO tho return In hAbaa0
corpus proceedings"
After reviewing the Thaw case the
decision continued:
"Is should be borne in mind thae
Thaw is not confined az . crtmtnell
There can be no punishment Tor o1e
-he has been acquitted. He - con.
fined In the hospital for the ln.ns
as precaution to the public. He hes
the right at any time to have his san-s
ity determined upon habqas corpus.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-23
NET PROFITS OF IOWA
FARMERS Is SMALL
Figures Submitted at Western Freight
Rate Hearing TO Show Return 10
Less Than 3La Per Cent on Invest.
.ment-Revsnuss Of Farms Shown.

Chicago, April 90. Figures were
submitted today in the western rate
case to show that the net return to
Iowa farmers Is less than BIZ per cent
on their investments. The testimony
was given before Interstate Commerce
Commissioners Daniels by w. ]. Ray,
secretary Of the Farmers Grain Deal
ers' Association Of Iowa. Detailed fig
ures Of the expenses and revenues Of
two selected farmers uf Iowa were pre-
sented>by Mr.. Ray. The farmers, he
declared, were capable and prosperous
men.
Frank Parrott. Of Aurelia," said the
witness, "owns 400 acres Of land valued
at 1910 an acre. ais stock and ma
chinery have a value Of $4,000. making
a total investment Of $4,000. For the
year 1914, his net earnings after allow
ing for wages OF himself and family,
were 81, ,sO5.7 which IL 2.006s per cent
on his Investment.
~. T. Handsacker. Of Colorado.
earned $1,604.s7 on an investment Of
S16O 900 or zoos per cent.
Mr.. Ray said the farmers were In
terested in the rate hearing because
they bslieve they are peying gener-
ously for freight service under present
tariffs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-23
Winds and Floods Destroy
Homes and Much Other
Property.
TWENTY OR MORE
PERSONS DROWNED
Austin, Capital Of State, Center Of
Storm Area, Which Extends Into
Okahoma-Fifteen or More Dead at
Austin-Houses Swept Away Before
Inmates Could Escape - Lightning
Sets Fire to Oil Tanks.

Dallas, Tex, April 23.-At least eight
damage has been done, telegraph and
telephone communications interrupted
and railroad schedules disarranged by
washouts, soft track and threatened
bridges, was the known result today OF
rain, electrical and wind storm, gen
eral over Texas and eastern Oklahoma
late yesterday and last night.
The storm was especially severe at
Austin, and that city was in darkness
last night. 1t was said about twenty
houses had fioated to and were packed
against a bridge, threatening the struc-
ture. Rescue squads were busy all
night taking endangered residents to
higher ground
Lightning Fires Oil Tanks.
| In the Thrall oil field near Taylor
Tex, tanks containing 10000 barrels
| of oil were set on fire by lightning
! The loss, it is said, would be $4,000
Lightning started a fire in an Oil ware
| house in Dallas, causing loss OF
| S120,0O0.
In Oklahoma the Canadian river at
! Chickasa has cut new channel two
miles from it's old bed, and ten pas
senger trains are marooned there. The
Santa Fe railroad has lost 1000 feet OF
track at Purcell and bridges are threat
| ened at several points by swollen
| streams.
Bursting Of A gas main at Alvord
Tex, caused by water undermining the
line. has left Dallas and Fort Wortf
without natural gas.
| Death List Growing.
Twenty persons, perhaps more. 1t was
estimated today, met death late yester
! day And last night In the rain and wint
/ storm. In some parts OF Texas tn
rain and winds continue today.
The death toll at the state capital l:
expected to be at least fifteen. Austir
| be -lg in the center of the storm area
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-23
WESTERN LEAGUE OPENS.
Reiuvenated Teams Representing Eight
Cities Look Strong on Paper.

Kansas City, April 23.-Wltn reJuHe
mated and what appeared on paper to
be improved teams, the eight baseball
ninees Of the Western League lined up
for the opening today. Every manager
has worked hard since the season
closed last year to build up well or
sanized team. Elaborate preliminary
ceremonies in various towns took place
before the opening Of the games
At Wichita, which finished last In
1914, boosters for the team displayed
much enthusiasm and Joined shout
ing parade with bands and motor cars.
An advance seat sale OF 1000 was an
nounced A large crowd also went
there with the Topeka team, which
opens as Wichita's opponent.
The Sioux City champions opened at
home with Des Moines 2s opponents
Their supporters are claiming as strong
a team this year as last Denver, the
runner-up last year. took the field at
Lincoln, and ST. Joseph opened at
Omaha
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-23
DEATH LIST At AUSTIN.
Fifteen to Twenty Persons browne
When Homes Are Swept Away.

Fifteen to Twenty Persons Drowned
h When Homes Are Swept Away.
Austin, Tex. April GA blast that
swept down Waller and Shoal creeks
here last night took a toll of fifteen
or twenty lives, according to estimates
today. Houses were jammed in masses
against the bridges and high water
flooded many business houses. Heroic
work was done by citizens and the
fire and police departments.
OF eight persons in one house, all but
one are believed to have perished.
The dead in this house are: Mrs. G.
f. Ezell, Ebert Edwin Ezell, aged 19;
Martha Virginia Ezell, aged 5: Harvey
King, aged 20; Mr.. and Mrs. King.
parents of Harvey King; Helen King,
their daughter.
c. Ezell, barber, escaped.
Others believed to have been drowned
are Mr.. and Mrs. Winkler. an aged
couple; Tom Quinn, fireman who was
engaged in rescue work; William and
Rachel Curtis, two Leonard brothers
and some Mexicans and negroes.
Damage $1,o00,000.
Damage reaching at least $1,000,00O
has resulted from yesterdays storm,
according to information reaching here
up to noon. Austin was the heaviest
sufferer. with twelve known dead, five
missing and property loss of half a
million.
Creeks about Austin were turned in
to rivers from half a mile to mile
wide In the darkness last night the
food swept several entire families into
the water. The known dead are:
Martha Virginia Ezell. young girl.
Helen King. a telephone operator.
George Holmes.
Tom Quinn, fireman.
A Mexican woman named Cortez and
her child.
Unidentified man.
Five negroes.
Douglas veasy. Of Garden Valley,
Tex, killed by lightning.
1t is said five others in the house OF
EZcM ard King girls were drowned.