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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
hog Cholera
Farm Agent Fash Says Epidemic of
Disease is Working This Way.
Advise Immediate Vaccin-
alton of All Hogs.

Farm Agent l.. II. Fash lis this
week warning the farmers of the
county that an epidemic of hog chol-
era is coming this way and that un-
less the strongest means are adopted
II is not improbable that its effect
will be sorely felt in this county.
Mr.. Fash went to Kenefick Mon
day morning, where he vaccinated
some thirty head of fine Duroc-Jer-
sey hogs for r. S. Matlock, after one
or two of them had shown symptoms
of cholera. A neighbor of Mr.. Mat
lock, a Mr.. Colbert, living in John
stOn County, had just lost forty head
of fine animals with the disease
1t is an admitted fact among hog
raisers that the only preventive for
hog cholera is to isolate the well hogs
from any that are affected and to
Vaccinate them at once. There is
no known cure for the disease when
once 1t has taken hold of the animal.
Mr.. Fash recommends that all hogs
in the county be vaccinated ,as a pre-
VentiVe measure, and he offers his
services In this connection, it only
being necessary that the owners of
the hogs provide the serum, which
costs from twenty-five to sixty cents
per hog, according to its size. Mr..
Fash plans to instruct one man in
each community in the vaccination
of the animals. an operation which
he SAYS Is very simple. Meantime
until this can be accomplished. he
says that he will go TO any part of
the county and offer his services free
of charge. The vaccination serum
can be secured from the Oklahoma
Stockyards Serum CO., Oklahoma
City.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
How to Control Small Pox

Smallpox outbreaks in several Of
the counties Of Oklahoma during the
last three or four weeks have caused
more or less anxiety in the different
Concerning this des-
ease. the State Commissioner Of
Health, DR. John w. Duke, said re-
Gently: Personally, ] an opposed
to quarantining for smallpox, dis
ease which can be controlled i'm only
one way-by vaccination. This lat
ter fact is so firmly established as
to be beyond the slightest doubt.
Consequently there is no need of tenn
porizing. With the remedy known,
and easily at hand, il is absurd 10
waste time about protecting individ-
uals or the public by establishing
quarantines. The thing to do is TO
Vaccinate. Compulsory vaccination
In Prussia during the last twenty
five years drove smallpox from that
country unit 1.-The year of the out
break OF the European war, and dur
ing that time only two cases OF small
pox appeared in the entire empire.
Immunity from smallpox is obtained
by vaccination. Persons who are
properly vaccinated will not contract
this disease. So persons who for any
reason are opposed to vaccination
may run the risk Of having the dis.
ease, or may escape 1t by the exer
else OF little common sense.-StatC
Health Department Bulletin.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Packels ManipuIate Marl,et?

The packers are behind powerful
interests that are manipulating the
livestock market of the country, is
the belief of Arthur Capper, governor
of Kansas, as expressed by him IN
an address recently before the Kan
sas Livestock Association. I'VE
know virtually that the packers con-
troll stOckyards and their terminal
Facilities" Governor Capper said.
I'VE know that in various ways they
discipline the producer who shows a
little independence. There is not
the slightest doubt in mind that the
livestock markets are controlled by
factors other than supply and de-
ma nd" The Governor cited instan-
ces OF the sharp decline of prices OF
hogs last fall which, he said, resulted
in scramble TO market hogs" that
caused serious losses to producer g.
Remedies for the condition, he rs
serted, are organizations and coop
Grafton. He urged tn establishment
of public abbatOlrs and cold storage
plants.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
rook Advnntana 81 cn.ton,.

There is a peculiar democratic Gus
tom which Chinese servants may claim
but which is seldom used-the right OF
reviling the family when discharged
An old serving woman employed in the
family OF the youngest son Of Ii Hung
Chang was discharged for a reason
that evidently did not appeal to her
sense of justice. She sat beneath this
gateway and for three hours called
down curses upon the Ii family at the
top of her voice. This happened ON
one Of the principal residence streets
of Shanghai. and the police passed and
repAssed, but no one tried to SOP her
The house steward made two or three
feeble attempts to persuade her to
leave, but she would turn her facile
tongue upon him, and he would gather
his skirts in his hands and start on a
most undignified run for the house,
evidently believing discretion to be
the better part of valor. At the end
of three hours, when she was com
pletely exhausted, she was led away,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Embargo on wheat and Cotton

Galveston, Texas, Feb. 29.-An
embargo on cotton destined for coast
wise movement via the Morgan line
has been placed by the International
& Great Northern and the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroads. The Sou
thern Pacific placed an embargo on
wheat destined for export through
the port of Galveston. This line al
so placed an embarggo on cotton con-
signed for movement in Morgan line
steamers Saturday The embargo on
wheat came as more or less of sur
prise. The Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe has thus far not embargoed cot
ton for Morgan line steamers. Ac-
cording to figures given ou here were
about 1900 cars of grain on the is
land, about l, 400 cars of freight for
the Morgan line and considerably less
than 500 cars for the Mallory line
ships.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
RECoRp on THE LEGIsLATURE

Summed up briefly. the following
are the accomplishments of the spec
ial session of the Legislature, which
was in session thirty-six days and
cost the State about $53,00O.OO:
Among the important acts OF the
extra session are:
Passage of an anti-usury law.
Provided for establishment of a
twine factory at penitentiary.
Law to give voters absent from
home on general election day the
yight to vote at any precinct in the
State.
Providing for the establishment of
vote bonds for permanent road con-
struction work.
Amended oil and gas gross prOduc-
tion law so as to increase the tax
from 2 to per cent
Created revolving fund for busi-
ness enterprises at prison at Meal
ester and reformatory at Granite.
Appropriated 100000 for expen-
ses of further freight and passenger
rate litigation.
Established registration system.
Appropriated $4,000 for addition
10 Granite reformatory.
Submitted a constitutional amend
ment establishing a new grandfather
law.
Re-enacted general anti-gambling
law.
Providing for determination and
control of hog cholera.
Providing for employment of con.
Victs on public roads.
Establishing method of correction
OF erroneous tax assessments.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Produce Raln ArtificiaIIy

A scheme for artificially produc-
ing rain Is to be tried in Australia,
where there are large sections of
land that would be valuable for ag-
ricultural purposes if sufficieit mois-
ture could be assured. A captive
balloon ascending to height Of six
or seven thousand feet and anch )ced
in the path of prevailing winds win
be used to discharge electricity into
the atmosphere and it is hoped to
thus cause sufficient ionization to
provide nuclei upon which the mois-
'ure Of the clouds will condense.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

Germany in a formal note present
ed by the Ambassador OF that country
to Secretary Lansing this week reit-
crates assurances regarding the fu-
ture conduct OF submarine warfare
given i'm the Lusitania case; declares
those assurances have not been modi-
fled by the memorandum setting
forth its Intention to treat armed mer-
.ehantmen of the entente allies as aux
Hilary cruisers after midnight of Feb
ruary goth, and attempts to justify
the issuance of the memorandum by
presenting evidences and assertions
designed to prove that the British
government has instructed merchant
men to use their armament for pur-
poses of attack in violation of assur-
ances gwen the United States.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
RECEIVED FINE CHCKENs

John Mason, the grocer, has re
ceived from White Side, Mo, pen
of six Barred Rock pullets and one
cockerel. The fowls are said to be
among the finest that have been
brought to this city The pullets
are sisters to the winners in the big
poultry show at st. Louis. and the
brother of the cockerel won first
prize in the same show. The pen is
valued at $50.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
COTTON states Need FertiIizer

A prominent North Carolina cot
ton planter. in Oklahoma this week,
asserted that the States of North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
and the uplands of Mississippi, can
not possibly raise more than a half
crop of cotton this year unless the
lands are fertilized. He also said
that newspapers, bankers and bus
mess men in those sections are sup
pressing the real facts for fear that
Texas and Oklahoma would. If the
truth were known, plant la ger crops
of cotton this year.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

The United States Senate has this
week ratified the treaty with Haiti
under which the United States as
sumes a protectorate over the turbu-
lent government Of the island repub-
lie, taking over control of its finan-
ces and police, guaranteeing its ter
ritorial integrity and undertaking to
develop its resources. The treaty al
ready has been approved by the Hal
tian Congress and its terms virtually
are in operation under the eye of a
strong American marine expedition.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Re-Finnnce Defunct Frisco

A new corporation with an au-
thorized capital stock of $450,000,-
600, has been launched in New York
for the purpose of re-financing the
defunct Frisco Railroad Company.
The plan provides for sale of the
property and foreclosure
of mortgages and other liens. and an
entire reorganization of the affairs
of the company.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Army Up To 100000 900

Latest dispatches, have it that the
allied armies of Europe are Assem-.
bling colossal army of twenty mil
lion men to stand against the Ger
manic allies in the spring, when it
is hoped by superior numbers and
unlimited munitions TO literally
crush the German hordes with one
gigantic blow. This movement is
many times greater than any mill
tary move ever attempted before.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
MASON IN NEW STORE ROOM

John Mason has finished moving
his grocery store into the building
formerly occupied by motion pic
ture show on Third Avenue. The
building has been remodeled and has
new concrete floor and a new mod
ern business front, and is one of the
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

Henry Ford, multimillionaire maxi
er of the automobile that bears his
name, is spending thousands of dol
lars with the largest newspapers and
magazines in buying page advertise
ments to create sentiment against
the Presidents preparedness plans.
Sundays Dallas News carried page
of the copy, as did many other papers
received here.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

Three Mexicans and one white
man who attempted to escape from
an automobile in which officers were
taking them to Donna. Texas, were
all killed and their bodies left lying
in the road Saturday. The officers
Opened fire with their rifles and
all four of the phislners fell
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

The directors of the Texas state
Fair. held annually at Dallas, have
this week decided to make auto rae
ing the big card at the Fair to be
held this fall. and the greatest driv-
ers OF racing cars in the forld will
be engaged to furnish the thrills.
Heretofore, the Texas fair has con-
fined it's racing card to harness races
and running exents.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Police Cruelty

An investigation by the State Com
missioner of Charities of charges
that the Oklahoma City police de-
partment has used extreme cruelty
toward prisoners, having been re-
ported to be using the third-degree
methods, as the bulldozing plan Of
action is called.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
city Officials Quit

Mayor Hassel and City Manager
Mitchell of Sherman, Texas, resigned
their positions last week owing TO
radical differences of opinion be-
tween them and the members OF the
city commission.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

Oklahoma's home ownership law
does not seem to have met a very
ready acceptance by the people The
secretary o fthe School Land Com
mission reports that only about $40,-
900 has been loaned under the plan.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Killed in Court House

Hall Hales, charged with murder.
was shot and instantly killed in a
justice court at Texarkena during
the progress Of his preliminary hear
ing. The room was crowded with
people and the identity of the as
caccin was not discovered.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

A U. s. mail auto truck was enter
ed in New York City last Saturday
and robbed of registered mail pack
ages consigned to New York bankers
said to contain nearly 100000 in
currency. The robbers made their
get away safely.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

General Felix Diaz, prominent
Mexican revolutionist, who has been
in the United States for some time,
has left this country and is supposed
to be planning a revolt against the
de facto government OF Mexico. Mex
ican government officials are seeking
him
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Migratory Bird Iaw Continues
in Force


From Washington, d. c., comes
the following A misleading state
in the newspapers of the Mississippi
Valley and elsewhere, to the effect
that the Department OF Agriculture
has suspended the enforcement OF
the Federal regulations under the
Migratory Bird Law, and by this
means has enabled sportsmen, under
state laws, to shoot wild fowl. the
coming spring Under the Federal
regulations, the season on all migra-
tory fowl is closed until next au-
tumn throughout the United States.
The Department OF Agriculture has
no right to suspend the law or to
pardon violations OF the regulations.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

The national House Of Representa-
tiRves this week passed the annual
post office appropriation bill carrying
the stupendOus sum Of 1921, ,000,0 600.
Arrangements are also made to pay
railroad companies for mail carried.
on a space basis, instead Of weight
basis, as heretofore.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

The value Of the 1915 milk pre-
duction of the United States Is esti-
mated at $2,32O,OOO.OOO in De-
partner tof Agriculture statement is
sued recently This is based IN am
average price of 20 cents gallon
paid to producers for Il. l.59O,OOO.OO0
gallons.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Charges Against Pipe Lines

A report or the Federal Trade
Commission made to the United
States Senate charged pipe line COM
'panies operating in the Oklahoma
and other IL id-continent fields with
excluding small and independent op-
orators from their lines through ex-
orbitant tariffs. and other unreason~
able demands.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
JoHN CoMAN MUCH RETTER

John Cowan, who for several
weeks has been critically i'll at his
rooms on North Third Avenue, Is
greatly improved and was taken out
for an automobile ride Wednesday
afternoon. His physicians say that
he will be able to be about again N a
week or two. Z
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Tulsa County Sheriff on Trial

The trial of Sheriff Jas. Wooley of
Tulsa County, who is charged with
failure to enforce the laws against
gambling and bootlegging, started
this week. 1t is said by visitors to
Tulsa that it is the widest open town
on the continent, and that evidently
no effort is being made to enforce
the laws.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

Having captured mush, the Grand
Dukes forces should proceed to milk
goat and max ca full meal
Of it.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

After long hesitation, Vernon Cas-
tie has fox-trotted to Europe to be-
come a genuine air-Castle few
weeks hence.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Cuss OId Sores, Othsr Remedies Won't Curs.

The worst cases, no matter Of how long standing.
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr..
Posters Antiseptic Healing OIL. II relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. esc. SOC, u 90
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because il contains the
wellknown tonic properties of fQUININE
and IRON. IL acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, EnTiches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. SO cents.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03

FOR SALE Sweet Potato Seed, pure
Bradley Vans, 800 per bu. Book
orders now. Chas. Bohnke, Mead,
Oklahoma. 7-4twp-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-03
NJ, X. a. II. Railroad
(SOuthbOund)
(Northboundl
Frisco Railroad
NJ, O. & G. Railroad

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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-11-22
PANICO EN- CHIHUAHUA

Por carta que uno dc nucstros re
dactores ACADIA dc recibir dc h Pa
50. Tex. dc uno de los refugiadoS
que rrocedentes dc la ciudad de Chi
huahua lego hace tres dias a la
m~encionada poblacion fronteriza. sa-
bemos que Ia mayoria de las fami-
las chihuahuenses. presas de verda-
dero panico, abaEdonaron Il gran
prisa sus hogares a! Saber que Ia
ciuGad estaba sacramento amenazaGa
nor las hordas vilIistas.
Id carta de ~rcferencia vicnc reIa
tanao todas las ~penalidadeS con que
tropiezan las familiaS para arreglar
su violento viaje d Ia frontera anne,
ricana, V las no que les es-
peran 81 Sc ven obligadaS a CONT
nuar vivicndo en- este pals. donde ei
numero de refugiados meXlcanos e<
va muy grande Y el trabajo muy t.,
case para los de uuestra raza
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-11-22

FL. P.ASO. Texas. Nnvirmbre ~.
tn iran cannon bljndado, con dos
amrtrallaiora> y Que. Sr.Iin IIcrn
personals hiru informada>. - 81 I'M
so de- III case Que poScia cl cirrrli"
III. 10, ESIatiuS Unidos. drSaparrciG
dr una mancra mIst"rio>a d" r>ih
riuiaI antcS de- anUchc y - cree
Gun Ina lido a parar a manos dc los
VillIStaS.
La prrnSa local ~rcficrc ,lur II cI-
tadn cannon fuG robadO a la> dlrI
de la nochc De c~nfrcutr dei cafe
Heidelberg" Y Que tuanlaS p">qul-
a 81 han hrrho para luraliziTi"
han rcSuItado inilf.cS. CrieSe Que
.oS yiI,i<taS hayan Sido To- autorrS
del roDo ' So temr Que 81 GRAZ "a
mi6n blindado haya sido va condu-
edo a terrilurio mrXicauo. en vista
de uur. ccmo dcio dirho, iodas la>
ppSuuiSaS hcrhaS Ell este lad" han
rcSultadn I'm complete frdra>o.
FL captain Cro>>man. de- la OH
pania de- amrtrafadoras del tr"inIa
y Iin> regimiento dc Michigan. nj
.ual ~prrtrnecr 81 canton robatio, Ell
cuanto not6 IA de>apariri6a dc este
do partr a la poIicia y a las auiorl-
dadeS militareS. las que Immediate
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-11-22
piC tRtN IN ORC NiClONN SIS
SIELDUS \ LOS ENPLEtDOS
IN ZACATECAS.

/ACArECAS. NoNIrn.'r" Is
Pc" arIcrIo del Gobcrnador del Is
tadu. \ >rgjIn @ di>pu">to p"r 81 PR
inrr .Jrra del Eidrrito Con-tiiur!o-
nali>la. a partir de Ia S"-unda ir'"-
ma del corrirntr mes, l"s "mpieaHo>
p%IDlrros rrcibiran sus suicides a oa-
- ,e GRO %nacional-
-Adelnii>. Sc ha di>pue>Jo que to-
do, los cmplrado> que ?r"Stan SIS
,crvi.ioS N =. ramo De instruction
pt!blica rcciban I'm aum"nt" d" I'LL
cincuruJa por ci"nto sobrr io> su'i-
dos dr que diSrrutaDau artuTm"ni'
Lo> rmrlcado- munirjpa!"s tam
ben van a ser mcjorado>.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-11-22
Ell CORRESPONSAL.

FL hospital mas grandc que exis-
tc, cs uno para nihos que hay en- Mos
COW Y cuya capacidad e5 de siete nil
camas. FuG fundado en- 1854 Y en- Ia
actualidad recibe diariamcnte como
10 nihos o y mil al ano mas 0 me-
nos. Hay 26 medicos Y 900 cnferme-
ras para el servicio del hospital, c!
cual recibi6 Y atendi6 durante e. phi
mer siglo de su existencia NADIA me-
nos de 46S,550 ninos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-11-22
l VfRDADERO LIBRO re ORC
pRACTlCAS DE MAGNETISIMO,
HIPNOTISMO Y SUGGESTION

Este iateresantisimo libro corrige el
apocamiento, la falta de voluntad ?
las energias p~erdidas. iQuereis vues-
tra vida rodeada de felicidad? Pues
iced el "Vsrdadero Libro de Orc" 2
en- el hallareis la forma como Sc ed.
1niere Ia f~uerza, Ia felicidad, la vi
Ia toda.
Consta de ua elegante volumen
my bien impreso y ricamente encua-
tornado ell tela
PRECIO De LA OBRA: S2.0n
Pidase a:
ICNAClO L. LOEANO.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-11-22

G'l>a : Ia -. plaha. ral. Ia
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-07-06
WELL KNOWN HORSE
DIES At RENO TRACK
ATTACK OF sPAsMoDic COLO
KILLS EARL koENio, A
HIGH BRED ANIMAL

Earl Koenig, property of Watson &
Kane of Susanville. who had been
racing on the Reno track for mum.
Der of years and who. until he broke
down two years ago, gave promise OF
being one Of the best horses in the
west, died suddenly Tuesday night at
the track OF spasmodic collie.
Earl Koenig was chestnut stall
lion by Ravelston out OF Queen Annie
H. He was bred and raised at the
stables of John G. Driscoll of Reno.
now of San Luis Obispo. and devel-
oped remarkable speed as a young
ster. He raced frequently on the
Reno track and was in the money in
almost every event entered, holding
at one time the track record for four
and one-half furlongs. He became
the property of Watson & Kane when
colt, his late owners being remem-
bered here as former owner of the
Sagebrush club on Commercial row.