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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13

was something very touching 10 me about these
girls. They seemed somehow so left out, so
forlorn. and could not but admire their cour-
age. ! liked to talk TO them. They were so full
of wonder about this new land 20 which they
were going and so full Of faith They were so
sure that they wire going to love Their new
home I've heard a great many people say that
they believe that most of these girls married
ont of excitement because they wanted 10 come
TO America or because they knew that men IN
England are very scarce and that # they didn
marry these boys they would probably be Ola
maids. | don't believe IT, ] am sure that they
were love marriages pure and simple. VIII
never forgot one Of those girls face as she
looked at me with her big brown eyes, heaved
a great sigh and said my husbands not good
looking. but, oh, God he's good
A number Of the boys had married widows
some of them with as many as three children.
The pet Of the ship was youngster OF about
four wears Whenever he would appear the
bows would veil Hello. Limy," at which ne
would stamp his foot and scream, I'm not a
Iimv. I'm an American" The stepfather con
fided to me that he had known that his wife
was a widow but that he didn't know OF the
existence of the child until after they Were
married.
An Amusing Incident.
| had worked in England for awhile and
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13

AS we approached the big transport that was
wing in wait for us got the shock Of my HE,
for what did my eyes behold but deck lined
with soldiers and girls. They were IN couples
hanging over the rail watching US with the
greatest interest, but | can assure you thaI We
were looking at them with far greater III
terest The big captain enlightened me:
1rNar brides he said. "You see this snip
went 10 Liverpool first and picked up these sol,
diers. and these are the wives OF some OF theh'
A Young officer in front had heard US, and
he turned around grinned at me and SAID:
well there's one on there that got plcAeu
mn without her husband. AT least I'm hoping
shes there. -, 100
She was. He had hardly spoken when we
noticed a smiling face, crowned with heau
of glorious red hair. She was alone WAVING
franticallv. With a cry of There she 49, ne
gave a wild leap through the crowd. lie was
going to be the first one on that transport
There was no doubt OF II. r,..l
There were "a of these brides all English
GIRLS You see a great many of our boys never
reached France, but were kept IN England 'ne
entire time. It was a great disappointment 70
them. and I suppose they thought mat Ihey
deserved some sort of a consolation prize. IAN
"a Girls all in a bunch and you're going 70 find
all kinds no matter where they come from
There were fat girls thin girls pretty girlS
snd uolv ones But each boy seemed aoso-
lutelV ndDpl anu ptlA'Nd@
own. q, -.
The other boys didn't approve at all and they
didn't fail to say so, sometimes IN tones so LOUD
thai / would beg them to hush.
avon don't want to hurt their feelings"
would say. a,-...
al guess there're plenty OF girls m the :, =. ,.
A without marrying any Of these Limys, one
would saw and "Ill say there are would
answer another. 60, -. .s,v.f,
The most general remark though was: wen Ven
there's a little girl back home who's got en-
III i'sst and she's good enough for me.
However much they might lambast The boy
for marrying over there. there was one ?, POM
on which all agreed. Il waSH ~ ls, ,is T Tss
a. a. nj a man being allowed 10 talk 10 hls own
''.r onix during certain hours Of The day ami
~ being barred from her by rope, a .Ts, OF ~
man sisndlns guard a, these 'sRss n,,1 ~ 49,
$500 IN n Dunng certain hour VI 'he aal
.|'H[ =, "a. .nd alpas eanld visii '"e-fh@'
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13
EARLY TIMES IN TEXAS.

NNVhtAhueN i'"HA osJ
Hello strangers, which way are you travel
ingY
Uncle Seth, who as usual was in the advance,
replied that I'VE weren't bound fur any place
in perticler-only lookin' roun' at the country"
"We" said the one who had first spoken,
were mighty glad TO see you, any how, for
you're the first white men we've laid eyes on
for the last four months"
He then informed US they were on their way
back to the settlements from a trapping ex-
pedition-that they had been as high up the
country as the head waters OF the Llano, where
they had found beavers very abundant, and had
been very successful in trapping them-that
their pack animals were loaded with their pei
tries. etc. He told US, also that they had had
several narrow escapes from Indians on the
waters Of the Llano, and advised Us 10 keep
good look out for them in that quarter. He
sad they had not tasted bread for two months.
and we gave them few pounds of hard tack
and some tobacco In return they presented
us with a dozen dried beaver tails Ga great
frontier delicaeyl and as many buffalo
tongues. After some further confab with the
trappera We bid them goodbye, and proceeded
ON our way, and they again took thelI course
towards the soltlementa.
lcopgrieAieD,
Ito Ia Continually
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13
Sing A Song of Happiness.

Look up. laugh and love and smile, throw
your cares away;
Let your light shine far and strengthen
every day.
Toss the little worries down tall your
spirits rise.
With the sun 20 happy heights IN the
splendid skies.
DO the deeds you've longed 10 do, choose
the friends YOU need
For their true alncerity and their noble
creed;
Live up 10 The best you know, give and
give and give
standing firm. and hfe Will be o. 30 sweet
b. llye'
-Mgrielia Souiherland
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13

Other times the boys had to stay on their SIDE
of the rope, the girls on theirs. And at the
ropes man did stand guard
81 tell you what" one of them remarked 70
me one day, 81 don't like my job. tell you
it's hell of a Job this standing up here with
gun to keep man from talking to ms own
wife"
If any one ever tries to hand you any OF that
stuff about the English being undemonstratlVe'
don't you believe it certainly not II they are
talking about the girls. ! can't tell you about
the men. Such Lovers Lane as that deck
was during visitors hours was never seen. NO
one seemed in the least embarrassed, though.
There were the couples down at one end OF the
deck. billing and cooling at the other end were
the officers promenadng while aft and back OF
the ropes crowded the rest of the boys watching
the demonstration as though 1t were penny
poppy show AT O'Clock all troops and all sol
diers and sailors wives were ordered below deck
and if one happened to look toward that sepa-
rating rope at quarter of nine one could surely
see the girls on one side, the boys on the other,
kissing good night while the man on guard
stood by, grinning from ear to ear.
When Hubbes Weren't There.
Not all of the girls were with their husbands,
though. Some of them were coming on to JON
theirs who had had to precede them. There
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13

Sing song Of happiness, let your bright
eyes shine,
These are all such glowing hours, beautiful
and fine;
Smile for very gladness your troubles will
be DER,
And for us so many joys lie just at our
very door.
Lift little all the while, even thought u
may
Seem u you the little help you can give
today
Will not copnt for very much. O, We need
YOU. friend
Need ihe strength that you can give tlll
lhf very end
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13

phens County fields and It's growth IS evidently
permanent.
Caddo was so named because of its location
on Caddo Creek, which runs south of the town
The creek was named after the Caddo Indians
who roamed the Texas prairies prior to the
days of white occupation. AT this remote period
no one ever dreamed that under the buffalo
trails, the Indian trails, the scraggy mesquite
trees, and rocky hill sides were millions of
barrels of crude oil.
Caddo's Oil Fields.
The Caddo field is not an extension OF the
Ranger field but is different. sand from the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13

Ranger sand But few wells in the Ranger
field have 10 be shot TO make production. Nearly
all of the wells in the Caddo field are shot ana
then make good permanent producers.
The wells around Caddo are drilled to prae-
tcally the same depth rs the Ranger wells, but
the sand is very tight and after a deep Jest
will not always show signs Of oil, until shot,
then they invariably make good producers. inns
was especially true Of the Knox we'll one OF tne
best producers in Stephens County. which has
been producing nearly 1000 barrels day since
it came in several months ago.
IL is claimed for Stephens County that 1t has
the fewest number of dry holes, in proportion
to the number of oil wells drilled, OF any
county in Texas. Over one hundred and sixty
three wells are now producing from the deep
and shallow sands, and their daily production
is about $4,000 barrels. More than 10 wells
are now drilling at 5000 feet. Stephens County
is the first county north of Eastland County
and Caddo is in the eastern part of the county.
Breckenridge is the county seat.
Some of Caddo's Rich Citizens.
Probably the man who can remember the
most about Caddo's primitive days is Homer
Lee who. until recently, operated the largest
mercantile store in Caddo Lee has been there
longer really than he can remember But ne
does remember the time when, If has store dld
a business of thousand dollars month, IT
was doing tremendously large business, most
of which was longtime credit During the
mast few months this same store has been do
inc around 81 900 worth of business daily.
Mr. Lee, like nearly all of the other old
timers has made money out OF OIL. True
enough. he had but 800 acres Of land. which was
close in to town. But who wouldn't like to
own 500 acres in the Caddo OIL fleldT He had
200 acres of his farm in grain this year, and,
after cutting it, he found he had lost about
81 900 He figured that, by threshing 1t. ne
would recoup his loss, but after threshing
the grain he still came out S41O in the hole, and
this despite the fact that it was the largest
grain crop ever harvested in the county. The
reason is obvious Il cost too much to hire
help in an oil field where rig-builder is paid
$500 per day.
His brother, r. @. Lee, who was associated
with him in the store for many years owns
5000 acres in the Caddo field, and il would be
no eXaggeration TO say that R. q. Lee is sew
eral times a millionaire. He now lives at Cisco
and is the man who is promoting the railroad
from Cisco to Caddo. Work on this road-bed
has already been started from Cisco and will
soon be completed into Caddo Caddo will raise
S1OO.OOOOO for the road It will have the dis
tinction of being the first railroad to reach one
of the richest oil field towns in the world.
W. W. Wright is another one OF the old
timers in the Caddo field Practically all Of the
present townsite of Caddo is situated on his
propertv and he now has several producing
wells on his ranch and farm lands. He lives at
Mineral Wells and is very rich man.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13

Two years ago no one
could offer an excuse for
the existence Of Caddo,
the center OF the Steph-
ems County oil field. As
far back as the present
generation can remem-
Der, more than thirty
years ago, Caddo was
nothing but a postoffice,
a store and a schoolhouse
on the banks of Caddo
Greek.
The town neither in
creased nor decreased in
population until a year
ago. It is now the fast
est growing oil town in
the Eastland and Ste
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13
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By a Girl
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great many Of these boys had known me there.
Most Of them hailed me with delight and proud
IL introduced their wives But one of them
didn't seem at all glad 10 see me, and at his
first opportunity drew me aside 10 say: Look
here. I've gone and got married since | seen
you and my wifes on this boat"
At first | couldn't place him, and when did
remember, how / laughed. | had found him
in Winchester Cathedral one gloomy afternoon
just about the bluest, most lonesome boy in the
world. and had taken him 10 the "Y'' hostel
for tea. He had in doughboy fashion made vio-
lent love 10 me. He was greatly relieved when
/ assured him that | would never tell his wife.
The prices which have been recently been
paid for cotton are the highest since the civil
war. some counties reporting the record price
Of 40 cents per pound. in 1866 cotton brought
81 cents per pound in Texas and in 1864 II
brought $l.90 per pound in Texas, but this
was in Confederate money.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13
seminating good reading matter and recreatiye
become very wealthy through


Editors Note-Ths is the second series Of Getting Rch
in the on Game" The third will appear in early mum
Der Of our Magazine Section.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19
A BRIRE.

Earl, VINO was just six, had new
baby sister. The doctor had stopped
to see his mother and Earl came into
the room. A big smile came on
EarPs face, for it was the first time
he had a chance to talk to the doctor
since the new baby had arrived.
He took advantage of it and his
first question was, Doctor, what did
you charge for the baby sister =
The doctor smiled bit and told
him, "Why, it was SIS for this girl,
but if it was boy it would be S25.
Earl said nothing more, but as the
doctor left the house ne followed
him out to his car. When no one
else was around he said: doctor, |
have S12 worth Of Thrift stamps,
and | was thinking if you would
trade that girl for a boy ! would be
willing to give you the $12 worth OF
Thrift stamps"
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19

Ine caves are under the very
shadow Of the British Art school and
the Italian College Of Modern Arts.
Within a short distance Is the ma
tional stadium. On the other side
of them is the Porta del Populo,
through which before the days of
railways all pilgrims to Rome
passed.
The reversion Of Romans to the
caves is not retrogression; it is eva
sion. Rents in Rome have been 50
extortionately high that these Ro-
mans have sought refuge in the tufa
rocls8 Of Rome. All efforts of the
municipal police to eject the tenants
from the caves have failed. The
"cave menR would go away, but re-
turn as soon as the attention Of the
police turned to another direction.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19

perlOI vUuI, ana attracted much fa-
vorable attention By his judicial abili
ty. In 1908 PoindeNter was elected a
representative from the state o.
Washington to the SiXty-first Congress-
He soon became known as an able, pre-
gressive Republican In the senate. t.
which he was elevated in 1910, he wal
a staunch advocate of measures favon
ing the control and restriction of bil
corporations especially of the RAFT
roads. he sought the conservation oJ
all natural resources of the countrn
including water power, coal and og
lands. Before the war he stood strong
ly for preparedness, and later he vig
orously supported all measures of tha
administration for the protection d
American rights He advocated throw
ing the whole power of the nation intF
the successful prosecution of the war+
Mr. PoindeXter believes that BoIshi
vism and all other movements destruS.
tive of representative government an
national spirit should be strongly tai
en- in hand and that leaders in aC
tempts to overthrow our institutioia
should be severely punished He i
opposed to any scheme for creating a
hybrid government of the world where
by Europe and Asia, in his opinion,
would inevitably dominate this country
and control its policies.
Hiram Johnson, a native of Califor-
MIA. was governor Of the state before
he was chosen senator. He is extreme
ly popular in. that commonwealth and
will be strongly backed in his t1ght for
the Presidential nomination
Johnson was successful. after a long
struggle in Kidding California of the
domination of the Southern Pacific.
For years the political machine Of the
railway held the state within its hand,
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19
Two Prisoners Escape
From St. Johns JaiI

Two prisoners worked thei
way out of the county Jail las
-rs.orancnt OF the great natural re
sources of the country, especially of
the West. He is known as a progress
sive Republican, fearless in fighting
for what he believes to be right and,
like the others included in this presi-
Dental group, has opposed from the
start the League of Nations covenant.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific
Coast is a long jump for national poll
tics to take However, all precedents
both in business and politics, seem to
be vanishing in these days of remark
able readjustments, and the old theory
that a Presidential candidate must
necessarily come from east of the Mis-.
sissippi is no longer tenable.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19
TENT HOME FOR MOTORISTS.

The up-to-date cross-country mo-
torist may now equip himself with
most elaborate roadside home, de-
scribed and pictured in Popular Me-
chanics Magazine. Weighing COM
plete only 124 pounds, the entire
equipment may be lashed to the run
ming board yet, when erected, it
will furnish four bedrooms, a Z by
1l-foot dining room, with a similar
room for general purposes, and a 70
by 6$4-foot garage. Screened VIM
dows with storm flaps keep out mos
quitoes and bad weather. Another
feature which recommends this new
accessory is the fact that the tent IS
not dependent OH the auto for sup
port. Hence the family may take an
evening ride to the local movies, or
other trip, after the labor OF pitch
ing tent and cooking supper.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19
ONES COSTUME AND CONDUCT
Question Up for Consideration is How
Largely Does the One Affect
the Other.

It is said that old cinema films
are used to make "stlffenngs" for
the toe-caps of boots and shoes. The
statement led a Londoner to voice
mS perturbation III his fayorite
newspaper. Suppose a piece of a
Charlie Chaplin forms a part Of my
oooi' can | be sure that it will not
suddenly break out INTO the Charlie
Oaapln shuttle in the Strand? And
am suddenly moved to trip upa
P0l'ceman, can successfully plead
u court that the CHEEKY influence of
uls little bit Of film led me astray?
Inns recalls a story written some.
years ago BY F. E. Chase in which a
lan purchased at secondhand
mop frock coat once worn by a
1,' ''V' ana PAIR OF trousers that
T. ,aa belonged to dead-game sport.
''uel he wore the coat with another
+ t'I q trousers he was an example
:, " 'ae young and fit to be a chairman
'' PAlIanthroplc committees he was
~ mentioned as an oyerseer Of
rard.
,,a when he wore the trousers with
5.o.11 t.o.asr coat his conduct was repre-
mn. ,ps'Ole' shocking. He was led willy
D,,.. n.,l5 INTO drunkeres. into all vile
t,o,. ,oo''8' When he donned coat and
,+ros ,1ssls together there was a fearful
n.+a +ssle' only equalea by that of the
vont5 4, celebrated Hercules when, a
as5 as5'4' I. ne was solicited by Pleasure
proo.;il .irtue IN the guise Of two ap-
B,ia a'eIy gar0ed women. Philip
- Ia Boston Herald.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19
WE
SNOWFLAKE. ARIZONA.
Moving Its
aylor

sist of over 8 sections of oil land
located in townships IL, 13 and
10 north, range q east, besides
they own a complete drilling rig
which, it is stated, is considered
one of the best in the field. The
management of the affairs of
the Apache company will be in
the hands of business and oil
men, most of whom are we'll
known in this district for them
honesty and integrity. The board
of directors consist Of seven, as
follows: N. A. Brimhall, R. G.
Smith, H. Jackson, w. A. Mar
latt, j. M. Aiken and James
Donohoe.
Mr.. Aiken will remain with
us for few days attending to
the details of placing the drilling
rig upon its arrival, also taking
subscriptions for stock while
here. He will make his head
quarters at this office and the
Bank of Northern Arizona which
is the depository of the com pany,
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19
SAD BLOW.

eye godsr' exclaimed Rantington
Roarer, the eminent tragedian.
>"What's the matter?" asked a
member of his company,
"A lodging. house keeper offers
me hall bedroom for 81 a week, on
condition that | do few limitations
in the parlor one night a week to
entertain her guests, Have trod
the boards for 20 yeaps to come to
this Birmingham Age Herald.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19
KIDNEYS WEAKENING?
0nX 0IIH1A
! LOOK OUT!

The housewife of Holland would al
most as soon be without food as with
out her Real Dutch Drops as she
quantity calls GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil Capsules. They restore strength
and are responsible in a great measure
for the sturdy, robust health Of the
Hollanders.
Do not delay. Go to your druggist and
insist on MS supplying you with GOLD
MEDAL Haar1em Oil Capsules. Take
them as directed, and il you are not
satisfied with results your druggist Will
gladly refund your money. Look for
the name GOLD MEDAL on the box
and accept no other. In sealed boxes,
three Sizes
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19

rTbp political center OF gravity IN
40 oatiop has shifted - to the
.roros that lie between the Mississippi
pirsr and the Pacific Coast. New
York Times editorial
This opinion is typical of an idea
which is rapidly spreading throughout
Ro country. There is a feeling that
atbo West is in the saddle for the
nros,5entiaI nomination in 1920"
The fact that the West decided the
last presidential election has made it
notent factor in future calculations.
Moreover, the politicians know that in
casp the woman suffrage constitutional
amendment does not become operative
IN fine for the next national election
there are. nevertheless, IS states west
of the Mississippi which have already
given their women the franchise, add
ing an increment of some six million
Votes which might easily turn the cleo
ton one way or the other. Hence. the
Republican leaders of the East as well
as of the West are seriously consider
ing whether it would not be good poll
ties to take a western candidate.
It is significant that three of the
most generally talked about presiden-
taI possibilities for 1920 come from
the Far West. They are United States
Senator's Poindexter, Borah and John
son.
The first mentioned, about whom
considerable discussion is now center
ing is from the state of Wash;Egton.
Though a native Of Tennessee and
graduate of d Virginia university,
PoIudpXter chose The Pacific North
west as bis field for life work. opening
law practice in Wulla Walla, Wash,
IN 1897 Later he vas jud@e Of the su-
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19

kidney troubles don't disappear of
themselves. They grow slowly but
steadily, undermining health with
deadly certainty, until you fall vic
tim to incurable disease.
Stop your troubles while there is time.
Don't vast until little pains become big
aches. Don't trif1e voith disease. To
avoid future suffering begin treatment
with GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Cap
sules now. Take three or four every
day until you are entirely free from
pain.
This well-known preparation has been
one OF the national remedies of Hol-
land for centuries In 1886 the govern
ment of the Netherlands granted a
special charter authorizing it's prepara-
ton and sale.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19
LAST AMERICAN HUMRve."

Not many years ago the London
Times denounced the telephone as
"the latest American humbug." To-
day. as ever, America excels in the
excellence Of her telephone service,
for connections that require half an
hour in London take half minute
in. America. New York has only
100000 telephones less than Great
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19
ROAD ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI.

Another great highway to connect
the North and the South is being
urged by organizations in the more
important cities Of Minnesota, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine. Paral-
.leling the Mississippi river, this
highway would extend from Lake
Itasca. the source Of the river,
70 New Orleans, which is a dis
tance Of 5000 miles. This route
would mean drop Of prac-
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-19

ticaIly 1875 feet IN traveilng 1ioz
the lake to the rivers mouth. Those
promoting the idea point out that
the trail would not only be one Of
scenic interest, but that it would
serve to bring about closer relations
Of the people in the two sections Of
the country.