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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-06
Variations of
An Old Timer
AT Big Spring

Big Spring, Texas, Sept. avn
liam Davenport Is Howard County'i
oldest living settl@ He came with
his father by OK team and they wer,
hunters and trappers. He is 70 years
old.
when | came TO this country,
said Davenport, there was so much
game that IL almost ran over you.
could stand on any Of these hills
around Big Spring and as far as the
eye could see there were buffalo
thousands of them.
There we're more buffalos right
where this town now is than there
are men, women and children in the
county today. All you had to do
was lie in concealment and shoot
them, and there was other game as
well-lobo wolves and many other
kinds.
1.-THE place for marketing at that
time was Dallas, and we used to ship
carloads Of skins there and we got
good prices. The bear skins brought
the highest price, sometimes as high
as $50. Buffalo hides sold accord
ing TO size. The wolves brought the
smallest amount, but they were so
plentiful that you could get just as
many as you wanted. One night |
put out poison and the next morning
counted sixty-seven dead lobo wolves.
Old-Time Hospitality.
II don't like to talk about the old
days-it makes me sad. Those were
the good old days when one never
saw a stranger. Everybody was ev-
erybody's friend. II by chance
stranger happened into your camp,
you made him feel perfectly welcome.
If you strayed into an unknown camp
they did the same for you. But now
things are very different; you wait
for an invitation.
81 remember one time during the
Civil War some Indians from the In
dian reservation got permission from
the Government 10 take their women
and children through this part of
Texas 10 Mexico for safety and as
soon as the report went around
among the white people that Indians
were on the march a man by the
name Of John G.. Baylor organized a
party of men and with the assistance
of Captain burlington and his sol
diers started after the Indians. They
came upon them camped for the
night on Dove Greek, and notwith-
standing the Indians had erected a
pole on which they had white flag.
the white men filed upon them, in
stantly killing an old man and wound
ing some children. This Of course
Infatuated the young braves and they
at once gave battle and succeeded in
routing the white men.
Indians on Wsrpsth.
After the battle il was discover
ed that there were four Indians TO
every white man. The Indians con-
tinued their journey into Mexico and
after landing their women and chill
dren safely they returned to Texas
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-06
BUY AT HOME


How would you ike TO find $685.
900 without any CLAIMANT The Dead
Letter Office does that every year.
The careless public either puts no
address on the envelope OF only par
TALLY addresses Il.
The Dead Letter Office handles
10, 600, 900 undelivered letters an
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-06

nually. The New York postoffice
alone handles over 100000 misdi-
rected letters daily, re-addressing
them from city directories before
they can be delivered. II costs the
taxpayers millions Of dollars TO cor
rect their own carelessnesa-The Ma
tons Business
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-06

You can see the fleecy staple now
coming to Lubbock gins. No mat
ter which direction you cast your
optics.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-06

T. L. Martin returned yesterday
from Houston, where he went to
place his son, T. L. Jr., in the Rice
Institute.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21

,nc,ts were entitled to fame in mo- r;oya pictures, sEB;ll and Bob" deter 1a.,zcd to 50 something really worthy 0; if. occasion. They decided on s{7c czptarc aad 5ub;ugation of the r1css fcrooiaus and dangerous ot the v-;;:;t beasts ;nl.aoie;nG those regions -rsr,,c1y, the American cougar, To- caj:y known and dreaded as the mountain lion. Veteran hunters and t-arpers attempted to dissuade them, pointing out the dangers they would encounter. But the boys would not be warned. Their confidence in their own courage and skill at length were justihed-as is shown in every detail in one of the late issues of ''The Adventures of Bill and Bob.
 On the screen you see the making and setting of the trap-a wide moose of rawhide lariat concealed by maPs we'll marked runway and sus- pended from a stout, bent-over sap ling held down by an improvlsed trigger arrangement to which the | bait is attached, a piece of fresh deer ! meat. The boys depart, but you re-
 main, eager for the outcome Ere sently, you are amply rewarded. he great savage beast comes out Of the
 thicket, snifing, down the runway. | The deer meat bait IS hls undolns.
 When he fastens his white teeth III
 it you realize that he is within the
 concealed rawhide moose, Suddenly : the animal seems to leap high in the
 air-but he hangs there, snapping,
 clawing and snarling at the tautened 1ariat by which he is suspended.
 | Thus the boys find their coveted
 biggest catch" and proceed swiftly
 to subdue him. The picture shows
 every stage of this risky operation.
 There is no getting away from the
 fact that it is all real. No one pos.
 sib1y can doubt that Bill and Bob
 have justly earned the fame which
 has SO quickly come to them. Best
 of all, nobody can accuse them of
 cruelty in subjugating even this most
 dangerous wild beast of the Ameri- can forests
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21
By CURTIS DUNHAM

ping and camping adventures, in fact, amounted to much more than mere recreation. They were en- outraged by their public school teachers of natural history as a practical working out of the lessons they received from books: From each camping and trapping interlude in their regular course they returned with fresh requirements which only original research amid scenes of Ma ture aud her living creatures can
 supply. ~Woodcraft, familiarity with the habits of wild and savage ami
 mals, knowledge at first hand Of plants and the habits of unfamiliar insects and the smaller birds and
 animals, were the practical reward that accompanied the joyous excite
 ment of their adventures.
 They learned how to use their
 hands-how, with the aid of the sim plest tools, to build and furnish | their own rude cabin, and to fashion
 the snares and pitfalls whereby to
 outwit and subdue the most cunning
 and ferocious of wild beasts. At their
 camp they were independent Of the
 outside world; yet in a few hours 1 could be back in their entirely
 civilized suburban home. Their me chanical ingenuity was accountable vised miniature automobile which
 carried them swiftly over the paved
 mountain roads to within a mile CT two of the camp. Probably never before had a pair of schoolboys en- joyed advantages so superior and H varied.
 fN> Before Bill and Bob" had ever
 been heard of outside of their Cali . fornia village, they had captured , alive and uninjured, raccoons, bad | and the dangerous timber wolf. The5 , always carried hunting knives anc , rifles, but on1y for se1f-defense ir case of urgent need-for 1t was con- l trary to their humane creed to put l to death these wild creatures merely Il for the plsasure- of the Sport
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21
CATHOLIC WELFARE WORKERS
 CONFIRMING AT MILWAUKEE
Discuss Church As Civic Center-DeIinquent Children Vocation dJustment-Unemployme Minimum
 Wage and Limitations of Mental Tests

Milwaukee, Sept. 21.-The national conference Of Catholic Charities has ~onvened here for its first meeting outside of Washington, D. c. Meetings of the Society of St. Vim cent de Paul, of. the Catholic Big Brothers, and of the conferences S committee on women's activities are also being held here.
 Among subjects to be considered are moral diagnosis and treatment of .delinquents, helping people to adjust themselves Vocationally. the future as indicated by present developments in the field of crim1no1ogy and penology the uhem ployment situation, the min irlu,n wage movement, needed prison reforms, the motion picture as a so- cia1 problem, Catholic work for de- .nnquent children, the church a civic center, cooperative buying and selling an advantages and limitations of mental tests.
 The Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector of the Catholic University at Washington, is president of the con- ference. Other speakers include Bishop McNichols. Duluth; Judge T. ID. Hurley, Chicago; Col. Corby, chair man Missouri State Board of Cha.ri- lies; Thomas Farrell. president New
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21

spirit by handling them gently, These are dangerous prcying and fighting animals, espsc1aiy danger ous when brought to bay Inc o2y trappers merely protected themselves from injury by their expert rlcthoeis of subduing their fierce c7ptirce-
 But in spite of their consideration the boys-as the pictures shoU'-be- come victims of embarrassing rc7ri- sals. There is the incident, for ex- ample. of a destructive invasion ct their cabin during their absence, by bear and her cubs> The cabin IS weI1 stocked with toothsOme cdIbies, including some jars of honey, four sugar. preserves, butter and milk There is a small cooking stove, pots and pans, and comfortable bed III one corner. Imagine the havoc trio of bears with the scent ot honey | in their nostriIs can make ot such an interior! and imagine the boys teei- ings when the scene ot devastation meets their eyes.
 l Also, rich humor enters into the adventures - to watch the dog, see the boys, awakened in the m1d- dle of the night, sally forth, the boys in their nightgowns, to investigate; the source of strange nolses-and you see them all put to flight by an odorous4 polecat! The antics ,oi Rags when inquiring into the habits and manners of a horned toad make natural and delicious comedy
 In the picturization of these HAd.
 ventures of Bill and Bob'' nothing is left to your imagination. Every de I tail for the outwitting of the eau
 tious quarry is before your eyes; from the discovery of the tracks and the trap-setting to the exciting en- counter with and harmless 'hog-ty- ing" of the animal brought to bay A forked stick pins the snarling mug gle to the ground. In a JlHy the l, beast is muzzled, trussed up with knotted cords and carried off in tri-
 When they learned with amaze ment that they and their achieve
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21
.HIs country is thickly sprinkl

"HIS country is thickly sprinkl-
 ed with Bills" and 'Bobs-"
 There are thousands and thou sands of them. They personify the spirit that created and animates that fine and manly army of boys enrolled under the banner of Boy Scouts. They are the boys who grow up energetic, persevering, courageous and patriotic, on whose sturdy and willing shoulders will fall the work and responsibility of their country's continued progress and increasing influence in the great world of ma tions.
 So "Bi1r' and Bob" are symbols, as well as real flesh and blood boys with definite home address and a respectable standing in their classes et the public school in common with thousands and thousands of other American boys. The fact that these two particular representatives. Of manly American boyhood have been singled out to become national char acters Is pure accident. First, there was the accident of favorable home environment with woods and noun tains and wild animals easily acces- ,sible; second, the accident of their discovery by an unusually intelligent motion picture producer These two accidents in combination have, III less than three months, made them ia mous, even beyond the confines oi their own country. Few are the communities in the United State: and Canada which, through the me dium of the movies, have not shared in "The Adventures of Bill ano Bob."
 Yet these 11-year-o1d boys, Will liam and Robert Bradbury of Lo Angeles, California suburb. have, II that time, done nothing. more. thai repeat before the motion pictur camera, the same sort of exploits Ii the wildwoods and gorges a score o miles distant from their home whicl had formed their favorite recreation for many months past, Their trap
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21
STEPNEY

F The Ladies Aid Society of the Bap- tist church will hold a business meet ing at the home of Mrs. Herbert Joyce on Wednesday afternoon of this week.
 Miss Irma Nichols has spent a few days recently with. MT. and Mrs Je- rome Nichols.
 The M. E. Ladies' Aid was enter tained on last Thursday at the pleas ant home of MT. and Mrs Eugene Peck. in Newtown. About 60 guests wero served at supper and quite a sum realized for the Ladies aid treas ury.
 Mrs. Rounds of Shelton. is a guest of Mrs Emily D. Leavenworth for a few days
 Mrs. George C1ingan and cousin have been spending few days at the shore.
 Birdseye Plain school has a total enrolment at present of 30 pupils and Stepney school of 31.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold Tomlinson were Sunday visitors of relatives in Ansonia.
 Service was resumed at the Rap tist church on Sunday evening after a vacation of several weeks. [
 Several from this vicinity will en- joy motor trip. to Springfield this week, where they will attend the an- nual fair.
 Miss Ruth Beardsley of Bridgeport was a week end guest at her home
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21
CONNECTICUT PATENTS

The following were issued August 30, 1921. List compiled at office Of Wooster & Davis. Bridgeport, Conn: :: lobby Be1pedio, Bridgeport, talking machine.
 M. Lazarus, New York, N. Y, and W. B. Davies, Bridgeport, plate-print- ing press. Kristoffer A Anderson, Hartford means for securing dies in forging apparatus. Bryant H. Blood Hartford, linear measuring machine. William H. Greenleaf, Hartford time controlled mechanism. William F. Lerch, Hartford, swab. Albert G. HagStron East Hartford trimmer Albert L. Colburn, New Haven direct reading micrometer caIiper. Thomas C. Davenport New Haven grease cup.
 Harold De Olaaneta, New Haven. dry cell.
 Julius G. sabo, New Haven, cup washer expander.
 Edwin w. BuI1ard, Whitneyyille. bit brace.
 Edwin w Bu1lard, whitneyvi1le, ratchet mechanism.
 Edwin W. Bu1lard, Whitneyville, brace head.
 Edwin W. Bullard, Whitneyville, ratchet mechanism.
 Edwin W. Bullard, WhitneyviIle mechanism.
 Edwin w. Bu1lard, WhitneyyiIIe bit brace handle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21

Edwin W. Bu1lard, Whitneyvi11e, ratchet mechanism.
 Jacob Benson. Bristol, key cabinet:
 Tony Zukowski, Bristol, multiple wrench.
 William W. Dean. Stamford. igni- ton generator.
 Stephen G. Gerlach, Stratford, au-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21

lures of this sort may pity the poor, innocent, blood-thiIsty bobeat when it gets its toes Pinched Tn a trap But 1t should be rememoered that the bobeat the eoyotff SIa MSat the he, tlnBGf i6t call playthings for little girls:
 t'The two boys are all right. Lii +he animals caught in their traps SO sEllfully. They showed the right
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21

these achievements of Bill and Bob" the veteran artist, Dan Beard, who Is called 'Chief" by half million Boy Scouts, gave hls enpha- tic approval of the humane spirit ot the young trappers, maklns the following statement for publication:
 "It is all good red-bfood. stuff and mighty interesting. A few sen, acquaintance with outdoor adven-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21

They rightly regarded it as a tri- unph of knowledge, skill and cour- age to outwit a beast capable of killing them and rendering it help less without injury to the animal and no pain to speak of.
 When the motion picture screens erywhere-through the activi- ties of Producer Cyrus J. Williams and the great Pathe distributing or ganization-had begun~to- celebrate
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21
CONNECTICUT PATENTS.

Louis J. Tactikos. Greenwich, heat CT.
 John J. Thacher Wethersfeld, cut ter grinding machine.
 Designs Charles s. Mosrnan, Bridgeport, base for a crucifix, cand1estick, or similar article. Frank Yokel, Hartford, toy bank Alfred c. Kintz. Wallingford, han ale for spoons. forks. CT similar arti- cles.
 Trade Marks Salts Textile Mfg. Co, Bridgeport, pile fabrics in the piece.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21

York Catholic club; Edwin J. Cooley, Chief Probation Officer. Magistrates court, New York; Bernard Pagan chlef probation officer. Chil6ren' s court, New York; and the Rev. Moses E Riley, director Catholic Charities Chicago; Rev, w. ). Kerby, profess or of sociology at the Catholic Univer- sity and Judge Martin Wade
 A big charity pageant prepared by the Rev. M. H. German, s. J., of Mar quette University, Milwaukee, will be presented WedneSdaY night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21

l tomobi1e lock.
 Alexander Zebrowskf, Stamford :, shade bracket.
 Henry M. Hull, Fairfield. kettle.
 John A. Canhe1d, Danbury, coin adding machine.
 J. F. Lamb and F. F. Carlson, New Britain, gas mask.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21

Edwin W. Bul1ard, Whitneyville, bit brace handle.
 Edwin w. Bul1ard, Whitneyvil1e, ratchet mechanism
 Edwin w. BuIlard, Whitneyvil1e, brace head.
 Edwin w. Bu1lard,~ Whitneyville, brace head.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-21
SPECULATION
 IS RAMPANT IN SOVIET CAPITAL

Moscow, Sept. 21.-(By the A P.o Speculation is rampant in the cap 1tal of Soviet Russia. Wall Street, Threadneedle Street or any other financial district in the world has not half as many "shoestring operators as this ancient city of the Czars. The curbs are crowded each day with promoters trying to organize 'co-op- erative concerns from tea houses to automobile factories and the talk of money inside and outside the govern
 ment has a capitalistic ring seldom heard in Russia before the Soviet gov ernment decided it was unable to handle all business.
 Markets are overcrowded with deal CTS, but buildings are standing idle because there is lack of capital with which to pay the annual rentals, which must be met in advance. News papers are filled with suggestions for the assistance of cooperative asso- ciations, the Pravda publishing an ar allowed to make loans to encourage trade and industry. Suggestions was made that interest from 10 to 12 per cent monthly could be charged.
 Licenses for S97 shops and 5,4s9 market stalls or street wagons have been issued in Moscow since the opening of free trade. Market stalls pay from 100000 to 1,50o,0Oo ru- bootb1acks pay 50O.OOO rubles for their places of business, while shops pay 500.000 to 1,50O,OOO according to location, and the proprietors must also keep them properly in repair and clean the courtyards and streets abut- ting the buildings.
 The government levies a tax of five per cent. in kind on concessionaries producing foodStuffs; eight per cent. on chemical manufacturers and ten per cent. on metal working firms. Twenty-six Moscow factories. have been leased to private Individuals out of 254, which the government has of fered to concessonaries. These plants employ 1,700 men. The government has retained 315 factories emp1oying g 150.000 workers. but it has assumed responsibility for feeding only 7O,000. The industries retained are chiefly chemical. textile, metal, tanning, cleo trical and printing shops.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-15

WANT ET-c1aa1 9gAs catta1 -ss;
* LEa1s- 0tslrs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-15
STATE NEWS
BOILED DOWN

4tH pfT cen q iae wheat crop
q re So hrs seea Ia
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-15
u f4.e. however. he addea
aec aents e tass character occurred

Buy .seala cotton and be on
the safe side /. pays.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-22
WEEKLY LETTER from Omar w

WEEKLY LETTER from Omar w.
Rich, pioneer landman. Here are
some new trades. Can you match any
of them? 800 acres in Whitman coun-
ty, near Hooper, all cultivated, 40 bu
land, fair improvements, windmill
price $50 per acre, mortgage $4,000
80 acres east Of Garfield, Wash, is
acres plowed. balance large timber,
900, 900 feet yellow pine, and half
to 3 and half feet in diameter, good
house, cellar, barn, garage. blacksmith
shop, price $1,000 per acre, no mort
gage. Car sell timber alone for 3d.
200 cash. 160 acres good timber in
Clallam county near Physth and So
900 in bonds and notes at actual cash
value. Good home in Garfield, Wash.
good home in Latah, Wash. Two
story concrete building in residence
part of Tacoma. Anything you want
in Spokane? 7-room house, walking
distance from Seattle Union depot, ST.
500, mortgage 81. 900 and 40 acres
joining Springdale, Wash, free of all
debt for $25 per acre. 10 acres of best
garden soil close to Walla Walla, clear
Of debt. $4,000. Phone Commercial
Hotel, Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-22

Program At S:4o 4 m
Opening Hymn, "Joy to the World"
Responsive Reading.
Prayer.
Hymn-"Silent Night, Holy Night
Dialogue -" Guess Whose Birthday
Six little boys and girls.
Solo-"Luther's Cradle Hymn" Sn'''
ley Mulkey.
Recitation "On Christmas" Body
Mitchell.
Recitation--"The Legend OF the on''''
Child" Geneva Brougton.
Hymn-Tt Came Upon the Midrlen'
Clear" ,
Recitation-"Twenty Centuries Ae0
Clifford Mitchell.
Fecitation-"The Inn" Geneva Mci>s"
Solo-"No Room in the Inn" Lave"
Mulkey.
Recitation-"Keeping Christmas T"
elena Kinkaid.
Hymn-"Merry Christmas Bells
Recitation-"A World Without Cnr'''
mas" Leonard. Kinkaid. -,
Recitation-"The Shepherds" Ds'
Sheppard.
Hymn-"Gifts for the King"
Christmas Story, Mrs. Jope. Nv
Hymn-"Take My Life and Lei =
Morning Worship.
The orchestra will also play.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-22
CONTINUED from page sikh

who. never heard it, has missed LOT
and lost something for his real make
up. 1t lays the foundation Of faith,
for God is everywhere at once with
his good gifts to all.
But will you tell him, please, that
we celebrate this day as the birthday
Of our King-the one who was born
king, and that where there is no
Christ there is no Christmas All, yes
we are blessed above all notions Of
the earth, because we exalt the Christ
in celebrating His birthday. Con-
sciously or unconsciously we recog-
nize the grace Of God the gift Of the
divine child. "For God SO loved the
world that He gave His only begotten
Son that whatsoever belieyeth on Him
might not perish but have eternal life
Perpetuate the Christmas customs
and stories, but remember the great
est gift for any child is an spprecia-
ton of the divine gift that makes
Christmas possible. Thanks be unto
God for His unspeakable Gift
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-22

GRAPE VINES-All kinds, all sizes
all prices. Do you want to sell your
grapes on a five year contract? Ask
for particulars. See our samples
before you buy. Special prices on
grapes, asparagus, berries for COM
mercial planting. Cherries, peaches
apples, apricots, all kinds of fruit
and ornamental stock. Can use light
car in exchange. Good all around
office and salesman wanted. Home
Nursery Co., Richland, Wash. Stiff
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-22
NOW is THE TIME to line up fol

NOW is THE TIME to line up for
your breeding pens and we have the
goods to show you. We have num-
Der of cockerels mated to hens that
have a record of $50 eggs up, mated
to sire from a 310-egg Hollywood
hen. 1t is eggs you want and all
know the size of our birds. Take no
chances on just chickens-it doesn't
pay. We will also be in line this year
to let you have all the Matching eggs
you will need. Pens headed by cock
erels from our best pens. &c Egg
Ranch, phone 17x3.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-22
acres. Howard S. Bell, Empire State
building, Seattle, Wn. 1913

FOR SALE-One genuine leather dav-
export, large rocker. two chairs
match; practically new. $4,000 cash,
$4,000 terms, three equal payments.
Inquire Mrs. Frank Spofford. 3S-40