The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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CROSBYTON, CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19,1917
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Wrapped
in White Robe.
isture Meets and Farmers
Preparing Foi^Sod Breaking.
Sunday morning dawned cool
and cloudy llnd by nine o'clock
flakes of snow .began to -fall and
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by noon,the elements were thick
with the descending 'crystals,
and'this contiued into the night, Hilling: as a tax against the land.
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aind an accurate measurement at
the local weather gage revealed
a snow fall of about five inches,
which is equal to 45 hundreths
of, an inch of rainfall. The tem-
perature fell to' 12 degrees and
remained below freezing fow
-about 76 hours.
.This snow fell over the entire
Panhandle and Plains country,
and extended far down into South
Texas:' East Texas is reported to
have had about the same amount
of snoW and for several days
.nearly the entire face- of the
Lone Star state has been
covered with a beautiful white
blanket of snow. Each day since
has been cloudy and threatening,
until yesterday the sun came out
at intervals and the snow began
to melt," but made little progress
and the ground is still covered,
save here and there where travel
has caused it to melt better.
Crosby county farmers are
"jubilent over this snow and they
are making ready .tc take advan-
tage of it by preparing for an-
other crop. A very large acreage
of sod land is expected to go in
this year and as soon as this
snow is melted many teams will
be turning the sod. It is predic-
ted that two or three times as
much new ground-will go in this
year,as,-in previous years, and
this moisture from the snow will
enable the farmers,to get act-
ively at it at once.
Notice to Land Owners . - • r -
of Crosby County.
, The last legislature passed a
law requiring that all land own-
ers in Texas must have the pra-
irie dogs killed on th§ir lands by
June 1917, and in case th? same
is not done by the' owner by that
date, the Commissioners' court
of the -various counties, under
the law, will be forced to kill
same, and charge the cost, of
Brief Message^ L
From Governor.
Does Hot Mention woman's Suf-
frage or Prohibition.
If this should be done it would
necessarily be of much more ex-
pense to the land owner than
for him to kill them himself. And
in order that the land owners of
the county may begin killing at
the same time, so that it would
save the trouble and expense of
going over the lands again, when
by reason by not beginning at
the same time, the dogs on the
land of one not killed would nat-
urally drift on to the land on
whieh they had been killed.
It is requested, by -the Com-
missioners' court of Crosby
county at its January term, 191
that the land owners of Cros
county arrange to, and begin
killing the prairie dogs on their
land February 1st, 1917. Dated
this 8th day of January, 1917.
Pink L. Parrish, Co. Judge
W. E. McLaughlin,
.John K. Fullingim,
L. W. Tomlinson,
T. J. Morrison,
Com.
Haw to KiSS Prairie Diss. '
In another place we give space
to a notice from the County Com-
missioners in regard to poisoning. ieation~and other action to foster
Austin, Jan. 12.- Gov. Fergu-
son's message to the Thirty-fifth
legislature'was received by both
houses Wednesday. It is one of
the briefest documents of the
kind in the state's history, mak-
ing approximately 3,000 words.
The Governor closely tracked
the Democratic state platform
in making his recommendations.
A statement in the message that
"the people need us both 'fo'ac-
complish those, things which rep-
resent their will," caused' con-
siderable ^favorable comment in
legislative circles. Following are
among the recommendations;
Special consideration of farm
legislation and careful consider-
ation of the demands of labor.
A liberal policy to the foreign
investor.
Ere®lion of a new asylum for
the insane.
Itemizing of appropriations for
departments and institutions so
as to keep the people fully in-
formed.
Appropriations of $2,000,000 to
aid country schools.
Creation of a state highway
commission.
Judicial reform to do away
with useless laws.and relieve the
crowded condition of the
supreme court.
Appropriations for tick erad-
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Loses Part of Hasd.
A young man by the name of
.Stoclcbridge who hails from Roby
.and Who has been picking cotton
on the Sep Smith plantation,
had the misfortune to get his
right hand quite badly lacerated
bjTthe bursting of his gun bar-
rel while out hunting in the snow
Wednesday. His thumb and in-
dex finger were pretty badly-
torn.
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New leal Estate Firm.
: Messrs Julian M. Bassett and
" • Joe Hess have formed , a Real
Estate and Loan Company under
the firm name of Bafsett-Hass
Co. and will do a general Real
Estate and Loan business! They,
have opened an office the first
door north of tlie First National
Bank building. Mr. Bassett,-
who oyvns a large tr&ct of land
" near this city, is sub-dividing it
and expects to sell it, at very at-
tractive prices and upon easy
„ terms to actual settlers., Mr.
Bassett is a pioneer on the plains
and is a practical farmer and
stock raiser. He is 'also thor-
oughly conversant with the
Real Estate and Loan business,
having done an extehsive busi-
_~nefcs in both lines, Mr. Hess
has been actively engaged, foi*
the past thirty years, in the
Loan, Real Estate and Imftii-
gration business, ' He has help-
prairie dogs, and as a help to
those who are interested we give
the foiling frojn the Agricultural
department:
Prarie Dogs are a great nui-
sance in the Panhandle of Texas
and if it was possible to esti-
mate the loss of grass alone
from them it would' rua into
many sections of good grass.
Prairie Dogs ean easily be de-
stroyed by poisoning but unless
an entire community baad to-
gether and kill all of them
throughout the whcle section it
will be of little use for an in-
dividual farmer or ranchman to
attempt eradication, for though
he may kill ali the dogs on his
land, in. a year or two he will
have as many as before ;; on ac-
count of their coming in from
adjoining land.
InTsxas there is a state law
which enables citizens of a
county to call an election and if
a majority of the voters in the
county desire " everyone in the
county can be compelled to
clean out the dogs and in this
way the dogs completely eradi-
cated from the county.
Poisoning can -be—most suc-
cessfully done during the winter
or early spring or during & se-
vere drouth and there is no bet-
ter time than now to begin some
of this work of "eradicating our
section of the country of this
pest. '
Apoison that' the U.* S- De-
partment i of Agriculture has
the live stock industry.
Enactment of a law forbidding-
gun -carry in g.
Appropriations to provide Ran-
ger service of maximum effi-
ciency.
Establishment of industrial
institutions for adult blind.
Changes in election laws to
permit citizens away from home
to vot® by sealed ballot.
Redisricting the state for rep-,
resentatives in the national
congress.
Providing of deficiency appro-
priations.
To Prohibit Sals of Whisky
in District of Columbia.
Washington City, Jan. 12.—
.The Sheppard'-bill to abolish sa-
loons in the national capital after
Nov, 1, 1917, was passed late
Tuesday by the senate and now
goes to the house where its
friends claim it is assured of
passage/ The"vote^ was 55" to 32.
While the measure prohibits
the sale of liquo^a^he-JDis'trict
of Columbia, it permits importa-
tion for personal use.
may Submit Prohibition Question.
Austin, Jan. 12.—House pro-
hibitionists at a caucus attended
by fiffy-two representatives of
the legislature rgree 1 to support
a resolution fixing July 28, 1917,
as the dat6 of the statewide pro-
hibition election, and March 1,
1918, as the date . upon which
statewide prohibition shall be-
come effective, if the l^iilatur.^
submits the question, and if a
majority of the votes favor it
.when submitted. / "
.. Attention Odd Fellows.
Owing to the inclernentcy of
the weather, no banquet was
had iast Tuesday night, but
special work will be had next
Tuesday evening, after which a
banquet will be served at the
Bull Bros. Cafe.
The members of Crosby ton
lodge are urged to be present, to
asaist in making the evening a
pleasant and profitable one, and
all visiting Odd Fellows are cord-
aially invited to be present-as
our guests for the evening. Be
at the hall promptly at 7:15 p. rn.
Yours fraternally,
John W. Baker,
Secretary
Texas
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Republicans and
Progressives in Row
Charge Republicans
. .Bad Faith With Allies.
in
New York. Jan. 1G.—-Efforts
to bring about harmony between
Republicans and Progressives
here today produced as their first
conspicuous result a stormy pro-
test from Geo. W. Perkins and
Everett Cclby, Progressive lead-
ers, that Republican leaders were
not acting in good faith.
Chairman Wnv-R. Wibox, of
the Republican national com-
mittee, called together a sub-
committee of the Republican ex-
ecutive
Demonstration Agent
in Dickens Co
At a meeting of
agent was
county.
that a wider an<
seci:
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among
ally as there
committee, sppoijUd-^ givir(t them irlfonn
ounce of saccharine, and
Pour over 13 quarts Of
ed to settle up portions of Mis-
" ~xiri, Oklahoma, . Arizona arid
Exa^-ilSlSis owftted land^and
in the •,plains
in try for the past twelve years,
great believer in printer's
> advertises exenaively.
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stir,
oats,
wheat or kaffir and mix thor-
oughly until the grain is evenly
coated. ...Allow to stand sev©ral
houis before distributing.
For mixing small quantities
an ordinary galvanized-iron
washtub is convenient. For
larger quantities a tight, smooth
box may be used, and the mix-
ing may be done with a spade.
Each quart of the prepared
grain is sufficient for treating-
about 40 holes. This quanity
should tbe scattered lightly on
clean, hard ground near each
prairie dog holer- Do not place
the poison on loose earth or in
the hole. With reasonable care
in scattering the baits cattle and
sheep on the open range will not
be endangered.
used successfully and recom-
mends is as follows: - -
Mix 1 ounce of powdered
strychnine in three-fourths of a
pint of water and heat to a boil-
ing point. ^3£br~a~ tablespoonful
■of gloss starch iti ode-pight of a
pint of cold-water, add. to the
strychnine solution, aad boil un-
til a clear paste is formed. Re?
move Jrcm fire; add- 1 ounce of
powdered bicarbonate ' of soda,
previously mixed with one-eighth
of a pint of cold water, and stir
to a smooth, creamy mass. Add
tablespoonful of heavy corn
NOTICE.
Dr. Daly of Abilene will be in
Spur February 9 and 10. Prac-
tice confined to diseases and sur-
gery of the Eyg ~Ear and Throat,!
.and" fitting glasses. Office with
Dr. Morris,
Lost in Snow on Plains* ■-
PlainView, Jan. 16. — Willard
and Rudolph Warren and. Harvey
Lee Beaucham, three Plainview
youths are lost in the snow in
the break country in the eastern
part of Floyd county, where they
went to hunt Sunday morning.
Parties are scouring that section
for them. A party, of boys was
found lost and almost frozen to
death and at first were thought
to be the Plainview boys, but
their homes are inFloydada.
Mason Dillingham and O. T.
Rushing of Plainview got their
feet frozen. Sunday night in the
sand hills in Shade ranch in
Lamb county where they went
in\a car-to hunt. They became
lost with three other young men
and wandered all - Sunday night
before finding a farm house. The
thermometer was two .degrees
above zero.
Persons are reported lost in
the heavy,snows at other places
on the plains.;
farms being put
for the first
demonstration agent
untold /alue to the count
The County Agent, or i
sometimes called",
cultural Advisor, will
of his time in visiting
gSpeeia! Notice fa Pcuftrymen.
Owing to-bad weather poultry
car will be held until next Tues-
day and Wednesday, Jan. 23 and
24, and I will pay the following
prices; Turkeys 16c per pound,
hens 12;j'C, old roosters 5c, ducks
8c, geese 8c. J. B. Mull
yesterday, to devise;,a plan of co-
operation between Republicans
and Progresetvesr Thifcr resul fc of
this meeting was the issuance of
resolutions adopted for the,.,.pur-,
pose of forming a supplemental
committee to be
Republicans and Progressives to
have a voice in party affairs-
This would take the place of the
joint Republican-Progressive
campaign committee, which
went out of existence after the
election.
Almost simultaneously with
Mr. Wilcox's announcement of
this plan at the Union League
clfitj, Mr. Perkins at his home
around th corner, issued a state-
ment attacking the Republican
committee and Mr. Wilcox's sub-
committee on hanmony, but at
the same time defending Mr.
Wilcox. Mr. Perkins declared
that at the meetisg of the exe-
cutive committee yesterday there
had been an effort to force Mr.
Wilcox out of the chairmanship
and to place a temporary vice-
chairman in his place to prevent
Wilcox from liberalizing the
party.
He called also for a meeting o
the entire Republican nationa
committee to work out harmony
plans, declaring that the" sub-
committee on harmony, of which
Mr. Wilcox is chairman was in
the hands of the "old guard."
Finally, when he saw the sum-
mary planned by this committee,
it declared that it had been dic-
tated by James A. Iiemeraway of
Indiana, whom he called one of
the "old guard." Mr. Perkins
added that he regarded the res-
olutions merely as a "scrap of
paper."
The statement is as bitter as the
one issued at Chicago following
the nomination of ]\jlr. Taft in
1912. It charges tliat the old
guard is trying to bottle up the
control of the party and vest its
alfairs "in the hands of a little
clique of reactionaries.
acquai
the many phases of agrii
that has accumulated for y
Farmers cannot
than to form the
of the new demonskation
"^i[.w]io---¥;Hl'take up his work ic
composed °f|county probably within the *
two or three weeks. ' fS
Announcements will be
in this paper from time to ti:
relative to this new work {
the. -age«x-has located in t
county.—Texas Spur.
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Admiral Dewey Dead.
Admiral George Dewey, t'
nation's Spanish war hero an<
by priority of grade the ranking
naval officer of the world, died;
at his home in Washington
on the 16th in th(
his age.
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Several memfe^ of the Bridge'
club and others went out to the
home of Mrs. C. W. Mum
Wednesday afternoon *for S
Bridge party. Home made candy
was passed during the games
and at the conclusion refresh- A
ments were served. Enjoying tHfi -
were Mesdames Clark Sftf
J. A. Parks, A. B. Spencer,. I. (
Rous, R. E,L. Miller, G. M. W|
Kee, W. R. Lotspieehy--X
Cleveland and Miss Peggy Pitt«|
man.
FOR SALE—Seed oats.
C B Live Stock Co.
Poultry For Sale. -
Full-blooded White Orpingfconl.
Roosters $2.50 to $5.00. Hens
$1.50 to $5. Eggs $2.50 to $5 per
aetting^of 15. Address Bassett
FORSALF—Three Jersey milk
cov/s at $75 each See J. Frank
Smith at Bassett Dairy.-
FORSALE-
-500 bales of straw
B F. Elummer
; FOR SALE- 14 <,ead of good
work mules a nd -arness; -also
second hand fariik wagons and
farm implements.
( H ye Stock Co.
STRAYS—T",. oung mares,
shod all around; u «i! blue rone,
other irongray,h\ my farm 2|
miles north oi to "" Owne/can
get thtm by pan: expenses. 1
C. G. Jackson and family ar-
rived Friday of last week from
Dayton, Ohio, to make their
home here.and Have moved out
on the farm north of the dairy.
Mr, Jackson was a pleasant call-
er at the Review -offiee while in
town Wednesday and had the
paper changed from his old Ohio
addf-ess to Crosbyton.f A hearty
welcome is extended this excel-
lent family.
The' First Baptist church of
Croshyton called Rev. F. C. Dick
of Raton, N. M., last Sunday
as pastor for their church. Bey.
' Texas legislature Melt_
^ Austin, Texas, Jan. 9.^
tly at noon today the legisjat
convened for the thirty-fift
biennial session, there -being
quorum present in both brand
The house was called to 01
by Secretary of State Churl
Bartlett. Prayer was offer
Rev. J. R. Bring of Au§t
tor of the Congregational
of this city. On<tK¥fl§eat \
Secretary of the State v
mer speakers, Jno.
Fisher county and Cheste
rell of Bexar county. The ,
hers were sworn irt, after
F. O. Fuller, the only ca _
remaining in the race fo
speakership^ was unan
elected speaker of the; 1:
was placed in npmi
Bruee W, Bryant of.
seconded by Mende..,
Fly "and others who 1
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•NOTICE
mi ... 0£
sh on the prop-;
. „ Live Stock Com-'
he Ci'osbyton-South-;.
preach .every Sunday
and evening at til
church.
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Company is pro-( ' |
iolations will by j
| A. B. Spencer,
y^Jlapager
maize, wheat
y ail the mar-
3 ua afi Cher-
d* Phone
Grew® & Burte *
PHH T. T Guinn
wall cou'nty in company with
Hherifit of Dickens county,-^
here this we I x k
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Buck, James T. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1917, newspaper, January 19, 1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242373/m1/1/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.