The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 1892 Page: 4 of 8
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There has been complaint as to the purity of some BISUL OF
CARBON and of its failure to do the work. We have a contract
with the Manufacturers and guarantee all that goes through ouri
hands to be pnre.
THE TA f LOR CODNTY NEWS.
JAMKS A. LOXVKX Cuitor ami Publisher
Ai'.n.KNK. i r. as Al'KU. -Msiu..
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ADVERTISING RATES. j
J liai.lav a'lvprt'uementa bv regular advertisers !
.Vi r.."t!tW inch iH-r month rnnslent adver- t
tinui: will he charged orat a rati- aiMitimial t !
fni-.. tiinditlonml on the li-njrtli or tuiif. Kiition
iccni.uil.ttr Resular adiTticri will hfp-
fii ii ilisconnt on Miare ofa t:irtr ol n jiapvand .
' Tipwardb Ail r.adinK notices r. -n:i icr line
ach Wffl
!'.-MlTTNXrK
Ail durn to thin office mavb.-f.-nt in rcpt.Ti and business man in the city. And i
i.tttT or liy moiipv order Sstamiis will In- taken . . .. ... . . i
.ii":i:nU eunu. Address th-I'nblirl.pr. the COttOll Seed Oil llllll Will be IV
ImiA LiiwisY. Ali'lcii.'. Tcxa-1 . . . ...
good thm: too as it will make a ;
1 market for cotton seed and there- i
3jyt0tUJ5J'3CJ0':flji3jt'bv bring all the cotton of this"
TiiiorOnmvnatwici. u-mi avard.M aj.mc
nt vn) do ii tin-Ti a atau t air mi ueinc im-
b!:a"rl.-ulliiral.4.uiity in it Aw net. aid in J
W'.iit watawanltHi tnc naiinrrn" uip i-?i s-
cultnral'OHiun ' h" Mate by in.- .-iui
m Dalls-
Fair
Tlf 1S TIME
l nun Irom tin- di-l arrn-'. Haml di-jians (
"Vratn'jViMitln-wr-' arr.v. - at 1" i: and d- J
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Announcements.
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'.. i :.r- autiiini.-i'd t-i aiiniiin -I I i.-
i. Jiiiiu a- a cindidatc lor re-.-!--ctioi. to tin "l-
f. . hhenD a: V.u- No ember i.l-ctiJi- )
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Marshairooch.ofClorado('injtlc at iioiiio insieau 01 sending
I-I...1.1 i..4 ai....i.. ;. il.t ; t lie m abioad -it such ureat ex
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Kllieii i ii ci c laat 'i""v " i
ii a diunkc!
row
ii -pect never has been so
..in :U tiii-s time if.e'iriVirn good
ciop of everything.
New Orleans had a big lire Xun-
I.: and about eighty thoii.-a
bales of cotton were tle.-lro.ed.
ud
The t'onfetierate meeting in l.d-
.. Tuesday was a giaud affair
and it is estimated thai the thous-
and veterans were pn-seni.
Itasca in H'll county h:ia ub
tinned a fine liow ofartesian watei i county where great damage was
at a depth of loS."i feet and the town J (iom to property and several peo-
h::s commenced to grow. ! pie were killed. Blow nwood suf
Will L. Sargei.i. ol i:.ine:.i
Mpoken ol :s :j pndiable candid.xle t
for lieutenant-governor.
John 15. Ilcc'or has
j
been a-!
pointed b the piesident .Judge olfaJong up through southeastern
the northern district of Texas. Kansas southwestern Missouri
Walt Whitninn the poet died at
his home in Pliilaiii-lpliia last Sal-
urdav. I
It is
rumored that the Scottish I
n is iiiu.oii.. - i .
Vmerican Mortgage ( o.. have de-
cided to stop business m Te.a j
and abandon the Mate until the j
alien land la xv question is s-ltled. I
The Dallas Times-Herald otlei- J
her of valuable premi-
u
large num
nins to
those seeming subsciip-j
lions. Send for a cop; of the pa
per and see what they aie.
.
I'l.e C.ililiM. ill e. one ol Hie:
oi
.
iw.t t..:iini.rs on the Ohio nxer.
xvastmrneu ai "!"'--'-"l " j
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:i!st and seventeen persons lost
their lives either in the tlatues or
bv drowniug. T!it- boat and cargo
arc
V.-imated to haxe been woith
.7-t.t- '0
The S'ate Democratic Cent ml
fSiMimi: tee h:is selected Lani):isas
-r--------
as the i-l.ice lo hold
the con ven-!
'
tion 1(5 the selection of delegates
to the National Conxention. and
Housto.i as the place for holding
convention for nomination of Slate
officers.
The . auger paper pi-
'he
2!sEv.? a compliment in the lollow
ing:
-The T.wum: Coint .News
has just p.:-t its eighth xear. It
is one ('1 he verx best xxeeklx
pajiers in i.ie state. It is a papei
xx-ith liberal honest opinions and
iinimlu:li'li!l ..!i i !l t C" II t ' aild Ml 1 II- i
ciple." "
;
llie l-Ol' XXoltli Ua.eUC lias
carried its
bilities' en
axvhile the
("iiibeinatorial Possi-
. 1 too far. For
pie
xvere amused
in. ni..ii.f .im mi riijh
.-:
biographical
.til. iiui-irii i in in. ''
sketches of the men brought
out so-ne of thern never heard of
before but now a tiied feeling
has come over them and thex
xvould prefer to see that part of'
the Gazette tilled with
else-
something
The conxention resoluted
against most all the enemies both
real and imaginary of the cattle
business except the brindle bull.
This unassuming and unpreten-
tions animal is noxv doing
moie
than any one agency to keep doxvn
the price of cattle and yet he is
alloxved to go free. Texas Live
Stock Journal.
BASS BROS.
ES?TtB are t0 be Inade t0 8ecure !
n grain elevator and a cotton seedi
oil mill. If these txvo enterprises!
can be secured at anything liko a '
reasonable coat we should by all
inw.Mno iiave them. The elevator
will nearly double the receipts of
wheat at this point and will have
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doubling the acreage of wheat ill
t tie Amlelie COUDtrV. Ill addition
.
to being ail ud'UUt:ii!e to graill
-n i
producers and shippers it will also
be a benefit to
rivnt'i' t Milntmn ti .
.... ....!. VVT VWJ I.UUVUUMI" !
WIIOIC COlllury lO .rYOlieiie HOI OH
. .
U lor Sale but to be ginned.
This '
win ue me cause oi iwo or luree i
mmtm ' more gins being built and opeiat-
! ed here. The oil mill of itself will
ojve Ciilplov IlH'llI to a COllsidera- !
ble lilllllber of llMllds. Ulicl tll.lt is .
what we want in Abilene. Anoth-!
er advantage in having an oil mill I
here lies in the fact that it will !
cause Abilene to become a feed-1
in" iioint for cattle and enable :
our stockmen to fatten their cat-
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pense. w e iiuimi nave inese iningH
if we can possiblv get them and if
j the IUopi. .re caUed on in the
ijext few (1.lVt to hUiscnbe for
j this purpose we trust they will do
so uuerauv.
! . series of terrible Montis pre-
. vailed Frnla evening of last week
extending from southwest Texas
io Chicago and the lakes. In some
. plan it developed cyclones and
(b-ath and dent tuct ion were left in
its wake. The fust damage report
; ed was at Santa Anna in Coleman j
fered to couideia!dc extent and i
1 vaiion oilier towns all the wax i
'. thiough Texas to the Indian Terri-
lory ('ileal damage to property
and lo.-S of life is leported all
and norlhw estern Illinois.
Fitly
tin.iiiln tin iiMinvti-il l;illi'il ill l:ili- !
j more
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The fmancia! situation is not !
... x. .. ..i..i..r ;. I
t in ov iii -ii - " - ' -
! the cotton belt. There haxe been j
some explosions ol
ox ergroxvn
j booms in speculative c irclcs;some
towns large and small like the
fiog in the
fable.
got
too big for
their hide.- and a split was inevit
able.
I'lie frog was too small or ;
itheoxtoo large. P.ut please do i
not confound the people of these-
. : ...... ........ o . .
uiuincinaiiiK s wiin uic maic; uicx
... ....
ate mere lly specks upon the map ;
of the eoiniilonweallh. The sturdy
count rx people are surrounded
wit 1 1 plentx.
the present
the future
and are sati.-lied xvith
:iud full of hope fot
Farm and Ranch.
The xvhite republicans ol" Texas
ihaxe a'aiii drawn the color line
...
:u lave called a ma.- meeting to
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tie iieni in I'.-uias. .xpru iui. oi an
white republicans xxho are in la-
vor of piopei representation in
republican conventions and ot
placing in the field a state repub
lican ticket xvorthy of the support
U! the iuielligent voters ofTexas."
IIoxv's that lor ostiacistn of the
"pooi negro.'" I'p north the
democrats of the south are ac
cused of hostility to the man and
brothei but it remains for the re-
publican.- of Texas to draw the
ColOI
line broader lousier and
deeper t han ever it xvas drawn be-'
fore.
The graded steers such a.raised
by Goodnight the .Matador and
the Lspuela companies that were
niaturedii.Moi.tau. and marketed
last year at four years of age. net
their owners from -oO to $(50 per
head xvhilc the common scrub
Texas steer of the same age and
matured xvith equal advantages on
the same range netted its owner
from -2r to 630 per head. In view
of these facts is it any wonder
' tli.if Imm n ivniit .rrtn.l ...ittln ....1
nun uinuo iniiu iiuini iiiiui; tinu
will buv no other kimifLive
Stock .Journal.
. Municipal elections were held
j -m SCveial states Tuesday but the
i contests xvere mainly upon local
issues and personal loplnnty
and but very little is to be learned
from the result of a political na-
ture.
Me mid Mine Brudder.
Mine prudder he i:oes to te corner store
And puys him a bair o? poots
Ton I comes along1 mit my lectle ca.sh
And kits me te finest op suits.
Ye struts an' ve struts all outin te street
De heeples tay look an' tay shmile :
I vinks at mine prudder an' he vinkf at me.
Vte feelin so pir nil te vile.
Yon man he up comes an' looks mine nit at.
An" bokes me unter mine lest.
Air savs : 'Ah ! Yaeob 'u old toc si v.
J low toos you find alvays te iest?"
1 laughs till 1 hplit and ten I joost lavs
Mine finder Ionic side ol mine nose.
And says if you vasn't te piggest ole f'ooi
You'd know fare tay keep te pest Hm-".
Shust valk up te street to te corner mit me.
I'll show von te blace vere to puv;
And if you don't open your eyes mit surbrise
Mine CotvIjut ish I may tie.
Tat fellow te street he ub mit me valks.
And ven he come out op tat store.
lie's lookin' so tantv as he never vas
His mudder vould know him no more.
lie looked at his poots. he looked at his coat.
Ilefistled he tanced and he sung;
So happy he vas mit te pargains he cot
At te corner mil
ROLLINS & YOUNG.
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A Grand Siichkn. X UlHfk Tiokcl. j
The eutortainment given by the Is'exv York. March 29th The
Ladies Aid Society of the Presby- announcement recently tnat ex-1
terian church at the residence of Major Vaughn of Omaha xvho J
Mr. and Mrs. J. (J. dime was a caused to be introduced in con-j
deeided buccess though owing togress a bill for pensioning ex .
the bad xveather not very xvell at-. slaves had in contemplation a
tended. The music both instru- movement to place a colored presi .
nieiit:d and vocal was excellent. .
The drama entitled "A Likely
Story." xvas xvell rendered. Mr.
' '
W. II. Anderson as Mr. Campbell.
acted the part splendidlyaB ho al-
xvaxs does. Miss Lillie Porter as
Mrs. Campbell elicited mauj coin-
plj.nents; while Mr. Will Tre.evant
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piJIJ CO 11IC lill t Ol llic lif l-i iio
though ho were used to it. Misses
Lois Miuter and Kmma Sayhs
each acquitted themselves admii-
ably. Thanks are due these young
ladies and gentlemen for their
kindness in assisting in the enter-
tsiiiimiMit. thereby making the eve-
ning so enjoyable.
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in mi-vuuu.
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Thecit.x election luesday passed
ofl quietly xvith a fair though not
I a full vote polled. The result xvas
! the election of the following ofll-
. cers: J. .1. Clinton marshal; W.
J. Thompson assessor and collec-
tor. K. C. .1 oiner city attornex;
f:iii'in t Tlutiikj i-itv tn!iRiinr: i
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W
II.
G. Sxvanson city secretary; A.
. i i ii i i i i
Glasscock and II. I. ( ciok al-
dcrmeii.
was lilS.
The total vote polled j
I'rewbylorian C'liirrch.
Services next Sunday Aptil 10
' morning and evening. Kev. das.
A. Creighton the former pastor of
the church xvho is attending the
!. r in tr it Pi'nslivlnvi t rn1rii1.i
iliililiif; in iiwnjit.11 "i w. ..... .-
City this xveek xv.U return to Abi-
lene on Saturday and till the pnl-
pit on Sunday as announced above
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; '-'" "a ""' s'.im.u
political element and ihe only one
! Hiat could be depended upon to
. nnnntAriict tho hnlofnl iiitliioiwa nf
l INIUU'KIVI IUC uuiciui iiiiuuiiug u
; tlRl wan buminer8 JU cammijsll
; bceIer8 of lbc cilies. There is a
; trpnu.n(ious effort now being made
lo Uisturb this equitable balance
jam btlnf furnierB down t0 tIlP
common level of the political blath
erskites xvho have made every city
' in al1 tIu' country a hot bed for
corrupiion. rami auo naucu.
The mints of the Uuiteil States
are at the following places: Boise
j citv Illa .; Carson City Nev .; Char-
I ' '
i . x -i t i 1 tt i
ltte . C; Denver Col.; Helena
t Mon-? Xe;v Orleans New York
. Philmlolnlmi niut Rjio Prniioiiien
' Most of the coining is done :n
Philadelphia.
Ff vnn want In ptnnlov si vnntwr
nmu let the Grst thing you do be
j to go to Will Fulwiler and see if
'n fireman is idle : if there is hire
I him.
DrUfcgJStS.
dential ticket in tlie Held next lai
xvith Fred Douglas at its head has
created considerable talk among
the colored population in this city.
In connection xvith this proposi-
tion Mr. Thomas Fortune one of
the leading public spirits among j
the colored people to day said:
"The proposition contains nov-
eliv not to sav humor of the broad-
est charaetei but it has something
else. It shows that in more ways'
than one we are beginning to be a
consolidated people. I have re '
ceived a letter to-day from a xvhite
friend xvhose name is known -
tuToughnti: the country in which
this parag :.;.h occurs " I suggest
and urge tli selection ot as many
Afro-Amerie.iu delegates to the
republican ua lonal convention as
shall propoi iionately represent
the colored papulation of all the
: states north and south and that
when these d. l.g des arc chosen
they shall so far -s possible go to
.till. cilllViihli.nl
iiuiustiiictiMl. and
there that they
a id agree to actjwheu thev g
"
come
logeiner
and vote as a unii 'a support all
of the Afro-American delegaes:
in the convention xv:thout threats'
tie liliitjtt.r iiiiif! in! with ilic. '
nity vote as a unit' jr Frederick '
Douglas and John .M. La'nston of
Virginia. Such action xvould neg-
nfii'ii flu. i1.... t li f f b:. Kb In fro f no
U I. KIA I 14 V. ( I ll II V 1llllfta.
were there siuiily to sell out to
the highest bidderas so-ne colored
delegates xvere ehaige xvith do
ling at the conventioi .. Chicago
four ears ago."
"Suppose such
a ticket xvas
j nominated to what e
'it ietr.l(.t voteM lr0n
xtent xvould
in I lie oilier
. u!.h.M
j oiur
j - While Douglass is strong with
his people I candidly believe that
he xvould receive more voten from
the old. line of abolitionists in 2sexv
England and the East than he
would receive from his people. Ijppj p havi jUSt received 100 lit. Its of tht
do not believe in x aughaii s prop-' r i i ii "
osition to pension ex-slares any ha I11S 111 il d C . whlCIl Will O a OCJ'Ilts 'ri' yard.
more than i believe in the. propo Oockervwn re cheaper than ever iheard of.
8ition of the black man in North . fc L
Carolina who want to run for'
congress on a platform to reim-
burse slaveholders for confisca-
tion of their slave property.'
Sohn Steward a farmer resid-
ing near Craxvfordville Ind. has
just died a horrible death. Some
time ago his pet dog allowed
signs of rabies. He killed the dog
and in burying it some of the froth
got on his hands and he soon oe
came a raving maniac.
We are Busy
Moving the Lane & Alexander stock of Hardware
which we have just purchased to our store on South
First street.
IT WILL REQUIRE
iA few days time
j ready for sale.
Well .
"jWlllplace us in
requirements m
IWARB IMPLBMBNiS
ING GOODS.
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BEREAFTE15 BOY
Geo. C Harr
Chestnut Street Ahii;hne Texas.
They will save you money asset sell yon cheaper
than the cheapest. drive them a trial and see.
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GKOCMHIKS
c;koci:kiks.
CHOICE
FAMILY
GROCERIES.
We want your trade.
est prices of any house
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Small Proti
Is the only way to
I
Ve I'C Cutting pi'lCCS l()(M'
:nery at just one-lialf tln usiicil orire.
thin r iir.st-tjlas.s in
. ...
an experienced Miliiiierand can suit von
THE RE
'Abilene Texas.
to get it straightened out and
This addition to our already
JVMlMN
Assorted
better shape than
our line. jiiveryining in u.au'
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We carry die la.'ge :
in the city.
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Try me. Yours Respectfully
J. 31. RADFORD.
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CHOICE
FAMILY
GROCERIES
stock and make the low-
I'MO.V BLOCK.
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All kiiuLs of Milli-
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best Gin"-
Glass and
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Lowry, James A. The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 1892, newspaper, April 8, 1892; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth330110/m1/4/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.