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THE LUBBOCK AVALANCHE LUBBOCK. LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, N0VEM8ER, 13, 1913 NUMBER 19 VOLUME XIV. CIIECTIS MADE IT TEXICO CONSTRUCTION CREW COMPLETED CONNECTIUN WEDNESDAY EVENING PASSENGER TRAFFIC INSTALLED WEDNESDAY MORNING Construction Department Will Carry Passengers in Coach Attached to Swinjr, Train Out One Day and Back the Next Much Work Yet Remains to Be Done The first train that was able to roll clear through and land on j v.. nA frar-U t Teieo. was the one that left Lubbock Wednes day morning, Nov. 12th. which waa classed as "First Class. No. 1. Mixed." It left here about j line of the Santa F that con noon, ot two houra behind the( nects by rail the east and west schedule, it being necessary for waters; its one continual string it.1) wait for the north bound of steel rails belonging to the passenger, which dropped ofT the passenger coach tor use on the Lubbock to Texico run. The eaet distance from Lub hork to Teilco ia given aa tf.2 miles and the following is the ating over it, and the fellow that schedule which the company ex- Mid it would never be built out peete to maintain: of Lubbock has called himself leaves Lubbock every Mon something that all people de day. Wednesday and Friday at npiae. 10 00 o'clock a. m., and arrives It will be only a matter of at Texico the same day at 5:20 1 getting the road bed on this new p. m. Stationt and stops en route are, Lubbock Material Yards. Porter, Afton. Round-up. Ianforth. Yellowhouse. Little - field. Amherst. Castro, Halsell Spur, Mill. Muleshoe, lariat, Texico. In conversation with Mr. Mn - tague, the trainmaster, we learn that or.le the connection has been i . there is a great WINDS U? SECOND YEAR I Rtv. W. M. lane Completes Two Years Work in Lubbock Has Good Report Ijst Sunday evening's service finished the second years work of Rev. W. M. Une, pastor of the Methodist church in Lub-, buck. Brother Lane was aiisign- ed the Lubbock station two veura tra this month, and haa ' been working faithfully at his pott of duty ever since. j H has each year, through the; Msiatanceof his faithful board of stewards and officials and j members of bis congregation j i r a - ft . L. I oecn permmea io crrj iin:i"" .................. annual conference a magnificent report from this work, and he is able to report everything paid in full this year, and the reports from all departments are moat satisfactory. The congregation at this place will be very much pleased if the conference at Vernon will return Pro. Lane to this work again. According to the rules fof the Methodist church he can serve this work two more year anJ we are confident that it would be a pleasure for his con gregatlon to know that they will be permitted to have him with thim the full number of years. Here's hoping that he be re turned to Lubbock. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spikes are Spending a few days in Crosby kounty. r red said he was going Iitrictly for business reasons, while Mrs. Spikes is going to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. F. fit Maddox and baby returned Sunday from a visit of wveral weeks at Ballinzsr. AT TEXICO amount of work yet to be done and it will be some time yet be- tore it Is turnea over 10 me op, erating department. The long looked for connecting ' link has been made however, and Lubbock is on the trunk same company, and a roadbed that is of the highest tvpe. There is now no more if's and and'a about the Texico-Coleman cut-ofT, its built and trains oper- portion of the line in proper con- J " , ' : v ... . . .. MeV horter. O. L. Porter, .loss .dition for the reception of heavy I freight traffic and rapid pas-, ) senger train service, when we; j will enjoy a much improved pas-1 senger service and quicker ' freight service. 1 Ishhook is in the right spot, and we are sure to make the cty of all cities of the South; plains, then come to Lubbock, i IMPROVE FIRE DEPAHTMENT Bell Tower to be Erected on Court House Square -Electric Alarm One of the latest improvements in the Lubbock volunteer fire' .department Is a bell tower and large bell, whicn will be erected in the court house yard and used n alarm in cane of fire. It will b connectel with the ! telephone exchange by electric j current so that when the alarm for fire ia necessary it can be! turned in by the operator at the switch board. It will be quite a convenience as it will be much; niilrLi)) moaina gxt alsipm nl ur ill ' raciliate matters greaUy. lh.week.g engagement at the company is also in receipt of 0)en UoaM Ind they are en. big shipment of hs which puts joyjng Bood audience,( them in better shape for fighting, m aderti.jnir thetr bill for the "rf- , , balance of the week on the last We are given the tip that there . . hi. ,nH thv is something really worth while, in prospect for the company soon. The Avalanche will be delight, ed to be able to reimr't a first class equipment in every way soon. A. Cartwright. a prosperous E farmer of near Lorenzo was here ! between trains Wednesday enj route to waco, wnere he went to1 look after some shipments of'.u;. feed stun: and also to take in the sights around the Cotton Palace. Mr. Stout came down from Abemathy Sunday to visit his i wife, who is in the Overton San itarium. She is doing nicely and will be permitted to return home soon. Miss Grace Hurd, who has been in the Overton Sanitarium for treatment for several days was able to return home Sunday. DISTICT COURT NOV. 24TH Fall Term Begins Next Monday Week Grand and Petit Jury. November 21th ia the opening dav of the Honorable District j court of Lubbock county, and ! the following it a lint of jurors 1 for the term: r.RAVI) Jt'RY Geo. C. WollTarth. .1. I). Lind , siinj" F. Rob- Brown, sey, J. V. Dalton, Jr.o. F . inson, Geo. Carter, J. T .1. II. Kemp, Ward Crim, Claud Kenton. Bob Crump, II. T. Boyd. A. M. Bivin. J. C. Stan- ford. L. P. Loomis, W. F. Hand cock. J. II. Hall. i PKTIT JtRY FIRST WFKK PE( KM I BKR 1ST. W. K. Adams. A. W. Blankea 'ship. P. R. Carraway. C. A. Pierce. W. G. Fraier. T. Michael, C. II. Partin, A. E. M. M. T. Ludeman, W, J. Luna, V. Lundv, J. B. Magee, R. Maupin, Clyde McCrumrrun, Rich McCrummin, C. B. Mc Clung. .1. K. Miller. J. W. Ag new, T. M. Atkins, J. II. Moore. C. S. Middleton. J. J. Baker. W. H, I). BerhnB, F. A. My res. J. P. Nelson. J. C. Newton. W. S. Norton. J. D. Oliver. C. L I,andrum. G. H. Orr, E. L. Law. Ed O'Sullivan. J. H. Lev- ey. W. S. Palmer. J. V. Umb. J. C. Phillips. THIRD WV.EU PKCKMRKR 8Tft ; B. I). McLarry. J. N. MeRey- nolds. Geo. Morrow. .1. H. Mul- lins. J. A. Medlock. C. E. Parks. : J. D. Peeler. O. R. Phillips. L. u t-,-, a it n;... n r Joplin. J. B. Potts. W. M. Joiner. S. I. Powell. J. S. John son, J. I). Quick. C. E. Hunt, A. M. Johnson, W. F'. Reiner. 0. E. Hill. FYed Hetler. I). K. Mendifh. R. F:. Hoop, V. 0. Richards. Porter Hendricks. L D. Hart. J. H. Harris, W. Robinson. G. A. Rush. J. Graves. F,dgar Gilillland. S, I'. W. S. Rush, Jim Robinson, Jr, M Rhodes. KfH IlTII WF.hK PU KMHKK l.Vri! W. B. Powell. S. W. Jarvis. J. T. Inmon. J. C. Royalty. W. R. Buchanan, J. R. Rush. II. Scrogitins. P. G. Seimiii. M. W. ' A. Evitt. J. P. Elliott, I.. Shn.p. shire. J. B. F.arhar Morton J. Dow, V. J Smith, Smitn. J. L j. j. j ,.. j. M. S -vei . E. R. Davis. V. M. Crawl nd. S. Stewart, Y.. J. Covarf, G. Copp, S. A. Burgess. Frank Brown, J. E. Cling.m. E. D V. V. M. Buttler, A. J. Towle. J. T. I Jul. lock, Joe. Caraway, J. L. Chase, Albert Taylor. Theodore Sum mera. Ad Clark, S. C. Spikes, J. B. Collier. W. J. Stalcup. Anrell's" Comedians . ... W)nu,anv a naVtno a good gwspw wwm The orchestra that is furnish ing the music for this company ; is one of the best ever brought to i the city and their musical pro I gram before the show and be tween acts is quite an attractive feature of the program each evening, if the "editorials in the Ava- lanche do not appear so optimistic week as common, just lay it to the fact that the editor is one- handed he having had the misfortune of getting his left wrist wrenched out of place and ! a broken bone to keep him com pany. S. W. Winston, of Brownfield. our people the latter part of last week. G. S. Ballard, of Waco was here Friiiy. UNKNOWN HUNTER DEVOURED Bare Bones of Man Found Caught in Bear Trap in Mountains of New Mexico A dispatch from Santa F, New Mexico to the aaily press under date of November fith says: "The story of how an unidenti fied trapper was caught in his own trap, in the wilds of Socorro county, and became the prey of vwu'ivji wild kjim i was t, muls for which the trap is brought here by Charley McCarthy, a ranchman of tha county, who was sum monedbefore the United States grandjjury which made an in vestigation of the man's death. "The story indicates that no evidence of foul play was dis covered and that the man actual ly mett death, with his hands fastened in a hinre steel trap from which there was no possible extricwion without the aid of anotheV human being. "The trapper had driven in his wagon to which was hitched a team of little mules, many miles into the heart of what is said to be the wildest region of New Mexick It is evident that he was after bear, for his steel trap was OBe of the largest ever seen in thai part of the state. His body was tound about a week after he died, with both hands caught between the steel rims at the wrists. "It is believed that the trapper had finished setting the trap and baiting it and was in the act of leaving it when, by a misstep, he stumbled into the mechan icism. In falling his hands were caught. There was no means of extrication. He was fifty miles from civilization and in a region seldom entered by men. "Animals came, attracted by the bait in the trap. They attacked him and there were I little more than fragments of it jwhen his body was found." ! It was reported in Lubbock j that the trapper above mentioned j i was B. F. Dougherty, formerly ' , of this city. I The Avalanche has made a the inquiry jxwsible but has been enable to r?" t any further in-1 I'orniHi.jn other than that Mr. j i Phipps. hm partner in business ben- rv ed a letter written by : Mr. Dv.;;' -ty on the 15th of ' October, mini Rovina. Texas, in i wI.k h !.. s ' 1 that he was then enroute to Puladuro Canyon, where he expected to hunt and trap the coming winter. He said his son, Freddie, was with him and that tl.. y were traveling in the same outfit that he left Lub bock in, namely a small spring wagon with two burros attached, one brown and one white. He stated that he was out of money and about out of chuck, and asked Mr. Phipps to send $10 to j Tulia, that he would be there on I the 18th. and would get it Mr. I Phipps sent this amount, mailed it on the 18th and in an envelope with his return printed on it. The letter has never been re turned. Mr. Daugherty went lrom here to a point in Colorado, where he worked for a time in a blacKsmithing establishment, but was making his way back to the north plains country when last heard from. It is our opinion that this un frhrtiinftt man ia mift nur It. P. jDaugh.rty, and we sincerely hope it Is not Mrs. H. E. Armstrong and Mrs. Floyd Frazier BPnt the week end at the Bennett ranch visiting Dr. and Mrs. II. C. Duering. H. C. Ferguson went down to iTahckaio look after some legal business yesterday. A. M. Hensley went over to Lorento yesterday to look after 5a tuircra rT;n. J HEW COUNTY AND CITY FATHERS CONTRACT FOR NEW AND BETTER STREET LIGHTS WILL EXTEND FROM DEPOT TO OVERTON AOOITION Ornamental Metal Posts to Take the Place of Present Tall Poles on the Square Lighting Capacity Will Be Largely Increased. ' The Avalanche has been able to dig up a nice bunch of good news for our readers this week and in the batch we learn with a considerable degree of pleasure and satisfaction that we shall soon have a greatly improved street lighting system. At a recent meeting of the commissioner's court as well as the city council a contract was entered into by and between the Lubbock Light and Ice Company and the city of Lubbock and Lubbock county whereby the light plant agrees to put up an up-to-date system of street lights. There will be erected as we understand a line of street lights placed on ornamental iron posts beginning at the depot extending around the square, into the court house yard and west on Broad way to a point near Judge Spencers' residence two blocks over in the Overton Addition. The new arrangement will furnish a much better light and le of great convenience to a much areater number of people than the old way, and we are A RED LETTER EVENT Quincy Lee Morrow to Lecture on the Prohibition Question Sunday November 23rd The people of Lubbock will have an opportunity of listening to one of the finest lectures that has ever been delivered on the subject of liauor prohibition at the Lyric Theatre on the west side of the square Sunday morn ing and evening November 2Hrd. It is said of him: Though just in the prime of life, Mr. Morrow is a veteran upon the platform. For twenty-live years he has traveled constantly in every State of the Union, preaching the Gospel of Civic Righteousness and the Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic. He speaks with the certainty and enthusiasm of a man with a message, yet always in such sweet spirit as to ofTend no one. Wherever he is heard, the door is always open for his return. His wide experience as a cam paigner and as the Executive Leader of the Prohibition forces of South Dakota for nine years, make him invaluable as an in structor in the principles of the Prohibition Reform and methods of work. His strongest recommendation is the fact that he it recalled again and again to the States in which he has labored for the great cause to which he has consecrated his life. J. M. Byrner, of LaGrange, was here Saturday looking a iter business affairs among our people. Mrs. M. G. Abernathy was in from the ran:h this week look ing after business matters. D. M. UeVitt is here from Fort Worth this week, looking after business matters. SYSTEM sure that it will be properly appreciated by every citizen of the town. Lubbock keeps forg ing to the front, she never takes a step back word and for this reason our people have the greatest confidence in her and are at all times ready to back up their faith in the town by putting up money for improvements of various kinds. An all-day service is the next important move on the part of the owners of the light plant and we understand arrangements are already being planned to inaugu rate such, early next spring. This depends largely upon the patronage they would receive and for the sake of the great ad vantages it would be to the people, each and every one who has gasoline power should put in the electric power so as to enable the light people to operate at a profit. On with the improve ments. There is always some thing doing in Lubbock. Its a splendid place to live. Come to Lubbock! TEXAS INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS Will Meet in Annual Convention at Dallas, December 13 $10, 000 in Prizes Will be Given. The fifth annual convention of the Ttxas Industrial Congress, to be held at Dallas. December 13, when prizes for the best re sults in competitive crop pro duction, aggregating $10,000 in gold will be awarded, will be made up of officers and members of the Congress, delegates, con testants and visitors. The dele gates will I appointed by the County judges, mayors of towns and cities, commercial bodies and State Associations whose work is connected with agricul tural betterment or otherwise allied with the purposes of the Congress. The general attendance of all contestants and their friends is desired for the reason that these conventions inspire such a feeling of muftial encourage ment and determination among them as is of the utmost advan tage in carrying forward the work of the Congress for better farming during the whole of the ensuing year. The convention has been limited to one day, and the program and prize awards arranged accordingly. The rail roads ot the state have made a special low round-trip rate to Dallas for the occasion. f A hunting party composed of Messrs. Tacket Johnson and Waechter left this week for the Blanco canyon, where they will spend several weeks trapping. Long Brothers are offerine you something special for next Saturday, hunt up their ad and see what it is. W. D. Barrett of Tulia. was here looking after businc:s matters the first of the week.