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THE RANDALL COUNTY NEWS. Vol. XII. Canyon, Handall County, Texas, Friday, November 13, 1908. No. 33 I Advancing VME ENDEAVOR to advance Their 'ie business interests of our customers in every legitimate Interests Way. In so doing, our motives may be somewhat tinctured with selfishness, for, upon the pros perity of its patrons hinges the success of every bank. THE W Canyon National Bank T CANYON, TEXAS. " " i Protect Your Property BY FIRE INSURANCE Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company of Texas. The London Assurance Corporation. Fire Association of Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company, Philadelphia. The Royal Exchange Assurance. Philadelphia Underwriters. Scottish Union & National Insurance Company. Orient Insurance Company of Hartford. The New Hampshire Insurance Co. of Manchester, N. H. W. D. SCOTT, AGENT, Office In the court house LAND BARGAINS BKING un "Old Timor" here I am well posted on values and know bargains when I see them. I am in a position to show you the best FARMS, RANCHES and CITY PROPERTY at the LOWEST PRICES L. C. CONNER Real Estate Loans, Live Stock, Rentals Office Building. North Side of Square. Canyon City. Texas The "OUTDOOR" Herd OF R EG I ST E R E D HEREFORD CATTLE BULLS IN SERVICE Strike Twenty No. IKJ.Hu (Anxiet.v-ilesoid) Winsome Prince No. 17:2,123 (Rose Stork-Post Obit) Imp. Armour Dale No. irC,H4:j (Anxiety-Dale) FOR SALE One car load two and three year old bulls. One car load yearling bulls. Ten head two year old heifers with suitable bull. Ten head yearling heifers with suitable bull. One hundred head cows with calves oh foot. -APDUESH John Hutson, Canyon City, Texas WHY NOT BE with your correspondence':' No one thing that a business man can do to attract attention to bis business is better than a neat, attractive letter head. Just think of the letters you receive and which attracts you most at first. The one on shabily printed paier? No. l.A't us otter you our services in getting up and printing a letter head for you. We are prepared. THE NEWS PRINTERY, cTxnaSCity' Northwestern Title Co. Complete Abstract of All Randall County Projwrty R. A. TERRILL - MANAGER Take . The News Canyon City, Texas ATTRACTIVE Harter & Chesser BLACKSMITHS Yours For Good Work, and Keep Posted REPUBLICAN MAJORITY WAS VERY DECISIVE TAFT DOES NOT QUITE EQUAL ROOSE VELT'S RECORD, BUT SECURES HEAVY VOTE. Democratic Vote Cut Down Materially Mis souri and Montana Are Republican. Maryland Vote Divided. The complete reports of the general election held on Tuesday of last week are sufficiently com piled to show definitely just how the several states have voted to direct their representatives in the electorial college to vote, and the count shows that Taft will have 821 votes while Rryan will have 1(52. In our last weeks issue we in dicated that Missouri and Mon tana would very probably go in to the Democratic columns but the final returns show that Taft will receive the 18 votes from Missouri as well as the three votes from Montana. Maryland anu ievacia were reported as doubtful and the returns show that Bryan will receive the three votes from Nevada, while the vote in Maryland will be divided, Taft receiving 0 and Bryan 2. Bryan received a larger vote than did Parker in l'.)04 but Taft did not equal Roosevelt's record in that year. Congress will be republican in views though the Democrats made gains in the House and it is probable that the Democrats will also gain in the Senate when the new Senators that are to be elected have been sworn into office as several of the states which went to the Republicans on tlie Presidential election, elected Democratic state officials and legislatures. These Demo cratic legislatures will elect the Senators and it is likely that, for that reason, more Democrats will appear in next Congress than for several years. Already the office seekers are beginning to feather out and lay their plans for the various plums and their is much speculation as to who will constitute the cabinet for President-Elect Taft. We give below a tabulated statement of the electorial vote as it will be cast when the vari ous electors meet to make the official election. TAFT'S VOTE IN EEECTOKAE COTELEUE. California 10 Delaware .' Illinois 27 Iowa 13 Maine I) Michigan 14 New Hampshire 1 New York :;.) Ohio "... 23 Pennsylvania South Dakota Vermont 31 4 4 West Virginia 7 Wyoming 3 Connecticut 7 Idaho 3 Indiana 15 Kansas , Massachusetts . . Minnesota New Jersey . .. North Dakota . Oregon Rhode Island . . , Utah Missouri Maryland 10 1(5 11 12 I 4 4 3 18 (I Montana 3 Washington 5 Wisconsin 13 Total .321 MKYAX'.S VOTK IN EEECTOKAE OOELEOE. Alabama 11 Arkansas 9 Colorado 5 Louisiana 0 Nebraska 8 Oklahoma 7 Tennessee 12 Virginia 12 Florida 5 Georgia 13 Kentucky 13 Mississippi 10 North Carolina 12 South Carolina 9 Texas IS Nevada 3 Maryland .... 2 Total .1(52 Popular Vote Since 1876. Elee. Vote. Candidate rop. Vote 170 R. II. Ilayen, Hep Sam J. Tildeii, Dem . 4,o:t:t,050 ..4.2S4.S55 15 14 1'et. Cooper, (ir'nb'k (i. C. Smith. Pro lsso J. A. Gailleld, Rep V. S Ilaiifock. Dem .1. P. St. John, Pro B. T. Butler, Gr'nl"k is I . M.740 it,:.:':' .4,410,05:1 4,412.035 . 155,:tll!t . 1:i:t,s25 4,!I1 1,017 .4,K4S,:i:!l :io7,:ioo . 1(),:io5 .5,4l5.oo:i 5,5:i!,7;i . 250..VW 5,550,5.'i: 5,175.577 1,122,045 270,1 id 21,101 7,111.0117 0,500,052 l.t 1.015 P!l,:!12 PJ.Olis :!0,:i7:J 7,217,077 r...r;7,s.-.:i 207.MS 50,102 211 155 G. Cleveland, Dem 210 12 J. (1. Blaine, Rep J. B. Weaver, Gr'nli'k Neal Dow, Pro 1SS BenJ. IImitIhou, Rep.. G. Cleveland, Dem.. C. B. FIhIi, Pro 2:i:t los A. J. St letter, U. L .... 102 (J. Cleveland, Dem ..... Benj. NnrrlHon, Rep .. 145 J. B. Weaver, Peo John Bid well, Pro Simon 'Winy:, S. L 1S1MJ Win. MeKinley, Rep.. W. J. Bryan, Dem 271 170 J. M. Palmer, N. D Josh. Levering, Pro C. K, Bent ley, Nat C. M. Matrhett, S. L 1000 Win. MeKinley, Rep . .M. 155 W. .1. Bryan, Dem I. G, Wolley, Pro W, Barker, AnU-Kutt. E. V. Delm, S. D .. 04.552 . :i:i,45n 1,050 5,li!is 7.020,:i::2 .5,070.011 . 102,150 25S.M7 1R25N . 2::,;i2 J. I- Malloney, S, L .. J. F. Leonard, U. C S. II. Ellin, V. R 10OJ I'. Koimevelt, Rep :;:io 140 A. B. Parker. Dem . K. V. Delis, S. D S. C. Swallow, Pro T. K. Watson, Pop . C. II. Carreuran, S. L City Dad Gets a Calling Down. Once upon a time there was a city-dad we are not going to call any names and this "city-dad organized a serenade expedition ast Friday night. Now all of these people in the party except this same city-dad had been serenading in Canyon City be- ore and had always escaped my humiliating remarks from those whom they serenaded. Now this city-dad's chorus start ed out to make the night melode ous but from reports it turned out to be a '"howling" success. Among other things hurled at the crowd it is reported that at one place the lady of the house raised the window and requested the aggregation to move on as "we have to work here."' Now the other people in this bunch, having been serenading before and .never before having been re quested to move on, claim it was entirely attributable to the "melodeous" voice of this self same organizer of the expedition who called down upon their heads the anathemas of this good lady. Maybe the City council had better pass an ordinance against his singing any more. Certainly, Certainly. First Lady "Where did you get those nice looking cooking utensils? Do you mind telling mer' Second lady "Certainly not. I got them on the 25 cent count er at the Hardware Department of the Canyon Mercantile Com pany." We can suit you to a "T" in the grocery line. White Star Gro cery Co. Phone 109. FOR NATIONAL PARK IN PALO DURO CANYON RANDALL COUNTY PLAY GROUND RECEIVES MUCH CONSIDERATION AT THE DENISON CONVENTION. Congressman Stephens Urges the Establishing of National Park Out of Magnificent Palo Duro Canyon. At the meeting of the Red River Improvement Association which was held at Denison lust week much good was accom plished for the movement which was begun here last winter for the establishing by the National Government of a National park and game preserve out of the Palo Duro Canyon which begins near this city and extends into Armstrong county. Congressman John 11. Steph ens who has always taken a very active part in this movement was the principal champion of the cause at this meeting and very materially informed the people gathered there concerning the beauties and advantages of the proposed park. We give below an excerpt from a speech made by him before the convention. JMIESEUVATION OK EOKEKTS. Nothing will aid us more to accomplish the end we have in view, of improving Red River, t han preserving the forest growth now on the head of the river and by planting new forests and fruit trees and vines thereon. "I have introduced in Con gress a bill to provide lor tin; es tablishment of a National forest reserve of 100,000 acres in Ran dall and Armstrong and other counties so as to include the head waters of Red River. "It provides for the condem nation of the land needed for the purpose if it should not be of fered at a reasonable price. It also authorizes the Secretary f Agriculture to purchase the Goodnight herd of buffaloes. Should this bill become a Jaw and the Palo Duro Canyon become National property, Texas would have an added attraction for tourists as well as an unsur passed pleasure ground within easy access. "There will be no quibbling over the question of turning Texas ground over to the Gov ernment because it is manifestly: within the province of the Na-1 tional Government, often assert ed, to provide the parks for the whole people. "Had it not been for the Gov ernment, half the beauties of t he Yellowstone would be unknown. The Grand Canyon of the Colo rado in Arizona is directly under Governmental supervision and United States rangers pat rol the forests on either side. WOU.D JiCY UUEEALO 1IEKD. "The climate in that portion of the Pandandle where the Palo Duro lies is admirably suited to the raising of the buffalo and the Goodnight herd should bo pur chased. (It is now on the ground.) The other Texas dele gation in Congress will lend their support to my bill, the Palo Duro Canyon will be preserved as it now is, a beautiful wonder land of nat ure. "The'Palo Duro Canyon and tributary canyons form the head of Red River. The timber on the canyons begins at Canyon City in Randall county, and this deep canyon extends from this point about forty miles east to a ioint opposite the town oi Goodnight, and is easily acces sible from this town, also Claude or Amarillo, ail of which is on the Fort Worth and Denver City railway, or from Canyon City or Tulia on the Santa I V. "This canyon is from ."00 to 1,000 feet deep and from one to live miles wide, and contains much valuable timber, mainly cedar. This canyon has many beautiful side canyons running into the main canyon, the prin cipal ones being Tulia Canyon from the south (near the head of which is the town of Tulia), and Mulljerry Canyon on the north, near the town of Goodnight and the famous Goodnight ranch, and where also is located the Good night herd of buffalo and catalo (catalo being a cross between the buffalo and polled Angus breed of cattle). BREEDING OP CATALO. "This ranch and herd of ani mals should be purchased by the Government and the breeding of the catalo continued and fully developed. I am confident that this hybrid known as catalo will prove to be a much better and hardier animal than the common cattle, and that they can be more easily raised. "Col. Goodnight deserves great praise for discovering this valu able breed of animals, destined, in my judgment, to be of as much value commercially as the mule. This famous ranch and these animals should form a part of this Palo Duro forest reserve and park. "Texas has no park or public play ground or forest reserve, and her importance as a state, her vast resources, area and pop ulation would justly entitle her to have at least one Government reservation within her borders. Our younger sister. Oklahoma. with less than one-fourth our area, has two reservations, one at Sulphur, and the ot her being the big Wichita Mountain and timber reservation. New Mex ico has several large reserves and no reason can be given why Texas should not have one. For natural beauty of scenerv these canyons on the head of Red River (in the famous Staked PI ains country) cannot be ex celled. "There are many line springs (some of them being sulphur springs) breaking out from the cliffs and side canyons and form a beautiful stream of pure good water in the main canyon. This stream is well stocked with bass, trout and other fish. It has many waterfalls, grottoes and shady, cozy nooks along its course, some of the falls being very high and present a land scape unexcelled anywhere in the Rocky Mountains; in short, there is no more beautiful and in spiring scenery anywhere in the United States than these can yens. Why should Texans spend many hundreds of thousands of dollars in Colorado in summer and ignore our own wonderful canyons, plains and towns near the park? "May I not indulge in the fond ioim! that all true Texans will end their aid in the effort to create this park and thus great - y benefit the object of this as sociation in securing the perma- nent improvement of Red Hver?" RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. The two following resolutions, i ilTered by C o n g r e s s m a n Stephens, were adopted: Uesolved, 1 hut this conven tion heartily approves of and will lid in the efforts of the Pan- landle Cattle Raisers' Associa tion to build packing houses at vmarillo, J exas, or at any other point on the watershed of Red River; and we further pledge ourselves to do everything in our power to encourage the erection of other manufacturing plants along or tributary to Red Kiver, so that the boats that we must build and run on th" river may find as freight at all their land ings the products of the factory as well as the already large pro ducts of the farm and ranch, so that the building and running of river boats will be made a lay ing investment." "Resolved, That we favor tin passage of Ihe bill now pending in Congress to create a National park and timber reserve in the canyons forming I be head of lied River, believing that the pivseva tion of the forests to the essen tial to the improvement of Red River." Texas will not always offer such inducements to the home seekers as at present, and it would be well for the reader who has a son whose welfare he is looking after to consider the propriety of buying a home for him now. Hoys will leave the old home and it is just as impos sible to keep them there as it is to change the nature of our be ings. It would be so much bet ter for your son to have a htme provided for him in Texas whore lands are still cheap, than to turn him loose to aimlessly rove around the world. Chillieothe Hornet.