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.
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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.
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Canyon City, Texas
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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.