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THE LUBBOCK AVALANCHE VOLUME XIV. LUBBOCK LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 25,1913 NUMBER 12 I S E! I irrigated acre with other irriuat- 1 .J LI - ...J . . - MONEY IN BEAR GRASS I IS NT eo vi'ttexariics in proporuonare production and maricet oale. j Mr. Lloyd now ha on exhibition i S. B. Oliver, Representing a St. Louis firm Here to Investigate Quantity and Quality of Grass I at the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce a Japanese buaaeri I bean hk1 1 1 inches long and .' 1 2 CITY AND WHAT IS 1 inches around. ; $10.(HK WORTH OF MI I.KS KROM 'AMARILLO VISITOR LEARNS ABOUT OUR BEING DONE S. I!. Oliver, who was at one GENERAL AIR OF SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT PREVAILS IN EVERY time a citien of this citv. and i ONE KARM j who is acquainted with a number! old of our people, arrived in the citv. I 'Morton J. Smith, lately from hi Lubbock county farm a! Tuesday afternoon from Logan, I drove or ! young mulis lor .i,Cff ifAii-uf wnere ne na? oeen i . . K.'v... U..., . L .... 1. i. Mm 1 PROMS 01 MONTH OF SCHO0 AND A Hill Hi- L U UL U rftmUUUUV II Ml K I LlUMLrKl well on its way to become one of When seen by an Avalanche iiiiluiil ui uiiui u II u i iuiuiiii Ul ULULUI I 1 1 1 1 1 II L 1 1 u , t r The Writer Tells in Brief of the Splendid Condition of Things Abound Lubbock Agr cultura'ly Lubbock County Shows Up Magnificent'y. j the people bear grass in the shipment of to a St. Iiuis firm. new county I "Judging from it prolific! soft and its forage exceedingly harvest series. My Lady Ceres j succulent. To all of which can t herself hns taken the Lubbock , te added that it excells in fatten- repion into her personal favor , ing realities. and placed it ut lr particular I St dan grass ".'x n , . , 1 Sudan grass i another in, j.uuu.H- rrKi.ra "H ur.ijM amj ,an.Mnfu I,blioek " "r1' JT . T. prop. Six farmers each so.ved n,r7" "Ul five acres of this gra.s this vear, practically annually one of whom has soured 1 12 . " L " U"R"""V'-: tons of hay for the first i? mir nine un ur-rw a jrar in which some crop or crops, did not mature. These fortunate farming facts being doe to the combination of a fertile soil; a varied production and a generous moisture, Lubbock county stand ing second among the counties of the Panhandle and the South irne county s itpsi valuable irira-MLuvr ne smirii inainisi assets. mission to tms part of the VFW S VIT RM-t ivuuiij vt a iu iiy u inienesi in nv. viri it'll t'uiiiicii lull) , 7'" j - "J "ri - i . In :A who are buying all thev can Ret. I endrXoccu Vy the ZmTr d ! "i" 3 very rbU? 1 larger Tremont hotel, the interior j of the building being particually i rebuilt. The sanitarium will have thirty one rooms and will be of model modern equipment. I The resident physican will be 1 1 r. M. ('. Overton, of Lubbock 'and Dr. Wagner, late of Chicago. TO HAVK COI XTY FAIR "Lubbock will hold a county f.tir on the first Monday of next month. An incident of which IS THAN LIST YEAR price tor same. He says this is becoming quite a popular ami paying industry in his section of Hie Plains. There iB large quantities of the grass in New Mexico, and utaoy of the farmers are makingagood living and some money by the sale of it. He says it brings at his town $7.(K) per ton. and a person can cut a too a day. The preparation of the grass tor shipment consists of cuttinir will tie the hanging up of prize j it down and splitting each bunch New Pupils are Entering Every Dav and the Total Enrollment For the term Will Exceed all Previous Terms Patrons Visit the School Society Well Attended. Plains in ten years of rainfall. THK HARVESTS THKMSFI.VKS "Lubbock county harvests in clude milo maize, katfir corn, cotton. Indian corn, sorghum, Kgyptian wheat, broom corn, cowpeas, alfalfa, feterita, Sudan grass, orchard, bush, and vine fruits, sweet potatoes, melons and garden vegetables. WHAT THK HARVESTS YIKI.P "Milo mai.e and kaffir corn run from .'V tt M busnei rer acre: sorghum is of heavy aver age returns, aa are also a falfa, cutting. I with two cuttings to come, and in addition harvested l." bushels of seed rr acre, which he sold for M cents per pour.d. Sudan grass has about th same feed , ing capacity afl Johnson grass, but has not the spreading nature which so often makes the latter nra more pestiferous than profitable. Large areas of Sudan grass will r sown next year in the county, it being certain to prove, in its way, as great a sue. cess as feterita. J. r . Bullock remarking in ihis purses ny tne l namoer ot Lorn merce. "- (',. R. Caldwell of Anv rillo in Amarillo News. GOOD ROADS PROCLAMATION November 5th ad 6th Designated as Good Roads Days Road Proclamation Austin. Sept. 2). - The gover i nor issued the following procla- mation todav: j "Whereas, an adequate system of improved public roads is one iof the great needs of our state connection, . and good mads lend powerful aid 'Feterita and Sudan grass make i to everything good in modern Kgyptian wheat ami rovpeas turns of from fcto to H peracre. wr.ile cotum has recorded yield time ami again of over a bale to nte. wnne rwni roaiis torm an obstacle in the path of progress. P.ecogni.ing this fact, the people of Texas have taken hold of this problem with tremendous interest and it is now one of the foremost ' Peanuts are yearly adding to, econ()m,c luestmns confronting acreie with re- i ' ur PnP'. ami mucn goon worn the world look gocl." The fact that LubtKck county is such an important portion of the world giving added weight and signifi cance to Mr. Bullock's words. PRot.irir PE.AM TS ' Water in irreat abundance lies under the Plains in this cisintv at the depth of from :) to Km feet, the average being about .V) feef. That this water cannoc oe exnausteo" is now the acre and will average year in and year out at leat one-third bale. "This season the ciunty has about y.'usi acres in cotton fr m which 3,(ss) bales doubtless will be ginned. With cottwn at its prenent 'rices and cottonseed shying at $i7t) per ton, Lubbock ounty farmers are already assured of beteen fTuiMj and s).(Kj a bale, which means the ch eisinting this fall of over $JW.Mi cotton dollars. Kastern money has long stood rea.iy to erect at Lubbock a cotton oil cake mill as soon a county cotton f"t Pure entirely free from ptoducing conditions would alkali or other injurious qualit- justify the outlay. Agents of IM- The wells already drilled, this KaJtern money are keeping ahw from 100 feet upward of tab on the situation and it is water bearing sand, which shows possible that the mill will be the supply of water to be im- built next er. mense. FEED aso fat 1 "WiU the average amount of "Last year Lubbock .Ution'S" J'Ti. tlfl; hipped fiiJOcariof li restock and L?,rl?llt' P0t aart Siofroilomaize and katfir "r2. . '7 corn. The advent of the lo and ?.BHTcl?Xr ? P! an increased fattening and finish-1 huh. L ?antedV A"d in of beef and porV on mxUti'WmuhiwrT maJuand kaffir corn wilL how-1 .hw .'T1 VrJ ererreault this fall and winter ?"bJy' " v? ot in a lesser shipment of milo ,and L,! JTi lt' ISSSi&TT.mE SILOS I "ffSJSSS -Siloa are being rapidly added hi liTSs rSSfT?Jta! to with eapwitie. reaching up to j"" 1 ? tf & Xf tonevd an esUmated opera- 5ff!S k uJn this f.11 .nd wintV or hl"..W.tr .nd Cmn UM UCh or aim mm n cuuuMSB, ana is ai no expenae except when using the water. Nor doo h hnv I Feterita j any trouble about water rights. 'This year a great many Lub- That this ia a great advantage, bock county farmers have tried ia readily seen because of the feterita, the new grain ana lor- dimculties that the average farm age crop, with the unanimous er in other irrigation districts verdict. We have found what j is constantly meeting, we have been long looking for. ; "Alfalfa is a big crop under A verdict whose veracity is irrigation, and is a big money attested to by the fact that , maker for the farmer, katlir is feterita under not too favorable very prolific under irrigation, moisture conditions weighs out sw k;tx potatoes lnikk ikuk;a- tion "From three arrea of irrigated eet potato-, Mr. Don Itiggeis has already gathered and nolil l.isKt buhhels, with thrte or four hundrel bushela yet to be mar keted. Mr. I-Siggera sld his tlrst potatoes at ft cent er pound, the entire crop bringing him be- their counfv nas peen done throughout the J. B. Posey having this vear as 9,ate ln ,ne f?w y'arsin the a reanut instance. 1 In acres in i wav of improving our public tms equally valuable market sale highways. or feeding and fattening pro-' 'Now, therefore, realizing the ducts. j necessity for a system of work WEt.r. I'I mi'ack irrigation. Iiong mis line in conformity "The following is an excerpt i Wltn my sense of duty in this from a late pampnlet issuect by 'matter. 1 hereby designate Nov. the Lubbock Chamber of Com- r aml 1;,l;l. '(''MI Kads merce: 1 1 my ami can upon tne people in every county and section of the state to make preparations for working the roads on those days and have meetings to discuss ways and means in the future for building good roads in the this fall and winter seventy-five of these great meat . producers and dairy stimulators. as high as two tons of heads per acre, with a proportionately heavy foiaite yield. KetcnU I a wrek iaru r th.n milo niaie; three eek earlier than katlir corn: revels in a h inted rainfall; laughs at drv wea'.her and sue tesiuiiy iiniriti aviuai ilri'UK'it; is proi.nc in u-tn grain and furage returns; and is hived tevn ll.ooi) and $i.tSM. of mills and hotra. A love which j tomato.. isemphasued by the fact that It "M r. L'oyd has sold over grain is eueptioi,al!y large and $1 V worth of tumatoea from an known from the wells already in ' various localities throughout the use. This water is e h rPPi state generally. in testimony wnereoi, i nave hereunto signed my name and caused the great seal of Texas to be affixed hereto at the city of Austin, this, the . -tnh day of September. A. D.. 1913. "0. B. CoLQt;tTT, Governor ot Texas. By the Governor: F. C. Wein- ert. Secretary of State." Canyon Newt School has been suspended for a month of cotton picking, New interest ia being taken in the Farmers Institute. At the meeting Saturday night several new members were en rouea ana mucn interest was ahown in the discussion of the fall market. Tyalor Crim has purchased the farm of S. T. Lawrence, While we are sorry to see the Lawrence iamiiy leave, we are glad to welcome Mr. Crim into our neighborhood. We under stand that Mr. Lawrence will move to town. Choir practice was held at the home of M. Green Sunday night. Miss Callie Dean of the Ripley neighborhood spent Saturday night and Sunday with the Misses Warren. Itev. Gruniblea occupied the pulpit here Sunday afternoon. Following is the program for the Mothers and Daughters Club which meets Oct. ;trd Opening Song "Help Somebody Today," by members. "Snail We Kt-ad Novels;" led by Mrs. Burtord, followed with general diacunaion. Reading -Alice Williamson. Vocal Solo " hen The Stone Is Rolled Away "-Mra. Harris. Refreshment servd by Mts, Cline and Mrs. Harris. TArri.kM. open so that it will dry. It takes I about thirty das for it to season J in ordinary weather. After this ) it is baled with a machine ;n jh i the same in design as the bro v ' corn baler and hiped to ti mill in that way. where it is ground i.ito pulp and made inio paer. Mr. Oliver says he believes there is enough of the grass in i this country to pay tanners or others who wish to gather it to do so, and he expects to investi gate the supply around Lubbock and further west and try to show the people who want to make a few dollars extra from their farm or other Itbors that thev can do so over the bear grass route. He stated that there were some farmers in his community that cut the grass in the winter and baled it in the summr at odd times, and one man had in this way this year, aside from planting, cultivating and gathering a pood big crop, marketed over $1'0 worth of bear grftos. Mr. Oliver says they are begin ning to cultivate this peculiar I product in his locality as it can be cut and will produce a good crop every two years. County Farmer's Institute Following is the program for the Lubbock County Farmers' Institute to lie held at the Canyon school house Oct. Uth at S:(K! o'clock p. m. 1st, Music, by committee. 2nd. "My method of raising poultry on the tarm. Mrs. W. R. Burford. ,'lrd. "My success with deep and shallow cultivation." Victor L. Cory. 4th. Music by committee. 5th. "Best variety of cotton for this part of the plains." Denis Warren. W. B. Burford. Mrs. W. B. Burford. A. C. Buchanan. Committee. W. J. Morris, who haa been foreman of the mechanical de partment of the Avalanche for nearly five year haa decided to break away from spaces and Suads and the usual hum-drum the print shop and take up ranch work, and accordingly This week closes the first ; his place in school, month of the school with an en-1 Misses Mable McLarry and rollment of fifty more pupils than Wrinnie Clayton of the senior were enrolled the end of the first class visited in Post last week, month last year. Couldn't there be some plan . Several new pupils entered ! devised bv which the Ward build school this week. ; mg might be moved near the There are now twelve members high school building? It is doing ui uie senior ciass eigni young i no good where it is, but if it men and four young ladies. j were were on the high school The football team under the, campus we could use some of the management of Mr. Bowers is ; rooms and rent the others progressing nicely. The schools in Lubbock were We read in the papers that a never in better condition and the former history teacher of the ( prospects for a very successful Lubbock high school married i term were never better, recently, wonder what thej There are outside influences present history teacher thinks I which keep worthy young mn about the matter? I and women out of school. U'milH A few children are late tolnotit be complying with the school of mornings parents iGolden Rule, if you don't deBi re please get them here on time. jtogo to school yourself to let The Mother's Club has ordered j those who do alone? hitching posts put up at the Wonder what is the matter school building. What would with Aynes? Couldn't he stand the school do if it were not for! the pressure? the Mothers' Club? j Some pupils come to school The rail road managers have only two or three dayB during offered to take all school children i the week and either loaf or work and teachers of Lubbock cocnty I the remainder of the time. Such to thf Dallas Fair, round trip pupils had as well remain out of $i 5 ) each. This would be a ! school entirely as they do no good nice trip for the children and here. In order to keep pace also educational. , with your classes you must be in The following ladies visited the school every da school last week: Mesdames Will Izard a pupil of the high noney, nuiaon, isurns, ivy, scnooi made a business tnn to lahoka last week. The Literary Society last Fri day evening was excellent. We find that we have some orators among the girls as well as the boys. Most of the grade teachers have also organized societies in Reed, Hunt. Crawford, Posey, Slaton, Benson. Jasier and ! raig. also Mr. Ivv. The teachers and children always welcome their friends and parents aa it shows thev have an interest in them and thereby en courages them. Come often. We are glad to report that Leslie Faw is again able to fill their rooms, which splendid gaining for fellows. means the little WOULD CHANGE BANKING LAW State Commissioner Will Make Recommendations. Should tie Placed at $25,000. Austin, Tex.. Sept, 17. -Commissioner of Insurance and Banking W. W. Collier today announced that he would rec ommend to the next session of tbe Legislature the passage of an act raising the minimum amount of capital stock neces sary to the formation of State banks to $25,000. The present law allows the formation of banks with a capi tal stock of only $10,000. Fed eral statutes require capital stock of $25,000 for Federal banks and the Commissioner be lieves that the State laws should conform. This wouid place banks on a sounder financial condition. turned hia working tools over to another and ia this week moving to the 06 ranch where he haa emvloyment Bill was a splen did workman, industrious and faithful to his employers and it ia with considerable degree of regret that the Avalanche Pub lishing Co. gives up his services. Competent and obliging help has been put in his place how ever, and we are in position to do your printing in a workman like manner as before. rij r. n . tx . L . - . t in ciaer r oy r. vtaiuce came in i nn uvrr ine immure is oi i inins i Siituruay morning from iieorge town. He is preparing to ship WARNING TO STOCKMEN Failure to Record Brand Might Bring About Serious Trouble Other News Items Yuafcum Coanlr N'i: At the last term of our district court Judge Spencer called the attention of the county to the tact that the law requires all brands to be recorded and a fail ure to do so on the part of a stockman subjects him to heavy fine. If any have failed to re cord their brands they should d so, as the grand jury will meat here on the 13th of October. Rev. B. F. Dixon, will com mence a protracted meeting ia Plains the last of next week t continue ten days. He will have with him the Rev. S. F. Baueoo. a well known revivalist, and his singer. Mr. J. P. Long's folks receiv ed a letter this week from Mrs. Beal which gave the first oart- iculars learned here concerinr thejdeath of Joe and Uncle l urk Beal. Roy and his familv. J am and his family and Uucle Tur his household goods, etc., back to Georgetown, where he will make his home in the future. Mr. Wallace has the sympathy of this community in the recent death of his wife, whom he brought here hoping to benelit hir health, attrrard taking her to the coat wht re she died. Mrs. I. N. Cutwater. and Ruth lludon, were hrre Monday from Plains. They auloed over, and returned Tun-dy. J. M. Pullman and J. D. Ear nest. Mrs. J. T. Gainer and Mrs. Tandy, composed an r?to party that came over from Plains Mon day. Mesdames Tandy and Gainer were taking subscrip-land his family were on the road tions for the building of the i moving from Magalena, New new Methodist church at Plains. Mexico, to Silver City, that state They succeeded very nicely we j when Joe died. They had stop understand, and were feeling ped to noon, and Joe being seat ed a short distance from tbe soun bavin; a church building, others, was heard to utter a They do not have one at present. scream and then fell over and but the building they were tak- died before any one could reach ing subscriptions for is now him. After they had reached under construction, and thev Silver City. I'nrle Turk was out with his team and turned the wagon over on himself. At first his in juries wi-re not con sidered pertous. but on the loth c,l day complications developed and ' be died the thirteenth day after t emg hurt. ivington. New Mexico, were. .. c ... .... her. Wednesday, and bought . . - "' .. l snd Unijiht nu bill of g-hj of l4iiU mnhs.'.t. hoe to have it completed to, such extent that they will be able to hold services in it soon. ( Mr. P.. R. Ivy was in the tfadmg Wednesday. John! Mr ni Mrs. dinnm ham, of t viny win. ,irw nice bill of gum is from our merc hants.