The Daily Index. (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. [1], Ed. 1 Monday, May 5, 1902 Page: 2 of 4
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OPPOSE CHANGE IN FLAG
Mata* as* in demand.
Devbffiltt nr* coming In.
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Alice to shipping many cat*la.
Oranges continue in henry demand.
Hot weather has hurt Kansas wheat.
South Texas Is ghipp.ag many Neaiis.
Fancy strawberries bring good
■t Has 5t#fp-d fn to Protect the Remnant ul tie
HB&toW ■ Once Magnificent Redwood
^^HmjfK/. Forests.
'• (Special
nr more forcible
PAPffr urns iiiastratios nay-
[ whsr of the Indieerfmlbat-
L igg ioam«W spirit that
Hi dean: us res, Albert* *« Indus
jjHiry than Ia*t8 be found in
Akwrt«i>( tree tract of Cali-
l^^rnia where (or centuries
mtarta the great majestic
of the forest** has spread -ts
linf bran' ties high over the
aifpe#- of tbs Sierras.
ie,;raal tree*, many of them
of m high as 1H feet t in tbr
in for years been the prey of
ry. mill to day vast tract* of
MMeaaMMpsMma cathedral of gigantic columns and
/ i&kibhf eubllnte arches, while the-atmosphere
M Utr^W ‘ - >M Ml
r"n’"' The rr,iw<*od forests of Calt-
'fy. ft# f.irnla were correctly regarded aa the
■HKTX^PtI ’ <*A , <J%1 1,1 th** world They
i/A ktoO'i apait by themselves, fed Upon
IK'S U , iJKLliiil the I'H. in.'* io-a for*, and flourished
Despite agitation for a change, the
arrangement of tUn In the blue field
of the American flag will remain SS Tt
la If prominent officers of local patrt-
otle aaedclatlons ’ have their way.
These hate expressed their .disap-
proval of the idea of Representative
i F. Sbafroth of Colorado as embodied
In his bill i a trod need in congress, oh
the grounds that tt to too formal and
would lack permanency. In this de-
sign the thirteen original states form
a circle aroubd a star made Tib of
smaller stars, each representing a
Ham H Carson, pggt commander' of
B. B.' Wolcott post. No. i, “nor shouli
the suW'tw-tberffag The design be-
fore congress to too set. and that of the
Philadelphia man wqnld ***** the
states last admitted- to occupy posi-
tions at the end of the jail, so to apeak.
There Iq-plenty of room in the field
over about tea.jRtyen of territory lo-
cated In eotlamss north of San Fran-
etoco hay Tithe was when this tract
and others adjoining tt presented some
of the grandest pictures of nature's
painting. The ground was cover* i
with patches of giant redwood trees
which grew go close together tint
Wheats and oau loot well around
■etc lie
Grasshoppers are reported In’ Waller
county. / '
Somervell eeunty crops are lb good
condition. < A
Corn tn Lamar county, despite hall,
looks well.
Somervell county reports - a good
stand of corn. .
Haskell ponnty will have a nice oat
crop this year.
Corn to up to a good stand In many
Tefcas counties.
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Wilson gad Karnes county fanners
are in good spirits. .
Long Island fannen have organized
g cauliflower trust
The stahd of cotton around Glen*
rose promises# to be good.
The first rain for several months
(ell at Sweetwater,bn the. 23d. ^ .
R. H. Moseley of Llano wlll^ ship
GOOD cattle, all told, to the Territory.
for all new states according to the
present arrangement, and the design
should not be changed."
Mrs. Tbpma* H -Brown, president
of the Daughters' ot the American
Revolution, said: “We love our flag
Vogt add SKafroth Plano 1of Arranging live Stars Representing tho
n Various Statao in ths Proposal Now National Bonn
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slate, while the.territories stand watt- because it la ha it to. and
j. tng admission to the larger star. eould compensate for the to
... c The ’composite flag proposed by characteristics which have ■
}|H“' Harry Vaneft! Vogt of Philadelphia, to ua.-r
d t 1% also condemned. It is-said that the *T favor the present am
n.jl_ arrangement would give certain state* said Mrs. Charles Catlln.
n l0 a preference over othhrs In point of of the Daughters of the W
(ent position "and would not express a
ingj "The stars Ip the blue field-of the for any design until 1 sa
, or heavens hr# not arranged accordiug could no^longer retain the
Bnrt .ton geometrical design.''.said Dr. Wll- to.“—Indian*polls News.
. 6, A. Winters or Durant, I. T., holtf
a carload of pure-bred calves at San
Angelo. "------ w
Corn, sorghum cane and all kindx
•f vegetables' are growing nicely in
Jack county. \
J. S.j Pfbrce of Crockett county aold
1000 {notions to "fr. W. Means, after
hhebrlnll. at $3^per bead. '
Asher Richardson, the well knowm
Dimmit county ranchman, expects to
feed 12,000 sheep at EncinaL v. -
Foul ton A Mitchell will probably
ship 1500 cattle from the
ly fa mb tin for their bean-
jnajesty of their forests,
pi rely denuded, 'fhe tor-
ve disappeared more no-
r by year. Their great
Aptne crashing down to
Heated attacks from the
IttL until their ultimate
Hn:>' i iu tile not f.ir
ring Sts Us. WfSSel t'ndar tlrcasi Mis T*sn 044.
iou* fact that ' Jacob Groff, a faithful lover of sixty-
stood first ia two years, was married at Mayton. W.
nifactured pro- Vo., a few days ago to Miss Rebecca
iu I9d©.,and in Oletsbury." three years his senior, tho
Firm. of all “girl" for whom he had waited for
and. FVnnsyl- forty years. Nine years ago be #e-
fotirthMass-' cured the marriage license, but • th«
ixth. New Jer- bride e^et refused to wed him then
He folded the license, put it away, and/
waited until she should be ready. Hj*
faithfulness finally
persistence and
won. add she agreed to/ become his
bride. The minister, the Rev. D. S.
Thomas, hesitated tfben he saw the.
date npon the license, but when he was
told /the circumstances he married
Zavaila
county ranch to the eTerrRory.
W. JL Johnson of .Snydey sold to Mat
Wattk of
The output per unit to affected by th^
character of the business carried on.
New Jersey is the home of the silk
manufacfrrrtnt|.4adustry of the United
States- It to partly rating to the rfi*n-
ufacture of this expenaivi“product that
New Jersey, -In one respect, outrfcak*
Illinois m
Emma 3000 yearlings
1117.50, delivery to be made May 1.
' A large eonslgment of wheat hi
Portland, Ore., <
■ nr. Melba’s Wildest*. /
Recently in Paris Mme. Melba tried
to imitate Mme. Bernhardt in having
savage household- pets,^like the “Dl-
viue Sarah's" panther. Accordingly
she bought from a sailor a pair of
caged wildcats. The wildcats were
smuggled into her apartments ’ by
Melba's maid. tnuchHo the girl's dis-
tress. One day while the cage door
was ajar to introduce food one of the
beasts clawed terribly the hand of the
servant, who fled shrieking, leaving
the wildcats ■ In possession of the
rooms. The brutes Were-on the ram-
page for two hours, climbing curtains,
upsetting bottles and crockery, and
tearing valuable tapeetrles to shreds
been made from
Bremen. Germany.
The total fruit and vegetable park
of California in 1901 was *Jrf(R13»
cases, against 3,756,602 cases 1*"900%
Mr*. P. F. Jarnigan. living in CnVro-
. ThmlM Calculi* Liai»*rk.
Calcutta ia In dinger of losing Its
principal landmark, the ~ Ochtsrlong
monument. It has been .discovered that
it occupies the only site that to really
available for Lord Curxoo's new Vic-
toria memorial hall. General air
David Ochterlong, In whose membrj
It was .erected (1?S8-1825>, distin-
guished himself Id the operations
against the Ohoorkg*. 1814 and 181S.
and In other Indian wars.
kee county, has a turkey hen that re-
cently laid nineteen eggs In thirteam
days. ’ A
The twenty-fourth annual meeting
of,the American Guernsey club .will ha
held May if at the Fifth Aveaua ho-
tel New Yoi%.
Oa arccnifct of Hhe shortness lot
grass, theStoorewient of cattle fjtom
Berelalr to t^e Indian TerritoiyAhas
been heavy. \
, A Beeville flrtb shipped |roak Nor-
manna two cark^ds of broom com
which was the prrx'nct of fiftf wct««;
The growers rccclvd Jt>«a. r,r f» per
aerfi. A large abreagd will be planted
this season In Bee county.
/ yin the death of “Col.** Sugg, the eitJ
tie interests of the *oa|hvfest <hm
lost one of there foremost operstoH
He owned the Comer awl J. B. Wlfa^B
ranches, in Irion coumy. Hto es^H
Is valued at $1,500,000 H J
Texas cattlemen are feeding HH
OOo head of cattle for the iharl«,^1
Cuba, according to I VV. VineH|j||
Colorado City H<* says thatHHH
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'■ 11 e
>M t'..r •’ni.mehfs
T* ' r
t -1 - '
Ur**# at Red OiS*.
rcongre*# a fsw days
I and enveloped the
tha protecting arms of
many year*. Gradually, yet with
portentous regularity, acre after acre
that nested the great trees has been
cleared and tha worh of devastation
fields/ Where a
•a tract, studded with
product, pt California
la: med Jby the Depart-
; Lantui. and forests
i the rate famous are
TfllujSecretary of the
wn authorised to pur-
and has bee*
cafrlc^J Into new
decade or tiro ago there were thou-
sands upon thousands of gtant trees
standing In foreat. patches along the
coast the number has been reduced
until now it ia, a ’ question with the
government of reserving what remains
of these natural wonders lor the free
and equal use of gll.
A good, many natural condition*
Illustrated Journalism
in the Chinese Empire
’tfiijSltJMJ-ftg:
have brought about th* depletion of
theW mighty forests,
wh'ch resembles r
mirabiy adapted to
wood,
cedar. Is ad-
illdtng purposes.
It to light, soft, straight grained, sasi-
' ly worked and durable, and on accoant
of these qualities and Its accessibility
.Along the roast It to of all Cnllfvrfitp
timbers of th* moat commercial value.
The titoes. /being of Immense stoe. yield
gnat returns, and on tato account at-
tempts to nave fhem trom the Inarch
ot commercialism have not met with
success. That to why tha government
has intervened.
^ \
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RHrt B«l# of ik* URM.
On* of the strict eat rules about th*
capHol at Washington to that no good*
of any kind aha 11 ha sold there, other
than what to handled it th* 8*nat*
and House restaurants Some yean
ago venden ware allowed to sail curios
in th* corridor near th* eatranca* to
tha House of Representative*, hut that
has long been discontinued Evea, a
There have been ship
Alvin an nverage of
itrawberries. Last" yej
were marketed, and ■
year to A mated M
> Ipt Argyll is
utbq court and
find by r*fu»~
insertpt of her
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Newton, W. B. The Daily Index. (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. [1], Ed. 1 Monday, May 5, 1902, newspaper, May 5, 1902; Mineral Wells, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1039399/m1/2/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.