The Crockett Courier (Crockett, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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Entered as Second-Class Matter at Crockett Post-OfBce.
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Subscription Price $1.00 Per Annum, Payable at Crockett
MOTTO: "QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY."
CROCKETT, TEXAS, APRIL 3,1913.
VOLUME XXIV—NO. 10.
APACHES GOING TO NEW MEXICO.
Prisoners of War in Oklahoma to Be Sent
to Old Stamping Grounds.
Fort Sill, Ok., March 21.—By or-
der of Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane, to which Secre-
tary Lindley M. Garrison of the de-
partment of war agrees, the bill for
the transfer of the Apache prisoners
of war from the Fort Sill military
reservation to the Mescalero Indian
reservation in New Mexico is re-
vived and, under authority of the
order, nearly two hundred members
of the remnant band of Geronimo
Apaches will leave Tuesday of next
week, going by special train to their
new homes, in the "old stamping
grounds" of their fathers. -
This news was given publicity
here today. The number to be
taken will be between 180 and 190,
possibly 200. The actual number
depends upon the wishes of the
Indians themselves. The sixty or
seventy-five who remain will be
bought allotments in Oklahoma.
Definite plans for those who remain
and for the sale of the Apache cat-
tle, 10,000 head on the military res-
ervation, will be decided upon later.
Under the terms of the bill all of
the Apaches who have been held
here are given their permanent
liberty. Those who go to New
Mexico will be turned over to the
interior department to be under the
supervision of the Indian, agent on
the Mescalero reservation. One hun-
dred thousand dollars is appropri-
ated to pay the expenses of the
transfer and to buy allotments for
those who remain in Oklahoma.
Regrets Leaving Houston County.
March 26, 1913.
Editor Crockett Courier:
was reared in Houston county,
volunteered from there and served
in the Confederate army from
August, 1864, to close oí the war.
I afterwards served as magistrate
of precinct No. 6 for two years, also
as County Commissioner one term.
I came to this section in 1885. Am
trying to farm a little, not making
much of a success, however.
I have many friends and acquain-
tances in Houston county although
many have passed over the river to
answer the last "Roll Call." I often
think of the past and regret having
left Texas. However, I will try to
make the best of it. I would like
to hear from my old friends at
home, so the best way is ' to be a
subscriber to a Crockett paper.
W. S. Henderson,
Route 1. Pinson, Tennessee.
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Houston County Fair Dates.
At a recent meeting of the Hous-
ton/County Fair Association, time
for holding the next annual fair
1 was set for October 7 to 10—Tues-
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-
¡ day of the second week in October.
Another meeting is to be held soon
and action taken in regard to other
details. The association is planning
to make the coming fair the best
ever held—to surpass anything of
its kind ever attempted before. It
is to be a Houston county fair and
not a Crockett fair, as some have
seemed to think in the past. The
people all over Houston county, and
especially the farming people, are
urged to contest for the liberal pre-
miums that will be offered. Special
prizes will be offered in the agri-
culturál departments. While agri-
cultural exhibits will be a predomi-
nating feature this year, the asso-
ciation realizes that wholesome
amusements must also be provided
and to that end plans are now un-
der way. Some fast-going horses
are now being booked. Prizes will
be offered for the best in livestock
exhibitions.
Found a Cure for Rheumatism.
"I suffered with rheumatism for
two years and could not get my
right hand to my mouth for that
length o;f time," writes Lee L. Chap-
man, Mapleton, Iowa. "I suffered
terrible pain so I could not sleep or
lie still at night. Five years ago I
began using Chamberlain's Lini-
ment and in two months I was well
and have not suffered with rheu-
matism since." For sale by all
dealers.—Adv.
DEUPREE & WALLER'S
Spring Message
For beautifying your home—An inspec-
tion of our spring stocks will fully demoii-
strate the fact that rare discrimination
has beeri exercised in selection. We have
assembled a collection of furniture in all
its branches unequalled in beauty, excel-
lence and distinctiveness—a collection
from which any taste may be gratified.
Just drop in and look things over.
Straw Mattings—The new mat-
tings are now arriving and we are show-
ing an excellent assortment of the good,
dependable kinds at very reasonable
prices.
House Furnishers and Undertakers
CAMP FIRES.
Written for the Courier.
The camp fires blazed on hill and plain.
The crackling brushwood shed its ruddy
light;
The hiding of the shepherd with his tired
flock.
When the drums beat loud at dead of
night.
Camp fire? rekindled in many hearts that
bum
And hopes that lived within a" hero's
breast,
A flaming light that meets a warrior's
call,
As brilliant as the sun that sinks to
rest.
The joyous fire that leaped in weary
hearts
Like hopes we cherished one by one
have fled.
A faded picture now it seems to me,
A wreath of withered flowers long since
dead.
The grassy slope they trod in days gone
by,
As faces too are almost furrowed o'er,
The mirrored stars in yonder stream I
know
Shone o'er them then and will forever
more.
Somewhere in the land where sunshine
reigns
We are wearing the web of departed
time,
Where the phantom fire, aglow in the sun
Borrows its great red light from mine.
Somewhere in the future far beyond,
The fires will blaze for the tainted dead;
A halo of light where it's always day.
Where sin and sorrow are left unsaid.
Somewhere in space where no mothers
weep
For the one she loved and could not
keep,
The fires will burn where the weary have
laia
Where the wolf's scaring fagots have
guarded the slain.
And redder yet those fires shall glow
But not on hills of blood stained snow,
Somewhere in the drift of asure haze
Where souls are resting through endless
days.
The camp fire smoke and lights are o'er.
The clank of battle is heard no more;
The bitter has all been changed to sweet,
Into days of resting for weary feet.
Resting, resting 4here the flowers wane,
Where the firelight falls a peaceful ray,
Where the watchful nights are one sweet
day
And the firefly's lamp will Shine for
aye, <
On/the fadeless color of honored grey.
Mrs. C. R. Stephenson.
Resolution Introduced by Senator
< Townsend.
Whereas, Article 6633 of the Re-
vised Civil Statutes of the State of
Texas provides that if any railroad
corporation organized under the
laws of this state shall not, within
two years after its articles of asso-
ciation filed and recorded as pro-
vided by law, begin the construc-
tion of its road, and construct, equip
and put in good running order at
least ten miles of its proposed road,
and, that if any such railroad cor-
poration, after the first two years,
shall fail to construct, equip and
put in good running order at least
twenty miles additional of its road
each and every succeeding year
until the entire completion of its
line, and,
Whereas, the Eastern Texas Rail-
road Company was chartered in
1900 to build a railroad from Luf-
kin, in Angelina county, Texas, to
Crockett, in Houston county, Texas,
a distance of about 47 miles and
has built only 30 miles of railroad
under the provision of its charter,
and, -
Whereas, at the regular session
of the thirty-second legislature, a
general relief act was passed by the
legislature granting to certain class
of railroads further time within
which to complete their lines of
railroad, however, specially exempt-
ing from the operations of said act
all railroad companies having less
than 20 miles to complete their line
of railroad; and, whereas said East-
ern Texas Railroad Company has
failed and refused to complete its
line of railroad as called for by its
charter in violation of the provisions
of article 6633 of the Revised Civil
Statutes of the State of Texas.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
An Easter Luncheon.
Should old acquaintance be forgot.
And never brought to mind;
Should ol^ acquaintance be forgot,
In days of auld lang sine.
Prominent among the Easter af-
fairs was a luncheon given by Mrs.
Jas. Shivers naming as herhonorees
hex mother, Mrs. W. B. Worthing-
ton, and'her aunt, Mrs. G. B. Lundy,
having bidden eighteen of their
girlhood friends to share this gen-
erous hospitality with them. I have
known these guests since my earli-
est girlhood and their memory is
senate "that the" attorney general..crowned with ^ scent of the
flowers that they have scattered
the Hon. B. F. Looney, be and he is
hereby directed by thew senate to
make an investigation into the
affairs of said railroad, to ascertain
if it has violated the provisions of
said law, and, if so, to take such
necessary legal steps to force said
railroad to comply With its said
charter, and to build the remaining
seventeen miles of railroad as called
for by its said charter.
Be it further resolved by the
senate that the secretary of this
body be and he is hereby directed
to furnish the attorney general
with a copy of this resolution.
(Signed) Townsend.
Notice to Water Consumers.
This is to give notice that the
city water supply will be discontin-
ued for three days beginning April
7 and including the 9th. This will
be done to permit the inside paint-
ing of the standpipe.
It. V. Streeter, Manager.
Straight at It
There is no use of our "beating
around the bush." We might as
well out with it firstv as last. We
want you to try Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy the next time you
have a cough or cold. There is no
reason so far as we can see why
you should not do so. This prep-
aration by its remarkable cures has
gained a world wide reputation, and
people everywhere speak of it in
the /highest terms of praise. It is
for sale by all dealers.—Adv.
along as they passed, leaving a
train of sweet influences, and in all
my range of acquaintances I cannot
say I have met others like them.,
The dining room was a scene of
loveliness. A large mirror fringed
with grasses formed the center dec-
oration for the table, with here and
there a nest of Easter eggs. Peep-
ing from these grasses on the banks
of this artificial lake were hosts of
little rabbits. These little creatures
were so real and life-like that one
was loath to believe the Easter rab-
bit a myth. Covers were laid for
eighteen, the places being designated
by place cards, and from under the
soft glow of shaded tapers a seven
course luncheon was served, during
which Miss Ruth Worthington
treated us to lovely music in keep-
ing with th|day. The dining roam
and hall being thrown into one,
making all the banquet halL Tiny
toothpick holders in Easter design
were given as favors with the in-
struction that they be kept and
given to our grandchildren, which
occasioned much merriment. ' Mrs.
Shivers was assisted in serving this
luncheon by Mesdames Hugh Mor-
rison and Geo. Denhy. Those en-
joying this charming hospitality
were the guests of honor, Mesdames
WOrthington, Lundy, Tenney, Long,
French, Spence, Bayne, Wynne, Du-
Puy, Sims, Florence Arledge, Estelle
Wootters; Misses Hattie Arledge
and Tinny Brightling. A Guest.
Get the
Habit
of buying your drugs, toilet articles, station-
ery, sundries, etc., at this drug store. We
V guarantee satisfaction in every instance or
your money back. Our stock is new and
clean, fresh and pure, and you will make
no mistake when you make your purchases
here.
Try a box of King's Chocolates—a "Royal
Gift for American Queens." There's none
better and it costs no more than others.
Let us fill your prescriptions. We are spec-
( ialists in this line. Accuracy and prompt-
ness our motto.
Chamberlain & Woodall
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Aiken, W. W. The Crockett Courier (Crockett, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1913, newspaper, April 3, 1913; Crockett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177699/m1/1/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.