The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1901 Page: 2 of 8
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chewing
tobacco
with a
conscience
behind it.
No Premtttrnti
Vitmore'i Best
ffilr oq its merits.
Made only by
M. C. WETKORE TOBACCO GO.
St. Limit. Mo.
The largrgt independent
factory in America.
TMSFBV IT imm.
PROF. F. F. TiiWEATT KILLKD-
JOMN BUTTS WOUNDED—T. J.
CAMPBELL AND SAM JOHN-
SON JAILKD.
THE DEMOCRAT.
THOMPSON & WILSON. Prop's
McKinney. - - Texas
McKinney Market Report
Thursday
Local News
Corrected every
morning:
=51 Seed Cotton per 100 1.50 to 2.00
Square bale 5 to 7 c per !b
Cotton seed, per ton $10
Wheat..
Mrs J. B. Stiff has returned
from a visit at Greenville. ! rlour..
Bran..
W.S.Jean of near farmers \ j
ville was in tin- citv tbi> week. ; * ..••••••
I Corn per bushel
Miss Maud Caldwell of Bonham Qata per bushel
b the guest of Mrs Tom W. Per- Hav pel. ton
kins. t*i I
Lard per pound....
50 to 72c
.. $1.95 to 2.30
per 100 lbs., 95c
.. per bu., 55c
.40 to 45c
HO to 34c
$7 to $10
.8 'a to 9c
Green Bishop of Rentier was in Kut'oii per pound 8's to 10
town Sundav. He is a big wheat
to
grower.
W. F. Hicks has sold hi
est in the Alamo meat market
his partner, Mr Evans.
Bud Osborne will retain his
position with EH Bomar who
succeeded H. (J. Harrison recent-
ly.
Butter per pound.... 12 'a to 20c
Eggs, per dor 7 to 8c
inter- Xrisli Potatoes per bu 1.00
Onions per lb 6c
Hogs 4.75 to 5.40
Cattle 2.75 to 3.25
Mrs. W. II - Chandler has re-
turned to Plain* after a vi-ii to
the families of J. L. Fanklin and
S. J. B. Plemtnons.
W. H. Butts and family of
Celina were in the city Monday.
Mr. Butts recently lrni the mi-
fortune of breaking his .i in.
H L Davis is :>ttending t he Grand
Lodge Knights of Pythias at Gal-
veston as a representative from
Defiance Lodge No. 28 of thi*
city.
A series of n ee'inii- are in pro-
gress this week the j'Japti>t
church • Rev. Met aii of Piano
is doing the preaching for D".
King.
Howell E Smith i^ attending
the Grand Comiiiandery meeting
of Knights Templai at Galves-
ton this week.
.lohn B: atelier, a si-t nt r:i -
burg postmaster, is among t e
large delegation of witnesses from
hi* community at ending tin
Duckworth trial here tin- week
Hunt's Cure i-not a misnomer.
It does cure i eh. ring worm,
eczema, tetter and all similar
skin diseases. A wonderful
remedy. Guaranteed. Price 50
cents.
The Annual Firnten- mem ri? l
service will be held l hi- y ar in
the Christian cnurch on tiie hi si
Sunday in May. Rector J. Orson
Miller of the Episcopal church
will deliver the sermon.
You've got the real thing when
you get Hunt's Lightning Oil for
burns, bruises, cuts and sprain-.
The most penetrating and healing
liniment known. Guaranteed.
Pri ce 25 and 50 ceuts.
Mrs. Veda Robnett and child-
ren of Brownwood are the guests
of Mrs. John G. Davis and
family. Her mother-in-law, \lis.
J. B. Robnett, who is in charge
of the children's hospital of
Buckner's Orphans' home of
Dallas is accompaning them.
Mutton Sheep 3Uc
Avner E. Buck Sundayed in
Labauon.
\ 11."•! * •: -<ned a? Leb-
ai.on Mv n<Ja> evening at about
; 4:30 which has filled that usually
|quiet little village with intense
excitement.
Prof. F. F. Thweatt. principal
i of the L- banon -uhool,at the hour
ab> e nientio.ie l was shot with a
■ shotgun from I he effects of which
he died at 3 o'clock Tu.sdav
morning. His broiher-in-law,
John Butts, was wounded. T. J.
Campbell, a merchant of Leb-
anon, and his stepson, Sam John-
son, were arrested and placed in
jail at MeKinnev, charged with
murder. Campbell and Johnson
were in McKinney on Monday,
leaving here about noon. It
seems that the trouble commenced
soon after the partv reached Leb-
anon. At the rime of the shoot-
ing Thweatt a".d his brother-in-
law, John Butts, were on the
front porch of Yeager's store
while Campbell and Johnson were
on the front porch of Campbell's
store. The la ter two were not
hurt. John Butts is wounded
with several small shot which en-
tered his lees, arms and back.
The prominence of the parties
engaged in the tragedy, of course,
causes unusual interest and ex-
citement. The deceased has
taught school for some years in
Lebanon. A \v«fe and two chil-
Sptci tl Ten
A special tern of tae commis-
sioners' court adjourned Saturday
after a six day a session.
The return of the school trus-
tees election wore canvassed and
result anuouneed.
it was ordered that t.ie foreman
of each road gang make a month-
ly statement setting out the num-
ber of hands he has boarded dur-
ing said month. Also the number
of days he has actually labored
for the county. and shall re-
ceive compensation for only such
service rendered for the county.
He shall be required not to absent
himself i'rom his gang only upon
business for the county, without
permission of their respective
commissioners. The Foreman of
no gang shall hire any hand with-
out the permission of the com-
missioners' court. The above re-
port shall be filed under oath,
with the county clerk at the end of
each month. It is further ordered
that the foreman of no county
road gang shall be permitted to
work the county hands or teams
for any corporation or individual
without an order of the commis-
sioners' court,
A petition signed by J. O. Bel-
don and 22 other qualified prop
erty holding, tax pa\ing voters
was granted for a special school
tax election in school district
(Melissa) No 59 to determine
whether or not a special tax o1
20 cents on each one hundre,
dollars worth of property shall be
levied and collected for the pur-
pose of supplementing the State
That's just what we did when we bought our big stock of
Spring goods, Then the small grain crop was most flatter-
ing. Yon know how it is now. So we must unload. In order
to do that we offer the following inducements. Compare
these prices, with those of our competitors, and see how
much we can save you.
Beginning MONDAY April 22,
we offer the following prices for one whole week;
1 yd wide Brown Domestic, good weight.
5c per yard.
1 yd wide soft finished Bleached Domes-
tic 4 :2C. per yard.
Cotton checks 3>sc per yard
Standard Prints, 10 yds for 30c
Standard Shirting Prints, 10 yds for. .35c
Bookfold Percales, 10c kind for 6c
Oakdale Percales, long fold. .5c per yard
Good • latress Ticking 4 per yard
Feather Ticking 8He per yard
A- C. A. Feather Ticking, 10 -*c per yard
Fine Lonsdale Sheeting... .7Hie per yard
Victor Gingham Checks, (fine woven
goods) 4'icper yard.
Big lot Lisbon Lawns, 10 yds 35c
Nice Large Counterpane 60c
300 pairs nice large Towels, per pair. . 10e
Big line Scrim 3 Sic per yard
Big lot Shirtwaists, Ladies Skirts and
Ladies' Wrappers, 25 per cent discount
during this sale.
Ladies' Fine Shoes, any style 80c pair
36 pairs ladies' vesting top Slippers 75c
per pair,
2 dozen pairs iufants' soft sole shoes 25c
per pair.
3 dozen infants' soft sole shoes, 40c per
pair.
Our guaranteed Ladies' Kid Gloves 75c
per pair.
Levi Strauss' California Spriug-Bottom
Duck Pants, $1.15 per pair.
All men's, youths and boys suits 25 per
cent discount.
Our entire line of ready to wear
MILLINERY AT COST.
.dren survive him. It is impo?- . , * , . ., ,
_ . ... . , . ... • . .t school fund apportioned said dia
Dr. James Hicks was here siblc to give in public p'ints the . ^ . ri.
from Farmersville this week.
cause of the trouble at this time.
Many who live in the community
say that trouble between Camp-
bell and Thw att over school
matters came up some time in the
past when an altercation took
Buck, in place an I are disposed to think
that the shooting was the Mnal
Howell E. Smith is attending j result of said trouble. This, how-
the Grand Commandery meeting lever, is not substantiated suffi-
of Knigh-s Icitplarat Gaheston jei(.I,tly to give full credence. We
this week.
Avner E. Buck, the horseman,
was a business visitor to Prince-
ton and Climax Tuesday.
L. A. PatiI It has returned to
Floul after a vera! davs vi-it to
his sister, Mrs. S. II
this citv.
learn froui Dr. McLean, pastorof
the Methodist church here, that
while he was in charge of the
Georgetown Southwestern I'ni-
versit} the deceased teacher was
W. c. Pennington and A. J-1a |)u|>i| „f his.
( astello, prominent farmers and ' , , . w ,
I lie deed is done. More than
Rev J. .VI. Cocke attended a
meeting of the C. P. Presbvterial
committee on Missions at Farm-
ersville Tuesday.
horsemen from lear
in the eitv th<s eek
Floyd, were
Mrs Todd Warden has returned
from Green ville where she was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs
George McCrarv.
one family i- in deepest grief
Without the lea->t attempt to col-
or this report in favor of any one
concerned,it might be well to add
here, with a hope of impressing
Miss Alice O.ft is visit in* her "I""' |j"' necessity of
si.-ter, Mrs Robert Cruse in t his j curbing hasty words and actions,
eitv. She forniery lived here but It is serious enough to utter a
is now of V\ eatherford. | hasty harsh word and infinitely
Worth i worse to resort to arms and draw
* i
being
G- W. Carter, of Fort
and daughter, x'iss May, are vis-
tins'his pan n 'i Mr. and Mrs.
A. P. Carter, i. this eitv.
50c.
WE WANT everybody who |rovs flowers
to try our plants this year. That we
may secure a trial order from you, we
offer the following set of ten ro«es for
only AO Cents, pontage prepaid.
CLOTHILDE SOU PERT—Pearly white,
with roaepinkcenter.
bride—Pure white, large size, perfect
Sowers.
LA FBAXCK—Peach pink, of large size.
PEARL DES JARDINS—Finest bright
yellow, rich, fragrant.
bridesmaid—Clear delicate pink, ex-
qaisite shape.
golden GATE—Creamv white, petals
"Princess bonhis - solid
*oj sweet aad productive.
pr an cis krc<
crimson,
CIS RRirGKR—Copper yellow.
SWALLER—Rosy flesh, globular
cap shaped flowers.
ETOiLe MB LTON—Rich golden yellow,
MMBK Soweri,
We grow aad sell an immense amount of
teats each year, of all the best varieties of
aes, etc., in consequence of oar lair methods
of dealing with our customers. We wish to
Bio our list of customers, hence offer
above set of MResesforMOeata.
To evert person ordering thie set of Ten
A. E. Buck hits bought a fine
Reno Clipper st ■ 1 lion from Robt.
Robertson whi h he* sold and
shipped Saturday to G. W. Bobi-
s >n at Conroe, Tex.
O. L. Keefi- and Miss Willie
Harrison were married Saturday
night'at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hollis Bi vaut in Sherman
the latter beinp the brides' sister.
Until recently the bride was a
resident of McKinney where sh«
was chiefly re sed.
Reports from Lebanon are to
o the effect that Mrs. F. F.
! hweatt is very low as a result of
he shock occasioned by the trag-
edy at that place Monday in which
her husband was killed. Her
brother, John Butts, who was also
badly wounded, is improving.
Editor R. C. Dial of the
Greenville B; i-ner is in the city
thi- week on busii ess. Brn. Dial
has nearly recoveied from tin
effects of the assault on
him by the part / of Farmersville
men on the train between that
place and Flovd about thre<^
weeks ago.
Dolph Kendall left yesterday
for his home in Palo Pinto after
a visit to relatives and friends
here. Dolph is an old and popu-
lar Collin bov who has been in
Palo Pinto for three years in the
cattle business. He says that Jim
Throckmorton lives in the same
countv and is enjoying good
health and prosperity.
wm m ^
■art by a Icrse.S
from
blood
a human
the life
The K. t*. Horn Amitrrrsary.
Frank Ragsdaie was seriously
injured while hi ndling a young
horse Monday. We hear that
"ome of his ribs were broken |and
he was otherwise hurt. §He suf-
fered very much but at last re-
uorts he was improving. His son
Clarence was struck on the head
by the horses knee which render-
ed him uncon*c ous for a time.
|le aftei wards recovered. Mr
Rag^lale lives two mi!e& east of
McKinney. The Democrat ho|>e*
for a complete recovery of bott
father and toil.
The Eld. R. Horn annivers-
ary picnic, being his 57th anni-
versary, will take place Friday,
April 2U, from 10 a. m. to 4:20 p.
m. A varied program of music
and speaking will be rendered,
and an old-fashioned basket din-
ner on the ground is always a
feature of these delight ful annual
occasions. In the afternoon, the
solemn but loving service of dec-
orating the graves of the dead
buried in the beautiful Horn
cemetery will be observed.
Everybody is invited to attend
with their w< ll-tilled baskets.
This event has become quite cele-
brated, not ahno among the peo-
ple of the Vineland* community,
but among ihe people of our
town and other parts of the coun-
tv. It partakes of the nature of
a reunion, a picnic and a decora-
tion dsv. Attend this year and
you will be benefited by so doing.
Cwrt News.
The Gabe Hall ca9e was not
finished till Monday night. It
was Hall's second trial on the
charge of assault to murder his
wife. On a former trial he got a
live years' sentence. The jury
Tue-day morning brought in a
verdict of seven years' sentence
to the state prison.
The Duckworth ca-e was taken
up. Duckworth is charged with
rape and this is his second trial,
he having received a five years'
sentence in the last trial. There
are a great many witnesses to ex-
amine and the result of the suit
is not known as we go to
press.
rict. The election was set to be
held at the school house in sa^d
district May 4th 1^01.
A new residence for the mana-
ger of the county poor farm was
contracted for and i> already be-
ing erected.
ARTHUR BRADLrFKIl LID,
Rt'N over 8y A dray TP.AM.
Southeast Corner Square,
Remember these prices are for spot cash and for ONE
WEEK ONLY.
HE FAIR,
HAMMOND & SNEED, Prop's,
McKINNEY, Texas.
Mr. Kirkpatrick Accepts.
To Judge J.
Mayor J. M
ney, Texa>.
Gentlemen:-
H. Falkner and
Pearson, McKin-
Mondav evening about four
o'clock the drav team of I).
Meadows, heavily Udened with
freight, became unmanagable near
the depot and started west to-
wards the square. When in front
of Shaiu <£ Allen's mule stabh-
Arthur Bradley who was sitting
at a house just opposite the
stabh s, ran in front of the horses
and tried to stop them by raising
a chair in front of them. They
crowded him and in his attempt
to escape he stumbled and was
knocked entirely to the ground
with the horses' feet. Two
wheels of the wagon passed di-
rectly across his body. The un-
fortunate man was carried inside
the stable building and laid on a
hastily provided pallet. Drs. O.
H. Kirkpatrick and Dick Hous-
ton were soon at the side of poor
Bradley who was unconscious.
Medicines ami hot applications
were administered but to no avail.
The wounded man lingered until
about 8 p. in., when death re-
lieved him. The writer was pres-
ent when the poor wife arrived. As the vears sjo by it is pleas-
Prostrated with the shock' she ing to note th it more farmers
knelt at her dying husband's side write letters on printed letter
and with the devotion and love \ heads and have their cards on
characteristic of her sex, poured
out her heartaches and tears, the
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City Tax Decreased.
A Strange fhenomenon.
Wednesday morning R.
R.
At a regular monthly meeting
of the city council Tuesday night Dauglas came into our office and
the city tax rate was lowered fromj informed us that a strange thing
•Your esteemed j H7 to cents on the $100 worth had occurred in his barn-yard two
favors confering upon me the
honors of Representative fro*
Collin County and the city of
McKinney, respectively, at th
State Industrial Convention to be
in session at llillsboro, Texas,
are gratefully r« reived and it will
be my pleasure to accept and be
present and trv to reflect the sen-
timents of thi- people and to give
my best .-ervice.
Hopeing that several of our
citizens will express willingness
and accept similar appointments
from you, I am
Most respectfully,
E. W Kirkpatrick,
Stationery i'or farmers.
last farewell emblems that ac-
company the loved and lost along
the stream of eternity. The
parents of the deceased live in
Western Texas, while the mother-
in-law, Mr-. Hodge, lives near
Princeton, where interment took
place. May Heaven bless and
protect the widow and three
fatherless children.
A Pioneer's Life,
TO CURE A C0; 0 IN ONE DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund i'
Sunday last Eld John McKin-
ney was sixty-nine years old and
he celebrated it by preaching to
his old congregation at Wrylie.
He was born in Green county,
Missouri, in 1832 and moved to
Collin county in 184tl. Uncle
John McKinney obeyed the gos-
pel iu July, 1847—nearly 54 years
ago. At that time there was a
protracted meeting in progress in
an old building just back of
Bray Bios, present place of busi-
ness. He joined the church at
that meeting and was baptized at
once. For over a half century
he has been an ;«etive worker in
the church.
Armstrong tounty Bonds.
of property. Dr. T. W. Wiley
was re-elected city health physi-
cian. John Wilson, colored, was
re-elected city scavenger. The
retail grocers' organization was
granted the privilege of meeting
in the city hall.
The following aldermen were
appointed on the different com-
mittees: Street committee—Jo-
na* Bass, T. T. Emerson, W. P.
Cloyd; accounts—G. J. S. Walk-
er, J. R. Parker; ways and mean-
— Jesse Shain, J. K. P. Shradci
and J. M. Ball: water-works—
Jesse Shain, T. T. Emerson and
J. R. Parker.
Nymuiai.
At 7:4T) last evening Kit Clark
and Miss Maggie Stewart were
married at the home of Ed Wal-
lace in this city. Dr. E. E. King
their envelopes. It was once officiated. The bride is a niece
thought that no one could do Qf w. C. Burrus and is a well ed-
this unless he was engaged in the ucated and accomplished young
production of some specialty or lady who has hosts of friends in
breeding some >ure blood farm the city. The groom is a clerk in
stock. No one believes that now. j the big establishment of ,J. P.
Let the farm be named, and then . Crouch & Co. and is a young man
give that, with the name of the• of good character and business
owner and his postoffice address, j pr()8pect. Many valuable pres-
ents were received. Mr. and
Mrs. Clark repaired at once to
miles north of town. In com*
pany with O. P. Duff we drove
out to his place and was shown
twin colts which had been born
Tuesday night.
The strange part about the mat-
ter is that one of the colts is a
mule and the other a horse. The
mule colt is living while the horse
olt was still-born. A great many
people saw the colts and everyone
with whom we talked gave their
•pinion in accordance with the
ibove.—Rovse Citv News.
Blaks Will Take Pear^'a Mace.
and the business is done. The
cost of printing is trifling in
comparison with its benefit.—Ex,
Sbakt Into Year INtt
Allen's Foot Ease, a powder.
It cures painful, smarting, ner-
vous feet aud ingrowing nails,
and instantly tak^s the sting out
of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the
age. Allen's Foot-Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easv. It is
a certain cure for sweating, call-
ous and hot, ti ed, aching feet.
Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists
and shoes stores. By mail for 25c.
in stamps. Trird package FREE.
Adress, Allen S. Olmsted, Le.
Roy, N. Y. 6-20
George Kiehie Dead-
Gearge Richie aged 17 died
in McKinney Saturday of the
measles. The interment took
place at Altoga.
They Work While You Sleep.
While your mind and body rest Cas-
Colonel J. M. Pearson of Mc-
Kinney, appointed by Governor
Savers to represent the fifth con-
gressional district in the list of
escorts over the State for the New-
Yorkers, billed to visit Texas, has
found it impossible to fulfill the
duty and requested Hon. J. W.
Blake of Sherman to take his
place in the escort.
When asked if he would ae
cept, Mr. Blake said: 44My busi-
ness affairs will prevent me from
making the entire round, but I
will act for Colonel Pearson dur*
ing the North Texas itinerary of
the visitors.'*
their home on North Tennessee
street.
Pram Oar Corres|iosdeiits.
The bugs have played havoc
with wheat and oats over the west
part of the county and have work-
ed much damage in the east pan
though the grain crop is not of so
much importance in that section.
Corn is being worked on. It is
thought that the bugs are begin-
ing to disappear though the receat
rain and fall of temperature may
give them a new lease of life.
Capt. W. S. SmH.
Capt. W, S. Scott, a graduate
of West Point, who has for sev-
eral years been m the regular
army, a sob of Capt. T. M. Scott
of Melissa, has been appointed b.v
President McKinley governor of
Fire Alarm,
An alarm of fire was given from
the residence of Dr. J. W. Lap-
gent Monday night. It was •
small blaze and easily extinguish*
ed.
An alarm was also turned In
from the G. W. Owen lumber
yard Wednesday morning but t!m
fire was quickly extinguiahed.
A Mysterlea* As aalu
Robt. Davis, the 18*year-ol4
son of Olney Davia of Piano,
assaulted by unknown
Friday night in Piano and'
beaten up. He was for a
in a very serii
last accounts he
yery well.
Austin, Tex., April 16.—The
Attorney General today approv- carets Candy Cathartic lepair your p^nay Ishnd of the new
ed fur registration . *18,000 your l.yer, yo«r bowds, . 9iOD8. ThU
put them in perfect
the money if it fail.'to core. E. j ^ ,on* «—**** tablets stamped C. C. C
we muutjy u a in.uo w uuic. jbu
I We Grove's sign, ure oh box. 2*e. ■ refunding bond*.
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1901, newspaper, April 18, 1901; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192066/m1/2/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.