The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1902 Page: 2 of 8
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THE DEMOCRAT.
WEST 8I1>E OF SQUARE, UP STAIRS.
THOMPSON & WILSON,
PROPRIETORS.
F. C. Thompson, Editor.
Walter B. Wit son, Local Editor.
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THURSDAY, JAN. S3, 1902.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For State Senator.
E. W. Harris.
F or District Clerk.
W. T. Cox.
For County Judge.
J. H. Faulkner,
Frank £. Wilcox.
For County Attorney.
R. C. Merritt.
George P. Brown.
For County Treasurer.
Dan E. Neathery.
For Sheriff.
Tom M. Beverly.
Wdm. Warden.
Gabe Beck.
For County Assessor.
Sam H. Graham.
For Tax Collector.
R. Van Brown.
L. L. (Blix) Hand.
John W. McKinney.
W. T. Moore.
E. T. Fant.
Lone Christie.
For County Clerk,
L. A. Sears.
W. M. Shirley.
For County Superintendent.
J. H. Hill.
For Commissioner Pre. No. 1.
S. C. Bass.
Nowton A. Burton.
For Justice Peace Precinct No. 1.
T. C. Andrews.
Mack B. Harris.
Monroe Pierce.
For Constable Pre. No. 1.
Bob Bishop.
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THE PRELIMINABIES BEING
CLEARED AWAY FOR
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
COUNCIL IT LAST NIGHT.
EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED NEW
PHONE COMPANY OTHER
PROCEEDINGS.
Sherman teamsters have form-
ed a local union.
Rockwall will hold its demo-
cratic primary April 5.
Sherman is said to have th£"
largest mill in the world. Capaci-
ty 3*50 to 400 tons of seed daily.
Sometimes the man who imag-
ines there is a "bug under the
chip," is addled with;his own de-
ceit.
McKinney is a model city pos-
sessing a model mayor. Ajy
doubting, should attend a session
ff the city fathers and be con-
vinced.
The city council convened in
regular monthly session Tuesday
at the city hall with Mayor Pear-
son presiding.
Harmony prevailed throughout
and much work mostly of a rou-
tine nature, was expedited.
General contractor W. D.
Okell, of Denison, was present
and presented a request for three
months additional time to the six
monthe granted in their franchise
at the previous meeting as the
specified time in which to com-
plete the new telephone system in
McKinney. His reason for want-
ing more time was due, he said,
to the general freight /congestion
prevailing, which wouj(ntjause so
much delay in getting material
that it would be impossible to
complete the local system in the
time stipulated. After a little
discussion, the request was grant-j
ed for more time with one dissent-
ing vote. Mr. Okell then thank-
ed the council and informed
them that he would file a $2500
bond for approval at the next
Bob Worsham*'. 29 50
Bill Johnson.' 27 50
Walter Mays * 19 50
Ed Dowell 24 50
Foster Dalton 30 00
First National Bank 212 66
C T Warden 4 00
R B Davis 5 25
R B Davis 35 61
Kelly Worsham 43 00
L W May hew 73 50
Gazette 2 90
Waters-Pierce Oil Co 15 60
Pony Jackson 2 75
S H Cole 10 00
J P Crouch & Co 85 45
J P Crouch & Co 7 05
Sam Russell 4 00
raters-Pierce Oil Co 35 00
W Owens Co 41 32
X McKinney Elec. Light Co 43 90
White Dry Goods Co.... 4 00
Eli Lowe 34 50
W G Forsythe 7 75
W B Benge 5 75
U P Clardy.* 4 00
McKinney Ice & Coal Co. 6 05
Gerrish & Forsythe 26 30
E H Bowlby 24 15
Todd Warden 47 75
I E Reeves 120 05
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Haywood Oil Co (pump) 75 20
Yellow Pine Oil Co 70 83
DT Dalton 2 00
W A Evans 25 00
W A Evans 25 00
T J Higgins 24 75
L H Black 8 00
S Cobb II 00
T Higgins 10 70
L H Black 2 00
J C Lane 2 00
G H Dowlen 8 75
Steve Latham 2 50
SENATOR E. W. HARRIS.
CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION TO
OFFICE OF STATE SENATOR
FROM DISTRICT COMPOSED
OF COLLIN, HUNT AND
RAINES COUNTIES.
LAST NIGHT AT *IRST BAP-
TIST CHURCH WAS
A FINE
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AUDIENCE INTENSELY INTERESTED
AND RESPONSIVE—SUBJECT
TEMPEREFCE.
In this issue will be found in
the announcement column the
name of E. W. Harris of Green-
regular meeting. He also stated ville as a candidate for re-electi-.n
that his new phone had 65 con- to the State Senate to represent
tracts already and that by the I the counties of Collin, Hunt and
time the local was completed the! Haines—the new senatorial dis-
company would have long dis- trtct. Mr. Harris is editor of the
tance connection to all points.
Greenville Herald, is an able, aff-
Aldermen Shain and Parker able, moral citizen who has a host
were appointed a committee to
arrangeiwith city surveyor S. H.
Cole for making a correct official
city map of McKinney as the city
is todate. Present maps do not
show the Waddill, Thompson,
Russell and possibly other addi-
tions to the city, and are other-
wise out of date.
A large audience greeted Miss
Rhena Mosher at First Baptist
church last night and for more
than an hour she held them in-
tensely interested and visibly
moved by her burning, pleading
words for the cause of temper-
ance. She said in part:
"There is an old Indian legend
that says a dwarf once asked a
king if he would grant him all the
land he could cover in three strids.
Seeing that he was very small
he granted the request.The dwarf
immediately shot into a giant,
who with one stride covered the
land, and with another the sea,
and with the third hurled the king
from his throne and sat thereon.'
"In the formation of our re-
public a dwarf gained a foothold,
which dwarf is the liquor traffic.
It has now grown into a mighty
giant. This giant has gone over
j land and sea. This giant rules
our world political, and some-
times financial and commercial,
and it has hurled many a kingly
intellect from its throne.
| "We have been going directly
contrary to the teaching of God's
word in liscensing the liquor busi-
ness, and taking money from it.
Last year $1,710,000 passed into
the United States treasury as reve
| nue from it, and yet God's word
! says 'Woe unto them that justify
the wicked for a reward.' I call
your attention to the words of
Habakuk: 4W oe to hirn that
buildeth a town with blood, and
stablisbeth a city by iniquity,—
Woe unto him that giveth his
thy
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THE FAIR'S
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Special Embroidery Sale.
We will have on Sale Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Jan. 22, 23, 24, and 25th, one of the most
startling
Lace and
Embroidery Sale
ever offered to the people of McKinney and vicinity. A
large New York shipment enables us to give greater
bargains than ever offered before.
Hammond & Sneed
Proprietors,
Southeast Cor. Sq; McKinney, Tex
Corn Is Worth $1 Per Bushel!
the fire department,
unanimously endorsed it, and
McKinney has well graded
streets, exceptionally good side-
walks and beautiful residences.
Now let her enterprising citizens
further beautify the town by
planting more trees.
At the close of business Satur-
day there was in the State treas-
ury to the credit of the general
revenue $905,310 against $1,175,-
417 on the same day last year, a
decrease of $260,107.
of warm friends, won to him by
honest dealing and gentlemanly
bearing. We have known Mr.
Harris personally for a number of
years—have been assoc'ated with
him in the Texas State Press As-
sociatioo, over which body ho 8er.: neighbor drmk, th«t putteth
ved a term as president with satis-j b°Mle «° him and maketh
faction to the entire membership, j h,,n drunk' God "«ver lays wee
A fine report was submitted by j His career in the legislature is not uPon us un'ess we meet ^e oondi-
The council' fawilliar to us but we cheerfully | but for Years we been
ote the following from the bulld,nS «P ou' lto"'ns wlth blood
behalf of city, thanked the de- j Gree,v.lle Banner:-"Dur.ng the IB,oney' and * * ■ « "* our cities
partment for its splendid work i sessions of the legislature Senator
and interest. \\ e publish the: Harris was noted for his firm in-
report in full elsewhere. ! sistence upon carrying out all of
Mayoi Pearson read a com-' the platform demands of the dem-
imunication from Husk statingj ocratic party. His arbitration
that the penitentiary iron works bill, designed to settle differences
I were idle and could yot furnish between corporations and their
piping for proposed viator works employees, displayed the handi-
extension. He also read one from craft of the far-seeing statesman,
the attorney general's office. This and while constitutional difficul-
communication was favorable to ties prevented its becoming a law,
the issuance of additional water! the idea, which is his. offers the
works bonds. It was the sense ! only practical solution of the la-
of the council that 4 per cent) bor troubles, and there is little
Now is the time to prepare your land for a big corn crop. Never
before has the maikets been so bare of feed stuffs, and it certainly
will be the farmer's interests to plant a large corn crop. If you
want to make plerty of corn plant it right, and to do this you need a
Canton Check Ron Planter.
We bave both the Disc and Runner Planters, which plants both
cotton and corn, checking them both ways. It will pay you to see
these planters before you arrange to plant vour crop. The New
Disc Planter is the latest machine out and will plant in tra^h as well
as in clean land; won't drag out a big furrow, and the wheels won't
pick up your corn. Come and see our new Planters, Cultivators,
etc. They are beauties and no mistake.
The isthmian canal commission
recommends the purchase of the
property of the Panama Canal
Company. It is claimed it willl
cost $5,000,000 less than the Nic-
aragua route, also the distance is
less and the cost of maintaining
the waterway will be less.
We call attention to the many
deaths by burning of little child-
ren. Sunday's News reported
the death of three children the
victims of fiie. Every day these
sad news items are laid before the
reading public. Parents should
redouble their resolutions to be
more careful.
Gen. Wade Hampton, who is
slowly rallying from his recent
attack of heart failure, is now in
his 84th year, aud has not suffer-
ed in health, to any inconvenient
degree, since he was wounded at
Gettysburg. The General is one
of the few remaining types of the
old school—chivalrous gentlemen
of the South, lie was born in
Columbia, S. CM and the last
public office lie held was that of
United States Senator. He left
the Semte in 1881 and has since
bonds are more preferable
to float even at par than a higher
rate at a premium. Consequent-
ly his honor, the mayor, will com-
mence a look out for purchasers.
He will first sound the Austin de-
partment of the state school funds
and try to get the state as a bid-
der. Then he will cast about
among his New York capitalistic
friends. Mayor Pearson believes
in tactice and the citizens of Mc-
Kinney, whose interests he ever
subserves, also believe iu him. As
soon as the amount and kind of
bonds that can be floated to the
best of advantage can be deter-
mined, the matter will then be
submitted to a vote of the people
for approval. It is estimated that
the bond i.-sue can't exceed $15,-
000. Perfect unanimity seems to
prevail in the city council, on the
part of the mayor and among cit-
izens generally in favor of extend-
ing the water mains at the earliest
possible date, which will be sever-
al months in the future at earli-
est.
Free city delivery was not
mentioned as the city has com*
plied *ith all its requirements in
the premises.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED. v
• W H Sims ..$ 2*
doubt that it will yet be adopted.
He introduced and had passed the
senate a bill to prevent the corrupt
use of money in primary elections
which was a platform demand for
purity at the ballot box. It was
largely due to his efforts that
Texas has a libel law upon its
statute books that does justice to
the newspapers of the state. But
it is needless to review his work
in the senate. His record there
is one Lis constituents as well as
himself may well be proud."
The Grayson County Potato
Growers' Assc ciation was organ-
ized at Sherman Saturday with a
membership of thirty. The offi-
cers are: R. E. Smith, president;
O. F. Wyrick, vice president;
John S. Kerr, secretary and treas-
urer. The association will hold
another meeting Monday after-
noon, at which time arrangements
will be made to purchase large
quantities of seed potatoes.
Mrs. M. J. Marshall of near
Weston arrived in the city today
on her rt&orn from a trip to Leb-
anon, Tennessee, to attend the
funeral of her father. Her cousin
I. L. McDonald accompanied her
home. Mt^ Jftnvhall is a sister
of oar inflow townsman J. W.
Dockina.
. | by money coming from the liquor
business, and God s woe is upon
us. The first w >e is crime, of
the 10,000 murders committed in
the United States last year, 9000
of them can be traced to the liq-
uor business. The second woe is
insanity. The third woe is pov-
erty.
"This is one of the richest na-
tions on the face of the earth,and
yet 8000 little children went sup-
perless to bed tonight in New
York City, because their parents
were drunkards. All over our
land women and children are cry-
ing for bread, because we spend
$1,200,000,000 every year for liq-
uor instead of putting it into the
necessities of life.
"In conclusion what can we do
to help the temperance reform?
First, be total abstainers our-
selves, because it is best for us
physically,better for our brethen,
and the Bible teaches it. Be more
intelligent along the lines of re-
form work. We want to do away
with so much ignorance;prejudice
is generally born of ignorance.
Church members do not all know
what the white ribbon means, but
thesaioen keepers know. A sal-
oon man in Buffalo on being ask-
ed what the Ietters W. C. T. U.
meant replied, 4Women Continu-
ally Torment Us.' And that is
what we mean to do. We women
mean to be a thorn in the flesh to
you men until you vote the liquor
traffic out. Study to understand
the laws we have and enforce
them.
4 No town needs to be any
worse than the women in it. Wo-
men can set a high moral standard
and they can biing the community
up to the standard they set. The
day that young women demand
&
(or
j
clean lives in the young men they
marry, that dav the death knell
to the the liquor traffic will be
sounded-"'
Miss Mosher appealed to the
men to take up the great
j work; saying that the burden of
temperance reform should never
have been placed on women's
shoulders.
Each moment of the lecture
was fraught with intense interest,
and after it was over nearly every
every person in the house went
forward and gave Miss Mosher
their hand in appreciation and
commendation of her earnest pre-
sentation of the truth, and a num-
ber gsve their names for member-
ship in the Union.
I
on
OF OWL CLUB TO McKlX-
NEY LIBRARY.
YESTERDAY.
SEYM m
OF HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, POETRY
ESSAYS, FICTION, RELIGIOUS
AND JUVENILE BOOKS.
News has been received here of
a serious accident which befell
the five-year-old'son of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Greenwood of Del Rio
a few days ago. The little fellow
climbed into a buggy and tapped
the horse which was hitched in
front of their house with the whip,
whereupon the horse wheeled
around and turned the buggy
over, throwing the boy out and
breaking his thigh. Mrs. Green-
wood was formerly Miss Fannie
Rogers of this city, whose mother
Mrs. M. E. Rogers, and si&ters.
Miss Allie and Mrs. G. R. Smith,
are among our most worthy citi-
zens, and their many friends hope
for the speedy recovery of the
wounded child.
C. M. (Lone) Christie
the city last Tuesday and
over to Far mersviHe.
Seventy-five volumes were add
ed to the Library yesterday.- The*
are very handsome, and were th<
gift of the Owl Club, The se-
lection covers a broad field, then
being five volumes of Poetry, fiv
of Essay, five of Biography, fiv
of History among which is Green'
history of the English people,Rid
paths history of the United State
history of Turkey, Switzerlan*
and Norway. There are ten ju
venile books and forty volumes o
Fiction by best writors, includ-n
Dickens' and Lytton's complet
works. Also Travels of the East
and the works of Josephu<*, a hi?
tory cf the Jewish people and
fine book of
Sunday school
all religious worl
indeed a
Owl Club,
literary cluha of the <
went |y interested
[the Library.
was in
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1902, newspaper, January 23, 1902; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192104/m1/2/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.