The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1903 Page: 2 of 8
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THE DEMOCRAT
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PUBLISH ED.BY
McKinoey Printing Company
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THUB8DAY, FEB. 5. 1908
1884. 1903.
OUR ANNIVERSARY.
IN Of ■ IBIS I IP 1 MIlll I
For the March Term of District
Court
Kl CHH (ill Hill E8IIHD 2 M Ii
This issue of Tbe Democrat
m irks its nineteenth anniverssry ■
The firet issue sppesred Feb. 7tb
1884. Thus it is entering its
twentieth yeat—the oldest estab-
lished paper in Collin county. Its
career is probably similar to otber
journals of its kind.
The struggles necessary to ob-
tain success and bold prestige
were severe at times, but are now
regarded as the most promioent
and illustrious periods of its his-
tory. i
During all these years it has
been a constant visitor to hun-
dreds and hundreds of homes in
Collin county and read by many
eager ones iD foreign lands who
bad emigrated from Collin. The
friendships formed are many in-
deed.
What a history of local events
is contained in the 988 issues of
The Democrat to date! One can
scarcely reJize the amount of
care, auxiety and harq work it
takes to correctly compile each
week the locsl happenings of 884
square miles of territory. Here is
a pleasant personal paragraph of
f some visitor to or from a commu-
nity; there a business change of
some merchant. Here a social
gathering is noted; there an ac-
count of divine servicis. A de-
structive fire is recorded here;
there an account of devastating
floods. Crop conditions in every
community are recorded. Tbe
joyful heralding of-the new born
baoy alongside of the sad memo-
rial is the vivid portrayal of the
sunshine and shadow of life! The
contents of the political arena,
the movement of religious organ-
izations and in fact every phase
of human activity is noted iu the
local paper. It is the epitome of
the joys and heaitacbes of the
community, irrespective of class.
The paragrapher of the local pa-
per b the commoner of his sphere
—a visitor to the mansion of
wealth and a frequent caller at
the lowly hut of poverty.
Oftemtheone who is the recip-
ient of many pleasant paragraphs
in the local paper hurls the shafts
of ingratitude at the editor, bat
chanty prevails and tbe oeaseless
work goes on.
We greet our resders with good
cheer, grateful for a liberal pat-
ronage in tbe past and trusting to
merit continued friendship. Our
ambition is to serve well the com-
munity in every battle for right
and when our labors are ended to
retire with the love and respeot
of all.
That new depot is needed.
The business portion of a town
especially, should be well lighted.
McKinney will elect a mayor
and four aldermen in April.
If its ''made in Texas" give it
the preference.
Several United States Senators
have been elected recentlv with-
out the shedding of blood!
McKinney ought not to allow
interest to lag in the cotton facto-
ry movement.
Strive to aid your town by
speakjng kindly of it whether you
arc able to do any more or not.
The man who loves his own
family can be depended on to pto
tect tde homes of others.
Illinois is first in
age, having 11.000
is d close
miles.
railroad mi le-
nities. Texas
second with 10,817
Now that McKinney ha- the
(Iniveisity we will permit Uncle
Sam to resume the building ot the
Isthmian Caual.
Neva la is going to have an oat-
.1 crusher. Why not have a
every
Collin
home market and consume
bushel of oats rained in
eounty —Nevada News.
"Use or lose" is Nature's mot-
to—it is written oa the stars and
the sod whatever she gi?e« us, be
►t brain or brawn, if not madense
Necessary Changes Will be Made
by Commissioners' Court at
Next fleeting
Tbe Orand Jury list for the
March term of District Court has
been placed in t he hands ot the
sheriff to be served. Sixteen of
Collin's best citizens as fol-
lows have been summoned:
W N Strode, Ardath; John
Montgomery. McKinneT; J P
Seigler. Merritt; T S Letson,
Farmersville; H E Morgan, Me-
lissa; John B Ltir, Anna; W H
Butts, Celina; John F Chandler,
Chambersville; J J Russell, Pia-
no; John Wesley Smith, Wylie;
John H Waue, Lebanon; John H
Hill, Erudia; K L Brown, Lavon;
A H Bennett, Josephine; T J
Dorsey. Blue Ridge; J A Frank-
lin, Pike.
Tbe petit jury list is also in the
hands of the sheriff.
Court convenes Monday March
2nd.
necessary changes
Owing to the fact that County
Court convenes Feb. 16th, and
Judge Wilcox has a three weeks
jury summoned, it will bo neces-
sary for some arrangements to be
made for a room in which to hold
his court, and to prevent conflicts
with the District Court in the fu-
ture.
Judge Wilcox has under con-
sideration]several plans for re-
arranging the offices of the court
building, to be presented to the
Commissioners' Court which
meets next Monday.
The tax collector's office is the
largest room in the building and
will likely be taken for the Coun-
ty Court room.
We are in need of enterprises
that will bring more wage earners
to McKinney.
The latest indication is that
Oklahoma and the Indian Terri-
tory may be admitted as one state
Minister Bowen is
with the powers in trne American
style. Venezuela's interests are
in oooppetent hands.
Our splendid water works sys-
tem continues to improve under
the efficient direction of Supt.
Gibben.
The International Trust Com-
pany of Baltimore has purchased
tbe Moorehead cotton mills in
Sunflower county, Mississippi,
for $130,000 cash.
A 5plendld Little Town of Twenty
Five Hundred Inhabitants
Nice Busineas Houses and Resi-
dences, Two Railroads and
Fine Farming Country
through the Territory two years
ago. It was thought that it
Cooking is one of the fads of
the day and there was never a
time when ladies of high degree
as well as low, were taking so
much pride in their accomplish-
ments along this line.
The Presbyterian University—
the new District Court—a new
telephone svstem, are some of the
good things that have come to
McKinney during 1908. Whit
town or city in the state can make
a better showing?
There are now over tiftv thou-
sand people in Collin county. Let
Collin eounty meich.ntfs and man
ufacturers, wheie possible, supply
the goods consumed by this num-
ber, and our home industries will
grow and add to the prosperity of
every citizen of the county.
Among the attendants on the
Present encampment of the Odd
'ellows in D tllas i< K. ()• Growe-i*
of Paris, who bears the distinct-
ion of being the oldest member of
that order in the S' Ooof Texas
in good ftunding. Mr. (ireiner
ivea-H the veterans' jewel und has
attended every encampment.
AkofcotoonoiictaoMoiioaotooMoitoM
8 Dr. Clifford S. Klein
9
* Has opened otliees over x
c o
9 Collin (bounty National bank £
for the practice o1....
-OSTEOPATHY-
Offlo* Honrs; 0.12, 1.9, Sat 8. IX
Consultation and examina-
tion free in the office. Grad-
uate of Amonoan School of
Osteopathy, KirksrilJe, Mo.
The writer returned Sundsy
from a few days visit to Ms-
dill I. T. This was our first trip
out of tbe state since we came
into it twenty one years ago.
Msdill is a thriving little town
of two thoussnd five hundred in-
habitants, situated on the Frisco
railroad thirty two miles north of
Denieon, thirty miles east of Ard-
more and thirty miles west of Du-
rant.
The Frisco road was built
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would pass through the little
town of Oakland, a place of about
five hundred inhabitants, but it
went a mile and s half east. Most
of the business houses and a nnm
bcr of tbe residences were moved
to Madill. Only one or two stores
now remain at Oakland. r
Madill is laid off in a square
but instead of having four main
streets there are only two, one
running through the center of tbe
square north and south aad tbe
other east and west.
All of the streets of the town
are wide and the side walks in the
business portion are made of con-
crete and are over ten feet v ide
There are forty or more busi-
ness houses, many of them being
built of stone and brick, and sev-
eral would be a credit to a city,
especially the two banking houses
which are two stories high and
built of red pressed brick, trimm-
ed with gray stone, and granite
illars. The Fiqat National bank
as a capital stock of $50,000 and
the Madill National $55,000.
The Madill News, edited by J.
H. Johnson, recently from Saint
Louis, is a wide awake weekly
newspaper, and seems to have a
splendid patronage from the mei>
chants of the town, judging fronf
the "ads" in its columns.
The Madill Cotton Oil Compa-
ny operates a splendid oil mill of
SO-eous capacity.
The? also have mills at Sher-
mfen, ItfriFT. T. and Tecum se)
O. T.
The Madill Gin Co. has eight
gins, located at the following
place?: Holdensville, Ada, We-
lumka, Roff, Cliff, Hulen, Dur|
wood and Woodville.
A. G. Eakins, well known here,
has for two years been
manager of the mill and gin at
Madill and has supervision over
the other eight gins.
Ten cnousand bales of cotton
were marketed in Madill this sea-
son, although the crop was very
short on account of the drouth.
The town is located on the prai
rie and the soil around it is a gray
sandy loam. Washita river makes
a half circle around the town ou
the east at a distance of from
eight to twenty miles. The black
laud prairie belt lies to the south
and southwest, extendiug to Ked
River bottom.
Th«* soil produces fine corn,
cotton, oats and wheat. Manv
hogs are raised then , shipments
being made almost daily from Ma
dill.
Three thousand head of beef
steers are being fed at the oil
mill.
The Arkansas & Choctaw rail-
road, which is a branch of the
Fnseo system, is being built into
M idill on the east, from Ash-
down Ark., ii" far west as Quanah
Fox. The r.ntd bed i* graded al-
ready to Ardmore. The firs'
trains over this road, which wiil
be the shortest route to Memphis,
will reach Madill some time tin*
week.
The rapidity with which Madill
has grown in the twenty two
months of its existence, and the
substantiability of its growth, pos
seeing much wealth, and being
loeatcd in and near aa fine farm-
ing country,as there is in the Na-
tion. und its distance from any
other large town, makes it destin-
ed to be a place of considerable
size. Its inhabitants, in tbe
main, are good people. Tbe so-
cial and moral element of the
town is good.
The Baptists and Methodists
have neat little churches there
with a devoted membership. The
Presbyterian and Cbristisn de-
nominations are both preparing
to build houses of worship.
There are two schools in the
town. A free school for the in-
dians, the white people paving
tuition for their children. Miss
Kate Watt, a niece of Miss Ms-
riah Watt, who was for a long
while a popular teacher in the
public aohopl of McKinney, has a
select private achool with tweaty-
five pupils.
The people- of the Territory
are anxiously awaiting tbe sllot-
ment of the country.
Reedley, California
Editor of Demoorat:—
At the solicitation of some of
the resders of the (Old Reliable)
"Democrat" I will try to write a
few things about California.
On account of bad health I left
that God-given Baptist school at
Westminrter, Collin county on
the filth day of Dec. last. Spent
a few days with friends at Altoga
and on the eleventh day of aame
month came from Altoga to Mc-
Kinney in a tarm wagon.
Took the train same date for
Reedley, California, stopping off
three days at that thriving city,
Waco, on which has been poured
out the blessings of Heuven in
the way of beautifui church edi-
fices and educational institutions.
I again got aboard the train for
my journey.
On arriving at Los Angeles,
Cal., my vision was met by the
most beautiful seenerv in the way
of trees and flowers I had ever
seen.
The beautiful palm tree, with
its broad sheltering leaves, and
the tall eucaliptic. piercing tbe
sky, and beautiful flowers of ev-
ery hue.
By the aid of the electric car I
saw the most prominent places of
the city, also the oil mills, which
number about three hundred, in
the northwestern portion of tbe
citv.
At 12:20 p. m., taking a S. P.
train. I started up through the
Coast Range to Fresno, passing
a few orange and lemon orchards,
we came to the mountains, wind-
ing our way over hills and tres-
tles, passing through eight tun-
nels, we came to snow, and plenty
of it too. Stopping at one place,
the passengers fell off, like turtles
off a log, and had a jolly time for
a few moments, snow-balling.
Yi e stopped at a little town on
the Molave desert to get supper.
Respectfully,
Bubton A. Hail.
Jan. 26th, 1903.
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Baptist Jlinirters' Conference.
The Baptist Ministers' Confer-
ence of the county met here
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Opened with prayer bv Rev. J.
W. Foster. Dr. E. E. King pre-
sided.
The secretary, W. T. .Newsome,
read the minutes of last meeting.
Rev. J. B. Snider presented the
sketch on "Soul Saving." It was
kindly criticized by members of
the conference
A paper was presented by Rev.
S. W. Smith, of Piano, on "The
Chief Work of the Pa-tor. *' Both
papers wore well received.
Rev. J. W. Foster was appoint
ed to present a sketch of a ser-
mon and Pev. J. L. Tructt a pa-
per for the next meeting, 1st Men
•Jay in March.
The following were present: J.
W. Foster, J. A. Giles, Jas. L.
Truett. D. W. Gardner, Georps
Shields, F. M. Wheeler, C. W.
Wallace, W. T. Newsome. J. C.
Harding, T. A. Pajis, J. B. Sni-
der, E. R. Epps S. W. Smith,
E. E. King, W. A. Vinus and G.
W. Monroe.
Another Enterprise to be Opened.
J. F. Daniel is preparing io
jop<'ii up an exclusive uents fur-
J inching business in hu f of the
'new Doc Turner brick now occu-
pied bv the Herald Shoe Co.
For some time Mr. Daniel serv-
ed a« head clerk for the big Bray
Bros.' Diy Goods establishment
'and up to the lirst. of the year
when that firm closed out here.
Mr. Daniel is not only an expe-
rienced man in han lling gents
furnishings, but he is a most ob-
liging, courteous gentleman with
whom tbe public generally de-
ligbts to como in contact. We
besf ak for him a liberal patron-
age in his new enterprise.
Mctvlnney is a good toWn to
trade in and every new store adds
to tbe town's importance and pop
ularity as the commercial center
of our magnificent black land
county.
WAR DEGLASED!
Agsnst Cheap Johns, Fakes
andTicket Peddlers
If you wait Cheap Photographs
The OU Reliable Phltographer,
Will Mae Them Commencing
ItONPAl. FEB. 2nd. 1903.
Cabinet size at 76c Dozen.
, Stamp ?hotos 10c Dozen.
These Prices Sublet to Further Reduction Witlout Notice.
G. 0. NAKLY. McKINNEY, TEXAS.
J. T. Couch
Keeps iii stoue every variety of musicul
instrument I'nm a Jews harp to the cost
lie,st make of he Piano,
He makes brms and prk*es to suit you.
VISIT HIS UG MUSIC STORE WHEN
IN NcKINNEl ———
DOGGETT k CLIFTON,
Attorneys-at Law,
McKINNEY, TEXAS.
We do a general law practice, collection and reul-ectate
business, examine abfltrasts, draw deeds and prepare hII kinds
of written instrument*, luy, sell and rent all kinds of reul-
estate, pay tuxes anil mam go estates for non-residents. We
also loan money on landand land notes. If yon want to <*ell
or rent your property lit it with us and we will adv< rti*e it
for you without co>t to ou.
We Offer the FallowingsBargains:
97 3 - l-'l Wot fr<m Copcville; ,r>3 acres ii
cultivation, balance in timl.er, good jtouse and plenty of watcij
Terms|reasonablt\
180 s«-res of gtmd land | miles from McKinney; 150 u
go 'i s1 ate of cul'ivatint, h«'aico in timber and pasture, f
dw -lling*. and barns, gmxl va or and all under (ence. l*ri<
an I terms reasonable.
Doggett & Clifton.
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1903, newspaper, February 5, 1903; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192158/m1/2/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.