The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1903 Page: 1 of 12
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McKINNBY, COLLIN COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAV SEPTEMBER 3. 1903.
VOL. 20, NO. 31
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Rev. S. L. Rieves Congratulatory
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Telegram to Victor.
Editor Jas. K. Vardaman Nomi-
nee—Pure Citizen, but Antag-
onized by Politicians
teleukam.
Greenwood, Miss., Aug. 28.—
, Bev. S. L. Rieves, McKiuney.
Tex.: Am nominated by hand-
some majority.—Jas, K. Varda-
man.
telkukam in answer.
McKinney, Tex., Aug. 28,1903.
—Maj. Jas. K. Vardaman, Green-
wood, Miss.: Thank God! Con-
gratulations upon your brilliant
victory. "Sing ye to the Lord,
for he hath triumphed glorious-
ly; the horse and rider hath he
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thrown
Rieves.
into the sea.'*—S. L.
The above telegrams will be of
special interest to Mississippians
and others who have been watch-
ing the progress of the guberna-
torial campaign in that state for
the democratic nomination. The
campaign was first pitched be-
tween Hon. E. F. Noel, Judge
Frank A. Critz and Maj. James
K. Vardaman, editor of the
Greenwood Commonwealth. At
the first primary the latter re-
ceived a plurality, but not a ma-
jority of the votes cast. This ne
cessitated a second race in which
Noel dropped out and supported
Critz. In fact all the state ad-
ministration, officeholders gener-
ally, including the United States
Senators, united to crush Varda-
man, who is a prohibitionist, and
whose platform vigorously assail-
ed the law which allows the ap-
propriating of white men's taxes
to educating negroes. His posi-
tion was bold and frank.
Rev. Rieves was pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at
Greenwood before coming to Mc-
Kiuney last fall, and is an itiuiate
friend and admirer of Vardaman.
"Maj. Vardaman and Relig-
ion," was the subject of a strong
letter by Rev. Rieves that was us-
ed in the campaign extensively.
From it we take the following
excerpt:
"I love the grand old State of
Mississippi, my own, my native
land, and glory in the records of
her past grand masters in states-
manship, indulge a pardonable
pride iu her many voung sons of
Eower and of promise, but none
as won a higher place, or de-
serves more than her gifted,
dauntless son, James K. Varda-
man—as chivalrous, knightly a
knight as ever couched a lance or
drew a blade.
Will he be the people's choice
for Governor? Verily, with such
a man in the field, and having in-
finite confidence in the judgment
and justice of the people—I un-
hesitatingly answer—yes.
And as the State's chief execu-
tive he will give it a clean, hon-
est, strong, brilliant administra-
tion. free from taint and scandal,
pSfrom weakness and peccadillos—
' an administration that will add
new glories to the already rich
legacies of our beloved State."
With gieat respect, I am, most
truly, S. L. Rieves.
Pastor First Presbyterian Church
McKinney, Texas, Nov. 14, 1902.
James Wetsel Receives Photo of
Mrs. Mary A. Howell
WAS9IYEAR80LD8AI0RD1IY MISTAKE III 1 DISPATCH
Wife of Dr. Andrew Howell Who
Came to McKinney
la 1850
James Wetsel. an old and es-
teemed oitizen living a few miles
south of McKinney, was in town
Saturday showing the photo of an
aged sister of his to some old
time friends,
Mr. Wetsel is 75 aud came here
in about 1847. His sister is 91
years old today. Her name is
Mrs. Mary A. Howell who was
born in 1812. In about 1850, she
came to McKinney with her hus-
band, Dr. Andrew Howell, a part
of whose old ofiice is still stand-
ing and is known as the Bill Mil-
ler place. It is located lust
across the street from The Cou-
rier ofiice.
Dr. and Mrs. Howell lived at
what is now the home of J. C.
Moore.
A part of Dr. Howell's ofiice
was occupied bv John Lovejoy,
then Justice of the Peace and un-
cle of J. L. Lovejoy. Liter it
became the law ofiice of Dixon &
Throckmorton, lawyers.
Mr. Wetsel recently returned
from a trip to Clay, Montague
and Wise counties.
Mrs. Howell now lives near
Bowie. For many years she has
been an invalid confined to ner
bed. Among the old acquain-
tances of herself and husband
still living here are Capt. J. H.
Jenkins, Capt. R. M. Board,
Manse and Hy Wilmeth, Dr. Wi-
ley and probably a few others.
Ivan tilenn Cuts Taylor Brown
Six Times.
I
Wounded Boy Doing Very Well,
tilenn Released on
$500 Bond.
U. S. Representative Magelssen
Has aot Been Assassinated.
Reported Killing of Vice-Consul
Due to Error in Transmission
of flessage.
Washington, Aug. 29.—A de-
cidedly new turn in the case of
United States Vice Consul Will-
iam C. Magelssen at Beirut, Syr-
ia, who was reported to have been
assassinated last Sunday, develop-
ed last night, when it became
known that the report was incor-
rect, and that, although Mr. Mag-
elssen had beon shot at, he had
not even been injured.
This information came to the
Stale Depaitment last night in a
dispatch from United States
Minister Leishman at Constanti-
nople, who said the mistake in
making the original announce-
ment w«s due to an error in the
transmission of the cipher dis-
patch from Consul Rayndal at
Beiiut in reporting the incident
to the Minister.
Acting Secretary Loomis de-
clined to make pub'ic the text of
Minister Leishman's dispatch to-
night, but gave a summary of its
contents. The local Turkish offi-
cials were prompt to express their
regret at the occurrence, and
were exerting themselves to ap-
prehend the would-be assassin,
but thus far had been unsuccess-
ful.
The denial of the report of the
killing of Mr, Magelessen relieves
the situation of its immediate
awkward and embarrassing feat-
ure, but will not prevent our na-
val vessels continuing to the Ea®t
Minister Leishman, in one of his
dispatches to the department, sug-
eested that conditions were such
that it might be well to have some
American naval demonstration in
those waters. Reports also have
come to the Government from
the missionary interests of threat-
ened destruction of their proper-
ty at Harpoot, and beeauso^of
this it is expected that Admiril
Cotton will be allowed to proceed
with one or more of his vessels to
Beirut.
THE flURPHY PIC NIC.
A PLEASANT DININti.
Miss Bessie Crouch Entertains her
Friends, To Leave for School.
A delightful dining took place
[*t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lou
Crouch Wednesday. Their daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie, entertained her
^oung lady friends as follows:
Misses Hattie Webb, Jessie Dow-
*11, Mary Wiley, Lura Ware. Eth-
Cole, Goldie Warden, L'zzie
ra<idill, Willie King and Flor-
| ence Cox. It was a Jolly crowd,
they enjoyed the ocoasion
much, as their time of pleas-
durmg vacation wilt soon
r to a close, and each'one will
her studies in the differ
state.
A cutting affray took place at
the 1L <fc T. C. station 1 hurt*day
in which Ivan Glenn, a boy about
15 years of age, and Taylor Brown
aged seventeen years, were the
participants.
Young Brown drives S. J, B.
Plemmons' cab, and was at the
■station waiting for the arrival of
the 9:07 train, when hot words
were passed between the boy* in
regard to a name that Brown al-
leges that Glenn called him, and
Brown's reply.
A fight ensued in which Glenn
used a kuife, cutting Browu six
times, on the breast, side and
arms. The wouuds are severe
though not dangerous.
Brown was taken to the Wiley-
Rucker sanitarium.
Glenn was found at his father's
home and arrested hy night po-
liceman Tom Chanibliss on a
charge of assault to murder- He
made bond in the sum of $500
this morning and was released.
Fifteen thousand People Present
and All Had a tiood Time.
GONE TO rilDLAND
R. F. Love Accepted Management
of Drug Store There
R. F. Love, who has been with
R. E. Bristol at the City Drug
Store for more than a year, has
resigned his position to accept
the management of Robertson
Bros, drug store at Midland. Mr.
Love and family left Mon-
day. They have made ninny
f 1 iends here who regret to see
them leave.
The Woodmen and Knights
and Ladies Honor Pic-nic,
given at Murphy Wednesday, was
an enjoyable occasion, so reported
by those who attended from here.
The crowd was estimated at over
1500 people. The Nevada baud
furnished music and there was a
splendid dinner—everything good
tj eat.
Ex-County Commissioner Pete
Chaddick made the address of
welcome. Other speakers were :
Dr. E. E. King, W. H. Brig ham,
T. W. Perkins, Mrs. Marie ,J.
Colo of Dallas, Grand Protector
of the Knights and Ladies of
Honor of lexas, Attorney Fir-
man 8nd Mr. Gardner of Dalla*.
Those who attended the picnic
from here were: Dr E K King
and son, Eunice, T W Perkins
and J A Garrison.
LOCAL OPTION CASES
Two AgAinst D. C. Efrid Appeal*
ed. Entered into Recognizance.
ai Years a Dyspeptic.
D. C. Efrid who was tried and
convicted in county court on two
Charges of violating local option
law, fined $25 and 20 days in jail
each case, t day entered into re-
cognizance in the sum of $300 in
each case, with A. J. Aycock and
A • F. Staples as sureties, pend-
ing the appeal of the cases in the
higher court, motion for new trial
being overruled.
Horseless Plows
1 . ' . .
Ed Burge, Roland's big apd
hustling faimer, is breaking st()b-
Attempt to Invalidate Publication
of Election Proclamation.
A Printer from Dallas did the Job
The Scheme was Discovered
in Time,
OreenTllle Banin«r. Aug. 20.
A dastardly attempt was made
yesterday to invalidate the final
publication of the prohibition
8reclamation in the Banner, the
nal publication of which took
place todav. Some one sneaked
into the ofiice yerterdayand while
the force was not in changed the
figures in the proclamation of the
prohibition election so that they
were reversed and changed. Fort-
unately the error was discovered
iu time to recall the edition from
the post-office aud publish a
corrected edition today.
It is known pretty certainly
who did the act. A bum printer
came into the ofiice two days ago
and asked for work, showing a
Dallas union card. He was told
that a mau had just been laid off
so there was no work at that time.
He laid around the office during
the day and asked to sleep in the
ofiice that night, but was told it
was ngair.st the rules of the ofiice.
Yesterday morning when the
office was opened he came in and
was seen by a boy to bo doing
something on the form, but noth-
ing was thought of it and the boy
said nothing about it.
Last evening he was in another
office and from remarks made
suspicion was directed to the
change and this morning investi-
gation was made when the tam-
pering with the form was discov-
ered, and the edition was called
in from the postoffice, as stated
above. The fellow borrowed fif-
ty cents on Monday to get some
dinner and last night repaid it
aud at the same time exhibited
some silver and a roil of bills.
Whoever paid him simply threw
his money away.
One lawyer slated today that
even if the error had not been dis-
covered it would not have vitiat-
ed the publication, but the Ban-
ner proposed to take no risks and
has republished the entire edi-
tion.
This morning early a man came
into the Banner ofiice and asked
for a copy of the weekly edition.
He was given one of last week's
issue and was then shadowed
while he went straight to a cer-
tain saloon.
BOWIE COUNTY DRY.
Looks as if Prohibition Has Won
By a tiood Majority.
• ' '.W' li-
Tcxarkana, Atk., Aug. 28.—In
the prohibition election held
throughout Bowie county yester-
day, including the Texas sido of
Texarkana, a heavy vote was
polled aud it appears that prohi-
bition has carried by a safe ma-
jority, estimated at from 100 to
250. Texarkana voted wet by
270, but this was easily met and
overcome by the small t'v.vns and
country voting preoinct*, which
in most instances cast a majority
for prohibition. At 9 o'clock last
night the prohibitionists were 220
votes ahead, with only five small
boxes to hoar from, which it is
not believed will change these
figures. The contest was warm
and stubborn on botu sides, but
eaco orevailed. Some irregu-
arities are charged by the whisky
men, and there is already talk of
a contest in the courts.
FORANELEtiANT STUDIO.
P
In
Prof. Jarnagan and Mr. Brinkler
of Dallas Will Teach Together
Prof. K. W. Jarnagan at. this
city and Mr. Alfred Brinkler of
Dallas have decided to open up a
studio ta'tbe oity together. They
have ftolectetf a-suit* df* rooms up
stairs'bvet? the. McKinney Drug
Co's., store, and will have elegant
apartments fitted up, where they
can serve their pupils in teaching
violio, guitar, piano, mandolen,
organ and singing.
III III"' rtWMMI.
1. i
Expressions from Him In Regsrd
to Y. M, C. A. Work.
Christisn Character Should be the
True End for Which the As-
sociation Labors.
On behalf of the McKinney
Young Men's Christian Associa-
tion, and especially on behalf of
the board of directors, I want to
thank the citizens of McKinney
and those otherwise interested in
the work, for the delightful hos-
pitality which has been extended
to me during mv .abort stay in
this city, also for the kind and
generous feeling shown towards
the Association.
The Association has passed
through the most critical period
of its existence, and being in its
infancy, needs the hearty and
whole-soulod support of eveiy
thinking mau and woman of Mc-
Kinney.
To the press 1 desire to express
my heart-felt thanks for their co-
operation. which has been a val-
uable instrument in bringing the
work before the people.
I trust the same kindness will
bo tendered my successor when
he takes up the duties of the As-
sociation on the 1st of September
The gymnasiums that t-inew the
body, the libraries and reading
rooms that sinew the brain, the
social grips that grasps tho young
man's hand, are only so many av-
enues towards the grandest pur-
pose thai the eye of Almighty
God beholds, and tho thought is
the foundation of Christian char-
acter. Yours very ti uly,
Herman J- Ivnkhkl.
Home of Henry Morgan of /lelissa
Destroyed by hire
Mr. Morgan and Family Were in
the Indian Territory on a
Fishing Trip
Tho residence of Henry Mor-
gan, of the firm of Osburn &
Morgan at Melissa, was burned
Thursday at 2 o'clock. Mr.
Morgan and family hud been away
from home for about a week on a
fishing trip in the Indian Terri-
tory and there was no one at tho
residence when it was burned.
'I he fire evidently must have
been the work of an incendiary.
The house was valued at about
$1200 and the furniture $500.
Mi. Morgan held policies jf in-
surance with J. D. rage of this
city to the amount of $750 on the
residence and $250 on furniture,
in the New York underwriters
agency.
MISS WADDILL ENTERTAINS
(lave a Flinch Party to a Number
of her Friends Last Evening
A delightful Flinch party was
given by Miss Lizzie Waddill
Thurday evenign, at the home of
her father R. L. Waddill corner
Benge and Lamar streets.
Miss Mary Abernathy captured
the prize, Shakespeare's works in
four volumes, in a cut with Miss
Kate Heard.
Tho guests were refreshed
with punch, ice cream and cake.
FoJIowinfc is a li-t of those
Eresent: Misses Helen Fox,
>ana McDonald, Lura Ware.
Mary Wiley, Elizabeth Harrison,
Ethel Abernathy, Jessie Dowell,
Norma P .rdiie, Edna Stiff, Janie
Abernathy. Kate Heard, Bessie
and Nina Heard, Bessie Crouch,
Enid Byrne,' Mary Ab^in^ibv,
Enill and Ozclla .Pfury, Jimmiv
Morton, and Florence Crouch.
Uvalde Honey, comb or strain-
ed, just received by T. L. McMul
len.
2tw &8td
(iovernmeut Will Send One II
Petitioned to do So.
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Beaumont and Dallas Take Up
Matter—Collin Should Aid
Them.
In Friday's Dallas News
report of the Commercial Club
proceedings Thursday the follow-
ing extract appeared:
"F. B. Jones carried a motion
that the directcrs pledge them-
selves to co-Operate with the
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
in the effort to induce the United
States Government to send
through Texas a special road-
building train for tho purpose of
conducting experimental roads
under the supervision of Govern-
ment experts. This train can be
brought to Texas according to the
Beaumont Chamber of Com-
merce, if a sufficient number of
counties ask for it."
Tho Democrat is of the opinion
that this is a matter of great con-
cern to Collin county. While it
seems from the result of a recent
road tax election, that our people
are averse to taxing themselves
for funds with which to make
temporary improvements on pub-
lic roads, yet they would favor
a permanent improvement and
the expense thereof provided the
genuineness of the method could
e satisfactorily demonstrated to
them in advance
No one questions the need, of
better public loads, especially
during the winter season. Good
roads are a direct benefit to both
town and country. Tho only dif-
ference of opinion existing about
the matter is over the best meth-
od of procedure in getting them.
The Federal government has
interested itself in the grand work
of roadbuilding. When petition-
ed to do so by a sufficient num-
ber of counties, it sends out road
building trains and const! ucts, at
government expense, experiment-
al roads under direction of ex-
perts. If the train could be
brought through North Texas, in
all probability it would solve the
good roads question in the black
waxy belt. At least the result of
ita experiments would serve as a
guide to tho people living in this
section and enlighten them on the
much mooted question of build-
ing substantial reads that would
endure the wear and travel of
time.
E. W. Kirkpatrick and other
prominent citizens, who have giv-
en tho subject thought, express-
ed themselves as desiring to see
Collin county join Beaumont and
Dallas in tho effort to bring the
government road building train
to Texas.
The Democrat would like to see
one of the experimental roads
built in our own county, and our
citizens should join in an effort
to that end.
Blti SHOW OCTOBER a
Sells Bros. & Forepaugh's Circus
Will be Here on That Date
The advertising car of Fore-
paugh & Sells Bros'.circus passed
through McKinney Saurtdaj and
stopped to let off some bill post-
ers who are doing the first adver-
tisihg for its date in McKinney
this year—Friday, Oct. 2. It has
been about three ysars since this
Jfreat circus showed in McKinney,
ast year being in the North. Ttie
news of their coming to MoKin-
uey will be hailed with delight by
the small boy who will now begin
to save up his change and plan
for "taking in" the star event, sa
he views it, of all the year's h^pr
pentngs.
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