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McKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY OCTOBER 29. 1903.
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To Citizens of Collin county:
Manager Wortham of theWorld's
Fair Commission together with
the Executive Committee for
Texas have commenced the noble
and generous public duty of mak-
ing proper presentation of our
beloved state at the comiug
World's Greatest Exposition.
In raauv essential respects ours
is the most favored of all the
states. Nature has lavished un-
ending blessings upon Texas. She
has eudowed upon us unlimited
natural resources, needing only
the touch of intelligent enter-
prise to create bountiful wealth
and prosperity, for all her deserv-
ing people.
A liberal and classified exhibit
of our resources, natural and
manufactured, together with a
succinct presentation of the facts
bearing upon ti e many opportun-
ities and advantages offered to
home builders and to investors of
capitol, would reflect much honor
and great benefit upon every part
of Texas.
This is our most favored oppor-
tunity to pass under review of all
nations and to invite intelligent
and enterprising people to join us
in the good worK of placing Tex-
as in the lead.
Our state government failed to
take auy part in this public enter-
prise anu the burden is upon a
few bold and geneious men and
fair ladies who love Texas.
Collin county has the honor of
supplying one of the state Board
of Managers in her able and dis-
tingushed Jesse Shain. who has
made a magnificent donation of
both time and money to forward
this work.
Mrs. Fred Emerson of McKin-
nev has been appointed to the
onerous duty of organizing this
district for the purpose of col-
lecting funds for the promotion
of World's Fair work. Mrs. Dr.
Wiley and the writer of McKin-
ney accepts the duty of organiz-
ing this countv to promote
World's Fair work.
We appeal to everv inhabitant
ol Collin county in tho name of
Texas and all her people, to con-
tribute something to this laudable
timely work. We ask you to give
as you are prospered. If not in
cash then in some material way.
The banks and railroads have
voluntarily submitted to a liberal
lew. A levy of 2 ceuts on the
$100 tax rendition, would raise
our allotted part, $3,650, but,
since many may fail to aid us we
appeal to tne generous pride of
our liberal citizens to make
amends for those who may fail.
We request enterprizing citi-
zens to call public meetings in all
sections of Collin county, making
a list of names and donations,
placing the drnations in bank
subject to the check of the board
of managers of the World's Fair
in Texas, sending the list of
names, and statement of amount
donated, to us for publication.
Those who have articles or pro-
ducts of any kind, which they
think worthy of exhibit, will
kindly notify us.
Tho pre** of Collin county is
requested t<> copy.
E. W. KlUK PATRICK,
He Learned a Great Truth
It is said of John Wesley that
lie once said to Mistress Wesley:
"Why do you tell that child the
4 ame thing over and over again?"
"John Wesley, because once tell-
ing i« not enough. ' It is for this
same reason that you are told
^again and again that Chamber-
lain's Cough Remedy cures colds
and grip; that it counteracts any
tendency of these diseases to re-
sult in pneumonia, and that it is
pleasant and safe to take. For
sale by City Drug Store.
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Host is the date on the margin
of your paper?
W. D. Gilbert Special Agent U. S.
Rural Service.
IB NORTH MID IE 80U1H OFFICE OF SI1IEIN8TIIITE DECAIOR PEOPE! JUBIEANIS7DOOIIIORTHOF ERIIII SOLD
Carriers Examination Held For
Present Routes and New
Ones—Six Applicants
Recommendations have been
madebvW. D. Gilbert, special
agent U. S. rural free delivery
mail service for three additional
rural routes out of McKinney,
which if approved by the postof-
tice department at Washington,
will make six out of the city.
Two of tho new routes will run
north, one by Chambersville and
Roland, the other by Rhea Mills
and Vinelaud. Tho third route
will go by Biggers and Branch.
If the recommendations are ac-
cepted the service will likelv go
into effect by January 1st, 1904.
Mr. Gilbert held an examina-
tion for carriers for the routes
now in effect and the new ones,
there being six applicants.
Fred Brannon Left San Antonio
Just in Time.
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His Trains Pulled Out Twenty
Minutes Before proclamation
Went Into Effect.
Fred Brannon arrived home
last Thursdaj from San Antonio,
where he went to attend the State
Laundrymen's Association. Mr.
Brannon informed a Democratic
reporter tnst he was fortunate
enough to get away from San An-
tonio Wednesday night just 20
minutes before the proclamation
issued by the Southern Pacific
railroad not to sell, or sign any
return tickets out of the city on
account of the yellow fever quat-
antine going into effect.
The M. K. & T. had already
stopped all travel. Mr. Brannon
says that when the announcement
was made that yellow fever had
appeared the rush of visitors who
were in the city attending the
Fair and Association made to get
away, was simply crushing. Ev-
erybody was wild.
The exit in forty eight hours
was estimated at between fifteen
aud twenty thousand people.
Letter to J. M. Muse Secretary
Farmers' Institute
ROBBERY AT PLANO.
Burglars Relieve Store of Large
Quantity ot Hardware.
Piano, Tex., Oct. 26.--Burglars
bored a panel out of the rear door
of George & Philpot's hardware
store Friday night and stole about
sixty auger bits, thirty pairs of
scissors, 250 pocket knives, six
razors, four barber clippers, one
pair horse clippers, two carving
sets, two El^in wrenches and a
few other articles valued at $225.
Officers have failed to find a
clew up to this time.
See Stephens & Hughes
For new furniture, second hand
furniture, new stoves, nice uew
rockers, beautiful new iron bods,
prettv suits furniture from $12 to
$35, tinware, graniteware. springs
and mattresses, pictures, steel
ranges or anvthing that goes in
the liouso. We are making spec-
ial close prices on all goods for a
short time. Your money back if
not more than pleased. We sell
the best heater on the market at
close figures. We guarantee all
cook stoves to cook well, or re-
fund your money. We exchange
new for old good*, and extend
yeu an invitation to call and see
us on West Side square next to
Joe Barnes grocery, McKinney,
Texas.
Wan ed six cords of good wood
Enquire at this office.
Of the A. & M. College Organiz-
ed and Ready
Assist.
Mr. J. M. Muse, Secretary
Collin County Farmers' Institute,
McKinney, Texas, Dear 8ir: I
write to inform you and request
that you will inform your Insti-
tute at its next meeting that the
oflice of State Farmeis' Institute
of the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College has been organized
and is ready to aid your Institute
organization in every way possi-
ble.
We want to make the oflice
central for all Institutes in the
state and we want to make it use-
ful to the fullest extent in serving
Institutes and membets.
We will undertake to furnish
you information by letter or print-
ed matter on any crop or method
in growing and marketing that
your Infinite may need or re-
quest.
We will undertake to furnibh
lecturers for your annual meeting
in November or December, and 1
will be obliged if you will advise
me by return mail in regard to
your unnual meeting.
I hope that your Institute is in-
creasing in members, and that
your winter meetings will he
largely attended for the discussion
of new crops, combination of
crops or methods and plans for
next season. I further hope that
you will urge full attendance at
all meetings and we stand ready
to aid in any way possible. With
best wishes,
Yours truly,
R. L. Bennktt,
Director State Farmers' Institete.
NEW RURAL ROUTES
Two Will lie Established from
Piano November 16.
Piano, Texas, Oct. 2d—Post-
master J. M. Moody says the two
rural routes established out of
Piano will commence serving the
patrons Nov. 16. Route No. 1
runs in a northwesterly direction,
covering a distance of twenty
mjles, serving a population of 440
und 110 houses; route No. 2 runs
northeast and/southeast, covering
twenty-one miles, serving a pop-
ulation of 464 and 116 houses.
Henry C. Baldridge and Jasper
S. Dickeison have just been ap-
pointed regular und Ed Bradshaw
and Athur Dye substitute rural
curriers for the above routes.
Denton, Decatur and Western Has Owned by J. W. KirkpatricK at
Ample Support.
Whites boro.
HELEN GOULD TO MARRY
Belgian Nobleman Says She Will
Be His Wife.
New York, October 25,—A ca-
blegram to tho New York Ameri-
can from Paris says: Negotiations
have been in progress for some
tune past by the attorneys of tho
Duke de Looz et Corswaren of
Belgium looking to the arrange-
ment of a marriage between the
duke and Helen Gould.
This startling statement come*
from the duke himself, head of
one of the oldest families in Eu>
rope, cousin to King Edward of
Great Britain, connected by blood
and marriage with every royal
family in Europe, and whose son
would be heir apparent to the
throne of Belgium. The duke
has conSded to his intimate
friends that be ha# been thorough-
ly investigated by the attorneys
of Miss Gould and found satis-
factory by them.
The duke states that the nego-
tiation have proceeded further,
and that the consent of Miss
Gould has been obtainod to the
marriage. In this, it is believed,
he is mistaken atd that the mat-
ter has never been brought to the
attention of Miss Gould.—Hous-
ton Post.
S ttwMw Ahwya tajM
Contractors Are in Decatur Nego-
tiating Grading and Build-
ing Contracts.
Just before going to press
Thursday afternoon a representa-
tive of tho Messenger visited M.
J. Healey, vice-president and gen-
oral manager of tho Denton, De-
catur and Western, at his rooms
in the old Burk's hotel, and asked
for tho latest news regarding the
building of tho East Line. The
representative learned that the
surveying corp* have been having
great difficulty in locating u line
east of Decatur and are now on
the third survey from here to
Denton
Mr. Healey also informed the
reporter that next Monday in De-
catur would be what might be
called pay day and contract day,
as at that time all accounts uguinst
the company for labor and ma-
terial will be paid and uhat sev-
eral contractors will be here to
negotiate grading and building
contracts.
But the most wholesome piece
of information which Mr. Healey
obligingly furnished our reporter
was that' the M. K. & T. Ry. Co.
was behind tho proposition of
building the East Line. They are
not exactly engaged in the actual
work of directing construction,
but will take up and pay for each
mile of construction as it is built
by Mr. Healey and associates.
This virtually makes the Katy
financially responsible for the
Denton, Decatur and Western liy.
This is great news for Decatur
and causes a thrill of pleasure to
permeate every loyal citizen.—
Decatur Messenger.
This Year. Orchard Valued at
$Aooo This Summer.
6o Acres Land.
Last week E. W. Kirkpat-
rick treated The Democrat office
to some fine apples, which were
grown by his brother, J. W.
Kirkpatrick, at Whitesboro. The
varieties are Ben Davis, Wine
Sap, Shock ley, Mammoth Black
Twig, Arkansas Black, Red June,
Summer Queen, Summer Pear-
muin and Newtown Pippen. Mr.
Kirkpatrick informed us that his
brother had 60 acres of prairie
land in apples, Keifer pears and
berries, which was valued this
summer at $6000 and he has
already sold $7000 worth of fruit
from it this year. Last year he
sold $3000 worth of fruit. There
are hundreds of acres of this
same land that could be utilized
in the sumo way.
WOMAN'S HOflE MISSIONS,
Seventeenth Annual Convention
at Sulphur Springs Closes.
Sulphur Springs, Tex., Oct. 26.
—Saturday was tho last day of
the Woman's Home Mission So-
ciety. After devotional exercises
and the completion of committee
reports the selection of place for
the next conference was iu order,
Terrell being their choice.
The election of officers resulted
as follows: President, Mrs. L.
II. Potts, Dallas; first vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Ira O. Wyse, Green-
ville: second vice-president, Mrs.
E. W. Rose, Dallas; third vice-
president, Mrs. F. Powell, Ter
re 11; recording secretary, Mrs. P.
C. Archer, Sherman; correspond-
ing secretary, Mrs. L. P. Smith,
Dodti City; treasurer, Mrs. F. P.
Yarloy, CollinsviUo.
The delegates to the conference
from McKinney district were
Mrs. M. II. Neely, Piano, and
Mrs. R. E. Chambers of McKin-
ney. Mrs. Chambers has return-
ed home.
TO PRACTICE IN DALLAS
Eber W. Merrltt Will be With
Judge Smith.
Eber W. Merritt has associated
himself with Judge W. J. J.
Smith of Dallas for the practice
of law in that oity. Mr. Merritt
is one of McKinney's very best
young men, brilliant of intellect,
and we predict for him a success-
ful future.
LITTLE CHILD'S DEATH.
Richard Edward, Little Son of nr.
and Mrs. J. P. Ashley.
Richard Edward, the little fif-
tcen-months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs J. P. Ashley who resido in
North McKinney, diod Monday
at 12:25. after three weeks suffer-
ing from teething. Its remains
wire laid to rest at Mt. Olive
graveyard, four miles west of Mc-
Kinney at 4Velock Tuesday aftor-
noon. The Democrat extends con-
dolence to the bereaved parents.
Suit Against M. K. & T. By W. H.
Chaddick of Piano.
IN SHE
His Son Found Dead in Storm Cel*
lar at Whitewright in
January, 1903.
A damage suit of unusual na-
ture has been filed in tho Fifteenth
district court in Sherman, the
style of the case being W. H.
Chaddick vs. The Missouri, Kan-
sas and Texas Railroad company.
W. II. Chaddick, who resides
at Piano, in Collin county, is th*
father of W. T. Chaddick, who
was found (lead in a storm cellur
in tho outskirts of Whitewright,
in January, 1902. A bullet wound
was in the dead man's back, and
this was evidently the cause of
death. The body had been in the
cellar several days, as the door
was covered with sleet and snow,
which had fallen to or three days
before the body was discovered.
All efforts of the officers failed to
unearth any clue to the murderers.
At that time the statute against
train riding was being vigorously
enforced in this county, and facts
developed showing that Chaddick
was short of means, and had ex-
pressed an intention of going from
Wright vrignt to Denison, and
after the discovery of tho body,
one theory as to the cause of his
death was that he was shot by
some person endeavoring to effect
his arrest for riding a freight train.
The petition filed in this case
alleges that Chaddick had paid
his fare from Whitewright to
Denison and that tho agents and
employee of the company inflicted
upon him the wounds which caused
his death.
The filing of this suit has caused
much comment and sensational
developments are looked for on
tho trial of the case.
The deceased was a nephew of
ex-County Commissioner II. R.
Chaddick of Piano.
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BURIAL AT COTTAGE HILL.
Little Child of Rev. J. D. Hudgins
of Weston.
Presiding Elder F. A. Rower
has |u-t returned from a trip to
Co I in a and Weston. He closed
the year's work on the Celinn,
Homeland and Maple circuit which
met all its assessments in full a
month before conference. At
Cottage Hill, Sunday afternoon,
he conducted the funeral service*
of the little child of Rev. J. D.
Hudgin's, pastor of the M. E.
church at We ton Rev. Burk
assisted in the burial ceremonies.
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To Delinquents.
Look at the date on your paper
and kindly send or bring the
amount due us at au early date.
Yellow Jack's Appearance In Ala-
• mo City.
If
Exodus of Visitors to the Fair-
Quarantine Regula-
tions.
San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 22—•
Autopsies were held on three
bodies yesterday by State Health
Officer G. R. Tabor, Dr. Murray
of the United States Marine IIos-
6ital Service, County Physician
erry, City Health Officer Burg
and other physicians.
Two of thesodied last night and
one yesterday afternoon. In the
stomachs of two black vomi twas
found, but in the third formalde-
hyde had been injected, and evi-
dence of black vomit was want-
ing, but it is conceded that the
ease was yellow fever. The dead
are Jose Gonzales, Miss Clara
Robertson and William Smith.
There is one case, that of Miss
Harrison, at St. Mary's Hall, a
school for young ladies, but she is
now convalescent and will re-
cover.
There are some cases that are
regarded by some physicians as
suspicious, but are not so regard-
ed by others who hrvo examined
them.
Everything is being done by the
health authorities to improve
what has been regarded as the
good sanitary condition of the
city. Yesterday the fair was in
full blast, and there was quite a
largo attendance, many being
from abroad.
When the ucw.s of tho physi-
cians' conclusions was given out
that there was a hegiraof visitors,
and tho trains Wednesday night
were crowded with people anxious
to get out of the city and back
home. Among the home people
there is but little excitement, the
belief being thatSanAntonio is in
sanitary condition and there wilt
be no spread of tho disease.
According to tho report of the
physicians, there is out one case
in the city, that of Miss Harrison
of Columbus, and she nearly well.
The city has been laid off into
sanitary districts, and crude oil is
being freely used in a war against
mosquiioes.
Several railroads have abandon-
ed a portion of their train service,
and can not state when it will be
resu med.
Ran A Ten Penny Nail Through
His Hand
While opening a box, J. C.
Mount, of Three Mile Bay, N. Y.,
ran a ten penny nail through the
fleshy pait of his hand. "I
thought at oncc of all the pain
and soreness this would cause
1110," ho sa>s, "and immediately
applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and occasionally afterwards. To
my surprise it removed all pain
and soreness and the injured
parts were soon healed." For
sale by City Drug Store.
Spccial Sale.
Special sale on Ladies' Hats for
fifteen days,
Miss Florence Dinsmork,
ltdA-w at The Fair.
Some "Punklns."
W. M. Bagloy has returned
from a trip to North Collin. He
brought a pumpkin homo with
Irm which weighed 3D pounds.
It was grown on the farm of Joe
Baker who lives five miles south-
west of Van Alstyne. Mr. Baker
sold a pumpkin in Van Alstyne a
few dayt ago which weighed 65
pounds. Mr. Baker recently
)ought 87 1-2 acres of land near
us farm, for which he paid $70
Fier acre. Mr. Hamp Lewis who
ives on the place has 18 acres of
cotton that will yield three-fourths
of a bale per acre.
Pecans Wanted.
Highest market price paid, caalt
for peoans. Call on us.
wtf Hill A Webb, McKinney..
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1903, newspaper, October 29, 1903; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192196/m1/1/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.