The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1921 Page: 2 of 16
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THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE, THURSDAY, MAY 19,1921.
LIFE INSURANCE-HOT DEATH INSURANCE
Health and Accident Insurance Guarantee Your Income
The State Life Insurance Company has been working for some time on a form of insurance particularly adapted to all professions. The contract has now been per-
fected and wt feel that you will unquestionably be interested in it. This Department of our service, entirely different from other forms of insuranoe, has been made possible
by the liberalized insurance ideas of today as compared to those of past years. This policy provides that in event of total disability, your premiums will be paid by the Com-
pany from then on, and also will pay you one per cent of the face of the policy each month as long as disabled, and, in addition thereto, the beneficiary will be paid the face
of the policy in case of death with no deduction.
THE POLICY PAYS DOUBLE IN CASE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH
The State Life Insurance Company is one of the greatest, if not the greatest Company doing business in this State today. Their plan of handling Life Insuranoe is
fair to the policy holder. It is an old line mutual legal reserve Company.
NOTICE THIS: The State Life Insurance Co. has no stockholders to draw dividends from the earnings that is
earned and made by the policy holder. The policy holder draws the earnings, therefore, giving him the lowest net
cost possible or increasing his protection without having to buy more insurance.
Our complete protection policy includes Life, Accident, Total disability monthly income, all in one form, is one of the most attractive forms of Life Insurance that
is on the market today.
The more you know about the plan of this company's contracts, the more you will appreciate what we are doing for our policy holders. We want you to ask for
full particulars.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE INSURANCE IS NO SIGN YOU WILL NOT BUY THIS POLICY WHEN YOU SEE IT!
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Without obligation on my purt please send me some Informal Ion with roforence \ flfe ■■ A I I A f A I I A A I A W* A API I Afti
to your especial Double Indemnity and Disability Income Policy. 14 ■ lllll Villi IftlVIIU AMi L H I " L MM I" lW
—! D. L rULoUN INoUnANul AutNuY
My occupation Is |
I wish to consider a policy of about $ j District Manager State Life Insurance Co.
Address - - - —••• j Office Over Central State Bank McKinney, Texas
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO CARRY FIRE INSURANCE. LET ME WRITE YOU A POLICY.
Fire Loss Heavy; All
Losers to Continue In
Business in McKinney
The first fire MiM over occurred on the south side of the
public square in McKinney. started in the third story of the .J.
P. Crouch Co. store, incurritiu ;i property loss estimated at
$210,500.
About 8 o'clock Wednesday evening black clouds of
smoke began to roll out of the third story of the Crouch build
ing. Even availu! le fire fighting apparatus in the city was put
into service and for hours the fire boys bravely fought the leap-
ing flames which for a while threatened the destruction of the
entire south side < ' the busines- district.
As the flames rapid, spread in the Crouch .-tore portions
of the high brick walls collapsed and fell on the adjoining build
ing# on either side, crushing the roofs, while the flames leaped
higher and higher into the air. The elements were filled with
sparks, like millions of stars which a>cended high in the air
from the burning building.
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Cause Undetermined.
The cause of the fire is unknown. It started about midway
of the building on the third floor. .1. I*. Crouch, president of the
firm, said this morning that he could not account for the origin
of the fire, unless it was because of defective wiring, or maybe
a rat had gnawed the insulation of the light wires.
The lo-s on the J. I*. Crouch & Co. stock of goods i- $100,
000, Mr. < rouch -aid. I'roteetiiiju this the Company ear
ried tiCifi.non in-ur yce. However, this insurance also included
the store No. 2, on Hast Louisiana street ami the automobile
hearse and ambulance of the undertaking linn.
The building belonged to doe < roiii h and the children ol
Mrs. L. VV. ('rouch. The l<>-- on the building was estimated at
$75,000, with .fi20.niHi insurance.
The entire stock of furniture and hardware and the build
ing were coiupleteh lestroyed.
top of the uuHt wall, by railing brick | Soon after the flro started Ihousunds
Mum the west wall of the '.'rouch of spectators wore on the streets of
building. The prisoners were taken the elty. The public square and nil
from the Jail by Sheriff Kd Ulakeman streets were a working mass of hu-
mid Ills deputies and twelve of them manlty. People came to the city
were taken to Dallas on the 8:40 Inter-'from all parts of the county In auto-
urbun car and placud In the Dallas mobiles. Cars were parked on the
Jail. Knur were tuken out to the streets for a half mile from the square,
county farm and one was allowed to | J. p. Crouch stated tills morning
go to the home of a relative in Me- that the building would be replaced.
Kinney. j Headquarters of the J. P. Crouch Ai
The Lovojoy building occupied by Co., for the present will be In Its Store
the Imperial Cafe, Theodore Pltolilos No. 2, on Bast Louisiana street,
proprietor, was damaged to the extent) Deputy Sheriff \V. F Bishop and
of $10,000. It was a two story build- Constable Jim Hollandworth were In
Ing. Then Pitchlos estimated Ills loss custody of the twelve prisoners re- j
at $f>ooo partially covered by moved from the local Jnll and tnl<en i
Insurance, as was also the building. to Dallas.
The Mrs. M. A. McDonald building Isaac Crouch, assistant chief of the
adjoining was damaged by falling McKinney volunteer tiro department,!
walls to the extent of $15,000, with directed the company members Inst
AGED MAN OF
NEAR ALLEN
ENDS HIS LIFE
8.o00 insurance, VV. R. Mill, who oc- night in the tight against the flro
cupied the building sustained
estimated at $3500, covered by insur-
ance,
Craus and Dowd bakery in the
Lovejoy building wan damaged to Ills
extent of $2000.
fire Chief John S. McKinney and j
loss which destroyed the Crouch store. The
boys all did valiant work and their ef-
forts have been highly praised to-
day.
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To ( IHltlllUe litlHlncK*.
The following announcement
wns i
Our j
was
four or live of the flreboys were out made by ,1. p. Crouch & <'o.:
at town, being in attendance at the business established in I860,
state Firemen's convention at Weath- totally destroyed by tire Wednesday
erford. Their services were missed, night. The loss included our large
of course, but hail they been here the stock of hardware, furniture mid
brave boys ut homo could not have undertakers goods which filled out-
done more. .building on the south side of the
square. This is to notify our many
to send It.
THING 0?)
Otahll-hi <1 In I Htm.
The ' 'roucli tor< I
wildest establishment i
and the oldest In Co
was established In !8<i
tug was 50x200 feet a
In 18#l. J P. t h
Ine that betoi i t ne )
whs ■ rested < * ■ > m
but Hv Hm
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imhiii serious!;
rih-T, •" repot i
will be eneouran
frtvtidit In this rltj
The nit to Hie truck'was soon pump
Ing thousands of gallons per mtaiub
and throning three streams of witei
on the building from the west am
south. "Old Betsy," the *t< wi fin <■ :
gin* was stationed on th< southerns'
comer of the square and soon got un
det good headway hi 11.1 throwim
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Attention, Ladies!
Just Arrived!
White VVasliahh
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Other Cities Heady. customers and the general public that
Dallas and Sherman were ready we expect to continue In business, and
with (Ire trucks to send to McKinney rebuild and restock us soon as It is
on the shortest possible notice. Dallas possible to do so.
had a truck loaded ready to ship t. Until we can rebuild and restock, all
McKinney over the Texas F.lcctrb business or this firm will bo trnnsact-
Itallway, but seeing that the local e<l a' our Store No. 2, Kast Louisiana
boys had the conilagrntlon well under street, where nil books, notes and ac-
control. M nor Henry t'. Miller tele- counts, can bo found as these usselH
phoned that it would not be necessary were all saved from loss.
Our hearses and ambulances which
wero not located in our main building
were saved, and a new stock of under-
takers' goods has been purchnsed. All
calls for this department will In taken
cure itf as heretofore, day or night, by I
phoning to O.'ll or 76!i.
Our ions has been great, but the!
many manifestations of sympathy nnd|
good will expensed to um by the general I
public of McKinney and Collin county. |
and the numerous telephone and tele-
graph communications received from!
the big wholesale concerns with whom
we have done business for the past
half century, warm our hearts with
sincere appreciation and gratitude.
Our customers, friends and the pub-
lic in general are cordially Invited m
pay us a visit at our store No. 2, lo-
cal-d on Kast Louisiana street, Phone
11 S.
Dying u violent death from the ef-
fects ot London purple, taken internal-
ly about 5 p. m, Friday, Hartley Har-
vell, 72 years old, passed away at the
home of his sons, John and Henry
Hurvell, in the Hogwullow school
house community, east of Allen, at
U:-lf> o'clock Friday night.
Funeral services were held at the
Forest drove church ut 4 p, m. Sat-
urday conducted by Uov. E. U. Jack-
son, pastor of the Methodist church
of Allen. Interment followed In
Forest Grove cemetery.
Mr. Ilarvell was a member of the
Methodist church.
He was a native of Tennessee but
had been ii resident of Texas for many
years. He is survived by six children
—four sons and two daughters.
No reason is assigned for Mr. Mar-
veil's action In taking his own life, nc-
i ording to information received here.
He had boon enjoying good health and
was planning a trip to Western Texas
to visit o. son.
i>n. a. j. wtirria, spxxjiaLiIst.
Of Birmingham, Ala., ux-au« in Mc-
Kinney j AmixilaUxl Willi Dr.
10. I*. Burton.
Dr. A. J. White of Birmingham,
Ala., eye, enr, nose and throat special-
ist, has located in McKinney, and will
be associated with Dr. K. L. Burton.
Dr. White, with his wife and little
daughter, are located at the Kmerson
Cottage, Head I)r, White's profession-
al card In another column of this
paper. We welcome Dr. White and
Ills family to the "City of the Hour."—
McKinney.
•Joe Taylor Visiting Here.
Joe Taylor Is visiting relatives and
friends here Trom Oklahoma City Ho
moved to Oklahoma City about one
year ago Trorn Frisco, this county. Mr.
Taylor is engaged in the real estate
business in Oklahoma City. Ho was
born and reared In this county, own-
ing several farms here. He Is a son
of J. H. Taylor, who resides ort South
Chestnut Street. We were glad to sen
friend Joe and shako hisb.««\.lhne.'i
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Mrs. R. II. Luscombe hns returned
to her homo at Anna after a three
months' stay in a sanitarium at Carls-
had. She Is reported to be much Im-
proved.
W. O. On from Mineral Wells.
W. C. Pox of the Mineral Wells
Dally Index came hero to attend the
funeral services of his nephew, J. S
Willlford. Mr. Cox, some twenty
years ngo. prior to moving to Minora!
Wells, was n member of the Dally
Cnurlor-Onsette mechanical force. He
Is n splendid newspnper man and good
printer.
Raymond: "What the deuce do you
mean by telling Joan that I am a
fool?"
George: "Heavens! I'm sorry—was
it a secret?"—London Mail.
Money to loan on Collin County
and and First Vendor Lien Notes.
See The McKinney Realty Co. Phone
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bulldl iff, stayed on the Job, and fougfct
ferirb slv and heroically, and through
their untiring efforts Were successful
Mr. snd Mr* n
Pauls McCnln. f1 snftb lei t In holding the flam, i to the (.'rouch
Rosabel Barnes, Fran<-t*hc third dory building
Arg< nt snd B"ttv Pt' T'*. county Jjpdl is damaged at the
i>l"asnnt d tv In Farmers**
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Bone & Ray
Shoes and Hosiery.
West Side Square, McKinney
Mr. and Mrs. Will J, Rhea and
little son left for Winona Lake.
Ind. Mr. Hli i goes n« ,i delegnte
from the Dallas p . hylery of the
Pre- byterlan church.
H. T Pool, proirii live young busi-
ness man at N'evida was a business
visitor In McKinney Monday. He
manages thn big general merehandise
business of his father, G. W. Pool, at
thst plane.
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LITMHI'MI of any kind you desire,
LUMIll'JIt for any purpose you desire.
LUMIIKK that Is well seasoned and strictly O. K.
Sash, doors, screens, glnss, stucco, lime, cement, cement blocks,
brink tiling, etc.
We i>"-I) a complete line <>( them .11 f„r building and other pur-
If you are In the market for . o lf,I, hut work get our etltlmnlo
on the cost of the materials, VV will llgure the cost right down
to th. minimum for you and glv >.mi the l.csl obtnlnnble.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1921, newspaper, May 19, 1921; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291707/m1/2/?q=%22Wilson%2C%20Walter%20B.%22: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.