The Democrat (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1904 Page: 1 of 8
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McKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY. APRIL 28, 1904.
VOL. 21, NO. 13.
Harrow Escape From Frightful
Death On
TH[ MM MIS80UR
During the Recent Catrstrophe in
Which Thirty-Five Com-
rades Perished,
On IJ. S. S. Missouri, Pensa-
cola, Fl., April 20, 1904.—Mr W
C Jone, McKinuey, Tex.—Dear
Papa: 1 icceived your most wel-
come letter this morning. I was
very glad to hear from you. Yes
I am still in the land of the liv-
ing but came near not being, the
explosion was caused from what
we call a blow back. The gun is
40 feet long and if there is anv
wind when the gun is fired it is
liable to blow (he Name back
through the breech of the gun.
The gun was loaded so rapidly
that the ilame must have blown
back and set the powder charge
afire before the bieech plug was
closed, so the burning powder
was thrown back into the turret
and also falling down below into
the handling room, setting off
several hundred pounds of pow-
der there und the nun were burnt
to death. It also burnt the cases
in which the powder was stored
in the magazine, and if it had
ever reached the powuei in there
it would have been all up with
us, and the fiue whip Missouri.
Every man was killed in the tur-
ret and all but four beiow. Two
of them were in the magazine.
They weie unhurt except one
who burnt his hand in trying to
close the magazine door. The
other two were in the handling
room. They were horriby burned
but aie still alive.
There was Jnot a coward in the
whole crew, for from the captain
down to the lowest man they faced
death fearlessly and went below
where the burning powder cases
were and turned the hose on
them, putting them out.
There were 35 dead in all, and,
F lease God, when my time comes,
will go like my brave shipmates,
without a murmur.
I will close with lots of love to
you all. Your Loving Hoy.
Ben
CELINA COUPLE WED.
F. O'Brien and Miss Lulu
Fitzgerald Married.
Mistaken Impression that Scho-
lostic Census Law was Changed
Mt10 (HO runs SHOULD SHI! ms VIEWS nil Bf Hill III«
1
The marriage of Mr Hen F
[O'Brien and Miss Lou Fitzgerald
of Celina was solemnized at the
residence of Elder R C Horn at
Vineland la-t Tuesday evening at
5 o'clock, Elder Horn performing
the ceremony.
They were accompanied by T ,)
McAdams and Miss Mamie Perry
and Jim Perrv, Jr., and Miss
Allie Fitzgerald. Immediately
after the ceremony thoy drove to
Celina where they will reside.
The groom is a son of Richard
O'Brien and a young man of ster-
ling worth, and the bride, who is
a cousin to Messrs Jim Perry, Sr,
and Ben and Hugh Gearhart. is
and estimable young lady.
A recptien was given them at
the home of the groom's father
oo the following day.
Beauty and Strength
fl Are desirable. You are strong
.and vigorous, when your blood is
pure. Many—nay, most--worn-
, en, fail to properly digest then-
food, and so become pale, sallow,
thin and weak, while the bright-
ness. freshness and beauty ofUhe
skin and complexion, depart.
Remedy this unpleasant evil, by
eating nourishing food, and talr-
iuga small dose of Herbine after
State Superintendent of Public In-
struction Lefevre Issues Circu-
lar of I ^ructions on Subject.
Austin, Tex., April 25.—The
following explains itself:
Austin, Tex., April 22.—To
County Superintendents, ex-
Oflicio County Superintendents,
and Presidents of Boards of Trus-
tees ot Independent School Dis-
tricts: Gentlemen—In spite of
the explicit directions on tho cen-
sus form, numerous mquiires are
being received by this office con-
ceding the age limits of children
to be enumerated in the scholastic
census to be taken next month.
"Enumerate only children be-
tween 8 and 17 years old, resident
in the district" was printed across
the top of the newly supplied
forms for the special purpose of
correcting any mistaken impres-
sion that the law concerning the
sholastic census had been changed
by tho last Legislature. The in-
quiries mentioned show that the
mistaken impression still remains
in some minds. Correct state-
ments of the law have been re-
peatedly published, but this cir-
cular letter is sent to tho officers
to whom it is addressed to explain
again that the law governing the
enumeration of children in the
scholastic census was nowise af-
fected by the act which lowered
to seven years the age of free at-
tendance in the public schools.
It may be serviceable to explain
further that although the lower-
ing of the age for free attendance
may be objectionable on the
ground of overcrowding some al-
ready congested schools, and al-
though it may be considered su-
perfluous in view of tho fact that
all incorporated school districts
which supplement the State and
county apportionment already
posssessed authority either to
raise or lower the statutory ages
of tree attendance, yet it does
not, in general, affect the amount
of money received by each dis-
trict, simply because the propor-
tion of children between the ages
of 7 and 8 is substantially the
same everywhere. Respectfully,
ARTHUK LKKKVHK.
State Superintendent.
BIO REAL ESTATE DEAL.
Nebraskan Comments on Silence
of New Yorker.
Smith Bros & Co , Lease The
Bates Building.
Democrats Should Not Bargain
for Pig in a Poke With hill
Custodian.
Bryan's Commoner, April 22.
The New York World, which
seems to claun a lien on the Park-
er boom (subject only to the Hill
and Belmont moitgage-), savs:
"Judge Parker himself has de-
termined to resign his judgeship
as soon as he is nominated, and
he will then, of course, giv« hi*
views on all public questions."
But why wait until after he is
nominated? Have not the demo-
crats a right to know hi* views
before he is nominated? Is the
Handsome New Front to he Erect-
ed—Drug Firm's Popularity
and Enterpise.
Smith Bros & Co's diug store
is to be made twice its present
size. The building adjoining
them on the north and foimerly
occupied by Heard & Pierce and
destioyed in the recent fire, is to
be rebuilt at once and has been
leased by this progressive drug
I dim. The building now oceu-
! pied by them h owned by J L
Lovejoy, and the new building
the oroperty of Mrs Lea Bates,
of Nashville, Tennessee. The
i old front of the present buildings
"PAPA TAKE ME ALONG."
Lyman, baby son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Curtis, McKinney, Texas.
The Dr. J. P. Webster Farm Near
Lebanon Sold for $13,730.
Dr. F. M. Thompson, the land
agent, has just doted a sale of
the Dr. J. P. Webster farm near
Lebanou. A. Greene of Ro k-
wall county, formerly of this
county, is the purchaser, and paid
$12,730 cash, or $52 50 per acre
for the prairie land and $25 per
acre for the timber laud.
Joe Baumgartner has lived on
this farm for about 16 years. Dr.
Thompson needs six or seven
other farms of from 50 to 250
acres to supply applications filed
with him. Any one having such
business to place could do no
better than entrust it to Dr.
Thompson.
Dr J P Webster, whose land
was sold as above noted, was
formerly a prominent McKinnej
business man. He is now presi-
dent of the Citizens' National
Baflrkat Weatherford.
each meal,
have eaten.
Co. 's.
to digest what you
50c at Smith Bros <&
Marriage Licenses.
B F O'Brien and Mies Lou
Fitzgerald.
. James A Belts and Mrs Lizzie
Melton.
H R Ward and Mise Maggie
Star os.
Bill Dunoan reports given bugs
in vast numbers on hia spring
oats, but aa ret they am not per-
ceptibly damaging hia wheat.
BRICK BUILDINQ SOLD
T.
B. Wilson Purchases Miss
Nenney Smith Property.
Jenkins & McClellan, rea!
estate agents, have just sold the
Miss Nenney Smith brick build-
mg on West Virginia street oc-
cupied by Lee Sublette to T. B.
Wilson. The lot is 100 feet deep
and building 18x50. The consid-
eration named, was $1600. The
building ia a one-story.
Mr and Mrs L H Searcy of
Rhea Mule and. Mrs Jim Cole-
man of Proiper, uttended the
fnnaral of twir niece, Myrtle
Davia.
convention to bargain for "a pig
in a poke," and with Hill the cus-
todian of the poke? If it is not
important that the democrats
know the judge's views before lie
is nominated, why is it necessary
to resign before the election? If
it is right to surprise the demo-
crats after the nomination, why
deny to the people at largo the
pleasure of being surprised after
the inauguration? If it is a de-
light to democrats to speculate
about the views of their candidate
before they select him, why 10b
republicans of the delight they
would lied in speculating about
the views of the democratic can-
didate during ihe campaign? As,
according to the World, Judge
Parker's views are to be divulged
after the convention, why does it
not offer to sell pools on the
judge's views and turn the profits
into the campaign fund?
If professional ethics prevent
Judge Parker from expressing his
views upon public questions he
should either secure freedom of
speech bv resigning now or cease
to be a candidate. The demo-
crats are certainly not so blind as
to think it wise to nominate "a
veiled prophet, especially when
the nomination is urged by meu
who are more concerned about
"profits" than about "prophets."
will be torn away and a handsome
now front representing the two
building* in one will bo put n.
Three large archways will bo cut
in the center wall throwing the
two building-* together, the di-
mensions of which will bo 40x80
feet; Smith Bros & Co., to oc-
cupy the upper and lower floors
of both building'* to accomodate
their large and growing trade.
The woi'K which will begiu
right awav will require about
sixty days time. We congratu-
late this Srm or their enterprise.
DASH FOR LIBERTY.
Strange Negro Convict On City
Street Force Tries to Escape.
How to Ward off an Attack
Rheumatism.
of
"For years when spring time
came on aud I went into garden-
ing, I was sure to have an attack
of rheumatism and every attack
was more sevee than tho preced-
ing one," says Josio McDonald of
Man, Logan county, West Va.
"I tiied everything with no relief
whatever, until I procured a bot-
tle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
and the first application gave me
ease, and before the first bottle
was used I felt like a new person.
Now 1 feel that I am cured, but
I always keep a bottle of Cham-
berlain's Pain Balm in the house,
and when I feel any symptoms of
a return I soon drive it away with
one or two applications of this
liniment." For aale by City
Drag tttora.
Thursday while the city con-
vict gang, under charge of Kelly
Wornham, were at work near tho
Jones Training School, a negro,
who gave his name as John Henry
and was working out a fine for
unlawfully riding a train, made a
break for liberty. He took a
westerly course at. a break-neck
speed, followed by Kelly and two
negroes of the street force, all on
foot: but the negro was too swift
for them and gained ground.
They kept after him however, un-
til they reached a point about 2'*
miles from town, when |a gentle-
man living on the Finch farm
seeing tho chase and surmising its
meaning grabbed his shot-gun
and brought the escaped convict
to a halt.
The prisoner was brought back
to the city and will continue to
do service for McKinney under
the even more vigilant care of
Kelly. City Recorder U P Clardy
followed them out in his buggy
and brought Kelly back to town
who was very much exhaustod af-
ter his long chase.
Purify the blood and put the
system in order for summer work
by usiog at this time a short
courae of Pricklv Ash Bitters; it
in the greatest blood purifier on
earth.
E E H art* fie Id and several of
hia family are aiok with measlea.
Date July 4th to August 7th In- They i*let Thursday Night and Or-
elusive. j ganized.
LIST OF ENGAGED MUNI OFFICERS WtRE ELECTED
Boulder the Place of Meeting.
Thirty riiles North of
Denver.
Several
and
Speeches Were Made
a Very Interesting
Session held.
According to announcement
the Kurai Mail Carriers of Collin
county held their convention at
the court house at 7 o'clock last*
Speakers—Sam P Jones, Frank
R Roheitsoo, Rabbi Leon Harri-
son, John G Woolley, Dean Al-
fred A Wright, Riv William A
Ouayle, Lou J Beauchamn, Rev
Eugene May, Toyokichi lyenaga Thursday evening.
aud many others. The convention being called to
Musical Organizations — Ris- order Tcm W Perkins was elect-
char's orchestra, the Chicago 01| chairman of tho meeting and
Glee Club, the African Boy j j d Waddill of Nevada secretary.
Choir, the Dixie Jubilee Singers
and instrumental aud vocal so-
loists.
Entertainers — The American
Vitagraph, Laurant the Magician,
Lulu Tyler Gates, Rosani the
Juggler, Rachel Baumann Green-
lee and moving pictures.
ADDITIONAL IN FORM AT ION.
Special Days—Patriot Day on
July 4, Democratic Day, Repub-
lican Day, Temperance Day,
Maccabee Day, Children's Day
and others yet to be arranged.
The Summer School offers best
of instruction in the depaitments
of Business, Art, Kindergarten,
Dramatic Expression, Domestic
Science, Bible Study, Vocal Mu-
sic, Physical Culture, Literature,
Psychology, Languages and kin-
Tlie
lacu
Ity will
dred subjects.
be very strong.
Open Air Concerts by Prof.
Louis Rischar's Chicago Orches-
tra will bo given daily. This or-
ganization consists of sixteen
musical artists, perfectly trained,
led by a master musician. Their
music is the finest in the West.
Tents. Tents and cottages can
be rented for the session at rea-
sonable lates.
Excellent Table Service at the
Dining Hull at $i>.00 per week.
For beautiful scenery and pure
air and water, the location is with-
out an equal in the I'uitedStates.
Full announcement will be
readv for mailing some time in
April, Tho Association wants
every one who is interested to
have a copy. Send your name
and address, and those of your
interested friends to
F. A. Boooksh, Secretary,
Boulder, Colorado.
A G Pine of Campbell, chair-
man of the State Letter Carriers
Association, was piesent and ad-
dressed the meeting setting forth
the objects and purposes of same
—to organize a county association
for mutual benefit and protection.
Mr Pine and Messrs L W Craw-
ford of Anna and L S Wisdom
of Farmersville were appointed
a committee on By Laws.
Some interestinr talks were
made by 11 P Nelson of the Far-
mersville Times, Judge Berry-
man of Piano, Hon T S Jackson
and others.
The organization of the associa-
tion having been effected officers
were elected as follows: J D
Waddill. Nevada, president; R B
Ilowey Piano, vice-president; L
W Crawford, Anna, secretary,
and W 11 Strong, Farmersville,
treasurer.
Tho following names were en-
rolled as members: Farmers-
ville, L S Wisdom, J G Paul, VV
II Strong, C L Sears, J W How-
ard; Nevada, J D Waddill; Anna,
L W Crawford, J T Hood, S L
Bradsbaw; Piano, R B ilowey;
Allen, C C Chapman; McKinney,
Ben Richardson, Buck Nelson,
Walter Wiley, G B Davis.
Tho next meeting will be held
ut Farmersville the first Saturday
night in June.
Tom Perkins entertained the
boys at the Elite restaurant.
BUROLARY AT FRISCO,
Pistols,
Knives, and
Secured.
Watches
Frifco, April 21.—Tho store
house of ,i R Ciemmons & Co of
this place was burglarized last
night and pistols, knives and
na..<rht«r watches to the amount of over
; one hundred dollars taken. The
Mrs. Lora Davis. burglars broke a window gluss
1 out and made the entrance. Up
MYRTLE DAVIS DEAD.
Fifteen Year Old
Mvrt io Adele Davis, daughter
of Mrs Lora Davis, died Sun-
day morning at 4 o'clock! at the
family resident e on North Cole-
man street, after a week's illness.
She was born January 31, 1 SSI*,
near Rhea Mills, and was fifteen
years, two months and twenty-
three days old. She united with
the Cumberland Presbyterian
church at the age of ten years,
under the ministry of Rev
Cocke, formerly pastor ol
P church in McKinney.
My rtio was a perfect little
Christian and a great worker in
the Sunday School and Christian
Endeavor. She was greatly loved
by her teachers and classmates,
tho neighbors and children of
that part of town in which hor
mother lived. She never knew
anything but obedience and good-
ness, and bore her long suffering
with fortitude seldom witnessed
in children of her age. Her death
occurred just five years from the
day her father, VV W Davis, a
son of Mr and Mrs W I) Davis of
this city, passed to tho other
shore. The heart broken mother
and sister have the sympathy of
the entire city in their great sor-
row.
The funeral took place Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, services be-
ing conducted at the residence by
Rev J M Burrow, assisted by Kev
Glenn Sneed of Howe. A very
long processioo followed the body
to Pecan Grove Cemetery where
it was tenderly laid to rest.
- m t-T '-v'
' James K Rudolph o( the
Gainesville Daily Messenger, waa
in the city Sunday.
to 2:30 this afternoon there has
been no clue. Two suspicious
characters were 111 town last eve-
uing. Sheriff Beverly is here
and, with other oflicers. is mak-
ing a close search for a clue.
The empire Grain Company of
Ft Worth is going to erect a large
elevator here.
'Ihe Continental Bank and
Trust Company of Fort Worth
J M are figuring on placing a branch
the C 1 bank houso here.
Walks Without Crutches.
I was so much afllicted with
sciatica, writes Ed C Nud, Iowa-
ville, Sedgwick county. Kansas,
"going about on crutches and
suffering a deal of pain. 1 was
induced to try Ballard's Snow
Liniment, which relieved me. I
us'jd three 50c bottles. It is the
greatest liniment I ever used;
have recommended it to a number
of persons, all express themselves
as being benefitted by it. I now
walk without crutches, able to
Cerform a great deal of light la-
or on tho farm." 25c, 50c and
$1.00 at Smith Bros & Co
Escaped From Road dang.
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Pearl Wilson who was working
his fine out on tho county road
escaped from S O Miller's road
gang Sunday.
Joe Butler, of Princeton, who
Was convicted of gaming waa aent
to the county road Monday.
Q W Morris of Pike ia a new
aubsoriber to The Democrat.
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1904, newspaper, April 28, 1904; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291835/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.