The Democrat (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1904 Page: 3 of 8
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Items cl Personal and Cen-
tral Interest.
Doing* ol the Day—love-
its el the People—
Business Notes.
THURSDAY.
ttorney C A Ledd? and wife
reenville are here to attend
^aupin-Leddy marriage.
iiMhu J Straughan has accept-
i position in the saddlery an<
ness department at Ma-su ^
be ease of the State of Tex**
Manley Beard in which he wan
meted has been revetted and
audod by the higher court.
FRIDAY.
jd. J S Stockard of Allen was
McKinney today. ,
ittbe Lucas of Sherman is in
city visiting friends and rela-
Uush, a big farmer of Allen
in town today. He report- a
W.
Pearson
vesterda
Mr. and
south o
Little
son of M
son, die
in Caso
little fe
few day
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on the j
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noon, lu
via She?
Mrs
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OF NEW SUMMER GOODS
')m 25 to 30 per cent and some
per cent less than regular price.
Embroidery
500 yards of Embroider? worth
from 2 to 4c per yard. Our
price per yard only
lc
Elastic Seam Drawers
Boys Wash Suits
at our store, bought at nearly HALF PRICE from jobbers and manufacturers who are
diy'Jbjload their summer goods at this season. You can buy these goods of us on the same basis
since
She is 4
ter. ains.
Mrs
Mrs J ^ hirt
dent o, well
North '°ught
Mrs L
secret i
, Galvei
! ville,
Son
secon
at Ma
of Pike is
Ibis week.
ie rain.
Claude D Munuing
the county capital
iitending court.
Mrs Minnie Carpenter of 1 U -
|o w the guest of her sister, Mri
E Carpenter.
Mrs John E Wilson and
ren are visiting m the
(irovc community •
Mrs Oliver Spenoor of McMn-
Wyntl... «ue«t of
friend- in the
lessenger
It Wi
J Kluta*
'I be t
worth
long
chil
Yinev
three
is sp'
Br
meet
ehui
ress*o , all
Theh 2 1-2
ton'
j rati;
an( j veal
city*—Gainesville jon
B
Citv Clerk K F Dowell has
bpened an ollice in the second-
torv of the Johnson block.
ias discontinued hi* teed store.
Martin and sister, Miss
and niece, Miss
have returned tiorn
Miss Linnie is
sister, Mrs. J
Lud
jinnie,
(Mitchell,
iGrahatn.
test of
\Z
her
the
T.
een, in this city.
Three miles west
Mis
wet
10 <
Abi,
ma!
dau
Ma
lior
Ter—
fut
plain
they
White Lawn
10 bolts tine shear white lawn,
would be cheap at 15c per yard
Special price
Boys Straw Hats
5 dozen boys straw bats, 40
and 50c quality, we bought
them cheap. Choice
25c
Figured Lawns
20 dozen men's elastic
drawers, ,'>0c quality,
price per pair
seam
Our
5 dozen bovs wash suits,
trimmed and well mude,
to 10 at per suit
nicely
size
37 l-2c
Men's hats
50c
Boy's Shirts
10c
Suiting Special
All our regular 20 and 25 cot-
ton Voiles and summer suiting
this sale per yard
15 pieces dress lawn
from 5 to 7c. 10 yards
worth
Men's hlack and
shapes, generally
1.50 choice
Underwear Bargain
80 dozen men's light weight
shirts and drawers, excellent
values at 25c special at per
garment
15c
drab
sold
hat h
1.25
39c
17 l-2c
;> (i
Slippers
lozen Ladies, Misses and
Children's slippers, worth 1.00
to 1.25 per pair, while they
last per pair
Men's Hose
25 dozen men's black and tan
hose, worth 12 l-2c per pair.
Our price
95c
all IT) doz boys dreg* *
to od and detached
values at 50c.
them at half price
hirts, attach
collars, tine
We bought
25c each
Straw hats
20 dozen
Men's and boy's Mexican
Straw Hats. Our price
Men's Shirt Special
Underwear
20 dozen men's Underwear,
broken sizc% worth 40c to 50c,
choice
25 dozen men's nice dress shirts
prettv patterns and cheap at
Our special price only
;>l)c.
8 l-3c
20c
37 l-2c
75c
Pearl Buttons
50 dozen good pearl button#,
regular oc grade. Our price
2 l-2c doz
Ladies Handkerchiefs
Suspenders
15 dozen ladies white haudker- 20 dozen men's elastic and
chiefs, regular 5c quality. Our tation Guyot Suspenders
price and 20c ^uyjjtv, choice
lim-
ine
25c
Knee Pants
25 dozen boys wool knee punts
25c quality choice per pair
15c
2 l-2c
lOc^p]
Men's Ties
I
Elegant line new Four in-hand
Ties, splendid values
25c each
of town on
the farm of Dr Urgent, hail of
.xU.orai0 rvtiOT.feU th.8 ."on ;
tag. bot «■ c tter,;;f , " ^
you to see these goods. We are stirring things up, making the dull season lively.
age
it fell
was done. One hail
was measured au hour llftei.
and was seven inches in cncuni
ferenee.
SATURDAY.
•c Y Smith of Farmersville
here on business.
Citv Attorney Bob
of Wylie, is in the city today.
Prof W S Smith of Chambers
ville was in McKinney today
S A Malone called
hand us his subscription
Democrat.
Mrs Ellen Kennedy
to spend several
country near Weston.
Piof W J Wilson, of Murphy,
was here today. He
the Murphv school
terms and has
for next term.
Houston Foster, who has just
Mou'.den,
todav to
to The
left today
weeks in the
has taught
for four
closed a contract
3EU
with
busi
has
graduated at Waco, will leave in
a tew days for knsco wheie he
has accepted ft position
Fount Shrader in the main
0< Mrs Hogue Coffman of Melissi
returned trom Waco last nigh
where she had been attending t h<
commencement exercises of lexa
Christian University.
accompanied bv her daughte
Miss Bessie, and Douglas- bhirle
who had been attending that 10
dilution. Mr Shirley being one <
rc"/Ml'*pleli^ . .is
«d." H. E. Smith,
Postmaster.
climax. | so much wet weather, aud Geu-
Clnnax, June 6—A heavy wind1 eral Green's enforcements are
LOCAL NIZWS
GREAT til FT.
and rain visited this section Satur coming ten thousand strong, be
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parker.
Parker, June 6—P F Saltsman
ot Sanger, Denton county, is
visiting relatives at this place.
Seth Robbins has a big girl
stopping at his house.
M iss Maud Strain of Stinson
' J 1 spent Saturday with Miss Lula
/ J Hendrix of this place.
Little Ester Johnson who ate
rat poison last Monday is getting
abng nicely.
Miss Quincy Robbins of Stin-
son spent Saturday night with her
cousins, Misses Ella and Vevj
Lewis of tbis place.
The young people ot this place
are preparing for children's day
the third Sunday of this month.
Aunie Stephens is going to
Denton today to spend a month
with her uncle, P F Saltsman.
For Sale
1000 feet second-hand gum and
|leather belting from 3 in. to 10 in.
ride; some 9 in; all new and at
wry lew jvices. See me,
D. F. Gerrish, '
McKinney. Text*.
day night. No damage done as
we have yet leurued.
Mrs Henry Slater, of Shawnee,
O T, is visiting relatives here this
week.
Miss Ruby l'inkston, of Green-
ville, is the guest of II 1) Cald-
well and wife.
Prof Fox Striplin and family j
of West Texas, and Glen Wages
and wife of Greenville are the;
guests of Dr C F Hayes and wife.,
This scrib „ has been at home I
for the past week wrestling with
a spell of spring laziness, but j
hope to be able to resume ourj
work ic the near future.
M isses Delia and Belle Lainey
visited their sister, Mrs Miller of
Rock Quary, Saturday.
Lee Stewart and family have]
returned from California much
improved in health, and are visit-
ing relatives hero this week.
Walter Fagala and Joe Lainey
have been in Valdasta the past
week getting their threshing
machine ready for fast ripening
grain.
Will Stanford of Celina, was
in our midst last week.
Messrs Tate and Hillis, who
were injured in a runaway recent-
ly are improving.
A J Lainey and wife visited
old friends near Celina recently.
Mrs Lois Craver, who has
been sick for several weeks is im-
proving.
Thanks to the various corres-
pondents for their kindly re mem-
orances. We have visited the
Sanctum a few times since Xtnas,
but as our signature, both real
and "nondeplume," have been
crowded out. No one ever knows
from whence we come or whither
we so.
is iu great
ALTOQA.
Altoga, June 7.—Rain! Rain!
Rain! It surely did hail oat
mites Saturday evening. The
pests(swarmed Sunday.
The surveying corps for the
proposed electric railway lodged
id this village last night.
Church sqfrv;.ce was rained out
Sunday.
Farmers Ire beginning to look
a liti le long faced on account* of
I V
I -—
sides the grain crop
danger.
We wish to return our manv,
many thanks to our noble com-
missioner, \V N Osburn, for
having the bridge replaced on the
lower Stiff creek crossing
was washed away one year ago
next July.
Rev W II Dunn has returned
home from a visit to his relatives
in Georgia and Tennessee.
Rev M M Dunn returned Sat-
urday to bis home at Ivoperrel,
Texas,
Dr.) T Mantooth and W T
Dunn went over to Tioga last
week iu search of "rest."
Prof Goldburg of McKinney
was in our midst Thursday.
The families of L Cameron..J C
McCoy and R L Mathews and
Rev B A Hall spent Thursday
fishing. They report a jolly time
and all the tish they could eat.
E Williams left jester day for
the Territory to visit his (laugh-
ter, Mrs Bob Swindle.
Rev Wheeler of McKinney
passed through Saturday en route
to Verona.
Little Glenn Dobbs still con-
tinues ill.
There is a little stranger stop-
ping at Henry Jordan's since last
Saturday
Dink M^ador and Com Mill-
sted left this morning for Tisho-
mingo, I T for a month's trip in
the interest of the Texas Nuisery
Co.
Miss Lillie.Daughetce, of {this
j*. city, and Miss Leta Higgmboth-
11111, of Prosper, left today for
Austin to take the Summer Nor-
mal University course.
S 1) Ford, of 227 Cedai Springs
street, Dallas, and sons, Iient and
Joe, were h< McKinney today and
called at the Democrat office after
a copy of the paper containing
the death notice of Mr. Ford's
father, the late G W (Uncle
Wash) Ford. Mr Ford and sons
were here on business matters.
Hon J W Stephens candidate
for comptroller was iu the city
today and paid Democrat otlice
a visit. Mr. Stephens is a splen-
did gentleman.
W S Knight, the big mercin ^A
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
for a Hoys' Dormitory.
Notice.
All members of the Farmers'
Mutual Insurance Association of
Collin county will please take no-
tice that there will be an annual
meeting of said Assoeiation at the
court house of Collin county in
the city of McKinney, Texas, on
Friday, the 1st day of July A 1),
IJM'4, for tho purpose of electing
a president, a secretary and treas-
urer and seven directors for said
Association to serve for twelve
months from said date and to
transact such other business as
may come before said Associa-
tion., All members are earnestly
requested to be present.
W. P. Clotd, J. L Dogortt,
Secretary. President.
— - -
m m m %
WiH trade a brand new sewing
mathinefora good milch cow.
CalKat The Democrat office.
" , „ V ' , mt?,CfI;4xSJ been attending Baylor University.
t "? '-w : f™"'Pe".la''" Kf hn„„, lm. k with hi... com-
day to visit his McKinney store!
Prof E W Muse left today for
Austin to attend summer school
at the State University. He was
accompanied as for as Allen by
his wife, who will visit her uncle,
Dr Wolford.
Child's Arm Broken
G. A., the little nine year old
son of Mr and Mrs T M Wilson
fell off a fence yesteidav and
broke his left arm. The little
fellow is doin/ well today.
The Summer Normal
All citizens of the city who
will take boarders during the
summer normal are requested by
the conductor to leave their
names, location and terms with
Prof J H Hill. The normal be-
gins Monday, June 20, and con-
tinues until July 28.
Georgetown. Tex., June 7.—
Rev Abe «Vlulkey, the Texas evan-
gelist, and Rev YV 11 Vaughn,
ma lager of the Methodist Or-
phanage, Waco, have donated
$25,000 for a boys' dormitory at
the Southwestern University,
and promise $25,000 more to
complete the building, according
to the projected plan, whenever
needed. Ibis donation, together
with others on hand and in sight,
makes an aggregate of $75,000
for the institution this year,
ANNOUNCEMBNTS.
For
Baylor Students Arriving,
Eustice King returned last eve-
ning from Waco where he, in
company with about forty other
students of Collin county, has
ngs
mission as captain, and is pre-
pared for service the same as
any other commissioned captain
in the reguhr army. He also re-
ceived the medal for best athlete-
He reports that Miss Pearl Prov-
ence, daughter of J G Provence,
led the school in high grade. She
graduated 111 Hawthorne College
several years ago. McKinney and
Colliu county should certainly
feel proud of the distinctions and
honors won by the various stu-
dents sent out from here to col-
leges all over Texas as well as 111
other states. The other students
of Baylor are expected to return
tomorrow.
of
bigqer8.
Biggers, June i*.—Plenty
rain. Crops are looking fine.
T R ('reason's little child was
sick last week.
Ham Ode * little boy is sick.
Whestand . ats are ripening
fast but there ban been but little
cutting on account of rains.
The Scott-Dixon Chapter Daugh-
ters of Confederacy met with
Miss Louise Atkinson Thursday
afternoon for re-organization,
which was perfected, and the fol-
lowing officers elected: Mrs
T W Wiley president;
Mr* E W Kirkpatrick, vice presi-
dent; Mrs Fred Everett, record-
ing secretary; Miss Mamife Dow-
ell, corresponding secretary; Mis9
Louise Atkinson, treasurer; Mies
Alice Kirkpatrick, historian; Mrs
Maude Powell, registrar.
Miss Mary Lizzie Lowe of
Princeton is visiting at the home
of her uncle, N A. Burton, coun-
tv commiswon^
State Senator.
B. F. Looney.
T. E. By rd.
Foi Representative.
Tom \\ . Perkins.
T. O. Murray.
For I)istrict .1 udge.
J. M. Pearson.
For County .Judge.
F. E. Wilcox.
For Tax Collector.
R. Yau Brown.
For Sheriff.
Tom M. Beverly.
Gabe Beck.
For County Clerk.
W. M. Shirley.
For County Treasurer.
Joe B. Rogers.
W. N. Osburn.
J. M. Berryman.
For Tax Assessor,
J. W. Mc El wain.
Mack E. Phillips.
For State Senator,
•I. N. G l is ha 111.
For County Attorney.
R. C. Merritt.
For Commissioner Dis. No. 3.
W. N. Strode.
For Justice Pre. No. 1.
1'. C. Andrews.
For Constable Pre. 3.
Albert S. George.
For District Clerk,
R. E. Geren.
George W. Taylor.
For Justice Pre. No. 8.
John W. Hardy.
For Constable Pre. No 1,
John S. McKinney
For Sunt. Public Instruction.
Z. A. C. Harris.
W. L. Yarbrough.
For Commissioner Pre. No. 1.
N. A. Burton.
The Greenville Convention.
This morning's Dallas News
contained a photographic cut of
Rev George L Bush of McKinney
president of the Texas Christian
Missionary convention in session
at Greenville.
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Awntte
Tie Had Yfvjbw
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1904, newspaper, June 9, 1904; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291841/m1/3/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.