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THE DEMOCRAT-Q
$1.00 PER YEAR.
McKtNNEY, COLLIN COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1906.
AUGUST WEATHER
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR
THE PAST MONTH.
EXTREMES IN TEMPERATURE
RtH||c of From !Wwty-8rvrn De-
Kicru to 50 Dennis Shown
During Month.
Below is the iaetorologlcal report
for the month of August:
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Teni|H-ratutv.
The hotetst day was the 30fh
97 degrees. The coldest day was
the 27th, 58 degree*.
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Barometer (trading.
The highest pressure was on the
1st, 29.la.
The lowest pressure was on th,<j
15th, 28.88.
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TO INCREASE
SCHOOL FACILITIES
ANOTHER TEACHER ELECTED
FOOt CENTRAL St'HOOL.
TO ERECT NEW BUILDING
hnntract Let to J. M. .Murtia \V«1-
ne«day for Additional Struct*
ure on Campus.
Rainfall,
dates
4 .. ..
5 . . . .
Inches
.. .3a
.. .sr.
.. .51
ll
20
25
1.9;*
. .08
Total
3.70
Remark*.
The rainfall for toe past month
was 2.6G Inches, above tite past
five year average. The past month
hud one calm, seven cloudy, four
partly clenr and nine ilei r days.
The highest temperatre of the
month was three degrees below the
past five years average. The In-
sects that were damaging the cot-
ton some ten days ago havo now
quit work and cotton is opening
some, also on account of the warm
and snnny days.
FINE ELKS ANTLERS.
Splendid -Specimen KxhiUMl Here
by J. H. Waller.
A serf fine specimen or elks ant-
lers were exhibited here today by
J. H. Waller of near Climax. Mr.
Waller was enroute home from a
visit to his friend Will Graham, on
the famons Goodnight ranch near
the town rof Goodnight, who pre-
sented them to him. It is stated
that the elk, which, judging from
his antlers, must indeed have been
a king among his tribe, was killed
In Colorado.
The antlers were taken Into the
store of Chandler A Armstrong,
where they were measured by Mr. j
Chandler and found to measure j
thirty-nine inches from curved tip
to tip, while each beam front head
to tip, measured forty-two Inches.
To meet such nn animal, with such
a pair of horns, the average mortal
wouldn't be likely to stop long
enough to e\en eay "hello Bill."
An Important meeting of tbe Mc-
Kinney School Board was held Tues-
day, at which, on account of
the overcrowded condiuou of the
Central school building, the at-
tendance being the largest In the
history of the school, it whs decid-
ed to provide additional room for
the pupils and to elect un addi-
tional teacher. .Miss Willie Stiff of
this city whh elected a member of
the faculty of the Central school
and will probably be placed in
charge of the sixth grade, while
Mrs. Bet tie Beverly, who had charge
of this grade, will be given classes
in the high school department.
Capt. J. L. Greer and Capt. J. S.
Dowell were appointed a committee
to arrange for the erection of a new
structure on the campus, to relieve
the congested condition In the main
building, and at a meeting of the
Board this morning they were au-
thorized to award the contract to J.
M. Martin for the erection of a sub-
stantial frame bnilding 24x32 feet,
near the northwest corner of the
campus, at a cost of {<710 complete.
Work Is to bejrn at once and be
pushed rapidly forward to comple-
tion.
TRAILED COONS A XT) COTTON-
TAILS.
Clever Jot Wood all Mas a Hard < 'on-
trart to Fill.
Jot Woodall Is "game' and one
of the best barbers, as well as all-
round, good feTlowf, on earth. Jot
has Just made a contract with the
McKinney 'Possum and 'Tater Club
to furnish them with their supply of
'possums for tills fail's feast. In
order to "catch and tree" Mr. 'Pos-
sum, he ordered him a half dozen
full-blood, never-falling 'possum
hounds, hounds that is hounds and
then some. They came fully guaran-
teed. Jot with some friends, went
out Tuesday and tfled the full-
bloods. 'Nary a 'possum would they
"tree." But they were "death on
coons and cotton-tails. ' Jot want-
ed 'possum hounds, and by this Eve-
ning's express Mr. Haunds go back.
He is under forfeit to get the 'pos-
sums In time. But Jot will "make
NEW BlIILDlNtW COMPLETED.
East Louisiana Street Structured to
be Occupied at Once.
NEW LAW FORM.
Hon. «. R. Smith and F. E. Wilcox
Form Partnership.
A new law Aria has just been
formed here, Hoa. G. R. Smith and
Judge F. E. Wilcox having formed a
partnership for the practice of their
profession and are having an ele-
gant office suite «f four rooms fit-
ted out In the new Largent building
on the southwest corner of ths
aquare. Their professional card
will be noted in this Issue. This
will undoubteuly prove one of the
strongest legal firms In Collin coun-
ty. Mr. Smith, who Is a graduate
of the University of Kentucky, has
teen engaged In the practice of his
profession In this city for over
twenty years and served four years
as county attorney, during which he
male a most enviable record.
Ju lge Wilcox is a graduate of ths
Law Departrifrmt of the University
of Texas, served with distinction in
the Legislature and 1s now serving
his second term as County Judge,
in which position he has given
splendid eveldence of his ability as
a Jurist. We wish the new firm the
fuKetrt measura cf laccesc.
The McDonald and Finch, and
Markhum Buildings on East Louisi-
ana street, replacing those destroy-
ed by fire, have Just been completed
and are much more attractive and
better fitted out than the structures
which they replace. The Markham
building, as previously stated, has
been especially fitted out for the
clothing and gents furnishing goods
stock of Ed Bomar, who will proba-
bly move Into It tomorrow, while
the McDonald and Finch building
will be occupied by Rlchey's restau-
rant, and the building vacated by
Mr. Bomar will be occupied hy the
Bon Ton confectionery, ..which will
be moved there from Its present lo-
cation on Bast Virginia street, with-
in a few days. The building will
be especially fitted out for the Bon
Ton and mnde much mors attract-
i*?-
TO BAT VIEW OW IiMR.
MARRIED AT PLANO.
James Loveleas and Mlas Callle Con*
yers are Wedded.
Tho Methodist church at PlanO
was the scene of a pretty wedding
at ti o'clock p. m. Tuesday when Mr.
/James Loveless led to the hymeneal
altar .Miss Callle Conyers. The
church hud been attractively deco-
rated for the occasion and the Im-
pressive ceremony was solemnized
in the presence of a large number of
relatives ami friends, by Hev. Rich-
ard Thompson of Dallas. After re-
ceiving the congratulations of many
friendH, the young husband and
wife left on the 7:23 train for a
visit In Galveston and Houston and
will he at home at Flano after Sep-
tember 10.
The groom was reared In the
Piano community and is a substan-
tial and highly respected young
man, possesing the confidence and
esteem of all who know him. The
bride Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Conyers, residing near Piano,
and is a winsome and attractive
young lady, who has many friends,
both In Piano und this city, huving
been for some time operator In the
McKinney telephone off.ee. May
the highest happiness and prosper-
ity ever be their portion.
SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
Eld. Shultz Closed Revival at For-
est Grove With Twenty Ac-
cessions.
Eld. R. D. ShuiU has returned
from Forest Grove, where he has
been conducting a revival at the
Christian church. Despite the in-
clemency of the wJather, the meet-
ing proved quite successful, there
being twenty accessions to the
church, nineteen cf whom were by
baptism.
Vital Statistics.
UirUiN.
Robert Holsonbnke and wife, Far-
mersvllle, boy.
Alllsou Smith and wife, Furmers-
vllle, girl.
Jim Holly and wife, Murphy, boy.
John Little and wife, Murphy,
girl.
Bud Chaddick and wlf- Parker,
girl.
Eber Vermillion and wife, Cope-
vllle, boy.
Geo. Stephens und wife, Cupe-
vlllo, boy.
J. E. Dunn and wife, Brunch,
twin boys.
Lon Gray, and wlf Pike, boy.
J. W. Boone and wife, McKin-
ney, girl.
D. H. Harris and wife, McKin-
ney, girl.
C. M. Lane and wife, McKinney,
boy.
S. L. Donnell and wife, Collin
Co., boy.
Ewlng Williams and wife, Royse
City, boy^
H. H. Holt j.nd wife, Frisco, girl.
Joe Scott (Col) and wife, Leba-
non, boy-
Frank Beverly and wife. Piano,
boy.
John 1'ullen and wife, Princeton,
girl.
J. T. Cave and wife, Princeton.
boy.
Isaiah Thomas and wife, Prince-
ton. girl.
Oiwji'wn i4 'i
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VOL. 23. J
TIES PLACEO
ON A BRIDGE
BOLD ATTEMOT MADE TO
WRECK CENTRAL T0t\IN.
STOPPED JUST IN TIME
Engineer Mailing Haw the Ohntrue-
tion in Time to Bring Train
to Halt.
A bold and very nearly success-
ful attempt to wreck the Houston
and Texas Central passenger train
No. 3, northbound, due in this city
at 9:12 p. m., was made Monday
night at Post Oak bridge, two miles
south of Sherman. The train ran
into a pile of ties w.iich had lieen
placed on the bridge, but tne engi-
neer had seen them sufficiently fur
ahead to slow down. The pilot of
the engine wus slightly damaged by
contact with the ties and those on
board the train wire given u jolt,
but none was injured.
The spot chosen for the perpetra-
Queen Quality fine ladles shoos
$3.00 and $3,50 at Matthews, Mc-
Kinney.
Contractor J. R. Padgltt has fhe
job to build five nice boat houses at
Club Lake. Two of these win
for Judge Wilcox and Dr Burton.
rtlon of the outrage is one of the
Ben Brondage and wife, Lavon.'hest for that purpose between Denl-
"boy. j f°n and Dallas. A curve prevents
W. B. Barkley and wife. Mill- the engineer from seeirc very far
wood, boy. j ahead. Engineer Manlng was ena-
J. L. McDowell and wife, Royse hied to see, however, that some ob-
Clty, girl. ! struction had been placed on the
Q. R. McKamey and wife, Frank- bridge and he immediately attempt-
fort, boy. ' pd to bring his train to a stop. His
John Brinlee and wife, Fayburg, prompt action saved the train, as It
boy. would undoubtedly have been ditch-
Charles Edmonson and wife, ed If going at the ordinary rate of
Westminster, girl. speed. The electric headlight came
Luther Hensley and wife, Roland, into good use, as It enabled Engi-
glrl. I neer Manlng to see the trouble In
time to prevent a disaster.
The ties were ingeniously placed
j Rhea Scott and wife. Vinetand, ; in the bridge structure and could
1 girl. | not have been knocked off by the en-
Theo Dunafan nnd wife, Lebanon, gine. Some of the ties were braced
1 H. S. Phillips and wife, Vlneland,
1 boy.
Percal 6'ic special at Mathews;
see It.
Will Rest*No More.
W. B. Benge, who for the past
several years has been renting the
grounds to hold the Old BettOer*'
and Ex-Confederates Reunion, tells
us that he does not desire to ret#
same again for that purpose, but
will sell them 60 or more seres for
$100 per acre of the Association
wants It.. It is up to us—what -we
will do?
McKinney Market Report.
(Correctod Laily.)
Wheat 65c to 75c
Oats per bu 32c to 35c
Corn per bu 35c to 40c
Bran per 100 lbs $110
Flour $2.50 to $3.00
Meal per bu €< c
Eggs per doz 12c
Cattle $l.f.O to $2.60
Hogs $5 to $5.50
Hens per lb
Muton sheep $3.50 to $4
Chickens, fryers per lb. . 8c to fce
Butter per lb 15e to 20c
Hay per ton $8 to $10.00
Onions per lb 2c
Alfalfa . . $7 to $11.00
Lard per lb 10c to 12'/6 c
Bacon per lb tuo to 12V4C
Buy your fall suit, hat and trunk
at Matthews.
Fairfield School Opens Monday.
The Fairfield district school opens
next Monday, Sept. 10. Prof. J. W.
Miller will be in charge.
Kiss Msry Bmss WI00 Teach Manic st
That School.
Miss Mary Bars left Wedn-sdav
for Portland, Texas. where
she hss been engaged to teach music
in Bay View College. Shs is a tal-
snted musician and an Instructor of
nbWlty, and* will without doubt fill
the position most acceptably to the
faculty, students and patrons of
that institution.
Plaid sOtk for waists at fi"
85c.—Matthews.
worth
H. C. Womble of Verona. n<-eem-
panied by'hit dsae'Men Mis.. tv-u-
lah, passed thron"1 O « 1 urimte
to Itasca, where Miss W c '11
attend school
girl.
J. H. Kinnamon and wife, Leba-
non, girl.
J. B. Martin and w!te . Nevada,
boy.
' J. W. Brown and wife, Valdasta,
I boy.
I Chas. Todd and WITt, Valdasta,
boy.
J. H. Hicks and wife, Josephine,
girl.
\yeeley Neathery and wife, Far-
mersvlrte, girl.
Nathan Wfllcoxson sufi wife, Far-
mersville. girl.
A. C. Bsrnett and -wife, Prince-
ton, girl.
i J. M. Bell and wife, Culleoka,
boy.
i
J. W. Hartzog and wtre, Clear
i Lake, boy.
I Calvin Moody and wire, Culleoka,
, hoy.
j J. M. Pittman and wife, McKin-
ney, boy.
j H. M. Patterson and wife. Culleo-
ka, girl.
Will Angle and wife, Clear Luke,
boy.
i Henry Smith and wife. Clear
i Lake, gl'1.
I Bardmun Preston and wife, Clear
j Lake, boy.
Acy Arnett and wife, Wylle, girl.
James Acken and wife, Wylle,
girl.
Thos. Dunn and wife, Wylle, boy.
Thos. McCormlc and wife, Wylle,
boy.
Tom Franklin and wife, Cetlna,
#lrl.
Joe Welti* and wife Wylle, Owy.
against the bridge ties and others
piled on top and between them.
The pre.-ence of train wreckers
In North Texas and South Indian
Territory Is causing the railroads
much annoyance and threatens a
disaster at any time. It is believed
that fhe attempt to wreck the Hous-
ton and Texas Central train was
possibly the work of men who have
repeatedly attempted to ditch the
Katy trains In the Indian Territory
during the past few days. Officers
have been making it hot for the
Katy would-be wreckers and it is
possible they have transferred their
seat of operations.
If t^e Central wreckers are the
same men who have been annoying
the Katy, they are not after money.
At least they are not attempting to
wreck trains for the purpose of
robbing the express cars. It. Is a
well known fact that the express
company operating on the Katy
doe< not handle money on night
trains through the Indian Territory.
The Central train did not have a
large amount of money on it and It
Is unlikely that It ever crarles any
large amounts.
NEW BA$K AT WEATHERFORD.
Former McKinney Man Vice PresO-
dent and Director.
fleatOis.
Weatherford, Texas, Sept. 5.
The fourth bank of this city nns
been organized here, to be known <*s
the Weatherford Bank and Trust
Company, with a capital stock of
$125,000. The officers and director!
Men's Stetson hats, also our own
brands, all the popular styles, Mat-
thews.
3d inch heavy brown • deniestto
worth C'Ac yard, 20 yards to atl
that cut this out end brinj to u:t,
for $1.00,—Jlatthssrs.
""" 2' '"""'I"* •« w D, Carter. pn -
Conevllle kwt dropay, nephritti. „ „ p
Roy Prescott. age 3 months.' 0 , ..
- . ... " and C. C. Littleton, vice presldsnta;
Copevtfle, whooping cough.
James Grlder, age 14 years. K Crant' directors, W.
Branch, Pernicious malaria. ; Carter, A. N. Grant, C. C. LK-
Hnv I^m Elliotts, age 21 years, j tleton. O. M. Bowie, J. T. Cotten.
Rov-'t- < itv pyo pneumothorox. W* Taylor, C. W. McCarty, W.
( ; tupbell, age 11 manths, ' A- <'bew. George C. Poston, H. Mc-
Prlnceton, entro eoMtls. inanition. Gratton. W H. Newsom, T. A.
- : eraser, age 8 months. Fay- Wythe, E. P. Sawtclle. G. S. White.
'mp*. acute lleo colitis. J- P* Webstar and J. D. Doughty.
Turner, age 88 years, Fsr- 1 t
■nTcvllle, paralysis.
Albert Stlnebaiigh, age 16 years,
' ••nner. (ingestion of brain. _. ... . .
. , , - 1 wo Men DUpnte mid t>ne Receives
' '.<ra Llnlcy, age 7 years, Clear '
Lake, suffocation, tonsilltls. Fatal Injuries.
V. Moody, age 31 years, Cullao-' ? r
:a, heart failure. Tuha. i. T.. Sent. R.—W. D.
—Riley, age 1 year, Culleoka, \yoaver is fatHiiy Injured as the re-!
Wattle Biddy, age *2 y^ru. Call- «^lt of a dispute in Weaver's baek-
'a. parlsls. *' • yard with Rohert B. Powell over a
Oscar Melton, as® 2 years, Coll- f> cent watermelon today. Both are
13, Inanition. p-onslne.'it captt Vr\t
COURT HOUSE
TUESDAY'S DOINGS ON
OF •ll'STItMRT.
AlGUST VITAL STATISTIC*
Total Nuinlier of Girths iumX
in County During I'axt
—Dhtrht Court.
The land suit of A. M. Wih«in w
J. R. Moore was occopyiUR
tention of district court.
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Grand Jury at Work
The grand jury i« busily
In Investigating offense* a«inst
peace and dignity of flu ffta.ee I*:
has not given out anything «i* d
Ing Its proceedings and h<*
had no difficulty in rest?' ins;
temptation to enter the granOI J«*'/
room and find out.
Vital Statistics.
Deputy County Clerk .0. C. i3*iast-
ders has just completed tbr
statistics of Collin cooni> tur
month of August. The rerpwi
a total of sixty-five whfte- mmfe •
births during the month aodl ^siaur
eight white female births; lorar
gro males and four negrcK
There were sixteen deaths
the white males, nnd nine- Tiff-
males. No negro death* were ex-
ported.
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Oiicenwd to Wed.
The following marriage I«
have been issued since last
F. W. Francis and M'hr
Wester.
J. T. MdWilliams end Mis
Criggs.
Harry W. Dillehay and Mi ;
Robblns.
Henry Jones and Cherry
ney (Col.)
O. S. Cooper and Miss BR*
A. C. Terry and
Phipps.
W. A. Mixon and Mli
Hamlett.
Henry Nanney and Mbk
Houseman.
William Denver Strode
Annette Alice Wilson.
A. J. Smith and Miss AdUe
more.
J. O. Brasher and
Hurst.
D. F. Hinton and Mia
Shelton.
J. L. Graves and Miss
dkn.
Sam Wlgginton and Nannie
son (Col.)
John R&mshay and MOsa
Condor.
T. W. Barron and Miss Bmmle:
Warden.
James Loveless and Miw CtoJHte
Conyere.
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State Apportionment.
County Superintendent W_ f-.
Varbrough has received rtttfrixl
tlce from Austin that the Skattr
portion men t for this scholastic
is $5 per pupil withih then
age.
Putting Up steel IHVs.
OVER A WATERMELON.
W. N. Osborn of Melissa.
in to renew for the Daily
Gazette. Hi has Just returned?
Taylor county, near AMOhnv. v,
he superlhtenlded the iimn^M
some steel' bVtydges amf will Bm
again aofcta* for another section ner
similar fetfcrfoa. Mr. Osborn m
former coorttty ^ontninfoner ef
Un county is which position tm
dered most valuable service tn
county. He 1« not only .a
citlsen, but a clever,
ing gentlemen snd one who
♦o meet every requirement
in Its fullest sense and!
meaning.
What You N««tf
When yanr strength I*
have no appetite, are
without ambition, in
rina fo purify and «
stimulate your stomach >nn shn s
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WlrffTpin. llOOu H • NltMiptVUMLli]
Ouo Trne Blood Purifler. ,
Hood'# PHI " for the llve^inif Im
el*, net t'asily yet p*«mptlr.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 1906, newspaper, September 6, 1906; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291958/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.