The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 6, 1912 Page: 2 of 16
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THB WPBKLY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE, THURSDAY, JUNE' <5, 1912.
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A DAILY
DEMONSTRATION
IN YOUR HOME
on:
Bread, Cakes and Pastry
Will prove that the one always absolutely de-
pendable, uniform, and satisfactory flour to use is
White Billows
TRY OTHERS
THEN COME BACK HOME
jj Collin County Mill & Elevator Co.
SOLD BY YOUR GROCER
MeKinney, Texas.
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The Democrat - Gazette
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
Tom W. Perkins, Walter B. Wilson,
Editors, Publishers and Proprietor*.
Ureenherry Adams, Circulation ami
Assistant Business Manager.
LET TIIEM BE HONEST.
Entered as aecond-clnsH mail matter.
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of the pnpor or on the wrapper Indi-
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oxpire 011 the first. of the month. Any
subscriber not receiving the paper
regularly will please notify us.
. MOTOR CAR. SERVICE.
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A motor car service between Sher-
man and! Dallas was recently put on
by the Frisco road, which service Is
meeting with a most cordial appre-
ciation by the people along that line.
The Midland railway has the same
kind of a service under consideration
and will probably soon announce its
actual installation. The people of
MeKinney, Princeton, Farmersville,
Floyd and Greenville. ;ih well as
farmers along the line for several
miles out, would appreciate a like
accommodation from the Knty rail-
road between MeKinney and Green-
ville. One prominent MeKinney
citizen said to a representative of
this papc that "Tho Katy already
lias the ioildway, the present poor
steam passenger service Is entirely
unsatisfactory and the establishment
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of a two hour motor service
would be hulioil With gladness by
the public. Why not tl ese towns
above mentioned take up the matter
with the Katy
the
cal
Innovation Would prove cconoml-
ln operating expenses to tlm
road which could discontinue its
passenger train, while at the same
time It would tend to develop pas-
senger tramc and render the Katy
a more popular railway among the
people of our thickly populated sec-
tion of the state that now liavo mis-
erably poor accommodations for
travel In an easterly or westerly di-
rection. By all means let us pull
a motor car service, say with a
Farm and Ranch believes that,
tho people have a right to, and
should know what any candidate
stands for and who he expects to
servo. Farm and Ranch is right
when it. says: "Let tho office seek-
ers come out in the open and tell
the people what they stand for and
who they expect to servo—the peo-
ple or the special interests. The
people have a right to know before
they intrust their interest into the
hands of representatives." And in
that connection t!:^ Bonham Favor-
ite, in a recent issue, has this to
say: "Senator Perkins has issued
a platform clean and practicable;
lie is outspoken on every question
that is of interest to the people
whom he would represent, using
no subterfuges and refusing to
side-step in any instance."
portant
leader.
crossing.—Van Alstyne
It. is announced, in a boastful
manner, that the Angelina county
jail at Lufkin is empty, and the
doors are all standing ajar. What's
the matter with the Angelina county
officers?
According to evidence adduced in
recent litigation, it has been shown
that John I). Rockefellers income is
only $1.1)0 a second, or $114.00 per
minute. At that rate his income
during each hour of the day would
be but $G,K4 0.00. How in the
world can I he poor fellow be expect-
ed to live decently on that paltry
income? , . .
The small majority by which the
good roads bond issue was defeated
in Precinct One of Hunt county last
Saturday, is evidence that the people
are becoming more and more deter-
1 mac u|>
officials? No doubt mined that they must have good
for
two
ney
our
hour schedule
and Greenville
united efforts
between McKin-
and we believe
may prove pro-
ductive of tangible results."
Hon. C. B. Randell is shelling the
■woods in Jake Wolters' Home dis-
trict tills week.
The mosquito and house 11 y go
hand In hand with disease and death.
Guard against, the latter by a ter-
rific and continuous warfare on the
former.
Tho New York World has conn
out. in a two-column editorial declar-
ing In favor of Woodrow Wilson fot
President, it took the World a long
time to find out. which was mollis
to be the popular side.
There is now in effect in this city,
an ordinance prohibiting anyone
from spitting on Die sidewalks, on
the floors or stairways of public
buildings. And It is golnu to b'> en-
forced, too. Be careful where you
expectorate, boys.
Another hat has been Hung In the
United States senatorial ring from
Texas. Matt Zolner of Fate, Rock-
wall county, is the man who has de-
veloped the nerve to Haunt his
claims in the face of Fate—and
Texas. Aw, Matt, get your hat, be-
fore K'u flat. Get thut?
Wichita Fails, after spending
$1,000 for dynamite, which was ex-
ploded, systematically, along a giv-
< n line probably two miles in length,
in an effort to bring a rain, has met
with a dismal failure in their Im-
portant undertaking. Their efforts
doubtless had something to do with
the elements, however, as good rains
are reported in many other nearby
sections. San Angelo Is now Im-
porting a bunch of rainmakers from
California, who claim to be absolute-
ly certain that they can produce
rain. In fact, they guarantee to
bring ten indies of rain or make no
charge. If, however, they make
good, and produce the promised ten
inches of rain in a certain length of
time, the Concholand people stand
to pay a good price. But it is worth
it.
DO YOU LIKE COFFEE?
Do you like tea. cocoa, and Coca-
Cola? Do you know what i3 In
these beverages that make them so
refreshing—that helps you so nice-
ly over the rough spots of the day?
Scientists tell us that it is the caf-
feine which they contain.
As a learned Chinese said of It
more than two thousand years ago:
"It tempers the spirit and har-
monizes the mind:
Dispels lassitude and' relieves fa-
tigue;
Awakes thought and prevents
drowsiness;
Enlivens or refreshes the body
and clears the perceptive faculties."
In all nations at all times the caf-
feine containing beverages have
been highly valued for their refresh-
ing qualities. What ginger is to the
ginger cake, caffeine is to coffee, tea,
cocoa, and Coca-Cola. Coffee with-
out caffeine would not be coffee. Tea
without caffeine would not lie tea.
Coca-Cola without caffeine would
not be Coca-Cola. You would get
no benefit from them.
They would, he flat, stale, and un-
profitable.
The old saying of caffeine is "to
cheer and not to inebriate.' In fact,
caffeine, according to medical au-
thorities, is the only true or natural
stimulant which does not call for
ever increasing quantities and the
only one whose regular use does not
produce disease of mind or body.
Caffeine is the only stimulant that
is not only absolutely harmless but
positively beneficial to health.
Write to the Co'ca-Cola Company,
Atlanta, Ga., for new booklet telling
of Coca-Cola vindication at Chatta-
nooga. Free for the asking,
Mr. and Mrs. T. Ben Warden of
Dallas visited Mr. Warden's mother,
Mrs. F. M. Warden, of this city Sat-
urday night and Sunday, Mr. War-
den is civil engineer for the Govern-
ment with headquarters at Dallas.
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roads. An election which would
{•over the entire county would like-
ly Hive the required majority for
the issue. The recent decision of the
higher courts in the matter of bond
Issues In divisions of counties prob-
ably had much to do with the defeat
of tho proposition in that county,
just as it. will in other counties.
The editom of the Sweetwater
Reporter have been cited to appear
before the Supreme Court of Texas
to show cause why they should not
be held in contempt and made to pay
a heavy line and be imprisoned. The
cause of this action Is that the Re-
porter announced editorially that
the Orient people had been tipped
off a week beforehand what the re-
cent decision would be in the Sweet-
water-Orient case, in which the city
was trying to force the railroad to
maintain its shops and roundhouses
there instead of moving them to Siui
Angelo, The case against the edit-
ors will bo watched with a great deal
of Interest by the newspaper frater-
nity of Texas.
Commissioner .lack Sportsman of
MeKinney, was here Tuesday at-
tending to the unloading of mater-
ial for the iron bridge that will be
built at Cotton crossing on East.
Fork. Tho bridge at that point was
carried away (luring the late floods
am. the material for the new bridge
had been delayed in shipping. The
bridge will he located In Collin
county, the cost of construction will
he divided between Grayson and
Collin counties as the original
structure was on the line dividing
the two counties. The bridge will
have a span of ninety feet and it is
believed will resist the high waters
which have been so destructive to
bridges at that point in the past.
Work will be pushed as rapidly as
possible us the bridge covers an lm-
THE GRAND JURY WAS
INVESTIGATING AFFAIRS
AT THE COUNTY INSANE
ASYLUM. EIGHT NEW
RECORDS H A D BEEN!
CHARGED CP TO THE
PHONOGRAPH AND HERE
WERE S00 BOTTLES OF
INK AND FOUNTAIN PENS.
YET TO BE ACCOUNTED
FOR. THE MEMBERS FROM
TIOGA SAID THEY WERE
ORDERED BECAUSE HE
SAID HE THOUGHT THEY
WOULD MAKE THE IN-
MATES RIGHT.
OFFICER, DUST OFF THE
ELECTRIC CHAIR.
Speaking of ball games
and cigars—ball games
we know nothing of, but,
when you say cigars you
are talking to us.
North Side Drug
Store
COLLIN COUNTY
The editors of this paper are very
grateful to the MeKinney Telephone
Co. for giving us a report of the
rain over the county Saturday. There
were good rains at Celina, Prosper,
Frisco, Rhea's Mill, Allen, Piano,
Yaldasta, FavmersvUle and Nevada.
A good shower also fell at Blue
Ridge. Reports from Wichita Falls
at 2:30 was to the effect that they
had had no rain. There was three
tons of dynamite exploded there
Friday afternoon as an experi-
ment, hoping it would bring rain,
hut up to Saturday no rain has fall-
en.
BACK HOME.
I>r. Morrow and Wife Visited Rela-
tives at Several Points.
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Dr. R. E. Morrow and wife of Lu-
cas, arrived In MeKinney Saturday
evening after a trip to several points
visiting relatives and friends. Among
those they visited while away were
Dr. Morrow's father, J. P. Morrow,
who lives on his nice farm one and
a half miles west of Emory in Rains
county; Mrs. Morrow's father, A. A.
Campbell at Bonham; Dr. Morrow's
uncle, J. M. Gallagher at Denton;
his cousins, G. M. Harriott of Den-
ton and Rev. T. E. Bowman of Ve-
nus. All the above mentioned folks
visited bv Dr. Morrow and wife are
ex-Collinites and the doctor found
them to be getting along very well
and enjoying life. Rev. Bowman is
pastor of the Venus circuit, M. E.
Church, and is meeting with success
in his ministry.
DEATH FROM PELLAGRA.
Fourteen Year Old Girl Victim of
1 Hsease.
Miss Essie, the fourteen-year-old
daughter of Charles H. Calloway of
Blue Ridge, died Saturday of Pella-
gra and was buried Sunday at that
place. Mr. Calloway, who is free
rural mail carrier on route 3, Blue
Ridge, has the sympathy of all in
the sad death of his daughter.
BLUE IMDGE INTEIIURBAX.
Grading
Soon to Commence oil
Greenville Line.
Oliver A. Hart, of Blue Ridge,
was the guest of his parents, Mr. and
Airs. George R. Hart in East MeKin-
ney over Saturday and Sunday. He
brought some mules over to sell to-
day. Mr. Hart says that Blue Ridge
has already paid in ten per cent of
her preferred stock of $23,000.00,
subscribed on the Greenville and
North Texas Traction company
which is already grading its road-
bed between Westminster and Anna
in this county. Grading at Blue
Ridge is to be commenced at once,
so Mr. Hart reports. Blue Ridge is
anxiously awaiting railway connec-
tion with the outside world, which
it has been clamoring for for many
years. It seems that its hopes are
about to lie realized at last.
FIRST TO CUT WHEAT.
Farmer Near MeKinney Renins on
Thirty-Acre Crop.
Word was received at this office
Friday that Mr. Waters, who lives
about four miles southwest from
MeKinney, has just)begun cutting his
crop of wheat, which covers a block
of thirty acres, and is said to be
very fine. This is probably the lir.U
wheat to be cut in this county.
LAMAR COUNTY GOOD ROADS.
Paris Precinct Will Soon Begin Con-
struction.
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Paris, Texas, June 3.—Work on
the highways in precinct No. 1 of
Lamar county, is expected to start
within the next few weeks. The de-
lay has been caused by the board of
commissioners making a thorough
search for the very best materials ob-
tainable and an excellent quality has
been located in Oklahoma, on the
Frisco lineB. The commissioners
have requested the railroad to build
a spur line to the rock in order to
facilitate the handling of the mater-
ial. In case the road officials do not
deem it advisable to comply with the
request, arrangements will be made
at once to secure more available ma-
terial.
Rise in Honey Creek.
B. F. Scott, of Cottage Hill, was
here Monday. He reports Saturday's
shower at Cottage Hill to have been
about the same as fell at MeKinney,
but he thinks a heavier rain fell
above his place as the water in
Honey Creek arose some that even-
ing. Mr. Scott is a tenant on the
Tom Powell old homestead of about
230 acres now owned by Tom Fin-
ley. He has cut his 15 acres of al-
falfa, which was good the first cut-
ting. The second cutting is not. so
good, it is now ready to cut. Mr.
Scott has also cut his Johnson
Grass crop.
Corn Needs Rain.
E. P. Gilford, one of our good
friends and readers who lives one
mile west of Melissa, gave ns a wel-
come call Monday. He reports chop
prospects to be good so far, but at
the point now where rain is needed
Uy corn.
Leaves for Lufkin.
Tho QHt Store
FOR THE GRADUATE
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Gifts for Everybody
"If It comes from Goodin, It's good Indeed."
We Pleased Your Friends; Let Us Please Yon
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acteristics of the subject with our high standard of
quality and workmanship.
H. D. MOUZON
Maker of Fine Photographs.
MeKinney, Texas.
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Uses a Motorcycle.
Paul H. Blanke, carrier on route
3, Piano, was In town Friday p. ra.
and gave our office a call. Paul was
reared in Piano. He has been car-
rier on route 3 Piano ever since that
routo was established eight years
ago. He uses a motorcycle in mak-
ing his daily trips over his route oT
twenty-four miles. Paul is a clever,
accommodating and efficient young
servant of Uncle Sam.
Mrs C. M. Jones and daughter,
Miss Edith, Of Granger, are visiting
Mrs. Jones' brother, M. T. Jones, of
MeKinney for o few days.
Mrs. Wilson IteUer.
Mrs. John K. Wilson of Prince-
ton, who was stricken with menin-
gitis a few days ago and whose con-
dition for several days was very
critical, was said to he bettor Satur-
day. The many friends of Mrs.
Wilson wish for her a speedy recov-
ery.
Mrs. E. A. (Bert) Ray is visiting
her sister at Mavpearl, Texas. She
will visit in Hlllsboro before return-
ing home. Bert is getting mighty
lonesome and restless "batching" for
the first time since their marriage
five or six months ago.
Wiley .1. Dugger left Frldlay
for Lufkin, Texas, where be goes to
take charge of a laundry plant. Mr.
Dugger Is an experienced Inundry-
man who has been for several years
connected with the MeKinney Steam
Laundry. Mrs. Dugger and the
children went to Princeton Saturday
to visit at the home of her father,
Alma Wilson, and father-in-law,
John T. Dugger, a few days before
going to Join .her husband at Luf-
kin, their future home.
Jake's
10-Day Special
In order to raise money we have
Slashed Prices
on our entire stock of Men's and Young
Men's Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Shirts, etc.
Don't miss this opportunity to save
money.
Come See the Goods
JAKE MORRIS
SELLS IT FOR LESS
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 6, 1912, newspaper, June 6, 1912; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292100/m1/2/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.