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THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE, Till RSDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1913.
Business
Announcement
We dwlre to announce lo Uie people o( McKlnney and Collin
count jr thai we hate purriuufd the stock of iiweriw or J. 8. Collins
tad wtu conduct the btstineaa il the mum Mad la the future. We
wmu and will appreciate a snare or jrour business and guarantee jrou
the icr; bt«t grocerlea at the mm) reaaonaMe prices. Give us a trial
order today.
Phones 94 and 525
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KODAK FINISHING
The Better Kind
tiling us your Dims In the morning; rot the flnl-
tailed prlntes in the evening. Thut's our efficient
service. Charges accordhig to slste of print. Flush-
ing dono In all styles, neat and tu«ty. (let our
prices and see. Yours for beat and prompt work.
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COLLIN CQUNTY
SWEET POTATOES
U. L. Juckson, tho McKlnney truck
grower and gardener, exhibited u
pumpkin y n in sweet potato In
our office that weighed 5 1-4 pounds.
This huge potato Is on exhibition ut
tin- '"ollin Couniy Nutlonul Hunk. Mr.
Jackson raised a bushel from ten hills
or slips. On one-third of an acre Mr.
Jackson ruined 130 bushels of sweet
.potatoes—yellow pumpkin yams und
the Dooley or forkiid leaf yam, which
Is a white potato. In Mr. Juckson'b
opinion the Dooley Is the better eat-
ing potato but Is not quite so prolific
us the pumpkin yum. These potatoes
were produced on deep, black waxy
land anil had no fertilization. They
followed a mllo mulze crop lust year.
Mr Jackson says that rotation of crops
Is the solution of the productiveness
of this bluck soil. He finds that It pays
well. Mr. Juckson has housed his
fweet potatoes and will hold thein
until spring before selling thein,
■when a better market is alwuys to be
had. Mr. Jackson hus no trouble In
holding potutoes over und keeping
them from rotting.
I.ast year Mr. Juckson exhibited a
T-pound Nancy Hall sweet potato at
the First National Hank, which he
raised, tttft the Nancy Hall Is a less
desirable variety of sweet potato than
the pumpkin yam or the Dooley and
not so prolific.
„IIM BATTDBTON KIM,I.ID
l Y van alstyne woman
Vnn Alstyne, Texas, Oct. IS.—Jim
Hutierton was shot and instantly kill-
ed by Mrs. Ethel Echols, wife of
Deputy Sheriff W. F. Echols, at her
home In East Vim Alstyne Saturday
night ut 9 o'clock. A revolver was
used und Hatterton wus struck by
four shots. Justice of the Pence O. T.
McDonough wus called and vleweil
the body. Mrs. Echols made the fol-
lowing statemcnl:
"1 was upstairs with my mother,
who Is sick, and hoard n noise down-
stairs. I went down to Investigate
and went lo the dining-room door
leading out onto tho back porch, and
asked If there wus anyone there. 1
received no answer, so I secured a gun
and went out at the north door of
the dining-room and went around the
house, coming back to t^ho porch on
the south side from the east end. As
1 stepped upon the porch I saw tho
outlines of a man standing there and
he turned toward me. When he did
this I commenced to shoot, and do
not know how many times I fired. I
<lld not know who it was at the time."
ltatterton was 40 years of age ami
has conducted a pool nud billiard
hall for several years. Mrs. Echols Is
27 yeurs of age and Is the mother of
two children. Deputy Sheriff Echols
was In town nt Ihe lime of the shoot-
ing anil was called by his wife, who
Informed him of the shooting. When
lie and his brothers reached tho
house natterlon w s lying on the back
porch on his back. He hud an auto-
matic pistol In his hand and another
in his lilp pocket.
■IrotlHT Ni'smioi Called.
Hev. W. T. Nowsom of Oellhn, has
been called to prcach nt Orand Prai-
rie, Sadler and St on oy Point. He will
accept the flrnnd Prairie call and
move there as soon as details are ar-
ranged*. Wo certainly regret to give
this family tip. Our loss Is Grand
Prairie's gain.—Cellna Record,
Mr, nnd Mrs. Hoses Rutherford of
Anna, are rejoicing over the arrival
of a pretty baby daughter.
MRS. LATHAM IS
CALLED TO REWARD
After uu illness of neaii> three
months the death angel visited tho
In of S. W. t St eve) l.nthiiiii, coi-
ner of Chosnut and Colorado streets
Monday mornltiK at 7: la o'clock, and
took for its toll the loving wife und
mother, Mrs. Elixu. Emma Hut hum,
ugeil 50 years.
Deceased was born and reared In
Casey county, Kentucky. Slio huil
been living In McKlnney for the past
twenty-three years, huving moved
with her husband to this city soon
after their marriage. She wus a con-
stant member of thu Haptlst church,
having held membership in (he First
church, this city, since coming lo
McKlnney.
Ilesldes her husband she Is survlv
ed by her mother, Mrs. Patsy Port
man, nged 77 yeurs, of Van Alstyne,
and six children as follows: Miss
dura, Ilugh, Elllle Mue, Hum Jessie
and James, all at home. Miss Clara
is teacher of the third grade in tliei
South Ward school. Deceased also:
leaves five sisters anil three brothers
to mourn her death.
Funeral services were held ut the
fumlly residence Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock, conducted by Dr. E. E.
King. Burial was made In Pecun
drove cemetery. The funeral and
Iturlul wus under the direction of
J. C. Purker of Ihe J. P. Crouch
Co., unilertiikinK establishment. We
extend condolence to the bereaved
ones.
APPENDS CON' V EN'TIt >.
.A. Cransc anil Sim, Music, Prominent
MimiiIn'i-k of National Hot tiers'
Association.
Moxie A. fruits went to Dallas lo
attend the National Holders' Associa-
tion which had been in session three
days. A. Oralis, proprietor of the
McKlnney Bottling Works Co. ri-
turned home Friday from Dallas
where he also attended the Conven-
tion for two days. Moxle has been
in the business with his father for
the past two years, prior fo which
lime he attended College in New
York and was reporter on one of the
lending New York dally newsnapers.
The McKlnney Holding Works Co. Is
among one of the oldest concerns of
this kind in Texas, having been es-
tablished by A. Oralis In McKlnney
twenty-five years ago and bus since
been conducted by him. The busi-
ness has grown from a modest plant
to a two-story brick building nnd
has one of the best equipped plants
In the stale. Tn addition to manu-
facturing nil kinds of botdeil goods,
Mr. Oralis has also built up a fine
Ice cream business, being especially
well equipped for making Ice cream
also. The Texas Association of not-
tlcrs wns organized many years ago
at. flrocnvlllo and A. Crnns was
among the men who launched the
new organization. All slates In the
TTnltod States were represented at the
National Convention tn Dallas.
Mr. Oralis has been In the bottling
business for more than thirty-five
years, In fact he was In the business
In Oermany, his native country. He
Is a shrewd business man and his
two sons, Moxle nnd Erwln, are cx-
cepflonnlly bright young men nnd
when It comes to business they seem
to be "a chip off the old block."
•folina-Martln, Nuptials.
Mr. r. TV Johns of .Greenville, Texas,
nnd Miss Ida Msrtln were quietly mar-
ried Inst evening nt It:SO nt the resi-
dence of Mr. Frank Martin, father of
the bride, on Son^h Chestnut street.
Dr. B. E. King psstor of the First Bap-
tist church officiated.
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COL ALLOTS DEATH
October 14. was the forty-first
anniversary of the death of Col. M.
W. Allen, one of our county's most
prominent curlier settlers and leaders,
who wus murdered by one of his farm
hands. Col. Allen wus the futher of
Mrs. I,. A. Scott and Mrs. J. E. Wiley
and of It. It. (Dick) Allen, all of this
city. Col. Allen was the son of Jo-
nuthun and Marthu Allen, who were
born and married In Vlrglniu and
moved to Arkansus In the year 1*20.
Muluclil Weston Allen wus born In
Washington county, Arkansas, March
14, 1823 and died in Collin county
October 14, 1874. With Ills father lie
settled ill an early day on lauds live
miles norlli of McKlnney. He was
elected to the Texas Slate Senate In
1853 und served one term. He wus ap-
pointed on a committee that was sent
by Texas to New York City to Interest
capital 111 the building of the first
railroad enterprise uf the state. His
trip was successful and resulted In
the construction of the Houston and
Harrishurg railroad, lie was appoint-
ed chulrmun of a committee to settle
und survey boundary lines of Collin,
(iruyson and Fannin counties, which
territory then was embraced in the
political area known as the Fannin
district. A further service of great
value rendered to his state by Col.
Aiii'ii was (lie a ut htirshl|> of a land
law which proved a v;isl beiictll lo tin;
early settlers of Texas.
Col. Allen was milted in marriage to
Miss Virginia Royull July 21. 1857, at
Austin, Texas, Itcv. W. J. Phillips of-
llciating Col. Alien moved to (lul-
veston and engaged in merchandising
ii lit i I it I to ii t the outbreak of the Civil
War, when lie returned to Norlli
Texas and settled in Denton county
lie «;m t'omiuissloucd to guard the
Texas frontier from Indians and
other depredators. After tho Civil
War he uioveil hack to Collin couniy
ami engaged in farming Ihe miles
north of McKlnney.
Six children were born to Col. and
Mrs. Allen us follows: Vclmu,
beautiful ami prccious child, who died
in Denton county; Itoyull .Jonathan
Allen of Oklahoma; Tennlts l.ouise,
now Mrs. I,. A. Scott, of McKlnney;
Anna I'ndcrwoud, now Mrs J. K Wi-
ley of McKlnney; Mulachl Weston A*l
leu of (Salve: ton, and Itlchard Itoyster
Alien of McKlnney. Itoyull Jonathan
Allen has long been prominent in
Oklahoma stale affairs, having served
in the constitutional convention of
that slate. He is now in the service
of the Federal government In adjust -
Ing boundaries and land mutters. Mrs.
M. W. Allen died in McKlnney on
March 20, l!IO(i. ller blrlhduy wns
tills date, Oct. II, which was the
date of the tragic death of her hus-
band forty-one years, ago. Jonathan
Allen, father of Col. M. W. Allen, was
also prominent In curly Collin couniy
history, having served in high official
and Judicial positions.
The Dully CQurlor-Ouzctte and Tho
Weekly Democrat-Gnsotto huvo before
them u clipping from the old McKln-
ney Enquirer of Oct. 16, 1874, glvli
an account of the murder of Col. Al-
len. The Enquirer report of tho
tragic affair of forty-one years ago
is as follows:
A Horrible Hlitclicrv,
We ure culled upon to chronicle i\
very sud uffulr—one of Ihe suddest,
perhaps, ever happening In our com-
munity—the killing of Col. M. W.
Allen, nt lils home, five m|les north of
this place. Col. Allen hud u renter on
his place numetfr Jones. Jones had
boon dogging some of the Colonel's
hogs. Thoy fell out uboutlhis—closed
In personnl combat, and tho result
wns tho death of Col. Allen, In a most
horrihla butchery by the knife. Jones
fled the country, and nt this writing
has not been npprehended.
Col. Allen was burled yesterday, nt
the fumlly graveyard. Several hun-
dred people attended the funeral. Tho
ceremonies were conducted by the
Masonic and Orange orders, of which
latter organization he wns a state
officer.
This county and stale will sorely
miss such men us M. W. Allen. Mere
his life has been spent. He was an
ornament to society and lo good mor-
als. As a high-toned gentleman he
was universally esteemed and beloved.
When such men are so ruthlessly cut
down In tho in 1 dst of their usefulness,
not alone the family but tho w hole
country stands appalled at the terrible
calamity society hus sustulned.
Our entire county—wo might say
Northern Texns—ure In sympathy
with the devoted and grief-stricken
family. Col. Allen wus a most fen-
der and fond purcnt, anil the sorrow
that sits around tho family hearth-
stone brings the tear of sympathy
from the stoutest hearts. Here, where
ho was i alsed anc^ Ills children horn,
however, there Is scarcely a necessity
to assure tho wife und little children
flint hundreds stand ready to see that
they are cared for and their rights
guarded and protected.
Col. Allen's son, in trying to wrest
the knife from his father's assailant,
received a dangerous stab In the left
side anil arm. He Is ut present doing
well.
We hope we may be spared (he
shock of ever recording a similar af
fulr within our borders.
The Collin County Iturul lA'tter
Curriers' Association met at I'lano
last Saturday night at the city hall.
onl> eight of the couniy carriers at-
tended the meeting, but all routine
l'ii ties* was curried out and the cur-
rlers had a pleasant gathering
In the absence of President Vlck-
eis. of Farmersvllle. Vice-President
C c Pitts, of Wylle, presided and
Si eretary-Treasurer Paul H. Itlunke,
of I'lano, kept u record of the meet-
ing
\ welcome address was delivered
b\ Mayor J. D. Coltrell, und the cur-
rtcrs were much pleuseil with the
tail, that he made.
The report of the delegates who ut-
tended the Mtulc Convention of rural
letter carriers al College Slalion July
a> received.
I" O Forbes und S. U Hrudshaw.
ot Anna, made Interesting talks on
tile relations between the postolllco
department and the Iturul Heller
i".11 tiers' AssoclntIon.
The next meeting of the Associa-
tion will be held nt McKllllltw the
set mill Saturday In January.
\fter Ihe routine business of the
A ociation wns dispulclied the cur-
lers enjoyed a period of agreeable
soelul Intercourse, anil the instiling
\\ ■ a pleasant affair.
The following members of the As-
-..i i.'ilion attended:
c C. Swindle, Melissa; I-' O. For
I. and S H. Hrudshaw, of Anna; C
C Pitts a id .lick I lousewrlght, of
W'vlle; It H llowle. John II Sat
ii ii iiik and Paul II Hlankc, of Piano
I'lano SIar-t'oitrlcr.
Illi. CROWDS VISIT McMNM V
PEW HOI SEN Till USD\V
Mi Kinney Is a good show town
people who live in McKlltncv Iom
r.,,.1 pure, wholesome entertuilinielil
:iml the same mil) be said of all the
people ill Colllll It y. Never be-
fore was tills fuel more forcibly
brought out than II was in McKin-
iie\ on Thursday night. One who
did not know, had they been down
town Thursday night would liuvo
thought that a circus was in town.
The public square was full of auto-
mobiles, side streets Were lined with
ears nlld vehicles and all public places
Where Vehicles could be I were
Well tilled. II made old McKlnney
look like II real city. Not only
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leople of McKlnney were out Thurs-
day night but people drove here
from nil sections of the county In
vehicles and automobiles while hun-
dreds came In on the Interiirban
ears It was a great night for en-
tertainment In McKlnney. Tho Pope
Theater had on a five-reel feature
picture with vaudeville, the Happy
Hour Theater had on a live-reel fea-
ture plilure. Ihe (leorgin Minstrels
gave n performance and Ihe Clias.
and fieri rude Harrison Tent Theater
Co. at their fine new tent presented
Tor the first lime In McKlnney "Saint-
ly Hypocrites nnd Honest Pinners."
The llnrrlson tent was filled to lis
full capacity, In fact It was difficult
to seat all the people. The Pope
Theater was also filled lo Its fit'! eu-
pacltv while Ihe Happy Hour Thea-
ter and die Georgia Minstrels also
had fair crowds. II would likely lie
a fair estimate lo sny that there
were more than four thousand people
to see these shows In McKlnney
Thursduy nlghf. this of course would
tneun the combined attendance at all
the shows.
This might be taken us an Indica-
tion of the prosperity of our people.
When thousands of people turn out
to shows In this manner It seems
I hat money Is not so "scarce" us
some would liuve you believe. Old
Oollln county hus no room nor time
to think of "hard times." Most every
business house In the city has on ex-
tra sales-people nnd are doing a big
business. McKlnney Is not onlv u
good show town but It is a good busi-
ness (own as well. COME TO Mc-
KTNNEY. n
Fill EN I>S SI HPKINE
EUNICE IiOVEliADY
fin Friday evening, October 1, a
number of young people pleasantly
surprised Eunice Ixivclady at his home
on East. Jones street, Sherman, If
being his twentieth birthday. Numer-
ous games were participated In and
music was enjoyed, after which re-
freshments were served. The follow-
ing Were present: Misses Ethel and
Edna Held, Nora l.ee and Oln Hell
lirannon, Ivy P-:::sell. Willie Frnzler
and Ooldle Spencer: Messrs. Marvin
Held, E. K. Roberts, Reecher Russell.
Dewey McManns and Paul Sutherland.
Eunice Is a son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Eee
liOvelady of that city. He was born
and renred nt Altogn, this county,, nnd
Is a grandson of Mrs. M. A. Cownn of
Altogn, nnd a nephew of W. N.
Strode of this city. He Is nt present
general stock man In tho big depart-
ment store of S. H. Kress A Co. <it
Sherman, having been with this firm
for more thnn a year.
new goods
BILK SWKKT MIXED
PIOKI.KS
IIOMI-: GROWN SOIUIHI'M
Itl.OCK coMII HONKY
FI.AKi: HOMINY
FltESII MACKEREI.
HII.I. PIOKI.KS
ill'I.K STRAIGHT PIOKI.KS
COCO BREAKFAST FOOD
FRESH OYSTERS
CRACKED HOMINY
FRESH GRITS
And*Scores of Other Good Things
Price Stiff
The Provider of Everything Good to Eat
Phones 87 and 346
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AT IIKNIBON SEN HAY
Quite a number of the members of
Magnolia Camp No. 4*1, W. O. VV.
went to Denlson Sitndnv to participate
In nn unveiling. The McKlnney chop-
pers left at R o'clock Sunday morning
and returned late Sunday evening.
D. H. Hales of the White's Grove
community, wns a business visitor In
McKlnney Saturday afternoon. While
here he subscribed for The Weekly
Democrat-Gusette. which he sends to
his brother, W. R Bales, Moslielm,
Tenn.
I/ITTI,E SA 1,1.11'. MAY IS
fIjAIMEI) nv HEATH ANGEI.
I .It t le Sal lie May. aged fi, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. May, Eust
Davis street, died Sunday night at
10:S0 o'clock after nn Illness of only
four days. Funeral services were
held nt the residence Mondny p. m.
nhoiit 3 o'clock. Hurlal was made In
Pecan Grove cemetery at 4 o'clock
under the direction of .1. O. Parker
of the J, P. Crouch A Co., undertak-
ing establishment.
Mr. nnd Mrs. May moved fo Mc-
Klnoy about one year ago. He Is an
employe of the Texas Tract Ion Com-
panv1 We extend sympathy to tho
bereaved parents.
Moves to Dallas.
Mr. nnd Mrs. E. H. Oil mm and
children have moved to Dallas. Mr.
Oumm will be In the employ of
Stone h Webster there. He has been
conductor on the Denlsnn-Dsllos In-
teriirban for nearly three years.
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SOWING WHEAT.
W. Sweeney Has 1(1 Acres Already
Sown—Welcomes Tlicse Rains.
K. W. Sweeney, one of (lie county's
most enterprising farmers, hus alreudy
sown ubout 70 acres of wheat und ex-
puds to sow about as much more.
After breaking Ills land he double
disks and then drag harrows It before
drilling. Ilo Is one farmer who Huys
lliis rain Is helpful, cspcclnlly to
wlieut growers. He made line corn
anil his cotton Is making about a third
of u bale per acre. Mr. Sweeney Is
manager of tho McKlnney Thresher
Co., which wus orgnnlsed lust spring
and bought nn entire new modern
gasoline outfit. They had a good run
In West Collin, threshing the Rhea,
Ferguson nnd Hoard crops—among
the largest wheut crops In the couniy.
Tlie MetlHidlst Meeting.
The revival meeting ot the Metho-
dist church at Piano, Is growing In
both attendance, activity and results.
Proceeding on the plans outlined last
week, Evangelist Vanco Is developing
a great work for good nnd tho meet-
ing given the greatest promise. Cot-
tage prayer meetings nre being held.
Rev. I.ee Hopkins of Pittsburg, Texas,
Is now there and Is doing effective
personnl work In conjunction with
tlie evangelist and song lender.
Mr. anil Mrs. Oils Mellon of near
Cottage were tile guests of the hit-
ter's parents, I). W. Hagwlll and wife,
Murray street, Saturday nnd Sunduy.
Hit. HI EVES IIEHE.
Former McKlnney Pastor For Elglit
Years, Now At Wi'atllcl'ford.
I U'.S. I,. Rieves, pastor of tho First
I'resbyterluu church of Weatherford,
spent Wednesday night and Thurs-
day in McKlnney under tho treatment
or Mr. J. c. Erwln. A sever* attack
of lonsllitls rendered him unable to
attend the sessions of the Synod of
Texns being held In Sherman. So he
enme down to McKlnney to reoalve
treatment, as above stated. Dr. Rlavea'
served eight years as pastor of the
First Presbyterian church hera at
McKlnney where ho bus a multitude
of old friends who are always de-
lighted to see hint. Dr. Rieves haa a
mugnlllclcnt slone church building of
modern type to jirench In and his pas-
torale of two years Is resulting In
many evidences of frultfulnesa. For
Instance, In the lust few months, live
young men of his church have slgtll-
lied their Intentions of entering the
ministry and one young woman haa
announced her determination to be-
come n missionary. Dr. nieves hopes
to be able to return to Sherman
where lie has boon Invited to preach
Sunduy to the members there unend-
ing the Synod of Texas.
To tlie Fair.
Thursday .T. J. McHnin of near An-
na, shipped forty head of his Duroc-
Jersey hogs to the StntsfFnlr at Dal-
las. He will show In practically every
ring. They wero certainly nice hogs
nnd we hope to see them capture many
premiums.
Hot Drinks
And
Sandwiches
For Today
Wc arc now serving at our fountain all kinds of liot drinks and
tlie very beat of sandwiahe*. For a light luncti you'll Ind thte the
best place In McKlnney.
SMITH DRUG CO.
OM Phoan INartll
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