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MtUITY.EIfiilTH YEAR < EmMMitil February 7. IMH).
McklNNRY, CttLliN COUNTY, Tfc V\S. Till RnDAY. J VM. M. I'liW
12 PAGKS THIS WEEK
FOSTER'S
WEATHER
BULLETIN
Copyrighted 1HJJ1 by W 1 losttr.
Washington, D. C., Jan The
week centering on Feb. S , will aver-
age warmer than usual on meridian y<>
from 0 i' Gull <ti M< xlco to the fai
north. The lilgh temperature <>1' thai
disturbance will In III north wester!
Canada al>oul Feb. 7. on and all along
meridian UU Feb. H, und in custei n s m-
ftioim Feb. 11. A cold wave will be in
northwestern Canada near l-'eb. !>, o>i
meridian Uu I'Vb. 7, eastern sections
Feb. a
TllC week centering on I'Vb !l is mo-
ot ihu two principal storm periods ' 1
the month und Hit-.' usually bring
most precipitation in the form ol rain.
KIIOW, sleet oi ball M> predictions tlilit
the week, centering on January 8
■Would bring the most se\ ere Htoriiu
ami greatest precipitation ol Junuurv
were remarkably correct. Tile weel.
centering on I'Vb ;! I will be another
severe storm period ib lulls ol which :
defendants whose united charities child burned here fincher may be may be year
bonds f0rf1eted fund is low; friday evening is | superintendent of j before stepp use
need cash aid not doing so well
before court
home missions is acted \m
The Sheriff's department Momlu\
biuught in those defendants wIiom
bonds Were declared forfeited In coun-
ty court Monday wm n the* lulled r
appear. Some paid their lines, ami
some Were placed in jail.
The ■ use of .1. \Y. 13rown, charged
Willi swindling. wus called and Went
to trial Monday afternoon.
Ken suits lu District Court.
C. T. Talum vs. W. A. Howard
al, debt und foreclosure.
Joe Aslon vh. J. W. Couch, debt an 1
foi (-closure.
Mattie Robertson et al vs. T O.
Murray et al. partition
Miller B. Pitts vs. S. II. MeAnull>
ot al, debt and foreclosure.
Jesse Kakle vs. J. \V. Arlington el
al, debt and foreclosure.
Sum It. Dickenson vs. A I!. Lyday.
title and datnagi a.
S. II Abbott \ s. Wlggs >V I'lstole,
The '.'ontinucd cold spell Is
causing additional calls on the
United Charities of the city, ac-
cording to Walter I1 Howell,
chairman. He reports that a num-
ber of responses lilive been made
to an appeal Issued several days
ago, but funds are still not «uf-
liclelit to properly care lor vases
which demand Immediate atten-
tion. Mr. llowell said lie would
appreciate contributions from any
person or source feeling inclined
to aid the suffering and distressed.
A recent contribution came
from the Jeanne d'Arc club ol Ihls
city. The club turned in a substan-
tial cheek from funds raised
through a rummage sale
Contributions may be given to
W. D Howell, chairman, or Clar-
ence W. Smith, secretary of the
United Charities Association.
will be given in next Bulletin. A small, title and damages
unimportant warm wave will oroaa
continent Feb. 2 to ti. currying Un-
usual weather features.
Again 1 urge farmei'H to produce all
the grain and cotton they can. The\
will get. good prices; not war puces,
but their profits will be better than he-'
fore the World War. (Jet all the farm
land you can and hold it. Farm land
is the one thing that will pay best
•veil If you buy it on partial payments
If your lands have produced fair, Kd Crlpps. who was recently brought
average crops in the past twenty-live j in McKinney ami placed In Jail from
years don't leave them; they will make Denton by Sheriff Kd illakeman,
as good crops during the next quarter I charged with a statutory offense.
Marriage Llci'limw.
Herbert Hooper and Oillc May 1111<• •
Karl Stevenson und Ijona Merldlth
Frank White and Bertha Hall.
,f. 10. Pack and Francis Carson.
Sumuell Ijine ami onia Kelley.
HUM) NFT AT *7,5O0 ItY
.It lKii: SI'TIIFItLAND HERE
Al I'll TI lt\s OVI.lt; IIOI,I
PL'NCIIKD IK TOP BY FENCE
11IKT IS IINIiY IIAMAOF
An automobile occupied by A. IV
llugliston of I'lano turned over near
White Itock and only a hole punched
lu Hie top by a fence post was Ihu
total damage reported. All of the oc
cupunts of the car escaped unhurt.
\ n •:111i... little four year old daugh-
i. ni Mi ind .Mrs S. .V l.onsiortl,
| U ho h':in sel lousl> bill lied Friday
] eii'iiinu il w.i- tear d b\ members of
I lie 1.11■ 111 > was not ib'lllg so w ell
Tuesday morning Sin had a ^ood da>
; Monday, but along In the night she
I look 41 nil e a restless spell which
,111 used the family considerable anxiety
'and woriy about her condition. I
♦ ♦ ♦
Mcknight Doing Very Well.
W. K Mcknight, secretary ol the
lb ia11 I i edit Associailon, who siis-
tained i strok ol paralysis while
dropping a obi in a collection plale
iii bis Sunday school class at the
I• sbyterian church here Sunday, was
Tuesday at noon rcpoitcd doing very
well under the el ' uitr.laiiccM Ills
ri.lidtlinu was reported to be about
lie saun as it was lute Monday, ac-
cording to a report from Ills bedside
II" regained consciousness about noon
Monday and Is now able to talk, hilt
has been instructed by attending
physicians not to exert himself by
eonveising with any one.
♦ ♦ ♦
Mi's, bmliliiul Improved.
Mrs (). M. (iiiddard, who lias been
very sick for the past several days,
was reported Improved Tuesday Sin-
rested well Monday night.
waived his examining trial before Jus-
tice of the Peace Willie Sutherland
Thursday. K squire. Sutherland set the
defendant's bond at $7,500.
of a century. I could not say this If I
believed that timber destruction and
killing the birds will continue. Cotton
producers can gel rid of destructive
worms by raising more chickens, tur
keys and guinea fowls uml sowing solt
iron ore lu their fields. Soft iron ore is j
the best fertilizer. If Henry Kurd fails
to get the Alabama fertilizer factory! The Jury In the case of J. W. Brown,
going some company with inonev1 ,charged with swindling, brought In 11
should take up soft Iron ore as a fer-. verdict Tuesday afternoon of
tillser. guilty.
The hills, valleys, ridges, mountain
ranges are immensley Important m
middle of street
chosen by early
morning crowd
JURY FINDS MAN NOT GUII/I'Y I
OF SWIMII IM. CltARGF
not
rain freezes and
walks-pavement
covered with ice
agriculture. If North America 'were n
level plain no such differences In the
crops of adjoining sections would pre-
vail. Agriculture should study this sub
Jeet more carefully und thereby learn
more about what crops will <lo be >r
for cncli succeeding year. South I >a -
kotu's corn crop has been liumeu" •
because during most cropseasons it
moisture has come from soullu-as
Ward and therefore readily passed up
the Missouri river valleys and spread
out over the Stale thru the trlbuturv
river valleys. Tills subject deservi s
more attention.
the local market
Wbnt tlie Farmers Art* Being I'ulil for
rinsi* Products—t urnxitiil to Dote.
Feedstuff hihI Grain.
Vernle Callahan, charged with theft,
pleaded guilty before Judge T o.
Murray. The court Imposed u tine of
126 and thirty days In Jnll.
Joe Dalley, pleaded guilty before
Judge T. O. Murray to a charge ol ag-
gravated assault. He was lined and
court cost.
* * «
Marriage I,lccn-.es.
A. I'. Mirel and Mrs, Lou Suloer.
I'red l'etway and Kssle Bee Harry.
It. I'arklns and Bonnie Todd.
L. Iteeder uml Mrs. Almeda
About eight o'clock Wednesday
morning an almost continuous stream
of men and women walking down the
center ol North Kentucky street, to-
ward the buslnef H section ol Ihe city
caused many to sioji. look and listen.
Was il a Ku Klux Klan paiade of uu
masked members, who had taken pos-
session of the street without any per- '
mission from the city ofilciuts. |
Finally after slljiptug an I sliding
and skidding ami skating and going
through many other gyrations and!
g> mnastlcs In order to stand up on
the slippery sidewalks it. was discov-|
ored that the parjul. is weri- dnwntown
employes on their way to work.
They had chosen the middle of the
street In preference to the lee coated
sidewalk, where an accident might j
have befallen the unwary pedestrian.
Itain began lulling here
day morning ami enutliiu
as It fell during the da\.
curly Tues-
•tl lo freeze
At 2 p. in
h was still raining ami livening.
The gas supply Is reported lo oc not
mill and is expected lo continue to he
ample. Word has been received l.ei-e
Hint all breaks in lie mains in lln
Holds have been taken care of.
Trul lie has been slow ed lip eonslii
ertlbly since the streets received uu
Icy coating.
Hit 10. It. FINCIIKB.
Scolty Forsyth said Tuesday morn
Ing that tile announcement is
somowliat premature in statin.:
I liul I'l K It I'luebei hud iMfered lib
I rcHigiiallou as pastor of III. Presb>
terlau church here. Acocrdlng lo Pres-
I byterlan usag< and custom, which In
j Klnclici Is following, lie will siibmil
Ills resignation lo the coligreKallou
I next Humbiy, when a eongregiitlonal
I meeting will la called lo cons! tor the
resignation und lake action upon It
Sunday morning III Fluelier called
bis official board together and told tie
members of the board thai, after eon
Isldoring the matter from different
'angles, he had collie to the conclusion
that li 'would lie best lor him lo rcllrt
It'ro mills pastorate here und that In
| would offer Ills resignation as pa loi
1 here next Sunday.
It has been learned thai l r Klncln i
intends lo reside with his family In
t'oinineree and will be supeilntenib n'
ni home missions for tin I'aiis In
bytcry. a position which lia-i been of
l i i ed liiin.
I ni tie r work In the dislrl.t clerk's
oiilcc, on tlu' transcript records lu the
east- cf I II Stcpp convicted lu re ill
iicloberol tlu mlirdei of llardy Mills,
i.i now wailing on the lawyers In
the i us'- lo lite olliei records, accord-
ing in Mis. Allei Tu\lor, dlstrli't clerk,
't'lie stalenicnt ol tacts Is yel lo be tiled,
act hi ding to Jewell Abcruulhy, one of
the dci'cnsi attorneys. Mrs. Taylor said
it bud been estimated that llie Iran-
scrfpt would make one thousand
pat < a. but hei own cstliniitc n as soine-
I what lower.
j it 11hibe some time In the ruining
I mil I I lull, lln- Slelip case Is submitted
!(, thi' Court of i 'riuiinal Appeals to
which higher court the case was ap-
pealed after a low trial had been de-
nied 11> Judge l''riiuk K. Wilcox. Tim
i unit's v.itatlou nia> also delay tlio
submission of the ease Attorneys are
allowed ninety da.vs la which to pro-
pule records and oilier mailer for tin)
higher court, and less than slxly days
ol this lime has elapsed, Mild Mr.
Aberunlli) The higher court Is behind
Willi Its docket, lie silld.
lie called attention to the fact that
tlie ease against I'Ycd Hitler, charged
with murder in connection with Iliu
death of James Wiley Slockwell here,
which was tried lu June of l#2l, was
only submitted on appeal to the liltfh-
lei court on Jiiii. IN, ihls year. The
James i' Martin case was submitted
i- the higher court and ul'llliicd. A new
hearing hits been asked. Slockwell was
killed on a street corner here June II.
11120.
"Mr, Abernalhy. Just gin sslug. It
may be a veur before Ihe Stcpp casu
i.< acted upii." Inquired a newspaper
I epol'lci
"Yes, Jlisl guessing." lie replied.
i Hisco i«r:Ni;i'i'i i-:i nv tiiaii-
lltS' DAY; Itl IAD WOltK IHII.INS
Corn In shuck, per bu. .
Shorts per cwt
'Thops per cwt
>sts per bushel
Wheat per bu. (basis No
Alfalfa hay per toti
< Oc
$1.70
(1.60
..30c to 35c
1) 11.05
.18 to $12.50
M
•A
i 'ombec.
(i. 10. Hull and Susie Starr.
11 It. Wright and Mettle Skinner.
B. i.i. Clark and Maggie Breeder. ,
j Bennett Curl or and Irene Hender-
i son.
Jno. O. Clifton and Miimte Abbott.
I ♦ ♦ ♦
New Suits,
M-. W. Johnson vs. Henry Mlso et
al. damages.
Truett tit Ncathery vs. B. T, Hlg-
glnbothani, suit on account.
ni\i:tf.i;n phikoni:i<s
IN COUNTY .1 All,;
aid; wmri;
M
I'l.ltSONS
I
No Aochli'llts.
There had been no reports of acel I
dents In the city from falls on fro/.i n!
sidewalks and paverui-nta, accoiding to
reports from the City Hospital 'I'm-:
day afternoon
Howover, many school children liavi
received tails but none lerminai'd so
rlously, according to reports.
This is the llrsl I lino during the win •
tor that sleet has fallen or thai rain
has frozen after it fell.
I WO SI IIM'ANTIAI
/.IAS I'll MAItF
M W « I'l l
rfoiMi s ii Fiti
SIXTY THOUSAND BOM.AliS CITY
TAA MONICY CtHJjHlCTliD from twenty-five to thirty prisoners
There aro nineteen prisoners In lln-
county Jail, according lo a report by
Jim Klmhrlcl, Jailer. Fourteen of the
Inmates are whiles and live negroes,
In. said. The offenses with which they
are charged range from petty theft to
murder. One white man, Kaell Stcpp
has been convicted of murder and
given the death penalty, but the ease
was appealed to the higher court.
The county Jail may iiccommodat"
AUFD
Johnson grass hay per ton $• to $«.5n! ...
Millet hay per ton $8.50 1 Approximately sixty thousand dob
Bran per cwt $ 1.4b ■ lax money has been col-
Pralrie hay per ton *8 to $io!u°ted. which is about 00 per cent of
* + o ithe total sum to be collected, accord-
ing to Kd S. Brown, city sooretniv
Fight hundred and fifty city poll tax
receipts have been Issued. A large per
ONI: CASK OF SMAMil'OX
IIFItF.; fli:\I.TII i.ooii
Pro* IhIous,
25c to
25c to
5c
S5c
46c
30c
. 17c
7 c ,
I >"
80c
. 8l)c
22r
Produce and
Bacon per pound .
Butter per pound .
Oreamery butter
Cream
Chickens, fryers per pound ...
Old roosters, per Ih
Hens, per lb
Kgt-'s per doz. (candled • ......
Turkeys, per lb
!/ rd per Ib
♦ • ♦
LI to ISHM'k.
Hogs per cwt. . . .'. $5
Beef cattle per cwt $£
dheep per cwt $2
• «
UMIun.
Cotton per pound 14c
Colton seed par ton .
Cotton seed meal per owt. ..
Hulls per ton
Mixed hulls and meal cotton
seed per cwt 11.10
officer,
health
Is one
Is of a
cent of this number has been Issued to
ladles. Awhile back more receipts
went to women than were being
taken Uy the male sex.
Br. It. L. Bavls, city health
staled Wednesday that the
of McKinney was good. There
case of smallpox. The malady
very mild form. The patient has not
yet been dismissed, but Br. Bavls said
If would be In the next, few days. There
are no other contagious diseases In tie
city.
i A'l'in:it oc •ll'Dfii'.
I'l Fit.SON DIFS IN PALLAS
W. C. Plersnn of Wlnnsboro, SI
years old and a resident of Texas for
more than 7 5 years, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Howard Brown,
111 Dallas, Monday. Mr. Plersnn was
the lather of Judge W. M. I'lnrson
who upon several occasions has visited
McKinney and delivered addresses
here. The writer knew him When a bov
ai Wlnnsboro. Mr. Plersnn w:ik a tne'm
ber of Ihe Texas legislature fnllo'wlng
the close of the Civil \Var and was
a lite long and a personal friend ol
former Governor .leines S. Hogg lb
was burled at Ills home at Winn dior.
at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday under Ihe
auspices of the Masonic Bodge
li i'. Stone, recently of I'eliuii. has
iinti'l the |fen oaten home oil North
llelige Street and within tin next few-
days w ill move his family from <'<-
Una lo Hik new location. His partner,
A It. Williams, also lately ol I'eliuu.
ban rented the attractive J. It. Bullock
home on lai'.t Louisiana fcHicel and
will also move his family to MeKin
nej within a few tluys.
The llrm of Stone ,v Williams male
an announcement In Tlie liaily I'uur
lcr-(Jazetle and The Weekly Bemocra.
(iazetto regarding their new business
here and In the announcement stab
Suliirdiiy was Frisco's llrsl Traders'
Hay since the urganIzatIon of the
' 'omnil• rclal club the llrsl of this
month. There was a large crowd of
people there from not only the sur-
rounding trade territory but from
neighboring towns as well, drawn bv
tlie splendid Inducements put forth by
lln- merchants of the town for that
i'iiy AH the business men declare it
was the lust business day they have
had since i 'In 1st inns.
Amusements were hud, such as i*
potato race, suck race, tat man's racw
and Ihe greasy pole climbing. Bocal
musicians furnished an hours' enter-
tainment early lu the afternoon and,
although the weather was a Utile dls
agreeable, the visitors seemed to enjny
themselves Thethlrd Saturday of each
1111ii11h lias I designated as Traders'
Hay, and plans are now being made
b.v the I'oiumerclal club for other
special days during the mouths for
ihe next year.
Work has been started on the road
h ailing northwest from Frisco lo the
that It Is their hope and Intention n, 11'enton county line, a distance of 4 1-2
he open on or abnut Feb. 2nd 1 miles, and it Is expected that Bim
These gentlemen were for t wel ve, si retch of road will be piked within
years leading merchants at Cellnn. " lew weeks. Work on this road was
They owned a dry goods store, a gro ll*,(1 "l> by the commissioners because
< erv store and a hardware and fitrnl- °f looseness of the roadbed, hut
lure store. Practically he peak ol 'he lor,a I taxpayers requested that Ihe
S. II. Ilcai'il III.
Edward Greenwood has gone to
Austin where he Is a student in the
State Pniverslty. Kdwgrd Is a sou of
Mr. and Mrs. II A l«. Gt'OenWOOd. lie
was a member of the mid-term
graduating class of the McKinney
High School.
.1 c. Trout, member of the firm
of Trout. Woodruff & James, dealers
in hardv.ai-n and implements, was in
Dallas Wednesday attcuding the Slate
Convention ol hardware and Imple-
ment dealers.
S. 11 Heard, well known McKinney
business man, who has been Hick at
his home corner Church and Hunt
streets, was reported to be Improv-
ing yesterday afternoon.
the market they sold their business
and have been resting tor about two
years. They made a success in the
mercantile business and are quite well
l.linwii to the trading public of Wesl
Oollln. They will carry a general llm
of dry goods, clothing and shoes at
their new store In McKinney.
Their store is In the new
building on Kast Louisiana
across the street from the J I
store.
McKinney gladly welcomes lien of
their type to the city and Will extend
them a friendly hand. As business men
uml as families they will prove a
valuable acquisition lo McKinney.
W. S. Gilbert of Sherman, renews
for The Weekly Democrat-Gazette for
another year.
lo 17"
...$28
. .15.011
...$10
NHFItMAN MAN KXPKOTKD
TO BK U. 8. DINTHKT ATTORN K>
PRESIDENT OLMSTED OF TEXAS STATE FAIR TO COME
TO McKINNEY TO MAKE ADDRESS AT DEDICATION OF
MUNICIPAL PAVILION HERE FRIDAY; SHOW FINE STOCK
Denlson, Texas, Jnn. 21.—The resig-
nation of Captain K. J. Smith as Unit-
ed States Attorney for the Knstern
District of Texas, sent In during Dec-
ember, has heeVi accepted, according
to a communication received by Mr
Smith today from Washington, which
said that "by direction of the Presi-
dent the resignation had been accept
ed."
The present term of court In session
at Shcrinun will likely end Mr. Smith's
term.
It Is understood lu local circles ttoet
Randolph Bryant of Sherman will ie
appointed to sun Mr. Smith.
Dr. A. T. Bryant, County Agent O.
D. Kverett of McKinney and C. N.
WafeVs of Allen, working In coopera-
tion with Commissioners Will J. Ithea,
M. T. Jones, Mayor Miller, the Cham-
ber of Commerce and the Collin Conn
vllle, the stnte Fair Champion Shet-
land Stallion by J. It. Greer of Fur.u-
ersvllle and also a tine harness animal
by Mr. Greer. The famous champion
four thousand dollar Texas Jack Is lo
i be furnished by Br. A. T. Bryant.
ty Purebred Livestock Association, I llcnry C. Barlow Is to furnish some
being committeemen from the latter j Hampshire sheep that, arc champions
organization have made excellent pre-[ami also some prize winning Short
WI HTMORF.I.AND STOCK
TO BF. MOVFII FRIDAY
llcmovnl of the Peyton Westmore-
land slock of groceries from Hast
Louisiana street to the building for-
merly occupied by the A ! Bagsilale
irrocery store will be made Friday, It
was announced today by Mr. Wet
moreland. The new building has been
partition for the dedicatory si rvlees at
the new livestock pavilion Friday
morning at 10 o'clock and the Poland
China sale beginning al I p. tvi
The guest Invited by the i ity of
tlcials and who kindly acceftcd to
come and speak Is Harry A. Olnistend
president of Ihe Texas State Fair
president of Ihe Southwestern Paper
Co. and one of the best knowui and
universally esteemed business men In
the state. Announcement was made In
Commissioner V\ IU J. Rhea that Mr
Olnistend had consented to conic to
McKinney for this auspicious occasion
Tin livestock committee reports that
they have made plans for u "dress
parade" Inside the walls of the magtil
remodeled llnd Improved and has been eent new structure Friday morning,
equipped with m w fixtures. A new and during the services, of some aristocrats
modern front has been Installed.
Thanks to A L. Carpenter of Fnr-
mci'-vIHe, Texa < renews hIn subscrip-
tion lo Tin- Weekly Democrat-Onset e
for mint her year.
of the "purebred families" of Collin
county which will Include 'i typical
dairy COW of the Jersey breed furnish
ed by Pecan Grove Dulry. a pair of
champion mules of the last State Full'
furnished by Yeary Bros, of ParmerH-
Horn cattle. Liberator's Ace has been
tendered by Bhca-McLaln Co. for the
Poland China breed.
tlon. Childress. Texas; C. A. Shock,
secretary Bed Itlver Valley Fair, Sher-
man; II S. Hclhurn. publisher, Child-
ress, Texas; Col. It. R. Miller, lllunch-
ard, Iowa; Jno. C. Holderman of
Poland China Journal. Kansas City,
Mo.; Tom Mann of Farm A- Bunch.
Dallns; L R. Kendall. Italy, Texas:
M. H. Webb, Dallas, and a large num
ber of others
♦ ♦ ♦
Well Known S|M'iikcr«.
The full list of speakers has not
been given out but the committee
slntes that well known speakers of
ability are to be given places on the
program. A few local men will be In-
cluded In the list of speakers.
Many of tlie visitors come for a dila!
purpose, that of Inspecting the tirst
and only municipal livestock show und
sale pavilion t^ be erected In Texas
and to attend the Introductory Poland
China sale of the llhen-McLaln Co.
Dr. A. T. Bryant, a committeeman
from the Livestock Association hns
been advised that W. H. Straiten, the
popular secretary of the Texas State
Fair Association, will bo present for
imstead, president Texas!Ihe dedicatory services of the pavilion
M. lOvans. animal hus-land auditorium here, Mr. Stratton Is
Tii MiirHi In Roily.
It Is planned to have all the stock
men meet at the Chamber of Com
meree nt 10 o'clock Friday morning
and together with the city ofilclals
march In a body to the pavilion where
tin program Is to be held.
Messages are being received dully
by the various committeemen of
prominent p rsonnges who will nltend.
among wb -i are Stnte Fair high of-
ficials, he.i l i of some departments at
A. .V M ('"'lege, many city ofilclals
from othei towns and prominent stock
men from over Texas and other states.
Some 11 w of the acceptance are
Harry A.
State Fair
bandry department A. A M. College. A. Iperhaiw-one of the moet widely known
L. Ward, secretary Texas Swine Breed-(state fair officials In the nation and
ers Association. Fori l.ewls. secretary his presence will add dignity to the
West Toxus Swine Breeders Assocla-!occasion.
-land
.ffwrl
Wilcox
St reel
I lo wel I
work bo done, slating that they would
bear all responsibility, should any de-
fects occur due to the settling of tlio
road bed lifter the next big ram.
W. F. tleliNII.Ill' SI'I FFRS
SlltOliF OF PARALYSIS IIFRU
known
Itctall
\ isnoBs IMPHI.SSFD
WITH Melt IN MA
Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Iwiwrence of
Sprlnglleld. Illinois, have gone to De-
catur, Illinois where Mr. I .lew renew
has an attractive offer lu a business'
way.
The Ijawrences have enjoyed a
month's visit with Mrs. Alice Vaughan
of West Louisiana Street, who Is the
mother of Mrs. Ijiwrence. They had
been deeply impressed with T< xas and
McKiumiy on the occasion of their last
visit a year ago and had come with
the express purpose of locating here
hut Mr. Lawrence has had such an at • {
ttactivc offer from a Chicago firm i>«
take a half Interest in a chain of stores
located In Decatur tliul they declduo
to return North for business reasons.
Mr. I<awrence 'wus formerly, super-
intendent of the B. M. Beld Manufnet
uring Co. of Springfield, manufactur-
ers of watch materials, stuffs, Jewels,
etc. But recently resigned in order to>
take up a dllToront line of work less
trying on the nerves. We trust that Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence will continue to
W I'l. Mcknight. Ill* well
and popular secretary of the
| Cri.lit Nssoclutloii of McKinney, suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis Sunday
'while leaching the Men's Class at Ihu
I'n bylci-iiin church lie was sudden-
ly 11 I-■ I ■ ii and became uiisconsinuil
hoi-ib afterward, lie was removed to
Ids home where grave fears were
| felt fur Ills life. However the news
Is given out Monday that lie had re-
valued consciousness and was some
better at noon Monday
Mr. Mcknight bus been secretary
j uf the Helall Credit Association of
McKinney for the past year In which
position lie bus given eminent sails-
faction, lie came tothis position from
that ol cashier of the Weston Uuar-
nnty State Bank. He is a high claM
Christian gentleman, a shrewd busi-
ness man and very fine cltlsen. His
large numbers of friends sincerely
trust that lie will soon completely re*
cover.
ATLANTA INSl ltANCF MAN 18
NOW WITH KTATF. OFFICIO HKRM
Carl Milhramlt, well known young
Insurance man of Atlanta, Oeorgla,
has located In McKinney, having ac-
cepted a responsible position With
Blues Bros., State Managers for th«
United States Fire Insurance Co. and <
the North Blver Insurance Co.
Mr. Millirandt brings his family
with him to make his future home In
McKinney. He Is an experienced young
Insurance man and will be a valuable
entertain their friendly feeling toward } acquisition to this big McKinney en-
McKinney and will some time favor us terprlsc which employs a large num-
with a future visit. i ber of people ond which Is a valuable
.asset to McKinney.
EXAMINATION FOR POSTMASTFIl1 ■■ ■
AT WCSTON IIFItF FKI1. IH
An examination under the Civil
Service for the selection of ellglbles
for appointment as postmastei at Wes-
ton. twelve miles northwest of McKin-
ney, will be held In McKinney Feb. lit,
accotdlng to announcement Wednes-
day by James P. Thomas, local civil
service secretary.
The oftlce Is fourth class and pays
about $600 a year, he onnouueed.
It 11. Finch of Winters. Texaa.
Route |, sends In his renewal sub-
scription to The Weekly Democrat-
Onsette for another year. Thanks.
STAFF WltlTFH COMICS TO
SEE NEW PA VII JON HERB
A. 10. Burgess, staff writer and
photographer for the Semi- Weekly
Farm News wus In McKinney Satur-
day carrying out an assignment from
his paper to Inspect the new llv*«
stock pavilion In McKinney and to
make photographs of It which are to
tie published In tho Semi-Weekly
Farm News which has a very laiv*
circulation in Tcxns uml other state*
Mist Kva Bngwlll of Fort Worth
visited hoinefolk In McKinney Satur-
day nigh* . Sunday and Sunday night.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1922, newspaper, January 26, 1922; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth293295/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.