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Mifcl.WtV, (OIJilN IHI XTY, TK\ \K. Till l(M AV, MARCH 21. IIIIM.
12 I'AGKS THIS WEEK
GEORGE JEFFCOATS PATRIOTIC PARADE
FUNERAL SERVICES CHARGED TO IPRIE 0
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WLIE SOLOIEO RATHER TDM
LEAVE SICK WIFE ADO RETURN
was
lAxltfc NO. 4UO,
i the initial wan
moved from
1
(•!•:< iitc io jioffcoats.
Funeral earviae* over tho body of
I he lato "Huolo" Clorogc Jeffcoats of
llluo Hid Wis We i' conducted lit the
Methodist church :il that pluee Tues-
day . Mr. Joffanuts died at his home
ih"io Sunday night, March 17, at 10
o'clock hi pneumonia. Tho dccoasud
w a*, ii ploucM r settler of the Itluo
Ridge suction. having moved there
-in lHti7. Ho w as born Oct. pi, 18.11
lit I.cxiiigton district, South Carolina,
nii'l therefore was S3 yours, 5 months
and I iln,y old at the time of Ills
deatili The funeral services were run
ducted by the l}i*v. W. I'\ (iilutoro,
DiLHior of tho M<>thodlsi church si
Rlue Rulgo, and tin Rev. O. \V. pon-
inn, presiding older i>l' tin- Me Kinney
district, who ileltverod the fiiniM'tll
• ration He pnid eloquent tribute to
his service rendered in the ehurolt,
lodge, and community activities In
which hi' roinitlnod Inn ami fn.ithful
to the olid, lie wiis converted and
joined the Methodist church in 18 1 !>.
W" was raised to the sublime degree
of it Miuftcr Mason liy tho Farmors-
\ illc liodifo No. il l. A. I*' St A. M ,
on September 3, 1 a7 I Hi* was a char-
ter ineniher of Hlne
niiiler whoso auspicef
made. The deceased
JSoutli Carolina. t" Aluhiimu in I8 #
Mr* was married to M'ias Sarah Mc-
Adaiiis April I . 1 8f>0. •" which unlpii
w■ i*i horn I I children 7 sons and •!
daughters Six of them survive, as
follows: Till I >. It W. and W. S. Jelf-
imii11>i of Hlne Ridge and Snow Hill;
runner JeiTcoats, Trinidad, Col,, Mas
iliflt.io Mi i luffey of near Mine Ridge
and Mrs. Doiln Miuhiox.
'Pile deceased unlered the ('iinledor-
Htc army in April 1 Sti2, serving In
Milliard's legion, llei'ven ilnttallion,
Ciloscovo's Company A. (trades' Hrl-
gade, Hlle.kllor's division, Hrugg'S
army, lie w.us captured in November
1163 and wan Imprisoned at Rock!
I Ml unit. 111., from January 1864 to
March IMS.
Oounty Olerk Walter 11. Keen, and
l r. T, W. Wiley accompanied tho
ltnv. Mr. l>ennis and wife to llluo
Ridge Tuesday to attend tho funeral
and burial.
Tile following sketch of Uncle
(Veorge Jeff coats appoared in The
l)ii,My Courier.'lunette June I. 1916.
"Undo" (iconic Jeffcoats, of Hltu
Ridge, was recontly a welcome caller
at our office, lie is in wood health,
notwithstanding Ills advanced a(te,
and wax ell route to Newport, Jack
county, Texas, to visit a son, who
lives there Uncle tlmirife Was born
October Hi. 1834. in I.oxlllgton dis-
trict near tho town of Ijcxington.
South Carolina. Ills father was a
farmer, saw mill man and magis-
Irate. When (Venice was only II. his
father moved in IXIX to the Statu of
Alabama, where be continued to re-
side ,untl| 1X07 when he came to
Texas lie serve,I in Ililllard's P'glun
from I Nil'J-'til in the Confederacy
Mr. Jeffooals saw much hard service
—wilh in thn battle of t 'hickamiiugni
and other hard flirhts Iiis clothing
wilh ptorcod liy bullets more than
once, but he fortunately escaped in-
jury. He was captured by the 1'Yiler-
ais and held a prisoner for several
months at Itock Island, Illinois. In
J Ktl7. Ilncle (leorgo, who is now 82,
settled one anil mm half miles south
of Mine Hldge whom he still liven.
11V Industry, frtural living, good man-
ai'omctit and honest dealings, ho has
steadily prospered and at present
owns two giNid home and doesn't owe
w dollar, lie nnrrlod Miss mmh Mc-
AdaniM In I'lke county, Ahiliunia,
April SO, I IBB. and lived most luip-
(11? wllh her for over a half century.
Hho throe years ago which wns
)i sad Now to tho (food obi man who
hurt walked l y her side for so many
year* durligr all of which tlmo Iwr
tevA aad 4nrotioii had Inspired him
•vnr okwdtiI and upward. Ho was
mnulo a Mmm In Karincravllla In
eaino * ctmrter inomlmr of llluo
IUd|(« lotlitv No t 0. When a lad on-
ly II, ho wm converted In H<iuth
CarolHia nad united with the Mollio-
dtfrt ClinmK Houth. Kor 67 y<-ars ha
ku keen a faithful follower of the
Mm* Uil UMriy Niuuueno and n
memlMur of tho Methoillst
cfeurrh II* flllnl all poaltlona
pnwHile for a layman lo fill In hla
•hnrck Iwwird, cIujm l«ul®r, Uolo-
mM i confarannea. etc. Undo
I always bum a staunch
mi tafluentlnl In party
miaeHa at M* aactlon of tha county.
Ilia cklflraK at* all hoaorod ami uaa-
fill t lllaw aai a prida and honor to
their m od aid fathar The ehlldran
The date for flic big patriotic pa-
rade ami celebration hns been reset
for Mnturday, April ii. at 2 p. in whicli
Is tho date of the first anulvvrsary
of the entrance of the I'nitaii States
into the world war It rs ckpocted
t lull thousands of ptfoplc from all
parts of the county will lay aaido
their duties on this day and come to
Mckiiilic) and participate in tliu cel-
■ tei'Htion
The ilei'islou lo change the date
m .in reached at a meeting of liiu ex
ecutlvu coiuinittoe held at the Husl
nis* Mali's rooms in tliu I'ope Thea-
ter building Tuusilay (, afternoon The
original date «liieh was March 8i ,
interfiled with a Ited Cross ceieiun
Hon lit Kirniersville on that day and
also tlie Interschohistic athletic meet
to be held at Celilia on the same day.
The executive committee freely de-
ferred the proposed patriotic celebra-
tion her till April 0. in order to give
opportunity to the people of all sec-
tions of the count) to have a place
'ii the parade.
The plan is to have a lou demon-
stration of patriotism hero on that
■ lily U> give added evidence that Col-
lin county is solidly behind the gov -
• rnmont in this war No automobiles
or other vehicles will lie perm 11 toil
in thn parade, only pedestrians will
be in the line of march. The march-
ers will consist of members of the
i'iiIIiii County Chapter of tliu Ited
i'loss and members front every
branch and auxiliary in the couu-
tv. parents of soldiers in the service,
school children from every school In
the county, i'iiIIiii county soldiera
from ihw training camps lu Texas,
farmers, gardeners, truck flowers.
Comity rood Adininlstnitor Jon K.
i/vrgeiii. and his corps of twenty or
morn deputies in the various sec-1
lions of the county will be in tliu pa-
rade. Also every person who is ob-
serving the food regulations.
Attention is also called to tho fact
that on April <■ Hie third liberty
Iioan campaign will lie launched by
Secretary McAdisi. \V T JBolton,
chairman of the executive committee
who has charge of the arrangements
for tlie parade, expects this lo lie tile1
jnost elaborate and imposing pageant | cotivoi
every given ill Collin county, lie is will
anxious for Collin county to show hoi
colors on April Ii, and snnd tlie mus-
sagc to the four corners of America
that. <'ollln county is not a slacker,
iiiiil we are behind our nniis who are
making; I ho supreme sacrifice for
world liberty and democracy.
April U should be a Ited Letter I my
in tbe history of patriotic eelebra-
tIoiiim iu I'ollin county.
Chairman Helton calls the execu-
tive emmittoe to meet wilh him In
Mm I'opo Theater Sunday afternoon
iiiimediately following tlie program
which begins ill 2:30 o'clock. The
committee will discuss filial arrange-
ments for the parade and celebration
and it is important that every mem-
ber attend the conference. Members
TO ARMY DRINKS POISON. DIES
Krnost Wells, an enlisted man, a
member of the ft«9tli Infantry, sta-
tioned st Camp Travis. Monday
drank poii-m In a Camp street wagon
Miril at lialbiK, and died ten minutes
later at tlie lOmergency Hospital in
tlie embrace of Ills prostrated fath-
er.
According to his father, .1. P.
Weils, tint young man had remained
at Ins home lu Pallas several days
i ver the time granted liilit In Ills fur-
lough from Camp Travis. The father
was lieur his son when the latter
swallowed l lie poison, and accompa-
nied liiin to the hospital where futile
efforts were made to nave Ills life.
The distracted father, wltll tearful
eyes and trembling hands, watched
l lie internes as they applied the stom-
ach pump, and when the young man
fuileil to respond to tlie treatment he
threw himself over tlie body slid
wept bitterly.
Tlie elder Mr Well., lives about one
tulle west of W . lie The body of the
soldier taken tli'ie lu Hie Clt>
Ambulance ll'uneral was at W.ilio
Tliesda >
Aftei the Kiucrjieiicy Hospital wan
notilii*,I. it required nil* six minutes
to get tin. young man on the operat-
ing table Pesplte this, however, life
wim too far none to hti revived.
Voung Wells was About SI voara old
The young man married last spring
three days after war won declared
by tliis country. He wiui called in the
draft a short time later, mid since
then bad boon statioi oil at Camp
Travis, "lie wa.s drafted about five
months ago," said his fattier, "lie
wan married tlirue flu. s after war was
declared and he had Jusl returned
hero ou ii furlough when his wife
was taken III He had been right at
her side sliuv his arrival. I knew lie
was despondent, but I had no idea
tlutt In wtih jrolng to kill himself lie
told mo Hull he had rsther die hero
than die In hiuiw but I tried to ills-
cotir.tr.* i hut view "
fisiErs Kim iiiiii FIFTH SUNDAY
MEEFINC AT FOOTE
Copy lighted I !) 1 8 by W. T. Koster.
of the executive enmmittee are;
Litdir itiL\HM.\s„
Ii. Tallin AilverlIses Kggs for sale
From Ills I'lne Iilglit Itinliniu
Cliickcns.
In the poultry column of Tlie
Imllv Courier (lay.ellii and Tlie Week-
ly Peiuocrnt-(Ingotto will lie found
Hie advertisement of II 1,. Tnrvln of
MeKlnney, llotile It. lie Inui stjiii.'
very fine, birds and iielicvcs llio
l.igiit Urilhin.i breed lo bo tho best
for poultry raisers. Ho "ha« found
I hem quite profitable. Hi :i lis uggs
ill Jl.T.n per sotting of Ir> a id will
appreciate any business gi\ i him.
Ills birds won prisies at the Collin
countv fair and while on exhibition
attracted considerable attention and
favorablo comment.
Washington, I >. March 21. —
i.isl bulletin gave forecasts of dis-
turbances to cross continent. March
I to 28 and A pi II 1 to fi, warm
waves March 23 to 27 and ill lo April
I, cool waves March 2tl to {10 and |
April It to 7. These will bring high j
torn purat ures. The last dales will
bring most severe storms and most,'
lain dcuornlly good cropweaflior and
favorable weather for farming opera-
tions Slot iiis will be severe lull not
dangerous. Rainfall will be 11-.ss than
normal as a whole, with most rain
in eastern and southern sections.
(Sooil tijlto to sow oats and plant and
•ov oilier tails maturing, crops, oast
of Rockies near latitude In.
Next warm wave will reach Vait-
near April li mul tem|ioruliirosi
'Iso on all tlie Pacific slope. 11
will cross crest ol Rockies by close
of April 7. plains section 8, meridian
9(1, groat, lakes and Ohio-TcitlieHSco
valleys '.I, oastoI'll sections id, reach-
ing vicinity of Newfoundland about
April II. Storm wave will follow
about one day behind warm wave and
cool wave about one day behind
storm wave.
This will bring higher than usual
temperatures, followed by a cold
wave that will carry frosts well to
southward. I<ess than usual rain for
such storms; most rain iu eastern
and southern sections. Hut crop-
weatlier will lie fair and farmers
generally encouraged
Tlie very great storms expected
the first week In March broke on
March ! , a few days later than ex-
peeled. The solar sysUMti Is ii large
and complicated piece of electrical
machinery and it. Is always very dif-
ficult. to make exact, calculations of
Its workings. Hut wo seldom miss as
much as wo did 011 tho great Htormnj
of March 9. i
i Hii* eropwoather forecasts arc 9:00
luailn to fit average farm lands, kcpt'|l:4ft
in av erage conditions, but farms vary |
greatly. Tho high rolling lands and1
the flat, low lands are far from the I
average. Wo are receiving many let-
ters about those matters, bill replies
can not lie sent out to individuals un-
Mteiubers of the c«lllu County
11; I p 11 m t Assoc ill I Ion Will hold llieii
rugului Filth Sunday meeting at tlie
||'ooto llaplisl churah. The services
will begin Thursday, March 2* and
continue over tho list. Trie following
program indicates
session* in n ill stun
that profitable
'I'liui'Mlay.
I invollonul I. A Johnson.
Sermon \t J, Humphrey*.
Friday.
I level loan I I i I,
Mi I Si well.
9 4i The I'lace ol
i 'liiireh
(1) Pinyer-llfe
.1 H. ('amp, ('.
(2) I'rnyor-llfe
J It. Hsmpey, .
Hi.30 li'iniineing the
I'ray or in
I lie
of tho Christian.
I. Vorinlllion
of the Church
J. R. linger.
Church
(II New Testanicut Touching on
fiiHtoral Support I,. R. West,
II M. (loren,
(2) Missions allil neueVoloiiee
(I. A. Pule, W. Ij. Rarnes,
I I Crouching (I. W Riley,
2:00 Devotional inn! Song Service
('. R. Ootclier.
2:15 I loot lines and fructlces of New
Testament ('liiirehcs
(1) Poctrlnoa W. 11 I>111111, J.
II Pavls
(2) fructlcoH—Joo 1'earco, J.
finlth
3:00 Home and Foreign Missions
(I) Home Missions Pr. K. 10.
King, C. f. Pumpkin
(Irtimbles. 10. F. Watson
7:00 S|>eelal Music— FarmeiHVillii
Quartet.
7:30 Herinon Hulon Coffman.
>1.
t ill lt< II itl \l\ \l,
MIOiri'lXi IllOfilN'S MAItl'll '.'I
A series of revival meollngs will
comiuence Sunday, March 21. at the
First Methodist church of which Pr.
J. I,, fierce Is pastor, lie will be as-
sisted by the Rev. P I., (,'oab
noted evangelist of Pallas, and his
singer, c. (1. Splndlor. The meetltlKs
will III, held at 10 a. III. <lll>l 7:30 p.
m. each day of the two weeks during
which It Is to last. Pr. Pierce and Ills
membership Invite the public general-
ly to attend.
ss they send stamped and nddross«d
t ivelopes.
Rainfall will be fair In eastern and
southern sections and a. little short
elsewhere for April. Milicli will de-
pend 011 tlie moisture fro/.en in the
soil last. Full to supply needed moist-
ure for April crops, tint conditions
will lie favorable lo planting and
sowing.
19. Kvorythlng in the universe,
known to man, agrees with the hy-
potheses that all the heavenly bodies
within our great, cluster suns, plan-
ets, moons are growing; started
('. M. Wells has returned to his
home at frosper after a visit to Ills
mother, Mrs. 10. f. Wells, here.
are Tally Joffoilats, of Hlne Ridge;
William and Webster Jeffooats, both
of Snow Hill; Connor Jeffcoala, New-
port, Texas; l>ildley JeffoootH of
Hlne Ridge; Mrs. C. 10. ('anion of
(tghurn, Texas, Mrs. tlettte McOilffey
of llluo Uldge and Mrs. Walter Mad-
dox of Water Hiilge.
I'nolo (leorge Jef front* In grace-
fully traveling down the western
slope of life erect as an Indian, al-
ways cheerful and hopeful and ready
to brighten any llf« that mny croas
Ills pathway. While already pant tho
fouracoro nilh>stone on llfa'a Journey,
hla good health and sturdy eonatltu-
llon bid fair to give him many mora
years of happiness and strength yet
hnfori the grim messenger cornea Tat
ITnela (twirge saya that he triea lo
live eaeh day an that when tha sum-
inons dons come he shall he ready to
go and meet his Master in peaca. Hia
multitude of friends all over the
eomnty wish thla old veteran many
mora yeara of health and uaefulnaaa
amotif
a j from single molecules, are being foil
by the progresslvo unions of matter,
from the minute monad particles that
coiiie from our outer dark space to
Join our solar system. Those pro-
gressive combinations are made with-
in lite electrosphere of each higher
grade of matter of which each next
lower grade Is its electrosphere. Plus
and minus monads unite to form
magnetons and the separate plus
and minus monads make up the eloc-
trosplieros of tho magnetons. These
magnetons are plus or minus and
the unite to form the electrons ami
those that have not united form tlie
o'ectrr,sphere of the elections. Tlie
electrons are plus and minus ntid
i.nite to form tlie atoms wMIe the
electrons not united form the elec-
irosphere of tlie atoms. Tho atom Is on
the first perfect organization and Itf
of many kinds, as tho nitrogen atom,
hydrogen atom, oxygen atom. Front
t!;e atom to the Sun all bodies have
the ntomlc formation, each posses-
sing an electrosphoro composed of
e'octtrons, ench electron hero con-
taining atoms and atmcspherea In
which combinations are progresetng.
Saturday.
Hoard Meeting
Now Testament Revivals
( 1 ) What Is a New Testament
Revival? J S. Cameron, P. A.
Mo.Roynobls
(2) Need of Now Testament Re-
vivals- J. Hon Snider, Abe lOllloe
F. It. Rickemon
la I fi Church Plselpllno
(1) New Testament. Church Pis
clpllno ,f. W. Smith, A. J.
Standifcr
(2) Need of Church Plscipllne
Tixlay—W. A. Hancock, 1 P.
Wallace
II 00 Preauhing J. A. Caraway
2:iui I levolloiial J. M Wells
2 I .i Our Association, Its Condition
and Needs J. A Caraway, (1. A.
I lale
:i :00 It W. M W Prograin Mrs. R
(' Fortner. Mrs. Rerlha Parker,
Mrs. T. W. Wiley, Mrs. V. Ogles-
hy, Mrs. H. M. Heron
7:00 Special Mush—J. W Smith
7:30 Preaching Pr. 10. 10. King
Similar.
9 30 Sunday School
10:30 Sunday School as an lOvitligo-
llsttc Opportunity- W A Hall-
cock. M. T Jones
ll.-iio Sermon V 10. Hoston
W
Wa are pleased te add tha name of
J. W. Horn to tho already large Hat or
readers of tha Weekly rtemocrat-Aa-
aette. Mr. Horn Uvea out on Route t.
MeKlnney.
NWIlt Hitchcock and family of
thla city moved to Ian Marlin s
farm eaat of MWIm Monday,
liliiiici on tlie (.nuiiKl.
2;on The It. Y. P. P. R H. ltay,
10. Allen
2.30 it. Y. IV P. Program Rendered
by North MeKlnney Union.
Note- Wo urge that every pas-
tor and layman to work and pray for
11 good meeting and a large atten-
dance, I,et those on the program bo
hand promptly. Free entertain-
ment for everybody. Come and foci at
home.
ANNA-MELISSA
PHYSICAL TEST DISTRICT TO DOTE
The McUintiey exemption board has
notified Hie following itst of legis
trains io report for pitvkicaI t vaniina
tlot 1 si tho oftico ol' Hie local board
on Friday, March 22 The list tol
lows:
Wylle Francis, Weston.
W S Merrltt, Celina
10. I'' I >11111111111. Weston.
Ira ('rosswlilte, Weston.
J R Hull, Celina.
A Taylor, Hellviie
I'earson, Piano.
I'llckctt, Celina.
< 'opwlaml, McKlnnev
Jones. Anna.
Razor. Allen.
Foster, Piano.
Hraiihaniiiu, Piano.
John
c. M.
J. A
M 1,
.1 T
('a 11
I lohry
M 10.
I'raului
J. I..
J T
F F
I sua 1
W. I
11. C
P
lie
Prosper.
Perry, Ft. Worth.
Hrigham, i'l Worth
Mi'i'lendon. Celina
Crouch, McKiuney.
('ox, Piano.
('. Fisher, Frisco.
Farrell, Piano
W W. I'sselton, I'lano.
W. 11 Terrell, Anna.
J M Huffman, Piano,
c 10 (iatlln, Allen.
10 P. Collingsworth, Piano
c A Cox, MeKlnney
(Smily Collies, Alien.
T J. Thoinpson, Mcls'inney
(loo Rollins, Anna,
10 I, Raker, Celina.
M I,, corxlite. Piano.
I,. I I'elwnv. M els Utiles
W F. Alger, Weston.
Carl It iiono, Piano
I,. 1'. Cunningham, frosper.
C. W. Ptlpreo, fluilo,
W A chandler, Allen.
J I Willlford, MeKlnney
M. S. I ialion, Prosper.
Mack Odfll, frosper
Amos Hart, Piano.
M T. Washburn, Prosper.
8. T. Jordon, Melissa.
P. J Harris, Celina.
10. I,, ('opus, Pliino.
M II. Francis, ('elina.
V W. Mock ford, I10110 (iak.
Joe Neal, Melvliiney.
II. II Angel, Piano.
.1 S R lit ledge, Mc K illliey.
J I'' Pair, lleiiuington, okla.
W. 10. Crockett, Prosper.
I' 10. Richards, Allen,
Voliicy I >. Phillips, Celina.
Solum iaiinsforil, Mrlslniie>.
L.
10.
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A.
N.
H.
10.
R
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J.
J.
(S.
s
Martin. MeKlnney.
Ripple, Frisco.
I.iinsford, Piano,
Paysinger, MeKlnney.
Palmer, I'lano.
Yates, Pilot Pol'
Rolilter, Rennor.
I looley, I'lano.
Ci. C. Craig, McKlnnoy,
S. I''. Stone, Celina.
(S(||i. Perry, Melissa.
Frank S. Spencer, Weston.
T. It. Wood, (Mini til goo, okla.
HoIIIh Franklin, Ronliam.
P. 10. Christian, Piano.
A. I,. Rurko, Prosper.
Harry Hendricks, Allen.
S. It. pay, MeKlnney.
AHlttir ('liapmali, I'lano.
< . T. Parvln, Prosper.
A. F. Mine, Celina.
(S. Moore, Melissa.
M. Rutherford, WinUs,
O. Parland, Melissa.
11. Paniels, Weston.
P. Culwoli, Weston.
W. lOddleinan, MeKlnney
P. (learhart. Celina.
Tony It. 11111111. ('elina.
Itoonard Searcy, MeKlnney.
Austin Noble, Frisco.
Ross Atkins, Prosper.
J. T H. A. (Soocli, McKiuney.
Iiewis 10. I uigger, MeKlnney.
e J. Self, MeKlnney.
Johnny Monro, Rentier.
Ray Scott. I'lano
Virgil Fisher. MeKlnney
l«eo C. Fruncis, Colbert, Okla.
M K. T. Trowel I, Allen.
W C. Tl'oece, MeKlnney.
lOrwin Snider, MeKlnney.
lien Martin, Frisco.
Mace Pavls, Frisco.
John K Wndo, Frisco
J II Washburn, Prosper
Spencer S Spearman, MeKinney
Vernlo ferry, Melissa.
Pee Oxhtirn, frostier
10. I j. Cave, MeKlnney.
W. (I. l'brter, MeKlnney.
Arthur R. Hare, Wylle.
HIIOTH IJ{ IIIIOS.
I>r. 10. A. TihthiUiii1 ('alli«d lly I lentil
ill lil> tliesy illc, Ark., Itrforr Me.
Kinney Hmilier's Arrival.
A telegram received by Mrs. C. A.
Turrentine, this city, Wednosday af-
ternoon, stated that Pr. F. A. Tur-
rentine of Hlythcsvlile, Ark , died of
pneumonia about 1.30 Thursday af-
ternoon. C. A. Turrentine loft McKiu-
ney Tuesdny night to attend the bed-
side of his brother, Pr. Turrentine,
hut did not I'carh Hlythcsvlile until
after his brother had passed away.
Her. Hugti Mctlcllan Hen*.
(Ill I'l III nan 2.1. 1918. tile I'out litis-
tiloners' Court of Collin county met III
spoctaj sietslon lo consider it petition
tiled Willi that bod) for tut election to
lie held in lite Anna-Melissa district,
or Road Itlstrict No. 12. Tho pctMiou
prayed for tlie Issuance of bonds lu
that disliicl lo tho amount of $H9.-
000 iio, 111 *. 11111 g interest ai the late of
live per cent and maturing thirty
years 111 • 111 date of issuance
Accordingly an election was ordered
for March 30, 1918, to he held at
Anna and Melissa The election at
Anna will be under tin management
of M C fowoll while Hie Melissa
election will be III charge of J, 10.
(iibson.
The esliilialeil cost of lite road,
which is about twelve miles III length,
extending from lOast Fork through
Melissa ami Anna to the llrayson
county line is $99,000.00 Tho Slate
will beai thirty thousand dollars of
the expense of constructing the road
and after it is completed will furnish
mil loss I hail $200 per mile annually
for lis upkeep. I list riot No. 12 Is
ihrci utiles w ide and twelve miles long
ami has an assessed valuation of be-
tween $1,1.00.000 and $1,750,000.
The section of road under consid-
eration Is a pari of the proposed |ijx.
all Highway which Is lo extend front
Pclilson lo lite (lulf Tills road as pro-
posed passes through Collin county
from Van A 1st)lie through Anna, Me-
lissa, Mc.Klnncy, Allen mul I'lano,
having a length of 31.7 utiles.
If the bonds are issued in tin Allllii-
Mellss.i district, it will leave 11 com-
paratively miiiuII seel ion of the high-
way to be completed in this county.
It Is 1 Hi i 111111 ci I lluil the authorization
01 litis bond issue will tiieii 11 an annual
lax rate of npproxiuialoly 35 cents on
Hie uiic h 1111111 ci! dollars for the tlrsl
year, with this reduced gradually each
vent a.s the bonds mature ami are paid
off.
lm|Mirfniicc ol Highway.
The value of litis new highway lo
Hie ominl.v can not be overestimated
and the people are realising more
Hunt ever lliut good roads are Inills
peilslble to the Welfare of the 1 III/,en-
ship as well as tlie gtovv lb and do
volopuient of tho cities and towns.
Tho fact that 2lill mimes wore affixed
to tlie petition out of a total of 28(1
t|iialillcd volet's In tlie A una-Melissa
district proves lluil tlie cIIIkoiiii of tills
district only want to be given an op-
portunity to show their public spirit
and lite indications aril thai the clce-
1 ion on March :in will go overwhelm-
ingly for the bond Issue.
II Is expelled lluil llils elect loll. Will
he tlie beginning of a I roads
movement in Collin county which will
llltlmalely result in 1 ill 1- having good,
well-kept roads all over the county.
Now that the clti-/.cns are being
brought to realize the Importance of
tlie movement there should not bo i -
public road in tho county that is not
macadamiKod and kept in proper con-
dition.
THE LOCAL MARKET
W111I I ••«' Farmers Arc llclng Paid for
Tliclr I'roiiuetH—Corrected in Hate.
Feedstuff mul drain.
Ollts, per bushel
('orn in shuck, per bit
Itra 11 per civI
Oil ops, per cwl
Wheat (government
per hu
Alfalfa hay per ton
Millet liny per ton
Johnson glass hay per Ion
95n
>1.11
$2.00 10 $2.Si
, ..$3.71
prleon)
lo $2.06
$35 to $40
$2;> to $30
$20 to $25
fixed
$2.00
frnlrie liny per ton . .
Ueruiuda hay per Ion
Produce and
Flour per ml. . .
Kaoon, per pound
RuIter per pound . .
Creamery butler
Chick, fryers, per pound .
Chickens, old hens
Old roosters per 111
Turkeys, per pound ....
lOggs per dogen
Lard per lb
Irish potatoes per bushel
Sweet potatoes pel- bushel
$25 to $30
$2'i to $30
'rovlsioiis.
. $11.30 to $ti.&0
.... 35c to 50c
. ..27 1-2 to 40c
. 50c to 55c
20o
No market
10c
22c
. . , . 25o
.26 to 30c
. .. $1.25
... $3.25
hive Stock.
Hogs per cwl. .. $11.25 to $10.25
Reef cattle per cwt $0.25 to |9.00
Sheep per cwt $8.00 to $13.25
Cottnu.
Cotton per pound 30 to 33c
Cotton seed per ton 160 to 176
D. 8. I«sater. good Collin county
eittSM who resides near Clear lAke,
wim In MeKinney on business Mon-
day. Ho called at this office while In
town, ranewing hla subscription to
the Weekly Pemoerat-UMette for the
ensuing year. Mr. !«aator haa been a
reader of thla paper for some fifteen
years or more. We appreciate the con-
tinued (vatronage of aueh men aa IJ. 8.
lAsater.
J. H. Davie of ITInceton renews for
Tho Pwnocrat-Oaaette for another
rear. MM valued patronage lo greatly
The Rex Hujrh McClctlnn of Mt.
Vernon. Missouri, came In Tuesday
niffht for « few days' visit with Mrs.
Hat tie flcntt The Rev. Mr. MeClel-
Ian lived In AQeKlnnay about six years
ago and married Miss Ptaate Hatler,
a sister of Mm Heott and Mrs. J. J.
Wilson of thla eity. He was at ono
tlmo a lawyer and practiced hie pro-
femlon here, afterward studying tor
tha minlatry. Ha waa paator of tho
■hurt MeKlnney Chriatian ohuroh and
oaunty evangel 11 for Ootlln county.
Mm Modellan did not accompany
bar hunband tm MaKlnney on
NT AT 10 I'll K.HI III: vr W. C. T. c.
TO MOCTI HF III0KK MARCH 111
Mrs. Nannie Webb Curtis of Pnllas,
State President of tho W. C. T. U.
will give a lecture In this oily on
Friday night, Mnrch 22, at 7:16
o'clock at the First Christian church.
Mrs. Curtis is one of tho most widely
known and most eloquent lecturers of
the United States, she is termed ns
Witeen of the Southern platform and
also as the Henry Orady of her sex.
The public in generui Is especially
urged to attend this lecture by Mrs.
Curtis which will be an inspiration to
every one hearing her.
(1. M. Porter of Alba. Texas, sends
this office remittance to cover one
year's aubeoriptton to The Weekly
Pemocrat-Oaaette and Dallae News.
Wo are glad to aend theae papere to
Mr. IMMr and hope ho win enjoy
mUUnff Htm Itllie
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1918, newspaper, March 21, 1918; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299928/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.