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rurnsDAY, oct. 17. uns.
TTTE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT GAZETTE,
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I*Ulor , I'iiMMht- iumI I'miil'Mor*
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.\m|kIiiiiI llia-iiit— Manager.
Entered as
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To subscribers 'I'll.' ill"!«• printed
Opposite >11 ir llii 111 • 'Ml till* mill Kill
llie |u 1per «ii" nil it'' urappci indi-
cate* t 1111 IHII1 III \> llil'll ><1111' sub-
flu riptinu in |iiiiil. All subscriptions
i'\|lll'i Oil till' lil'St III till" III1 HI I II All)
subscriber nut rfi'i'lv Inn tbc pupci
re*ularly. please notify iih.
( Kwlm il fii-pii'iulii'i I.
One your In udvunce
Sis months in mhancc
Three month# in advance
•fiOISO WI ST.
I <1 I K >
$1.50
Kfi
50
.
It continues to remain !i liiyst' ry
win n-li <i| athle physlcinns :iri* denied
;i p| • 11 in tin- Medical t'orpH of llio
Ciiili il Stales Army. Mtuiy of the.mi
physicians iti''i In tin* army, but tin1,
iin in tin 1 • in In s, not In the iiicilicitl
scrviic. Thi'y have not tuken the
li i ni hi .H from choli.it, hut only ,
en use they ari' refused admittance toj
thi' iniilh-.il department, where the
dangers arc as great or greater, anil t
where tin 1- is a nn .'it nocil for skilled!
I hysieiuns ami surgeon*.
Tl i- hill which w mlil render osteo-'
I at lis eligible lor the Meilleal Corp*
continues to r< pose peacefully In the
j igconholcs 1.1 the 1 'oininlttee on
Military Aflairs. Whether or not a
very spirited article liy Jno Mitchell
■ •h ippie In tin National Mugassme willj
Jar it ITlosc remains to ho Hccn. In
Texan, and in many other States, I
osteopaths are llccnscd to practice,
ami they are reprcsentis! hy members
iif tln ir profession on the State Ex-,
11111 iniiifr Hoards. Especially In View
oi ihcsi facts, il is difficult to under-
stand why they arc burred from the
iiicdiciil dcpartiiient of the army.
The fai ls arc these: Soon after tile
1'nitid States engaged in this war
twenty.five osteopaths successfully
stood tiie i'Mi III ilia tlolis of tin Medical
Exam ing Heard of the army. There-
upon the Secretary ot War asked the
Judge Advocate (Iciicriil for an inter-
pretation of lilt law, which reads that
commissions 111.1 > lie issued as medical
II serve officers to—
Such i'.railu,iles of reputable schools;
ol uicdieliie, citizens of the United |
Stales, who, upon examinations prc-|
scrilied hy the Secretary of War, arc!
found physically, mentally and moral-1
ly 1111alifled to hold such coinmlssloiis. I
The Judi,e Advocate (ieiicral held,
thai
"Going West." without a tremor in
While tin law does not specifically
the springtime days of youth,
That the w orld may llvo In honor,' orovlde that a physician, In order to |
live In freedom, hope and truth. I, liter the Medical Corps, inns' lie a]
doctor of medicine, unwritten prac
lie*' does.
"doing Wist", tlx soldier whispered,
as lie closed his weary eyes.
And his lips grew slrunge|> pallid,
smiling upward al the skies.
"doing West." tin soldier w hlHpcred.
and the uriiiy caught the strain —
Going to the land of promise, "Going
West," a Klad refrain.
"Going West " A world of romance
I |i s I icy ond tin- setting sun ;
Kv'l'y tender dream substantial, cv'ry
battle wisely won.
"Going West" a hulls' a highway old
as life and just as new.
Past tile glowing sunset's shadow, lit
liy faiths of every hue.
"Going West" to meet the comrades!
who have journeyed there lielore;
"Going West" with pluck and cour-
age, fearing not the strange:
Hho re;
"Going West" with ehildliku cre-
dence, asking neither how nor
why;
Knowing, as hy Intuition, heaven
waits beyond the sky.
Good Sense and
(iood Style
The two are not incompatible iih
is Instilled by this nuulity
shoe. It has that combination
of qualities so much to be de-
sired -comfort and style.
Shoes for every member ot
the family.
Bone & Ray
NIIOES AMI)
West Stile
11(18110 It Y
Square.
YOUNG LADY
HELD AT ALLEN
The remains ol \|lss Henniil Count-
ton. who died on Sunday, October 11.
at. Washington, I . C„ arrived in Allen
Thursilay and •were received by the J.
IV Crouch <V Co., iindertakers of Mr-
Kinnev, who had charge of the flint r-
al nrriingonientH.
The funeral was held at Allen at Id
o'clock morning. I r. K E. King
of this city went down to assist in con-
ducting the services.
The deceased young lady was born
July .1. I SMI, at Allen mid was the
daughter of I ir. II. II Coiupton and
ewife ller mother has been dead sev-
eraI years. She professed religion in
curly childhood, under tin- preachliiK
of 1 lie Hev, Sid Williams. She Joined
the I in P11st church and was all that
consistency, devotion and consecra-
tion could express. She received In r
education al Huntsvlllc and Hay lor
I'lilvorslty. She taught in the Allen
High school several yearn and the In• I
three years al Amnrlllo public schools
She resigned a lucrative position at
Texas City as principal of Its lligl
llio 1 lilted States school lo accept a place ill the nurses'
livision of tin army at Washington.
She had the spirit of patriotism and
| w iiiled to "do her lill." She leave hi
ilife for her country Just as willingly
™ land coiiraifeously ns the boys w I:• •
M ■ 11 y farmers ot Collin county are meet tlx enemy and fall on I lie battle,
devoting sonic attention to the rals field.
ing of Stock beets. The 1918 crop is! sl'" w * !l" obedlenl duugHler and a
,,,. . , loyal friend.
now lielnir harvested. I hose stock; t
I.ecls in .I.I II yield periicre «'<>1,1.1 N COI'VI'V S\IM)II ON
Mill ai'e l ine feed for catllo and hOffs. 1DMHIM, 111-. Mt\ WlliKV'K Sllll'
Stock do well on them,They have been "
i We hail the pleasure of a visit
I""1"1 xcellcnt substitutes f«r■ r,.,,ln ,, ,• .Mvrlck of Wilson Chapel,
corn and main, which are both now who w.is accompanied by his
so IiIkIi priced, A. small acrenife of i nephew. Herman K. Crlee, a boals-
. . , . ,11 . i„„i i I wain's mate of the second class and
lock beets should lie planted every
a lil'Ht class dinner of the first line
year as they' said lo lie little trouble t° { |i;i11Icshlp, WyomillK Voiiiik Cl'lce
raise and are a reasonably certain | w as lefl motherless when he was a
small child and was reared in the
home of his uncle until four years
H'-fO when lie enlisted ill llle I 'nil I'll
our allies. They
with bread and
must luinish il.
wheat; help Iced
w orld.
must he supplied
I'laiit a patch
yourself and
of
tin"
crop on our black land.
"Goili# West!" <> brave crusaders.
round the world,* from sea to sea
M.n shall rise to do you homage,j
now and through eternity, ! The Secretary therefore decided that
Men who own lai'Mi
|
| loin land or limbered
I nave nil I he dead and
tracts of hot-
lands should
decayed trees
IJnidentitied. | t)u one could be admitted to the Mi li-
W® teal Corp;', unless he bore the M. 1). de-
ll' you can't flffht at the front, then It seems that a strained con-
let your dollars hack those who do! st rut tion has been placed upon the
f iK )> t. esistiiiK law. However, ConKiess
Its K-t Hi | oiiKht to i.i11•'ii11 the law so that Ain-
15,llv Sunday. I lie ifreat evangelist, i eriean soldiers may not bo denied the
will some lime in November begin a'services of competent men
revival meeting in Fort Worth It will willing to serve. I Jul las
removed from their laud These trees
are unsightly and should be I'
and burned. They will help to eon-
serve ih supply oi coal during tin
winter month". The government is
life
Stales Navy. lie lilted the sailor
so will that he re-enlisted only re-
cently for another term. The cap-
tain of the Wyoming for the past
two years was ('apt. Henry A. Wiley,
moved | son of Dr. T. W. Wiley of MeKln-
ncy It will be remembered by our
1 renders that Capt. Wiley was re-
cently promoted to the rank of Hear
Young Crlce says that Ad-
Prepare Now For a Warm
Home During Winter
Will the cold, chilly
heated rooms?
days this winter keep you shivering in poorly
you have dillleulty
fas heater.
in k oping narni. let us ligure with you
\ I n' I save heat and moll 'V. too besides enjoying the con-
venience and oleiinliness gas h"ating affords. Think of that as
comi^ired with currving ashes out of the living-room and have to
clean up the dirt anil muss.
The initial cost of gas ei|ulprnunt is not large, and you will
save 1-4 to 1-2 on your winters coal bill. l,et us quote you a price
on stoves at any rate.
i
J. P. Dowell
I'holies 4S.
"THK QI.WI.1TY HOI NE"
Do Your Eyes Hurt
When You Read?
They shouldn't and if they do you should ooine
ni.filiation that I may advise you frill.lily a.- to
glasses or not. All my work giiarant I.
to me for an ex-
whetlier J on need
J. F. COLE
•Hceii Here u littng Time." Al Norlll side Inug Store,
PLANO OVERSUBSCRIBES FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN QUOTA; $210,000
RAISED; COMMITTEES STILL GOING
Vdmirnl.
last six wt cks.
R« %1 *3
During these times when we are j
sending magazines and bookn to the
soldiers, there is probably a great
many youngsters in Collin county who.
would he prefectly willing to send,
them their arithmetic.
Collin county turkey raisers will:
soon begin to market their crop. In
the past, this has been a very profita-
ble Industry. Turkey raisers have al-
ways been very well paid for their ef-
forts in this direction,
■i m
A. big prr cent of the cotton crop of
fVdlln county has already been!
gathered Very little of the late crop!
will mature, and unless bail weather I
swig in much of the farm land will]
be turned in preparation for another
i-rop.
* M Ml
The htgh cost of feed is an en-
countgement to )ioultry raisers to-
(row only the best fowls. A pure-,
tired chicken will not eat any more
food than the mongrel. The pure-j
bred chicken will keep the egg basket
supplied and the better birds bring
higher prices. It always pays to raise
only the best poultry.
RR *■> Ps
There is no question about the need
of improved roads all over our coun-1
ly. The greatly Increasing traffic ill
mands something more than the or-
dinary dirt road. Already the ra.ll-1
roads ari utilized to their capacity 111
carrying government freight which,
naturally has precedence over coin-
, inert lal freight. Tin best way t
who are
!•'. veiling
njt th" community is by
Jfiiorl roads And we pre
>llan« lit 1 > I"
oust I
rr th
build
let | nut
Every
> mber
v foil I
soldi*
:if the
will I
to ib
r, offit
Ainorlc
e entitle
or othei
expedition-
tu MM I iV♦
fi"in Kmorit .i oil' <'hi ixtinus par k.«K<
not l.'i-gi r than nine by four by thrc
inches and not « xceeding three
Jmund* in «i it hl, according to a gen-
ital order lust issued. The packages
must I.i *i nt before Nov 20. Iteniem-
In r the boys.
m * m
Thi Collin County Poultry Show to
b< held in connection with the live.'
xtis-k show and sale Oct. 22 and 23
should lie ii gri -it success. Just how
any intra thi ri will be we do not
know lull \t i hope to see e\epy I'hicK
• m fancier who prixes his birds enter
t "in for 'ompiiilion The poultry
interests of the loiintv should not he
neirleeted and tl • promoters of this
turtlii cmliig show are doing all In
their power lo encourage
Journal Oct. :t.
ft l ft
Mi Kinney boys are helping In this
great war t(> no little extent. This
is closely followed by looking over
the casualty lists every day. Our hoys
are helping by giving their all. Did
you do your part in the last Liberty
l.oan drive which put our county over
the top? Subscribe for more bond*
and hi the nation now go over the
top.
fca Ba Wi
Muring the week ending Sept. 6th,
4(7 wounded and sick soldiers were
landed In the United States from the
American Expeditionary forces and
during the week ending Sept. ISth 'lie
number was considerably higher, be.
lug Mil. These men were sent to the
various Army hospitals where facili-
ties for treatment and physical recon-
struction have In en provided.
I* Ml Ml
Austin College at Sherman is one
of the most worthy Texas Institutions.
It is one of the oldest educational in-
stitutions in the South. Government
| military training has been established
[ at Austin College and a number of
i M' Kinney hoys are attending the S. A.
T 'V there this year. In selecting uiat
college we believe they acted wisely.
We envy Sherman's possession of this
splendid old college.
Ifci M
The fled Cross Is daily ministering
I to thousands ol soldiers on the battle-
fields In France. Its noble work does
not rea.se with caring for wounded
soldiers, hut the dlstreifti cries of
thousands are heard and relieved. He
i i-ntly Ma ltd Cross gave 106,000 to
the flreek people around Salonlki and
Serbia received Jr,(1,000 from tills or-
j ganijcntloii. Iled Cross work Is so
j brood that it Includes every phase of
ictlvity in behalf of humanity and its
noble work should have the support^
of eury person, regardless of age or
' sex.
MI m m
Tin wheat acreage should be gnat.
Il> no ri id this fall. Car mors an us-
| tonii -I lo planting a large acreage
should plant mori if possible and In
j addition ^inall patches should bo
! planted Then- will be need at home
for all that is raised, but the greatest
mid will perhaps be experienced by
in tin work of furnishing wood
calling upon evi ryone to do Ills share
iu the work of furnishing wood to
lake, the place of coal wherever It Is
possible. Cord inal bottom land wood
;i ul ell it. Many people would be
glad of tlic chance to buy good stove
wood now.
TIIIO HOMi: ritoNT.
The battle front in Kurope is not
the only American front. There is a
hoiui front, and our people a.t homo
should be as patriotic as our men In
uniform in foreign lands.
lOvery American soldier who has
fallen m Kranoe, every American sail-
or who has died for his country's
cause has given his life for Ills people.
Surely we, their people, can lend our
money to our Nation, their country,
fci Mia Ra
I/OA MS TO I'AIIM i:i«*i.
tojniirul Wiley Is mil only popular with
his superiors but Is also a favorite
with Ills crews. Tills former Mc-
Kinney hoy, now high up as an of-
lleial in the great American Navy, is
regarded as one of the most capable
oillcers of our whole navy. lOvery
member of "its crew looks upon him
as his friend and would gladly fol-
low him Into the very Jaws of death
itself If duty called them there and
Admiral Wiley commanded them.
The Hat I lesliip Wyoming has been
operating In European waters for
more than a year. It has come In
contact with several Merman sub-
marines, muclr lo their grief and to
the glory of the American flag
Young Crlce is enjoying a SO days'
leave of absence from duty and Is
siii-n111iik it visiting Ills uncles, II. C..
O. H... and 'I'. T Myrick, nil of Wil-
son ('hapel, I". I,. Myrick of Parker,
T. K. Myrick of McKlnncy and his
aunts, Mrs. Wade diggers of Mc-
Klnncy and Mrs. Clara Hnc.kler of
Wilson Chapel.
The Wyoming Is one of the great-
est battleships of the world—a verit-
able floating fort ami arsenal. Its
The Federal land banks have made
loans to 55,:t25 farmers, aggregating
II2I.S77.000.
Mrs. Crank Hlackwell orders the
Daily Courier-t iazette sent to her
brother, Euless Franklin, who Is at
present with -II Co. 11 Bn. 1(15 1).
H. Camp Travis, Texas. Mr. Frank-
lin left McKlnncy on the 2Hth of
August. In writing to his sister, he
states that he thlliku It will only he
a short while until he leaves for
France.
IMg up the coin anil bury the Hun.
m'kinney time table.
INTKIM IUIAN TIMI", TAIIIiR
How's This?
W« offer One Hundred Dollar* Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can-
not be cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure.
Hall Catarrh Cure has hei-n taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-five years, and has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure arts thru
thn mood on the Mucous surfaces, ex-
pelling the Holson from the Hluod and
the poultry, healing the diseased portions
Industry and should have the co-
After you have taken llall's Catarrh
Cure for a short time ynu will see a
• iwrntion of every poultry fancier (treat improvement In ymir general
„ . health, titart taking Kail's Catarrh
There lire .ores of fine birds in Col- -*
lln county and they should be shown
at this show l^ t tlie rooster crow!
Cure at once and ffet rid of catarrh.
Bend for testimonial*, free
F J CHKNKY * CO., Toledo, Ohio,
■old by all DrugdaU. ft*
(Effective June 1, 1B16.)
Bmitliboimtl.
Ixical cars leave for Dallas and In-
termediate points 5:59 and 7.00 a.
ii. I/leal cars from Denlson run-
nlng through to Dallas, making all
tops, pass McKlnney 7:f>9. 9:5# and
11:6# a. in., 1:59, 8:69, 5;.r,9, 8:41,
ind 10:4 1 p. m. (Cars passing K:41
tnd 10:41 p. ill. run on limited tlmu.)
'ar arriving 1211 a. in. from Dciil-
ion stops at McKlnney.
f.lmlted cars leave for Dallas and
ntermedlate cities and towns H:41
tnd 10-41 a. m., 12:41. 2:41, 4:41 and
<: 4 1 p. m.
Northbound.
I .oca I car for Denlson and I liter mt-
llate points leaves McKlnney 5:65 a
m. boeal cars from Dallas running
through to Denlson making all stops,
pnss McKlnney 7:37, 9:37 and 11:37
i. 111., 1:37, 3:37, 5:37, * 20 and
10:20 p in. (Car passing 8:20 p. m.
runs limited Dallas to McKlnney. Car
passing 10.20 p. m. runs on limited
time. Cars arriving from Dallas 7:87
and 12:30 a m. stop at McKlnney.
1,1 ml ted cars for Denlson and In*
termedlnte cities and towns pass Mc-
Klnnev 8:20 and 10:20 a. m„ 12:20,
2 -20, 4 20 and d: 20 p. m.
Jtaggage handled on local passen-
ger car*.
n. * T. C. TIME TAB EE.
Soiillilsuinil.
According to advice received by
County chn.imuii Judge |{. I,. Moul-
ilcn. I 'In iin has oversubscribed its
Fourth l.iberty l.oan quota of $199,-
9110.011 by several thousand dollars
and the committees tire sllll at work.
Judge Monition reported $201,000 for
11 oopes.
I'Meveiitli
execu'.i v e
Federal
I 'l i no to .1 \V.
i uuiarer for tin
Itescrve District.
.1. W. Sliepiird, one of the lead ag
citizens ol tin tow n. is chairmai' of
the Piano district couiinitti e.
Score for I 'lano!
powerful guns and crew of perhaps! show shape.
more Hi,an a thousand men ha "ft
been under i lie commiind of a Mc
Kinney reared boy. while another
Collin county boy Is one of Ills ex-
pert gunners as the grand old ship
swoons hack and forth through tin
war zone waters in quest of the
lurking .-issas-in Merman U-boats.
Collin county is proud of the part
being played by her native si.its in
tills great contest of civilization and
democracy with the dark powers of
Mi rmnii autocracy.
liltWSON CO! vrv ElVESTOCK
SIIOW AND sAliE POSTPONED
On Time
Interurbans!
It's
Cura hourly between
Dallas, Denlson,
Sherman, Waco,
Corsicana and v
Intermediate points.
Parlor Cars between
Da I la s- Waco-8her-
inan-Dentson — twice
each way dally.
"The Convenient
Way"
C. A Shock, secretary of the sales
and exhibits of the Mrayson County
Livestock Association, In the fol-
lowing language advises The Dally
Courier-Ma/.ette and Weekly Demo-
crat -Mazeito of the postponement of
their sale and show:
"Owing to a threatened epidemic
of influenza, which has appeared in
Sherman, causing several deaths, the
live stock and poultry exhibit and
sales have been postponed until No-
vember 6th to 0th.
"The management will use the
time In more fully advertising the
events, and exhibitors and con-
signees can improve the opportunity
to get their slock In even better
"No change in the arrangements
In any way except that the dates .n.
set ahead Just three weeks.
"J,et everybody Join us In mik-
ing the show and sales bigger • d
better."
You can buy Victory mixed flour
or Victory pure flour In any quantity
desired, from your grocer. Collin
County Mill it Elevator Co.
Jim Thomas of Mellssi: w t a hasi-
liess visitor in McKlnney Frl'.iy
a I'm moon.
Off. J. F. PARK
Eye, Ear, Nose nnd TlinuM
s|M'i'lnllst. I will lime l r. Fer-
nil, opttniietrlsl, with me Mon-
day and Saturday ot cutii week
t do the ii>fra<*tlnR. Office, Con*
tlncntiil Hank Hlilg., McKlnney,
Ti'ias.
I
•1^
No t leave*
Northbound.
No.
No.
No.
& leaves
8 23 p m
8:67 a. m.
RATT TIMK CARD.
pMMnrr Train*.
II artivaa 12.06 p. m
II depart* 1:01 p. m.
Southern Pacific
Lines
Texas ft liiiulsliinii
Are enib-nvorlng tf, assist the Oov-
ernuient in every way iiossibia,
TO WIN THE WAR
The management wishes to make
tlie aervicc meet thj demand* of tha
public.
To that end It offers the co-opera-
tion of Its several department*. Th#
new rates, freight und passenger; will
very likely create opportunity for
inch co-operation and the official* of
Iho traffic department, at all points
will gladly render every naalstunce
possible covering the application or
Interpretation of these rate* that pa-
tron* lie subjected to a minimum do
urcn of delay or Inconvenience In the
handling or routing of business over
the*o line* or connection*.
TII10 MA.NAMF.MENT.
Practice Thrift ami Eoonomy.
|jrn<l Your Money lo Um Oovern-
i
Your Duty and Your Pocketbook
demand that all your cows give plenty of milk.
An increase of from one to three pounds per
cow per day at an increased cost of about one cent
per cow per day is the result that may be expected
Jiom the use ot Purina Cow Chow /fr
Feed, the perfect dairy ration.
Try a ton and you will, under-
stand why cows give more milk
when receiving a 24% protein ration
(20% digestible protein) that does
not contain any cheap filler and
that is scientifically compounded
for the best possible results.
C. J. HAYDON
DISTRIBUTOR
McKimivy, Vim Alifynt', Pluiio, Furmerinll,', ttichiirdsun
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1918, newspaper, October 17, 1918; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299958/m1/2/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.