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THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT-OAJBBTTE, THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 1918.
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Blind Patriotism
Th« i m who w.intn *«*< Anifii' i win thi* war but who fulln to
him* tin- of HAVING MOM BY is a blind patriot.
Thr I iiUTfHt department of this hmk affords you a practirul
oppol't IIII it > to *i -op**ru 11* will) Nation; 11 Ki'oninn^ tin* KI'Witi'Ht
of ill factors mu.-.s ary for tin- I'niUtl State* to achieve victory.
$1 opriiH an aeeount wit \ thin hank.
Tub Continental Slate Bank
I.JJ. II. WINTON, « u-lilcr
McKlnilc.v, Te\us
rilK. IJANK CP I'.KItsoNtL SlOltVICK'
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Then Iiicki'I ll
Turn your "hauling;" over to us
With our two big auto trucks wo
arc ready to li:iul big loads or little
lo.'iilm for a Ion® haul or a short
haul.
TH UK MOM I) & HARRIS
TRANSFER CO.
I* no sr. ana.
THURSDAY
.1. I". Cushion was up town ys
terdiiy with hoth of his hands and
wrists swat hod In blindages. 11•• Is
suffering front cement poison which
he contracted while working on the
Foote tiin.
George Kobinson and witV of Frisco
wore trailing in MeKinney yesterday.
They stated that Miss A miry Shrnder,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. !•'. I'. Slirud-
r had been brought home front St.
Mary's College, Dallas, ill with
Spanish influenza. Howi ver she was
now improving:.
The writer happened to lie watch-
ing an aeroplane yesterday as il
maneuvered over MeKinney, when
the aviator loosed a number of car-
rier pigeons, who fluttered off ami
headed directly hack to I.ove Field.
Dallas, front whence they were
taken. Love Field aviators have re-
cently been practicing and experi-
menting with carrier pigeons in th<
development of their training for
actual service on some of the war|
fronts iif Europe.
Kinney today. lie reports only a
few eases of Spanish influenza In
that neighborhood. lie says there
have been no new cases developed
lately.
The He v. J. I., Truett was in Me-
Kinney this morning en route to his
home at Wliitewrlght from Princeton
where In filled his regular appoint-
ment at tie Ita ptlst church Saturday
night and Sunday,
Mrs. t'nrroll I'ameron of Kmory,
Texas, who has been vtstlllig relatives
ii Prima Ion arrived in MeKinney at!
noon today for a visit lo relatives and!
friends. .Mrs. Cameron Is a nieei ^I |
Walter H. Wilson and Mrs. 1). W.i
I: i ivv. 111 of this city.
I 'mil itoon. sou of Mrs. Ada Bonn.'
of the Woodlawn community was op-,
orated on Fridav night for uppendiei-|
lis and is r< ported to be doing nicely
today. The operation was perfornied
at tin Itoon home by lir. W. S. \\ s -
song at this city.
I. A Curnside of near I'rinceton
was a business visltoi in MeKinney
today, lie says that lie has already
slathered "1! hales of cotton and
will make about live or six more.
The stnrI; recently visited the home
of Mr and Mrs. Hurusldo and left
with them a baby hoy.
Dave Fisher of this city states that
there lire five mouthers of his family
seriously ill of Spanish influenza. Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil Fisher are very til of
this disease. The latter is thought to
he some better today, it Is said. Miss
Maggie and Ollie Fisher are also very
s|ek. as is also George Fisher of tho
Iiois d' A re < ommutiity.
SAVE
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Intelligent economy is a
patriotic duty. Wear shoes
of quality. Tliey give more
in looks and in service and
cost less in the end. Wear
Florsheims and you save
materials md money.
Shipley's Tailored
Suits Fit Perfectly
They do not conn- that wuy by ac-
cident. Only hard tailoring study
can bring about such results. They
ari' shaped bettor, look better and
feel better than other suits Let us
make a new one for fall and winter
wear for you.
W.M. SHIPLEY
Ill.TTIIt • 'IA /I'HKN—l,KKN MONEY
Wv Sell KIkm's. Miotic 41.
whim
AGENCY" —
W. M. Shipley
FARM NEAR TIOGA
SOLD BY M'KINNEY
REALTY COMPANY
TUESDAY
FRIDAY
Will Johnson of Altoga was here to-
day en route to !>allus on business.
O. O. Christian of the Roland com-
munity was a business visitor in Ital-
ia* today.
Mrs. Myrtle Corn of Melissa Is re-
ported to be seriously ill of pneumon-
ia at her home at that place. She was
first taken ill of Spanish Influenza.
Mrs. John S. MeKinney has re-
ceived a message from her son, Dr.
Walter MeKinney, who is in war
work hospital service in Philadel-
phia, stating that he whs Improving
from a relapse of the Spanish in-
fluenza. He stated that his condi-
tion was steadily Improving.
Reuben Mortis of Pauls Valley,
Oklahoma, is 111 of pneumonia at the
home of his mother. Mrs. Morris,
who lives south of MeKinney on the
farm of her brother-in-law. John II
Stinson. Reuben arrived In MeKin-
ney three or four ago sick and Is
being nursed by his mother at her
home as above stated.
Miss Bettie Self called at this of-
fice today to order The Weekly
Itoniocrat-Gazette sent to her tinele,
Corporal A. E. <"urtls, Headquarters
Co. luth Infantry. American Expedi-
tionary Forces France. Corporal
Curtis volunteered In August 1017,
and was trained at Camp Howie. He
has been in France about three
months He Is a native of Tennessee.
In-, i". T IjCWls of Roland was In a
today oil business.
I.. H. fioforth, postmaster at Anna,
was a business visitor in MeKinney to-
day.
Clyde Cunningham received a tele-
gram ondn.y tor Kansas City stat-
ing that his brother, Roy, who hud
been si rtously ill of Spanish influenza
was much Improved and would soon
be able to be up.
We regret to learn that our good
Roland friend. J. F. Carter, mer-
chant at that place, was 111, We also
understand that several members of
his family are also down with the
same disease called influenza.
Dr. \ H. Rrldgcfarmer of .Melissa
was here today. He states that I ho
Spanish influenza epidemic is still
spreading In that section. %'••« cases
are developing at the rate of from two
to four each day. A great many of
those suffering from this malady arc
seriously ill.
Aure Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
M. Hill, while cranking a Ford car
this morning, sustained . a broken
arm. as a result of the engine back-
firing. Both bones In his arm were
broken Ho was given medical at-
tention and is reported to be doing
very well at present.
tuitions For Dnlry Cmvs.
An Important realtf deal Was n
■•cully consuiiiaieil when Frank Dow-
ell of the MeKinney Realty Com
puny and M. T llrigham of Collin;
I ville, i Ifa.v son county, Texas, sold a
good 14 5 acre farm belonging to ,1 W.
Jones of (Irayson county, to 10. K. Ini
pre of Kaufman county, for tin sum
• of $1^*5 per acre, llie total considera-
tion being $ I S, I ^r.. This farm Is good
black sandy mixed land and Is local-
jed east of Tioga on the Tloga-Citinler
pike. Mr. Dupre is to lie congratulat-
ed upon buying stu b a splendid farm.
Again, let us say, if you want to buy
or sell your land, city property, etc..
it is *i wise idea for you to see tin Me-
Kinney Realty Company because tiny
do It so different.
two MKMSSA so Mil Kits
RK(i:ni; worxos in ii.viti,
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had til- pleasure of a
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I'.lshi
It T,. Pou, Extension Dairy Hus-
bandman, A. and M. College of Tex-
as, informs us that during the past
few w'eks he has received a large
number of Inquiries with regard to
I■:11:• nei •. t,. ri- fur dnlry cows, fn or-
d« r t'i wi>rk out in an intelligent man-
ner. • i iMiinhi t; of balanced rations for
dairy rows including the available
■ '.;s )n vonr s< etion. Jm- Is asking v u
to furnish him with a list of these
Ml ! !• feeds In vonr section, giving
! ii i nriuin r al feeds nre
I !■ po^ylliV t'eloalng a t ig,
- a- m'rilsbs Mtpply of homo
Sergeant Malcolm P. Martin and
Wade Jordan, of Melissa, of the
13B9th Infantry, In France have re-
cently been wounded, according to
a letter received by Sergeant Mar-
tin's wife at Melissa from him Fri-
day. Although, they are now In a
hospital their wounds are not
thought to he of a serious nature.
These Melissa boys have been In
the thickest of the battle front for
some time. Sergeant Martin re-
ceived h wound in the right temple,
as a result of a shell bursting near
him, a fragment of which struck
him on the right side of the head,
lie writes Ills wife that he was in
the hospital and would probably be
there two weeks.
Mr. Jordan, who Is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walker Jordan of Melissa,
received Ills wound in the leg, and
he too, so Sergeant Martin writes,
Is confined In a hospital. Mr. Jor-
dan Is a brother of Jim Jordan,
who formerly was In the employ of
the city of MeKinney as driver of
the big automobile lire truck.
Both these young men were born
and reared at Melissa, and are quite
well known here In MeKinney.
Sergeant Martin was one of the
llrst nu n from the MeKinney district
tn be called under the selective
draft, and was stationed at Canip
Travis. San Antonio. lb has been
in France for several months. In a
letter In his parents, Mi and Mrs.
I. ■ M i> tIn. at Metis,' I days
i u he told them tint he d been
In the Herman trenches nd dug-
e'lts and had li.nl mini thrilling
LOOK FORWARD TO
FIGHTING ON GERMAN
SOIL BY CHRISTMAS
The following lei I er from Major
i 'izhiigh !le\et'l>, one of our MeKitt-
ev hoys now in Knglattd, (perhaps in
i i, m e b> ihif time) was written t >
in. mother, Mrs. W. T. Ileveii.v, of
inn city. lion. Wallace Hugh-don
itni. it to ns for publication, as i1
la nine interest inn point lit il I'm
it readers. However, Pltzhitgh did
not writi ii for publication, it is not
. ii In tin oilicliil stump on Hie envoi
ope thai MaJ. Beverly ha, theatilhori-
i.. to i < ii ot I he mail, including hi-
own eninniuuicalion. The letter fol-
low k:
ii. M. Seaplane Station, Caltewaler,
Plymouth, Friday, Sept. Ill, 1!.'1X.
My I tear Mother:
Just n little letter to know that 1
am well and luippy as one can he on
;■ mi'-ion of this character. I thin'*
ot you all at home many nil', m a d.iy,
and hut night had a pieasant dream
id landing in New York on my way
home again, and I surely will be glad
v lien at ell dreams as I hi.-; are realized.
I really think that this conflict will
be over much sooner than we have any
idea. The Americans have started a
new and powerful offensive fouth of
Verdun and today's papers are lull if
their heroic and valiant drive, at tins
same time the great English drive
continues lo go forward and tho
"Hun" now knows he is doomed, hut
of course the cost will be great; but
v ill shorten the time when peace will
he declared. I want lo tee the Her-
man cities get some 01 the same medi-
(ine the French have had before
peace comes and b> Christmas every-
body looks forward to fighting on
Herman oil. And In uniiner we will
practically overwhelm them with su-
perior numbers. People m England
do not desire peace until they can re-
pay the (lermans in kind. I think the
• pil'lt over here is wonderful, especial-
ly what the women have done and are
doing every day. I often wonder
what it will be like after war is over,
and what role the women will play in
completing with men in the various
industries. Laboring classes are bet-
ter paid than ever before, hut of
course the prices of everything have
iiihaneed accordingly.
ICngbind is a beautiful country. Ev-
erything so bright and green, h it still
it's damp and cold. I have been freez-
ing ever since landing here. Am
afraid lo think of what winter will be.
Am going to get some heavy woolen
underclothes. I brought plenty of
bed clothes, including blankets, from
home. So if we exceed our ration of
cot!I, we can always go to bed and
keep warm. I am anxious lo go over
to France and hope I shall have an
opportunity before this war is over. I
keep busy enough here. That always
makes time go swiftly. In the even-
ings I go over to the Officers Y. M. c.
A. and read the papers and magazines
from the States. Always plenty of
young American officers to talk to,
hear good music and other things one
could hear In a good club at home,
The place is most attractive and com-
fort able in every way. I don't know
what we would do without these V
M A. places, both for ofllcirs and
■ nli. ted men. The v.i,,:k of th Y. M.
i * and lied Cros? is wonderful, and
people ;ti home who th crihe lo this
W' m i\ re t or-. that their money
i".i being mi'\ pi tn. one can g« I.
American tobacco, chocolate and oth-
' in ■ o\i r her al tin i places jus'
numerous rn
men will n
As We Seem
So Near To
VICTORY
We may n-juicc !>ut let us not cease in our ellorts to
oflVr every manner of cooperation to our govern-
ment.
Help the lied Cross.
Help tlie Y. M. A.
Buy W. S. S.
Stive fooil.
Collin County Mill
and Elevator Co.
t
like he were at home. It is hard to I
realize ihe gigantic proportions of thi.-
war and what it means. The cost i
enormous and il is fortunate that th<>
re otirce- ot America are piactienlly
i ntoui'lied. We shall he paying war
taxes for a great many year, to come,
all except myself. I won't have any-,
thing to paj on. Hut all I ask is to
keep my health and I shall gel along.
I also see in the p."i|e^K> that all men
between IK and 15 have to be regis-
tered. I hope it will get the slacker'
who ..tiiys at home, and put him ill in
once. Over here every able bodied
man hits something to do for the tlox
eminent . our soldiers over here are
line fellows and It makes me feel
pro ul when I see them erect, clear-
cut and determined to win. They
are a happy lot, too. We have every
right lo be proud of the boys. Dots
of thin;; I have seen would he inter-
esting to you but I can't write them,
Anything' of a military nature is not
allowed to be written. But it will keep
until I get home. Have had no letters
as yet from home, hut when they do
come I shall he very happy indeed. 1
do hope you tire well Please don't
worry about me. Ml I want is letters
from you. Just lots and lots of love
to you, dear Mother. I think of you
many times a day.
flood night, your
ITr/HI'tlll,
From Major A. F. Beverly, M. ('., I'. S.
Army, A. E F.
IOHMI.lt CM MAX PHYSICIAN
C'AITAinf IN MFCDH'AIj CORPS.
Dr. c. F Hayes of Ft. Worth was a
visitor In MeKinney Monday after-
noon. Dr. Hayes was formerly a red-
den! of this county.He lived at Climax
and practiced medicine In East Collin
for fifteen years. For the past ten
years he lias boon In Ft. Worth. Dr.
Hayes has been called into Koverri-
nient service and 'will leave In a few-
days for Camp John Wise at San An-
tonio. Ho has been given the rank of
Captain.
I! I III .SH col NTKV UFTTEU
Fresh Country eggs and fresh
groceries of all kinds are ho .1.
for your selection. We'll ap-
prei ii,t" hi order fiom you,
Ii. C. .loll IVSON'
Sl ltl HIt.W HKOCI.ItY
Thompson Old Stand. I
Phones SX1. I
1 11 j eg"g
INFLUENZA FATAL
TO BRIDE WHILE *
ON HONEYMOON
A telegram received by relatives .it
Westminister announces the death of
Mrs. I.otlie Simpson, wife of I>r.
Simpson of that place, which occurred
Sunday night at 10 o'clock In Ken-
tucky, where Dr. and Mrs. Simplio*
had gone a few days ago to spead
their honeymoon. The cause of kec
ileal Ii it. is sa id, wa.s Spanish influen-
za. The remains will lie shipped bank
here for burial.
Deceased was the daughter of Mrs.
Mollie Wiley, an aged lady, who died
'at her home near Westminster a boat
cine month ago, Dr. Simpson Mid
| Miss I.ottic Wiley, were married only
recently. Deceased was a niece of R.
10. (Hob) Moore and Mrs. Jesse Mar-
tin of near Melissa, and wils a collate
I of Mrs. Will Shipley, Mrs. Hant
Bowlby and Messrs. Eugene and
Martin of this city.
Civil Service Examination.
W. 1!. Coody, Route 1, Princeton,
visited our otllce for the purpose of
enrolling for the Weekly Democrat-
Hazel to and the Semi-Weekly Dalles
News for one year In advance. Iloth
papers one year In advance for only
We welcome Mr. Coody to oi.r
large circle of renders and hope
that he will be so well pleased .villi
our paper that lie will for nany
years continue to be on cur !!•:'.
; The United Slates Civil Servitto
| Commission announces that an open
competitive examination for the paw
|tion of unskilled (women only) ii< •
1 borer will be held at MeKinney >'H
| .November i', I01S, to fill the place of
charwoman at the local postofflc.e.
The place pays $:tO(i per annum. The
distribution of application blanks will
begin on October lit. Address Secre-
tary Tenth I', s. civil Service dlst "ii
r,t,
Mrs Mattic Webb sends The Daily
Criur "I'-ilazcttc to lor son Maynor It.
IWebb. Remount Stuit n. I '.. Bill
I Texas. Maynor Is attending the Sad-
i .Iters school at that place, lie Is a
! member of the cavalrs t'-oop organ'.i'.-
! ed in MeKhvney,
'New Orleans. I„a., or see .1 P. Tho,
i local secretary, at the MeKinney petit-
office.
W. M Edwards, Ibiute 2 Wylle,
was In MeKinney Saturday. Mr.
Edwards is a good farmer who
ov." tieai'ly no acres of good land
on Which he lives,
•e of t1 HO two
,'fet to learn of.
ill be ;
injuries
I! \ ! "I \ N M Ul S I Ml I i 'lEN'IS,
II": Noi'di ('..inn l ,ii i .. yes in
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The Sanitary (jrotvrv TcIcpHomcs .31
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fulness
,o first
in only
farmers
his ex-
this re-
N at 'I all i ton Se|| lb hoc.
J. T Teel
home place
Ie111gbt the
'I 'I'i n;ton.
w D Mai', of tail In the
'Ity Mondo M Mminw utd Ills
I |iia< e last .line I,. Mr || ||, , ,u| w|||
l.ave to move elsewheia by the first
of the year
Out line of Millinery is wmi'li'iTul Ml am adding lo il diiily. TIhm'p lias nevof
liooii iifih a displfiv of" Iti nmotl linis shown in MoKiiuipy, si ml ;> t pr;cie. njf ;lj|_
Yc«i will Mive moltf by Booing us hd'on- Itiiyinv: fw wo hare n Vint l't>r cvory liply
in 1 olliij ooiiiity.
Waists, Hosiery, Underwear,etc.
Our Waists arc the best in MeKinney in Ooorgpllos, < 'ro|u> IV Cliinn, silli , (>((*.
I'nll line ul' I'liocnix Silk Ilnso, nil cnlors: l'uvnl Sm-iclj c nlifui 11 • r \ inn I rial;
Silk ■'11111 Muslin I iHlcrwciir niul Notions of al
MRS. W. E. M ARSH ALI
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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/m1/4/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.