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THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT-OAZETTE, THURSDAY, DEC. 26, 1918.
Late Eck Cates Children
Receive handsome sum
Of $2000 Cash
on Bunkers Life policy which lit- hud dropped two yours prior to lus '
<li.it!: nr. 1 which w is duo his b'iieficlurles on extended Insurance.
Don't Delay
111 protecting your tow I ones Willi ,1
Banker's Life Policy
Wm. Bacon
Southwestern Division MunaKi'r.
"I** **•**!**!**«*•!*•
REALTY DEAL WITH LARGE CASH
CONSIDERATION IS CONCLUDED
What i: deduced to he one of the
largest realty deals with an nil-cash
consideration has been concluded. the
principals in the transaction being J-
T. Thoinus of Frisco ami Perry How-
tier of Richardson in which Mr
Thomas transferred to Mr. Dowser
Ifli.fis acres of tho choice Jim Turner
farm located in the Foote comtnun-
CLAUDE SCROGGINS
IN A FRENCH
BASE HOSPITAL
ity for t 'J J5 per acre the total con-
siderution being $:1H,:!7S -nt, all cash.
Tom W. I'orklns of thu McKinney
Healty Co. handled the deal. Collin
county farm lands have been rising in
value for some time anil this Is ocn-
siderod a very fancy price. Some are
predicting that Collin county lands will
j not only maintain their present fancy
| values but will yet go hither.
COMPLICATION OF
DISEASES FATAL TO
5-YEAR-OLD GIRL
VV. M. Seroggins. of Vinohmd. wiutj Charlotte, the little five-year-old
in the city Friday. Ho stated that his' laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manor
stoh Sergeant Claude C. Scro.rvins 1 'o. vVebb, died at their Homo on Christ-
A. 59th. Infantry, In In a hospital In la„ street, Saturday evening at 7
Franco fri m the effects of a ''oil on his o'clock, of Int'luonza - meningitis,
knee. Claude left lu're with the tlrst Funeral services wore hold at tho
contingent of 12 men leaving hero residence Sunday afternoon 'it three
under the operation of the now army o'clock conducted by Dr. A. K. Booth,
draft law enacted soon after the |illittor of the First Baptist church of
I'nit <d St; t> s entered the world war. 11)is city. Burial followed In Pecan
For f>0 days he was in tho fiercest ctrove cemetery. Those editors Join
fighting when the American troops ^vith the many friends of the parents
were driving the Teutons b:>i k to-, in extending condolence.
wards the Gorman border. He fortu-j
nately came through unscuthe<l or
unhurt. Claud Sorogglns is a graduate
ef thi M"Kinni y Hirh School ml Is | iiclr Maw Wriglit Appreciates R«
AGED MOTHER OF
MRS. T. M. M'DANIEL
PASSES TO REWARD
Mrs. M. A. Williams, aged Ho years,
:i month* Hi days, Saturday
at the homo of her son in-law and
daughter. Mr and Mrs. X' M. McDun-
n l on North I'olloge street, Tliu do
leased lady was born Sept. f>, IK,18,
.n Fayellc county. Tennessee. Siie'was
the daughter of William and Tem-
perance Hanoi. She was married at
(lie age ol to J. V Williams, who
died fo'ly-oile .sears ugo. She is sur-
viveil by three eliildron, J. II. Wil-
liams of !'alias, Mr- I1' S. DoriiltlUt of
Houston and Mrs. T. M. Mehaniel of
MeKiiiliey. Olio da ugh I er, Lula, died
at the age of sixteen years, one yl-ar
after the death of her father Mrs.
Williams Joined tho Christian church
when she was a mere girl of 12 and
lived a consistent christian life to the
ripe old age lit which she died. She
made her home with her daughter,
Mrs Mehaniel and the hitler's bus-
hand. who lavished upon hor all the
love ami tender care that devoted
eliildron could give a dear old mother.
In I'act, the deceased, hor daughter,
Mrs. Mdmnicl, -were never separated
more than a month at a time. Mrs.
Williams was known for hor kindly
spirit, unlet, retiring nature and ten-
der consideration for her neighbors
and every one cortiing in contact with
her. Her passing caulkts deepest grief
to her beloved children and profound
sorrow in the hearts of the many
friends of the family. The funeral ser-
vices were conducted at the family
residence at 3 o'clock Sunday
afleri by her pastor, llev. Vll'-
gll W. Wallace. Her remains were
laid to rest In I'ecan drove ceme-
tery. Mr. and Mrs. MeDunlel and tho
other children have the slnccrest
sympathy of many friends in this and
other Texas cities In tho passing of
their dear old sainted mother.
Following were active pall hear-
ers: I). C. Hill, T. F. Everett, W. W.
Mc Howell, W. B. Hil, T. J. McDanlel.
S Weismnn.
Honorary pallbearers: Dr. J. C.
Rrwin, Joe Ware, ('apt. R. M, Board,
•'apt. W. II. I<ovo. riummer Harris.
S II. Fox. Howell B. Smith, Dr. O. H.
Klrkpntrick.
REV. H. A. LINK
RESIGNS RECTORSHIP
ST. PETER'S CHURCH
(MM COUNTY
BOY AT GERMAN
FLEET SURRENDER
Til 10 RMV. II. A. I.INK.
A I.Ink, rector
to
The Rev. Henry
St. I'i t 'i-'s church hen
Ills resignation as such, which is
become effective January I, 1019.
lb will inter III" (!• 111 ruI Theologi-
cal Si .ulnar) hi taUi :i special course
in d.i:.'in;'Iu s ami criticism of the old
Testament and t ike :i s> miliar on
"l.uiher," at Columbia I niversity.
New York City, lie uslil. In the
meantime he will continue his church
work, in the metropolis.
The llev. Mr. I.ink came to McKltl-
I'. S. S. Arkansas, Nov 'ii Doui
Mother and Daddy; How j.rn you to-
night? 1 am well and feeling fide
(iuess you know Ue- war la about ovei
Tho Gorman, all surrendered. \\
'were going to go in Kiel Canal aft'
!tin in and met them in the North
I Bun did look hard for thum to haw
to give all tinne ships over, but that is j
j I ot half they 'uid to give up II look.;
siul to see them .surrender but they
cuuJd not do anything to the fleet '.v
had after them all tin- ritisli flc
j the- American fleet and some of tie
French. Well, Mother, they don't con-i
sor my li tters an> more after today
Sn I mi' ss you have been wondering ,
and wanting to know where l have
been. I "have been iu France Kngluti'l,
j Wales, Sweden and now in Scotland
river, by tho big bridge Mm (JeruiaiiM
tried to blow up. Wo have ill the
Gormun ships liere in 100 yards of us.
But all thu Germans have tomorrow.
I was In Ixindon yesterday D ■won't
be long till wo come back to tlm
States. We are going to h i •• to work
jtonight ail night long taking in am-
munition, getting ready t.o come back
„f'to the I' S. Don't know whether
has tenilorcd wo wl" leave before Dec SCt or not
There is goinv i'i he i fleet twiew of
all Nations. They say we woe ' -va '
on that but I think we will \'.'i I
hail better eliMe us this Is ibou' II I
have lime to write tonight.
With lots of love.
SAM
II. S. S. Arkansas, New YorU '"ity,
P. M.
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MERRIAM
CO.,
Springfield, Hsu.
liaised At CliainbcrHville
Sain M. Ttobison -was reired
born
ncv from Watertown, Wisconsin, and
lief;iii l,is work here May 1 lie was Charnborsvlllo whore he was
foruicrU connected with the Unlver- years ago. He Is a son of Mr in.I Mn
sitj of Wisconsin In an important co- «.
paclty.
Ills friends will regret
his iiupemling departure.
HKCOVHHS LOST M(>M:V.
I'.nnwn and highly ostoomed hoi • for
his stor.mg character ..nil real wor-
th. mss as a hriulit student an ', per-
fect younjr gentleman.
ccixing l^isi Miuicy Wliifb Was
Found Ity Arthur llill.
NORTH M'KINNKV
HAITISTI <111 Kfll t|„
A goodly number w< re present and
the fellowship was fine at the North
McKinnoy Baptist church Sunday.
Four itiomtiers were received into th"
church at the close of the morning
service.
The Rev. (i, W Sherman preached
Uncle Mosc Wrufht was in this of-
fice Saturday to advertise foi a sum
of money which lie lost, but before
ad was published Arthur Mill, au
employe of i 'hooves Bros. £ < 'o store
in McKlnney called Mr. Wright and
told him of finding the money. I'n-
clo Mose said he lost $71 but Mr llill
found the amount of $7;> and finding
receipts with it knew that it all be-
longed to Mr. Wright and was glad
to perform the duty of returning It to
J. T. THOMAS' FINK I'ARM.
Purchases Cliolec .1. I". Tttriier Fui'm
Anil Will Oe«;up)' It As A Home.
.1 T Thomas, who Is a resident of
Collin county, until this year, living
some four or five years iu the Clear
Lake community, and who purchased
a fine farm Just a few miles west of
l-'risco and sold It, purchased through
the McKlnney Realty Company tho
choice P. Turner farm 9 miles
west of McKlnney, and Is moving to
same tills week, wh'cli is to be his fu-
ture home.
Mr. Thomas Is a successful farmer
of Colin county. He Is fair anil square
and the McKlnney Ucally Company
has had more than a hundred thous-
and dollars worth of realty business
with hint during the past two years,
and we want to say that our dealings
T. Robison. He enlisted it Dallas
Dec. 5, 1917, was sent to the Great
to learn of Lakes Training Station and left ilier-
June 1st of this year for service on
_ the big battleship Arkansas. He made
COLLIN'S LAIUJttST MAN H "coro of 9S bits out of a possible
100 In a marksmanship contest for
Sum Harris of l iirmoisvlllc Tips 'Plio' wh,"h ,v", "f Hkl11 ,1" r"R<'iv"'! 1 r ,wo
it. III.. At UIIU I'i.ni.ils Vlsiu Ml.. i" snlary and a "null's Eye" hndge of
honor to wear on his uniform. This
young Collin county sailor has seen
Sain Harris, Collin county's #irg- n,uc'1 service as above
THADIS 0. GILBERT
FARMERSVILLE LAD
DIES OF WOUNDS
Ileum At llllll rounds visits .Mc-
Klnney Friends.
In heated and
est man, tips the beam at 009 pounds. *ns nt thn """ender of -he great
residing at Farmersvilie, was u Mc- Owman fleet following the signing of
Kinney visitor greoting his many 1"e Armistice.
| Sam lias a brother Arthur H5.
friends here. Sam was
for
many
years City Marshal at Farmersvilie
bul is now an honest tiller of tho soil,
residing out on Koute <1, Faruieisville.
Well-Known Woodman.
Sum Is one of the best known cltl-
Isotis of t^ollln county and Is a favor-
ite'with every one who moots him. He ""me manner that
Robison who Is in the a fir.. Ho Is l
pharmacist formerly with Mitchells
Drug Store In McKlnney. Hntil re-
cently Arthur was stationed it Doug-
las, Arizona, but left there for an un-
known destination. His • 'o'lies have
boon sent on back horn • here in the
prevailed before
it- largo in body, in mind and heart, t'10 war r1'"""1 a"d PropiratOry to Hie
and to know him is to like him. The embarkation of the sol I for foreign
writer one time had the pleasure of <1 V- The parents ho- that Ibis Is
spending two weeks In the oust at n°t the eave In this in
nee and Hint
V Willi' Hum aiiil the 'heir son'Will remain in America until
W ' Degree Team. 'lls discharge from the service.
The Karinersvllio Times says: Mr.
I. I' (iilbort received a telegram of-
fieiaiiy stating that his son, Thadls
ii. (iilbort, had died frcm wounds rc-
■ • i\ I in action on the 28th of Oc-
tober He watt in Cnipuny 113, 6th
I uvision. Tiiadls was a splendid young
in-hi, twenty-six years old. Ho luid
Joined the church when he was olgh-
teen years old and lived fulthfully
siiici-. Ho was born and reared In
Oklahoma. His father, I. F. Gilbert is
(.lie of our best citizens and has lived
close to Farmersvilie for tho pust
six ye^irs.
Ills many friends will Join In sym-
pathy for Mr. Gilbert in this news of
sorrow.—-Written by a Friend.
WILL MOVE TO OKLAHOMA.
•I. I*. Turner, one of Collin County's
lliguest Fnruicrs Movi* To Altus,
Olcln.
Rochester, N.
famous W. ()
whose Captain at that time -was
Ilarve Nichols of KurmorBvllle. The
Degree Team was known as the W. A.
Cruser W. O. W. Degree Team of
ItllX III .RMH >\ VISITING iiioim ;
appreciative
a fine sermon from the subjoct. j,|.n
"Jesup, the Light." Text. Luke 2:32. M|. NVri(fl)t ls Hopp|v
Sonte thoughts from his sermon of Mr art|on nnd tha„ked him
follow: sincerely. Mr. Hill, himself, recently
Light is the absence of darkness. |m,] the misfortune of losing *'.'"i and
spiritual, physical and social The advertised for same In this paper but
d irk- • ])(l ,jj(| no, ),aVp grood fortune of
having the money returned to him a
social
man without Christ is in litter
ness.
"Christ Is the lleht of .'ill literatim:
The literature with Christ In it is tho
only kind that stands fhrmu'h all the cn.VR(iF.S I'lLCI) IXlLLOWISiG
he had done for Mr. Wright.
aires Put Christ in all that you do
Christ is the soul and liiflit of all art
The spirit of Christ is In all improve,
ments.
"Christ is the light of nil morals
both private and publis. Christ
light of the world "
At the evening hour. VP."\
Key. county missionary, preached
very fine sermon from M
have always been of the most pleas-, Collin county, Texas, and won u nn-
ant character. The Turner farm Is tlonal reputation at the head camp of
conceded to he one of the best farms this great fraternal organization,
in C'dlin county, there not being a | Sum was one of tho officers and at-
foot of waste land on it, a good two traded much attention while In the
story home besides other sets of lni- j east. We had a pleasant call from our
pi'ovenientH for tenants and every- i friend and had the pleasure of ro-
thltiK that goes to make a first class ncwlng his subscription to ho Weekly
farm. Mr. Thomas Is moving to his
new home this week. He has long
been a reader of the big Weekly
Democrat-llunette and it will follow
It to his new home during the your
I 919.
I'MU MOXIA FAT.VIi TO .IKSSK
HINF.S, ««, AT COTTON MILL.
Domocrat-Ciuzetto for 1919.
Has Llie.1
At GimiI)'. okluhoma
IM Veiii-s.
I'nr
I Ull>\> Mi.I
"S Al l It \V
"Seek ye first the Kingdom of
and lli>'. right.
things shall be
Key said:
first in bus ne-
h''u(i In the «
Mtess, atu
drd Utlto
•k tin kintrd
'Ms. seek It f
life.
irsi i
seek
kingdom first In education ir.d In the
literature for our home. \\ ■ should
sei k the kinir loin of (rod flist be.
(•irlisud Hates of this city wis puitl-
IIy injured Kiiduy night about 10
lock in the lntcrurlmn station,
'ho North Kentucky street. In an affray
with Fay Dickens of this city.
Young Bates received an ugly knife
wound on his neck, a painful knife
wound in the left side and back He
was rushed to the office of Dr. W S.
Wysong, where he was given Imme-
diate medical attention and was later
taken to his home.
Soon after the affray Dickens went
to the sheriff's office and informed
the officers of the trouble. A charge
of aggravated assault was filed
against him Saturday and he was
J. I'. Turner one of Collin connty's
biggest farmers, who owned some 400
acres of Collin county's finest land,
which was sold for him by the Mc-
Kinnoy Realty Company, has cloned
up his affairs and is moving to Al'.us,
• kla. where lid lias purchased 010
acres of land anrl will make his hoiuc.
I Mr. Turner bus been u citizen of
T. .1. Henidon ol McKinnoy and Collin county for more than a third of
brother Ben 7. Henidon of Gould, ;l century. Ho came here u poor,
Oklahoma, were business callers at beardless boy and by hard -work,
our office. The latter subscribed for Htnet economy and square business
our weekly and tho Ft. Worth 8tar-| dealing;,, ho accumulated qulto a
Telegram one year each at dubbing competency and loaves our cou i v a
rate. Bon Henidon was raised noarj well fix,).' man, financially. His chil-
McKinnoy but for the past 18 years dren were lit rn and reared hero, anJ
SHOOTINO FIRM ORACKHKS ll!ls niado his home in Oklahoma. He( |,e was rne (f the countv's mo<t use-
< N STRI'.I'TS CAl'SKN ARRFSTS 1,1 spending the holiday soa.-on visiting ful and progressive citizens. We re-
I ''Is dan-liter, Mrs. John llowloy of j wet to see him leave our couiity but
Four arrests wero made Saturday Conelne; sister, Mrs. John Montgom-1 wish him health, prosperity (nd hup-
night b\ the city officers for shooting 0,'v hrothers Tom J. and yames piness in his new home. Mr Turner
fire crackers on the street# of Mc-; '* llerndon all of fir near McKlnney. will kei i up •■villi his ol I frlolKis by
Ivlnnev There Is an ordinance pro-, ,H grently enjoying tho renewal of reading tho big Weekly Deinocrut-Gu-
I Id biting the shooting of fire crackers, many old home acriiminlances on this z,tto during 1919.
aged r>3 yours, died at ,,lr thf, streets of McKlnney or;vlslt h,'r<'' wnntoil old homo news
near cotton mill Saturday 1 within the corporate liults and City j gularly next y^ar and so i nrolle I
John S. McKinnoy states!'01' "1C Weekly D tnocrtit-(Jazette.
law will be rigidly enforced. — •
WHY HK WASN'T PROMOTIOI).
Jesse Mini
his liomt
morning at 7 o'clock of pneumonia \j!U.slitil
which developed following an ultacW i u1f| j tjlf,
Deceased had been in do-[ j| js p,.j,,j
' ilollti I'm
in
H:33
• lod
( ies *
Rev.
' rO.d
I 111"
cause it is the gna'est tiling m the M.|,.;|S,.,| „n hond. After Investigating
world and became it is the b-s thing „;isr „ oh„rKo of simple ..ssault
In the world." All are welcome
services, Numbers lo 29
3:15.
RliPORTKR
o our
Tim.
ease
filed against Rati
Moves iWk to McKlnney.
A Ibiby Duugbti-r.
i Mr nnd Mrs Jake MoKntlre. who
ii.i e been living in l>allus for the
■ past two years, have recently moved
Mr. and Mrs Jim Goodlier have |, ,« to McKlnney. and are living on
fine baby daughter at their home. South Tennessee street.
The Uttlo miss arrived Saturday] ,
morning The happy young parents Misses Amelia, Hester and Georgia
are receiving the congratulations of Wright of California are here visiting
their many friends. The father is a their niece, Mrs. S. W Steele, and
member of the firm of Goodner family. They are sisters of Andy
Rr.is. nnd a son of the late Judge and "Wright of the New Hope community
Mrs T c (kiodner Trie mother is a and will also visit nt his home They
daughter of Mr and Mrs J it Bel- have been visiting in Ohio and In-
'Ien of this city. dlana, nnd will spend a few weeks
- 1 • 'here before returning to their home In
G. I). Wright of Camp Dick - here California,
•pending a few days with his cousin. •
Mrs. S W. Steele, and family, Kust
Oreenvllle utroet.
of Inflnenz
i lining health for tho past year
Funeral services were held at the
residence Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock, conducted by Dr. 10. II.
Flncher. Burial was made at
Princeton. Deceased bad been living
in Mi Kinney for the past few years.
He Is survived by Ills wife and tho fol-
lowing eliildron: Mrs. Bck Cutes <>f
MeKlrin.\. Oscar Mines, In Franco,
Alphonzo Mines, In France, Mrs. Mat-
tic Woleott, Tvicr, and Birdie Minos
and Marvin Mines at home.
I out Hint thousands of;
i of property Is destroyed
Fhnally. by careless shoot-
ing of fire crckers and other ex-
plosives.
Ihn'fi wii.JJi
T' xas nffli
1.
To Visit In Tennessee.
G. W. Moneier of tho Winning-
koff comni.inlty loft Suturdn;' night
for Gr<-onvlllc, Tenm ssee, to s| . inl a.
month with his father, John Muu lnr
and several broth rs and slut'ers who
ll\e there. Mr Moneier was born and
reared there, but has been In Collin
county thirteen years, lie has not paid
a visit to his old homo before In six
years We wish for him a plotuiunt
visit. He ordered The Daily Cour-
ier-Gazette sent to hiin to k<op post-
ed on the happonings here i.t homo
While he is away.
J. M Gay of Nevada was among tho
visitors In McKlnney Saturday.
J. P. CROUCH & CO.
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
DayPhones.l6. Nigfil Phones 443 and .383
Gills Answered Day or Night
OLT OF RHONI..
Out of Rhome they march as when
Sclplo led his serried men,
While the cry of "Vivu! Viva!"
Rings again and yet again.
They, In dreams of high desire,
Rousing them to holy ire,
On the I'apitolian altars
Have beheld the vestal fire.
Rear arid vanguard, first and last.
They have caught the virile, vimt,
Kiniilous centurion ardor
From some legion of the past.
Win they laurel wreath or rue,
Wo must feel that this is true,
That the ancient Roman valor
Thrills through Italy anew!
—Clinton Scollard.
Johnny Woody has arrived horn
from the Great l^akeN Naval Truinln*
mutton, having been released from
the service. Me Is a son of Mrs. Jap
Rlehey, nnd hnd been
foi several months
"Till LADII'iS' AID WILL l>0 THIS
RUST."
We've put n grand addition on the
good old church at homo,
It's nut the latest kilter, with a gui-
lt ry and a dom.,
It seats a thoiiH'ind people, Hie finest
In nil the town.
And when 'twas dedicated, why wo
planked ton thousand down;
That is. we paid five thousand, cvo-y
deacon did his bout,
And the Ladles' Aid Society, It
promised all tho rest.
They'll give a hundred soclubles, cun-
taUis, too. nnd tens.
They'll bake n thousand angel eakos
and tons of cream they'll freoso;
They'll bog and serupe and toll and
s\ oat, for KPven years or more,
And they'll start nil over again for a
carpet on the floor.
No, It Isn't Just like digging out the
money from your vost,
.When the I<adlc8' Aid gets busy and
says "Wo'll pay tho rest."
Of conrsn wo're proud of our big
church from pulpit up to spire,
It Is the darling of our eyes, tho
crown of our desire;
But when 1 seo the sisters work to
raise tho cash that tacks,
I somehow foel the church Is built on
women's tired backs,
And sometimes I can't help thinking,
when we ronch tho region blest.
That men will get the loll and sweat
and the Ladies' Aid the roHt.
—Author Unknown.
3.
4.
Ii
I'NKFJjFISH >' I0SS.
Wi
tin
trover rise to great ness
we've censed to think of self.
We'll never come to splendor in tho
• fight that's ma hi for pelf.
If we koep within the circle that Is
ours unil ours alone,
We shall never know the beauty of a
soul that's f ii It > grown.
For the joys of real service we must
roach the goals afar—
Wo must live our lives for others and
not question who they are.
He grumbled.
He watched the clock
He was stung b> a bad look.
He was always behindhand.
He had no Iron In lim blood.
He was willing, but unfitted.
7. He didn't believe in himself.
S. He asked too many niiottl Ions.
9. Ills slock excuse was "I forgot. '
10. He wasn't ready for tho next
"top. | It is easy to bo selfish; it's not very
11. He did not put his heart, in hit j much to do
w°t'k To keep Summer roses blooming In a
12. lie learned nothing from his garden Just for you.
mistakes. |But it's different planting rosos for
13. Ho felt that ho was above his tho strangers' eyes to seo
position. (And It's different leaving heauty
14. Ho was content to bo a second- where but seldom you may bo.
rate man. ' For It's not your selfish garden, after
If.. He ruined his ability by half, all, that, makes you great.
doing things. I Hut tho blossom* that another may
18. He chose his friends from! enjoy outside your gate.
among his Inferiors.
7. He never ilured to act on his own It's not hard to toll for money for
Judgment. , the needs that are your own.
1. Mo did not think It worth while Any man can come to riches If he'll
to learn how. work for them alone
IB. Familiarity with slipshod meth-
ods pnrulyxed his Ideal.
20. He tried to make "bluff" take
tho place of hard work.
21. Ho thought It was c.lover to use
coarse and profane language.
22. Ho thought more of amuse-
ments than of getting on In the world.
23. He didn't learn that the best of
his salary was not In his pay.
—Chesapeake A Ohio lOmptoyses'
Mainline.
Jack Clark, agent for the Frisco al
Cellnu, lias returned to that city
after spending two weeks with his
family at Alpine, Texas. His . folks
have been sick of Inuflilenila. They
expect lo Join blm at Cellnu In a few
duys.
Hugone Mullow Is at homo from
Crimp Travis to spend Christmas with
in thi' service ' his parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. M. K. Mnl-
low.
AM HUM'AN AIRMKN BROUGHT
DOWN MAXY KIN I'LA NFS
Washington. Dec. 23. American
airmen In France brought down a to-
tal of HTi4 Herman airplanes and 32
German bnllonns, against an Ameri-
can loss of 271 plnnes nnd 4f> balloons,
acenrdlg to a report onblod by Major
General Hiirhord on December IB,
anil made public by the war depart-
ment. Destruction of 34 5 of the one.
my planes and 57 of thn hulloons hnd
been officially confirmed.
The total disunities of the Amer-
ican ulr service in action are given as
442. Including 10t killed, 101 wound-
ed, 200 tnlsslg, 27 prisoners and three
Internod.
•4
•11^
But It culls for roul bigness to forsake
the Joys of play
To make smooth the path of others,
and for gold to give away.
For tho world has need of service, and
the test of man nnd boy
Is tho work thnt ouch Is doing that
another may enjoy.
Bdgnr A. Guest.
MKTHOMSTN Ot'TLIKF, PIjANS
Ftm tHA.IMMMMMI CAMPAIGN.
V I <
4 1*
Memphis, Tnnn., Dec. 20.—The
conference of leaders of (ho Metho-
dist Hpiscopul Churoh, South, ad-
Jon mod here yesterday after outlin-
ing plans for the campaign to ratM In
tho Mouth, between April 27 and May
4, $35,000,000 for domestic nnd fore
tgn mission work. It Wns decided
that field secretaries In tho various
conferences should work out their
own details of the general campaign
plans announced yesterday.
Manson Forsyth, Bryan Hill nnd H.
Hull Cogburn, who have been nl trail-
ing thn students nrmy training corps
at A. A M. College have arrived home,
linvlng been released from tho ser-
| vlco.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1918, newspaper, December 26, 1918; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299968/m1/4/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.