The Dublin Progress. (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1900 Page: 1 of 8
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DUBLIN. BBATH COUNTY. TEXAS. FRIDAY. JANUARY 19. 1900.
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t| HIGHLAND. -J
>r Correspondence. ■ . ji
Jail. 15th.—Everything seems to
be moving on quietly, People are
beginning to realize that Christ-
mas is past and gone and all are
beginning to shape up business for
the coming year.
Jj. F. Stewart moved to Dublin
todav and William Shipman, who
rented his place, moved in his
house.
Mr. Dudley has moved to tlw
y place vaoated by Mr. Bickerstaft,
/ who has gone east to work on the
^ > railroad that is under construction
in Henderson county.
Health good except bad colds.
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COWAN.
Bqgalar Correspondence.
' Jan. 15th.—There is consider-
able sickness in our community,
“Bob” Watkins’ wife is very
«ick. Dr. Tuck is in attendance.
John Leatherman has a sick son
tinder treatment of Dr. Gordon.
Mrs. Will Adams is very sick at
her parent’s home, Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Robinson.
Charley Robinson is still con-
fined to his bed, but is on the
mend.
The warm spell has made the
wheat look fine.
Very little land has been turned
yet, but it the weather holds on
dry for a few days there will be
plenty of plowing.
John Gorman and family were
visiting in this neighborhood last
■Sunday. ___
HEAVENLY BRANCH.
Regular Correspondence.
Jan. 16th.—The roads are very
muddy between Alexander and
Dublin. We saw several vehicles
standing in the mud last week.
G. T. Byrd left here for Okla-
homa last week.
The young folks enjoyed a social
at Frank Hogan’s Saturday night.
J. A. Hancock has finished
picking cotton for last year.
The literary society at Alexan-
der is in full sway. Every one
should attend. ,
Henry Faulkner left Monday
for parts unknown.
“Unde” 8am Davis’ new house
adds a great deal to the interest of
. this community.
/ Marvin Hancock, of Purves, has
secured a year-round job with Jim
Turnbow, of this vicinity.
WILSON. ,
Regular Correspondence.
Jan. 17th.—We have been hav-
ing some very pretty weather for
the past few days.
We are having a great deal of
■ ' sickness in and around Wilson.
' “Grandma” Hardin has been
very sick, but is some better now.
The singing at Mr. Nasher’s
last Sunday night was well attend-
ed. All report having had an en-
joyable time.
Rev. Joe Davis of Morgan Mill,
was visiting friends and relatives
in and about Wilson first of the
week.
Dan Gilbert of hone Star, was
in Wilson yesterday.
Chas. Day of Dublin, passed
through Wilson yesterday.
Quite a number was in Wilson
yesterday, It being election day.
PALUXY.
Begular Uonraapondance.
Jan. 16th.—After so much damp
cloudy weather, we are having a
little sunshine, which is very badly
needed.
The fire is beginning to kindle
around the political pot, and ere
long it will begin to boil. Stay
in the middle-of-the-road boys.
Your scribe in company with
one of bit neighbors, made a busi-
ness trip to Austin last week.
There baa been tome slick work
in tbe way of taking up the public
school land in this section, which
may be looked into later.
W. M. Slaton Irom Ardmore,
I. T., haa moved to this place and
will go into the grocery business.
In my notes of Jan, 1st., you
made me aay Davie, where it
should have been Louis Barton.
Wheat is growing vsrr fast. Tbe
weather has been eo warm and so
/ much rain, I fear it ia going to
make tbe wheat too forward.
. Bud McKniaht. Mon Bartoo,
HI Dill and Cole Underwood and sev-
eral other boys enjoyed
•elves highly last Thursday
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in a big fox ctase. They all say
it was the biggest fox they had
1 ever seen.
The health of the community is
very good. The sick reported in
my last notes, are improving.
“Grandpa” Meek took , dinner
with your scribe today. He is
near one hundred years old.
ST. GEORGE.
Regular Correspondence.
Jan. 17th.—Farmers have done
but little toward preparing land,
as it has been too wet.
The St. George school will close
next Friday, as the money for this
district will all be taken up.
Miss Dora Marshal will return
to Comanche and enter school.
Mr. Hart’s family had visitors
Sunday.
Mrs. C. A. Jones and children
visited at Mrs. Kennedy’s yester-
day evening.
L. W. Jones had visitors Sunday.
Miss Nina Havis has been sick
since our last report, but is up
again.
Miss Lena Kennedy and brother
attended services at Dublin last
Sunday.
S. 8. Cole and family and Miss
Claude Williams visited at Proctor
Sunday.
E. Havis and lady visited rela-
tives at Dublin Sunday.
Mr. Thomas made a trip to his
ranch near Proctor yesterday.
STEPHENVILLE.
Regular Correspondence.
Jan. 17th.—Rev. W. M. Robin-
son of Quanah, is holding a meet-
ing here. A great deal of interest
is being manifested. All denomi-
nations are working together and
much good is being done. The
meeting will probably continue
several days.
The Lone Star literary society,
composed of little children of the
eedbnd and third grades in the
public school, held au open ses-
sion last Saturday night.
Miss Dora Price went to Bluff
Dale this morning to visit relatives.
Taylor Daniel came over from
Dublin this morning.
" E. M. Allard of the firmofJar-
rott & Allard, has sold his interest
in the business to Mr. Jarrott.
W. W. Rutherford is visiting
his mother in Waxahachie this
Prof:. Briles and Mcllhany at-
tended the local institute at Lib-
erty last Friday evening and Sat-
urday.
Mr. V. A. Sikes of Granbury,
is located in this city and is now
proprietor of the White Swan
restaurant.
CHALK MOUNTAIN.
Regular Correspondence.
Jan. 14th.—The Ipng wet spell
has abated at last and the wind is
in the southeast with some pros-
pects of fair weather. "*
Farm work has been at a stand
still for quite a while and we will
have to “hump” it when the
ground gets in order.
The roads are in very bad shape.
Health generally good.
Married today at Esquire Me/
Cary’s, Mr. Walter Cox and Miss
Melvin Howard, daughter of our
postmaster. It was a quiet affair,
only a few being in attendance.
This scribfl, together with many
others, wish them a happy voyage
over life’s rugged sea.
Preaching at this place today by
Elder Pink Hatchett.
Our school tesebsr, Charley
Scott, was arrested by a deputy
sheriff from Somerville county
one day last week for whipping
one of ble pupils some time eiuce.
Your scribe wee in Stephenville
several days lest week.
If there is. any sign in the old
twelfth day business we will have
plenty of rain this year, but we
don't go much on that, especially
here in Texas.
Col. James U. Vincent banded
ue a copy of his late publication,
“Texes Demagogues,'' whlla wa
wars in Stephenville last week. It
contains a great deal of truth.
We notice the candidates are
coming out thick and fast. Some-
' ‘ “guine” to be left weeping
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BLUFF'DALE.
Regular Correspondence.
Jan. 17th.—The farmers are
busy this week turning the soil.
Wheat is looking fine. Work has
begun on the Christian church.
Prof. Clay of Dublin, lectured
at our school house Friday night,
and Prof. MoorO of Granbury Sat-
urday night. Tbe teachers insti-
tute met here Saturday. The at-
tendance was small.
Elder Bentley filled hie regular
appointment here Sunday.
Mrs. S. J. Greenwood and daugh-
ter Alice, are very sick with
pneumonia.
A. P. Gordon and wife are visit-
ing Relatives and friends in Bluff
Dale this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Crites are
visiting in Granburv.
The mercantile firm of Piercy
& Denis, have by mutual consent
disolved.
L. W,‘ Bellamy is moving his
cattle to his new ranch hear Huck-
abay. _
DESDEMONA.
Regular Correspondence.
Jan. 16,th.—Rain has ceased and
the weather is lovely. ,,
Desdemona string Mna was in-
vited to visit Victor Saturday
night. To say that the trip was
pleasant and entertaining would
but very feebly express it.
There is very little sickness in
this community at present.
Octavus Rushing is the father of
a fine boy and he can be heard
singing “Lindy Sindy” any time
of day to his first-born.
Graham & Reynolds sold a lot
of old iron from their shop
this week. It will be shipped to
5t. Louis.
P. L. Power, who has slow lever,
is better at this writing.
District court will call tomorrow
the case of Elmer Tallett, acces-
sary in a murder case.
THangle community has organ-
ized quite an interesting literary
society, which meets every other
Friday night.
Percy Alford, of Huckabay, is
boarding with A. K. Castleberry
and studying music under him.
OLAIRETTE.
Regular Correspondence.
Jan. 17th.—Mr. Maben, of Dub-
lin, was in our little city on busi-
ness this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardin are visit-
ing relatives in Comanche county.
Mr. Hardin also made a trip to
Dublin on the 16th.
Prof. Roberson, of Union, was in
our city today.
Will Partain, of Wiison, was in
our community on the 16th.
Miss Janie Rodgers, John May-
field and J. D. Reager have been
elected delegates to the singing
convention at White’s Chapel on
the fourth Saturday and Sunday in
April next.
The Progress made quite a mis-
take in publishing our last report.
It published Liberty which should
have been Laffayette.
Our literary and debating society
is getting along splendid. The
next question for discussion will
be, “Resolved that Laflayette de-
serves as much honor as George
Washington.”
Some of our farmers are break-
ing land very fast, although it is
too wet for some.
Mr. Weeks is clearing his farm
jery fast. He and T. E. Garrett
'cut as many as seven trees a day.
The young folks had a very nice
singing at Mrs. Solomon’s last
Sunday night.
baa fiOwn and his sureties E. M.
Chism. T. J. Eair and Ira Millican
had to foot the bill.
J. N. Walls is working for
Captain Anderson, of Desdemona.
M, M *UilUard has completed a
well for E. W. Forrest.
J. E. Dees, of Victor, will move
to Glen Rose soon.
R. D. Riddell, tbe broom man,
was down Thursday.
C. W. Hunt visited Topaz Sat-
urday.
E. M. Chism and “Uncle” John-
nie Cook visited Eastland Ciiy last
week on business.
J. T). Millican visited Victor
Wednesday. ..
Dr. Bandy, of Tanner, Texas, is
thinking of locating in the Lowell
community.
Miss Minnie Jones was visiting
in Lowell Wednesday.
Mrs. Creager is not as well this
week as she was last.
Arch Cathey, of Dublin, is in
our community this week in tbe
interest of a picture house.
C. F. Caylor will work for J. O.
Hilliard the coming year.
We often hear a democrat re-
mark, “Wonder what the pops are
going to do this year?” We would
say just wait and see; we can show
you better that we can tell you.
OLD DUBLIN.
Regular Correspondence.
Jan. 17th.—There has been
several changes made in our com-
munity since our last writing.
T. J. Prescott and family from
Pottsville, Hamilton county, have
located on the Jim Martin place.
We gladly welcome them in our
midst.
J. L. Henderson and son have
gone to Athens, Henderson county,
where they expect to'get work on
the railroad.
Mr. Moore and family have
moved on the “Billy” Griffin
farm.
Mrs. “Babe” Keith is having an
addition made to her residence.
Miss Sue Durham, of Hamilton,
is visiting Miss Leila Prescott this
week.
Miss Dora Henderson is visiting
her sister, Mrs. John McCullock,
and other relatives at Ennis,
Miss Leola Gilbert visited with
Mrs. Fannie Kelsey a few day this
week.
We enjoyed music at G. W.
Morris’ Tuesdav night.
Mrs. G. W. Morns, Mrs. Nick
Keith and Mrs. J. L. Henderson
spent the day very pleasantly with
Mrs. Babe Keith last Tuesday.
The health of our community is
very good. _______
FROM THE FRONT.
LOWELL.
Regular Correspondence.
Jan. 14th.—Rev. James failed
to fill his appointment here Satur-
day and Sunday.
C. F. Caylor has finished his job
at Topa*.
Jack Wilkes and M. M. Hilliard
will start for Albany soon to work
on the railroad.
J. Q. Hilliard and R. E. Mar-
worth visited Dublin Saturday.
Miss Delia Prlos gave her many
friends a musicals Saturday night.
J. T. Prioe ia ereoting a new
residence.
Mieses Fannie and Georgia
Watson were down Sunday. ,
Mies Nettie Henderson attended
church at tbie plaoe Saturday and
Sunday.
Jeff Elrod and lady visited W.
B. Hilliard sad family Sunday.
Will Varner, of Victor, wee in
Lowell Sunday. ,
Prof. Ed Young, of May echool
The (live tne People a Chance Club
Discusses Proportional
Representation.
In our last report your scribe
had been a looker on at the several
and various political partisan
meetings now tilling the whole
land with ories somewhat similar
to the scream of the “Daughters of
the Horse Leach.” We reported
the demi. braves in council debat-
ing which was the nearest way to
the pie counter; whether tying
on to Bryan and the west, or to
Belmont and the Tammny Tigers
of the east? The issue being to
“get thar;” the only question be-
ing, "How can we get the pie for
our party pie eaters?” We left
the republican meeting rejoicing
in the spirit of
••Oh, sally Uoodln’
I»o hand around the poatofflee puddln .
The populist meeting was left
wrestling with the question as to
whether their “firtt love was to
restore the government to the
people by placing the people with
sovereign power in all departments
thereof, or to place a new coterie
of party politicians in ail places
from constable to president?’'
As reported at all of these meet-
ings, yoor reporter had fallen in
with the people who had greater
faith in the people than tbey bad
in party polictians. These told
me that over in tbe “go-forward”
neighborhood at tbe front, that the
neigbbon, regardless of party
politioa. had formed whet they
called “Give tbe people a chance
club.’’ To one who was utterly in
despair of any good to the people
ever coming out of the ruleof party
politicians, this “give tbe people a
chance'1 move was like the ehadow
of a great rock in a weary waste of
dry and drifting* sand. To one
who knew as well as he knows any
universal historical fact, that the
rule of party politicians alwaye
has and always will end In revelu-
my life hope, hence on invitation
of one of tbe go-forward neighbors
your reporter attended a meeting
of the G. P. C. club.
The question for discussion was
that initial degree of a government
Of, by and for the people known
as Proportional Representation.
The question was stated in the
following proposition: “That a
county, state or national govern-
ment is but a joint stock business
concern, in which all citizens from
tbe least to the greatest are stock-
holders in the common welfare,
and inasmuch as it is the univer-
sal custom dictated by common
business fairness thgt all stock
holders in any business concern
should be represented at all bus-
iness meetings of the joint stock
business concern: Therefore,
should not all citizens, so far as
possible, be represented in pro-
portion to their stock in the pub-
lic offices which constitute the
official business councils of govern-
ment? And if so, how can such
Proportional Representation be at-
tained?”
The first speaker was a gentle-
man whom I recognized as one
that I heard make a speech at the
great non-partisan encampment of
Alliance men at Hickey’s school
house away back in the 80’s,
Whilst others had drifted into par-
tisan politics, this speaker seemed
to be holding to and going forward
on the same lines that he was at
said non-partisan moye of the
people back in the 80’s. Said
this speaker: “I will address my-
self to the first part of the subject,
asserts that the government is but
a co-operative business concern in
whose business councils all citizens
should have a voice. The man
who denies this proposition is
possessed of the lust of ruling over
others without their consent,
which is the essence of that lust
that leads men to become masters
ruling over slaves, or to become
king ruling over a subject people.
A verulent product of this lust
of dominion over others, silencing
the voice of the ruled as far as
possible, are thoBe hereditary
coteries of party politicians who
seek through the rule of a party,
or one part of the people to rule
supreme over all of the balance.
The opponent of Proportional
Representation must necessarily
believe in the “big ike” business,
especially if he can play the “big
ike.” 'He is like a big burly boy
who in bis strength bullies tbe
small boy out of his last stake of
barlow knife or white alley. On
the other hand he who favors that
all bodies of citizens should be
represented in the public councils
or public offices, partakes of that
generous and noble spirit, which
leads a man of courage to regard
his neighbor’s rights with as much
regard as his own and to concede
that the weak have rights that the
strong are bound to respect. J am
aware that in following the tradi-
tions of the party elders that even
many well meaning men have
come to believe that the spoils be-
long to the despoiler. These, how-
ever honest, know not what they
do, and unless tbe patriotic people
of all parties learn to give to every
party its proportional voice in the
councils of the government, then
such government, as it always has
done under partisan rule, will soon
find its walls and towers tumbling
on the heade of the people. I will
conclude by saying that I know
nothing that will be more noble,
mote generous and more neighbor-
ly and more altogether righteous
than for men of all parties to con-
cede to Others those things which
the plainest, common business
fairness dictates. In business cir-
cles universal business fairness
concedes that all joint stock-
i holders in a business concern
| should be represented in all busi-
ness meetings of the concern in
proportion to their stock. So also
should this be so in the respective
county, etete and national joint
stock government concern."
Another speaker, whom I recog-
nised as one of the old original
free-soil, free speech, free men end
freedom school of reformers, said:
“I admit that in running with the
mnltitnde to commit sin that I
have been more or less inclined to
hays ray party politicians to fill
all office* to the exclusion of other
neighbors. But lines 1 have been
attending this “glve-the-otber-llt-
tie-fellow.a-chance” club, where
men of all parties meet to r
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NUMBER 35,
ANNOUNCEMENTS. a
ELECTION.KOV. «, 1900.
For Tax Collector1,
N. N. JOHI^SQN, re-election.
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to recognize the virtues of my
democratic neighbors and of my
populist neighbors and of my
prohibition neighbors and of my
independent neighbors, and I now
feel that if we are unwilling that
each of these neighbors should
have a voice in ail tbe business
councils or official circles of govern-
ment, that I would be committing
an unpardonable sin against the
great and sacred spirit of neighbor-
dom itself.”
Anothor speaker Baid: “That
whilst I have been running with
my party machine and have hon-
estly imagined that ipy party poli-
ticians were wise in 'their conten-
tion to have all of the public offices,
yet I have discovered my grevious
mistake. I now see that in pro-
portion that the neighbor’s rights
and interests are disregarded, in
that proportion will there be woee
and ills arising from such disre-
gard. I can but know that it is
right for my neighbor who has
stock in a business undertaking to
have a voice as to tbe disposition
of such stock, and all know from
universal experience that a man’s
business is better done when he /
himself, or some one expressly for
him, attends as directly as pos-
sible to such business. Hence I
favor Proportional Representation
which will give all of the different
political parties a chance to have a
voice in all business or official
meetings of the county, state and
national governments in propor-
tion to their stock or numbers.”
Another member, who precluded
his remarks by saying that he had
graduated out of the cob-web cur-
riculum of the local Corn Cob
Grange, said: “Of late I’ve had on
my right cap of study, and since
being mixed up in this “Give the
people a ohanoe” club, with Alli-
ance men and Knights of Labor
and democrats, republicans, pro-
hibitionists and. populists, I’ve
come so see that I’d be the most
prejudiced and pig-headed partisan
in the land should I continue to
try to run this government on the
idea that Corn Cob Grange was
to have all the officers and attend
to all the public business and more
i especially eat all the public pie.
| Hence I favor Proportional Repre-
sentation which will give my AllL
snee brother, my Knights of Labor
j brother and my democratic, repub-
i lican and populist brothers each
! and all a show for their little estate
in public affairs, which I confess
! I am no longer so presumtous as
i to desire to administer upon before
even the death of my said brothers.
1 think that I can see to my part
better than they, and they can see
to their part better than I can
for them.”
All the evening until« late hour
such speeches as above and many
more of like kind, which space
forbids to report, were heard by
your scribe in the “Give the peo-
ple a chance” club, and the meet-
ing adjorned with the understand-
ing that at next meeting they
would discuss “How Proportional
Representation can be put in prac-
tice.” That night, after hearing
such neighborly, Chrietian-like,
yea God-like, sentiments as we
did in this “Give the other fellow
a chance” club, that we slept the
sleep of the hopeful, with beautiful
visions of a coming of “Something
better” for the present poor, dis-
tracted and disappointed people of
all parties.
An Excuse for Existence Needed.
What oouree will be taken by
the anti-expansion democrats, now
that Bryan has declared himself
in favor of expansion, is bard to
conjecture, even. The shadow of
a party squabble oyer this
tion looms up just a little,
another trouble presents It
If free silver is made the le
leans, many of the eastern
it is asserted, will be lost to I
democrat!; while if that
is relegated to the rear,
will plume its pinions i
and reinaugurste the old
the democracy with "
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