The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1906 Page: 2 of 6
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ELECTION ORDER.
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Sunflower and Santa Claus, and we Editor Sun.
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GENTRY GLEANING^
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LILLIAN'S LBTFER.
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this wee!
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Oh, yes, I came very near forget-
ting the singing at White’s Chapel
Sunday afternoon. Everybody come
aqd help sing.
Preaching at Old Union Sunday
uorning-
Now, Mistletoe, you did not guess
very well that time. I can’t tell you
now, will tell yon later, only my hair
is black and my eyes are brown. If
you wau’c to know any more you just
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Mr. William Setterwhite of Vernon,
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Editor Sun. > ;
\Ve are having some rainy weather
this Week, but the farmers are not
sorry of it.
Brother 'Hardin of Fort Worth.
_ _ w I would write
i to that good old paper.
rHrtwyr-
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ill
otton chopping is the
in this community.
uite a number of our
m spent Satttiday
nd why don’t she
e more tetters! we
I! like to near from Minters.
1 Van Tillery and wife called on Mr.
■ and Mrs. Renro, Sunday afternoon.
J Will Atchley and family called on
' Mr. and Mrs. Powers, Sunday.
I Mrs. Wat Millican has returned
. home from Big Springs where she has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. Millican
. reports the country much improved in
l the past two years.
Mrs. Houston and little son, Sam,
. visited Mrs. Ma:tie Tillery, Saturday
afternoon.
Joe Huffman and wife attended the
entertainment at MinterS Chapel Sat-
B. or day night.
Oh Rose, 1 know you and Sun
Shine. Why don’t you write long let-
ters? I have lived in Gentry com-
munity and know nearly all the peo-
iwn there. Now, R >se tell us
about all the people down around
Mud Springs. - -
Mrs. Wat Millican’s horse ran away
With her one day last week, Ldt fort-
; unately she was not very badly hurt.
of oum ckntaab Success to the dear ok! Sun. I ain
brighter; its ever reader. |
can mak*
^FstTHday afternoon’. ’■**'
Rodger Duke -has treated himself to
a new buggy. Look out girls, some
of you might get to ride in'it
Buddie been hss not bdten down in
lit a qdile h, while. He better coine on or
LafoCe Trigg will beat his trite.
Cotipe on ’Pansy with sane more
Minter’s Chapel news. I think I know
who you are. You are M. W., ai’nt
you?
Bro. ‘Leveredge will preach’’ at the
M. E. church Sunday night.
all seemed to enjoy it.
fl ’Quite h drdwd of Emelle people at-
J tehded the 'entertainment at Mintei’s
JChapel, 'Saturday night and also the
a tmveilin^'ht'^hady Grove, Sunday af-
Jternoon. ’Both v$re enjoyed by all.
J Miss Mary^Ludas from Grapevine,
J visited relatives at this place, Sunday.
L Grover Good has been quite sick
the last few days with the mumps,
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mb
that
id th«»v
„ Of steel
[ to accept
Be it ordered by the Board of Trus-
tees of the Grapevine Independent
School District that an election be
held at Powell Banding, in the «own
of Grapevine on the 23rd day of June.
I9O6, to determine if the Board or
Trustees of haid District sha’l hnvethe
had a jolly good old time.
There was a crowd sat up at J. I
Murrell’s Saturday night until it begs
looking light in the east, and th<
they all retired. Sunday there war
crofrd of yoUng folks gathered at d
same dwelling and every one seemi
to enjoy the occasion,
Johnnie Huggins returned hod
yesterday from S*n Marcos, where 1
has been attending school. >
As it is nearly time for the mi
titan, I will ring off and come ard
soon.
L Jordan of Ft. W<
it*r *broihctaii3*lftw
reek.
•nd-ma Simmons ol
hildren here last 4
mpanied home bjjr Joe Simmons
wuc.
Hila,
me of our ;
rlidTVe
. The Poatmnh
the apgedrituent
it, two
leoMthe House,
Moment, anoth-
Mwspapers, still
skly newspapars,
and a seventh
a by the first six.
I have a difficult
Jt is a task of the
mce to the Govern-
.urine., wotld. I<i.
on oi the Fcioffic.
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ten is getting better each week,
e think came near drowning last
Mrs. Etta Higgins visited her'moth-
er, Mrs. Georgia Roach last Saturday .
Slade, we would like to read anoth-
er letter from you.
Misses Effie and Rena Jack called
on Misses Bessie and Emma Tittle
last Sundsy night.
Mrs. Nancy Satterwhite speiit last
Saturday night With her sister, Mrs.
Rhoda Higgins. , . l
John Tittle and Wife were shopping
in Bransford last Friday.
Robert Higgins and little son, Alvin
were in the Vine last Saturday.
Prof. W. A. Satterwhite and bride
were in our midst last Friday.
I certainly do feel sorry for odr mail
carrier, Mr. Henderson. It is so
rainy and bad.
Howard Roach, who has pneumonia
we are glad to say is better.
As news is very scarce this Week
and I can’t think of anything much to
and Miss Emma Hodges of Denton,
were married last Thursday and pass-
ed through Dove Jast Friday tn route
to hie home at Vernon. Wo wish
him and wife a long and proeperious
b.fe im the matrimonial eea.
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Now, here is some One elfc got w<
guessing. Where was I that ’tys
Shine saw me, and who 'is &un Shisd
Pansy, where ait thou? Gome fcrtt
with another letter. Why don’t ya
write often?
Now, correspondents, one and all, do
was
Committee oi Vhich
ch la chairman. Senator Aldrich
friend of all the trusts and par-
San Franclseo, Ual.^One fare plna
♦2.00 for the round Dip. Belling June
25 to July 7, 1906. inclusive. Limited
tor return Sept 15,1906,
Lus Angeli a. Cal.—Ous fare for the
round trip. Helllug Sept 8 to 14th, in-
clusive. Limit for return Oct. 01,1906.
( Bt. Paul, Minn.—One fare plus |2 00.
Soiling Mav 26 to 30,1806.?Limit to
Ju us 9, loon.
Dea Moines, luvra—One tare plus
♦2 60. Belling May 14,15,16, IT. 11 and
28, 1906. Limit May 81, 1906
Special .Excursiona to Mexico— On4
fam fur the round trip. 8«*ll<ng April
26th to May Al h and Sept. 3rd to Hth. **
I9O6. Limit July 81st and Outotier 31,
1906.
Special Excursions to Mexlrt>-One
tare phis 62 00 Qar.(be wound trip. Bell-
- Limit teptkj/’■
Veey low tatae will be made
,
-10, Texas—Tickets tn ha'<
Limit June 8S.IM6.
any Ou ton itek Agw
Make me a t
Motber?<x>iue
Take me'ag
yore.
Mr. Clarjt a
Susie, has gon
with relatives in
Those who ai
Grand Prairie, S
to tha foilowL
lUn AntaUi
»»4d on Uunventiou basis lune
II, 1806. y
Call on
him *no wise a long ovn mothe
I ft? hh the tnatritnoniel bcm. Both of that tin
.hern uave been teachers at Dove and Mme timei
they wtre beloved by a’U We are mrheartcrieF.
sorry to give them up. ______ “Backward, t®
Joel Dwight called at the home of |B .ydur
ye scribe last Sundsy to see Janet
Foster who is rick. Mr. Foster went
home last Friday much improved.
k. L. Foster of Purcell. I. T., is
, vlritiH^***. , hb
Clstui Ml
Monday.
Ve scribe visited at the home of D.
O. Simmons last Monday.
Will Brow® ttd wi(. of the ViM.
visited their mother last Monday. 1
Versie Foster had a chill last
Thursday.
Mrs. L. Simmons and grand-da’ugh-
tei went on a Weeks visit to her child-
ren at Gentry.
D O. Simmons was reported! sick
Saturday.
Miss Emma Bimhtohs had a chill
Wednesday.
Frank Warten of Ft. Worth, visited
his brother's Hmiiy last Saturday and
Sunday. .
L M. Cdbl Hi Vety ttek hast Sat-
urday with t fcMI.
joe SiffiWl bt kitkberiy Was the
gberi bt B. b. MWtthl last
We fehiMm ktad tdtWdtodren of
Jihri Fdriet heM & Feuhiob hast ^un-
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dth'ei Relatives present. As Janet
Foster and his live bo/s Sat around
the table the thought occurred to me,
Will they sit around the throne of God
m an unbroken family.
Quite a crowd went Ashing one day
and night last week. They caught
what (hey wanted to eat. The young
folks enjoyed rowing up and down the
crock. :• ■
Editor Sum
Well, I must write to the dear <
Sun, the best paper in Tarrant coun
Mrs. B. C. Mullenax and moth
Mrs. F. M. Millican, were the gue
of Mrs. Fion Filtery, Sanday.
Tim Tillery and wife called on h
and Mrs. Vines, Sunday.
Joe Huffman and wife visited M
Autrey at Euless, Sundsy.
Ben Vines is wearing a big sm
and just tipping the ground u
walks. He says it is a boy. T
mother and babe are getting aloi
Walter Huffman and wife calledi
home of his brother, Joe HdM
come on with your good letters, the
more the merrier, a
Hade and Clay Gilbert are going to
school kt Grand Prairie since the
school closed he*re.
"It toy little word 0
otae’s life the urasukw,
If Why little song of oars, cau make Ilk
Gdd bei£ us a peak the little word/rtM
And drop it on setae lonely* vale, and
sec the echoes Tinging.’’
MOTHBR.
BALMS OF NOWHERE.
Editor Bttn: t
As I’m hot‘drowned dr blown airay, preached at this place Sunday morn-
ers.
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dependent Bchbnl District, of and at
the rate of t.wenty-flve cents on th* one
hundred dollars; such tax if voted, to
be levied and collected for the year
1906, and annually thereafter unless
discontinued as provided by law.
H. R. Wall is her-by appointed as
tnmager of said election, and he shall
select iwo judges aud two clerks to
assist him iu holding the same.
None but property tax payers, as
shown by last assessment roll who are
tending to legal aflaira In Judge -.quitted vote™ insnld Grapevine In-
,Mik. Howk'. court. SKuuiiJ.T4 ' ■“* T°“
A copy of thia signed by the Presi-
de!) t and aA-ted by the Secretary of
this Board shall serve as proper notice
of said election to be given iu accord-
ance with the law.
JOHN T. YANCY,
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J SB AL J w. H. LUCAS’^
L ’—*“• 1 : 'v' - f. Beeiwtar v. a
Trustees Grapevine Independent
School District. '
The-Sign of
Good Service
thought Td add a 'feh lines to tHe>g *nd night. Had targe crowds and
good bld 'Suer.
I’m hot ar/ared as bad as some d
the corirespohdents think so, but'il
you could have seen me running to
the storm house a few days ago, yoi
would have thougnt I was pfetty badlj
scared. When its man work we al
POINTERS FROM CENTER POINT. fee) brave, but when its God’m
we feel our weakness.
Djtotto'^tafk was out of banks
TOnk theie^r^^wW
done to crops. Crops in this YN
Texas are looking prosperous. 1
A certain ydung than went dori
see his crop yesterday mornii
found it all being under water,
shuck to announce to his founded
better half that they cdold’gt get ofl
this year.
Dr. J. M. Murrell repdrti'tkro babies
a boy and girl at the home Of Frank
Spann. All are doing nicdiy. |
Health in this vaciriity is ’gbd^VUE
the exception of chills.
Saturday, May I9, will be Decora-
lion day at ^Flower Mound. Dinner
on the ground. Come out Mr. Editor,
your name will be in the pot. Sun-
day is Old Folks day at that place.
Well, I was at the picnic and saw
too
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Miss Mattie Eden visited Miss
ma Lucas, Sunday afternoon.
Author Lucas was i_ ----
business last week.
Brown Eybs.
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f SOWERS SAYINGS. ■
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Editor Ban. >
Supper over, the chickens ail to bed
and now I will try to scratch a few
rtetas for the Sua.
JFarmeM are almost ready for a
st says shower, having their crops almost all
reased plowed since the last rain and I think
comer they will get h tonight.
A Moore we are sorry to
Witoon and Burgoon
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the Sun.
Jim Ratliff and wife attended church
M Dove Sunday .nd took dinner with » *»d/. “^"o?
hi. brother, wjk R.tliS. ' lu“ »dTOrtl“d ,or * '°Ot.
Norvil Joyce arid wife, John Joyce
and wife and Miss Mae Moore, all
dined at Walker Byas’ Sunday
E4d Withrow and wife spent Sunday
night with his mother, who is on the
sick list.
Henry Parker and Lon Foster took
dinner with Bert Long, Sunday.
J. N. Halford is reported some
better we are glad to say.
J. F. Foster and family spent Satur-
day night with his father.
E. T. Withrow and wife spent Sat-
urday night and Sunday with Bob
Ratliff and wife
J. D. Twan and wife were pte^h secretary of war of the Confeder-
aut callers at the home of ye scribe,
Sunday afternoon. ' ' '
Old Hen, you wish me to give you
a hint as to who Santa Claus is? If it
is who I think, it is R. H-. although I
may be mistaken. It I am, Sunflow-
er can tell yuii, fur I think she knuirs.
Clint and Jitn Torian are hulping
their uncle Jnu Torian thin cum this
wetk. . ' *■.'
Well, Oid Hen, you mftted it agate.
I live just east bt R. W.
Wishing to read a long letter fioiu
a l the corresifoudents next we< k.
Sweet May has come to love ua.
Flowers, trees, their bluo^oms don;
And through the blue heavens abuve us
The very clouds move on.
Violet.
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Additiona Local News.
Prof. W. B. Dobson of Fort
Worth, was in the Vine Wednes-
day.
Wiley Small of Dallas, was In
the Vine Wednesday. He called
at the Sun office. > y
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Newton vis-
ited relatives in Fort Worth last
week.
C. W. McKuight of Arlington,
candidate for Tax Collector, was
in town Wednesday. Ho paid the
Sun office a visit.
Bob Rogers, candidate for
County Clerk, was in the Vine
Wednesday. .... .
ftd^ard KWlin^toV^M
last Saturday and Sunday.
Mesdames Ward and Leonard,
organizers of the Eastern Star,
we$a entertained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Jenkins while in
the city. ” 7 7 ’
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Hon. 0. 8. Tattimore of the
Fort, whs in the city Friday at-
f
jMike Howk's court.
Attorney LT. Valentine of Ft.
Worth, was in the Vine Friday on
legal business. He paid the Sun
a pleasant call.
We still have one or two men in
this community who stand around
on the street corners and from
morning until night complain
about the town, their neighbors,
their taxes and the weather. Such
men are mighty common clay and
it is fortunate we have so few of
them. Such men are of no use to
the town, their families or their
God. They seem to live, but no
one can tell how. Like mosqui-
toes and flies, they are not fatal
but disagreeable to have about.
It is not necessary to publish the
names of the two or three who In-
fest this community for you all
know them.
The little girl of A. M. * Dye,
who had the misfortune to break
her arm a few days ago, Is getting
along nioely. ’
Mise Miltie Weatherly and Mr.
Willis Peak were married at St.
Louis, Wednesday. tl,,
The condition of Capt. Quayle
is better, and the attending phsl-
cline hold out for an ultimate
recovery. This will be gratifying *”■ Jont J^f 1606.
to the Captain’s many friends. ia',N J ' J
—------ Very low catfe whl he 0
The steel trust Iim anupu
In spite of the iuoeased dew
vrth be no iucieeM in the pri
NlKUMtnulMmr wlltiuk
•ta»i«a® to® mon hum
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1 tullUun tw
trwe mcentu
puntf people took in
Minteva Chapel, and
pro dram.'
K Litb oTt^i.vilte,
1 of) last week with her
ndfLum'Gentb.
'illlngham has retum-
aUas, after a few days
cJ
M'k -A
bbs of Euless, is visit-
eland Lonnie Cribba
(of C C. tod E. W
d to their home at
fFtitoY night. We
aAu -
Mr
1 been asked by
1. So far how-
a decided what
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Grihea of Tennessee presented letters
from his cohttlluents showing that the
termers are begging for free syeds.
This should hot mislead anyone
though. The Majority of persons will
take anything ihey can gel for nothn g
and If the Government were to di;-
tribute free frying pans or fine tooth
combi, there would doubtless tys a
demand for them equal to the farmer's come to Grapetown.
MMre^try for • V ’ *■ ]
ticutarly of-the Standard Oil. to Which
he beats the relation both of father-m-
Jaw and grabd-father and which would
be serious|y injured by a removal oi
the tax on denatured alcohol. Any-
thing that he can safely do to prevent
the report of the bill to the Senate this
session tinny be predicted with certain-
ty, btit the demands of the people are
occasiorttlly so strong that even the
«*‘Cxar dl the Senate” cannot refuse
them atid It looks as if he might back
1 alcohol proposition just
he hil done on the rate regulation
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Congress has at last decided that
the “plate people” shall be forced to
accept a present of garden seeds valu- write^ will chop off.
ed at $>oi,boo whether they want
Iheffi or not Representative Wesley
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gaw*1'1'''1-
i^I^st^Kr^rd
m MOMdkidMt lotted
? 'r *
OutnuU unto® U iMch b
tl»at of other flret Class dvffized
England, France, Garr
Norway, Swedeh, Denmark, A
and Italy all have an up to date par-
cels post by Which packages hot
weighing ovet eleven pounds can be
In other words
the express trulls in this country
monopolise the cream of the postal
service and hty permitted by the Con-
gress to pick out pockkets to the ex-
tent of many millions of dollars year-
1 «|y. But the lack of a parcels post is
, only one of the several points in which
, Our service is inferior to foreign mail
service. Our mail laws are out of
date. They impose too many restric-
MS on publishers of every class and
iere is much tonfttalbn in applying
claw and much dissatisfaction with
t operation bi the business world,
he plan noW is to apportion mail
attar into three distinct classes—
inted matter, letters and merchan- ,_____
se with a special rate for newspapers Ajr. There Were 25 of them, besides
id other periodicals.
General suggest. 1
a commission of seven j
represent the St
to the Post< ffice
for the dalh
iothor fox tKc
Pally QttaUHMi.
, When In Ldhdon years ago,Gen.
John C. Breckenridge, of Ken-
tucky, was invited to luncheon by
- lady of rank, who it happened
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man. Gen. Breckenridge chanced
to reach the house considerably
before the appointed time and by
some accident was ushered into
bis hoatess’ presen je unannounced
“Have you a reference from your
last place?” was his unexpected
greeting.
The general grasped the situar-
tlon. “Yes, my lady,” he an-
swered, respectfully.
“Whatwere your duties?” was
the nelttpery.
“Wtrii, my lady, in the last three
platos I held I was vice-president
of the United States, major-gen-
eral ip tbe Confederate army, and
ate States of America.”
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A New Halady.
‘ It was Christmas Day and the
candy lion had been Waiting, oh
so patiently, for Mary tb finish her
dinner. M-uCh against her baby
wishes had she been obliged to
swallow the last of her bread.
When her mother insisted on her
finishing her milk the small face
looked up in desperation as she
lisped, “Mozzer, if I eat any more '
food I will be humpback in my
stomach like grandpa!’’-‘-Lippin-
cott’s.
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The' Day's Work.
“When I was starting in busi-
ness in Cleveland,” said John D.
Rockefeller, “I bad a bright little
office boy whom I tried to keep
busy, as a boy ought to be. Oqe
hot August afternoon as I was
starting out to collect a bill, I said
to the little chap,4 Well, I suppose
the bookkeeper has told yod what
to do this afternoon?”*
“‘Yessir,’ piped the youngster;
‘I’m to wake him up jes’ as soon
as I see you cornin’ back.’ ”—Ex.
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