West Texas Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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GRAHAM, TEXAS. THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1913.
Volume 1
Number 31
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CONTESTANTS ASK FOR»ELECTION
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this bill.
nd!
wit, on or about the 13th day of
on proper
1
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tainment given
If there were a grain of truth
thanks by a rising vote.
tion judges were school trustees.
there is
a
w hole
thereof, the commissioners
oi said t ounty has declared that
1088 votes were cast for the
The
seat
Young
lat
inks
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being of one of these department* story of the W. O. W. Hall, from
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kets.
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sizes
iles
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then
Mrs.
er to virtuallv select the incum- the Cordial and hospitable ente
bent to these positions by .provid-I tainme nt which they received.
The ladies in charge
served ice cream and Cake.
<w shop
right.
members should be; one to In- a
prolesor in civil engineering at
the Umiversity of Texas and the
other professor in civil engineer-
result
court
executivedepartment to carry into
effect the laws, among which is
the appointment of incumbents to
office* wherecreated; that the Leg-
with
n of-
ne of
e our
vour
n—
to
Mrs. E. A. Logan and daught-
er, Mrs. J. W. Carlton went to
Hot Springs, Ark. last week for
a short stay.
$5, through Mabry & Son.
Moon Bros.. Dallas. $10
ris-Johnson Hdw. Co.
Five Bills Vetoed by Colquitt
Austin Tex., April 19.-Today
was veto day at the office of Gov.
Coluitt. It was the banner day
for vetos, five measures being
relegated into the nearly filled
Says the Whole Graham Box Should be
Thrown Out and Election Declared
Void, Account of Irregularities.
hour, thanking the hostess and
the ladies assisting her for the
lovely afternoon.
The guests were Mesdames A.
• A. Morrison, H. L. Morrison, C.
S. Wynns, Evans Mabry, John
Pohlman, S. K. Crawford, John
Rubenkoenig, M. K. Graham. W.
Misses Allen, Kathleen and Leah
Stewart. Mrs. G. W. Black. Mrs.
Clayton of Cisco. ' .
After a short program the bus-
iness was transacted. The Chap-
ter tendered a vote of thanks to
Mr. Bowrun for donating invita-
to local expenses $1682; to benev-
olent causes S797; making a total
of $2479 for year closing March
31. 1913.
W. C. Convention.
The following program
our
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no-
ted
reside* in the town of Graham, Mil Ur Hhml h
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NEWCASTLE CLAIMS
WE WON BY FRAUD
castle, will find such to be the j Count y, and that .1 260 votes were
he February, A. D. 1913, ch ----
petition to the county judge of
vet time was’
ident
pany
ager
ryundal
CM
islature, after creating theofficenthsiastic in their praise of
in question, did not have the pow- Eliasville and Graham people and
utton
P
Commissioners electedto Gen- which wedonot deny.
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Young County. Texas, same be-
ing an office of trust as contem-
plated within the law. .
is up for
power to prescrible the course of
study have estailished the engi-
neering departments as a part of
moval of said, county
Newcastle, Texas, in
that purpose and
ING
best
er
no statement within the
county, and ask yourself if such
a thing could be possible.
ment. The fence and an out-
house in the rear of the residence
of E. S. Graham was discovered
on fire and the wind was blowing
stay among them. Our thanks
was pledged for the carrying on
of our home mission work in the
Presbytery. Several new preach-1
ers were welcomed into our bounds j
and reports showed that most of 1
Y
int”
case when the
Young County, Texas, an election
was ordered to determine wheth-
er or not the county seat of
Young County, Texas, should be
removed from the town oi Gra-
ham. Texas, and that aterwards,
on to-wit, the 22nd day of March
A. D. 1913. in pursuance of said
order, an election was held for
for the prettiest piece of work
Mrs. Lynch receiving her “rag'
as second best work.
West Texas Reporter
U. D. C. Meeting.
The Daughters of the Confed-
eracy met Thursday evening with
Mrs. T. J. Price. There were
Presbytery Closes Session.
The various Commissioners to
the Presbvterv at Eliasville were
the opera “Martha."
The guests departed at a
lx THE DISTRICT COURT
Young County, TEXAS.
Jim B. Reynolds, et al.
proceeding that will bear the
searchlight of investigation, and
the Messrs Count*. Huff and
Bullington, attorney* for New-
1 to 2 o'clock.
2 p. m. Parade by the W.C.
teams, after which the contest
drill for the county gold medal
will take place. Ten cents ad-
mission will be charged to this
drill to all who are not members.
As this convention is to be self-
sustaining all member* are re-
quested to bring , we B-filled bas-
been prepared for the Woodman
Circle Convention to be held in
Graham May 3rd.
• 11 a. m. Opening ceremony—
closed session.
12 m. Adjourn for dinner,
which will be served in the lower
statements as grounds on which conducted in that John Stead-
they rely to sustain said contest ham, G. W. McAllister, who
and do here and now name C. were presiding judge*. and Bill
Fay Marshall, County Attorney Cole, who was clerk of Voting
of Young County, Texas, who Precinct No. 6 known as the
rapidly. The fire alarm was
turned in and in about ten min-
utes it was all over and forgot-
ten. with the exception of the
bruises received by Fireman W.
L. Yancey, who fell off the wag*
on as it passed the store of D. G.
sang that charming song. "‘A .
Garden of Roses." Mr*. Hallam ing at the A. M- College.
gave a chapter from Mrs. Rose’s bill almnamesthe Commissioner
life, which was enjoyed very of Agriculture as an ex-ofticio
much. Mrs. Akin played from member of the commision, the
other two to be appointed by the
(jovernor and confirmed by the
Senate.
The question presented by the
( iovernor to the Attorney (General
was whether or not the Legisla-
ture was empowered to direct the
persons to be selected for two of
“We. the members of the Pres- neys of Giraham who have been
byteryof Ft. Worth hereby thank employed to assist him. get
the good people of Eliasville and through with Mr. Counts.
Graham for their kindness, cor- will look like the red-headed
Candidate* for postmaster are
now given an opportunity to see
who's who. Send in your an-
nouncement, to the Reporter.
What might have-been a bad 1
blaze was prevented last Monday C. L. Griffin and R. J. Johnson
are due the kind people of Gra- in any of the allegations made
ham for their kind hospitality, in their contest, we would believe
to Brothers Cunningham and and feel that Newcastle had real-
Donnell for transportation. ly gotten a raw deal, but outside
“To all we ex pre-s our sincerest of the fact that some of the elec-
trial, if it ever gets to that point.
We produce in full the allega-
tions tiled by the Newcastle at-
torneysin this case and leave
Pre-bytery. I hirty-three mem- the people of the county to judge
bers have been added to the local whether or not they have tried
church during the year. I- rom to build their case upon misrep-
its membership one church has resentations. . Don t accept our
been organized with IN charter word for it, but read the most
The Governor vetoed the three
special judicial district bills for the
reason that he considered them
unnecessary. In his veto of the
bill creating the Seventy-Third
Judicial District, the Governor
calls attention to the fact that the
Thirty-secund Legislature created
the Seventy-Third District with
jurisdition co-extensive with
Bexar County. Dallas News.
shall exercise any power properly
attached to either of the others
except in the instances herein ex-
pressly permitted.'*
In accordance with the great
weight of American authority,
the departmet holds that the ap-
point ment to office isan executive
function and not legislative;
that it is for the legislative to
enact laws and prescribe rules of
civil conduct and that it is for the
diality and the splendid enter- step-child of a forlorn and pover-
tainment given us during our ty stricken widow.
Rose is sure these dainties were
not in her kitchen an hour before;
they evidently arrived as surrep-
titiously as the guests.
The walls of three room* had
in some mysterious . manner be-
come decorated with letters which
thes positions; that is to say,
whether or not the Legislature
could constitutionally provide
that two of these members should
be a professor in thecivl engineer-
ing department of the A. A M.
College,and the State University,
to be named by the governing
board of these inititutions respec-
lively.
The Attorney General's depart-
ment advised the Governor today
that the bill in this respect was
unauthorized by the Constitutidn.
This opinion is based upon the
idea that the Constitution pro-
vides that the State Government
shall be divided into three distinct
departments, the Legislature, the
Executive and the judicial, “and
no person or collection of persons
boarls of managers under the
B. Y. F. U. Program.
Subject—Italy.
Leader--Mrs. B. W. King.
Song.
• Prayer.
A brief sketch of Italy’s An-
cient History.—Mr. Mabry Short.
A brief sketch of Italy’s Mod-
ern History—Miss Mary Mayes.
Special Music—Mr. and Mrs.
Crabb.
The Home of the Pope and
what that Mean*- Bro. Boswell.
gement, in this: That thr engri-
neering department of these in-
stitution* doe* not exist by virtue
of any law; that is to say, they are
not established by any statute.
Vick. He was pretty badly
of learning. 11 a. m. and 8 p. m., except on I
I he Goveruor * attention was Thursday night, which wa* given
also called to an element of un- over for a home mission rally ser-
certainty that exists in this arran-' vice. At this service $4000.00
it had created. The bill specifies seventeen members present and
the number of men to form thelthe following visitors whoweex-
Bard of commissioners and also
sp cities just what two of the
the boll had been expected.
The principal objection to the
Terrell highway commission bill
is that it violates the Constitution.
Before taking action the Gover-
nor obtained an opinion from the
the guests were asked to take and Attorney General, who held that
arrange so as to form several the bill was unconstitutional be-
words. Again Mrs. MeLendon cause the Legislature has not the
won the decoration for ability, be- pwer. a the bill would give it,
ing'the first to arrange them to t" virtually elect people to office*
read “Lulu Adell Rose, New Or-
leans, La.," Mrs. Kose being a
native of New Orleans.
The honoree was requested to
sing and she gracefully responded
with “A Bowl of Roses;" when
she responded to the encore she
*
members. The Sunday N hool comical paper ever tiled in Young
enrollment, including all depart-
ments, is 220. The church gave
grounds of context, would repre-
sent and show to the court as
tollows, to-wit:
Fksr. That heretofore to-
wit. during the year 1874 the
town of Graham, Young County,
Texas, was made the county seat
of Young County, Texas, and
has since remained - the county
seat thereof.
SECOND. That heretofore, to-
eral Assembly were Dr. Wm.
Caldwell, Et. Worth; Rev. T. S.
Knox, Abilene; Elder* W. W.
Cunningham, Eliasville, and J.
B. Davies. Ft. Worth.
The Assembly meets at Atlan-
ta. < ia., May 15.
The following is'a partial re-
port of the Graham Presbyterian
church sent to this meeting of the
f
M. Matthews, E. W. Fry,
L. E. Norman, .1. E. Norris, R.
E. Lynch, J. E. Morrison, E. C.
Stovall, Z. A. Hudson, B. B. Gar-
rett, Robt. Eryant, J. W. Akin.
Millet, Frank Parrish, Edgar
McLendon, J. T. Kickman, C. B.
Jones, R. G. Hallam. J. W. Gal-
laher, Chas. Huschison, Chas.
Widmayer. T. J. Price, Misses
Miller and Elsie Rubenkoenig.
A Guest.
tion* for the reception on Lee's
birthday.
Donation* have been received
from the following wholesale
houses for monument fund:
A. E. Want A to.. Ft. Worth,
Schoellkopf Saddlery Co., Dal-
las Eddleman Bros.
Sanger Bros.. Dallas R. L.
Reed A Co.
Peters Shue Co.. St. Louis —
R. L. Reed A Co.
H. W. William*. Ft. Worth
Sloan Drug C ».
Bergman Produce Co., Ft.
Worth Graves Ward.
M«s. T. J. PRICE.
Mrs. H. P. Rose Honored.
«L It has been said that a woman
| Ce cnnot keep a secret, but Mrs.
I • Elliott proved that saving tooan-
cient and benighted for the med-
ern times, when on Tuesday of
this week she, with Mesdames H. . , . .. : . ...I
_ . . • veto basket. Then (jov. Colquitt
L. and A. A. Morrison, < has. , a - a . . ,, , ,r,
„ ... laid aside his.-, blue pencil. The
Wynns and Evans Mabry to a*- ... . . . I
,i,t her. gav i surprise party in bill vetoed.are: . I thege institutionz chould select a moderator Tor the next
honorof Mrs. Rose. Th,- secret .-5" ' highway commission pro femor from the ,ngineering was a busy session, ...... ...
was kept from Mrs. Rose if forty bpohmerintetac bill eccri "Partment of thee institurtionstaken for preaching each day all
othe r ladie s did know it. ing "ducationai qualfications for
1 he guests were asked to meet voters
with Mrs. .V. A. Morrison at 3:30 Senate NII No. 320, creating
p. m. W hen all had assembled. Seventy Third Judicial Dstrict.
and few were absent, even tho , Hou-e bin No. 21, creating
the sand did Mow. they marched Seventy Fourth Judicial District.
toMn. Ronen home in a body- senate bin No. 338, creating
Mm. Wynns having gone over Fifth Judicial District,
previously to keep Mm. Rose out The « sovernor out of
seven l>ilis [
..... of * thehoun——cnsaereatoda v, the last in t he
Smiles of pleasure and welcomebatch with him when the
soon chased the expression of | .
, • , , . Legislature adjourned approved
surprise from the face of the mm- . . . .
1 .... two. 4 ne creates a special Ds-
oree as she bade the guests enter. ... . e r-e ..
...... . trict Court for (Jfayson Cuunty
Mrs. Elliott gave each guest a l . . . .. ■ : '
F ... , | and the ther a judicial district
niece of towelling to hem. re- , nol.
r , . .... to be cmposed of Montgomery,
questing that they work a "D..Librty.chambers. Hardin. San
in the corner or "dish-raK:, Jaciutoandpolk counties. The
Mrs. Rose insisted that she did . . .
. ... . . irmrm or had committed himself
not need dish-rags, but she ad- . . .
■ jon these measures, otherwise they
mired them nevertheless. when . . . . . .
.. ., , • ; pirbabiv would have gone the
finished. Mrs. MeLendon was . # . • . ..
. > , , , 1. veto route along with all other
awarded the decoration of honor i •
pcial court measures; heopposed
I new courts because he considered
them not needed.
Thr (governor's objection to the
Bhmer illiteracy bill is that it
is unconstitutional. The veto of
pect to enroll a* members soon:
butr^Atf limply- Imnxe th^ <W1| jiuiThi'c wer? supplied wRTT
cas against the removal of said
county seat from Giraham. Texas,
THIRD. That these contest-
ant* would further represent ami
show to the court that said elec-
tion for the purpsse of determin-
ing whether or not the ' county
seat should be removed from the
town of Graham, Texas, was
fraudulently and illegally con-
ducted in that Fred W. Fay. one
of the presiding judges in Voting
Precinct No. 21, known as the
Connor Creek box. was a trustee
of School District No. 24 of
ing that the board* of mangersol ! Rev. r. S. Knox
Now comes Jim B. Reynolds, Fot KTH. I hat said election
I, was fraudulently and illegally
about 11:30 by the quick work of hereinafter styled contestants, held inthat T. M. Berry and R.
Graham'* volunteer tire depart- all of whom reside in Young E W hittenberg, who were the
County. Texas and are now and two presiding judges of the elec-
were on the 22nd day of March tion in Voting Precinct No. 2,
A. D. 1913, qualified voters re- known a the Gooseneck box,
siding in Young County, Texas, were each school trustees in and
a gale, spreading the flame* very ami for the purpose of contesting for School District No. 10 of
the legality of an election held Young County: Texas, each
in Young County, Texas, un the holding at the time of said elec-
22nd day of March A. D. 1913, 1,00 and at the time of their said
for the purpose of determining services as presiding judges
whether or not the county seat thereof, an office of trust within
of Young County, Texas, should the meaning and intention of the
be removed from the town of law-
Graham in said County and State, I Fifth. That said election
do hereby submit the following was fraudulently and illegally
preachers.
Rev. J no. E. McLean was re-,
tained as evangelist for another Graham People Accused of Everything Conceiv-
year, deven candidates for the r • •
the course of study. . Thi* being ninistrs are preparing for work. able, Including Buying Votes, Threats tO
Within Si aneronr.videmnsangomaxcdmmig Tar and Feather and to Boycott,
spective boards and they couldthis Presbvterv. The'Orphans
bolish trie engineering depart-1 Home work
was presented by its ...
ment* and hence there would be president Dr J D McLean who • After Graham had won the Young " ounty, Texas, and the
no profesor of engineering to be reported over 100 orphan* who county seat election fair and contestee herein, and from said
selected under the provision* ofare fed, clothed and trained for square we hardly expected a con-
life'* work “ test of the election, especially so,
. , .. since we won by a majoritv of
harge atld lenCes a t tendledi the* , ।
. ,, , 172 votes. But we reckoned
sessions a* well a* the preaching . . , c . ,
‘ without our friend founts, of
services. I he next meeting of., . . . .1 .. . ,
. . ... . . , . Olnev. who they say is the "‘dad-
the Presbytery will tie hel in . ,, ' . . i.
. . ,2- . dv of the contest, but when the
Stamford in September. I ... c ., .. •
1 County Attorney. C. Fay Mar-1
The following vote of thank* shall, who is made the. contestee
was passed by the session: in this suit, and the other attor-
testants. vs. C. Fay Marshall
Quick Work of Fire Dept. contestee.
skinned up, but suffered no se-
rious damage. .
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