The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1901 Page: 2 of 8
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H. TUBIETJ
LIVER MD BLOOD SYRUP
yon'11 understand just why so many people
i benefitted and endorse this wonderful remedy.
and then
have been
Diseases of Liver, Blood and Kidneys relieved and
cured. It acts gently, nothing harmful, and tones up the
whole system. Gives you that healthful appearance
that we all want.
Buy a bottle today before you forget it.
Read what other* think of our Medicine:
Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup is the best medicine I have
ever used. Yours truly, H. D. BASSETT,
Juliette, Kla. Supt. of Phosphate Mines.
I have been very sick and was advised to try Thacher's Liver
Medicine. I did so and since then I have felt like a new man. I
gladly recommend it to everyone.
REV. W. H. HQRTON, Boyette, N.C.
Tour Druggist has Dr. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup,
and Dr. Tnacher's Liver Medicine (Dry), or he can set
them. If he won't, send a* 25 cents for a package or
SO cents for * bottle—Bat try year PrigglM Int.
Write our Consultation Department, explaining your
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THACHBR MEDICINE COMPANY. Chattanooga, Tenn.
Collin County Brick
another yard WILL bk opened
171* near PRINCETON.
In Behalf of Education
TEACHERS. PUPILS, PATRONS AND
FRIENDS OF ULOOBfDALE SCHOOL
TO BE ENTERTAINED AUG. 28.
THE DEMOCRAT.
THOMPSON & WILSON. Prop's.
McKinney, - - Texas.
McKinney Market Report
Corrected every Thursday
morning:
Cotton in seed.. .2.H5 to 3c per lb
Square bale tfto 7 ,'s e per lb
Cotton seed, per ton $10
Wheat HO to 75c
Local News. S
Farmers' produce handled at C. j Flour $1.95 to 2.30
A. Houston. ! Bran per 100 lbs.. . 1 20
Meal per bu., 60c
The great slaughter
still on at J. T. Nale's.
tales are
A pair of work hoses for
apply at J. T. Kale's.
Merchant H. T.
Si
Ralph Parish and Charlie Hillis
of Clear Lake hive just purchased
four acres of land from John E.
Wilson of McKinney on which
ihey will open up a brick yard at
oncc. The land lies on the Mc-
Kmney-Farnnrsvillc road, two
miles northeast of Princeton, and
is a reddish clay suitable for brick
making ma'erinl. Messrs Parish
and Ilillis were in town Sat unlay
and closed the trade for the land.
Mr. Parish was in again Tuesday
and informed us that he had al-
ready bought his press which
would arrive at Princeton this
week. Mr. Parish has been mak-
ing brick for several years at Clear
Lake where he has manufactured
and sold over 200,000 .pressed
brick since J he first, of the year.
His product is a very excellent
qnality for building purposes and
readily sells at the yard as fast as
he can manufacture them.
In all probability Mr. Parish
will open up yards in the vicinity
Corn per bushel 50 to 55c
Oats per bushel 45 to 50c
lie Per *on * • • * s of McKinney and Millwood with-
Lard per pound 8'a to 10c i. J
Bacon per pound 10 to 11c 10 the next twelve months.
Mr*. J.M.Pnce of Oak Cliff j Butter per pound.... 18> to 20<- j The Waln.l «ro eTa i.-MeetlM.
is visiting Mrs. Tom L. McMul- | Eggs,j>er doz 8 S to 10c]
len. ; Irish Potatoes per bu $1.00 ~
* , J Onions per lb 3c'over fifty conversions and
Jordan unu tt < a. •
1 logs 4.DO to O.Zt): UPWARDS of forty audi—
wife were here from Allen yester- { a'^
day.
50 to 2.75!
Mutton Sheep 2.00 to 2.50
tions to the church.
Now is the time to get your j Chickens $1.50 to 2.25
outfit for house keeping at J. T. j —
Na,e s* A Busy Scene.
Mrs. II. E. Smith and children! (
have returned from Mineral G. M. O'Neal, buyer for O'Neal;
Wells. & Co's big McKinney dry goods I
R- B. Craft, of Copeville. was store, has returned from the mar-
a business visitor in the city yes-{ kets. Already great boxes of
terday. new faj| an(j winter goods are
D. D. Callis of Claude. Texas, coming in. The stock was bought
orders his paper changed to direct from the manufacturers.
Callis this county. and is complete in every depart-
I want a portion of your grocery mcnt. Mr. O'Neal is one of the
trade. Try me with your next j oldest expurienced buvers iu the
bill C.A.Houston. country and he never selected a
Mrs. Fletcher, of Nobility, is stock with greater care. He
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. bought low and will sell low. In
A. P. Carter in this city. fart O'Neal & Co s. motto i*
Mrs. Claude Wilrneth has re- "small profits and quick sales.*'
turned from a visit to relatives I \ Democrat reporter vissted their
near Decatur. Wise county.
store yesterdav. A busy sight
Mrs. O. A. Blakeman is visit-1 met his gaze. New goods filled
A large number from town at-
tended the Walnut Grove camp-
meeting Sunday. The meeting is
very successful this year. Forty
odd additions have already been
made to the church and over fifty
conversions have resulted. The
rain Monday caused the campers
to break up, but night services
are still continued. Rev. MeCon-
nell, who did most of the Dreach-
mg, and wife were in town yes-
terday en route to their home at
Whitesboro. The pastor. Rev.
Bone, is doing the preaching since
Rev. McConnell left. There is
is not a more favorable location
in the country for a camp-meeting
than Walnut Grove. It is high
and dry, with plenty of shade, on
the banks of Wilson creek con-
The annual meeting of th«-
teachers, pupils, patrons and
friends of education of the Bloom-
dale school will take place August
28,1901. The following program
has been arranged:
Lecture—Dr. E E. King, Sub-
ject, "The Holy Land."
Lecture—Prof. F. G. Jones,
Subject, "The rare possibilities
(in store for our pupils and the
necessity for action."
Lecture—County Supt. Hill,
Subject,"Collin County Schools."
Address—Tom W. Perkins,
Subject, "Young men and young
women's advantages of today."
Piano and vocal music by the
young lady teachers, aiso by the
Vineland String Band and the
Chambersville Brass Band.
There will be an ice cream fes-
tival on the grounds and a num-
ber of committees appointed to
see that everything will be nicely
arranged and that there will be a
bountiful supply for all who may
come. Our people are willing and
know just what to do on all such
occasions. The object of the
meeting is that we all come togeth-
er in an educational capacity, con-
sider what we have done in the
past and to learn from each other
how to better further the cause
in the future.
The public is cordially invited
and we hereby promise that we
will do what we can to make the
evening both interesting and in-
structive. We know that our
lecturers are able to interest any
body, and we believe that we will
have music that will be capable of
charming Calypso and her
Nymphs.
W e are proud to say iu this con-
nection that we now have about
completed our teacher's cottage.
\i,.E y \t n-n-wLon \V7.-wl i ic £ a t i taming plenty of stock water and
ing Mrs. r. M. ua\ luson su oou, every shelf from floor to roof, and 1 . - , ...
O. T. for a couple of \\ 'ek.-s. ^j1(. ,.jorks still "piling up the
E. W. Kelly and lady, of Ko- new goods that were being opened,
land, were in town yesterday. J in this connection we will state
Mr Kelly ha our thanks for' (hat Mjsg whUc wj)| arrjve s
cash on the Democrat. ..
10. to assume charge of the mil-
T. M. Wilson has a plum tree j |jn,.rv department of this big
in his >ard in this city whi< h is gjore She is an experienced mil-
conservativelv estimated has
yielded 4 1-2 htii-holti of plums. : lln, r and hret-c trimmer from
(St Louis. O Neal <& Co. are
Miss Mary Bajtley left Satur-, jure t( thejr .,adv
dav for St. Louis to purchase a
fall and winter
millinery busine
Tex.
custo-
stoek for her ,nt'rs 1,1 department, and are
; at Moody,!to be congratulated on getting
Miss White's services.
City Council.
a line spring to furnish abundance
of pure water for use of the camp-
ers. A Urge brush arbor was
built under which the preaching
is done. Stands are conducted on
the ground to supply refreshments
and lunches for those patronizing
them. The Cumberland Presby-
terians have a strong church here
In fact it is the only country
charge of any denomination in the
county which employs a pastor ex-
clusively.
Barron-Thornton.
1 loll is Andrew Barron, of Waco
Messrs II. M. Bryant. J. W.!
Davidson, B. A. Welborn and J.i
T. Jackson all of Clear Lake!
will read The Democrat for the Fhe nt> c0unci1 evened I ues-
next rear. dav night. A petition was pre-! "nd Ml98 Dol!l Davenport Thorn-
'. „. . ,: seated to the honorable body,!to11'(,f S,,ron- Tri 'ty county,
Marion \\ arden. wife ami a j.:n tu t tj • * t -t were happily married at the latter
daughter Goldie and Mrs. War- mai tiu mams ot tlie cit\ , •
den's brother, Lemen Olmstead,; water works be extended so that P,ac ^ ednesdaj evening, Aug.
of Chicago, left here today for j citizens in Fairfield would be en- l^th, at 8:H0 o clock. This will
Canada on a visit to relatives. abled to get the benefit of Artes- j *)e (lu'te a surprise to the many
J. D. Herndon, of Dallas, vis- ian water. A motion favorable the groom here, who is
ited his daughter, Mrs, 11. II. j for the extension was made, but a son ^ Barron ex-district
Stephens, here this week. He is
now out at his farm a few miles
west of town.
lost bv a vote of four to three. !c'ei^ c°untv, out that
Cellus Colemau boarded the
train here Sunday for his home
at Oakland, I. T. He came dow n
to visit his aged father, Esq. J. T.
Coleman who is critically ill at j no authority to
his home near Walnut Grove.
Messrs Emerson. Parker, Cloyd j "'iU cause them to none the less
and Ball voting nay, and Bass | art,entl> wish him a joyous voy-
Shrader and Walker voting yea. a&e in matrimony's barge. His
It was claimed that there is no | bride is a popular young lady of
monev to make the extension, and ! ^er town, possessing all the
issue additional «race* of heart and haud fchat 8°
Park H. Smith has traded his
{>resent home to Mrs Annie Shilr-
ey for the latter's residence prop-
erty on College Hill, just south of
Henry Lewis. He will erect a
new residence at an early date on
same.
Sam Foster, of Tioga, has been
▼isiting relatives here for a few-
days. He was one of the twelve
jurymen on the celebrated Gun-
ter-Jones damage suit for about
$9,000 against several railroads
recently tried in Sherman.
Dr. T. G. Boorman of Prince-!
ton is mowing today to Culleoka. | 1 wenty-two applicants
The immunity of Culleoka can j teachers' certificates took
bonds. The citizens of Fairfield i make^an ideal wife, Mr. and
are thus "ompellcd to "wait"jMr*- Barron vvere at home to
patiently until the city accumu- their friends after Aug. 21st at
lates a fund sufficient to j>ay the ^ ebster St., Waco, ihe
expenses. The taxes paid by the
new Fairfield addition, and the
willingness to pay water rente cer-
tainly entitles it to recognition.
Those who favor the extension
sa}, that the revenue derived from
the rents would make tne invest-
ment pay.
Teachers' Examined.
w-«h*'congratulate itself on this ac-
quisition to its population. The
Doctor is an oble practitioner at
his profession and a most worthy
citizen.
Mrs. Webb, who for several
years has conducted a successful
boarding house at the corner of
rl and Jackson streets in Dal-
bas moved to this city and
charge of the dormitory
where she will conduct
boarding house.
A. Carson, a well known
of the Johnson
community, in-
town yester
examination at Hawthorne Col-
lege, this city, Friday and Satur-
day. Of these three made 1st
grades, four years; Seven made
1st grade, two years: One and
2nd giade two years, one made
3rd grade and two failed entirely.
Nearly all were experienced
teachers, several having taken
the Summer Normal examination.
groom is a most estimable young
man of sturdy habits and sound
business qualities. He has been
an efficient member of the Waco
police force for several years.
The Democrat joins Hollis' Col-
lin friends in wafting felicitations.
Four Huarts Nadu Nappy.
Last evening, two couples, liv-
for! '!,g southeast of town, drove to
the fhe home of Eld. Jno. McKinney
in this city, who in a brief cere-
mony, pronounced each couple
man and wife. The contracting
parties were J. B. Roberts and
M iss Selina Strickland, D. B.
Waldrup and Miss Lee Magness.
A large party of friends in bug-
gies accompanied the young peo-
ple.
■
Neat and N«w.
MCKINKKY POST OFFICE THOROUGH-
LY EQUIPPED WITA LATEST IM-.
PROVED FIXTURES.
The McKinney post office now
presents a much more neat and
creditable appearance than it ever |
did within its history. As per!
the recent contract awarded Jesse
Shain by the government, that;
gentleman has installed new fix-i
tures, modern and strictly up toj
date and equal iu convenience to
that of any city of our size in 1
Uncle Sam's Dominions. The'
old style lock and key boxes are
substituted by attractive combi-
nation boxes. There are two
general delivery windows, one for
each sex, besides free mail del-
ivery acd .other necessary win-
dows. Postmaster Smith thinks
we ought soon to have free city
delivery, as good progress is being
made in numbering houses, im-
proving sidewalks etc.
Dlad This Morning,
Esq. J. T. Coleman, an aged
citizen of Walnut Grove and ear-
ly pioneer of the county, died this
morning at 3 o'clock and will be
buried this evening at 4 c clock
in the Weir grave yard, one mile
west of Walnut Grove.
A TEXAs"wONDER.
a splendid cistern, improved j Send for
campus, fence and other needed! druggist
buildings. Especially are we high-;
lv gratified to announce that our! Tvler, lex., Dec. 8 —This is to
scholastic and private pupils ha*'" ■ cerl^v ^ have used Halls
increased to such an extent t1 it i
we are able to give all pupils hs5.:! •
to our school eight months free
tuition.
Unless otherwise stated, the
school will be organized the fit
Monday i.- September 11K)1. \V«
believe thav the education of the
read this.
j Great Dieovery for kidney troub-
les in my family and found it to
?'ve perfect satisfaction and
cheerfully recommend it.
A. M. Di kk.
1 'allettsville, Texas, Feb. IS.—
; rtify that my wife was troub-
led with a pain in her left hip,
supposed to be rheumatism, and
children is she hope of the family! al ° derangement of the kidneys,
and that it is entirely too sacred i the use
. . . . . * „ , i «f Hall s Great Discovery. She
to be trifled with, therefor, let u>
ask that we unite our energies
and push forward the great work
during the next scholastic year.
Classes will be organized to
meet the advancement of the pu-
pils throughout the High School
course.
J. B. Warren, Prin.
Miss Grace Kerr 1st Asst.,
MissAddie Kerr.
Piano and Vocal Music.
J. L. Kerr,
J. S. Horn,
James Scott,
Trustees.
used only one bottle aud
she i> permanently cured.
thinks
Arroatod far Falsa Swearing.
a BRI deo room taken into custo-
dy on warrant swore out
by his father-in-law.
Suits were filed Saturday in the
county court by the Culver Lum-
ber Manufacturing Co. against the
Bois d.Arc Pin Company et al for
$904.78 on open account. A suit
was also filed against the same
You can sleep like a baby yet
if vou'll buy a bottle of Mosquito-
get at—City Drug Store.
OA
3e*rsths
Signature
et
. The Kai YM Nm i
J. N. Price, of Melissa, applied
to deputy county clerk Bob Moul-
den, Saturday, for a Jlicense to
wed Miss Alice Johnson whose
age he made affidavit to as being
eighteen. Sunday he and the
young lady were married at Blue
Ridge and went to the home of
his father to spend the night
where the i rat ^father found her
a few hours later and took her
back home. He also swore out a
warrant for his new-made son-in-
law on a charge of false swearing
to his daughter's age which he
says is only fifteen. Constable
Jim Belden arrested the young
groom and brought him to Mc-
Kinney Monday, where he waived
his examining trial before Esq.
Terrell and was released on a $300
bond. .
il4|||(l m|| Vfifejtjltft
Wwpi anil ivviwvii
Both are contained in Cheatham's
Laxative Chill Tablets. Try
them. 25c. No cure—no pay.
Tftii sfgnsture
Laxative
Lee Green. Baptist Minister.
Ennvs, Texas,—Dr. E. W.
Hall: Dear Sir—Six years ago
the 20th of June 1 was stricken
down with a diabetic kidney
trouble; then after awhile it ran
into gravel trouble, then back to
diabetes aud bladder affection. I
began your great remedy in April
this vear. and had I used it regu-
lar 1 think I could have passed a
critical examination for any life,
insurance company. I consider
your remedy the safest, quickest
and cheapest remedy of all now
on the market. Respectfully,
Cyrus T. Hooan. !
Prof. W.A.Parker and family;
moved to Farmersville yesterday |
where he was recently elected j
principal of that city's public j
schools. Mr. Parker is a Mc-
Kinney bred and educated boy.
He has a splendid record in pub- j
lie school teaching and Farmers-
ville is to be congratulated on
securing his service for the com-
ing term.
Sherwin Williams Paint covers
most, looks best, wears longest,
most economical, full measure
sold for over ten yeart. under
guarantee at—City Drug Store.
o
Bean the
Signature
of
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• The Kind You Have Always Bougnt
ALL THE NEWS
FOREIGN NEWS.
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
NATIONAL NEWS
STATE'NEWS
Al* The News....
Yon can get both The SEMI - WEEK-
LY NEWS (Galveston or Dallas) and
THE DEMOCRAT for 12 months for
the low clnbbing price of $1.75. You
thus get THREE papers a week (150
year) which will give you at a merely
nominal cost ALL THE NEWS of the
week. Keep posted. Take the Semi-
Weekly News in connection with yon?
local paper and thns get >our informs.
tion quickly, SUBSCRIBE NOW!
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SO cents for 20
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Makes No Difference With Us.
hall s orkat discovkry.
One small bottle of Hall's
Great Discovery cures all kidney
and bladder troubles, removes'
gravel, cures diabetes, seminal
emissions, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism and all irregularities
of the kidneys and bladder in
both men and women, regulates)
bladder troubles in children. If
not sold by your druggist will be
sent by mail upon receipt of one
dollar. One small bottle is two
month's treatment and will cure
any case above mentioned. Dr.
E. W. Hall, sole manufacturer,
P. O. Box St. Louis, Mo.
testimonials. Sold by
Our bargains are like the celebrated "possum trap
that would catch the varmint "comin' or goinV*
Being always as bright and fresh as a June morning,
our stock is ever rich in novelties and abundant in
staples. To buy without seeing our aggregation is to
deplete your purse without consulting your judgment.
That, in times like these, is almost criminal.
Ninr Piss Hi Fair Bi.
We always lead while others trail along behind.
For the
Balance of August
all past records for
Low Prices
will be smashed. All odds and ends, all spring and
summer goods must be closed out
To Make Room for Our Immense Pall Stock
Which Is Already Arriving.
si act will not allow us to quote prices. All you
have to do is to come and see. Remember,
Our Millinery Department
is a special feature and after Sept. 1 it will contain
the greatest combination of new up-to-date goods and
best value-bargains ever offered in McKinney.
| THE FAIR,
HAMMOXI) & SNEED. Proprs.
Southeast Cor. Square, McKinney. Tex.
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