Denton County News. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1897 Page: 1 of 12
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Earnestly Devoted to the Upbuilding of Denton and■ Denton County and the Best Interests of Their People.
DENTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1897.
Look Out For the Reunion.
Commencing to-day and run-
ning till the evening of August 7,
we will sell decorated cups,
saucers and plates lor 90 cents,
white cups, saucers and plates for
75 cents, granite washpan 20
cents, small granite dipper 10
cents, larger granite dipper 15cts.,
five-quart granite stew pan 35
cents, two-quart tin coffee pot
10 cents, one set white semi-
porcelain cups and saucers 35
cents,cloth window shade 25 cents
The lowest prices on fruit jars as
long as they List.
Everyone that buys two ($2)
dollars at one time and men-
tions the ad we will give a Good
Book of your own selection from
our stock of literature.
The Fair.
The Music Department of the
College has been the past year
one of the most interesting and
successful features of the school
work. The performances of the
College Orchestra were especially
creditable and now with one
year's work to start on, they will
be able to furnish us with a still
higher grade of music. Miss
Russell is not only a line violinist
and teacher but also a most ex-
cellent conductor. This year,
with such an artist and instructor
as Miss llanson, who takes the
piano department, to co operate
with her, a great deal may nat-
urally be expected of the Normal
Music Department. We doubt
not but that, if the proper accom-
modations are furnished the
faculty, Denton may soon be able
to boast of as good Conservatory
of Music as Texas affords. Give
the College the rooms they need.
Suicide.
A man named Frank Maxwell
committed suicide at his home on
J. W. Cunningham's place, four
miles east of Denton, Tuesday af-
ternoon by shooting himself in
the head with a target rifle. The
evidence at the coroner's inquest
before Esquire Hopkins Wednes-
day was that he and his wife
were unable to get along together,
lie came to Denton Tuesday
morning and while he was away
his wife took their baby and
went to her mother's home. He
tried to induce her to return
home and being unable to do so
committed the rash act which
ended his life.
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FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
A Thresher Engine Explodes in Den-
ton County With Fatal
Results.
The boiler of Morton Bros',
thresher engine exploded while
at work on a farm several miles
southwest of Argyle Monday
morning, and killed the engineer,
who was at the time feeding the
separator.
Mr. 11. Dunham, a citizen of
| the community, was so badly in-
jured by the explosion that he
died within a few hours. Others
badly injured were, Will Keith,
arm broken and scalded; Mr.
Botts, ankle crushed; Mr. Kru-
baugh, leg broken in four places.
| Several others whose names we
of did not git, were scalded and
to the i bruised, though not seriously, it
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NO. 13
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This issue of the News is de-
voted principally to the interests
of the college whose name heads
this article. We feel that here in
our city and county we have
an institution that should receive
not only the passive endorsement
but the hearty support of every
citizen of this county It panders
not to public sentiment or social
prestige. It yields allegiance to
and words of praise
no church creed and is yet in the i
college, and their work was done tioned, there t'o guide and instruct
under oath. Where is there a as they have been taught. And
school that can produce as sim-1 thus it is our school is influencing
pie, convincing proof of its superi- j the life in the families of nearly
or merit? Parents, does not such every section of North Texas to-
thoroughness of instruction appeal day. The work of the college is
to you? Will the people of our own indeed a noble cue and we hope
county be slower to awake to the to see it continue-to prosper year
real value of our institution by year and receive from our
of learning than those of own people an ever increasing
other counties? Elsewhere we support.
show a list of thirty-six counties In 1894-5 the school commenced
which have the past year given its session with fifty-three pupils
patronage to our college. Letters and during the year now closed
of the work received the flattering attendance
are received and of two hundred fifty. This pro-
state gross has been made during the
three successively hardest years
do not hesitate to commend it in known for a long time in this
the highest terms. A gentleman state. Other schools have cried
in Waco—that city of schools— "hard times" and either decreased
writing to Denton recently, said: very materially i:i number or
"\our school has the name in our passed entirely frwm notice,
town of being one of the best other colleges have continually
schools in Texas." j been sending among
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. . ... . of the school are received and of two hundred fifty
truest sense a religious schoo . , , , ,
i heard upon every luud. Our
It has not the backing of any! „. . -t ■ , , ,
h J officers and city superintendents
party, church or endowinen t, but
stands out a notable success bold-
ly proclaiming "superior merit"
as its only bid for patronage.
In the year 1895-0 thirteen of
its pupils applied for lirst grade
and permanent certificates and
not one failed. In 1896-7, the
school year just closed, thirty-
seven of its pupils applied for
state certificates—thirty-two for
us petitions
It is at all times a very difficult f0r money! money! but our
task to get an estimate of the in- ; school has done no begging and
flucuce of a good school, but par- Las continued all the while a
, ticularly is it so in a school of the self-sustaining institution, making
lirst grade and live for permanent character of our Normal College f;un« for its-lf, its town, and its
—and not one failed. These ex- where so large a per cent of the ; county.
Dr. Winston to Lecture Mere.
Arrangements have been made
for Dr. Winston, president of the
Texas University, to deliver two
lectures in Denton next Thurs-
day, August 5, one to the students
of the state summer normal and
the other to the public. The
hours for speaking have not been
decided upon but will be an-
nounced in our next issue. Those
interested in educational matters
should not fail to hear Dr.
Winston.
Married.—Miss Kate Mills, of
this city, and Dr. I). M. Stewart,
of Wynnewood, I. T., were united
in marriage at the home of Mr.
B. F. Donald on Oak street at
8:30 o'clock Wednesday evening
of last week, Rev. O. S. Thomas
officiating. Thursday the liappv
couple left for their future home
at Wynnewood. The best wishes
of their many friends here for a
happy wedded life accompanied
them to their home.
Summer Normal 5ocia!. | Waco Conference.
The Summer Normal now in! Mexia, Texas. July 27.—There
session at the public school build- is no foundation to the rumor
iiig gave its lirst informal social that Hon. J. W. Blake will resign
of the state
Bicycle Parade.
A move is on foot to have
a bicycle lantern parade in the
city on the. night of August 5.
The News is asked to announce
that bicyclists who intend to take
a part in the parade are expected
to meet on the square on the night
Market Report.
Denton buyers were
the following prices for
hay and country produce
day.
No. 2 wheat per bushel
Bulk oats " "
Sacked oats " "
Prairie hay " ton $5
Chickens (fryers) per doz,
Chickens (hens) No market
Eggs per dozen 5c
Butter per pound 12 1-:
Lard "
paying
grain,
yester-
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10 l-2c
to .$5.50
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and Gc
•2 to 15c
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County Court Proceedings.
Boren & Stewart vs John Hal
liday, debt an I attachment; judg-
ment by default for amount sued
for and foreclosure of attachment in that building Saturday night, j the chairmanship _
lien. A large audience of visitors was' democratic executive committee ^u£ust for a piai.ticc ('r'H
State vs It. M. Snead, violating present and the program as pub- at the Waco conference. This is
lished in the last issue of the official, nor will he announce as a
News was rendered. The songs, ; candidate for governor at this
recitation and discussion were time. The meeting was not call-
prison mout in county jail. De-j interesting and entertaining and ed to further the political fortunes
fendant's motion lor new trial ( claimed the close attention of all of anyone, but that the democrat-
overruled and notice of appeal those present. Another social ic managers could meet and con-
given. will be given by the Normal Satur- sider such measures as deemed
State vs G. W. Berry, abusive day night and it is needless to add best to further the interests of
local option law; trial and verdict
of guilty and punishment assessed
at a line of $25 and 20 days iin-
An Eclipse To-day.
A partial eclipse of the sun
will occur this morning, astrono-
mers say, between the hours of 7
and 10 o'clock and it will be visi-
ble throughout the United States
and in the countries south of it.
Lost—Between Big Elm aud j
Aubrey, a large oil cloth valise
containing wearing apparel and
pair of eye glasses Return to
E. B. Holmes at Aubrey aud re-
celve reward.
language; trial and verdict of not that those who attended last Sat- the people aud to more closely
guilty. urday night will avail themselves organize the party.
State vs B. H. Kiper, aggra- of the opportunity to spend an- Hon. J. W. Blake announces
vated assault; trial and verdict of
not guilty.
Exparte Louis Price vs. W. S.
Fry, application for writ of habeas
corpus; motion of the city at-
torney to dismiss the writ of
habeas corpus sustained and re-
lator remanded back to the custo-
dy of the city marshal.
Messrs. Z. II. and J. C. Pan-
returned yesterday from Mon-
tague county where the former
met his three brothers aud sister
at a family reunion. Mr. Z. H.
Parr with two of the brothers
whom he met at the reunion
crossed the plains from Missouri
to California in 1850, but later
moved to Texas and are now citi-
zens of this state. Their ages
range from 07 to 73 years.
J. J. Kcesee and family, J. M.
W. 11.
other pleasant evening with the that a meeting of the state deino-
visiting teachers and their faculty, cratic committee will be held at
Waco Friday at 9:30 a. m., to ar- Magill and family, .1. I). Bates
Bishop, ol Irankford, range a program for the state
Texas, and C. T. Kesterson, o!
Cumberland Gap, Teuu, visited cou ereuc'°*
the family of G. II. Barb last
wee':.
—— i A wagon load and
W. S. Wheeler, the "converted
circus clown," asks the News to
announce that he will be in Den-
ton about August 10 to tell the
people about rescue homes.
S. Bunting, of Weather-
Eld. A
He ford, will preach to the Baptist
will talk on the street and in the congregation in the Presbyterian
churches when asked to do so. church to-night.
Wheat Burned.
several
The Lewisville W. O. W. camp shocks of wheat were burned on
gave a vicnic at a beautiful lake j. Green's place, near Stony,
near that place Wednesday of last Monday. While a load of wheat
week. The picnic was a success w*as being thrown oil' it was set
on fire ty sparks from the thresh-
er engine. The team ran away
with the burning load aud scat-
tered the fire to several shocks.
The wagon was burned up aud
1 want some cook stoves, bed Just Kecieved, cots, chairs, etc. t|ie te.1IU injured,
steads and other goods at the Come, buy and trade at the
Secoud-haud Store.
V. W. Shepard.
second Land store.
V. W. Shepard.
Keep the flies out with Long
Hardware Co.'s screen doors.
aud family, Joe Simmons aud wife,
B. It. Greenlee and family
and John Keesee, of Arkansas,
and John Elrod, of Wise county,
formed a party who spent Tues-
day picnicing on Milam creek.
Permitted to Pair.
Since our last report the fol-
lowing marriage licenses have
beeu issued from the couuty
clerk's office:
D. M. Stewart, Jr., to Miss
Katie G. Mills.
J. R. Wilcoxon to Miss Maggie
E. Preisinger.
N. B. Butcher to Miss Fannie
BoJeuhatner.
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Denton County News. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1897, newspaper, July 29, 1897; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth502003/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.