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THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE
FOR COLEMAN AND COLEMAN COUNTY
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fohuc No. S3.
Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, Friday, December 4,1914.
No. 49.
COMMISSIONERS’ CT.
ORDERS COURT HOUSE
PREMISES CLEARED
It appearing to the court that there,
is being too great use made of the
lands of the county surrounding
courthouse by peddlers, fruit ven-
dors, agents, etc., and that such use
and the situation of buildings at
present on said land destroy the use
of such lands by the public and
should not be permitted; the com
missioned’ court, considering the
premises, therefore ordered:
"That the sheriff of the county or-
der removed from said premises all
buildings of every character; that
hereafter no peddlers, fruit vendors
or agents of any kind be permitted
to vend his wares, fruits or other
products on said premises. This or-
der shall not, however, apply to per-
sons marketing products of the farm
raised by themselves. It further
Appearing to the court that the pub-
lic scales now situated in front of the
court house are a public convenience,
said scales may be placed immediate-
ly east of the fence on east side of
court house if the owner of same
shall care to do so.”
Upon application of Fred Hender-
sdn, County Clerk, the court ap-
pointed J. R. Strong and Miss Clara
Collins as deputies in county clerk’s
•ffice. Also, upon application of
Jno. R. Banister, Sheriff, the court
appointed Creek Brown and J. L,
Murray as deputy sheriffs.
Bonds of Officials Approved.
The honorable Commissioners'
GcWrt in November call session, be-
sides transacting other business be -;
fore them, superintended the instal-
lation of new county and precinct
officials and approved the various
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BECOMES CLEARINGHOUSE
FOR LABOR IN COUNTY
The Coleman Chamber of Com-
merce, is endeavoring to be of mit-
the^t.erial service to the people of Cole-
man county. Following up its ser-
vice in bringing cotton pickers to
the county the organization is now
acting as h clearing house»fdr labor.
The laborer wanting a job should
communicate his wants to the Cham-
ber of Commerce, whose telephone
number is 355. Firms or persons
wanting laborers, should, likewise,
get in touch with the Chamber.
Just now the per cent of laborers
wanting employment is greater than
the visible supply of jobs. Anyway,
the Chamber of Commerce is at the
service of the public in the matter
and should be able to serve a good
purpose in bringing the employee
and the employer together.
EXPERIMENTAL SHEEP
FEEDING IN PROGRESS
AT BOOG SCOTT FARIT
CIVIL CT.OF APPEALS
HOLDS HOG ORDINANCE
06 COLEMAN INVALID
Givens, J. B. Allen.
Sam Berry, tax assessor, bond $20,-
000; Sureties: Jerry Harbour, J. A.
Home, T. E. Garrett, W. A. Gray,
Upton j Henderson, R. I. Bowen, W.
C. Woodward. W. R. McClellan.
Jno. R. Banister, sheriff, bond $6,-
000; Sureties: T. M. Hays, J. P. Mor-
ris. B. F. Robey, W. N. McCulloch.
Wm Broad. S. P. Woodward, J. H.
Griffith, J. H. Green. G. E. Adams.
II. Vollintine, A. It. Brown.
Jeff L. Reese, country treasurer,
bond $30,000; Sureties: S. P. Hale,
E. M. Jones, W. N. McCulloch. E. H.
Phillips, L. S. West, Leman Brown,
E. M. Critz. J'no. R. Havens, W. T.
Reese, T. E. Oafreet, W. C. Wood-
ward, J. J. KeUaiii. -T. E. Gordon,
J. K. Buker, I). A, f’addleford.
. Lewis W. Crowder, county com-.
Mr, J. M. Jones of.thc Animal Hus-
bandry Experiment Division of the A,
& M. College, has been in Coleman
the past week working in conjunction
with Mr. J. K. Boog-Scott in putting
u string of lambs on feed at the
Scott feeding station near Coleman,
There are 500 cross-bred lambs
(Shropshire-Delaine) in the lot. The
sheep have been placed in two pens'
and a comparative feeding test of ail
age, meal and hulls, and silage, meal
and cane roughage is being mane.
Coleman county being the premier
stock-furming county of the state, the
result of this feeding experiment will
be awaited with a great deal of in-
terest by stock-farmers and sheep
breeders of the county. Mr. Jones
left Thursday of the week for Col-
lege Station and will return to Cole-
man about the middle of the month.
The Animal Husbandry Division
of the Texas Experiment Stations,
under the direction of Mr, B. Young-
blood, with which department Mr.
Jones is identified, has recently un-
dertaken some new investigational
work in sheep breeding and feeding
at the sub-station located near Spur,
in Dickens county. Two substantial
sheds, 57x18 feet, huvo been erected
and 1400 rods of wolf-proof fencing
constructed. One hundred and fifty
head of pure bred Rambouillet ewes
were purchased and divided In lots
of twenty-five. These lots have been
mated to mutton rams of different
breeds, viz Southdown, Shropshire,
Lincoln, Karaline, and Rambouillet.
In the case of J. ft. DibreH, Jr.( v
the City of Coleman, appealed from
District court of Coleman county, (Ji
solving a temporary injunction
against th*officer. of (’oilman city,
-theretofore granted, restraining them
from prosecuting appellant for keep-
ing hogs within the corporate limits
of said city; the Court of Civil Ap
peals reversed the verdict of the
District court and remanded the
cause for" new trial on its merits.
The contention of Defendant I)ib-
rell in this case was to the effect
that said hog ordinance of the City of
Coleman is void, in that said ncor-
porate limits include a superficial
area of more than two square miles,
from 50 to 75 per cent of which is
pasture! land used only for agricul-
tural and pasture! purpose*, much of
which being subject to overflow is
unfit for any other purpose and,
ranging in t-jets 0f from 5 to 70
acres, and contends that said ordi-
mice by reason of these facts 1* in
contravention of Sec. No. 1, of the
Fourteenth Amendment of the Con-
stitution of the United States and of
Art. 1, Section 19, of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas.
The court of appeals, in the opinion
rendered by Associate Justice C. H,
Jenkins, holds that vaid ordinance is
void and sustains the contention of
Defendant Dibrell;
RAINFALL IN NOVEMBER ABE WEST, HUNTING,,
5.29—FOR YEAR 41.59 MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
ROADS ARE A MESS AT FARM LAST FRIDAY
Coleman county and Central West
'lexas is water logged and the popu
lace is wading in mud and hoping
for sunshine. Thursday of the week
dawned clear and there is apparent
rejoicing at the prospects of open
weather.
Weather Observer J. E. Stevens’
rain guage shows a precipitation of
5.29 inches for the month of Novem
ber, 1.14 inches for the first two days
of December, and 41.59 inches for
the years to December 3rd. The late
rains have fallen slowly, the earth
drank up all it could hold, the val-
leys have become marshes and the
earth is emitting water^from its hill-
sides. •
Cotton picking has been at a stand-
still for two weeks, road traffic baa
been difficult and is now almost im-
possible, Cattle and hog feeders
have found the wet weather a great
drawback to the progress of their
business and in many instances the
animals have been turheo out of their
pens until a time when the ground
will admit of their enclosure again.
Notice to Coleman People!
During the institute from Decem-
ber 18th to 23rd, there will be about
>dnith <>V
Up',
nxm rai
A tragic and pathetic story is that
of the death of Abe West, a worthy
: nd highly respected farmer, w!>>>
met dwath accidentally by his uw i
hand last Friday afternoon on the
D.. J. McNamara farm, five mile,
of Coleman.
the noon meal and while a
rain was falling, Mr. West with
his dog arid gun went to the creek
near his home to hunt for duekr,
rabbits and other game and to loek
about the horses in the pasture. Near
nightfall Mr. West had not returned
and Mrs. West, knowing his accus-
tomed punctuality, became uneasy.
The dog returned presently withoat
his master and Mrs. West notified
neighbors over the telephone and
search was begun. His body, life
almost extinct, was found about 9:09
o’clock, a half mile from his home.
His gun had been accidentally dis-
charged, the charge of shot taking
effect tn the knee and severing a"
artery. When found there was a
slight pulse-beat but efforts to re-
store life proved unavailing,
The following day a surv< of the
premises was made to r! rmine, if
possible, the mqnner. of ' .e accident
________ nan
130 visitiqg teachers in the city, whojThe premises showed that Mr, W&t
will want board and lodging. If yon Pr°bably twisted a rabbit jut’
missioner arid road commissioner,
bonds of incoming officials, as fol- bond $4,000; Sureties: Chris Parsons.
lows:
W. M, Weatherred, county judge,
bond $3,000; Sureties: W. W. Weath-
erred, J. M. Weatherred, J. S. Weath-
orred, II. R. Starkweather, C. M.
Alexander, L. E. Collins.
• Fred Henderson, county clerk, bond
■ '1,000; Sureties: L. C. Vaughn, W.
Henderson, C. M. Henderson, W.
A. King.
f W. E. Gideon, district clerk, bond
$5,000; Sureties: Lion Bonding &
Surety Co., Omaha, Nebraska.
J. A, McElrath, county surveyor,
bond $500; Sureties: B. Martin, T. H.
Edrington, L. W. Smith, J. P. Me- j
Cord.
J. C. Griffin, county school super-
intendent, bond $1,000; Sureties:, J.
P. Morris, J. Rathmel.*
Garland Woodward, county attor-
ney, bond $2,500; Sureties: W. C.
Woodward, J. O. Woodward, W. N.
McCulloch, J. E. McCord, J. P. Mor-
ris. R. D. Kinney. B. C. Howell.
D. T. Gillis, county commissioner
and road commissioner, bond $4,000;
Sureties: Lion Bonding A
Co., Omaha, Nebr.
J. S. Gilmore, county commissioner
A nd road commissioner, bond $4,000;
\Sureties: H. Vollintine, S. H. Phillips,
J. D. Simpson, W. L. Baugh, W. E.
Wallace.
C. E. Starnes, public weigher,
bond $5,090; Sureties: J. F. Gordon,
Josh Taylor. F. W. Taylor. W. R.
McClellan. *% , ..... *
Sam Thurman, eburtty commission-
er and road commissioner, bond $4,-
900; Sureties: S. P. Hale, J. T. West,
J. M. Parker, J. B. Pentecost, G. T.
I). A. Paddleford, J. (). Woodward.
Other officers whose bonds " were
filed and approved, were: Pleas Wil-
liamson, J. P. and Notary Public; A.
1). Burdick, Constable Precinct No. i;
J. C. Lewis, J. P. and Notary Public,
T. W. White, .1. P. and Notary Public;
(‘has. Putman. Constable; Fran!.
Alexander, Public Weigher, Prec. 6;
.1, M, Snell, J. P. and Notary Public;
S. J. Pieratte, J. P. and Notary Pub-
lic; B. F. Arthur, Constable Prec. 9;
W F. Erwin, Public Weigher, Prec
2.
hog per se (within itself).is not n
nuisance and that the city council i-
without authority to declare a hog a
nuisance;-- that to keep a single ho?
in an enclosure of 20, <10 or 79 a i -s,
sparsely settled portion of *
city,, such as is alleged to exist
the City of Coleman, woujd no!
terfeie with the comfort or healt
any inhabitant of that. (own. for w
have rooms or board for them, please
also holds that a; let no- know about i( before irwti.
tutr betrihr
Respectfully, "
J. C. griffin.
In
, reason the (ordinance too broad and ]
, , , ,, „ , , wa-’ i sweeping and cannot be upheld
largely through Mr Boor Scott .s in-|
a
I suppress nuisanre-
■ The court does not
that an ordinance
if the powe
CLEOFAS HERNANDEZ
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
The case of Cleofas Hernandez,
charged with the murder of Jos,e Gon-
zales, which consumed the time of
the District court a greater portion of
last week, resulted in a verdict of
acquittal for the defendant. The co-
surety dence in the case tended to show that
the Mexicans were engaged in a gen-
eral fight, that they were more or
less intoxicated, that Gonzales’
death was the result of the row, but
by whom he was killed could not be
determined from the evidence; The
companion cases, wherein other Mex-
icans are charged with the murder
of Gonzales, were continued to next
term of court.
Following the completion of the
trial of Hernandez the court took
adjournment until Monday of next
w&sk-
All the sheep, in this bfeeding and
feeding project will, be handled under! ;n ^
same conditions a ml it is hoped val- j
liable data can be gathered and the
results published in the form of ah
Experiment Station bulletin.
Mr. Jones stated to The Democrat !
Voice editor Thursday that it
, , . ,eott ” lf’1' | legitimate exercise
nlienee, and Other prominent. - lock
growers, that this work of cross
breeding mutton rams on fine wool
ewes was undertaken • iu this state,,
and the movement will be carried He,e'r,n,r-
forward in a thorough scientific man- th*Mr wtybrted port-,, .of.
ncr to determine which cress br.,| 'V01'1' VmH- °'1 ’h" ^nurWlB
lamb will he the best money makerN "*n kn°wn that h"‘" l*"*; ,n ^
for the stock-farmer- of the state.1 mknnpr th^ nrp rommoftly kept, do
lie commended Mr. Iloog-Scott high-
ly for his generosity in granting the
The
Christmas Bazaar.
Methodist Phllathea Clai saj’s
the plai e to buy cakes and Christmas
in-1 rifts is at their bazaar on Thursday,
of j December Kith, 1914, at the residence
h i of Mr. and Mrs Joel Hicks. Refre-h
f-nis served at the-door, J0c,
from under a ledge,of rock near the
creek and that while doing So he had
stood his gun up against a tree, that
probably when the rabbit was ex-
tracted the gun was knocked dow-i
either by the dog or by himself and
in sliding off the ledge of. rock it was
discharged.
Mr. West had dragged himself Tor'
probably twenty yards in the diree- ,
tion of'home, three pools of blood
testifying to this fact. When found
! his
-0. . , OV "VC p'
forbidding the
Bon
I May, '
Record of Births.
reported to county clerk;
to , Mr. ami Mrs, William!
the business or
I Mrs. Malt Anjerson, Novice.
... ■ )->•> Mr. and Mrs. Jno. R Aron,
u . ! boro, a boy; to Mr. and Mrs
*’ ' Loggin, Voss, a girl; to Mr. a-
R. D. I
i gif';
! .olds-
11.
1 Mrs.
Low, Coleman, a girl
i
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' “The Old Reliable”
Fir^t National Bank
Capital Stock . .
Surplus and Profits
$100,000
$163,000
Credit_
The greatest asset of any man is his credit; and
it is made or marred by the man himself. The sureSl
way for one to build up this coveted asset is for him to
pay every dollar he can whenever he can, on whatever
indebtedness he may have. In other words, “come
dean” with the man he owes. When this is done the
community is not long fading it out and he has a cred-
gt standing, good ds far as it goes. This hank takes
off its hat to the man who thus conducts himself and
stands ready to lend him assistance which otherwise
would he withheld.
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L E. COLLINS, Pres. R. H. ALEXANDER, Cash.
Experiment Station the privilege of
gathering sheep feeding data on his
ranch and believes a great deal, of
good will result of the work.
Sheep Feeding Important Industry.
Mr. Jones regards sheep breeding
and sheep feeding as one of the most
important branches of the stock-
farming industry and thinks if farm-
ers would give more consideration to
it the revenues of the farm would be
doubly increased. He cited the in-
stance of a farmer in Denton coun-
ty, Texas, Mr. F. A. Miller, who, on
January 22, 1914, purchased 89 grad-
ed Shropshire ewes and 19 wethers
at a cpst of $7 per head. In Febru-
ary, 80 head of the ewes dropped 129 !
lambs. The sheep were wintered on a
wheat field and in April were remov-
ed to summer pastu-re; no grain was'
fed to the sheep. September 4th Mr.
Miller sold for $647 net all the lamb
wether* and the cull ewes, retain-
ing on the farm 82 head of the la-st
ewes. , Hjs initial expenditure1 for
sheep wur $693 for 99 head;, the
wool clip was at the least $125; the
sheep sales netted him $647' and he
has 82 head on the farm.
The experience of Mr.. Miller in
Denton county could be duplicated on
many Coleman county farms and It
is worth the while of many farmers
to think it over and consider the
sheep feeding business in their plai«
for diversification
(become a nuisance to persons living
in close proximity, thereto. What
the court does hold is, that1 an ordi-
nance of a town embracing numerous
large tracts of enclosed and unoocu
pied pasture and agri-ultura' lands,;
forbiddifig the keeping of hogs any-
where in said town, is an unwarran- J
ted invasion of property rights and j
i1 therefore void.
■ Let
goods,
man,
What came near being a disastrous
wreck occurred Sunday night when
the west-bound Santa'Ft passenger
train left the track about three
miles west of Coleman Junction near
Jc»tf |the crossing of the CobmatoBredy
road. The trrin was running on slow
PROFITS IN TURKEYS orders, due to a soft track, and to
W W. BYERS MAKES SALE this fact may be attributed the lack
For Sale or Trade.
Good farm, one,-half mile of Gould
busk. What have vou to offer? See
or write J. M. Patton, Gouldbusk.
Texas.
licker-coat was folded and his
j head (rested thereon. It. also develop
j cd that Mr. West had attempted to
notify Mrs. West, or others, of his
, , , I accident by,. Sending a message bv
demur*, a boy; to -Mr. aid|hiHdo(r. An empty shot gun she!!
I was found tied about the dog's neck
on which was written the words, “I
am hot and need help.” The mes-
sage on the shell also gave notice of
his position in the pasture. Ho hqd
probably started the dog homo hn
mediately following the accident,
hut the dog failed to go directly
home, going first to the house of,a
neighbor, who was not at home, it is
said
lb-ceased was about 33 years of
age. was a splendid citizen and bore
the esteem of everyone with whom
he came in contact. He ig survived
by a widow and four children. The
remains were conveyed to Gouldbusk,
his former home, for interment, and
was buried with the honors of the
W. O. ty;, of whihh order he was a
member .
tis show you.’ We have the
Bowen's Drug Store. Cole-
WEST BOUND SANTA EE
DERAILED SUNDAY NIGHT
AT $2.09 PER HEAD
W. W. Byers, fancy poultry raiser
of Coleman, is interested in the tur
kpp stories that are printed from week
to week' and has one of his own to
tel!
of frightful damage to property and
possibly to life
The trucksjof the tender left the
rails and became e nose wise of the
track. Before the train was brought
to a standstill it had, cleared the
trestle over Lost oreekg the engine
In the spring he bought four pure (had pulled loose from the train and
Automobile Owners! Bring your
Self-Startere, Magnetos, and other
auto troubles to Babe Flippen, at old
Roquemore Garage. Expert mechanic
on the job. _
PROF. J. C. GRIFFIN ATTENDS
INSTITUTE AT BROWN WOOD
Professor J. C. Griffin. Superintend
ont of Public Instruction for Cole
man county, uttended the Brown
County Teachers’ Institute which was
in session Monday. Mr. Girffin re
ports a most interesting and profit-
able meet.
Among the prominent visitors
the Institute and who contributed I
much toward its success, were: State
Superintendent W. F. Doughty, Abo
<l<to ribi-iffhe deplorable condition of (
rural educational facilities and in a!
convincing nisnner offered a remed1
for t!ii< condition; Hon II, W. Fogh’ j
■ f the United States Department' of
Education, who delivered a most in j
teres ting lecfuse on the school system j
of Denmark, delineating his lee
tune with atereoptWn view-!
Marringe Permits for the Week
ft B. Uwis and Edith Cook,
Jimmie Simmons «nd Eva Bleeker.
bred hens of the Battleship Bronze
variety, paying $2.50 each for them
From the four hens he secured a
hatch of 51 little turks and 45 of
them were raised to maturity.
A few Mays ago he sold 25 of his
I spring hatch for $52.25. They were
| seven months aid, weighed an aver-
| age of 17 2-3 pounds and brought
$2.09 each. He has left from his orig
i inal investment of $10, nine gobblers
j which weigh from 23 to 25 pounds,
! and ten hens that weigh 15 to 18
| pounds. Tie will sell some of these
to the trade and will keep the balance
to raise ffom. He regards the Bat
tleship Bronze as the heaviest and
thriftiest of the various breeds • of
turkeys.
Mr. Byers says he was not put to
any expense in the process of rais-
ing the turkeys. After the hatch the
little turks wcre«kept in coop for a
week, then turned out on the range to
raise themselves. *
every conch was off the rails. Nrm<
of the coaches turned completely ov-
er, but many of them were left
standing at dangerous angles on the
embankment which approaches the
trestle.
The baggageman suffered a badly
lacerated arm by being thrown
against and almost through the glass
section of the car door. Other than
the injury to the baggageman n*
personal linmages were sustained.
The pas-engers spent th* remainder
of the night on the tram and wjero
conveyed, to Coleman in * the early
morning’on a freight train.
Automobile Owners! Bring your
Self-Starters, Magnetos, and other
auto troubles to Babe Flippen, at old
Roquemore Garage Expert mechanic
to! on the job.
Announcement is made by the State I
Health Department that, owing to
the prevalence of diptheria in manv
carts of the state, arrangement
havg been made with local hciiiili.!
o fficer* for furnishing anti toxin free j
of charge to .indigent persons
That insanity U on the increase
in Texas is shown in the unnatl re
wortf of the -uperintetidents of the
State Asylum- at Austin and Terrell, j
The Increase, it is stated, la out of
proportion to tfNa, increase in popula-
tion In this sUta.
Progressive and Conservative
Organized, developed and con-
ducted along progressive, yet
conservative and safe lines........
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The Coleman National Bank
haa grown each day in strength and in the con-
fidence of the public. This growth has been
attained because the officers give special atten-
tion to the individual requirements of each de-
positor. If you desire careful and intelligent
banking service, we invite you to place your ac-
count with us.
Capital and Surplus $240,000.00
.1 E. McCord. President D A. Paddlrfunl, Vice PiesidgR(
W R McClellan, Vice (Yen H R. Starkweather, Vice Prea. ?
C. F. Duma*. Cashier
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