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THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE
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FOR COLEMAN AND COLEMAN COUNTY
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VoL No. 40
Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, Friday, August 5, 1921.
No. 31
MAGNOLIA WILL LAY
4-INCH GAS LINE TO
LOCAL BRICK PUNT
The Magnolia Oil Company has
made the survey and will shortly be-
gin laying a new four-inch gas line
from its Morris field ten miles north
of Coleman to the local plant of the
Brinkley Brick & Tile Company.
The two-inch oil line of the Magnolia
Company has been used in supplying
fuel gas to thf brlck plant and at times
hasFbeen fori
i forced to stand idle
the plant hai
for lack of fuel. The new four-inch
line will carry ample gas for the brick
plant's requirements. The oil lino will
not be disturbed and the four-inch gas
line will be laid on a new survey
which will shorten the distance from
the Magnolia’s gas field to the brick
factory.
Brick Plant Enlarged
The Brinkley Brick ft Tile Company
is becoming one of the most impor-
tant industries of the community. The
plant recently installed new 80-burner
kiln and the demand for its products
are exceeding the capacity of the
itant. At the present time twenty-
ive men are employed at the plant and
the weekly payroll is around $600.
The plant is running full time and in-
tends increasing its capacity with the
installation of the new gas line.
$50,000 Contract Being Filled.
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The Brinkley Company is supplying
tile and chimney brick for the Mag-
nolia building now under construction
in Dallas, the requisitions calling for
approximately $50,000 worth of ma-
terial. The public does not generally
know that the Magnolia building in
Dallas will be the tallest building in
the United States outside of New
York.
We are giving away—free—one
lady’s suit and one man’s suit Satur-
day this week. Leon Dry Goods Co.
31x.
H’gh diving looks easy and thrilling
in the movies, but away from
fcssional life it has its perils.
White is in Brownwood this week re-
ceiving treatment for ear trouble caus-
ed by diving 60 feet into a swimming
pool at Breckenridge.—BroWnwood
News. ^__
PRESCRIPTIONS are our special-
ty; three REGISTERED Pharmacists
always at your service. Coulson’s
Drug Store. ^ 3lx.
W. L. Nichols of Leaday is a visi-
tor to Colemanthis Thursday.
Miss Ameliateowen went to Brown-
wood Tuesday evening to be a house-
party guest of Miss Marie Davis.
Mrs. Ed Pierson of Marlin is in
Coleman for a visit of several weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. T. P. Sumner.
“Where Do We Go From Here?” To
COULSON’S DRUG STORE for one
of those delicious MALTED MILKS.
Six.
Mrs. Hardin, operator
bho
in the local
West Texas Telephone office, left Sat
urdey to take a month’s vacation at
Elk City, Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Dennis and Mrs.
J. M. Crawford motored to Gorman
Thursday to attend a meeting having
to do with church affairs.
We are in the market for some good
loans, either farm or city property,
we represent the very best companies,
quick service, square deal. Knight &
Zimmerman. 3 lx.
ROUND ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.
Marriage Licenses Issued.
July 27.—Austin T. Walker
and
Anderson and Mrs.
and Erraan
Chessie Thomas.
July 28.—S. A
L. G. Taylor.
July 30.—Bob Green
Hipsher.
Aug. 2.—W. W. Haygood and Mary
Couch.
Record of Births.
Reported to the county clerk:
To Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Polk, Santa
Anna
To Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Phillips, Tal-
pa, girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. C. Arthur Ballard,
Coleman, girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Lapsley, Mor-
ris Ranch,-girl (stillborn.)
To Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Law-
rence, Trickham, boy.
To Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Mayo, Cole-
man, boy.
To Mr., and Mrs. R. L. Row, Cole-
man, girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Barmore,
Glen Cove, twins, boy and girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cornelius,
Gouldbusk, girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. Y. B Johnson,
Burkett, boy.
Twelve-Year-Old Boy at
Silver Valley Dragged
to Death by a Mule
Cecil Clifford, aged twelve years,
was dragged to death by a mule near
Silver Valley early Wednesday morn-
ing. The accident occurred when the
young man, riding a horse and lead-
ing tne mule, had started to take the
animals to water.
The boys was gone longer than nec-
essary to make the trip and the fath-
er went out to investigate. The mule
was found running in the pasture and
the boy’s body dragging at the end
of the rope. The frightened animal
was not overtaken until reaching the
barn, when it was found that the rope
was looped about the boy’s neck, his
body was badly mangled and the cloth-
es were almost stripped from his body.
The frightful tragedy occurred one
mile south of Silver Valley on the I.
P. Burroughs’ farm, which was ten-
anted by the Clifford family. Mr.
Clifford had lived on the farm about
one year.
The boy is survived by his parents
and one brother about seventeen years
of age. Other relatives live at Nacog-
doches and they were notified of the
tragedy by wire. Burial was to be
made in Silver Valley cemetery Thurs-
day. The deceased was a very bright
and worthy boy and had many admir-
ers in the community.
The Brady compress, owned by the
National Compress Company, was de-
stroyed by fire last Friday night about
one o’clock, including 750 bales cot-
ton that was awaiting shipment. Loss
to plant and cotton was more than
$100,000. Origin of the fire is un-
known.
‘DARE DEVIL HARRY’
SECURED BY LEGION
FOR AUGUST 24-25
One of the most daring feats of the
age will be presented at the American
Legion Round-Up and Barbecue to be
held in Coleman, August 24th and 25th.
“Dare Devil” Harry Miller, in his
“Death Drag” has signed up to make
his appearance at Coleman on above
date. More will be said later about
his daring and death-defying feat.
Many Race Horses Coming.
For the racing program of the Le-
gion celebration, horses are being en-
tered from San Saba, Miles, Abilene
and Snyder, in addition to the several
Coleman county horses that will be on
the tback.
Other attractions are being arrang-
ed for every day and not the least of
them is King’s famous concert band of
forty pieces. '
Guaranteed pure milk and cream,
delivered twice daily at your door.
Phone Sunpy Slope Dairy. 31x.
Mrs. Frank Adams and little daugh-
ter of Brownwood were guests of the
Leon Shields this week.
ELECTRIC FANS, ELECTRIC
IRONS, we have all kinds and they are
very reasonably priced; a pleasure to
show you. Coulson’s Drug Store. 31x.
Another Record.
Merrill K. Riddick, the country’s
first “hobo aviator," has landed in
Washington “looking for work."
We believe this is the first case on . We are giving away—free—one
record in which anyone ever elected -lady’s suit and one man’s suit Satur-
to go to Washington for that purpose,.....
Deeds Filed for Record.
R. O. Kelley to N. H. Blue, 134x»9
feet out of block 30, G. C. & S. F.
addition to Santa Anna; $600.00.
J. E. Boog-Scott and S. P. Wood-
ward to B. A. Pesscls, undivided two-
sevenths’interest, part of lots I-2-3-4
of block 1 (mill and elevator site)
original town of Coleman; $1,000.00.
W. C. Jones to S. H. Spruiell, 55x
137V4 feet out of block 22, Clow’s 1st
addition to Coleman; $6,000.00.
Nora C. Eddings, and husband W. E.
TSddings, to B. E. Wester, west half of
lot 3 in block 68, town of Santa Anna;
$1,500.00.
Upton Henderson to William Lob-
stein 826 acres being part of Ham-
ilton Kegans survey 498; $12,000.00.
W. H. Grimes to G. W. Willis, lot
18 in block 10, townsite of Novice;
$1,000.00.
CoSden Oil & Gas Co. to Grier M.
Gray, oil and* gas lease equipment,
material, etc. situated on M. Izod sur-
vey 172; $7,000.00.
E. W. Moore to W. E. Campbell,
81J50 acres contained in Sameul
Sprague survey 664; $7,000 as evi-
denced by exchange of other land in
Floyd county.
E. M. Tisdale to R. L. Todd, e»st half
of lot 3 in block 62, town of Santa
Anna; $4,000.00.
HEARD ON THE SQUARE.
“Danger of grass fire is imminent
now, and untold damage may result
from carelessness,” said J. T. War-
nock while in town Tuesday. Grass
is rank and dry and would burn like
powder, said Mr. Warnock. Persons
should be thoughtful and careful with
matches, cigarrette stubs, camp fires,
and other means by which damaging
fires may be started. One person’s
carelessness may cost his neighbor
thousands of dollars.
Ex-Doughboys will be interested in
the press reports which state tnat a
Shvere drouth is threatening the for-
ests of France and Europe.
Twenty-five beeves and mutton have
been assembled and will be slaughter-
ed fbr the Talpa barbecue to be held
next Saturday. J. A. Trammell, who
Was in Coleman Wednesday, stated
that the Talpa celebration would be
the best of the year and that they were
expecting large crowds. Everybody
is invited to Talpa next Saturday,
said Mr. Trammell.
Austin T. Walker returned«Sund^y
from Munday where he was mari»j,.d
Saturday.
W. C. Jones recently sold Ais home
on College avenue to Dr. S, H. Spruiell
of Gouldbusk, and has since purchased
the R. E. L; Henry residence property
on the same popular street. Mr.
Jones stated that J, K. Baker, J. F.
Gordon and other neighbors had sub-
scribed to a fund or bonus to get him
to leave the community, but since they
have failed to pay their pledges he
feels at liberty to stay around.
/ New Comers.
Born, to Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Jen-
nings of Coleman, a daughter.
Boiji, to Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Sumner
of Cqleman, a daughter.
Bpm, to Mr. and Mr--. John Saun-
ders of Coleman, a soh.
Responsibility
/ Responsible banking is the policy
under which this institution has been
managed since the day of its organi-
zation.
That this policy is appreciated is
indicated by the constant and gratis
fying growth in business.
It is the desire of the officers of
this bank to continue adding new
arxounts of those individuals desir-
ing the most efficient service and re-
sponsible banking. $
On our record of responsibility
\|jtt»r patronage is invited.
THE rHE BAAin THAT DEALS IN rdWTlSY
iHSflk
day this week.
Six.
Leon Dry Goods Co.
Dick Cheatham has lived in sight
of Santa Anna mountain forty-nine
years. He came to Browgi county
from Kentucky in 1872, was twenty-
nine months in Ranger service during
the years of 1874-5-6 and moved to
Coleman county in 1881. He was a
visitor to Coleman Wednesday. Mr.
Cheatham has lived the last two years
with his son, Dr. Bert Cheatham, at
Millcrsview, Concho county. He owns
farm land in Coleman county and ex-
pects to move back here- ere long to
live out his alioted time. In the ranks
of men many apossess more of the
world’s goods than Dick Cheatham,
but none are more honorable than he.
50c maintenance tax. The measure
was adopted by a vote of 19 to 11.
The site selected for the consolidated
building is on the Lee Baugh tract
about one-fourth mile east of Cleve-
land church. Hill school district,
south of Voss, defeated the proposi-
tion to increase its school maintenance
tax.
An architect, representing the Mar-
tin-Glover grocery company of San
Angelo, is in Coleman this Thursday
negotiating with the Brinkley Brick
& Tile Company for material to be
used in rebuilding the company’s ware-
house which was recently destroyed'
by fire. . *
Local building progr^gf announced
this week includes a s^e'en-room frame
cottage f»r Meek ftjrers in :h<ynorth-
west part of th&fity, and the rebuild-
ing and modefhjzing of the home of
Mr. and,Mrs. T. L. Stevens which when
finished-will be one of the most mod-
el?!'' homes in the c ity and containing
ten rooms. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Johnson have accepted plans and
preliminary work is now under way
on their new home, East Pecan street,
which will have «c\en rooms and be
constructed of hollow tile. Mr. and
Mrs. Jack McCluie are now consid-
ering plans for their new home to be
built on Commercial avenue on the site
of the old skating r:nk which is being
torn away. W. N. McCulloch also
has under consideration the building
of a home on the same block.
F. Beck, Coleman county ranchman
and wool grower, recently received
from Boston account sales of his last
year’s wool clip, which was sold at
28c a pound and netted the grower
23c. The wool was consigned to Bos-
ton last spring. The Beck clip of
1921 was not included in the reported
sale.
Thomas F. Hickox, charged with
murder in connection with the killing
of Lamar Schrier at Rankin, Texas,
was denied bail and is held in jail at
San Angelo, there being no jail at
Rankin. T. F. Hickox Jr. charged
jointly with the killing, was granted
bond in $2500. The habeas corpus
proceedings were held in San Angelo
Saturday.
A. Z. Pate was in town Saturday
from Voss arranging for his son,
Isaac Pate, to attend Coleman high
school the ensuing school year. Mr".
Pate stated that cotton in his sec-
tion had greatly deteriorated as re-
sult of the extreme heat wave during
the last half of July.
Coleman Colts Have
a Busy Schedule Next
Week; 6 Games Here
Next week the “Colts,” Coleman’s
crack amateur basebell team, will be
"at home” at American Legion park
with six games booked.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
the Colts will take on the Rogers
t«am from Bell county and if all ex-
Bell countiaris attend the games the
grandstand will be crowded to the
guard rails.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday the
Hillsboro team will be here strong
from Hill county. Local baseball fans
have a full week of sport arranged
for them.
Take 3 Straights from Miles.
At Miles last Thursday the Colts
turned the diamond into a race track
—score 14 to 1. Monday and Tues-
day of this week Miles played two re-
turn engagements here, losing both
to the Colts; scores 10-1 and 3-2.
The Colts went to Brady Wednes-
day for a series of three games and
if the census were taken today Cole-
man would show a decrease in popula-
tion of 100 or more. A wire receiv-
ed from Brady late Wednesday an-
nounced the result of the first game
as follows:
COLEMAN 5, BRADY 3.
Montle Gideon, who has been star-
ring in left field for the Colts, was re-
cently drafted by Abilene, of the
West Texas league, as a pinch hitter
and left Monday evening for Abilene
to go on duty. Tuesday he was put
up in the 9th inning and secured a
pinch hit. Hobart Nicholson is
working left field for the Colts.
WHAT OF THE FUTURE
WATER SUPPLY FOR
CITY OF COLEMAN?
Tlwlightful and far-seeing citizens
■flf^Coleman are asking themselves and
others the above question.
Coleman is not out of water. She
has plenty for immediate needs,*but
men who hold the pulse of the com-
munity can see ahead the time when
we may be crying for water to operate
our industrial plants and fill our
smoking radiators. That was once
the case and will be again. It may be
years, it. may be months, but.it is as
sure to come as the March winds and
the July heat.
Just now several local citizens and
members of the City Commission are
taking time to Seek the most feasible
and practical solution of the city's
water problem ! There will be many
and varied projects presented and dis-
cussed—and there may be some who
will try to muddy the water—but it
should be and is, every citizens duty
to lend counsel and aid to the securing
of a permanent and lasting water sup-
ply for Coleman. No community can
live and build and prosper without,
first, a permanent water supply.
What do you say?
DRINK “BLUE RIBBON," it hits
the spot; order it by the bottle or a
case, for the home. Coleman Cream-
ery Co. ^ _ 31x.
Mrs. Annie Stubblefield returned
Sunday from New York where she at-
tendee! the Woodmen Circle as a dele-
gate, also visitedSthe millinery mar-
kets. She visited Buffalo, Niagara
Falls and Washington and en route
home stopped with relatives in Lam-
pasas.
COLEMAN TEX
Fort Worth’s new 600-rooni hotel
to he opened to guests early in Sep-
tember will be called the Texas, in-
stead of Winfield as first nn nop need,
J. G, Smith, recently of Big Spring;
succeeds Jack Rose as local manager
of the Wooten Grocery Company’s
warehouse at Coleman. Mr. Rose
goes to Cisco to travel for the firm
Sam Beringer; traveling salesman for
the Wooten Company, goes to San
Angelo ttr huvo charge of the com-
pany’s house and is succeeded as trav-
elling salesman here by Mr. Fox-
w'prth of Cisco. Both Me. Foxworth
and Mr. Smith will move their fam-
ilies to Coleman.
Mrs. Emet Walker left Tuesday eve-
ning for a visit with her parents in
Sterling City, and for tlje next two
weeks the county clerk is open to en-
gagement; hours from 5 p. m. to 5
a. m.
The coolest place in town ia COUL-
SON’S DRUG STORE where you f*el
at home and get the moat DELICIOUS
drink*. . Six-
Motor registrations in Texas for
the first six months of 1921 were 412,-
382, which is a decrease of 17,988 over
1920. In Coleman county the motor
registrations for 1921 is 1847, as com-
pared with 1748 in 1920. Brown
county shows 2580 registrations. Run-
nels 2,030, McCulloch 1336, Taylor
3480, Tom Green 2402.
Enrico Caruso, the world's greatest
tenor, died August 2, in Naples, Italy,
following an operation to relieve per-
itonitis. The great singer had appar-
ently recovered from his long illness
of last winter.
NELSON REFINERY TO
START OPERATIONS
HERE BY NEXT WEEK
The oil refinery plant of H. G. Nel-
son and brother, which has been un-
der construction here . for several
weeks, is nearing completion and will
start up operations fiost of next week,
according to local anouncement.
The refinery, it is stated, has con-
tracted for the oil output from the
Tidwell well on Babiifgton tract three
miles southwest of the city, which
was recently completed as a producer
at 1054 feet, making from 60 to 70
barrels of high grade oil and having
a specific gravity test of 51. The
second well of Tidwell and associates,
on the Babington tract, was spudded
Tuesday. The Nelson refinery ia a
single unit plant of 100-barrel daily
capacity.
Importance of Babington Field.
Practical oil men who have inves-
tigated the Babington field see a great
future for It by reason of its shallow-
ness, the high grade of the oil and its
apparent permanency. Mr. Hoffer
of the oil and gas department State
Railroad Commission, was in the field
Wednesday. He predicted a great
future for this new field and thinks
it may become one of the most impor-
tant in the State.
Mexico Has Poor Crop Outlook.
Mexico City, July 28.—A gloomy
crop report for virtually the entire
Republic was issued last night by the
Department of Agriculture, which as-
signed the lack of r*4fl, paste and the
unwillingness of farmers to CuRf*-.*
their lands a; the chief causes.
The rep^ says that the northern
States? of Chihuahua, Neuva Leon and
Coahuila suffered the heaviest, neces-
sitating heavy imports of grains, while
no State produced more than 50 pe*
cent of the usual crops of rice an
beans.
SANDERSON.
Charley Sanderson, aged fourtee
years, died July 30th at the home <
his uncle, C. J. Thompson of Colem*
Route 2. Death was caused by typh
fever. The young man’s home v
in Los Angeles, California, where
mother, Mrs. Gertie' Sanderson, li>v.
He had been here several months witi
his uncle. Funeral services wore hek
Sunday and interment made in Brow
Ranch cemetery.
Officer Pipes Locates
Two Stills Nekr Wh
Two crude liquor stills coupled
and ready for operation, but appi
ently being idle for several Weei
were captured last Sunday by Qffu
C. E. Pipes in a rough pasture pi
mile and half southwest of Whon. T
two stills were of ten gallons capan
each and close by were six ban
containing mash which indicated c
siderable age.
The stills were brought to Coleir
and exhibited intact but were pane
ed so as to render them inopera,
No arrests were made in connec
with the find.
On the same day Officer Pipes fo
fifty gallons of mash secreted '
pasture two miles north of W
which he took in charge and lata
rested J. R. Sneed and Tofnmie
mons. Mr. Sneed and Mr. Sins
were brought to Coleman and I
turned over to Federal authorit
Abilene for, a hearing.
W. P. Pepper of Voss was
tireda;
man Thur
business.
A suggestion that all the churches
of Brown county, both white and col-
ored, make it a special point to pray
for rain next Sunday is made to The
Bulletin by Eph Blair, local colored
religious leader. Blair says that if
the church people will pray for rain
and pray earnestly enough “we will
get ail the rain wc need.”- ~ ■
Bulletin.
-Brownwood
Geo. G. Koenig, recently with the
Haun Sales Company garage, is now
with the Coleman Machine Shop in
th* capacity of mechanic where he will
bo glad to meet friends and former
customers
Back of Them Every
Minute of the Time!
Big Business'’
Big
'IV) the frugal man and wife the |
X Of the Home is just as important as the
Business" of Industry <r~
The punctual payment of your family obligations (
is necessary to maintain your self-respect in your
community. ■" 9
. And nothing will so add to your prestige and
make it convenient to take care of your household
expenses than to have a check account at a bank
with the backing and Reserve hinds of a Member
Bank of the Federal Reserve System.
COLEMAN NATIONAL RANK
Coleman, Texas.
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