Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 1889 Page: 2 of 8
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THE CORSICANA OBSERVER,
G. P. Miller, - Editor.
Corsicana, Texas, July 12, 1889.
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York has
April 6th.
aid has been tracing after bis
whereabouts and concludes that
he has been murdered by the clan
Na Gael as was Dr. Crounin of
Chicago.
Mr. W. T. Wilson came into the
city on the 4th from hi 3 farm
three miles east. Hear the resi-
dence of Mr. A. Bunert, he saw
some colored men digging away
at a sewer basin. Mr. W. said:
“Boys, are you digging a well?”
An old colored man said: “Ho,
sir; we’re digging a suicide.”
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Navarro County Farmers Alli-
ance meets with Babbit Hill Alli-
ance July 18th. Wortham is the
the nearest railroad station.
President Harrison delivered a
fourth of July oration at Wood-
stock, Conn., to a large and en-
thusiastic audience.
Major W. E. Penn, the noted
evangelist, is at work on the sin-
ners at Clarksville, Texas, this
week.
Black caps are warning citi-
zens of doubtful veracity to get
out of Marshall, Texas—in four
hours.
The new prayer book of the
Catholic Church, ordered in 1884,
will be ready for the service in
two weeks.
Fifty people were hurt and sev-
eral killed by the falling of the
grand stand at a race course in
Oklahoma July 4th.
ries hurled hot shot into the
been missing since ranks of the big corporations.
The New York Her-1 They dread CM, Mills and well
they may. He is taking a good
rest and will be full of vigor and
fight when the next campaign
opens.
The Globe Democrat makes an
awful mistake in the following
brief paragraph:
Roger Q. Mills aspires to be
governor of Texas; but the peo-
ple do not seem to regard the
idea with much favor. The sim-
ple, unadorned truth is that the
citizens of that state, in common
with those of all the other states,
have not yet quit laughing over
the ridiculous plight in which
Roger Q. was placed by the re-
sult of the last election.
Col. Mills has stated positively
that he would not be a candidate
for governor of Texas. The
Globe Democrat is aware of the
fact that, in the great battle for
tariff reform in 1888, Col. Mills
was a potent factor in pushing the
car of reform to the summit of
the political mount, in fact so far
as to make Mr. Harrison a minor-
ity president, showing that in
place of making Col. Mills’
“plight riciculous” he came out
at the head of the procession.
He could be governor if he so de-
sired. He will stay in congress
and hit high tariff another blow.
Attorney General Hogg’s tilt at
the sheriffs was rather sharp.
He states that some of them get
mileage at a single term of court
for as much as 8000 and 32000
miles; that their fees in some ca-
ses aggregate the fees of the dis-
trict judges. The Attorney Gen-
eral manages to keep his name
before the public in a very crisp
manner.
B.
ills1 ill
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--WE ARE HOW---
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IX OUR ELEGANT, SPACIOUS, WELL LIGHTED & WELL VENTILATED ESTABLISHMENT,
114. 116 & 118 West Collin Street.
The last legislature passed a
law in the interest of city corpo-
rations, acting under chartered
right, requiring all males over 18
years old to work on streets or
roads except ministers of the
gospel. Its pretty tough on the
old gray headed sires, but the law
is law all the same. If it be odi-
ous, due enforcement will bring
relief in a repeal of the law. The
old heroes are wrathy at the new
order.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF NAVARRO
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Dallas Evening Times has
graduated under Col. Dan Me-
Gary of the Houston Age, and
saves time by wrapping two is-
sues in the same paper—both is
sues were good ones.
The Hew Yrork Star is on our
table this week. It is one of the
staunchest democratic daily pa-
pers of the nation. It is a wel-
come visitor and will be read
carefully, scissored often and al-
ways appreciated.
A suit to recover about one
mile square of the city of San
Francisco, including business
houses and parks, has been car-
ried up to the supreme court of
the United States. The case has
been in the minor courts since
1853.
J. C. Mathews writes us from
Spring Hill, July 5th, that Mrs. J.
C. Coffey of that place celebra-
ted the glorious 4th by giving
birth to triplets, two girls and a
boy. Both mother and children
doing well. Three cheers for
Spring Hill.
Telegrams report a loss of
$100,000 in the valley lapds about
San Antonio, caused by the re-
cent heavy rain. The loss on the
West fork and clear fork of the
Trinity near Ft. Worth is placed
at $1,000,000. The floods swept
away grain, crops, fences, houses
and badly damaged the cotton
crop.
B. C. Evans, the president of
the clothing and dry goods estab-
lishment of B. C. Evans & Co. of
Ft. Worth, was shot and killed by
a salesman in the house last Sat-
The Southern Mercury sug-
gests that deep water on the Tex-
as coast will go a long way to-
ward a settlement of the railroad
commission business and give the
people of Texas five million dol-
lars every year. The Mercury
places the estimate much lower
than Judge Hancock. He said
deep water would save the state
thirty million dollars annually,
but the Judge was excited no
doubt when he made the state-
ment.
No.
DIst. Name School. Trustees.
1 Chatfield: W F Kenner, R M McMullen,
[J M Harpur.
z Rice: Dr J A McGee, L B Barington,
[J B Haynie.
3 Clopton: T S Bartlett, C L Ward, J M
[Bartlett.
4 Lockhart: J W Lowery, D F McMullen,
[Ira Pickering.
5 Beasley: S B Beasley, J M Frazier, J M
[Holland.
6 Prairie Ridge: T W Holloway, J H Laning-
[ham, C A Finsley.
7 Buffalo: G M Westbrook, Buit Banks, W
We ask the indulgence of our kind friends for tlie confusion in which they found our house during
the past two weeks, after moving, explanatory of the reasons therefor, we must leave to your own sense
of observation. With the large business we are doing it was utterly impossible to make any attempt at
arranging stock during business hours. With lots of patience and perseverance and sixteen hours hard
work per clay we have gotten things in fair shape—not as we would have them—but as well as we could
expect of a worn ont crew.
At your leisure, wade through the comprehensive price list below, you may find something to
interest you.
8
HARRIS0H AHD THE SOUTH.
President Harrison in the can-
vass in 1888 was to be the presi-
dent of tbe whole people. He
was to unify the party in every
section of the republic from the
noblemen of the north to the
“coon” in the watermelon patch
in Georgia. The result of the
flaming expectation is told by the
Dallas Times-Herald as follows:
Mr. Cleveland gave the south
three cabinet officers—Senators
Bayard, Lamar and Garland, but
Mr. Harrison has slighted the
south, giving this section but one
member of the cabinet, if Mr. No-
ble can be counted from a south-
ern state—Missouri. Only one
southern man has been given a
diplomatic position, Mr. Scruggs
of Georgia,as minister to Vene-
zuela. Mr. Terrell, who has'been
appointed minister to Belgium,
though residing in this state, is
an Indianian and a personal
friend of the president. The on-
ly southern republican who has
got a place in Washington of any
importance is Lynch, the ex-col-
ored representative from Miss-
issippi, but Lynch has been liv-
ing in Washington almost contin-
uously for fifteen years. So the
republican president who was go-
ing to build up the republican
party in tlie south, has instead
treated it rather with disdain,
giving it but two outside offices,
one to a white man and the other
to a negro. The president will
have to do a little better than
this if he expects the south to
give him its vote in the next na
tional republican convention.
.................................. [N Norris,
Marvm chaps!: J T Cantwell, W C Smith, M
.............................. [M Campbell.
Bazette: Wm Ellison, S J Jones, Estis.
Independence: T C Boatwright ,S K Jones, L
....................................[T Wells.
Trav. Brnoks: T G Brooks, C H Graves, ‘Bud’
.................................... [Poweil.
Kerens: W C McClung, Preston Owen, R II
.....................................[David.
Long Prairie: J T Selman, J- M Ivey, J W
.................................... [Carroll.
Rural Shade. A B Quinn, J E Currington, J
.................................. [Ramsey.
Bethel: H A Parks, J P Whatley.............
Midway: John Hand, "R A Stell, A R
................... [Knowles.
Eureka: W J Echols, R. Greenlee, W M Wil-
.................. [son.
Smith: John Singleton, A F Peacock, Wirt
.................................. [Robinson.
Providence: M R Shirley, W H Martin, M M
....................................[A Berry
Petty Chapel J L Wooten, D K McCammon-
..................................[Ex Duren-
Zion’s Rest: A E Morse, J T Petty, C J
.................. [Huskey.
King Willow: D N Price, R J Tadlock. W G
Tinkle: ’ 'r W' Herron, W n’ Richards, GW
..................................... [Owen.
Cryer Creek: J T Wharton, S N Wilson, J J
.................... [Hall.
Little Brier: J R Watson, E W Caldwell, E
.....................................[L Bell.
Black Hills: F J Lindsey; J C Franks, A C
....................................[Metzgar.
Whit e’s Chapel: A A McDougald, H Pace,
•................................[J N Ploxom.
Oak Valley: J D Hamilton, Henry Aulbrook,
................................[John Bryant.
Retreat: G W Martin, J L Compere, G W
...................................... [Allen.
Cade: W F Hood, B F Geizer, J A Hartwell
Angus: J H Rodgers, A J Rushing, J L Mc-
..................................... [Cage
Harrisburg: John Smith, D C Patterson, J W
........ [Baker.
Grape Creek: G W Eliot, G A Rakestraw, J
................................[J Smith.
Hopewell: C Fouty, A Stroder, P C Thomas.
Birdston: C J McConico, Lewis Smith, M L
...................................[Bonham.
Richland: W Ward, Geo Blood, P A Deel.
Rushing: E E Laird, G B Bledsoe, T D Mag-
................................... .... [ness.
Union Seminary: H G Nash, B F Sherrill, A
..................................]J Brown.
Corinth: W _P Hardm, J R Roberts, J S
......................................[Payne.
Cqok; W E Walker, T W Carpenter, G A
• •••<•• ............. [Stanley.
Love Grange: J L Marshall, G W Bryan, M
[J Lindsey.
Republican editors cannot keep
Col. Mills out of their minds.
They say much to disparage bim
before the people but all to 110
purpose. It would delight the
high tariff editors to get Col.
Mills in a raie for governor of
urdav. J. V. Davis was the Texas, or in a contest for any
salesman who did the shooting, thing or any office which would
Davis had been reprimanded by take him ont of congress. Col.
Mr. Evans for drinking to excess ' Mills made the bravest fight for
and deliberately went and pur-
chased a pistol and shot his em-
ployer to death. Davis was lock
ed up. The killing seems to
have been cold blooded and with-
out provocation.
1 he common people ever made on
this coutiuent last year. He car-
ried the war right into the pre-
cincts of the protected barons of
New England and in the very
shadow of the protected facto-
Fish Tank: Elisha Taylor, John Smith,......
................................ N Smith.
Cotton Wood: J L Hairis, M A Johnson, W R
............................ • • ‘ •____[Melton
East Rush: F W Womack, W O Lynch, J R
.................................. [Scoggins.
Blooming Grove: T J Scarbrough, J P How-
........7.....................[ard, J M Huff.
Lone Oak; W L Green, L B Outlaw, J M
..................................[Breedlove.
Carroll: J T Carroll, Jas Stewart,L Croucher.
Dresden: PJP Spivy, A L Jones, J F Bryant.
Union Flat: J L Cole, G W L Baker, John
.................................. [Woodard.
Warren Chapel: Mack Ellis, J R Towder, W
....................................[A Bates.
Belle Poult: J A Harrison, G II Hodges, E V
.............. [Ellis.
Pursley: J B O'Bryan, W H Seale, R N
........................•..............[Quinn.
Andrew’s Mill: H A Swink, P R Smith. J C
...................................... [King
Board Tree: L N Barbee; J W Irvin, J B
...................................... [Grice
53 Griffin: W B Ellis, j R Welch, R C Bumpass.
56 Spring Hill: J C Matthews, D W Wilkerson,
............................... [E P Garner.
57 Brush Prairie: H C Pitts, L D Hanson, j M
....................................[Coffey.
58 Raleigh: I'N Wilkerson, Will Arnold, W A
................................... [Chestnut.
29 Cross Roads: j A Tullos;“W A Hightower. R
................................[W Crossland.
50 League: W B Goodman, G A Hughes, S L
.................................... [Hunter.
61 Johnson: M M Bryant, W W Mcwilliams, C
................................[B HightcAver
61 Prairie Grove: G W Moore, E B Osburne, w
.................. [H Dunagan.
McCandless: j II Stockard, R -V Bills, T j
.....................................[Burras.
Liberty Hill: w j Coaker, J C Murphy, L A
...................................[Clemons.
Dawson: j R Smith, S R Westmoreland, J F
............... [Simms.
Doter: Thos McDonald, F R Perkins, w II
......................... [vvagley.
Sessions, j T Fortson, M T Edwards, M I'
............................... [Hawkins
Oak Grove: G O Jones, j L Korn, R F west-
......................... [brook.
Patterson: james Taylor, B P Barington, j
.................................... [Moore.
Farmer: G \v Tadlock, H M Hilliard, B
....................................[Farmer.
Cleveland: T R Harv.-eii, 1 j Sheffield, L A
.................................[Dunnigan.
Williams: j L Swink, M M Meazell.........
.................................. [williams.
Purdon: G w F Britton'. O E Highsmith, j A
......... [Gillian.
DeArmon: T S DeArmon, j M Mcwilliams, C
........,........................[C jackson.
Alliance: C Z Tallafaro, E T Tadlock, M L
................. [Berry.
Rabbit Hill: w E Garrett, F Meadow, C j
......................... [Demoss.
Bleached domesict, yard wide, 5cts. per yard; Bleached domestic, free from starch 7 l-4cts. per yard;
Bleached domestic, Fruit of the Loom, Lonsdale and other favorite brands, full yard wide 8 l-3cts. per
yard; Bleached domestic Lonsdale, seconds 7 3-4cts. per yard; Brown domestic, heavy quality, 32 inches
wide 4 l-2cts per yard; Brown domestic, heavy quality 36 inches wide Sets per yard; Brown domestic,
clean smooth goods, yarc wide 6 l-4cts. per yard; Calico, quilting grades 2 1 2cts. per yard; Calico, shirt-
ing, solid colors and good grade dress styles at 5cts. per yard; Calicoes, all the very vest brands made, in
all the new shades and patterns, including the satine deflects, at only 6 l-4cts.; cotten checks 27-inch in
round thread goods, Sets, per yard.
Gingham checks, usually sold at 8-to 10 cts. r>er yark, our price 5cts. per yard; Gig'ham dress styles, off
patterns, 4 3-4cts. per yard; Ginghams dress styles, a lare purchase and all new designs, a bonanza at 7 1-4
cts. per yard, worth 10cts.; 20 pieces cream crinkle seersucker at Sets per yard; Fancy striped cottonade,
a “ripsnorter,” 12 l-2ets. per yard, worth 20cts.; Brown drill 7 l-4cts. per yard, worth lOcts; a big line
of shirting elieviots, from 7 l-4cts. per yard up; table oil cloth, best quality, at 25cts per yard; two
bushel seamless bags IScts each.
WHITK GOODS.
We begin with cross-bar muslin, lets, per yard, and much better quality at Sets., then up to finest
grade at fully 20 per cent, under any prices in the town or out of it. Plain white lawns also begin at
lets, per yard, with gradual increase on each number and we guarantee quality to fit the price. In our
late purchases we secured an elegant bargain in checked organdy, medium and large patterns,well worth
20ets. per yard—a legitimate margin is all we want and marked them at llcts. Call for samples and
compare with other houses. We have everything new, neat and stylish in this department, and a few
moments spent here will save intending buyers some money. Our lines of laces and embroideries are
simply grand, The past week we opened three cases from a large purchase of importers samples secured
a half regular value; as usual with us, our patrons reap the benefit of; a shrewd deal.
Dress Goods.
Figured lawns, good styles, 2 l-2cts. per yard; figured lawns, better width, better goods, better pat-
ters and better colors Sets, per yard; elegant new designs in lawns, striped jaconets and organdies, high
grade goods at low grade prices, range of prices from 6 1-4 to 12 l-2cts. per yrrd; Challies, good cloth
and patterns Sets, per yard; Challies, better cloth and patterns 0 l-4cts. per yard; Challies, late novelties,
7 l-4cts. per yard; N u ns veilings in all spring shades at 12 1-2 to 19cts. Full line of light worsted, Flen-
rietta, and all leading spring fabrics, Gimp braids, Persian braids and all fashionable trimming to match
are in stock. We offer this week a job in half wool buntings, black tans and browns only, worth 18cts.,
at the ridiculous low price of Sets, per yard.
3XT otions.
Belding spool silk is only Sets.; Belding spool twist 2 l-2cts.; O N T spool cotton per doz. 48cts,; Iron
pins one cent per paper; Brass pins 2 l-2cts per paper; Heedles our own importation 2 l-2cts. per paper;
Needles, a mixed lot at one cent per paper; Riek Rack braids 2 l-2cts. per bunch; Dress extenders Sets, a
set; Dress stays, rust proof, 5cts. per doz.; Fancy dress buttons, in every style, size and color, from 2 1-2
cts. per doz. upwards; Pearl buttons, a good quality, but off colors at 2 l-2cts. per doz.; Ruchings in all
colors lOcts per yard; Ladies collars from 2 l-2cts. up; corset steels lOcts a pair; dress shields 15, 20 and
25cts per pair; veiling in all shades IScts per yard.
Hosiery, Handkerchiefs and Gloves.
Childrens fancy hose Sets per pair; Childrens French ribbed in gray mixed, solid colors and black 10
css. per pair. We show a show a seamless stocking in all colors at 12 1-2 cts. per pair, and silk finished
goods in black and colors at- 25ets—would be cheep at 4Qcts. Ladies line begin at Sets, per pair and run
as high as 70cts. per pair. We quote as special values, a Balbriggins at 20cts. per pair, fancies at IScts.
per pair, and solid cofors and black, full regular made at 20cts. Our “Raven Black” hose at 35cts. can’t
be duplicated under 50cts. In gloves we have Ladies Lisle thread in all new shades at lOcts. per pair and
special value extra length 25cts; Silk mitts, black, colors and opera shades at IScts. per pair, worth double;
Extra quality at 25, 35, and SOcts. Our kid gloves at 65cts. per pair, have not yet been matched under
$1.00; at 95cts we show excellent values in blacks, tans and browns, worth $1.25, every pair warranted.
We have a full line of silk gloves from 25cts per paii upwards. Handkerchiefs—childrens colered bor-
ders as good as others ask Sets, each, we give you three for a nickel. At Sets we show new designs in
sheer lawn, worth lOcts., and better grades including scalloped, lace and embroidered corners from lOcts.
to 25cts. Mourning handkerehies from lOcts. to 25cts.
Sundries—Corsets,- a good one for 25cts., and as good as others quote at 75cts. we sell at SOcts; bet-
ter grades in proportion. 500 Bones French corsets at $1.00, worth $1.50. Fans—in immense variety.
We begin with a small cliilds’ open and shut Jap. at 3 for Sets., the regular ten center is Sets., and so on
up the list. Parasols from-25cts. up.
BOOTS AND SHOES. •
Here we are “SOLI D,” and since we have moved from the “two by four” store into our 75 feet front
our sales have increased wonderfully. We have everything in foot wear for all ages, sizes and conditions
of life The 95 cent ladies shoe quoted in our last “ad” was a puzzler; we sold out the lot, but have re-
placed them by a better shoe, secured in our late rambles for bargeins, and quote them at 60cts. per pair.
As companions to this shoe we have a Misses lace kid 8 to’11 at SOcts., and 12 to 2 LOcts. Don’t wait
till they are all gone, We have eqnally good values in ladies’ kid or calf shoes at $1.25, and a “daisy”
dongola soft kid at $1.50, worth $2.00 anywnere. See our $2.50 Dongola kid in Opera and Com. Sense'
last, and match it if you can under $3.50. We have low-quarters and slippers in great variety, from 60
cents up lor ladies and 50 cents up for Misses. We have another shipment of our gents veal calf dress
shoe at $1.00, and our $1.50 seamless shoe is without a par in the State. In finer goods we have a French
calf shoe at $2.50 and a hand sewed ealf shoe at $3.00, equal to any thing aold at $5.00 elsewhere.
■ , CIjOTHING Etc.
The immense business done in this department, leaves the stock rather broken, but we have ship-
ments on the way and will soon be able to meet all demands. Our Leader Jeans pants at $1.00 are still in
the lead and are worth $1.50 any where else. Brown drill drawers at IScts; a good gauze undershir 25
cents; Fancy percale laundered shirt 35cts; a good unlaundered white shirt SOcts; our 75cts unlaundered
white shirt takes the cake—compare them with anything at $1.00. Our special in this department is a
gents’ full regular fancy sock at IScts, broken sizes but well worth 35cfs. Check J ampere from 40cts.
up; overshirts from LOcts. up; double-seated overalls 75cts and up; four ply linen collars lOcts; four ply
linen cuffs 20cts. per pair; Suspenders from Sets up., Etc., Etc,, Etc,
Dr. Wm. Starley of Tyler was
in the city Tuesday as a witness-
in the district court. i
REMEMBER WE BUY FOR CASH FOR EIGHT STORES AHD
SELL FOR SPOT CASH ONLY !
And under no circumstances do we deviate from this rule. West Collin Street is due West, from
Electric Tower and our Establishment is on the Right Side of the Street, Nos 114 116 and 118
H. B. MISTROT & CO,
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Also Marlin, Bryan, Temple, Decatur, Henrietta, Montague and Honey Grove.
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