The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, September 10, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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STEPHENVILLE. TEXAS. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 19ll
by the Stephen-
last Friday night
double column write
one of the best
a musical event
ordinary, because
iber v rendered was
ordinary, some of
' above than others,
above.' The or-
the leadership of
* has shown such
improvement that
>©f us could scarcely real-
gentlemen manipu-
instruments were
* 5 same ones who
ithsago organiz-
nnto an orchestra,
lady member is Miss
ewan, the pianist, and
i is worth her weight
The Stephen vi He Orchestra de-
serves just that sort of a crowd
Whep it puts on a concert
fins i ir i. The personnel of the orchestra
IHHJdL follows: Miss Willie Cow-
go, J. D. Ballaro, Chester Lee,
George Kiker, 0. T. Cline, John
Akey, Mr. Prince, Ben Bassel,
C. M. Jones, Edgar Bibbs, Clar-
ence Sanaing, Rufus Higgs,
JUDGE OXFORD WAS
ON TARRANT BENCH
By reason of an alleged argu-
mentative and coercive lecture to
the jury in the case of Tom Mc-
Gee by Acting Judge Oxford of
the Seventeenth district court,
Tuesday, Walter A. Nelson attor-
ney for McGee, filed a motion for
a new trial Thursday. The mo-
tion was overruled and the attor-
ney gave notice of appeal. Mc-
Gee, Tuesday, was convicted of
assault to murder Charles Wheel-
er of the Acme laundry.
Nelson states in his bill of ex-
captions that the lecture was un-
usual end radical in theextramjy
He states that either consciously
is gold' or unconsciously the jurors were
Tam called for twelve num- co-operate with the court, that it
by the orchestra, clog danc-. necessary for them to make
f Mr. Sauls of Greens
a reading by Miss Katie
song by Mrs. Anaie
vocal solo by Miss Ethel
leading by Mrs. A. B.
and a clarinet solo by J.
and every solitary
richly deserved the tig
of applause lavished by
there was not
chair in the house, but
just a few. Next
us hope the Stephenville
may be greeted by a
:ked that the S. 0.
itveto be displayed.
concessions in order to reach a
verdict, regardless of the convic-
tions of the respective jurors.
In Judge Oxford's lecture to
the jury when they reported they
were hopelpttly disagreed after
hping out nearly twenty-four
hours, he stated that it was their
duty to return a verdict. He
cited as an illustration the fact
o pack
will h
m audience. V Mm _____________________
so that tbla, report (^hat the members of the consti-
tutional convention of 1776 work-
ed for weeks on a federal consti-
tution and after same was com-
pleted that it was a great consti-
tution, notwithstanding the fact
no member of the convention
was satisfied with it Nelson
states that this argument was an
eloquent and forceful anpeal to
of the jurors and
the fundamental
land and was calculat-
ed to and did lead the jurors to
believe that it was necessary to
make concessions in order to
reach a verdict, regardless of the
convictions of the respective ju-
rors, would be “a righteous one
and as everlasting as'the consti-
tution, although no member of
the Jury was satisfied with it”
Another statement made by
the judge in which he declared
that the jury would be well fed
and well cared for during the
week also was excepted to by the
attorney for McGee.—Ft Worth
Record.
• It is not an unusual thing for
an appeal to be sent up from
Judge Oxford!' court, but it will
be out of the ordinary to get'a
reversal on. him., A prominent
attorney here says no reversal
will be granted on the grounds
stated above, in his judgment
RANKER AT DUBUN
DIES SUDDENLY
President A. L. Self of the
Farmers Exchange bank of Dub-
lin died suddenly at 6 o'clock last ]y gift.
Friday morning of acute indiges-
tion.) Mr. Self was born in Ala-
bama Sin 1850. He had been in
the banking business in Texas
for thirty years.
Interment was,made in the
new cemetery at Dublin Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock under the
auspices of the I. O. 0. F. Sev-
eral members of that faternity
from this city attended the fun-
eral.
FORMER ERATHIAN
FATALLY STABBED
A special from Haskell i.last
Friday announced' the death
there on Sept. 2, of W. H. Mann
who was stabbed the previous
morning while in a difficulty
with C. B. Fox. The dispatch
stated that a complaint had been
filed against Fox for murder
but that he had not been appre-
hended; the sheriff had offered a
reward for hit capture.
It is said the dead man was
ice a resident of this county
near Dublin or Lingieville, and
he was k brotherinlaw of Mrs.
Will Keller, who left for Has-
kell on receipt of the sad news.
No further particulars of the
difficulty were given in the dis-
patch than related above.
Births Reported.
Boys to Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Hammons, Lingieville
Marcus Hillburn, Huckabay
Jot Fincher, Huckabay
Will Renfro, Thurber rte 2
Frank Clements, Lingieville
Ed Morton, Duffau
G. T. Sherrod, Hico rte 4.
R. L. Lindsey, Hico rte
M. J. Byrum, Stephenville
Chas. Johnson, Stephenville rte
Joe Seay, Stephenville rte
Arthur Tidwell, Bluff Dale.
Herman Dennis, ” ”
D.'J. Jamieson, S’ville.
Ernest Johnson, ” rte.
Girls to Nr- *nd Mrs.
S. F. Goolsby, Stephenville
J. B. Roberts, Stephenville
Russell Trice, Lingieville
, W. W. Sharp, Lingieville
T. C. Huffman, Lihgleville
Luther Martin, Stephenville
Fred Anderson, Chalk Mtn.
W. H. Lucy, Dublin rte
f J. Nf. White, Oak Dale.
R. E. Cox, Stephenville.
TARLETON BOARD IS
GRATEFUL TO THURliER
Mr. W. K. Gordon, Thurber,
Texas, Dear Mr. Gordon:—“It
is more blessed to give than to
receive”, is a statement from
Holy writ, yet the authorities of
John Tarleton College have cer-
tainly beed made very glad be-
cause of your generous and time-
Thanks to you and your
company we now have enough
first class face brick to finish the
Mareton Fine Arts building for
John Tarleton College. We feel
that this act of generosity will
prove a great blessing to many
young people in Erath and sur-
rounding counties. Further-
more, we feel that this spirit of
giving manifested by you will
inspire the citizenship of Steph-
enville to wake up and do great-
er things for the College than it
has ever done before. Helping
an educational institution, and
especially one that belongs to
our county, should strongly ap-
peal to every progressive citizen
of Erath who is able to give.
We, the authorities of the Col-
lege, thank you most heartily for
your generous donation, and
wish for you and your company
INSTITUTE HAS
BIG ATTENBANCE
NearlyTwo Hundred in Attend-
ance at County Teachers
Institute
Nearly two hundred school
teachers are here this week at-
tending the county Institute.
The program is said to be one of
the best the Erath Institute has
ever had and every part seems
to be in cabbie hands.
The Empire has said before
that our Erath teachers will com-
pare favorably with those of any
county in the state and the per-
sonnel of the bunch for this year
is up to the usual A 1 Erath coun*
ty standard. There are a good
many new faces in the crowd
and many of the former ones are
missing, .they having accepted
work in other counties, some in
’ other states. Wherever they go,
) so far as we have been able to
a very prosperous future.-F. S. leanif teachers from this county
White, Pres, of Board, Jat. F. neariy always make good.
Cox, Pres, of College, John M. •---
Cage, Sect, of Board.
Shortly before pres3 hour
Thursday afternoon the news
comes that Grandma Geren, a
dear old saint whom every one
loves, is very low at the home of
her son T. G. Geren.
DUBUN REVIVAL IS
GROWING IN INTEREST
Read about the big auction
sale of A. E. Martin & Co., in
this issue. Mr. Martin says his
firm is in touch with the leaders
in the horse and mpir fcuslhdse
and there will certainly be some-
Wednesday was a big day in
the revival which Evangelist
Holder is conducting with the
Methodist church at Dublin,
there having been twenty-five
conversions in the two services
that day. The report at the
night service was that 200 peo-
ple attended the cottage prayer
meetings in the city that after-
prove to be one of the most far
thing doing in this sale which reaching ever held in that cit|>
stock raisers cannot afford to
miss. Mr. Martin says these
sales are to be regular features at
his place of business in this city
from time to time.
It was only four days old when
the services mentioned were
held. .
Furnished room for rent, close
in. See Mrs. McD. Reil.— adv.
THE LAST DAY TO
.
it The Boys and Girls for School
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11th.
Ami
what we are offering on that day and the week following. Every article listed is needed in that outfit
ir boy and girl and you can buy it here at a lower price. .
Silk Four-in-hand Ties, 20c
lot just received in medium
patterns. Narrow and wide
lens sample skirts to close
at 50 cents.
composed of Drummers sam-
up to tl.OO. Sizes 14 to 17.
dark patterns. *
airs Boys School Shoes $1.25 to
$3.00
I Ted, and Walton make. Patent
and box'calf.
SBr
and
$1.00 to
id Gun Metal stock
School
But-
. :7.5(UJ25.M
“•ass ji.Kto&oo
Coats for school children ’ ' v'
ssisssv.a»-ii.M
3 good size school nt«
handkerchiefs for............... U DC
Endurance—the guaranteed
stocking. Satisfaction AC.
or money refunded per pr......Zuu
8 Spools of San 2£q
15 yards very best *4 fin
brown domestic .............#|iUU
Good quality Cot-
ton flannel — ......... . 030
a M W
Extra good Cotton
checks, the yard.........
Very best bleached /
domestic; 12yds for.......
Two Bill cases of Gingham just arrived.
All the new patterns in this gingham at
10 cants the yard.
Triangle Hose for Boys and Girls. The
very bast 2 for 25c school stockings on
die market Call for those hose.
35c for Boys Shirts and Blouses
4 dozen in this lot. Solid blue and light
stripes. 8 to 16.
adies Suits
I day by express. You
•:To.tM%*$35.oo!# mt
100 Mens and Young Mens Suits
$3 50 to $7.50.
You will find suits in this lot upto$10.00
in value. Siz** 32 tp 42. AH are 3 piece
suits. Worsted* and cheviots, medium and
dark patterns.
200 prs Bovs Knee Pants 35c to $1.50
/ Sizes 4 to 17. Worsteds, cheviots and
serges.
50c for Mens and Boys felt Hats.
3 Dozen in this lot Gray, black and
brown. Worth up to $1 50. .
200 Boya World-Beater School Suita
$1.50 to $5.00
We would call vour specie I attention to
this line in the $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 grade
6 to 18.
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Hawkins, W. H. The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, September 10, 1915, newspaper, September 10, 1915; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth882398/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stephenville Public Library.