The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, January 30, 1914 Page: 1 of 10
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BY L. C. KIROAN.
VOLUME XXXVIII
Dexter Hamilton For
District Attorney
In today’s paper will be found
the announcement of Dexter
Hamilton as a candidate for Dis-
trict Attorney of this, the
Thirteedth Judicial District.
That the office is an important
ter finishing the course in the
neighborhood schools and* a
term in Baylor University by
various means he worked his
way through the University of
Texas Academic Department
and graduated in the Law De-
partment of the same school in
1904.
Shortly after locating at Cor-
one
all will agree afid that Mr. «»cana, Mr. Hamilton was elect-
Hamilton is qualified has been
conclusively proven by bis
record as County Attorney of
Navarro county. To represent
properly the interests of the
people in legal battles in the
counties of Navarro, Freestone
and Limestone, it requires a
lawyer, of trained mind and
known ability, for within the
confines of this district there are
lawyers who are so shrewd and
versed in the technicalities and
practice of the profession that,
unless the District Attorney is
able to cope with them and clear-
ly present the State’s case from
every angle, the interests of
society are not protected ana
many a criminal may go unwhip-
ped of justice. Such a man we
believe Mr. Hamilton to be and,
if elected, it is safe to say that
be will throw his whole soul in-
to the work for he is a man of
oeaseless energy, * firm resolu-
tion and undaunted physical, as
well as. moral, courage.
Dexter Hamilton was not born
with a “silver spoon in his
mouth,” but has made his way
from his boyhood home to the
position of County Attorney of
Navarro county by hard work
and overcoming obstacles
which would have disheartened
most men.
Born on his father’s farm,
five miles west of Corsicana
thirty-three years ago; he set
out as a boy to obtain tbe best
education and training possible.
edCity Attorney, serving two
terms, and in 1910 he^as elected
County Attorney, in which po-
sition be is now closing his
second term. Mr. Hamilton’s
administration has been open,
vigilant and faithful and he has
adhered strictly to the princi-
ple of “Equal rights to all, spe-
cial privileges to none,” enforc-
ing without fear or favor the
laws as He found' them on the
statute books. Each year
he has turned over to the
county a surplus alter paying
all the expenses of his office,
includiding his own salary, in
1911 Mr Hamilton was elected
president of the Districts and
Judge Alleged to
applied to me as District Judge
. | of Navarro county, in vacation,
De 111 Contempt f°r an original writ of manda-
tory injunction to place them in
Austin, Jan. 23.—Notice of ci-
tation issued out of the Third
Court of Civil Appeals today to
the Sheriff of Navarro county,
directing him to summon H. B.
Daviss, Judge of the 13th Judi-
cial District, to appear before
the Appellate Court, in Anstin,
at 10 a. m., Thursday, Jan. 29th,
to answer the petition of C. L.
Witherspoon et al, for peremp-
tory mandamus This is quite
an unusual proceeding and
grows out of litigation involving
mineral rights in the Corsicana
oil fi^ld. Judge Daviss had'been
reversed by the Appellate Court
but had refused^ abide by its
orders, accoftfing to the petition
for mandamus, out of which
grew today’s citation.
After reciting what are alleged
to be the facts involved, today’s
petition has this statement:
Premises considered, the appli-
County Attorney’s Association , . . charge and believe
of Texas in recognition of the Ci»'8 Herein cn#rKe and believe
able record he has made in his
present position.
As City Attorney he did well,
as County Attorney he has done
even better and if elected Dis-
trict "Attorney his friends claim
that he will prove one of thei
most efficient officers ever holth
ing that position in this district.
Tbe alarming increase of mur-
ders and proportionate decrease
of punishment for this offense
should cause the people all over
Texas to give more thought as
to who represents them in the
office of District Attorney. With
eight years’ experience in the
prosecution' of criminal cases,
moral and clean in his habits
from youth, vigorous, well
trained and resourceful, Dex-
ter Hamilton would make a Dis-
trict Attorney in whom the peo-
ple could safely rely to present
their side of the case earnestly
clearly and ably.—Corsicana
Daily Courier-Light, Jan. 15.
When in Teague do Not Fail to Visit
THE CENTER
Headquarters for Men’s Furnishing Goods, fine
Tailoring, Cleaning, Pressing
and Busheling
MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED
Send us your SUIT by PARCEL POST and let
*»>, us clean and press it for you.
The Center
fyewman & Roberts
TEAGUE,
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TEXAS.
thut Judge H. B. Daviss, the re-
spondent herein, is in revolt and
rebellion .against the order of
this Honorable Court.” And a
little further dowu it is alleged
“that, be is in contempt of this
Court,”
According to today’s plead-
ings Witherspoon, in 1911, sueu
Staley & Hines, attacking the
validity Of a mineral lease made
by Hines to Staley, to 245 acres
of Navarro county oil lands, al
leging that Witherspoon had a
superior and better title to the
mineral right. On final hearing
Judge Daviss rendered judg-
ment in favor of Staley and oth-
er defendants. It is alleged that
in the meantime Staley et al
sunk as many as eleven wells on
the tract and produced oil
valued at between $40,000 and
$50,000.
Witherspoon appealed to the
Dallas 'Appellate Court but the
case was transferred to the Aus-
tin Court of Appeals, which
Court reversed the judgment of
Judge Daviss with instructions
to render judgment in favor of
Witherspoon as possessing tbe
lease right. Tbe Supreme Court
refused the writ of error, there-
by affirming the Appellate
Court’s judgment.
It is contended in the petition
that only the lease right was in-
volved, therefore final judgment
was entered, bat that Judge Da-
viss had recently refnsed to
grant an injunction against Sta-
leyet a), restraining them from
“depredating” and removing the
oil from tbe laud*. It is also con-
tended that he is inclined to try
the issues again.—Dallas News.
possession of certain very valua-
ble property in this county,
which is involved in three differ-
ent suits now pending on the
civil docket of the District Court
of Navarro county, over which I
preside. On a hearing and trial
had, in vacation, before On Jan.
1914, I refused to grant this
mandatory injunction because
there was no proof showing
Witherspoon et al entitled to the
injunctive right sought.
“Witherspoon et al had the
right of appeal to the Court of
Civil Appeals for the Firth Su-
preme Judicial District of Texas
at Dallas if they thought they
cop id reverse my action on ap-
peal, but they failed to avail
themselves of this right. They
now seek by this suit in the
Court of Civil Appeals for the
Third Supreme Judicial District
at Austin to procure a mandamus
from that Court, odtopelting me
to exercise my judicial discre-
tion in their favor and to deliver
to them possession of this prop-
erty, ousting the other claiments
by a mandatory injunction is-
soed in vacation and without a
trial.
“It is needless for me to say
that I have never intended to be
incontempt of any Court, and
that I am not imrebellion against
any constituted authorities of
any State or Government.”
Result of Saturdays
Prohibition Meeting
Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. &4.—
Results of today’s prohibition
Democratic State conference
were:
Hon. Will H. Mayes adyised
the conference in writing that
he would submit his claims as a
candidate for Governor to any
representative body (if prohibi-
tion Democrats.
Hon. W. P. Lane told the Con-
eention that his attitude wil un-
changed; that is, that he Would
continue in the race.
' Hon.'Cullen F. Thomas, "un-
announced candjdate,” reiterat-
ed bis former statement that be
placed.his ambitions at the feet
of the prohibition Democrats of
Texas. Another conference is
called for Fort Worth, on Feb.
21, to be composed of delegates
chosen by county mass conven-
tions on Feb. 14.—Dallas News.
A Typical
Texas Farm
I have leased the stable in the
rear of the phone office, and will
cpDduct a feed stable. Special
care given to stock left in my
charge. They will be properly
fed and watered. Rates reason-
able. Jim Casey. it.
Peter Radford, in delivering
one of his lectures, told the fol-
lowing amusing story:
The average Texas farmer is
awakened byaConnecticut clock,
buttons his Chicago suspenders
to his Detroit overalls, puts on a
pair of shoes made in Cleve-
land, washes in a Pittsburg
basin, ' uses Cincinnati soap,
dries on a cotton towel made in
New Hampshire, sits down to a
Grand Rapids table, eats break-
fast food from Battle Creek,
biscuits made from Minnesota
flour, Kansas City bacon and
Indiana grits, fried in Omaha
lard, on a St. Louis stove; buys
Irish potatoes grown in Michi-
gan and canned fruit put up in
California, seasoned with Rhode
Island spices; Alls his pipe with
Ky. tobacco, puts on bis hat made
in Philadelphia, harnesses his
Missouri mule, fed on Iowa
corn, with New York harness,
and plows his farm, which is
covered with an Indiana ply
At night he crawls under
Jersey blanket and is kept atfai
by. a dog, peculiarly a Texas
product, and wonders why he
is so poor.”
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To the Farmers Who Want Credit:
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To The Schools of
freestone County
If y°n have been nnable to borrow money from the banka to make your
crops this year, so as to pay cash for your dry goods, groceries and other
supplies, we invite yon to fill out the application below for the amount of
dry goods, groceries and other supplies that yon wilPneed in making this
year's crop and bring or mail Application for Credit to the Fanners Mer-
cantile Company, Teagne or Fairfield, Texas, so Messrs. Lott and Watson
can consider yoi*r desires:
Car
•ley & Robson ^
AUTOS FORJiENT~'~\ JT J:
Three Big Cars
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Cars No’s. 19, 147 and 100
Service Careful Drivers
Reasonable Ct
or
Statement from Judge Daviss to
News Reporter.
Corsicana, Jan. 25.—Asked if
he would like to make a state-
ent relative to the case in which
e4w involved in the Third Court
Appeals, Judge H. B. Daviss
d tonight:
Recognizing the impropriety
of any newspaper discussion of
any pending case before its trial,
I shall not enter into a discus-
sion of the merits of the case of
C. L. Witherspoon vs. H. B. Da-
Viss, District Judge et al, but in
answer to your request, and in
tol’SJprc‘,T ,‘e-‘d""e' ’
These instructions were sent
from the University of Texas to
D. E. Dean, County Director of
the Interscholastic League:
“You should, without further
delay, set the time and place
for your County meet and an-
nounce your program to the
schools, calling attention to the
importance of paying the $1.00
membership fee at once, so as
to get the benefit of the bulletins
and Qther helps from this office.”
There is a considerable list of
instructions which are not here
given, because we think it not
necessary, but the list -of in
structions closes by saying:
‘Permit us to emphasize the im-
portance of planning ybur Coun-
ty meet without further delay,
and also the importance of pay-
ing the $1.00 membership fee
now. It must be paid two weeks
before the contest.”
I have written this letter that
the teachers may know to pay
the $1.00 tee at once. You may
send this $1.00 to me, or direct-
ly to the headquarters of the
Interscholastic League at the
University of Texas. .
I regret, that because of sick-
ness, I could not be with ’ the
committee when it last met in
Teague, but we must have a
great meet, nevertheless.
Yours for service,
D. E. Dean.
Application for Credit :
To the Farmers Mercantile Company,
Teague and Fairfield, Texas.
Dear Sirs:—
Enclosed is my application for supplies this year. I will need about
® ......-........worth of dry goods, groceries and other supplies N» make i
this year’s crop, and for the above amount of supplies I can give as security
.........Mules,...;.,.... Horses, ______ Cattle, ... Hogs,
and my entire crop for this year, on whioh 1 state there is no mortgage,
or lien of sny kind on above mentioned stock in this application for this
year credit.
Signed
Applicant for Credit
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The Mecca Cafe
The good place to eat when
in Teague. Reasonable prices,
quick service, sanitary cook-
ing.
Regular Dinners From 12 to 1 P. M.
at 35 Cents.
MECCA CAFE
Main Street. Teague, Texas.
An interesting lot of locals
were received from Pyburn
this week, but as tbq writer
to enclose real name, we
to use them.
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An Old New York Newspaper Man
was onc& given an eight-volume encyclopedia to review.
In two hours he wrote the most thorouah criticism the
anywhere. How could he do it?
work received ai
because he had reviewed many encyclopedias. He
what to
■ and where to look for it.
we make accurateabetractsquit
i records systematize. We kn<
> there is no “lost motion.”
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Kirgan, Lee. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, January 30, 1914, newspaper, January 30, 1914; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1110329/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.