The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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Jeff Ktaox shot himself in ]thc
feaci at the home of his fattoiv'R.
he w&tfWi pjA-^-of
)Wtt>JWH||y Bveping about .
)’clock. A TB-cSlibw target rifle
vas used and the bullet entered
ist behind^ the right ear, pierc-
lg the brain and lodging just
under the skin in tlu* forehead,
fthysieiaa# were hurriedly sum-
moned Bud soon found that he
■was sure to die, though he liuger-
ttd for: several hours after the
tragedy. Funeral services were
held Wednesday, interment tak-
ing plaee in the Canton cemetery.
The deceased was reared in
Canton and was 24 years of age.
He was a hard-working young
man and field in high etfeera by
tdl who! knew him. lie had been
called for physical examination
S;
Willk Point on Wednesday of
Jiis wfiek under the selective
draft aind it is understood that
I fAfrorry about army service is re-
sponsible for his tragic death.
However, in filliitg out his1 ques
tionnaire he ‘placed himself in
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SDAY | NEXT _
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The local board of this county
will furnish* teijjjk Jjfiiite men , and
eleven Regroes in an inrre*<pit
wil| entrain for Camlh Tisivis
in response ♦'#’ a'Veeent dill," the
moyepient to be made .Mdteh^ii
or within a few days thereafter.
Another increment' of negroes |
will be called sometime , in;
April, ffiis movement of negMfis
completing the county’s quota of
nggmes under the first call.
The following white men have
volunteered to go with the incre-
ment to be entrained’next*-Wjeek: ;
John Henry Stewart. Wills Point, j
Jesse Monroe Parker. Wills Point, i
Roy H. Scoby. Wills Point.
Desmond Franklin Nash, Canton.
Pearsoij Cantrell, Grand Saline. I
Uuford C. High. Wills Point. ,
Rqpben Long Reeves, Canton
•> William E.'Whittington, Wills Point.
Willis E Taylor, Wills Point. I
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VOC. XXXVI, No. 15?.
SOME FACTS ABOUT
tick Eradication.
B
ine state law ot Texas. Nenate "
Bill No. 108, Section 9" state* that , 1
Vam Zaudt x-ouuty-, together u%h l U-t5*vl 1
several other ehinitie* ‘afliR-h aV<- ,.8*
bi ’al. much less a meatless day.
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While in the tent witnessing
the performance by the troup
hei;e Saturday* night Chas.
Decker of_/Edgewopd had his
Ford roadster taken from near
the tent. Constable J. B. Lawler
class pne and at one time express i was notified and after a short ^
jCftO himself as being willing an<l time found -a Ford roadster that ft
Thready tb go to the army, 1 Jack, Baldwin and -Dene Simpson jl
- The tragedy was a great shock had come from Wills Point in and fi
to this commiufity and the be-,j they were missing. Jle at oner &
reaved-relatives have-the .svinpa-] suspected that they‘’had taken
thy of the entire citizenship in. the <yar. BaMwin was found at fi
their sorrow’. .; Wills .Point With the" ear ami g
.’ ~tf ■---11— ■_ Simpson was found at Myrtle
MACHINE GIVEN AWAY ’(Springs. They; ..claimed they had
SATURDAY AFTERNOON bought the ear from a man by the
-- | name of Reeves and had a receipt’
fi We will give away a sewing for the money paid. On examina-
li$ajahin* Saturday afternoon bp- jtjon of the ear it was found the
tweep*! and 3 o’clock. The m»-j number on the engine lrad been
Chihe U given absolutely free aij chiseled .off. The two ipeir were morning, stated that .since Dallas
explained in our advertisement, ; brought to Canton and placed in county had adopted local option there
in another column. Every lady in | jail. 1hai* 1,een a dec,ded decrease iu drunV-
the county should call at our
■tore for a ticket before
time.
LIBERTY HARDWARE AND
FURNITURE CO.
WILLS POINT, TEXAS
R. MJHills and family of Min-
fiplfi sbrTi*;. Sunday with the
4 former’s y^iics.
Covert.
Jim Mills and children of
Bdgewood visited F. W. Covert
' and family Sunday.
Break your cold or lagrippe date For county attorney, sub
with a few doses of 66. *v I ject to the Democratic primary.
THE GIBBARD INVESTMENT CO.
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Wills Point, Texas. 0
At<We solicit your abstract business and are prepared to :.i
give^ipu the very best of service promptly. We have thirty- ft
five years experience-in the land ami .abstract business in ji
Van Zandt county and we can save you money on your ab- ft
a tract. fi
| I have a large and well selected
| - stock for ladies, misses and children
| in new poke bonnets and bussel ef- |
| fects. Prices right. I will give a
l 10 PERCENT DISCOUNT J
on all purchases made between §
Monday, the 25th, and Saturday, the 30th. I
{ Bertha Bird I
H WILf.S POINT, TfcXAS ft
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bureau of louaa! industry milraa
TICK ERADICATION, the following statement-e-Alft is
--* ju«t as essential to clear cattle pf
The*stale law of Texas, Senate make cattle raising prof.
liable a.s it in to clear land of tl^
kmj wonthlcN) timber thgt
HOyeral other CftUUnc* ^Ah an- *•* D' *!l .Akire j»*» as long as the
clasijtyl, as Z«Ug,Ouc. shall begin- '"’Kj ,k<* substance fi-on*
the work of systematic tick -erad- *”t‘] ■so.“- as fh'' t*ek takes meat
ifiation uuihu- tiue d*M»etiofi of Ul''' !'*uk frpm the ,cpw. givug jw
| the state liye stogh skuiltto’ ctuu.- no”1,n<? ln return.
■ inisHon on Maireh 1, 1919, whether 8 tlackcr the th*k is tfij*
I ox not tJjfiy^'ifave tiad an cteefion. v' ’rst 1,1 Van /iandt eounty. He
| Those at the head of thesJJnited',J',, observe a meatless
i Htat«;s Bureau of Animal indus-
try, who have had years, experi--
1 ence iu directing the eradication
of the cattle tick; and who direct-
ed it,s eradication from fifty-two
per cent of the previously infvsl-
ed area which bus now been .Lviv!
from ticks and released Loot
quarantine, offer some valuable
suggestions on this subject, which
might be well worthVonsiderimr:
This-is what they say :";Better
results have followed where the.
people have chosen to do tile work
t lee nisei vey i atlo-r’t ban waft amt
he rctpiireil to do it h> law. a> i>
is an attribute of human nature-
to follow rather than be" driven
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roi'XTKY ATTORNEY FINDS
DRUNKENNESS DEUKEtSING
County Attorney Earl M. Greer, in j
talking \ytTh a Herald reporter tills I
_ ennesa ip this county, and that lie
. . , 1 hardly ever has a Case of drunkeune-a
The Herald is authorized to an- ruported to him in the county. He fur-
nounce S. C. (Cullen) McMahon tiler stater that here is a tendency on
condidate for tax collector tlH' Part of th« Juries' of the county u.
stamp out boot-legging, and calls at-
as a
of Van Zandt county, subject to
the Democratic primary.
NEW BIDS REQUESTED
FOR PARCEL POST ROUTE
' Be04m.se of the change in the.
weight limit of parcel post pack-
ages, which took effect March Id.
the government decided ,to,not
award a contract under the prev-
ious advertisement for service on
the parcel post star route from
Dallas to Canton and is advertis-
Mention to the fact.lhat two men ha\0 '^ ^or n'*w bwbi. The.weight limit
(teen sent to Urn penitentiary in the of parcel
1st packages has been
past six months from this county, and, increased from 50 pounds in the
A fire started in the back of t'^° ’'ave been given jail sentences for an,j second zones and 20 lbs.
the Griser Festajirant Tuesday ^,°na w“ag8 ConV!cm,i one Tay “recently; ’l1 t,", tilini tp 70 lbs in the
afternoon but fortuuately was ex- given almost the maximum pun: j first, second and third zones, and
tinguished before serious damage tshmont for selling Hfiuor to a boy in from 20 to 50 pounds in the
was done. , thL community., ^______.,__fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and
„ . . 4l • . . ... ....■ .-H^. .n ™„rn eighth zones. Persons who desire
The Herald s authorized to an-
nounce R.
this community.,
Mr. Greer says that a great majority
! of the cases In the justice court's of
the county, grow out of whisky drink-
L. Carlisle as a candi- mg, and when the time comes, as he
to submit bids
their postmaster.
should consult
believes it soon will, that whisky is
ont-lawed from civilization, there .will
1 be little business for the justice courls
and boys who are now frequently in
j court, ’ causing trouble, embarrass-
ment and expense to themselves, and
fi their parents, will no .longer be suh-
ft jtNlt to the temptations of liquor and
ft therefore will not be involved in petty,
^_vIolaUcms. oil aw... -^r._____..J.gLgll:
Bj The county attorney says: "There is tnick
fi no more clespisalile,. IttexciLablc and ' rpv]or
ft! contemptible business than thal of
37 j boot-legging. It Is a pleasure to me to 'W'v. ,
fi prosecute a bootlegger, and it ii grat-<
ft ifylng to know that the Juries so far Rev. , \V.
ft have backed up the officers in making preacher on
fCtfiat business sb hnprofitableT'as to J ... ,
d finally do away with It.” / I ' ,
•T. 1). Stringer,, cashier of
Ben Wheeler Rank, was in
city today on
•Stmger rejiorts
fine shape. He
Wheeler people
During the tirnj^_,t.io.k eradication
has been goilig on almost cv.-iy
plan concciyalilc has been devi% 11'
and if this play was not the u.us.i
satisfactory, they-would not urge
that it be accepted.
'The .expense c.iii lie gieatly iy
dueed in the county by doing tin-
work this year. Because if it i-
done. at the present time the gov-
ernment will give financial ani
and is now in a position to fur-
nish competent men in the sta’.-
of Texas. When tick erp.lh-tior
become compulsory in U'lll, tlci'
will be sixty-five counties w.hith
will start’the work at the same '
time. Thus, it can be seen tin*
competent help will lie difficult
to secure.
There ate several rcasoi s win
the expense vritFtlre reduced if tin-
work is taken up .a.t tin*, tinw.
The present plan of building vats
is much cheaper to the county
than it will he in a year from now.
The vats now in operation will
nearly all be turned over to the
county gratis, whereas, in one
year from now tilt- county will
have to pay rent on them.
Under the present plan, tbo'-
who have cattle free from ticks
: will not he required to dip them,
the provided they arc kept in pas. '
tin- 4urea free from ti• • ks. Whereas.’"
Musicale.
Saturday, March 9, at the
1 "me ot Mis. M. <'. Foster) Miss
T* X- Latmnons / presented her
pupil- in a musical tea. The color
scheme of veTlow aifd white way
artistically carted out with a prq-
tusion of yellow flowers. '
Du arriving the guests were
met at the door and ushered into
the diving room by Mbs. Fosted
aid Miss Mildred Foster. The two
part program was enjoyed, by
all. during which punch -was
..served. At the close of the pro-
gram Miss Alla Bee Lawlet- was
picscnted with a heautiful boqnet
«>) yellow «!ef white flowt-rs for
''•ndciiug tin- bc-t musical iium-
b.-r. Guests wi re given corsage _
I'oqnets of yetjow jonquits. A de-
licious -alad course Mas scrvs-.l to
tb'n foHovring: JL-s,dames W. I>,
Rodgers. Walter Sides.- Steed,
I’.-ui! Wallace. Lude Siih-s. Irliv
< dii-istopher, c. W. Tull. B.' ii.
McKinnon. St rot Tier. duo. K.-llis,
J-.’wis Kellis: Misses .Janie Weir
and Avis Sides.
Miss Lainmon- was assisted in
.-iiteitaiiiing bv Mrs. Foster. Miss
Mildred Fqst.-r, Misses Hixoil,
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I sses
Watson and Stanford.
J. T. Br.-M'er and wife and
daughter. Mis- Amy, and M1*. R.
L. Gray of Edom fnet here with
tin- Red Gross ladies Saturday
and before going home laid in a
supply 1if Red <Voss material to
be worked up by their society at
Edom.
Sid McCauley, wife and chil-
dren visited Emery Prater And
wife at Garden \ alley Sunday.
Mrs. Plater. returned home with
them and will spend several days
in Canton with relatives' anti
friends. ~ 1
business. Mr.
his section in
says the Ben
are expecting
tilings from fire motor
route established between
and Dallas.—Athens Ke-
ll. Ware, junior
the Canton circuit,
at the old.,Todd Ilill
sclioofTiouse on the fifth Sunday
in this • month. Everyone is re-
KUB-MY-TISM—AntisjoiUic, relievos
Rheumatism, Sprains, Neuralgia, etc. quested to attend these services.
A
under the state la\v referred To
above, which Ix-com- s operatic,-
in 1919, .-venon.'vwill in f :-:i-
cd to dip their cattle wli.-tln-r 01
rot, they are tick' , ’fids T'-a-nui»
one just recently j*ut into use"ami
it is hoped that it will meet \\,*'
.pile appHoyal- of thos,-,,\vli" ha\>-
prevously li-en against tick craii-.
ieation hc-ause they only had a
fcM’ eoM’s M’hii Ii Mere rj a
lot or field free from ticks.
After liavdiig observed. for
more than twenty-five yeats, the
| results of ticks upon Rattle, the
PEP SYSTEMIC PILLS
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NEW IRON COMPOUND
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Nourishes your Nerves
Three Tonics hMDne
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Voiles, f>et yard................................. .60c
Voiles. 40 ihefies wide, woven stri pes and plaids on tinted
RrO.hP'l, I),>r yard........... ...... • • ...........$1.00
Silk Portree, varied, colors, per yard ......... ...........$1.00 ii n
Silk Gingham, beautiful new fabric in assorted colqrs and
deaigns, per yard.................... ... ...........,.. ,76c ft
Woven Tissues, her yard."....... .... .36c £
Fourlard*, mercerized, per yard........ k. ......... ..........Me
For one week We will sell Red
Cross Khaki yarn, regular $4.00
pound value for.........$3.40
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Exclusiv.ii. design* in Spring Suits $22.50, $25.00. $27.50, $30.00,.
$32.50 and $35.00. A beautiful collection iu fitl the leading shade*
of Pekin, Quaker Gray, Tan, Navy, Plum and Green. Ih materials
(twill,'Gaberdine and taffeta.
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A beautiful line Of Satin and Taffeta Skirts in fancy plaids, uol
stripep and fflallfi..;... ...........$6.00 ^o $10.00
SILK BLOUSES New Spring styles of Georgette, Crape de
Chipe and Heavy Wa#h Silk .....$3.78,*$4.00, $8.00 and $8.50
p-
Bucilla Embroidery Packages
35c to $2.00
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■ Vour new Pictorial Review Pat-
terns and Magazine are here foi
you.
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i We aell to Red Gross Chapters,
societies jiud individuals, who are
working for ohr boys, their snp
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Silk Jerseys, all colors, per van!....................$2.60 |
l’laiu and Fancy Taffetas, ppr yard..............$2.00 and $2.60 S
Georgette Crepe, all jhe desired shades. Crepe de Chine, Wa&ll
Satins, Wash Silks, Tub Silk Shirting . . 75c, $1.00 and $2.60
New line of sheer batiste in maeze, pink, bine and white, just the
thing for spring underwear. Also Longscloth 20c to 40e per yard;
handkerchief linen, 35c to $1.50tper yard.
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SILK H0S8 in colors of flesh, brown, black and white
per pair......60c, $1.00, $158 and $2.50
A 110M- line of Gossan! CprsetaVfld Brassier.-S for Spring will be on
display in a few days. This is onr of the best corsets made, recom-
mended by physiciAm.,everywhere.. We have all model-, in pink and
white; medium, stout aud slender.'... A.............$3.50 to $6.60
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Campbell, T. E. The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1918, newspaper, March 22, 1918; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1118972/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.