Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1912 Page: 5 of 8
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Mr. and
med to
EWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS
The Grand Leader
The Fastest Growing Pry Goods Store in Denton Co
of
Lnper returned from
hIx
Rhine
i.uper of bah
Albert
is in Penton.
The Grand Leader
Sanderson
returned
West Side Square
Denton, Texas
highly re-
Den
POWER OF MUSIC.
w th
THAT OLD-FASHIONED LADY
HE GOT THROUGH THE GATF
I>en.
i isit
were
the
lawn
Den-
from
a guile-
• ‘■k
bin.
1r
v in-
Mrs.
vis-
Fort
from
for
in Galves-
is
visiting in
it.-d
FOUND STEAM PIPE USEFUL
THOUGHT HE MEANT TRIPE
Its Orig-
had
noth
ly r<“
‘’Oil.'
Is
k Ul'
ONE MAN BASEBALL.
on
Fort
tn
han
R.
Tti-
Ice
for
RHAP THE ADVERTISEMENTS
♦ -on
Empty Barrels
The
Fruit Jars
The Bain
In
bar-
Galveston
in
the
Jo.bn
com-
same
H
J
Key and
Tuesday
brother
friend'
of Bar
brother
to
skin
fra-
Life
The
I tote-
tone'
I that
Miss Buna Coffey
ana visiting rslatves
here from McAllen
« life
Men
than
o» :i
oft.
and
and
carbo magnetic
the best razor un
gone
v. ill
good
iron
* de
at th.
ffain.
I ha<!
Ic hl-
Iph h.
I '•«
I' e
Ro t»e
lebow
pe of
r «op
qusr
strain from
a wilderness
a Dutchumn
q one
Gn-
aw of
w Nt.
find
him-
Mr. Pritchett returned to
Texas.
that tlie fish were not for sale, and my
proffered coin had no persuasive po-.v
«a th-
ia for
■kt tn
■rouid
Nero •
tas of
who
experience in
a very large
r bad
kt b-
"I gave him ju»t what you told ro«
to." shouted Mrn Milla Into the doe-
top's beat ear. "nothing In the world
hut tripe."
of
parents;
O. M. CURTIS
Drugs and Soda Water.
the Hoys’ Corn
Tomato dub at-
Denton .Inly 27.
the conve-
household.”
Privileged to Carry In Our
Memories.
Gillette Safety Kazor
plete for 15; blades for
50c set 'of
of Krilai
Tou canno’
Capital $50,000
Surplus 50,000
A Wordlsss Conversation That Made
Two Strangers Brothers.
An instance of music forming a ba»e
>f conversation between strangers each
Ignorant of the other.'a language is giv
I __ ta.. Q VoI1hh.1i i si "Tha Tllk’PT
Mrs. Mills' Sadly Misled About Hus-
band’s Diet by Deaf Old
Family Doctor.
100 pairs of Women’s
Pumos and Slippers at
one-^alf nrice.
The Williams Store.
“1 applauded. whereat the Uttlr Hal
inn produced a has of tobacco. We ant
down oil the rocks mid smoked togetb
•»r. balding a wordless but perfectly bi
tcili^.ble con vrrwtiiHi of pleasant
E. C. Buell is in Amarillo
Niziu Cade returned
To the Nan Who
Shaves Himself:
Resourceful Chicagoan Tampered
With the Truth, but Made His
Point, Just the Same.
grim
"That night hail Hnh for supper
1 got them for v song. or.
whistle. One immortal
Verdi poorly nhlstl-d in
had made un It:.Hau and
brother. "
hind
w in
my*
n th-
italn
i and
tbor
Farmers Imp. & Vehicle Co
"Suddenly one of rhe tittle Italians
dropped ills rod. -.tood up to his full
height, lifted his arms very much after
the fashion of an orchestra lender and
Joined in with me
"1 stopped because I saw ‘hat he
could-whistle He carrird It on with
much expression to the last" thin note
with all the ache of the world in it
And then lie grinned at me
ARGYLE NEW”.
ARGYLE, July 30—Rain is badly
needed In this section
Mrs. Byron Horton of Roanoke Is
here.
Aunt Folly Davis is reported as
no better. ’ ' 1
W. C Frazier, J. A.-
Bob BoytaR Mrs. C. G.
Grandma . Cogtail. M as
local agent
Prairie Mound
was in Fort
J. F. Raley & Co
THE DRUGGISTS
Middle of Block, South 8 de
hotiey that's sure enough honey
in the comb a* Turner Bros., phones.
1.
Mr. Milla was ill, and Mrs. Mills
sent post haste for the deaf old family
doctor, 'who. responding promptly to
the call, looked Mr. Mills carefully
over iftid decided he w as not going to
die that time As the physician took
-Ilia leave, Mrs. Mills followed him out
Into the hall. "Dr. Grimes," she said
"how about Albert's diet? You didn’t
tell me wbak I should give him to
eat! ’’
The doctor, who had his deaf aide
toward his Interrogator, mistook ber
question for an inquiry as to the na-
ture of Mr. Mills disease and replied
gruffly and shortly: "Ob, stomach,
stomach—nothing but stomach."
“Dear me!” thought Mrs. Milla, who
is not a subtle reasoner. "I suppose,
of course, he must mean tripe; It's a
singular diet, but perhaps Albert s die
ease Is singular.”
Next day when the doctor, called he
found the patient much worse, and at
once laqutreU what he bad bad to
Mrs.
Is here,
. J' F
* Visa
visiting
J. H.
Burk, Jim and Afa
are visiting in Alvarado.
Miss Mattie Kaynes is in Krum,.
M ss Haydee Morgan
was here.
Mrs. W. B. Hinkle of Riverside Is
here.
J. M Wood and children return-
ed to Start.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley are in Gal
veston.
Tom Judge was in Fort Worth.
Homer Taylor was in Fort Worth
Mrs G. B. Lane is In Ringgold
I’epys as a diarist we all know, but
I Pepys aa an advertiser la unfamiliar.
' An advertisement from tbe London
Post Boy of May T. 1700. reproduced ia
' "Notes and Queries." gives a Hat of
i articles stolen from bta resWewe near
Ixdeester square and offers a reward
uf 5 guineas for their recovery. It in
Interesting to note tbe changes In spell-
ing wrought by a couple of centuries -
"puortmantle trunk." "broadcloath
coat." “black-silk wastcoat" and "two
«ilk hsndkeehtefs. red and blew."
There were also -four laced week
clothes." Wbst were they--collars In
an early stage <»f evolution7— Liudon
j t'hronicla.
. qaently placed tu a position that makes
I him wish be hqd not been ao hasty
Qua man noticed that tbe friend with
whom be wan walking had drawn very
- J. A Pickens and family
$erv from Fgrt Worth.
. Rev. and Mrs Carder are
gUCHi.-, of relatives at Aubrey
T. A. Jasper was here from
in
a
‘■'I! be under the
E. McRae, ‘state
has
the
per-
Mlssea Gertrude and Mar e Cobb
in Dallas
T. N, Dogan returned from
visit with her daughter, Mrs. H.
Hatcher, at Fort Worth.
Mrs. Hugh Bel! ad children have
^Bturned to Gatesville after a visit
HVith her parets. Mr ad Mrs Smith.
■ Joe and Ed Smith ave returned
-to Memphis after a visit with their
■irenti.
E Lit.ie Migs Gladys Chambers vis
Hped with relatives at Denton.
■ John Simmons waK here from
fflbenton.
Uncle Tom Young has been sick.
■ Miss Ella Saunders returned to
l^beton
I Misg Helen Spencer has returned
j»ifroiu Dallas.
F Miss Allee l>>er returned to Fort
Eyorth after a visit with Miss Edna
Cowan.
E-iiaa Gladys Fox returned to
ton
K; T. F. Jasper was here from
One Man Discovered That
Inal Purpose Wai by No
All It Wai Good Fo
Saves time, saves money,
saves patience and escapes
the dangers which lurk in
unsanitary barber shops
We haw- everything wh'ch
that man needs or can " '
use for when he shaves
self.
THY: KITCHEN
It’s always wanting something —
the skillet, the pan or,something of
tbe sort, worn out.
do better than to read the hardware
ada in today s paper Some adver
tiger may be rnaeing price induce-
ments for you to buy of him. Read
the ads
Raz-- Strops, lather
brushes, mugs, soaps, etc.
After shaving you will
find Lavender cream a great
comfort, very sooth ng
tender faces eases all
irritations^—pure and
grant. 25c the bottle
j "Tea." replied hie friend
Tbat’w why I thought he
I hu»“— Teeth’s Comnaalo*.
I "There sre some of
, nlences of the modern
! said a man who has nearly all th*
J comforts of home, that may be put
I fo uses for w hich they never " ere In
-tended, in several months of the year,
| at any rate There is in my dining
j room a nicely gilded steam pipe that
’ runs from floor to celling, and it is
J hot to the touch. Heat has many
I uses, and the heat that exudes from
i that steam pipe has served me in un
; expected ways. I once tried to open
jaw ink bottle the cork of which, mads
; of glass, was so tightly wedged In
jthat no ainomt of force I cduld applv
' served to dislodge It. I held the bot-
i tie to that steam pipe for a fyw min-
utes, and, the problem of phvsics
■ working finely, that cork came out in
a Jiffy. But, better than that, one*
afternoon while reading a newspaper
I experienced a sudden attack of luis-
■ bago, and. as al! tbe folk were out
and I had no other means at hand, 1
i removed my coat and waistcoat and
sMied up to that steam pipe and
, glued my back to the hot cylinder.
and, the pain disappearing in a short
j while, T found the thing had all the
• beneficent virtues of a hot water bag "
LEWiSVILLE NEWS.
LEWISVILLE. July »j.—Mrs. C.
Tboinag hag returned from
logs
Misses Juliaetta and Rita Cobb
•turned from a visit with relatives
1 Fr sco.
Misses Ola Stever and Florence
returned from ->enton where
attended the Normal
M. Jaeobsen Is the guest
at Hereford.
Mrs. Holcomb have
to their home at Muskogee,
after a visit with Y. 8 Ready
Kate Wilson returned from Sherman
Mrs. Sam H Sullivan and children
of Denton are here while Mr. Sull -
vim has gone to New Mexico on
business
Miss Ida Mae Doug’.as gave a lawn
i■arty™Friday i ixht.
Mrs. E. L. Berry gave a
party in honor of her niece. Little
Mis8 Irene Jones of Sherman.
M sses Young and Hearn returned
t.> Mabank afte- visiting Miss Jewell
Rice.
Misses Allie and Erma Chambers
■will return to Decatur tomorrow af
ter visit ng Miss- Gwen Chambers.
Miss Minnie and Audrey Dunn are
hblLe from Denton.
Rev and Mrs H. J. Matthews and
Mesdames Dunn, Vaughn. Yeatts.
Marshall Nance and Noble were
among those who went to Buckner g
Orphan Home Thursday.
Mrs. Miller and Miss Lucile visit-
ed n Celina.
”r and Mrs. Ross Compton have
r-turned from Micsourf and are vis-
iting! here before going to Nocona
Coleman is in Paint Rock.
Ruth Haughton of Dallas
here.
Helm of Drop was here
' ‘‘ Youngblood
Just recehed sotbc fresh South ;
Texas comb honey. Include sonw of j
it n ybur next order. Phones <•
TURNER BROS..
Everybody loved that old-fashioned
lady. And I find almost everyone past
forty has. at the back of bls mind,
vivid impressions regarding ber and
the social life of which she was the
center. One remembers the atmo
sphere of that day as one remembers
the blueh roses and'spicy pinks of old
gardens Even yet there are garden*
where blush roees grow, and I know
some women not yet old, and a few
young girls, whose mere presence
serves today to reproduce that at
mosphere She was dauntless and
sweet, that old-fashioned I-ady, witty
but tender; as notable a housewife
as a hostess, full of gentle concern
for others, with a mind ever at leis-
ure for their affairs, and a heart
whose sympathy was Instantaneous In
their service. She stimulated and she
soothed Fine, complicated and inter-
esting as the old lace and finely
wrought gold she delighted to wear,
she w as a very precious piece of per
celaln The brilliant, soft daguerreo-
type that has preserved tar-early like-
ness for us did not idealize Cig- i
yond her Just due. Perhaps tl\ In
innate secret of her Influence wae tbe
Impression she gave of one whose
heart is fixed, one whom the world can
no longer harm —The Atlantic
's
I Roy Barter and
Simmons, __ _______
Cogdell, yard,
u o. Masters has returned from
Kentucky.
Mrs. Ed Osteen d:ed Monday In
Fort Worth and was- burled hfire
Mrs. A. J. Wharton and daughter
Substantial growth has inaiked our store from n» start f he
people of Dcnfon county who have traded I ere realize the
saving that we make them on dry goods purchtses We have
some mighty good bargains now—many at' buying ilnm.
We invite you to Coinc in and sec for yourtclt the good* and
prices.
•AJIUMH NEWS
SANGER. July 30—The elect on
here went off quietly.
Dr. J. Frank Norris of r°rtjy°rth
make a pollllcal speech here Friday.
A meeting began at the First Bap
tint church Sunday. Rev Ws ght of
Missouri Is lonductlns ths services.
Mis« Jewel Rice snterta ned In
honor of the vlstns grls.
Frtd msjvssr of Justin ’is ted
Mlsreg Max. Marie, Minnie phd
bites. Don't you see he's musalcd!”
— - ------* —— calmly,
couldn’t
Griffon’s
nt eed
tbe market, |j.5O.
Keller.
Ether Turner of l>< niou is
relatives and friends her-.
Erma Newton and daughter
have returned to their homo in
Fort Worth after a visit to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Fred Caddei is here from Paris,_
Miss Johnny Bel! Talley of Den-
ison ig visiting her sister, Mrs.
John Ratchford.
Mrs. Bob Dyche was in Denton.
Mrs. Josie Caddei of Mangum.
Ok., visiting her daughi-r Mrs
Grover Henderson.
Mr. Norwood was here from Pal
las Tuesday.
Miss .Cythta James is visiting in
Fort Worth.
Kathleen Tobin is very si'k
the fever.
Mrs. Somther of Denison iK
ing here.
R. H Ezell was In Denton
Mrs. C. A. Ph ilips of Denison is
visiting relatives and friends here.
Lovie Taylor is visiting relatives
and friends here.
Mrs Logan Mann and family of
Belew were tn Aubrey Tuesday.
Mrs. C. E. Phillips and ch idren
Oklahoma City is visiting her sister
Mrs. Emma Ashley.
Miss Vernia McKn gh: of Pilot
Point was here Sunday
PARVIN NEW*.
PARV1N, July 30.—M 8s Gertrude
Millar of McKinney is visiting Miss
Greta Millar.
W. P. Ferguson of Prosper visit-
ed his s'ster, Mrs. N. J. Rue.
Mrs Clara Bell of Prosper
visiting her mother, Mrs I>ewis.
Mrs. C. S. Millar is in McKinney.
Mr and Mrs. Clayton Wheeler
••ent to Celina.
Mrs M. C. Taylor of Navo and
M ss Mollie Hodges of Denton visit-
ed Mrs. N. J Rue.
Miss Mae Nance of Sanger Is
itlng Miss Ethe, Couser
Epps Hawkins left Thursday
Oklahoma.
Miss Lizzie Gorden of Aubrey
visiting her sister, Mrs. Tom Carroll
Mrs J. A. Peek, who has been
sick, is reported some better.
Miss Anna Lee Harris of Denton,
who visited Miss Belt Smith near
Prosper, is here the guest of Misg
Bertha Naugher.
The W. O. W. picn c at Parvin
will be held August, 8. Everybody
Is invited to bring full baskets.
fulness ” said iti envious New Yorker.
“An exile from khat city wished to see
his wife off- on an eastern train that
positively r-fuses admittance to the
piatform without a H< k< i He accom-
panied his wife to tile gate
'"’Just wait around on the platform
a few seconds.’ he said, and I 11 come
through and help von arrange your
luggage.’
" ’You can’t g<> through
R H. Esell,
J. N. Henderson w*s in Dallas
Tuesday, m u • .
Mr. and Mrs. Jack ' Graves of
West Pra rle are here on a visit to
the family of W. M. Keen
I W. M. Dyche, J. A. Brewer, J. L.
Cantwell, J. W. Allen, H. G. Mub-
I grove, Tom Powledge, T. H Han-
nah, N. H. Crawford, W. C. Hannah,
Jim Byrom, G. G. Henderson, A.
Alien, John Wilson, C. Knapp, Dick
Mannery, Charley Hodge and Fred
McCormick were in Denton Tuesday
to hear Gov. Colquitt
Bas Caddell] is visiting here from
Mangum, Okla.
Mr. McCage was in Shrman Sun.
day.
Miss Mary McIntosh has return
ed from Denton.
Mrs H. Newton, who ha< been
visiting the familv of J. I Cleve-
land, has returned tu Wm o
Mr. Rob nson xnd fan i ' .
it'ng In
Miss
vis'tlng
In this issue appears the adver-
tisement of the International
Insurance Co. of St. Ixiuis, Mo
International has been doing busi-1
ness in Texas four years and has
H>l:y lomnlled with tbe Robertson
law passed by the legislature in
1906 and which wa8 the d rect rea
son for the withdrawal of the
large Eastern companies.
Tbe International's business
Texas and the organization of
atrong field force
direction of Wm
agent at Waco. Texas,
had many years'
field and who is
sonal producer
The Company’s
this terr tory is Lod V. Robertson
ltdiw
Rev. Thompson and C. B. Davis
have returned from Garza
The Junior League gave an
cream supper Friday night.
Mesdames J. W. Medlin and R. A.
Cpwenth were in Denton.
Mias Louela Brigman has gone to .
New Mex'co.
John Lane and dati’htcr ret un-
Miss Ethel Cleary of Dallas is the
guests of ber grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs Woodrum.
'StiW’M’i.' Miss Edna Cowan visited at Fort
Worth
' W E. Durbin was here from Den-
ton. '
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Thomas and
s |ittle daughter were in Dallas
: Miss Prue Keesee was in Dallas
Tom MeKinney and family re-
' turned from a visit at Little Elm
• 1"
brandishing a baby's milk liottje in the
face of the astonished gatekeeper
" 'For heaven's sake, let me through.'
lie sail! 'I put this in my pocket at
the last minute and my wife has
off and forgotten it. The baby
starve to death if she doesn't get
"The guileless New Yorker,
lacked sufficient wit to see his
wife and three small children
gasped in sheer envy, while 'he child
less Chicago man, using a tuiik battle
ns a harmless weapon fought his way
through to tbe platform "
AUBREY NEWS.
AUBREY, Tsxse July 11.— Hen
ry Lanford wa« in Dallas.
Geo. M. Hopkins, Ed ’
Fred Bottorff were here
from Denton.
R D Looper was
NUNN» DALE XEWS.
SCNNYDALE, July 90—0.
Roach and family vis ted relatives
neky Argyle.
There was singing at Alton Sunday
Several from here visited Buck
ners' Oprhan Home Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. ohJn Freeman of
Young cotfnty visited his sister. Mrs.
O. V. Roach.
Bud Bennett of Corinth was here.
Several from here went to Denton
iSaturday.
M bs Ira Freeman of Argyle vis.
here
•■still wanting those li-li 1 lingered
I carelessly whistling the while a strait,
rtrom an opera 1 had one' Iteard I
I some reason or other that strain had
fbeen in my bead all day 1 got up ir
' the morning with it; 1 had whistled It
during the tight with the heart wind
The Kl<i called it rluit dago tun* I
Officer*:—
W. T. Johnton, Pres
A. D. Turner, V.-Pres.
L H Schweer. V. Pre*.
H. F Schweer, Cashier
W F Woodward. AsatCash.
Jack Chriatal. Asst Caah.
Directors: W T. J<»hneon.
F. Schweer. L. H. Schweer.
E Wilton, A D. Turner.
Bailey, J. C. ChriMl, Jno.
•...
Fr day night under an arbor
A.vin M. Owsley spoke htrj Wed
nesday night.
J. B. Grubbs is building a wagon
yard.
Frank Mart.n is visiting u Cle-
burne.
Mr. and Mrs. R. McGee >»t Lewis
ville visited here.
Miss Grace Sanderson is visiting n
Justin. /
Mr and Mrs. J. C. Chambers re-
turned f’-oin Irt’w’s' ille
Miss Selina
Coll nevi lie.
Mrs. R. If.
Worth.
Mr. and Mrs ___
las are visiting here.
Miss E'hci Padgett ...... ...
Mrs. W. H. Wilson Ijaa gone to
a sanitar uni at Fort Worth.
J. J. Egan is sick.
Mr and Mrs. 1. Donald of Justin
were here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Luped return-
ed from Mineral Wells.
The Baptist Ladles' Aid soicety
visited Buckner’s Orphan Home
Earl Cox and Miss Lillian Davis
and Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
were in Sanger.
Miss Bessie Barnett
from Plain view.
John Jones, an old and
spected citizen of Krum, died Satur
day. He had been a citizen of this
county for thirty-five years' He was
85 years old. His sons, W. A.
Jones of Palo Pinto, L. D. Jones of
Frankston, J. H. Jones of Mt En-
terprise, and J»is daughters, Mrs O.
J. Chism, Mrs' C. C. Cofer and Mrs.
V. E. McGee of Krum and Mrs. C.
C. A. Longford of Mt Enterpr se
attended his bedside. C, C. Cofer
conducted the funeral services and
interment was made in tbe Bolivar
cemetry.
. J. F. Ford of Decatur was here
8. H. Hosk!nB of uenton was here.
Clarence Langford of Sherman
Ed Langford of Celina and Mrs. W.
E Lamm of Haskel] attended
funeral of their grandfather,
Jones.
Miss Emma Lamm returned
Haskell.
Rev. Truitt of Dallas is here.
BARTONVILLE NEWS.
BARTONVILLE, July 29 —J.
Chambers, Jr., returned from
visit with his sister, Mrs. J.
dimmonk of Denton.
T. B. Breeding was n Denton.
Mrs. Sarah Gibbs entertained a
few of her young friends Thursday
night.
Henry Barker, a well-known boy
of thia community, and Miss Mamie
Woods were quietly married Sunday
afternoon, Rev. Keith of Argyle of-
ficiating.
W. A. Chambers and wife visited
her aunt, Mrs. A. C. Wilkerson of
Justin.
West • There wag a social given by Will
Simmons and wife in honor of Mias
. Ethel Simmons of Denton.
j Joe Taylor and wife visited her
, uncle, Will Claibourne and wife near
Justin.
I Grady Garrison of Denton visited
I her father, W. B. Garrison.
Jack Jeter of Grapevine Is visit ng
hig brothers George and Joe Jeter.
BUI Matthews made a business
trip here Friday.
Mrs Neal Wilkerson ia on the
sick list .
J T. Lewis visited their daughter,
Mrs. Brockett, of Denton.
Willie !<arkin of Just n visited
his cousin, Mrs. W. A Chsmbers.
Mrs. iiomer Gibbs and little son
Gilbert left today for a ten days’
pleasure trip.
Mrs. Lnura Brown <s visiting her
brother in Wise county.
J. R. Chsmbers and wife visited
her brother Alpheus Porter of
Waketon.
Lem Parker was in Denton.
’ Johnale and Ollie Calvert of
Waketon were here.
M. F. Brown visited bls son»
Fort Worth.
anything to say you'd better say it
now.'
"’That's all right, said tbe Chicago
man i'll be there.
The Bain leads, the othera follow, and the price
ia.no more than the other standard make of
wagons Let us figure with you.
We also sell the Superior Grain Drills, Enter-
prise Buggies, Success Sulky Plows, Canton Disc
Plows Elwood Standard Hog Fence and the Ba
ker Perfect Batbed Wire. * L
We appreciate your business and you will find
that the quality of goods which we handle are of
the best. Give us a trial.
Empty Coca Cola barrels,
heavy oak ones with eight
hoops, each 7 Sc. Alcohol barrels
— slightly heavier and better
grade, each $1.00
Empty frail jars- good, heavy,! . •
serviceable glass jars, half gal- i Tn* man who acts on faapulse la fr*
Ions, per dozen 7X. '-------- **'“*^ «“* m*k«
Have only limited number
rels and jars. Order early
_______________Mrs H
Onstatt arc hare v'slting Mr.M4.Mra.
as It Might Bo Plgyod
One of Mars' Moons.
According to Professor F. It. Moulton
of the University of Chicago, one man
Is all that would lie required to play
a baseball game on Phobos, one of the
two moons of Mars, provided the mau
could live in a place without atuioa
pberc ’ Professor Moulton described
the manner of play in addressing a
, churcb society on the "Earthtlke Plan-
ets." ’
! “Our one man team would first take
the position of pitcher," he said, "and
throw the ball horizontally, lhe ball
would go all the way around, the moon
He would then have time to get a bnt
and strike nt It If he missed it be
could take his three strikes, then put
on tils mask, gloves and chest pro-
tector and catch hlinseir out when tbe
ball came around tlw fourth time
"In ease he hit tbe bail and It bound
ed he could play the part i»f an infield
er by picUpg the ball np ss it came
tioiindiug wound the moon. He then
eould throw to first ami catch himself
out on the base as the ImiII came aronnd
again. If he hit a fly in place of •
grounder he might draw on his glove
and. playing the part of the center field
er. catch himself out. A strong batter
might make a home run Thia would
j mean that be struck the ball so bard
' that It went beyond the attraction of
this moon and struck on the planet
Mars. It would be what we call ’over
tbe fence.' ’’•-New York World.
WAKETON NEUS.
WAKETON, July 80.—On account
of the continued hot and dry weath-
er the cotton croc is deteriorating
very rapmly We have had a drouth
of .six weeks duration.
A. M. Buckner and family visited
in Tarrant countv this week.
Mrs. Bennett of Fort Worth
ited Mrs. Hobbs of th s place.
Mr. Schappau] of Bartonville
ited friendB here..
The members of
club and the Girls'
tended the rally at
Where they were entertained by thh
Chamber of Commerce. They rport
It as an enjoyable occasion,
D ck- Singleton is visiting his old
home in Georgia.
Fay Calvert s visiting relatives in
Lewisville.
At the pr mary convention held
here Saturday J. R. MeCn-less and S (
0. Hudson were e»actd delegates to
the ocunty convntion.
W. W Roberts was in Dallas on ,
business, makln? the trip in his auto
Grandma Porter of Johnson county
is visiting her son, A. Porter.
John Dillard of ~
visited his parents here
Edith Calvert s visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Wilkerson, near Justin
W. M. Bhidges and daughter
Alice were here from Denton
Otis Addington and family
Txarkana are vfs'tinc his
here.
J. it. Chambers and wife
tonvilie visited the latter's
A Porter here
Clifton and Bessie Whyburn visit-
ed the fam'ly of .1 W. Swart near
Denton.
Sam Calvert had on exhibition
some open cotton bojls it being un-
usually early for cotton to be open
ing.
PLAIXVfKW NEWS
PLAINVIEW, »i.tv 30.—Tbtasb-
ing <s almo’’. o»sr here.
Henry Riek, who haa been sick, is
improving.
Wil] Mat.ucws »eturned to Deui
•on after viriting A. O. HudgiM.
Don Matherton and wife returned
from Hwwklna.
W. V. Barnett and wife ar* vlx-
ttlng hi« parent* at Hereford.
Born to Hub Sinclair and wife, •
boy.
Rev. Anderton and family will
mov» to the pastor’s home here thlg
First
National
Bank
Among those who went to Buek-
ner’t Orphan Homo Thursday were
Misses Grace Holmes. Kathryns
Blsoop, Mr. and Mrs. Whitlock. Her-
bert Herr n< and wife and Rev. Hor-
ton and family. „
Riley Caddei Is visiting st Hollis,
Ok.
Mrs. Frank Reed, who ba„ been
visiting her s'ster. Mrs. A. 0. Hud
gins, returned home to Collinsville.
Ala.
KIRUM NEW».
KRUM, July 30.—Miss Eva Kir-
by returned from Ringgold.
R. H. Rhine was in Williams
county
Clifton Stout of Oklahoma City
visited his parents here.
H. L. Shifflett was in Denton.
The Baptist meeting began her*
" Miss
Mon.
ra Aunt Willie Pennington has re-
Htorned to Mineral Wells.
M ss Della Aired was in Haslet.
K ; Misses Martha and Fay Lar.un
Karp visiting in Fort Worth.
H. E. Davis is in Oklahoma.
B Miss Shirley of Haslet v sited
yf-G. C. Butler.
Frank Larkin returner!
K Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Upp were
k ton.
Miss Maggie Kendall is
S&‘Cleburne.
Dan Brown and daughter of Fort
Worth v si’ed Mrs. Z. J. Harmonson.
Joe Jarrell returned to . Corsicana
Mrs. Cowan is visiting in Fort
I Worth. *
Mrs. Julia Pool and children are
in Carrollton. '
WlIlTe' AhU J’btrnkr'e Wilson were
In Fort Worth.
Gladys Matheson of Krum
"Wiien all ie said and done Chicago
en by John S. N'elluiidl In "The River i people can beat lhe world in resource-
and I." While on tbe .Missouri in a
canoe with some companions they cam.' '
to a place w here tbe G reat \ortl;< ;:j
railroad touches the river for the
time for 500 miles. Here they saw
two Italian hands whiling away their ,
Sunday with fishing rods
"I went ashore, hoping to tiny souie
fish Neither of the two could speak
English, mill Italian sounds to mo
merely like an unintelligible singin"
ROANOKE NEWS.
ROANOKE. July 30.—J. E. Hor
| ton and family visited in Alvarado j
i A crowd of young people spent j
[Monday on Denton creek '
1 Mrs. Helms was in Fort Worth. _ ...............
Mrs. Mason of Denison is visiting ' •^"'visit ng here.
John Crueg has completed a nice
. cottage for his sister, Mrs. A. Cal-
from|lahan.
i A protracted meeting will begin
from,at the Christian church August 2.
elder F. L Young w l] conduct the
services.
Mrs. L. T. Fox and children re-
turned to Denton after visiting here
Mrs. Ella Hawkins and daughter,
Mrs. Geo. Tarpley of Texarkana and
Mrs. tlobt. Mitchel] of Denton, vis-
ited relatives here.
Mrs. F M. Hart returned from
Dallas
Eugene Hale, Edna Jones and A
W. Martin’s children are sick.
T. M. Greer is prospecting
West Texas.
W. P. Wilkg is visiting relatives
Moore, Ok.
JUSTIN NEWS.
JUSTIN, July 30—Mrs. H. H. Ro
|^ffers Is Sick. n
Kfe John Harmonson was in Denton.
Hattie McDaniel was in Den.
I LITTLE EIJH NEWS.
I LITTLE ELM, July 29—Crops are
J suffering for rain
I Oris Gunstram of Arlie is here.
i Grandpa Kill'agsworth is very
sick.
8. I,. McReynolds and fam
timed from Woodsboro.
Mry Sr<a D •■’I.’n o' i iloi
..... relatives here"
i.-ielly < ’ Denton
here.
Mrs.
Mis8
Carlsbad
Miss Beth Washing returned
the Denton normal.
L. C. Edwards was hare.
Mrs. W. L. Cornwell ftnd Frances
Howe was in Fort Worth.
J. R. Cade was In Dallas.
J. H. Seagraves was In
Worth.
Mrs. ft A. Cowan Ig vis ting, in
Oklahoma.
Mrs. R. B. Foster and daughter
Etta are in Oklahoma.
Miss Lorena Thompson of Cle-
burne are visiting Miss Una Brand.
John Scott of Justin w«8 here
Mr. Neely Is building a jMkt cot-
tage in South Roanoke.
J. R. Bourland Ig putting up a
brick building adjoining hta lumber
____________ Harpole,
Tom Aired and. J. Crawford were in
Denton yeaUrAaXi . ,
Mrs. A Jasper Is visiting In Sli-
dell. . „
Jim Williams was here from Bar-
tonville. , . j
Misses -argaret and Winifred
Schnably have returned from Dallas.
Chas. ScriptOTe was here from
Denton.
Mr*. John Faught of Justin visit-
ed here. *• 1 ■ ■
Mrs. R. W. Jones visited near
Denton.
Dr Clark visited In Dalia* ,
Rev. Fltxgerajd of Deaton has
begun a protracted meeting here
Rev. Sooter Is at Garza
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