Wills Point Chronicle. (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1896 Page: 2 of 8
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SILVER SENTIMENT GROWS.
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first suit, for damages.
On Account of the Cra.lt <ol)L.lon-Dr.
CranB>l>. Arrest -Bl« Cottan I.U,
dicated the right of his .course. __
He was greeted throughout with two cilef°exporu of the country’,
r6unds of applause, and at the close
men crowded around him to con-
gratulate him. I" —
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JL W» Blake as on^ of the greatest
Democrats in Texa?, and Mr. Blake’s
speech fully sustained the assertion.
Though, the hour was late and the
north wind very chilly, the speaker
with his first few sentences suited
amount of such mortgages $310,-
410.76. ~
The County Judge of Brazoria
county has made an order for an
election to be held at the various
X----»---by b-H-ugh- Fitzgerald,- now id the
j*iff;'..aiML-.tha Jair+
- management feel that in securing
the services bf Mr. Senter the'y
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■ _ ..„ • _ - , ■ . r ~ ~ Greenwpddof Hi]l
Bryan spoke in Washingto n~n 01111
thecapitol steps with as.iioo’peek-
pie standing on the grass. Hfalso
spoke twice in Baltimore, and this
5 : .week speaks through
* - and Delaware, closing Saturday at
’ Bath, Jfdaine, the'home of Mr. Sew-
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The WillsPoint Chronicle
A WEXK1.Y NEWSPAPER BY
^■■C B GILyORB Editor mdyProprl-tor.
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WILLS POINT, - • TEXAS.
* *he explosion which attended the
collision. The petition of Plaintiff
Overstreet sets forth That his daugh- *
y1 * ter occupied a position on the
X. grounds 375 yards in the rear of the
interdicted line, and that a piece of
timber two feet long and several
inches thick was hurled by the ex-
plosion with terrific force and struck
her death within a short time after .-.
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According to official statistics, 11,400,000
men and 10,948,000'’women—nearly halt
the total population of Japan—are en
gaged in agriculture. Silk and tea, the
— —- - are
raised almost by the work of women.—
Ex.
atulate him. - Tim tlme -a, dr»w;ng nigh for th*
Chairman George then presented Fifth Nationalv Irrigation Congress to
aaiemble at Phoenix Arixona, They flrat
met in Salt Lake City in 1891, the second
In Loa Angles tn 1898. the third In Den-
ver in 189*. the fourth in Albuqurque in
1898. The fifth will meet some time in
December 1898. It M no longer a ques-
tion of-
regions of the wett can be reclaimed, but *„ „uuuu « »
ins Time will acoom* and thought to be fatal.
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miSsioner of Agriculture, statistics,' ted States could go it alone a letter
he had just received from Prince
Bismark, in which that greatest of
European statesmen declared bimet-
allism was right, and the United
_ . States far freer, to act indepefidentiy
$789,947-15, chatel mortgages 3307, than any other nation and could by
leading, influence an international
agreement. The Governor then
turned to.State affairs, boldly assum-
ed responsibility for the defeat of
the prize fight, and he was proud of
‘v jthe discharge of that duty. He had
- voting places in Brazoria on Octo* n0 apoiogies t0 make but fully vin-
ber 19, 1896, to determine whether'-- r - - ■•
the county-sent shall be removed
from Brazoria to the town of An-
gleton. A petition was presented
to him on the 14th inst., signed by
more than a majority of-the free-
holders of the county, asking ■ for
among his testimoniafs'that the Um- crOp jB harvested the eoil is worked over. 1
manured and forthwith resown to an- i
other crop, tt Is estiin’ated that nine-
tenths of the agricultural lands of Japan
are devoted to rice, and as this is a crop
requiring much water, paddy .fields are.
banked up into terraces, one above the
other, and ----.... r
twenty-five feet or thirty feet square,
with ridges of earth between them to
prevent the water from flowing away
when ‘they are flooded. 4U farming
lands are irrigated, by a system that is
a thousand years old.. Some Of the
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Waco, Texas, Sept. 2i.—The
first suit growing out of the prear- ,
ranged collision which took place .
at Crush, McLennan county,Texas,
on the 15th inst., was filed in J edge . < Vj
L. W. Gcxxlricb’s court <m Satur-
day morning. The suit is brought
by John L. Overstreet to recover
$16,300 actual and exemplary dam-
ages for the death of hss daughter, . gj
Miss Emma Ffances Overstre^j
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fact fh'at here at his'hprile he stood '
in the presence of his bitterest ene-
mies, on account of the fight that
wasn’t pulled bff, he mad^ a pewer-
Tul speech. His exposition of the
financial question embracefl ma'ny
new and strong poirfts,’’ including
* the World, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, convened in Dallas
last Monday about 20,000 strong.
Many, delegates were in the'city
- Sunday and special services were r o
held at Saint Matthew's- Cathedral tjons, constitution and by-laws and
by Grand Chaplain J, W. Venable, to select delegates to the St. Louis
~ Monday morning at 9.30 the-tweeting Oct; 3.
— representatives assembled at the
opera house where an t ‘'
welcome, on behalf ofy the state,
was delivered by Gov. Culberson,
' and % Mayor Holland, on behalf of
the city, extended to the visitors
a cordial greeting. •
At 1? O’clock, m. the first ses-
sion oflhe Sdverfeign Grand Lodge Kennedy, Mexia.
ever held in Te it as met in Turner
Hall, .Grand Sire JL W, Stebbins
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— They will remain in session -for,
several dsys. —p— —
'This is perhaps thb largest as-
setnblage, from without the state,
ever witnessedjn Texas, there be-,
ing representatives from nearly ■
’ every part of the globe, ,
Col J, T. Trezevant president of
the State Fair hssoOi^tion says: “I
executive committee have appoint-
press agent of the fair for this ex-
.p hibition, and that he'will take on
the duties of that position at an
tened ^o strong speechps by State,
and R. N. Stafford of Mineola.,
' At^Igiit fully 5000 people greet-
ed Cov. Culberson. The Governor
ttecon-
ly performed, and nervW
Ines his growina crops
John F. Barbee,
an infimate associate of Hepry
25.- tzSxSS. If
. 000 Or 30,000 majority,” said Mr. tAne,a 5tm,w «neeehes bv State
TBeTpdianapolis con-
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TEXAS DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
Culberson and_Blake Make the Grand-
est Speeches of the Campaign „
Saturday, was a great day for de-
mocracy at Dallas. The Associa*.
tion of Democratic-Clubs of Texas
was organized, with mote than 2OO
clubs represented and as.many more ”
reported and. not represented. >. 1
■ The meering was called to order y
by W L Sargent of Greenville,
State Organizer, and J. D. Alexan-
The Sovereign Grand I<oflge of der elected Secretary. Mr.'Sargeht
made a fine speech- wgmg thorough
organization and a vigorous cam-1
paign, which was freely applauded.-
Committees were then appointed
on permanent organization, resolu-
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to select delegates to the St. Louis
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The committee on -permanent or=- -----
address- of ganization reported the following -
-the state; officers F
f Tresident—T.W. Blake, of Mexia.
Vice Presidents—W, L Sargent,
R. M, Johnson, E. G. Senter, and
Juan Hart.
Secretary and Treasurer—’A. M.
I* The executive committee is'eom-
posed of the members of. the State ’
Democratic - Executive Committee
’ A telegram' was ^sent to Bryan .
— yledgtng'zocgoocrm^ority.^ —-r-——-y
Called forth by a suggestion from ...
Farmer Shaw President Blake niade Father, Kr^'-kortax-ker—Blew me.
a talk on finance, saying that while publicafl'.
Democrits^vajted
the cdffimittee did want
f defray legitimate and necessary ex-( iness refute^ tbe assertions that,
penses On motioh the clubs of si]TeT wouW orcou1d drive gold Out
theptate^are urged to immediately of this country,.repelled the u’npa-
trirtfie idea that this eotintrv is no!
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receiving the injury. Plaintiff.
; Overstreet resides near Axtejl, Mc-
Lennan county. His Slaughter died,
before she reached home. The pe-
tition is about the usual length and
it gives details of the. accident at -
- Crush*. XJie^efMidaiit’Jn the suit
tis the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railway Company. This action
. - , . . . . ' company in the accidents ocewTM^E'
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money to that snVer linage wkfllfftuTfLui- TO DKTJTRONJE^HESULTAN. . II Ik Cotton xwt.
,------ -, j mess, rennea me assertions ipat.
penses On motiob the clubs of si)ver would orcou1d drive gold Out
ttvrrcitl fro immpniatPlV . .A’ > M -
- have pleasure in stating-that the: send in z5c per-mejtfbe'r.
executive committee have appoint- 2
ed Mr. Senter of-Fort Woi th as stitution and by-laws next week.
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of Illinois have placed a State ticket
iti the field from 1 ieu tenant-go ver-
nor down, leaving the head dfJhe
ticket blank in order thatthey.may
assist Gov. John P. Aitgeld.
John F. Barbee, a prominent
democrat of Louisville, Kentucky,
Watterson, is in Dallas.
30,000 majority,
Barbee. ” Th a tarib.
vetition removed my State from
the doubtful column.” «
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A mob attacked the American . . - x , - it
-«■=" -‘• -Sept’" 13. The mpbb^pke windows
—— ---and--doors with stones. A crowd
attacked the Moreles Protestant
. college iiTthe same city on Sept
’-Trt;- breakffrg -every- window in it.
Some arrests have been made.
The County Clerk of -Ifaufman
county has prepar?d-fqr the Com-
history, etc,, a report giving the
number of tnairiage licenses issued
from July 1, 1896, to Junejp, 1896,
at 306; mortgages on real estate
140, ajnoiuU of such 'mortgages
■Ihr Harlow Kill i<«. " ' ~ ‘
Grhenyille, Texas, Sept ax.—
Sheriff Mason arrested Mrs. Burns , '
and her two sons, Doug and Rufe,
» , | cuaigeu vr,lu luc wuiuci ui a-mX L
- Harlow, five miles- northwest of / .
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Springfield, Mo. i
<?rw«he«l to Death.'
lyAco, Tpxas, Sept, 21.—Night
---------------- ------ ---‘Foreman Efl, Loyd, while examine
ditches are walled up with bamboo wick- ing the freight cares in the yard of
er work and some with tiles and stones. the Missollri, Kansas and- Texas
Railway, foundjihe dead body of
George MooTe of Temple, who had
been crushed to death under the
cars. The body was identified with
difficulty, owfttg to its mangled
condition. There was no testimony
offered at the inquest showing how
Moore got under ttain. 7 '
lT -l« said that eastern farmers ate
more excited over the political situation
than thoee in the west
Arthur McKinzie, of Nueces county,
accidentally shut IHmaelf near Fort
Worth, iTie wound la in the abdomen
'jy > ' .. '-2-117^7** . W__
how tha| oJUld la-growing 1—* Denver-Ri- will test the liability of the railway
- iat the eollieiotu
. .. Waco, Texas,'Sept. 24.—-Poli4o-!
loting Tnrlxs Party Dlatr ihiil i njc Pla-
inciting the People. , TO FabtlS Of Milan, l}aly>
__r- • Ttriotic idea that this country is* no New York, September au-A S?r<&«^atCWa<S avain^t
•tro„Ker tl,a„ Mexico, a,„l ca„noi dispaWi t.. the Uonl,I from London S“o of T„„ ’ Tbe
The ^miitee on .ddeg.te. fr, ”^" ^t
the national meeting of Democratic : ^^5, were e!edra„a forcible, and fre- that the Young Turks party W^re’eXrters of ' "bfl
. ,, f clubs at St. Louls-TePorte e 0 quently and enthusiastically ap«;covering the city. with placards- ' hwsiness -it Mexia ’ I
management foci that in ntmntor
fte hl Mr. Senter thdy gl - Fay, Dr.^. £ ...l.ntiHo j&on.t deitemmi m tojhe 4-
the classes ; and there crie^ eyf -Ueb--T*h’e British fr.-si<lents, at tneltn J v^rvlow “
;x.° n, j1 t h^-o< m^-"0 ",ro”sn ,“rt’ **”•*••*■ s. <3
^S^t%X°^dToJeket9S tST ' H
---- ’ ATternatesJ-F L Ag>ieiv‘ of norths Taylor-, stole thirteen bales Sr^cht,flcekS ^t the' November term of the Cir-
----.. Fannin county; John Rudd of Har- of cotton, lour. Wagons and ten work ■ nnc^tht^ltan” e:dri d? Staten
„- The middle-of-the-road populists rison; W. B. Plemmons of Pbt- liorses and'skippeflont. Tliey sold questioHed & bow ■ Waco ' - .
■* * — ite ticket fter; Price Gross of Dallas; Ham ■ the cotton at. Holland^in Bell couu- Jo the forts along the Dardanelles or. cr.„an Arr«rtwu
Ward of Travis; Joe Tayloro Me- £ere untiHtelatter would be successful in checking - Waco, Texas, Sept. >2.—Dr. J. b j
Lennaty J.r. Mcnealus ot DaHas, teams was tost there until he latter...^ passage pf w„ sbips- He. B/GranfiUT proprictOr of. the Bap-'
Jlfn Wells , C'ahel canfnrTa the Tietarnes in Dal replied that tbev could stop ttyeni' tist Standard was arrestedbh /war- -
ion,of Bexar,'WfM. Dnboden of, Cabel captured the negmes in Dal- 7 rant ixaned at Paris'Texas' charg- fY
Cnerdkee, GusSfiaw of Red River, las county, and turned them over to ; — ------ ■» bjm with criminal libel. He "
RowlandG. Andrews, of Wbod. Sheriff Purl of Williamson county. MH nJ years Separation gave bond for $500, with W. W. . J
Each club in the state is entitled 1 r——---v t- m . Seeley, President of the Waco . ‘
to one delegate-and an additional; ..Japan, and abt-Franco «w jex., Airs., „ „ . jir r- iibll ii_ Mult- 1 ’ 2hMI
embers. i wonid appeat.tp.be the land ofjiciiie Dt. R. C. Dansby, of Kaufman ami: Statc CR C' McCfiU0C«»,
marecenrAftffr-nm Needham BryarrHogitnTof Spriffg-i?}®^ R\v^' 1 oLmn^rrinV-'*'rl
t bulkulna acres is considered «i|.w r»rn4 ident of the Waco Commorciar l|
-------1------------------ . large tract f?s farming purposes. Most ■ Mo. .""J™*™ d Club, and W. H. Jenkiqs, Count/. .1
Senators J. W. Swayne of Ft. Worth ..of tb^farmA-areHnallw, and on «r Ht-to--ed togetfierjn Alatama.. Air. Ho-1 f McI< a county, - as V.....
---- plot a surprising variety of crops Is cub gan shouldered hts musket anU;J“u»r_
rivated—s few square feet of wheat, i ^enj jnf0 tbe Southern army I surettes. To the reporter Dr. Cranr
barley, maize and .millet; a plot of .beans -Imo nut tfK t fill said; i,-----
perhaps ten feet wide by twenty fee; | I “Paul, Peter and the prophets
trmg, --a- Mmflar -area of pot aloes ainri -dJansby-, then-M.m Basle Marshal, --T ISrSectilea'iTMf
Jjcsua^and a pitch of onions labour as matijgd Dt; Dajisby, andafter the / .. f6 .1 ’ ,1 »
I the'red of pXii^t^r^he Baptiy
Ines hi" growipii crops fveT-y* mwtithg.1 tyrfburg, and was reported killed.' . , »be f..ii ieta;is 0( whfcft
just as an engine-.-r inspects hi. machine- I Last February Mrs. Dansby saw an it .ki. ^77^
ry, and If any.'bing 18.wrong be puts di articleiHtbe Confederate Veteran wer? r
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or anything else fads ift is at once re, I supposed had peen dead more than
•planted. When he cuts down a tree 1 thirty years. ~3he wrote to hinj at1,
always plants another. As soon as one Springfield, and yesterday Mr. Ho-
oront. harvested tha soil 1. worked over. I grn arrived Kau£nlan tq see bis
long lost friend. Each ef them i . . .... , ... i
tboufeht the other was .dead. Mr. cJjar.^ ^’th “f i " *
t n... Harlow, five miles northwest of/.
m and is the edito? of Sixteen to Campbell. The ipquest was held \
into terraces, one above the ^" a d >s the editor of Sixteen to . Campbell and the following facts
^inS P *** ®ht oui: Mrs/Btrna f
E ’ rented her farm . from Harlow’S I
fdther. cLast Saturday, young Har- k
lot# and Rufe Burns had a fight, in
which rfarlow had the best of if.
That morning Harlow was picking
cotton nearthe Burns placeand they *’ *
sent him yvord if he got thirsty to - • -.
come up and get a drink at thefr
well, as there was no hard feelings <■
over the fight. Harlow went up '
after a while and Mrs. Bhriis Step^-7 ’ ■«
ped to the door and firefl twice at jfw
him with a shotgun, but missed - £• f
him; As he turned to runout of~’
the gate Douglass Burns shot him
With a pistol, the ball entering hfa • .
shoulder anfl passing clear through •
him, killing hitp instantly. The .
sheriff founfl a pistol itft Harlow in- :
side his shift and covered with blood “'«ga|
which had not been fired at all.
Th<* Ridley, an old man living with
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Pfae North Texas Coal company
pped their first.car of coal from
ba, on the xsttf. A track is laid
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Gilmore, Clarence E. Wills Point Chronicle. (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1896, newspaper, September 24, 1896; Wills Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1302510/m1/2/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.