The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 188, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 20, 1923 Page: 3 of 4
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iLM’R DAILY MIRROR
CITATION BY PUBLICATION 50100 Dollars due and payable
The State of Texas,
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Livestock and Agricultural Fair
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October 3Oth to November 3rd
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Get Ready for this Big Fair
All Schools Admitted FREE With Teacher* October 30th
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Friendahip Between President Coolidge and
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on the fisrt day of Nov. 1919,
and Cat heretofore to-wit: On
2 credit for 987.50; Note No 3
10-1-1920, 120.00; and that all
juat and lawful offsets and cred-
its have been allowed and to
defendant though often request-
ed has hitherto failed and re-
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Zngland Presldent could have
Buch a trip win leave oto vtettor
Arm la the convietion that here’te a
lrtaa4aht» founded — the mutual integ-
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To the Sheriff or any Constable o 18th day of May 1920 the
of Upshur County—Greet- de .endant made, executed and
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Thearle-Duffield’s Freworks Every Night
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The North Texas Agricultural College Band Daily
Dodson’s World Fair Shows—One of the Largest and Cleanest in the State
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F. W. MADDOX, Sec.-Mgr
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• their Met etteettve and
that James Lmcey Maa. to
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Boston and Cambridge, then down in
Connecticut, bet setting upon North-
ampton betore 1835, chlefy becaune it
w— a college town. Smith College is
at Northampton and Amherst is a
short distance away.
To Amberat, early fa the 90s came
Cal' Coolldge. Before long be came
to Jim Lucey to get his shoes repaired.
The two often sat long in philosophle-
al conversatton on the chances of Uta.
After Cal' left Amberat and began law
practice la Northampton to continued
to go to Jim Lacer’s shop—the same
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in equity as he may justly be
entitled to receive by, virtue of
be above stated f iet.B--
Hi rein fail not but have be-
ly laundered bine shirt, the briatline
grog M* brown moustache and the
rmly set Jew which occaslonaliy
— >f to atord exit for a good etool
ban that w— hammered vigorously
late the piece of hemlock tanned
lesther, that Mr. Lucey wee molding
lata a heel that would "outwear three
Miro at these newtangled sort," seem-
edtouive tuagitive gitmpses of the
apirtt that sustained the trtendship
betwen prestdent and shoemaker.
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an American Legend.
Grand Stand Every Night
New and Novel
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You are hereby commanded to tain promisory note in writing
summon F. E. Rogers by mak- for the sum of Fifty-four &
ing publication of this Citation 15 100 Dollars due and payable
once in each week for four sucs.ntho first day of Oct. 1920;
cessive weeks’ previous to the,that each tnd all of said notes
FREE
Parking Space
return day hereof, in somebcaring interest at the rate of
newwpnper published in your 10 per cent per annum from fused and still refuses to pay
county appear at the next date and providing for 10 per the same or any part thereof
regula ‘ to of the County cent on principal and interest except as above stated to plain-
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expect others te go back on their
eupport of his work, becaune to knows
ft is "quallty" work. so to has not a
doubt that Coolidge will succeed bias*
self as President
The Neel Preeident
"Ton don't bond him of" to Mid
conndenty. “Hst alright, and mo-
boar's going to have that job vatu my
friend to through With It."
Having said that Mr Lacey took a
plece of leather em his bench and
intimated that he was too bear to
memento of It in the
copy of a letter Mr. Cool
idee had written at that
time in an effort to bring
help to his old counsellor.
In a personal matter. And
he has the answer, ad-
dressed to the Vice Presk
dent, which brought the
required result and which
Mr Coolidge turned over
to his shoemaker friend
Of course, Mr. Lucey is
Presidential Shoemaker Jim
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Eighty & 80 100 Dollars. I Does pay
5. Plaintiff alleges that aid weu there
are 25 mountains in
notes and accounts are past due Colorado that are higher than
and unpaid except the following like’s Pea. Did you ever hear
eredits, to wit: ca first n v l ce any of them
paid 9-4-1920. 820 00 ; Note No.1
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Rednced Railroad Rates
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shop in which tba tetter now piles his
trade. When politics called the young
Coolidge, Lmcey proved an tnvaluable
counsellor. He could pass on prac-
tical knowledge, and they found a
common ground in their proud insist-
ence on ethics.
• Success Comee
Success came to Coolidge. and he
climbed from one office to another,
but though his visits to Lucey's shop
became of necesstty less
frequent they continued to
be as loyally made. Tbs
last one was in April of 4
this year, and Mr. Lucey Aa
has a fondly cherished 2
to advertise—
and efTet thereof
3. That the/ plaintiff
ERSONB who subacribe to the
doctrtne that "even a eat
may took at a king" a little
while ago ascribed tmpor
tance to — ola ahoemaker ot
mpton, Masa, becaune Prest-
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Given under my hand and the
Seal of said Court, at office in
Gilmer, Texas, thia the 19th
day of October, A D. 1923.
RAMAH OLIVER, Clerk,
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PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
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what I didn’t have | pa.d off every
penny, and I own th, nouse now."
No oue now, he said, is willing to
-put che time necessary Into learning.
not giving his private concerns eat
for publication; but to shewed his
visitor Ute greetings aad signatures
that proved the correspondence it
was signincant of ths efecta of the
vinits of skeptical metropolitan re-
porters that Mr. Lacey thought with-
out lu betng reguested of giving proof
for his word. Imagine. If you please,
anyone’s doubting Jim Lucey’s word
in Northampton! But when one be-
comes a natlonal Agurs one must be
prepared againot the charge of lying.
From Brek to last—bls good show
ighness aad pride
smaker aad Prest-
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h tor ill gid that Ito common aym-
veliea that drew the Prestdent aad
I to- tto hoemaker tosother were revealed
a petition filed in said Court on tar valuable considerat
the th day of Oct. A. D 1923. whereby the defendant
in a suit, numbered on the Hiable and promised to i
nd uitand
pay Im the
iafed therein.
Court vi pahur county, to be as attorney*’ fees
holden at the Court House g. That the plaintiff waa
therecf, in Gilmer, Texas, on surety on the above described
the 3rd Monday hr November, nte* and was compelled to pay
A. D. 1923, the same being the ci 1 notas at maturity as surety
1965 day of November A. D ‘end thereby become the legal
1923. then and there to answer wnr ad holder of said note
4. TMlat heretofore to-wit: on
to 19th dav of August 1918
| and un various days and dates
I subsequent to the above men-
tiomed date plaintiff at the ape-
cin instance and request of the County Court, Upshur County. , '
idefendant advanced to him cer By Merrin Benton, Deputy. . #.
tain sums of money agregating . Oct 20.27 Nov 3-10 “
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maker’s last—Iba sturdy dap* adabit’
ty of Jim Lucey stood out It was the
same unquestioning adherence to the
best and most thoroughgoing ru. s of
conduct that have made, so it is said.
Calvin Coolidge’s reputation in has
sachusetta.
No "Cobbler”
Jim Lucey scorns ths name of cob-
bler because to him it means someone
who putters at a job.
liable Md promised topa.this judgment for his debt, princi- !
plaintif the sums of mney-inpal, interest and attorneys fees J
aid notes specified, together -and cost of suit and for such
w ith all interest and attorneys ’ 0b and further relief both
ftj according to th ten, tenor secial aqd general in law and
will be a very «ood Preaidoat indeed.
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AX to* Um the wrter talked with
pie have nailed to be thetr preaidenta.
Coolldze’a contaba with Lacey the
shoemaker: Lncole’s swapping ot
UH* around 'the cracker barrel;
Roosevelt's thousand and one charao
tertatie contacts with the ordinary
folk who kept him la touch, with the
beating heart of America—there to
nothing Incongruous in the relating
of these and other human aspects ot
American president a.
The occaston then was thin; James
Lacey bed written a letter of pride
and congratulation to Mr. Coolidge
whem the latter eucceeded to the pres
Ideacy Mr. Coolidge immediately ad-
freessi as answer te: "Jim Lucey,
who would rather be called a good
sboemsher than the Preaident's oob-
bier, friend and philosopher." The
letter reed:
"Not often de l see yea or write to
you, bet if it were not for yea l
shoula not bn here, and I want to tell
you tow much I love you. Do not
work too hard. Try to enjoy yourself
I* your well deserved leisure of age.
Tours Sincerely, Calvin Coolldge,"
The seoaning at Mr. “SSlazen .a,
ing that if it were Mt for Jim Lacey
he wouid not have been president was
soon explained. As a polltical tale*
ence among the .Irteh Republican
voters early la the Presidents polit-
ical career Looey had brought IS
enough extra votes to Insure Cool-
M es ejection to the legislature.
What was behind the trieodahlp and
the "love" took more careful atody to
reveal . ..
It came out eventually aa Mr. Lacey
•toed ntolldly before his last one day
in August working away at repairs as
a woman's "turned" shoe. Ho refused
w tntefrupt his work merely to talk.
It glinted from the lucid blue eyes of
the miztyalz years old man as to ooca-
slonaily turned from the job to empha
tiff’s damage jn the sum of Five
Hundred Sxty-seven & 99 100
Dollars,.
V, rfefcre promises consider
clplaintii prays that defend-
yt be cited by pnblication to
appear and enswer berein at
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We want every family in ul-
mer to be readers of the Daily
Mirror, and we want to publish
the things that will interest all
of them. Phone us anything
you know. Phone No. 179.
placcd said ngtes in th* hands
cf dameAlpkdu, ton cttornsohjtore said Court,at its aforesaid,
has contracted to iregular term, this writ with,
10 per cent stlpu-'yrur return thereon, showing
xw you have executed the
same.
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dent Coolldee MB the trouble is an-
swer a letter the ola man sent him
after Mr. Coolldge entered ths White
Hous.
Others, and perhape wiser asms, aa
the prtnctple that a man "to hM wn by
toe oompany be keepa," are tactiaed
counr the triendship that was re-
vealed as much te the tavor ot the
Pesident as to that st toe shoemaker.
. A rlen to the baeemeet sboemaklaa
‘ Stop at James Lacey on Gothic Street,
fust of Main, la Northampton, aad a
;talk with the upatanding ureyhaired,
.M— eyed eraftaman will make clear
'to anyone the mason Mr. Lucey’s Arm
trtendehip tor Caivin Coolldge is one
tequired by law an 1 that upon 5
a final hearing hereof to have'
. . . . the irgest commercial college in
We not only serve barbecued the State.
। meats, but sell it for family use
Gall at Jack’s Restaurant.
dent The con iclumdon will be that it
Mr. Coolldge ia — good a prestdent as
Mr. Lacey is a shoemaker; g to has
the enthustaam tor his job, the care-
tulness in choosln toe beat materials
t work with aad too patlence i shap-
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BARBECUED MEATS AT; The Mirror can furnish yoi
JACK’S RESTAURANT with a scholarship at a bargair
in Tyler Commercial College,
not only in their cotmom attitude to
ward their dimerent jobs but even in
their porno—l htstorles. Cal’ Coolldge
comes from a it— of thrifty New
England pH—»rs who earns over in
the elghteenth century and he is llho
ante them. Jim Lucey was htmself a
ploneer who cams over to the nine
lewth century, tn 1880 to be exact
Both had sought with indetatgable
—orgy —d uncompromising integrity
to make their mspe—ve niches in the
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Lacey Mid bls family was originally
French.
The M— of it
"The Do Luceys came to th* Cou aty
Kerry among the Killarney Lakes six
hundred year ago. Pretty — they
dropped the De and now they am
mom Irtab th— the Irish themseiven."
Jim was apprenticed — a shoemaker
about the time of the Fra noo- Prussiaa
war, there la County Kerry He be-
—m a go— eraftaman. I* ISM he
came to Amertea, Arst working «
They told at value aiven for value
reetved. "Value" and "quallty" wore
words Mr. Laqey proved tona of —ing
la spenking at elther work er peraon-
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"There were years when I did no
repairing at all," he natd. "I made
shoes. I do repatring now becaune
persons nm not willing to pay for the
time and work that go into a band-
made shoe. I made two pairs for a
man last winter and he thought
twenty dollara a —Ir was high for
them. A man can’t make a living now
making shoe* by band unless he
chargbs thirty dollars a —ir. He eant
make more than a»o or six pairs a
week and do s right Job. while the
tactories make hundreds of thousands
• day."
Auld Lang Syne
The eld shoemaker paused In regret
over the days that were beginning
to go thtrty4wo years ago when he
moved hia ehop to its present location.
"I had to raise the house sad move
ft bach six yards to get my shop built
under n." be explained. "I didst have
much mossy, but they trusted me for
handicraftanan, concluded Mr. Lucey,
is dying out. The machines have done
for him. "Not that .be machines are
not all right, if there's a man with
brains behind them te steer them
right.” he conceded hopestly. "aven
at automobile would be no good ‛f you
tried to steer it through a swemp."
This brought him to the subject of
materials.
"I'm a leather man," he said. sniff- 1
ing contemptuously at various other
shoe materials that had been offered
him for use. "You can't do a good Job
of shoemaking with other stuff. It
won't stitch right. Too can't cut it
right. And none of it will wear like
real good leather.
“I Want Leather”
"Remember the war?" he asked.
"Did they send anything but leather
over for the soldiers? Of course they
didn't. They wanted leather. I want
leather.
His mind returned to the relation,
between shoemaking and ah— repair-
ing "Sometimes I think," be —id.
"repairing takes more skill than
ha. making ahoea. Of
course you can do a bad
Job at either. Jim
Lucey puts quality Anto
both, and he charges a
pretty good price for
his work."
He looked at the nail
he bad just drawn from
his month. He didn't smile, though
one could see he was pleased. In
this respect he showed throughout the
talk the same impassivity that is
generally ascribed to President
Coolidge.
- Foreign Trade
"People send their shoes to ms to be
fined even after they leave Northamp-
ton," he said presently. “From Phila-
dolphin and Pittsburgh and other
places. A good deal of my work goes
outside the town and they send me
some awfully nice letters. I wish rd
kept them."
A good deni of Coolldge’s work has
gone "outside the town" too, and for
the same r—site. It was honest and
thorough. That is the reason James
Lucey will give you and which other
Northampton residents WIN give you.
Ag lultural. Live Stock
Poult-, and Other Departments
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docket of said Court No. 1593.
wherein 8. Turner ia*Plaintiff,
and F. E. Roger is Defendant,
and paid alleging
1 And fur i e of action
plaintiff repn ents to the
court, that r .fare to-wit:
cn the 9th das O’ April 1920 the
defendant made, executed and
deliver I to S. A. Neleon his
certain promisory note in writ-
ing fcr the sum of Two Hun-
dred and 30 100 Dollars, due
and payable on th* 15th day of
(Jot 1920; and that heretofore
cn the 26tbi day of August 1919
the defendant also made, exe-
cuted and delivered to Wylie D.
Write hla certain promisory
net* in writing for the sum of
One Hundred Thirty Seven &
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Tucker, George. The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 188, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 20, 1923, newspaper, October 20, 1923; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1414763/m1/3/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Upshur County Library.