Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), No. 179, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 14, 1888 Page: 4 of 8
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his name as a candidate for the oftice of
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has become
There are only seven Pres-
idential tickets in the field
not vote for us. we hardly ex-
pect everyone will support us,
though we shall appreciate
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE
NOVEMBER ELECTION.
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Election Nov. 6th, 1888.
We are authorized to announce that J.
W. Patterson is a candidate for the office
of district judge, in the 43 judicial district,
composed of Parker, Wise and Jack coun-
ties.
Precinct No. 4, subject only to the will of
the people on the 6th of November.
Upon the solicitation of many friends
I consent to allow my name to go before
the voters of Wise county as a candidate
RATIFICATION
MEETING.
One-tilth must be paid in advance, and
the remainder not less than 30 days before
the election.
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For District Judge.
We are authorized to announce J udge
Geo. A. McCall as a candidate for the of-
For Precinct Office
“ County “
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D. W. Frazer respectfully submits his :
name as a candidate for re-election to i
the office of tax collector, it being for the |
second term. Election Novembel nth.
cratic party in the year 1888.
J. M. Portwood.
For County Judge.
The voters of Wise County are respect-
fullv informed that E. J. Brown is a can-
didate for countv judge at the next gener-
al election in November 1888.
Being strongly solicited 1 again consent
to be a candidate for county judge, and I
respectfully ask the support of the voters
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the prosecution asked when
and where he received the in-
the voters, of Precinct No 4, that he is a
candidate for constable of said precinct at
the next general election.
We are authorized to announce that J.
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tax assessor of Wise county at the next
general election.
The Union Labor Party-
will, in a few days begin the
publication of a paper in
Jacksboro.—Jacksboro Sen-
tinel.
romh. Ev., 462;
fromate. 23 Ct.
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Brice W. Mann authorizes us to inform
the voters of this county that he is a can-
didate for tax collector, and respectfully
asks their favor at the polls ia November.
Jasper Lynch, of Paradise, is hereby
respectfully announced as a condidate for
tax assessor at the next general election,
November 6, 1888.
Mntered at the postoffice in Decatur,
Eas, as second class mail matter.)
V WM. FORSTER.
W Editor & Proprietor.
Oxz Dollar a Yzak.
Official newspaper of the Wise
Countv Farmers’ Alliance.
EWharto
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App.,43.]
After the deceased’s wife
had testified that deceased
was crippled in her left arm,
W. H. Bullock authorizes us to inform
the voting public of the county that he is
a candidate for re-election to the office
of county judge at the November election.
J. L. Warren hereby respectfully an-
nounces to the voters of Wise county
that he is a candidate for the office of
county judge.
independent of all political affiliations,
subject to nothing but the will of the peo-
ple in November. Jno. T. Sanford.
the wrong man at Paradise.
J. W. Patterson respectfully announces
that he is a candidate for constable of! count V officers.’’
J. Youngblood is a candidate for tax col-
lector, and that he respectfully solicits
the suffrage of our voting readers.
It is hereby respectfully announced
that J. M. Spencer is a candidate for the
office of Justice of the Peace in Precinct
No. 2, at the next general election.
Fred L. Mershon respectfully announ-
ces that he is a candidate for the office of
county treasurer, subject to the decision
of the voters of Wise county on Nov. 6th.
—J. D. said that Bob said
that he had heard Bill say
that he heard a man say that
Forster had writ to a friend
at Alvord asking his advice
as to he, Forster, entering
the Democratic primary.—
Post.
Yes, that is just about the
way of it, the tongue of the
Rockwall, Tex., July 2.—
The Union Labor party is
growing here in a manner
that argues no good for De-
mocracy.
women are eligible to any
municipal office.
hands, and that too with a
nice profit to those interested.
- We have heretofore stated
that this was no “bob-tailed
Jim Crow patent business,
but there is a factory connec-
ted with it, and agents in this
and other states are daily re-
ceiving their supplies of cast-
ings from the factory. Let
“Soreheads” like “Garland”
of Paradise, kick and keep
kicking—still all who are true
friends to the mothers, daugh-
ters and wives will say three
cheers for the Quilter.
the impression was intirely this year— Republican, Demo-
conjectural and too uncertain
For Ceunty Treasurer at Wine County:
Subject to the action of the Demo- done it again.
on the Quilter are still rapid- . _
ly and repeatedly changing political trickster will wag,
We are uuthorized to announce that J.
M. Sanders is a candidate for the office of
public weigher at Deeatur. The entire
county votes in this election, Nov. 6th.
S. C. Setser authorizes us to announce
that he is a candidate ’ for the office of
public weigher for Wise county at the
citv of Decatur. Election Nov. 6th.
J. A. Hightower authorizes us to an-
nounce that he is a candidate for the of-
tice of county commissioner for precincts
one and six, at the next general election.
us to inform We will address some w ho will
a common saying among all
classes of people.
—-S. H. Bowman, who lives
three miles southwest of De-
catur, has contributed the lar-
gest peach to the Messen-
ger’s fair. It measured near-
ly 10 inches around.
—Col. Holman, of this city,
W. O. Davis, of Gainesville,
State Treasurer Lubbock and
several candidates were the
The Work Goes Bravely On.
The big picnic at Decatur
took place last Saturday, and
all had a nice time in spite of
the rain and mud, unless it
was some of the Quilter men.
Some of them were so busy
waiting on customers and ex-
plaining the rapid and excel-
lent work of the Quilter, that
one or two of them did not
leave the Quilter office until
sundown. It gives us no lit-
ile pleasure to say once more
to the citizens of Wise coun-
ty, and the state of Texas,
that in our opinion no labor-
saving invention has ever yet
merited success more than
thjs wonderful household ne-
cessity. We are truly pleas-
ed to chronicle the fact that
the state and county agencies
Chico, Tex, July 8.—A
heavy rain fell Friday night.
Corn is as fine as can be de-
sired. Cotton is doing well,
and is about ready to be laid
by. Irish potatoes are fine,
and a fine yield of sweet po-
tatoes is expected.
has “writ” such a letter can-
not be found. In this case
as in many others, where well
known Greenbackers and La-
bor men have (and not always
in vain) been solicited and
begged and bribed to bow at
the old party shrine, the wish
is father to the thought. No
indeed, we have asked no such
advice. We want to make
the race for county clerk in-
dependently and free from all
political entanglements, it is
not a political office.
Labor, United Labor, Indus-
trial Reform and Women
Suffrage.
Prohibition, Union
On Thursday night, July
9, 1888, there will be a meet-
ing in the city of Decatur to
ratify the nominations at Fort
Worth by the non-partisan
convention and by the con-
vention of the Union Labor
party. Everybody is invited
to attend and hear the truth
without appeals to passion
or prejudice. Hon. Sam Ev-
ans, of Fort Worth, and oth-
er prominent speakers will be
in attendance.
1. T. Reeves
Chair. Ex. Com. U. L. P.
JULY 14,1888.
Wateh rhis Notice.
ne-’rhe number of marks across this
notice indicate the number of weeks until
your subscription expires. Please renew
at once.
BATTLE SNAKES WANTED.
50 BIG LIVE ONES.
Apply to GEo. T. Atkins, Dallas, Texas.
For County Attorney.
We are authorized to announce James
A. Powers as a candidate for countv at-
torney of Wise county, at the November
election.
We are authorized to announce that H.
F. Anderson is a candidate for Justice of
the Peace in Prt. No. 1 at the ensuing
November election.
L. K. Pounds respectfully offers him-
■elf as a candidate for re-election to the
office of county treasurer for the second
term.
J. W. Tyler respectfully asks the sup-
port of the qualified voters of Wise coun-
ty for office of county treasurer. Elec-
tion Nov. 6, 1888.
J. E. Cochran, of Alvord, respectfully
announces that he is a candidate foi re-
election to the office of justice of the
peace in precinct number two.
Dennis Paschall respectfully announces
himself a candidate for re-election to the
office of assessor for this county. Elec-
tion in November.
It is hereby respectfully announced that
E L. Hodges is a candidate for county
commissioner for precincts two and three,
at the next general election.
L Rucker is a candidate for constable of i and be thankful to all will
Precinct No. 1. and that he respectfully , 1. r, 1
asks the suffrage of voters in said precinct, help US. 1 he 1 OSt can rest
_ assured that we have not
For District Clerk.
We are authorized to announce Sam
Tankersley as a candidate for the office
of district clerk of Wise county. Elec-
tion in November 1888.
Will A. Miller is hereby announced as
a candidate for re-election to the office of
district clerk of Wise countv. Election
November 1888.
We are authorized to inform the voters
of Wise county that John E. Boyd is a
candidate for district clerk, subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
J. O. Mode respectfully announces to
the voters of Wise county that he is a
candidate for the office of district clerk,
subject to nothing this side of November.
Alvord, Tex., July 7.—
Another fine rain fell here
last night and this morning.
With two weeks of clear,
warm weather farmers were
ready for the rain, and this
insures the biggest corn crop
for Wise county in the past
three years.
We are authorized to announce that speakers at picnie Oli last Sat-
T. L. Hudson is a candidate for the office urdav At nivht Col 1) A
of county commissioner for precincts two • 1181. -°1 iz. n.
and three, at the next general election. Nunn, of Crockett, spoke at
1 herebv respectfully announce myself the court house.
a candidate for public weigher at Decatur,
jury.” She answered, “In
the confederate army.” Held
that the evidence was clearly ce ot judge of this judicial district,
irrelevant and should have............—
has went and
He “writ” to
—Post.
Dont fret neighbor, we’ll
Hon. Silas Hare, member
of Congress from this district,
has accepted the invitation of
the Fair Association to deliv-
er the opening address at our
fair in October.
Died—On the 3rd inst, of
dropsy Mrs. Elizabeth Clark,
more generally in this coun-
try as Grandma Clark. At
the time of her death she was
residing in the Territory.
“The prettiest fair grounds
in Noth Texas,” are the
words of everyone who sets
the Alvord fair grounds.
The primaries are not set
to suit the views of the ma-
jority in this section. Near-
ly all say it should have been
set sooner.
riskit. Our daily work is so
been excluded. Reversed
and remanded. Opinion by
White, P. J.
Twenty years ago women
could not vote any where.
To-day they have full suf-
frage in Washington and
Wyoming Territories: munic-
ipal suffrage in Kansas; mu-
nicipal suffrage (single wo-
men and widows) in England,
Scotland, Ontario and Nova
Scotia. In Croatia, Iceland.
For County Clerk.
We are authorized to announce C. J.
Crabb as a candidate for the office of
countv clerk of Wise county at the Nov-
ember election.
For County Clerk:
Subject to the action of the Demo-
crats of Wise county.
Tom W. Brown.
Weare authorized to announce that
T. D. Woody is a candidate for the office
of county clerk of Wise county, at the
next general election.
I am a candidate for couuty clerk, and
though my politics are well known of
which I am proud, I do not desire a party
nomination for a nou-political office.
Respectfully, Wm. Forster.
“Best paper in the county.
Don’t pull a boom until it is
J. F. Smith announcee that he is a can- pine qro.n fruit wirhers
didate for the office of constable ofpre-ilPt Vne5h IIUK MlineiS.
cinct number ne, at the general election
on November 6th, 1888.
The Union Labor Party
which was in convention at
Fort Worth on the 3rd nom-
inated a state ticket as fol-
lows : Evan Jones, of Erath,
for governor; Dr. H. S.
Broiles, of Tarrant, for lieu-
tenant governor; C. W.
Geers of Denton, for comp-
troller; J. M. Smith, of Bell,
for treasurer; J. P. Philpot,
of Limestone, for commis-
sioner of land office; Ward
Taylor, of Marion, for super-
intendent of public instruc-
tion ; Wm. Chambers, of
Chambers, for attorney gen-
eral; Jerome C. Kearby, of
Dallas, for chief justice: and
T. L. Nugent, of Erath, and
W. K. Homan, of Burleson
for associate justices.
confining that we cannot call
upon the voters as we would
like, hence we write to some,
send marked papers by mail
to some and word by friends
to others, and it may be that
J. S. Irvine vs. The State
—Appeals from Wise.
Conviction for manslaugh-
ter. Case on former appeals
reported in 19 Ct. App., 12.
Over objection a witness
for the state was allowed to
testify. “I thought the de-
fendant J. S. Irvine had a
pistol.” “It was my best
impression that defendant did
have a pistol,” and upon be-
ing asked what that impress-
ed was based upon, he said
“upon the way defendant
held his hand.” Held that
“writ”, anything that we are
either afraid or ashamed of,
and ’we have added no post-
scripts to “burn this letter.”
No. wo have not written to
“the wrong man.”
— To Political Candidates;
Denmark, Tasmania and
Madras they also have suf-
frage. Women have school
suffrage in fourteen of the
United States: New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachu-
setts, New York, New Jer-
sey. Kansas, Colorado, Ne-
braska, Minnesota, Kentucky,
For Sheriff.
J. S. Porter is a candidate for sheriff
of Wise county at the next November
election. Subject to the action of the
Democratic partv.
Being authorized we hereby announce
that N. C. Cargill is a candidate for the
office of sheriff of Wise county, at the
next general election.
We are authorized to announce the
name of O. C. Rhine as a candidate for
the office of sheriff of Wise county, at the
electioa of Nov. 6, 1888.
W. S. Gilbert respectfully announces to
the voters ol this county that he is a can-
didate for the office of sheriff at the gen-
eral election Nov. 6th, 1888.
Chas. L. Lindley, ef Boonsville, re-
spectfully announces that he is a candi-
date for the office of sheriff of Wise coun-
ty at the November election.
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Forster, William. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), No. 179, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 14, 1888, newspaper, July 14, 1888; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1580838/m1/4/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .