Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), No. 179, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 14, 1888 Page: 5 of 8
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ance is expected to reach be-
tween 50 and 60 during the
week ending July
at Decatur, Texas.
—W. H. Hodges and M.
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good Labor paper and exam-
' ine both sides, before making
—Another car of ice com-
ing in good time for picnics.
Gibbon & Black.
till after the election.
—The Normal School open-
ed this week at the academy.
A Democrat will tell you
that Grover Cleveland stands
on the Democratic platform.
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________________________ No one expects Congress
ful illustrated four-page bal- to act on the tariff bill at this
We hope they will not remain
Haggard are encouraged and
feel that their labors will be
and at last accounts 44 stu-
dents were enrolled, and Pro-
fessors J. S. Tomlin, W. J.
a distressed peo-
7, 1888, ford to blindly follow error,
when truth is in your reach.
Don’t depend alone upon
Democratic, or Republican
newspapers for political in-
formation. Be candid with
yourselves, get at least one
vote taken on it. The meas-
ure is simply kept before the
people for political purposes.
Every four years a great hue
and cry is made about the
tariff, which is said to be the
cause of all the hard times,
lad, “The Little Princess.” | session. Very few, if any of
Edward Everett Hale in the members desire to have a
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regulations will be published
and distributed next week.
next week.
—John Donald is surveying and pre-
paring a plat for a 6C acres addition to
John Burroughs, in "How
To Observe Nature,” tells
some of his charming secrets. 1
Geraldine Butts has a beauti-
This is a mistake.
BEER
PACKAGES.
One 25c. Package makes 5 gallons of a most Delicious, Sparkling, Temperance
Beverage. Strengthens and Purifies the Blood. Its purity and delicacy of-flavor
commend it to all. Sold everywhere.
TRY XT.
If your Druggist or Grocer should not have it in store, ask them to get it for you,
or send 25c. to the Manufacturer and you will receive it by mail.
CHARLES E. HIRES,
President Cleveland’s veto
of the bill donating $10,000
to purchase seed for the
drought sufferers of Texas
has never been forgotten in
west Texas. He signs bills,
however, appropriating dou-
ble that amount to bury dead
Congressmen.
by the ladies of the Presbyte-
rian Aid Society. They hope
to have the hearty co-opera-
tion of the people of W isc
county, in making a good dis-
play of the products of this
county. The first display
will be made on the 1st Mon-
day of August, 1888. A full
list of premiums, rules and
“How To Keep Mosquitoes Ecu.ci., .. ,
Away.” Oscar Fay Adams ’ other ills of
night before the election,
which required the voters to
be Democrats and should
Briar, Tex., July 10, 1888.
EDITOR MKSSESGER:
As you were so kind as to publish my
last cummuuiration, I thought 1 would
write agaiu. . .
Rain, raia, raii! More rain, the more
grass. Farmers are hindered in "laving
by” their crops considerably by the rain
it has been raining every day lor several
da,s, ami West Fork is on a ••boom,”
Mr. Wiley Cleveland, formerly a resi-
deut of Tarrant county, but now "residing
in the Indian Territory, is visiting the
family of Mr. K. Bhankle this week.
Mrs. Laura McCanne, of Fort Worth,
is visitiug relatives and friends in Wise
aud Parker counties.
Mr.T. H. Anderson was kicked by a
horse a few days ago, inflicting a painful
wound in his cheek, which came very neat
fracturing the bone. He was resting ea-
sy at last accounts
Thresher men are taking a “rest-up”
for a few duvs, in consequence of the
rain. Wneat is,turning out from 18 to
20 bushels per acre. Oats very good.
The corn crop will be immease. Cotton
promises well, tlqugh the most of it is
late.
And still th y.come! Mr. John Mc-
Lean and Miss Followell, and Mr. Logan
McLean ami Miss Browu were married a
few days ago. All of Wise county aud
more to follow suit soon, I think if they
dont they will miss a mighty good Chance,
A protracted meeting under the auspi-
ces of Reverends Vanmeter aud Greves
commences at Briar on Saturday night
before the 3d Sunday in this month.
Miks Gertrude Harmon, who has been
attending school at Waco, has returned
fora few months vacation.
Well, as time is pregrious I will close,
hoping to see this ip print I remain
Yours Very Tuly, W. H. M.
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An exquisite portrait of
Helen Keller the wonderful
little deaf and dumb girl of
Alabama, is the frontispiece
of July Wide Awake; and
Sallie Joy White, is an illus-
trated article, “The Story of
Helen Keller,” gives details
about this marvelous child
that will interest old and
young, school-children and
metaphysician. Another very
“The Story of Boston Com-
mon” gives an account of
“The Artillery Elections”
when he was a boy. There
is a capital coin collector’s
story, “The Red, Red Cop-
per.” Mrs Humphrey tells
Ladies’ List.
None.
Gents’ List.
Calbert, Marion
brodrick, G. T.
Crabtree, J, R.
Carter, T. P.
Hawkins, T. C.
Jones, Fiank
Marlett, Joe
Persons calling for letters
in this list will please say ad-
vertised, giving date.
A. H. Shoemaker. P. M.
was hundreds of good Demo-
crats who refused to vote on
account of the questions
which would be asked in case
they should attempt to vote.
- A horticultural Associa- Thursday while enroute and
tion, to be held annually at ordered the Messenger to
Decatur, has been organized Alabama foi three months.
writes the biography of the
great French fairy-story-tell-
er and politician, Laboulaye.
Mrs. Leonowens describes
“The T’song T’sing lsue."
—Murphy, Benuett & Co. have been ta-
king au inventory tills week.
—The people of the county do not want
a primary election.
— Infractions of the locai option law
has occupied Esq. Beall’s court mucnly
of late.
—District court begins the 1st Monday
in August.
—D. C. Paul, of Audubon, was among
our visitors on Thursday.
—Tom Beeves is au earnest worker in
the Labor cause.
—L Y. Henson orders the MESSEXGER
continued to him at Bouham.
—We are indebted to C. H. Edwaids,
dealer In sheet music and musical instru-
ments of every description at Dallas,
Texas, for handsoine sample sheets of
new music.
—Miss Minnie Knox atten-
ded the late meeting of the
‛leachers‛ State Association
at Fort Worth.
—A Dallas newspaper says,
“A surveying party has be-
gun the location of the Dal-
las, Archer & Pacific railway,
beginning in Dallas at the in-
tersection of Houston street
and Pacific avenue.”
—Mts. Mode, of the Deca-
tur house accompanied by her
little boy, General Mode, is
visiting her daughter in Clay
county.
state convention at Ft. Worth
Judge A. Edwards was selec-
ted as presidential elector for
this congressional district.
Mayor Edwards is an earnest
and able advocate of the La-
bor cause, who will not stoop
to any dishonorable methods
in the canvass
— The attack, by a volley
of stones from the brush,
made on Mr. England at
Pringle creek, while he was
addressing a Labor meeting,
was a cowardly act, and we
don’t believe we have any po-
litical opponents mean enongh
to uphold the scamps who did
the skulking deed.
The wool market is so dull
that many wool dealers have
ordered their men to cease
buying. This is due to the
nonsensical wrangle over the
tariff.
Late additions to our ad-
vance paid roll:
Jas. Kinnibrugh, Chico,
J. W. Hopper, Alvord,
T. J. Youngblood, Alvord,
Jas. Shikle, Missouri,
A. J. Wilson, Cottondale,
J. P. Barton, Paradise,
H. L. Ward, Decatur,
Z. King, Alvord,
J. T. York, Decatur,
J. D. White, Paradise,
J. T. Hunt, Alvord,
J. N. Stovall, Decatur,
C. Johnson, Paradise,
W. H. Hodges, Alabama,
nomination was made before
the piatform was adopted.
It was an endorsement of
Cleveland and made to suit
his views. This makes Cleve-
land the Democratic party.
The party looks up to him—
obeys his behests, without in-
quiring whether he is right or
wrong.—Tribune.
In “Double Roses” Mrs.
Sherwood draw’s a good pic-
ture of a fashionable New
York rector and his parish-
ioners, while Mre, Crownin-
shield, in her serial, “Plucky
Smalls: His Story,” gives a
rollicking experience among
the boys on the training-ship
and tells “how they executed
Charlie Noble.”
Other delightful things
“too numerous to mention.”
All for 20 cents. $2.40 a
D. Lothrop Company, Pub-
lishers. Boston, Mass.
The Inter-State News says
Morton is simply a money
bags, and was swung on the
Republican ticket for boodle.
This may all be so, but the
Democracy set th example
eight years ago when they
put banker English on their
ticket with Hancock. Hon-
ors are easy on that score.
The present State chair-
man of the Democratic party
of Texas has done more to
drive the farmers out of the
party than any other man in
the State. The Texas bank-
ers association, of which
Exall is also chairman, has
for months been making war
upon the Alliance Exchange
of Dallas, and it is not sur-
prising that the farmers look
upon the organization with
evident suspicion and refrain
from following such leader-
ship.—Labor Echo.
Waco, Tex., July 8.—The
primary election which was
held in McLennan county
yesterday, July 7, was very
quiet, and the number of
votes cast was small. This
was accounted for by means
of a resolution which was
passed at a mass meeting the
The attend- state and national. There
is the Monroe chapter in
“The Children of the White
House,” the fine Presidential
series which has been so long
preparing for Wide Awake.
Very little has ever been giv-
en to the public concerning
President Monroe’s two beau-
tiful daughters, Eliza and
Maria, but for this paper un-
earthed. Eliza was educated
in Paris at Madame Camp-
an’s famous school, where
her intimate schoolmate was
the future Queen of Holland,
Hortense Beauharnais, the
daughter of Josephine, and
the school-life is most inter-
esting reading; and as Mrs.
Hays, in the White House,
this same Eliza started most
of the vexiug questions in
Washington etiquette—the
entire chapter is piquant read-
ing for every-body. Susan
Ccslidge has a fine old-world
story, “Etelka’s Choice.”
the city on the north.
—Miss Elbie Wright and Miss Zuella
Bailey, two of Alvord’s intelligent young
ladies, were the happy guests of the fam-
ilv of H. H. Fields last week. The Misses
Belle Hatchett and Daisy Dale, of Alvord
also, visited the family of W. A. Miller.
—The roof of the high school bu iding
shines like burnished steel. It has lately
been repainted.
An interesting protracted meeting is in
progress at the Methodist church.
—The long and the short candidates are
losing no time now. The short candidate
• he who relinquishes his cherished aspi-
rations at the primary.
—There will be a picnic at Greenwood
on next Saturday
—Big watermelons are plentiful.
-The conti.med rains ar damaging
some gtain in the fields.
—Jas. Prunty, near Aurora, lost a good
horse recently. Honey bees stung it.
—Mrs. P. O. Saunders, accompanied by
her son, Ellsworth Sauuders, is spending
a few weeks at Hot Springs, Arkansas.
— Leroy Farrington, of Hickory Plains,
in the northeast part of the county, is re-
ported dangerously sick.
—Eld. J. O. Peyton is conducting a
Baptist protracted meeting at the Syca-
more school house, near Tom Allen’s.
—Among the new candidates this week
are Will Ledford and Vernon Terrell.
—The cotton crop outlook is growing
more favorable.
—Picnic at Bridgeport to-day.
--Methodist district conference begins
in this city on the 5th Sunday of this mouth.
— In the county county court this week
Clarence Barnett was found guiltv of car-
rying a pistol, but obtained a new trial
and the case was dismissed Several ca-
ses were continued and several dismissed.
Hugh Shaw, for a cutting scrape with
John Larison, at or near Hickory Plains,
was fined $5. Larison was acquitted.
Dr. O'Kelley for illegally practicing med-
icine was fined $50 in two cases, and two
cases were continued. There was one
conviction and $25 fine for disturbing re-
ligious worship.
—Real estate transfers are becoming
more frequent and prices seem to lie up-
ward
—Considerable sign and other painting
is being done in the city at present.
—Mrs. Harrold and her little daughter
May Harrold recently left this city to
make their home in Trinidad, Col.
Some of the “old time”
slick politicians are now busy
telling the farmers that it
won’t do for Alliance men to
vote for anybody but Demo-
crats. but thank God most of
our farmers have had the
mote removed from their
eyes, and can see for them-
selves. Ask these “brass-
collar” fellows what “the
old” party has done for the
farmer 01 workingman, and
he can’t tell you.
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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/m1/5/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .