Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), No. 202, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 22, 1888 Page: 4 of 8
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partisanship—then
to break both the Solid South
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Nashville, Tenn.
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party is the issue upon which
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gin to take it out, though
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and the SolidNorth.
the Post favor these
allegation,
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County Farmers* Alliance.
DEC. 22, 1888.
Watch Fhis Notice.
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through the
here.
will send any one dollar newspaper"n
United States and the MESSENGER
-shirt prejudice against the
What Decatur Correspondents
Have to say.
a few more
ports or Denver,
pected to increase
Circular teller to County Judges
and School Superintendents.
like in the way of Christina,
gifts.
Hard work seems
THE
MESSENGER.
[Entered at the postoftice in Decatur,
Texas, as second class mail matter.]
WM. FORSTER,
Editor & Proprietor.
OXE DoLLak a YEar.
Official newspaper of the Wise
man Register.
both one full year for only $2.00. Dont
lose this chance t> get two newspapers
for the price of one. This unparallelled
offer is intended for new subscribers and
old ones who pay up to date.
our little hatchet
%,
the negro vote,”
know where to
As to the first allegation in
the above—if the Post means
the breaking of the lines of
weeks, during which time she
| will visit a sister, who is very
Jill, in Cass county. Texas.
blood
us?
in the
has a
your subscription expires. Please renew
at once.
mind it that the quantity and
Republican good home paper
talk.
useful in fixing definitely the
work to be done. The teach-
you shortly for distribution
and is ex-
the imports
— if anybody will bring
five subscribers
STATE OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Governor, I. S. Ross; Lieucenant Gov-
ernor, T. B. Wheeler; Attorney-General,
James S. Hogg; Comptroller, John D
MeCall; Treasurer, Frank R. Lubbock;
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
O.H. Cooper; Laud Commissioner, R M
Hall.
Georgia. Tuesday. He tied his first
marital knot by rendering the
“then lookout, for as certain
as you live hades” —well, ha-
Will
“the
It seems the Messenger has
gone into the Solid South
property sold under execu-
them, though we hope
little city.
The farmers have not yet
got their cotton out. and the
prospects are good for some
of them not to get it gathered
on account of so large a yield
and bad weather.
There has been heavy rains
here and the roads almost im-
passable.
Decatur, Tex., Dec. 15.__
cannot, will it refrain from if they call for it
Gazette
&
MESSENGER
For $1.85.
we plead guilty to the first
year. The vital importance
of having a good county in-
stitute in each county can
hardly be estimated. As an
aid to this great work, : have
prepared an elaborate pro-
gram covering all the elemen-
tary subjects, which will be
poor, when
tion, in some newspaper of Aappyape
general circulation, of noti- AEzkN | S
ces of sales made by sheriffs, uev pesMPHO
constables or other officers, of 1
) pictures, sent for r en
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^AGENTS
(Wh REFLECTING SAFETY LAMP
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“AMEuregcenehw."cptRxrres",e
FKZ9lling come At 1
EuaKD)eptfor-itst rates cireulara n,
“*E7 FORSHEE & HIcMAICIN,Cincinna:,o
We Offer You We alh
B! giving you the current information
will now be closed for three
the “slope” in a bad condi-
rhe negro vote, then lookout, - Esq. J. M Spencer, of
for ascertain as you live hades Alvord, called in to see us on
will break loose in
— Remember every paid up
subscriber to this paper will
if it get a premium worth 2 cts.,
the public school at Dry Hol-
low. commencing on the last ers should also enroll in the
day of this month. Texas Teachers Reading Cir-
— We are now’ ready to re- cle, and the exercises of the
ceive proposals of what we’d Circle should be combined
swith the institute. The
for a little
Post that “a reign of terror”
has been prevented merely
because one party has retain-
etta to Paris, Texas.
— Mrs. Fannie J. Clifton,
work them soon. We found I
W ell, Mr. Editor, I will
close by wishing the MESSEN-
tion. Such a law could but
result in good to both the
creditor and the poor devil
in the who is to be sold out.—Sher-
with the people here. The
boys seem to be enjoying
themselves. That’s right
boys, go it while you are still
young, for when you are old
you can’t.
On account of the unsuita-
bleness of the time, being so
near the Christmas holidays.
I have been authorized by the
chairman, Prof. J. S. Tom-
lin, to notify the teachers of
the county that the Institute
appointed for Dec. 22d, to be
held at Decatur, has been
postponed till Jan. 26, 1889.
Please remember and let us
have a full attendance.
W. H. Alexander, Sec.
say you are too
you can get a
teachers in the independent
school district (cities and
towns) should unite with the
comity teachers in the county
into the institute. Some
counties have admirable in-
stitutes ; yours will be added
to the list, if you will make a
determined and persistent ef-
tort. Wishing you abundant
Success in your work, I am
very truly yours.
Oscar II. Cooper.
State Supt. of Pub. Inst.
We Want Wood.
one great and united teacher of a juvenile school
knowing no south, inthe southwest part of the
’ city, was among our esteem-
ed callers on Monday. She
anaounces that her school
ceremony which bound Van
Smith and Miss Nevada ( i lass
in wedlock. He will teach
des will not be found at all in
America, but heaven, its an-
tipodes, ’’will break loose in
— II. G. W alker changes
the Messenger from Henri-
W e stand ever
EGIf you want your paper
continued after the time is up
send us word. Don’t expect
us to continue sending the
paper without your permis-
sion, for when we send it to
Does you we expect you to pay for
TO CONSUMPTIVES.
The undersigned having been restored
to heaith by simple means, after sufter-
1 inE for several years with a severe lung
affection, and that dread disease con-
' sumption, is anxious to make known
to his fellow sufferers the means of cure
lo those who desire it, he will cheerful-
ly send (free of charge; a copy of the
prescription used, which they Will tind a
sure cure for Consumption, ASth-
ma. Catarrh, Bronchitis and ali
throatand lung Maladies. He hopes
all sufferers will try his Re medy, as itis
invaluable. Those desiring the prescrip-
tion, which will cost them nothing, and
may prove a blessing, will please address,
Ria EDWARD A. Wn sox, Williamsburg
Kings County, New York.
• ty spurns the charge of polit-
ical proscription.
I will take your subscription, at the
MMsEXGEI office, for any leading news.
— W. W. Jackson, of Oli- piper or magazine in the’ United Stales,
, at the publisher’s regular prices andih!
ver creek, was among our es- save you the expense and trouble of send-
teemed visitors'll! Wednes- .ng the subscription price yourself. Ail
> those who suoscribe through us will also
aJ• | be entitled to premiums which other sub-
scribers get. Wa FORSTEN
at the time necessary to intelligentlv utilize your
means.For $1.00 The Kansas
City Weekly Journal a G4-colamn
paper, complete in every feature necessa-
ry to make it tirst-class, can be had for
$1.00 PER YEAR. Those who
have received this valuable paper during
tiie campaign need no introductioe. T
all others we say, trv it. Hand voursub-
scriptions to the publisher of this paper
and he will forward same to us.
JOURNAL CO., Kansas City, Mo.
The Denver, Texas and
Bort W orth Railway Compa-
ny has established a freight
and passenger agency at Liv-
erpool. England. This action
will enable the company to
make through rates and ac-
! besmearing its skirts again they make their payment,
with this rotten insinuation,
evidently intended to create awe
Georgia” and in Texas too.
1 he Post has a short memo- ($5 )
i y, but never, no never, for-'
gets to dodge. We must re- Now don't
remainder of the scholastic
shoulder to shoulder in solid
line, is the only thing that has
kept down a rt ign of terror
and blooodshed in the South
for the last twenty-five years.
— Decatur Post.
. will not get along very fast
for a while, till we get our
no east, no west.
of institute work for the
IMPORTANT TO LADIES.
A reliable woman wanted to introduce
direct to the ladies in this county, Dr Tl i ----
Nichols celebrated Spiral Spring Clasp I he Whitemen democrats
nen..The number of marks across this Corsets..(0different , stvles), no more
notice indicate the number of weeks until .„ . ‘‘ S: . arranted unbreakable or
monev refunded. The greatest invention
। of the age. Just out, Sells on sight
No experience required. $3.00 outfit free.
; Send 10 cts. postage for sample and terms.
G. D. Nichols & Co., 384 & 386 Broad wav
New York. ■”
custom house
A man by’ the name of Clay sectional
Ellis and his son, Andy Ell-
is, who is about nine years
old, started to town this
Interesting to Horse Owners.
A marvelous Discovery. Dr. Checini’s
Fleetric Bpavia Cure positively removes
Bone Spavin, Ringbone, Splint, or Curb
72 hours without pain or injury. Price
82.00, large bottles $3.00. Illustrated
Cireularsand Testimonials sent onre.
to agree ceipuor2Ceutstamp. Nichols & co.
o 380 Load way, New York.
his thighs. It is thought
that he will not recover.
Decatur, Tex./Dec. 17.-
Mr. J. C. Carpenter has com-
menced and will soon have
the Carpenter house rebuilt
which burned down last
March.
M". Garrison, who was bad-
ly wounded by H. T. Stepp,
near Alvord last Thursday
night, is improving and will
probably recover.' Stepp is
still in jail, but will have his
examining trial to-morrow.
Mr. W alter Want of Fort
W orth, was here yesterday on
business, and returned last
night. ।
ids?” It will not dare to say
it does. W ben the Post and
the South
The Fort Worth and Den-
ver has issued a flyer announ-
cing the sale of holiday ex-
cursion tickets at one fare
for the round trip between all
stations not over 200 miles a-1
part.
tion. There was not so much
soap stone fell as there was
to cut away in order to reach
the coal. We also had the
hoisting apparatus to move,
and that took a few days of
work But we have at last
reached the coal and will be-
The legislature should pass!
a law requiring the publica-
V HNWHo are Weak, NerrouK
4V AnAa % aud Debilitated and suffer-
ing from Ne rraus Debility, Stiabutl Weak-
- ness, \iyhtly Emis buns, and all theef-
with the cash fects of early ErH Habits, which lead to
oive hin. th., PrematueDecav, Consumption or insani-
81 Him the ty. send ha for Pears’ Treatise on Ditea-
for one year sesafMan, with particulars for Houk
- fare. Cures guaranteed. No cun no p„ll
J. S. Peaks, 612 and 614 Church St ,
morning with several bales
of cotton on his wagon. An-
dy fell off the wagon and
both wheels of the wagon ran
oyer him. One ran across
his bi east and the other across
Bridgeport, Dec. 16.
WELL, Mr. Editor:
As I am at leisure to-day I
have concluded to pen you a
few lines, and tell you how
we are getting along out in
these parts We began clean-
ing up the coal mines about
two weeks ago, but on ac-
count of sunken track, sewer
falls and also several feet of
soapstone to cut through, our
progress was slow. We be-
gan to work on the coal yes-
terday. I have a young man
working with me, and the two
of us expected to get up with
— Christmas gift of all.
are just about up. Tomor- eoc.,., «... । । g-
row we will work at the coal S v . , V a 1 s of cotton a
again. We have other rooms da! nd , 15 topcrop is much
here to work, but have no j weeks than was thought a few
practical minels to work in ' K
Dear Sirs: I shall send
coal diggers very badly just
now. This has been consid-
eted an 18-inch vein, but we
have just about 2 feet of coal
in our room, and it seems to
continue to raise. _
This is a nice country here, cept emigrants from any Eu-
and Bridgeport is a booming ropean port direct
if “the negro vote” is)
Democratic party, it
right to be there if it
it begun this
As to falling ■
roof caught up and our rooms
lengthened. We need two
our work yesterday, but a
“shot” failing to do its work
set us back a little, yet we
so chooses, but if it is in the
Republican party, then why
isn't it counted? Again we
say the Post does not dare to
answer plainly and without
subterfuge. As to the clos-
ing assertion of the Post, we
deny it positively. We do
not believe that the masses of
the people of the Great South-
land are politically so narrow
and biased in their concep-
tions as to assert with the
breaking business. This and ...
not the quantity or quality of , We wiil take several
the republican 'party is the . ads of wood Ol subscription
issue, and when the' Messen-if it suits you better to pay us line
ger and its kind succeed inithatway. We would also
I breaking the Solid South and ike to have some corn and
the off-shoot falls in line with cotton seed.
the Post tell us where
negro vote” is? Or,
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Forster, William. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), No. 202, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 22, 1888, newspaper, December 22, 1888; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1580861/m1/4/: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .