Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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DECATUR, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUG. 16, 1912.
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COWLING—JONES
LIBERTY
OLD SETTLERS’ DAY
ALVORD
FARM DEMONSTRATION
FRIDAY NIGHT STORM
Mh. MeClanahan and children are
Miss Lorene Yates of Arlington,
spent last week with her aunt, Mrs.
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but no other damage
in the room,
in
in Messenger s opinion the
county,
The
the demonstra-
essary to carry on
that old Wise
tions, and it does seem
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suit or
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the job. and lots of men waited
on
Bros. warehouse were all blown
gan
Half dozen dwellings were
down
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property; paint does it good by
your
no rot;
and a
the
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From there a special auto
runs
Decatur Day
Decatur
acma-e
The
Judicial Convention
the two main
roads nor on the grounds.
this preparation cured me some years
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LOW TONES ARE A SEDATIVE
MONEY
sale by all druggists.
Announcement
di
stance* the lower register of
Ing volce to richer and moi
ire musical.
Read the Messenger. $1
—Youth's Companion.
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if
Home endorsement, the public ex-
pression of Decatur people, should be
evidence beyond dispute for every
will be the ideal day for all Decatur
citizens to be on the grounds to greet
each other and to join in hospital
the
For
Mrs. Jones has grown from childhood
in Bridgeport and Mr. Jones has for
many years been identified with the
town's most substantial business in-
route has
south from
Mr. Williams and wife of Dallas
are visiting Babe Williams.
been arranged, which
the Methodist church
We
We
reckon: they got mad: wouldn’t pay
it.
There are times to get mad and re-
fuse to pay, but when one’s property
needs protecting is no time to get mad
and not paint.
Besides it costs more to get mad
and wait than to paint.
Getting mad doesn’ do any good to
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creek, and when the dirt had been dug
I. from around it, it measured 6 feet
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Ought to Paint
I ought to have painted last year,
but I hated to pay 82.25 a gallon.
Better Medicine
Than Calomel
Dodson’s Liver-Tone, a Safe Vege-
table Liquid, Now Takes the
Place of Calomel, the Pow-
erful Mineral Drug
Many people know the danger of
calomel, yet they take it because they
know of nothing better. Other people
Miss Hatlie Miller spent Sunday in
Alvord.
Sam Payne and Rufus Boone are
attending a military encampment in
Louisiana.
A. Y. Leslie and family left Mon-
day for Texline and other points.
Mrs. J. M. Gose and Miss Eula are
visiting at Wichita.
Mr. and Mrs. Berry are here from
Nocona.
Hal Sands and F. Furlow were in
Dallas Monday.
Mrs. Jim B. Thomas is visiting her
brother in Abilene.
MissOma Hollabaughwas in Deca-
tur Tuesday.
WV
CORSETS
usive Makers
e figure ej
medium or
keeping out water; no water
no paint, soma water and rot:
Pitch th* Voice Deep When Under
Nervous Tension and Self-Control
Is Gained.
Home Endorsement
Hundreds of Decatur Citizens Can
Tell You All About It
Mad at Paint
25c a gallon for paint is about #2.50
United States government contributes
one half of the amount of money nec-
across the Fort
Buy it now. Now is the time to buy
a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is al-
most certain to be needed before the
summer is over. This remedy has no
superior. For sale by all druggistd
were in their storm houses.
paint in the world so long as it keep:
out water, costs not a cent.
DEVOE
Ford & Thomason sells it.
/ 51.00
TO
\ 55.00
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ence of friends and neighbors, cheer-
gained.
In any situation where one must
struggle for self-possession, the low-
pitched voice, with its impression of
poise and selr-confdence, is a wonder-
ful aid. Even under ordinary circum-
stances the lower register of the speak-
f -=
aVOL. XXXIIL—NO. 33
Th* invalid.
Sick tn th* cow camp-moonin”. round
The emolderin” fre in the rain.
A-fetir" like a rat. hair Arowne pain:
And racked from head to foot with Paini
Th. nearest ranch house twenty mile-
Nobody here to care a danK...
Whether I live or die—no emits
That sorter helps to ease a pen*.
Sick in the cow camp- Slim, the cook,
la scowlin' ‘cause the flour a wet
Fussin' because he's dropped a hook
Into the tire—hear him fret
Nothin' around but trees and Plain-
The river makes a Eure) Iin nol "Ein
Nothin' but flood, and rain and rain.
And nary a signal from the boys.
Sick in the cow camp-but 1 hear
Hoots srlashln' through the,002zsmudi
The boys have come—I catch • ch
Their sturdy yellin’ stirs my blood.
I see a yaller slicker gleam.
And catch my bunkie”s.frendizecani
Sick? Well I gess not-It don t neem
At if I’d been laid up at all.
—Denver Renvhieen-
Th* Way *• Meet Work.
The benuty of work depends upon
the way wo moot tt— whether wo arm
burvaives ench moraine to attack it no
an enemy ehat moat bo vangulshed
before nighe comes, or whether we
oven oar eyes with the sunrtae to
weicome tt aa aa epproechiug friend
who will beet us dehghtful company
all day, and who win maha ns feel at
eventng that the day waa wall worth
ns tatigues.—Lug Larcom-
Cuts and bruises may be healed in
about one third the time requlred by
the usual treatment by applying
Chamberlain's Liniment. It is an an-
tiseptic and causes such injuries to
heal without maturation. This lini-
ment also relieves soreness of
muscles and rheumatic pains.
a happy culmination.
little rot is more than enongli to
make a man liberal tward his painter
and paint.
Baptist/Decatur reader. Surely the experi-
Farm Loans
Lots of money to loan on improved
farms: long time: easy payments: low
rate of interest. We also represent a
reliable bonding company, and are
prepared to furnish official. surety or
hdministi ators bonds on short notice.
GOSE BROS.
Autos to Reunion Ground
Next Week
Arrangements have been made by
M. D. Sellars, grocer. E. Main St., dinners. - _ r ... wicca
S Come early Wednesday morning, shade for waiters will be placed,
be prepared. Your friends will be ■ “------
there wishing to see you. Appropri-
ate exercises in the pavilion
COMMITTEE.
Paint Now
if you ought to have painted las
year and waited for paint to come
down, how much do you think you
made?
You’ll buy an extra gallon this
year. There’s $5 or 86 for paint and
labor. You think you won’t but you
will: you can’t stretch paint.
It is always so; the longer you wait
the more paint and wages. Besides
what pail is for. What is it for?
DEVOE
Ford & Thomason sells it.
{The Methodist camp meeting al
and Hill is progressing nicely and
I good work is being accomplished.
by 4 feet through the largest part.
When an effort was made to move the
the tusk it began to crumble, so it was
left where found. Some time ago Mr.
Cates excavated a mastadon’s tooth
close to where the tusk was found.
From those remains of the animal
long extinct from the earth, it must
have been mammoth in size.
autos will not run on
Paint costs not a cent. All
should be ready to do her part in
boosting an industry that is so abso-
lutely essential to the growth and
prosperity of the community. The
commissioners are ever ready to do
the right thing by their county, and
when they have been convinced that
work has done good for the farmers
they will readily assist in continuing
the demonstrations.
Foster Reynolds to establish an auto
transfer line to the picnic grounds
below Decatur during the reunion
An excellent sedative for nervous
excitement is found in using the voice
at its lowest comfortable key. Imme-
diate relief from stuttering la often
obtained by dropping the voice from a
high pitch to a lower tone. Teacher*
whose pupil* become restless and un-
ruly as they themselves grow tired
and nervous win And that a low-
Decatur, Texas, says: “I have had no
I occasion to use Doan’s Kidney Pills
or any other kidney medicine since
next week He will have two or more
reliable machines with experienced
driver, the ears to run continually
s from Tuesday till Saturday. The
town stand for the cars will be on the
nesbed in Bridgeport, when Mr. Lau-
rence Eason Jones led to the altar
Mis* Essie Pauline Cowling, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Hattie J. Cowling of thia
city.
The groom entered upon the arm of
his brother, Mr. Vaughan Jones of
Decatur, and the bride with her sis-
ter, Mrs. C. E. Martin of Rhome, who
as matron of honor gave the bride
away. They were met at the altar by
Rev. R. B. Moreland, who in the
beautiful and impressive ring cere-
mony of the Methodist ritual pro
nounced them man and wife.
Thus has the romance of these two
shingles and breaking out window
lights. The wind was a twister in
some places. as a few houses were
moved from their foundations, and
many barns and outhouses were
blown down. Large trees were torn
up and blown for some distance. No
one was injured, as most of the people
tance telephone or
nade-to-
But
ive the
southeast corner of the square on the
south side of the Cash Grocery store.
which occured at Clayton, N. M., on
the first of this month. The groom
is a prosperous young farmer of Un-
ion county, N. M., and formerly lived
in Cuetes. the home of the bride. The
ago. You are at liberty to continue
using my former statement. I was
caused much misery by pain across
the small of my back, in fact, I could
not walk. If I made a quick move
sharp twinges darted through me,
causing me to groan. I got a box of
Doan’s Kidney Pills at Gunn's drug
store. After using them the pains dis-
appeared and I was as well as ever.
I am pleased to recommend this excel-
lent remedy.”
' For sale by all dealers. Price 50c.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name— Doans— and
take no other.
FLYING MEN FALL
victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles just like other people, with
like results in loss of appetite, back-
ache. nervousness, headache and
tired. listless, run-down feeling. But
there's no need to feel like that as T.
D. Peebles, Henry, Tenn., proved.
“Six bottles of Electric Bitters” he
writes, "did more to give me new
strength and good appetite than all
other remedies I used.” So they help
every body, it's folly to suffer when
this great remedy will help vou from
the first dose. Try it. Only 50c at
Fold A Thomason’s.
A severe electrical storm visited
Decatur last Friday night, and for
ten minutes the flashes of lightning
tieroe claps of thunder came almost
incessantly. The residence occupied
by Charley Stokes was struck by
lightning, the bolt going down
through the roof of the dining room
ana ut at a window. A hole a foot
in diameter was tor* in the roof and
ceiling, and the window sash and
*11 was knocked out, with not a paine
broken. The wall paper was scorched
w “ts;
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I’ve got to paint this year; it’ll take
a little more paint; I suppose I gal;
The same lon in 10; and a little more work, I
For a quick, pleasant. dustless ride
to the grounds, take an auto. 25c
each way.
"Decatur Dat” at the reunion i
coing to be Wednesday . August. 21, place, on to
which is also Old Settlers' day. It
Or monogram with style and qu»l
ity is a picture of an established rep-
utation of 26 years standing. It sug-
zests not only our millinery, but al
that is back of it: the personnel and
Integrity of its makers, the power of
suggestions a power We are ever
ready to give your orders prompt and
careful attention. Let us help you to
be up-to-date. Call and see our new
line of early fall hats. y -
VASTINE & MHITON.
done. Mr and Mrs. Stokes were
church was wrecked here Thursday
night during a severe windstorm ac- fully given by them will carry more
upanmedx pidownrrrison, Eain: weight than the utterances of strung-
Otis, Jim Boyd, Garney Palmer and ers residing in faraway places. Read
others were also considerably dam- | the following:
aged. Barns, outhouses and wind-
mills fared very poorly, many of
them being demolished. There were
no personal injuries.
derfully quieting to their pupils.
This simple expedient 1» also use-
ful when you are trying to control or
prevent weeping There are times
when a person fears to talk lest he
break down and cry. yet must answer a
question or carry on a conversation.
Again, th* deep lower tones of the
voice. Joined to slow, deep breathing,
come to th* rescue, and seif-control is
storm went on to Rhome, where con-
siderable damage was done.
Rhome. Tex., Aug. 9.—Last night
at 8:30 heavy clouds gathered in the
northwest and as it came nearer the
lightning lit up the elements and
heavy crashes of thunder accompan-
ied the storm. It struck the town
about 8:30 and the wind blew down a
number of windmills. Out of thirty
there are only three or four left
standing. The Presbyterian and Bap-
tist churches were completely demol:
-hed. The large smakestack and
warehouse of the Moler Milling Com-
pany, also a part of the roof of the
Fort Worth A Denver depot and Lo-
tlie route turns west to the reunion
grounds, the autos stopping inside
the pasture just across the road from
the reunion gate, where a stile and
Decatur 4 Bridgeport 3
The Decatur ball team went to
Bridgeport Tuesday where they de-
feated the coal city team by the score
of 4 to 3. Decatur team had the
Bridgeport bunch bested at all stages
of the game, leading by 3 to 1 until
the fourth inning, when a bingle or
two and some bungles gave Bridge-
port a boost. Darnell kept his op-
posers guessing, allowing only three
hits and striking out ten men. Deca-
tur fielded an especially classy game,
with Lillard at third and Provence at
first as extras. Provence had a hand
crippled by a thrown ball in the sixth,
but his place was well filled by Lind
ley. Boyd. Lindley and Nash each
got two hits. Leaguer Wofford
twirled for Bridgeport, but he had an
off day, for he was pounded for ten
hits, striking out six men.
Constipation is the starting point
for many serious diseases. To be
healthy keep the bowels active and
regular. Herbine will remove all at.
cumulations in the bowels and put the
system in prime condition. Price 50.
Sold by Man & Simmons.
Gage spent a few day with their
brother. W. B. Gage, of Chillicothe, lives fond
last week. -- -
At the M. E. church Wednesday
evening, August 7, 1912, at 8:30
o'clock, was solemnized the molt
beautiful marriage ceremony wit-
1911 Washing Fluid
Trv it and be convinced. Money
back if not pleated Saves expense
of building tires and labor of boiling
clothes. Directions on each bottle.
A. J Oden. sole maker, Dallas lex.
C. C. BElla,
Sales manage:- for Wise county .
blown from their foundations. The
west wing of the new brick school
drug it is.
Aug. 13—Mrs. Baynham and daugh-
ter, Lillian, and Mrs. Davis were
buying millinery goods in Dallas last
week.
Miss Mamie Griffith has gone to
Lelia Lake to teach.
J. T. Wallace it visiting the family
of Dr. Sparkman.
Mr. and Mrs. McDavid are on a
trip to Mississippi.
Mrs. Wallace, a former resident of
Alvord, spent Sunday here.
Rev. W O. Barnett, S. M. Ward
and wife and S.M. Covington autend-
ed the Wise County Baptist associa-
tion at Bridgeport last week.
R. L. Farmer and daughter, Leona,
are spending the week at Amarillo.
J. L. Davis was operated on for
appendicitis in Fort Worth last week.
.Dave Davis ard family of Burk-
burnett, are visiting here. Dave has
been with his brother in Ft. Worth.
Jim B. Thomas and Terrell Collins
were in Olney and Newcastle last
week.
Miss Annie Cazee has gone to Den-
ton.
Mrs. B. Williams and children vis-
itied in Seymour.
terests. The happy pair left this
Thursday morning for a ten days'
visit to Galveston and other points.
The following from out of town
were here for the occasion: From De-
catur, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones,
Vaughn Jones, C. C. Jones Jr., Miss
Luna Plaxco.— Bridgeport Index.
Wood--Bryan
The Messenger has received nolle*
of the marriage of Miss Gladdice Hal-
comb and Mr. Chestei A. Wood,
Wise Co until Ltlessenger
At the Farmers’ Congress at Col-
lege Station recently Hon. Alvin C. visiting in Brown county.
Owsley of Denton, delivered an ad-
dreas which the auditors declared to
Several business men of the town
met with the commissioner's court
Wednesday afternoon for the purpose
of assisting the court in coming to
some happy conclusion of the matter
confronting it regarding the contin-
uation of the farm demonstration
work in Wise county. After some
discussion the court deferred action
in the matter until the next meeting
in September That the work should
continue is the opinion of all who
have had experience in the work, and
as the results brought about during
the past year have demonstrated that
it is a good thing and of incalculable
benefit to the farming interests of the
THE TRIALS OF A TRAVELER
"I am a traveling salesman,
writes E. E. Youngs, E. Berkshire
„„ — ----— ------ vt. “and was often troubled with
last year for that; but they didn’t constipation and indigestion till I be-
gan to use Dr. King s New Life rills,
which I have found an excellent reme
dv ” For all stomach, liver or kid-
nev troubles thev are unequaled.
Only 25c at Ford &,T homason’s.
buldinKndathebdbrishor "me on bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
half mile. The thunder and lightning W.C. B. Bryan, and is a charming
were terrimic. Several outbuildings j girl. She has many friends in Deca-
were bloan down. Wires are all[ tur, where she made her home for a
down and up this writing no commun- ’ number of years, who join the Mes-
ication can be had with the long dis- senger in wishing the couple a long,
in the country, happy and prosperous life.
work should be carried on.
be one of the most instructive and en-
tertaining efforts it had ever beard
and Mr. Owsley was given on ovation
at its dose.
Cliff Cates, secretary of the Wise
County Old Sealers Association, was
present and there secured Mr. Ows-
ley's promise to deliver an address
on Old Settlers’ day at the reunion
next week. Mr. Owsley will be here
and will speak in the forenoon at
about 11 o’clock or at the close of
the preliminary exercises. Mr. Ow5
has become one the finished orators of
the southwest and everybody is in-
vited to come to Old Settlers' and De-
catur day at the reunion, Wednesday,
August 21 in the forenoon and hear
this splendid address.
French Spencer of the local legal
bar and a spicy talker of the last
campaign, will deliver the address of
welcome next Wednesday morning.
The program will begin in the early
afternoon. Don't fail to be there to
hear every note sung in the county
singing contest. It will be worth
hearing, worth going miles to see.
Worth branch south of Ed Borum
5 the Neilson farm where
Attention Singers
There will be a singing contest on
old settlers’ day, Wednesday. Aug.
21st, of the Wise county reunion.
First prize, 810 to the best singing
class of not less than eight singers.
Second prize of 85.00 to second best
singing class.
Eaeh class may select its own books
and songs. All contestants must be
on hand by 10 a. m.
The judges will be H F. Hawkins
of Chico, S. M. Covington of Alvord,
and C. V. Terrell of Decatur.
suppose 1 day in 10.
My job would have cost last year
about 852.50; it is going to cost this
year 857.75.
85.25 is gone. I suppose it will be
the same again if I wait again.
What if paint goes down to 82 a
gallon? 82.50 on the job:
I shan't wait: what a fool I was!
DEVOE
Ford Ai Thomason sells it.
Th* Power of th* Prea
I A newapaper can drop the pame
thrmght into a thousand mind* at the
■am* moment. A newupaper to an
dviner who does not requir to be
nought, but comes to you briefy ov-
ary day of common weal, without ata
trioting your private affair*. Newapa
par*, theretore, become more necea
ary tn proportion aa men become
more equal individual*, and more to
be feared. To rappoao that they only
**rv* to protect freedom would be
to dzminieh their importance; they
maintain civilization.—De Toequevilie.
Other speeches, recitations, songs.
1 music by the band etc.. will keep full
the program. Be on hand early.
COMMITTEE.
the cellar at the time.
On last Friday night a wind and
hail storm did considerable damage
below Decatur about six miles. The
storm took a streak several hundred
yards wide from the Muse community
east through Rhome. Cotton was
badly damaged in the path, and many
fields were ruined, among them being
the cotton crop of Bob McClure,
which was beaten to shreds. Fruit
and melons also suffered, the hail
coming down with such force as to
burst open large melons. At the home
kof Fred Belew large hail broke holes
in the roof of the house, knocking off
J. F. Meek.
Mrs Davis and children are visit-
ing in Duncan-
Mrs. J. F. Meek is visiting in Ar-
lington this week.
Edgar Renshaw and wife were in
Fort Worth Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Richardson of Fort
Worth, is spending her vacation with
homefolks .
Rev. Leonard Gage has returned to
his home in Okla.
Jimmie Gage and Rev. Leonard
Nobody needs to take dangerous
calomel (which is made from mercury)
if they live near a store where Dod-
sou’s Liver-Tone is sold. Ford A
Thomason sells Dodson’s Liver-Tone,
and guarnlees it to be a perfect sub-
stitute for calomel it is a pleasant
tasting vegetable tonic, that livens up
the liver without any restriction of
habit or diet. It has none of the bad
after-effects of calomel and is safe for
children as well as grown-ups.
Mastadon’s Tusk Found
Bob Cates reports that he has ex-
cavated a mastadon’s tusk on his
father’s farm below Decatur. The
tusk was found in the side of the
There was a regular downpour of
rain, estimated at three inches. The1
Presbyterian church has $1000 insur-
ance and the Baptist church has WOO. !
The school building had $7,000 insur- i
ance. This is the worst August storm .
ever experienced in this vicinity. No
one was hurt. Many were in storm’
cellars.
Newark, Aug. 10.—The
L.UAQ
Old Quantrell Men
Mr. Fred Lycliliter, one of the few
remaining members of Quantrell’s
men. attended the reunion of the Shel-
by-Quantrell organization at Bowie
Wednesday. It is reported that Cole
Younger and Frank James were to be
in attendance at tne gahther/ Nbut
they were prevented, we ur. _ and,
by sickness. Mr. Ljcb)ite;nj Fson-
ally acquainted with Yodt,* and
James, having known them in Mis-
souri in the stormy days of the men’s
lives. Mr. Lychliter and Uncle
George MieQuinn. and probably a few
others, are the only remaining veter-
ans of the famous Quantrell’s com-
mand living in Wise county. The ex-
periences of these men during the war
between the states would till a book
of large vroportions. There were few
commands in the war that saw the
service and experienced the hard-
ships of the Quantrell regiments.
STATE OF TEXAS I
COUNTY OF WISE I By the authority
vested in me I hereby call a conven-
tion to meet at Decatur Texas on the
fourth Saturday in August 1912 at 12
o’clock noon for the purpose of nomi-
nating a judge for the 43rd Judicial
District of Texas’
Witness my hand at Decatur. Texas
this Aug. 3rd. 1912.
FRANK J. FORD,
Chairman Democrat c Executive
Committee 43rd Judicial District
of Texas.
D. J. Moss. Secy.
Hawthorn Escaped
“Sleepy” Hawthorne, the young
man convicted in the county court
last week for assaulting a cook on
the road gang and sentenced to a long
term service on the road, made good
his escape Sunday night while the
guard was attending church in the
community in which the crew was
working. Another prisoner went with
Hawthorne. This young fellowshould
be captured, and no doubt he will be
taken soon by Sheriff Faith, and when
returned he should receive his full
share of punishment, for the crimofor
which he is serving time on the road
was one of the foulest and meanest
coming before the court in a long
time. He slipped up behind a com-
panion who was unarmed and not
expecting any troudfe, sd murder-
ously assaulted him with*s rock.
Such offences should receive Te ex-
treme penalties of the law. "u
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