Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1913 Page: 2 of 8
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The Messenger.
Grand Jury Report
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Many a Man
NORTH HOUND
SOUTH BOUND
News of Town
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of Decatur, Texas
Capital and Surplus $100,000
S. A. LILLARD, President
J. F. LILLARD. Vice President
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Want to Buy
Dickson & Smith.
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Will Pay the Highest Market Price
W.
E. WOLFE
East Main Street, Decatur, Texas
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Cicero Smith Lumber Co. and is quite
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Dee Reeves
South of Postoffice,
Notice
the commercial and social interest
of this and other communities.
The
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HUddleston is
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Laundry, Laundry
OLIVER CREEK.
you read how Spain lost her last foot
. B. MECA8KEY.
Dickson A Smith.
count it.
The jury in the George Huddleston
case returned a verdict this (Friday)
afternoon assessing his punishment
at two years in the penitentiary. On
another page in today’s Messenger,
we state that the jury failed to agree.
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J. WARREN LILLARD, Cashier
W. P. THURMOND, Ass'tCashihr
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the empire of half the New World.
The World long since established a
record for impartiality, and anybody-
can afford its Thrice-a-Week edition,
which comes every other day in the
No. 3— 9:43 a. m
No. 1—11:20 a. m
No. 7—11:35 p. m
Spend an evening at the Majestic.
Warm room and comfortable seats.
Three last week nights. Only 10c.
Try those delicious hot drinks at
City Bakery. You'D like them.
J. G. Gose was in Alvord the first
of the week.
She is a very industrious young wo-
man, of good family, and will make
for her chosen husband a worthy
companion.
The groom is a well-known young
man of Childress, having lived here
Terrel Christopher was very pain-
fully, but not seriously hurt a few
days ago, by a horse kicking him.
There is quite a lot of sickness in
this community.
Quarterly conference meets at Oli-
ver Saturday and Sunday.
J. D. Taylor returned Monday frcm
west Texas, where he had been on a
visit to his brother.
the same loyal support we have
tended his predecessor.
Our faithful sheriff has been 1
No. 8—5:40 a.m.
No 2—4:28 p.m.
No. 4—3:17 p.m.
Notice
We are installing at our plant ma-
chinery to gin bolls or rough cotton.
Will be prepared to gin bolls by
the first of next week. Are in the mar-
ket now for bolls in any amount at
highest market price.
FT. WORTH COTTON OIL CO.,
Decatur, Tex.
Mrs. E. A. Parr
Mrs. E. A Parr died in this city on
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SEED Ribbon Cane Sorghun
cents per gallon in quanities 1
gallons or more at my place v
town. C. B MECASKEY |
SEED OATS—for sale, <>n fall
good notes is ken. At my far
miles east of Decatur. I
has saved paying bills twice by
showing paid checks with which
the debts had been paid.
LIGHT CRUST.
Will Stephens from Post City, was
in the city this weekr
E. A. Parr and son, Jas. A., left
yesterday for their home at Loveland,
Okla.
thanks for his uniform courtesies and
bespeak for our citizenship for him
The Thrice-A-Week Edition
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accomodating to us and exerted all
the power possible to assist us in our
labor. The janitor, Gordon New, we
also desire to thank for the interest
he has taken in keeping us comfort-
able during the severe weather, doing
so much more than could be expected
of him in looking after our comfort.
NOTICE.
The Messenger calls the attention of
its readers to the ad of Drs. Crudg-
ington & Wilson which appears in
this issue. It is a pleasure to visit
these Doctors in their offices which,
without doubt, are the best equipped
in this section of the state.
In dealing with Drs. Crudgington A
Wilson you are dealing with men who
are permanently located, having been
in Gainesville ten years Every prom-
ise made by them will be strictly
kept. After they examine you, if they
find your case incurbale, they will
tell you so. They do not accept case
for treatment that they cannot con-
scientiously promise to cure. Go see
them at their office over Teague Co.,
store.
They will be in Decatur from 20th
to 25th, at Holiday rooming house.
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Will Tilghman, of Sidney, Neb.,
arrived in the citv this week for a
visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Tilghman. Will, a native of Decatur,
is doing well in his northern home,
and we are glad of it.
A. H. Lowery is moving to Jack-
sonville, Texas. He is preparing to
engage in the Elberta and tomato bus-
iness. Mr. Lowery is a landmark in
"-"*** good barn; lot 100 feet square,
chicken proof wire. At a ba
in this city. The Post offers the
happy couple its very best wishes
for a long and prosperous life.—
Childress Post.
Mr. Rogers is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Rogers of this city, was
reared in Decatur, and has a large
number of friends here who join the
Messenger in delayed but sincere con-
gratulations to this happy couple.
NEW DENVER SCHEDULE
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RING your blacksmith and woodwork to Boone.
Prices reasonable, work guaranteed. we
mend furniture, guns, stoves, build buggies
and wagons. Automobile work and horse,
shoing are our specialties. Hand-made bridle bits and
spurs. See us for any and all difficult blacksmithing.)
Don’t forget the name and place.
The Boones, Blacksmiths
on Thursday, Jan. 9,1913, a daughter, popular with a large circle of friends
Kosse, Texas, but had made a num- ______-----___.
ber of visits in Childress and had Ace: r c c
quite a number of good friends here. •ttice o County Superintend-
THOMAS. (2u
Ft III SALE To make room A
black Samatra chickens I cas
few nicthnde island redsE
at once. S. P. NAM
Deni7!u
FOR SALE—Farm five miles south <1
Decatur, 150 acres in cultivation, twl
sets of improvements, two good wells]
windmil, barn. etc. One of the best
bargains to be found in Wise county .
See LUTHER BELEW, Decatur.
FOR SALE—Piano, buffet, sewing
machine, all at a bargain. Will give
terms or take stock on piano. See
me at once TENNIS SEVILLE.
(12-20)
E. H. Emberton, of Willow, Okla.,
is visiting J. W. Bailey and other
relatives here.
Messrs. Thorn and Harris, of Craf-
ton, were here this week.
Wm. Chappel, from the Spring
Mound community. is on the jury
this week.
Nightwatchman Bill Hawkins, of
Bridgeport, died very suddenly in
McCunes’ drug store last Friday
night in that city. It is reported
that the cause of his death was ap-
poplexy.
A. R. Drake of Slidell, was here on
business this week.
J. T. Hickey of Denton was here
Monday to see his son who is attend-
ing school here.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Galo-
way on Tuesday, Jan. 14th, 1913, a
daughter.
Dr. C. J. Parris and Justice W. M.
Maley were here from Greenwoodyes-
terday.
T. F. Milligan was here Thursday
from Greenwood, and reports the oat
and wheat crops in tine condition.
Presiding Elder T. H. Morris and
wife of Bowie, visited friends here
this week.
Rev. I. A. Thomas was here from
Paradise Tuesday.
G. P. Stevens retured this week
from a visit to his old home in Tish-
omingo county, Miss. Mr. Stevens
came home more than ever in love
with Wonderful Wise, and says he
wouldn’t give one acre of his Catlett
creek farm for all of Tishomingo
county. Hurrah for Wise and hur-
rah for Stevens!
Mds. Martin McCurdy and Cal Mc-
Curdy of Fort Worth, visited the
family of W. H. Chambers this week.
Marcus Parr and wife of Crafton,
Rev. J. B. Parr of Dundee, Baker
Guinn and wife of Montague, visited
relatives here this week.
Marriage licenses were issued this
s Notice is hereby given that on Mon-
day, at 10 o'clock a m., on the 10th
West Walnut ^g-eet
CLASSIFIED ADSp
Five Cents per line per week4
Mrs. Frank Timberlake and Miss
Elsie Rush went to Fort Worth Wed-
nesday morning to be present at the
marriage of Sanford Webb and Miss
Florence Sledd, both of Fort Worth.
Miss Sledd is the daughter of Mr. El-
mo Sledd, cashier of the Fort Worth
National bank, and is well known in
Decatur, having been a frequent visi-
tor to Mrs. Timberlake, who was her
schoolmate at Belmont college,
Nashville, Tenn.—Decatur News.
Tom Yarbrough Rush left Wednes-
day for Austin to be pagein the House
of Representatives.—Decatur News.
day of February, 1913, the Commis-
sioners Court of Wise county, Texas
will receive bids for the county de-
pository for two years. Bids "must
be sea ed, stating the rate of interest
tha the bidder offers to pay for the
use of the county funds. And the
Commissioners’ Court at said time
will open said bids and award t e
county depository to the highest bid-
der under the law.
Witness my hand and seal of office
this the 9th day of January, 1913.
E. M. ALLISON,
County Judge Wise County, Texas.
for the past several years. He now
week to T. B. Scales and Ivy Evans, holds a responsible position with the
ces were held at the home of Marvin
Smith Tuesday afternoon at2o'cleck,
being conducted by Rev. A. R. Nash,
assisted by Revs. Riddle, Johnson
and Ward. Interment occurred at
the city cemetery.
Mrs. Parr’s home was near Love-
land, Okla., but she was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Marvin Smith, in this
city, during her last illness. A hus-
band and three children survive Mrs.
Parr. The children are James A.,
of Loveland, Okla., Mrs. Marvin
Smith of this city, and Mrs. Charles
Parker of Graham, all of whom were
with their mother during her last ill-
ness.
Deceased was 58 years of age; was
born in Choctaw county, Ala She,
with her husband, moved to Crafton,
this county in 1887, then to Chico in
1897, where they resided until 1907,
when they moved to Loveland, Okla.
Mrs. Parr was a devout Christian,
and as such her life has indeed been
a blessing to those who knew her.
She was greatly devoted to her home,
and as a wife and mother she was
kind, loving and endowed with a self-
sacrificing spirit which caused her
always to think of others to the neg-
lect of herself. Only Christian forti-
tude such as she possessed enabled
her to endure such intense suffering
as she bore during her lastdays with-
out a murmur of complaint. With an
expressed faith which knew no obsta-
cle she looked beyond the sorrow and
suffering into the bright realm of a
To our present judge, the Hon. F. T
O. McKenzie, we desire to ext, d oar A
empaneled at the November term, 3
1912, of the District Court for Wise 1
county, having begun their labor un- 1
der that great Jurist, who has volun- :
tairily retired from the bence, the 3
Hon. J. W. Patterson, desire to re- :
port that we have finally finished the :
business for which we were empanel- 3
ed, and desire, in our report to you, s
to commend J udge Patterson for the ]
honest and honorable manner in 3
in which he has filled this position 3
for 24 years. His has been an active 1
life among us, in which his every im- 3
pulse has been for the right. Coming 3
to Wise county when a young man j
and filling many positions of honor 3
and trust before his elevation the 5
bench, these people are qualified to j
speak for the great character he pos- J
sesses. While on the bench at all 3
times and under all circumstances a 2
just judge without bias or predju- )
dice, he has proven himself one of 3
“God's Noblemen” and an honest 2
man, and during the many years of j
service never at any time has the 3
breath of scandal, politically or oth- 5
erwise, been breathed against him 5
and never has the honesty of his de- J
cisions been questioned, even by those 2
whom his decisions were against. He 3
stands among his peers a fit subject 3
for the youth of our country to look s
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere and
heartfelt appreciation and gratitude
to the many good friends who so kind-
ly tendered us their ministrations and
comforted us by their sympathy dur-
ing the last illness and after the death
of our dear wife and mother. Mere
words fail us in our efforts to thank
you for your great aid and comfort
given us in an hour of need and dis-
tress. We can never forget such
friendship, and may God help us to
repay you in kind at every opportu-
nity. E. A. Parr,
James A. Parr.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Parker.
State of Texas, County of Wise.
Monday, Jan. 13,1913, after an illness To the Honorable F. O. McKenzie,
of seceral weeks. The funeral servi- I District Judge: Your Grand Jury
Fresh Meats of All Kinds
The Best the Market Affords
This was a rumor that gained cur-
rency just as we were going to press
wilh the first part of the paper. We
now learn that the jury finally agreed
and gave Huddleston two years.
home promised the faithful. The
memory of her fortitude and faithful-
ness is the sweetest solace and conso-
lation to her bereaved family and
relatives as they pass through the
dark shadows of sorrow and separa-
tion. This good woman leaves a host
of true friends who will be saddened
by her death.
to and emulate his virtues Equally
balanced in temperment it seems that
the Maker of men had in view the
positions he might hold when his
character was first molded. And
now in his retirement to private life
we wish him all the pleasures which
he deserves from a well spent life, and
trust th t for many years to come he
may be among us to lead us in the
paths of righteousness and virtue.
Decatur, Texas, Jan. 14, 1912 —To
the Teachers: On account of the in-
clemency of the weather the com-
mittee on program did not meet last
Saturday, therefore, we cannot pub-
lish a teachers daily program in the
county papers this week.
It is hoped that the teachers will
try to arrange their programs as near
in conformity to the instructions
given in Bulletin No. 18, and notes
given in the back of Registe-. All
vouchers given for the January
month will be approved when present-
ed, and the time for completing the
program will be extended until the
February month.
Up to the present time I have visit-
ed fifty-two schools of the county
and I find those teachers who have
carefully studied Bulletin No. 18,
and who have arranged their pro-
gram according to instructions there-
in given, have their school better or-
ganized, and. therefore, are doing
more satisfactory work.
I am glad to note a tendency among
our teachers towards a closer study
of our school laws, and I believe that
any wave of discontent among our
patrons and trustees is not a fault of
the law but rather a lack of know-
ledge of the law.
D. J. SIMPSON, /
County Superintendent.
week, except Sunday. It will be of
particular value to you now The
Thrice-a-Week World also abounds
in otner strong features, serial
stories, humor, markets, cartoons;
in fact, every thing that is to be found
in a first class daily.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK World's reg-
ular subscription price is 81.00 per
ycar, and this pays for 156 papers.
We offer this unequaled newspaper
and The Wise County MESSENGER
together for one year for 81.50.
The regular subscription price of
the two papers is 92.00.
host of friends left here will regret to
lose him and his family, but will
wish them the best in their new
home. —Bridgeport Tribune.
C. C. Jones and son, Lawrence, left
this week for eastern markets.
Milburn Arnett and John Simmons
are out again after attacks of grip.
Miss Ethel Allison has been visit-
ing her sister, Mrs. R. L. Carver, in
Fort Worth.
Odus Bailey and wife visited rela-
tives in Gainesville, this week.
Mrs. G. F. Plaxco left Wednesday
for Ft. Worth to visit her daughter,
Mrs. McElroy, who is again serious-
ly ill.
Misses Maud and Willie May Bry-
an of Atencio, N. M., are the guests
of relatives here.
Word was received Sunday of
what came near being a serious gas
asphyxiation in the Bowie Methodist
church that morning A leak in the
beating fixtures in the church had let
a quantity of gas into the closed
room, and before anyone noted the
cause, about twenty-five persons were
overcome with the/ fumes, among
them being Mrs. Eddie Lillard. The
affected ones were rushed to the fresh
air and none have suffered any ser-
ious consequences.
Start the new year off right by
trading with us and be an ever
pleased customer. DICKSON &
SMITH.
A Wedding Overlooked
Through some inexcusable over-
sight The Post overlooked one of the
Childress holiday weddings and here-
by tenders its apologies to the princi-
pals in the happy affair. On Dec. 19
Miss Lucile Parsons and Mr. Golie
Rogers were very quietly married at
the Thompson hotel, Rev. Frank
Pierson performing the ceremony.
The bride is a niece of Mrs. W. B.
Thompson, with whom she had been
making her home for the past four
months. Originally she lived at
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EoR RENI OR SALE—Small truck
This is a time of great events and farm two miles from Decatur: 3-room
you will want the news acurately and pouse barn, fne fruit, good water,
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promptly. The Democrats, for the Lively, west of Post Office^
first time in Hi years, will have the '.-------dhk---------
Presidency and they will also control i uw HA ' ’ D. I. haV h o m e
. . . . ' .„. 1 grown alfalfa seed. Al qTality for
both branches of congress. The poll- sale See or write me at (Ueen wood N.
lical newsissureto be of the most/Texas. T. F. MILLIGANK (1-12)1
absorbing interest. SrOCKFARM-Of200acrsromsal‘ 4
There is a great war in the Old six miles north of Decatur. See J. N ■
World, and you may read of the ex- CRA BTREE at Peninger's. ' •
Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our thanks to
the many friends who, in a time of
need, so willingly assisted us in our
trouble. On the evening of the 3rd of
January, we lost our barn and con-
tents by fire, and when our future
looked so dark our many kind
friends came to our rescue with not
only their sympathy, but with money,
coi n and oats, and as the dark cloud
gathered so it disappeared. As we
looked in the faces of those who so
heartily shared our loss, it made us
feel that brotherly love still existed
and the scripture which says, "Bear
ye one another's burdens,” was be-
ing fulfilled May the Lord bless
those who so kindly assisted us.
W. D Phillips and family
S J. B. Walker of Crafton, fell
dead in that town Thursday noon.
He had been in ill health for several
years, but trouble of the heart was
the cause of his very sudden death.
The remains were brought today to
the Pleasant Grove Baptist church in
the Muse community for burial. Mr.
Walker has been a resident of Wise
county for many years, formerly liv-
ing in the Muse community. He was
a sturdy Christian character, and had
many friends in this section.
On last Wednesday evening at 8:30
W. F. Hawkins, who was for six
or seven years a resident of Bridge-
port, died suddenly. He had come
down town as usual and had just
lighted a cigar when he told those
about him to lake him where he might
get fresh air. He was promptly taken
to the door where he went into con-
vulsions and expired in a few minutes.
The doctors pronounced the cause of
his death a leakage into the brain.—
Bridgeport News.
Hats cleaned and re-blocked for
•1.00, at Dickson & Smith’s.
Vaughan Jones has returned from
a stay in Bridgeport. About Feb 1
Vaughan will take charge of the Jones
store at Bridgeport, while Lawrence
Jones goes from that place to Wichi-
ta Falls to open a new store.
A. J. Henderson, an old and highly-
respected citizen of Alvord, died at
his home in that town Thursday after
several weeks’ illness. Mr. Hender-
son was among the early settlers of
the Alvord country and one of the
best citizens of the county, a man
who has made his life felt for the
best interests of the people among
whom he lived. He was blessed with
a large number of friends, among
them being many Decatur people,
who regret the passing off this good
man. He was the father ol our towns-
man Chris Henderson.
When your laundry is not listed,
you will have to take our count as
correct: no claims recognized after
ten days.
For Sale
A nice lot of registered Poland Chi-
na and Duroc jersey pigs. Also a
few bred gilts. S. A. LILLARD
duce, all kinds of Poultry
Begin this year by starting a bank Ye-
count. 1913 will be far more
successful for you if you save
your earnings, deposit them with
us and pay all bills by check . .
CITY NATIONAL BANK
Fat Cattle and Hogs, also
Hides, Wool, Country Pro-
Please list your Laurdry and leave
it on the porch Tuesday morning of
each week. We will call for it and
deliver it to you. Don’t forget to
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