Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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DECATUR, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,1913.
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Household Necessities
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of New Structures
Select a Postmaster
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FINE RAINS HAVE FALLEN IBIS WEEK
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North and South Decatur.
1 and 2, or
pressed it, the rain will at least give
all who vote it De- is broken with this ground-soaker and
in other words.
catur in the Democratic primary
On Wed-
entitled to take par: in
Following are telegram
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generally are very thankful for it.
people alike.
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premium, and many
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blood poison set up almost immedi-
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ation offered by Uncle Sam for hand-
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Millinery Display ;
at Lillard’s
plum. On with the battle!
814,800
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Mississippi Store
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Sept. 19 and 20
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Will Dig Down Deeper Fpr Oil
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that I am drawing a pension from the
federal government.
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My appli- that they they soon decided it would
foundation for the report.
-and
♦ September 19th and 20th.
A
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wheat farmers can now begin to plant
their grain crops; the fall pasture can
be planted; pastures will green up
again and furnish better grazing for
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2,000
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1,500
800
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days she has been improving and her
complete and prompt recovery is con-
fidently expected.—Boyd Index.
I time has ther
i crusade carrie
Luthar Reed, res
Frank Ford, res ..
M. A. Small, res....
sentative Stephens.
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Washington, Sept. 5.
F. F. Ford, Chm. Dem. Ex. Com.
. Decatur. ’
n going the distance they have
ly, some good flows of gas have
struck, but the men are deter-
^lo have oil and if it is any
mmdibey are going down
Use Tribune.
be money well spent if they would dig
still deeper.
A committee was appointed among
the Fort Worth, Decatur and Para-
dise ■ people and the necessary money
was soon raised and the force of men
$2,500
2.500
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cation for a pension was denied.
MRS. STEPHEN JONES.
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Ever Hear About This.
We want everybody in Decatur to
know about Meritol White Liniment.
It will do so much for pains of all
kinds, rheumatism, sprains, etc. We
dave never sold a preparation that we
Mald recommend more highly. C. B.
Zack Lillard, brick res ....
Steve Lillard, brick res.....
Newt Crabtree. res ........
Pat Lynch, res .............
Helm, Ward & Dillehay,
warehouse................
Will Mitchell, res..........
L. E Rosser, res.........
Walter Dyer, res..........
B. J. Mecaskey, res........
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are here awaiting tl
piping when they
digging. m
Card of Thanks.
In tiehalf of myself and brothers
and sisters, I desire to express our
very sincere gratitude to the many
friends and neighbors who ministered
to our mother during her last illness,
and who have been such a comfort to
us in our bereavement.
PETE EVANS.
Drug
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•his election, weather for a time at least.
s received nesday morning a splendid rain, last-
Friday and Saturday,
which to build homes.
With all the dry weather, business
Lillard’s mill, rock......
Masonic Temple, brick
Public school, brick.....
Miss Edna Reeves came very near
losing her life last week while at-
tempting to run in front of an engine.
One train had just passed and the
young lady made an attempt to cross
the track when an unobserved engine
came creeping along and the quick
action of E. Locke prevented the
girl from meeting a most horrible
death.—Paradise Tribune.
being erected in Decatur: ; •
J. W. Hatcher, brick garage... $1,000 •
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are we have had relief from the awful hot
for pure groceries and it X
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spaired of but by heroic methods
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ville, Miss. They had a reunion of
to save the bulk of the cotton crop,
will cause many farms to increase the
Of course it is beyond our ability to
see the future, but if such a thing
should happen that we should strike
oil, the caper we would cut would
make Barnum's clown ashamed of
himself and not a stockholder could
be induced to part with even a portion
of their shares.
Each of the stockholders feel that
it would be ver, foolish to discon-
tinu> digging for the lack of a few
hundred dollars when, more than
us a larger crop of
There is no
.. .2,350 i |
. . .2,500 •
$100,580 7
Below we note residences and build-' s
ings which have been completed dur- -
ing 1913.
Sam Parks, who former’y lived
here and was tax collector for W ise
county. but now resides at Frederick,
Ok., was here this week meeting old
time friends; some of whom say he is
Granger Blewett, Jesse Durham, prospecting fer an opening in poli-
Robt. G. Thomi son, Edgar Y oung. tics.—Alvord News.
Our Groceries are sure to
ing an hour, fell over this section,
starting the creeks and ravines to
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extracted one day last week
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ately. For a time her life was de-
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among our satisfied cits’ $
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The necessary money has been
raised to drill still deeper for the de-
sired oil.
Sevral days ago the fund on hands
had become exhausted and the stock-
! holders being so well pleased with the
prospects and indications of the well,
physicians got the blood poison
under control and for the past few
searching for choice locations on
conditions have been good in the
town, and our merchants have had a :
better summer trade than for many
years. Following are the buildings. •
with the value of construction. now ’
A. C. Hoyl, res........
Ike Killough, res........
S. W. Tilghman. 2 res ..
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‘bolies.11 The
running, and causing broad smiles to the stock -in fact, the rain has helped
adorn the faces of farmers and towns- . all of, us and we believe the people
A: News Notes of Our Neighbors
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ling the mail through Decatur. Our
announcement column carries the
names of Roy Heathington, Mack
Buckaloo, Mrs. S. II. Jones, Dave
Dickson, John Cates, Carl Faith,
by County Chairman Frank. J. Ford:
Washington. Sept. 5.
F. J. Ford, Chm. Dein. Ex. Com.
Decatur.
The matter of holding the primary
is one which rests alone with Repre-
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A very strong flowing well was
brought in on thePavillard place just
north of town last week, the water
flowing to a height of seventeen feet
in a large stream. The water is pure
and good to drink. Pavillard broth-
ers are putting a large concrete
watering trough at the well for stock
water.—Boyd Index.
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gress. Never before in
V. W. Bradford came down from
Electra first of the week. He began
feeling baJ; the doctors have pro-
nounced the case a light form of
smallpox. Mr. Bradford is not suf-
fering at all, and is isolated so there
is no danger of the contagion spread-
ing.—Bridgeport Times.
I ary first there has not been a time
Or anything else, that if it is in town, we hnve it at
please. we have a hobby
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household needs. Don’t
On Saturday. Oct. *• 1913, there
will be held in Decatur a Democratic
postollice primary ■ Count- Chair-
man Frank J. Ford last Saturday
called the primary for t e purpose of
Nineteen hundred thirteen promises
I to be a record breaker for Delightful
Decs tur in the way of material pyo-
are at a
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
State of Texas, County of Wise.
To those interested in the estate,
indebted to, or holding claims
against the estate of W. H. Matthews,
deceased.
The undersigned having been duly
appointed executor of the last will
and testament of W. H. Matthews,
deceased, late of Wise county, Texas,
by Hon. E. M. Allison, county judge
of the county court of said county on
the loth day of July, 1913, during a
regular term thereof. and I hereby
notify all persons indebted to said es-
tate to come forward and make settle-
ment, and those having claims
against said estate to present them to
me at my residence in Wise county,
Texas, the town of Decatur being my
postoffice address where I receive my
mail.
This 9th day of September, 1913.
BOOK BWEN, Executor of the
Estate of W. H. Matthews, Deceased.
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Con. John Stephens author i ing the
primary, but Mr. Ford hesi
when there were not el I al houses 0900909090090°5*7°‛ "097°70*5 " ""
under construction, and at this time 3
Every Home. .
1 buildings and six residences are under | ?
: construction, with contracts already ;
i let for several other new residences. A
! me actual value of the buildings now ¥
| under way will go above one hundred v
thousand dollars. Ibis would not. X
~ i sound startling for a large town or ?
city of railroads or factories, but it ;
is something out of the ordinary for X
I a town of Decatui s size, whose in- A
I come is largely from the agricultural | $
products. Two years ago Decatur $
■ was at a standstill, and only our,
. schools kept a slight activity in real •
This season, while coming too late ... ,4
estate. While ti ade was fairly good.
the town did not grow as it should ?
have done. But with the new im- ;
provements at the college and the as- :
surance of a new public school build | A . ,
ing. people began to move here and ; ; what real good, things we carry unless you give us a trial. We
buy and build homes. Soon there was v will apprecifte your business
not a vacant residence, and not. an
empty business house. The price of । X
property began to climb and every v ----- . =--r =====
time a piece of real estate sold. the . 4
priee went higher. T J----- _ | COLLINS GROCERY
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♦ We will place on display a full line of Millinery Pattern hats in all 2
0 the new shapes and trimmings. Miss Josephine Hamlett will again
2 be in charge of this department. We have a larger and more varied
• line than ever before and our assortment is the very pick of the new- ' '
• est creations to be found in the Eastern markets. Miss Hamlett spent n
• several months in the East studying the styles and is belter prepared
5 than ever before to shew you just “what is what" in the milliaery
2 world. *
W. A. Rhoads completed the res- , J. W. Fulghum and family, accom-
_____ idence of W. C. Shults near Decatur panied by his sister, Mrs. Crockett,
ad Burleson authorizes me to wire you last week. He shipped three cars of of Tyler, returned this week from a
Sthat candidate for postmaster receii - lumber to that town this week to build trip to their old home, near Boone-
ipg my endorsement through your other residences there.-Alvord News.
Mnnocratic primary will receive his the Fulghum family. -Chico Review.
IErtalso.No. H. STEPHENS. Su day, immediately after services
MM-“" in, b- closed, while on his way home. Or- Mrs D. E. Arrington had a
VTe candidates continue 0 ’ ville Burnett had a collision with a
numerous, with the number »teadH buggy and surered a very painful
increasing. To date we haveheard wouna in the side, breaking one rib
of a round dozen w man wi and it was feared he was hurt inward-
sacrifice their time for the renumet. 1y.-Paradise Tribune.
Notice of Election.
In pursuance of a request from
Hon. John H. Stephens, a primary
election is hereby called under the
rules and regulations of the Terrell
election law, for Saturday, Oct. 4,
1913, for the purpose of nominating a
postmaster for Decatur. All qualified
votersAt the Decatur voting precincts
No. Mand No. 2 who are democrats,
are eSled to vote. Any democrat of
said Jecincts is eligible to become a
candidate. FRANK J. FORD,
Chair. Dem. Ex. Committee.
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Hugh Breedlove.
A& ae of these would serve the
public well as custodian of our mail. , from Dallas, walked out of the second
By next week we will probably have story widdow of the Brown Hotel
the full line-up, and then the gentle Tuesday night and was considerably
voter can begin to make up his mind bruised and rendered unconscious for
as to whom he desires to pull the a time.—Chico Review.
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After a series of showers ranging
from Saturday to Wednesday, we
have at last had a ground soaking
rain over Wise county. The drouth
All are cordially invited to be with us Friday and Saturday, J
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calling the election until h • neW
Postmaster General Burleson would
also agree to abide by the result o1
the primary and endorse for app 1 I-
ment the person receiving the plur-
ality of the votes here. On Saturday
Chairman Ford received a telezram
from Con. Stephens that Mr B n on
had agreed to recommend th o
elected. Another telegram was fro 1
Mr. Burleson, stating that the matter
of a primary for Decatur had been
placed wholly in Mr. Stephens’ ha:i -
So. it is a settled fact that the winner
of the coming election will be appoint-
ed as our postmaster. The terr tori
covered by the election is bounded by
the two Decatur voting precincts. Nos
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cotton yield. and as one farmer ex-
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