Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1917 Page: 4 of 8
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VALUABLE AS GREEN FODDER
COLLINS & SMITH
Entered it the Decatur. Texas, postoffice as second class mail matter.
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Associate Editors
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Friday, March 16, 1917
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Most Widely Circulated Paper in Wise County.
We Have Never Had Occasion
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MT. ALEC IN ERUPTION
It can be done—wait and see.
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The Old Reliable Druggist
C. B. GUNN,
No. 26
Sudan Grass in Texas.
Judge Chas. F. Spencer believes he
forcefu :
cussion of all issues involved.
BATCH OF BUNCONB
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The first crop was cut when the Su-
dan
was fully headed, and the
SELECTION OF CHOICE SEED
Melton Millinery, Cj
The plum is in-
city government?
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MESSENGER
Jack Moss is not the candidate of
buster
LITMUS PAPER FOR TESTING
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wls of testing is pointed out by M. A
State univer-
et in her
iation
John Patterson, banking commission-
Minors Scarce in Japan.
FEEDING HOGS IN THE FIELD
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Editors and Proprietors
Mrs. Marvin B. Smith
the people may expect
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gressive man at the head of the city
government
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al of your “proof”, we’ll label
stuff cheap buncomb.
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secoi d crop in time to avoid the first
trust.
Where Sudan grass has been grown
fur two or three years it is the opin-
ion of the growers that it will largely
take the place of millet and sorghum
for bidder purposes, and also be valu
able as a green fodder to cut for.sup-
plementing pasture.
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Dawn of Spring
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Opinion of Growers of Sudan Grass is
That It Will Largely Take Place
of Millet and Sorghum.
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Certainly, the governor will be ex-
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THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
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This Is a Bid For Your Patronage
extension service. 4 hio
URPSSURAEODKSSLsNG
THERE are in THESE C$
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With Hill of Denton. Spencer of
Montague and Bullock of'Wichita in
the running for congress at this stage
of the game, what will we see, say, in
managed farms, also.
Willi proper managaient ami nor
mal conditions the seed grown ou tin
farm should always be the best seed
for that farm.
GOING,GOING,GONE
taxes for protection against fire, and
receiving none: he is the champion of
something, Whitehead: you are dan-
gerously sick. If the trouble is in
Warren your abdomen there’s a chance. If
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NOTICE to THE PUBLIC
Adv erroneous reflections upon the character, standing or reputation of
anv person firm or corporation which may appear in the columns of the
Messenger will be gladly corrected upon its being brought to the attention
of the publishers.
congresman burthen is greater than we canber
and so doesandwenow surrender our tutorship!
Presiding Elder Stuckey says he
will support D. J. Moss for mayor.
I This preacher desires to see a pro-
“Oh. no,” replied Mr. Dubwaite,
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Say. feller, it’s time for Wise’s
favorite son to announce.
Don’t criticise an officer until you
are willing to assist him in enforcing
the law. An officer is powerless with-
out the backing of the citizenship.
injuries resulted, however: but the any faction or clique, lieislhecan-
governor forsook the role of a bronc- didate of the people, who are paying
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His legion of friends no doubt will
urge him to enter the race for con l
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—without it your home is not modern—your
health is not safe.
Easy to build—you can do it yours.II at little expense.
Send lor our FREE bulletin—
'CONCRETE SEPTIC TANKS"
substance was behind them.
The masses of tile Japanese today do
mu know the mirror as it is knowa in
the West. The richer people have one
mirror, indeed, byt usually the glass
used in the mirrors sold to the popu-
lace is not quick-silvered, being merely
well polished. As for cut glass, it is
practically unknown in Japan, and
glass drinking cups are rare.
of the Agricultural college
gress from the new district in case
the bill creating the new district
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can do good service as
•from the new district-
the Messenger.
There are several stall boys con- the people who pay a street building
stantly loafing around the streets and tax while they jump gutters: he is the
Rather Remarkable.
“Now, that ste-
nographer of p
Rape, Alfalfa and Clover Furnish
Ideal Combination—Keep Tank-
. age in Self-Feeder.
not confine its loans to the limit re
quired by the state banking law so
long as the loans were good. What
kind of a man is this in the governor's
chair who overrides the statues safe-
guarding the deposits of the people,
and pays his individual expenses out
of state funds in the tace of supreme
court decisions? It’s about time to
put a bridle on Farmer Jimmie!
2,813 AUCTIONEERS
50LQ2S,
The Melton Millinery" jCo.*announce jthe
arrival of thevery latest styles in Spring
and Summer millinery; something new
and different, the ‘last word’ in millinery
art.R Style show equipmentsdisplayed at
Both Phones
Gov. Ferguson stated the state
banking laws are not made for the
fellow who is smooth enough to evade
them. That’s Jim, our governor.
The fear of making somebody mad,
or injuring his business or standing three or four weeks,
in the community as a politician will viting
not deter Jack Moss from seeing that I
Most of the earlier accounts of Su-
dan grass failed to make clear that
this new crop is nothing more or less
than a fine-stemmed, nonsaccharine
sorghum. It has most of the charac-
teristics of the ordinary sorghum, and
its requirements as regards soil and
climate are similar except that the Sy-
dan grass differs from sorghums by
maturing earlier anti having such fine
stems that it is readily cured into
hay.
Experiments made at the Kentueky
state station in 1915 produced a crop
of eight tons per acre of dry hay in
ficial acts sacred? Some fool men,
after they land an office, hold they
office seekers, but when they get inio
office they vie with one another in
raising salaries and doing things for
their own benelit. Where will it end? '
We say. Whilehead, if affairs are
in the fix you say they are. this coun-
ty is up against it, and before the
terms of Messrs. Splavn, Slover,
Tibbets and Blackwell shall have ex-
pired we'll be between the devil and
deep blue sea— broke, run down and
raveled out. I f the commissioners are
grafters, if they are incompetent and
ruled by designing politicians, the
people should be informed, and it is
your duty as a good citizen to bring
If so, you can rest assured the people
will do the rest Pending the arriv-
Messenger nominates J.
A cornfield with rape either in the
field or along one side anti alfalfa or
clover patch on the other side in the
most ideal combination imaginable for
feeding hogs in the field. In the ab-
sene of complete supplement of this
kind put in a self-feeder and keep
tankage or meat meal in it. The pigs
will eat what they need and can use to
advantage, and no more.
a stickler for obsolete thir gs.
guson slid the court s w re Vrong in
their decision that the grocery bill of
the governor should not be paid out
of state funds Ex Farmer Jim also
lime now. < ne of the easiest meth-
was thrown to the sawdust floor. No
length pasted pictures on the glass to
said in substance that a bank should cal attention to the fact that a solid
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To employ an Auctioneer in order to sell goods. Our stock
contains those things that the people need and must have.
The quality is right, and our prices are as low as can be made.
While our goods are constantly going, others are constantly
arriving, so that we are always prepared to supply your needs.
The following is another “batch”
of buncomb from the hand of our
friend. Alexander R. Whitehead. edi
tor in-chief of the Chico Review:
’’Our county commissioners are re-
minded that there are several thousand
taxpayers in Wise county who do not
get a reasonable compensation for
the amount of work they do. Their
wives and children toil day by day to
keep the wolf from the door. The
taking of their money for taxes leaves
them without luxuries and sometimes
without even the necessities of life.
There is no effort to lighten their
burdens and help them in any way.
but the burden grows heavier every
. . and Mr Austin, the present com- thoughtfully. “Im not greedy by na-
missione r, have been mentioned inture. Id merely like to be rich
: ansactionsthat appear shady. If enough a private physician
I who would play goIf with me every
l’aiterson winked at Fergusor s vio- , . . . , . .i iv
day ami let me bent the socks of him
lations of the state banking laws, it for fear of losing his job."
should check the movement now on j___
are found on the paper, lime should
be applied to correct the acidity. Or-
dinarily from two to four tons of
ground limestone will neutralize the
acids in soil.
Bill Hanger. a prospective candi-
date for governor. is not doing his
cause any good at this writing.
। two cuttings. This exceptionally high
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। it’s in your head, you're a goner!
“Dad-gum the Messenger” remark-
ed a professional whinier, as he ex-
pectorated at a fly on the sidewalk.
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Some startling “news’’ is coming ________________—
Il nthe investigation of Jim Fer- Making Life Pleasant. m . f (|
i-on dealings with the Temple "Surely you don't wish to be rich
State bank. The names of the late beyond the dreams of avarice?"
Typhoid Fever is often caused by drinking
vater contaminated by the out-door privy.
—CONCRETE SEPTIC TANKS ARE THE ONLY SUB-
Build one and render your family immune to typhoia, dyserI
tery and kindred diseases.
Our method of building makes the Septic Tank a land-
fariilizer-gives you an indoor toilet, bath and kitchen sin:
Crops Don’t “Run Out,” Say Experts
at Ames—Fanning and Grading
Are of Importance.
e has sent us a
to come and wade
ves with in r dur-
ties of different classes <>f erops at the
experiment station at Ontario, Carr
ada, Ames and other places, where
reasonable attention was given to fan-
ning and grading seed each year, cases
your of "run out" are practically unknown
. This has also been the case on all well
the charges. Have you the proof?
It is only within a comparatively
short time that the Japanese have
known glass as Occidentals know it.
When the first railways were built
passengers in the coaches often put
their heads through the glass. suppos-
ing the frames of the windows to be
empty, and the railway companies at
Is it a fact that there are several
speeding and mufller cases on the city
docket which are becoming hoary
with age?
I and leave him to the roving bands of j tague Enterprise.
; socialists. Whitehead has been in the
Six colored crapschooter sand, onowrong political pew all along: hi-'
speedster were taken in tow here Sun-’ ear protrude and betray him. But. i
day by the oflicers. And, it was not Alec, just a word in parting: Judge
an ideal Sunday! I Walker has qualified for the position
and he has been endorsed by the peo-
ple. He is holding his second term
as chief magistrate of the Sublime
County, and up to and including this
Gov. Jimmie found formidable op- are above the people. Some of ’em
position al Ft. Worth Tuesday when want to eat alive the fellow who ven-
a show horse became particular about tures a criticism. Such a meal has
who rode him. The governor mount-‘ frequently proven nauceating to the
ed the steed in the show ring at the eater.
stock show before 5,000 people, and
sity, is to go into a field when the
The investig; i ion committee wasted
a lot of money in thal fiasco at
Austin. Such willful extravagance
should be rbed! Why a committee
at one hundred plunks per day for
sevendays, when a 815 a week re-
porter like the Hecord's Si liman
Evans can clear away the charge*
and set free the accused in one day?
How long is this wanton plundering
of the state treasury to continue!
ed to take it.11 Doubtless, the brand told to seek another job
mine." “4
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“She's n mys- *-0"
। terious person.” AA
- who op "Why so?"
later years owing to the character Post open sewers and filthy allies. “She’s been g g\,a)—-
and habits they areformit / under a i e can 1 be "‘bossed’" by politicians! working for me
very us equable t u nt li- • d he s not • . ard the mayor s six months and so -- S4 g5a .
parents who allow t i H ld • to oftic is a step s1 ne to higher far I haventeven 4
roam the str ts day and right are itical ofice found out what “p"pikE
guilty of criti. ual : ..... erand / Eum he 4 I/V
good day, no charges have been reg- !
istered against his ability to properly
discharge the duties of the office.
Then, Bro. Whitehead, isn't it within
the “rule of reaso" and right for
this man to receive a salary in keep-
ing with the wages paid other
county officials? Why should Walk-
er receive less than Allison: why
should he not receive as much as was
paid Terrell and other judges? Take
ah)
The old idea that farm crops "run
out" may safely be looked upon as a
humhug. say the farm crops men al
i he Iowa experiment station at Ames;
that is. if reasonable care is given t<
the selection of good seed and propel
methods of soil culture each year
Under careless management, of course
crops will deteriorate the same as an-
imals or men.
If. due to careless handling, farm
crops do run down or "run out,” the
best thing to do is to run them out
Dispose of the poor stuff ami mke a
fresh start with good seed from the
farm of a thrifty neighbor. Then
keep the seed good.
With tests of hundreds of varie-
In his testimony before the investi-
gating committee Monday. 1 ov. Fer-
DICK COLLINS. 1
MARVIN B. SMITH./
Mrs. Dick Collins
There is now a congressional fe-
districting bill before the legislature,
the passage of which seems practical-
ly assured. The bill, if passd, will
inelude in our district the counties of
Montague, Cook. Denton. Wise,
Jack. Young. Archer, Clay and
Wichita. This will necessitate the
election of a new congressman for
our district, and the Enterprise has
in mindshe very man for the job: a
man well known to the people of this
judicial district and a man in whom,
especially the people of Montague
county, feel proud to claim as their
own. This man is our present dis-
trict judge, Charles F. Spencer.
Judge Spencer came to Montague
county from Wise county thirteen or
fout teen years ago, being at that
time about twenty-three years of age.
and had just obtained license to
practice law He had been here but
a short time until he was elected
county attorney of Montague county
He served two years and was re elect-
ed without opposition. After his
four years service as county attor-
ney he retired to the private practice
of law and was employed in practi-
cally every important case that came
up in Montague county. After two
years in the practice he was elected
district judge to succeed Judge Clem
B. Potter of this judicial district, to
which office he was elected to succeed
himself, being now the present dis
trict judge, which high position he
has tilled with the dignity becoming
the office, and with credit to himself
and satisfaction to his constituents
s new it’s here."23 STA
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Lillard for aiderman of ward 3. Pro-
gressive young business men are
needed as councilmen. Give the old
town a chance!
Our county judge over at Decatur
has had his wages raised $200 per
year. He was only getting a measley
$150 a month, and just think, Mr.
Tax-payer, of the amount of hard
work he does, and the awful responsi-
bilities of that oflice. Dick Collins
weeps because that official only gets
$165 per month, and we are command-
ed to “weep with those who weep.”
Dick and the judge have our sympa-
thy.—Chico Review.
The above from the think lark of
Whitehead is proof positive that the
gentleman is again in eruption We
have labored long arduously to set
this fellow right concerning the of-
ficials pf the county, and. up until
the above bray was emitted, we were
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Have you i sted your soil for acid-
ity? Just a few cents’ worth of blue
litmnus paper will enable each farmer
to determine whether his soil needs
vided Jim Low •
is not on the
J im is old timey .
year. Great promises are made by
dispensed during the show bad a bad
effect on our friend ( alian. Mural:
When calico appears silky and dress-
es take on the look of feeders expo-
sitions it l ine to catch a taxi fori
home.
Miss Gal vie Ston
pressing invitation
into the sad st a w a
ing the press assoc
town. Accepted, j 1
rey of Honey Grov
costume committee.
Cicero Smith Lumber Company
happy in the thought that he had, passes. As a political campaigner
seen the error of his way and re* - ' and stump speaker he has no sup r
ovation had set up. Verily. the iors in the district, and if he runs.
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Claud Cailan says a Wise county
stockman's wire attended the stock
show and. after "trying it on decid-
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soil is moist, insert a knife hlade intt
the under layer of soil and place a
strip of the litmus paper in the open-
ing made by the blade. Then press
the soil firmly together on the paper
and hr stand for 20 minutes. Then
I remove the paper and notice its ap-
pearance. If delicate streaks of red
Non. ’ vield was mace possible by unusually
, fertile soil and rood culture. The
j plots were drilled about the middle oi
, May. usins 20 to 25 pounds of seed t<
l ! the at e, seeded with an ordinary
grain drill.
violators of the city's ordinances arej
brought to time. Do you want that What’s the cut of that meat that a
kind of a man at the head of your public official eats that makes his of-
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Collins, Dick & Smith, Marvin B. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1917, newspaper, March 16, 1917; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1581828/m1/4/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .