Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1914 Page: 4 of 8
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Editors and Proprietor*
Friday, May 8, 1914.
Refrigerators
Most Widely Circulated Paper in Wise County.
— । FARMERS FREQUENTLY FAIL.
NOTICE to THE PUBLIC
of the publishers.
federal bank
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dampness.
The Herrick is not lined with zinc
the farmer for another season, or un-
Lillard (& Co
Loyalty is the greatest virtue with
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PETROLEUM.
TEXAS FACTS |
MANUFACTURING.
is the big favorite of our citizens
times per day for months—all this The known petroleum
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Texas covers 400 square
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ASPHALT.
BALL
There are 385 bakeries in Texas
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The Tlessenger is the recogniz-
ed leader in the newspaper field
in this section of the state—it
The annual output of the Texas
breweries is value. I at $0,404,000.
The first ice factory ever built
in the United States was at Jef-
ferson, Texas.
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finish
from :
dak till
each.
In pumping petroleum from th*
Texas field- to the refineries. 2,100
miles of pipe lines are constantly
in use.
There are 25 furniture factories
in Texas.
The longest oil pipe line in the
world is in Texas.
and galvanized iron like others, but is lined with
spruce pine; the walls packed with mineral wood
We have 8 oil refineries in Tex-
as.
We have 12 malt liquor estab-
lishments in Texas that are valued
at $7,027,000.
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The annual petroleum produc-
tion of Texas is 11,733,000 barrels
valued at $8,853,000.
ed the occurance to the police,
young man was fined $50.
If you have this you will
realize there is no chance for microbes to work
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There are 143 foundry and ma-
chine shops in Texas.
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E. M. Allison
Cash Grocery
Headquarters for the famous WHITE SWAN and
WAPCO brand of Groceries and Table Condiments
It's a good thing we don’t always I
know what other people think of us;
but, on the other band, we probably
, wouldn’t believe it anyhow
Every Herrick refrigerator has perfect circula-
tion of cold dry air that is forced to every cubic
inch of the interior.
Petroleum is the leading mineral
produced in Texas, and constitutes.
43 per cent of the annual output.
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SE COUNTY MESSENGER
ESTABLISHED 1880.
COLLINS a SMITH
THE MONTH OF MAY.
Another character has made her en-
A Chicago judge h ids that married
men should be heme by midnight,
which reminds us that in Chicago the
women now go to the polls.
There are 182 ice factories in
Texas.
I Listed among the business men who
retlectionsupon the character, standing or reputation of frequently fail is the farmer, the
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anv person firm or corporation which may appear, in the columns of the
Messer nger " ■ i be gladly corrected upon its being brought to the attention
fore appears in conspicuous promi-
nence in this drama of the year.
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Entered at the Decatur, Texas, postoffice as second class mail matter.
The Texas rice mills turn out
$8,142,000 of products annually.
Defying the rules laid down by his
physician, Thomas A. Edison is
working night and day to perfect a 5-
cent film opera with the talking mov-
ies.
After looking at the situation from
all angles, we take the position that
the time has arrived to take ’em off.
Reports say Huerta drinks too
many gin rickies, whatever they are.
Tom McClure is the prohibition
candidate for comptroller. Worth S.
Ray and Charles B. White, who have
been associating much longer with
the reverends that selected the pro
candidate than has Tom McClure, are
The secretary of the county far
mers’ union says he stands back of
the Messenger in its claim that W ise
county farms should participate in
the coming primary. In other words
—the farmers of this county are with
the Messenger.
There are 372,000,000 pounds of
rough rice milled by the Texas
plants each year.
Texas is the second state in
the Union in the manufacture of
rice.
practice of it now by residents of
small cities and towns in favor of the
local merchant whose business is en-
dangered by the retail catalogue
trusts would be a display of genero-
sity manifested only by men and com-
munities where the practice of the
Golden Rule obtains.
area of
miles.
usurper and gin drinking individual
now in Mexico's capital. On with
the battle!
Rebels near Tampico have threat-
ened to destroy the town if American
warships attempt to seize it. They
have told Admiral Mayo they would
empty the oil reservoirs about the
city and fire the oil to prevent his
taking the city.
The Colorado mine troubles ar*
bad, very bad; and now the country is
to have a season of Upton Sinclair.
The refining of petroleum ranks
fifth among other Texas indus-
tries and Texas ranks fourth with
other states in this respect.
Texas petroleum and its pro-
ducts enter every market in the
world.
Mary Garden's Dallas friends are
indignant at the Chicago Grand Ope-
ra company The company has drop-
ped Maru from its list of stars. With
Decat. ear from concerning this
outrage, we can see the finssh of the
Chicago • rganization.
Col. Johnston of the Houston Post
has come aboard the Ball-bound
boat. Next!
can influence a woman in the matter I
A good crowd was here Monday of dress
Port Arthur is the leading oil
exporting port of the world.
They tell us thatTy Cobb is suffer-
ing an acute attack of slumpitis of
the swattus. If his condition be-
comes chronic, Georgia will take the
world’s available supply of crape for
next year or so.—Houston Post.
more profitable to look and discover
if your chances for success are not
better than those of the celluloid
the pressure of perfume The woods
and gardens are tilled with her deli-
cate essence The hours of a May
day quiver with the laughter ef time
and the inexorable rhythm of fate
surcharges the world with harmony.
While borrowing the tears of April,
May will yet smile brightly, and even
with the tears of her sister month the
nights of May are still lovely.
If the above falls short in attract-
ing ideal conditions for a day on the
creek, the month of May is not one
whit appreciative.
Pity the poor devil whose vanity has j
swollen to the point that he thinks he !
The oil wells of Texas produce.
31,000 barrels of petroleum per
day.
This writer stands ready to heark-
en to war's alarm and march away
‘neath Vhe flappings of Old Glory
and the tear-dimmed gaze of beauty,
sentiment and iove. Bring on the
blaring bands and let 'em rip wide
open the stirring notes of '‘There'll Be
A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight''
—and off we go to win honor and
wrestle with hunger—provided, we
are delegated to hold down the digni-
ty, emoluments, etc . pertaining to a
position near headquarters, said
headquarters to be a respectful distance
from the zone of dust and discontent
Having seen service, military ser
vice, in barricks at Forts Clark and
Brown and withstood the perils of
“pay days" and nights in Brackett.
Browsville and Matamoros, to say
nothing of the charges led against
beans and bad bread three several
Fort Worth is seeking a branch i ting up in a very unlady-like manner.
One dark and stormy night Frederick,
rick, the men who faced the fire and
lived on abbreviated rations—well,
they received some praise for a few
short months and when grim visaged
war smoothed out its wrinkled front
they were discharged from the
army and told to hustle.
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greatest producer of us all. He fails
for the same reason as do some of
our other business met. because of
ignorance. Many of these men have
been born and reared as farmers, and
'magine that that is all the qualifica-
tion necessary to follow that voca-
tion. It is not. Technical education
constant study of conditions else-
where. and a full realization of the
necessity of fertilization of their
in, as the interior is kept in such pure sanitary
shape that they cannot live. Examine your re-
frigerator at home; is it perfectly dry inside all
the the time? The Herrick system is so highly
sanitary and dry that salt and matches placed on
the shelves will never show the least trace of
The cold storage capacity of
Texas is 2,500 cars.
Texas ranks sixth in the United
States in petroleum production.
Put away your hammer, smile and
take the pledge to do a man’s part in
boosting Delightful Decatur and
Wonderful Wise.
farms constitute the first principles
of the successful farmer.
When the farmer fails, the whole
community suffers, and the man who
must bear the brunt of the burden is
the local merchant. His capital is
invested and his hope of returns rest
with the farmer's ability to produce:
if a blight, a drought, a cyclone or
bugs destroy the crops, the merchant
must make the best of it and “carry”
Waco is a mayorless town; Mr.
Riggins is chief magistrate in name
only. The city commissioners have
taken over the affaiis of the city and
are running it according to the ap
prove 1 methods of polities.
Grown in unrestrained seclusion,
bright and pure as the first opening Texas ranks second with other
lilac. May is the most favored of all states in asphalt production.
months. ’ •
All the fragrant perfumes of spring । exas produces 60,000 tons of
co ne sweetly to us in the month of asphalt annually, valued at $800,-
May. The muslin of the morning 000.
There are 13 cotton mills in
Texas.
at the head of a weary band of U. S
soldiers, surrounded Aggie’s strong-
hold and proceeded to end the rebel
chief s reign. Aggie was captured
and taken to Manila. Funston was
hailed as a hero. He was given much
praise and numerous medals. Today
he is one of the big chiefs of the land
forces of all the states and territor-
ies. The enlisted men under Frede-
ens. Her night is filled with insect --------
sounds palpitant and expectant. Texas produces $300,000 worth of
Even in midday the air of May feels |-ait annually.
Sullins, secretary of the Wise coun- til he has a good crop.
ty farmers’ union, has been solicited We know that the average consum-
to become a candidate for local rep- er does not feel that his local mer-
resentative against Spencer, probi- chant is a robber and cheat, but like
bitionist and supporter of Thomas all human kind, the catalogues and
H. Ball. Mr. Sullins informed the prices of mail order houses appeal to
"solicitor” that he couldn't qualify him and he forwards his order and
-he is a pro and aboard the Ball-, cash without considering the injustice
bearing wagon. Newspapers and he is doing himself, his merchant and
their contributors would do well to his home town.
get "a line on the situation” before
they go to war against the Messenger
and its stalwart friends among the
farmers.
Fifteen years ago Texas was
without a rice mill. We now have
19 of these establishments.
which a man is endowed, and the
a four year commission as a parade
ground warrior on the staff of a Tex-
as governor— yes, we hold that noth-
ing short of epauletts, field glasses
mouse that was chased in the hottest and that ease due a hero should be
recesses oi hades by the asebestos ours in the coming conflict with the
cat.
When entering a contest, argument history making service crowded with
or struggle, if possible, it is best and
Those statesmen who are tendering
their services to President Wilson,
would get quicker action on their
tenders by applying at the recruiting
station.
DICK COLLINS. I
MARVIN B SMITH./
(I)E have decided to establish a Veterinary hos-
W, pital in Decatur with headquarters at H. H.
Fields’ barn. It will be our purpose to handle
veterinary work in all its branches. We will
supply our own veterinary medicines and will be
equipped with the most modern instruments and
apparatus for surgical work. It is our intention
to establish here an institution which will be a
great credit, as well as convenience, to the people
of this section. Dr. F unches and myself are both
experienced veterir arians and we feel safe in
promising you first cluss skilled treatment for
your stock in every instance. You will always
find one of us at the hospital and there will be no
delay in receiving treatment for your stock.
Respectfully,
L. C. PUNCHES, D. V. S.
S. L. LEONARD, D. V. S.
DR. ROBERTS, ASS’T.
We have 228 cotton-seed oil
mills in Texas that manufacture
$30,000,000 of products annually.
Four hundred teachers made appli-
cations for the positions in the Cle-
burne high schools. To save Hie
worry and tre uble of entertaining ap-
plicants for pi ses in their schools,
the Clebt i -bool board members
• should pi < ate the selections among
the trustees, and rule that said selec-
tuns shal stand during the terms of
said srut es. It is a waste of good
time, to > . othing of the expense,
toads • the holding of‛a trustees
meeting i > consider applications.
trance on nature's stage and the dra- c , , e , :1. +. +10
ma of the year continue.. April. exC ntdt 55,nod gilionto tane
tearful and tender, has played her , . cr-N .a Frowe
sympathetic part and has made her ued at 86,300,000 are exported from
exit. Now May, modest but more ma- Texas Ports annually.
ture. appears in a role more potent. ,1, , .
but less poetic. No one can discount . The first petroleum production
.he blushing beauties-of May. It is in Texas was in 1889, when1,48
the month which is associated with barrels Were produced in the -or
nature's greatest blessings and thebe- scana field.
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11 HERRICK
Fred Fansto is in command down
in Vera Cruz, and all is well at this
wiiti .g. Fred is the fellow who wen
fame, glory and advancement in the
Philippiues when Aguinaldo was cut-
Come in and see our display. No trouble to show goods
gracefully down and out of the fight. .• . ,
,, , and a splendid business is reported
Tom McClure expected to be elimi- , , .. . . ,
, , , , , ,, , by the merchants. During the earl y
nated but the worm has turned. Pol-, ' . . , „ ,
morning a heavy rain fell, but Old
ities continues to run its own uncer- „ , . ' . , , ,
Sol came out just before noon and
tain course Many good anti-prohi- the boys to arrive, and by 3 of service,
bitionists who have long called Tom o’clock the streets were thronged with ' -----------------
their good political friend would visitors. The candidates were here A Viennese composer claims te have
neuer have expected to happen what in large numbers, and they, also, re- invented "cubist" music. “Ragtime”
lias happened. And thus the story port business good may yet sound rational and corserva- j
goes. We shall expect the Honora- --------~— five by comparison. |
ble Water Power Lane to tell us
frankly what he thinks of this kind of TEXAS FACTS
elimination in as much as he said
some time ago that Worth S. Ray
was properly the inan to succeed him.
—Austin Statesman.
Grave apprehension is felt con-
cerningthe safety of the orange, rice
and tobacco crops in Wichita county.
Thirty-six hours have elapsed since
a “crop report” has been sent out
from that section, and the worst is
feared.
Taking advantage of the gloom in
a moving picture show, a Dallas
dandy embraced a girl who sat next
to him. The girl objected and report-
—
Another record broken by President
Wilson. Furnished two White House
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