Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, March 28, 1919 Page: 3 of 8
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MAYOI AND THREE ALDEEMEX
TO EE ELECTED HERE TUESDAY
Ralph Parlette spoke at the chapel
Friday night and those who failed to
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Walker. .1 D., Bridgeport
Williams. Guinn, Decatur
Ward. S. M., Alvord
Walker. J. W., Decatur
Watson. C. A., Chico
White, J. M., Balsora.
along the line it’s the folks at
1 home who do not toe the line
Basement
Barber
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BOY TRIES AIRGUN, AM) DR.
IS NEARLY BUNDED BY SHOT
than one year, a cop}
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The state of Texas.
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with red, while and blue flags and CARL FAITH, Clerk of county court.
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Right now Uncle Sam is ask-
ing you to help him meet the
greatest obligation he has
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Your Patronage is
Appreciated
Eighti Grade
Eidth Taggait.
iorene Jensen.
Hale Cates,
Frances Ruth Bennett.
Ninth Grade
Ruth Gilliland.
Tenth Grade
Ralph Renshaw,
•'ar! McCowan. ■
Eleventh Grade
Rufus Roberts.
bales. which will be held the early of the city who loves Decatur and great beyond the average com-
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A mayor and
to be elected.
Present oflicials whose terms expire
are Mayor A. C. Bennett, Alderman
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Loan is Necessary <
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In the name of every one of I ♦
those 70,000 boys who neveri
came back!
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\ ing on their theses, which are neces-
hyar in order to graduate. The thes-
E s are due May 1.
. WEw AIK MAN pRow XS IX
I rIINIrY WHILE PISHING
neighbors will offer shelter. pro-
B. sure to move your time piece tection and the opportunity to
up one hour Saturday night, before get another home to the unfor-
retiring, and then come to Sunday tunate family?
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Every crippled American sol-
dier will have a chance to fit ■
himself for some line of work.
When he leaves the hospital he
can enter a school established .
by the Government for disabled
soldiers.
That's how Uncle Sam will
show his gratitude to the men j
who fought for him.
Just another reason for the
seal of
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GHAM,
county,
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work of art, created but for a moment, had lived and pulsed under the
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Ford. Frank J., Decatur.
Ford, Sam. Decatur.
Foster. H. M., Decatur.
Gibson. E. 1’.. Decatur.
Gose, J. G . Decatur.
Gose, S. M., Decatur.
Gose. Harry H . Decatur.
Goen, Mae Ella. Decatur.
Gribble. P. T., Paradise.
Gettys, C. T.. Decatur.
Gettys. B M.. Decatur.
If the label on your Messenger
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ggyThe Woman's Tonic
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TO PAY THE
war job rightly. ,
He asks it in his name, in
of duty. Who tie his hands.
Alexander. A. C., Rhome.
Alexander. C. I... Bridgeport.
Ateheson, L. M.. Slidell.
Burch. M. W., Decatur.
Bridges. H. T., Paradise.
Bridges. R. H.. Paradise.
Blackwell, Temple, Boyd
Boyd. G F.. Decatur.
Bailey, J. W., Decatur.
Barber, w. W.. Bridgeport.
Clark. Elmer. Decatur.
Culwell, Sam J., Bridgeport.
Cheeves, O. F.. Willow Point
Carson. J. W.. Boonsville.
Council, Claud. Alvord.
Covington. Win.. Alvord.
Collins. Dick. Decatur.
Chipman. W. W., Crafton
Cates, A. B.. Decatur.
Clark, 1. W., Paradise.
Doyle, W. H., Newark.
Davis, T. 1... Park Springs.
Davis, J. L. Greenwood.
Edwards. L. C., Park Springs.
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1:ECErTioN GIVEN TO HERO
OF FIENCH HATTI. EFIEIDS
music has been endowed with eternal life. A great orchestral performance,
once given will be Re-Created for you by the New Edison, as often as you
desire, pouring forth into your soul all the emotions that inspired the mus
cutis who created it. Musical performance no longer is an ephemeral thing,
of the moment; it has become permanent, to be Re-Created at will by
The New Edison.
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METHODIST < Ht IH’H. sol TH
THE UNSHED BLOOD OF 500.- |—-
000 AMERICAN BOYS. xotu: list-wise corx rv.
The lecture was
and popular of
It Helps!
There can be no doubt
as to the merit of Cardui,
the woman’s tonic, in
the treatment of many
troubles peculiar to
women. The thousands
of women who have been
helped by Cardui in the
past 40 years, is conclu-
sive proof that it is a
good medicine for women
who suffer. It should
help you, too.
Take
TY LOAN
street trying out a new airgun,
carelsly discharged the weapon.
The projectile, a BB shot lodged in
TO BE
Mrs. N. E. Varner, of ■
Hixson, Tenn., writes: ■
“I was passing through ■
the ... My back and ■
sides were terrible, and B
my suffering indescriba- F4
ble. I can’t tell just how hl
and where I hurt, about
all over, I think ... I
began Cardui, and my
pains grew less and less,
until I was cured. I am
remarkably strong for a
woman 64 years of age.
I do al' my housework.”
Try Cardui, today, E-76
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Dallas, Texas, March 27. Dr.
Victor Guggenheim, 1705 Main str.,
narrowly escaped loss of the sight of
his right eye yesterday morning
when a small boy at Elm and Akard
Given by Mr. and Mrs. F. Fairbet-
lei of Pleasant Grove on March 5th,
1319, a supper in honor of their son.
! Barney G. Fairbetter, who returned
home, fom France.
The dining room was decorated
. . ss. and the city cannot progress
without improvements on its streets
and the building of side-walks. curbs Anil I ncle Sam in making
and gutters. Every patriotic citizen possible assumed a debt that is
.held simultaneously al Decatur, work and vote for this move which
Greenville and Marshall. Burleson means much to the welfare of
"yege has submitted the question people.
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■ Cie table was decorated with beau- Wise county, Texas
fill! flowers, which was filled with ------—-----
Food things to eat. Mrs. Fairbetter's mmumam
home was tilled with joy to think
that her son had gotten home again. Sdh
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untie of
play, one about the blossoming of
the flowers, and the other a cos-
tume play with animal characters, m-
uitled, "Mr. Frog Goes a-Wooinz "
This recital will be something unus-
nal and sell worth a large audience.
reads "Mar. 1919," this is the last And the size of your bond
issue you will receive.. ..Come in and measures the depth of your
your >nb-.eription without de- gratitude for all they have sav- ++*44*44*4**************
led to you.
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magic of his touch, and now was dead.
This tragedy of music is a tragedy no longer. RE REATED by
' TeNEW EDISON
“ The Phonograph with a Soul"
‘ The University of Hard Knocks."
o which this Decatur boy’s merit
jistiies.
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What is the population of Cuba
apa Low long has * we been al work
in Cuba? Josephine Brandenburg.
How are we prepared to carry on
our work there uow? Robert Gib-
sutt.
How many schools have we and
what kind are they? What are
the r names? Ruth Hoyl.
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rTHE last notes of the
| great orchestra died
away. The conductor, his
back to the audience, stood
rigid, with uplifted arms.
Then, with the List tone,
his arms dropped to his
sides, and he turned to face
his audience, his figure
drooping, his face expres-
sionless. For as the music
died, so died the emotions
thousand for every one Ger-
many had produced. Airplanes i
in droves. Guns, by thousands. I
Munitions of all kinds upon a
scale heretofore unheard of.
Mrs. sSlankenship are unexcellea m He had obligated him self.in
advertisements from Decatur mer- ti cir line and the comhunity has advance of the collection ot the ,
chants. Fhown its appreciation By the eager money to pay tor all us.
C}uissxellie Bly smith, instructor interest shown There. been .^nd once the gek-
d”eypression, wil present several Of mnany conversion and thirty-six ad MANSKFEHAucOmp
4, ?u0i1s in recital next Thursday ditious to the church up to Thursday IN STOLE THIA QIU I OI:
? it ht This recital will b. a unique morning. The services will continue IT'S TO PAY THESE DEBTS
program in many wavs. A feature tor several days yet and much addi THIAT THE VICTORY LIBER- j
of the program will be two childrens' tionai good will be accomplished.
Final arrangements have been
made for the inter-Collegiate De-
part of May. The debates will be wants to see the town grow, should
if any foreigner was to step
up to you and declare that I ri-
de Sam wasn’t sincere, didn’t
live up to his obligations. fail-
ed to make good his promises,
you would probably try to
knock his block off.
Uncle Sam is sincere, is hon-
orable, tries always to make-
good. backs up to the letter his
ideals and endeavors to attain
his ambitions.
And when he fails anywhere
theFederal Government should own nEV I MEETING
prehension. A debt that runs
?. nd the same being considered,
it is ordered and adjudged that the
said application be set tor hearing
before the said court selling in pro-
bate matters at its next regular term
to be holden at the court house of
said Wise county in Decatur. Texas,
on the seventh day of April, 1919.
Now, therefore, these are to notify
yon, and each of you interested in
said estate that you be and appear
bel ire said court at said time and
place, then and there to contest the
said application if you desire to do
so.
Herein, fail not, but of this writ
make due return, showing- how you
have executed the same.
Given under my hand and seal
this 25th day of March, 1919.—•
When your neighbor yells
“fire!" in the middle of the
night you dash out of bed and
without regard to your powers
of endurance work to put out
rhe blaze. You offer everything
you have in the way of assist-
ance while the flames eat their
way through your neighbor’s
property. You act on a natural
impulse to give all that is in you
while the excitement is at its
height.
But when the fire is out and i
there remain only smoking em-
bers; when the crowd has gone,
how many of those helpful
ML.Parlette’s awkwardness, his droll s M Gose of Ward 1 Alderman
eesion, and his ery eloquence < lean Russell of Ward 2 and Alder-
made his deliverance something truly man J H. Lynch of Ward 3
great and vet sincerely human One At the same time an election will
moment he was pottering around the br heft to decide whether oi not
platform shakine his jar of nats and lue city council shall have the PoW:
ree, the next moment he was tense- er to build side-walks. gutters and
ly and earnestly enforcing some life curts, and assess the prorata cost
truth His humor was pleasant, of same against the property owner
spasmodic and simple, his eloquence whom properly if improved, the
was not forced and stilted, but easy sane to be paid in annual install-
and human. Truly every one wbo ments. This is a splendid proposi.
heard him went away with a deter- lb and it is very important that
mination to do bigger things and to it carries. Decatur needs to pro
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The Government spent ♦
all of the Fourth Liberty J
$ Loan money about two J
months ago and has been +
borrowing from the banks j
ever since. This money *
ate, which is: Resolved, that
How do we propose to increase
’ Arrangements have been made for r iorces? Tom Ford.
, , , What is our task betor us in an
a memorial service in honor ol tn* , .
. . ... cdne ational line? Jacobina Burch.
college boys in the service, which
* } . w hat do we intend doing for our
will be held in the near future.
-hools? Reuben Moore.
McKinley Norman of McGregor, Leader Carter Hughes.
Marshall It is probable that the de- very large, many times overflowing
Graham, John R.. Decatur.
Harrison. A. L., Newark.
Henderson. C. C., Decatur.
Hawkins, H F.. Chico.
Henderson. G. E., Alvord.
Harding. E. P., Decatur.
Jackson. Henry, Boyd.
Kirkpatrick, I.. D. Bridgeport.
Koonce. AV. M . Boyd.
Leonard. H G., Bridgeport
Lillard. S. A.. Jr.. Decatur.
Lillard. S. T.. Decatur.
Lillard, Z. T., Decatur.
Martin, C E.. Decatur.
Moore, N. A., Decatur
Munn, XV. E.. Boyd.
Mann, T. J , Decatur.
McKay, J M , Park Springs.
McMillan. S. J.. Decatur.
Osborn, K. O., Boonsville.
Procter, Edgar, Boyd.
Patteron. J V., Decatur.
Peery, Chas. E„ Greenwood.
Parnell. M. D., Chico.
Ratliff, L. D . Decatur.
Ratliff. Dennis P., Decatur.
Reed. Luther. Decatur.
Rudd, J. P.. Greenwood.
Riley, W R., Bridgeport.
Roberts. F. AV.. Chico.
Read. H D., Paradise.
Russell. Glenn, Decatur.
Sellars, J. L., Decatur.
Standley, J E., Decatur.
Shults, W. C., Decatur.
Sullins, Ed. Bridgeport.
Simmons. J A.. Decatur.
Thompson, R. L., Decatur.
Turner, J. P., Slidell.
Thurmond, W. P., Decatur.
Turner, Frank, Bridgeport.
Vance, E. F., Boyd.
Vanmeter, A. B., Rhome.
Wrer, I J., Boyd “
Those present were: Welton Boyd,
Jim and Morris Stephens, Tom and
Loyd Eoydston. Oscar and Clem Fos-
I, i, Gettys and Waldon Inman, Revel
| and lien Tatum, Bertha and Vonnie
> Bay, Hazel Boydston, Naomi Boyd-
stou, Lora and Gertrude Alexander.
Iola Hutto, Grace Dessie Inman, Mr.
i and Mrs. U. J Boydston, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
j Bullard, Mr. ami Mrs. John By ron.
Mr. and Mrs. Wat Ray.
When Barney got ofr the Hain at
Boyd, the station was crowded with
friends to greet him. Then when he
eaim- in at the gate at home the
yard was full of friends again Ev-
ersbody was filled with joy to see
Barney again.
He hail been in France eleven
months and was wounded twice, but
is line and dandy now.
ONE PRESENT.
DECATUR DRUG CO.
sons interested in the estate of D. P. , ■
Dcwsom, deceased The following ■
application was, on this 2 4th day of | H
March. 1919. filed in the county court H
of Wise county, sitting in probate
matters: “Comes now Martha A. _
Newsoiu, who resides in Wise county. *
Te xas, and represents that D. P.New
som died in Wise - 1 xas, on
July 21, 1915 and at said date was (
a . • sident of said Wise county . Texas I <
and tat he left an estate, consisting
of real and personal property of thej
probable value of $ 5,000.00. That
your applicant was named in a will '
duh executed by said I). P. Newsom
as independent executor of his last
will and testament and that appli-
cant resides in Wise county, Texas,
and said will it attached to this ap- '
plication lor probate. That appli- ,
cant is not disqualified by law from
acc pting letters and being appoint- !
ed executrix under said will.”
Wherefore, after due and legal
hearing she prays that she be ap-
point* d executrix of said will and
that same-be probated as required by
’ law.
was a visitor at the college last Our contest finished last Sunday
week. He intends to graduate with with Mildred Renshaw’s side ahead,
this year’s class. Reuben Moore’s side will entertain
the other side next Friday night.
The seniors are now busily work _____
A Mr. Davenport, a citizen of
Newark, was drowned in the Trini-
ty river on Thursday of last week,
dr. Davenport had gone fishing
lalone, and as he did not return to his
Mhome as usual, his relatives and
f iends began a search for him. The
man’s fishing oles and lines were
fe, nd near a large hole of water in
tke river, which led to the belief
that he had fallen into the water
ami drowned. The hole was dragged
and the body recovered Thursday af-
ternoon. Mr. Davenort had resided
in Newark for many years, and was
in I he grocery business there He
was a highly respected citizen, and
his tragic death was a shock to his
mar v friends. He was unmarried.
The college authorities are grati-
fiee to learn that one ot the gradu-
at-S. Prof. S. It. Spencer, has been
elected as dean of the faculties of
Baylor University. This is an hon-
The state of Texas, county of
Wise. The the sheriff or an? consta-
ble o; Wise county. Greeting:
our into many thousands of millions
of dollars. A debt that was un-
avoidable, yet the taking over of
which put a quick end to the
and operate the i ailroads W.Erwart THE sArTIST I Hi l« H war
Matthews and Silas Vance will sup- ------ s.. nrenared bevond
port the negative ot the question in Th* revival meeting at the Baptist • l ‘ , I
a debate with Burleson College to church conducted by Dr. .1 A Scott all precedent lol’ this year s |
be held here. Dale Thorne and ol Oklahoma City and Mr. ami Mrs. fighting. A tank for every sev- I
Claud Slone will defend the affirma- J L Blankenship of Dallas, has enty-five feet of the firing line.
Ine of the quetion in a debate with een a meeting of unusual interest shells at the rate
Ihe College of Marshall to be held at ami power The crowds have been
DON’T TIE HIS HANDS Victoiy loan Reasons
........I at nine forty-five by the new if doesn’t take much of a pa-
time. At eleven, the pastor will triot to offer help when the fire
have a good substitute, as he has to is raging, but it takes a pretty
go out in the district in the interest good sport to stand by and finish
of the Centenary, having been up the job when the excitement is
pointed District Campaign Director all over.
for the Decatur District by Dr. Har- There will be little back- •
less and Bro. Stuckey, with the ap- ground of bloodshed, shot and I
proval of Bishop Ainsworth At shell, wounded soldiers and hero-
night, there will be no service on ac- ism in the appeal of the Victory
count ol the revival at the Baptist Liberty Loan. That, like the I
church. fire, is over. It is now a ques-
i am indebted to all who made tion of finishing the job, paying
possible the successful entertainment the bills and putting things on
of the District Conference, the la- . even a better basis than when
dies especially being entitled to the alarm was sounded.
thanks. sincerely, j. P. Li ion. What kind of a neighbor are i
Fastor. you?
bates will be held on Friday night, the binding. The sermons have been
2. strong but tender expositions of the
scripture truth ami the music has
r. H Farmer, advertising mEr. been of the highest older Mr. ami
of the Summit, has been soliciting Mrs Blankenship are unexcelled in
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