Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, November 21, 1919 Page: 4 of 8
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DICK COLLINS and MARVIN B. SMITH.......... Editors and Proprietors
Most Widely Circulated Paper in Wise County.
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Friday Morning, Nov. 21, 1919.
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Oil refinery!
ter reading one of the Messenger’s
better equipped to stir the alert
and i
weighty editorials.”
Dallas-Wichita interurban!
Fort Worth & Denver shops!
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of liberty and litigation.
‘knightly" ••
Jim Blaine at the
tongue
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along.
TO THE CITY TRADE:
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P. Breck-
I will deliver all
oratorical
The arival of the biggest building
dreamed of.
Hold
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thorities, that a lean fellow
answer-
DE<
dia-
huge
env iron-
mients of making
Dr
who of Romans
have been
others.
From Dan to Bersheba, and
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said
the disgusting
HAP
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He overshadows the nobliest of
the
uestion childish prattle.
and Bryan at
Refreshing
Good Insurance
news. this.
The followers of Former Senator
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asked they handed over the
Road bond issues in Wiser
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REEN (& CO.
en at the court house thereof in De-
CHICO NEWS
tar-mixer draws that amount for two
weeks’ work.
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county.
S. W. 57
Res.--S. W. 12
that
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the Honorable
OFFICE IN MELTON BUILDING
com munication :
speech-maker.
My oratorical talent
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Ind. 186-2
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WOULD YOU DO A
THING IF EVERYBODY
stage a love feast, to take place some
time in the early part of January.
merchants when the wells come in.
Orders are in tne making now.
to be pulled
all concerned
of Marc Anthony,
having the happy
dian Highway through the
they were led to believe i
Decatur and mingling with the kind
of crowd you will have at the get-
together dinner, but it is inconven-
in the
about
the
was
his
the
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A live hustling citizenship, twenty
thousand strong!
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They are after the profiteers, and
it is believed that a number will be
rounded up in Augusta, Maine, and
Our goad-friend. Judge W. D Pas-
chall, in letter published today, ar-
rives at an erroneous conclusion al
When the perfectly good taxpayers
of this perfectly good precinct voted
by.
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boom the old town ev
it’s coming, brother,
bosses!
days he nas done very little in the
way of playing on his banjo.
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who wish her new home may be
very pleasant one.
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BOTH PHONES
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Fred Freeman
THE FARMER MERCHANT
Dallas. Texas, November 17, 1919.
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charges made.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
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the said court at its next regular
term thereof, this writ with your re- |
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THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER.
ESTABLISHED 1880
Official rublication for the City of Deratur.
COLLINS a SMITH
most fortunate oil investor has been •
given to understand that if be i *
doesn't build a hotel his fellow-citi- “
and the work has been delayed on
or collectively. pale into ineffectual• •
flushers when compared with that ‘
James G. .2
was angling for the pub nomination *
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enride, Billie carried the
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= 209-10 Meturray & Getts Bldg. DECATUR, TEXAS.
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that the men
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money Well,
who contracted for the job were the
ones deriving "good" from the de-
Barton Buys and Sells Leasts
and Royalties
HE IS DOING IT NOW—SEE HIM FIRST
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executed the same.
Witness, W. V. Cunningham, clek of ,
the district court of Wise connty
Given under my hand, this the 29
bonds were voted about two years
for the office!
Ex
for president. Bob was reckoned a •
spell binder of the first rank. And *
about the time a Kentucky Madeline V
Ford & Ratliff
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Up-Stnirs jn Messenger mdg,
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Raise the teachers' 'Salaries’
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Decatur-Bridgeport road are
’ taxpayers had been promised a fin-
When the people living along thelished road within six months after
best citizens in the county and.
road was to be constructed within a |
reasonable length of time. In fact, with the folowine
there was a stipulated time in which
tovote a highway bond issue, they and so,the good and pious Messenger
will smile and propound pertinent asked the question
questions about the building of that ,ng by the disgusting delay’”
road they call the Meridian Highway a double-riv ited. steel-banded
by Decatur
Chairman Dodson of the Decatur
Young Men s Business League. in-
. a. . vited Honorable State Press nf The
bonds for the building of the Meri- r. r n
. Dallas News to come up and deliver
an address before the club at its
the regular meeting Thursday night, and
men who have cleaned up tidy tor- $**4434***4
These men ought to be •
way through Wise county.
Hanna were not members of it, and
you had not been elected judge.
illating: the champion of Blain was
a weakling, and Bailey in the noon
pea No. judge, your conclusion
Ingersoll plumed"
cross, with palm.
Ami "tis said. by
article something was
who is profiting by
this county were hustling as they
oratorical zeneth was weak and vac-
STATE PRESS DECLINES.
ed rather slowly on account of bad
weather and other things, but drill-
ing is on n ove now and oil men who
have visited this weel are enthusias-
tic about the prospects there, and it
is a good two to one bet that the
Wise-Comanche-Burk will bring in
the first producing well in Wise coun-
% Chico Review. e
Mr. C. P. Dodson, Decatur. Texas.
write ONE. THREE or FIVE year
policies in town and country. Farm
property a specialty. Good and safe
companies, all licensed by the State
We are here to live and let live. A
square deal to all. We desire a
part of your business.
Persimomns, 'possums ami j
nuts in the Wonderful County.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Any erroneous rellections upon the character, standing or reputation
nf any firm, person or corporation whic may appear in the columns of the
Messenger will be gladly corrected upon its being brought to the attention
of the publishers.—Collins at Smith. Publishers.
delay." The question has been asked
hundr ds of times by some of the
Decatur whose j
Fur-lined coats and
monds will be carried
Gentleman declined
hold, those asking
were of the opinion
tingle. And there
Seattle. Washington.
account of these rains, but who ,n , c.—. .
among the taxpayers who voted thean TI nane ia a ur "" are about
bonds believe for one minute I" never
. nearn anybody accuse me of being
contractors are above criticism for
the manner in which they have car
W. A. Johnson of Memphis,
day of October, A. D.IHH9—W. V.
CUNNINGHAM. Cler¥ of district
court. Wise county, Txas. (Nov 21)
one night. The work has progress-
| ing to the name
has I was- some orator
announced that he will not be a .-an-1 faculty amid
didate tor governor. This .....st be
LaSt Saturday the business men of our Delight-
ul Decatur signed an agreement to close up
from 1:30 to 2:30 that we might all have a
chance to spread our little city on Sunset Hill
and help, if possible, those who might care to
buy lots and im near future ered in our midSt
some beautiful new homes, which we so much
need. So everybody waited to see if the other
fellow was going to close up, and the result
was that NOBODY CLOSED BUT THE
FARMER MERCHANT. Yes, I closed be-
cause I said I would. And that is not all-
I will do anything else that I say I will do.
lay and piddling. You see it has g,27 — I
, -d i hour of his career was a miserable
beenalm ost two vears since the peo- failure-compared with the standa
armed -his precinet voted bonds and ard set by the silver-tongued and
Bailey and the followers of Former; the sinewsowii tnner ‛ ounwith | solden-throated speech-maker who
Governor Ferguson are preparing to . Nahwas ......... "wisppattot | X^tX ntorarnam .Dalar
W tse. and vol know two veags is ■» .
. . , an- ls -‘necessary salary.” Orator? We sav
long, long time, especially when the he is!
contract. True, we have had rains.
good news to the gentlemen
Tied on the work? The people, the
plain, every-day taxpaying people,
bold they have a “right” to criticise
this delay, yes, this “disgusting de-
lay” in building their road.
tel? There must be several
A healthy dropping off of gi uni- with the roadbuilder. So and
biers and knockers! i these gentlemen are "out from
-------------------- i der" the criticism iat is piling
draftel for this particular job
the work was to be finished. The
The Wiae-Comanche Burk Oil Com saaldayandhatthunderrndyntnuron
pany is pushing the work on their upon said premises and ejected the 1
Span No 1, east of Chico. They are Plaintiff therefrom, thereby creating |
now running two shifts, one day and a cloud upon the title and prays for
restitution and removal of cloud from
his title.
Who is profit- or love this time, he don’t expect to
, , , , It is zet into it again, as it keeps a fel-
.1 double-riv ited, steel-banded fact low bothered
ounty arejthat the people, the fellows who fur-
dm- a long, long sleep, owing to the nished the money for building the ।
misercble conduct of the "weather.” ! mad, are not deriving a frazzling
a financier. I would enjoy visiting
catur on the last Monday in Novem- i
ber, A. D. 1919, the same being the
2th day of November, A. D. 1919,
then and there to answear a petition
The oil news of Wise county are Ded in sAidncourt on 29th day of
attracting oil menrrom o ther states, berea on the docket oinaaasuitrnum- :
Earl Goodwin, Mr. Miller and Mr. 4382. where J. G. Gose is plaintiff,
Bennett, oil men of West Virginia, and, E- J. Archinard, M. A. Archinard,
were in Chico Thursday and will lo 5 F Archi nard, F. R. Archinard, O. j
cate here in the near future. Fs,Andethe unknlwxnheFoEey. j
Mrs J. H. Martin left last Friday Archingrd; M: P Archinard, 5. «
evening, accompanied by her daugh- Ansley, J. M. Logan, and R. A. Fer-1
ter, Mrs. E. M Bonne. for Brown- i; are defendants, and said petition
wood. Texas, where she will make her alleging that plaintiff on the 1st day
home in the future. Mrs Martin is ruipotembinhdt ThtoBowang"idnga
one of the first settlers of Chico, and and premises situated in the town of
she haves a host of devoted friends Decatur, Wise county , Texas; to-.
a wit: Block 65 of the south Decatur
addition to the town of Decatur, as I
shown by the map and flat of said
Try Classified ads for results
for that section,
authenticated au-
Fire. Life, Tornado, Sick and Accident
Prompt and efficient service. We
B. A. professor in the Decatur high, theit mex monies.
The average salary is $65. A mur- j _________
person, .state Press. Their crowning
efforts are dull, flat anti unprofitable
when put on the scale with the dia-
mond decked expressions of Taylor.
gions had ever seen. When Roscoe ••
Conkling elected to go before politi- 3.
cal conventions and orate anent the
quality pualifications of some :
palpitating patriot he was voted the J*
most eloquent elucidator in this land *3•
When Bob ••
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a county seat town •
summon E. J. Archinard, M. Atl Ar- B
chinard, E R. Archinard. H F Arch-
too much about things inard, O. F. Ansley, J. M. Augan, R.
that never happen A. Ferris, the unknown heirs of E.
-- J Archinard. M. A. Archinard. E. IL
A man went inlast week and sub Anshigaroan LEeanranan wN°gap
scribed tor the Tickville Tidings, lie, by making publication of this ci-
which insures him a nice write-up tation once in each week for four con-
when he l ies. secutive weeks previous to the re-
-_____ turn day hereof, in a newspaper pub-
. . . lishedi n the 43rd judicial district
Salem I allow, now of me Calf if there be a newspaper published
Ribs neighborhood, was in our midst therein, but if not in a newspaper
today He reports that the roads published in the neatest district to
have been so muddy the past few said > rd judicial district, to appear
i. me past lew at the next regular term of the ds-
trict court of Wise county, to be hold-
cent of profit by the delay, and if a
The teachers in the Decatur Inch I profit is being made hy any man or
school are working for salaries that party of men. the Messenger, cham-
knee-pant delivery boys would not pion of the rights of the people who
accept. Hod carriers are drawing ;produced the money, wants to know,
better salaries; the fellow who cuts The people want to know, and if we
weeds in the vacant lots about town do not put the wrong interpretation
pulls down a healthier stipend The on the meaning and teachings of a
manipulator of the shovel in the liv certain time worn document, they
ery barn receives bigger pay than the j have a right to kuow what goes with
Entered at the Decatur, Texas Posto Mice as second-elass mail matter
cedly wrong. Before you came into
office that contract was made by a
commissioners' court the court that
endeavored to hire an agent to go
to Austin and "leg" for an increase
in the com mission rs’ salaries, when
commissioners, Messrs. Portwood,
Hanna and Hartsell, had nothing to
do with making the contract for the;
building of the road, and consequent-
li they are not responsible for the
ient for me to get that far away
from home, as I. have a daily stunt
to do in pursuit of my harmless but
necessary salary.
If you will permit the suggestion,
why not conscript one of two of your
oil magnates to finance the new ho-
Watch that fellow who wears the
sad and santimounous lace, while
holding ont his hand behind.
sues in on the play. But, who is
contemplating offering
industrious corp tiles in the progres-
sive blood of our citizens than Joe
J. Taylor, the eloquent and elegant
”State Press?"
When Billie Bryan cracked down
.. with his cross of gold and crown of
conditions that are causing the tax- +1, ... .
tax thorns speech, the world was elec_
payers to become per tinent'' by ask- trifieg an ....... .
Twenty producing oil wells in the ing questions about the contract L i th mediate v proclaim-
Wonderful County: INeither was Judge Paschan connect, edtpeuentleman frou the plains of
me i latte the greatest orator the
domain this side of the celestial re-
/ WILL SAVE YOU MONEY ON YOUR
GROCERIES if you’ll come and buy from me.
.Neither was .fudge Paschall connect-j
ed witli the court that contracted
zens may build a tire under him.
Please accept my thanks and be-
lieve me sincere when I express my
regrets. Dick Collins will tell you
I can t make a speech. Yours very
truly, J. J. TAYLOR, s. P.
The gentleman's suggestion that
one or more of our oil magnets be
drafted for the particular work of
building a hotel, is accepted, provid-
ed, of course, the near-magnets of
the town will permit such a monopoly
no Reman tribe. Conkling’s stuff
I.ast week the Messenger carried a
weighty" editorial anent the delay
in constructing the Meridian High-
, . i Dear Mr Dodson; I appreciate
ago. and today ther are not fifty feet " tat
... . .. . , , your kind invitation and generous
of the road finished according to wora
words, as per your favor of 13th
ELSE DID IT ?
inst. but I am far from being a
from Rome to the Rio Grande. ora-
tors, spell-binders and gab artists
bate come. But. all. individually
Citation by Publication
The state of Texas. To the sheriff
or any constable of Wise county__
Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
the farmers and laboring men of
meet buckle, and pay their taxes.
Thal was the court, judge, and Com-
missioners Portwood. Hansell and
The present
build a new home for himself in S. B
Decatur. Mr. Spain states that sever- 6
new homes will build here in
the near tut tire.
Fred Spain has returned from mi
Wichita Falls, and is preparing to ®
With oil wells around Decatur and i
a 1,000-barrel refinery working over-
time, the old town will be stepping never hustled before to make
Brawn is drawing a better salary
than brains. The stake-driver’s
stipend is greater than the A B
professor in Decatur.
operative" plan in erecting the build 1
inE. that is, allow all of our progres-
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Some fellows are digging for oil
in Denton county. The gentlemen
are ripe to accept the statement of
the patriot who claims ehosts hold
high carnival nighi; aveyards.
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Collins, Dick & Smith, Marvin B. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, November 21, 1919, newspaper, November 21, 1919; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1582127/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .