Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 1919 Page: 4 of 8
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THE NORTHERN STATES HAVE ADOPTED THE 56' AUTO TKACK V
Entered at the Decatur, Texas Posto mice
DICK COLLINS and MARVIN B. SMITH.
----Editors and Proprietors
Most Widely Circulated Paper in Wise County.
WEBER
Friday Morning, Dec. ’, 1919.
A N NOU NCEMEN TS.
Keep sweet--use sorghum!
We need a law prohibiting
free
THE MEXICAN SITUAFION
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Texas, and it is rumored that he will
make an important announcement in "scarcity" exists, then how the devil
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THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER.
ESTABLISHED 1880
Orficial Publication for the City of Decatur.
COLLINS a SMITH
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The Paris fashion man says wo-
men's legs are no longer mysterious,
reason sufficient, he says for skirts
showing ample display of the limbs.
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THE HERN STATES HAVE ADOPTED THE 56' AUTO TRACK WAGON
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strate the weakness of the Carran-
za government by showing it unable
to protect that American consular
The county commissioners’ court
and the advisory committee with the
The rumoriTT
will be a ca: i(
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has not announc
He would be a very
gforious old dem
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The banks of the county, repre-
sented by statements published in to-
day's Messenger, show total deposits
amounting to 112,770,942.15.
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It will be a pretty wise thing
times before, but it ws the "gener-
1 talk on the streets Moaday
by people from all sections of the
tion will not interfere with decisive --
action if the department is determin-
ed to take such action. But whatev-
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is have the road building in hands, be-
ome chesty and tell the people that taking decisive action
they (the comiissioners) didn’t need '
HENRY ASKEY,
, matter and to be sure of its ground.
What Mr. Jenkins denies in connec-
; tion with the case is collusion with
working harmony with he commis- the bandits. He attests the fact
sioners of Denton county • All this that the purpose of the bandits
in a neighboring count} of Wise' -- 3------ -
The same weather conditions
it appears at this distance that
egg-nog supply will be short
Christmas.
Another American citizen has been
killed in Mexico by bandits in the
Mexican army. Another "very point-
ed note” has been sent the Mexican
government.
But honest ingun, we, don’t hear
so very many of the returned soldiers
whoppin’ ’em up when Pershing’s
name is mentioned for the presiden-
cy.
second-class mail matter
Neither too Wide nor too Na J
but Standard 56-Inch uto-t
the weakness
if the Meridian Highway officials
give the road in Wise county the
“once over,” the chances are very fa-
vorable for the Wonderful County to
come up short a highway.
titles, the claim being advanced that
the stuff was scarce. Now, with the
buy ‘ all you want.” The same old
Come on, monsieur, the public
waiting.
county. Mr. Clement h been
citizen of Wise county for more J
thirty-five years, and mok ala
people know him, and should 1
Editor Leonard of the Gainesville
Daily Register editorially declares
that the people want a statesman for
governor “and not a iong-frocked
mollycoddle." Now wha the deuce
is a "long-frocked mollycoddle?"
able price range, you were prohibit-
the ed from buying only in small quan-
ep the same high- the Big Campaj
hBertesy they have so at once.—Ba
'Cording to our deductions, the
glorious old democratic party can
pats its stomach and thank the stars
that Theodore Roosevelt is too young
to offer for the republican nomina-
a right to in-
fully before
But the Car-
The next week in their giving and some heroic sac-! upon such terms as the court may
several the Milligan Gin Company plant will riricial girts were amde. All ser- nrdar andwirectiuroy ‛ hreroresoing
be operated for the same purpose, vices next Sunday as usual The same being the’communitypropert
We hope our patrons will be pleased pastor will preach at both hours and ot myself and deceased husband. J.
with this arrangement, and will co- special music will be arranged. ’ M Pewit* aaid landa *na---—-i
operate with us for continuous gin large attendance is expected in
service. The crew will be made up the services. Any members
Lormenaem both piants, and we can friends who desire to contribute to
in are urged to d4
A number of the small boys of the
Delightful Town have been enter-
tained by the grand jury, with the
result that the said boys have donat-
led liberally to the support of the
i county government. Shootin’ craps
sometimes is a very expensive past
time.
We had heard the rumor
have prevailed in Montague county,
yet the road in that county has been
worked and is today about two-thirds
completed. Road work in Tarrant
county has been going on while "the
miserable weather has delayed ‘work
in Wise county."
A |M. Pewitt, said lands be
as follows, to-wit:
| Being 2S5 acres, mor
or itieters of Dry and S
The average salary of the Deca-
tui school teachers is sixty dollars
per month. Unskilled wood-cutters
draw down as much for two weeks’
labor.
had his salary raised. Good!
now drawing a better salary
permitted to dodge responsibility on
a technicality. Meantime, this mur-
der arises as another charge against
party’* candidate if he had been born
a little earlier in. life.
agent in such a case. This charge
Mr. Jenkins denies. The state de- l
CORRECTED; THANKS
Who is the candidate who is go-
ing to make the race on the platform
advocating government control of the
railrods, telegraph and telephone
lines? Locate him and chalk up
’ also ran" with his name.
ranza government should not
other gentleman who
Messenger would suggest that the
school board surprise the teachers
in the high school by giving them a
substantal raise in salaries for
a Christmas present. The good citi-
zens of Decatur would applaud the
board if that body would come alive
i ee fact that Decatur school teach-
ers ( yery e better pay.
General Francisco Villa is on the
trial of the slayers of Felipe Angeles
He promises to burn at the stake the
officers of the military court that con-
demned Angeles to face a firing
squad. Francisco Villa is a man of '
his word. He will avenge tne death 1
of his illustrious friend or go down to
a bloody grave before the guns of the
Carranza soldiers—Record
the teacher. Would it be amiss for
the board to raise the instructor's
salary? Why not?
Carranza government.
Bought by Farmers Because of Its Known Quan
EGARDLESS of all other considerations—the 60-inch
Aq wagon does not fit the road. Any advantages it might
JR possess are offset by the fact that it is a strange ; on its own
roads. It rides the ridges, which causes broken axles,
wheels and other parts, and the tongue whips about which is hard
on the team.
The justly famous Weber wagon is built only in 56" auto-tack because
this is the standard approved tread of automobiles — and the automobile
makes the ruts in mud or soft roads. If the farm wagon is not made to follow
the same path it is out cf date for road service. Automobiles are increasing
among farmers breau* c they arc n time-saving necessity, and every Farmer
who hasn t an automobile intends to procure one at the earliest opporyemify.
The Weber auto-track wagon will de everything that thOld 60*
wagon would do. It will haul cotton I < s as easily as the wide tfack wagon
and the team can draw the load without ! r . p to pul! rxcry inch of the way.
It lends itseif ju t as re adily to all kinds of farm wor} nd in addition it fits
the prevailing road tracks.
Besides the auto-track feature the new W eber has the patented Fifth
heel and the Safety First Swivel Reach ( upling — two advantages that
are worth $20 apiece to the user during the life of the wagon.
By all means see our Weber wagons before you buy. We can offer you
bomething that will save you money and give you service.
about at the time and place Mr. An-
thony was on parade pro ably bo.
good lady, probably bo But, hop
When sugar was within a reason-
( oun}.engineers, Bryant and Huf-partment is investigating the charge'
7% efi/ - Labh ma" at’ considering the plans and that he made conflicting statements,
materials fot e construction of the The contention of the Carranza gov-
Dallas and Fort Worth highways outernment is that the United States
of Dentou. Donton Kecord-Chroni should not expect the
cle. 'the state civil courts to be interfer-
Advisory comnittee: What fell ed with and that it should await
is that ’ is is a committeeof oo1 , the outcome of the matter before
the courts.
It is proper for the state depart-
ment to move deliberately in such a
advice from the peopi? What kind
of commissioners lias Denton co nty.
any way?
taken. Star-Telegram.
Administration Oil and V
Gas Leaseu
There were 262 in Sunday school | Estate of J. M. Pewitt, Dece
| every day gin service and to avoid and a crowded house at the morn- V
wasting fuel, and cut our general ex lag service, with a well filled hous. Notice is hereby given that, 1,"
I EE • LE NT is BEING men. penses, we win, on and after satur- at night The,serv"ces were eX fPewitt,, community adminiM
......D FOR TAX ASSESSOR day. December .. run our piants ially enthuslastic'and'the"dayssPrc-ceixsed,taracotattnor,ndaettry
M> I..... Clen ent one of the best week about. Commencing Monday out was perhaps the greatest day in A. D- 919, fle my application in 1
known men in w ise county, is being December 8, the Fort Worth Cotton the history of the church The-abovecause for an order of the couk
mentioned tor tax assessor for thi, oil Company plant win be operated church subscribed thirty thousand me-udscomsnacountonautnorii
county This news came to the Mes-daily for one week, handling all the dollars to the 175,000,000 campaign, the estate of J. M. Pewitt, deceased
senger Monday whie one of the lar- businessi both custom ginning and The people were happy and cheerful to make an oil, gas and mineral lease
vest crowd n .. . buying seed cotton. “ .... ----- ----- --------
crowds of the season was here.
come an aspirant for the offi
will make a strong candidace
comes from the northaed
county, a sectiogaed
■ ed
ha- n.V
a6sy1: taxng“0
he,n onuirely satisra
They say "the weather has been so
miserable that the Meridian High-
vay work in this county has been
ihecessarily slow.” Is that so? Let’s
making preparations to jump the de-
mocratic party fence and go wander
ing in "No Man’s Land.” The pri-
mary is a democratic institution. Ed-
itor Alec, and it is endorsed by all
the best and most patriotic men in
the state, and we are peeved to learn
that you, alter more than half a cen-
tury of loyalty to the glorious old
party, should advise the people t<>
stay out of the fun and frolic. Where
are you a going, Alec? Goin’ to cast
your lot with the republicans? Or are
you goin' to jine up with the bewhis-
kered tribe who hold that dynamite
is more effective than debate; that
the torch is more persuasive than the
rule of reason? A season of peace
and plenty, or a black night of ruin
and rebellion?
tion for president. Today,
Roosevelt is one of the most
responsible for Mexico’s government.
We are not going to join the chorus
charging the state department with
timidity and insincerity. Delibera-
and involves a refusal of Carranza ,
to forces to arrest the murderer. There
An unsatisfactory reply from the
Carranza government to the Ameri-
can note in the Jenkins case, the
murder of another American citizen
in Mexico and the report that a revolt
has been started in Mexico City by
General Obregon and his partisans
brings the Mexican question to an
acute stage.
At this writing the text of the Mex-
ican reply to the American note has
not been made public but Mexican
law is pleaded as reason for refusal
to release Mr. Jenkins and it is point- .
ed out that he could gain his liberty
by supplying bond in the amount of
1,000 pesos, which is approximately
$500 in American money. The charge
a; ainst him, according to the note, is
| that he made conflicting statements
with respect to the ransom case in
Feubla and therefore is guilty of
"falsifying judicial declaration.” The
real charge, of course, is that he con- ,
spired with the bandits to demon- •
in one of the weighty editorials
in last week's Messenger reference
was made to a "lean Roman gentle-
man," answering to the name of
Marc Anthony. Well, and so, now
comes a local lady who . s that
we undoubtedly had reference to an-
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committed by a Carranza
Camels are told everywhere in acientiHo-
•Uy sealed packages of 30 cigarette.; or
ten packages (300 cigarettes) in a glaee.
ine-paper.covered carton. We strongly
recommend thia carton for the home or
office supply. or when you travel.
R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
WiestonSelem. N.C.
est ingun, we had in mind that fel-
■ ler, Mark. when we wrote the said
"weighty editorial." During our
brief browsing in the lore of Bill
Shakespeare we gathered the infor-
mation that Marcus, or just plain
; Mark, Anthony was a lean, hungry- .
looking genius homo; one of those
i willowy, lithe sort of gentleman, who !
did very little labor, but "got by”
with a glib tongue and manners that
appealed to the non-beef eating fe-
males at court and in court. He
seemed to have been what, in thia
day and time, we would call a walk-
ing delegate of some distempered
organization that clamors for less
work and more pay. Mark, accord-
ing to our deductions, deduced from
periodical perusals of the causes and
effects of the riotous rampages of
consuming ambition, was "lean” and
an orator from who laid the chunk,
or words to that effect. Now, there !
was another guy who laid undisput-
ed claim to being lank, that is, lean,
but if the wires leading to our bat-
tery are working punctually, that
fellow was not a speech-maker of
any considerable note. He was a
thinker, so the story goes, according (
to the accusation of Mr. Caesar, and |
the charge was made that he didn't
sleep sound o' nights. So, summar-
izing, we admit the error, but claim
we were correct.
Why this "advisory committee?"
Why didn't the commissioners who
highways in Denton county? Ami,
stay out of tin- democratic primar, hould be decisive action in connec-
and then in the fall election just vote|tion with this also.
for the best man. That is the wise The triumph of the Obregon for-
thing to do. Chico Review. ces is a possibility that complicates
We conclude from the above ad. the situation, but no matter what
vice that out friend Whitehead isfactiqn rutes Mexico is must be held
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