Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1921 Page: 4 of 8
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blowing it out.
a wonder.
Jake Hamon told his friends that
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a newspaper’s circulation. Demand the num-
be
'Oil
Is conducted on a high plane, where you can
get what you want to eat at prices that are in
keeping with the times. Your patronage will
be appreciated, and we will endeavor, by giv-
ing first-class service, to merit it. The Man-
hattan closes at 12 p. m. and opens at 5 a. m.
languaze
hairless
if Gov. Neff is really slipping in
the esteem of the people, those fel-
lows who opposed his election will
brush up the banner, "I Told You
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will taste the same under Will Hays
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high heaven, and it is predicted that
when the committee make® its final
report to the legislature, the people
of Texas will-be astounded.
thev have hit upon a scheme of keep-
dogs and hot stuff would today be ing it from the taxpayers we might
feverishly bonncing in the slough of profitably take a lesson .from their
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patriotism among the Mexicans, and
it has been said that Obregon took a
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ESTABLISHED 1880
Official Publication for the City ot Decatur.
Enttered at tlie Decatur, Texas, Post Office as Second Class .Mail Matter
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rive at the conclusion that Jacob L.
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e have everything you need to help you clean up—
oil mops, cedar oil, dusters, vacuum cleaners, dust
brushes, etc.
- delinquent woman
than a man. R. E. Crowe. Illinois
state attorney, has announced that,
he is going tc appoint several w
men as his assistants. a
from one
to the adveriser. He is throwing away good
money when he buys space in such a publi- |
took up the burthen of an oil boom (
town. The rolled stocking and ab-
of giving the other fellow a square 1
deal. His reputation is unquestion-
ed. and should be he selected, the ap-
pointment will prove one of the most
popular of the many postmasters De-
catur has had.
and liquor finally threw
"2gdds- i -
*deaths th <-41
in the old Waggoner pasture. west
problems of a
York Telegraph.
One of the surest cures for insani-
ty, we judge, is an acquittal by the
jury.—Spokane ReView.
With fewer members of the train
crew there will not be so many chanc-
es to ignore signals.— Muncie, Ind.
Star.
he was mistaken; that they would
all go to Palm Beach soon and have
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a well-kept cemetery, join p with
the cemetery society.
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of the report that the Rominger was methods in conducting the order’s :
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delievered in the court
piWingver, don’t neglect the spring
the land
lots of time and trouble on our part
— but if we depended wholly on the
News for news, we wouldn't have a
The town of Bridgeport. west of
Decatur. which is east of the sens;
tional Rominger well, immediate!
.Wed rather he crazy rich than in-
tellectually poor.
At last, a traffic o ficer has been
appt ~ ■ d. Now, Mr. Speeds ter i’’
up to you to obey the law. Deputy
sheriff George Gag will en'erc- t
law as it is written: and there”.! I
of Athens.
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PParranoil boom town.
we’ll . • 'em with us unto
the .-mi; necessary evils, probably.
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on food
MMFoueh the efforts of the peni-
Vnro nvestigating committee, of
neh senator Guinn Williams is the
/"airman, a joint resolution was
/passed by both houses last Saturday
omit to the people on July 23
a proposition to change the manage- ©
ent of the penitentiary system. 8
The vote of the legislature was al- ¥
most unanimous, only two votes be-
he was going to die. They told him
The fact that the kiser left his
mark on the German mark causes
that coin to look just like a pewter
penny.
I et's devote a little more time to another "good time.” And, Jak*
building the old town, and less to feebly replied: "No, where I m going
pettv politics, and. take it from us, there will be palms, but no beaches.
Ue old town will step! Palms? Did he mean trees or fans!
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a book. It sounds rich, all fight
but think of having to live up to a
name like that.—Pathfinder.
rate raise was bad enough, but insult
io injury was added when the pa-
tron has to hire his meter read. It
takes the employ of the gas company
about thirty seconds to. read the me- l
business. Mr. Frazer, the high chief ,
and "master mind” of the bunch
who has been manipulating the af-
fairs of the lodge for many years, is
reported to have accumulated much
wealth since taking up the duties of
high cockalorum of the Woodmen.
The "common herd” in the order,
the fellows who have to toil and
spin daily, have asked Mr. Frazer to
get down and out. Mr. Frazer has
refused to give up the office. The
courts have been asked to come in
and take up a hand in the contest.
A numerously signed petition di- J
reeled to President Harding has been J
prepared during the past week en- (
dorsing Chas. Bradford for the posi- I
tion of postmaster at Decatur. Mes- S
senger editors gladly signed the pe- (
tition, and in addition we wish to 2
say that no better man than Brad- ,
ford could be found for the place. (
He is capable of giving the best of (
service to the patrons of the office, )
and he always contributes to the plan (
Spanish-American war days it was
rampant. Funston was rewarded for
wading the Bagdad river; we were
severely reprimanded for crossing
the Rio Grande.
inger; may your
to understand the
ger of a lady on the board interfere
ing, or halting, the great strides be-
ing made by the board will not ap-
preciably affect any considerable
number of voters in their balk ting,
we opine.
Favoritism has honey-combed the
war department in Washington for
years. It’s old stuff. Back in the
every critter on this earth has trou-
bles of its own. But cats and wolves
and grizzly bears and cows and birds
and snakes don’t publish forth their
daily cares, their little pains and
aches. They take existence as it
comes, the bitter with the sweet,
and. being short of muffled drums,
they look for things to eat.—Walt
Mason.
and smash things with my tail.” m
But crocodiles know little mirth, 5
and much of woe they’ve known; for =
tributor. It is of vital
The reckless driving of automo-
biles is scheduled to stop Let the
law-abiding citizens of town and
county stand behind Traffic Officer
a bob-o-link and circle in the air;
for little birds like this, I think,
know naught of human care. They
bear no burden on their backs, no
weary load that kills; they do not
pay an income tax, or face big
monthly bills. I’d like to be a kan-
Diamonds an! duds, but don’t for-
get the pcor devils who have con-
sistantly refused to accept the
preachments of the Messenger to
come to Wonderful Wise, the big-
gest and best oil field between the
sun-kissed peak of James-Ned and
the limpid waters of Denton creek.
While smilingly meeting the prices
asked for high powered limousines
and low gravity liquor, let us not for-
get the ragged remnants that are to
be with us always, even unto the last
day in the morning. Lest we for- j
get! IA little music, professor.)
get.
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in the rate. At the same time they
tacked a charge of fifty cents per
month for reading the meter. The
It is rumored that there is a de-
an for a new school board;
T the •
Vw11] absorb a num-
‛wns! A-hem!
no favorites played. Obey the law
of go before Squire Taylor. where
you will get what is coming to you.
pmpor-
ens con-
>w that stepping on
caused more tragic
is like vacation-
it takes.—New
“from top to bottom.” as one lady
voter stated to a Messenger repre-
sentative.
Lee
city y
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down
work.
Chico
shape
of the
Several months ago the North Tex-
. ------- as Gas Company held up Decatur peo-
W hen-pemmkcpittsuuger
' mey want all the news
"miE, important events which have
ndo.with the welfare and progress
o and prosperity of the community
o and that s what we try to give them.
But you should appreciate the fact
„ that you can glean these big sts
o from the .Messenger, even if they are
aweek or.two old when you Publisn
them. .But, at any rate, L- w • keep
ookeep cool—the weather Ts ter-
------------- of Bridgeport, I'll never eat another
Peculiar times, these. Half the pound of corn beef and cabbage.”
reformers are railing at the women as the stars twinkled at the man in
for making up their faces, and the the moon, the pioneer spit at a dyins
other half are denouncing them for ember in the drift-wood fire and saw
making up their minds. his diamond-studded hand deftly
—---------• guiding the steering wheel of a sev -
"If there are no oil wells in Wise en-passenger Cadillac through his
county it will not be the Messenger's herd of snow-faced cattle. (George,
fault,” stated several princely pa- a little of the con and water.)
triots this week. Gentlemen, fellow- l — ”
country men and others, we are doing ; True, only a few of the patriotic
our very best, women of the Delightful Town exer-
X‛ - cised their constitutional prerogative
We still contend that it is better of equipping themselves with the
for Governor Neff to spend the permit to participate in the pleas-
time between now and the special urable past-time ofaplayingpoltiest
session in quiet study of state prob- yet. we belinn. thatna triots of 7he
iem, wner ManEn a hectic speech- number of prinsely.atriotsin the
wakin chase over Texas—Dallas be persuasion wi« join UP in. the
Times Herald Arusade to bring about an interest
to rise and demand an honest and
just administration of the rules go) -
erning the conduct of the prison af-
fairs. Senator Williams and his
committee have unmovered stuff in
thier investigation that smells to
ing registered against the resolu-
tion. It is high time the people of
Texas was making a change in the
management of the state’s penal in-
stitutions. The miserable treatment
geThe rangers are ranging in Ran-
oil wells ' of the unfortunates aclls for a
county. change; the high-handed graft that
is going on under the present sys-
tem is enough to cause every right-
thinking man and woman in Texas
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Any erroneous reflections upon the character, standing or repuation
of any firm. person or corporation which may appear in the eolumns of the
Messenger will be gladly corrected upon its being brought to the attention
pr the publishers.—Collins & Smith, Publishers.
[ SURSCRIPTION RATES:
I One Year—$1.50; Six Months—$1.00; Three Months—Firty Cents
rates. Among other complaints are
the high moguls of the organization
are draining the tills by drawing
money. When the city wHhe
out of its long-time contraMaffed
gas company which gu2-th the
ly cent rate for a nyapced a fif-
come, the patronsAWrof years to
to defend themsare Test all power
to just takeadee. o we will have
benefit ofaalcomes without the
mote itdroi rse whatever. So
.AB.Ea men.
place an
against 14.
Aawcin thanking you, I am.
Yours very truly.
"KANTONM. CARRICK .M.‛D. . _________
State Health Officer. o) ribly warm these days.
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The Texas State Board of
Health, Austin, Texas, Mar. 1
15th, 1921.—Editors, Wise
County Messenger, Decatur,
Texas. Dear Editors:—The
writer was greatly pleased
with the article appearing in
the Wise County Messenger of
date March 3rd..... the sbject
of “Rat Eradication."
The economical loss occa-
Our old friend. Senator Tom Per-
kins. of McKinney, was here Tues-
day. He called on, the Messenger.
Tlie last time we saw Tom he was
making a speech in Greek to a
representative gathering of Juarez
citizens. That was when the Texas
Press association met in ElPaso and
the immortals of the pencils were
being entertained by General Obre-
gon. now president of Mexico. We
remember Perkins’ speech to have
been timely. the hand of the oppress-
or being weighty on the people of
that country at that time, and the
speaker’s eloquent alliterations on
lice, liquor and license (in Greek I
were the cause of a rekindling of
ing the dav) and swore by the one-
legged eagle on the castus that he
would be president of Mexico, aye
though he had to wade through
con carne hip deep But for the
speech of Tom Perkins at Juarez.
WHAT returns are promised on his invest-
ments in advertising space; he is entitled to
know a newspaper’s “ability” to carry his an-
nouncements to the Buying Public. The
newspaper without suzscribers is worthless
crThaeaEround-floor is becoming
What if the Woodmen of Texas
should decide to take a united stand
in certain political races? Whew,
there would be some fun and fur?'!
It’s a little strainin’ on the con-
stitution to write locals and ads for
two papers, but our health is pretty
good, and we guess we can stand it.
—Decatur News.
Pretty soft for us, eh, L. W.? Cer-
tainly is kind of you to get out a
day ahead of the Messenger in order
that we ne get the news. Saves
garoo upon a desert plain, and I g
would hop a mile or two. and then =
■Texas voters made no mistake in
ecting Lynch Davidsons as presid-
g off ce of the senate
of the first rank. Clara admitted
she was a mover of consideable
Driving an automobile while
drunk may become almost as danger-
ous as crossing the street -while sob-
er.—Philadelphia American.
Even the best reared children
sometimes become restive while
waiting for father to finish with the
comic section.—El Paso Herald.
Just to see a woman driving an
automobile is all the proof we need
that "the female of the species is
deadlie* than the male.”—Columbia,
S. C. Record.
It is reported that the Japanese
are building warships in secret, if
e lady, or ladies, who
io the position, or
I trustee.. The dan-
Getting married
ing. Sometimes
experience.—Memphis News.
pAA~ I-AVIN, I Christabel Pankhurst needs the
1 K money but she indignantly refuses
m Somatimean! i 2 a
SlSTmaZST skestapa ' £| » kahsas cw
oil.
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oil mi
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media
The w
al of
shipm
stormy s ss on in Houston last
week. Tlie ins wanted to stay in and
the outs wanted to quit their roosts.
The outs were those fellows who are
being gouged by a prchibitive rate
on insurance, which many of them
have been carrying for years, and it
appears that the ins are felle ws who
are better off financially than th,
outs and can smilingly meet the high
‛ F /fit diamonds are
nlimsy fabrics to Ase in the con-
struction of thatstle.
w™ ,--- While in Bridgeport Suxav ■
anNow, Keystone, and you, Carey noon, a Messenger edite beilev
and Burk-Waggoner! J- aw atleast two merwho weree
n. . ,1------- -< tertaining political bees The
Po the harps played by the angels being one that " ads
are not Jews harps. monished to ksp .4dd
---- mention ours, •3 0
senger’s "I-told-you-so" 4—
get into print.
■ town.
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hop back again. Sometimes sad
thoughts like these I think, when
life has made me hot; but someone
shoots the bob-o-link, and I remain
unshot. The lower animals I view,
and think them satisfied; but some
one slays the kangaroo that he may
tan his hide. "I’d like to be a
rrocodile,"’ in peevish mood I wail,
"and I would swim the storied Nile
Ir is a st range truth that baffles
science nearly all babies are
born witi blue eyes. The color
, i rapidly so that at the end
ee weeks only 78 per cent are
i eyed, and when they are grown
than 50 per cent have retaine 1
e original color of their eyes.
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