Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1923 Page: 4 of 18
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THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER
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IF YOU ARE NOT A SUBSCRIBER OF THE
Wise County Messenger
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attention of the publishers.—Collina & Smith. Publishere.
Way of Advancement.
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Friday Morning, May 11,1923.
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When Jeff Potlocks goes to town iness and pleasure.
great-great-great-grand-daddy fly in
pebble in a stream
Or stretch full-length upon its bank. a few weeks unless you swat him.
Peoria Star.
the captive of a dream.
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Out in Cisco the other day a fiery
who suffers physical pain, but we
That blind man
'armed, but the killer thought he was.
last ten years.
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The Messenger is the oldest and most widely
circulated publication in Wise county. It is the
best paper; popularity attests its superiority.
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Messenger subscribers get the best, newsiest
publication in Decatur. If you are not a sub-
scriber and contemplate subscribing for a local
newspaper, get the best for the price you would
pay for the other kind.
From where does the waste paper
come that Utters the gutters of the
A contributor to the Rhome page
in last week's Messenger stated that
"Speed Cop Dalton came very near
having a bad accident on ‘danger
curve’ in Rhome Sunday while he
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The song which was gnen quite a
little prestige and publicity during
the late war of "Don’t Bite the Hand
That is Feeding You," had some very
BRIEF TOPICS
From Our Exchanges.
According to Dr. Bralley, president
of the College of Industrial Arts a'
Denton, the much mooted question of
the exact geographical center of this
state has been established at a point
twenty miles northeast of Brady, in
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should have remained at home and
given some fellow with too good eyes
a fair chance at the bathing seen
ery.—Jim Lowery.
, entire community was far and above
meager, minor and selfish interest of
our town.— Exchange.
the disrespect of the regulations to a
negiligible minimum.— Denton Rec- 1
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The mosquito bites the hand that
feeds him.—Financial America.
But I am prey to woods and fields, to
sunny hills and streams.
golden goal he seeks.
And doesn’t hear the language which
the voice of nature speaks.
you are not reading the best and most popular
newspaper published in Decatur.
R. L. Thompson went to Alvord
Sunday.
Any erroneous reflection* upon the character, standing or reputation
•f any firm, person or corporation which may appear in the columns of
the Messenger will be gladly corrected upon its being brought to the
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Mr. Fly will be a great-great-great-
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Messenger, May 1, 1903.
McCulloch county. Likewise the cen-
ter of population of this great state
is six miles east of Temple in Bell
county. It is said that this imaginary
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trying to get a shot at he - husband.
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Atlas Peck says that his watch that
has been in a run-down condition and
three or four days behind time the
past few weeks, has begun to pick up
a right smart since he had it dipped
for ticks.
Germany has complained to the
league of nations that France has
doubled her troops since February,
1922. Germany might find a remedy
for this by doubling her payments.—
' Philadelphia Public Ledger.
ESTABLISHED 1880 It is reported that the boys are not
-ntered at th* Decatur, Texas, Post Office a* Second Class Mail Matter bittin’ it up since Cop Dalton came
Your heart may just be bustin’ with
Some real or fancied woe,
But when you smile the other folks
Ain’t really apt to know.
The old world laughs at heartaches,
friend.
Be they your own or mine,
So when they ask you how you are.
Just say, “I’m feelin’ fine.”
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“‘I’m Feelin’ Fine!”
to buy groceries for the family he
usually gets a plug of tobacco and
forgets the other stuff.
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While a bunch of men were talking
about lonesome sounds today. Wash
Gibs said the most lonesome sound he
ever heard was his sixteen half grown
kids crying for bread.
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be in Granbury Saturday night and a
reception will be given for him at the
hall Saturday night.
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The senior elocution recital of the
Misses Edna Clark and Maggie Gunn
assisted by Misses Annie Ford and
Pearl Ward, will be given Thursday
evening. May 14th, at eight o’clock
in the Baptist College chapel.
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There being no contest is the local
school trustee election held last Sat-
urday, the vote was very light, only
eighteen votes being cast. The newly
elected trustees are W. B. Man. D. H.
Paine. S. A. Lillard and Walter A.
Dick McCarty of the Albany News
is having a hard time adjusting the
affairs in his section of the state.
With an oil well popping in occa-
sionally and night-riders operating
with a free hand in his county, Dick
is kept busy keeping the citizens in
line.
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Unfortunately, an intelligent mi-
nority doesn’t always stay that way
after it becomes a majority.—Chicago
Journal.
—Windsor Border Cities Star.
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today for Ardmore, Indian Territory,
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walks around the public square?
_ Somehow this always looks dirtier
and more sordid on Sunday mornings
When things don’t eome your way.
It does no good to holler round
And grumble night and day.
The thing to do is curb your grief.
Cut out you little whine;
And when they ask you how you are.
Just say, "I'm feelin’ fine.”
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If there is any color more hatred in
this country than Russias red it is
parlor pink.— Boston Transcript.
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Europe will find it much easier to
balance her budget it she will keep
her head level.—Associated Editors.
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They may suffer, but these non-
stop dancers at least won't have to be
treated for brain fever.—Pittsburgh
Sun.
Most Widely Circulated Paper in Wise County
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out of a cow's ear in that town. We
suggest that a riot call be put in for
"what would I want that man to do
were I asking him?" If questions of
community interest were given this
consideration and the personal equa-
tion of right and justice brought into
the matter, how few times would we
have grave community troubles! Too
many of us too many times have only
the selfish motive and can not see
that the accumulative interests of an
; on the scene. Told you all along it
I could be done.—Wise County Me*- '
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The latest post office to be estab-
lished in this county is Owl, on the
Greenwood and Brumlow road nea
its junction with the Audubon road.
Mr. Foster is postmaster.
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Miss Maude Davis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. D. F. Davis of Greenwood,
was married last Sunday at the home
of her parents to a Mr. Fairchilds,
whose residence we did not learn.
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H. H. Halsell of this place has been
elected state superintendent of the
Methodist Epworth League. He will
Our friend, Silliman Evans, news-
paper writer extraordinary, is lining
up a splendid array of talent for the
next gubernatorial race. The paper-
weight champion fist-fighter, and
tamer of belligerant United States
senators, is an artist in selecting
available candidates.
A braver soul than I must tread the
rugged way and long.
A man who will not stop to catch the
wild canary’s song,
A man who'll pass a thousand chat ms
and never turn to see
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Mrs. Sap Spradlin w;
today when she found she n
pot of beans scorch whiV
dodging around in the ba 1
point ha* moved only two miles in the , course. The man killed was not
young gun-toter. an officer of the The beauty of the petaled dress upon
law, brim-ful of authority and self- an apple tree.
importance, shot to death a young
man who is said to have been a clean. To tread the path of glory needs a
honorable fellow, and reccgnized as stronger soul than mine.
one of Eastland county’s best citizens A man that isn’t tempted when the
A thousand of the best citizens of air is sharp as wine,
Cisco met in public meeting and de- A man that has no vision save the
tender of my check in payment for
goods or services; you must accept
the tender of legal tender in payment
for goods or service.
Then legal tender is minor in our
affairs today. axcept as a basis for
credit and confidence, which are
synonymous terms. Then we would
conclude that money is a relative
term while legal tender is a general
term.
We must admit that the greater
the business confidence of the coun-
try, the greater the business activity
and the more general is the distribu-
tion of its benefits.
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The only thing about the movie
hero that we envy is his ability to
keep a shirt clean thru all adversity.
—Palatka News.
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Tax payers will be glad to learn
that modernizing a battleship doesn’t
cost any more than building a new
one. - Stamford Advocate.
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This country sees no reason why it
should recognize Russia until Russia
is sufficiently recognized to recognize
itself.-—Chicago Daily News.
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One good way to reduce to music
is to listen to the musical clink of
the trace chains on the plow harness.
when the streets are cleared of the
obscuring vehicles. Let us venture
the prediction that if more trash con-
tainers were used here and there and
everywhere trash is to be swept out,
the town would take on a tidier look
as a consequence. A trash container
may be cheaply made. Try one and
keep down this nuisance.
The people in the
cebarets
Are so svrprisingly
blase’.
make a big play for the Hunter-Scott
when that wonder opens the eyes of
the oil world. It is said that the
interests down there will do the big
boosting and proclaim to the world
that the Hunter-Scott is a Fort Worth
and Tarrant county well. Not a dime
of Fort Worth money. not an ounce
of Fort Worth energy was contribut-
ed toward sinking this test, and the
well is not even near that city. The
Hunter-Scott is a Wise county well;
located in the Wonderful County, and
smack-dab in the Decatur territory.
So, there!
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bold bad effort to hold up the public.
What has become of that supply that
once upon several times went into
toddies and the like? There should
be a surplus of sugar.
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There ain’t no man alive but what
is booked to get his slap;
There ain’t no man walking but who
From trouble gets his rap.
Go mingle with the bunch, old boy,
Where all the bright lights shine.
And when they ask you how you are.
Just say, “I’m feelin’ fine.”
Money is any credit instrument '
which will be accepted in exchange
for goods and for service. Many
was chasing a traveler. We under- interest is one with theirs; that
------- stand that said traveler got away orderly, efficient, uninterrupted in-
with his fast stuff but the cop got dustry will bring better results to
home parties.” Mr. Cop Dalton states him than turmoil and confusion.
The really valuable citizen and
leader is he who understands our
social and economic system, and is
qualified to guide public opinion
along the way of steady permanent
advancement.
witnesses. The killer is alive, and
he will testify in the trial proceed-
ings. He shot in self-defense, of
In Wonderful Wise county any old good thoughts in it. In business to-
sort of fishing stories are accepted, day we find too many men who are
What would be a splendid day’s catch ; biting the hand which built them;
from the waters of Lake Worth is too many who are altogether unap-
used for bait on the trot linesin this preciative of the good they have
paradise of the I. W alton s disciples. ■ received at the hands of others. The
It is the only all-home-print paper published in
Decatur. It is the only publication in Decatur
with a bona fide paid-up subscription list. No
free list; no padded list to mislead the adver-
tiser; no delinquent subscribers.
Attend the meeting of the Wise
county poultry breeders and get in
on the ground floor for arrangements
for the fall show at the Wise county
fair. Wise county poultry fanciers
are raising the standard of poultry
bred in these parts and they have
only to multiply their efforts to make
the county known as one of the
greatest breeding centers in the state.
There is a perpetual struggle'
between the constructive forces of
society and the forces of blind agita-
tion, in which the former win in the
longer run, because they alone can
produce good results; but they will
win more easily and surely if they i
have a clear appreciation of their
responsbilities and of the conditions
to which they must conform. They
must satisfy the average man that his
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can be fairly well enforced. All that
1* necessary 1* to show those con-
cerned that punishment is swift and
sure. If this is not done, the rules
will not be respected, just as other1
laws will not be under like condi-
! tions. It is not possible to stop all
' violation, but it is possible to reduce |
A blind man was run over by an
automobile on the Galveston bathing
beach a few days ago. Our heart
goes out in sympathy to every person
: vp that way
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Almost any system of government ,
will work if the people will.—Spring-
Mark Marshall of Chico, has been
teHing us that the world. that portion
of it that possesses the major portion
of the wit, beauty, energy and the
like, revolves around the place. A
committee from the Decatur chamber
of commerce has been appointed to
make investigation and report, and
said committee will invade Mark's
habitat this coming Monday.
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„„ _ now runs both markets.
Slim Pickens ran over a man on o
the street at Hogwash Saturday. Th. | Mrs. s. A. Lillard accompanied her
man was not injured as Slim was husband on a trip to Sweetwater this
walking. week, Mr. Lillard having business at
that place, and the two combined bus-
And I’ve a soul which likes to drift
and tease itself with dreams.
And weak am I that should be strong,
a sunbeam on a pond
Has but to wink an eye at me, and
I'm a vagabond.— Edgar Guest.
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that a nineteen-inch snake crawled J ■:
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plored the killing, stating that the
young man who was killed stood high
in the affections of the people. The
hot-headed shooter was released on
five thousand dollar bond The young
man is dead He will not be present
at the trial. There were no eye-
To tread the path of glory needs a .
braver soul than 1,
A man who will not stop to watch the |
white clouds drifting by,
A man who will not pause to throw a
people are still clinging to the defini- '
tion of former economists, forgetting j
that money and legal tender are not
synonymous terms. ' $
My check is money over the coun- . We hope this marathon dancing
ter of the man who has confidence in business is on its last legs.—Dallas
Many a life of purity has been
clouded by the crimson tongue of
shame—blasted by the idle gossip of
tongues that never cease to wag.
Purity is never safe as long as gossip
is at large. Sometimes it is not vic-
ious gossip, but rather thoughtless
or idle remarks that are not intended
to harm, but that are taken in the
wrong spirit and result in character
crucifixion. Good things said of a
person are taken as matter of course
and are often forgotten. A detri-
mental remark, tho small and of no
material consequence, will be taken
up and magnified from day to dav
until it becomes a mountain of iniqui-
ty. That is what tongues do that
talk too much.
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Wouldn't this indeed be an Eden
if all men and women stopped and
thought of others before committing
any rash act. If, when questions of
interest to the entire community
came up, weighed in the balance.
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Tobe Spillkins, the tailor of Hog-
wash. was brought before 'Squire
Dunkin today on a charge of theft.
He was accused of stealing a peck
measure. When given a chance to
make his plea he said: "Judge, I am
a tailor by trade." On hearing this
the 'squire freed him, saying any
tailor has a right to take any man's
measure.
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2 Act . .. .___ * to visit her brother, Jesse.
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♦ Br Skveak 2 Lem Hoyl has purchased J. M.
4 *2 Tannahill’s meat market and has
my integrity and ability to pay; while .News.
it would not be over the countr of the O
stranger. ) The way of the transgressor is hard
Legal tender is money over any . because it is the beaten path.—Dallas
counter. That is, you may accept the News.
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Lawyer Tom Simmons was up from
Fort Worth this week.
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Buck Collins went to Fort Worth
Tuesday, returning Wednesday.
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Mrs. R. A. R. Horton of Dallas, is
visiting Mrs. E. H. Baumgaertner.
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Louis Schulkey returned Monday
from a visit to his father in St.
Louis.
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Chickens brought about a killing
in Fort Worth the other day. A
neighbor, owner of a garden, shot to
death a neighbor who permitted his
chickens to wander and depredate on
the garden. If these men had been
citizens of Decatur, there would have
been no tragedy. Oh, probably a
cussin', or an ugly face made across
the fence; but no shooting.
almost a case
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PICK COLLINS and MARVIN B. SMITH.-------Editor* and Proprietor* The traffic laws, like other laws.
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If all the money in the country
belonged to the tight-wads and said
tight-wads invested their holdings in
non-taxable bonds, what in the devil
would become of the operating ex-
penses of the government?
FriSat. the author of the contribution to the
4 5 Rhome page is mistaken; that he
got the speeder, who tossed the re-
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It appears that Dallas has a real ber a friend, who does not, when the
baseball club this season. That Min- occasion comes, seek the repay that
eral Wells Jew, owner of the Dallas obligation, is indeed an ingrate. The
team, is a sport, and he has put gobs Richardson Echo.
of money where his mouth is since ------o------
taking over the team that was a It is claimed that Fort Worth is
second-rater. la: ing plans and specifications to
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