Free State Enterprise. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1900 Page: 3 of 4
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The old reliable Charles Wagner whether I have been faithful in my
in a sling.
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The populist executive committee candidates for county judge subject
vention at Fort Worth and instruc-
times and places:
taken have been found in Dallas
Stanger Springs Tuesday, May by some of the officers there. '
• Pine Bluff Wednesday, May 9, at residence is about completed.
night.
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Our large establishment is
i am full of every thing the
people need and our prices
were putting this item in the press
Mr. Youngblood came in and very
urgently requested us to state that
ticing the (dis)chord .
J. M. Mills has sold his "crap
and will enter school again soon.
Dr. Perry, who has been sick for,
some time, is able to walk around t
the house and yard.
Well as it has been ranipg 5.,
great deal lately and our city offi- ,
cers have not had time to have the,
walks fixed up I have not bee
able to get out and hunt pp much.,
news, but I still hope when they
get thru trying to kill the ten pin ,
alley they will spend some of their .
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ONYX,
Wills Point News.
Wills Point, Texas, April 30.—
Concerning the burglary of R. F.
Williams' hardware store Friday
he was a candidate for re-election
and had no opposition.
John Thorn of Colfax was in town
yesterday. His mule, which was
tied near the public well, became
frightened at a passing boy, broke
loose and ran away with the buggy.
The merchants and bystanders
gathered around and prevented
the mule from getting out of the
square, but before it stopped run-
ning it slammed the buggy against
a well post, breaking the shafts
and disfiguring one of the fore
wheels a little.
Neck Fancies.
We’ll give you a glimpse of what
the style creators have been doing
for you in the way of dainty neck
fixings of the most delicate fabrics.
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moral and religious weekly while convention. Mr. Joe Groves spoke 8, at night,
the former already had his in that eloquently and enthusiasticaly
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Public Speaking.
John W. Davidson and other
Counties when you
buyyougoodse.t —omae just
Mill Creek Millings. '
Mill Creek, Texas, May 1 —
Prof. W. S. Mills of Tundra passed
thru our village enroute to Canton
Saturday.
Pink Youngblood of the Hub
came out on business (?) Sunday
afternoon. [Mr. Onyx, just as we
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Mrs. Jeff Bridges one mile north of
town, is very low with consump-
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Old Man John Pratt, who lived .
a few miles northwest of town and,
who had been almost helpless for
several years, died last Wednesday,
Our Muslin
Underwear Department is up-to-
date in every respect, and we are
going to sell the underwear so cheap
that you will come back to our
some work done on the streets and ,
walks. ? , ,
A few weeks ago I was about to .
offer a reward for the whereaboute .
of the candidates, but since thena,
they have been so thick, that. I,,
will have to pay something to keep ।
them away, for if they don’t stay,
away I will have to carry my hand
Speaking of Spring, we can show you more Spring here now than you’ll find in nature for days to come. If you are a naturalist, look upon the new hats and see if a single one
of your feathered favorites is missing. If you are a botanist, glance through the heaps, piles and beds of beautiful roses, dahlias, morning-glories, john-quills, violets and pansies
on exhibition and you’ll say that nature can learn a lesson here. If you are a sentimentalist you’ll go wild over the rain-bow tints and sun-set glows caught up and so beautiful-
ly blended in the new dress goods and novelty trimmings. Ail that tact and taste have wrought, all that genius and skill have conjured is here. Como in to see us.
while there he found that Jim!
Mills was also “out on business.”—
Ed]
E. H. Mills and wife went to
Jackson Saturday.
Charlie Calahan visited at Ford
and Union Hill last week.
Do you hear that strange noise?
That is the M. C. string band prac-
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of Owlet Green was perambulating
in the Hub Monday and invaded
our sanctum stanctorum. He has
declined the idea of moving to
Smith county and will stay at Ow-
let Green and engage in the grocery
business. He seemed to be in good
spirits and talked with much fluen-
cy. He said: “Crops are in good con-
dition and the prospects for goose
pastures are looking fine. The good
people of Owlet Green never de-
spair as they can live on craw-fish
tales, drink tank wanter perforated
with mesquito raw bides and tad-
pole carcasses, and sleep on the
fence and use the Enterprise for
cover.”
Several Cantonites and ye quill
pusher had the pleasure Sunday of
attending the meeting of the Union
Singing Convention at Union Hill.
Almost every part of the county
was represented and the crowd was
very large. The old Sacred Harp
was used and some excellent music
rendered. Plenty of dinner was on
the ground and everybody got
what they wanted. That is one of
the best communities in the county
and the people are whole-souled
and entertaining.
The Mill Kreek Klippersnkd the
Quick Steps loked horns
“Y hear the Park which re-
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held a meeting in Canton Saturday,
elected delegates to the state con-
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• "UeUCu I you’ll tell your friends and kin-
flks. All we ask, is that for you
Ito visit our store and we’ll do the
jrest.
Quite a number of our people at-
tended the singing at Union Hill
Sunday and report a large crowd (
and plenty of good singing.
The Mill Creek singers sang for
the people of Morris Chapel Sunday
afternoon, and by invitation, will
go to Mt. Pisgah Sunday afternoon,
May 6th.
Sam Penny went to Wills Point
today.
The patrons of this community
will meet Saturdy night, May 5,
to select trustees for the coming
school year. Take notice, teachers.
The L. S. meets at that time. Let
all attend.
Arthur Moore has troubles of his
own. Take yours to a preacher.
W. C. Moore and son, Ed, went
to Wills Point Wednesday. Did it
rain while you were there, Uncle
Bill?
idle time in having a few dozens of {
' worthless dogs killed and have
eterday on business and gave
e ENTERPRISE a call. He in-
Or»ed us that the Old Liberty
femetery will be
transacting business in the Hub
Monday and gave the Enterprise
plbasant call;. The latter ad- ---.ou-
wor e >.atari a}. his subscription to the gnat ted for the Cincinnatti national
if you would know whatis to be the fashion the coming season, simply take a strole through our Mammoth Store. This display is a grand profusion of the finest Drees Goods,
Millinery, Tailored Costumes, Ladies’ Waistes. Ladies’ Skirts, Laces, Gloves, Ribbons, Shoes and all the many things that are needed to make the wardrobe charmingly complete.
The stock was never brighter, fresher, nor more attractive than right now on the threshold of spring, and we bid you to a showing every day of the weeK that far excells in point
of elegance, style and quality that of any similar display ever attempted in the history of Canton’s retailing. We have everything to sell and will do our best to please you.
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bay, six years old, 14 hands high,
branded on left shoulder; the other
a sorrel-blaze-faced mare, 15 hands
high and five years old. Left Ben
Wheeler Saturday, April 21, each
dragging ropes tied to their necks.
Will pay liberal reward for infor-
mation leading to recovery.—J.
G. Nowlin, Ben W heeler, Tex. 2t
in 1899 on a dark and rainy
night Mrs. Henry Grubbs of
Orange put on a white bonnet and
started across the street to see her
sick mother. On the way she ran
against a man, who wheeled and
shot her dead. Will Futch went
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to the action of the democratic pri- j night, news has just reached
mary will speak at the following that part of the goods which
Dress Goods.
A grand collection of direct impor-
tation in Dress Goods, including all
the fabrics to be worn by the lead-
era of fashion at home or abroad
during the coming spring and um-
mer. An elaborate delineation of
the wonderful skill and art of the
mst famous European designers
and the still more wonderful gen-
ius that looms such intricate
weaves. In fact we have all the
late t novelties in Dress Goods.
ing that he had killed a highway-
man. Futch was tried and acquit-
ted Tuesday. —-Kaufman Herald.
J. T. Taylor and N. T. Jordan,
of Phalba, constable and justice of
the peace of precinct No. 2, were
See W. 1). Hutcherson’s curd in
this issue. __
J. M. Youngblood’s name goes
on our honor roll this week.
Commissiqners court meets the
second Monday in this month.
One of L. H. Sides’ teams ran
away Tuesday night and damaged
the surrey a little.
L. P. Pruitt, colored, of Martin's
■ Mill subscribed for the best paper
I in Canton Monday.
R. Calhoun, aged 83 years, died
| Thursday night last at his home
I two miles west of town.
W. J. Staton remembered the
I bestpaper south of Mason & Dixon’s
I line with a dollar Tuesday.
The cases of ex parte Allen and
I R. W. Patterson of this county
■ were dismissed by the court of
■ criminal appeals at Austin last
I week.
Laces & Embroideries
On all the most exclusive fashion
plates you see Laces and Embroid-
eries used lavishly for costumes.
The daintiest and richest effects
that have been created we feel that
ve have chosen for our stock, and
there is a special showing of all the
new 1900 laces, including the new-
est designs for neck, sleeve and
dress tiimmings, comprising the
richest, daintiest creations. In
Laces for trimming wash dresses
there are hundreds of effective and
strikingly novel things at very
modest prices.
and was buried in the, Howell .
grave yard on the day followipg, j
The Quitman New*. ,
in tearing down the Dr. Hart old 4
drug store building last week two
copies of the Quitman News wers,
found, one dated July 19, 187.0
Jae. 8. Hogg and W. B. Davi ♦
were editors and proprietors. Th .
paper is a neat 6 column, folio, all .
home print and contained Bolhd-.E
thing over 12 columns of advertiss .
ing, under the following published
rates: One column, 8 months, >75; e
6 months. $100; one year, 8165 09*. ?
The subscription price was >2 00 8.
year in advance, strictly. On id; ,
teresting feature is a city ordinanc c
published ih the paper, the name
of Capt. W. M. Giles as mayor of *
Quitman and J. W, Greet, sedre* -
tary. The paper is an interesting ♦
one and we are indebted to B.
Smart for a copy to loek over, in -
fact, anything is interesting to Quit-/
man and Wood county people th: -
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condition. Mr. Taylor stated that'against fusion. R. E. High tender-
suited in 7 to 28 in favor of Can- 1
ton. Who said the base ball game ;
was obsolete?
G. A. Norman and family were
all poisoned last week. They put
out “rough on rats” about the place
and think they got some of it.—-
Stone Point correspondent in Wills
Point Chronicle.
J. J. Hammons of Murchison,
nephew of M. E. Pool, while recent-
ly toying with an empty (?) pistol,
the thing went off and put a 38-
calibre ball through his left hand,
inflicting a very painful wound, of
course.
The Union Hill school closed
Tuesday. H. A. Knox and ye ed-
itor went down and witnessed the
exercises. An extended write-up
will appear next week. We cannot
afford tho to defer saying that the
dinner was just out o’sight and
f everybody got plenty to eat.
• Estrayed.—Two mares; one a
pretty, and they are to play an
important part in dress this season,
are in exclusive designs, which
were made expressly to order and
which cannot be duplicated by us
or obtained elsewhere in Van Zandt
.county, and they are among the
new bright ideas which show un-
usual beauty.
ed his resignation as chairman
which was accepted and M. A.
Brown elected in his stead. One
man was appointed in each precinct
to call a meeting, organize and
elect a chairman. There being no
further business the meeting ad-
journed, after which a private
meeting was held for the purpose
of transacting such business in
which the world is not concerned
and has no right to know.
office. You know if I have merit-
ed a second term. If you continue
me in office I shall feel grateful,
and desire to again pledge my faith-
fulness to your honorable commit-
tal. Now friends, you understand
my attitude as your servant.
Please permit me to attend the bus-
iness of the office with credit to my-
self and my friends. I commit my-
self and my cause into your hands
and will cheerfully abide the de-
cision you render on the 9th of
next June.
Your obedient servant,
D. H. SWINDALL.
Prof. Rufus Mann handed 1s a
.wheel Saturday with which to pull
through the dry summer months
which are fast approaching,
j Thanks!
Rev.W. C. Luther of Dallas wil
preach at the Baptist church Sun-
day morning at 11 o’clock and at
night. Everybody cordially invited
I to come out.
I Strayed from Tundra one gray
natural pacer. Last seen
Canton. Will reward any in-
“oation leading to recovery.—
“ohp Fugate, Tundra, Texas.
Hon. Jno. M. Dean of Ben
heeler was in the Hub Monday
9d gave the Enterprise a call.
de informed us that Mr. 8. P.
etty is still dangerously ill.
Dr. M. L. Cox was in the Hub
In Our Men and Boys’
Clothing Department, words fail
us in attempting to convey to you
even a faint idea of the beauties of
this surpassingly grand display of
suits. After months of prepara-
Ilion, during which the world's
markets have been ransacked for
new, handsome and rich effects in
this line, we at last invite you to
come and behold a vision that will
I excite your admiration and your
■ wonder—admiration of the rich
land tasty effects—wonder that such
I elegance can be encompassed in
I ready-made clothing.
Our Ladies’ Shirt
D. H. Swindall tn the Voter* of Vp Zandt.
Canton, Tex., April 30, 1900.—
Dear friends: At the last election
by a very creditable vote, you com-
mitted to me the finances of your
county, a very sacred trust indeed
for which I feel keenly, and as I
may say, solely responsible, I don’t
feel warranted in transferring the
keys of the county’s vaults to any
person :hence my absence from the
campaign, which is being so vigor-
ously prosecuted among you. It
would be a source of pleasure to
mo to visit you, but I can’t lock up
and leave the office without disap-
pointing some one. My official
record is before you. You know
Miss Dona Bridges, daughter o
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Sanders, M. G. Free State Enterprise. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1900, newspaper, May 3, 1900; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585397/m1/3/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.