Free State Enterprise. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1900 Page: 1 of 5
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EQUALRIGHTS TO ALL; SPECIAL PRIVILEGESTO NONE
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ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
VOLUME 19.
CANTON, VAN ZANDT COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1900.
NUMBER 2.
TEDDY THE TERROR’S LATEST INSULT.
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for yonr equitable treatment of us
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as your patrons and for your
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"Yours Very Truly.”
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evening on his way to Ennis and
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BYM G. SANDERS
Captain W. D Thompson is in
receipt of the following letter which
is self explanatory:
Quitman, Texas, Aug 20 1900.-
Mr. W. D. Thompson, Canton, Tex.
Dear Sir: You have been pointed
out as a suitable person of thrift,
energy and enterprise to head the
movement at your town, looking to
the building of the rail road from
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This splendid tonic will soon relieve
her suffering and CURE the disease, thus
producing the desired result through
natural channels. Only $1.00 per bottle.
Stephens, Chairman, P. N. Thomar,
Secretary, J . H. Jones, T. J. Good.,
win, J. II. Rhodes, O. M. Wood and
J, W. Mansell, was appointed to
“fleet organization at all points
from Mt. Pleasant to Corsicana, for
the purpose of securing united
action and co operation from all
persons along the route.
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are rendering us. Thanking you Zandt county was in Kaufman this
who eloped last night and made
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peluh uvw tnan e‘ before in her " 6 B. R. LEGGETT. Drockton. Ga.
You will receive a valnable book, free, on female diseases en-
titled, “Healthy Mothers Make Happy Homes," if you will send your
name and address to
L. GERSTLE & CO., Chattanooga, Tenn.
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W e are in receipt of a copy of prise, Morg Its all right. But a letter wa recently received from W. D. Sides, ProL I W Stan- Tom Foster and Uncle John
the Industrial Elevator published you would find that if you were The Mayfield Medicine Manufac- ford and Esq. C. L. Stanford of Mullens from north of Canton,
at Chillicothe, Mo. It s a mis issuing a Dallas News that some turing Company, St. Louis, Mo., Ben A'heeler passed through the were up Thursday and each car-
homer. If there is any thing one would kick because it wasn’t which is advertising in the Enter- city Monday on their return from ried out a new wagon. They re-
elevating in it, we failed to see it. big enough to suit them. Don’t prise: “We feel that we will real the W est. They are well pleased port crops immense —Wills Point
---------- get down in the mouth now, boy; ize much good in Van Zandt conn with the country they saw and we Chronicle
The Arkansas attorney general the dull season is about over and ty through the columns and in- fear symptons of the western fever, ____
I bas filed suit against several ice there will be glad times in old Van fluence of the Enterprise as our and fear it might become serious.
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their way to Kaufman on toot, hop-
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transacting such business as may
be necessary, and to effect perma-
nent organization.
It was resolved to send a copy
of the proceedings of this meeting to
all the papers along the proposed
route, to the Mineola papers, ths
Houston Post and Dallas News, for
publication.
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" The hotel De Henderson is prety
he Wills Poiut Chronicle, one well stocked on boarders just now,
,° the ablest edited a nd best local there being 18 in all—13 negro
DPersin the state, has added to men, 2 negro women and 3 white
offce a brand new Campbell men—fairing sumptously of its
Yoinder press. The Enterprise hospitality without cost to them.
11 pleased to note this evidence of There are two others who are en- good detnocrats and influential cit The young lady is 17 years old and
osperityonthepartofits neigh- titled to board and lodging there izens, called at our office Saturday the boy 16 and small to his age.
"or: but through the kindness of the and paid us a wheel on subscrip Mr. Weatherly started back home
. ------- ... _ sheriff of Van Zandt county they tion. with them, and when last seen both
The ENTERPHISE is a email pa- will not be admitted to board at ------- children were sobbing and their
^Mt is true; but we give all the this hotel until district court be A Call eyes red from weeping.— Kaufman
Souty news worth printing, and gins.—Kaufman Herald. What I hereby call a meeting of the Sun.
09 matter in it is written or select- was the matter with your sheriff citizens interested in the railroal / -------
by the syndicated hand of cor- that he let ours “scoop” him. project to meet at Canton in the Miss Alice Tyler, who is epend.
Porate wealth. What more can when they beat Sheriff Rusk get- district court room, Saturday, Sep irg the summer with her sister,
-0u a8k for, and does it not deserve ting out and arresting criminals, tember 1, at 2 o’clock p. m. to Mrs. J. H. Gillespie of this place,
-our patronage?—Canton Enter- they have to start early. transact such business as may come visited her parente, Mr. and Mrs.
"Nt8E, _____________-u-jg before the body. E.W. Tyler of near Willa Point,
don’ worry about the ESTER The following is an excerpt of W. D. THoMPsox. Saturday
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Roosevelt, in one of his wild speeches, characterizes all Democrats as “cowards.”
Note the fouv modest men in the background. They don’t blow about their bravery as Roosevelt does, but they did real fighting, which he did not.
(Reproduced by courtesy of Hearst's Chicag -merican.)
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Winsboro, Pleaeant Grove, Quit-
man, Golden, Grand Saline, Canton
and Lawndale.
You are hereby selected to call
said meeting at your town as per
circulars distributed, and see that
your town and people generally are
represented at Grand Saline on
Sept. 15th.
Please answer at once expressing
your feelings in the matter.
Very Respectfully,
Executive Committee,
Per V. A.STEPHEV8, Chairman.
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Railroad Meeting.
Quitmen, Tex., Aug, D, 1900.--
At a meeting of the business men
4 Quitman, Saturday evening, Aug.
18, a very lively interest was mau-
ifested in the prospects of securing a
rail road to the old town at an early
date. Several intereating com-
munications from business concerns
asking for the submission of a prop-
osition toaasist in constructing the
road were read. An executive
N cempanies, alleging that they are Zandt this fall—and we newspaper abvertising medium and we deem —Van Zandter.
E members of a trust,—Kaufman folks ought to be able to help in it not amiss to express our appre- ------------
II Herald. the shouting.—Wills Point Chron- ciation of the excellent service you Mr. J. W. Weatherly of Van
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Sanders, M. G. Free State Enterprise. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1900, newspaper, August 30, 1900; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585414/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.