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}t ( CcSS o i TO TI I i ,,E.s b i, r X A.X
$i.oo A Year.
Publlished emery S:aturida and enteled
:: thoepobtoineCC at Fetk,-, Texas as
beconcl-cla-s n1,M1l ymalter,e
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1M[I T CASSIDY,,
ProprietorsFERRIS GINo
Ice mngn the fieldCs Saturday, but Sunday evenpossession
of the trophy the nlles ing rain fell in toirents.
are now compelled to relinqti:h An election fol school trustee for
the honor or again enter ainto this dIstrict Saturday resulted in
competition for the cup. "ieh the election of Mr. Ed Jones.
have decided to enter the contest (Our Bible class was well attended
,and are confident that they wil Funday. Several from a distance
again AMin the championship and were present, among the number
the trophy. In view of the Trans
was Miss Hattie Case oi Ferris,
Mississippi E.xposition and the M5r. and( Mrs Mlack Rutherfold of
plan of mnobilming the national Chappel Hill, 5r. Curlee of Groveguatrd
a O nmaha, in 18J't, the creekL, M3r. Davis of Henry and
participation of the nles at tihe several others.
;San Antonio drill becomes of ex
Faimmers are yet in the weeds
ceptional interest. T'he company and no help) to be had. Crops of
will drill with forty men. The all kinds are suffering from exrifles
hav-e the support of the ex
cessive wet weather. A great deal
position director and it is a p lart of the cotton is actually dying from
of the understanding that they wet weather and the cotton louse.
will stop at the principal cities Fruit is well nigh a failure here.
along the route to give exhibi
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gifford visited
tions. Rev. V. B. Tate and family SunOwiNG
to the foul condition of clay and were copeled by the
rai to stay over tfill Monday.
crops at this tiae, on account of rain to over tl oa
the excessive rains, aniidl the -'J. T. Neal visited his family who
failure of the railroads to give are staying wit irs. Neal's moth
satisfactory rates, the state ex-r-they expected to start home
ecutive committee of the Tenn. to-ay but were revented by Mrs
society of Texas, after securing Neal having a light chll.
expressions from various county Mrs
Mormon will leave for a
societies, has decided to post
visitt to her daughter, Mrs. Payne
pone the Tennessee excursion for in Hunt county.
, rpi *!-* i ~~Health generally good so far as
the present The committee hopes ealth generally goo so fr as
conditions may be changed and We know.
,. _c , , -i \\We hear that Mr. Thomas Ansatisfactory
arrangements made e hear that I. Thoas Afor
the excursion later and to drews of Rockett has been quite sick,
,, i ,. , ,-, . ~but is recovering,. Grandma Jones,
this end urges tnat the orgliiza
but s recovery. Grda Joes,
tion be kept intact. It is also who was qute low a few veeks ago
uroed that local societies be s now able to be on foot
Zormzed in ec co unit, Jake Hunt and wife wiho lived on
organized in each conmmunit,
zDit, th Ye i i c s, le agltthe Sid Farrar place left us a few
that the members be enabled to
,eth oiec~s d days ago, we learn for Limestone
secure the objects desied. J D
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, county.
"The lynching of a negro yes
J. V. Heath, who has worked a
terday in Urbana, O., for anll crop for Mrs. Cowen, is now assistassalult
lupon a white woman m1 Lg some of the neighbors in their
throws a flood of liolght upon the Props Cotton choppers arc in defrequency
of such performances mannd.
\e south," sas the ,^ew York, Dud Jones and family, of Chappa
mn tie south," says the N ew York J)L
^ . -n , i. mi i i ^nl, were visiting on his farm just
Evening Post. '"The colored , re vsn on is farm just
n ,. . r r~i * * n above here Sunday.
population of Ohio is small;
*~~~~ ~ 3 . , . Issues Sahe MeDaniel, Mary
criimes of this sort on its part are sses alie McDaiel, ar
,1 ,.,. , . ,1 ,Hocker and Zella Douglas c.-Iled on
rare; the offender in the present Hoker and Zella Dou las c lle ou
casc had been promptly arrested, sses Kat ouas an d uth
t.liecl~ -c1Ro, loberts one evening last week.
tried, convicted, and sentenced n I
John Giflora and family spent
to the twenty years' imprisonment, .
hch is the i[11 pena lty of the Saturday mgnit and Sunday with his
which is the full. penalty o f t he . 1 r , law
for the crime:; and yet a miob broth er, Robert Gfford.
',the better class of cihzens, ' , A number of young people assem:)f
the better clasis of citizens,' .
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women urging on their husbands, bled at H D. ioberts Sunday night
rod da yligh t, thoIt t
and engaged in singing. A certain
~n broad daylight, without at
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elptm 1IAt,. Englandl has r
novel industry-an idol factory.
which m-anufactures gods for the
heathens.
THiESE are "rocky" times for
?,divine healers." Shotly aftel
Schrader wants stoned in St. Louis.
Schlatter starved to death in the
Mountains of Mexico.
TiEr youngest notary public on
record is Fred C. Karr, of Ardmoie,
I. T. He v'as appointed
in October, 1896, when 13 years
of age.
NOT,'iTISTANDING the time the
powers, have consumed in the
effort to restore peace in Europe,
the latest news is to the effect
that the eastern situation is
serious.
ITASCA enjoys the distinction of
having the only cotton choppers
association in Texas. It was born
of a desire to aid sick and needy
farmers in the vicinity of that
prosperous city and is not only
unique but charital)le
THE court of appeals of Kentucky
has decided that a death
resulting from the bite of a
mosrquito is an accidental death
and that the widow of the victim
is entitled to accident insurance
which the company ,;as withholding.
TimE State Capitol of Texas is
the largest State building in the
United States, and the seventh in
size among the buildings of the
world. It was paid for with
3,000,000 acres of public land,
deeded to the Chicago capitalists
who executed the work.
Tins has been a week of sun,hine
and farmers have been
making it count in killing weeds.
Oats and wheat are being harvested
evcrywhere in the grain
sections. The damage to wheat
by the late heavy rains will be
slight and most of the oats can
1)e saved by mo,.wing, without
more rain.
Tim 30-day limit for thle extra
session is more than two-thirds
gone and the members have done
nothing but draw their $5 a day.
Now they are talking of another
extrat session. Our solcins evidently
think they have a good
eye to business-(about as good as
the old man that kiled the goose
that laid the golden egg.
Tifi: senate will quickly vote
$30,000 to relieve suffering Amnericans
in Cuba, but will take allsullmller to pass a mnieasure to relieve
suffering Americanis at home.
The, senate ought to be made to
realize that a million laboring
men in this country are' suffering
for the necessaries of life, simply
because capital does -6t dare
operate until it knows what tariff
conditions wvill be. But even
then the senate might take, its
own time to do wh,)t it could' do
in two weekN .1_
wArhen court adjourns. If a newspatper
prints such a reflection on
a man's character, there is a libel
suit or a dead editor. This is
owing to the fact that the people
believe what an editor says.-Ex.
The fact that Divine Healer
Scltarder uses a rubber stamp in
the distribution of his blessings
an(' has a business manager illustrates
the advantages which the
progress of civilization has conferred
on the modern Messiah.Republic;(
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Another big ramn which will keep
farmers out of their crops almost a
week. Wheat and oats are almost
a total loss.
We were made sad by the intelligence
of the death of Jas. IMcWhorter.
We knew him from boyhood
and considered him a good and true
man. The aged mother, wife and
all near relatives have our heait-felt
sympathy.
J. S. McAllister made an assignment,
last week, nameling Goe.
W,'icker as trustee. Trust there wvil
be assetts sufficient to cancel all
calaIms.
Bro. Cole filled his appointment
here Saturday and Sunday.
John Wooden went to Wasahachie
Saturday and his two little girls,
Fannie and Eatele accompanied him
home.
Postmaster Hooks made a flying
trip to Dallas last week.
Druggooist Lee Prcscott went to
Dallas first of the week.
The election of school trustees
passed off quietly with Eli Goodloe
elected and T. J. Reed as appointee.
A gentleman and family, from!
Arkansas, whose name we failed to
get, are visiting at Henry Baileys.
IMr. Craig Chapman and son, John,
came in from Dallas Saturday. John
has been in school since Sept. '96. 1
G. L. Ligan has been suffering
from another attack of rheumatism,
but is able to be out again.
J. W. Haskins, whose arm was
broken the 25th of last month, 1
able to be around. 2x4
Information Sought.Fools.
-Never conclude that the world is
full of fools, and that you are the.
exception.,
Never forget that the biggest fool
is the person who thinks all other
persons are fools
Never forget that you can learn
from the ways of the humblest
creatures, how frequently r -,e are
reminded of that fact.
Never be too hasty in Wallng yo,,xneighbor
a fool. You mrov be mistaken
and may regret it as long as
you live. Sometimes there is a reaction.
Never get the I'big-hc.d, ' in other
words, never be a fcol. Fools
generally think they are smarter
than any otlhci persons.
Never conclude that you cannot be
mrstaken-, because none but fools are
so concerted Smart persons know
how prone the mind is 1C err.
Never conclude that )ou aie too
good to work, that you are betterthan the son or daughter of labor,
because if yoe do, you will be acting
foolish. All honor to the sons ofI
INever foioger that Ferns is in the
lead on the school question. Let
all help. You help the schools and
the schools wil help you,
Never forget that THE WVVIIEL IST
a friend to all public interests in and
around Fernrs.
Never forget than whLatever pcsition
you may attain in the world
~ou are no better than tLae 'hmlcst
citizen. In faCt, rti ciber that
humility is one of the best evidences
of greatness.
Never Lor.et that wisdom consists
in bein hnaiuble, honest, hionorable,
lndulcSLOus, k111, , gellerous,
loving, sclf-sacrlicmin and willing
to grant to any other person every
privilege claimed byt youIrselt.
Never forget to do 11 thie good
you can every dlay.
Never forget that mny next , ill be
on poverty. ACQUAINTED.
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Buys, Sells and Repairs Old
Razors. Agent for Dallas Steam
Laundry and Dye Works.
Fi{loans, Tab-alps gentle cath~artc,7I
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trader, pointing to a diminutive
Jersey of the feminine gender-that
cow gives six gallons of milk aday.
Shust T rvotld like to know mine
fnrendt how dot cow gils apout dot
poesness. Docs she de milk condense
or de hite stretch wen she puts
cle milk her pody inside.
Do you mean to' insinuate siad the
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Ezzell, Frank. The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 39, Saturday, June 12, 1897, newspaper, June 12, 1897; Ferris, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth18837/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ferris Public Library.