The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1904 Page: 4 of 8
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i m«t Thursday* by
N. P. HOUX,
Editor and Proprietor.
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The Grand Lodge of Knights of
Pythias is now in session at
Houston.
The Grand Lodge of Patri
arch's Militant branch of Odd
Fellows is in session at Dallas.
The notorious car barn bandits,
Peter Neidermeier, Gustav Marx
and Harvey Vandine, were
hanged in Chicago Friday.
They are having enow in Ken-
tucky and nearly as bad weather
in Missouri. But here in grand
old Texas it is balmy spring.
Judge Julius Schutze, one of
the most prominent German-
American citizens oE the state,
died at his home in Austin Sat-
urday .
K. Lamity Bonner and Jeff Mc-
Lemore of the Harpoon and
State Topics, respectively, are
quoting Scripture at each otbe ,
And it fits, too.
Capt. B. W.Marsten, member
of the Louisiana boll weevil com-
mission, who is experimenting
near Lockhart. Texas, claims
that he has discovered a sure
'remedy for the boll weevil pest,,
and declares it to be Paris green.
Tuesday's Houston Post con-
tained the following in Its local
columns in reference to the Fruit
and Truck Growers' Association
of Mexia: "One of the roost en-
couraging meetings ever held in
the State by truofc growers was
that which was conduoted Satur
day by the Truck Growers' asso-
ciation of Mexia- Stanley H,
Watson, industrial agent of the
Central-East and West lines, re-
turned Sunday from Mexia and
reported that the truck growers
have gotten down to business in
the truck growing subject. At
the meeting the potato subject
was disoussea in regard to tbe
marketing of the product raised
this year and the best methods of
growing potatoes. Mexia has
about 150 acres of potatoes this
season, which will net about
twenty.four car3 for shipment.
The crop will begin to move
about May 20. and the farmers
are co-operating to secure the
best market for their product.
Tne association has purchased a
potato grader to facilitate in the
grading of the production, and
called on Mr. Watson to aid them
is securing the best markat. A
list of questions representing the
information that the farmers
would like to have were prepared
and Mr. Watson will advise them
along the lines mentioned in the
questions. The people of Mexia
have given special attention to
the cultivation of potatoes this
seapon, and expect, to realize fair
profits from their efforts."
Rev. G. C, Rankin has written
Mr, Colquitt a letter in answer to
the one published in last Sunday's
papers, in which the preacher is
said to have dared the politician
to enter the race against Gov.
Lanham.
Gov. Lanham has appointed
W. H. Holland of Dallas to be
Superintendent of the State deaf,
dumb and blind asylum for
colored youths, to fill vacancy
caused by the death ofS. J.
Jenkins.
The following is evidence that
spring is here: A fishy old fisher
named Fisher fished fish from
the edge of a fissure; a cod, with
a grain, pulled the fisherman in—
now they're fishing the fissure
for Fisher.—Palestine Herald,
Miss Lula Sandberg a 16-year
old gill was brutally murdered by
unknown parties, near Manor,
yesterday. Suspicion is said to
point to a ne:jro who had been in
the neighborhood for several
days but suddenly disappeared.
Attorney General Bell, Com-
missioner Colquitt, Auditor As-
kew. and Stenographer Scubble-
field have gone to San Francisco
to investigate the books of the
Wells-Fargo Express Co., and
to collect testimony in the suits
filed by the State.
The terrible accident to the
American battleship Missouri and
the sinking of the Russian battle-
ship Petropavlovsk occurred on
the same day, the 13th of April.
And superstition concerning num-
ber 13 had almost disappeared,
too.—Waco Times-Herald.
b. B. Hill has bought the Pecan
Valley News published at Brown-
wood by Mrs. S. M. Vernon.
Bailey Hill made a success of the
Bellvilie Times and we know he
will not let his new property fall
below the high standard it has
always maintained.
The trouble to look out for at
St. Louis is a bolt. Judge Par-
ker wi'l doubtless win a majority
of delegates and be nominated.
The question is whether Mr.
Bryan and his following will come
across and accept him jubt as Mr.
Cleveland and his following now
inclined to do.—Dallas News.
A special to the Houston Post
from Waco under date of April
23, says: "Waco'received word
this afternoon that the State Fire-
men's Convention would meet
here May 11, 12 and 13. It was
to have been held in Cleburne,
but that town failed to raise the
the amount of money necessary
to entertain the convention, and
the meeting will be held in this
city. This announcement was
made thi3 afternoon after confer-
ence between the chief of the fire
department of this city and Chief
Oliger of Cleburne. The firemen
will go to work at once to enter-
tain the State convention."
Poets sing of spring as being
as gentle as a sweet girl gradu-
ate; then why should we grumble
because winter lingers in the lap
of spring-.—Logansport (La.)
Inter-State Newsboy.
Jealousy. When Winter ling-
ers in the lap of Spring, she gives
us a frost.—Houston Post.
kTS WITH THI
The farmers in the Thornton
country are diversifying this year.
They are raising potatoes and
other truck and we expect to hear
better reports from that part of
the county this year than that
which went out from there last
fall. vVe attended a club meeting
at Prairie View school hojse
three miles below Thornton Inst
Friday night, and the large num-
ber of farmers present and the
spirit with which they discussed
matters of interest would lead one
to believe that they mean to re-
claim the country thereabouts and
put the town of Thornton back
in the "prosperity" oolumn. And
why shouldn't they? The land is
good and the people are of that
strictly honest kind that must
succeed in the long run.
"Here's a newspaper heading
which asks, 'Areslant eyes oatob-
ing?'''
"Give it up; but blaok eyes
are." Houston Post.
And how about brown eyes?
Neither Mr. Hearst nor Mr.
Bryan like the New York plat-
form. Perhaps it might please
them better if some other man
were on it.—Houston Post.
Yes, if the first letter of his
name was an H. or B.
Lawton's 7-foot chief of police
was shot by a newspaper man a
few days ago.—Quanah Tribune-
chief.
Newspaper men are men of
high aims.—Houston Post."
Now newspaper accounts tell
of a man who caught slant eyes
from associating with Chinese.
Mr. Roosevelt would better watch
out or he'll get the watermelon
habit.—Houston Pose,
It's too late, he's done con1-
tracted the habit.
An English jurist ha3 dec;ded
that a wife's jewels ure her hus-
band's property, and a Pennsyl-
vania court notifies wives thai
their husband's pay envelopes
belong only to the1 husbands.
Woman, however, still has an
undisputed right to appeal to the
couitof tear,-, which usually al-
lows her all she cries for.—Snap
Shots.
Sure thing! And that is her
solace. She will never forget
that tears will work the "old
man" when nothing else will.
Houston needs a thousand
miles of good sidewalks to pro-
tect from the epittists. — Houston
Post.
Mexia don't need more'n half
that number of miles of good side
walks and the spit don't worry
her pedestrians half as bad as
the mud in a wet time. Trying
to reach your home on a dark
rainy night and having to walk a
six inch plank to get there on a
principal street is no picnic.
Tin Dollars will Take Care of Themselves.
See what One Dollar will
Buy at our Regular Prices:
It will Cost You More Elsewhere.
Paper Pins, full count lc
Good Lead Penoil lc
Pen Staff and Pen -i lc
Alumnium Thimble - lc
Paper Carpet Tacks lo
Paper Matting Tacks lc
Stamped Half Pint Cup..". lc
Package Steel Hair Pins lc
Yard Silk Ribbon "...— lc
Beauty Pin lc
Box Parlor Matche (200) 2c
Beauty Pin with set 2c
(lake Turner 2c
Cake Turkish Bath Soap 2c
J2 Hooks and Eyes 2c
1 Pair Long Shoe Laces 2c
1 Spool Colored Thre id 2c
1 Strug Neck Tie .. 2c
1 Bordered Ladies Handkerchief 2c
1 ltoll Stay Binding 2o
12 Safetv Pins , 2c
1
Egg Beater 3c
Tin Pie Plate 3c
i Pint Cup 3c
Zinck Soap Dish .- 3c
Bottle Black Ink .*.... 3e
Box Shoe Tacks 3c
Package Wrigleys Pepsin Gum... 3c
Pencil Tablet - 3o
Scarf Holder.. 3c
Steel Key Chain and Ring. 3o
Steel Coat Collar Spring; 3c
Cake Big 4 Butter Milk Soap 3c
Stove Top Lifteiv :. 3c
Fine Tooth Comb 3c
1 Spool Good White Thread 3c
I Pair Sleeve Holders 3o
SdooI San S.Ik /. 4c
Limp Chimney JNo 1 .. 4c
Mouse Trap 4c
Box Tooth Picks 4c
Bottle Vasalinc - 4c
Total
$i.oo
New York Bargain House,
Next Door Lo Postoffice, Mexia, Texas.
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Theodore Koosevelt is now
more completely the master of
the Republican party than any of
his predecessors have been dur-
ing the last generation. This
moves the Providence Journal to
ask: "Is this because he is a
bigger and stronger man than
his predecessors or because the
present leaders of the party are
smaller and weaker men than
their predecessors ?'' — Dallas i
News.
It certainly is not t'.ie former. ;
Missing—Since March 1, 1904.1
beautiful girl, name Spring.
When last seen, wore violets.
Any information regarding her
whereabouts will be &ladl.7 wel-
comed by anxious friends.—New
York Sun.
She is light here in Giand Old
Texas, and, in addition to her
violets, she is wearing roses,
magnolias, cape jessamines and
thousands of oiher blossoms New
York never luard of.— Houston
Post.
Yes, but she has been treating
us kinder cool the last few days.
Just to tantalize, no doubt.
James P. Paris, who murdered
tho postal clerk near Meridian.
Miss., whom the mob sought to
lynch when prevented by Gov.
Vardaman, has been duly hanged
according to law.i Now, i>n't
that better than to have the blood
of the murderer on the hands of
the young men of the neighbor-
hood?—Dallas News.
Sure. And when criminals are
given quick trials and punish-
ment by the courts everywhere,
mob law will play out.
The Houston Post of yesterday
contained a cartoon relative to
the inauguration ot Andrew
Joe Nursbacm, President, ,T. m. t,ono, Vice Pres.
Jos. B. Lono, Cashier.
The First National Bank
OF MtiXIA.
Capital and Surplus 5100,000.
The oldest and strongest Xatonal Ban* in the county. We loan
money at reasonable rates. We solicit deposits of any amoanf. Our
facilities for doing a general banking bcuiness are better now than
ever, and we respectfully invite a call fron: anyone who has money to
borrow or money to deposit. It will pay you to tee us bef ore open.ng
an account elsewhere. Farmers loans a specialty. Valuables kept free
of charsre for customers of this bank.j
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Jackson, the new mayor of that
city. The cartoon pictured an
office room with ex-Mayor Holt,
retiring and Mr. Jackson in the
act of taking a seat at tne itnyor-
ality desk. In bidding Mr. Jack*
son farewell Mayor Ho t makes
use of the following language:
"The green-eyed monsters have
been kept out two years, Mr.
Jaclrson, let the good work go
on." The "green-eyed mon-
sters" referred to to are, "fran-
chise grafts," "jobbery,'' "ex-
travagance." "political ling,''
etc.. and not the bacterii recent-
ly found in <h: bayou water as
one would suppose.—Lockhart
Post.
Wbv, certainly not. It is said
that the green-eyed monster had
been kept out, while every one
krows that those in the bayou
have remained in—the water.
Read/This.
Cooking Oil in barrels, Flcur
in sacks, Tobaoco in boxes, Can-
dy in show case. Everything in
the right place, and all things at
the right price.
C. B. Kaufman.
Sample Copies.^
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will send out a number of sample
copies of the Herald to different
parts of the county. If you are
not already a subscriber we ack
that you look over the copy you
receive carefully and send us
your subscription.
A« a special inducsment to get
new subscribers we will send the
paper the balance of this year,
i (nine months) for 50 cents cash.
We club with several good
publications an I will send you
the Herald \vith the following
papers at the prices named:
; Dallas or Galveston Seuii-
Weekly News SI .r>0
Houston Semi-Weekly Post .51 50
Texas Farm and Ranch $1 50
Or with any other publication
at a reduced price from the re« u-
ar subscription price.
Don't miss this opportunity
to get two good papers at a
nominal cost.
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Houx, N. P. The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1904, newspaper, April 28, 1904; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290694/m1/4/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.