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THK WPWI.Y DEMOCRAT-OAZETTE. THURSDAY, SEPT. 17. 190#.
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IAILEY OPENS
COOKE FAIR
Oaiuesvtlle, Texas, Sept. Hi. The
third annual fair of tin* Cooke Coun-
ty Fair Association has opened.
Many visitor* lire in the city. The
exhibition consists of a display of
many fruits and vegetables, artistic
needlework and the handiwork of
the sq|tool children. A good rare
meet in on and forms a part of the
general attractions. The fair will
last the entire «week.
The feature of the opening day
was the short address of Senator J.
W. Bailey. The main significance of
Senator Bailey's short speech lies in
t li«k fact that it com prises his first
public utterance since loaving the
caret of his northern physicians. Sen-
ator Balluy spoke as follows:
"Cnder ordinary circumstances I
would speak at some length on this
occasion, because I would like to
point out how much exhibitions and
competitions such as we are about
to open heuetit those who cultivate
the soil and breed our live stock of
every kind. I can demonstrate that
to Improve tin* quality of our farm
animals will add millions annun 11v
1o the profits of our farmers, and of
course we all understand that the
prosperity of the farm contributes
to the prosperity of all other classes:
but. what is Infinitely more Import-
ant than the material advantage
which can be measured in dollars
and cents. I can demonstrate that
better live stock means fewer days in
the Held and more days in the school
house for the farmers' boys, and
that is a blessing that nothing can
exceed In this free republic Hut,
delightful as this task would be, 1
can not perform it now, for the doc-
tors have forbidden me to use my
throat in any kind of public speaking
and I can do no more today than
to declare the third annual fair of
Cooke county now open, and express
the hope that tin enterprise so bene-
ficial to all of our people may con-
tinue in successful operation for
many years to come.
CIREH HYimoi'iioiii \.
This I- the Claim That I- Being
Made l>y a Dallas Man.
Dallas, Sept It'. H. I' Henry,
who lives at Car street and Fifth
avenue, near the Texas . New Or-
leans section house in Southeast
Dallas, says he can cure hydrophc
ilia has. in fact, already done so
and is willing to put up any kind of
forfeit or submit to any kind of a
test in order to prove his belief and
the efficiency of bis remedies, which
be says are administered Internally.
Mr. Henry called on County
Judge Lively in the endeavor to as-
certain If there was any way in
which he could be granted the right
to administer his remedy to the
next case of hydrophobia which de-
veloped in the city or county Judge
Lively informed Mr. Henry that it
was a matter entirely out of the
Jurisdiction of the court, and would
depend entirely upon whether the
family of the unfortunate person
would be willing for tile test to be
made.
"I believe," said Henry, "that I
could have saved the lite of the boy
who died the other day from hydro-
phobia, had I been given the oppor-
tunity to administer m> medicine.
I am not afraid In the least of the
bites of any animal affected with
hydrophobia, and have been bitten
many times while experimenting
with the medicine. I have people
here in town who will testify
to the effect they saw of the medi-
cine when I was once bitt en by a
copper-head snake They s>i<l I
couldn't live." and Mr. Henry
Klriitghteiied up and looked at a re
porter.
DEATH \T PRINCETON.
Mrs. Mart Ma^sey of That Place
Causes Away.
^ The remains of Mrs Marl Masse>
of Princeton, who died Monday,
were Interred at Princeton Tuesdnv
afternoon. She had only been mar
rled a few months, and was a most
highly esteemed young woman,
whose death is deeplv deplored by
the entire community.
GRACE ( II \l*EL KEVIV \L.
( out(lilies W'.Mi Much Interest—Din-
ner on the (iconlid.
The revival at (Iraee Chapel is
continuing with unabated interest.
Rev. W V, Wilson, the pastor, was
here and stated that there would be
dinner on the ground again next
Sunday, ever-body being invited to
attend, with well filled baskets.
Tl liERCf LOS1S CONGRESS.
(<iiv, Campbell \ppulnis Tom \Y.
Perkins a Delegate.
Tom \V. Perkins has received no-
tice from Gov. Campbell of his ap-
pointment as a member of the Texas
delegation to the Ititornntionnl Con-
gress on Tuberculosis, which con-
venes in Washington, I). C.. Monday.
On account of press of business lie
will not be able to attend.
A Heavy Ruin.
A very heavy rain began falling at
o'clock this afternoon. It is ac-
companied by a considerable electri-
cal disturbance. It will greatly de-
lay cotton picking throughout this
section.
Coining Hack to Collin County.
Fine farm for sale or trade for
farm near McKlnney. SO acres of
choice land 7 miles from Law ton,
Ok, All very fine land, 05 acres In
cultivation, balance in good grass,
tine water, fine crop on land this
year, fair Improvements, free mall
delivery, telephone connections. 1
mile to station and store. Price
$2800. Moore Ai Hlght, McKlnney,
Texas. If -Cd3w
UNITED IN
TO LIMIT
DEMOCRATIC
MARRIAGE SPEED OF CARS CAMPAIGN FUND
The marriage of Mr. Edwin Rur-
russ Dogged, son of Mayor and Mrs.
J. L. I Jogged of this city, ami Miss
Lillian Smith of Dallas, took place
at Trinity Methodist church in that
eld Tuesday evening.
The Dallas News contains the fol-
lowing account of the wedding:
In the presence of several hundred
friends a beautiful wedding service
was celebrated hist evening at Trin-
ity Methodist church when Miss
Lillian Smith, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James A. Smith, became the
bride of Edwin Burruss Doggett.
The chancel was attractively trans-
formed Into a green bower with
ferns and palms, and a drapery of
green wan used to screen the organ.
Refore the altar proper an arch of
green, studded with roses and lilies
and tiiiiik with a flower bell, was
placed. Here Rev. W. It Bradfleld
stood to await the wedding party.
During the assembling of the
guests and while the ushers, Messrs.
Church, Itrown, Bailey and Goodlier,
seated them, Mrs. J. H. Cassidy pre-
sided at the organ.
Mrs. R Beverly Wortham an-
nounced the readiness of the bride
with a wooing song. "O Perfect
Love," and the party entered to the
strains of the wedding manh.
The maids entered In stately pro-
cession with the groomsmen. They
wore gowns of white taffeta batiste
over taffeta made up In Empire style
with laces. Their semi-veils were
caught with coronets of lilies of the
valley and Bridesmaid rose; and
fern- served for their court bou-
quets.
These attendants included Misses
Lucy Dogged of Chicago. Mary Fei-
gn son of McKlnney, Johnnie Mar-
shall of Greenville and Elizabeth
Julian. The groomsmen were Messrs.
Marion Church of McKlnney. T. C.
Goodlier of McKinney, Ed S. Brown
of McKinney and Laytou \V. Bailey.
Miss Anne Johnston, cousin of
the bride, entered alone as maid of
honor. She wore a gown of white
messallne made after the Dlrcctolre
lines with the airgrelte of the period
in her hair. Her (lowers were roses.
The bride entered with her father.
Her gown was of chiffon messallne
with corsage trimmings of Princess
lace and paneled bands of band-
worked lilies of the valley . A court
train was caught from the liiuii Em-
pire girdle at the back. Her veil
•v:is coroueied with orange Idos-
sie , j and her bouquet was bridal
roses and ferns.
She was immediately preceded
down the aisle by little Misses N'ita
Bailey and Mar. Toomey in muslin
frocks, sashed with bridal white, and
scattering rose petals before her.
At the altar the groom, attended
by Adams Calhoun, m -t bis bride.
After the service the bridal party-
was entertained at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr, and Mrs J A.
Smith, on Falrmoutil avenue The
bridal collation was served about a
table gay with a rose bed of white
(lowers ami some lilies of the val-
ley and rosetfed tulle
In all the reception suite the
Smith home was effectively garland
ed with Southern smilax and set
with palms Mrs. Smith received
her guests in a gown of Athenian
blue \olle made up after the days
of Empress Josephine over taffeta
slips.
The bride presented her maids
with nionogratned shirt-waist pins
.mil the groom presented bis attend-
ants with monogramed scarf pins.
Mr. and Mrs Dogged left las|
evening for Colorado After ()el 15
they will be at home at 1 li Jen-
nings a venue in Fort "Worth.
The bride's going away frock wa:
a two-toned broftdyloth with lint and
siioes shaded to mati li
COLLIN MAN QUANTRELL
STRUCK DY AUTO IS DEFENDED
At tiie regular monthly meeting
of city council Tuesday night an or-
diuame was drafted limiting the
spced of Interiirbau <..r> within the
corporate limits of Mi Kinney io
eight iftlles an hour Another ordl
nance was drafted providing a pen-
alty for unlawfully riding tlnv cars
or hoarding them while in motion,
the object being to prevent the
"hopping" of cars by boys iu the cltv
limits, which practice is quite dan-
gerous For violation of the first
ordinance a fine of from $5 to liou
is provided, trnd for violation of the
second, a tine of $1 to $10.
A number of accounts against the
city, which had been examined and
approved by the finance committee,
were allowed, and the regular monih-
h reports of officers were received
and tiled
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TIM NT Ql ESTIOM COMES l\. *
•> The trust and labor organl-
•> /.ation cannot be described in •>
•> tin same language Tlv trust
❖ magnates have used their pow- •>
er to mass swollen fortunes, ❖
•> while no one will say that the •>
labor organization has as yet •>
secured for its members more *>
•> Hum their share of the prolits
•!* arising from their work. But
there are fundamental differ- •>
enies Tin trust i- a conibina •>
lion of dollars' (be labor or •>
ganizution is an association of •>
❖ human beings In a trust a •>
tevv men attempt to control tin ❖
product of others, iu a labor •>
organization the members unite •>
•> foi the protection of that which *>
•> is their own. namely, their
•> own labor, which, being nee-
essary to (heir existence, is a
❖ purt of them The trust deals •>
with dead matter: the labor or- •>
•> ganlzation deab with life and ❖
•> with Intellectual and moral •>
forces No imparl ial 'udent of *t
•> t be subject will deny the right •>
❖ ot the laboring man to exemp •>
❖ Hon from the operation of the •>
❖ existing anti-trust laws •>
|f the labor organizations •>
need to be regulated by law, «!<
let it be regulated by a law ❖
which deals with man a man.
•> and not by a law thai was aim-
ed io prevent the cornering of a •>
commodity or tin forestalling
of the market
❖ W J BRYAN.
The following coulributions to the
National Democratic Campaign fund
have been paid to Ibis paper and
have been forwarded to National
headquarters in Chicago
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Weekly Democrat-Gaze! te $5.00
F. G Jones $1.00
Ed S, Brown $1.00
Dr. W T Moore $1.00
T. C. Andrews $1.00
Sumner l.ausdule $1.00
John C Penn $1.00
J. R. Horn $1.00
Eld. John McKinney $1.00
R. Van Brown $1.00
S. A Cotner $1.00
W. II Bristol 50c
O. Leddy $1.00
Jim King (Lucas) $1.00
Gabe Lucas $1.00
J. L. Greer $2.00
H. A. Abci nalhv $ 1 .00
J. M. Pearson $1.50
Dr. G C Maynard. Culieoka $1.00
I). C. Fllppen, Ylnelund .. .. $1 no
W. H. Horn $1.00
' J. M Gooch, Jr., Nevada . . . $1 oo
, ('ui tliis out and send your remit*
| tnnee NOW.
i To Daily Courier-Gazette and Week-
ly Democrat-Gazette.
nclosed And $
for National Democratic Campaign
| fund
Name
i Address
, lie took the box
also containing
receipts and oth-
hurriedly left. He
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Iti .van's Magnificent Campaign.
| iias not yet been apprehended
RESPONSES COME TOO EAST.
V. M IIill a Rosy Mini—Discusses
Coining Show.
McKINNEY MARKE'i REPORT.
Cotton, lint
Seed cotton
Cooton seed per ton . .
Oats per bus
Old corn per bus. . . .
New corn per bus. . .
Wheat iter bus
Bran per cwt
Flour per cwt $-
Meal per bus
Sggs per dozen ..
Chickens, Iryers lb. , . .
Hens per lb
Mutton, sheep
Turkeys per lb. . , . .
Cattle
Hogs
Flutter per lb
Onions per litis
Alfalfa hay per ton . .
Prairie hay per Ion . .
Johnson grass hay . .
Racoti per lb .
9c
lie
$ 1 I
isc to r.oc
4 tic to f>0(
60c
$1.00
.... $1.35
so to $'J.20
. . . . 7 Oi
10c
10c to Hi
0i
. . $3 to $4
... 12 1 -2c
$2 to $2.50
$il to
15c to 2tb
20c to 25c
$ 10 Io $ I 2
. $5 to $i
12c to 1 5c
Eor l>og and Pony Show.
The town Is billed with an-
nouncements of Gentry Bros, dog and
pony show which is lo exhibit here
Sept. 2 4.
Eor Sale.
Fine little 50 acre' farm, well Im-
proved. 4 12 miles of McKlnney, on
public road and near good school.
Price $5n per acre. Small cash pay-
ment and balance to suit. Moore
ti Hlght. M< Kinney. I O-dditw
Eor Trade*
Fifty acres of land In Kaufman
county, price lis per acre. Want to
trade for 40 to 00 aires of land in
Collin county and pay dlffespnee.
Moore A- Hlght. McKlnney, Texas
1 6-6il3w
Our merchants are loading up
with bright new fall goods. No bel-
ter or more progressive merchants
In all Texas then right here In jMc-
Kipney. Progressive fellows, too.
Don't worry, Cu-Cura Vegetable
Shampoo contains no alkali or soap;
tfurely vegetable. Try it. For sale
by Clown ft Woodall.
The future historian writing of
the political events of this period
will surely chronicle Mr. Bryan's
campaign as one of the most im-
pressive of our annals To his
splendid oratorical gifts he has
joined the elements of irresistible
logic, and no class can claim to lie
immune against his corneal appeals
for the restoration of the govern-
ment to the people. Long ago, be-
cause of his sympathies with the
taxed and exploited masses of the
country he won the ear of labor
Now he is accomplishing (he monu-
mental task of establishing harmony
between labor and honest capital.
The so-called conservatles are
getting an insight into Mr Bryan's
character and statesmanship the\
never had before. Where they once
regarded him as a dangerous rad-
ical. they now behold that he Is not
an enemy to any legitimate interest
iu litis country , and that no interest
having a proper regard for the
rights of the people end the Integ-
rity of the laws need fear him.
There is a commonality of inter-
est between labor and capital, be-
tween business and the toiler, that
must sooner or later dominate our
National life, if the republic is to
continue its progress toward its ap-
pointed destiny, but this can never
be so long as Injustice is rife or so
long as the weak are left at the mer
cy of ihe sirong.
Mr. Bryan Is appealing for fair
dealing to all. Many things are
w rong in the country and il is the
wrong that. Mr Bryan, with the uni-
ted democratic parly at his hack. de-
sires to efltnlnnte. Capital can not
build safely upon Injustice. Thai
has been demonstrated too often in
our history to admit of question, and
the signs of the times are that the
stability of which capital stands in
need can only lie enjoyed through
the operation of jus! policies and
the enforcement of righteous laws.
Mr. Bryan is expounding these
truths with wonderful strength,
clearness and simplicity, and the
"conservative business men'' who
love the right are recognizing the
force of bis arguments. They are
heginlug to see that Mr. Rryan Is the
conservative candidate for president,
that his radicalism Is but an unyield-
ing protest against the wrong while
his conservatism is a sturdy adher-
ence to what has been shown to be
true and sound in our National life.
It would lie impossible lo exagger-
ate the strength of the moral Influ-
ence he exerts In our politics His
positions are impregnable and those
who oppose him must abandon prin-
ciple and resort to the unsafe
ground of expediency.
It is a matter of universal dem-
ocratic rejoicing that the people
hear him gladly, and it Is not ililll-
enlt to behold In the response the
public Is making to his matchless
appeals lo the brain and conscience
of the country the portents of a
most brilliant victory. Houston
Post.
Second Hand Piano- Good one,
fine tone, for sale cheap. Would
trade. J. A. Rogers, phone 2St;. (>t
dl( w
Fibre buckets and slop palls for
25 cents Saturday at the Nickel
Store. 2d 1 w
A M Hill, the Rhode Island Red
chicken breeder of ibis city and
vice president of the state organiza-
tion of that breed, orders his ad in
i his paper discontinued for the
preseni as responses to same are
coming In for eggs faster than he
can supply As many as live orders
in one day have been turned down
by liitn. Thai is "some results" for
printers ink. He still has some stock
voting pulie's and cockerels for
sale, but his egg supply is not
equal to the demand.
Mr. Hill Is preparing for the Dal-
las Slate Fair at which Collin
county fancy-bred chickens will be
well represented, aid of course
will carry off a good share of blue
ribbons. In reference to the Third
Antnml Poultry Show to be held at
McKinney Dec ft, 10 and 11, Mi-
Hill. who holds the honor of pres-
ide*' t of the County Association,
says thai every thing indicates a
record breaking show. The catalo-
gue is about ready for sending out
and the Association meets Nov. 2 to
tiiuke final arrangements for the big
Collin county event. He further
says that prospective exhibitors
should begin now to prepare their
birds for that evept and cordially
Invites all pure-bred chicken fan
ciers of Collin county io jnin in mak-
ing the McKinney show a grander
success than ever.
Mar i< lolls Memory.
A more remarkable memory than
that of (he late Alnsworth R, Spof-
ford is not often recorded Of un-
tiring industry and the widest knowl-
edge, he could yet retain things In a
way to stagger every one who wii-
II - e<| an exhibition of his powers
In the days of the old Congressional
library, when for lack of apace,
books were piled up In every direc-
tion. on chair-, desks, tallies and
the floor, Mi Spofford could go to a
idle and select the hook he wished
with interring accuracy. Nor was
this knowledge confined to his own
library. If is related of him on one
occasion, after failing to satisfy Gen-
eral Lew Wallace by giving hint
books on a certain subject iu the
Congressional library, he told the
General that the volume that he
ought to see was in Harvard library
and gave him its title, library num-
ber, shelf number and the position
the volutin ociupled on the shelf
"sixth from south end." If there
Is any exaggeration in this, It is
slight: and In addition to inemoriz
lug stu b things, Mr Spofford had a
fairly encyclopedic knowledge on ail
topics of human interest. He him-
self was for years Congressional li-
brary. at least to all Intents and pur-
posesposes, an I the number of con-
gressional and senatorial speeches
he Influenced would run Into the
thousands. When the new library
w«s completed Mr. Spofford s ser-
vices were retained, despite a lack
of business instinct. And no govern
nient servant ever deserved more
i onsideral ion at its hands.
J. 11 Renfro of Wylle has our
thanks for $1.75 for the Weekly
Democrat-Gazette and Dallas News
for one year, at clubbing rale.
ROLD DURGLAR
AT DRANCH
Brunch, Tex Sept If>. i Special)
Quin a bold burglary has been
perpetruled here. A man whom J.
J. Hall had brought out from McKin-
ney to pick cotton for him, com-
plained id being sick, asked for mon-
ey with which to buy medicine. He
watched to see where (he money was
secreted and when he returned from
the stori with bis medicine, no one
being ii tiie house
the mom \ was In
land deeds, noies,
er valuables and
•I Williford nf fopevillc. while in
Dallas Tuesday on busWi'^ss, was
run over by Automobile No. ;!«l
Both wheels of the vehicle passed
over his body, so injuring hiin thai
he was unable to rise. The occu-
pants of the auto conveyed him to
the City liall and afterward to the
City Hospital. Dr. T B. Fisher,
Dallas Cltv Health Officer, said last
night that Mr. Williford's left arm
ami right leg were considerably
bruised, but that no bonus were
broken Rut as the patient Is 7 4
y ears old t lie doctor does not expect
that he will recover rapidly.
WEDNESDAY.
S J Kuykendall of Farmersvllle
was a McKinney \lslior today.
Big grantteware sale Monday,
Sept Hist, at the Nickel Store 2d t w
1) J. Hammond of Valdasta is a
McKinney visitor today.
Special China s l>> Saturday. Sep
tember Ittth at the Nickel Store.
R. E. Croikett of Pro per is a Mc-
Klnney visitor today.
Special China sale Saturdav, Sep
teinber Iftth at the Nickel Store,
J. I. Debow of Princeton Is in the
city today.
Mrs W F. Wolford of Allen was
a McKinney visitor today.
Big graniteware sale Monday,
Sept a Ist, at (lie Nickel Store. 2d1w
Jake Glddings of Allen was here
today on business.
A B All red of Allen was a Mc-
Kinney visitor last evening.
Dow Rattan of Anna
ast evening on business.
here
G. W. Gardner of Farmersvllle was
here today on business.
W P Harris of Nevada was here
today on business.
Miss Millie Jones of Savoy is here
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jink Hunter.
Former Mayor W. D. McFarland
of Piano is her today on business.
J. Z. Hart in left today for Okla-
homa City to visit hi* daughter, Mies
Stella Hartin.
C. J. McBee of Melissa was here
and re porta a nice rain iu that vicin-
ity.
Fibre buckets and slop palls for
25 cents Saturday at the Nickel
Store. L'dlw
Robert Brown returned today to
Georgetown, to re-enter Southwest-
ern Pniversity.
Get your choice of Chinaware
Saturady, September lftth at the
Nickel Store.
Wheat for Sale. -Collin County
Mill and Elevator Co.
H. E Singleton received a fine
Shropshire sheep today from J. S.
Fawcett & Son. Spriltgdale, Iowa.
Gel your choice of Chinaware
Saiurady. September Iftth at the
Nickel Store.
Miss Minima Watkins of Lavon lias
accepted a position as bookkeeper
with the Massle FifOiture Co.
Miss Jitnmie Jenkins has returned
from Missouri where she has been
spending the summer with relatives
and friends,
Ab Heath who resides two miles
west of town, arrived home yester-
day alter a pleasure trip to Mineral
Wells.
M T Blew of Climax was here
yesterday. After spending a short j
time lu re he left for Hereford, and
other points prospecting.
Mrs. Lucy Dulaney and daughter,
Miss Corrie. who have been on an
extended visit to Mrs. Dulaney's
sitter, Mrs. Lizzie Parker, of War-
rensburg, Mo,, have returned home.
J. R. Padgltt, D. B. Yates, Frank
Coggins and Wade Carrlngton have
returned from Foncine where they
havi just completed a nice dwelling
for Tom Hemdon, for which Mr.
Padgitt had the contract
Mrs. 11, P. Conned and children
of Birmingham, Ala,, have arrived
to Join her husband here. They
will reside in this city. Mr. Con-
ned Is a motorniati on the Sherman-
Dallas luterurbun
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Foster have
returned Irom their visit to rela-
tives and friends in Vmarillo and
Claud*. While there Mr. Foster
purchased some Wesi Texas proper-
ty as an ln\est iin nl.
Joe Powers is here this evening
from Princeton. He says that the
crops all over Collin county are
fairly good, and everybody will
soon have money. Joe will attend
the Woodmen initiation in Sherman
tomorrow,
E. A Heart) of Abilene has accept-
ed a position witli the ladies' fur-
nishing store of F. W. Emerson,
coming iu this evening. Mr Hearn
will lake the place of Mi Crockett,
who goes on the road In a few days
He comes highly recommended as a
fll'siclass gentleman, salesman ami
business man We hope that Mr.
Hearn will like our city, and remain
w-iiii us for years to come.
SEE PS for all kinds of Real Es-
tate loans and vendor lien note ex-
tensions. Collin County Abstract
Co., McKinney, Texas SlTlf
Wanted to Exchange Marble or
Granite Monuments for gentle driv-
ing horse,- James T Bell, marble
and granite salesman, McKlnney.
Texas.*
Bill Quantrell was a guerrilla,
bui he was no outlaw lie was a
regular confederate soldier and his
commission was signed hv Jefferson
Da\i president ot die Confederate
Stales of America He waged war
as war was waged against his people
and Is as much entitled to credit for
what he did a^ Sherman, (he Federal
general, is for what lie did."
Dan Vsughan. a member of R E
Lee camp 1'nited Confederate Veter-
ans. made the above statement to a
Star reporter, and he talked freely
of Quunirell and his work during
the great war between the States.
Dan Vaughn is a citizen of Fort
Worth and is one of the few left of
Guam roll's raiders lie was with
him In his raids from early In 1K*;2
until late In !> ::! and teils of the
burning of Law rem e Kan . when
every house, save one, went down
under fire. He said
"Rill Quantrell was a regular
Confederate soldier and was com-
missioned by Jefferson Davis of the
Confederate Stale? I read his com-
mission. I joined his command in
IKtlL', having been up to that time a
soldier in (he Missouri Slate guard
I joined Qunntrcll at Oceola, Mo., iu
tin- spring of IS62 and was with
him In his raids until the fall of
IKii-l Bill Quantrell waged war like
^ar was waged against him and his
people When the enemy of the
Soul ii applied the torch, in retalia-
tion h" applied tin torch, and lie did
It without mercy."
Dan Vaughn is well known in
Fort Worth mil Saturday morning it,
was reported that he Was dying, but
the old free lance revived and is now
much better He talked to a Star
reporter Wednesday and told of some
of hii; experiences under Quantrell,
the great raider
"Bill Gnu ntrell burned towns,
yes." he said, "and I was with him
when he burned them hut he was
no outlaw Quantrell was .ix much
a regular soldier as wen Strait, who
applied the torch to southern homes,
or Sherman, who devastated great
sections of the Soudi Quantrell
Hit lick for lick given the southern
people,
"I was with him when he burned
Lawrence. Kan and was with him
at Prairie Grove, Mo. II was war
and war to the bitter end and Quant-
rell knew how to wage it. Hi" was
shown no quarter by the Yanks and
he showed no quarter lo tlieni. He
went to Lawrence to burn the town
and he burned it, that's all there Is
about it
Hut Quantrell was no outlaw; he
was a soldier recognized by his gov-
ernment and his work was as hon-
orable as flint of the Yank Strait, or
the Yank Sherman, who bia/eii their
way through the South with the
torch.
"I saw Lawrence, K in . burn, saw
the .layhawkers tlee in our front and
mv conscience lias never smote mn
for being there. It was rocky times
then; and lei me tell you it was no
joke lo ii with Quantrell. He was
a lighter and a man under him bad
to tight.
"He was an army in himself. He
was colonel, brigadier, major, and
lieutenant general all in one: his on-
Iv superior being .lift Davis, presi-
dent of the Southern Confederacy,
and I here never was a gamer, truer
Southern man than he was.
"I don't like to hear people talk
of Quantrell as an outlaw. He was
i soldier a Confederate soldier
whose commission was signed by
Jeff Davis.
"Quantrell was a humane man;
he was a friend to the widow and
children, whose husbands and broth-
ers were in the army He would de-
ny himself thai they might be sii"-
yore'l. He was a hero because he
was brave and true to his cause,"—
Fort Worth Star.
TRINITY.
Ml:> Virginia Clayconib has re-
nrned lo her home after au extend-
ed visit io relatives in Oklahoma.
Mr. Joe Hunn and sisier. Miss El-
ma, were the guests of Misses
(iraee and Edna Mallow Saturday
evening last.
Mr John Welch of Anna was In
our midst Sunday
F M Hunn of Wilnieth was visit-
in^ in our community Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr Logan Clayconib has gone to
Dwighl. Ok., where he has accepted
a position as engineer In the coal
mines at that place.
Mi Fale Glenn and Misses Ona
and Tennie Strnnuhan of Wilnieth,
visited Mrs. Monroe Orenduff Sun-
day evening.
Trinity, Sept. in
YOl NG lilt i AN DEMOCRAT
Makes ('out ribuliou lo National
Deiiiocralie Campaign l-'und.
Roland Gooch of Nevada, one of
Collin County - best known citizens
and most loyal Democrats, sends to
this paper a dollar for the National
Democratic campaign fund, in the
name of his ten-months old grand-
son. I M Gooch, Jr. Mr. Gooch
says "I know he is n strong Bryan
I leiiiocral
Cleve Green of Oklahoma City
passed through the city enroute to
Austin where he will attend school.
He has our thanks for the payment
of a year's subscription to the Dem-
ocrat-Gazette We wish him much
success,
New Xdditioti lo Mcliiiuiey.
I have for sale 55 choice lots In
Fltzhngh addition lo the city of Mc-
Kinney, which I propose to sell to
the laboring class of people who
wish to get i home on easy pav-
nietits Will sell these lots on small
•ash payment and give long time on
balance See us today. — McKlnney
Realty Co., Frank G. Dowell. Mgf.
Buggy and wagon paints, the beat.
"Ity Drug Stora. _ ,
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