The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1914 Page: 4 of 12
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Linz Diamonds
are Perfect
Diamonds
Whether it is Diamonds, Watches,
Jewelry or Silverware, you can buy
higher grades from Linz Bros, in
Dallas and get it there for less money
Linz Bros, will send selections to any
responsible person-express prepaid
Linz Bros.
DALLAS
The South's Greatest Jewelers
F
ALLS
1RST
ASHIONS
For ladies and gents wire shown here
and now we are showing the LAST
fashions out in tailored garments. We
keep right up with style. Come in
and see for yourself that this is THE
SHOr of the town for tailoring.
Geo. W. Smith
Fashionable Tailor for I.uillcs
—Men Tiki.
PERSONAL MENTION
THURSDAY
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in-law, Mrs l-'earl Strother.
Hi", and Mrs. A. K. Beverly of Aus-
tin ar« In Mc Kinii' .v visiting I>r. Hev-
• rI> '~ mother, Mrs. W. T. Beverly, his
aunt, Mrs. 10. A. N'cwsoine and other
relatives and friends.
•" Bert Ahcrnuthy of Anna was in
tlu city on business today and paid
tills office an apprceiated visit. Mr.
Xhernuthy believes in keeping abreast
of the times and, therefore, renewed
'for The I lemoerat-l iazettc, I'allas
I N'i ws ,111(1 Port. Worth Record.
Miss J1111 Storm of Cioodnlght,
J Vrmstrong County, Texas, Is in Me.
Kinney attending the Institute. She
has been employed to teach the Cor-
inth school, three miles east of Celi-
na, beginning Nov. It! Miss Storm is
a sister of Mrs. W. 11. Wilson of Ce-
llna.
c C. Kennedy of Orayson Station
in Orayson County, who formerly
lived here, is in the city visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Chesser. lte
will also visit Mrs. T J tllgglns of
iKiwerv's Crossing, another daugh-
ter, and a third daughter in Green-
ville before returning home.
Mrs. K. I Minn and little daughter,
Yanlece, of Verona came in yester-
day after her daughter, Miss Ola, who
attended the Institute. Miss Ola will
teach at the Burnett school this year
as assistant teacher. The Daily Cour-
ler-Oazette and The Weekly Demo-
erat-Ouzette received a welcome call
from Mrs. Dunn, who is an old
friend and reader of our Weekly.
T. O. Kllgore of Wylle was In the
city today.
Jim Cunningham of Prosper was In
MeKlnney today."
C. K Beanland. a gin man of
Prosper was In Mi Kinney today.
Marvin HI I lor of Wylle was trans-
acting business In Mi Kinney today.
Uncle Nat Hughes of Pr< spcr \\
transacting busln* s it; MrKJnney to-
day.
Babe Town^ell, a retired fartm r of
Wylle was In Mi Kinney today on
business.
Bert Jones Is here today from San-
ger. He Is In the garage business
there and doing will. He owns 10 1
acres of fine land six miles nest of
MeKlnney.
W. I- Mi ore and Mis? Florence Al-
len of the Culleoka < immunity were
married today In J. T. Couch's music
store. Rev. M I" Wheeler officiated
Several friends witnessed the ceremo-
ny.
A fine baby srirl arrived nt the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Kyle In this city
this afternoon. Mr Kyle is agent for
the Wells Fargo Express Co. In Me-
Klnney and Is all smiles today over
the new arrival at his home.
The home of Mr Marshall, residing
four miles northwest from MeKlnney,
barely escaped hurnlne this morninir.
and then, by only the timely help
comlnir froin neighbors The fir"
caught in a flue. The damage was
slight. There was no Insurance. I>
TO. Harris and other neighbors put
out the fire.
Work has eommeneed oft th«
ere- Hon of >•*• r.• w wati r and light,
station fi r the city today. It will be
remembered that the erection of this
building which will cost approximate-
ly Ave thousand dollars will reduce
the key Tat', of flr> Insurance In M •
Kinney 1 <•, n iking a suing to th«
people of MeKlnney of about M,'>'>>>
annually
SATURDAY
Mrs, I.eonanl Cole of Fltzhugh
Mills was shopping in MeKlnney to-
day.
J. B Poor of Culleoka. who lias
been here serving on the jury all the
week, returned home today.
c 10. McDowell of Blue Ridge was
attending to business In McKlnnoy to-
day and was a caller at this office.
Rufus Purr of this city and his
father. .1 M l-'nrr, of Rhea's Mill,
will le ive tomorrow on a business
trip to Antlers, Okla.
A. T Cole, the Industrious black-
smith at Branch, was a business vis-
itor to the county capital today. We
acknowledge a business call.
Mrs. Henry Brantley has been call-
id to Marietta, Okla to see her
mother, who Is reported quite sick,
but we are pleased to state Is now
much better.
Claud Anderson works In a market
at Wylle. A few days ago he scratch-
ed his hand with a piece of bone,
blood poison setting up. It has caus-
ed considerable pain
Rev. E. H Holmes, wife and two
children returned to Van Alstyne yes-
terday after a visit to Mrs. Holmes
parents at VinHand. Rev. Holmes Is
pastor of the Christian Church at Van
Alstyne.
Mr and Mrs J S Jackson left for
their home In St. I.ouls yesterday af-
ter a ten days visit to her parents,
Mr. and Mrs H W. ll.irt in tills city.
Mr. Jackson Is a live stock commis-
sion baler of St. I.ouis 11i.^ wife
was formerly Mi^s Hazil Hart. Mr
and Mrs Jackson and the hitter's
parents visited the Fa' Stock Show In
l> Worth one day while here
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That's all I ask yon for onu
of those fine suits. They are
actually worth several dollars
more, hut you know I do busi-
ness on a mighty close margin
of profit. Hundreds of new fall
samples to select from.
And I would like very much
to do your cleaning ami press-
ing.
W. M. Shipley
In Ready Willi The Ta|>c.
county.
I>. W. I.eigh, the progressive editor
of the Mine Ridge Success, Is u county
seat visitor today.
l.ogan Brown of the Rosamond
Chapel community was In the county
capital today on bushiest).
10. B. Moore, who lives In the
Branch community, was in the dtp
today and paid us a pleasant visit.
Earl Lawrence, a prominent farm-
er of the Rosamond Chapel commu-
nity was here today on business.
Rev. c. p. MeKlnney, pastor in
charge of the Blue Ridge circuit, was
a visitor at the county capital today.
Mary Ann Thompson, llttlo daugh-
ter of Editor F c. Thompson, Is
greatly improved today. She lias been
very sick.
I . A. McCoy of Cellna was here to-
day on buslnc-s. lie Is now In the
real estate business in Cellna, prior
in which time hi' conducted a barber
shop.
Son Mack, Democratic, nominee for
constable of this precinct, who has
been living for many years at
Princeton, lias moved to MeKlnney
with lils family. They will reside on
North Tennessee Street.
W. I. Sanders and wife, two good
climax friends of The Weekly Demo-
crat-'la/.ette, visited our oftlco today,
to wlti ess the printing of our paper.
We always welcome visits from our
friends and subscribers.
c. M Taylor, who lives near Van
Mstyne, but gets Ills mull on route
I. Anna, brought some mules and
horses down to place on the market
today, Willie here he called on US
to renew for The Democrat-Gazette.
Prof. W. I.. Bailey und C. H. Bur-
ton, two prominent young Verona
citizens, were iii the city today, fa-
voring this ofllce with a business call.
Prof. Bailey will teach the Fayblirg
school which opens Monday, Nov. 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kimball went to
Farmersville today to attend the fun-
eral services of J. c Carroll who was
killed accidentally In an automobile
accident Sunday near Richardson.
The deceased was a close friend of
long standing to Mr. und Mrs. Kim-
ball Their little son Charles Ruy-
nionil, accompanied them.
Mrs. J. Frnnk Smith, wife of one of
the Examiner editors, Is reported to
lie much Improved today. She un-
derwent a serious operation In the
Baptist Sanitarium at Dallas, Octtober
:9. Her condition was extremely
critical Saturday night. More en-
couraging reports from her bedside Is
a great relief to the many relatives
and home friends of this good lady.
J. W. Rlurton Is one of the busiest
boarding house men in Texas without
■ doubt. Today at noon he accom-
modated one hundred and sixty peo-
ple for dinner and turned away a
large number. For breakfast this
morning he accommodated sixty peo-
ple and with the number who will
take supper with him It will run the
total number who dined at this pop-
tlnr boarding house up to about
three hundred people. This Is a reeJ
ord hard to beat anywhere.
TUESDAY
Hon. R. Ij. Moulden, a prominent
Farmorsvlllo attorney, Is In the city
today, In attendance upon district
court.
II O, Oibbs of Ardath was in town
today after seed wheat to sow his
cotton land. He had 60 acres In cot-
ton this year, but will reduce his
crop of the fleecy staple to 10 acres
next year.
Our office was the recipient today
of a very plensant business visit from
Mrs H. H. Brooks of Princeton and
her handsome little son, Jonah. Mrs.
llrooks Is the wife of the editor of
the Princeton News.
J N. Akers of Corbln, Kansas, left
fur home today after a several days
visit to bis old friend. W. (1. Cosby,
of North Coleman Stri i.t Mr. Akers
i- the foster father of' * Mr Cosby
FRIDAY
"Uncle Jla.' S'r " <• ind wif. of
Anna were In M Kl - • . v y< r lay Mi-
lting at the le n,f of •!.i r da iirhter-
MONDAY
Rudley If ill from Rosamond C!,..p
el w.is In the city today.
ft- ri Shirley of Anna was trar -act.
nig business In MeKlnney today.
Clarence Shuman of the Nevadi
community v. . In MeKlnney today
Ike Siiilth I- heri from Weston to
day. No better man In the whole
I
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1 Fresh Goods Every Day
\-« j• hw| nn e.ai-tanih mllu. In in Mil- store. We pride our.
M'lt" III having Mil I Rl >11 t.ltix I Bll S up, I \|V Mil | \n.| ,
fur tbe prli e, wi will not ! • mull i .1-1 Im anyone
The Fellow
Who Pays Cash
X Has little to worry him on the
first of tho month. He buys his
groceries chenper and Is better
J pleased. Try the cash plan at
J this storo during September.
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| The Sanitary Store. Both Phones 31 >
Giles McKinney
C. J.
! Haydon
Phonc3 154
♦
% The Cash Grocer.
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"Patronize Home Industry"
The Patriotic Passion Of The Age.
One of these Industries is the
Piano Cotton Oil Mill
Where you can take your COTTON SEED and exchange them
for MEAL and HULLS in the ratio of
2 FOR 1
"We Need the Seed—You Need the Feed"
Our mill is now running full blast, you can leave your seed
and take your MEAL and HULLS back with you. Cotton Seed
Meal is the best and cheapest Feed on earth. It contains 57 feed
units to the 100 pounds. Wheat Bran contains 19 and corn 12 1-2.
HULLS, is a better feed than prairie hay and costs less than half
as much. We are in the market for the SEED of this community
by the car or wagon load. Bring. us your SEED you have been
hauling home. What you get for them helps the community, what
we get goes back to the home people in the way of wages, which in
turn is paid out for Groceries, Dry Goods, Rent and various things.
Keep in mind the slogan "Patronize Home Industry/'
Piano Cotton Oil Co
"The Home Mill"
Piano, - - Texas
whom ho hail not seen hoforc for
ten years.
Oabe Beck was aide to bo down
town today shaking hands with
friends. He has been critically 111 for
some time, lie has been nt the home
of Ills daughter, Mrs. F. O. Hoard, In
this city Instead of at his home In Sul-
phur us was stated recently In this
paper.
H. H. Simmons of Clear T.ako was
in town today and paid his tuxes for
the past year. Mr. Simmons owns a,
good farm which Is operated by his
sun. lie states that the cotton ncroago
on Ills farm will ho lessened one-
third fur the season of 191B. Mr.
Simmons has lived near Clear T.nke
for about twenty-live years.
S. II. \i:iOIIM,IOV I-WITHI-TIj
I Hll.\l , ORIHORS Till: |)AlliY
S. 1! Vermillion, our good and
faithful friend of the Altogu commu-
nity, called to see us, taking tho
I "ally for one year In advance. He
hud been a valued reader of the
Weekly for many, ninny years, but
■ .ild that he wanted the latest Asso-
elated 1'ress news, to say nothing of
nil the county and local news, nnd
the only place to find and get It, was
In The linlly Courler-Ouicotto. Many
thanks.
ujmd i xnmn rorvrv
< iti/,i:\ commits si icidi:
I'nele Millie MeOade, one of Ru.n-
ilolph's oldest eltlzens and a Idaek-
■ inlth by trade, took his own life
■ irl.v Friday mnrnlnir l«y swallowing
ilbollo aeld lb dieil about two
I • >11rm after taking the <!■ adly poison.
Mr. Meli.nle, II I reported, had
l.e/a In ill health foi some time and
.,I it suffered considerably fn ni a
wound In on' of hi li r which he
re< elveil iliirlng the f'lvll war. A«
no other cause was assigned II Is sup-
poftcd III nt III health prompted him
to commit the rash act.
Deceased was about 70 years of age
and Is survived by Ills wlfo and two
children, Mrs. S. H. Croft of Ran-
dolph and a son who Is In the drug
business nt Waxahachlo. Ho had re-
sided at Kandolph for about twelvo
years and formerly lived In tho No-
bility community. Ho run a black-
smith shop at Randolph.—l^eonuril
Graphic.
At/TOOA SCHOOL HI IM)l\(i
NEEDS ANOTHER ROOM
S. B. Vermillion, a progressive
school man, living at Alloga was hero
Monday, telling us that the Altoga
school building was badly In need of
hnother room lo accomodate tho chil-
dren. They have 128 scholastic chil-
dren this year, to say nothing of the
"overs und unders," which will ralso
the number to 1C0. Prof. O. O. Trlest
Is the principal, and Miss Straughan
anil Mrs. R. A. Hall, assistant teach-
ers. This Is ono of the best schools In
tho whole county.
Jesse Short, a son of a pioneer of
this county and of the Bluo Ridge
community, died at Austin and wan
burled Thursday. Ho was r,3 yearn
of age. lie Is survived by three sis-
ters, Mesdames Avnli Mitchell, ltc-
beccn Seay and W. A. Wilson of Bluo
Ridge.
We Are Doing A Cash Business : 1
Ancl tliiit's not nil.
Wo nre saving our customers money every tlnv.
By selling strictly for ensli we nre ennUcil to give a
Ten Per Cent Discount
From the price of every nrticle in our store except fountain
drinks, cigars and tobaccos. (M.r original prices as as low as to
l e tlio city and when we give you ten per cent off von
nre getting a BARGAIN.
THE STORK OK ACCOMMODATION Wo arc selling in-
loriuluin liokols how fur nil ours nn.l nil slop n| nnr store.
Get your tickets here.
CITY DRUG STORE
Interurban Tickets for Sale Here.
All Cars Stop at Our Store.
R. A. Whittaker, Proprietor.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1914, newspaper, November 5, 1914; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292175/m1/4/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.