The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1916 Page: 3 of 8
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
J/ W. Wooters of Dallas, was
in the city Tuesday on business
connected with the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
M. E. Ezell of Wortham is
working at the Mexia Drug
Company as prescription clerk,
in Mr. Reynolds place, who will
take a vacation of several
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Dominy of
Coolidge, are in the city visit-
ing their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Hardin for a few days.
Want to buy a second hand
steel hay baler. Must be cheap.
—H. W. Tolson, Route 4, Mexia. (Tehuacana High School.
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The Mexia people have been
turning out in large numbers
to see the Mexia Gassers play
the visiting teams here, which
goes to show that all are inter-
ested in our team and want
them to win the pennant. We
should all feel proud of the lib-
eral patronage from the neigh-
boring town who come arid
"root" for our team. Thursday
our team leaves for another
road trip of six games with
Marlin and Temple.
ItECTIONS M 1916 IK tiHITHT „
: OF MCE
Miss Mattie Higginbotham
and Miss Janie Petty left Mon-
day afternoon to attend the\
Summer Normal at Denton.
We wish them much pleasure.
They are A Grade students of
FOR THE INFORMATION OF
HOLDERS OF POLL TAX
RECEIPTS ONLY.
According to the Terrell and
other elation laws there are
five regular elections scheduled
for this year, and no telling how
many specials there will be,
such as school bonds, road
bonds, hog law, pro and anti,
etc.
Here is the regular schedule:
May 2:J.—Presidential pri-
MMOUAT-
MIMATRV
NiaOBD.
LAW
Appatntmant af Jud#M IhwM Vi
Taken Oat f Palltlca.
By Ban B. Cain.
Th* Incroaalng nrlMcUtn of our
Oaurta ought to alarm and diatrun*
irary patriotic cltiaoa. Thme ia
lometblng wrong with the Adirilnlv
.ration of Juatlce What ia It? A
aalflag lawyer aaMiti the trouble to
m aur Jury ayatam. I think fhe niU-
saeriag* of rustic* through lRiioiant
>r corrupt Jurlan has doii'i much to
oflng our Judicial sy t«ni lnlo <IU-
r«sputn Hut thai is not thu t- >1«>
UMiae • Jui'lea ara «u*r*Iy pari of tin*
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BANK
u<*vy The benoli 3nd
Mrs. E. D. Denning left Tues- Browning Sessions leit Sun-. senat0rs, state, district, county
day afternoon for a few days>da.v afternoon for Kirven,; and precinct oncers.
visit to relatives in Streetman.
Mrs. Gilbert Ward returned
to her home in Teague Tuesday
afternoon after a few days visit
to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alston King.
Misses Annie Lou and Ruth
Roller left Tuesday afternoon
for Fairfield, where they will
visit relatives for a few days.
FOR SALE. Good bundle
oats, phone 908 X.—J. W.
Hinchliffe. Iw3
where he will spend most of the: August 12.—Second primary
summer. for county and precinct candi-
* dates.
Misses Mattie Phillips, Mad- August 26.—Second primary
mary. which has been set aside Iatrial machi
by the democratic state com-J oar perform a" equally Important
"... v., „ -i. mart. We should inspect lh« tnBro
mittee. No use toi it. Tia'-htnery to determfhe t1 e trouble.
July 22.—General primary It is a common ayln« heard j
for nomination of United States about Ui<> court hus.b«, nobody can j
lell what a Jury will do " J ry trials j
ira retarded with Btatrmt. Men
freely predict the" result without re
|ard to the (acts. It la aotor
tot lawyers call for jtariaa w'
IMir haw* eases
tMtm to select aw f
eline Oampbell, Lucile Dunlap, for United States senator in
Tom Phillips and A. K. Tyson case no candidates gets majority
motored over to Mart Sunday i jn first primary.
afternoon. November 7.—General elec-
tion* day for selection of all offi-
R. J. Jackson's home is being cers from president down to
treated to a fresh coat of paint, constable.
J. J. Beckham left Tuesday
morning for Greenville to visit
his brothers and other rela-
tives.
Frank Steen of Del Rio is in
the city attending the bedside
of his mother, Mrs. R. C. Steen,
who is very low.
(r prtfj 4lae a|thsl five «dar eBs.1
la wseh hgrtaagaa B« BfeM ta gaf
to attain tat At esatrvfil
Utar * Jury la t&us selected Che nal
soaNhat begitts Bofh aldea seek by
iw| meant to distort or < *troy #ny
propaaltlon that tends to sustmln the
id ten* contention If truth Is flta
jnooTwred It Is an aocldeat. tt must
ke remsnbered that the jiatg* la aet
Henry McKenzie and J. M. Mc- But if you did not take our ipointed te aaaut rh« >arr ta iw<
Clasky are doing the work. advice and pay your poll tax you ! fcg a wn tb* case He ia
need not worry about anv of! r*ww,fl4 from •« «.«.r *«r
.... ; system. the Jury U Mcl at*e )wdgw
Miss Rosa Phillips returned! the dates for you will have noi^ ^ wei«fct ef the uttauiw a«4
3redlbilii.y of the witness The f'.ourt
must be careful not to Invade thle;
provlure of the Jury. He anuat not
| lommeat on the eflden&e nor iatias-
| ate bis opioloe If tbe Jury returns
s rerdiut itontrary te the prupoaiier-
i aace of evldeuce. be has the power to
Saturday afternoon from Cle- voice or vote.
burne, where she has been i
teaching school the past term.
Little Miss Esther Weaver of
Thornton is in this city visit-
ing her aunt. Mrs. J. S. Palmer.
Asa May came down from
Corsicana Saturday in his Oak-
land six automobile and visited
THE CITY LIBRARY
_ iat the terdtat aside, but ceaerally
our trial judges "sidestep' tbis re-
1 he patronage oi the Library \ •poaaibiuty. it goes to tbe higher
has increased perceptibly in the I "Ourte and these courts deeline
past few months, which enables '■
reriew tbe v^tloa of lbs Jury, but will
review ths rilllog ef tbe ludge oe
for Dawson county in west
Texas, where he will locate.
Mrs. Chas. Harris of Kir-
ven, passed through Mexia
Saturday enroute to Merkel to
visit her daughter, Mrs. B. C.
Gaither, for a few weeks. , • „ , ... c. .....
Louie Nussbaum lett Satur-
„ ~ ~~ idav afternoon for Wichita F'alls
Mecca Cafe will pay 10c perjafter few days visit to th,
,1b. for lurkeys and ->0 to 40c
for chickens. lwtf
the ladies in charge to keep the |1Uestioas nt lew
I supply of reading matter up to I To ° outsider it would look ae
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carey j jutesse* the e. a mi • arraaged •«
May. Hr- left Monday morning aTl! , ,, w„a-«irhat Ul* "r th~ ^
1 u)ll()V\ liljf 110VV 0()()Kj> | r>onjpAf4nt f<iu0t.lAuary la bdjroud r«-
have been received, and are rb« act or tij#
There is a confidence and sense
of security that comes with
the possession of money in the
bank, that is impossible to enjoy any other way.
Rirst National Bank:
CapitaL $50,000—Surplus. £10,000.
Jos. Nu uaum f'i'es. Julius N'lsvmnn Vice-Pre*. David Murphy Casbio
tel
rate.- turoaean
-A.V A.VTONIO. TEXA-
Absolute'.y Fi.-eproof. Modern.
«l.CHJ to $3.00 per day
A HOTEL BUILT FOR THE CLIMATE
Official Headquarters A. A.A.and T. P. A Percy Tyrrell
bv
'home folks.
Candidates Arch C. Thomp-
son and Cinton E. Herod of
Groesbeck, were in the city
Tuesday afternoon and paid
this office a friendly visit.
Mrs. M. E. Johnson le^'t Sat-
urday morning for Kirkland. to
visit relatives.
Mrs. Chas. Goode and baby
jof Ennis, are in the city visit-
Miss Neva Wright returned i"g her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
to her home in Groesbeck S. P.
afternoon, after at-
j
school here the past | Mr
now ready for distribution
"The Indiscreet Letter"
Elenor Hollowel Abbott.
"A Modern Eve," by Edgen-
ton.
the Author of The Inner
Shrine.
"Why Not?" by Widdemer.
"Drusilla with a Million," b.v
1 "ooper.
Hurley.
Tuesday
tending
term.
Miss Mattie Levvis
Tuesday afternoon from Corsi-
cana. where she has been I [),. j
teaching school the past term. I daughter
.tinned Monday afternoon from
fCedar Hill, where they visited
returned i Mr. Tindle's father.
VV. Germany and
>f Ennis, Sundayed
Kvith Mr. and Mrs. A. P>. Ger- Home," 1 >\ Clara Laughlin.
manv in our ftp
Mr. and Mrs. DeCoursey
want a strong gir to work I
with them in the Mecca Cafe! Mrs. Mattie Waller of Hub-
of Mexia. Experience is not j biii cl is in our city visiting the
necessary, but good character | family of her brother. Dr. R.
is. Call or phone 61. lwtf j r. Jackson.
W. O. Osborne has shipped
his household goods to Winns-
boro, where they will in future
reside. We regret very much
to lose this good family from
our little city, but wish them
well in their new home.
Robert Steen left Sunday for
Littlefield, where he will in fu-
ture reside.
The Houston and Texas Cen-
trail railroad is having the
Sunset Central monogram plac-
ed on the south end of the plat-
form at the passenger depot,
which will be a very pretty or-
nament when completed.
Mrs. Reuben Parker and
children went up to Corsicana
this morning to visit relatives.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
the
?5'*r ntur?
"Just David," by the Author
of "Pollyanna."
"The Dart
I >avies.
"The Imperial Impulse." 'yy
Dr. O'eth of Cornell Univer-
sity. This is an exposition of
Mrs. W. E. Erwin has return-1 the causes which led to the
ed to her home in Lorain, after j present European War, and the
a few days visit to the family I possible effect of the war upon
of J. S. Erwin. 'civilization.
b« !*vl w«d Such s t>rr><'rt'liir«
I* hoi far *bort of barbailnai >i>]
oighl to ib aho!l*b«d Jmr trial*
0'itb t tc h* ronflia*d ro criminal caa«L
RifHfs of property should b*
by uien K^aru^d to I h • law
In to t.bi-4. the selection of
"The Side of the Antrels/' In* iud6^s onglil ty b-- removed from the
4om ln of politics. Our
either be appoltitt1. or else elected
for a lofifc term of v^a-s. subject {n
to recall by tbe voters.
T.aaily, th^ pra<tice of law ehould
be so regulated by *ratute js 10 make it
impfttcti'-able, if not impossible, for
"K." by Mary Roberts Rhine- att.o"ieys to ^tir up litigation Th#
contiiignnt f* e and thr la''k of aa
adequate barratry law are responsible
for much of tb^ dine edit brought >n
the courts, and much of th * passion
and prejudice so oft *n manifest in
the verdicts f>f juries. Lawyers
should not be prohibited from taking'
contingent fees, but in certain lltiga
tiou. notably personal injury csseh,
should be prohibifed ftom filing such
fees Whenever such a 'use is tak
en on continent fe-. 1 h jower to tlx
compensation sliouM be lei't with the
court* In filing si;«-h t'e«s the court
should be required to cou-.ider the
clia iacrer and am<c:ut of servl *e per-
forated. together with tii- amount r«
cove:«id
I We should have an effective law
Devil,'* by Marca defining and puuisbin^ barratry. The
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^"The Story of Julia Paijre."
>y Kathleen Norris.
"Ann of the Island." by the
and Mrs. 1. W. liudle re- Author of "Ann of Green Ca-
in'
Booth
ar-
• Seventeen.
kington.
"A Cathedral Singer."
•lames l.ane Allan.
"When My Ship Com e:-
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Mrs. Frank Huwieler has re- Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Wells and
turned to her home in Houston, children of Corpus Christi, are
after a few weeks visit to the!in the city visiting the family
family of W. B. Jackson. jof Mrs. Wells' parents, Capt.
land Mrs. C. L. Watson. They
Mrs. W. S. Johnson returned imade the trip in their Franklin
to her home in Waco Monday i car.
afternoon, after a few days vis- ]
it to Mrs. G. H. Stevens. R. A. Parker left Sunday af-
ternoon for San Antonio, to at-
tend the State Cottonseed
Crushers Association.
Mrs. Geo. Deis and little son,
of Dallas, are in the city visit-
ing her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Butler.
Mrs. Dr. Batchelor died at
her home in Kirven Friday and
was buried in the old Woodland
cemetery Saturday.
Jaek Jackson returned Satur-
day night from Castle Heights
in Lebanon, Tenn., where he
has been attending school the
past term.
E. J. and Will Hitt and Jim
Rowell returned Sunday after-
noon from Munger, where they
have been attending the bed-
side of Mrs. Hitt, who is very
low.
Rev. 1,. F. Bain returned to
his home in Teague Monday af-
ternoon. after filling his regular
appointment at Forest Glade
Sunday.
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nn
Sreedoline save:- gasoline.
aol of «!tipli>y1nj a pi son to solicit
oUinn for iinlUjitlilated dauax^a. oi
agraeiux to pay t.b« * «paaa— or ooats
of ootlacnflg ar mifomlag aaeli oiatna
by attorney* or othara ia thair aa
bad aught to ba ayanKlraUr
K b't>i! a Our praaaot 1*0 ia a aiara
ab M Amy >*raoa ran laatlgala. main-
tala nr Maaurage litlcatdon Id wbl,-b
ka baa a« hitaraat. |ira i4<t4 It
ba «oaa althaM tha willful intaat af
diatraaaing ar harraaalng tha rfafan-
etAt. Tha guaatloa af lata*! ia aaa
A* ta aataMlah bafara Ota or-
•k rr Jury haaoa tha law ia
tlaaUly af aa aCaot
Ttiara ahauld ba aa alfottlra law
|Nklfcll%| tha aoltoilatioa af
aa al ht«rf alaiata by ar for at-
*amara. aod prohlMtlai agraa
aiaata by which aMaraaya aiay 44r«K
tr r foUlraiHly pay a^ part af tha
••ata ar aifaaaa af lit%attaa aioapt
aataallr laawri«< hi t%M
praparatlae or Mai af a oaaa Tha
■rawteg dlacwataat wit* tha
tration at Juadiaa adaaaatahaa chat
l^h naoat laaparhaot part at ptara
■aataj manhlaary la la a bad way.
A. aaaatry whoaa courta ar* aot ra-
*#aot.a< la on th* raad to aaaraby.
l<«t 11a allialnat* from thaaa laatltw
tloh* * *rythlaj that mak*a an right
•an )«Mlgtnnnt a poaalhtllty ar would
■Mbialt thani to pubU* raproanh An
bnaarad iiMllolary .lan-ls at th*
nilt af anllghtaiiPd socialy It la th*
rafcic* of the •**., tnd (*Ma to thd
*••**! It I* 111* foua'ala af Juntle*
af #klch It hfti b**a aalC "Trulh
U It* handmaid. fr*«dom Ita ohttd;
p*a«* hi Ita compnaloQ. *a(*ty walk a
ta It* at*pa, Tlctory follow* ia Ita
t'hta; it ts the brlghtaat amaaatloa
from tha gosjxsl; It ia th attrlbut* of
God" jo
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1916, newspaper, June 1, 1916; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292353/m1/3/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.