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THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTO^JM n RSDAY, NOVEMBER 11,1915.
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A LITTLE CASH IN THE BANK
Means More to You Than You Think
Money in the bank acts almost as a mag-
net—it draws all your surplus cash and
creates a desire to make more deposits.
To know the real satisfaction of having
a bank account you should do business with
the
Continental State Bank
McKI.NNKY, TKXAS.
STUMPING BUT
POPULAR M'KINNEY U
Fill HE-ORGHNIZES
One of the most Important business
changes to take place in McKlnney
within the punt few months, is the re-
organization of the J. J'. Crouch Ai.
< 'o. hardware, furniture and undertak-
ing establishment.
S. E. Wulker, the former general
manager of this company, Iiuh sold his
Interest tj J. P. Crouch and will he >10
longer connected with the business. .1.
P. Crouch will act in the future tin
president of the company und generul
manager of the business.
Under the new orgunlr.nl Ion the
compuny Is Incorporated wit 11 a puld
up capital stock of $.'>0,000. The full
list of ollicei'8 have not as yet been
elected.
Joe H. Crouch, lute of Frisco, has
moved with his fumily to MoKinney,
und having purchased tin Interest In
the business, will have charge of the
hardware department, Joe was prac-
tically reared In this store, us It wus
established by his futher, the lute
Isaac Crouch, something like 11 bunt
forty years ago, and Is therefore an
experienced man. Ills son, Tom
Crouch, will be u sulesmuu In the
hurdwure department.
Isaac Crouch has purchased stock
in the newly organized compuny und
will act us funeral director und em-
balmer. Isaac has ulso been In this
store since only u small boy, with the
exception of only u few ynurs. Me
bears the reputation of being one of
the best cmbalmers In the state.
Will J. Ithea, who bus been with
the store for some time, Is one of the
new stockholders und will uct In the
future us cashier und bookkeeper, He
is u clever young man who is very
popular in McKinncy and Collin coun-
ty.
I >r. A. T. Bryant Is also a stock-
holder In the newly organized com-
pany.
T. A. Henderson will bo retained by
the company und will huvo charge of
the furniture department. He has
hud charge of this depart merit In the
store for some time und hus proven u
valuable man to the business.
YV. 10, McUurruh, who hus for some
time been in charge of the metal
working department, will also remain
with the new company.
The former general manager, S. 10.
Walker, states tliut lie has inuile no
definite arrangements for the future.
His friends will be glud to note, how-
ever, that he will continue to make
McKlnney his home. He is an ex-
cellent and very popular young busi-
ness man. Prior to accepting the
management of the J. P. Crouch K
Co. store Mr. Wulker wus In business
for himself.
J. C. Parker, who hus been head
embulmer and funeral director for
the old company, and his wife who is
also an embulmer, will not be con-
nected with the newly organized
company . Mr. Parker hus not an-
nounced Ills futjire Intentions, but his
many friends in McKlnney hope that
he will continue to muke this city his
home. He has been In the undertak-
ing business for more than eighteen
years and bus been very successful.
I.eltoy Fltsgeruld, who wus tlio
head hardware man for Ill's store,
will not bo wltl0the new company.
Mr. Fitsgeruld, at one time owned an
Interest in this store when It was
known as the Crouch-Hartzog Co. He
Is all experienced hardware man.
The Crouch store is one of the pio-
neers In the business circles of Ale-
Kinney and when tlrst established by
the lute Jsuac Crouch was located on
West lioulsiunu street, where the
l.lndsey blacksmith shop now stands,
In front of the First Baptist church'.
Mr. Crouch made furniture at. this old
stand und also made all cotllns sold
by him. The store has always enjoy,
ed quite a nice patronage and will
no doubt continue to prosper under
the new management.
Married at i'rlsco.
Hoy Nurtlicut and Miss Nona Ogle,
well known and popular young
• oupie of Frisco, were married there
iiently. He v. S. W. Miller outdated.
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illicit Hisliop was here from 11 ■ • ir
• iunler, calling In to see us. For
twenty years lie lived west of Piano,
Hits rotmly. He Is a progressive, ug-
i resslve farmer, and one of the fittest
men \\ i' e\ er lliet.
I. S. TROOPER
HERE DETER HORSE
l,ee It Shoffstull of Iroop United
Stales I'avulry, stationed at Mercedes,
forty west from llrownsvlllo, ar-
rived here Thursday night for the
iiurpose ot taking In churge a fine
In rue which (1. J. S. Wulker recently
Mild to l.leutenuni Cousins 'if the 12th
!!. S. 1 'uvtiry. This unimal i*> knjwn
un I'rlnce t ee, und is considered one
of the best blooded unlmnls ever
bri d In Collin county. It is said he
brought a fumy price. Mr. Shoffstull
departed Friday via. Houston K
Texas Central to rejoin Ills troop and
to deliver the unlmul Into the keeping
of Lieutenant Cousins.
Mr. h off si 1111 carries with him his
side arms' and wears the regulation
khaki suit, lie Is a line specimen of
the United States soldiery, and has
an air of fearlessness. Ills side arms
consisted of a belt containing sixty
rounds of umniunitinn and a 4t-cali-
bre automatic cavalry revolver which
shoots eight times.
This trooper litis been stationed on
the border for .about two years, dur-
ing which lime lie litis had varied ex-
periences, some of which have been
more or less thrilling. While doing pa-
trol- duty with two other comrades
they were attac ked by forty Mexicans
at 4 o'clock in the morning, lie states
however, they succeeded In driving
the brigands off without loss of life.
I luring the two years he lias been
stationed on the border his company
Iiuh los! only two men anil six wound-
ed. The outlawry and brigandage
which has been so persistent the past
several months in southwest Texas is
about over. Mr. Shoffstull thinks
about eighty per cent of the outlawry
originates on the American side of
the river and he Is of the opinion that
tin bandits are renegrades from Mex-
ico and have no connection with the
revolutionary armies of I nut country.
POPII/AII VAX AJiNTYNF.
COI PMO MAItlllKH HIOCIONTI.Y
Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock
ut the home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Mert Moore, at Van Alstyne,
Miss Charlie Koch and Mr. Clyde Mas*
sle were united I11 miirrltige. Hev. 1!
11. Sliultz of McKlnney, performed the
marriage ceremony.
The groom Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Massle u well known busi-
ness tnuti of Van Alstyne nnil Is u
nephew of our townsman, Commis-
sioner Sum Mussie. Ho Is head book-
keeper In pif Continental Slate Hank
ut that place und Is considered one of
the town's most promising young busi-
ness men.
The bride Is the stepdaughter of
Mr. Bert Moore, and hus for a number
of years been prominent In the social
circles of her home town, and was
regarded us a ludy of most lovable nu-
turo, umiublllty und excellent refine-
ment.
The young couple will continue to
muke their home utuong their friends,
to the delight of uII, and are now re-
ceiving the congratulations of the en-
tire town. Muny useful nml practical
wedding gifts were tendered them,
which demonstrates the esteem In
which they are held. Many out of
town friends and relatives attended
the wedding.
MU.imki I'II{10 AT I'liAMll
I,AST SATI HIIAV MllllMMi
Fire, thought to have originated In
the engine room, destroyed the plant
of the Fort Worth Cotton Oil Mill
tiln and u large seed warehouse at
I'lano, Saturday morning entailing a
loss of $111,000. Amount of Insurance,
If any, Is not known.
The tire started shortly after mid-
night and by 1 o'clock wus well under
control by the i'lano tire department,
whose work wus effective In prevent-
ing the lire from spreading to neivr-hy
residences.
The gin and warehouse were owned
by the Fort Worth Cotton till Mill
Company ut Fort Worth.
ASM (lltovr sellout/
IIIOtiAN I,AST MlIX HAY
The Ash drove school begun Moll-
day wjlh ti good nttendnnce. Prof.
Hugh MiCluIn Is principal and Miss
Ivy Wullts and Mrs. Ilachel Frlshy are
assistant teachers. Prof. McClaln and
Mrs. Frlshy tnught at Itock Hill last
term. This Is Miss Wallls' fourth term
at Ash (I rove.
111 \\ \\ Smut hernial!, w as hero
S.t I u rd a > lie Is giving .it I eiit loll
now. mm It ot' his time, to the oilt-
I'fiak ot* hoi; eholel'a in this part of
the st.ite It, .ism-Ii .1 l >f Frank It.
.lotii s, I 11111 11 Stall's Veterinary FleTil
\gciit, College Station. Texas, 111
t n atlng tin held nf (leorgo and .lltu
Kuril it Mien i.i ntly. Tin y vaccluut-
i-il the In rd and -: i \ i-tl tliiisi- not al-
teailx Infilled lir. Stunt hernian
handed ns the fallowing timely com-
munication to farmers from l>l". Jones
which w'i gludly publish We believe
the en operation of farmers, hog
i lull, la I 111 III effectively stamped
out:
I n hii l r. JiHIi'K.
College Station, TeX.
To l''armers of Texas:
I 'iirnii I'm themselves can do wtticb
•..nvnrd preventing the spread of Hog
el nli ru. thus placing swine raiding
nnd feeding on a tinner and more
pl'olll able busts To this ciiil !it fol-
lowing suggest ions ale offered:
To l\cep l|og Cholera Prom R'':i«'liliiir
Your Herd.
Uocute your hog lots and pastures
away from streams aftd public high-
ways, und do not allow tin' hogs to
run free range.
J to not visit your neighbor or allow
him to visit you, if either of you have
hog cholera on your premises.
I io not drive Into hog lots when re-
turning from market or after driving
on public highways.
I io not use hog lots for yarding wa-
gons and farm Implements.
I io not place newly purchased
stock, stock secured or loaned for
breeding purposed, or stock exhibited
t county fairs, with your herd. Keep
such stock quarantined ut least two
weeks, and use cure to prevent curry-
ing infection from these to other pens
In feeding und attending stock.
Hum to ashes or cover with quick
lime und bury four feet deep nil dead
unlmnls and the viscera removed
from animals at butchering time be-
cause I hey attract the attention of
buzsuirds, dogs, etc., which tire liable
to carry hog cholera infection.
('online your dogs and do not keep
pigeons unless you confine tpem. *
ir Hog Cholera \p|toars In Your Herri
Trent your hogs iinniedlntely with
antl-hog-cholcru serum, after which
they should be kept on a light diet
nml pure drinking water, and confined
to limited iiunrtcrs that they inuy lie
■leaned dally and sprayed three times
a week with one part of compound
crcsol solution to thirty parts of wa-
ter, until the disease has abated In
the herd. To ohtuln the best results
the serum must be administered br
fore the disease has progressed in Hie
herd.
Notify your neighbors tliftt your
herd Is Infected that they may tuke
the neeessury precautions to keep
hog cholera from reuching their
herds.
To IU«I Premium Of InfeetlOfi.
Itcuiove all manure and saiurute
with quick lime.
Hurn all litter, rubbish und old hog
troTighs.
After tlie premises are thoroughly
cleaned,Vspras, walls, floors and other
stirfnees with disinfectant (one pnrt
compound crcsol solution to thirty
parts water). Where hog houses tire
small turn them over, exposing Inter-
ior to sunlight.
Wallow holes nnd cess pools should
be filled In, drained, or fenced off.
All runs underneath buildings
should lie defined and disinfected and
then hoarded up.
1 lest toy hogs that do not fully re-
cover, as they may be curriers of
cholera Infection.
Uon't trust your own knowledge of
hog cholera. If your hogs get sick
consult your County T emonstration
Agen^or write,' describing symptoms,
t o
Tin PRANK ft. JONKP.
U S Veterinary Field Agent College
Station, Texas,
Please keen this convenient for fu-
ture reference.
CITY TIOACHKK'S INKTITI TI,
MKT HIOK10 SATURDAY
The regular City Teacher's Insti-
tute mot Saturday ut nine o'clock
ut the Boyd High School. After roll
cull the touchers proceeded Into grade
meetings in different rooms. At tho
appointed time the grude meetings re-
assembled und listened to a splendid
paper on "How much and what
should constitute the number work In
the prlinury grades,"—read by Miss
Iler. In this paper she especially em-
phasized the successive steps of the
child mind in learning.
Next Miss Wiggs read n good pn-
pcr on "The correlation of Language,
(icography nnd History In the r.-(!-71li
tirades," in which she showed how
History Is constantly changing Orog-
raphy and that Geography has a grout
Influence on History. M'ss Stiff very
ably discussed tills subject, as did also
Miss Allen,
Miss lioggelt discussed "ftpcclflc
purposes a factor In study," In which
she showed how the teai,her should
give a specific purpose for the lesson
to follow so that the pupil mnv not
sillily with no lilen of the end In view.
The Inst paper wus rend by Miss
l.lppelt on "The supplementing of
thought a factor In study." After
which the meeting adjourned to meet
again next month. These meetings
seem to be gaining In Interest with
each session.
lU IMHMJ NI0W lUNOAI.oW
ix mfxiss\ ro\vx
Mr. Hallow of the Vlney drove
community has Just awarded n con-
tract to Fred Owenby for the erec-
tion of n six-room bungalow In Melis-
sa, which he will occupy as a home
as roon ns completed.
Prof. K. O. 'Maxwell, who l« teach-
ing the Thompson school near
Princeton this term, was the guest of
relatives and friends In Mi Kinney
Saturday.
^®0R THE WING
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Ill . 111 > I I'm* Wylii' last Monday we
1 'cd in I.in.is long enough to eat
dinner and feed Black Heuul> ut the
hi'ioi 1.1 Mr.- l ivotu,i llclfucr, and
Hi* 11 .1 1 1 in .1 dollar bill from her son,
W I . t"i 1 vear's subscription to The
I' ."i Ml t: ■ 111 Mrs. 11 i*i f iii ■ r met
In r two sisters ut Alabama whom she
' not .111 lot several veal's at the
' ut t Io r I't nl Iter, (irundv I! 11-
at Iti 1111 - r, where tin v will lie
■ ■ 1:1 • • I I. tit In allot her lil'i'lhiT,
I Km II. of Wolf Citv ullil to whose
I • 11 all will go and spend several
1 ii- together Miss .loille, youngest
daughter of Mrs. llclfucr, will uc-
1 ompativ ln r mother and other n da-
tive.- mi I his last v Islt.
Hylic,
1 ivv Ing to the destructive hail storm
which visited tills section the i 71 li of
last iti toiler, the cotton crop is very
short and Slionc.v scarce. Ilusiuess Is
more brisk than one would suppose,
but the four np-to-dnte gins of the
I own are doing very little operating
about otic-fourth time. School litis
opi in d with a good attendance and
the able corps of teachers Insures a
successful term.
After spending a very pleasant
II Ik lit with our good friends, Mr. and
Mrs. .1 F. Wallls, we are pleased to
older for Mrs. Wallis llolanil's Maga-
zine. We thought of Thanksgiving
ami Christinas when her 7i Mammoth
lironse turkeys perched themselves
mi fences, trees and cow shed to rost
while the stars laughed and danced
III merry glee above them.
I!. S Williams who Is munager of
ills own productive farm, subscribed
for The IH'inocrut -Claaetto. He litis
several bales of cotton stored In Ills
front yui'd against which there Is
neither rent nor insurance.
Mrs. Mollie 10. Stone, relict of the
lute James Stony, renewed her sub-
scription to The Democrat-dinette.
Iler farming lantls are well cultivated
by tenants who are Intelligent and
Industrious. Through-bred cuttle,
lions, horses and good mules in largo
numbers graze peacefully In her ptis-
1 tires.
When .1 3. Swunor left Tennessee,
Texas was fortunate In getting anoth-
er good citizen who will keep posted
on the doings of Collin county for the
next twelve months by rending The
I leiuocrut-dAZctte.
We appreciate the dollar Mrs. T<.
M. Heck gave us on renewal to The
I icmocriit Oazetlo. She owns n good
farm near lOast Fork, but is above
overflow,
Mrs. Paul White was the last sub-
scriber enrolled at Wyllo. Her farm
lies on either side of the Cotton licit
railroad near lOast Fork but com-
paratively few acres arc subjected to
overflow. Within a few days she
will move to Wvlie In order to place
her youngest daughter, Miss Hutli,
in school.
Ijaioii.
Two gins, one drug store, dry goods
store, und one grocery store, J. W.
Koote proprietor, one muchine and
blacksmith shop, J. M. Pliarr proprie-
tor. nnd First Htuto Hunk with a
C.i pit til of $10,000. S. W. Sibley, presi-
dent; VV. F. Ho.vd, vieo-prestdent; A.
F Melloniild, the efficient and accom-
modating eushler. Opened Inst June
nnd its deposits ituve exceeded the
most sanguine expectations. Hacked
by wealthy stockholders and operated
according to modern methods of
bunking, courteous treatment accord-
ed to each nnd every patron of the
institution, have won llie confidence
and patronage of a generous public.
John Stout, n successful farmer
because, vvllliln I lie last few years, he
hits "dug out" two large black, land
farms subscribed for The lleliiocrut-
(lu/.clIc. Nineteen years ago he came
from Mississippi and settled on one of
the farms he now owns nnd calls his
homestead.
It. S. Moore Is one of nature's no-
blemen and we are glad to enroll III 111
on the subscription list of The lletno-
crul-Ouzctte which only cosl him a
one dollar check.
We often rend of Weary Willie but
Ibis Is Smiling Willie. We refer to
W. T. Hrown who smiles because It is
his nntiire und then he Is better look-
ing with a smile pluylng over Ills
fuee than a frown bunging from his
mussivc brow. He's getting to bo
ronl hoggish ns the duys go by and
raises thoroughbred Ouroc Jersey
hogs that ure red nnd show royal
blood. When otlr cull was made lust
Wednesday evening he wus banking
sweet potatoes and there were many
bushels of them stored for winter use.
In another bunk were seed potutoes
which Will be put on sale next spring.
He Is so good natured that we hesi-
tated to tup his bunk roll, but lilack
Homily can't afford to carry the gos-
pel of progress and Intelligence to a
perishing people unless Joues pays
the freight. ' >ne dollar put him in
good standing with The I ioiniiernt-(in-
zetle for twelve long months.
A. M. Hritmlt who had the misfor-
tune to lose his companion the 27in
dny of lust June, gave us one dollar
on subscription Io McKinney's big
and popular newspaper, The Pemo-
crnt-Onzelte. lie owns n Inrge furin
but the sumo is cultivated by his sons.
W W. Tnllett, large land owner
and Influential citizen, subscribed for
the big weekly nnd The Democrat-
(Insetto Is proud of Itis patronage. He
Is a native of Arkansas whore he was
married to Miss Florence f^eeper by
whom he has five children. Mr. Tnl-
lett has the best of everything In-
cluding horses, hogs, mules, cows,
chickens and turkeys. His residence,
modern and well furnished. Is one of
the prettiest In or around the town.
The next to make a free will offer-
ing Io pay our expenses to see the lib-
erty bell was H. F. Oerron, who on
I ice. (1, 190S, was untied In marriage
to Miss Zona Tollett, nnd for only one
dollar their three children will read
The Ponioornt-Onsctto each week.
Cook Brothers nre two of Collin
.'oimtv's most enterprising men. They
have recently purchased the Deorge
lOubank's farm consisting of 103 ncres
for which they paid a fnncy price In
the shining coin of the realm. We
thank the Messrs. Cook for n dollar
ANURIC!
The Newest Discovery in Chemistry.
TSiis is a 1 • *■ *■ 1 1 tifest mvitv of iHn'loi*
I'lrltc, Who In lo.ol of till* I II \ «• I ills'
llott'l anil Si.HKlral hixtttutr at Mnll.i
Io, \ \. I I incut n at Mr. I'ioivi's
I loHplt.il for Hf\ I yi.us |iro\n .1 that
tlu io is 101 otluTf « liintiiator of iii'ir
acid tli.it t.iii 1 «• i'oiupai <-it to it. I-\ i'
til OHO I'«ISI I \ 11 l/til ,^-y III |lt ORRIS til
intlainiiiuiion is i'urkai lie, st aUlhi^
uriiif aiul fr« i|RHiit miuatiun, as w • 11
,f si'Ollliriit III tin lll'llli', 01 it URit
aclil in tin I * I u 1 > 11 I ta s i .iiiHi-il I'lit'ltiii.i
liHin, it Is i 1111•1 > wuiulorfiil how snii
In " Xniii'ir" ai ls. Tin* lu-st of itsuMs
.ut alwaxa ohtailicil in raws of .oiil«
liiiuniatIsm in tin- Joints, 111 ki.iniI
in ^otit, ami Invai'ial)l> tin pains aiul
^tiffin ss which so firiinnit|y ami jh r
sislciilly aci'oni|ian> the «lls« .is> rap
iill.v illsappcar.
ti« ti> yum- ncaii'st «Ir 11 k sturr ami
si nip I > ask fur a .iiR-iiiit pacliiif.',c uf
"Anurn " manuftict nri« I by !>,-
I'lirc in even Willi- In I'lcrcc for..
lurgi trial package <10 cental. If
v 1 *11 sti-pi i t U1 d 111 -v or bladder Iro;,
bie. -1 iid 111111 a sample of your wain
and ili sc r I hi* symptoms, Hr. S'lir**-• k
clicuitst v til 1 x.1A11111 It, (line I
I'll I ' VV III I , I... I t III \ nil WI |,„
fi • ut i li.it i;,
Ni 'TI. \mi; I> " Is Ihlrtj « • el.
• Iiiu - iiinri ,11 live than IP *1.. t
cllmlti.illng uric acid, ami Is n ftirie
I' but reliable chemical cottip'i ,1.1
that iiiji.v be safi'lv kivcii to child''011.
bill m111111111 In used only bv grown
who ailuailv wisli Io restore
Uldi t v - in pit till hciillh, by ciifi^ci
• liIioti*.|\ iisi 111,* 0111 lin\ hi* more irv
i'\l 1 nyc c.. cn as "Anurlc" (thank"
to I iin tor i'li rci'> achievement) Li b«
far the tiiosl perfeel kidney ;«n'l
bladder 1 unci tor 1 ir I'lcrce's rrpu-
IalIon Is back ol this medicine.
paid on subscription to the best pa-
per published In Collin county, The
I lemoeral I la'/.el I c.
1 Mil' friend, W. A. Stevens, had been
without The Itemocrut-(llizdIo since
last .lulv as his subscription expired
I lien. Willi energy, umhltlon nnd
good management, he hus uci]Ulrcd
Severn' acres of bluck bind which Is
so productive that lie tins hccoiuo a
well in do farmer. !''or only one dol-
lar We I'e-Instilled this good mint to
The I lelliocl'ilt-(lazctte family and we
nre proud to number Warren HIVvcns
among our many friends in Collin
county.
One of the largest land owners,
farmers and bankers of the town, Is
W. I'', lioyd. In addition to the In-
terests Jnst mentioned, he owns a
half Interest In a thresher which was
successfully operated lust seuson unit
it wus upprcclutcd by Ills neighbors us
II cnnhlcd them to place their gruin
on the uiurket when It sold for a
good price. We tliunk this progress-
ive citizen for one year's subscription
to The Hully Courier-Ouzel to.
Our next effort was to induce A. F
McOonnld, eushler of the First. Htutc
Hank, to part company with some of
his dividends for The I>emoernt-(1u-
set Io, and 'the hold op was entirety
successful. At I he mussie of the hot
air gun lie coughed up n dollar after
which we sought another victim.
J. M. I'liurr, who Is principal stock-
holder nnil manager of the T.nvon Oin
Company, renewed bis subscription to
The I lemoeral tlaxelte. He Is ulso
proprietor of one of I lie best equipped
blacksmith and machine shops in
Collin county, nml operates a grist
mill using n gasoline engine for pro-
pulsion. Mr. I'liarr Itns resided in
Collin county muny yours nml bis
mother, Mrs. S. K. I'liurr resides lit
No. tilCi North Kentucky street, Mc-
K Inney.
We are under lasting obligations to
our young friend, ,1. c. Mcdiilre, for
one. dollar puld on subscription to The
I icmocrut-dusette.
While "doing" the community, we
••• lied til the home of Mr. liurr llrown
whose accomplished daughter, \flss
Kjiln, is our local correspondent. The
fuiiiily huil just finished bunking a
Idg crop of sweet potatoes und were
hurvesflng "goobers." wo proceeded
to help nnd furnished stornge room
for purt of the surplus crop.
Mrs. I.iilu Itelew subscribed for I lie
big weekly, and we nppreclnted the
patronage of friends everywhere.
Ivan Moron, a very young genlle-
tunn still In his teens, nnil who Is the
iiinnly son of K. A. Moren subscribed
for The I lemoernt-(inset to one year.
Ills father owns n splendidly Improv-
ed farm one mile north of town which
Is well stocked wit 11 I'ercheron brood
males. Jersey cattle, choice young
mules a ml white Holland Turkeys.
• *
( <>|S'v llle.
owing to the short cotton crop
business was dull but Hie people wore
more 1 r less optimistic. There Is n
sliver lining to every cloud. The
staple crop was cut short by drought
nnd the August storm. Those who
planted other f t ops will live and not
feel < lie pinch of I he one crop ns pnnf -
IP«d by some. With cotton gathered,
revolving stalk cutters are busy nnd
plov s are turning the green ml.I c«h
in l* r which an excellent fer 'I ,or.
Kurly fnII plowng and prepnr.iliou of
the soil for llie next crop ure some
of the coinpensntlng features of a
short cotton crop. More land Is be-
ing sown in wlient and outs thnn
usual and by this we Infer thnt diver-
sification Is tuklng hold of the people
for the pnst seuson hus taught them
u lesson not to be forgotten In n dny.
Mrs. M. K. Purker wus the first to
subscribe for The Homocrnt-Onsette
in tills community. Mr. nnd Mrs.
I'arker resided at Pike until last
January. She was formerly n Miss
M1111 i us. retired In Kentucky but for
more than thirty yenrs litis resided In
Collin county. After entlng a good
dinner with these hospitable people
whose uctiuiiintiincc we formed two
yours ago, we bade them a kind adieu
and proceeded about our muster"
business.
Mrs. C, 1*: Metver wrole a check on
the Kfrst National Hank of Nevada
for $1 7ii in pnyment for subscription
to The 1 lemoernt-dnsetle nnd Pnllns
News one year. Subscription to Mc-
Kinney's popular weekly "xplred Inst
June and she felt lost without It. Mrs.
Mi'lver was glud of the opportunity
to get buck tin the list nnd wo nre
more than anxious to enroll her. Mr.
Molvcr is n successful fnrmer nnd
while his cotton crop Is considerably
less than last year, the difference In
price will keep the hunk roll Intnct.
While K. C. ttlnckmnn Is a strong
pnptist, he Is ncvor-the-lcss n very
clever itinn He resides in former homo
of J. K. (Tar lleoM Jones and has In
cultivation more than one hundred
acres of land. For only one dollar he
will read The 11c1110cr.il-(lazctte one
year.
Cultfokn.
We arrived nt noon Saturday. Our
old friend, T. ,T. Townsend, had a crib
full of corn nnil plack Bcnuty wus
hungry. While our steed wns giving
Ills digestive orgnns n job, Mrs. Town-
send prepared a wnrm dinner for the
writer as the family hail dined before
our advent. The <1 itin. over, Wm
'• id- 1.ur friends good-bye und hcixi, •
ed for home making 11 short ntc>V at
HiggllM.
li Itenfro, whose subscriptions ti
The I iciiiocrul (lazctte and ]>alins
News had .lust expired, guvo un ft. Tf.
on remwnl to both of those unencefl*
cd papers, owing to u malarial at-
luck, lie had bccll indisposed for sev
oral days, but had sutllclontly recm
ered to walk about the premises. Iiu
resides on the farm which his decous
oil father sotIled many years ago ano.
which Is ample for the support "f
himself nml family. There are sev
ornl of ihe Itenfro Brothers and aft
of them nre subscribers of thla Popu-
lar weekly. They are nil proaperous
nml deslrublo cllizoiis.
The foregoing nre some of the re-
sults of last week's efforts.
The sweet potato and turnip crops
lire the Inrgost In the history of Col-
lin county. More ground «m sot
aside for truck farming lost sprlnie
than was over known before and Out
yield litis been almost phenomlnul.
"Live nt home" Is n slogum all Texan
should bull with unbounded enthu -
siasm for its adoption moans pros-
perity and financial Independence
liown wiili 1 lie paper sack anionc.
farmers!
H w. F.rcrait
McKiniley, Nov. K.
.1. S. COM,INK ANI> I'AMIIiV
Mut i :s TO W<M>iisiioko, Tia
J. S. Collins mid family of this citv
linve moved to Woodsboro, Texas,
where tlicy will make their flit urn
homo. They moved to McKlnney
sometime ugo from Collnn, Mr. Collins
buying out the grocery store fro 1 in
Cooper Itros., which lie Huccecsfully
eonducted for some lime. Me owns n.
farm near Woodsboro nnd will culti-
vate same next year.
Married nt I'Mrinersi iUe.
rtov. .1. lion Hnldcr, on Sunday «t
Furmorsvlllo, united In marriage'
Cluude Turner und Miss Mogle Callo-
way of Wylio. Claude In a son of Jinn
Turner of Murphy, one of tlM «• -
muiiity's most enterprising fanners.
Miss Mogle Is a dniighter of Mr. moil/
Mrs. John Cullowuy of Wylle, being-
bountiful In face, sweet In character
nnd Jnst the kind of a girl to reign
supreme over a Collin county home.
We know nil of the contr cling parties
nnd the county bus no better people.
Two good futilities are united, Wij
extend eon grnl 11 Iii I Ions.
Planting 1nw,
The beiielils of forest trees nre nu-
merous. Ill fuel, the trees of our fust
dlmippearing forests ure of far m<*rt<
economic Importance than Ihe ttvrr*
age citizen realizes. Most people ap-
preciate a stroll through the forest,
enjoy an outing occasionally union*
trees and set trees nround their
homos, hilt ul the sumo time many do
not know the benefit of frees.
Forest at Ion is one of nature'* moat
Important ways of rebuilding the
earth, filling the soil with organic
matter and removing the plant ftoort '
so the soil will maintain life. Moon
after iniin in Ills slothful methods of
furmlng robs the soil and turns out
the unproductive fields, trees begin Id
grow, their roots hold the soli parti-
cles nnd the leaves fall as the sea-
sons come and go, affording vegeta-
ble mutter so ossentinl for fertile
soil.
The frees produce fruits, nuts,
acorns or seeds for mnn nnd animals.
They beautify the landscape, check
the Intensity nf the winds and mois-
ten (be ilrv atmosphere nnd render
much otlrAr ,useful service to the
country.
The time lias come when we should
protect the trees and render what-
ever assistance to nntiiri we can In
reforestation of barren nnd wastn
land. The states anil the national
government are very wisely gtvlnir
attention to forestry nnd tree cul-
ture. but this Is not enough. Kvery
farmer and home owner should be-
come Inli rested. Trees should bi
planted to shelter, protect and beau-
tify the home.
Kvery home owner should have if
possible a few acres In forest trees In
iii'illtlon to the fruit, shade and nut
trees. By planting some of the rapid
growing trees such ns the hols d'nrc,
black locust, cntnlpa, mulberry, etc..
In a few years there would be tree*
to replenish the posts and other tim-
ber requirements of the farm. Tills
would be nn additions" reward for
the diligence of helping 'beautify thr •
landscape nnd to protect nnd bniW
up the soil.
"For he who blesses most Is btesse«t
And Ood nnil mnn shall own hl
wort h!
Who strives to lonvo ns his bequest
An mb'ed * ""tity to .he enrth."
Misses Maude nnd Pain Webb,
tonohors In tIte Farniersvllle school,,
were visitors in McKlnney Saturday.
Prof. T. T. Webb of Culleoka, prin-
cipal of the school there, was a busi-
ness visitor in McKlnney Saturday
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1915, newspaper, November 11, 1915; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth293250/m1/3/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.