The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 14, 1893 Page: 1 of 4
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IARLTBLE AHI/0HARLE8 I
T&ELL PAID T«E PEIALTY
leased Ag&inat Thcu by the Law tor
the Assassination of William
Bhsrman.
At 3:iS p. m., Friday, May ia,
in the {ail building at Sherman,
Charles Luttrell and John Carlisle
paid the death penalty for the as-
sassination of William Sharman, in
-"Nr. on the night ot April 2S,
facts and circumstances at-
it upon the perpetration of the
pe, the pursuit of the fugitives,
Capture, the trial and the con-
ination ate matters familiar to the
tiing public of Texasin general,
, especially is this true with refer-
e to Denison,Sherman and Gray-
county. The daily papers have
made much of the matter and thous-
ands of people are heartily elad that
the execution is over. The con-
demned men have been given a
notoriety that was not deserving,
•nd the county officers, both in Den-
ison Ad Sherman, have borne the
nt of insinuation, harsh criticism
I undeserved condemnation for
discharge of their duty as they
lerstood it. Instead of being the
idemned culprit* that they were
murderers, through the facile
icils of1 industrious reporters, have
,g since figured as the most con-
xuous men in North Texas.
William Sharman, a blacksmith
work in the shop at the corner of
estnut street and Rusk avenue,
s city, was a witness in a murder
se in Lee county. His testimony
it damaging to John Carlisle,
lmost every kind of inducement
as brought to bear on Sharman to
revent him from appearing in court,
/hen everything else failed the as-
ssination plan was developed, and
n the night ot Aprd aS, 1S9J, while
sleep in his bed with his wile and
aby in South Denison, a heavy
harge of buckshot from a double-
arrell shotgun was emptied into his
ide. Death was instantaneous
'he assassins separated, threw
way the gun and later in the night
heavy rain washed away every
ce of their tracks. Frank Fogg
d Charles Luttrell were seen at
e union depot in this city belore
daylight tha< morning. They left
on the train for Fort Worth. John
Poe returned to the restaurant where
he was stopping and re-entered the
room in which he retired that night.
While eating hreaktast that morning
he was arrested. Luttrell left Fort
_Worth, went" to Chicago and then
to New Orleans. He was captured
in South Texas and lodged in the
J Sherman jail. The gun that did the
killing was found and its ownership
was traced to John Carlisle, who, at
that time, was living in Collin coun-
ty, near Lebanon. He and then
Frank Fogg, were arrested and jail-
ed. The chain of evidence
about them is such that no intelli-
gent man will deny their guilt. Lut-
trell and Carlisle were given a fair
trial and the verdict of the jury was
"guilty." The case was carried to
the court of appeals and was sus-
tained. Poe and Fogg are now in
jail at Sherman awaiting their trial.
It may be that sufficient evidence
cannot be obtained to justify a jury
in assessing the death penalty against
these men, but the public verdict has
long since been rendered, and that
verdict is nothing less than "guilty."
SCENES-AT THE JAIL.
Crowds of people began gathering
about the $95,000 jail several hours
before the execution was to take
place. At 10 o'clock a deputy sher-
iff, accompanied by a barber, enter-
ed the jail to shave the prisoners.
Luttrell and Carlisle were both
shaved clean.
woven
At 11 o'clock the clergymen ar-
rived and were admitted. Selecting
a text from the Acts ol4the Apostles
a short discourse was preached.
Then the clergy and prisoners sang,
and passages were read trom Exo-
dus, followed by prayer.
In the meantime the rope was ar-
ranged and preparations completed
for the hanging. The rope was
secured from the warden of the city
penitentiary of Philadelphia.
The jail was heavily guarded and
no one allowed to enter the jailyard.
No person except the barber and
the ministers were allowed to see the
.prisoners Friday morning. ,
The press representatives jwere
not allowed to enter until 1 o'clock.
Carlysle, whose cell was neat the
rear of the jail, sat quite composed
at the door. Luttrell was writing a
letter to his sister in Woodville, I.
T. No one was allowed near the
door. Ar 1:10 the sheriff called a
formal meeting of those present and
stated the plans of the execution.
Carlyle, when asked how he felt,
answered: "Pretty well under, the
circumstances."
Luttrell was indifferent, and ans-
wered : f'As usual."
At 1125 the crowd, excepting the
officers and newspaper men^ was
made to go from the upper corridor,
and Luttrell was taken from his soli-
tary cell to the rotary cell With Car-
lyle, where the Rev. Mr. Shelton
and the prisoners had a conference.
Shortly afterward the Rev. Mr. Wil-
son, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson,
Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Hughes of
Sherman, entered and had a short
religious rervice.
At i:2S two plain, black coffins
were brought in at the rear door.
At 1 -.32 Mijs. Sharman, widow of
the victim, entered with her child
and J. J. Caldwell of Springtown ;
they took seats to ^he right of the
trap. The jury ot physicians, con-
sisting of W. P. Hoard-of White-
wright, E. H. Winn' and G.; A.
Mathews ot Sheiman, W. S. Sav-
age and Pierre Wilson of Denison,
and one physician from the jury en-
tered and took positions on either
side of the trap.
At 1142 the ladies and ministers
left. Luttrell sent tor a cigarette
and smoked. Sheriff Hughes fixed
the trap ready to spring.
At 1:52 the sheriff entered the
cell with the warrant in hand and
read the mandate. The doomed
men sat calmly, both smoking.
At a :o5 the sheriff finished read-
ing the death warrant. Three min-
utes later the men approached with
the guard. Both men appeared ner-
vous. When asked if they wanted
to say anything, Luttrell answered:
"All I have to say is, I have been
treated right by the sheriff." As to
the evidence which convicted him he
knew nothing. He had forgiven all
who swore against him. He had
been forgiven. J
Carlyle said he had nothing to say
but he had been treated right. Each
man shook hands with the guards
and thanked thems Chief of Police
Melton and Sheriff Morris of Den-
ton county bound the prisoners' legs.
Their hands were tied behind their
backs, and at 2:15 the black caps
were drawn over their heads, both
men saying "Good-bye, boys."
Both were very nervous.
At 2:16 Sheriff Hughes sprang
the trap. Both men dropped six and
a half feef. Carlyle never moved,
but Luttrell quivered slightly. Car-
lyle was pronounced dead at 2:ai£
and Luttrell at 3:23. The bodies
were cut down 16 minutes alter the
trap was sprung. Their necks were
broken.
Neither contessed the crime, al-
though it is understood Luttrell pre-
viouilv confessed.
r
Mrs. Shirman took a seat near b
and watched the proceedings.
Ward H. Lamon died a few min-
utes before midnight on the evening
of the Sth, at his home in Martins-
burg, West Va. He was President
Lincoln's private secretary and
wrote the greater portion ot his ' Life
of Lincoln." He has long been in
failing health.
List ot patents granted to Texas
inventors this week, reported by C.
A. Snow & Co., Solicitors of Amer-
ican and Foreign Patents, opposite
United States Patent office: G. F..
Allgaier, Hillsborough, clothes
pounder. L. O. Allred, Palestine,
measuring and drawing tool. E. H.
Baughman A C. W. Selvidge,
Mexia, hoisting attachment for
wagon beds. J. B. Clopton, Bas-
trop, violin. J. Smith & C. H.
Q'^e, Llano, pipe wrench. J. B.
• gliomas, Sulphur Springs, air pipe
coupling. J. F. Thompson, R. L.
Muiphree and W. D. Harrison, Sa-
lado, hay press. D. >E. Washing-
ton, Jeffersojn, grip for cable cars.
&
styles bed-room suits a
Jones Bros'. Also a large line of
chiffoniers, sideboards, hall racks
and bookcases. /
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Washington, D. C.,
May S, 1S93.
FroinOur Kecular Correspondent.
President Cleveland is being im-
portuned to call an immediate extra
session of congress, and the presence
of ex-Speaker Crisp in town started
a rumor that he had so decided. If
he has he has not made the decision
public. There is little doubt that
Mr. Cleveland would call an imme-
diate extra session if he kriew that it
would promptly repeal the Sherman
Silver law, but ot that he is not cer-
tain, and a refusal to repeal might
have a bad effect on the financial
situation, which has not been affec-
ted by the Wall street excitement
during last week. Many democrats
express the opinion that it would be
the proper thing at this time to call
an extra session and throw the res-
ponsibility of maintaining the gov-
ernment credit upon congress, but
they also express their confidence in
the president's ability to do the right
thing.
Secretary Carlisle took a long step
in the right direction when he de-
manded the resignation ot A. L,
Sturtevant, chief of the division of
stationery. Sturtevant has been in
office 32 years, is rich, a salaried of-
ficer of a prosperous safe deposit
company and savings bank, and is
moreover a ring leader in what is
locally known as the "treasury
ring," members of which have for
years boasted that no secretary could
get along without them. It has not
been two weeks since a local paper
printed a list of probable changes in
the treasury, singling out those who
belonged to the "treasury ring" as
men whose services it would be im-
possible for Mr. Carlisle to dispense
with and still'continue to do busi-
ness, and even now the same paper
says that Mr. Carlisle will upon con-
sideration of the matter request
Sturtevant to withdraw his resigna-
tion, but all the same he will not.
He will probably get rid ot every
chief who belongs to the ring, just
to show them how easy it is to get
along without them. He certainly
ought to.
"Secretary Lamont," said a New
Yorker to your correspondent,' "has
no intention of remaining in the
cabinet. He only accepted a port-
folio as a favor to his old friend, the
sresident, and witn the express un-
derstanding that he would resign as
soon as certain work wis done in
which he was to take|part. Exactly
what that work is I don't thiivjc any-
body, except Dan and Mr. Cit^v..
land know; but there are good rea-
sons to suppose that it relates large-
ly to the federal appointments in
New Yark, and as soon as all ot
thdSS" appointments—the prominent
ones, I mean—are made, I am under
the impression that Secretary Lam-
ont will resign and resume his con-
nection with the Whitney street rail-
way syndicate, where his salary was
more than three times what he now
receives. Secretary Lamont declines
to discuss the probability of his early
resignation, dismissing inquiries
with the statement that he has no
present intention of resigning. But
there are other things which point
to the probability of his doing so.
The Secretary of War has less pa-
tronage than any other member ot
the cabinet, but Secretary Lamont
has not availed himself even of the
little at his disposal, and many be-
lieve that it is because he wishes his
successor to have the choosing of the
officials. Another tiding which has
been commented upon is that the
Lamonts have not given up their
residence in New York City, and
when Mrs. Lamont was in Wash-
ington a short time ago she spoke
very indefinitely about her coming
here to live again; and only last
week she accepted the presidency of
a New York social organization,
which would not have been tendered
to her had it been supposed that she
had any immediate intention of re-
moving her residence to Washing-
ton.
Why misrepresentation should be
so general in republican newspapers
as to the number of fourth class
posfmaster^ appointed, when it is
easy to get the official figures is one
of those things that are difficult to
understand. The republican post-
masters cannot be "fired out" too
fast for the average democrat, and
it would therefore when viewed
through party glasses be rather cred-
itable than otherwise to Mr. Max-
well and he conceded the record of
Mr. Clarkson in putting in republi-
cans four years ago, but he has not
come up to that record by a long
shot, as will be seen from the figures
below. During the first two months
of the Harrison administration 5,104
fourth class postmasters were ap-
pointed, while the number appointed
during the first two months of the
present administration only' reached
3,894, of which 2,6S^, were made to
fill vacancies caused by resignation
and death. So you see only 1,209
republicans have been removed,
against 3,496 democrats removed by
Clarksoft in the same period.
Brother Maxwell may Urgely in-
crease his speed in making removals
^without offending any good demo-
nAUOTTB ■ Brasss. author of
nder the Bed Flag;. By Miss
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THE SUNDAY CAZETTIER, Denison, Texas. '
Cleveland 155
CO.,
>«• . JSC
crat. The record of presidential
postmasters appointed durihg the
same periods stands Harrison 164, j
A THUG OF THE PA8T
Ia the Twenty-Third Legislature—Clos-
ing Scenes and Incident*—Gorer-
nor's Farewell Message.
It was high noon Tuesday by the
hands ot the clocks at the state capi-
tal building in Austin when the
Twenty-third legislature came to a
close. The state house clocks, how-
ever, had been turned back and the
true time was about one in the after-
noon. A few moments before final
adjournment Gov. Hogg sent in the
following message:
Executive Mansion, Austin,
Tex., May 9.—Notice has just
reached me that your honorable body
will adjourn at noon to-day. Here-
with I beg to hand you a statement
of the bills and resolutions that have
been received and approved by me
during the session from your body:
\ou will find that you have pass-
ed 150 laws and resolutions; that 9S
ot these have met my approval, 19
haVe become laws witbout my signa-
ture, 6 have been vetoed without
further action by the legislature, and
1 after receiving my disapproval was
passed over the veto. I shall care-
fully examine the bills so remaining
with me and endeavor to dispose of
them as the best interests ot the pub-
lic may demand.
Many of the laws passed by this
session are of great merit and public
importance. None ot them are
vicious or ill-advised. At this time
I desire to mention only three of
them, to-wit: First, the act regu-
lating the execution of stocks and
bonds by railroad corporations; sec-
ond, the one that restricts the issu-
ance of municipal bonds and third,
defining perpetuities, winding up
land corporations. No state in the
union has better laws than these,
and the people of Texas will in due
time appreciate them and hold their
representatives and senators in grate-
ful remembrance for their passage.
We may hope for honesty in all
classes of public securities, to see
corporate land monopoly pass from
the dominion of our state, fictitious
issues of railroad securities and ex-
travagance in municipal indebted-
ness will stop. They are made
practically impossible by these laws.
A few years' liiigation over such
securities will virtually cease and
they will be sought everywhere by
investors as the best class of proper-
ty. Cheap money will work its way
into railroad construction and into
necessary public improvements, for
it will feel safe and secure from the
hand of fraud. The public will find
relief in the consciousness that such
obligations hereafter will bear the
stamp ot authority and be limited to
public necessities. Posterity will
escape confiscation and in seeking
homes will not find corporations
monopolizing the soil.
As a Texan, I am proud of these
laws, and beg now, while holding
the last official position to which my
pride, ambition or desire can lead
me, to sincerely thank you tor them.
Vejy respectfully,
— J. S. Hogg,
Governor of Texas.
senate.
Tuesday morning a bare quorum
was present at the Senate roll call.
The chaplain offered a short prayer
when Mr. Imboden announced the
destruction of Alto and said if the
constitution permitted it he would
introduce a bill for their relief, but
the constitution says no bill shall
become a law introduced within
three days of adjournment. - He
would therefore move to reconsider
the vote by which the adjournment
resolution was adopted. The legis-
lature could sit three days longer
and give relief to those people.
Motion tabled. ' • . j
The chair appointed Messrs. Jes-
ter, Dickson and Pressler as a com-
mittee to wait upon the governor
and inform him that the senate
would be ready to adjourn at 12
noon.
The joint resolution amending
the constitution, fixing the pay of
members at $5 a day for 100 days,
and $2 a day thereafter passed.
Mr. Jester called up the house
bill authorizing certain parties to
bring suit against the state to see if
they have any lien on land owned
by the state in Navarro county.
The last two hours were spent in
leVity, and much tun was had.
Near the close Mr. Lewis offered
the following:
Whereas, it is a fact the commis-
sioner of the general land office has
discharged or is about to discharge
various clerks in the general land of
fice on account of the testimony of
the said clerks given to and before a
joint investigating committee from
the house and senate cnarged with
the duty of making said investiga-
tion, and
Whereas, it is but fair to the said
clerks that their testimony be fairly
known and understood by the peo-
ple whom they were serving, there-
fore be it
j Resolved, that the testimony taken
before the investigating committee
be published in phamphlet form and
that 1000 copies be printed and dis-
tributed, and that one copy be sent
each member of the house and
senate.
Mr. Lewis made some strong re-
marks to which Mr. Kearby vigor-
ously replied.
The resolution was tabled.
The hands of the clock were turn-
ed back.
The governor's messages were
then read and Gov. Crane declared
the twenty-second senate adjourned
without a day.
house.'
After the house , had listened to
the reading ot the message the
speaker signed the sugar bounty bill
and the resolution authorizing the
committee on capitol grounds to ac-
cept plans for their improvement.
A resolution of thanks to the
chief and journal clerks and reading
clerks and assistants, and the calen-
der clerk was adopted.
Also a resolution thanking Messrs
for their effectual work in assisting
the enrolling committee: thanks to
sergeant-at-arms and asisstants and
to the page boys w as adopted.
Mr. White called up his resolution
urging congress to provide for a
bounty on cotton, wheat- and corn,
but the house refused to consider it.
Mr. Moody presented the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, it has come to the knowl-
edge of the house that Land Com-
missioner McGaughey has discharg-
ed a number of the employes of the
office on account of their testifying
against him in the impeachment
trial: therefore
Resolved. That we deprecate the
course ot the commissioner in dis-
charging employes of the office for
such reason, because, it tends to sub-
vert and abrogate the rights of the
legislature to investigate the conduct
of state officials, and we express our
appreciation of the courage of such
employes for their manly and cou-
rageous course in testifying in the
case in the face of official opposition.
Mr. White moved to table the
resolution.. Lost. Ayes, 39; nays
52-
A motion being made to adopt
the resolution, Mr. McFall demand-
ed a call of the house, and noticing
that the hands of the clock had been
turned back protested against it.
, Mr. Wheless challenged the time
as not that established by Almighty
God, and contending that it was the
hour fixed for adjournment, moved
that the house stand adjourned sine
die.
A iong like a doxology was sung
in good time by a large number of
the members joining in with Messrs
Moody and Alston leading and after
prayer by the chaplain, Rev. David
Pennington, Speakar Cochran an-
nounced the Twenty-third legisla-
ture adjourned sine die.
80UTHERH BAPTI8T OOBVENTIOH.
The Thirty-eighth annual session
ot the Southern Baptist Convention
commenced in Nashville, Tenn.,
Friday of this week. The Sam
Tones tabernacle erected two years
ago has been placed at the disposal
of the Baptist brethren.
The Southern Baptist convention
is one of the largest religious bodies
in the country. Its membership is
variable, being based partly on as-
sociational representation and partly
on the amount contributed by [the
various churches to the various^rhis-
sionary funds. Last year the num-
ber of delegates entitled to
were 1255 and the number
in attendance 970. This year it will
be much larger, and, including both
visitors and delegates,the attendance
is expected to reach fully 3000.
For y^ars past efforts have been
made to reduce the representation,
the body haviilg become unwieldly.
but without avail. Fortunately,
however, Nashville is prepared to
accomodate the gathering, the taber-
nacle, where the sessions will be
held, having a seating capacity ot
4000.
iseats
actually
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viz ; Liberal stocks of '
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1000 dosen Napkins «t 2
1000 l
1000 pa:
pair
sTS
1000 yards Feather Ticking, toe a yd
"He,
ds fine Chambr
10c a yard
1000 yards Berkely Cambr
1000 yards fine Chambray Gingham,
ioc a yd.
1000 good Linen Towels, ioc each.
10 ARTICLES AT TWENTY-FIVE
CENTS.
1000'pairs of Ladles' Hose, worth 50c
apair, at 35c a pair.
Woolen Goods, at >;c a yard.
1000 Ladles' trimmed Hats at acc
1000 pairs Baby Shoes, 35c a pair.
1000 yards of heavy Jointleas China
Ma+tlng, worth aoc, at 35c a yard
1000 yards of Remnanta of 50a and 65c
carpets, at 35c a yard.
10 ARTICLES AT FIFTY CENTS—
Choice of 50 pieces 65c and 75c Car-
pets at^oc a yard.
1000 yards white Embroidered Floun-
cing, worth $1 a yard, at 50c a yard.
1000 pairs Ladles' Opera Slippers, 50c
a pair.
1000 Corsets, worth 75c, at 50c.
1000 dozen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs
at 50c a doxen.
1000 white Bed Spreads, worth 75c, at
Soc.
9 yards of ioc Challle for joe.
9 yards of ioc Gingham for 50c.
1000 Ladies' Waists at 50c.
9 yards of 8 1-3C White Goods for 50c.
s. g. hol
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
National Bank I Denison
at DENISON, IN the stat* OF txxas,
at the CLOSE OF business,
may 4, 1893. '
First National Bank,
At Denison, in the State or Texas,
at the Close of Business,
May 4, 1893.
SIZE OF THE UNIVERSE.
Tbe Number of Heayeniy Bodies is Too
Vast for Human Comprehension.
Tp form some idea of the large-
ness of this earth one may look upon
the landscape from the top ot an
ordinary church steeple and then
bears in mind that one must view
900,000 similar landscapes to get an
approximately correct idea of the
siste of the earth. Place 500 earths
like ours side by side, says the
Copenhagen Nordstjernen, yet Sa-
turn's uttermost ring could easily in-
close them. Three hundred thous-
and earth globes could be stored in-
side the sun if hollow. If a human
eyejvery hour was capable of look-
ing upon a fresh measure of world
material 14,000 square kilometers
large that eye would need 55,000
years to overlook the surface of the
sun. To reach the nearest fixed star
one must travel 33,000,000,000 of
kilometers, and if the velocity were
equal to that of a cannon ball it
would require 5,000,000 years to
travel the distance. On a clear
night an ordinary human eyife can
discover about 1000 stars in the
northern hemisphere, most ot which
send their light from distances which
we cannot measure. How large
they must be round these 1000 stars
circle 50,000 other stars of various
sizes. Besides single stars we know
of systems of stars moving round
one another. Still we are but a
short way into space as yet! Out-
side our limits of vision and imagi-
nation there are no doubt still large
spaces. The milky way holds prob-
ably at least 20,191,000 stars, and
as each is a sun we presume it is en
circled by at least fifty planets.
Counting up these figures we arrive
at the magnitude of 1,000,955,000
stars. A thousand million of stars!
Who can comprehend it? Still,
this is only a part of the universe
The modern telescopes have dis-
covered more and similar milky
ways still farther away. We know
of some 6000 nebulae which repre-
sent milkjPways like ours. Let us
count 2000 of them as being of , the
size of our milkyway, then 2000 by
20,191,000 equals 40,382,000,000
suns, or 2,019,100,000,000 heavenly
bodies.
8TATE FRE88 *A88(XJIATI01I.
The State Press Association met
Tuesday at Dallas and continued in
session three days. The meeting
was probably the largest ever held
in the state ; Fort Worth was thosen
as the next place of meeting. Fri-
day evening a large delegation of
editors, including the editor of the
Gazetteer and his wife, left Dal-
las via Texarkana and St. Louis for
Chicago.
f&"Do you know that Tones Bros,
keep a very large line of window
resources.
Loans and discounts - $535,824,33
Overdrafts, secured and un-
secured
U. S. Bonds to secure circula-
tion
Stocks, securities, etc
Due from approved reserve
agents !..... ^
Due from other National
Banks i.l
Due from %tate banks and
bankers 1
Banking-house, furniture and
fixtures
Other real estate and mort-
gages owned
Current expenses and taxes
paid
Premiums on U. S. Bonds
Checks and other cash items
Bills of other banks —
Fractional paper currency,
nickells and cents ....
Specie,. ... .... 34,487.70
Legal-tender notes 16,345.00
Redemption Fund with U.S.
Treasurer (5 per cent, of
ciculation) 3,350.06
7,393.99
50,000x10
7i942>9
21,331-9,'
35,090.76
3. >54-47
16,619.55
4 4,S-aS
7,960-48
7,000.00
3,308.60
1,730.00
364-«5
Total — - $734,017.38
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $200,000.00
Surplus fund 10,000.00
Undivided profits 14,688.34
National bank notes out-
standing 45,000.00
Individual deposits subject to
check 377.48i.57
Demand certificates of deposit 45,453.98
Time certificates of deposit.... 30,000.00
Certified checks 200.00
Due to other National Banks.. 16,793.84
Due to State Banks and bank-
— 4.400-75
ers —
Total.—1— «...
State of Texas, t
ax. J
$734.Qi7-38
ss.
County of Grayson
I, N. S. Ernst, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
N. S. Ernst, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of May, 1)893.'
H. Tone, Jr.,,
Notary Public Grayson Co., Texas
[seal]
Correct—Attest
W. H. Cobb,
D.S:?iAsher' ^ Directors
C. S. Cobb,
'■}<
RECAPITULATION.
resources.
Loans — ——— $543,766.53
Overdrafts 7>*92-99
U. S. Bonds and Premiums.... 57,000.00
Real Estate, furniture and
fixtures ...—«..-V 31/334.80
Current expenses and taxes
paid
Cash in vault •$
Cash in other banks
Redemption fund
with U. S. Treas-
45>'35-45
4*577-14
7,960.48
urer
3,250.00— 96,963.59
Total
— $734,oi7-38
liabilities.
Capital stock paid in $300,000.00
Surplus and undivided profits 34,688.34
Circulation —45.000*00
Deposits — 464 329-i4
Total
„j_ ..4734,017.38
Geo. W. Cable, the novelist,
takes a very discouraging view o
the educational progress of the
south. This view is a natural one
of the land of his birth, (O, shame,
where is thy blush?) which he de-
serted and so misrepresents. Aa a
writer of romance he ia gifted ant
brilliant. Aa a falae-fier, be wr-
puws the other two gift*.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
resources.
Loans and discounts $381,315 30
Overdrafts, secured and un-
secured
U. S. bonds to secure circula-
tion
Stocks, securities, claims, etc.
Due from approved reserve
agents
Due from other Nat'l banks....
Due from state banks ami
bankers
Furniture and fixtures
Real estate and mortgages
owned
Current expenses * taxes paid
Premium on U. S. Bonds
Checks and other cash Items..
Bills of other banks
Fractional paper
nickels ana cents.
Specie
Legal-tender notes —
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 per cent. *of
circulation)
—■T~
currency
,7" 57
50,000 00
«>,5i4 50
J 161 50
14,385 98
t ?8 75
4,500 00
4,836 13
5,783 50
7,000 00
1,937 91
1,500 00
«o8 75
17,110 85
9,957 00
3,250 00
Total
••$433.931 73
liabilities.
Capital stock paid in L$ 150,003 00
Surplus fund 37,000 00
Undivided profits 8,680 43
National bank notes outstadi'g 45,00000
Dividends unpaid.:..... 16 00
Individual deposits subject to
check 174,369 71
Demand certificates of deposit 1,033 13
Time Certificates of deposit,.... 19,85845
Certified checks 36 00
Cashier's checks outstanding 40 75
Due to other national banks.. 7,511 30
Due to state banks and bankers 395 96
hs. s.
Total $433,931 73
State ot Texas, i
County or GraysOk, j
I, W. G. Megixnis, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
W. G. Meginnis, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of May, 1803.
j, R. Haicdy,
Notary Public, Grayson county, Texas.
[seal.]
Correct—Attest:
REPORT OF THE.CONDITION
or the
State Nation^ Bank,
At Denison, in the State or Texas,
at Close or Business,
«9^ 5ts
resources.
Loans and discounts .—. .$586,443 37
Overdrafts, secured and unse-
cured, including advances
on cotton
U. S. Bonds to securs circula-
tion
Stocks, securities, etc —....
Due from approved reserve
Sgents
Due from other national banks
Due from state banks and
backers —...
Banking ttosise, furniture and
fixtures ......
Other real estate and mort-
gages owned
Current expenses and taxes
paid
Premiums on U. S. bonds
Checks and other cash items..
Bills of other banks
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents
Specie
6,5# 06 .
33,350 00
7,490 35
Legal-tender notes
Redemption fund with U. S.
h treasurer (5 per cent, of cir-
culation)
fi<H7 90
(tfiao 00
3.7"
7f9n 00
665 t*
33,156 00
45,000 00
£
',6 7 50
*851,3*7 *4
..•$150^00 00
— 30^00 o
">747 a5
Total — ;.
liabilities.
Capital stock paid In
Surplus fund
Undivided profits
National bank notea outstand'g 33,750 00
Individual deposits, subject to
check -478,318 53
Demand certificates of deposit. 109,494 79
Certified checks. 518 15
Due to other national banks. 36,301
Due to state banks and bankers 1,397
#851,337 94
s.
W. B. Munson,
P. E. Fairbanks
J. B. McDougall
li
Directors.
RECAPITULATION.
resources.
Loans and discounts .$293,926 87.
U. S, bonds and premium.... 57,000 00
Real estate, furniture and
fixtures 9,336 12
Current expenses A taxes paid 5,783 50
Stocks, securities, claims, etc. 30,514 50
Cash In vault $30,604 51
Cash with other
banks 14,526 33
Redemption* fund
with U. S. Tress.. 3,350 00— 47,380 74
Total
-- $433,931 73
liabilities.
Capital $150,00000
Surplus fund 37,000 00
Undivided profits s,68o 43—185,680 43
Circulation 45,000 00
Dividends unpaid —— 16 00
Individual de-
posits —
Bank deposits-
Total
195.3*8 04
7,907 36-203,335 30
■•$433,931 73
The allumnum plate introduced
here by Dr. Walker is the lightest
•nd most durable plate for artificial
teeth ever invented. Call and see
them if yon need anything that of
kind, aio Main street. tf
Builders of small gas engines have
booked more orders in six months
than for the preceding n tr
Total-
State or Texas, \
County or Grayson, j
I, G. L. Blackford, cashier ot the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
G. L. BLACKroKD, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
9th day of May, i893.
L. L. Mauohs,
Notary Public, Grayson Co, T<
[seal]
Correct-Attest:
A. H. Coffin,
Alex. Rxnnie,
this
J. B. McDougall,
' K. C. Shearman,
Directors.
RECAPITULATION.
resources.
Loans and discounts.— .$613,468 37
U. S. bonds and premium 43,500 00
Banking hous*, furniture and
fixtures
Other real estate.
Current expenses and taxes
paid
33,350 ao
7,49° 35
Cash in vault $79,454 39
Cash in other
- 75>329 S3
Redemption fund
with U. S
8^47 <p
. S. Treas. 1,687 5°—I5M7' 4*
Total $851,337 94
liabilities.
Cspital $150/100 00
Surplus fund 30,000 00
Undivided Profits
Circulation
Indivtd'l dei
Bank de
Total.
21,747 25—301,747 as
33,75° CD
588,331 47
37,499 33—615,830 69
- $«5«.3n 94
01EA8Y TEBM8.
Houses and Lots sold on
monthly payments by Franz Koh- ,
feldt, at H. Tone's office, 123 Mala a
ftl \
m
street.
The world renowned New York
Bartholomay bottled beer, handled X
solely by L. Eppstein & Son, Deni-
son, requires no praise. - i
its best recommendation.
i.
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