The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1918 Page: 3 of 4
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KEEP IT IN MIND
That our stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries is
always complete. At our store you will find a splen-
did assortment. In fact, it is our business to cater to
the wants of , the people. You'll find in o"ur store
everything you need for plain and fancy cooking, as
well as a great many things ready to serve without
cooking.
Farmers, when you sell your cotton and want to take
a supply of groceries home with you, remember that
we want to serve you and we have what you need
in groceries.
few c d 0
Local and P
it
unil of Defense
To Meet Next Week
President H. H. Bennett
eats that announcement
-tde that the local Council
re
be
of
dauirhto?' B; Kiu;ES0UITE' TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER tfense will meet Friday night
uaugnter returnp. ,
a visit to the hom«~~ lDext week> for tbe PurP°8eof
C. A. CHIEF
Mesquite Grocery Company
D. J. BROWN, Mgr
PHONE No. 11
Local and Personal
Juford Jett of Itylie, was here
tdncsday.
son was bom on August 29,
|Tarn<!i- Davis and wife.
Mrs. W. W. Walker is in Mc-
!, where her mother, Mrs.
I. Padgitt, is qujte ill.
Irs. Amanda Moore returned
Inday from a visit to her son,
fve Moore and family, at Che-
sin. Okla.
Irs. Ohas. B. Lawrence and
hters. Katherine and Louise,
ngview, are quests at the
eof S. D. Lawrence.
Irs ,). .1. Vanston and little
| of Texarkana, were guests
sral days this week at the
bes of Sam T. and Ed. P.
lis ton.
L. I'almer and J. G. Bodine
lirned Friday n i g h t from
ihoma, where they had been
uped in putting up hay for
|pa t seven weeks.
Ian Shifflet of Love Field,
|as, was a guest Saturday
Sunday of Earl Paschall,
(of Love Field, who is home
i ten day furlough.
|rs. Mwilda Harris of Dallas,
l had been spending several
with neice, H. D. Huui-
Bys, returned to her home
Hay.
lis.- Maggie Dickson, who
irwent an operation at a
tarium in Dallas, August 2,
able to be brought home
Irda.v, August 24, and is get-
along tine.
W. VV. Walker was in Fort
J Worth on business yesterday.
D. J. Brown is at Amarillo,
visiting at the home of his son,
W. M: Brown.
Miss Effie lialthrop, who had
been aisiting at the h >me of her
sister, Mrs. Edgar Hubbard, re-
turned to her home at Denton
Tuesday.
Miss Christobel Kimbrough of
Dallas, who had been visiting at
the home of her grandmother,
Mrs. Jennie Kimbrough, re-
turned home yesterday.
U. B. Caldwell, writing from
Vernon, to renew his subscrip-
tion, savs his son, W. J. Caldwell,
with Co. E, 5th Engineers, has
safely landed over seas. Mr.
Caldwell formerly lived here.
The ice cri am and box supper
to have been niven at Long Creek
last Saturday night, for the
benefit of the Red Cross, was
rained out, but will be held Sat-
urday night, Aug. 81. as will be
seen by the notice elsewhere in
this issue.
R. G. Chapman, for many
years in the drug business in
Mesquite, but more recently of
Dallas, sends us check to apply
on his subscription, writing from
Corpus Christi, where he is lo-
cated at the present time. How
ever, he will be back in Dallas
next month.
at Hillsboro.
Misses Elsie
Williams of Dallas}
▼isiting at the hom
Cullom, returned hS
Chas. M. Bell, w
visiting his broth!
Bell, and sister,
Timmons, left yest^
home at Bassett, A
Mrs. Leo Baer an
of Dallas, are vis1
home of the fortm
W. W. Walker. M
gone to Paris, to ac
tion as salesman in
house, an J Mrs. Ba
him in a few days, jjgir#
be their home in thep
Mr. and Mrs. H.
have returned from
visit to Washington,
City, Philadelphia, A
St. Louis and var
points of interest irDAMS,
They report
trip. Mr. Han by sa;
cept for corn, the
saw on the trip are
short.
ver\my Y- M* c,i
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tment
,y Y. M. a A.
Southern De-
responslblllty
mis, Executive
t i ... , li>l War Work
John W. Davis, wh velopment of
cently com missioned' the Y. M. C.
lieutenant at the Offlcellf of tho so1'
ing School, at (Jamn Pudminstrativo
Rock, Arkansas, came made up of
day morning, on a tenns:ls: Loulsl-
, , tI .,, Arizona. In
lougb. He wnl report per C(;nt of
Pike on Sept. 5, for ass "re country.
Lieutenant Davis is a so1 ',10 °Pera-
and Mrs. J. W. Davis ofv 'i„A
Valley Farm.
opera-
motion, one
ry 8,500 sol-
luthwestern
Mrs. Wolford's Slayer
Was Hanged Friday
Will Jones, the neorro who
brutally murdered Mrs. Anna
Belle Wolford, at her home near
Rose Hill, about seven miles
north of Mesquite, on the night
of July 16, last, paid the penalty
with his life. He was hanged in
the Dallas county jail, Friday
morning, at 11 o'clock.
Before going on the gallows,
the negro wrote a note, directed
to Sheriff Reynolds, in which he
said that his real name was not
Will Jones, but was Webb Nick
erson. In this note he also told
of bis relatives and left requests
for certain of them to look after
his two child reu.
The sheriff began reading the
death warrant at 10:45 and con
eluded at 10:57. A minute later,
Jones, or Nickerson, stepped on
the gallows. The black cap was
.adjusted and at 11:01 Sheriff
Reynolds pulled the trap that
sent the negro into eternity.
One minute later he was pro-
nounced dead.
As the negro stepped on the
scaffold he was asked if he bad
any statement to make. He
stepped to the front, facing thS
crowd and said:
"I realize that I committed an
awful crime—one that calls for
the extreme penalty. I am giv-
ing my life and that's all I can
give. I want all you people to
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Southern
'ng Camp
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rnp Donl-
"nnregard,
ktn the long list of soldier boys
lien from our subscription list,
d published last week, to-
ther with their mail addresses,
ae name was inadvertently
mitted, viz:
R. C. Gideon, Wagon Co. 3,
live right. That's the only life toQamp Hill, Newport News, Va.
live."
pleting organization by the
ointment of committees, etc
|[t is to be hoped that there
11 be a large attendance, and
invitation is extended to tbe
blic to attend and participate
6the meeting. The place where
% meeting will be held will be
%ounced in our issue of the
^ of meeting,
Hudgins Not
Going To France
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gJr. B. E. Hudgins will not go
^uice to do army medical or
rgical work, as his application
jp turned down, on account of
light physical defect, due to
ifing injured one of his knees
tine years ago., The was de-
,/tment agreed to give him a
tnmission for service in this
Ijintry, but he delined that, as
wished to be sent overseas,
is intention is to locate in
las for the practice of bis
^)fession, but will remain here
pne time yet.
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] The Soldier Boys
Still Comin
Every Train Brings The
NEW GOODS
Help (he
Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Jones re
turned Tuesday night from a
visit at the home of their son,
J. Merton Jones, of Houston.
They made the trip in their car
and made the journey, both go-
ing and coming, in one dav each,
thus covering over 300 miles
per day.
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BARGAIN DAY
SATURDAY
For one day only
Saturday, we will
sell four bars of
Creme Oil Soap
for 25c, the kind
of soap you see highly advertised,
the cream of pure olive oil soap,
a fine face and hand soap, good for*
the scalp and soothing to the skin.
Saturday we will put on a special
advertising deal, selling 4 bars for
25c, regular price
10c per bar straight,
this is only an in-
troductory offer and
will not be repeated.
J. R. SCOTT
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The execution was witnesse
by only a few persons. Gerj
Wolford, husband of Mrs. An£
Belle Wolford, stood near t§
gallows. Mr. and Mrs. Sa*
CORRECTED ADDRESSES
Forrest Moore 141 Inf. Hdqtrs.
Co., Am. Ex. Forces.
Sgt. Harry L. Cullom, 22,
Medical Attendance Section,
General Headquarters, American
P. O. 706. Am. Ex. Forces,
ccupies a |er of Mrs. Wolford, were all Also several names have been
nearby. Many other relativ^ added as follows: '
lvities of IamonK whom were a numbers Corp. Robert Palmer, Co. B.
while there are thoi^ SIr women, also witnessed the deii| 111th Engineers, Camp Mills,
to get where work cd by his drop. A number of persons iS: Long Island, N. Y.
of this section, in thf \f Rt,<| J siding in the Rose Hill commq) E. S. McKenzie, 8. A. M. Co.
nity were present. >16, Camp Mabrv, Austin, Texas.
On Tuesday night, July 16* Cullie J. Shipp, 315 En-
about 9:30, Mrs. Wolford wa^gineers Train, American Post-
awakened by someone reachinc/office 770, Am. Ex. Forces.
The people of | Sale of Sachse, father and mot£
larly in the wester
condition, due to the to that
are suffering for
... mrtraent
prosperity, ought to(l0P hlg|
quiter will receive fC. A. ac-
Gov. Hobby any coF,can *)0r"
sire to make for tha'" A
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be sent direct to tbe fleet of
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his hand upon her.
and layinj
Mesquite Man Membe
County Fuel Committ
J. C. Rugel of Mesquite, has
been appointed a member of the
Dallas County Fuel Committee
by Wiley Blair of Dallas, State
Fuel Administrator, and as such
t
will direct the dispensation of
fuel in this section of the county.
Other members are C. W.
Davis of Dallas, chairman; 11. M.
Means and Jesse L. Johnson,
Dallas; B. D. Atwell, Hutchihs;
S. L. Randlett, Lancaster; A. Ii.
Davis, Garland; Bob Thompson,
Richaidson; Luther Bowers,
Seagoville.
—Buy W. S. S.—
Men 18 To 45 Years
Must Register Soon
gled to get a vay but did n<i
succeed in getting out of M
bed before the negro entered t(
room through the window. Ti
negro dragged her out of th
bed by her hair, throu^'1 «>« •—'
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The Cozy Theatre, which has.
been closed for some time, has
again become the property 01
J. P. Paschall, and will re-open
tonight under the management
of R. E. Paschall, who says that
he has some good shows booked.
For programs for Friday and
Saturday of this week, see ad-
vertisement elsewhere. '
She stru$ Supply Train, 42nd Div. Motor
THE GROCERMAN
'PHONE 73
Men between the ages of 18
and 45 will register for military
service in the near future, pos-
sibly one day next week, but as
the M esq niter goes to press, the
date has not been announced.
Registration will be conducted
at the yarious voting precincts
as it was the tirst time, and in
most cases by the same men.
We want to ask registrants,
right now, not to bring their
Questionnaires to the Mesquiter
office to be filled out. We did a
lot of this following the other
registrations, and the time taken
up interfered seriously with tbe
work in the office. This is a
busy time of she year, and if we
keep the Mesquiter going we
will have to cut out the Ques-
tionnaires, absolutely, this time.
There ate a lot of lawyers in
Dallas, with nothing to do three
fourths of the' time, so please
get help from them. We like to
accommodate people, but can't
do it this time,
Sgt. Walter T. Bovell, 117
J. v Bovell,
117
Motor
Co. E. Am. Ex. Forces.
Corp. Albert
Supply Train, 42nd "Div.
Co. A. Am. Ex. Forces.
Morgan Davis, Co. D, 20th M.
G. Bn., Am. Ex. Forces.
Chas. K. Pike, Des. Bn., Co. I,
Camp Cody, Deming, N. M.
Wilson E. Gassett, Co. B, 132
M. G. Bn., Am. Exp. Forces.
f'AY THE PRESIDENT.
Rural Carriers Now
Receiving More Pay
Rural mail carriers through-
out the country are now re-
ceiving more pay than hereto-
fore.
Mesquite has four routes and
under the old schedule each of
the carriers received $1,200 per
year, notwithstanding the fact
that some of tbe routes were
longer than others.
The new schedule of compen-
sation for carriers u based on
$1,440 for a 25-mile route, with
less pay for shorter routes and
more than tnat for those over
25 miles. The pay schedule for
the Mesquite routes is as fol
lows:
Route No. 1—L. B. Newtiom,
carrier, $1,560 per year.
Route No. 2—Geo. E. Wubb,
temporary carrier, $1,512 per
year.
Route No. 3—Sam T. Vans ton,
carrier, $1,560 per year.
Route No. 4—Albert Touch,
carrier, $1,532 per year.
We are glad to know tha t the
carriers are now getting more
compensation, as the high cost
of living, added to the coi%t of
the upkeep of their cars and
higher gasoline made the $1,200
per year entirely inadequate,
To Mesouite's Big Store. This week's
Arrivals:
Ladies' New Brown and Grey Shoes
Men's Mahogony Brown Shoes
Boy's New Brown Shoes
Men's and Boy's Lion Brand Work
Shoes, Men's and Boy's Fall Caps.
Millinery—Beautiful New Tams and
hats for all the Ladies and Misses.
You will find our Stock complete and it will pay
'** you to see us
THIS FALL
early as goods are sure to be higher—buy early
and buy here.
Respectfully,
J. F. Mc GUL LOUGH
Free Rogers Silverware to Our Customers
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A Legal Pun.
"K petition for an Injunction, based
upon a somewhat doubtful assertion
of fact," says a New York lawyer,
"came before one of the justices of
Mie supreme court of this state. After
consideration of the affidavit of the
petitioner, the Justice remarked: 'In
this case an injunction will not He.
even if the relator does.'"—Case and
Comment.
To Detect Coloring Matter.
To ascertain whether artificial color-
ing matter has been added to tea,
place a small quantity of -tei> on a
piece of white paper, and rub with an
ordinary table knife until the leaves
become n fine powder. Now brush the
paper with a bristle brush, and if uuy
Prussian blue has been used for color-
Ing purposes there.will be little streaks
of thla all over the paper.
We're Anxious
For our customers and friends to know that in spite
of the fact that eatables are difficult to obtain, are
still prepared to handle your trade in the best way
possible.
GROCERIES
Have made a big advance in price and some things
are impossible to get at all, but we are always pre-
pared to keep our customers supplied and at prices
that are within reach of all.
By buying your groceries from us, you save money.
W. O. BROWN |
Phone 37,5 or 92,1x1 NEW HOPE, TEX t
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Results of Runoff
Primary, August 24
A total of 166 votes were cast
at Mesquite in the second pri-
mary, held Saturday, August
24, as against 253 in the tirst, or
regular primary election, on
July 27.
The election here was in
charge of H. D. Humphreys,
presiding judge; W. M. Hum-
phreys, associate judge und
Mrs. Pannie Tosch and Miss
Erin Vanston, clerks.
Below we give the vote as cast
for the candidates at Mesquite
and the total for each in the
county, the figures in the first
column representing the Mes-
quite vote and tbe other the
county:
For Lieutenant Governor—
W. A. Johnson.. ..164.. .-9,411
Court Criminal Appeals—
O. S. Lattimore.. .164... .9,401
For Attorney General—
C. M. Cureton 98....4,830
Jno. W. Woods....67....4,285
For State Comptroller—
H. B. Terrell 118....6,094
C. C. May field 42....2,865
For District Attorney—
J. W. Pierson 92... .5,051
D wight L. Le welling 72.. ..4,602
Johnaon and Lattimore had no
opponents, as their opponents
had withdrawn, but they had tn
be voted on anyway.
Cureton and Terrell won in
the state for Attorney General
and Comptroller, respectively,
and as will be noted, Pierson
won the District Attorney's race
by a majority of 449 votes.
Be Wise.
Cato used to assert that wise men
profit more by fools than fools by wise
men. wrote Plutarch; for wise men
avoid the faults of fools, but fools will
not imitate the good example of wise
men
Tighten Gradually on New Hose.
In installing new water pipes, rub-
ber hose, etc., do not tighten excessive-
ly at first. Tills will not stop any iuin-
nute leak except temporarily and the
rubber walls of the hose are apt to be-
come broken. Tighten gradually and
the leak will be cured.
Clothing.
No telling how far this woman's
dress matter will go. Some women
now wish to be clothed with the bal-
lot.—Florida Times-Union.
Honest Confession.
No man can ever lack this morti-
fication of his vanity, that what he
knows Is bat n very little in compari-
son with what he is ignorant of. Con-
sider this, and Instead of boasting thy
knowledge of a few things, confess
and be out of countenance for the
many more which thou dost not under-
stand.—Thotnus A. Kornpls.
TAKE CARE of YOUR CAR
With the production already cut down to the
minimum, on orders of the Government, to be follow-
ed by the complete stopping of the manufacture of
passenger cars on Jan. I, next, it behooves you to take
care of your car. A little extra attention to your
Ford Car, a little adjusting now and then will help
keep it prime condition and add to its ability to serve
you. Bring you Ford Car here. Why take chances?
Let those who know how, those who use genuine
Ford Parts, take of your car. To be sure of getting
the best service from your lford Car let skilled Ford
men care for it. PROMPT ATTENTION assured.
Blown & Olinger
Ford Service Station
Mesquite, Texas
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Davis, John E. The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1918, newspaper, August 30, 1918; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth400555/m1/3/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mesquite Public Library.