The Meridian Tribune. (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 1902 Page: 1 of 8
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The Meridian Tribune.
'OFFICIAL PAPER OF B0SQU.E COUNTY.
A LOCAL NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO THE DISSEMINATION OF THE NEWS, AND THE UPBUILDING OP MERIDIAN AND BOSQUE COUNTY.
OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OP MERIDIAN.
VOL. VNi, NO. 22
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 7, 1902.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
COTTON SINNED.
Washington, D. C. Nbv. 5.—
'Director of the census late this
this afternoon issued an important
statement, showing that Texas
leads all southern states in quanti-
ty of cotton ginned from growth
of 1902 up to and including Octo-
ber 18 of this year. The statis-
tics were collected through a per-
sonal individual ginnery canvass
of cotton states by 626 paid special
agents of the census office. The
report will be followed by a second
up to December 18, and a third in
the spring. The figures for Texas
show 1,781,797 bales and 4,509
f^ins in operation.
TEXAS CENTRAL NOT SOLD,
LICENSE TOWED.
W. R. Thompson and Miss
Buller Pickett.
Jno. Dohl and Miss Lena El-
lingson.
W. H. Robinson and Miss Prena
Wiliiams.
Ben McDermott and Mrs. Ella
Jones.
Miss Mittice Allen, the eldest
daughter of Mr. Jeff Allen, who
lives a short distance east of town,
slipped away from her home Sun-
day evening and, by a prearranged
plan, met her lover, Mr. William
Welch, who took her in a buggy
and at once drove to Kopperl
where they were married. Mr. Allen
as soon as he learned that his
daughter had gone, came to town
and 'phoned to Cleburne and
other places to prevent them from
gettmglicensebut when he'phoned
to Meridian he learned that the
license had been issued a few days
previous. Billy perhaps antici-
pated this move on the part of
Mr. Allen and he thought it best
to be fully fortified by securing
the necessary papers in advance.
—Morgan News.
ELECTION RETURNS.
One of the new fads is men s
socks for women. There is a ru-
mor prevalent that some wives
wear the trousers, but no one im
agined that the socks would be ap-
propriated. If the women con-
tinue the invasion of the men's
wardrobe, there will soon be mighty
few articles that man can call his
own. His shirt, coat, vest, pants,
collar, tie and socks are gone
He has remaining only his chew-
ing tobacco and suspenders, not
much of a lay out for a cold day
—La Grange Journal.
M. Shaughnessey has bought a
$5000 residence in Ft. Worth and
will move there the first of the
week. He has rented his place to
John Palmer who will have charge
of his cattle and other stock. We
regret to have Mr. Shaughnessy
leave us.—Morgan News.
Waco, Tex., Nov. 3.—After an
absence of fiiteen days, Col. Chas.
Hamilton,vice president and gen-
eral manager of the Texas Cen-
tral Railroad, returned today and
immediately gave orders for ad-
ditional betterment, some of which
involve large expense and will re-
quire several months to carry out.
The News correspondent called
to inquire into the report that the
Santa Fe system has enlarged its-
self by the purchase of the Texas
Central, and was informed that no
such transaction had taken place.
Col. Hamilton said, however, that
several of the great railways hav-
ing lines in Texas have examined
the Texas Central, among them
the International and Great Nor-
thern, the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe, the Southern Pacific,
and the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific.
"The Texas Central will be sold,"
Col. Hamilton said, "when the
right parties come forward with
the right sort of an offer."
Continuing his remarks Col.
Hamilton said that the Texas
Central, being comparatively a
short line, extending into the
region most of the extensive sys-
tems of the Southwest are seeking
causes much interest to attach to
any reports sent out concerning
it, making it a tempting subject
to newsgatherers.
"It is well known," he said, "that
we are willing to sell and that
the road may-in future change
owners, therefore close watch is
kept, and sooner or later, no
doubt, a good news item is forth-
coming. For the present every-
thing is just as it has been except
the new improvements."
As has been stated in the News
there will be no change in the
management of the Texas Central
as long as it is the property, of
which Henry K. McHarg is presi-
deat. The Texes Central would
be valuable to the Frisco, the
Texas Pacific, the Santa Fe, the
Rock Island or the International
and Great Northern. The officials
of the last named road recently
inspected the property from Waco
to Stamford and seemed much
pleased with it in all respects. It
is probable that all of the systems
named have the Texas Central
under consideration, and if one or
the other of them does not make
an acceptable offer the present
owners will invest heavily in an
extension toward the Pacific
ocean bdfore the end of the
ing year.—Dallas News.
Below we give the total vote
polled for the candidates stated.
The returns from Mosheim, V/al-
lings Bend and Kimball boxes
have not been received at time
of going to press.
For the amendment 1152
Against the amendment.. 622
Governor— Lanham 1446
Carroll 23
Mallett 63
Burkitt 164
Congress—Beall 1431
Lumpkin 185
Dornblaser 48
Senator—Martin 1436
McGregor 159
Representative— Knight 1575
County Judge—Word 1586
Yoss 54
County Attorney-Schenck 1626
District Clerk—Jones 1629
Colwick 50
County Clerk—Cutbirth 1634
Helton 49
Sheriff—Hornbuckle 1637
H. Canuteson 51
Tax Collector—Ferguson..1633
Harris 43
Treasurer—Hinton ..1629
May field 2
Tax Assessor—Myers 1626
Hooks 34
County Surveyor—Turner 1633
EDUCATION IN EVERYBODY'S REACH.
MASS MEETING NOVEMBER 15.
J. M. White, who has been liv-
ing in Morgan sometime, was ar-
rested in Wichita Falls Wednes-
day of last week by Sheriff H. L.
Little, and brought to Meridian
and placed in jail. He is charged
before F. M. Morris, Justice of
the Peace, Precinct No. 4, with
seduction. From what we can
learn White will probably waive
examining trial and bond will be
given.
A New Yorker who lost his
tongue owing to a cancer has
been successfully fitted with a
rubber substitute. The march
of modern invention is indeed
wonderful. Rubber tongues and
rubber necks—what will we have
next?
A few decades ago an education
was in the reach of none but the
wealthy, and the methods of teach-
ing were so bad that only a few
could endure them long enough to
finish. Today young people with-
out money, friends, or political
pulls are securing educations that
would be the wonder of the no-
bility of the last century.
In this day of good schools and
rare opportunities, the young per-
son who gets no education is a
standing advertisement of the fact
that he is too lazy to put forth the
effort or too ignorant to know the
need of it.
No common sense person of
modest means will select a school
for the fashionable and wealthy.
It is not absolutely necessary
for a student of push to have sev-
eral hundred dollars to enter
school on. Money may be a dis-
advantage.
One can attend Tyler College
and complete the very best busi-
ness or shorthand course obtain-
able for a total cost of much less
than $100, or the two together
for $132, less than half the usual
cost of such a course. Tne school
will assist you then to secure pay-
ing employment with which you
can make money to finish the lit-
erary course or get a start in bus-
iness.
Many young people stay at a
club hall; others work mornings,
evenings and Saturdays and finish
the course in Tyler College 011
half the money mentioned above.
If you wish to attend the larg-
est and best commercial and short
hand school in the Sonth, write
for our big, illustrated catalogue,
free, and state what course you
want.
Tyler College, Tyler, Texas.
COUNTY COURT.
COffl-
Mr. J. E. Robinson, of near Mo-
sheim while en route to Valley
Mills Monday with four bales of
cotton, received a severe cut in his
hand. The brake on the wagon
gave way as he threw it back,
causing him to fall to the ground
and receive the wound.—Valley
Mills Courier.
J. C. Hamic and Irvin deCor-
dova, oi Kimball, have sold their
local telephone system here and
also the line from here to Eulogy
to the Southwestern Telephone
Co. who will assume control at
once.—Morgan News.
R. M. Townley purchased five
town lots last week in the north-
western part of town. Consider-
ation $175.—Valley Mills Courier.
Mr. Joseph Cox, who has been
in bad health for some time, died
at his home near Cranfills Gap
Wednesday of last week. He was
one of the oldest citizens of the
county.
From indication the poll tax
amendment carried by a good
majority.
Mrs. C. VV. Dodscn left Mon-
day for Waco, and after a sojourn
in the Central City will join her
husband at Hereford, where he has
a bank position. The Courier
hopes Mr. and Mrs. Dodson may
do well in their new home.—
Valley Mills Courier.
On September 20, many repre-
sentative farmers as well as busi-
ness men met in the Brook's opera
hall in Clffton to discuss the irish
potato question.
Much interest was manifested
by those present, and many agreed
to put in a few acres, as a trial
crop, next year.
The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Ry. Co. was represented by their
horticultural agent, Mr. L. C. Hill,
of Ft. worth, who explained that
his company stood ready to build
the necessary storage rooms and
sheds required for handling the
potatoe crop by the car, piovided
the farmers, tributory to Clifton,
would agrte to plant enough po-'
tatoes to justify the expense.
Wheat cannot be raised by all
farmers, and has proved al Dost a
failure to those who can.
The cotton crop in this section
has been damaged by the Mexican
boll wevil more or less this season.
Those, who have had experience
with the pest, say that, when once
started in a community, the wevil
gets more plentiful and destructive
every year until it takes everything
in sight.
It occurs to every thinking man
thatit is about time to look around
for some other crop. Why not
every farmer agree to put in a few
acres, give it every possible advan-
tage and prove for your own satis-
faction what the crop will do. If
it is a failure, there is not much
lost. If a success there wili be a
ready market as the railroad com-
pany agrees to furnish facilities
for handling the crop. To do this
the transportation company re-
quires, and justly so, that a certain
acreage be planted. If every far-
mer would take hold of this thing
it will be an easy matter to get
the required acreage.
Many have put their names
down for a certain acreage and
many more have expressed a
willingness to do likewise.
Everybody meet at the Brooks
Hall, in Clifton, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Nov. 15th, for the purpose of de-
ciding what will be done. Mr.
Hill will again be present and will
be pleased to meet every person
interested in potato or truck
growing of any kind.—Clifton
Record.
has
last
The following business
been transacted since our
issue:
The Citizen's National Bank
of McGregor v. C. J. Robinson,
trial of rights of property, which
was on trial when we went to
press last week, resulted in a
verdict in favor of defendant.
Mrs. H. B. Chapman v. A. P.
Anderson #et al, suit for dam-
ages; verdict of jury finds for
defendant.
The Texas Central R. R. Co.
v. M. J. Byrum, and also an-
other suit of like character
against R.M.Plumley were con-
solidated and have been on trial
this week, This case is the re-
sult of condemnation proceed-
ings as reported in a former issue
of the Tribune held before a
Commission,as provided by law,
some time ago and from which
judgment an appeal was taken
to the County Court, A number
of witnesses are present and the
case will likely be given to the
jury this afternoon.
W. M. Raley had the misfortune
to get his left fore finger badly
broken and mashed last Wednes-
day.—Valley Mills Courier.
WHAT ROOSELELT SAYS.
Mr. H. C. Hanna returned
Monday from a trip to Bell county,
where he went to put up a corn
harvesting machine for the Mc-
Cormick people. He brought
back a few heads of the "Dwarf
Milo Maize" with him. He says
that the place on which he put up
the machine has fifty acres of the
maize, which will cut twenty tons
to the acre. It is as sweet as
sugar cane and is a fine feed for
stock, the seed being as good as
corn for feed. The heads of this
maize can be seen at the Record
office, and Mr. Hanna can give
any information in regard to how
to obtain the seed.—Clifton
Record.
Tom Sears recently purchased
the postoffice building from P. A.
Nowlin, Esq. Consideration $500.
—Valley Mills Courier.
DMIRAL SCHLEY
SAID:
"There Is Glory
Enough for us All.
99
We say there is business enough for
us all.
WHAT WB WANT IS
OUR SHARE OF IT,
and we will offer the most liberal
terms possible, to get it, within the
range of sound and conservative
banking methods. Try
"THE OLD RELIABLE"
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, OF MERIDIAN, TEXAS.
NOTICE OF ASSIGNEE'S appointment.
An article on "The Presidency,"
by Theodore Roosevelt, to be
published in the November 6th
issue of The Youth's Companion,
will be of great public interest.
When the article was written
Mr. Roosevet had not even been
nominated for the Vice Presidency.
Nothing was then further from
his thought than that he would
so soon exercise the great powers
which are entrusted to the Presi-
dent of the United States.
In view of the circumstances
the article possesses an importance
more than ordinary, and it will be
eagerly looked for. The number
of The louth's Compauion con-
taining it, and all the subsequent
issues of 1902, will be sent free to
new subscribers from the time
their subscription of $1.75 is re-
ceived for the 1903 volume. The
new subscriber will also receive
The Companion Calender for 1903
lithographed in twelve colors and
gold. For illustrated Announce-
ment of the new volumne and
sample copies of The Companion
will be sent to any address free.
The Youth's Companion,
144 Berkely Street, Boston, Mass.
To all persons holding claims
againt Tom W. Dunlap of Meri-
dian, Bosque County, Texas, to all
persons indebted by note, account
or othwise to said Tom W. Dun-
lap: The undersigned having
been this day appointed assignee
of Tom W. Dunlap of Meridian,
Bosque County, Texas, and having
qualified as such assignee as pro-
vided by law, notice is hereby
given to all creditors of said Tom
W. Dunlap, to present their claims
to me as assignee, at Meridian,
Bosque County, Texas, within the
time required by law, and duly
authenticated as required by law,
for payment; and all persons in-
debted to Tom W. Dunlap,
assignor, are hereby notified to
pay said indebtedness at once to
me as assignee, at Meridian, Bos-
que County, Texas, or legal pro-
ceedings will be invoked to enforce
collection of same.
This November 5, 1902.
J. W, Rudasill,
Assignee of Tom W. Dunlap.
Twenty-five dollars a month on
a farm,says a man who is posted
is a great deal better than $50 a
month in a city store. As a gen-
eral thing, at the end of nine
months the former has $150 in
cash, three pairs of overalls and
a straw hat; while the latter has
two suits of clothes, a pair of bi-
cycle pants and $17 in the hole.
Yet there are seventy-five ap-
plications for the latter job to one
for the former.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
EXCURSION TO
THE OliD STATES
The Texas Central Rail
Road Company
Will sell Round Trip Tickets
Dec. 13th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and
26t»h, Limited 30 days from after
date of sale for return.
Rate for the Round Trip—
$2.00 more than one fare. Cheapest
ever offered* Communicate with
nearest Texas Central Agent or
m. p. memmmflL, a. P. H.
CUaeo, Texas.
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Dunlap, Levi A. The Meridian Tribune. (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 1902, newspaper, November 7, 1902; Meridian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth415526/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Meridian Public Library.