The Temple Daily Telegram. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 247, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1908 Page: 2 of 4
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THE TEMPLE DUIIY TELEGRAM K
Issued Dally Except Monday.
Entered as second-class matttr
December 7, 1907. at the postoffice
at Temple, Texas, under the Act of
Congress of March 3, 1879.
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Published by the Dally Telegram
Publishing Company.
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E. K. Williams Managing Editor
Ben Haralson City Editor
Miss Nettie Gooch.. ..Society Editor
Henry Pashtag Railroad Reporter
B. D. l^aPrelle. .Advertising Manager
DRl'RY 1-aPRELLE, E.K.WILLIAMS
J. F. CROUCH
Directory Board.
jjuixuirif H'I" ••*' * * *
Daily and Sunday, 1 yr
Single Copies
Dally and Sunday. 1 mo. .
.$5.00
.05
.50
The Daily Telegram has more than
doable the number of subscribers in
Xtomple, and more than four times the
number of subscribers in Bell county
outside of Temple, of any other daily
newspaper published.
INDIFFERENCE TO LIBRARY
WORK AND NEEDS.
Except for a little band of workers
In the interest of the local Library
Association, who are generally re-
ferred to as the "faithful few," there
is an indifference to the needs of the
Association, and to the work which
could, in the course of a short while,
result with great benefit to this en-
tire community.
The history of this Association an-
te-dates this newspaper, extending,
In fact, considerably into the past.
When delved into, records of differ-
ences which have arisen from time to
time are encountered and these are
pointed to by "elder citiiens" as the
reasons wby the Association has not
prospered more than It has. Per-
haps these have contributed to the
■tumbling blocks which have injured
the influence of the Association, and
prevented attainment of result bene-
ficial to the individual and to the
community at large. As the mat-
ter presents itself to The Telegram,
however, there seems to be other rea-
sons, one of which is, plainly stated,
a lack of pride in. and realization of,
a very valuable asset, on the part of
this city. Aside from the physical
Value of the property which, thru in-
difference or something else, is al-
lowed to depreciate month by month
for lack of repairs, the library, per
ee, has power of influence for good,
next, almost to the church, and this
is allowed, year in and year out. to
He dormant.
In the foregoing, we do not intend
to argue that every one should turn
"bookworm." But there is a time
for everything, and everything of im-
portance should have Its due measure
Of attention. The directors, each one
of them, should be as prompt to co-
operate with the others in whatever
It in hand, as he or she would In
the Attention to personal interests.
Other cities, larger and smaller
than Temple, that were just as Ju-
bilant to co-operate with the "Laird
of Skibo" in building a library struc-
ture have, afterward. ir>ade the li>
brarv amount to something. In this.
Temple has been sadly remiss; and
unless early measures are co-operat-
ed in by those who up to this time
hart shown only indifference, the li-
brary Association might just as well
go Out of business, and either fur-
ther reduce the building to debris or
lease It for livery stable purposes.
But even with a co-operative board
of trustees, they could not reach the
ends they should without the sym-
th.v and support of every one in
Temple. That, in fact, is the
essential. H
The Telegram would like to see
interest In the affairs and aims of
the library association revived, so
that it might amount to something
in the betterment and unbuilding
of this community. If for no other
reason, the people should have suf-
ficient civic pride to stir tliem to ac-
tion in this matter.
A SUGGESTION FOR THE LADIES
OF TEMPLE. •
There is a saying about this life
not being "all beer and skittles," and
it's pretty true. The Telegram is
fully aware of the dangerous ground
it gets on when It sets forth to wo-
mankind the "things which ought to
be done, but are being left undone,"
but we will not be deterred in mak-
ing a suggestion to the ladies of
Temple of something they should
give attention to.
This Is a rest-room which needs to
be established conveniently to the
shopping district of Temple. The la-
dies" attention is called to this be-
cause it is a line of work mere man
knows nothing about and could not
appropriately attend to. Every day,
and especially on Saturdays, the
streets and stores are crowded with
ladies from the country who come
here to do their buying. The moth-
ers bring their children, as necessar-
ily they generally must do. If there
were a place such as we suggest, to
which they might repair for rest and
seclusion from the crowds, it would
fill a long-felt want and needless to
say, It would meet with apprecia-
tion from the visiting ladies, a^nd en-
dear Temple and her people the more
in their hearts. As a cold-blooded
business proposition, if looked at in
that way, Temple ladies in establish-
ing and looking after a rest-room
downtown would be co-operating
with their fathers, brothers and hus-
bands who have the goods to sell,
The Telegram understands this
place is not "strongf on woman's
clubdom, which, perhaps, is just as
well. But there are quasi clubs for
the purpose, apparently, only of so-
cial enjoyment of the members, and
to them is made the suggestion that
in between "42" hands, demonstra-
tions of menus, et cetera, the estab-
lishment and management of a rest-
room here would evidence wisdom
and foresight.
MTOENIM
II Ml Mil
Washington. Aug. 29.—(Special!
—That a practical exterminator of
the boll weevil and cattle tick has at
last been discovered is the firm be-
lief of three New Orleans men. Henry
E. Grumbel, A. J, Plicque and Henry
D, McCarthy.
The discoverer is Mr. Plicque. who,
with Messrs. Grumbel and McCarthy,
has taken the matter up in earnest.
Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Plicque have
applied to the patent office for a pat-
ent and will In the next few days
give a demonstration for the benefit
of the officials of the department of
agriculture.
When the patent Is procured a corn-
pant' will be formed, with Mr. Grum-
bel as president, to place the eradica-
tor on the market. Mr. PUcque's ex-
terminator is in liquid form and is
used as a spray. He claims for it
that it will kill either the boll weevil
of the cattle tick without doing harm
to the cotton plant o nwhich the wee-
vil is found or to the cattle on which
the tick is found. /
"We have seen practical demonstra
Hons of Mr, Plique's preparation,"
said Mr. McCarthy, "and firmly be-
lieve in its efficiency. We tried it on
the weevil and on the tick, as well as
on other insects and it proved thr-
oughly effective. Unlike paris green
and other poisons that have been used
in the war against the weevil, Mr.
.Plicque's preparation does not have to
be eaten by the insect. Its fumes are
such that an Insect cannot live near
them. The strength of the fumes
holds from twenty-four to thirty-six
hours after spraying. Our idea Is to
put up the preparation at a cost that
will enable every cotton planter or
cattel raiser in the country to pur-
chase it at a reasonable price. In
other words, it will be in easy reach
of everybody.'
Mr. McCarthy went to the depart-
ment of agriculture today, but, as
Saturday is a half holiday, he was
able to accomplish little. He has prac
tically completed arrangements, how-
ever, for a demonstration to take
place next week.
an
en el n Mrs
If a flying-machine really has to
go anywhere it takes the railroad or
a steamboat.
If all the campaign lies are to be
spiked, the nail industry should be
looking up.
It is going to be a whirlwind cam-
paign, but so far we've had more
wind that whirl. 4
The Turkish populace cheered the
Sultan as he drove through the
streets of Constantinoplt. The peo-
ple evidently thought he was going
away,
Hon. David B, Hill was Richard
Croker's guest in Ireland recently.
My. but what a talking over of old
times there must have been.
We advise the "Young Turks" not
to get too enthusiastic about tbe fact
that the Sultan has granted them a
"general assembly." We have had
one for years, and we don't know
what on earth to do with It yet.
There isn't a fat King in Eu-
rope," says a London paper. Nearly
all of them have fat jobs, however.
Puett's do deliver promptly.
FORMER BELL COUNTY NEWS-
PAPER MAN SPREADING OUT
In a recent issue of the Brown
County (weekly) Democrat publish-
ed at Brownwood. is noted the follow
ing relating to extensive improve-
ments to its mechanical plant. The
matter is of general interest in Sell
county, since Mr. W. E. Bennett, for
merlv proprietor of the Killeen Mes-
senger, is the associate editor of the
Brownwood publication.
The item follows:
In order to accommodate our in-
creasing business, the management
of the Democrat placed an order las
Saturday afternoon with Mr. George
S. Dickerson, representative of the
Merganthaler Linotype Company, for
one of the latest makes of typeset
ting machine^ The large amount of
composition we are expected to use
la tbe publication of the Democrat
It Is imperative that the slow process
of setting type by hand be discontin
ued and the most effective modem
method b« installed.
Many hundreds of dollars wortU 01
new material has already been added
to the plant, and upon the arrival
of the new machine referred to, the
Democrat will be one of the best
eqflpped newspaper offices In the
West. The management is determ-
ined to leave nothing Undone to make
the Democrat an ideal county paper.
in Noland's creek
first called Nolanville. The town
site was located in August, 1850,and
was donated out of the Connelly sur-
vey.
Asked about early settlers. Mr. Wil
Hams said:
"My uncle. Isaac Williams, built
the first house in Belton and the lum-
ber was hauled from Houston. The
nearest farm was that of Dred Hill,
just this side of Leon river. Mr. A.
T. McCarkle ran the first store in
Nolanville (now Belton). There
was no other town then in the pres-
ent Bell county. Joe Dehnis and
Neal Dennis and Orvllie Tyler had
ranching Interests close to Belton.
All the old timers are dead. X. B.
Saunders of Belton la the oldest real-
dent of Beltou; he came there in
1853. When town lota in Belton
were cried out or sold at auction,
they fetched »5 to $10." Mr. Wil-
liams still owns the lot he bought
one block from the square for $10
In 1854, he sold to Wm. L. Hund-
ley a corner lot (business) on the
square for $200. This lot Is still
owned by the Hundley estate.
1 asked him about wild animals in
Bell county In the 50's and he said:
"There never were many wolves,
a good many deer. Never was a prai-
rie dog In the county unless he was
brought here by some one." Said
there was a peculiar kind of cattle
at mouth of Cowhouse In cedar brak-
es, coal black glossy skin, long horns,
very ferocious, looked more like a
horse than a cow, stayed In the
brakes all day and fed at night,
about one hundred In the drove;
never saw any similar cattle in Texas
except above Austin In the brakes.
Did not know what breed they were.
He killed two of them. They were a
great nuisance if they got into a set-
tlement; they would break all the
fences down and mix with domestic
cattle until driven away. Buffaloes
were scarce In the 50's; only one
Mr. Williams killed fti Bell coUnty
he chased with his dogs right across
the court house square in Belton and
killed It two mjles out. The chief
industry in those days was ranching,
and until late in the 70's all cattle
from this part of the country were
driven overland to New Orleans. Lit-
tle cotton and corn raised. About
1S56 some people sent off for John-
son grass seed and it was much sou-
ght for and high prices paid. Every-
body wanted it then. #
Mr. Williams never went to school
a day in his life—no free schools in
Texas in those days—too much dan-
ger from Indians before the 50's.
Said he guessed he had killed a
number of Indians, but only knew
The
(By Dr. Alex Dienst.)
I was going to my office this morn-
ing arm-in-arm with I'ncle Tom Hol-
llngsworth. As we passed an old
man'sitting iu front of the hank,Mr.
Holllnghworth said to me: "Dienst,
you ought to talk with that old man;
he is the oldest living residenter of
Bell county and you are always writ-
ing up such stuff. Talk to the old
man and you'll get some Interesting
information." "Who is he?" I asked.
It's Uncle Isaac Williams and he's
most reliable man. Some time ago
he gave some reminiscences and
some of it got mixed up. See what
you can get out of him."
I remembered seeing some inter-
esting matter about Indians in the
papers lately, the articles being In-
spired by an interview with Mr. Wil-
liams—to use a slang expression
you can't expect to make lemonade
out of a squeeced lemon." But for
my encouragement I also reflected
that cows are sometimes milked poor-
ly and If stripping^ are left they are
worth going after; so I got busy—In-
troduced myself—explained my yearn
ing desire to get Information of the
"auld lang syne" and here is the re-
sult.
Mr. Isaac Williams is the son of
Moses Williams, who came to Texas
from Tennessee with Col. Sterling C.
Robertson, the empressoria (grand-
father of Huling P. Robertson). Mr.
Williams was one year old when he
came to Texas anil that was eighty
years ago. His father and a com-
pany ofmnen squatted on Red River
in the year of 1829, at Jonesbour-
ough—-now Clarksville. Mr. Wil-
liams thinks his father named Jones-
borough. Here his father died in
1831.
Isaac Williams was guarding the for certain he had killed one.
Texas frontier on the Rio Grande in other times Indians had been shot at
1847. When he got his discharge he by a company of men and no one
went straightway and got himself a could tell who killed them. But in
wife, and moved to Bell county and this one case seven Indians had stol-
camped in the present town site of en horses near Belton and a few men
i- pursued them. After following them
several days they came up with them
veyors came and surveyed the fftture The Indians scattered and Mr. WII
town site. This place was selected Hams took after one all alone, kill
for the first city of^Bell county and him why lie scalped him. "So as to
its future county site because of the hi mwhy he scalped him. "So as to
finejprings adjacent to the town site take the proof back to the home
The town was folks," he said
Just before the civil war, Sam
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work we do. Also
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A Tn* Vkh Story.
Houston made a speech "For the Un
ion," on the square at Belton. At
that time they had a clap-board house
for courthouse. There were 3.400
people out to hear him. John Henry
Brown and other hot secessionists
were in the crowd and some of them
got very angry at Houston and pulled
out pistols and there was much ex-
citement. Houston told the people not
to worry, these were just flee dogs
barking at a mastiff. Mr. William
account of this meeting was exactly
the same as Uncle Ed Flint's account
which I wrote up In the Times some
ten years ago. The K. K. K. (Ku
Klux Klan) were a powerful organi-
zation in Bell county during and af-
ter the war. With guns cocked they
(insisted on Mr. William}; to join
them. Mr. Williams said he would
die before he would endorse mob law
and said they never did make him
join. He said the worst mob law
that was perpetrated in Bell county
was when they shot hltie men at one
time in Beltoh Ih the old Iron cage.
They were suspected of being horse
thieves, The old iron cage, about 15
feet square and 8 feet high, is now
bricked in and is the Temple cala-
boose. It was bought some years ago
by Temple. Mr. Williams said the
men were all put under ground about
one foot deep. He couldn't stand
this so he and Johnnie Johnson went
out and made a pine board box for
each one and gave them a decent
burial in the old Belton cemetery. He
did this at his own expense and In
the face of a disapproving public
which speaks well for the old gentle-
man's nerve.
Mr. Williams Is one of a type of
frontiersmen that are fast passing
away. Too often such men in their
declining years are without means
of support. Happily In Mr. Williams'
case he has enough to make him
spend his declining years in com-
fort. We should greet all these, old
men heartily and kindly. They have
made Texas a land beautiful to live
in. They have made us younger
Texans heirs to a rich estate. When
they die they need no monument to
record their deeds of valor. Like Sir
Christopher Wren, the architect of
Westminister cathedral, Mr. Wil-
liams, too, can say, as It is written
over the entrance of that famous
building "If you wish to see my mon-
ument look about you." If you wish
to see the monument of these old
THE NATIONAL LAUNDRY.
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you can expect ev
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•ry time you employ Texans look on Bell county and on
Texas and behold its grandeur.
GREATLY INCREASED
TOLL LINE FACILITIES.
This company having plac-
ed in operation a large
number of direct through crcults be-
tween the Important towns In Texas
and Arkansas, la enabled to offer IU
P*tr0M * ®°re prompt, efficient and
comprehensive long distance service
than heretofore. No intermediate
stations on these circuits, thus insur-
ing a minimum of Interruptions.
. * new line has Just been completed
from Bowie to Ringgold, which is
Uiere met with a line of the Pioneer
Telephone Company, thus furnishing
a first-class service to Oklahoma City,
Omthrie and Western Oklahoma
T.'WM-uj
For a Strained Ankle?—~ m
A sprained ankle may be cured in
about one-third the time usually re-
quired, by applying Chamberlain's
Liniment freely, and giving It abso-
lute rest. For sale by all druggists.
Notice to the Public.
Allen's Mattress Factory, which
was recently burned, will resume bus-
iness Monday at the same place,
new building has been erected. tf
ALLEN MATTRES8 CO.
Colorado curnlps, cauliflower at
Puett's.
MUSIC.
Enter Mr». Randolph's mtuic claai
advanced pupili nnder Dr. Hafthan.
d«toe,
THANKSl
To a great number of our 30 day
customers who yesterday came in
and paid their accounts.
We Appreciate Prompt
Payments
« •
And to those who forgot, we will
say, we are just as willing to ac-
cept the cash today as we were
yesterday. So when in town
this morning or afternoon, don't
slight us.
TOWEL
SPECIAL
TODAY
SO Ooz. More on Sale
All Linen, Huck and Damask,
hemmed, hemmed-stitched and
fringed, about an equal number
of each, worth from 25c to 50c,
on sale at
ISc, 19c, 23c Each
Today Will See The Finish
Of Our Glassware Bargains
Punch Bowl Sets
Punch Bowl and 12 Cups, worth about
$5.00. On Sale at
$1.38
Berry Bowl Sets
Berry Bowl and 6 Saucers* worth $1.25.
On sale at
68c
Water Sets
Water Pitcher and 6 Glasses; two dif-
ferent grades
£2"S2 Yalue* on Sale st - $1.48
92.00 Values on Sale at - 98c
These Sets are Pressed Cut Glass, heavy
in pattern and posess an unusual brillian-
cy, They are very servicable, certainly
handsome, and positively a bargain at
the above prices. See them in the little
show window.
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Williams, E. K. The Temple Daily Telegram. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 247, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1908, newspaper, September 2, 1908; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth475457/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.