The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1894 Page: 2 of 4
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iHAVCO.
TUB OFFICIAL COVKT
Accomplished Of the Election Ketiirnn of Mont-
airuw* IHtk Tobacco . gomery Oonuttr, Showing
Crops Thin Iear. < Majorities For Alt
Officers.
Galveston correuponrie'it of
Yurie Tobacco Leaf,1 writ-
r tlate of October 13, save:
t rainfall hr the tobacco
diuirictH of Texas dur-
st 'summer has materiil-
the crop, yet the firiest
' for several years has been pro-
The' first cutting was
ler heavy for wrappers, but
' make excellent fillers. The
cutting is fine fibercd and
,utiful color and sllkv face,
the frost dons not appear before
the last df tbis mbrfth a thn'd cuV
ting will be had, which promises
to ho still better. Growers have
' been' striding Viut'Sftftiple^
fancy prices have been offered
i instances by Chicago biiy-
[ie'Sjicces^ tjtat lias attended
effort in the growing of
in Texas has induced 8
le in and jjrfcat'
t8vproifnce a' finer wrap-
and, although a number
growers are making their first
this year, theif-siitp^&s iWe
Suf^citritf'to iause them to
'"(Hiltiin apd devote their
: to tobacco growing,
Where "King Cotton" has held
ifray'for years and years tobrtcco
*' takrag tUc place, and as a money
leayrt Wbalance ih its favor
over t50»an acre. An agent of
agricultural 'bureau aV'Wash-
hafl betiii IffetMng several
in this city and in the sur-
ling country, looking for ihe
smttfbie place for-the estab-
axpetiment station,
be m'acfe to "have" tobac-
important place in the
thig.can be secured and
published in -the'bul-
out by the'de'patfmenl ,
ill see the vast
idle covered
tobacco. " In
that $150, p^t
from tobacco,
ig land can be
|10 per awe;
too, witbin less than a
ine railroad and
ly of timber
While this is a
ft# the-land specula-
The county commiBHioners'
court ot Montgomery county met
at DomveMotnlrfy' afternoon, and
de'd tii open and can vans the
i-eturns bt the election held last
Tuesday week throughout the
county, with the following result',
so fal- as the totals received by the
several candidates are concerned:
state OFHcenE.
For governor, '•
Culberson. 001
Nugent".; : 856
Makemson 008
For lieutenant governor,
Jester : 1017
ItciUfro 598
Martin 817
For attorney general,
Cram* 1021
Huxlfey.: ■ . "575
Beil 818
For land commissioner,
Baker ...,.1018
Anderson
Granbdry , . 817.
For1 comptroller,
Finley 1019
Tomlinson 575
Moitsen ......... 817'
For state treasurer,
VVOrtham,. J0'20
Jjowdon 574
McCullongh 818
For'sup't of public instruction,
Catlisli .. ..1020
Calwell 575
Alsbury 814
!For chief justice supreme court,
Gaines...." 1024
McCortnick 575
RusBeH 815
For associate justice supreme c't,
Brbwn'.. •.'. A".. K ..'.... . :'.1013
Rcnman.. .■ .•.' .•. .• .•...• .•.. 993
Marrast 515
Harris ....-. .-.v........... 574
Forjudges criminal o't. appeals, <
999
997
............ 121
.v.'.'.1.'. 56.5
393
394
si1?
For judge civil-o^utt of appeals,
Williams 1. 1148
were elected for the ensuing two
years, towit:
Precinct 1—E. A. Anderson,'
justice of the peace; I. J. Walker, W.l*. MoCoub.
constable.
Precinct 2—J. S. Sullivan, jus-
tice of the peace; \V. J. Shaw, con-
stable. 1
Precinct 3—B. Bajter, justice of
the peace; T, B. J*nirrl, constable,
Preiinct 4—W. F. Sanders, jus-
tice of the peace; Willis Davis,
constable.
Precinct 5—A. B. Poole, justice
of the peace; \V. T. Broxton, con-
stable.
Precinct G—N. Webber, justice
of the peace;
" Precinct 7—G. A. McCurdy, jus-
tice of the peace; L. A. Hudson,
constable.
Precinct 8—J. K. P. Simmor.s,
justice of the peace; A. L. Reaves,
constable.
Professional Cards.
M. E. COOPEE.
& Cooper,
A. M. CARSON
Attorneys-at-law,
CON 0E, - TEXAS
Will practice in the State and
Federal Courts of Texas.
WILLIS,
TEXAS,
-D K A L E R 1 N-
A. McCalJ,
Attorney-at-law.
WILLIS, TEJCAS
Will practice in the District
and Inferior Courts of this and ad-
joining counties.
ft Ghance For Hustlers.
We want several live, wide-
awake cagvasagra to xryjresent the
iMiKxinthis and adjoining coun-
ties, in qoqnection wltli the Nation-
arNcwspaptir IJnion. The work is
new, popular, and very profitable,
requiring neither capital nor previ-
ous experience. It is worth look-
ing after, and if you want a real
good thing in the way ol light,
pleasant and profitable employ
ftient, it will pay you to investigate
this at once. There 13 money in it
for hustlers. Write for full par-
ticulars to
THE NATIONAL CO.,
1 '' " St. Mollis, Mo.
r. M. Broderick,
Resident Dentist,
WI Li wis TEX,
All work guaranteed strictly first
class. Charges reasonable.
ames T. Rucks,
AUDMMMAEE,
SPECIALTIES.
Groceries, Feed Staffs, Furniture
Barbed Wire, Nails, Salt,
Bagging and Ties.
Ill Car Lots.
on
Hurt..
Davidson
Henderson
Terrell
Miller.
Johnson..
Dehoney
Our populist friends are busily
fort fell irtgHh eif e^pefct^' political
victories two years hence. That's
the way they consoled themselves
two years ago^ and the Index im-
perfect!^ 'willing IjEfeni to en-
gage no\v in th« same'harmless
pro|n^sti'Ciy^ibns'.
And the pops, they cevtainly do
loolf-eiok. don'tthey?
HERE: WE ARE!
Attorney-at-law.
County Attorney.
C0NR0E, TEXAS.
Business entrusted to his care
will receive prompt attention.
A. Cravens,
AUQ.n;cy-at-law,
WILLIS, ! - TEXAS.
Will practice in the District
Courts of this and adjoining coun-
ties, and in the Appellate Courts
of Texas ► • i V- •• •
ortcrs of
a populist
Sful
,. insures us
is effects of
, . Ywttire of.
1th the' e'ase of
i us beyond
S injury by
i 'rain. The* long period
> frost o0cors, gtty irom
March to ■Kovember,
i tlm»for two cuttings,
etimes three, from the one
Ubingscoasidjjr^
iis' is a veritable paradise foir the
tobacco grower.
JtAriD itESCLTS.
•y Crockett Courier.
The foiloK;f]pg cablegram from
Live^odl_\vas Vfeceived at Crockett
ob Wednesday morning last:
i "Ltveiipool, Nov. 7.
Rkncheb, Brnnktt, Tunbtau,
& Co., Crockett. TezaS.—As'iobn
as news rcaehed "herd tluit tha
third party had'carried the Holly'
preefnet, cotton was advanced one
ftiurth of a cerif per pound. '• '
' • - "Y-jl-A Dam & Cc."
To Sam 111'C1.; You..vylll please
observe that we were "minding"
lot crrlcERS.
ii' ftiTiiifMif "■*' '''' v
Hutcheson 1061
Burroughs.. y, 820
DuniT 520
For.state senator,
' AicOoitib . J:\! v.1515
Wilson ....... &31
For floater representatives, •
Mc:Kinney :.1193
Peytoo • • .... 1173
i'ak'er V 777
Thornton 802
For district attorney,
Carter .... 1SJ48
R8Biris9u.'.-... v. ••;
CbUNTY OFFICKKS.
■For county judge,
Powell ^ 1346
Clark: ^ -.■SbO
ForfrCftu^ty attorney, •
MoCali...!..'... y. 1121
Lewis.. . . .1254
For district clerlr,
• Bennett. ;. 1206
Evans 1089
For county clcik,
Thtirtipson. . 1196
Dunn < 1193
For'sSeriff,
' Griffith .1349
Davis
For tax collector,
Traylpr 1328
Blnford . 1077
.1306
.1096
all the time, and that about 130C
pf the best- voters in Hontg-imbi-y For tax assessor,
the eirne view of,your I Pitts
Hoover,'! CalittrijJ!..:.......
ipfldSA sple^d t.6&p| ;For county treasurer,
ffcrufeby gang you were Addison 1381
[Bg-with, and have a "heap" ;For county surveyor,
rtitoro" election; lenso that you Over! • Burns.! 1268
had la 'all Jouir life before. " ' "j ' county cbitjilssioHEitc.
''ThiTdemocrat who *oes into his c"nn^ <">=""issioner, I>r>c 1
partj^ primavieA \v6rks,"td,,8e^i j11' ^ , ,
lly ctit<e the. nomination of one or more _ eters ^
-->rsoni! favorites,., and then goes ^rCoupty commissioner. Prec 2
i delicately- to'- work-' against tho)
; choice of his fellnw-donfroOrats be- ■ „ u ,van
LflV forsooth.:tbfi nomlrfeo iri niff. Por commls«K>ner, Prec. 3,
Buys cotton, or will ship and make Lib-
eral Cash Advancements on the same.
Watch If Special Bargains!!
I. W." SMITH,
0 0 0 DEALEJl IX 0 0 0-
chandise.
[,c
C. Abbott,
Attorney-at-law,
CONRQ.S, TEXAS.
S@*-Office in the Court Kouso.
Abstracts of land titles niado 01.
short notice and reasonable terms.
tjm Biits;ill ill a llsifst Intel f (its
H. D. TAYLOR & SONS,-
CJClhol^sale Gnoeevs St Cotton Fs>GtoPs
«®; KememI)Gr us when you ir.ake Shipir.cnts o? Cotton.':©#
8.
H. Powell,
Attorney- at-law.
MONTGOMERY, lEXAS-
Will give special attention to all
professional IfliJiiness 'entrusted to
•his caro ,, .s '-i--- - - 1 . &
ames
jar
R. D
avis,
A. B STROZIER
Beats.tho Jews Selling
ppy Goods,
Boots, ^ Shoes
T-CLSt -^ecei-ved.,
; Coinufete Stock ot Fall and
Winter L,infi of Boa's and
■ Men's Suits, at Prices tiiat
Will Surorfse rEverybody.
Oxters Talsen.
For Tailor-made Clothing.
' S2c Our SaniDl<iS.
Gall Earlui
A, t tor n ey-at-l aw,
ftSy*OFFICE: 'IM OOU'UT UOUSE "m
C0NR0E, Igmt
2*1 __ TEXAS.
B. Dodd,
^Contractor & Bitilder,
WILtlS, TE^AS.
All work guaranteed firetclass.
Estimates furnished on all kinds
.of building aud.i«v>ailing.
A. i. Stiozier,
.SEWALt&CO.
OJ!,- TEX.
£^ite6f0Gers
v - 'aVt>—
Cottan Factors,
Ij^lAoral advances made on cojfcon
t>)il7)pc»fl to us for prompt uald, 01 ro'be
hclrt. StencliB and daily quotations on
application. s
•CoftHKriPOK^SNCK Solicited.
Economy t -j Outfiv.
W. Jackson,
Tonsorial fcjtist,
TEXAS,
"WILLIE
Firsto-ass work done on reason-
able terms. Your patronage is re-
spectfully solicited.
^arn L. Fo^,
Physiciaji & o—
—o Accoucheur,
WILT.Id T.BX.
ITavicg.locateci in Willis respect-
fully offers hWservices to the citi-
zens of this vicinity. Office—2nil
dooi.west of postollice.
fl..
P. Fp\yelh
If you want Market reports, Stenci,:^
ton, write us. We will be pleased
any information about Cot-
correspond with you.
Don't Forget Us When You Order Groceries.
We -ivill give your valued orders ouv: corel'ul attention, rr will be
pleased to quote you prices. \V. B. JONiSS in eharge of Grocery Dep't,.'
*x-z:o-u.stcri„
-^■rZ?osra.s.
| WILLIS CBlLEiE.^^ i
i:CQi.L;EQB offers advant"1^
> &g^s that are not found in any other Boards w
School in Southern Texas. w
[■ File loliowlRB torses are sustained:
^ Collcoe Prciiaratonj, Academic,
$ Classical, Normal, Scientific, Alusic,
) f"sa>'sa<-rs>f!A Gommsrcial, and Penmanship
!- Car Music and fire as Goto
Gemmerclal fls flnii in
!• Courses Texas.
> Fcr circulars and further information, apply to——^«ssa
) C. fO. JA^SKV, \ij
Business flanagcr. w
UNIQUE,
ORIGINAL,
ATTRACTIVE.
1"***
Physician &. Surgeon,
wil; xs. x 2C.
Ofliccftt rowelltfe Sandoirsdmu: store
WACO.
Popular Saloon
-OPENS AT
Waco, Texas, November 8, Closes December 6,1894,
Two fraud Concerts Dalig, by He Fapislowa State Band, ot Worm's Fair Fame,
Street Pageants, Pyrotechnic Displays,
And Spectacular Features. i■■
lly durl
//. Robinson &
wiru fenccri.
hundrcdHofthiiifS j
^ which coiiBtantly
Full InRirnctions
withcachout-
tliat a boy
I) K A I.KH
General Merchandise
/_ WILLIS. TEXAS
Watcher,
Clock^md
DEALER IN—
DRY GOODS GROCERIES AND GEN
ERAL HE
Willi/*' Texas
I ***. vjoncv
3S?i tSZ
rylhinjf noc-
artlclcs only
Pure Liquors. Wines, Brandies ant
for bar. C'lgors always on liaml.
l.ititor^oatat ^ stylos ot Drinks Pro^arod
fa PopiUar P
OOK \p> wcu
lo
nl:ri largfl profit*.
|»S. Hlrnm, Ohl^!
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Cravens, N. A. The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1894, newspaper, November 16, 1894; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth497413/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.