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VOLUME XXVII
DENTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY JUNE 3„l909
NUMBER h
DIRECTORS . N
J. R. Christal, A. M. Hush, J. C. Colt, A. h. rfance, R. L. Hass,
i«. .j, Si. luge, Aivln O. Owsley. C. A Williams, Ed E. Hates.
Your Best Inheritance
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Is thrift— It brings more happiness than the legacy
of a fortune. The thrifty man is always inheriting
money under his own will. Make a right start today
by opening an account with
The Exchange National Bank,
of Denton, Texas.
Capital and Surplus
$120,000
A .7. NANCE, President.
J. C. COIT, Cashier.
J. R. CHRISTAL, Vice Pi-obI.
R. L. Bass, Ass't. Cashier.
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EXHIBIT DAY
AT THE t I. A.
CROWD ATTENDED DISPLAY OK
EX HI ItlTS OK HANDIWORK HY
Till: STl'DENTS.
SHOWS FEATURES
OF MANUAL ARTS
Cooking. 1 j«i1111111 y W ork, Domestic
»n<) Fine Aits Work and tin-
Literary Classes' Efforts
Attract Attention.
With the colle^. building crowded
with hundreds or visitors from Den-
ton all parts of the state of qx-
the wliclcr.tr. OI ilie Guiie^e of I.i-
dustr:a 1 Arts Monday gave a display
of the practical work done at the
school that offered convincing proof
of the worth of the training offered
the girls of Texas and demonstrated
' lo all who were there that tl.e young
ladies are putting into practice that
motto./of the school, "We ioar-j to lo
by doing."
The building was bedecked in hol-
iday attire for the reception of the
visitors and the interior p esented a"
appearance that drew forth praise
from all. Visitors weie received at
the entrance by student ushers anl
the members of the various classes
acted as guides for those who we it
on inspection tours through the
building. After registering, guests
were" taken to the basement floor
for inspection of the Dairy, Manual
Training a:i>| Laundry departments.
In the dairy the students were mak-
ing butter, testing milk and carrying
out for the sightseers ail processes
connected with the handling of milk.
In an adjoining room was the work-
shop of the classes in manual train-
ing. Here were displayed the tools
used by students in their work. Stu-
dent attendants indicated by their
familiar handling and description of
th various tools that they were ac-
customed to using the. equipment.
In the laundry were shown all kinds
of wearing apparel that had been
washed and ironed by the students.
From tlie rougher materials to tli
most dainty fabrics theylisplav went
and each article showed the skill
with which it had been handled.
On the first floor o/ the building
the Fine Arts department was in
charge of the instructor, Miss
Sprague. Exhibitions of the work
done included metal and leather
work, china painting, stenciling,
drawings of still life and flowers in
pencil, charcoal anl water colors,
basketry in reed anj sewn work, etc.
For those who had not befoje attend-
ed an exhibition day at the College
tile display was a revelation. The
work throughout, showed great abil-
ity and the practical value of the
manual training anl arts.
In the hianual training department
hundreds of useful household articles
were shown that had been made by
the etutients, who carried the work
through all stages from the rough
wood to the finished product. One
d splay in particular that was admir-
ed was of the heavier articles df fur-
niture made by tile students. This in-
cluded a deavmport of regulation
size, a big Morris chair, a hall clock,
tables and foot stools of several
styjes. The pretty screens shown
also attracted favorable comment.
In the English room th,. various
c lasses of the college exhibited .note
books, outlines, etc. The language
room also had lote books oi the stu-
dents and displays of a like nature
These two departments drew the at-
tention of a good portion of the
crowd 'hat was present.
On the second floor the exhibit in
biology consisted of note books and
drawings in botany, zooljgy, maps,
etc.
In the department of Physical
Science and Photography hundreds
of photographs and demonstrations
of applied chemistry ware shown.
Tlie photographs were ofenes about
the college and the town of Denton
The space before this d'splay was
never deserted at any time during
the afternoon.
The Commercial Arts depart men.
displav attracted the attention of
hundreds. In this department prac-
tical work was being done and exhi-
bitions of the work accomplished
were made. The Senior class de-
monstrated typewriting «horthand
a 1 transcript work and the Junior
class offered household account
books, balance sheets and similar
work.
The display In the Domestic
Science department on the third floor
of the building might truly bo said
to have been the most attractive spot
i-i the building. There was hardly
a time during the afternoon when
the rooms were not crowded. Enter-
Ing; the devjiirtineiit wcit into a
model dining room. In this room
1 there were also shown house plans,
kitchen plans and equipment. Pass-
ing through the department the
display consisted of articles of fool
that had been prepared and cooked
by the students, flip varieties rang-
ing from the most, dainty dishes to
heavier articles of diet. Sample
meals for persons engaged in the var-
ious occupations were shown, the food
| value of various dishes demonstrate j
and niuch-ixher information offered,
indicating t.ha* the young ladies had
I not only learned the inethois by
I which food is properly prepared, but
I that, they knew the value of the food
| products. Visitors were served while
' in this department with various bits
| of tempting food.
! The ladies who were included in
the crowd of visitors found special
! delight in the Domestic. Art depart-
I ment and many of them spent Mie
I majority of their time in these
| rooms. The display consisted of
, millinery, dressmaking, han i work of
jail kinds, etc. The graduating
dresses of the Seniors, made by the
students from the first step to com-
pletion, excited admiration.
After going through the main col-
leg,. build'ng many of the visitors
took ocasiop to visit the greenhouse,
Mygeia hall, and the two ormitories
around the college. •
j Taken as a whole, it is felt that the
j 1 909 exhibition day at, the college
] was the most successful that has ev-
| er been held. One fact is certain, "o
one coul l go through the various de-
partments and inspect tl > work of
the students without leaving with a
feeling that they had not before
truly realized or appreciated the
work being done in the College of
Industrial Arts at Denton.
The graduates of the college in the
various courses .as indicated are
shown below:
Literary Course. .. .
Vida Arnold. Haiti" Hortense Mil-
ler and Florence Eugenia Seay.
Domestic Ai'ts Course.
Annie James Andrews, Ethleen
Henrietta Rain. Henrietta J. Bald-
win; Mar'e M. von Blucher, Myrtle
Bradley, Ellen Carlotte Cover, Nel-
lie Illy Foster, Erie Ham, Annie Eliz-
abeth Hardman, Virgin Crawford
Hardy, Susie Hopkins, Maude L.
Jackson, Elizabeth Gollen Lacy. Es-
ther May Magill. Ada Manning, Nel-
lie Audrey Miles, Bess Minnis, Lossie
Etelka Mitchell, Annie I.anra Pirie,
Minna Prouse, Ida Gertrude Rees.
Ellen Smith, Alma I,. Shu idemagen,
Edna Treadwell, Elizabeth Mattie
Turner and Marcia E, Wilson
Fine and Industrial Arts Course.
Josephine Aiken, Margery Hal-
lard, Myrtle William Bolia, Loleta
Cochrane. Anne George, Lucv Ham-
ilton. Elna Xorine Hunt, Kate Lacy,
E liel Maiers, Eva May Murfee, Hel-
en McCowan Npwell. Angle Ousley,
Eva Re... ;ca Parks, Elsie Hughes
Pickett, Laura Mildred Pinson, Jen-
ire Elizabeth Ramsey, Callie Ri-
chardson, Ettie Scales, Inez She er,
Lucile Tal.ley, Lura Eugenia Terrell,
Maude Wagley, Mannie Belle Wilson
Pyrene Ellenburg Wood.
Commercial Arts Course
Viola Eugenia Riley.
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TIU STKFs PLACE ORDER KOI!
ITRXISIIING OK MOW CEN-
TRAL SCHOOL
111,, boaid of trustees of the cit\
schools 1 uesday placed an order with
C. A. Bryant & Co. of Dallas for the
furniture to be placed in the new
Central public school building. The
shipment of these goods will arrive
here about August 15.
The building will he equipped with
siagl0 or individual desks through-
out. with the exception of the study,
liall and the auditorium. Opera
chairs will be put in the auditorium
and comfortable cane-bottomed
chairs have been purchased for the
study halls.
KIRK AT JUSTIN.
The barn of J. H. Wilson, in the
wester i part of Justin, was burned
about 9:30 Tuesday morn:ng. catch-
ing in the upper story from some
unknown cause .The barn and con-
tents, including a ew wagon, feed-
stuff, harness, etc., was a total loss,
amounting to about $ 1,000, with
$5U0 insurance. Mr. Wilson was
here Wednesday and brought the
news of the loss.
TOWN NEAR RIM>WNWOOD THE
SCENE OK CALAMITY EAR-
LY SUNDAY.
75 BUILDINS ARE
RAZED BY STORM
Strip Three Hundred Yards Wide Is
Swept Rare liy Terrific Wind—
Eire Adds to Horror, De.
stroylng Structures.
BROWNWOOD, May ai. -Accord-
ing to reports received here the to-
tal number f known kille 1 in the
Zephyr tornado is thirty, hut the
death list may be swelled to forty.
It is learned that Rodney Campbell,
who was reported dea, is still alive.
There are not enough coffins in
town to bury all the dead and the
bodies of Misses Hicks, Gertrude
"Houston, Eva Ware and Ruth Camp-
bell are awaiting collins.
Twenty-seven of the most serious-
ly injured were taken on iiie sanui
Fe to Temple and ade 'in the Santa
Fe hospital there. The road will
care lor the mat its own expense.
Among ithose taken to Temple are:
C. M. Carter and two children, Mrs.
H. Ware, R. N. Campbell, wife and
two children, Gunter Hicks, W. H.
Hicks, Dr. Wrenn and wife, W. A.
Timsey, Will Ramsey, James Hicks,
wife and five children, Prof. Cloys
and two children. Prof. Skinner, wife
and two children and Will Scott.
The property loss is $100,000. The
damage at other towns is light.
Conditions at Zephyr are horrify-
ing. Twenty-five thousand dollars
wer,_. rated at Brown wood for the
sufferers.
Account from Temple.
Temple, Tex., May 111,—The Santa
Fe special arrived here at 2 o'clock
this morning from Zephyr carrying
about th'rty of the seriously injur-
ed, some of whom will die and will
swell the death list by at least ten.
making a total of about forty kiiieu.
The fatally injured are:
Mrs. W. H. Hicks. Mrs. M. F. Cloys-
Bob Campbell^ B Smith, Earl Reas-
oner. wife <ind two children. Will
Scott., Jaes Hanks and five children,
and W. H. Hicks.
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Xo Request for Help.
AUSTIN'. May HI. Xo request has
been made to the Governor or other
state officla for aid for the sufferers
at Zephyr. All sate departments
weiv close,] today on account of de-
cart ion.
DEAD XOW THIRTY-EIGHT.
Latest Kepoil Puts l>ea,l at Zephyr
at That Figure.
TEMPLE, Tex.. May HI. Over a
core of the injured who were
brought from Zephyr are being care.!
for in the Santa Fe hospital here to-
lay. Santa Fe officials and physi-
cians report that up to late last
night they had brought out from
the ruins thirty-eight bodies, in-
ereaing the death list, by seven.
Telegraphic communication is
crippled and up to noon no- connec-
tion could be secured with Brown-
wood. the niarest to the scene of the
storm.
BROWNWOOD, Tex., May 31.—
At 12:15 o'clock Sunday morning a
cy clone struck the little town of Ze-
phyr, the first station on the Santa
Fe east of here, and almost complete-
ly wrecked the town.
Over thirty dead an \ a score or
more injured was the awful scene to
greet th,. survivors after the cyclone
had gone.
The cloud came from the west and
first struck in the edge of town and
cut a strip 300 yards wide through
the most thickly settled part. Not a
building was left in its path.
Victims of th„ Cyclone.
The dead:
M. G. SIMMONS, aged 51.
Mrs. BECKIE SIMMONS, aged 32.
MISS BETTIE SIMMONS, aged 2 4
WESLEY SIMMONS, aged 12.
MRS. W. A. RAMSEY, aged 50.
OLL1E RAMSEY, aged 13.
G. F. BROWN, aged 70.
MRS G. F. BROWN, aged Go
MRS. ARTIE HART, agefl 37.
ROBERT HART, aged 5.
GIBBS CLOYS, aged 2.
C. D. CABLER, aged »9-
THAI) T. CABLER, age 1 31.
MRS IDA CABLER, aged 2."
KENNETH MINOR CABLEh, ag-
ed 6,
Infant child of Cabl-r family. 1
month old.
MRS. C. M. CARTER, aged :i"
GLOVER CARTER, aged 12
C. M. CARTER, aged l'\
Carter boy aged 3.
MISS GERTRl'DE HI'STON aged
23.
MISS JESSIE WARE, aged 1 :
HARDIE WARE, aged 10
OSCAR WARE, agei 43.
FRANK WARE aged 7
CAPT COLLINS, aged "
DR. W. S. WRENN.
MRS. CABLER, motile of Coun-
ty Clerk Cabler
MRS. W. H. HICKS
The last three were reported dead
by persons returning to Brow iwood
from Zephyr.
In addition several bodi. - have
been found and it is claimed the dead
wdll number thirty-tw >.
Probably fatally injured: Mr- M.
F. Cloys, wife of Prof. Cloys, teach-
er of the schools, is among those
whom the physicians hardly think
will live. Bob Campbell, a black-
smith. so seriously hurt that he wiil
probably die. The little Ware girl.
about 3 years old, had a splinter
inch square run through her leg and
thigh a depth of six or e'glit Inches,
necessitating amputation, and she
will probabiy die. There is u strong
hope that the others who are ser-
iously injured may live.
-Seriously injure!: Mrs. Bob
Campbell and four children will
probably dle and others may recov-
er. Wife of Dr. W. S. Wrenn, ser-
iously hurt. Prof. M. F. Cloys and
wife, both seriously injured, ana
three children very badly hurt. The
baby boy died a few hours after the
storm. Mrs. Cloys is dangerously
hurt. Cap Collins died at 9:30
o'clock and hig wife is seriously in-
jured. Earl Reasoner and wire and
two children, seriously injure J. Will
Scott Jr.. 'aged 23, son of Frank
Scott, seriously injured,may die.
Jim Hanks, wife and five children,
badly hurt J. A. Skinner and wife
and four children, all hurt. W. H.
Hicks' son, Gunter, and daughter.
Miss Vlrgie, hurt. Miss Hicks' in-
juries are not serious, but others are
in bad condition. II. E. Cobb was
badly hurt, by a cave in ot a dugout.
RAIN ADDS TO
THE SUFFERING
..Ol'SKs AT ZEPHYR ARK 1XADE-
i
Ql'ATE I'OR CITIZENS.
Total l>ea,j Is Now Thirty-one and
Three Mm,, Likely to Die-—Help
Is Needed Badly.
BROWNWOOD, Tex., June 1 -A
heavy rain at Zephyr today increas-
ed the suffering and distress of the
many families made homeless by
Sunday's morning's tornado. Over a
hundred are without homes and what
houses are habitable are leaking bad-
ly and ai'e minus windows. More
physicians and nurses are needed.
A recount taken here today shows
the totifi known dead reaches thirty-
one and three more will likely die.
This does not include any of the in-
jured who may have died of the in-
jured at the Temple hospital. Thir
ty-two Brown wood carpenters are
busy at Zephyr this morning repair-
ing the damaged houses. \ carload
of furniture and supplies was sent
from here today. More funds at'e
needed.
List of Dead and Injured
Bit OWN WOOD, Tex.. June 1.
Killed by cycfOne at Zephyr;
C. D. CABLER, 59 years.
T. T. CABLER, 1(1 years.
MRS. T. T. CABLER, 23 years.
KENET1T CABLER, 6 years.
Month-oi l infant of Mr. and Mrs.
T. T. Cabler. .
MRS, C. M. CARTER, 33 ycar.s
GLOVER 'CARTER, 12 years.
Three-vear-ol 1 son of Mr, and Mrs
C. M. Carter, first name not given.
MISS GERTRl'DE HUSTON. 23
years.
FRANK WARE.
OSCAR WARE, 43 years,
MISS JESSIE WARE, I ." year^
HARDIE WAltK, 7 year-.
Infant of Oscar War. .
M. G. Simmons. 51 years.
MRS. M. G. (Becki"i SiMMONS
u- years.
WEST SIMMONS. 17 years
MISS BETTIE SIMMONS. 21
years.
R. F. BROWN. 70 years.
MRS. B. F. BROWN. 05 year.-.
MRS. W. A. RAMSEY, 50 years.
OLLIE RAMSEY, 13 years
MRS. ARTIE HART of Brownwoo l
.,. years.
ROBERT HART of Brownwool, •">
years.
GIBBS CLOYS, 2 years.
CAPT. COLLINS. 30 years.
MRS. W. PL HICKS, about 5C
years.
Seriously injured: Two children of
Prof, and Mrs. J. A1 Skinner, W. A.
Ramsey, Wm. Ramsey, Mrs. R. N.
Campbell, child of Mrs. .Tones Hauks.
Dr. W. S. Wrenn, Mrs. W. S. Wrenn,
little Carter boy, Mrs. M. F. Cloys,
Mrs. C. D. Cabler, Mrs. H. C. Keat-
ing, Earl Reasoner, Mrs. Earl Reas-
oner, Will Scott.
Injured persons abou; whose con-
dition there does not seem to be
cause for uneasiness: Prof. J. A
*2er. irs. J. A. Skinner, child 01
Prof, and Mrs. Skinner, H. W. Hicks
J. T. Hicks, R. N. Campbell, Prof.
M. F. Cloys and two children. Mrs.
-E.ua8. 'Irs. James HanR»
and two children.
Of the injured persons in the fore-
going all but the following wet,
conveyed to the Santa Fe raiiiroad
hospital at Temple -.esterlay: Mrs.
M. F. Cloys. Mrs C. D. Cabler, Mrs.
II. C. Keating, Earl Reasoner. Mrs
Earl Reasoner. Will Scott.
ONl-i MORE IHKS.
Pulls Total up to Thirty-One—Pa-
Made Delirious by Rain and Hail.
TEMPLE. Tex.. June 1.—A se-
vere rain and hail storm here this
morning caused a panic among the
injured persons brought from Ze-
phyr to the Santa Fe hospital her \
Some of them were made delirious
by the storm as a remindei of Sun-
day's disaster in which their loved
ones wero killed. They believed a
fresh disaster had overtaken them
and the physicians had all they coul ;
do to handle their patients who re-
fused to quiet "own until the storm
had ceas<»d. The death here since the
arrival of Edith Carter brings the
total list of killed up to thirty-one.
Two more of the injure,; were
brought heer this morning, making
a total of tthirty-one being cared for
in Temple. Many are In a critical
condit'on, but the physicians today
say that all have a chance for recov-
ery.
ITS SESSION
FINAL EXERCISES WERE HELD
AT COLLEGE AUDITORIUM
WEDNESDAY MORNING
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PAT N. NEFF MADE
ANNUAL ADDRESS
tributes. He was never so impressed
with her tenderness as when lje
came to Denton on the morning train.
More than a hundred girls from
boarding halls were on board and
such kissing surely never took place
since Jacob kissed Rachael and lifted
up his voice and wept. Woman has
always been the defender of the
Christian religion. She never denied
her Master like Peter or betravel
Him like Judas. Woman, too. Is the
conservator of sentiment and love,
too often crushed out in man by the
conflicts and toil of life. In closing,
he appealed to tlie gra'nates to be
true to the high idea) of woman.
In the course of his adlress.
President Work paid a high compli-
ment to Hon. Worth S. Ray for his
services In behalf of the institution
I!!!: SUMMER TERM.
Keature Was That and Presentation
of Diplomas l>y Mr. Ousley,
President of tlie ISoartl
of Regent^.
Th,. concluding exercises ol the
College o* Industrial Arts held in th •
college budding this morning be-
ginning at 10 o'clock were well at-
tended, a number of out-of-town
friends and relatives of members of
th0 graduating class being present
The following program was render-
ed:
March.
Invocation Elder F. L. Young.
Merry June—Vincent—-C. I. A.
Glee club.
Address Hon. I'ai M. Neff, of
O Italia William Boylan--Misses
Turner, Talley, Michell, Wilson.
Presentation of candidates for
graduation—President Work.
Presentation of Diplomas-—Jlon.
Clarence Owsley, president of the
board of regents.
To America -Waller- -Chorus.
Renediction—Eld. F. L. Young
The feature of the morning's exer-
cises aside from the pres >ntat.ion of
diplomas by Hon. Clarence Ousley,
president of the board of regents, who
made a happy little talk to the stu-
dents, was the con<menc"ment ad-
dress by lion. Pat M. Neff of Waco,
county attorney of McLennan counay
and former speaker of the House of
Representatives of Texas. I„ his ad-
dress Mr. Neff stated that it was
with peculiar pleasure he had honor
of being present at the commence-
ment exercises of the College'of In-
dustrial Arts of Texas, inasmuch as
the first bill which he had signed as
speaker of the House had been the
on» creating that inEtitatio j ana ap-
propriating money for its location and
establishment. The speaker paid a
high compliment to the young wo-
manhood of Texas and to the part
that women had taken in home
building and in shaping thP destiny
of the nation through her influence
in the home and over men. Persons
present in the audience pronounced
the address a perfect "gem" in ev-
ery way suited to the occasion.
The president delivered a short
address to the members of the grad-
uating class, fifty-four in number.
On the platform besides the presi-
dent were Hon. Clarence Ousley, Dr.
J. 1'. Blount. Edwin Lefevre, Mrs
Turner of Fort Worth, Miss II rack-
enridge of San Antonio and Mrs.
Cone Johnson of Tyler, members of
the board of regents of the college
and Elder F, L. Young of this city.
lion.-Clarence Oust y n the cours,
of his remarks deplored the effect of
the Governor's veto upon the whole
educational system of Texas, but
said that the educational system of
Texas would grow and achieve In
spite of the disappointment. He re-
joiced to believe also that th(. peo-
ple of Texas will that th institutions
of Texas should prosper, and that
they think more highly of uplift and
education than might appear in the
conduct of the chosen servant. Yet
better that this individual or that
institution should suffer than the re-
sponsibility of our divided system of
government should be weakened. Bet-
ter mistakes made and delays suf-
fered than that anything should be
done to encourage division of author-
ity or disrespect of authority. Af-
ter all. this system is the best, and
out of it will finally come what is
wisest and best for the uplift of the
p >ople and the people's institutions.
Thus encouraged, the regents were
already planning not to delay the
further extension of this instiution
along the lines of the act of its creat-
ing and in spite of the difficulties
that now beset them, to find a way
to institute substantial departments "
active tra les. They had resotv d
that the young women of this state
who wish to have the opportunity to
learn howr to earn a livelihood shall
have it, and the board meant to
conninence in 1910, and the College
of Industrial Arts before the next
Jerm passes will have begun an effi-
cient and somew hat , omprehensive
plan of meeting the demand for
trades courses.
The address of Hon, Pat M. Neff
was an eloquent tribute to woman-
hood, replete with wit an 1 humor.
Me referred to the great widening of
woman's sphere of activity both in
peace and w ar. where she is winning
honors and distinctions for herself
ail for her country. Women had al-
ways been burden bearers. He gave
a rapid and eloquent sketch of wo-
men in history, and paid a high trib.
ute to the heroic devotion of the
women of the South, who did as
much for their country in their wort
of love and sympathy, and i'1 their
toil in the fields and at the loom, as
the men wnio gave their lives in bat-
tle, and after the war helped to
build up a new hopP in the South. He
cautioned the young graduat-s o
never become so wise as to try to
escape the mission of women, which
is the home. No institution in Tex-
as was more conducive to building
up the home than the College of In-
dustrial Arts. In all higher insti-
tutions of learning woman has prov-
ed herself man's equal.
We have quit talking of man's
wisdom and woman's intuition, be-
cause she is prov ng herself the equal
of man mentally, and plus this sh,?
has her intuition.
He dwelt on woman's peculiar at I
Hi,. Summer Term of the Normal
Regaii Yesterday.
Tuesday's Daily.
The summer session of the North
Texas State Normal begins tomorrow
and al( during today students have
been arriving in scores by evtry train.
Many had already com» to Denton
and secured boarding places.
The largest per cent of the students
will arrive this afternoon and in the
morning probably. The railroads
granted special rates to Denton on
account of the opening of the school,
but granted these rates for two -'ays
only, forcing the students to wait un-
til today to start for Denton to se-
cure the advantages in reduced fare.
Members of the Normal faculty ex-
pect the enrollment this summer to
be fully as large, if not larger, than
lias been known before durlno- the
TOM .HARNETT CONVICTED OF
SEARS MURDER, KlLLI.i> IX
CELL HY A MOB.
MOB DID ITS
After Overpowering Sheriff, Effort
Made to Itieak into the Cell—
Failing u Volley of Bullets
Was Kired
RECEIPTS INCREASE
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i.eccipts of I'i'-toffice for May, |i)t»!>
Show a,, Increase
The receipts of the Denton postof-
fice for the month of .v.ay, 1909,
show an incrmse of $1 I 7 s7 over the
corresponding month of the previous
year.
The receipts trr tli, two months
were:
May 190 S:
Stamps- $ 1,1s::.47.
Secon i class postage $10.5S
Box rents- $2.75.
Total—$ 1.1 9S.8 1
May 1909:
Stamps $1,301.60.
Second class postage $10.42.
Box rents $2.65.
Total $1,314.67.
Increase—$117.87.
GRAND JURY SWORN IV
To Investigate the Lynching of T'0111
Harnett at Abilene
ABILENE, Tex, May, 31. l'he
special grand jury to investigate the
killing of Tom Barnett by a mob Fri-
day morning was empaneled here to-
day. Judge T. J. Blanton in deliver-
ing his charge condemned all mobs
ni'd in tii strongest terms urged the
jurors id use faci.iery and unwonted
determinaticn to uphold the law.
Cap! l,o. • and three state rangers
arrived this morning, hut no excite-
ment 1 rev 1 Is. Barnett was convict-
ed ue i sentenced for the murder of
A 'ex i.vs to niii'-ty-nine years i~.
the penitentiary.
Vo ACTION TAKEN
Tile Commissioners Are Discussing
th,. New Law.
Monday's Daily.
l'he commissioners' court is In
session today to discuss the matter
of ordering an election for the is-
suance of $1 50,000 worth of bonis to
improve the roads in crecinct No. 1,
Up until 2 o'clock. however,
nothing had been done.
It was the intention of the mem-
bers of the court, when the body ad-
journed some ten days ago without
having ordered the election, to wait
for a few days and secure an offi-
cial copy of the law under which
such an election could be ordered
It was believed then that by today
the copy could easily secured and
it was intended to investigate the
law and take some final action at
this meeting, but for some reason
the desired papers have not been re-
ceived. As a result the court's hands
are tied if they still desire to secure
thp law before they act. Some mem-
bers of the body are in favor of or-
dering the election anyway, as they
are convinced that copies of the law
shown the court are correct.
ISLAM, TO RE CHIEF SPEAKER
Talk to Aikvtlrers o„ "Advertising
as an Investment."
The following from the Dallas
News of Monday concerns a former
wci; known resident of Denton:
"E. H. Beall, department mana-
ger of tile Pariin & Orendorft' com-
pany, will be the chief speaker at the
noon lunch gathering of the Dalla--
Advertising league in the ladies' or-
dinary of the Oriental hotel, begin-
ning at 12:30 p. m. tomorrow. Mr
Heal 1 has had fifteen years' exper-
ience as an advertiser, during which
time lie has had opportunity to study
the methods employed by the adver-
tisers of the Southwest. His subject
will be "Advertising as an Invest-
ment." He will endeavor to point
out why some of the. methods have
failed to bring results an ] why oth-
ers have been successful.
ABILENE. Tex.. May 28.- After
an hour' desperate attempt to batter
down th.; cell door at the county jail
here, a mob at. 2 o'clock tills morn-
ing tire] into tile cell, shooting to
death Tom Barnett, who was recent-
ly convicted of killing Alex Sears, a
prominent West Texas cattleman.
There were forty, men in the mob
and they went about the work with
110 demonstration. Jailer Peevey re-
• sled the mob whi^h fell upon and
overpowered him. His back was
V, I'eiieli. .; ^ :-ts "! .':er\y:;;,' in-
jur'',!. Finishing with Peevey the
mob sought tlie keys, but failing to
find them they rushed to Barnett's
cell, but al] efforts to pry or break
down the door proved futile.
Harnett was then called upon to
stand up and face the mob. While
1 1 lh« act of rising a volley of shot
was emptied^into his holy. Fifteen
shots took effect, and he died im-
mediately.
Alex Sears,, for .whose murder
Barnett was convicted, was a Jones
county stockman, lie was robbej and
killed in this city and his body car-
ried to a school house in Callahan
county and the building burned
This took place February 1st, last.
IBirnett soon afterwards was ar-
rested. At his trial, wh'ch ended
April 4, the jury found him guilty
| of the murder and assesse I his pun
j ishment at ninety-nine years in the
I penitentiary A motion i'or a new
j trial was overruled and the case ap-
I pealed.
I Tl, ,. — I. ' • . 1 M. -
- wiww wlill ji nill'M liltlJ liPft was
■ made up chiefly from farmers near
I the Sears ranch in Jones county.
The 1110b came during/the night in
carriages which they left, at the out-
skirts of the city and from there
marched upon the jail. Sheriff Weir
followed the carriage tracks three
mill's toward Jones county this morn-
ing. it is believed that the mob in-
tended to burn Barnett as a pile of
brush and fagots was found close to
whei'e the carriages were hitched.
Judge Blanton is reticent, merely
saying that he will perform his duty
and it Is believed that the grand
will be called and an investigation
ordered at once.
MEMORIAL SERVICE IN
HONOR OF JEFF DAVIS
Katie Daft an Chapter, I/. D. C..
will hold memorial services at the
Fire hall Friday afternoon at 3 p.
in. in honor of the revered President
ot the Confederacy, .lefferson Davi.-.
The following from Commander
Hopkins of Sul Ross camp, l\ C. V.
was issued Wednesday:
All members of Sul Koss camp, U.
C. V. and al] ex-^onfederates are
requested to attend the Jeff Davis
memorial service at. th.. Fire HaTl
Friday afternoon at :> o'clock to be
held by Katie J)affan chapter, Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy.
S Y\ HAS A Hie;
WOOL ( I II* THIS YI; VI*.
SAX AXGELO, Tex. June 2.—The
estimated total wool vlip of this
season is two and a half million
pounds this season. The directors
of the Wool Growers' Central Storage
company today decided to offer foi
sale a half million pounds of choice
wool and 90,000 poun Is of mohair
on June 15th. Many buyers are com-
ing:.
MAY LOSE AN EYE
SMALL MIX OK I I . I.OYD HAP
PENS TO A SERIOT'S
ACCIDENT
I
Eugene, the 12-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Floyd, happened to a
! serious accident. Tuesdaj while at
| the Floyd home in East Denton. H
! was whittling w hen the blade s'ippe !
j and struck him in th,. eye, injuring
- ;hat member so that it is feared he
may lose its sight, so Mr. Floyd said
j Wednesday.
PRECINCT VALVES S.-».T2;M»0n.
Tax \^v,.^Mir Has Worked Out tli,
Property Values.
After days and days of hat 1 work
Tax Assessor Miller has succeeded i l
find'ng the value of property in Pre-
cinct 1 and gives it out that the to-
tal value of the precinc: is $5,723,-
999.
This property is divided into the
following classes
Real ertate—$3,230.73.".
Approximate value of part- of sur-
veys -$294.51C.
Personal property—$1,149.57$.
Approximate value of railroads,
telegraphs and telephnes—$1,049,-
100. •
Total value—15 723,999.
,i XRPENTER.S' STRIKE AT
\M lltll.l.O IS I'NSETTIiED.
AMARILLO. Tex . June 2.—There
is no change in the carpenters'
.-trike situation today and the ques-
tion at issue unsettled. The carpen-
ters walked out yesterday as a re-
sult of a clash between the union and
the builders exchange, the latter re-
fusing to operate under clsed shop
rules.
DIED Tl'ESDAl.
Bon. the four-months-ol I child of
W. D. Franklin, died Tuesday three
I miles south of town. Brain trouble
j caused his death The remains were
j interred Wednesday at 'ti > city cem
Ietery.
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Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1909, newspaper, June 3, 1909; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth501663/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.