Denton County News. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1897 Page: 1 of 8
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Earnestly Devoted to the Upbuilding of Denton and Denton County and the Best Interests of Their People.
DENTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUG. 12, 1897.
NO. 15.
. TOW BOAT BLEW UP.
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"i en Men Are Missing and Four Badly
Scalded.
Cairo, 111., August !).—Capt.
13. B. Bradley's tow boat Fritz
blew up ton miles below here at
7 p. m. to day. Ten men are mis-
sing and four are badly scalded.
The Fritz was on her way here
with a tow of logs when her flues
collapsed. The Ora Lee towed
the Fritz into port about 10
o'clock, and the injured men were
taken to the Marine hospital.
Two Railroad Wrecks.
Portland, Ind., Aug. <J.—At
11 o'clock this morning a south-
bound Grand Rapids and Indiana
freight train went through a
bridge spanning the Wabash
river near Geneva. Engineer
Barny Reid and Fireman James
Gallagher went down with the
engiue, both being badly injured.
Brakeman James Clifford was
also severely injured. Owing to
the wreck traffic over the road
was suspended and passengers
were sent from Portland and De-
catur by way of Celina, O.. over
other lines.
The southbound Grand Rapids
passenger train due here at 12 p.
m., while making the detour was
wrecked near Cold water, (). In
this wreck Engineer Brown of
the Mackinaw road was killed and
Engineer Anderson and Fireman
Golden of the Grand Rapids train,
were seriously injured.
TWO BIG DAYS.
The U. C. V. and Old Settlers' Re-
union Brought Large Crowds.
An Enjoyable Occasion.
The re-union of the old settlers
and ex-Confederates here last
Thursday and Friday was a great
success. The number of visitors
from the county and other coun-
ties was a surprise to the most
ardent promoters.
The exercises commenced
Thursday morning by a grand
parade on the public square. The
line formed on South Locust
street and came in the following
order:
Miss EHie Wright on horseback
bearing a large Confederate flag,
and attended by guards.
Hon. R. Q. Mills and Mayor
Poe in carriage.
Thirteen young ladies on horse-
back representing the Confeder
ate States.
Normal College float with
chorus.
Two floats with little girls sing-
ing southern songs.
Eleventh Texas Cavalry.
G. A. R,
and witnessed the different exer-
cises consisting of tableaux by the
little folks in charge of Mrs. Dr.
Owsley, illuminated bicycle
parade, fire works display and
fire department drill. The fire
boys made a splendid showing,
making a run of two blocks and
getting watter in 58 seconds.
The crowd Friday was proba-
bly the largest that ever assem-
bled in Denton, being estimated
at from 5,000 to 10,000. Although
the weather was very sultry the
day's exercise passed off very
that had been shot to pieces in a
former engagement. At the time
of the surrender, John llolford,
regimental color bearer, sewed
the flag into the back of his vest
and brought it home to Texas.
The News learned the names
of the following visitors to the
reunion who were citizens of
Denton county in an early day,
but who now live elsewhere: J.
G. Kearby, Wills Point; W. D.
Lacy, Waco; Mrs. M. M. Keene,
Bonham; Mrs. Arch Tandy, Has-
kell; L, B. Wade, Detroit; F. M.
pleasantly.
The features of the day were ' Evaus< Newport; George Harper,
the barbecue dinner, speeches by E1 Paso5 Mrs- Wm- Gand/> Fort
Judge F. E. Piner, of Denton, and ^ 011'1' ' al)t- Kendall,
Hon. Gallatin Kearby, of Wills Dallaa; J. T. Murphy, Leo; Merrit
jl^oint, and the reading of war j',tiee*:i Montague county.
! reminiscences by F. F. Hill. Disastrous Floods.
| Threatening clouds in the after- 1 Meridian, Miss., Aug. 9.—The
i looii caused the crowd to (lis- heaviest and most disastrous rain-
| perse early. fall this section of the country
| has experienced in years, occur-
red yesterday and to-day.
Four days H^o the mountain
streams in this part ot the state
i were almost dry from the pro-!
V pleasant feature of the two- |loDged ,,1'ou£bt< b,lt to-night they,
Minstrel float with music and | days' entertainment was theex- Hre roaring torrents, sweeping
cellent music by the North Texas everything before them. Bridges
Normal college chorus. They ',ave been swept away, fences
had a selection of old-time south carried off, and in the lowlands
Private carriages and citizens ern songs which never failed to surrounding the large streams
on horseback. bring applause from the old vet- corn ani' cotton has been nearly
At the grounds Miss Effle erans. ruined- The damage to property j
in East Mississippi and West
reunion notes.
A young lady was overcome by
heat at the picnic grounds Friday
morning but soon recovered.
dancers.
Confederate and old settler vis
itors
Child Bitten by Dogs.
Hillsboro, Tex., Aug. 9.—A
report from Vaughan, six miles
southwest of here, conveys the
information that Lois Mosely, 8-
year-old daughter of J. W. Mose-
ly, was attacked by two dogs last
evening and badly bitten in the
back, leg and arm. She was pull-
ed down by them three times be-
fore assistance reached her. She
went to a neighbor's and finding
no one at home, started off in a
run, and the dogs took after her.
Her screams attracted the notice
of a neighbor, who ran to her as- !
sistance. She is suffering badly
and her recovery is considered
doubtful.
The Denton News came out
last week filled with college!
notes from top to bottom. So far
as we have learned there is no
better school in the state than
the Denton Normal, and the
News is doing its best to spread
its merits.—Pilot Point Signal.
Nine Per Cent Aloney.
Plenty of money to loan at nine
per cent on real estate security.
40-tf A. S. Cowan.
Wright presented Sul Ross camp
with the beautiful Confederate
flag which she had made. Judge
Piner making at appropriate res-
Messrs. Dawson and McCor- Alabama in the shape of bridges,
mick did a rushing business fences, etc., will be heavy, while
posing the crowd for photographs, the crop loss is large.
ponse and presented Mr.' John but we i,avtn'\ ,ieard of an* Ijic"
llolford, color bearer of the lltli |t,ues btinS dtliveied.
Texas cavalry, with the flag of
that regiment.
Col. Wm. Woods made the ad-
dress of welcome.
Then followed a basket dinner
and appropriate music.
In the afternoon Hon. Roger
Q. Mills, the orator of the day,
was introduced by his old com-
rade in arms, Capt. R. II. Hop-
Bryan Going to Mexico.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 10.—
A.-J. Harris, a member of the j Congressman Osborne has been
lltli Texas Cavalry now living in ; invited to accompany Hon. W. ■].
: Wilbarger county, carries with : Bryan this
him a unique memento of a nar- Mexico to
row escape and long years of
suffering. It is a cannister shot
about one inch in diameter aud
II on a trip through j
study the industrial ,
conditions of that country and to
look int > the silver question as!
related to monetary affairs in the j
Ignited States. Congressman Os-
A Human Photograph.
Cuero, Tex., Aug. 8.—One of
the strange and infrequent freaks
of nature was portrayed in the
lightning's deadly work on the
5th inst., at which time Christian
Reinicke was struck and killed
by a thunderbolt, just at the edge
of this city. He had been to
town with a load of cotton and
was returning home,accompanied
by i 's son-in-law. They were
overtaken by a shower. Mr.
Reinicke took shelter under a
live oak tree and his son-in-law
under another not fifteen feet dis-
tant. When the crash of thun-
der came the horses held by the
son-in-law started to run away,
dragging the young man forty
feet. When he had them un-
der control he looked back for
Mr. Reinicke, who was lying
stark in death at the trunk of the
tree lie had taken shelter under.
The physicians here were im-
mediately notified, and two of
them, Drs. Alex Irvin and J. M.
Lackey, went out and examined
the body, upon which they found
but one mark. This was a photo-
graph of the tree under which
Mr. Reinicke had met his untime-
ly death. At first this likeness
was quite plain, and showed the
tree with its trunk and limbs,
without foliage.
The photograph was pannel-
like in appearance, being about
three inches wide and six inches
long, and situated directly over
the heart on the fromt side of the
body.
Randolph Went Dry.
Randolph, Tex., Aug. 9.—Sat-
urday there was an election held
here to determine whether or not
whiskey should be sold in this
school district. The result was
thirty-eight for local option and
seven against local option.
weighing four ounces. For seven- j borne will probably accept if the
teen years after the war Mr. liar- trip can be made before congress
ris carried this ball imbedded in convenes.
John Gary, of Bolivar, was I
hurt yesterday by a horse run-!
ning away with his buggy be-
kins, and spoke for about two his leg. He was one of a squad
hours. His speech dealt almost oi'seventeen men who were fired
entirely with reminiscences of the lipon by a Federai battery at the „
late struggle and early days of battle of Murfreesboro, fifteen be- tween his home and Sanger/ We
Texas. He brought back to the; iag in8taIltly Uil|ed at the first g0 to press too , arIy to get the
old veterans and pioneers many j (li8charge Hlld t|ie otlier two bad. particu,ara lt wag reported
memories of the struggles and|Iy wounded, Mr. Harris receiving here that the hurt was serious,
hardships ol former days and was the ball in the leg and the other 7 . . ...
frequently applauded. man a bad W0(Uld itl tlie rtni). Scho°' Pr,nc,Pa' Elected.
The closing speech was made The school board met yester-1
by Judge Bowman, of Big The battle flag of the lltli day afternoon to act on the resig-|
Springs, who was here in the 111- Texas Cavalry attracted a good nation of Prof. 1. J. Jordon, prin- j
terest of the Confederate Battle deal of attention, being one of the cipal of the Denton city public
Abbey. Those who heard it pro-! few Confederate flags that was
uounced it one of the ablest ex- never surrendered. The flag was
Confederate speeches they ever made by some ladies at or near
listened to, Aiken, S. C., out of their silk
In the evening a very large : dresses, and presented to the lltli
crowd assembled on the square | Texas in the place of the colors
schools. The resignation was
accepted and Prof. Wm. Tliur-
man was elected to fill the
tion.
posi-
Miss Myrtle Hoffman is visit-
ing in Dallas.
Last Friday night someone at-
tempted to enter the express
office by cutting the window
screen. The party was frighten-
ed away by Walter Lacy who was
sleeping in the office.
Commissioner Morgan has
been unable to be present at all
the sessions of the court this
week on account of the sickness
of his wife.
Rev. Hughes, of Dallas, will
preach at the Southern Methodist
church ne\to.. lay, morning and
evening.
Rev. Wheeler, the converted
circus clown, made several talks
on the street Tue? y and
Wednesday.
Our Desuoyer's shoes both
ladies and men's, are taking the
day. J. M. Taylor.
The Lieading Gfoeeps of
Denton County.
Carry a Ejne Line of Well Assorted Staple & Fancy Groceries
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THEIR STOCK consists of the best brands of goods, j #
well bought, which places them in a position to slaughter j
high prices. Can compete with the lowest for cash. Agents
for the celebrated CHASE & SANBORN Coffees. Carry
iu stock a full line of Schilling's Extracts, Teas, Spices,
Baking Powders, etc. Your money back if not satisfactory.
When iu the city give them a call and be convinced.
ER & Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Denton, Texas.
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Denton County News. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1897, newspaper, August 12, 1897; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth504206/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.