The Dublin Progress. (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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DUBLIM, ERATH COUHTT, TEXAS, FBIDAT MOlWfXG, APRIL 17, 1*11.
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Alex Chandler the Erath county ne-^ Agreeable to a request from Sena-
gro. charged a week ago with erltn- tir Gore upon behalf of President
Inal assault upon Mr*. Phlb Mefford Wilson and hts contest before oon-
at the Mefford home on a farm near great* to have the Pauama toll* bill
Stephenvllle belonging to the negro.1 amended to provide for the passage
baa been tried at Granbtuy thla week', of the ship* of all nation* through
convicted, sentenced u»/ the peniten-jthe canal on the same terms an en-
tlary for fourteen years, accepted the Rwraement of the president * attitude
sentence and by the time thi* paper! was prepared by U M Utterback of
la read Saturday morning will be this city Tuesday and forwarded by
within the walls of the penitentiary wire to the president,
at Rusk^ I Mr Utterback was a delegate from
The details of the alleged crime,Texas to the national convention at
as Tor aa was Justified, were printed Baltimore last year, which nominated
In the Progress lasf week, together President Wilson and framed the plat-
with an account of how the negro was form of the democratic party which
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6ci8il Socle
AND REDUCTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK
trtffir -.m\ . : \ •• . _
Just received twenty-five pieces of .flowered crepe bought at a spec
tal bargain, that we have marked for this sale.
1 lot worth l&c, special per yard !............ 10c
Hot worth 20c, special per yard . .........13c
; 1 lot worth 22 l-2c, special per yard.........15c •
^ special at per yard....................25c
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Special Bargains in Skirts
Skirts worth $4.00, special............
Skirts worth $4.50, special............
Skirts worth $5.00, special............
$2 98 ::
S3 25
$3 98;•
We have Just received the greatest line of hair goods and the great- I!
est bargains we have ever shown. Special for next week.
1 lot 24 inch Switch..................
1 lot 26 inch Switch..................
1 lot 28 inch Switch..................
1 lot 30 inch Switch..................
..................$1 39 t
$1 98 :
S2 50
$2 98 l
Don’t fail to see our line of Henderson Corsets, both
in front and back lace, $1.00 to $3 50 f
OIL GUSH KB II BOUGHT IS
/ AT THK FIELD AT HOBAS
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hurried uwav before an angry mob.'! went before the country in that cam
taken through Dublin to Brwnwood,! palgn The platform contained a plank
to GoMwalte, back to Brownwood and favorable to the'free pasaage of coast-
then to some unknown point, with »ev-1 wise vessels of the United States fly-
eral automobiles of armed men In hot j lng the American flag and such a bill
THE PRICE IS THE THING.
IT0M MILLER!
SCHOOL BOAHO TRUSTEES
OFFICIAL VOTE AS CANVASSED!
TEXAS CENTRAL MAY BECOME
TRANSCONTINENTAL ROUTE
pursuit
East Monday the district court as-
sembled at Oranbnry with Judge Ox-
ford of this county presiding, and In
his charge to the grand jury the judge
directed that body to at once Investl-
wa« passed by congress. It hag de-
veloped that such free passage Is a
violation of the treaty rights under
which the canal properties and terri-
tory was taken over by the United
States and President Wilson hag been
Messrs, 8am and W G. Webb of Al-
bany are the chief owners In an oil
gusher well developed in the Moran
oil and gas field Thursday of last
week.
Speaking of the finding of oil in
this well the Albany News said:
FEDERAL JUROR CUT THRO
18 RESIDENT COMANCHE
—1 P1M*
T. R. Moreland, age forty-five, a
Juror In the federal court at Ft. Worth
and who resides at Rucker in.Coman-
che county attempted suicide In Ft.
Worth Thursdayoflast week by; cut-
ting his throat. A recess of the oourt
was taken, and Just as the jury was
sik-
"Oil sand had Just been struck ami leaving the box, Moreland began the
oil was being haled from the well, cutting Immediate interference by
There whs no salt water and no gas other jurors prevented his cutting bitn-
In evidence Water had to he put Into'self sufficiently to cause death at that
the well to assist In the drilling. As time. When seized by others around
the drilling continued through the day him, Moreland begged for the knife,
the supply of oiruecame stronger. The and cried: "I should have done this
oil was of the clear, grain variety, long ago " Moreland Is a well to do
such as Is found in the Electra field, (farmer afld lives one mile from Ruck-
and Is the best quality known. To- er.
ward noon gas began to come from Moreland told Federal Attorney Wil*
the well In small puffs. This showed son that his family had nothing to
that the gas was below the oil, a con-Ido with hts attempt to kill himself,
ditlon which the oil men prefer. Oil but he volunteered,to no one the rea-
ran In the ditch prepared for It to a son for bis act. After having the knife
distance of several hundred feet. At | taken from his right hand, Moreland
about five o'clock the well was capped seized it again with Ills left hand and
The election held through the coun-| 11 understood on recent Informa-
ty on April 11th for the election of:1*011 considered to be from an author-
three members of the county board ofj1,a,lv® source that the Katy system
school trustees developed very little!*188 acquired a contrqjllng Interest
Interest, showing a vote cast In the ln ,lie Stamford & Northwestern rail-
entire county on this selection ofjro;uU at this time In operation from
slightly over seven hundred votes.! Stamford In Jones county to Spur in
Following is the official count as can-1 Dickens county. This appears to he
vassed at the meeting of the commts-, *rl line with the generally scored Idea
•loners court at Stephenvllle the first tlla* It has been the intention of the
of the week:
Resident Commissioner pre. 1:
J. R. Preston, Selden....
Katy to eventually extend the Texas
Central line into New Mexico and
.....268 finally make of It a ti ansconMnental
| line extended to the Pailflc col st. pos
sil.v to soufe point In California. It
Is known thai he Texas Central, even
before it was acquired by the Katy,
gate the case of the negro. Monday j pronounced in his attitude of main-
evening the grand Jury returned a bill tatnlng good faith In our -elation*
against the negro and his trial was j with foreign countries and repealing
set for yesterday (Thursday) morning that part of the law providing for
and was taken up at 10 o'clock. The free passage of, American ships. A
trial consumed ahout five hours, and J large representation in congress ami
about five o'clock yesterday evening the senate are in favor of passing
was given to the Jury with Instruc-1 Amt rlcan ships free, regardless of
lions from the Judge to deliberate well ; t eaties and have used the platform
and that he did not expect a verdict [ plank as a cudgel In defnse of their
before at least six hours. When court j position Senator Gore asked Mr Ut-
was called this morning the Jury an- terbad, If he sanctioned the policy of
nunred that they had agreed upon a the president to so state in a message
verdict of guilty and at it 1.1 the vor-|ttiat day. that such Information freW)
diet of guilty and punishment of four- the various delegations might be
teen years assessed The judge im-i brought to hear upon emigres i
mediately pronounced sentence, which! \!> t iterbm-k is a warm supper'e.-
WHS accepted by the attorneys for the I of the president's policy and the gen
negro and In less than an hour after I oral opinion here of those who |,;1V..
the Jury filed into the court room of-(given attention to the matter are like-
ficers left Granbury In an auto with j wise with the president In his con
Chandler to convey him to Ft. Wort h. j tendon that we must deal fairly wit1
there to take the train to Husk pen-lour neighbors to sa.v nothing of th •
Itentiary, which place was reached'additional suggestion that free pas-
some time last night.
The finding of the Indictment by a
grand jury of another county and the!
and left till Thursday for further de-
velopments. Thursday morning Mr.
Webb received a phone message stat-
ing that the well had been uncapped
and was flowing oil "
Noting the action of the well the
Moran Messenger says:
“No gas to amount to anything In
the well. It flows by spells, like the
rumbllrf$ of a volcano. These con-
vulsions comes on every few minutes
and lasts four or five minutes each,
filling what we thought to he a six
inch pipe Emitting nothing hut old
nasty oil, several barrels with each
convulsion. Those who have looked
the well, regard It as a much strong-
er well than any yet brought In in
this territory It is said by those who
ought to know, that this well will
compare favorably with good wells
any where, and forever settles this as
an oil field "
This well, the third oil producer at
Moran, is flowing from 400 to S00 bar
pels of oil a day. Eight gas wells have
been brought in at Moran and two
(try holes have been struck. There
are numerous wells being drilled
rgf of ships is nothing mor - (ban
subsidy for American vessels uid on
, . . .. , , . ,'Ms la"*'r 18 ’••'hie- *" j especially west and north of town
trial there come under a ptovlalon or|question as to whether such passage
be the correct policy and a telegram
the law that is not generally known.
but which ts nevertheless a right com-j was prepared and signed by Mr (t-
where ail the oil has been found
TO
lng within the Jurisdiction of the dis-Iterbaek
trlct Judge where he considers the I paper*
exigencies of the case demand isentatives of
There were many witnesses from ! indostrv in this
by the editors of both news-
in Dublin and by the repre-;
nearly every Branch of!
section, including I
A ti l Fits NINKTV-NEYENTII
III: I* RE HE NT ATIVK DISTRICT
not expect a heavier sentence than wax
Imposed—in fart that
not able to show a very strong case.
The state was represented by Dte-
L». H. Hickey, Oak Grove..........258 j
W. L. Ross, Alarm Creek.........156
Resident Commissioner pre. 3:
J. C. Laney, Buehong.............313
J, B. Bunch, Pony Creek........195 ha<i rnaile surveys into the west iu a
J. P. Carter,' Mitchell Creek......145j general way, paralellln.- what Is now
Resident county at barge: the Stamford & Northwestern and the Diet Attorney Miner and tiv County
John W. Winters, Stephenvllle____409 acquisition of this road would he dl- j Attorney Ator and Gie defense by M
M. Pair, Harbin...............165;rec,l>’ 1,1 llne with this generally un-
JL T. Meglasson, Duffau..........140 , derstood policy.
Messrs. Preston. T^ney and Win-
ters, the three above receiving the
highest number of votes throughout
the county for the position were elect-1 It. 8. Pope of Dublin, for many
ed. These three and Messrs. J. R.'years a highly respected citizen of
Stephenvllle and It ts said that par-j that of farming, and the telegram w\s
ties who heard all the evidence did! forwarded as follows:
1C S. POPE FOR COMMISSIONER
ANNOUNCES THIS WEEK
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FARMERS’ INSTITUTE MEETINGS
TO BE HELD AT EARLY DATES
Under the direction of the state de-
partment of agriculture, Farmers' In-
stitutes will be held at (he following
pieces;
Cross Plans on April 21»t at 1:30
* p. m.; Shiloh school house near Dub-
lin on April 24th at 1:30 p. tn.; Ris-
ing Star on April 22nd at 1:30 p, m.
Huckabay of near Stephenvllle and j Dublin, amt w ho has heretofore faith-
James Greenway of Alexander, now j fully and well served this precinct as
constitute the board of fine county county commissioner, announces this
school trustees. week as a candidate for that position.
subject to the democratic primaries in
July. While commissioner before Mr.
Pope made an enviable record as a
member of the court and In the ca-
pacity of road commissioner, which
Is a part of the work of the member
of the court. HIs work on the roads
is said to have been especially satis-
factory to the people and economical
to the county. He promises if again
eloctfyl to give to the position Ills very
best efforts, together with the addl-
These Institutes will be conducted tion of the experience which he galii-
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by B. L,t Nance, who will discuss di-
versification, rotation, seed selection
and -better cultural methods.
The State department of agricul-
ture publishes, from time to time, val-
uable reports upon topics of vital in-
terest to the farmers of the state. All
institutes will receive copies of al bul-
ed Ln his previous service.
AVAR SCARE DEVELOPED
AM QUICKLY AM ENDED
A few days ago a party of Ameri-
can sailors were arrested In Tampico
by the Huerta federal soldiery and
marched about the street* there. Uncle
letins issued by the department free ,8am got busy and demanded a salute
fit OMt, and will bo placed on the'of the American flag at the hands of
mailing list for future hulle-lthe federal* as an apology. Huerta
k
tins and reports
These Institutes are farmers' meet- ordered to Tampico to enforce
MtgS devoted to the upbuilding of the demand.
objected and the Atlantic fleet was
the
heat Interests of the farmer, it Is urg
<ad, tlferefore, that farmers bring their
families and devote, at least, one day
to a careful atudy and discussion of
tbe agricultural questions which lie
nearest their bearts.--Kd R. Kens.
Commissioner.
ft ll‘llffli'1'1' Im'IIB
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Huerta yesterday agreed t«*-*tve the
salute, providing It Is returned and
all that will now come of this new
war scare will probably be tho burn-
ing of some powder.
Meanwhile the fleet Is on the way
to Mexico waters.
DIG-TREE
L Arrington. Roy Estes anil
Zwelfel, all of Granhurv.
The jury in the trial were ax fol
lows: C It. Gray, J. F Fades. Geo |
Tarrant. J. B. Ross, Tom Watson, G i
E. McCuan, (j. M Moore, Will Christ j
lal!, Barney Green. J W Newman. |
II M. Mcllrov. J S. Smith
The assault was committed Satur-
day. April Ith. The negro was in the
penitentiary the night of April 17th *o
serve a fourteen year term
Dublin. Texas April Mth. fill
the state "as To Ills Excellency Woodrow Wilson,
President of the I'ni'ed States.
Washington. IV ('
"We heartih approxe your attitude
tn the Panama foils matter and wish
Henry a||(. assure you that we find the
(people of this section almost unani-
mous In such approval." Signed
EASES IN HIGHER FOURTH
AFFECTING LOCAL PARTIES
In the court of criminal appeals at
Austin AA’ednesrt «• the ease of Roy
Umdereth from Mill county was af
firmed and a motion for rehearing In
the matter of J. T. Waddle on con-
viction of perjury from Comanche
county was overruled. The supreme
court handed down a decision grant
lng a new hearing In the case of the
Ft. Worth A Rio Grande Ry. vs, Mar-
tha A. Keith from Erath. The,case
Is one wherein Mrs Keith received
a Judgment against the railroad com-
pany for the death of her son. Ed
Keith, on the Frisco railroad near
Harbin two years ago.
LADY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
CARELESS HANDLING OF TARGFT
Were the last words of a dying man In Bast Texas who had
*v.,.1ad tRMK'Vv.*. - ;; he was too weak to finish the sentence, and the
u*»ney was r»* *r Ad. So bla wife and children were left poor
Lai our thick walls and strong tocka protect your money. ; \
Bafaty vault and boxaa for our customers to store their valuable
la. A. sure protection from thlevea and fire.
' Do .buainoaa with THK UITUKN* RATIONAL BARK and
1 Bam protects four Interest
t : MOMXT to loam
.H. LATHAM, Pnsldoat B. A.BBITX,
Miss Olive Anderson had what came
near being a fatal accident last Sat-
urday afternoon She reached over a
table to get a 22 target rifle, with
which she was going to shoot some
birds The rifle was discharged, the
bullet piercing her left breast Just
above the heart and making Its exit
Just below the ahoulder blade. Tin-
wound was quickly dressed and the
young lady I* reported as getting on
well at last account*.— Moran Mes-
senger
SELDEN SCHOOL TRI’STIKH
METTLE ON INSURANCE QUESTION
Tho board of trustee* of the pub-
lic school at Selden has agreed upon
an adjustment *Rh the fire Insurance
companies whereby they are to receive
*2,400 tn cash (or tbe Insurance com-
pany a proportion of the loss of the
handsome new school building dr-
atroyed by fire at that place on the
morning of March Hat. The trustees
have about »M0 yet tn thetr mainten-
ance fund and they aspect to utilise
PRO! FEDINGS DISTRICT COURT
FOR t'OI HI OF HOOD
District court for Hood county con
veiled Monday at Granlmry After tile
usual charge to the jury Judge Oxford
instructed that body to at once enter
Into the Investigation of the case of
Alex f'handler, negro, of Erath coun-
ty. hold on a charge of criminal as-
sault at Stephenvllle a week ago
Harney Estes vs C. A Wirt, dis-
missed.
Mrs I,. M Wilder vs J. 8. Wilder,
divorce granted.
Bailie Shaver vs. Arthur Shaver,
dlvorv,. granted
Bessie Pinson \s. I. IV Pinson, con
tinned for service
Berry Green vs .1 K Ellis ot si.
verdict for plaintiff
faille Garrett vs M T Garrett
continued for service.
V I Robertson, vs Minnie Robert
son, set for Friday of this week
Mrs laila Beauchamp vs John l>
McGaughey. dismissed cost of plaintiff
M K Whitaker vs. unknown heirs
of !, Z Blevins, Judgment for plaintiff
Alex Chandler negro, charged by
Indictment of Hood county grand Jury
of rape In Erath county a week ago,
case went to trial yesterday morning
Grand Jury: O A Cook. Witt Sears.
Dick Stewart. !„ A Reveler, John F.
Brooks, W A. Bryant W. I,. Mugg, F„
C. Rate. W. A T Massey, A. H. Ridge-
way, I ce Clyatt and J B Wilson.
HITF OF WOOD RAT
ItROI'GHT BLOOD POISONING
E I. Gant of the Rough Creek com-
munity, six mile* west of Granbury,
Is In a critical condition from blood
txolson caused by the Idle of a rat
Thursday afternoon Ho wa* moving
'.si* corn and hunting for rata when
one ran out and ho caught K with
hit hand and was bitten Monday he
wo* reported In a critical condition
hut a* we go to pro** he I* reported
bettor. -Tolar Standard
AFTER LAPSE Of THIRTY YEARS
BROTHERS AND MISTER UNITED
J. D. Townsend, a half brother of
Mr* J. W, Harris and M, C, Town-
aend. became lo*t from them some
thirty year* ago and they had not
heard anything from him In all tham
i<r« been living here Ir
other in tomv
In offering as a candidate for no-
torial representative l wish to thank
j the , coplo 'or their confidence ln
former elections, and assure 1. . the
same faithful performance of dtitv us
hi tl c past
j - * \pec! to be a candidate for the
speak* r of the house, on a platform
of a "Committee on CommittiM'S," a
(very necessary reform, which con-
gress adopted several years ago The
present plan of appointment of com-
mittees by tbe speaker leaves too
much room for trades, combinations
and general abuse of power in the
hands of one man I know whereof
I speak, because I have seen and suf-
fered from the evils of this spoils sys-
tem.
I was an original Wilson man, and
am a progressive democrat in every
sense of the word ! especially favor
Improvement and extension of the.
counts schools. Respectfully.
JBS$ MAKER
N(M I A UMTS IN COMANCHE
NOMINATED COUNTY TICKET
The socialists In Comanche counts
have selected a ticket for county offi-
cers In that county, with the exception
of a candidate for county attorney
and for county 'superintendent of
schools. The following compose the
ticket
Ix'glslature. Wallace Wagner, coun-
ty judge. E M Recples; district clerk.
W 1,. Allen, county clerk W M. Mc-
Carty, county treasurer, W T Wal-
drop; tax collector, W F Natters, tax
assessor. R I, Royner; sheriff, W It
Stagner; commissioner precinct I, R
I* Carnes, commissioner precinct 3,
Tom Davis, commissioner precinct 3,
W. .1 Wyctie; commissioner precinct
4, It Martin, Justice fveace, precinct
I J F Phillips; constable precinct
1. G H McC’llntock
tried to continue the cutting. While
his wound was being dressed, he beg-
ged the attending surgeon to give him
the knife and let him finish the (Job,
staling "I want to go l,et me finish
the Job."
Mr. Moreland has a wife and seven
children. His health lias not been
good Dr. Weaver of DeLeon, the
family physician, states that he does
not believe this to have been the cause
of the act. Mrs Moreland states that
she w rote Mr. Moreland a letter Wed-
nesday, telling him that she had beeij
sick, hut was better. She said she
told him nothing that could have caus-
ed him any despondency, and she Is
at a loss to know why he cut himself.
Dr Weaver stated that Mr. More-
land drinks some, but not enough to
make him do anything like this
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4 Political Announcements ♦
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Justice Court
For Associate
Civil Appeals
04'IE SEEKK, (re-election)
For Congress, 12th District;
R. F MILAM, of E't. Worth
For Representative—-
HENRY CLARK
J E BURNUTT
her Sheriff
It C THORNTON
HE HUDSON
J. T Tt TIN BOW
G H. (Bud) DEASON
G S. (Sam) III
BATE8 COX
CHARLEY LOVE
For County Clerk —
L S. (Spark* I HOWELL
JOE J RATE
SCOTT WOODARD
For County Treasurer:
LEE KELLY', (re-election)
For District Clerk
MACK CRESS WELL
K N BAXLEY
W (' BURNETT
S. 'R. iRrlee) WILLIAMS
OLIVER PRYOR.
For Tax Asessor
G. COOK
G it (Granville) FAGAN
For Tax Collector
COLEMAN 1) NICHOLS
EDGAR JCST1CE
JOHN PURVIS
M O CUMR1E
L. K (Lewis) ROBERSON
For Co School Superintendent
W. T. GRAVES, (re-election) *
For Commissioner Prec. Two— ♦
J C WILLIAMSON ♦
ED STRINGER ♦
D R KNOX -*
DAN R MORRIS ♦
H F ROSS *
A. N WHITTEN ♦
R F OIBBS *
J J TURPKN »
K D. (King) HAMILTON *
It 8 POPE 4
For Justice of Peace, Prec Two ♦
W R ABLE
WM DENMAN ♦
For Constable. Dublin, Prec Two ♦
G. O TURNER ♦
!u B THOMAS *
JIM VAN
N. P WILSON ♦
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