The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 3
west, Mclennan- county, texas, Friday, febuaky », 1912.
NUMBER 18
i
M’LENNAN HAS
10,599 VOTERS
Registration Shows 6ain of 3S7 Over
Last Year—Fifth
In State
McLennan county has 10,599
qualified voters for 1912, exclu-
sive of those over 00 years of age
living outside the city of Waco,
where the exemption certificate
is not demanded. This is a gain
of 367 votes over last year when
the number of jxjII tax receipts
and exemption certificates num-
bered 10,232.
By far the larger part of the
gain came in the city, where the
excess over last year reached
858 votes. The gain in the coun-
ty was only 8 votes.
There was a marked falling off
i from last year's registration in
Beautiful Wedding Present.
As stated in The News last,
week we were prevented from
giving the list of presents given
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Presnail on
the occasion of their marriage,
for lack of space. These presents
were very beatiful ami appropri-
ate, and many were quite ex-
pensive. The list as furnished
The News is as follows.
Mr. and Mrs. Pace Golden,
egg perculator.
Dr. H. W. Wills, $20.00.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Small, Mex.
drawn work, table cloth and
center piece.
Mrs. Baron und Willie, six
hand embroidery napkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Owens of Waco,
linen towels.
Mr. Lucian Cole, linen towels.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wills, pair
of wool blankets.
Mr. and Mrs. Me Aden, 1 rug.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Keith, 1 rug.
Willie and Edith Coleman, linen
towels.
Mr. Alexander and Miss An-
John Poeednik has our thanks
for the necessary cost to keep
The News coming to his address.
nap-
Early i
certain portions of the'county,
the voting precinct of West fal- [ derson, one bird eye rocker,
ling off 230 votes, or nearly half Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Casey,
the voting strength of that box. silver gravy ladle, burnt wood
Other precincts in the county j box and nut set.
showed small decreases, among* Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rogers,
them being Mart, McGregor, I Waco, towel rack.
Battle, Bellview, Coke, Crawford j Mr and Mrs Wills, linen towels
and Elk. This was offset by a j Mary Lee Green, meat fork,
healthy increase in the registra- Mr. and Mrs. J. Middlebrooks
tion at such places as Axtell, silver syrup pitcher.
Auditorium, China Springs.! Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Clark,
Daughtry's Dairy, Eddy, Lave-1 linen tablecloth,
ga. Moody Patton, Ross anil Miss Lola Clark, hand painted
South Bosque. ^ bowl.
McLenmut..county makes aj Mr. and Mrs. C. 1!. Derrick of
good showing in the state, rank- j Waco, silver cake plate,
ing liftli in the number of poll j and Mrs. W. W. Taylor,
taxes paid and exemptions is-1 table cover and napkins,
sued. Dallas county leads the j Miss Ethel Keith, linen towel,
state, Tarrant county is second,
Harris third, Bexar fourth and
McLennan fifth.— Waco Tribune.
Many people waited until the
very last day to pay this poll tax,
and the consequence is a num-
ber of our best citizens failed to
get receipts. Not wishing to go to
Waco, a great many adopted the
plan of sending the money though
the Bank here, by signing an
order to one W. H. Crim, whom
we understand is a janitor at the
court hsuse. This method, as a
matter of accommodation, had
been agreed to between the tax
collector and the Bank here, and
a number of receipts have been
obtained in this manner. On
Tuesday January the 30th the
Bank here telephoned the tax
collectors office to know if they
should continue to receive money
on orders and they were inform
ed that “receipts would be issued
on all money paid in here up till
Wednesday night the 31st at
midnight,” and here is where
the trouble lies. Men were told
all day Tuesday and Wednesday
that money paid here would in-
sure the proper tax receipt.
This was done on instructions
from the tax collectors office.
It turned out however that ap-
plications for 83 receipts and 7
exemption certificates reached
the office after the 31st and no
receipts was issued thus de-
paived 90 of our citizens of the
privilege of voting, although they
complyed with instructions
from the tax collectors office.
Steps are being taken to straigh-
ten out the matter but there
seems to be little hope of doing
anything.
One letter containing 50 ap-
plications was deposited in the
Postoffice here Tuesday the 30th
but it seems that it went
elsewhere than to the collectors
office, at least these 50 citizens
have no receipts.
Mrs. McAden, six lint
kins.
Mr. and Mrs. Bon Hill,
English rocker.
Wendorf and Lovell, rug.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Ii. Krizan,
rug. --
Mr. and Mrs. Aderoold, rug:
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Johnson,
hand painted hat pin header.
Misses Stowers, hand painted j
picture.
Mr. Harry Garrison, cut glass i
napie, •
Miss Beulah Kirk, cut glass,
fruit bowl.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Town ley, |
linen towels.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Tubbs, hand
painted bowl, cut glass and pofti- j
pejan vase.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Schiller, I
linen table cloth and napkins.
Is It The Teachings of Christ?
Press dispatches convey the information that
the Church of which the Rev. C. V. T. Richeson
was pastor, has withdrawn the right' hand of
fellow-ship from him, notwithstanding the fact
that he is now awaiting the hour set by the trial
Judge when his soul shall be shot into eternity,
that the law may be enforced and society protect-
ed from such cowardly criminals as he. We are
also informed that the Pastors’ Association has re-
fused to have anything further to do with him, but
will leave him alone to suffer the penalty for the
crime, he confessed to committing. The News
would not, if it could, protect or shield any man,
guilty of such a dastardly crime, but we cannot
understand the position of the Church or the Pas
tors Association in withdrawing fellowship from
the condemned njan and refusing all aid. Surely
this is not in keejiing with the teachings of Christ
and if the Church and our Pastors are to utterly
ignore the teachings of the Father as laid down in
the book of all books, what progress can the
Church make? Richeson may be a bad man. He
may be even worse than he has ever been pictured
but he has confessed this crime, and is now j beg-
ging for an opportunity to, in part, atone for »lie
wrongs he had done, and here we find the pastors
and the church refusing to hear hin. That is very
queer. Richeson confessed his sins, said he was
sorry ’ and has asked God for forgiveness and
mercy. He has even, though he does not hang,
atoned for his sin with his life. Of course, the
withdrawal of fellow-ship can do him no harm, nor
can it dp the church any good for his case is now
in the hands of the highest tribunal. His crime
was terrible and heinous, but if the Savior taught
anything, it is that real penitence is always to be
heeded. Why should the church wish to set an
example contrary to the very essence of Christi-
anity? If we cannot look to tire church for consol-
ation in our anguish and in our sorrow? if we can
not depend ti|»it for an expression of the divine
spirit of Christ who c.nne to save all mankind,
where can wo turn? It would be different had
Richeson depended on a trial, denying his guilt,
proclaiming his innocence, but he told it all, and
threw himself upon the mercy of God knowing the
inexorable demands of the law. Why should
anyone desire to persue him beyond the grave, to
follow him into the unknown world, and deny him
the forgiveness that he has sought? The plea for
mercy, the expiation should end it all here; let's
leave the rest to God. His death will sever his
connection with the earthly Church. No action of
theirs can bind the church above, for there are
spirit ways and spirit thoughts as far above our
human minds as God is over us. When Christ
said to the dying, penitent thief upon the cross:
"This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise," He
set an example in forgiveness for mortals to ever
emulate.
Loan Company Elects Officers.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of The Central
Texas Loan and Investment Co.,
was held Tuesday, February 6th
1912.
The managers report of the
financial condition of the compa-
ny and the report of the auditing
committee were approved, show-
ing that a dividend of 6 per cent
had been paid to the stockholders
for the year 1911.
A resolution was adopted in-
creasing the number of directors
by three and the following gentle-
men were elected: W. D. Lacy,
president of Citizens National
Bank, Waco, Ed. Rotan, presid-
ent and Dr. W. R. Clifton, direct-
or of the First National Bank,
Waco, Texas. The retiring^di-
rectors were unanimously re-
elected.
In the directors meetinglheld
immediately after thefcstock-
holders meeting, Messrs. W. M.
Sleeper, W. R. Glasgow and B.
H. Schroeder were elected, re-
spectively as president, vice pre-
sident and general manager of
the company.
D. C. Cobb announces
We are^ authorized this week
to announce the candidacy of D.
C. Cobb for Commissioner of pre-
cinct No 3. Mr. Cobb is well
and. favorable known to The
News readers throughout the
precinct, for he lias been a citi-
zen here for many years,'and has
at all times conducted himself in
a manner to command respect
and admiration, if elected to
this position Mr. Cobb will be
j no stranger to the work for lie!
served four years on the court j
|and is perfectly familiar with!
every phase of the work. Since
SUICIDE OF A6ED
MAN AT MOODY
III Health Believed to Be Respoasi-
ble for B. L. Dyer Killing
Himself Tuesday.
Undertaker F. M. Compton
was called to Moody this after
noon, to prepare for burial th<
remains of B. L. Dyer, &ge<
about 70. According to infor
mation given Mr. Compton bj
the party who communicate*
witii him from Moody, Mr. Dyei
commited suicide this morning
by shooting himself with a Win
Chester, about 10 o’clock. Ttv
charge entered the left breos
and is thought to have penetrat
ed the heart.
It is not known whether tb
deceased left a note as to th
reason for ending liisjlife, buti
was stated that he had been ii
bad health for some time, a sui
ferer from tuberculosis.
Mr. Dyer’s wife is dead, bu
he is survived by six children
The funeral will take place at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, ir
terment at Moody.—Waco Time
! Herald.
E. W. Neilson for Re-election
The News calls attention to tl
announcement of E. W.jNeilsc
to be found in our columns to da
as a candidate for re-election s
Alderman. Mr. Neilson is ser
ing his first term, the unexpire
term of Dr. Wiiie, and ha vie
served with, distinction, h
friends feel that lie is fully e
titled to reflection. During b
short service in the city count
' is retirement from the court he | Mr' Nellson has 1,eeu a
has been engaged ^assessing :llte,ldaf has guarded w.
taxes as deputy assessor in this tAhecltys '^ests at all time
precinct, and be is therefore well As a Pnvate Jcitixan no m
acquainted with land values, and
j able to see that there is a faik
! rendition of all property. He is
j a strong believer in better public
highways and promises, if elect-,
|ed to devote much lime to our |'°fflcial should be exP*cted to
[public roads, holding that an ______
officers time belongs to the peo- j f Brjd Announces
! pie who elect him. He also pro*
mises better sanitary methods Among the announcemer
in all public places, such as the jtllis appeasing infThe Ne
no
stands higher than Mr. Neilso
and when it comes to the pc
formance of duty he never Hi
dies but acts as his conscien
dictates at all times. No pub
should be expec
more.
Miss Maggie Clampitt, hand
Dr. and Mrs. Berringer, linen | painted plate,
tablecloth. ] Mrs. C. Edwards, hand paint-
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Janak. (>d Plftte-
cut glass olive dish. ! Miss Ethel Keith, hand painted
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Applegate, j howl and plate,
hand painted china berry set. i M''- and Mrs. J.L.,Mauk,Waco
court house and jail. Mr. Cobb is that of J. E. Bridges )
will make a thorough canvas of Alderman. In announcing i
tin' precinct anJ. hopes to meet (candidacy, Mr. Bridges is aim]
each and every voter. yielding to the solicitation
- -- numerous friends who have
Mr. H. N. Lane, silver berry Wednesday Club Meets sometime past been purging l
ladle The Wednesday Club held its ! to announce. Mr. Bridges p
Mr. W. F. Cole, silver cream | regular meeting Wednesday! service as a member offtheiCr
ladle. afternoon with Miss Maggie (‘il "ere such ate to oomph!
Mrs. I). B. Anderson, silver'O’Connell with a full attendance, belief that if he is again choc
pickle fork. Quite a number of interesting that West will have, in hin
Millie, Valie Schiller and Jewel papers were repd those by M rs. '“aa. "'ho while careful and c
Mr and Mrs W. B. Martin,;an<* Miss Nora Wills, cut glass Howell, hand painted plate. ;J, A. West, H. M. Fowler and [ servative, is nevertheless p
dining room picture. sugar and cream set. j Miss Ethel Keith, hand paint- j Miss Nell Stowers being espicial- gressive. He believes in do
Mr. and Mrs. Forde, napkins, j Mr. and Mrs. M. Pazdrlti, cut J ed pie plate. , ly interesting and instructive. tilings and stands pledged
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Brown, , bowl. [ Miss Welrna Anderson, hand a committee was appointed1 inar>y reforms and needed
sewing basket Mrs. C It. Westmoreland, linen painted pie plate. consisting of Miss Maggie provements in our little city i
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Davis, towel8- - Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thompson, |O'Connell and Mrs. A. C. Ed The News has every reason
Mrs. D. Blurne, linen toweL | silver tea spoons. wards to investigate the pro- believe that if elected, there ’
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Chenault, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Brown, J puaed route of the double track he something doing in the Co
silver tea spoons. [now being'considered by the jthe time._
Mrs. A. L. Green, Mrs. Craw- Katy official, the club fearing pasJor Accepts Call
ford and Mrs. Trubvasser, of j that it might interfere with the
Hillsboro, Hovaland China dinner park on Front Street. They are
hand painted celery tray.
B. Garrison, carving set
Mr. Will Cobb and Miss Rob.; >,air linen towels
Kirk, Early English clock. i Miss Josie Lee, cut glass bowl
Mr. and Mrs. McLehnan, bird ^‘ss ' ivian ,J,'e’ Rockdale,
Early English Buffet.
ejerot n. Frank Clampitt; cut glass
Mr. and Mrs. Stadler, mirror. pUnc|1 set
Mr. Sa\n Brown, hand paint- Mr and Mrs. j. T Wills,
ed picture. j Early English dining table.
Mabel Smith, drawn work! Mr. and Mrs. E? C. Presnail,
table cloth. j Brigman, set Early English din-1
Dr. and Mrs. Sehreier, silver room chairs.
teas|H>ons. ! Miss llassie Martin, salad bowl
Mr. and Mrs. D. Bin me, set Mr. and Mrs. Tom. Coleman,
| salad bowl, cake plate.
Miss Nora Wills, salad bowl.
silver soup spoons.
Mr. Will Steel, chocolate set
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Taylor of
Waco, cut glass pieces, olive and
pickle dish.
Dr. and Mrs. Biggs, cut glass.
Mr and Mrs J. D. Pluto of
Waco, cut glass bowl.
'Sir. Jno. Boggess, silver bak-
ing dish.
Mr. Loyd Holloway, silver ice
tub.
Mr. Eddy B. Brockenbush,
Rockdale, cut glass punch ladle
and silver sugar spoons.
set.
Mrs. Joe Lee, Rockdale, linen
towels.
Miss Robbie Kirk, batli towels
Mrs. C. Edwards, linen dres:
sev scarf.
s^ill considering the establish-
ment of a rest room down town,
and hope to have something to
report soon. Mrs. Walter
Lovell was added to the list of
[new members this week.
Mr. and Mrs O. S. Boggess,! The News acknowledges re-
ceipt of a letter from V. E. Cam
mack of Sierra Blanca inclosing
“two plunks,” which puts him to
good with this office Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Rauschuber, Cammack formerly lived here
and his friends will be glad to
know he is doing well in the
cut glass bowl.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Ousley,
linen table cover.
linen table cloth.
Mrs. Howell, one plate,
A letter has been recei*
from Rev. R. E. Cornelius
Lawton Oklahoma, accepting
call to the pastorate of the F
Baptist church here, and stat
that he would be here by the 1;
Rev. Cornelius preached hen
lew Sundays ago and ma*
splendid impression on his h
ers. _■- yp&j*
This office is in reciept
check for $2.00 from W.
Buchanan of Itasca this w
placing him to the good for s
months to come. He will t!
, __ , . , western country. He is a broth
Mr. and Mrs. Westmoreland, j er.in.)aw 0f & q. Keeton dt this [ fore keep posted on West
cut glass vinegar stand.
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Terrell, H. B. The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1912, newspaper, February 9, 1912; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth588862/m1/1/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting West Public Library.