Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-EITHTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 25, 1919 Page: 2 of 8
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iMVM la tha Famous Bod Hirer
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i recto* rich la fertile land
crop* In a etty of col-
*, big factorle*, mill*, six trunk
way lines and lnterurbans.
Mail aabscalbers changing locations
should give the former address as well
aa the new one- Subscribers served by
•aretes* will please assist the man-
aaaaasht in rendering good service by acquired
the Democrat about irregu
and omissions.
Si»lni
TW Asst*
of the Associated Press.
Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the nee for republioaitlon
«f all news djupatohe* credited to It or
tot otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published here
u gj| rights of republics Mon of
•pedal dhpatches herein are also re-
cr of the honorable discharge ;
service of her son, John E. Chap-.
h, who ha* Just returned from over- ,
icSs, where lie saw active service in
France.
The letter is full of iuterest to the
ptfbHc, not <mly showing the high es-|
teem In which the soldier is held by j
his commanding officer, hut breathe*1
the spirit which the public should also';
feel when these boys return to civil
life.
Following is the letter:
My Dear Mrs. Marvel:
In a few days your soldier will re-1
reive his honorable discharge and start!
for home. ■
He is bringing hack many fine qnai-j
Ities of body and mind which he ha*
or developed in the Military'
xervire. -The Army has done everything
if could do to make him strong, fine,
self-reliant, yet self-controlled. It rc->
turns him to yon n better man.
You have tieen an important mem-
TYte Light
in the
Clearing
A Talc of the North
Country in the Time
Of Silas Wright
IRVXNG
By
BACHELLER
Author of "Ebon Roldon." "D‘rl oa4
I,* "Dsrrel oftho BltMvd Islet"
‘Korniuc Up With Unit,' »i«o, Bta.
| *W***»W%***tWWIW«**WV*W»1
(Copyright, 1H1T, Irving BachrUer)
Something in his look and manner
as he culinly adjusted his glasses fil'd
iter of that great armv of encourage- r‘‘uJ ,he letter Uf Judge Fine brougb*
.......•___i_______ 1.,., .,. .j - Itha Hl.uul m«r taro It _____1
An/ erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or repntation of
any perron, firm or eorporaion which
»ay appear tn the columns of the
Democrat wHl be gladly corrected up-
on tt being brought to the attention of
(be publlsbeflL*
w ,
So far the Peace Congress has lwen
very peaceful meeting.
the next Fourth of July will be n
world-wide Independency Day.
King .Manuel is still in London, and
-$f lie ia amendable to advice, be will
stay there.
At last it seems one “disease" has
appeared on the calendar that Tioga
Mineral water will not cure, that be-
ing the oil fever.
The Tnited States Senate has at last
passed the $100,000,000 food relief
bill, and it now goes to the House for
final action. Wilsou and Hoover have
won, again.
Grade crossing accidents continue
to occur with great regularity. Evi-
dently the old sign. “Stop, Look, Lis-
ten,” has not soaked In on the travel-
ing public as it should. _
Eggs weut down 3c per dozen on
the Chicago market yesterday. Maybe
they will be cheap enough by Spring
to put one of them in the corn bread
for Sunday dinner.
ment and enthusiasm which helped to
make him and us all better soldiers.
You can now lie a great help in keep-
ing alive the good qualities lie i*
bringing back from the Army, in mak-
ing him a* good a citizen a* he has
been good soldier.
His fare and necessary expenses to
his home will lie paid by the Govern-
ment. He Will receive ail pay dne him.
He nmy. if he wishes, wear his uniform
for four months from the date of his
discharge. The Government will also
allow him to keep up. for the benefit
of bis family, his insurance at the (fwerod.
very low rate he is how paying.
His return to civil life will bring
new problems for you both to solve,
the qualities lie brings hack will help
you now as your encouragement
tlie blood to ray face. It seemed to
puncture my balloon, so to speak, and
I was falling toward the earth and so
swiftly my head swam. Ho laid the
letter on his desk and, without lookine
up and ns coolly as if he were asking
for the change of a dollar, queried:
“Well, Bart, what do you think we
hud better do about It?"
“I—I was hoping—you—you would
take It,” I stammered.
“That’s because the excitement or
the convention is on you," he an-
“Let ns look at the compass.
They have refused to nominate Mr.
Van Buren because he is opposed to
the annexation of Texas. On that sub-
ject the will of the convention is no«-
hei)ied him while he was away, and in j clear. It Is possible that they would
1', ,11 H Ik II kliltl II 11.1 IkXsl M. •• > I . ■ Ml, aJ n All, Im A l A VM #k It? A ill.*. * k Ik _ I . . I
your hands and his rests the future of
our country. “f
As his commanding officer. I am
proud of him. lie has done his duty
well. I, and his comrades, will hid him
good-bye with deep regret, and wish
him every success after he returns
home—thut spot in every man's heart
no other place can fill.
Sincerely yours,
DON L. ESSEX, '
Captain 139 F. A.
The estate of the late "Emperor of
Sahara,” repmed millionaire, who was
removed from the" scenes of earth by
the trigger finger of his wife, turns out
to be only $”:!0,000. That ought to
keep "the wolf away from the door for
awhile.
' The Chicago news suggests that citi-
zens of that toWn should practice
- $100 REWARD, $100.
The readers of this paper will he
pleased to lflprn that there Is at
least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all Its stages
and that Is catarrh. Catarrh being
greatly Influenced by constitutional
conditions requires constitutional
treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine Is
taken Internally and acts through the
blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system tliereby destroying the founda-
tion of the disease, giving the patient
strength by bunding up the constitu-
tion and assisting nature, in doing its
work. Tlie proprietors have so much
faith in the curative powers of Hall’s
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send,for list of testi-
monials.
Address F. ,T.: CHENEY '' k Co.,
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all IJrugglsts,
75&—Advertisement.
MIKE DONLIN COMING
TO TOWN AS PICKPOCKET
IN “TURN TO THE RIGHT"
Mike Donlin, idol of baseball fans
the world over, is coming to town next
week as one of tlie principals in “Turn
to the Right." tlie widely praised com-
edy success that ran all last year tn
both New York and Chicago, Ever
since he returned from the globe-
girdling tour of the Giants and White
drinking rain water, and adds that it | Sox in 1914, Donlin has been drawing
Is the cheapest "soft" drink now to salary as an actor principally in
* “„r -r ™ I™?»rrsr,£'i
one Witt lie able to get a "hard” drink
at any price.
The New York World say* “‘English
physicians have found spirits—whis-
key and wine—an aid in treating in-
fiuenza. hi America a year hence—or
perhaps after next July 1—those in
Peed of a stimulant in combating dis-
ease, may have to fall hack on reading
% Prohibition pamphlet."
Democrat Is heartily in favor of
paying the Governor of Texas at least
fW.000 per year. In fact we do net
believe any argument is necessary.
Common sense teaches that the man
who is big enough to be governor of
the Lone 8far State is worth that
fiyncb money.
taking of, his theatrical career.
As “Slippery Muggs.” the deft, ami-
able pickpocket in “Turn to tlie Right”
Mike has a^jiart that fits him like a
glove, He is as much nt home in it
as he was in a Giant’s uniform.
With tlie exception of Donlin, the
company that will appear in “Turn to
the Right." at Sherman Opera House
Monday. Jan. 37, is the same one that
apjieared for more than a year at tlie
Gaiety Theatre, New York—from
which it can Is* gathered that the form-
,er diamond star is again traveling in
fast company.
Woman Burned; Home Destroyed.
Palestine, Tex.
Jan. 25—An early
Gravson county’s represent!;lives In
the Legislature have responded to ev-
ery roll call during the present ws-
4on, and word comes from Austin that
all of them are liarij at work on their
various committee assignments, and
all are working together harmoniously
for the. good of all the people of Texas.
Pi
The frjends of Victor Burger, re-
cently convicted and given, a peuitea-
* itary sentence for violation of tlie es-
pionage act, promise to spring a sen-
sation when tlie motion for a new trial
* ia argued. The fact of the business is
tint whole boneh #re sensationalists
, of the purest fay serene, and it would
be A sensation if they didn't do some-
thing sensational.
home, damaged another fully SO per
rent and came near burning fo death
Mrs. Mary Rose, owner of the home
where the fire originated. The Rose
home was located on Magnolia street,
corner of Trinity and was a handsome
two-story house of a limit ten rooms.
The other home, next door, was own-
ed and occupied by Hugo Reiteli and
Vns a I suit half burned. Mrs. Rose
was trapiicd on tlie second floor of her
home and liefore she was ri'seued was
so badly burned about the face and
heck that she is now in a serious eon
ditloii at a local sanitarium.
The Ruse home was insured for $3..
700. No iiisuranee was carried on the
furniture. Tlie Reitch house was in
-ured. for $*500. with $1,000 on the
furniture. The-cause of the fire is
unknown.
Auto Death Record.
*
nominate me. We don’t know about
that, we never shall know. If they
W. H. Kelley, a lumber salesman, of
Omaha, found Nedlin Solgs so toujth
1. Kelley,
i, found
and durable that one pair
served on a second pair of uppers
after the first pair of uppers had worn
out in ten months of hard walking.
And he says, "Those same Sole* will
stand another ten months of constant
daily wear."
This is unusual service even for
Neaiin Soles but Mr. Kelley's experi-
ence should indicate to you a method
of cutting down those rising shoe bills
you have to meet. Simply make sure
the new shoes you buy are NeSlin-
soleri and have worn shoes repaired
with these soles which are scientifically
made to be comfortable, waterproof
and exceedingly long-wearing. They
are made by The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company, Akron, "Ohio, who
also make Wingfoot Heels, guaran-
teed to outwear any other heels.
rtmlmSoles
bound train and reached Utica three
hours late. There I bought a good
horse and his saddle and bridle and
hurried up the north road. When he
was near spent I traded him for a well
knit Morgan mure up in the little vil-
lage of Sandy Creek. Oh, I knew a
good horse as well ns the next man
and a better one than she I never
Owned—neVer. I was back in my sad-
dle nt six in the afternoon and stopped
for feed and an hour's rest at nine nnd
rode on through the night. I reached
tlie linmlet of lttchvllle soon after day-
break nnd put out for a rest of two
hours. I could take it easy then. At
seven o'clock the mare and I started
a^aa>—' .juimm . -vi ■<>«>
| January White Sale f
I Sale Opens Saturday Morning, Jan. 25 {j
AT OUR BIG JANUARY WHITE SALE, which commences Sat-
urday, January 25th, you can buy White Goods and kindred lines
at prices that mean a positive saving. In this big sale will be in-
cluded Brand New Muslin Underwear, White Organdy Waists,
Dimities, Fine Nainsooks, Long Cloths, Organdies, Batiste, Linen
Finished Suiting, Domestics, Cambrics, Pillow Tubing, Percales,
Ginghams and Draperies. r * (
Everything marked in plain figures and displayed for easy
selection. Look for the Green Tags.
Clearance Prices On All
Winter Goods
Closing Oat Prices on all Winter Goods go in effect Saturday morning,
mined to make a dean sweep of ail remaining Winter Goods in our store,
money and the room for Spring Goods which are beginning to arrive.
We are deter
We need the
All Winter Goods Must Go
again, well fed and eager 10.^.9%
(To,'tie continued.) 1
DANGER
SIGNALS
OF BAD
BLOOD
A MUD ADMONITION.
C?' To tlie county commissioners, the
Sherman Chamber of Commerce, ilie
people of Sherman—to each and all of
,them—Greeting: Whereas, a certain
w mud hole a few mites east of Sherman,
on the Shennan-Bclls good rood has
become impassable, and whereas, by
t impassable we mean a condition so
bad that automobiles, wagons, tracks,
or other vehicles become stalled, Ixigg-
w*.. Therefore, the people
Whttewright, Bella and eastern
county do hereby Implore said
county commissioners, Sherman Cham
tier of Commerce and, the people of
Sherman to immediately and forth-
with fix said mud hole.—Whltewrlght
—• C ... ... 1.*.
Austin, Tex.. Jan. 23—Fourteen pact
sons were killed in automobile acci-
dents in Texas in December, 1918, ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
8tato Highway Department,. Forty-
two jiersons were seriously injured
ami sixty slightly injured. Six acci-
dents occurred at railroad crossings.
Teii ears were damaged with no in-
jury resulting to occupants.
^Wonder
y
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The Texas Wonder for kidney and
bladder troubles, gravel, diabetes, weak
and lame back, rheumatism and ir-
regularities of the kidneys and blad-
der In both men and women. '•Regu-
lates bladdet troubles in children. If
not sold by your druggist will be sent
by mail on receipt of $1.25. One small
bottle Is two months treatment and
ones cove*. Send for sworn teslimon-
lala. Dr.-E. W. Hall, 2926 Olive Bt; St.
Louis, Mb., Sold by druggist*,
did, and t accepted, what wonld.be ex-
pected of tne is also clear. They
would expect me to abandon ray prin-
ciples and that course of conduct
which I conceive to be best for thb
country. Therefore I should have to
accept It under false pretenses and
take their yoke upon me. Would yon
think the needle pointed that way?"
“No," I answered.
Immediately he turned to. bis desk
and wrote the telegram- which fixed
his place in history. It said no.
Into the lives of few men has such
a moment fallen. I looked at him with
a feeling of awe. What sublime calm-
ness nnd serenity was In bis face! As
if it were a hiere detail m the work of
the day, and without n anoment's fal-
tering, lie had declined alcrown, for he
would surely have been .nominated and
elected. He rose nua stood looking
out of the open Window. Always I
think of him standlW there with (he
morning sunlight falllhgjipon^
and shoulders. He hud observed in]
emotion nnd I think it had teud
him a little. There was a momont'of
Rileuce. A curious illusion ennie to me
then, for it s'eemed as if I hpnrd the
sound df distant... music. Looking
thoughtfully out of the window he
asked: *
“Bart, do you know when our first
fathers turned out of the trail of the
beast nnd- found the long ror.tl of hu-
manity? I thlnlt tt was when they dis-
covered the compass in their hearts.”
So now at last we have come to that
high and lonely place, where wo may
look back upon the toilsome, adven-
turous wny we have traveled "with the
aid of the candle and tlie compass.
Now let us stop a moment to rest and
to think. How sweet the air Is here!
The night is falling. I see the stars In
the sky.
Just below me Is the valley of Eter-
nal silence. You will understand my
haste now. I have sought only to do
justice to my friend and to give ray
country a name, long neglected, but
equal In glory to those of Washington
and Lincoln."''*
Come, let us take one last look to-
gether down the road we have trav-
eled, now dim in the evening shad-
ows. Scuttered along It are the little
houses of the poor of which I have
written. See the lights in the win-
dows—the lights that are shining Into
the souls of the young—the eagor,
open, expectant, welcoming souls of
the young—and the light carries many
tilings, but best of ail a respect for tlie
old, unchanging way of tlie compass.
After all that is the end and aim of
the whole matter—believe me.
My life has lengthened into these
days when most of our tasks are ac-
complished by machinery. We try to
make lueu by the thousnnd, in vast
educational machines, nnd no longer
by the one as of old. It was the lov-
ing, forgiving, forbearing, patient,
ceaseless toll of mother nnd father on
the tender soul of childhood which
quickened that Inextinguishable sense
of responsibility to God and man In
these people whom I now lenve to the
judgment of my countrymen.
| have lived to see the ancient plan
of kingcraft, for self-protection, coin-
ing buck into the world. It demands
that the will and conscience of every
Individual shall be regulated nnd cou-
trolled by some conceited prince,
backed by nn army. It cannot fall, I
foresee, 'to accomplish such devasta-
tion in the human spirit os sbail im-
peril the dearest possession of man.
If one is to follow the compass he
con. have but one king—his God.
• * * j * * *
I am near the end. I rode back to
Baltimore that forenoon. They had
— : noralnated Mr. Polk of Tennesse for
president and Silas Wright for vice
president, the latter by acclamation. I
Pimples on the face, hunches in tlie
neck, sallow and swarthy complex-
ion. sores, ulcers, mucous patches,
copiier colored spots, scaly skin affec-
tions. constipation, inactive liver, dys-
liepsia and stomach troubles are com-
mon symptoms of poisoned blood.
There Is no remedy offered today to
the public that has so successfully
cured these diseases as “Number 40
For The Blood.” An old doctor's pre-
scription containing the most reliable
alteratives known to medical science.
Put up by J. C. Mendenhall, Evans-!
vltte. I ml., 40 years a druggist. " f*
Sold by Glasscock Drug Co.—Adver-J W
tisement
The most drastic price redactions will be made on Ladies’ Saits, Coats, Children’s Coats,
Men’s Suits and Overcoats, Boys’ Saits aad Pacts, Men’s Pants, Underwear; Blankets, Knit
Goods of all kinds, Men’s Sweaters, aQ high-cat Shoes, Felt SHppers. See oar big circular
and note extremely low prices we are making, not only on Winter Goods, as we art making
big reductions on several thousand dollars’ worth ol new Spring goods which have just ar-
rived. Come, see and be convinced, and hay all yon will need for some time to come.
The Peoples Store
CORNER TRAVIS AND
LAMAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS. r
t ! f • 13
CORNER TRAVIS AND
LAMAR
Only $5,900 lor Sherman-Bnrk-Serrein Oil Co.
Tu#a Large Trade—Wen Located T««.«
. I Mrv 2000 Foot Wells Immediately * Hrl#
The Burk Serrein Oil Company is organized with 100
acres of the choicest oil land in the Wichita-Burkburnett
Field—20 acres located about one mile southeast of the big
Smith/well just south of the townsite of Burkburnett, and
one-fourth interest in 80 acres located one mile southwest
of the big Serrein well, which came in a year ago flowing
3,200 barrels a day. Our well is now chilling on this 80
acres, and while this ad was being prepared we received a
wire from our Mr. Cooke that timbers are now moving onto
our 20-acre tract preparatory to the drilling of our 2,000-
foot wellHhereon. Just 4QP yards northwest of our 80-
acre location is a well that is now down 1,400 feet. Should
this well be brought in within the next few days we expect
to advance the price of our stock to $50.00 per share. The
Humble deep test is just one quarter mile northeast, of our
20-acre tract alid is now down several hundred feet.
who is not putting some part of his or her savings in some
legitimate oil industry is too pessimistic to get beyond the
hum-drum or has not the necessary wherewithal to take a
plunge. On every side yqu see people who never had a
dollar above actual necessities, who having managed to get
together by a supreme effort a few dollars to invest in oil,
are now enjoying some of the luxuries they had thought were
not for them. $50.00 or $100.00 is not much but may run
into thousands of dollars if wisely invested in oil.
Read onr (niaianfre, which im other company is offering: "If
you make an investment with us ami wish to insiicct our holding* any
time within :«! days from date of purehuse. we wljl send a man. with
you to the Biirkbuynetu field, and after u thorough inspection of our
holdings jf-you are not satisfied with your investment, we will refund
your money." Fill out. the application blank and malt to us at once
with your cheek as stock is going rapidly.
There is absolutely no company in the Burkburnett
Field offering you such opportunity as this. You can’t af-
ford to let it pass as this stock will be on the market only
a few days at par value, so get in now.
SHARES PAR VALUE $25.00
Every one is interested in oil and oil is making more
people rich than any other industry. The man or woman
This Stock Cannot Last
Long. Do Not Hesitate
While Others Act.
DAME FORTUNE WAITS ON NO MAN.
FULK NATIONAL DETECTIVE BUREAU
(INCORPORATED)
General Offices, Sumpt er Bldg., Dallas, Texas.
This is to Certify
an investigation of tb eholdings Indoiigiiig to and
individuals connected with tlie Bl’RK-SERREIN OIL COMPANY of
'Wichita Falls and Dallas, Texas. * .
And submit to ail and to each, to whom tills report may come, the following: Deseritition of lease-
hold title—20 acres out of the N. side of the’Christopher Winter Survey and l-4th interest in 89-acre tract
off of the Northwest corner of the C. P. Meade Survey, nil in Wichita County, Texas
Analysis show structure for Ott—GOOD.
Indications for Oil—GOOD.
Responsibility of Company—GOOD.
, Its plan of development lias been investigated and $75,000.00 Capital is not in excess to warrant de-
velopment .of this acreage.
In Testimoilv Whereof The Fulk National Detective Bureau lias this day granted this Certificate
bearing the signature of the President and the impress of the Corporate Seal duly attested by tlie Secretary.
Given at Dallas, Texas, on the 21st day of January,
~ • A. D. 1919.
(SEAL) O- ALLEN FULK.
President.
Attest: T. E. BAKER.
^ • Secretary.
. ..Jf.
knew that Wright would decline the
honor, as he did.
I hurried northward to keep my ap-
pointment with Sallly. The boats were
slowed by fog. At Albany I was a day
behind my schedule, I should have
only an hour’s leeway if the boats on
the upper lakes and the stage from
Plattsburg were on time. I feared to
THE AUSTIN NATIONAL BANK
Capital $300,000.00
. « Surplus and Profits $050,000.00
AUSTIN, TEXAS
January 8, 1919.
To Whom it May Concern:
I have known Mr. Geo. H. Cooke for thirty five years, nnd would
not hesitate to invest money la nu oil company under his manage-
ment.
I am satisfied any moneys intrusted to him will be properly
used.
Yours very truly, :l3
W. H. FOLTS,
Vice-President.
Application fori Shares In the Burk Serrein Oil Company.
BURK SERREIN OIL CO..
H. E. Crenshaw, Agent, Sherman.
Gentlemen: I hereby make application for........",.
shares of the capital stock of the Burk Serrein Oil Com
pany, operating under a Declaration of Trust. Capital
$75000.00; shares $25.00 par value.
1
Enclosed find $.....,., in full payment on this pur-
chase. I understand the shares are fully imid and nrtn-as-
sessalde.
(Make Checks Payable to BURK-KERREIN OIL CO.)
NAME
Burk-Surrein Oil Co.
H. E. CRENSHAW, Local Agent.
1019 SooA Crockett St. Phone 713.
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