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SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT—SHERMAN, TEXAS.
Saturday, Jan. 25, 1919
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[O with a Rush
This Will Be the Last Call to Our
Specfal Sale of
MEN’S SHOES
$12.00 Hanan Shoes, now. $9.95
$10.00 Hanan Shoes, now..$7.95
$6.00 Shoes, now. $4.95
$5.00 Shoes, now........ .$3.95
$ F05 Pair Reduction on all (J. &
Army Shoes.
•THE SHOE MEN*^^
1 1«THE HOSIERYMEN-*^'
Among the Courts
; TEXAS CAN USE
HER SOLDIERS
• Probate Matters.
The application (if Mr*. Eva I turn
iilg to Ik* appointed tdiii|x>rnry. admin
iatrafor of (lie (‘state of o. Gk Dung-
ing, deceased, was granted, amt the
)i.mkI of the uppiicant fixed at $:W>U0.
The appih-ation of \V. U. Bridvn-
dnlph to !«• appointed guardian of thgi
estate of (\W. HutfoeM. non eoinpes
men tils, was granted, bond it) the sum
of f.atu being fixed. , j Sherman this morning. Mr. Overson
Mrs. Liithcllti .tones was appointed i jK n„.(^,jng witb representatives of tlie
administratrix of the estate of h. 1- «"ounfy War Council and other war
.hiiios, n'lid 1*01111 11X1*0 a. :work organizations at tliV ChanilH'r of
■$8»0. _ _ ... Commerce this afternoon and outliuiugr
itrr iHwuds. jutt.no: —
Chauitrrs Brcthers, San Angustine,
51 hogs, 226 jmumK $16.25; 59 hogs.
t33 intends. $12.50.
F. C. I inhlin. Palestine. 7." lmgs, 19.7
i pounds. $13.0(1.
f Allison & Williams. Carthage, 07
file statement of (». K. Overson, sen-
ior examiner for the C. S. Emplny-
ment service from the office of H. W.
lewis at Sah Antonio, who arrived in.
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The Merchants and
Planters National Bank
SHERMAN. TEXAS
CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT
—AmplevResjources, and a desire to aid
evefu legitimate business enterprise, form
a basis upon which this bank invites new
business.
—If yoii have need for a Checking Ac-
count we have the facilities to handle it
safely and satisfactory.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $750,000.00.
’ T. 1). JOINER, Chairman of the Board.
• x €. B. DORCUKSTF.lt. President.
W. C. EUBANK. 'Vice President, It, A. CHAPMAN, Jr. Vice President
F. C. Dillard, Vice President 1’. It. MAItKIIAM, Cashier.
mRKtT0RS
VW, ilMXkh >vC. B. BRYANT, J. F. KTTF.R. B D. GRAY
(FT. MeDonoughi of Van Alstyne
made application to probate the will
of A. Si. Jackson, dextaised. ThP es-
f»te is wtawPif a Ik nit $19,000.
C. H. Duiilup has made application
in the County Court to probitte the
will of Mrs. F. A. Hatcher.deceased.
Tlie property is valued at $730.
W. M. Scott’s Will Filed.
Application to probate the last will
and testament of the late IV. M. Scott
of this city, win* died Det\ 29, - was
made in the probate department of tlie
comity clerk's office yesterday after-
noon. The estate is valued at about
$75,000, consisting of city property In
Sherman and a farm of '329 acres in
tliis county. Mrs. Borncttn Dickcrmuu
and Mrs. D. K. Penn of this city,
daughters of tlie deceased, are named
i as beneficiaries..
"Texas can give employment pi her hogs. 164 pound'. $(3.50-;.63 ..I*®**^lip
ifiwir discharged soldiers unil to Hums-! immids^ $1-1.30: .12 pig*. *8* p<shins,
'mid* of those from other State*!’.8 was $9.30 : 35 logs. 107 pounds, $9.30; IS
pigs, 93 pounds. $9.30. _
K.; M. Elrod A Son. Palestine. 28 |
lings. 107 pounds, $15,73,
Y. L. Mills. Atlietfi. 91 hogs, 164
ui unds, $13.40.
^Robinson' Brothers, Thornton. 32]
hogs. 170 pounds, $13.25; 48 pigs, 79
pounds, $9.
W. W, Thomiuaui, Murchison, 783
plans which the government wishes To Tiogs, 143 pounds, $13.
put--mto"<Speration to care for dis-j Kirk A Stiles. Girard. Ti., 90 hogs,
charged soldiers. Briefly, tlie i»lnn , 140 pounds. $11.73; 17 pigs, 81
calls for the co-operation of all war
work and civic organisations tn the
county for tlie purpose of making a
survey of tlie employment' situation,
furnishing to the various army camps
detailed information along this line.
The rate of discharge will lie regulat-
ed then by tire number of situations
available iu particular commun-
ity/ y
These organizations. with their work
co-ordinated will also cooperate with j
Employment Secretary R. G. Belier- ]
pounds. $9.30.
J. It. Abbott, Stephens. Ark.. 29
pigs, tflfi pounds; $9; 40 pigs, 70
pounds, $8.30. v |
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Weekly (irpln aiul Provisions.
AsHnciotrti I’nsH /IPpfttf’St
riiicago. .Ian. 25.—Soiimi t iona 1
breaks in Hie value of grain and pro-
visions have resulted this week largely
from attempts to judge prices in.rela-
tion to world industrial and ecouomte
It. G. Roller-]conditions. Corn this morning eojn-
luanWho expect* to oimn offices in,tfr "pared with a week ago, was down
lobby of the Y. M. G. A. the latter part ,9 l-8c to 13c. oats off 7 3-8e to 8 7-8
of next VMik. ...
Mr. Overson arrived in Sherman
from Greenville and Denison and will
LUCK’S GARMENT SHOP
125 North Travis St.
NEW LOT OF STYLISH SILKS AND SERGE DRESSES,
CHOICE $14.75.
Sample line of just 25 new and fresh Silk and Serge Dresses
for today and next week’s showing at a very special price.
Our buyer, now in the market, sent the lot to us by express;
They are in Navy, Copen, Tan and Burgandy. If bought in
a regular way these dresses would sell at $29.50 to $35.00,
but tjie price we make is only.................. $14*75
COME IN TO SEE THEM.
We Save You Money Every Time.
Negro Arrested.
Boli McKinney, a negro, was taken
into custody by members of tlie lkilice
department yesterday afternoon and
>j turned over to Doprnty .sheriff , Iah:
t ‘antwell this morning. McKinney is
1 charged with stealing an autlmobile
casing from I.. K. Davanay, gin man
of this city,, and also another casing
' owner lias nut been found. One of the
lea-sings had been disposed of to a local
and provisions 82c to $2.23.
Assertions that food administration
officials recognized the necessity ow1
| leave tonight for Wichita Falls and (lower prices for consumers did much
Fort Worth. He did not go into the (to start fresh declines in the corn mar-
local employment situation, but said ;ket, and so likewise did agitation for
that there were plenty of jobs iu Texas j tlie Dill to provide that tlie 1919 wheat
as a whole for men who really desire j Crop should lie disposed of in open
jirnk dealer'and another- to a colored; movement. - It is encouraging dls-
prcadicr. Officers Blaine, Reece and
Mi‘C(ruiey-uuaJu'(l urn Hie case.
' ' Charge Filed.
A charge of assault Id murder was
filed iii Justice It. A. McCrary’s court
hy Avery Flowers of Tom Bean
against Jim Brown of that place, and
[Brown’s examining trial set for this
nfternoon. Flowers alleges that Brown
Stint at him on Jan. 18, following a
collision between ears driven hy thf
two on the road between Tom Bean
and Sherman.
to work. In fact, the employment sit-
uation in Texas is better than that of
any other State in the FiiiAii. indicat-
ing that there is "something doing" in
tliis State. Illinois is second to Texas.
Mr. Overson said that one of the
tilings which tlie government is en-
couraging is (lie “hack to the land"
Federal Court.
Preparations are being made for the
convening of Federal District Court
here the second Monday in February,
which is Feh. 10. This session will
follow tlie session at Tyler, which con-
venes next Monday, and will be held
t in place of the regular January term,
(which was postponed. Judge W. R
Smith of El Paso will preside foi
! Judge Gordon Russell, who is still
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to come up. Judge J. R. Blades, clerk
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LIBERTY THEATRE
TUESDAY, JAN. 28
THE SOUTH'S GREATEST MUSICAL ORGANIZATION.
a$1&K)CAMP dick jazz
show BAND and Orchestra
A ,$1500
SHOW*
This Big Feature Attraction is brought to Sherman at an enor-
mous expense. They are piuyiug lhe Pilotages Vaudeville Circuit us
the highest price attractfoirVgJJK^entire Circuit.
IT’S A REAL MUSICAL TREAT
This is the same attraction that played one week at tlie Jeffer-
son Theatre in Dallas, at advanced prices and packed the house every
performance.
The Biggest Show Ever Offered the Sherman Public at Mod-
erate Prices. ........
THREE BIG ATTRACTIONS
THREE BIG ATTRACTIONS.
The a lie ve Attraction in Connection With
BIG VAUDEVILLE BILL AND
FEATURE PICTURES .
3 SHOWS DAILY—2 P. M, G;45 AND 9:15 P. ML
Admission 73c. Advance Scat Sale Saturday, Jan. 23.
MAKE SEAT RESERV ATIONS EARLY.
of the court, state. The grand jury
] cases will be disposed of.
New Suits Filed.
Orlena Douglas vs. Emerson Doug-
las is the style of a suit for divorce
and custody of a three year old child
filed in tiie Fifteenth District Court.
The defendant Is " a member of the
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Navy. ..... .
Real Estate Transfers.
J. D. Bowen et us to Bvrd E. White
anil D. M. Morton. 250 acres, M. D.
Bullion .survey. $30.000: Sept. 0. 1918.
1 R. A. Warren et ux to F. N. Rigney-
and C. V. Foster, 122.41 acres. Robert
Mason survey «f “Gunter Farms,”
$12,241: Oct. 13. 1918.
r w: H. King et ux to J. D. Yates,
lots 10. 11 and 12, block 37. YVhite-
, wright. $300; Jan. 20.’l919.
B. Bennett et al to J. H. Halt, lot 10
hv 35 feet, Oukwood Cemetery, $35;
1 Aug. 28, 1918.
j <;. N. Burris et ux to J. B. Dickens,
1 about 77 acres, K. Canton survey.
$6,000 : Dee. 16. 1918.
I W. H. Johnson et ux to S. N. Oneal,
4 .bits in Collinsville, $1,400; Dee.* 11,
1918.
j S. G. Smith of ux to O. J. James.
117 5-4 acres in 2 tracts. J. Weldon
survey. $7,523,50: July 22, 1918.
1 G. W. Wood et nx.to Eunice F. Hale,
lot 15 and parts 14 and 16, Whites-
tioro, $3,100; Jan. 3. 1919.
I , H. Brooks to Walter Itceden, lot 5,
block 21, Denison, $850; Jan. 21, 1919.
charged soldiers iu ever- way to farm.
America lias pledged twenty-five mil-
lion tons «>f foodstuff for the allies
during 1919 and there will be a ready
market for all farm products,
LATE MARKETS
LOCAL MARKETS.
Poultry and Country Produce, Whole-
sale Prlees Paid in Sherman.
Hens .. .. .... ...........18c per lb
Fryers'(anything over 2Vi lbs. in
weight) hen pripe!,; under 2V4
lbs. .................25e per lb.
Turkeys.................23c per lti
Geese ...... ........$1.00
Ducks .. .. ..............00c each
Eggs ., ____50e per dozen
Country butter.. . .35e to 50c per lb.
Sherman Coityu Mariict.
Cotton in lint .. ........ .2(*Vje
Cotton in seed .. ..... ..7c
Cotton lwlls .. .. ..........3e to 4c
Cottonseed...... $04
Special for Saturday
trade, the government paying the pro-
ducer the difference from tlie guaran-
teed standard.
Oats gave way with corn and like
that cereal dropped to tlie lowest level!
yet this season. » !
Provisions were ruled hy the same
conditions as grain.
, Weekly Financial Review.
Associated Press Dispatch]
New Y'ork. Jan. 23.—Authoritative
advices received during tlie week In
tile financial district were Sll to the
effgel ,tMt; WhlS).ry and trade con-
tinue to adjust thbm«*4v<w more..rapid-
ly to iK>st-war eomlitions. '
This was reflected to a moderate ex- l.
tent in the enlarged dealings on the j
stock exchange for the most part* at
Iirogfessively higher levels,... although
iionils and other investment securities j j
Showed rather indifferently in the im-
provement.
United States Steel was the central
feature of the week's .operations, its j(
course being watched xvitli especial iu-
terst bcausc of next week's meeting of
tlie directors to approve of the finan-
eial re\K>rt for. the last quarter of 1918
and concurrent action on the common
dlvident.
Hand-painted 22K Gold China—the
new patterns.
20% OFF FOR SATURDAY ONLY. '
See our South Window.
Watch foi*|Specials in this space.
Morris Jewelry Co.
Prices Paid in Sherman for—
Corn, per bushel .. ............$1.50
bats, iu bulk, per, ,btwhel ........77c
Wheat, No. 1, per bushel ...... .$2.18
Wheat, No. 2. per bushel ......^2.15
Prairie hay, per ton ............$24
Alflilfa hay, i>er ton ............$35
Johnson grass hay. jrt ton .$22 to $24
Out stra\v, ,per ton .........$8 to $10
SWnnan Livesiork Markets.
Hogs..........
cattle, per II) ......C.T;....5c to 10c
Sheep, per lb, ................8c
Lambs, per lb.................. 10c
Grain Fals.
Chicago, Jan. 25—Big breaks in the
value of grain and provisions took
place yesterday as a result of heavy
selling and apparent hick of liuyiifg
power. Coni showed losses of 4 to
8% cents a bushels, oats more than 4
cents and provisions the maximum
limit for a single days. 50 cents to $!■
In a broad way the setbacks to
prices were ascribed to readjustment
from a war basis and to efforts to cut
tlie cost of living.
Butter, Meat and Eggs Drop.
Chicago,' 111.. Jan. 23- Butter took
another slump of- 3c a pound jester-
MOTHERS, DO IHISr
When the Children Cough, Rub
Musterole on Throats
and Chests
No telling how soon the symptoms may
develop into croup, or worse. And then’s '
when you’re glad you have a jar of Mus-
terole at hand to give prompt, sure re-
lief. It does not blister.
As first aid and a certain remedy,
Musterole is excellent. Thousands of
mothers know it. You ehould keep a
jar in the house, ready forinstaatuse........|
It is the remedy for adults, too. Re-
lieves sore throat, bronchitis, tensl’iUa,
croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, head-
ache, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism,
lumbago, pains and aches of back or
joints, sprains, sore muscles, chilblains,
frosted feet and colds of the chest (it
often prevents pneumonia).
30c and 60c jags; hospital size $2.50c I
KORSES-MULES HORSES-MULES
Auxiliary Remount Depot No. 325 Camp Logan, Texas
AUCTION SALE
AN ADDITIONAL 759 HORSES AND MULES TO BE SOLD
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER ON JANUARY 28,
AT 9:00 A. M.
200 Cavalry Horses,
200 (Artillery) Draft Horses
347 Draft Mules.
• 12 Pack Mules.
The Government reserves the right to reject any and ^11
bids. Cash or certified checks necessry at time of sale.
Stock will be allowed to remain at Depot 24 hours after
sale.
A halter will be furnished with each animal.
Arragements can be made for car-load shipments from
the depot.
The above named animals are serviceable in every re-
spect, but are considered as SURPLUS in time of pence and
orders have been received from the War Department to dis-
pose of them.
K. G. KERSTETTER. Major, Q. M. C.
Marriage License.
Clay Lacy and Miss Reginnla Ken-
nedy. Sadler.
Jits. P. Bynum and Mrs. Prilla Hin-
ton. Trenton.
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GREAT SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE CO., DALLAS. TEXAS.
Insurance in force over $75.000,000. Asset* over $8,000,000.
See A. W. BILLINGSLEY, Agent, Kelly Bldg., Room Nos. 9 and 10.
Phone No. 1530.
HOW
RHEUMATISM
. BEGINS
The excm.-irsting agonies; of riienma-
tisni are usnaliy th ) reault of iaiiurc of
the kidneys to expel poisono from the
Bystem. If the irritation of theaa uric
acid crystals ie show ,‘d to continue, in- ....... ...........
curabic bladib-r or kiunay disease may t Were 50 to 75 cents lower, fairly good
roKtilf i x -r r.t rxt./*cx Wm** • . .. « i .. i.
day, making a decline of 19c .since
Jan. 13. Egg prices followed iu Die
smash at the high cost of living and
were quoted from 2%e to tic a dozen
lower, a drop of from 13c to 15c a
dozen within a few days.
A numlier of retailers faced prose-
cutions liy tlie Federal authorities l»i-
cause they continued to charge fanc.v
prices for butter and eggs.
YESTERDAY’S FORT WORTH
UVESTOCK* MARKET.
Fort Worth. Tex.. Jan. 25—An ex-
tremely druggy market prevailed in
all divisions of the cnttle trade Fri-
day. Up to a late hour yery few con-
signments bud changed ownership.
Buyers were bidding fully 25 .cents
lower on beef steers, -cantier cow*
We Are Looking for Trouble
—Automobile trouble of all kinds, but
especially Generator, Starter and Igni-
tion troubles. Bring yours to
The Service Garage
108 North Crockett Street.
(Old Stand of Sherman Auto Co.)
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COATING—Extra special on Velour Coating in several
of the season’s best colors. These are some higher for the
next season, so now is your chance to get a good bargain.
For a few days only this special offering—Fifty-Six inch
Wool Velour, regular Six Dollar grade.
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SPECIAL, $4.00 THE YARD.
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MJJ T-H.E ~DEf->£HDABLF STORE
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result. Attend to it ut once. Don’t
resort tft- tc».))erary relief. 'Die sick
kidneys miist bo restored to health by
the use of some r tori mg remedy which
wifl.preVent .i retani of tin; dieeasCi
____Get some G'.(LD MEDAL Haarlem
Oil Cnpsulcti ii .an (.ihtcly They have
brougiit bacn the joyb oi life to count-
less thousands of nuiferers from rbeu--
matism, lame back, i.imbrgo, sciatica,
gait stones, gravel and other affections
cows 25 rents lower anil best heavy
caws about steady. . .Calves wove
slow to 50 cents lower.. No demand
prevailed for stoHter.L ' Rbrelpts
reached approximately 3.500 enttle
aiid 500 calves.
Fresh receipts of bogs amounted to
4.000 head and in addition were 890
holdovers. The market appeared gen-
of the kidneys, liver, stomach, bladder t erally steady on bogs and pigs were
and allied organs.
They will ettark the poisons at once,
clear out the kidncy.i and urinary tract
and the soothing healing oils amt herbs
will restore the inflamed tissues and
organs to normal health.
All others arc imitations. Ask for
GOLD MEDAL and be sure the name
GOLD MEDAL ia on tlie box.' Three
sizes, at all good druggists.
EMIL BENZIL’S
LUNCH ROOM
Everything in Be—
Merchants Lunch Served Dally,
11 a. bl to 2 p. —. •
SHORT ORDERS
SERVED LIKE YOU LIKE IT.
steady to strong,-' One car of good
hogs brought $17.30. Bulk of sales
ranged from $15150 to $16.75. Pie«
went at a general range of $9 to
$10.50.
Sheep receipts amounted to 150.
head. Quality was common. The mar-
ket was unchanged.
^ Quotations.
Hattie—Beeves. $7.50©'14.50: stock-;
ers-$7.50#11; cows. $5.50fd9: heifers.-
$6Si'10; bulls. $6Sf7.5fl; calves. $6Si
12.
Hogs —Heavy, $17<f/17.30: ror-|
ilium. $10.5OW17; light. $16.25(fi 16.75;
mixed. $15.50(fc 16.50; common, $14<fil|
15.50; pigs. $9^10.50.
Sheet)—I,anibs. $l2.50ffi15.50: year-
lings. $tl.50#V2«9: wethers, $9.50tfh
11.50; eWes. $8.50^10.50; oulls, $7(3)
0; goats, $5(3'T
, Tfotr Sale*.
J. P. Abbott. Steuben*, Ark., 53
hoes. 167 pounds. $16.50
,T. Tlnnnnll. CliaUdler, 101 le'gs. 152
pounds. $13.25. , <i,«
A. M.; Hula*, UillUand, -T-a., $ bogtCTU
NEW ERA CHECKWRITER
$27.50
Owing to the increased cost in man-
ufacture. which lias lioen considerable
in the past year, the New Era Com-
pany lias found it imperative to ad-
vance tlie price of their new Model 4.
soon to be launched on the market.
Even at this advance in price, (from
*25.00 to $27.50) it will still be less
by $7.50 than any other ('hook Pro-
tector' doing similar work or equally
olToctive.
The NEW ERA CHECKWRITER
IS NO TOY,
But. although weighing only FtVK
AND (4NE-HALF POUNDS, is offered
in coni petit,ion with any other make of
Check Protector, regardlres of iirlce,
siz*- or weight.
F. W. D. HOPE,
District Manager.
Phone 1823. Sherman, Tex.
Good Printing for Merchants b\' the Democrat
Experienced Chefs
Eureka Barber Shop
SOUTH SlW SQUARE
On and after Feb. 1st all
work will be done lor cash only
E^L,
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. Successor to ,
Lawler, 1
All agree on the high
achievements of
quality and excellent baking
Detroit
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The three-wall construction, the removable linings, the
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We have a most complete line to show.
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