Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 4, 1915 Page: 3 of 8
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1915
THE SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT,
jrnofi ft. n. htkkixtin
41'NTIfl POM EGK news.
What Hub Natron! I-liy-gcrald «»f
llu Rfnml Hay* of Him.
Phtlrnnolnn Snrlrty lo Until Smut
Annual Open
Show Some
Courtesy
Thu Phltennoian Society will hoM
Its scml-amuml open-meeting Hitticr-
dty night. iVliruai) fi, . In Grand
Avtnoo. Presbyterian ('heroh. An
int« rest leg program of addresses hy
members of the society anil musi-
cal numbers ban horn arranged. At
llq meeting last Saturday tin- Phllgrr'
neiane carried out a program of
'(Ivrman mcdine-i, addrc.ne* ami
ssnVn K. K. KdrtngtOS Pi preel-
We are now making the last call cur
shoe sale of Men’s. Women s, Boys’ and
Girls’ Fall Footwear. If you need shoes for
this winter or next fall, calf at once.
Charles Deal, Who Helped
Braves Win Pennant.
TO VIM It TlltM) /AND AI MING
' kkt. f
Vim'll bless (In- day >mi afford- ■ +
.it them (In- < mnfort nf (his msy a
f til < b kuui Shoe.
There well! South Urroltnlatt*
i mot g the Aimlln co!ot»(*ts, Thorn
\irr South Carolinian* at Goliad
.inlmhi Alamo and Sin Jacinto.
This yon rx South Carolinian
prosphn d . In Texas. lie MW re-
lurnoil lo th. state of hiv nativity.
He'l* horn attending iho date ron-
'vonllon of the Farmers’ Caion. H«-
(a a very active ami enthusiastic
-ivmtor of iluit organfaat on of the
O’tors of Texan ao« I
Ho la a [ regressive anil believe*
in doing filings quickly.
Altlioiigh iin- snow-i of seventy*
tiv«> winters have silvered his head,
lie believes that the' farmers
tumid organize 'He believes that
the times rail for wise leadership
and wise legislation, modern market-
ing systems, rural credit and up-to-
date met hods all along the line. He
is more advanced than many of his
fe'low unionists and he doesn't hesi-
tate to sa. that the people should
sidetrack ill > professional politicians
and | lace representative farmers and
sucoensi'nl business men in the law
making bodies of state and nation
He is tall, cultured, an I a digni-
fied gentleman, deeply read, and
the possessor of a mind that is
analytical. In other words, ho is a
thinker as well as a reader. Tho
nmn who reads but seldom thinks is
r. s'ow traveler.
There wore Steedntans in the
Palmetto state two hundred and rif-
ly years ago.
There were Sloedimin* in the
war for American independence.''
There were Ftecdinana with Jack-
s-on and his riflemen at .sew—©r--
Everyttiing Cot, fnt Cnt to Pieces
ivn thk price ih only
The (trml-aunu.il. V. M. C. A. re
— r— ... ■ _i— -'■/ nJahi
ecptlon will In- given If Biddy
February 12.
The chapel service her, iiftpr wilt
be held in the basement of Thomp
son Hall. Tlie Y M. f. A. gytnnas-
titm Is b.-ing equipped, the win lows
having already been sereened and
gymnasium apparatus ordered. This
forward move, long antioiimted. has
been made possible at the presen.
largely t>y the reception of many
new members Into the a asocial or.
following a fampatgn by the mem-
bership committee, of which J. G
Vhderson is r tairfnan. At.post t|ro
i ntlre resident ponlon of Hie stu-
dent body ere mtynner.- Several
men earned their mein!) -rsblp h;
setting pins in the rerent bcalUm
tournament.
Yates Shoe Com'y
TIIK 0\E-PRI(’K KIIOK STOHK.
. .0. H. Richardson of the Sadler
community, died on Mtindav of. lg*l
week and was buried at Widtesboro
on the following day. Mr. Kichard-
son was the father of the Rtchard-
.-ou brothers of this place aad waa
one of the oldest and best known
citizens In northwest Gn-yaon.....
< apt. J. A. Edroonstou of this placn
ha* been quite III' for the past week,
threatened with pneumonia, but la
reported better at this writing.
zen of St. Louis and ever a leader of
his fellow#. He fought with Jack-
sou and when the war closed there
wore only three survivor; of- his
hdi aal company.
Texas WR-; a comparative wilder-
iiess when f. I). Sleedman pitched
his tent close to the Ionian Terri-
tory border line. Heads of buffalo
«nd wild horses roup.etl the plains,
and the cowmen were in full pos-
session of the froe range.
E. J. liavis waa the military gov-
ernor and zarpetbaggen aud their
black dupes were, in the saddle.
1 Two years after his arrival this
{horde were put to flight. Richard
Coke became governor aud the
Use Discretion
The missionary commit lee of the
pssoelathm. of which I,. 1. Mc-
Cutoheon is chairman, wilt inaugu-
rate three mission study eo-irsc-
Monday night. I'he classes will ho
voluntary and op>n to any- ot Hie
students Ur. E. It. 1
cne in a sttidy nf the chief relig-
ions of the world as compared vvitc.
Christianity. Toe Rev. Mr. Muiroe
will take up the practical side of
the missionary's life with the object
of acquainting.tlie class with the ac-
tual problems and'privilege* oi' m
jjtionary work
lead a class in the. study of the con-
ditions and needs of American ru-
ral life. Each course is based m a
suitable textbook but the ' me thou
In the selection of the tires you are going to use
on you car. We carry nothing but the best,
Photo’by American Prcsa Association.
Aiming bust-bnII players and fans
... ...... Charles Deal, who played third base
Dong will lciul t fW ()|0 Host on Bravest in the world's
pennant scries, Is known as the man
who made good In a pinch. Deal was
originally ’’the regular third baseman
of the 'Braves, hut because of poor
health and light batting George Stall-
ings purchased lied Smith from Brook.
Mr. (' P. Owen will j lyp to play' the base.' When, Smith
Ibroke his ankle just before the begin-
ning of the clash with the Athletics
Deal got the opportunity to show what
was in him. Although entirely out of
practice, haring been on tlie bench for
some time, be surprised the funs by
his splendid work. In fact, lie was
largely responsible for Boston’s vic-
tory In the second game of the scries
j Deal Is a native of Williamsburg, Pa..
! twenty-three years old. and began his
j professional career at the age of seven-
teen. For a Mine he was with the De-
troit Tigers, but Jennings sent him to
Providence for more experience. In
the fall of HH3 Stallings secured him
I for the Braves.
Republic ■ Miller
Lomax Auto CO.
A Resolution for 1915:
Use the Home Interurban
(Texas Traction Company)
KXCLl'SIVKEY BETWEEN
Denison McKinney
Sherman Dallas
AM) INTERMEDIATE POINTS.
Gorilonvillo Gossip.
lowed t 10 tin;.’ ol Francis Marion.
The Swamp I'’*1* iho Santee,”
and there, w re Steadmans in the
war between the slates, when tiro
pliOst of tho Planters' Republic
went up In smoke of battle and the
flag of the lost cause came down
forever at tppomaltox.
These Steedmans of death Caro-
lina have a family tree whoa# roots
go back to tiro eleventh century.
The name is of English origin.
The parents oi' this Texas Stead-
man were Uod-fearing,
llyde Park.
Hyde Park. Feb. 1.--Farmers **»
getting considerably behind with
their work on account of the pro-
longed bad weather. Very little
ground has teen turned so far. .2..
Matt Redlck went to Sherman today.
....Mr. Smailing and family have
moved to the Oaki Grove neighbor-
hood where they have purchased a
farm.....Ace Smith has moved to
the tio<lins farm. I^>e Catron moving
back to Oklahoma and sold out hia
merest, to Mr. Smith..,. .Hoe Shrad-
_________JP— - er went to Sherman Saturday.....
who has been nn In- T. P. Preston marketed hay in Den-
Saturcuiy,.... Mr. Rutledge
ol' and daughter. Miss Alice were m
. .Mr. and Mrs,
i Denison Sat-
the t.rday on business. .*. Mrs. Fay BeR
Of course there will be (went to Denison Saturday. .School
but thus is progressing nicsly under the su-
pervisor of Mine Holly with very
good attendance. .
ail enjoyed their visit with ns,....
R. S. Me A duals. Sr., of this place,
left last week for Henrietta, where
lie has been visiting his mother.
Mr. McAdams makes it a rule to
spend a week with ttis mother twice
each year . . . Judge J. A. I*. Wolfe
of Sherman spent from Friday until
Sunday in this place looking after
business matters,.,.. . Austin Warren
of near here.
valid all winter, is reported better ison
at this writing.... .This section
the county is waiting with a great Denison Sat irday.....
deal of interest, the proposition for. Will Cantrell were Jo
a system of pike rodds over the - n
county.
some knocket'H, as usual
far there seems to be an encourag-
ing sentiment in favor ol the pro po-
sitron. A great, deal depends upon
Hip form of the proposal though, aw
it may he submitted to the voters,
and it behooves us to see that tho
best measure- possible is the ore
that is plated, before the people. A
system of good roads would be the
best -investwent that. Grayson county
could make a.ul the man who votes
against them, if simply opposing
progress!venepft, is voting again,t
his own interests in the long ru t
Direct Intend ban connections at Dnllns for Waco, C'-or-
sirann, 1’ort Worth, ( lehnrnc uml intermediate points.
They chris-
tened him Suit Daniel.
When the war broke out there
were fourteen Steedmans capable of
rearing arms.
They fought for the Palmetto
I ting and the cause they loved. TUi■<
'.Texas Sired man was educated at tho
{Charleston Military .Academy. A
i corps of “thi -e cadets were assigned
j to military duty on Motris Island,
"till their commander was instructed
| to keep a sharp watch for Hie Star
lot the West, a vessel which has a
place in the annals .of the history ok
the war of t,her Confederacy.
These cadet# fired, the first shot
and thru came the titanic struggle
jof four years.
i There were four .Steedmans who
'| were colonels. There were a ma jor
{and two captains among them. Tee ’
i fought throughout tiro war an.l S.
ID. Steedmcn was the only one of
their number who received a serious
■ wound in battle.
George Stalling-; is very much put | Colonel Isaiah George Washington
out over u.e new roster limit of twen-' StecdutNin fottghL four >•'•im and
ty-mie adopteil by tho National league. 1 trover received a serntch Tie is the
••The twentymo suggestud by-the oldest brothet or S. D, S'eednutn. is
American league would have been —.......................................... .
much better." said he. "Twenty-one _________________________
will give no one au opportunity to car-
ry a uniformed coach. Take me. for . r • 1•cL-i
Instance. A great deal of my suecess l ’ . . • -r. c
Ism ;;t this dsiy would be iillper- The Patella Punch Is New.
Hnonee, for. her abilities have long When Zulu Kid was stopped by the
been recognized by two continents, “ischium punch” In a recent fight with
The greutet the task to which she Rohliy Burns in St. ton la it appeared
devotes- herself, the more quickly Jy,,,} the |a«t werd.in pugilistic novel-
do her skill, her brains,* her soul j bad been found. Burns bit the
respond It is enough to say 1^mt | Kkl three inehes ltelow the hip, around
her pe.rfcrmance oi this exceeding-1.(J ||lf, pear, paralyzing tho Zulu's leg.
’y difficult concerto was woithy ‘j1 gut stm greater hope for the defensive
tiro high ideal which she has stead-. pffortH of (|le gainst the giant
f v. before her Tke composer was j ^ ^ ^ !,llt,i|Ia or kneecap
rlmtlrotl ani I tc o< < d1,1 j punch which Johnny Kirk dealt Eddie
memorable. ( I be production ol ’ ... , , . ,
the Sibelius Concerto with the Boh- 1» h recent h-mt lv rk s a ted
ton Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Muck " swing near the finer andt am pi step-
conduct tiro. ' f2-2t r»d In to avoid it. getting a crock
LISTEN TO ME
WK WILL HAVE IT, POUNDS
NICE FRESH BULK
PERSIAN DATES
AS LONG AS THEY LAST
;s MIS, FOR
ORDER NOW
JESS WALL
LouinvUIc Gamblers in Court.
Birthday of Prominent People.
George Morris Cohen Braudes,
famous Danish literary critic, i.l
years old today.
lion. ..iTani A Oldfield, con-
gressman front Arkansas, II years
bid today.
t.iorgc K. Mcrrik, famous British
explorer and writer, conspicuous th
the modernizing of China, 55) years
old today.
Charles K. ^chaff,' St. Louis bank-
er and railway official, (5H yeart
old today.
Rt. Rev. Thomas
Catholic Bishop of.
yours old today.
Rt. Rev. Williaui
Met hoots. Episcopal
ucator, ,7 years old
Tilt; PRICE MAKER.
EVERY DAV
Its BARGAIN DAY AT Ol It STORE. Wo make
to till alike and guiiranHV our goods to be fla sh and
best that's sold.
WK WILL APPRECIATE YOl U U» SINESS.
F. Hickey,
Rochester, !
. ■ J
Young Grocery Company
twenty men I think a manager
should be allowed to carry at least
twenty-four players.”
IIOl SION ST.
OLD PHONE -JSIL
NEW PHONE 1HA
A STRONG INDORSEMENT.
W. II. Holmes or the Decorah,
la.. Journal says, "I have been a
sufferer from Piles and, llemtnor-
holds for years. I got no refief un-
til my druggist recommended Merl-
tol Pile Remedy. Before I had
tdken half the package the t”
was gone and I have had no trou-
ble since; I would not take a
thousand dollars and he hack in
former- condition.’ Keith's Drug
Store. Sherman, Tex., local agency.
tu-sat-w j
$4,200 to Win One Game.
Colonel Robert Lee Hedges of the St
Louis Browns claims to have paid the
record price for one victory last sen-
| son, $1,200. This was Lefty Levercp/.'s
distress , yearly stipend last year, and lie cash
” cl in Just, one win for the Browns,
though lit' had a dozen chances. And
the colonel blames the Feds for this
high figure. He only paid Levereitz
$2,200 hi 191.1, but the Feds offered
him $O,tJO0 last spring, despite the fact
that the pitcher injured his arm on the
round the world tour, and Hedges had
to tiny him $4,200 to hold him-.-
Office Supplies
m
All kintly of Filing Cabimt-', Office Furniture, I
and till the little things that are ucd in tiro Office.
T Y P E W R I I E U S
.............
[lUA'VWD'
■
YVo have the new Royal. Underwood, Oliver. Also have
several second hand Typewriters. Will give you a bargain on any
of them.
1 ana,linn Parliament Meets.
REYNOLDS-PARKElt CO
Ottawa, Out., Feb. I When the
.Canadian Parliament today opened
its session, the principal business
on the minds of each of the mem-
bers was the appropriation Of ad-
ditional war funds.___Fifty million
have already been voted and Jt is
expected that $! on,quo,non more
will he appropriated immediately.
The session will tie conf.jned almost
exclusively to legislation connected
,vv. T tho-v\,:ir, t^tch.-tf*. tariff sckatigf«
to rai".,! .additional rwvehmx and apy
propriatioiv; for the expeditionary
forces. It is believed that a stamp
tax wit be formulated and adopted
to ralsc additional war revenue.
I attorned after the new tax now ill
force in the United States.
Why is POSTUM
Yanks' Business Manager.
Harry Sparrow, a tottg time friend of ]
Manager McGr.iw of the Giants and
Captain Hit-vron, has tte('rr"rT|ipointeil
business manager of the Yankees. Mr
Sparrow served in a similar capacity
for the National and American league
teams which toured the world a year
mplcr throdireefloti of- Manager
McGrow and ro'hartes A. Conviskcy of
the Chicago White Sox,
which
many
Pis pie are waking to ||ie banuful effects of the |M>weefulilrug—CsfMM—in cofftro,
poismis ill, system, 'often res tiling in flervottsness, heart flutter, headache, hittousness and
other iBs hU.I discomforts.'ro. r
To save money on your Grocery Bill?
Then start trading with us February 1st
The nitre food-drink, Po.limi.i-. absolutely drug-free-uuide only of the choicest wheat and It
hit of wholesome iiHdassCs. it urn twins no cuffeilio or other harmful tViWBtv.
Drivar of M*ud S. End* Life.
Glbaon Fitch, aged fifty years, win,
drove Maud S. wh* u that famous mare
made her world's record of 2;0S-T, In
Cleveland, committed suicide rccentiv
by drowning in the St Joseph river
near South Bend, Iml. Fitch was de-
spondent because of his Inability to
give up liquor.
Post nut comes iu two forrus: REGI I.AK PdfiTIM—must be lioiled, I.V and
INSTANT PI LSTt M—soluble from, made in the cup with hot water INSTANTLY, :M»
iJctfAM f
Lo&m“ni •
Both kiints are equally d 'lictoos, amt the cost p'T cup is about the same,
Th"* Texas Wontlt.r cure* kidney
and bladder troubles, dissolves
gravel, euras diabotea, weak and
lame backs, rhrumatisci and a’l ir-
regularities of the kidneys and Mad-
der tn both mon and women. Regu-
lates bladder troubles In children.
If not sold by your druggist, will
be sent by mail on receipt of $1.0o
One small bottle Is two mouths'
treatment, and seldom fatls to per-
fect a cure. Send for testimonials
from this and other states. Dr. E. W.
Hull, 2926 Olive Street, St. Louts,
Mo, Sold by druggists.
\ Brown* Hav* Tall Pitcher*.
| The St. Louis American league pitch
Ing staff for next syason will include
seventeen pitchers, whose combined
height la 102 feet and whose average
height Is a fraction over sis feet to the
man.
18 YOl It III SIIAND OPT OH HUMOR?' If so, try one
JOHN’S BIG JUR Y STEAKS.
You know the way to a man's heart.
Arnold9
out WOO -* BOTH PHONES - SEW 053
for POST
Wi*« Fool.
“Everything comes to the man who
traits.’’ remarked the sage.
“Unless lie happens to be waiting for
hts wife,” added the fool.—Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Sold bjr Grocers everywhere.
BSHN
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