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THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE
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FOR COLEMAN AND COLEMAN COUNTY
12 Pages
Vol. No. 44.
Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, Friday, September 11,1925.
No. 37
CHAMBER COMMERCE
DISCUSSES HOTEL
WEDNESDAY MORN
Some evidence of life and new ener-
gy was manifested Wednesday morn-
ing at the weekly Chamber of Com-
merce breakfast. Some new faces
were seen at the festive board and a
different kind of enthusiasm was pre-
valent.
The ticket committee was composed
of Rev. W. G. Bailey. He likewise
was assigned the task of providing a
suitable program. He increased the
crowd considerably and was discharg-
ed. W. P. Stobaugh will have the re-
sponsibility for the next meeting.
The principle topic of discussion
Wednesday was notel. Senator Wal-
ter Woodward talked about the “Need
of Additional Hotel Facilities," and his
. remarks met with the approval of
htose present. None there would care
to go on record as fighting the pres-
ent Coleman hotels. None there feel
Ulgt the effort to secure a new hotel
wfll in any way affect the interests of
other hotels. The idea is merely1* tq
provide larger accommodations for an
anticipated boom, and growth.
No report of the hotel committee
was made. However, property own-
ers on Commercial Avenue who are
more interested in the fostered enter-
prise than others, feel certain that the
necessary amount of funds will be
available at the proper time and that
Coleman will have a hotel equal to, or
better, than the Brady hotel and that
suitable management will be secured,
The meeting also discussed briefly
the “paving lawr” election that will be
held next Tuesday. The Chamber of
Commerce feels like the people should
favpr the measure at the polls. This
feeling is shared by some of the la-
dies’ organizations and a tremendous
effort will be made to put it over.
The meeting adjourned to meet next
Wednesday morning at 7 o’clock at
tRf American Cafe and the man in
charge of it for that time will appre-
ciate the attendance of everybody.
appre
_ ybody
W. P. Stobaugh is the gentleman.
Coleman Co. Medical
Society Ha* Good Meet;
Will Launch Campaign
The Coleman County Medical So-
ciety met in this city Thursday after-
noon of last week in the offices of Doc-
tors Cochran and Gordon over Coul-
soa’s Drug Store. Drs. Joe E. Dildy,
M. L. Brown, C. C. Bullard, C. W.
Gray, H. L. Lobstein and Dr, Jewell
W. Daughety were present from
Brownwood and Dr. J. W. Blasdcll was
present from Ballinger.
An interesting program was en-
joyed and plans discussed for the in-
auguration of an advertising cam-
paign of enlightenment. Cigars and
refreshment were furnished by W. J.
Coulson.
Testing Stations Busy.
Like all new laws many v.nve waited
until the last miriute to cortiply with
the anti-Glare law passed by the Thir-
ty-ninth legislature and which went
into effect September 1st. Hardly
half of the cars in Coleman county
have been tested, according to the best
available information. Stations at
every point are still busy.
Automobiles Jam Streets
of City Busy Days; Chief
Police Asks People’s Aid
The importance of Coleman as a
trading center and the growth of the
city is emphasized every Saturday by
the number of automobiles on the
streets. Last Saturday afternoon 20
cars a minute or 1200 an hour passed
both ways on Commercial Avenue
alond. All available parking space
around the court house, along the
curbs and in the middle of the streets
was occupied for several blocks.
Commenting on the above condition
Chief of Police A. D. Burdick stressed
arid emphasized the supreme impor-
tance of co-operation of motorists in
the observance of the state and city
laws and the ordinary rules of the
road. Too many people, he says, dis-
regard both, and are subjecting
themselves to prosecution while jeo-
pardizing the lives of others in their
mad rush to get nowhere in particular.
It is against the state law to drive
an automobile with a muffler. It is
against the city lav/s to turn in tty:
middle of a block or stop a vehicle in
the middle of- a street. Drivers of
cars and other vehicles should keep to
the right always and never-stop at a
street intersection. Always pass a
vehicle on the left hand side and do
not turn back in front of it until you
have progressed a reasonable dis-
tance. When making a turn or stoj)
hold out your hand as a warning to
those behind that you are about to
change your course.
The faithful observance of the few
simple rules will prevent, if not elim-
inate, accidents. Hardly a day passes
that there are not many flagrant traf-
fic violations that would be serious in
congested areas. The hazards in-
crease with the growth of the town
and the increasing number-^f auto-
mobiles and a campaign of education
at this time is not premature.
Always remember that every man
%as equal rights with you.
Sheriff Called to Silver
Valley to -Quell Mexican
Disturbance; Three Hurt
Sheriff J. A. Trammell and Deputy
T. L. Stevens were called to Silver
Valley last Friday night to quell what
threatened to be a Mexican disturb-
ance. The officers arrived shortly aft-
er a cutting affray hgd been pulled
off and found two of the participants
cut and profusely bleeding.
The trouble arose over family mat-
ters, and several young hombres at-
tempted to beat up an older man.
The old man, however, proved to be
an expert with a saber and defended
The
MD ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE
Marriage Licenses.
Sept. 3.—D. A. Cross and Mrs. Della
Coner,
Sept. 4.—Byrom England and Hazel
Verne r.
Sept. 5.—J. F. Williams and Mrs.
Cora Wilson.
_ Sept. 5.—Terrell Kinman and Ber-
tie B. Young.
Sept. 8.—R. P. Wisner and Essie
Lea Davis. «
J. F. Neff, W. D. Allen, Leon L.
Shield and H. Io Shield of Santa An-
na, spent last week-end and Monday
at Koon Kreek Klub twelve miles _____ __________
■OBth of Athens, Texas, fishing, but1 pany, and some
vone
they didn’t have much luck.
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himself against his adversaries,
participants all plead guilty,
their fines and were released,
of them were fatally injured.
Ocean Oil Enters
Sunflower Lease
And Begins Work
Brooks & Jameson of the Ocean
Oil Co. have located on the Gates
Sunflower Petroleum lease with a new
Fort Worth Spudder and Case engine
and are busy cleaning out the three
small producers and getting ready to
drill • three additional wells. This
lease is located three miles south of
Coleman and will be watched with
more than passing interest by local
people. The. lease has just recently
been taken over by this new corn-
important develop-
ments are expected.
AN EGG A DAY KEEPS THE
SHERIFF AWAY
Perhaps no branch of farmi
nity than poultry.
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offers a greater opportu-
For they have the distinct advantage of requiring less
to get started than other live stock and the returns are much
quicker.
Everyone who has a patch of ground large enough can
have extra dollars by raising a good strain of laying hens.
They more than pay their way.
FM Na™ bank m
“There Is No Substitute Tor Safety." 1
Record of Births.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Arch
Boyles, Burkett • boy.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ramon
Deanda, Santa Anna; girl.
^Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold H.
Fowler, Santa Anna; girl.
Record of Deaths.
ONA MAY ALCORN, aged 1 year,
2 months and 19 days, baby daughter
of E. A Alcorn; cause, contributory to
teething; place of burial, Coleman
Cemetery.
Deeds Filed for Record.
G. H. Stovall to W. M. Livingston,
north Ms of southeast 14 of Section
One, H. T. & B. R. R. Co.; $2,600.00.
E. E. McElrath to. W C. McElrath,
2 lots out of W. H. King Survey No.
787; »1,250.
Mrs. Alice Roquemore to C. H.
Shore, lot out of Block No. 12 of
Clow's Second Additional (farm) to
town of Coleman; $1,500.00.
John Campbell to W. J. Coppin, one-
third interest in Blocks 6 and 13 of
subdivision of north part of J. A. H.
Cleveland 4605 acre Survey No. 495;
$733.33.
John Campbell to Roy McFarland,
(same acreage and consideration as in
(same
ibo^e
deed).
Oil and Gas Leases.
O. N. Mitchell to J. W. Mead, Block
No. 58, subdivision of Burnett Co.
School Land Survey No. 703 and con-
taining 100 acres; $10.00 considera-
tion.
First Cotton Report Weak.
W. J. Tatum, who counts cotton for
Uncle Sam in Coleman county, receiv-
ed his first report last week-end from
the United States Department of
Commerce, which shows that prior to
August 16th 364,381 bales of cotton
had been ginned in Texas. To that
date Williamson, one of the good cot-
ton counties of Texas, had ginned only
40 bales. Nueces coUnty^had ginned
24,187, McClellan county 1)527, and
other big cotton producing^ counties
show the came depreciation.. Cole-
man county was not listed. Mr. Ta-
tum will make his first rounds this
week and the next report will likely
contain Colemafir county's receipt to
September 16th.
Paving on Commercial Finished.
Contractors last week-end finished
laying the brick paving on Commer-
cial Avenue and started on East Pe-
can Street. The paving on Pecan will
extend beyond the Cottage Hotel and
will complete the present program.
There is a possibility of other blocks
being paved on Live Oak.
CollinR Dry Goods Company Located
, in New Quarters.
The Collins Dry Goods Company,
formerly Hooper-Mitchell, has moved
from the Manes building on East ]pe-
can Street to the.Paddleford building
on Commercial Avenue, two doors
north of the Bowen Drug Store.
Oil Activity South.
N. D. Vandalsem was in Saturday
from Voss and patronized the Demo-
crat-Voice classified column. He says
that the oil excitement has spread to
that section. A well has been con-
tracted at Starkweather and another
near Voss.
First $ale Man in Town.
E. Alford, Waldrip farmer who
brought the first bale of 1925 cotton
to Coleman, was transacting business
here. Saturday. He is now busy pick-
ing cotton and cultivating in the same
field. Good rains have fallen in that
section and cotton is putting on, he
says. He has also planted oats. *
Visits Old Tennessee Home After
Forty-Four Years Absence.
I. A. Click, wife and daughter and
J. J. Click returned August 27th from
a sriven weeks’ visit with relatives in
east Tennessee. Mr. Click had not
been back to the old home town for 44
years. He visited a brother 71 years
old that he had not seen in 50 years,
and reviewed the old home his father
occupied before the Civil War. The
trip was made in an automobile and
an average of 200 miles was covered
daily. It is the first vacation Mr.
Click has enjoyed for 30 years and he
looks 20 years younger. He says that
east Tennessee has not progressed
much during his absence. The peo-
ple there nearly all own small farms
and are apparently satisfied with con-
ditions as they exist
John Haynie Gilliland Enters
Howard Payne College.
John Haynie Gilliland, employe at
this office for the past year, severed
his connection with the gi*eat family
weekly Wednesday morning and left
that afternoon for Brownwood to en-
ter Howard-Payne College. During
his college career he will be associated
with the band maintained by that in-
stitution.
J. H. Tucker a Visitor.
J. H. Tucker of San Diego, Califor-
nia, arrived in Coleman last week-end
for his annual visit, and will " be in
Texas about thirty days. Mr. Tucker
at one time Was a newspaper man in
Coleman and has many friends
throughout the county. Before re-
turning to the western state he will
visit a sister at’Larrpasas and friends
in the Alamo City. He will also spend
some time on his farm and rartch in
this county ar.c'. look after other busi-
ness affairs.
Comes Back Home.
E. M. Jones and family Lave moved
back to Coleman from Brownwood
and are living in the Grant Lewis
place at 415 Concho street. Mr. Jones
is a brother of W. C. Jones and was
formjerly a resident of Coleman and
Talpa.
Farmer Has Had Plenty Rain.
W. S. Blair was in Saturday from
his farm beyond Valera and reported
a good rain Friday night. The rain
extended from Ballinger to the red
house- between Coleman and Valera
witfca little shower in Coleman. Mr.
Biair says that his immediate section
has had plenty of rain and that far-
mers want to see some dry weather.
County Attorney Courts at Novice.
.County Attorney V. Rawlins Gilli-
land was in Novice last Saturday
prosecuting law violators in the Jus-
tice Court. The score was not given
for publication.
. More Jones.
E. C. Jones was in Saturday from
the Glen Cove section and added an-
other Jones to our list when he order-
ed the Democrat-Voice sent to his son,
V. F. Jones at Eden. Young Mr.
Jones is a graduate of the Coleman
High School and the Texas A. & M.
College and will teach agriculture in
the Eden High School this session.
Takes Daughter to Temple,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Vanderford of
Shield caught the afternoon train in
this city Tuesday afternoon and rush-
ed their 15-year-old daughter Alice,
to Temple for an appendicitis oper-
ation.
Returns From Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Runkle returned
Saturday from x Boulders, Colorado,
where they spent the summer. While
there Professor Runkle attended the
summer session of the Colorado Uni-
versity.
Building School.
J. V(. Waits, grub and men, left
bright and early Tuesday morning to
construct a new school building at
Grape- Creek. The new building will
be 22x30 and will cost approximately
$1400.
Billie Baker at Home.
Billie Baker, who was taken to
Temple Monday of last week for treat-
ment for complications arising from
a aeige of scaslet fever, returned
Tuesday evening with his father and
mother, Judge and Mrs. J. K. Baker,
who were constantly at his bedside.
For several days after reaching Tem-
ple Billie's condition was serious and
his recovery was doubtful, His many
friends will be glad to know the dan-
ger point has been passed. '
Here From New Mexico.
W. F. Crawford of Roswell, New
E. K. Thomson Continues to
Improve.
The condition of E. K. Thomson,
who suffered a stroke of paralysis at
his home on College Avenue several
weeks ago, is very much improved.
He is able to sit up and is gradually
gaining strength.
Bakers to Austin.
Judge J, K. -Baker and family are
moving to Austin this week to make
their future home. The Judge will
resume his duties with the Court of
■Criminal Appeals October 1st.
In Paint Rock.
Judge J. O. Woodward left Sunday
for Paint Rock to preside over the fall
term of District Court for Concho
County.
W&
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7velgf?rom «
Aiiwn .
Remodeling Hotel.
The Central City Hotel, in the
Manes’ Block, conducted by Mrs. Clin-
ton Smyth, is being remodeled and ad-
ditional rooms made available. J. W.
Waits la contractor on the job.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bab Lewis of Nov-
ice were visiting friends and relatives
ACREAGE BL
IS CAUSING ACTIVITY
Central State Defeats
Coleman National in Six ... .AI .
Chukker Polo Game Fri. IN COLEMAN
The Coleman National Bank polo
playfrs were defeated by a score of
3 to 2 by the Central State Bankers
last Friday afternoon at the American
Legion Park, in a six chukker game of
6 minutes each. The Coleman Nation-
al team was composed of W. C. Gay,
Karl Wallace, Marcus Durham, J. T.
Saunders and Truman Williams sub-
stituting for Durham in the early part
of the game. The Central State was
represented by Wade Hemphill, Claud
McDonald, Bill Griffis and Harold
Kinney.
Aftpr the friendly rivelry the par-
ticipants, their wives and invited
guests repaired to the American Cafe
where a sumptuous banquet had been
prepared. Seated at the festive board
were the following: C. W. Martin,
wife and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. W.
N. McCulloch, Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Shield, Mayor and Mrs. E. P. Scar-
borough, Mr and Mrs. Karl Wallace,
Mr. and Mrs, Marcus Durham, Jess
Pearce, Mattie B. Miller, Mabel Gray,
Anna Marie Sheppard, Miss Mary
Dibrell Johnson, Mary Bethel Lan-
ford, Wade Hemphill, Bill Griffis,
Harold Kinney, J. T. Saunders, Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Gay and Mr. and Mrs.
Bennett Nance.
Some of the players have become
very proficient and will continue to
practice at frequent intervals and so-
licit recruits The polo club is a new
organization in Coleman and the keen
interest that has already been mani-
fested is very gratifying to those re-
sponsible for its creation.
Merchants’ Messages
Contain Most Valuable
News in This Paper
The most valuable news in this issue
of the Democrat-Voice will be found
in the merchants’ messages. New
stores with new lines are opening and
making announcements. Old stores
are offering special - inducements.
They have all qualified to serve your
every need. They have done their
part toward making out-of-Coleman
trading unnecessary. Will you do’
yours ?
Practically every business firm in
Coleman is represented in the paper
this week. They are offering spe-
cial inducement. They, are showing
new fall fabrics, ladies’ ready-to-wear
and men’s clothes in varied assort-
ments and color combinations.
Every advertiser is eager to accom-
modate and serve you. They, like
you, are interested in building in Cole-
man county a trading center and a
town that will ultimately enhance lo-
cal vaules. Trading elsewhere by
Coleman county people retards local
progiesr, and subtracts from the
wealth of your interests. Civic pride
and, home buying will attract admira-
tion and result in larger and better
facilities year after year. Read the
advertisements.
141 Bales of Cotton
Ginned in Coleman
to Thursday Morning
Cotton is rolling in Coleman coun-
ty. To this (Thursday) morning 141
bales had been turned out by the six
local gins as follows: J. S. Rogersftwo
gins 48 bales, counting rounds as
square; Wallace Gins 31 bales; Far-
mers’ Gin Company 52 bales and E.
M. Whatley & Company 10 bales.
Blocking acreage for oil wells to be
drilled this fall in all parts of Cole-
man county continues unabated Far-
mers and business men alike realize
the importance of the approaching
activity and are co-operating with
“men thatvmean business.” Few have
failed or refused to put in with neigh-
bors to secure development when it
has become known that they are deal-
ing with men who will prosecute ac-
tive drilling campaigns.
Spudders are getting as thick as
automobiles and bankers are busy
figuring oil royalties. The activity
has become so voluminous that it is an
utter impossibility to keep track of the
many blocks that have been secured
and those in the making. Suffice to
say that at least 35 blocks will be
drilled this fall and winter and Cole-
man county will present a busy scefte.
The Canyon on the Harris .has a
fishing job at .J.630 and may have to
abandon and skid machine.
The St. John & Morrison on Powell
is drilling at 200 feet.
The Texas Company has spudded
in on the J. O. Hail.
Trammell & Duncan are erecting
rig on J. P. Morris 300 feet west of
the old Brewer gasser.
C. E. Jordan, et al, are drilling at
250 feet on the W. I. Tabor tract.
Monroe Oil Co. spudded in Monday
on a block of acreage 5 miles south-
east of Coleman. Tuesday the same
company spudded in on the Overall.
Abe Ratblatt is drilling at 450 feet
on the M. M. Pipes fairr.. *
Wright and McNallin spudded in
Wednesday on Mrs. Nicholson place.
Ocean Oil is cleaning out 1, 2 and
3 on the Sunflower lease ar.d will
start new wells next week.
The Bamum Petroleum Corporation
has finished blocking near Silver Val-
ley and will start drilling socn. This
company has three blocks cf acreage
in tee county tqat will be developed
this fall.
Mrs. McChesney Will start soon
drilling a block around R. M. Story
land.
Many contracts are being held in
escrow at the several local banks.
Cotton Exchange Is
Established Over
Central State Bank
' A cotton exchange has been install-
ed m the offices of E. F. McNeese over
the’Central State Bank; Leased wires
were *t%nnected with the board yes-
terday\ and continual reports will be
posted. Mrs. Henry Dunman will
have charge of the reports and in
other ways assist in the management
of the exchange. Stocks, bonds, cot-
ton and cattle quotations from all the
market centers will be posted on the
board as rapidly as received, and be of
material benefit to buyer and seller.
Wants No Rain for 30 Days.
B. C. Howell, assistant manager out
at Pecandale Farm, was in Coleman
the first of the week storing some cot-
ton that had just been ginned and or-
dered us to cancel all rains for thirty
days. He is in the middle of the
patch—or rather ,hik pickers are—and
rain will do more harm than good.
For Sale or Kent. ' ^
The Democrat-Voice has several
good typewriters for sale or rent 'to
school children, or persons desiring to
use them for commercial purposes.
IraraJHraiaizizizraimiziHrarazjzfziaj^^
W. G. T.~
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Some time ago we had an article in
this space about a man who had plant-
ed only the number of acres he could
work—in the right way.
Today—the 3rd of Sept.—this man
was in with two bales of cotton and
paid nearly all he owed this year.
He will make plenty of cotton, ten
or twelve bales, to have cash to run on
another year.
It is true this man did not have a
chance to get rich out of his 1925 cot-
ton crop, but he did not have a chance
to go very far in the hole either. He
just pl&yed safe with the result that
he is on the road to being independ-
ent.
Why don’t more of us try—
“More cotton on fewer acres—more
profit with less expense”?
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Coleman National Bank
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