The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1924 Page: 1 of 12
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L L Pearce of Coleman has
to the solicitation of friends
in this issue submits his candi-
for the office of Representative
126th Legislative District, which
Brown and Coleman coun-
was circulated last week
. signed, asking that Mr.
stand for election and he has
►, He submits the fol-
statement to voters of the
Voters of 125th Representative
In County Court.
Saturday in County Court, Charles
Quilten (Mexican) entered plea of
„„ __________ _ guilty to theft of automobile parts
which occurred and wa* fined $5.00 and costs and one
announcement and
>ort for this very
. do to with a full . , ,
the fact that too hoipttal.
would very likely Mr. Edgerton
to my support-
serious ember
to myself; hence the promise
that I can most surely fulfill is, that
whew physically able I wilt attend all
.•nation* of the House df Represen-
tatives, vote on all questions submit
ted, keeping hi Sind at all time* the
interest of the taxpayer and the wel-
faro of necessary state Institutions.
Lofs of government means lots of
taxes, and I believe In carrying on as!
mach cf oar
*a many as powibti
partment*—th. rebjr cutting out the
unnoceosary army of inspectors, com-
mtittoamrs and engineers riding over
4he elate In automobile* paid for and
maintained at the taxpayers expense.
was driving a Dodge
ear alone and it is presumed the car
skidded on a slick road and went in-
to a ditch. The car was badly wrecked,
it was laid and Mr. Ed|
picked up unconscious,
to Ft, Wor
leerton was
„ He had been
orth on visit to his daughter,
Mrs. Wyatt, and to attend the fat
stock show and Was en route home
when the accident occurred
,_„.,r,M.WESTTEXASUTIL-
SrtSSpfe' I TIES CO. SECURES
COUNTY FRANCHISE
Mr. Geo. J. dark, industrial agent
A, L PEARCE, Coleman, Texas.
„ . „ »■ . business for the company and applied
Mid-Tex Teachers Assn. '*• th* commissioners- court for «
franchise to operate and maintain
electric power plants and transmi*
sion lines within the boundaries of
Cotiman county.
The court granted the franchise,
which gives the company right-of-way
easement over, along and across pub-
lic road*, including street* and alleys
of unincorporated towns, for
Brown wood, Friday and
Saturday, March 21-22
hour in jail. The alleged theft 6e
curred about ten days ago when parts
were stolen from the car of Buck
Wood wand east of Coleman. In the
been
and
Wednesday morning near Bluffdale
on the Brownwood and For,. Worth
highway.
After the accident, Mr. Edgerton
was placed In a car and taken to the uw connection complaint
home of his daughter, Mrs. Chastain, ”
in Brownwood, where he is receiving
medical attention. The seriousness
of his injuries was not fully known
in Coleman Thursday, nor were the
particulars of the accident known,
Hillary Edgerton went to Brownwood
late Wednesday and Mrs. Edgerton
went Thursday morning. It was
stated that several ribs were broken
and that he was seriously hurt about
the head, It was intended to have
an X-ray made of his wounds Thurs-
day if he was able to be moved to the
Morales
was filed in
Ing Coleman Holt
ith affray.
filed against Martin
George Valdex.
Monday complaint
county court chnrgin,
and Lucien Ward wii
Marrifge l icense* Issued.
March 6.—George Hambrick John-
son and Mary Catherine Patterson.
March 7.—Alfred Jarold Ellett and
Vivian Wari
March 8.—W, C. Ray and Nannie
Mae Smith.
March 10.—S. H. Petty and Mrs.
Reala Petty.
Deed* Filed far Record.
Jack Me Math to A. C. Allen, south
half of block 10 of Hassard subdivis-
ion, town of Coleman; *1700.00.
R. E. L. Culp to First National
Bsnk. lots 9 and 10 of Quinn subdi-
vision, Anderson's addition to Cole-
man; $100.00,
John W. Cox to Walter Taylor, two
lot* on Prickly street, town of Gould-
busk; *150.00.
B. F. Tweddle to Mr*. Lorena Pey-
ton. 150.4 acres of surveys 028 and
629; settlement of community estate.
H. W. Turner to W. L, Stafford, 21*
acre* of Farm Block 75 (Mahoney
pasture); *9.798.00.
, J. T. Blley to W. S. Thompson,
x76.65 sere* being blocks 1-2-3 of X.
Quigley survey 739; $23,506.75.
W. 8. Thompson to J. T. Riley, 3602
acre* of G. H. A H. survey 156 (Busk
divided one-eighth interest in 160 acres
situated on Pecan Bayou; $500.00.
Mr*. A. L. Nowlin to John S. Rog-
iSrided one-half interest in lots
in block 14, original town of
$2,000.00.
M .Brooks to J. W. Gilles-
pie, 60 feet off east side of S. W. (4
block 4, Clow’s 1st addition to Cole-
man; $300.00.
G. D. Boyd to Sanford Tune, 100
acre* of J. R. Foley survey 490; $3,-
500,00 and retention of one-half oil
arid itinera! rights.
Partition Deed: Will C. Dibrell
et al to George Dibrell, 345 acres.
Partition Deed: Will C. Dibrell et
al toiLotta Wooldridge, 300 acres.
Paftftion Deed: Lotta Wooldridge
et al to Will C, Dibrell, 424.4 acres.
Partition Deed: Will C. Dibrell
et al to Aiieene Edwards, 820 acres.
Partition Deed: Will C. Dibrell et
al to Harry Dibrell, 735H acres.
Record of Deaths.
Reported to the county dark:
Mary Abegail (Stanphill) Tisdel,
aged Td^years, born December 26,
1864, in Panola county, Texas; died
Varch 1, 1924; cause, influenza pneu-
monia; place of burial, Burkett ceme-
tery.
Mary Jane Turney, aged 77 years
five months, born in Tennessee .Au-
gust 1. 1848; died at Whon, Coleman
county, February 24; cause, bronchial
asthmi.
Record of Births. ,
I to the county clerk:
[if. and Mrs. Sam Smith, Stacy,
To
girt.
Tp Mr. and
near Sro** Anna, bo;
Mrs. John R. Wells,
No. 11
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COLEMAN COUNTY
INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE, MARCH 28-29
EMPLOYM’NT HEALTH
NURSE RECEIVE CO-
OPERATION OF COURT
The Commissioners’ Court in ses-
sion Monday adopted motion that a
public health nurse be employed by
the county for one year, at cost of
$125 per month, upon condition that
the local Red Cross chapter turn
$750, or one-half of the county appro-
priation for the work, into the county
treasury. The Federal and State
government* have appropriated $1500
for the work, making a total of $3,000
available for public health work in
Coleman county.
Commissioner Skelton cast a dis-
senting vote when the question of the
county appropriation was presented.
Commissioner J. R. Pearce was ab-
sent from the week’s session on ac-
count of illness.
The court granted a 50-year fran-
chise, non-exclusive, to West Texas
Friday and Saturday, March 28th
and 29th, the annual County Inter-
scholastic League meeting will he
held in Coleman. It promises to be
an interesting and highly impor-
tant event of the school year and
school patrons and the public gen-
erally are invited to attend the ses-
sions. Directors of the League
are:
Director General: C. H. Hufford,
Coleman.
Athjetics: T. H. McDonald, San-
ta Anna.
Debate: J. H. Kellett, Valera.
Declamation: D. H. Starling,
Novice.
Spelling: Mrs. Reta Bartlett,
Santa Anna.
Essay Writing: Miss Catherine
Taylor, Santa Anna.
Music Memory: Miss Ola Grif-.
fis, Valera.
Overall Spelling: C. L. South,
Coleman. -A
I
P. Herd. Cole-
Tbe Mid Texas
Associa-
tion have arranged a splendid and'in-
structive program for its annual meet-
ing in Brownwood Friday and Satur-
day March list and ttnd. Mr. C. of
President heat
nay, marrn xiti ami xznu
H. Hufford of Coleman is
■incorporated teams, for purpose
ippiying th* public with light,
and power; the franchise being
of Aaaoriathm and Mrs. Cedi [ for a term of fifty year*, but not ex
- t Cotiman is Secretary - * ' • • . .
will he Geld
■
elusive, and said county to be kept
Fri- j harm lee* from a!) claim* by reason of
Sessions wifi ;,*«ldi grant.
-WjlS “S S*,ar-; Operate Ice Pisni Here.
Saturday afternoon
vnw
Aiding Ss >• J?1*'’’1 ! The company’s high-powered lin<
'Mirramot tlw asm^tlon . m .wUJ ^ br0UJrM fro.., Abilcn.- to Cole
TJwfSrijjST
lands); *27.015,00.
V. R. Lewis to L N. Goad, part of
block 21 original town of Coleman;
$2,000.00.
Jatie Turner to N. N. Pinkston, un-
To Mr. and Mrs.
in, ffilf.
To Sift, and Mrs. Creed Williams,
vitas
and Mrs. Henry Stephen-
I Trickha
I
and Mrs. Harley Starnes,
twins (stillborn).
HEARD ON THE SQUARE
...........i
Utilities Company, to operate and
maintain electric power plants and
transmission lines within the bound-
aries of Coleman county.
The jury of view appointed to lay
out road from old Camp Colorado road
’o intersection of road near Union
Hill school, submitted report disap-
proving the adoption of said road, but
recommended a portion of the road! hoys’,
running from Highway north to inter- 2:00 O’clock:
section of old road leading to Unionj test.
Hill school 40 feet wide and 300 feet1 2:00 O’clock:
long, and allowing John Mills $1.00 te*t,
damage. The court adopted the jury's I 2:00 O’clock:
Following .is the order of program,
beginning Friday afternoon and con-
tinuing through Saturday afternoon:
Friday Afternoon—H. S. Building.
2:00 O'clock. Preliminaries in De-
bate: (a) boys’ preliminaries; (b)
girls’ preliminaries. (Finals in both
at nightU
2:00 Oflock:
1-oeal Building Notes.
M. Thomson is drawing
for the erection of two new cottages,
six-rooms such, to be erected on Colo-
rado street.
flap*
plans j was sea1
■%h singed 1
•ad at tip st.-
‘ «n jjBhjon;
rtnulfto wl
-W of Us
his mine
subject
in the W
or hief "<yitor.
saved waa
it the first jump.
at for $506. ; ■
his hair while he
Steering wheel with
g or some other
to what was going on
report.
Court allowed C. W. Davis road
damages as follows: four-ninths acre
of land for right-of-way $15.50, mov-
ing 878 varas of fence $17.00, damage
to fence posts $6.00.
, The court allowed $15 per month
| for support of Mrs. Eliza J. Wilkinson,
! a person in needy circumstances. The
sum of $10 per month heretofore al-
lowed for support of Mrs. R. V.
Hogue, and $15 per month for support
of James C. Armstrong, persons in
needy circumstances, is revoked be-
cause of the death of said persons.
Upon petition of thirty •»-von chi- j
bis iui .in^suit and be savedj 0f Goldsboro district, the court
The car was insur-1 granted a first-class
i from southwest
at the achoolt and will be largely ... , ,
ITverel th< The company recently purchased
****** cmmtiea at tbe district. [property here snd wil| shortlyJbgin
Staphs and fancy
right prim, around
Machine Shop Jt«
„ i erection of office building and
GruccTW* at the manufacturing plant. The property
CoWman purchased abuts the Santa Fe right-
at the
Rouch and Simmon*
of-way and lies directly north of the
(court house. The company recently
luw n_* ! acquired the light and ice plant at
sum troy* are iaaaatuL g«nu Anna. Both the Coleman and
Santa Anna ic# manufacturing plants
nnWiirtiii toiHhilMTb.rghMl‘**** b« electncall^driven, it is said.
«•> thank the ritlxena whore patronage! Valera
made H possible for tbe uniforms to; v a,CrB
purchased Planting Seed, in Valera: We
Sielw Shews Improvement. have Bennett, Ranch and other va,
jwrci from Rev. X X Dawson, re rieties of cotton eaed, which were very
Jt«reF Wednesday morning from
Htftshreu, stated that hi* »titer who
hud been critically ill, had taken a
tuns for th* belter and hope* were
held out foe her recovery. It is Mr.
Dawson’s intention to return to Cole
man titter part of the week am! fit!
his pulpit here at Sunday's services.
. . . ..—. ihhai JUn
Auuouuremeuta.
Mr. Garbusd Woodward, whose re-
moval from Coleman to Snyder waa
announced last week, has given up
the idea of moving and is a candi-j
date for Mayor of Coleman. His for-i
The Week’* Weather.
Goldsboro
jcorner of
40-foot road
corner of town of
running north to N. W,
townsite. thence north to
date for Mayor of C oleman. His for; j, Sunday, March 9, cold wave with j intersection of Coleman-Abilene road
Mr. L J. Wii
Coleman School Trustee
„ b , ,, i —there was thunder February 23rd.
** ' v TRe week's freeze extended east
^ ** offtf March alMi ,f)Uth on the AtUntic C8Mt( with
7A, announced the appointment of freezing temperatures in Georgia
Postmaster at ,nd as far south a* the Florida line,
ey M. Futrell as
Cove, Coleman county; succced-
carvfully selected from early picking.
Now culling and grading them, and
can give you the record of where
grown and the turn-out; almost 100
per rent germination. Price will
avenge $1.26 bushel. Ask about
seed com, matte, etc. See J. W.
Mead at Feed Store, Valera. tlx
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THE
Chark;
Glen
ing W. H. Williams, resigned
G. F. Givens of Talpa was in Cole-
man Monday oa business and enrolled
bis name on the Coleman County Pio.
men’ Association. Mr. Givens wa*
born in Parker county, Texas, in 1858;
he came from Milam county to Cole-
man county in 1879, which, as he re-
members was one of the dry year*.
His father, J, M. Givens, died her* in
1899 and his mother died in 1912. The
Givens family settied in the vicinity of
old Atoka in 1879 when neighbors
were few and far between.
"Jitib Or."
A Chevrolet ear, owned and driven
by J. M. Martin, was destroyed by fire
last Thursday morning nine miles
south of Coleman on the Gould busk
road. Th* car took fire while being
driven along the road and waa caused,
presumably, by a short circuit in the
wiring from the buttery. The first
J. C. Griffin s Candidate. .
Mr. J. C. Griffin, formerly super-
intendent of Schools of Coleman coun-
ty, is « candidate for the office of
County Jugde of Lampasas county.
Hi* opponent ti the present incumbent
of the office.
Chamber Commerce Take* Action
in Electric Light Matter.
At Wednesday mornings meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce, the
President, Mr. Cecil Gray, waa di-
rected to appoint a committee whose
purpose it shall be to confer with the
city authorities in regard to the de-
Election Sat. April 5th
—Three to be Elected
Election of school trustees for Cole-
man Independent school district will
be held the first Saturday in April,
which is April 5th.
Three trustees are to be elected. The
retiring members of the board are:
Dr. J. G. “ -------
Preliminaries in Dec-
lamation; (a) Junior girls’ and boys’;
(b) Senior girls’ and boys’; (c) Rural
girls’ and boys’ (both preliminaries
and finals); (d) High school girls’ and
Overall spelling con-
Music memory con-
Essay writing con-
test.
3:30 O’clock: I n t e r scholastic .
League spelling. (One division only).
Friday Night—Methodist Church.
7:30 O’clock: Musical program.
8:00 O’clock: (1) Finals in debate,
girls’ and boys, (Sunday school room).
(2) .- Finals in declamation, A and
B class, girls and boys. (Chapel).
(3) : Awarding of honors.
Saturday Morning -Legion Park
9:30 O'clock: Preliminaries in
track. , ’ ’
Tennis. A and B class.
Running broad jump, A and B. class.
880 yard rum A and B class.
Slot put, A and B class.
Mile run, A and B class.
Discus throw, A and B class.
Pole vault, A and B class.
Saturday Afternoon—Legion Park
1:30 O’clock: Finals in track.
50 yard dash, A and B class.
120 high hurdle, A and B class.
100 yard dash, A and B class.
220 yard daah, A and B class.
440 yard dash, A and B class.
Mile relay, A and B class.
220 yard low hurdle, A and B class.
Out of Town Judges.
Competent out-of-town judges will
be provided and every thing possible
done to inculcate a spirit of true
sportsmanship. Every school in the
county is urged to send representa-
tives. Tiie smaller schools are es-
pecially invited and urged to take part
in the meet. The purpose of the
League is to extend its benefits to all
Pope. M. K. Witt, T. J. Allen, j of the pupils in the schools.
r marnhAvu n eo. U T /'..L____ 1 rn i , ,
Hold-over members are: H. L Gober,
R. R. Hubert, J. T Blair, W J. Stevens.
MOVED. Click’s Blacksmith Shop,
moved from Commercial avenue to
Leeper-Curd lot, opposite Burton-
Lingo yard. Friends and customers,
take notice—I. A. Click. 6-tfx.
Teachers are asked to send the
names of their contestants with cer-
tificates of eligibility, to the respective
directors before the meet.
We will appreciate your Grocery
business—Roach & Simmons, at Cole-
man Machine Shop. n*.
vegan
sirabilitjr, or undesirability, of the pro-
posed sale of the city’s electric light
power plant. The president
pointed the committee, a* folk
L. Stevens, J. Lee Mayes, J.
Mi: i
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inted the committee, as follows:
Stevens, J. Lee Mayes, J. P. Mc-
Cord, Leon Shield, A. W. Luckett.
On account of illness in the ranks of
the church-aid society, Wednesday’s
Three Members of uHog Aristocracy”
intimation the driver had of the btixe breakfast was held at the American
was when he became engulfed by a Cafe instead of the church basement,
MERCHANTS EXPOSl ICIiMn H
HON AND PURE FOOD FRIDAY NITE IN TRIP
FIRST
[ONAL
BANK
OF COLEMAN
TEXAS
is CO-OPERATION —the
desire to be of the utmost
assistance to our patrons in
the handling of their bank-
ing business.
The man who opens an
account here with One Dol-
lar receives as full a meas-
ure at this service as our
largest depositor.
The Oldest
We believe that you will
enjoy banking here.
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SHOW APRIL 24-26
Preliminary arrangements have
been made for the Second Annual Pure
Food, Automobile Show and Mer-
chants’ Exposition in Coleman which
as formerly, will be given under the
auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary
of the Episcopal Church.
Through the courtesy of Mr. M. K.
Witt of the Witt Motor Company, the
large and spacious annex to the Ford
Garage has been placed at the dis-
posal of the committee this year. The
committee is very grateful to Mr. Witt
for his kindness as it is very difficult
to procure a building large enough to
house the Exposition, as was evident
by the large croyds in attendance
last year.
Thursday, Friday and Saturda;
Easter week, the same '
25 and 26, have been sell
dates. _
DID YOU KNOW? THAT OUR
8TORE IS JUST AS CLOSE TO
YOtJR HOUSE AS YOUR MAIL
17 SEND US YOUR MAIL OR-
3EIVE OUR
ION AND
WILSON’S
Ux
nd Saturday of
being April 24,
selected as the
-
WT
l®§
AROUND THE WORLD
The Federated Clube and the Senior
Class of the High School will enter-
Itain the public this Friday night,
March 14, with a trip around the
I world. It ia planned that each of
the following countries will be repre-
sented at the home* mentioned:
Mexico, at the home of Mrs. Dr.
Robertson. ■
Japan, at the home of Mrs. R. I.
Bowen.
Arabia, at the home of Mrs. J. Ml
Martin.
I Ireland, at the home of Mrs. Sam
Gray.
■United States, at the home of Mrs.
J. A. B. Miller. ■
Each home will contain inhabitants
of the countries represented, dressed
in their native costumes, serving re-
freshments of the various natives. ■
The entertainment is given for the
benefit of the High School Library.
The round trip tickets are 50c each
and are for sale at Mayes’ drug store.
Parties desiring to take this trip will
leave Mayes drug store on the half
hours, beginning at 7:30 to 9:00
o’clock, A pejwon may visit only one
of tbe countries, If todesirod.
and three more important reasons
why the careful farmer knows that
“Pedigrees Pay”
When you realize that the United States produces more
than 40 per cent of the world’s supply of pork, it gives
some conception of the importance of hog production in
this country.
LETS TALK ABOUT MORE AND BETTER
HOGS ON THE FARMS OF THIS COUNTRY.
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—Coleman National Bank
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