The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1913 Page: 1 of 10
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[- consolidated in FOR COLEMAN AND COLEMAN COUNTY
Review E*t«Wuihed IMS, soquired W
Cptemai) New* Established 19Q7, acquired 1912
VOL. 32.
................* THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE, COLEMAN, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1913
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COLEMAN WINS
SECOND PLACE IN
BABY BEEP SHOW
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The first prize in the “Baby Beef”
class at Ft. Worth went to Bellevue,
Texas. Sam Mathews of Coleman
won second in the junior class and
Coleman Love of Coleman got second
in the senior class. This information
was received over the wire Thursday
morning. The message stated also,
that all the Coleman county entries
in the Baby Beef ring won premiums,
which indicated that Coleman county
was considerably in the running.
Scott Wins Champion Age Bull.
Boog-Scott Bros., of Coleman won
champion age bull of the show ring,
the grand champion bull going to
Mississippi. Grand champion steer
was awarded to Largent of Merkel,
Texas. Boog-Scott Bros., report the
sale of three head of their show ring
bulls at following prices: $1,500.00,,
$1,000.00, $600.00
Other Ft. Worth Awards.
In the beef class, G. O. Creswell of
Coleman county, Aherbeen-Angus.won
first for best two-year-old steer.
Baby Beef Special.—Premiums of-
fered by Sears, Roebuck & Co., Dal-
las, for senior class: Coleman Love,
Coleman, Texas, first; Raymond Mc-
Elrath, Coleman, second.
Coleman Band in the Headlines.
The FtWorth Star-Telegram prints
a half-tone photograph of the Cole-
man Military band and adds: “This
excellent band accompanied the Cole-
man county Baby Beef club on its
visit to the stock show, appears daily
at theColiseum and is attracting much
attention from stock show visitors.
The Coleman band will remain in the
city all week.” »
Coleman Boy Elected President.
Ft. Worth, Texas, March 10.—The
State meeting of the Baby Beef club
was held today at 11 a. m. in the
Coliseum, elected officers, heard a
number of addresses and made plans
for a big exhibition of cattle to be
shown here next November.
Sam Matthews of Coleman was
elected president and Lloyd Webb of
Bellevue was chosen as secretary-
treasurer of the organization. The
following advisory board was selected
by the membership present: J. E.
Boog-Scott, Coleman; Phil C. Lee,
San Angelo, and C. H. Evans, of the
State A. & M. College.
A large premium list is to be ar-
ranged for the exhibition next fall,
and it is expected the show will be
ene of the most interesting in the
history of the State. J. E. Boog-Scott
chairman of the advisory board, says
he feels confident there will be fully
2,000 boys and girls who will enter
the competition.
Following are the rules of the club:
Those who may become members:
Any boy or girl between the ages of
8 and 18 years, whose parents are
not exhibitors of pure-bred cattle at
State or interstate fairs. Any white
person willing to help organize or as-
sist boys or girls in procuring ani-
mals for exhibition shall be known*
NOTICE TO WOOL GROWERS
OF COLEMAN COUNTY
Through the courtesy of the banks
and business men of Coleman there
jias been secured the Crawford build*
ing which will be offered to the wool
growers of Coleman county, without
charge. It is the endeavor to concen-
trate as much wool of Coleman county
here at Coleman as possible with the
view of having a number of Eastern
buyers on the ground. The quantity
stored will in a measure govern the
number of buyers. It has been con-
ceded that Coleman county wool ex-
cels in the quality of her wools and
there is no reason why our wools
should be shipped elsewhere to help
the sale of inferior wools of adjoin-
ing counties.
(Continued on page six.)
CART, H. A. MORSE
DIESOEPNEUMONIA
H. A. Morse, formerly a citizen of
Coleman county, died in Brownwood
early Monday morning of pneumonia.
For a number of years Mr. Morse was
engaged? in the lumber business in
Santa Anna, where he was held in
tHe highest esteem by all with whom
he had dealings. Prior to his removal
to Santa Anna, Mr. Morse held the
position of clerk of the court of civil
appeals sitting at Galveston. His
daughter, Mrs. A. U. Weaver of Santa
Anna has many friends in Coleman,
who sympathize with her in her time
of bereavement. The remains were
conveyed to Brenham, Texas, for in-
terment.
The Brownwood Bulletin of Mon-
day, March 10, contains the following
notice of Hft death:
“Col. Horace A. Morse died this
morning about 3 o’clock at the age of
66 years, after a lingering illness.
For the past several years he had been
seriously ill with pn?,monia, but four
or five days ago was pronounced cur-
ed of this malady, and was thought
to be recovering nicely. vHis condi-
tion was improving rapidly, when
death came very suddenly, as a re-
sult of an old heart trouble, for which
he had been under treatment for eight
or nine years. Col. Morse has for
several years been one of the most
prominent Confederate Veterans of
Stonewall Jackson Camp of this city,
and at the time of his death was
adjutant of the Camp. During the
Civil war he was a member of Com
pany C Seventh Georgia Battery, and
later was connected with the 61st
Georgia infantry. He attained the
rank pf Colonel on the staff of Gen.
Felix Robinson. He has always been
enthusiastic in the work of the Con-
federate Veterans in Brownwood, and
his presence will be sadly missed by
his comrades. Col. Morse was a mem-
ber of the Masons, the Odd Fellows,
the Elks and the Woodmen of the
World. He is survived by a daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. U. Weaver of Santa An-
na, who was present when death
came. Col. Morse was a grand old
man, and had scores of friends in
Brownwood, who Will miss him sore-
ly. • '* —'
Mrs. S. J. Childress left Saturday
of last week for an indefinite visit to
her daughter, Mrs. B. Hines of Abi-
lene.
“The Old Reliable”
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
COLEMAN, TEXAS
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits
(WORKING CAPITAL)
$250,000
R. H. Alexander, Cashier. L. E Collins, President.
V
The Texas House of Representa-
tives has voted to adjourn April 1st.
The town of Floresville in a local
option election the 11th inst., voted to
readmit saloons.
At the recent local option election
at Ft. Stockton, the precinct voted wet
by a majority of seven.
It is announced from Washington
that Richard Olney has been decided
upon for the position of Ambassador
to Great Britain. ‘
Ben Campbell was nominated for
mayor of the city of Houston by a
majority of more than two to one over
his opponent, J. M. Gieselman.
Among the new bills introduced in
the Texas Jloiise of Representatives
is one “prescribing penitentiary sent-
ences for cohabibation between white
persons and negroes.”
At Binghampton, New York, Rev.
Harrington, an evangelist, has tried
the plan of having a long distance
phone placed on his desk through
which he preaches to all the residents
of the county who have phone con-
nections.
The Arkansas house of represents
tives voted down the appropriation
for the State malitia, which will re-
sult in the withdrawal of the aid of
the U. S.^vernment and make Ar-
kansas the only State in the Union
without militia.
It is announced from College Sta-
tion that twenty of the members of
this year’s graduation class at the A.
& M. college will go to Argentina. S.
A., immediately after graduation and
take positions with the government
experiment stations.
Three hundred tons of dynamite be-
ing loaded in a British steamer at Bal-
timore exploded, killing from forty to
fifty men, wounding and maiming
‘three score more, some of whom mftv
die, a? ^ dealing destruction to half
a million dollars worth of property.
The House bill prohibiting intra-
state shipments and delivery of in-
toxicating liquors into counties and
towns in which the sale of such liquors
is prohibited under the local option
laws of the State, was reported out
favorably by the Senate Judiciary
committee.
Mrs. Walter Ake of Brady has re-
ceived a legacy of $22,500 left by
a friend who died several months ago
in the City of Mexico. The will di-
vides an estate valued at $45,000
equally between a daughter of the
deceased and Mrs. Ake. Part of the
estate consists of valuable property
in England.
It is stated that President Madero
carried life insurance to the amount
of $62,000 gold and Senor Suarez
$10,000 gold. Policies to the value of
$37,000 on Madero’s life are carried
in two New York companies and $25,-
000 in a Mexican company One half
the total of Suarez policies was writ-
ten in New York and the othe- half
in Mexico.
Blue laws in the national capital
have received a body blow through a
police court decision which declares
that' barbe.3 may work on Sunday.
The case was one in whiiih a local
barber was being prosecuted for keep-
ing his shop open on Sunday. The
court held that the regulation prohib-
iting Sunday bartering was void.
The law was enacted in 1869 by the
old corporation of Washington and
the court held all regulations of the
old corporation were vacated with the
establishment of the present form of
government.
The Texas Senate Judiciary com-
mittee favorably reported the Cpllins
bill making it a penitentiary offense
for a newspaper to conduct a contest.
Nugent made an adverse minority re-
port. The majority favored an amend-
ment forbidding any contests between
two or more people, but allowing the
newspapers to offer prize premiums
and commissions to those getting sub-
scriptions. The House pistol toting
law, making the penalty in such cases
a felony, was favorably reported. The
Senate passed the Westbrook bill mak-
ing common law marriages null and
void.
It is stated that Senator Claude B.
Hudspeth from El Paso district, is to
retire from the senate at the conclu-
sion of the present term. In this
connection a telegram was read in
the senate from San Aneglo, signed
by the directors of the Wool Growers'
Central Storage Company, expressing
regret at the retirement of the sena-
tor, -and “realizing and appreciating
the great work he has at all times
done for the stock interests of Texas,
'but trust that he will be called up
higher by the people of the state and
represent us in the United States con-
gress.” These directors declare they
are voicing the sentiments of the
sheep and goat men of West Texas.
PRIVATE SHOOTS OFFICER
THEN SUICIDES AT EL PASO
El Paso, Texas, March 10.—Capt.
Hamilton Bowie, Thirteenth Cavalry,
was shot in the shoulder by Private
Carl Campbell of the Thirteenth, who
committed suicide after slightly
wounding one of his pursuers at
Ysleta, Texas, late today. *
According to reports Captain Bowie
reprimanded the private, who drew
his pistol and fired. It is said Captain
L wie will recover.
McKelvey Given Bond $5,000.
Terrell McKelvey, who killed Sam
Albin in a pistol duel at Lampasas
about ten days ago, was given an ex-
amining trial at Belton, Saturday,
and was released under $5,000 bond.
EIRE COMPANY HAS
INTERESTING MEETING
The Coleman Volunteer Fire Com-
pany met in regular session Thurs-
day night. One of the most interest-
ing features of the session was the
report of the committee sent to the
city council with a number of rec-
ommendations. The council r-porteJ
their acceptance of all reports, r.nd
the fire company desire to thank
'hen. for theii consideration in the
premises.
The question of joining the Texas
Volunteer Fire Association v/as dis-
cussed and referred to a committee.
The Association is composed of dele-
gates from most every town in Texas
and Coleman needs to be represented.
We will start on regular drilling as
soon as the “water question” will al-
low a supply to waste a little.
The committee on laying the town
off in fire wards reported with a
chart, showing the ward every tele-
phone was in. It will be lefjf either
at the light plant or the telephone
office, so in the future there will be
no more confusion in finding the fires.
Rock Springs Woman Kills Mexican.
Rock Sprjpgg, Tcxec; Mare*. "Vr.^
Mrs. Buck Bishop, living near Carta-
Valley, this county, about 10 o’clock
last night shot and killed an unknown
Mexican, who had gained entrance to
her dwelling and had attacked her.
She was alone at the time with her
small children. After a desperate
struggle in the dark, she shot him
with a 30-30 rifle, killing him in-
stantly. Her husband was away at
Del Rio.
J. T. WARNOCK SELLS
HEREFORDS AT $50
J. T. Warnock, the polled Here-
ford breeder of Coleman, has sol<$ to
R. D. Kinney of this city, 70 head at
Polled Hereford from his herd of
high grade cattle. The seventy head
includes two and three-year-old heif-
ers and cows and the sale price was
$50 per head. ,Mr. Kinney will place
the cattle on his Hord’s creek stock
farm three miles west of Coleman.
Fifty dollars per head is a right
nifty price for grade cattle but Mr.
Warnock, through years of pains-
taking efforts in improving his poll*
ed Hereford herd, is entitled to the t
golden fruits of his labors and the
Democrat-Voice is glad he is coming
into his own. Mr. Warnock has sev-
eral hundred head of high grade poll-
ed Herefords on his ranch. He uses
none but the best registered bulls to
be had and keeps constantly abreast
of the most improved methods of '
cattle culture.
The stock-farming industry of Cole-
man county is yet in its infancy and
the future holds out ample rewards
of glijtcering gold for those who study
improved methods of culture and hus-
bandry.
Tom Shaw is Much Alive.
The report of the death of Tom
Shaw at Hot Springs, Arkansas, prov-
ed a mistake, as evidenced by the
following post card addressed to the
sheriff, W. L. Futch of Coleman:
“Hot Springs, Ark., March 6.—I
was surprised to hear that I was kill-
ed, but the fellow who did the shoot-
ing was like the slow train in Ar-
kansas—he was thirty minutes late.
—Tom Shaw.”
DEATH OF MADERO IS LAID AT DOOR
OF AMBASSADOR HENRY LANE WILSON
Washington, March 12.—There is
every indication that an ambassador
to Mexico in succession to Henry L.
Wilson will be one of the first sent to
the senate by President Wilson. It
is said today that such an appoint-
ment would have been made ere this
but for the fact that the proper man
had not been spotted for the post.
Wilson May Be Indicted.
Some of the charges made and pil-
ing up against Henry L. Wilson are
astounding. Some of them were made
some time ago, but it is only within
the past few days that credence has
been attached to them. American
refugees reaching all ports and sec-
tions have given such damaging testi-
mony against the present ambassa-
dor that it is regarded as almost a
foregone conclusion that a bill of in-
dictment similar to the following can
be sustained:
That Ambassador Wilson threw the
whole influence of the American gov-
ernment into the balance against Ma-
dero. That he gave encouragement
and indirect aid to the traitorous
Mexican generals so openly as to con-
stitute the most pernicious form of
diplomatic meddling. That he used
other foreign diplomats a^hig facile
instrument in attempting to coerce
Madero to resign. That he either pos-
sessed advance information of the plot
of Huerta and Blanquet to turn trai-
tors to Madero or displayed amazing
prescience in his official dispatches
predicting Maderos downfall the night
before it occurred. That Huerta was
in frequent conference with the Amer-
ican ambassador before the palace
coup de’etat. That news of the suc-
cess of the blow was conveyed by the
ambassador’s messenger to Felix Diaz
with the suggestion that Huerta and
Diaz should come to terms. That
Diaz, distrustful of Huerta, insisted
upon an American escort and protec-
tion of the American flag on his trip
to confer with Huerta in the embas-
sy. That without the encouragement
and approval of the American am-
bassador Huerta never would have
turned traitor and that Madero never
would have been defeated without
outside interference. That Ambassa-
dor Wilson’s prompt recommendation
that the United States recognize the
new government was precipitate and
undiplomatic.
Army Officers Know the Facts.
For a fortnight officers of the ar-
my stationed here have held the opin-
ion that Ambassador Wilson did much
to bring about the downfall of Presi-
dent Madero in Mexico. Some of them
openly charge hitrl with being re-
sponsible for the assassination of
Madero.
Situation Graver Than Ever.
While dispatches from Ambassador
Wilson are said to continue reassur-
suring in tenor and strongly favor-
able to Huerta and Diaz, indisputable
evidence from other quarters shows
that rebellion is spreading and that
already the gravest disorders in the
history of that republic are confront-
ing. Sonora is practically in revolt
from end to end; Chihuahua is a hot-
bed of discontent, while to the south
conditions are apparently fast grow-
ing from bad to worse. As matters
stand Hperta and Diaz seem to be
facing conditions far graver than
were ever confronted by Madero and
each hour appears adding to the grav-
ity of all, and in the meantime the
army itt Texas and warships in south-
ern waters ara being kept in readi-
ness for Instantaneous action
Notice Confederate Veterans.
All Confederate Veterans who have
applications for Crosses of Honor will
please send them in at once. These
applications must be sent away, ap-
proved by the Recorder of Crosses
and returned before the Crosses can
be bestowed on April 26th.—Commit-
tee.
Dr. Anderson Seriously 111.
Brownwood Bulletin: Dr. A. L. An-
derson has just returned from New
York City where he met his brother,
Dr. B. H. Anderson, on his arrival
from London. Dr. Anderson says that
his brother’s illness began while in
•OtfWnjKj’^hen he injured his hand.
The soreness Tas"‘,Sirtv‘i~'id^iand blood
poison set in through the wwThd)
poison slowly permeating his entire
system. The doctor says that there
is nothing wrong with Dr. Anderson’s
lungs, the blood poison being his only
trouble, but that this is very serious.
Mrs. B. H. Anderson, who is in New
York with her husband, writes that
he has had two or three restful days
since his arrival in New York City,
but that he is still in a dangerous
condition. He is at present in the
Postgraduate hospital in New York.
$50,000 Fire at San Saba.
Fire at San Sabp. Sunday destroyed
about $50,000 worth of busmers prop-
erty. The heaviest losers are: X. R.
Sloan building, $15,000; Masonic Tem
pie, $6,500; Harber & Sons, grocery,
$5,500. The loss on the Sloan dry
good store stock was $15,000. The
origin of the fire has not been deter-
mined.
Wares Buy Mills County Ranch.
Goldthwaite, Texas, March 11.—B.
T. Ware of Amarillo and Charles L.
Ware of Ft. Worth have purchased
the “C-Bar” ranch near San Saba
Peak, this county, from Nail and Mad-
din. The ranch consists of about
8,000 acres and the consideration was
in the neighborhood of $60,000.
$5,000 Fire at Menard.
Menard, Texas, March 8.—Menard
had its first fire in over twelve years
yesterday. The Menard Canning com-
pany building and contents were de-
stroyed, causing a loss of $5,000; in-
surance $2,000.
The Coleman National Bank
7 “The Progressive Bank”
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Hollingsworth, R. G. The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1913, newspaper, March 14, 1913; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726029/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Coleman Public Library.