The Sulphur Springs Gazette. (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1909
On Cotton Belt Pamhlets
As the result of the seed sown by
the Sulphur Springs Commercial Club
on the occasion of the recent visit to
Snlphur Springs of John F. Lehane, of
Tyler, Qeneral Freight and Passenger
Agent of the Cotton Belt Root©, and
Gay L. Sterling, the industrial agent
of the same system, the club on Tfcttrs-
day received a number of the new
Cotton Belt Route homeseekers
pamphlets on which rates to Sulphur
Springs are quoted from St. Louis,
Memphis, Cariro, etc. Heretofore
Sulphur Springs has been omitted
from these homeseekers folder in the
column of Texas points to which rates
were quoted. “Jack'*’ Lehane prom-
ised to have Sulphur Springs put on
the next issue, end he delivered the
goods.
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The day before Senator Thomas’
expulsion from the Senate, he made
a “retraction,” in which he used the
following language:
“I wish to state that I ab-
solutely know of no mem-
ber of this Senate engag-
ing in anything within this
Capitol that is dishonest
or disreputable in any par-
ticular.” * * *
* “I hope this will be satis-
factory, and as far as I am
concerned, I am through
with the whole matter,
and will not discuss it, on
the floor of the Senate or
through the press another
time daring the sitting of
this legislature.”
(See Senate Journal, March 12, page
1031.)
These two statements appear in deadly parallel. Which is correct?, Is his
statement in the circular not a “retraction” of his last “retraction” before Jthe
Senate? Since his last Senate “retraction” stated that NCNE of his col-
leagues had done ANYTHING “dishonest.or disreputable in ANY particular,”
his language now as to his “GUILTY COLLEAGUES” can only be con-
strued as a “retraction” of his last “retraction.” When will this “retraction”
bc^iness stop? When will Senator Thomas make a CORRECT STATEMENT
—one he will be able to BACK UP and not “RETRACT?”
(Advertisement.)
In a circular issued by Senator
Thomas just on the eve of the elec-
tion, he uses the following language^
“The day before my ex-
pulsion, and on the Senate
floor I admitted that I
would not be able to sus-
tain my charges because
I saw that my witnesses
had fallen down and stood
ready to commit perjury
to protect my guilty col- '
leagues.” ,
For Thomas.
Avery, Texas, Mar. 26, ’09.
Mr. R. D. Allen,
Sulphur Springs, Texas.
Dear Sir:
Send me some of Thomas’
campaign literature; they do good.
I am out among people often and can
distribute them.
Thomas had a good crowd here
Wednesday night, probably four or
five hundred people; was not bat
about half dozen people against him.
Think he will carry Avery, Lydia, and
Box Elder, (where Doak was raised).
I am also informed that he will cany
precinct one, (Clarksville), by a big
vote. In fact, unless the tide turns,
I believe he will get two-thirds of the
votes in this county.
The Doak men are making every
effort possible to stem the tide. They
have got Judge Kennedy to make
speeches at all the places where
Thomas spoke. He is very eloquent,
but don’t think that he can loosen the
hold that Thomas has on the people.
Yours truly,
(Copied) W. Y. Knight.
(Advertisement.) ^
A Big Success.
The “Union Depot” performance
gifen^t the opera house Wednesday
ni&ht&y home talent, under auspices
of the East End Civic Club and direc-
tive of Mis9 Harding, was one of the
biggest “hits” of the season, and as
milay people who held tickets could
not be seated, the performance re-
peated last night to another full house
The entertainment was a success
from start to finish. The musical pro?
gram was especially fine, and about
the only thing the “Union Depot”
part of the program lacked of being
exactly like the real thing, was the
rr^jlad track and the train. We re-
gret that we have not space to eulo-
gize on the splendid acting of each in-
dividual, but can only say that all
acquitted themselves well and every-
one present felt like they were get-
ting their full money’s wortn in the
entertainment.
The proceeds of these 'gentertain-
ments will go into a fund for the pur-
chase of a sanitary drinking fountain
for the East End School, and we feel
that the ladies of the East End Civic
Club are to be complimented for their
enterprise and congratulated on their
success.
CLOTHES
GRIFFON,
Sunday, April ntn, is Easter. We are showing the very finest line of
Clothing that has ever been shown in Sulphur Springs, from now until
Easter. We offer in the famous Griffon and Alfred Benjamin Clothing
$17.50 Suits $12.00 a® $22.50 Suits $17.25
$20.00 Suits $15.00 ®# $25.00 Suits $18.00
We understand 18 cotton planters
were running Tuesday in Kaufman
county, and we learn that some cot-
ton is being planted this week in this
county. These cool mornings are a
little unfavorable for the hot weath-
er plant, it may be, however, alright.
The weather in Texas is an unknown
quantity and we cant always tell bow
to calculate.
Notice, Friends.
I have accepted a position in Geo.
R. Yantis’ shoe store, where I will be
pleased to have my friends; call when 3
in need of shoes. Respectfully,
Scott Melton.
\ ' East Side Square, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
BOYS’ CLOTHING, ALL GRADES
ed him to explain; at neither place did
he ever even attempt to explain, and
only reiterated his “Sympathetic
Racket” telling the audience, among'
other things, about his oldest son, who
bears his fathers name, sobbing his
little self to sleep”.
Now, Mr. Editor. I do ask the good
people of Hopkins county to do me
the justice to look at the above named
pages of senate journal as references,
which tell quite a different tale to
what Mr. Thomas is telling-to my
friends and the people of Hopkins
county, I beg to extend my thanks in
advance, for I believe and know that
they want to know the truth only.
Very Respectfully,
N. P. Doa^.
( Advertisement.)
A Worthy Assistant
County Attorney Dial has appointed
Hon. Walter A. Nelson as Assistant
County Attorney. We , understand
that Mr. Nelson will accept and will
likely enter upon his new duties Mon-
day morning. The Gazette is highly
pleased with this appointment and we
feel sure that it will meet the hearty
approval of a lafge per cent of Mr.
Dial’s constituency. Walter Nelson,
is a competent, worthy and deserving
young man and is well, equipped for
the public service. He is now serving
his second term in the legislature as
Representative from Hopkins county,
and his record has been one of compe-
tent service conscientiously rendered.
The Gazette has not approved every
vote Mr. Nelson has cast, but we do
believe that he has at all times stood
firmly for that which he believed to
be right, and there is no better guide
than the promptings of an honest
heart. We congratulate our able
County Attorney on having secured
such a worthy assistant and predict
that the “way of the transgressor” of
the law will continue to be hard in old
Hopkins.
Utter From Doak.
I desire to say a few words to the
people of Hopkins county through
yonr paper, for the reason that the
limited time before the election and
the size of the district make it impos-
sible for me to get to anything dike
half of the voting boies hi the district
I met Mr. Thomas at Pecan Gap last
Friday night and he there, In the
presence of Dr. Warran, objected to
“butting into his appointments” as he
called it, bnt the good people said I
should speak, and I did.
I specially called his'attention to the
’committee report in senate journal,
1078 to 1175,. ninety-seven pages of
sworn testimony, 'which he has charg-
ed all over this district hkd been sup-
pressed by the senate.
I called his atte ntion to and de-
manded an explanation of, R. F. I.
Townsend’s testimony on pages 1102
and 1103 in which that splendid gentle-
men, the representative of the Farm-
ers Union, in Austin looking after
their interest, had to say about this
matter. I hope you will examine the
said pages of the journal I also called
his attention to papes 1054-55, where
his (Thomas’) representative, Mr.
Cofer, said that all witnesses had been
examined and the evidence would not
sustain the charges and where Mr.
Thomas, on page 1055, said the investi-
gation had been fair.
I farther called his attention to page
1031, where his signed statement ap-
pears, made on March 12th, the day
before his expulsion, in which he says
of the senate “I absolutely know of no
member of this senate engaging in
•anything in this capitol that is dishon-
est or disreputable in any particular
etc. “Now he is abasing all of the
thirty senators.
I farther called his attention to
pages 1057-58 of the senate journal,
where his friend, Mr. Cofer offered
the substitute resolution for 'Which
Mr. Thomas voted to, “Censure, rep-
remand” and hold himself in con-
tempt of the senate. At both places,
Pecan Gap and Sulphur Springs I call-
ed his attention to all the above pages
of the senate journal, and at Sulphur
Springs, I told him before a large aud-
ience, that I would leave on the table
and give to him, a copy of senate
journal, with all of the above named
FINICKY!
If you are finicky about
your dress, come in, we’re
that way about clothes our-
selves.
Every suit we sell has got
to be “just right” before we
are satisfied to let it come
into our store.
We. searched “high * and
low” for clothing that would
stand up to our rigid require-
ments. “SPERO, MICHAEL &
SON” Clothes do it, and with
our assurances that the
clothes are right in every
way, you can purchase in
complete confidence.
They are made In styles for sedate
tastes or extremists—Young men or
men who feel young.
After Industries.
The Sulphur Springs'* Commercial
Club has written to the heads of three
industries in New York and Ohio
seeking a new location in the central
and southwest.
A New York firm is seeking a loca-
tion where the people will be^inter-
ested in the establishment of a 850,-
000 plant for the manufacture of un-
derwear.
A wooden ware manufacturer in
Ohio is seeking a location in the cen-
tral west for the establishment of a
branch plant.
Another Ohio firm is investigating
throughout the central west for a lo-
cation for an automobile plant.
Letters inviting those interested to
Sulphur Sprin gs and live wire litera-
ture were forwarded in each case.
County Fair Railroad Rates.
The Sulphur Springs Commercial
Club is in re6eipt of a letter from T. L.
Peeler, the industrial agent of.the M.
K. T., informing them that the road
has made a rate of one fare and one
third on account of the Hopkins
County Fair to be held Thursday, Sep-
tember 30 and October 1 and 2, and
that if it is the desire of the club the
rate will include a fifty mile radius,
instead of within the county as asked.
Mr. Peeler has been asked to get
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County
every concession possible in order to
make the big Hopkins County Fair a
success.
DESIGNED BY •
►.Michael & Son
NEW YORK
Premium Shears.
We have just received another ship-
ment of premium shears and will give
a pair free with every year’s subscrip-
tion to the Gazette. They won’t last
long. Better come quick if you want
a pair. If you order by mail, send 5c
extra for postage.
Every good style, every
good material, . . . .
St. Phillip’s Protestant Episcopal
Church.
Services next Sanday,fApril 4th, as
follows: Celebration of the Holy
Communion and sermon at 11 a. m.,
and literary address on confirmation
at 4 p. m. Everybody cordially in-
vited to these servioes.
F. 0. Berry,
General Missionary Diocese of.Dallae.
Truckgrowers’ Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the Fruit
and Track Growers Shippers Asso-
ciation April 3rd, at coart house at
Snlphur Springs at 2 p. m.
V. G. Davis, W. J. Robertson,
Secretary. President.
AGENTS FOR WALKOVER SHOES, $3.50 AND $4.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEX.
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Fanning, R. W. The Sulphur Springs Gazette. (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1909, newspaper, April 2, 1909; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth817621/m1/1/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.