The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 77, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1911 Page: 1 of 4
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BONHAM. FANNIN COUNTY, TE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1911
A Bitty Oeal. '
Houston Chronicle.
When Woodrow Wilson recent*
ly visited Chicago, it is reported,
%e was offered the votes of the
Illinois delegation to the next
national Democratic convention
if be would not oppose the elec-
tion of Senator Smith in New
Jersey. ;
1 Of course, such an offer was
refused, because it was political
bribery of the worst kind. Bri-
bAy in money is such gross cor*
ruption that tbe bribe-giver and
bribe-taker can not conceal from
themselves that they are sinning
i Chicago News.
Occasionally a baldheaded man
baa a hairbreadth escape. j
Men who are roiling in wealth
should find a better use lor it. i
'When two souls have but a
sing rethought the thought is to
the«ffect that they are affinities, j
The bachelor who marries an,
old flame need not expect her to
get up and kindle the kitchen
fire. { A
Never ask s girl to name the
prettiest of her sex present at
any given place,
Everyone that is familiar with the
merchandise that this store handles
knows that our best selling hat is a
- v
$3.00 one. For the next ten days we
.v. *,", j
It ia awfully
embarraaing to a modest maid.
Perpetual motion teems to be
an impossibility, but yon can’t
make the father of strenuous
twins believe "that. -
And it frequently happens that
a widow is firmly convinced that
she ia-a living example of the
survival of the fittest,
against God and their country.
But the candidate who barters
his freedom of action for the
benefit of the people for political
support ia apt to be turned into a
have a sale on this par-
hat that you can’t afford
e have 300 of these hatt
going to offer for the in-
devil’s disciple, while he deceives
himself with the sophistry that
his hands are clean because they
have touched no dirty aaoney.
The Lorimer scandal in llt$*
hois .called the attention of the
people to the evil condition of
politics in the 9tate of Abraham
Lincoln. The eet result ot the
investigation has not convinced
impartial, patriotic citixeg* with
the belief that the iridescent
dream of purity ia politic* has
become a reality in the bailiwick
of Boss Roger Sutlivan, whose
agents are reported to have at-
To tha Prohibitionists:.
The meeting of *rour< State-
wide executive committee St Ana-
tin, on the, 12th in at., resolved
that every prohibitionist in Tex-
as should pay hit poll tax or pro-
EH!
gest assemblages
gowtrad women ei
Texse. \ ;*grjg5i
The grand man
Colquitt and Mrs.
Campbell, comn
after 10 o’clock.
br Go.,
W Mitchell
cure the necessary exemption
certificate so that he can cast his
vot* when the election comes on.
These subject'to poll key meat
shortly
twenty dancing numbers, and
the ball mil last well into the
boars of the morning. 1
The floor of the hall of tbe^
House of Representatives was,
covered frith canvass, stretched
tightly, to attord a dancing sure
face. This wan crorided at all
a#*. a™*- <* °<
the b.ll, in the corridor, and ia
■la L *?, vv*r•% ‘ r^i ■
the naileries crowds Sven more
Uea* ^gathered. Manv came
MaftXBKBT
Walton the gdUet** '
The decoration in the House
converted that more or leas dig-
nified lfiwmaking chamber into a
tion of the Wilaon bill, that in-
famous transaction which Presi-
iacow record that when aake^I
congressional investigational
remembered any transaction
Mr sugar stock when fhh Wilson hill
irDn be saswered: "III
IWW recollection is that I bought *
III thousand stages of sugaf." : u*’;
W. j T*i»7ix W aigWifican^Wfc
[f!F^ New Jersey politicise with a
Ipfctas *sw>fd like this can. to get in tk<
■' i- Uhited States senate, claim to
swing the Illinois delegation to
liKfl **«* nstioaal Democrat*c|tppear,dce save the sloping
I 119 cooyention. If this story is true, floor. Over the Speaker’s stand
it shows not only tbrt Illinois bad been built a large'platform
\ i ■ politics deeds a house-cleaning with a pergola built over it with
.10, of the moat drastic sort, bat that trailing vines reaching around
-J the interests—the big business the gallery. Upon this platform
' that plats big politics—db busi- 9tt the musicians. Banks of
ness and play politics on a na* terns and pot plants gave a
,* i rionaladil^^V woodland retreat effect. Upon
What we need in this country each column wived Texas flags
is the Democratic part?, and and above the platform were
what we need in the Democratic United States, Confederate nod
90,080.00 party is to get rid ot the Roger Texas flags; Vines and eyer-
50 000 00 SullivAns a®d Joe Baileys and greens were twined across the
1*000 00 ail bosses, ot growing or Waning balcony railing nil .the way
Z7^72A2 power, known to be allies 'and around, and palms, ferns gnd
76,842.36 «4tW>ta of the big corporations, pot plants were used about the
Until we do we will not be able corners and recesses ot the hall
If the prohibitionist is to count
for anything in the coming cam-
paign for prohibition and decent
government, he must do hi* duty.
Remember the division in our
ranks no longer exists.
Streets will be do the market un-
til the first of JFebroarir for the
smell sum of 92500. House of 7
rooms, bath, city mater, ham and
servant bourn, nearly an acre ot
ground. Geo. W. Hearn- 73 5t
At, the
recent meeting, Poindexter and
Johnson, T. N. Jones and Sterl-
ing P. Strong worked side bt w« have* house ai
aide and on the best of terms. West Sixth Street,; thi
You should not only do voor fro® the square, that i
duty but look but. for viofetions. .* good4home clone in.
of the law bv the other crowd.
It is a crime tor say on*, to per-
mit another to pay poll tax or for
■ ■■ am* *a liimial.
; ; TiaffiM
Harry—What did Kate say
when you proposed to her? i
Frank—She said “tea."
Harry—Then she is really go-
ing to marry you?
Frank—Oh, dear nol What
any one to furnish money, or
Ida® the same to pay the poll
tax ot another. Our executive
committee resolved to prosecute
every person who violates this
law. I • . f‘
The coming, campaign will
.. ...... $876,842.36 Total .............
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
icarborougb J. M. Wells D. W. Sweeney
McGndy H. E. Taylor Chas. HalseO r
Haden Hugh Halsell Zac Smith
LETTER TO THE PUBLIC
. . Bonham, Texan,
We dwalya to lat you know, personal 1
adding noma very interesting and lapor^
our buaineaa m whleh.wn think, you vi:
intereatad, aa it aaana your good, aa wa
In a very abort time we will haw# wi
class HARNB6S MAKER and Vine who thoroyg!
tha REPAIR of as well as the making of
liav# that our up-tondata REPAIR and HA!
with moderate prices for work—and hdgh
product will appeal to you aa filling a
in our city. j *
' Va will soon receive file vary- fines
style BUGGIES, PHEATONS.and SURRIES eve
January 1911i
ft that we are
ant faatturaa to
1 be materially
1 aa ouir own. '
th us a first-.
1 y unde Ire tends
larneee.
[NESS
A rad#
Democracy and an intereats-oon-
trolled Republicanism is that be-
twixt tweedledum and tweedlo-
dee.
Good Dentocrats have faith ia
theirparty and mean to see to it
that the faith is kept • and that
the party of Jefferson and Jack-
son remains the party of equal
rights, opposed to those special
privileges for which corrupt cor-
porations hungejr and thirst.
Cotta«c lead AppmatowaL
Nothing hindering, I will
preath at Cottage Bend school
house at 3 p. m. next Sunday,
and shall be gla4 to have a full
attendance of thg people of that
community. % ’J., >
Chas; M. Schoonover.
inidhwd^
|nuch nawdod want
I lino of lAfifft
t ifi. eyes, 14 in. oven, stove
weighing 13S lbs. - $7.35
. 8 in. eyes, 16 in. oven, stove
exemption certificate or pay poll
'uhL ,,
All young men who have be|
come 21 years old since January
1. 1910, and all voung men who
will not be 21 vears old on the
1st day of February, 1911, but
will become 21 during this year,
whether they live in town or in
the country must get exemption
certificate in person from the
County Collector before Feb-
ruary 1st, or they can not vote
in any election during the year
1911. They do not have to pay
poll tax.
Edgar B. Thomas,
Tax Collector, .
Fannin County, Texas.
weighing 149 lbs. - $9.85
8 in. eyes, 18 in oven, stove \&
weighing 109 lbs. - *12.35
37 Different Patterns Displayed 37
on oar floor, that weigh 10 per cent more
thin the cheaply constructed stoves and the
PRICES ARE RIGHT
Every stove we sell is FULLY WARRAN-
TED, QUICK BAKERS FINE
COOKERS, FUEL SAVERS
ITHY HARDWARE CO.
In Our Line $
Saadi farm Far Salt tear Town.
i We offer 88 acres black sandy
land two miles southwest ot
town, 65 acres in cultivation, bal-
ance pasture, plenty of timber,
good well, pool. Building is old
but fine frame, old bam. The
improvements do not amount to
much, but the land i9 worth the
price without auv improvements.
$30 per acre, half cash, balance
to 9uit at 8 per cent.
Pritchett & Evans.
Far Real
100 acres fine second bottom
.land four miles N. E. from Ra-
venna. Chas. G. Nunn,
75 8t- Bonham.
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Evans, Ashley. The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 77, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1911, newspaper, January 20, 1911; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth898352/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.