The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1903 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 37.
BONHAM, FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1903.
(NO. 37
THE UNION MEETING.
Th# Big MMting Hat Been Going On
Since 8unday Night. Greet
Crowds Attend and Much
Interest Manifested.
Last Sunday night marked the
beginning of what promises to be
one of the most successful re~
virals ever held in the city of
Bonham. Long before the hour
for the services to begin, the
crowds of people began pouring
into the Cumberland Pres by-
terion church and by the time
appointed—7:30, the house was
crowded to its utmost capacity,
and still they came. Provisions
had been made, hdwever, for an
overflow meeting to ba held at
the Presbyterian church and the
throngs of people Vbo could not
be accomm xlated at the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church were
sent to the overflow meeting and
that house was well filled.
Rev. W. 8. Splawn, pastor of
the First Baptist church, was
delegated to preach to the over-
flow crowd, which he did to the
delight and edification of all who
were present.
Rev. C. M. Harless, pastor of
the EUrst&Metbodi8t church, and
president of the Pastor’s Asso
ciation, preached at the Cumber*,
land Presbyterian church.
Bro. Harless undertook to
answer the question: Do we
need, and can we have a union
meeting—4 union revival in Bon-
ham?
In presenting his thoughts to
the congregation, he handled
the subject as an artist and
showed to the perfect satisfac-
tion of all present that the
churches represented in this
meeting are much nearer togeth*
er than we might at first think.
There has been preaching
twice a day all the week, at four
o’clock and.at half past seven
The weather has been very
much against the efforts of the
church-going people, but not
withstanding the rain and mud,
good audiences bave greeted
each preacher whose duty it has
been to bear the message.
whether we will have a sweeping j
revival or not Let each one cf
us do our part and eternity alone
will reveal the good that will be
accomplished.
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Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been
isued to the following parties
since last Friday:
Monroe Simpson aad Montie
Berryman.
Jim Markum and Docie Brew-
ster.
J. M. Ciaybrook and Lana
Cimp.
O. Ewing Harlin and U. A.
Frank.
6. E Mancell and Hortense
Ellison.
A. C. Statum and M E. Moon-
ay.
W. A. Harris and Myrtle Lut
trell.
AbeSk6lton and Mrs. Matilda
Wyle.
J. W. Clark and Matilda Bill-
ings.
C. A. Armstrong-and Eva Hul-
sey.
Edgar L. Young and Alva
Criffis. .
J. T* Marshall and Ola Par-
sons.
Charlie Lindsey and Willie
Bales.
J. T. Dale and Emma Richard
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son.
Wm. Neville and Nellie Crit-
tenden.
L. M. Miller and Tina Aller.
N. P. Spear and Amie Ind-
man. .»
Ed Steven,* and Lucy Green-
lee.
DISTRICT CHIT DEMIS.
The Grand Jury Empaneled
A Fine Body of Men- The
Court Began Work at
Once, and is Rush-
ing Business
Through-
ASSIGNMENT OF DOCKET.
Civil Docket is Assigned. Cri m ina
Docket Will be Taken Up First
Week in March.
For Mayor.
T. B Williams is a candidate
for mayor of Bonham. Mr. Will-
iams is well known to our voters.
He i}as been promininent in busi-
ness circles for a number of
years, and is now a member of
the Smith-Moore-Williams Co.
He has served several terms as
alderman, and made a good
one. He is a good business man.
conservative in all things,
_ „ ,, „ ., „ honest as the day i3 long,
Bro. Harless, Splawn, Ewell. #)ber and moral Md he wU,
Lovell aud Moore have all done
some splendid preaching and the
interest increases as the days go
by.
If you want to know who is
going to preach you will have to
go to church to flad out, as these
contrary preachbrs will not tell
us. ■. *-T
There will ba a service on
Sunday afternoon at the First
Christian church, at 4 o’clock.
The Sunday night service will be
held st the First Baptist church,
but all through next week they
will be at the North Main Street
Christie? church.
It Is sincerely to be hoped that
the people of Bonham will take
hold of this meeting and
mike it just such a success as it
ought to be. It depends upon
the Christian people of this town
make a safe man at the head of
the city government. We be
lieve he would look after the in-
terest of the city a9 faithfully as
any man who could be placed in
the mayor’s chair.
Teachers Examination.
All teachers desiring to take the
county examination, will meet in
my office early Friday morning
Feb. 20, 1903 Anyone desiring
to build for permanent certificate,
will also be present on the same
date. An opportunity to build
forpermahent certificate in the
county examination will net
be offered again before the Oct.
examination.
Respectfully.
W.J Morrow.
37-2t County Snpt.
NEW LUMBER YARD
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J. B. WILSON & COMPANY.
DEALERS IN
LUMBER, SASH,
, DOORS, SHINGLES.
COKE AND FIGURE WITH US
Monday last Judge Denton
opened court and began work in
in earnest. The grand jury,
composed of as fine a body of
then as the ^county affords, was
empaneled, and the Judge read
to them his charge, which was a
good one. The grand jury is
composed of the following gentle
men: J. F. McFarland, foreman;
Z^c Smith, E V. Agoew, W. L.
Teague, W. B. Bell, Jno T.
Kreshner, W. M. Peters, W. C.
Moore, J.. H. Whitsett, Sam Dot
son, Geo. Alderson and Jesse
Briley.
Collie Taylor was selected for
door keeper of the jury room
Up to yesterday at noon the
Court had disposed of a number
of cases.
Divorces were granted the
following:
Ocea Mann vs Mattie Mann
Bird Burton vs Henry Burton.
Z. T. Day vs T. R. Day.
O O McK nzte vs Louela Mc-
Kinsie.
L zzie Brooks vs Eb Brooks.
Bessie Chastaine vs C.,H.>Chas-
taine.
W. W Lyall vs Mary L. Lyall.
H. Meredith vs E. L. Mere-
ditb.^
W. A. Barton vs Nannie Barton.
The case of M. C. Sadler vs.
G. W. Southerland, a suit for
debt on vendor’s lien note, was
compromised and settled.
ASSIGNMENT OF CIVIL DOCKET,
The following is the list of
civil cases set for trial for the
Second and Third weeks of the
District Court, Fannin County,
Texas.
MONDAY, FEB. 16, 1903-
W M Robertson vs T A P Ry.
C W Hoskins vs JO Moorman.
State of Texas vs O H Crum
packer.
Edna Williams vs M Z Williams
Thomas Carr vs T <fe P Ry Co.
TEUSDAY, FEB. 17, 1903
J C Meade vs Catherine Sims.
JEJohnson vs Est. Malinda
Johnson.
Satlie Crider et al. vs. T. W.
Hale et al.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 1903.
P E Ramsey et al. vs P W
Hanks
. THURSDAY. FEB.19, 1903.
J F Reed vs German Fire In-
surance Co.
Guy W Fuller vs D B & N’ O
! Ry
V D Temple vs R E Martin
9 FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 1903,
Andrew Mershon vs J W Bell
et al
McGee & Waggoner vs Con.
Fire Asso
SATURDAY, FEB. 21, 1903.
W M Jackson vs J H Baldwin
THIRD WEEK—MON. FEB 23, 1903
W T Nesbitt vs Williamson,
Hale Co
TC Shelly vs M K & T Ry Co
S H Couple vs M K & T Ry Co
GV Wilson et al vs G C & S
F Ry Co
TUESDAY, FEB. 24, 1903.
J M Porterfield vs. J A Roberts
et al
P A Barry vs D B <fe N O Ry
T M White vs T & P Ry Co
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25, 1903.
J E Meade vs Mary Adkins
et al A
J B Seal vs S B Bumpass
A H Woods vs Ladonia Cotton
Oil Co f
T C Frank vs T & P Ry Co
THURSDAY. FEB. 26, 1903.
J F Reed vs German Ins Co
FRIDAY, FEB. 27. 1903 .
Chas G Nunn vs John H Bald-
win
John H Ray et al vs Fred T
Hockaday
By order of court.
Jeff Davis,
Clerk District Court, Fannin
County, Texas.
Good Collection.
Tax Collector Jolley furnishes
The News the following infor
eftation in regard to his office.
Total taxes fer 1902..... $113,761.61.
Amount collected to Jan ,
31, 1903,..............$103, 208.66.
Balance due....... -........$11,552 95
No. of polls assessed...........$10,097.
No. polls paid......:.........$7,209.
The collector estimates that he
will collect within five per cent
of the total of amount of the
taxes assessed. Collections have
been unusully good considering
the hard year. The new poll tax
law has undoubtedly had much
to do-with thi9, as there are from
two to three thousand votes ex
empt from poll tax, Fannia can
have a'pretty big vote this year,
if she holds an election.
How Bonham's Postoffice Grows.
Mpst Bonham people know the
business in the postoffice here
has grown a great deal in the last
few years, but few of them know
how great the increase has been.
The following items will give
you some idea of it: Last Friday
the *office hlEftled,-* by actual
count, 4093 pieces of mail. In
the last two years and two months
the office has issued 19,268 money
orders, against 17,493 that were
issued in the five years'preceding
the term of Postmaster Martin.
In January the sale of stamps
showed an increase of $245.02
over the sales in January 1902.
DON’T FORGET THAT IN OUR SALE
Of broken lots you will find BETTER SHOES for
less money than in any other store in Bonham.
If we have your size you
sure get a bargain-
NOTE THESE PRICES.
One Lot$2.00 Ladies' shoes,.........SI-50
One Lot$2.50 Ladies’ shoes,......... $1.85
One Lot $2.00 Misses’ shoes,..........$1.50
One Lot $1.50 Misses’shoes,......... $1.15
One Lot $1.50 Misses' shoes...........$1.00
One Lot $1.50 Ladies spring heel shoes $1 00
We Do Repairing.
LEWIS, THE SHOE MAN side&quare.
Skeleton of Woman.
Galveston, Tex., Feb 9.—
while gathering driftwood?on the
mainland yesterday Tony Joaq-
uin discoverd a skeleton of a
t
woman near Virgina Point, evi
dently the remains of a storp vic-
tim of 1901 Oi the bones of her
feet were a pair of well pre-
served black low square si ip pqp
and in her hands were grasped
the remains of what seemed to
be a black and tan terrier., Fur-
ther than this fact and that she
appeared well maturei, Mr . Joa-
quin was unable to further iden-
tify the woman. The remains
were buried where found, the
grave marked by a wooden cross.
Wanted to Trade.
A small farm of 35 acres four
mills N. W.. of Bonham for a
home and lot in Bonham, three
room house, barn 32x40, dug
well; and all in cultivation. If
you want to own a nice little
farm this is a good chance to get
one. Evans & McKinney.
I. O. O. F. Association Postponed.
A telephone message from Mr.
Hyde; at LidonU, says that ow-
ing to the weather and. roads
the Fannin County I. O. O. F.
Association which was to have
m?t on Feb. 11th and 12 h will
be postponed two weeks. Due
notice will be given aud new
programs furnished.
W. A Spangler.
Cheap Rate to California.
Commencing on Feb. 15 and
continuing daily until April 30,
the T. & P. Ry Co., will sell sec
ond class, one way, colonist tick-
ets to principal points in Cali-
fornia at the extremely low rate
of $25 with liberal stop over
privileges. Our line is several
hundred miles shorter than any
other. For further information
and for literaturt te ling about
California call on r address
35 10-1 • J. M. Booth, Ag’t.
The Railroad of Life.
Jay Kittredge.
There is a little railroad, known aa
the Memory route, ’
It runs from Now,through Yesterday,
past Happiness and Woe, *
Its stations are the ups and downs that
we have known about,
And we travel -it on trains of
thought, into t^e long ago.
, Boys, Listen.
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Did you ever think about own-
ing a piece of realestate? It is
the very best security in the
world. You can buy a small
place on the installment plan
acdjnever miss the money. We
have both vacant lots and small
houses and lots.
Evans A McKinnfy.
Seed Com for Sale.
I have one hundred bushels of
Ihe “White Wonder” corn for
planting. It is an extra fine corn
and matures three weeks earlier
than our native corn. I bave tried
it and know it to be a fine corn
forthis county. W. D. Estes.
37. 3t. • Bonham, Texas.
For Sale Cheap.
GNext to having wisdom your-
self is the ability to profit by
the wisdom of others.
*' If you want a first class piece
of black waxy land in 5 miles of
Bonham for less than 4 of its real
value, see us at, once. 195 acres
in the track, 140 acres cultivated,
three seta of houses. This is the
chance of yonr life time, it is
truly a bargain and if you are in-*
teres ted come to see us at ouce.
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Evans & Me Kinney.
Church Dedication.
The Baptisr eburch in South
Bonham will be dedicated Sunday
morning at eleven o’clock. The*
ssrmon will be preached by Rev.
J. M, Gaddy, of Waco. All are
invited to the services.
Five Cents
Gets you two seven inch pie pans.
Ten Cents t
Buys the best galvanized dipper ever brought to town.
Fifteen Cents
Takes a deep dish or bowl.
. Twenty Cents
. Buys an enameled wash pan.
Twenty-five Cents
Takes a twelve inch platter.
Thirty Cents
: Gets a set of table glasses.
Forty Cents
Buys a set of decorated plates.
Fifty Cents
Takes a set of heavy, goblets.
One Dollar
-Takes seven covered buckets or a set of plates and
cups and saucers.
CHAS. DAVIS CO. i»E HARDWARE PEOPLE'
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Evans, Ashley. The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1903, newspaper, February 13, 1903; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth914266/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.